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-5". one '1 1c0ngl'8I.|ilLl uu but vvvwuv wuuyu ... ...... Mn example of everyday episodes in the liter of aWash1ngton correspond- ent."--Washlngton Star. _ T ' `H (Bianca For Both. - V You need a change." said the doctor. I think you should take, trip to En- mp U ` i e. . \ :: Well; doctor," said the man with 8 large and expensive family, "you need ,3 change, too; I'm? thinking." 7 .'4Be8ll!'i"- - you want ii-hange your A"'n nu, ' ILIIU Ulllpluiiuw" -.-_,. .:_,.._., , - W , _ n nt11I geunother gm; `Bridge was my lntenshun, gngvgay. want h`er`.`to know the` `*>"~*---`V- -A ` . Sioloicfn wnavthe ivlsest of men. He I;ne1r1`.enough tb . cut his copyaup` Into vugbrtpatwjgraphp. I_n.thatw_ay ho gue- mn -`In - 4A-`; :n.v..g.A..`n.ah'uI>." : Be 1;... B . V mt` n.;l'- IU IIJUVV _ `u-Iv` `pv awoman ya are!_+-Harps 3? , hat 1' 11: 1 "ms to be borne- snny hfmimas Imlsn tn 2|-net the 1.12113 Say, what is lire? "ms to De Dom- A hel-pless babe, to greet thellght With a sharp wall, as It the mom ' Foretold a cloudy noon and night; To weep, to sleep and weep again, With sunny smiles between, and then? V `And then apnce the infant grows. 1`o}be_a laughlng,'spdl.ghtly boy, j Happy despite his little woes. ` ' Were he but conscious of his 10!; 7 To be, in short, from two to ten, A merry, moody chelld, and then?_ -V 1' And then, ln coat and trousers clad, To learn to say the decalogue . And break lt, and, unthinking lad, . With mirth and magic all ugoc, A tnunnt oft by eld and ten - To capture butte1fles,.nnd then? And then, Increased in strength and size To be, anon, a youth full grown, ` A hero In his` mother's eyes,_ A young Apollo In his own; To lmltate the ways of men In fashionable sins, and then? AnVd`then,v at last, to be a man; , To fall In love, to woo and wed, ,W1t;h soothing brain to scheme and plan; To gather gold or toll for bread; To sue for fame with tongue or ~pen And gain or lose the prize, and then? And then In grey and wrinkled e-ld - To mourn the speed or 1l_fe s decline; To praise the scenes his youth beheld And zlnunl in vnnmnrv nf Inna` EVIID! umv: m:aa o'u':!I." Tublou _ LU IIIKIIDU uu: aucuca 1.11.9 Iyvuuu uuuvau And dwell in memory or lung s_yne; To dream awhile, with darkened ken, . Then drop lnto his grave,- and then? 7 -John G.ASaxe. some Earthquakes which Have Occurred, _ ` in Modern Times. ` Earthquakes are concussions or vi- brations of portions of\ the earth's surface which vary alike in intensity, in duration and in the extent of ter- ritory affected. Sometimes they are pmere local disturbances, so transi- ` tory and `so feeble that they could only be detected over a small area. by scientic appliances made express - ly for the purpose. At other times they wreak terrible havoc at the cen- tral spot, rending the ground asund- er, overthrowing buildings and de- stroying. human lives--and are felt with more or less severity over thou- sands of miles of surrounding` terri- tory. ` V ' KT.` guns.` at sin TARA 1'4: .\1\an1II#n11v. UVAJ - No part of the globe is absolutely free from seismic disturbances. But they most commonly occur in volcan-A ic and mountainous "regions, such as the shores of the Pacic Ocean and i the Mediterranean Sea, the neighbor- 'hood of the Alps and the East In- dies. A ` ___ -, 1 A _ _ _1_ - C|_--LL ULCDA Thus the west coast . of . South America has always proved fruitful of earthquakes, while the east coast is comparatively exempt. The whole` of North America and the north of Asia are to the same extent-immune. 1 The carthguakes of Lisbon (Novem- 5 ber, 1755) was the most destructive `known to history. It left the city a. heap of ruins, and. destroyed 35,000 lives, Other notable earthquakes are that which destroyed Aleppo `in 1882; that at Mount Ararat, in 1840; that. on the Island of Ischia, in 1883, in- volving` the 1oss_of 2,000 lives, and that at Mendoza, South America, in 1861, when over. 12,000 people per- ished`. ,,.u_ _._-_1_- _...I;.'..1. --:..:t-AA {`|l..-.-n,` Kulttln,-; Soldiers. .The wounded British soldiers often amuse themselves during convales- cence l')y knitting and doing similar Work. At The Gables, Surbiton, Eng- land, which has been opened by its owners, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Cooper,_ has a. convalescent home for returned soldiers, one man knitted a, pair of stockings for his baby in a day. Oth- ers knit for themselves T and their wives, and a.` 1a.vori'te'a.rticle is a. Ber- lin wool belt bearing the name of the owner and that or the action in which he was ~wo'undo-d. - ' LSIIUU . The earthquake which visited Char- leston, S.C.," and its_ vicinity on the night of August 31, 1886, was ` thgj q... 33` tint!`-D1II(I+`:1Yl\ nl` 1lT;l"llGf\rQH.d`, nlguc U1 nvuguuu u.:., .a.uuu, vvunu v most destructive and widespread`. These Tablets are the latest production of medern medical science. They are innitely superior to all pills and similar preparations. for the_cur_e~of Indigestion 'a'nd.a11 diseases of the Stomach. Bowels, Liver and K1dneys.; - For Nervous Prostration and generel weak-A nesa, they have no equal. To nervous and delicate women these Tablets will prove a. positive blessing. V .1. us: C` 1- ll f `Price, 50c. p;r box. `Sold by H. Mac`-? Lgten, _l_)rnggist, V sole `agent for Bar_rie.; - infie .andinsta_ntg1.1eous and Neural'gia.` Gnaranteed . - ` % `HAVE YOU mm]; _ % 1 ;lI.z;cLa1on sPerfeot es"-ls `Amnisa in "mt Anvsncs."% is eaay`attain`-ff": easy to if you :AR'rH's coNvuL'sIoNs. 7D~.'T""'H-`.:';:"M a'L44R.@V`_-`:__`v`iL. 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Supplied on1y_when specially ordered. ete line of CULTIV ' - We also manufacture the best and most comg: - ING IMPLEMENTS on Earth, comprisimz SPRI G TOOTH CULTVA ' , (tted with gain and ss sowing attachments if desired) SPRING AND SPIK ._~;_, HAR- OWS, DI C HARROWS, GRAIN DRILLS (all kinds), HORSE RAK fncnon and unntn`-um` Anoun\ nln ad-n J.Io\J '7 DJ .lJI-|J\J Jul-.LJ.UL\l I ratchet dump), etc , etc. `tuna wlnnr` nnvv \ .I capital. ratghet , if you-need `anything in our line Tsend1orV6ur 1900 Illustrated Catalogunt free). _:Y'<')u will nd it Very much to your interest to do so. A -..... `_ n 1 I l I ,,,__II 3--...- '. HENDERsoN9s. eu,_mnnnAm, Agent, ,All kinds of Blank Books ruled to any pattern and bound at reasonable ztes. vMagazines `and Music bound in splendid style and cheaper than city R031`. CRISTOE, G-. `$1\/IITIEI, VVLII Illlll IV I I THE s~iEJm)E3i1 "$"5T,"L}'rHiId, Ingersoll, Onta 9. Aood Record. The beat poseihle trihute the people. ecu` pay its the exeellenco of en article in by using it. We Are glad" to any ojhng the `utL'f.our month: of thin year, as computed with correc- _:pAe:-iod lent veer, the nlee of ` Ll NAAR 0 L L E D W H _E_A__T , _ I ` hsve neu-ly. doubled-. ;1u`.1`n' yc"iha peoplato buy the beat" and is pay: us to mako\it the belt, V ` V % mm; TILLSON C0'Y, (Lunitetl) " . Tmsonnuna, Om`. , ` `BW A'RR|E AN D STROU D. Are conceded by all who see them the best as- sortment ever shown. Notwithstanding the in-" crease in prices `we have wonderful values. in 5, 8 and 10 cent Papers with Ceilings and Bord- ers to match. i i Will he pleased to show samples; % No. 5 DUNLDP ST.. TOP Flll. PROPIRIETOR. BINDERY Eaytielu Sireet, min. aterloq, ( .'S0n; anoo. ENTS` 50. . Toronto, Ow: u-ly y u UBSUU ti they do , for such rith The! C Hand |u: Insult. .-.Store,l ' nbponq n-non, km 1 `V id ' sighed- 5hi:iVl'1\i H22 pgvoking, `so lovable from ouaker stocky A willie" `mer1y Love. vEe"'~Was,:n ty of Bil? sedate and at `38l.\\ r.1V'_5. ,7 1 quite a Methuse1ah.l Be; i _" r e k, own upia 2 W be had 801:3: iilaivzinggsltood to her`. V in loco parentls__o__r ` yd W br?:1?:r12 years-evex- .sinc e`ji Wethmg best beloved friend. H0W.-"'1 -gsttliew K his invalid wife away tor ' i!dJy to0 V leaving his twoehlldren -. :""a(1g(}rire`or a maiden aunt and uth95 affairs in the safe hands wbusineS5 Haniday, banker; ever it liatthewd snip, Aurora went down` " dncethe `fa ale in the West Indies. p 195%? te term of Matthew's self no : s H ' . `ed guardiitlmci h:]I1)8.v(;r:s-:YBe1I1.cce8:f`:1 `U0 W Jr" rild and was quite ready itartl 1: g::;:vg1d Mat any pointers he . xi ` i:db"tl1fr:Mg:nrif:`:;e1i Joy. as ' A5 W Miss vndy unabbreviatingly 4ie*"'ab1:rs1r whomi Matthew `hscr.).`E1ve" or oftener Miss Idle- ii? 11 she too, had made a suc- Fukwe i in `life after the manner W` msrhe was 19 (Just half my mgrlatthew often dismally reflect- :)e' suexhad charm with all its power ofilgnggigveg;nf1h:hew:ao31`o::t`;a`i: 111 s littl to :2 t:;s:*;:::;:* zen: W 0:13? ghgyre ' i camer 11 n h _ air:;:.r::e he i`9rtf. desp.a . heart); self con- mmself, Wlth Very mnpt 5 to quash a darling plan of his Wu th t Howard stalked in- prettysis'ter's gee one morning his `to Matthew 8 0 t ntous frown r brow wrlnkledin a por is it eems 0 y Mat, he said abrupt Y 5 me Evelyn has been spending money like the deuce lately. Haven't you I_A.1.!...... In-xn (`F0111 `MP0 'e:n Tmiig `J he ahead of time? ~ ----- 1.1 aueau UL um: 5 "Sometimes she has anticipated-a. iiitle, he said slowly, butvitsis no 'greatmatter. _ 9 . _ T "But it is very bad for her." said Howard, with a parental air; You know yourself, Mat; she has no more idea of business than a buttery. She ought to learn to live within her in- come. And she is becoming quite reck- ; less about money matters a'nd--other things. L . u,;u_-__ _...!-l_..A .-.. Lin. Anna Clrhn` VHIVL I-|Jl|.I ,,.. Why, it is chiey that playwriting fellow, Duval. He has a comedy to be brought out in New York next Week, and about 20 young people here pro-T pose to make up a party forthe i`rsts night. Evelyn is among them. They -havea rather good chaperon, as it hap- T pens. but- ' She must not go,"f said Matthew. - . I thought you'd see it that way," Howard replied. with a satised air.~ So all you have to do when she de- mands money for this expedition is .to 883' `No. You can do this because she has overdrawn her account. Two or three days after this visit of Howard's Miss Idiewiid went down town to see Matthew in his oice at the bank on business, as she aid de-` Inurely. ' ` HIM... n _ _ _ Vrrl-I. ` wanton tulubuu Matthew pricked up his ears. Wfxaf 1 other things? unn__ u. 1.. -L2..._. 41-..; ...!........-It-Iona ~---. Said in her absurd way. (Yaw-+aa..1.. H -._2.: 11.41:, __ _nVu. 1. : ' ` "Give the poor cripple a dime?" she Re`-vu uuw U16 mint and handed It 130 ml; So she looked a little disconcerted abandoned this method of attack. '. Mn+n.,.... r - . ~----- In UCL CIUBUICU V Certainly, said Matthew, With Efave politenessnlnd he took a. bright new dime out of `a little roll of coins fresh from the mint and handed it *0 hm` AnL..`I_,I 1 u.... -- ` - , {me 1- -vuuuuuuu uns metnoa or attack. Matthew. I am bankrupt, insolvent, `"090 to make an assignment, she W111 a Dlaintive, spoiled child tone. Want some money-a lot of money. 1" f`10t~for a very special purpose. M3) I have it '2 Hi`; lot?" repeated Matthew. . M 93 that's it; at least a vhundred." _ th thew looked grave. What is: e special DUI`D0se?' he inquired, lboutny hoping she would tell h1m-`all=-' Th fe Droposed theater party. e `"98 11 secret," said Miss Idle- wilfv with an air of mystery. ` . eannm 1.3+ ...... 1. _ _ . . _ .. .;.._'.- 7 `"11 know ute e-- . Lu an air of ` :' "I cannot let you haverany m-nyi lust now, Eve." he said gently afterne W189. and as he spoke be carefully: Wded her eye and stared with rapt absorption at the carpet. " 7 Hereafter, continued Miss Idle-. Wild. with a grand air, I Will` man-` "39 mi own money matters. Th? 1"? just -how much I have 3135;; spend it as I please without bezel!!! mo 1 am of age, and I will not en-. such treatment any longer-" e l ' All this she said in `anger. nV. Wing that long suer1ng`-l18thVlj ."`11d take her at her word. ' l e ` ` `liven uyn " L` .- _ _ - -4`. " --v-~ ucr ILL 110!` W01'Uo ~- - umvery Well. he aid, and he was Sf `t 9 paler as he spoke. I will take` 1:99 to this end at once. You will nd lave not abused my trust." L N ' ' _heensed as she was, Miss Id1ewiJd?_l._ 1 ,h drooped with something ukg Mame at these wot-as. T Never in. .h_1-f ;_ we had Matthew spoken 1191': ' ed` Never before had sha.telt1.|h?'3& - ,,,`` frightened tn me p ` t ltt 39 .. huyou wi i4`v_mngt.?'mwy' ` ; `-'`A`'`~='-~,-`A'9`?` t0;`**h9w1"`Ei12'iEit'r':e'ci. guy GD forward. but he 11 pardon n1AeT`!: VI Vtil ii9oo. LC l(.L\.\.A_yo sou.` -- V V . her draw her Interes; ` ly " iabnt Halt; nu` `block from: the;7J-oyfs, aim.`-Evelyn was in the habit .oi'7.ruuning. in and out of i his house as if it were her own. She was a very` special pet or Miss Abby, Matthew's maiden sister.` who kept house for him. V .--._y -v- uncan- Matthe\4v.15i;ent `into his study one evening about 8 o clocl_<`and closed the door, glvlngstrlct orders that he was not to be "disturbed. It was about 15 ' minutes later, jut as he. had settled down for` his evenlng s reading, when % he heard the doorbell ring, then quick footsteps running down the hall. fol- lowed by a gentle tap at his door, 1].. Au: _-4. ..-__ un-..-- L. ---- v-ww- It was _Miss Idlewild in: evening dress, with a "frothy lookingpink thing overjher head and shoulders, laughing . and out of breath. ' _' ' 4 . May I come in?" she said demurely. Matthew looked at her unsmilingly. . istill holding on to the door. Abby is out, he said. She has gone with some ladies to a lecture. IKTT`_.. Il____I._. A--. I, -O` C-3 "" "i1'e'a':I1 BEE *;.1;;,'7-`:3.}1 `Ti.;,-7"b`ut got up, with some irritation, and opened the door. ' ` ` u-_- .. --- ~---v - . V av In A-vuvuavo How lively to; 315;!" said Miss Idle- wlld rather quickly. Apparently she was her old self this evening. h'l\I.I ...... ........- -_-.. 1.--- ;_2LI_ ..- -u --v- no-up uvvon Vanni! viwhllnlao "Did you come over. here with no wrap but that imsy-. thing?" asked. Matthew, looking his very_ crossest.. Yes, grandmother." This was what _,_ --__ _-----.$ --~ 7 yo`, vnv~Iwvwvu- "`Yes',"g'1'1-!.ndmother." This she called Matthew when he lectured her. -- . H'e had "hitherto bortxe etch gibes 11; patient silence. but (tonight: it angered him. ' * ' 3 ' -1. object to your. addressing me in that manner," he said with an efort. I`? L... ._-____ --- -1A-- --`-I` 3761:: Ia}-E}'n," `L.I;.t`;:.l.1eUv;."". `one said, looking 0. little frightened. It was only in fun." - . "I!\'\ :1; nnfnio vain u -.11` Ln`... 4.`: g.-. v-- v--- ..-n . "Then `l1e s`tl'l<-1-.;"`You will tak col god ; lng- back; I will send` for a shawl." And he rang the bell as he spoke. . I11 )... ....I..... L.` .L_I_- _--_ 1.-..-- ._-_ II ___... ._- ---.-3 ---v saunas won: an`: nvtrvcnvu Ifm going to take you home how, hesald, and I want you to wear this. V Let me put itaround you.'. ((1 _......IL I.-_.- 14.") ..I._ -_gI_n.____1 __ -:"Ij1v.o;;-t. x1;C:'t?'7xIe"exc1a1mea ex- citedly, tears gathering In her eyes. u\v-__ 1-.1---I.'._ n _-.c.1 1r_;_1_a_-_ .._.___- - V-cw---` , `go--- an-v---nu--5 nan ocvo vi uni: Now, Evelyn, said Matthew grave- ly, that is childish. It is a winter } night. You have on an indoor dress. You must put -on a wrap. .And proba- bly Miss Patty and Howard" are uneasy aboutyou. Come, be reasonable. ((7 __..III A._ I______ II .__l3 `#1.... TSI-___lI3 I -will go home, said Miss Idlewild in a trembling voice, sinceyou are so" anxious to be rid ofme. But I will not need either you or the shawl." 1 `IT ... __'lI ..__.-._A..I__I_..... I.___ I--LI-- -.. So saying,` he went up to her and put the shawl around her, whether she 1 would or not. T In trying to evade him 3 she stumbled, and he caught her, shawl and all, in his arms. ' ,4 _ __ __ -._.l,I L- ___._..I-J.-`-. IV own. g V`: Urn-J u\In-\roI- ` "Jfoii'1i1`v;};Hie;E"1iHe both` on this occasion, said Matthew sternly. I And [I will not discuss the matter with you any longer." on. --_n_.. 1.- .__-._4. ___ ;.- L-.. -...i ___; `nn\. upon. can n-aw o-9-.-um . Matthew always said he completely lost his head at this moment. He tor- got himselt-forgot everything butthat _\ the girl he loved was in his arms at last! a n ' :1 an ,,,,_A,l4 I_-I.!1_'_.. u7`ii.}ve," he `said desperately, holding F her close and all his pent up. man's soul breaking its bonds, T you know that I love you 1" . mlnmn ha rnlnniaa hnr nninlrlv with an Then he released her quickly with an expression on his face as of one ex- V pecting the heavens to fall. But in- ` stead of failing the heavens seemed to open their golden gates to Matthew, for Miss Idlewild, all swathed as she was like an Egyptian mummy. looked up at him with wet, laughing eyes. mu. 4.... cont! 1:` Inna Hrnn in make nn Iul.llIv C IQVU J.yuo _` 4 up ale LIILIJ VVIULL Vyblvy IBQIABOJQA-5 vu -..- It took you as long time to make up your mind. Matthew, she said plain- tive_ly.-Bu3a1o News. . Oharleul Reade : Motto. I propose never to guess what I can know." This mottoiwas rigidly adhered to by the author, whose love of accuracy wasso great that he" spar- ed no pains to verify every statement he desired `to make in any of "his nov- els, grudging no amount of labor which 5 [be expended in the accomplishment of this result. He was an indefatigable collector of newspaper clippings from all nations, which be carefully classi- ed and arranged in many scrapbooks. - Reports of "many institutions, police gazettes, accounts` of trials and acci- dents and manifold descriptions of `all sorts were tiled away for future refer-` -m.- ..-..4.....+.. nl +1-noun am-an. 8011.3 WUIVU IJICU (snug cu- -._-__- fence. The contents of these scrap-` books were indexed with great care, and from them Charles Reade derived great satisfaction. If ever any of his statements were questioned or his facts denied, he would turn trium- phantly_ to his classied scrapbooks and refute the objections "with some posi-_. tive proof contained therein.-Mis_s_ '1.`icknoi' in Truth.` _ Thenununa. " V The bnnana is said to have 34 times the nutritive value pt the potato and-I 25 times that of ' bread. In the West Indies the n_at1ve_`sf` cut the fruit into - - -_n--3 u....`..... N u-11 them` In the tirst page x ound. prope lea, etc.. a pa3h,'. and w nth: um. -- 25 times mat on Utcuuo .. ..... . -_- _ ilndles natives the strips called pegs," dry these in the sun and grind them. Into our. ont`_ot whlch many excellent dishes are made. No cheaper food .g1-vowsln the _tro'plcs.l The plant "begins bearlngl14 months _1L_- .......-..~..1.nm1- It `requires no. The plant Degnua ucu..,.,, .. _ _____ ., after being"planted. It requires no cultivation and produces harvests un- TIC WIIIIIIOII uuugu v. ....- -_-_ _ _ '.l`_6 art its highest swny; "liq things that in the life we lin Aro wth In every day, .. ` .3 Andnever wrought'th`cVdrumor_y'ot 4 1:; Wboaq ybrk truo~hono_r'b:lncI ` i -Bjxt thatihlu matte : was ` ` :7 s Elm on:`1ifq`|'co_1nIQ|,u!`nl!- ' " ` A A 4 mt, - %%`3-autzittnsittiv-"man: . no ooinmbn tliings of 11!: 110! Ii" mu 1. an Mabel! SW81} ' "|_ HE'_ am:-i Am) 11. !-IE me:-rrMAm=. o=# ~ ` A JOURNALlS T 8 LIFE. " ,i.l:e_it"'5"?nou :3 31.. With" a ,l`o,u, For Iews"-lrhg re-* ' . annuities o1's'ec`m-in: Inside News ;._TVaI`h`1_.intonT Qorrespondenti. - . ' '1`eheyawer'e_"all inewspaper men, and - they were all so united on the proposi- x tion under consideration that they did. not interrupt the man who was doing VScoops, . said the sharp nosed. re- "V porter` to the others, are the bane and the nightmare of a newspaper man's 1 life, from the proprietor and managing .editor down to the Maltese oice cat. Many a man occupies a `desk today because of a good `beat: and many an other man is engaged in a more humble occupation because he failed to see one. scoops constitute the seesaw of ;lournalisti_c lite. NEWSPAPEI1 sCo01s.% ' "7A'KwpBEL man is as touchy f on this subject -as a woman on her ,back ihair; justly so, because a standard is formed by which his `journalistic tal- ents are largely rated and his salary in accordance. If the city editor asks him too often why he `didn't get it. he nally `gets it where the fowl gets the ax, and a new man appears on his for- mer assignment. ~ ' ll11I.1lA._._.. I.__.--__-_. _..- -__.._._II__ `A- nust in oven Iain I Inc... , --Va --yucca.-an-nurx-u Editors, however, are `usually con- : siderate with a good man, for the lat- ter will scoop his rival as often as he himself is scooped-perhaps ottener-t and it thus evens itself up. Sometimes, however, the wieider of the blue pen- oil _has anattack of acute indigestion, like" the rest or us, and things are apt to be unpleasant. us ..-_.1' 1.1.. n.--A.! All- 1.1.- -_LI-.. A0, `U? I ? Ill-IIIICCIWIQIA A good; big `heat lls the entire are l ce with hilarious joy, and particular-` ly the lucky reporter rejoices. It ot.'t- ' times means an increase in salary. (The omceof the chief rival contemporary is thrown into corresponding gloom. ` -oL_ 431;-.. I. 1.1.. `.1-lg-`-nouL anon- unanv an-wv vvn--~ __-._= g_--._.- "xvii; city editor `i; the adjutant gen- _ eral of _the force. Usually he is as considerate ashis duty to the proprie- tor permit. Nearly all are graduates ` from the ranks. _Where the magazine `newspaper story writer nds the city editor he usually portrays has always been `a deep, dull mystery to me. He may treat outsiders (to be kind to the magazine story writer) as their `stories i sometimes relate. `but to his" force he does not carry a drawn sword in his left hand and a pen dipped in redhot caustic in his. right. He` knows that oi! -the men under him many are his _ ,_c_c`- _A A.-I_l_.. LI... Anglo n6 1: VI. suw Ll-IUII uuuvn 9...... .....-_, ._-- _-_ peers. capable of taking his desk at 1' moment's notice and running it as well 5 ...`1- - I___. I). ._.I _.._g -Ana II?! The now you have it and now you haven't it in our profession is well 11- vlustrated by a. little occurrence that ; happened in Washington a few years 1 _..A __A ll. ---- p\- `Inn Ainvnnnf `Tl!!! ` uuypcucp In vv GIIHAJII-n.I-van I. guy i v--.- ago. and it proves the element of luck in `the matter of securing news. _ It was undecided whether congress would pass as read a certain very im- portant national measure. The New York papers were especially `anxious about it. The drift or opinion among the correspondents was that it would not so pass. On Monday night, say, the correspondent of one of the metro- politan morning dailies wired his paper that it positively would not go through. This paperhad been `talking that end of the bill all along... ' 11:!-11.- --_.._-_.._-_J-_L -3 - ugly-an` -unann-\ UL BMW Ulll GL5 ulnlvn-nae .r - l The correspondent of a rival morn- ing paper had `drawn the same conclu;` sions from his day. s investigations at the capitol. He was on his Way down the west marble steps when he met a ; member to whose opinion on the prob- 1 able fate of the bill be attached great 3 weight. The member declared that the ` bill would positively be __ passed. un- amended and unchanged, at the open- ( ing of thesession the `following day. V urns..- -.;..............-..`L.-`J. Ana} lulu nuns nan- u.'1g U1 L118 BCBBIULI 1.1.11: I.Uuu.vv I115 uuyo .Tho correspondent cast his own con- trary opinions and those of the mem- 1 belts he had interviewed to the winds. `He wired that night that the bill would. "certainly pass the: following day. It ` did. Its passage was a surprise to the } oountry, ' - V 1175-1--- ..l...`I.4. 51-... -4-I. nnnnnnnn nnu-`A- Uvuuugo Before night the other correspond-, ent was `relieved `of his position by `telegraph. One -made a bold hazard against his own judgment, took that of another and won. The other eon- scientiously obeyed the dictates of his conclusions, based largely upon the opinions of men who were in a position to advise him correctly,` and lost. I .. A--- _|_- .n1..'..;_-4..._ 41... .......-.1, U CUVIDU ulna vvunvuug, uuu -van 3 This case also illustrates the pecul- , iarity of securing news by Washing- ton correspondents; It is sul pgeneris. Rules which obtain in other cities are impracticable here. Most of the corre- spondents are picked men, who earn and command good salaries. But one otv their mostimportant functions is to` 1 make `acquaintances with men_ in oil- * iicial and congressional ll-te. It is an important element in his profession to know, who to `see about a piece of news, and the little interview in ques- tion between the correspondent and the `congressmanp on the west steps is but __ v._`.....-`uln of vnvnrvnv nninndes in `Bverlin.