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EROES OF THE CRUSADE Oonspiovous Leaders in the Reform Move- ment in New York. DR, PARKEURST AND LAWYER GCFF Incoption, Progress and Kesults of the Cra- | snde Against Tammanylsm—Career and Characteristio of the Lender and His Assistant. Newspapers, clubs, political and other or- ganizations of redeemed New York are now | vielng with cach In procuring testimonials of popular esteem for the city's redeemer. The weal, the rivalry and the variety of the proposed honors Is no less remarkable than was tho abuse, ridicule and contumely heaped upon the author of the redemption three years ago. It illustrates the fickleness of public sentiment and emphasizes the truth of the saying, “Nothing succeeds like suc- cess.” The uprooting of entrenched Tammany and the exposure of its infamies had its incep- tion and was carried to its conclusion by the directing mind of Dr. Charles H. Park- hurst. Thousands contributed to the uproot- ing of a criminal conspiracy, but the chief honor of the achievement belongs to tne persistent hammering and fearlessnoss of | the pastor of the Madison Avenue Presby- terian church. A score or more New York ministers have at various times assajled Tammany aud | denounced its methods, When other toples failed to command local attention, an attack on the tiger secured an audience beyond the conflnes of the church, Newspapers at home gave them space, and not infrequontly the press assoclations spread them throughout the land. But the tiger paid little heed to the sensational pulpiteers. The animal growled deflance or treated them with silent ccn- tempt, well knowing that so long as the wrath was confined to the pulpit or limited to Individuald no harm would follow. Dr. Parkhurst did not follow the example of his brothers of the pulpit. He realized that preaching was useless without action. Organization must be met by organiza- tion, and, if necessary, the devil must b: fought with the devil's tools. Before him was an organization of 40,000 men, held together by the cohesive power of public plunder. It was no small task to grasp the methods of a great organization; to penetrate the sccrets of its mighty army of generals, captains and lieutenants; to discover the blow holes in its seemingly ‘impregnable fortresces; to trac the source of its supplies, and the seeds of discord destined to shatter the unswerving loyalty of the rank and file. To overthrow the organization cr diminish its power was a Herculean undertaking. Parkhurst well knew it was not to be the work of a day, a month or a year. He knew what patient per- severance was needed to reach a vital spot. He knew that by the attack he jeopardized his life, that snares and pitfalls would bo arranged to destroy him. That he did not flinch from the task Is ufliclently attested by the success that crowned his efforts. BEGINNING OPERATIONS, Dr. Parkhurst was ch president of the Soclety for the Prevention of Crime in 1891, succeeding the late Dr. Crosby. Prior Lo that event the society confined its work to highly respectable lines, carefully avoiding the manifest evils of local politics.” Dr. Park- hurst determined to put the knife to the root of the evil. Honest New York was ready to follow any one brave enough to lead and “furnish the sinews of war for a pro- | longed campaign. Having matured his plans, he began his attacks on the tenderloin dis- trict. In a few weeks he had collected suf- ficlent evidence to convince him that the mantle of the police protectod coriain unlaw- ful houses. The evidence was spread before the public and placed in the hands of the po- lico commission. Instead of commendation, the evidence of protected crime was de- nounced on all sides as_attempted black- mail, and the doctor's efforts treated with contempt. This did not cool his ardor by any means. He did not trust to detectives, but personally visited the houses of. social outcasts and calmly bore the ridicule and £candal these visits provoked. The prosecu- tion of Kitty Adams and the doctor's sala- cious testimony will be remembered as one of the sensations of the crusade. The woman was convicted and sent to state’s prison and subsequently one of the doctor's companions was prosecuted for blackmail and convicted, but the sentence was set aside on appeal. Theso thrilling incidents caused many of Parkhurst's supporters to waver. Press de- nunclations were more frequent than com- mendation, and much odium attached to the manner in which the relentless doctor pur- sued his prey. The ultragood disliked the doctor's methods of securing proof, and their contributions to the war fund fell away. Wealthy New Yorkers came to his relief and placed $1,000,000 at his disposal to prosecute the work. How well it was done is attested by the results, The appointment of the Lexow com- mittee by the legislature afforded the des‘red opportunity to present to an lmpartial tri- bunal the mass of evidence accumulated, and afford the protection of the law to witnesses ready to tell the story of political outrage and infamy. The appointment of the committee did not frighten the beneficlaries of organ- ized plunder. They had had experience with other committees and were confident of balk- ing its labors, relying on the power of the police to muzzle or terrorize witnesses. Gov- ernor Flower's veto of an appropriation of 420,000 for the expenses of the committee falled in its purpose, supporters of the move- ments coming to its rescue with ample funds, The difficulty of securing an attorney delayed the work for months. When at last the com- mittes bcgan active operations, the en- trenched corruptionists ran for shelter. The vetirement of Dick Croker, the Tammany boss, the exposure of blackmail levied on the criminal classes, the cruelties inflicted upon cltizens by police thugs, and the defeat of Tammany hall in the municipal elections, are the conspicuous fruits of the crusade for re- form inaugurated by Dr. Parkhurst. BIOGRAPHY OF THE DOCTOR. Tho hero of redeemed New York was born April 17, 1842, in Massachusetts, His parents were of Puritan stock, and he spent his boy- hood and early manhood among the tradi- tions and influences of a New England coun- try home of the purest type. Until 16 years of age, when he was placed in the village dry goods store, his education was derived from the public school. Two years were spent by him in the store, and although up to this time his special taste and qualifica- tions for professional life hat not declared themselves, he was not content to be alto- gether absorbed in business concerns, and in such spare time as he could command he car- ried on by himself the studies begun at school. When 18 years old he determined to aban- don his mercantile life, and continuing b studies at the Academy of Lancaster, after two years of preparation entered Amherst college. Here his tastes led him principally to the study of the classics and philosophy. Graduating in 1866, he was invited principalship of the Ameherst where he remained until 1 tion with marked ability. professor of Greek in East Hampton, Mass. Two years later he resigned this position and went abroad for two years of study In philosophy and the- ology at the German universities. He at- tended lectures at Halle and Leipzig. Among the distinguished scholars under whose In- fluence he fell at this perlod were Tholuck and Erdmann. Upon his return to America he devoted some time in his own home to the study of Sanscrit and published a book on the forms of the Latin verb illustrated by the Sanscrit, He had not yet decided to devote his while 1ifo to the Christian ministry, but in 1874 he received a call to the Congregational church in Lenox, Mass. Here he rapidly became a pulpit orator of remown by reason of his originality and power. In 1880 he recelved from his alma mater (he degree of doctor of divinity. In the same year he accepted a call from the Madison Avenue Presbyterian church, of which pulpit he is tow the in- cumbent. From the first his object has been that his ohureh should be a working body, in which each member should distinctly realize that Is his brother's keeper. No church In High school, 0, filling the posi- He then became Welliston seminary, to the | New York City has made more vigor- ous and successful efforts to reach the un. occupled masses. According to one of the members it has had “an aggressive forelgn policy,” and under the leadership of Dr. Parkhurst bas made its Influcnce folt. In 1886 the oher- tshed plan of Dr. Parklurst was carried out by the establisiment of a Rescue mis- wionary on Third svonue, which has become center of religious and humanitarian work. Personal contract with ‘the poor and those in need of assistanda has been the keynote of success. To this work Dr, Parkhurst devotes much of his time. The prosperity of the Mad Presbyterian church has beern inly mo- | ticeable since Dr. Parkhurst has been pastor. It is what the world would call a| fashionable church, but It has u breath of sanctity that come of the good work done by it. It is not merely-a place for the rich | to pray in, but an ocfopus working for the | salvstion of the ecrowded east side. The| fashions are left oulside of the venerable | plie and only hard Christian work of a most | unsclfish character is done there. It has classes, clubs and socleties for -mission and relief work numbering about twenty, ail of which are imbued with the spirit of the| pastor and work indefatigably (HE ASSISTANT REDEEMER. Second only to Dr. Parkhurst in the work of redemption and_regeneration stands John B. Goff, counsel of the Lexow investigating commitice. Bight months ago a lawyer of very limited local repute, today his reputation is national, and he has been honored by elec- tion to the bench of New York, receiving the highest vote cast for any candidate for a city office. Mr. Goft was born In Ireland 45 years ago. Coming to New York at the age of 16, the ten years following were spent in clerking in a dry goods store. During his off hours he educated himself at the Cooper union schools, and studied law, and at the age of 27 was admitted to the bar. The prosecution and Misruption of the Tweed ring by Samuel J ‘Mlden and Charles O'Connor made such an fmpression on the young lawyer that during the Intervening years his political and legal energies were cast with the opponents of Tammany hall. In personal appearance Mr. Goff is a man 0 would not be selected to compete for a e in a beauty show. His face is colorless, hair white and bushy. He is long on bones and brains and short on flesh. His eyes are dark blue. Four lines of wrinkles run across his forehead and converge at his ears, which are eot at tho junction of his cheeks and his neck. His mouth and nose are not quite as good as the rest of him. The | nose was probably very much inclined to turn up when he was a baby, but time and thought have developed it somewhat, and now it is a pretty good one. But it cught to be better. If it had been about twice as big Mr. Goff | would probably have become a great man in about half the time which his present de- velopment has required. He has a well shaped | head and a fairly good chin. His moustache is rather thin and does not grow in the mid- dle of his lip. In speech he is most deliberate and per- fectly lucid. He has mastered the dificult art of controlling his words with his mind instead of letting his words inspire his thoughts. Most men's mental operations are guided by the sound of their voices, but Mr Goff has learncd to talk for meaning and not for sound. His sense of humor is strong. His heart is a boy's heart, although he has worked hard. He has not worn off the soft sides of his character, and upon that he is to be congratulated “Mr. Goff,” said Rev. Dr. Parkhurst one day, "has a peculiar genius for gimletting the’ reluctant truth out of a witness who wants to lfe This “genius' ways. Among others Mr. referred to as “bluff tactics.” When grop- ing after the truth Mr. Goff will suddenly dive down into his hand sachel, rummage among its contents and produce from its depths a mysterious paper of supposed deadly import. This he will wave at the witness as much as to say, “Be careful how you per- jure yourself, for T am now confronting you with ~documentary - evidence. On other occasions he will whisper in a mysterious manner to Dr. Parkhurst, glanc- ing up at the trembling witness now and again. “Is it possible?’ he will exclaim; yet again he will say to one of the men: “Go to the district attorney’s office and get th sworn afidavits.” As his man is hurry out of the court room the chief inquisitor will turn his cold bluc eyes suddenly upon tho witness and impressively remark: “Now, sir, do you dare to deny that such and such are the facts?" These “bluffs” have been successful in nearly cvery Instance. S GAVE HIM NINE AND THIRTY. Avenue | manifests itself in Goff t what is various Southern Justico of the structi- n Period Hayilah Morrisett was a justice cf the peace in Camden county, North Carolina, in the re- construction period, when it was most difi- cult, on account of the bitterness growing out of the war, to persuade worthy white citizens fo be candidates for local offices. An ex-slave, his early education was as that of tho later days, restricted to what he “picked up” In the cornflelds and melon patches. In short, Havilah could not possi- bly have discerned between “A” and it his freedom had depended upon the cor- rectness of his judgment, relates the Chicago Tribune. Yet he was by no means a fool, and some of his decislons savored of an in- telligence that might put an average Chicago justice to the blush. Havilah owned a_ spavined mule and “tended” a forty-acre tract of rented saudy land, industriously pursuing his humble voca- tion without being stirred up of vanity be- cause of his exalted office. He had no set seasons for holding ‘“‘coht,” but accomodat- ingly called sossfons to meet emergencies. When this occurred, like Cinelnnatus, he loft his plow in the furrow and passed into the place of - justice, his one-room clapboard cabin, where he mounted a ‘“shuck- bottoin” gum tree chair, cleared his threat, and assumed judicial _dignity. Tn no sense proud, he left his bare feot uncovered and gave no .thought to a coat even though Lis shirt was of coarse ‘‘tow cloth” and a simple home-made ‘*‘gallus, fastencd with a wooden peg, held up his short and ragged brown cotton trousers. He had little patience with the two or three ‘“‘poor white” pettifoggers who practiced in his court, ard greferred to reach conclusions without suggestions from any quarter. One day Mingo Ferebee, the constable, an enormous African, brought before him Ike Scruggs, a “whife trax®" dweller in the pine barren tract,”> on complaint of Mrs. Scruggs, who charged her spouse with maul- ing her unmercifully. The evidence was 50 conclusive of Tke's guilt— Milly's (the wife) face showing in- numerable cratches and hruises—that Zeb Dulin, his attorney, contented himself with entering a plea of justification. He declared, which was most true, that it was permitted a husband to “lam" his wife when she “‘need- ed” corr A Qualn Recon- Havilah, doubtfully, when the pettifogger had ended a long and ram- bling speech. ‘Do lammin’ mought be all right, but youse weak on de needin’. Folks Is gettin' orful greedy ergivin' when ’tain’ needed, 'n’' dat mecks suffrin’ 'n’ mo' want. Dis yere coht dons orders dke er dose uv his own medercin’, 'n’ he do sho'ly need it. Minger, teck him outen dohs 'n’ bah-back de thutty-nine good 'n’ peart.” “‘But look er yere, yer honor, the whippin® pos’ Is been erbolished, 'n’ yer hain’ no right ter lam. Hit's ergin’ the statyuates,” pro- tested Zeb, “Zeb Duiln, yer allers wuz a dum fool," said Havilah, wrathfully. *Hain' yer been sayin’ dat de Jaw erlows lammin? Yer own shoul'ers 'n’ back’s itchin’, 'n’ I's p'intedly minded ter let Minger scratch you wiv de rawhide. Yer jes' min’ dat. Constable, tote out Tke 'n’ wahm ‘im peart.’” The sentence was duly executed and in moest vigorous manner, as the howls of Tke attested, Mingo adding a few sirokes to the nine-and-thirty on his own account, because Ike bad Kicked him on the shin at the time of the arrest. This decision established Havilah in high- est favor with the ladies of the community, who testified their appreciation by present- ing him with a big silver pitcher, suitably inscribed. As Havilah had never used any- thing but a juniper pail, he was ignorant of its office; 8o he employed the gift as a re- ceptacle for his hard-earned money and pro- coded humbly on his way, dispensing justice and raising corn. e ‘or the Children. A. McGuire, a well known citizen of McKay, Ohlo, is of the opinion that there is nothing as good for children troubled with colds or croup as Chamberlain's Cough Rem- edy. He has used it in his family for sev- eral years with the best results and always keeps a bottle of it in the house. After hav- ing la grippe he was himself troubled with & wevere cough. He used other remedies without. beusfit and . then concluded to try the children’s medicine, and to his delight it 500n effected & permanent cure, | direction, | In this cabin we A NIGHT WITH WILDCATS. Rird C. Wakeley in Tllustrated Ameriean. In the early part of September, 1887, 1 was at Grand Junetion, Colo., on my first trip as traveling agent for the South Omaha Stock Yards company. In Grand Junction I met a stockman named Wilson, whose ranch lay about seventy miles in a southeasterly and togethgr we rode to his place. The trail led through a dreary, rugged and mountainous country, the home of bears, mountain lons and wild-cats, the latter al- most as large and ferocious as tigers and the most dangerous of the three. About half way between Grand Junction and Wilson's ranch was a solitary log cabin, used by his cowboys as winter headquarters, but at this time un- occupied; close by It stood a rude stable. spent tho night. We reached his ranch the next day, and after looking at his cattle and making arren ments with him for their shipment I star back alone on the return trip. My sole pro- tection was a Smith & Wesson 38-caliber re- volver containing but one cartridge, the rest of my ammunition having thoughtlessly been fired away in shooting at some chipmunks. I reached this half-way cabin late in the afternoon, cooked my supper, stabled my horse and prepared to spend the night. The house was a one-story affair built of logs, aboue 15x25 feet in size, with a ridge roof, the interior being divided by board parti: tion into two rooms—one used for cooking, the other for sleeping. This partition reached only only as high as the eaves, and as there was no celling to the rooms their upper part was entirely unobstructed except by joists or timbers running lengthwise of the house. The window had originally consisted of two large es of glass, each about 12x18 inches in but one of these panes was entirely gone, leaving an opening. As night came on I began to grow nervous. I was inexperienced in mountain life and knew not what dangers there might he about me. To these conditions were added the awful solitude of the place, the dreary and lonesome character of the country and the distance that lay between me and any human volce. I tried to read, to write; I found some company In the sfable with my horse, but finally sought oblivion from my surroundings in sloep. I had just fallen into a doze when I was suddenly awakened by the sound of a heavy body violently thrown or hurled against tho cabin door. I was upon the floor in an Instant, revolver in hand, ex- pecting something further to follow. I waited and listened, but ail was quiet. I again lay down upon the bed, revolver in hand, containing that one precious, solitary cartridge upon which so much might depend 0 sooner d I done so than I was startled by a cry close by—something wild, weird, inhuman, unearthly, gradually swelling into a lorg, loud, continuous scream. Then ensud a serles of moaning, walling, sobbing s I'ke a child in distress. What little reason was left me by this time was used in trying to determine whether these awful nolses came from human belngs or wild animals. I felt, rather than knew, that it must be wild- ats. Then followed some of the most pierc inig, Dblood-curdling, soul-shivering shrieks that ever fell upon mortal ears. A short lence intervened, then a large, dark be uddenly appeared upon the sill and dropped to the floor. A second one almost immedi- ately follewed it, as if it were the shadow of the first I realized the situation in an in. stant. The wild-cats had found the opening in the window and wera then with me in the cabin. There was no eseape from the house, as they were between me and the door. I could not see thelr bodies, but their great eyes gleamed in tho darkness like phosphorescant globes. The climax was reached; the com- bination of horrors was complete. Alone in a cabin in the mountains at m'dnight, twe sreat wild-cats almost within arm's reach of me, a solitary cartridge in my revolver, and 1o ald, human or divine, seemingly. to be looked for! My mind was fast hecoming a chaos, my reason a wreck. My heart scemed to literally il my throat and almost choke me. 1 was incapable of motion and lay in a cold tremor, scarcely daring to breathe for fear of attracting the attention of the ani- mals. 1 heard them rush to the other side of the partition, upon which hung a large piece of bacon. This they pulled down upon the floor and fought and enarled over until gone. After upsetting the cupboard in their search for something further in the line of foed, they sprang upon a table in the room and from there {o the timbers overhead, upon which they immediately began to walk back and forth in that restless way familiar to one who seen them in a cage. Their bodies, however, were invisible to me in the darkness, and I followed their movements by their blazing eyeballs, which glowed in that indescribable fury and fierceness seen only in the eyes of wild beasts, 1 lay still upon the bed, huddled {n a cor- ner, the blanket drawn entirely over me, ex- copt my face and right arm and hand in which I held the revolver. My only hope of safety scemed to be in complete and perfect silence. I feared to make the slightest move- ment lest it attract the attention of the wiid- cats and bring upon me an attack, It was madness to do otherwise. I had but a single charge in my revolver and at best I could Kill_but one of the animals, leaving me on- tirely at the mercy of the other. In case I failed to kill, but merely wounded the one, my situation was infinitely worse than be- fore. Back and forth, back and forth, they moved above me, nothing visible but those lurid balls of fire, which, in the awful dark- ness and stience of the night, held me In their power and fascinated me as a enake harms a bird. My eyes never left them. 1 wondered how long I could stand the strain, I had no conception of the time that passed. 1 was incapable of telling whether what seemed to me a minute might not have been an hour, or what seemed an hour might not have been a minute. I livea my life over a dozen times. 1 was alone with death, ex- pecting that every moment would be my last, And such a death—there in that far-off spot! Then came the thought of suicide, of empty- ing the contents of that revolver into my temple. Better an instantaneous pang and an ending of all suffering than to be torn to pieces by these wild beasts, to be lacarated by their cruel claws, and to feel thelr fright- ful fangs upon my throat. I feared not death 50 much as mutilation. The thought of death alone at that time seemed far from fearful, Thus the night wore on; the hours passed away—at least they must have done so. There came a time, however, when I felt, more than saw, that the night was ending and daylight was near at hand. As the first grim, gray streaks of dawn appeared in the east, cne of the animals leaped down upon the table, from there to the window, and was gone. The other immediately followed. I lay quiet for a time, fearing to move lest they return, It was broad daylight when, weak and ex- hausted, I slowly staggered from the bed and laoked into & glass hung upon the cabin wall, The face that looked back upon me was that of a man grown old before his time. It was months before my nervous system was re- stored to its normal condition; and long afterwards I could see the flery eyes of those monsters of the night as they passed beforo me in the shadowy dreams of sleep. Always have a bottle of Cook's Extra Dry Imperial Champagne in your ice chest; then you will always b2 ready for callers. Sl sl THE UGLY FOUR HUNDRED, A New York Authority Declares New York Women Are Not Handsome. The extremely interesting and praise- worthy exhibition of women's portraits at the National academy, in Twenty-third street, = tha New Yori 3un, Is calculated to serve a high and beneficent moral purpose, from which the intellizent may derive an impor- tant lesson in the correction of soclal van- ity and the extinction of a most subtle and pervasive form of self-coriceit. Kvery person who has studied and re- flected knows that men, considered by them- selves as an assemblage of individuals, are irredeemably ugly. Nothing can be more suggestive or instructive than the appearance of a masculine crowd. The occasional pres- ence of a really handsome man, of an Apollo, a Hermes, or a Baldur, scattered about in the throng, only serves to accentuate the gen- eral homeliness. The commonplace, the un- graceful, the awkward, the insiguificant, the positively discordant, the weak, and the de- plorable, are the aspects that predominate and that depress the aesthetic judgment of the observer. The spectacle is hopelessly anti-beautiful. But in the native optimism of the human heart we all reason that if man is ugly wo- man is divine, and we go on to fiatter our- selves with the sweet illusion that & crowd of well dressed women, especlally if they are Americans, will form a’ constellation of beauty such as augels could scarcely expect to rival. ‘ln that cheerful 'fi for the snworthidel nium of peaceful progress the curse of ugli ness will be removed from us all, and human ity will shine forth,clear as the sun the moon, banners. Well, this delightful vanity, this self-concelt, Is knocked dead by the tlon of women's gortraits in street. Instead of beauty and array of ladi the mass, is glmost too ugly for No doubt there are pretty w and splendid as an army with exhibi Twenty-third analysis. it is death to vanity. men’s portraits would not be less ugly Wo are sorry for humanity. 1t may yet be thousands of years before even the women of the race becomo truly beautiful. Alas! Alas! But, meanwhile, go and sec the exhi- bition, and constder whether our view of the subject is adequate and correct —~—— ELOQUENCE OF BILENCE. It 18 Well Illustrated by the Story that Follows. ‘Soon after 1 had commenced the practice of my profession in Boston,” says Mr. Web- stor in the Green Bag, “a circumstance oc- curred which forcibly impressed upon my mind the sometimes conclusive eloquence of silence, and I wondered no longer that the anclents had erected a statue to her as a di vinity, “A" man fn New Bedford had insured a ship, lying at the time at the wharf there, for an amount much larger than its real value, in one of our insurance offices at Hos ton; ihis ship had suddeniy taken fire and burned down to the water's edge. It ad been insurcd in the company of which neral Arnold Wells was president and myeel{ attorney icneral Wells told me of the misfortu: that had happened to the company in the loss of a vessel so largely insured, communi cating to me at the same time the what cxtragrdinary manner in which it had been_ destroyed “‘Do you intend,' I insurance?' I shall be obliged to do so,’ replied the general. ‘I think not, for I have no doubt, from the circumstances attending the loss, that the ship was set on fire with the intent to de- fraud the company of the insurance “ ‘But how shall we prove that? shall 1 say to Mr, Blank application for the money?" asked, ‘to pay the and what when lhe makes what he has to say.’ . few days after this conversation Mr. Blank came up to Boston and sented himself to General Arnold Wells at the insurance office. Mr. Blank was a man very careful of his personal appearance and of punctilious demeanor. He powdered his hair wore clean ruffles and well brushed clothes, and had a gravity of speech becoming a per- son of re ble position. All this d manded civil treatment, and whatever you might think of him, you would naturaily use no harsh language toward mmi, o had a d:fect in his left ey 80 that when he spoke he turned his right sound eye to the person ho addressed, with a somewhat ob: “Some such a turn as a hen who discovers a in tho air, responding defect in the right eye. was not present I have heard it often described by others who were. General Wells came out from an inner office, on the announcement of Mr. Blank's arrival, and fixed him (to use a French expression) with his sound eye—look- ing at Lim seriously, but calmly. Mr. Blank looked at General Wells with his sound eye, but not steadily—rather as fi he sought,to turn the general's right flank. “They stood thus, with their eyes cocked at each other, for more than a minute be- foro either- spoke, when Mr. Blank thougit best to take the Initiative. “‘t is a pleasant day, though rather cold.’ “It is, as you say, Mr. Blank, a pleasant though rather cold day,’ repiied the general, without taking his eye down from its range. “““1 should not be surprised, general,' con- tinued Mr. Blank, ‘if we should have a fall of snow soon.: * “Phere might be more surprising circum- stances, Mr. Blank, than a fall of snow in February." “Mr. Blank hereupon shifted his foot and tople. He Jid not feel at ease, and the less 50 from his desperate attempts to con- his embarrassment. “‘When do you think, general,’ he replied, after a pause, ‘that congress will adjourn?' ‘It is doubtful, I should think, Mr. Blank, when congress will adjourn; perhaps not for gome time yet, as great bodies, you know, move slowly.’ “‘D> you hear anything important from that quarter, general?' “ ‘Nothing, Mr. Blank.’ “Mr. Blank by this time had bscome very dry in the throat—a sensation, I have been toid, one is very apt to feel who finds him- self in an embarrassing position, from which he begins to see no possibility of escape. He feared the advance and did not know how to make a successful retreat. At last, after one or two detperate and ineffecutal strug- gles to regain self-possession, finding himself all the while within point blank range of that raking €ye, he wholly broke down, and took his leave, without the least allusion to the matter of insurance. “‘He never returned to claim the money e ELOPED ON BICYCLES, The Matter-of-Fret Komance of Two Young Teoplo of Brooxlyn. William S. Fowler, 26 years old, slender, with bright, black eyes and regular features, is the son of one of the: partners in the machinery firm of Fowler & Rockwell of New York, says the Brooklyn Eagle. He is s00n to be a partner in the firm. He lives with his father at 455 Willcughby avenue, in this city. He says several years of bicycling have sav:d him from a consumptive's grave. He belongs to the DBrooklyn Rambler club, and in last June broke a record by riding 117 miles to Patchogue and back in seven hours and forty minutes. Flylng swiftly over the road through Rock- ville Center a year ago in company with a cousin of Miss Gertrude Grady of that place, Fowler's companion suggested a call on Gertrude. The bicycllst f21l in love wth her at first sight. Eyes of blue, golden hair and & complexion whose beauty Is not rivaled by the ripe and luscious peach, added to a queenly figure and great natural vivacity and intelligence, were united in this maden of 20 years. Fowler rode out that way often, but with the inexplicable perversity of some mothers and brothers, who presume to in- terfere with the course of true love. Ger- trude's mother, a widow, and her brother, a well-to-do plumber, opposed Fowler's suit, preferring that of a young broker who had paid the girl atténtions, and even forbade the bieyelist the house. Then Gertrude used to meet Fowler down the road in the evenings, and, after a while, when she had caught the bicycling craze and her mother had refused to buy her a wheel, she; went to the city and bought for herself. She took to the exercise as naturally as a swan takes to natatorial performances (of course this is phrased to harmoaize with the romantic nature of the story), and in a short time became the most expert rider in all Queens county. Honor bright. It is hinted that her wedding trousseau was prepared at the house of Richard Ful- ler, her lover’s cousin, twelve miles away, at Flushing, and that Gertrude many times on her wheel was secen hieing her thither with plump packages of some sort on the saddle In front of her. Last Thursday when she started ¢ Flushing she carried her wedding gown. She told her mother she was going to Jamaica to stay over nigh On the road she met her lover wheeling toward her like mad, and they went to- gether to his cousin’s house. Having dressed there for the ceremony they proceeded to the house of the Rev. Mr. J. Carpenter Smith of St. George's Episcopal church, who knew them, and who pronounced them man and wife. The couple are stopping at Rich- ard Fowler's house temporarily. When asked this morning whether his parents objected to his marriage Mr. Fowler sald: “I am of age and know how to take care of mysell. Why should they?" il Oregon Kidney Tea cures nervous head- aches, Trisl size, 25 nents. All druggists. awk General Wells, .S drbaliig A Milllon Dollar Hiography. In 1925 a prize of $1,000,000 will be offered in Russia for the best blograpby of Alexander I. 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