WEEKLY -, n on wan-n. '- G A Z’E'r'ra ' Q? THE WAY IT GOES. When Tom and Bill were baby bays . Infant Bill Was fretful. squally, full of noise— Homely Bill— Redheaded, and it was a fact From morn till night his parents racked To keep his neck from being cracked— Troublesome Bi'il. As he grew older folks would say Lazy Bill, ' But naught he’d care, it was his way, ‘ Shiftless Bill. He’d spend his time in idle joys, And put his jobs on other boys. Poor fools that followed his decoys— Scheming Bill. And when the boys to college went, Foolish Bill, To grinding work no interest lent, Hopeless Bill; While Tom was quick and apt to learn, And said bright things at every turn, That made the slow with envy burn—- Sluggish Bill. School life was done, with all its joys, Thankful Bill; And business life claimed both the boys—- A chance for Bill— ' Tom made a. noise—a stir—you know. But somehow never seemed to go, While close-mouthed Bill raked in the dough Knowing Bill. The years have come and gone away For Tom and Bill. Tom keeps a set of books each day, And Bill Has office hours from 10 till 2 He’s looking for new worlds to do, He owns a block, a bank or two— [ncomprehensible Bill. —Al Dunlap. HER CREDENTIALS. Herbert Savin was reading a letter. He scowled as he read, and interrupt- ed himself by various petulant excla- mations, such as “Oh, pshaw!” “Fine arrangement, on my word.” “The idea!” “Great heavens, a baby?” and even stronger expressions of displeas- ure given in such it tranquil rage that possibly the recording angel blotted them out with a tea r. For herbert had a big, generous heart, and as soon as he had finished reading the letter it had warmed toward tit» poor mother less baby whom his; or had adopted and was now sending to him by a new nursemaid. The letter gave one rm: 1? 1g it a con- fil‘mation of the idea that language was invented to COHCI‘Lli thought. “She is such a dear little thing.” it ran on, “and has never lived out be- fore—not. the baby. but the maid—and I am sure you wiii like her—not the maid, but the b::,‘..~_v—~and her father was a country minister or something and the family lest all their property, and I- know you will have patience. dear, and not choke her if she cries—— the baby, you know—~and I will try to be home in a week—if not sooner.” “How like my erratic sister,” said Herbert. “Here she sends me a peri- patetic orphan asylum, and expects me to be delighted. I must inform Mrs. Daniels, and she will probably give no- tice.” He rang the bell for the housekeeper. He gave her his sister’s letter to read. After all, the house and all therein, belonged to her; they had simply to obey orders. “A baby!” said Mrs. Daniels, in much the same tone as she might have used in speaking of a crocodile. “Of course it will be a nuisance at first to have a baby in the house,” said Herbert, “but I dare say it’s a nice lit‘ tle thing. And I say, Margaret, put them both in the furthest guest cham- ber—the terra cotta room—until my sis- ter is here. It’s far enough away, so that visitors will not be disturbed if the baby should cry. But I don’t think it will,” he added, hastily. “I wonder if she will come like the wolf on the fold, bringing the cub with her,” asked Herbert to himself; “I suppose the correct thing will be to send the carriage to the depot to meet the train. Two o’clock! By George! that train is now due. I must rush Owen ed at once.” ‘ So the coachman was dispatched to the train, but scarcely had the sound of the horses’ feet died away on the avenue when a hack drove up to the house, and Herbert, who was just go- ing out, saw that the baby and its nurse had arrived. He ran down the steps and opened the door of the car- riage. ~ “I am very sorry,” he began, “but ' there was a misstatement about the time. My sister wrote that—" Then he stopped. He could not go on with the fabrication when a pair of clear, radiant eyes were looking into his. “You are Mr. Savin?” asked the maid, as she handed out a fluffy bgm- dle, whence a faint murmur proceeded. “Yes. But I shall expect you to call me Mr. Herbert,” he said “I shall do nothing of the kind,” was the surprising response, and then Her- bert, who had just had his ears meta- phorically boxed, not-icedra daintily- shod foot on the carriage step, and a rather tall young woman jumped lightly to the pavement in a manner that indicated a perfect familiarity with carriage deportm-ent. “If you will bring the baby into the house I will relieve you «of it, as you don’t seem to know what to do with it,” she said, and Herbert meekly led the way and ushered her into the li- brary. “I will send for the housekeeper, and she will take you to your room. I presume you know what your duties are, and it will not be necessary for me to explain them. If there is any- thing you need you can mention it to Mrs. Daniels. You will find her very kind.” ' “Then you have not engaged a nurse for the baby?" said the girl, pushing back the masses of ruddy hair from a very attractive face. “No, my dear—I beg pardon—Miss- —you have not mentioned your name.” The look she gave him was wither- ing. Then she walked out of the room and went in search of the housekeeper herself. ' “Whew!” said Herbert. “A minis ter‘s daughter! By George! 'she mm be a'king’s daughter by the way sn carries herself. What possessed AliCu to engage such a girl as that and bring her here? She’s too fine for the place.” He did not see her again that day, but the baby was dressed and sent down, and he experienced a degree of astonishment when he saw in it that he was not prepared for in the least. In the first place, it was a perfect cherub in its appearance, with the sweetest and most appealing smile, dimple of the cherubic order, and golden hair that fluffed about its face like an aure. ole. In the morning he sent for the young woman. She came, and proved to be more attractive by the cruel light of day. Her dress was of elegant cut and finish, and set 0d her stately form j to adv’antage. “You wished to speak to me?” she said, and Herbert thOught he saw a gleam of amusement in her face, and it made him angry. “I merely wish to ask you—to—know 9! It was not easy to say what was in his mind, with those eyes looking at him from under their level brows. “I would like to know how Mrs. Roberts—my—sister—hap-pened to meet you and secure your valuable services in the—your present capacity.” He had stammered and halted as the expression in her face changed from amusement to anger, and then to con- tempt. “You wish to see my credentials?” she asked presently. “It is customary,” he answered. “I think Ali—I beg pardon, Mrs. Rob- erts. is the one to demand credentials,” she replied. “You are not what you seem to be; you are masquerading,” Herbert re- torted hotly. “I think you will be satisfied when your sister returns; that will be to- morrow. Until then I have nothing to say, and I will not desert my charge.” Herbert tried another tack. “As the baby is to be a fixture in the family, I suppose I must order a per- ambulator to take the little thing out for an airing. Or you can go with Mrs. Daniels and make the selection your- self.” The girl laughed—yes, actually laughed in his face. He was furious at his own discomforture, and rushed on to destruction. “And since you do not seem at all prepared for filling your position in a suitable manner, I would suggest that you wear the customary black dress and white apron and cap of the regu- lar nursemaid: it will define your po- sition in. the family.” If he expected an outbreak of wrath he was mistaken. A pained look came into the refined face, and tears started in the overcharged eyes. But she an- swered in a calm voice. “I object on the principle to the uni- , form of domestic service, and do not intend to wear it. W'e will wait, if you please, until your sister is here be- fore we make any plans,” and she swept from the room like a young prin- cess, with her head thrown back in regal disdain. But an hour later she condescended to accept his offer of the carriage and horses to take baby for a ride, and, accompanied by Mrs. Daniels, drove to the Park. Then an incident occurred that had all the elements of a tragedy in it. A horseback rider, one of the gilded youth of the city, but a good fellow withal, and a great friend and chum of Herbert Savin, rode up to the Roberts carriage at a gallop and nearly flung him-self from the saddle in order to grasp the extended hand of the girl sitting there. Herbert caught the words “Nellie, darling!” in an incredulous, but most loving tone, and a pang of jealous an- ger disturbed him, then there were sud-den cries, the mad rush of fright- ened horses, and the carriage in which the girl was composedly sitting was whirled away at a breakneck run. Herbert spurred his, horse at a pace that equalled that of the runaways. and at the same moment a mounted policeman dashed ed in pursuit, and the team was stopped before any dam- age was done, but Herbert had the in- explicable chagrin of seeing Gould Lor- raine clasp the form of the frightened girl to his heart and hearing him say,— “Thank God, Nellie, you were not hurt.” “Gould, dear, I was looking for you; that is why I came to the park,” she answered, returning his caress. Gloomy as a stone pillar, Herbert stood, trying later to soothe Mrs. Dan- iels and help her adjust the baby, when he found his faculties. But it was Gould Lorraine that was the astonished person now. “When did you come? you doing in that carriage? you notgcome home?” Those were the questions the young man asked, and at each one the intona- tion in his voice grew stronger and more indignant. “You know, I met Alice Saviu—Mrs. Roberts—a broad after our school days," said Nellie, in response to her broth— er's questions. “I chanced to visit the same friends on the way home, and she asked me, or, rather, I offered, to bring the baby she had adopted home What are Why did with me, and left the maid to come I I had no idea her brother she did not speak of with her. was at home; him to me.” So this was the charming, accom- plished friend of his sister, Eleanor Lorraine, whom he had never chanced to meet. A more complete discomfit- me could not have been planned. ,But all's well that ends well. The timely arrival of Mrs. Roberts with the genuine nursemaid relieved Miss Lorraine of any further responsibility. and in due time Herbert was forgiven. And neither of them ever knew that unpleasant experience was one of the deepjlaid schemes of that “erratic” Mrs. Roberts to bring her dear friend and her bachelor brother together. MUST PAY AS YOU GO. ALL LINES OF TRADE SEEM DRIFT- ING TO THE CASH PLAN. Banker Cannon’s Opinion of the. Credit System and How ’It Eflects Farmers. Mechanics and Tradesmen—The Rich Not Always Desirable Customers. “Individual Credits” was the subject of an address delivered by J. G. Gan- non of New York before the National Convention of Credit Men at Kansas City. It is of so much interest to buyer and seller that we give it. Mr. Can- non said: , Individual credits properly dispensed : call for the exercise of diplomacy, ma- ;ture judgment and eternal vigilance, , and one should be especially conserva- tive in extending liberal credits on the . luxuries of life. Considerable strategy must be used at times to secure infor- mation touching individuals supposed to he possessed of large means, and . who are so reticent about their affairs ; that it is not deemed prudent to ask ' questions. You would be surprised to 1 learn that some of the richest and most substantial houses in the larger cities = will seek for data through the instru- mentality of janitors of apartments, ‘butchers and tradespeople generally, as retailers are fearful of making too many inquiries direct and driving away trade that is a source of profit to them. These practices should not be ; necessary and prejudice against giv~ ing information on the part of individ- uals will be overcome by proper edu« [cational work, just as reluctance to give information on the part of bor- lrowers is being removed by the re- quirement of signed statements. ; Something should be known regard- ing the financial resources and charac- 5 ter of each debtor. Information re- lspecting business men can be secured with comparative ease, but in the case , of professional men and those living on incomes, the problem is not so simple. Therefore, references should be re- quired in all cases, and they should be looked up with great care, for the rea- son that while the first purchase may be small, the account, once opened, may increase in importance without attracting attention. If the customer is buying goods on credit from other sources inquiry should be made as to whether his payments are satisfac- tory. When real estate is owned, some specific data as to its value should be gathered. After the investigation is completed and all the available infor- mation is at hand, a credit limit should be carefully fixed, and beyond this point the account should not be per- mitted to pass until it is ascertained by further research that the increased line ’ can be safely extended. The custom of allowing people of means to suit their own convenience in ‘ making payments has gradually grown until it seems to me that a reform should be instituted, and they should be taught that the mere fact that they , are 'possessors of wealth does not enti- tle them to exceptional privileges to the detriment of those not so fortunately situated. I would‘lay special empha< sis upon the importance of retailers rendering their bills promptly, as such ' a practice will undoubtedly secure bet- ter collections, and will also have the effect of educating their customers as to proper business methods. Extreme care should be exercised in trusting people of narrow means, de- pendent upon moderate salaries, that are received with a regularity that renders continuous credit unnecessary, tfor the mere fact that they are seek- ‘ing credit, except in rare instances, is 4 evidence that they have been living be- lyond their means. Extravagant hab- .its are a more prolific source of loss , than dishonesty, and, of course, should 'be discouraged as much as possible. The drift in the retail line at present seems to be in the direction of closer terms, and it is now generally consid— ered that an account that is not set- tled in thirty days is not desirable, whereas years ago retail merchants carried on their books a great many credits that ranged from six months to a year. In some quarters there is an apparent tendency to do away with the credit entirely and reduce retail trade to a cash basis. If the large retailer sells for cash he will be able to pay cash for his pur- chases and avail himself of discounts, which is a very important item when competition is keen. He will then be in a position to offer his merchandise at figures that will attract custom and be able to sell it much more readily than his competitor who sells on credit. He will also save theexpense of the maintenance of a credit department, entailing the employment of a force of bookkeepers and collectors neces- sary to carry on its work. In farming and manufacturing dis- tricts credit is, in many cases, a ne- cessity. While the crop is growing the farmer must live, and, perhaps, maintain a family. But'credit even in this case must be kept within the limits of prudence. Co-operation is the key-word of suc- cessful reform, and merchants should freely exchange confidences relative to customers, especially with a view of giving warning against thOSe who are unworthy of credit. They should im- part candid information, and should not hesitate to communicate the un- varnished truth. In Memory of Her Mother. The Countess Castellane, formerly Miss Anna Gould, has given a million francs, or about $200,000, for the erec- tion in Paris of a building for charita- ble purposes as a memorial of her mother. She is one of the few Ameri- can women making their home in the French capital who display any inter- est in the philanthropic work of their adopted country—Philadelphia Ledger. SLEEVE HAS LITTLE FULNESS. The New Way of Mounting a Gown Add. Much to Its Beauty. (By Special Arrangement with the N.Y. Sum; As the season advances Dame Fash ion’s fancies materialize very rapidly and it may be recorded to her credit that dress, in its best form, has nevei been prettier or more becoming that it is now. ' The dominant note in all the fashion: this season is the use of thin materials Have what you will; if it is only trans parent enough to show a gleam 01 color from the lining, it will pass mus ter. The muslin gown is decidedly om of fashi-on’s specialties, and has a lead ing place among her favorites. Th( new mode of mounting some of thesr simple gowns is a development in the art of dressmaking that adds much tt their beauty, as well as expense. F01 example, a skirt of colored chifion in dainty apple green is first hung over one of white taffeta silk, and over this is the real dress of white organd’ie, as plain or as much beruffled with lace as you wish. The soft, delicate tinge of green gives an exquisite effect, espe cially under the embroidered muslins so much worn. (gob, ‘ ' . Mus-rm” Iia‘u.‘§“ m. ' 2’? ’h‘w/T 1‘. y- / ‘- 013..., *‘Qna‘nfl. . I V «I new. ‘ The sleeves of all the thin gowns are more or less trimmed with tucks, in- sertions and shirrings, from the wrist to the puff at the top; but the latest of all is the sleeve which has no pufis or frills, and is simply an easy fitting, close sleeve, increasing a little in size toward the shoulder in proportion to the arm. It is trimmed on the entire length to redeem the plain effect, but it shows which way the wheel will turn as regards our sleeves in the au- tumn. Some of the latest evening gowns have long transparent sleeves of chiffon, or net slightly Shirred, and close at the top, with no frills, puffs or drapery, the flat efiect being re- lieved somewhat by bows of ribbon on the shoulders. A yoke effect fifteen inches deer around the hips is one of the Season. modes which is effectively carried on in striped linen, flounced with pin}. and lined with pink silk. This yoke i:- made of alternating bands of lace ix; serrion and tucked white IllOllSSt'llllt de soie, below which the skirt hang: full and plain. gathered on with a lit tle heading. The full bodice, match ing the yoke has a wide draped belt 0, pink silk and a cravat of the mousse : line trim-med across the ends with lace. - l 5' SHOOT! NG'BOUNTY J UMPERS. It Became Imperative After Gettysburg. and Lincoln Refused to Interfere. ' “Didycu ever er: a 113.3. thot for desertion?" “Yes, several of till; The, first one was a man of our brigade. IIe desert- ed near Fredericksburg and joinsd t r.- Cen-federate army. A few weeks be- fore we started for Gettysburg a Con- federate deserter reached the lines of another brigade and was placed under guard. A soldier of our brigade pas- sing that way saw the Confederate, and was surprised to find that he was the man who had deserted from his company a few weeks before. Found guilty, he was sentenced to be shot.f The day upon which he was to die we were on the way to Pennsylvania to 11911J flght the great deciding battle. The deserter was placed in an am-' bulance, by his coffin that. morning. At noon, after hard tack. pork, and coffee, the brigade formed three lines of a square, when the descrter was marched from rig-ht to left of the line and seated upon the coffin. Twelve men were marched two or three rods from him. The officer gave the com- mand: ‘Ready, aim, fire!’ The crim- inal fell back on his coffin pierced by five or six bullets. The burial followed immediately, without service. and the brigade pulled out, the band playing a quickstep. “After the battle of Gettysburg, and when the Fifth Corps was camped: near the Rappahannock River, in Sop-I te-mber, the whole command was‘ formed ‘on three Sides of a square, the ; customary formation, and witnessed the shooting of five dese-rters. All of them were of the class known as boun- I ty jumpers. They had deserted sev- eral times, one of them five times; They were New Yorkers. A desperate effort had been made to save their lives. Several committees from the. great city had waited upon President; Lincoln and pleaded for" them. The wives and children of two of them vis- ited the President, but Mr. Lincoln could not be moved. He had over- looked the offence in hundreds of in. stances, but the time had come when! the discipline of the army demanded the severest punishment of soldiers found guilty of that crime. Secretary ' Stanton, for a year before Mr. Lin— colu had refused to punish deserters, had pleaded with him to let the law; have .its way. Mr. Stanton had told the President many a time that his! soft heart was spoiling the army and 3 endangering the life of the nation, but i l l Mr. Lincoln paid little heed until 1863. “In some portions of the army it was the custom to hang deserters, but in most instances they were shot, and in the presence of their respective com- mands, as described. The effect was magical. Desertions were little heard of for the next few mo~nths.”——Chicago Times-Herald. THE GOVERNMENT’S MODEL ROAD. Work on the Object Lessons to be Accom- panied by Lectures. The experiment in road building by the Department of Agriculture was re- cently exemplified at New Brunswick, N. J. This model road was the first of several which the Government is to build at the various experiment sta- tions throughout the Country. The Gov- ernment, furnishes a rock crusher, screen, engine to drive steam roller, spreading wagon and road grading ! machine, and two skilled operators! The city furnishes the material. carts , and laborers. The government pave-i meat-s will have a depth of about nine inches. The foundation is made of small wedge-shaped stones of as nearly , uniform size as possible. The road bed is prepared by being thoroughly rolled with a ten-ton steam roller. Four , inches of crushed stone is laid on this road bed. The stones vary in size from a half inch to two inches in di- ameter. The first foundation is not' thicker than four inches. Over the first foundation is applied a. second coat of similar stone three inches in thickness. A thin coating of trap rock screenings is spread over the surface. The cost of the road is about $2.000 a mile. The Government aid reduces the cost one-third. As the work progresses Mr. E. B. Harrison who directs the work for the Departmenet of Agriculture delivers lectures explaining the process of lay- ing the road. Students and farmers are invited to attend the lectures and witness the work. --.__. AT LAW OVER 25 CENTS. The Litigation has been Going on a Year and a Half and has Cost 8100. Because Peter Neilson and John Gaddis of Somerville, N. J., are stick- lers for principle, the sum of 25 cents. involved in a dispute over the amount due for the rent of a stable, has al- ready entailed a cost of $100 in legal fees in the various courts where the case has. been pending-for a year and a half. Gaddis once rented stable room for his horse from Neilson. When a settlemeent was attempted there was a dispute over a difference of 25 cents. Each man swore that he would not give in to the other, not that he wanted the quarter of a dollar, but be- cause each claimed that he was right and the other wrong. The case was tried in a justice‘s court, a verdict was given for the plaintiif, an execution issued, and a levy-made by the Sheriff. A motion for an appeal was granted, and for some time past it has been pending in. the Common Pleas Court of Somerset county. It is thought that it will be tried at the next term of court. Be- fore it is ended the costs may aggre- gate $150. Penelope—Poor thing. She’s af- flicted with melancholia. Leela—What's the matter~—lover die? Penelope—Nc—husband won’t die.— l‘ruth. \ ' as blurs the vision. mum AT SEA." THE ONE CHANCE IN TEN THOUSAND THAT IS ACCEPT—D. , With the Broad Ocean on Either Side, ‘ ‘l‘wo Ships Sometimes Insist on Occu- pying the Same Space—Jrhe Instince ol the Mississippi—Hekla the Last. The chances of the sea brought to gether in collision last May, the At- lantic Transport line steamer Missis. sippi. and the Thingvalla line steamer Hekla, in open ocean, with all the breadth of the Atlantic from which to pick their paths. The Mississippi came into this port with a hole in her port quarter which would have let a dr‘ay in. The Hekla, whose bows were smashed in, was not injured be- low the water line, and her captain shouted to the Mississippi that he would proceed to port. She had on board 67 cabin passengers and 200 in the steerage. The Mississippi sailed from London on May 20 with six cabin passengers and a general cargo. It was an un- eventful voyage until she ran into a very dense fog in latitude 43.23, longi. tude 46.15, about 320 miles southeast of St. John’s Newfoundland. A brisk breeze was blowing and there was some little sea. About 5:30 o’clock in the afternoon fog signals from another vessel were heard, but Capt. Cannons was unable to judge accurately where l she lay, for fog distorts sounds as well He kept his boat at half speed and sounded his Own sig- nals frequently. At one time the horn of the unseen steamer sounded dead ahead, at another on the starboard bow, and again as if the boat were dropping behind. No eye could pierce the veil of fog for more than a very short distance, and the knowledge that somewhere near, out in the gray seas. I another boat was steaming about, and in a very erratic way as nearly as the. Transport line men could judge from the sounds brought every one on deck straining sight and hearing for a defi- nite location of the dangerous steamer. Presently one of the crew thought he sighted her through a rift in the mist. about 150 yards ahead, and at his bail every face was turned in that direc- tion. A very few minutes later, While the attention of all was still forward, the apparition of a towering bow, pointed dead on to the Mississippi amidships, and cutting swiftly through- the thickness of the mist. showed forth a few rods to port. At the some in- stant. as if sight and hearing had been simultaneously given back by the fog, the throb of the engines was plainly heard. Mingled with it were cries and orders and the rattle of rudder chains. The oncoming boat had sighted the Mississippi and already the bow was swervin'g to starboard toward the stern of the Mississippi. The Missis sippi also swerved to starboard. The stranger struck the Mississippi on the port quarter, not twenty feet forward "of the stern, with a. tremendous crash. Over heeled the Mississippi to port, and over heeled the other steamer to starboard, until the golden letters “Hekla.” upon her prow, lay all but flat to the eyes of those on the deck above her. Up left there was a crackling of spars and the creek of straining ropes and stays as the fore- m-ast of the Danish vessel crashed into the rigging of the Mississippi’s jigger— mast. “God help them! she‘s going,”_ cried one of the officers of the Missia sippi. For a moment, which seemed to lengthen itself out interminably, the heeling vessel poised. Then slowly she began to right and the steady voices of her officers giving their orders could be heard above the clamor of the ter- rified women. 0n the Mississippi the order had been given to sling out the - boats, and every man was in his place ready for the worst that might happen. The Hekla’s bow looked as if a mon- strous set of teeth had closed on it and bitten the prow clean off. Slowly the boat sank away in the fog. By this time a boat had been low- ered 'by the Mississippi, and the oth- ers were ready in case she should be found to be sinking. But she rode steady, and the boat passing under her port quarter held along opposite a battered and dented side. and below a huge gap in the iron sheeting, but there Was no rush of water such as tells of an opening below the water line. Only the overhang of the steamer had been injured. ' The cries of the women on the Hek- la had died away in the distance. No hail came from her. Capt. Cannons was about to send a. boat out, fearing that she was in worse plight than his own vessel. When she loomed up again in the fog, running very slowly. A passenger of the Britisher leaped upon the rail and screamed: .“Keep 03! Keep ofi! You’re run- ning Us down again!” In the deceptive fog it looked to all as if there was going to be another crash, but the Danish steamer came to a. stop and Capt. Laub hailed. “Steamer Hekla of the Thingvalla line, five days out from New York; bound to Christiansand. No damage below the water line. Have you?” “Sound below the water line,” re- turned the Mississippi’s Captain. “We’re the Mississippi, seven days out from London; bound to New York. Couldn’t you hear us before we collided?” “Couldn’t locate you,” returned the other Captain. “What’s your dam. age?" “Hole in the port quarter as big as a house. We can goon. Can you?” “My bow is gone, but I can get along all right. We’ll keep on to our destination and try to keep out of you! way after this.”
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