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NEW ENGLAND, LIFE-
It Is Most Delightfully Portrayed
by Mary E. Wilkins.
lane of the. Most Popular of the
Younger Set of AmericunvAufhors—
Fond of Dress and Enjoys the
Good Things of Life.
Fifteen miles from Boston, in. the old
town of Randolph and in a typical New
England village house, lives Mary E.
.Wilkins, one of the mostpopular of our:
iyounger American authors. Her,
stories of New England village and
rural life are unparalleled in their por-l
gtrayal of certain types of New England;
character and her style is of the ut-'
imost simplicity" and directness. She
lhas had a host of imitators, but it has
inot been possible for any of them to,
limitate the qualities that have made
her one of the foremost writers of the
. day. ‘ .
' ne'r first ventures into the world. of
literature, says’the Detroit Free Press,
.were not particularly encouraging,
and one of her most. successful stories,
-“A Humble Romance,” was refused by
fisevral editors before Miss Wilkins sent
it to Miss Booth,-who was then the e-d-
git-or of Harper’s Bazar. Miss Booth’s
iquickness of perception and trained
Eliterary insight at once recognized in
the story something out of the Orr:
rdinary, and her story wasaccepted and
its author was asked to send other
stories to the Bazar. Very soon Miss
.Wilkins’ stories began to appear in
3'both the Bazar and Harper’s Monthly,~
where they attracted a great deal of
attention. This was about 16 years ago,
and to—day Miss Wilkins is one of the
most sought after and best-paid writers
'in America. She did not for some
time undertake an extended work, and
some ' of her friends doubted if she
could succeed with a long story or
'book. These doubts were dispelled
when “Jane Field” appeared, and her
“Jerome” was one
stories brought out two years ago. In—
deed, it was one of the strongest delin-
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'(Unexcelled Delineator of New England
Character.) ,
eat-ions of New England life and char-
acter ever written, and it had a very
large sale. ‘
It has long been Miss Wilkins' wish
to write a successful ‘play, and her
“Giles Corey” has been dramatized and
was played in Boston, but it failed. to
make much of an impression on the!
:theater—going public. ‘Its author is not
at all discouraged, however, and she is
still hopeful of success in this direction.
In her personal appearance Miss
Wilkins is small and rather slight, with
.reddish brown hair and blue eyes. She
is extremely dainty -and.trim in every
detail of dress and evidently has all of
a woman’s praiseworthy fondness for
looking her best. On suitable occasions
- :she dresses very richly and her taste
is far better than that of the usual “litr
era ry” woman.
Thus far Miss Wilkins has steadily
refused tOIappear in public as a reader
. of her stories, although it is kn own. that
she was made several tempting offers
to do so. Her refusalhas been based on
her conviction that she would not be a
success as a public reader. She is too
'shy and retiiillg for platform work of
any kind.
Miss \Vilkins is without father or
mother, brother or sister. She was born
in Randolph and was educated at Mount
iH-olycke seminary. Her home was in
Brattleloro, Vt., for a number of
years. but for the past 16 years her
home has been in Randolph. where she
lives on the edge of thevillage in a large
square white and green house the coun-
terpart of which may be seen in any
New England town. Here she lives her
quiet. busy life, going int-o Boston. oc-'
(-asionally to accept some of the many
invitations offered her by the social
world. Her books are immensely pop-
ular in London and Miss Wilkins would
be sure of a real ovation if she should
go abroad. When J. M. Barrie was in
America he said he would rather sec
Mary E. Wilkins than any other Ameri—
can writer, and when he reached lios~
ton he went out to Randolph to visit
her. .There is a difference of opinion as
to the permanency of her place in'
American literature and there are
those who think that her work is not of
lasting value. However this may be. it
is worth much to have'the place Mary
E. Wilkins has in the hearts of the read-
ing public of her own day and genera—
tion. '
The “Zenith, of Siberia.
Siberia is not the land buried in snow
‘ and peopled with exiles only that it is
imagined to be, even by many Russians.
In its southern parts it» is as rich in
natural productions us are thesouih-
'ern parts of Canada,.and besides half
.a million of natives it. has a population
’of [more than 4,000,000 as thoroughly
Russian as that to the north of Moscow.
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Prince of Wales’ Ways.
. It is well known that. the prince of
,Wales thoroughly delights in patching
in}! quarrels between his.i‘riends, but he
:also occasionally delivers a hearty lec-
ituce to a friend’s youthful son or or-
guespgenially against follies.
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THE ‘BELLE or SAM'OA.
She Is a. Princess, Named Fu?muu, um':
Is Said to Be a Very Pretty
Girl Indeed.
The belle of Samoa is the dusky beau-
ty whose photograph you see here. She
is the daughter of the late King Malle-
toa. and it represents her ina fancyna-
five dress worn on the occasion of the
wedding of a relative to a chief of high
Her name is Fa'muu. Four years
ago, when she was sent to the Tongan,
or Friendly islands, to be educated, she,
became engaged to be married to the
allele ' manna.
Mrs. Emily Crawford Stands at the
Head of Newspaper \Vomen
‘of the World.
Probably no newspaper woman in
the world is more noted than Mrs.
Emily Crawford, who for yearsl has
held the responsible position of for-'
eign correspondent for the London
Daily News and London Truth.
She practically began work as a news-
paper correspondent when she was a.
girl in her teens. She was ‘born. in
Dublin city and was the daughter of
Mr. Andrew Johnstone, a gentleman of
landed property who suffered reverses
which left his wife and: family in
circumstances
' straitened at. his
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THE BELLE OF SAlVIOA.
(She Is a. Princess by 1)3irth, and Quite a.
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young king of the islands, the engage-
ment being afterward- broken forarea-
son which, after the native custom, was
never made public:
Fa’muu is now 20 years old, having
been born in the village of Mulinuu, in
December, 1878. 7.
Her latest romance is with a. youn
German ofiE‘lcer, Herr Otto Schiller, at-
tached to the kaiser’s consulate ‘at
Samoa. Being a princess, she appears
at many of the swell diplomatic recep-
tions at Apia. On these occasions she
dons some European- adbrnments.
These are mostly jewels, of which she
is passionately fond. Pearl necklaces
are her especial delight. She will wear
half a dozen of these, soas to complete-
EMILY CRAWFORD.
(Best Known Newspaper Woman in the
' World.)
death. Emily helped in the education
of her younger brothers and sisters,
and after the family removed to Paris
she found an unexpected and unsought
opening into journalism. Her mother
brought excellent introductions to
Paris, which secured admission to the
court circles at the Tuileries, and
Emily Crawford had: thus an opportu-
nity of studying life at the gay French
court. in the days of the empire. The
young girl wrote accounts of what she
saw to a. friend in- London, and her letr
ters chanced to be shown to the editor
of the Morning Star, who straightway
requested that the vivacious writer
would contribute a weekly letter to his
columns. Her marriage, a few years
later, with Mr. George Morland Craw-
ford, of Chels-field Court lodge, Kent,
the Paris correspondent of the Daily
News, brought her into the full swing
of the literary and journalistic life of
the French capital. Q
An old oil painting of Mrs. Crawford
at this period. shows her to have been
ly drape her breast.
But for the flimsy fabrics that most 1
women sigh for she cares not at all. f
The traditions of her race are decidedly 5
against overdressing and.“newwoman”
as she is, she clings to her people's
tastes in this respect.
Herr Schiller, it is rumored, is at-
tracted to this Samoan belle not only
on acgount of her dusky charms, but
by a craving to will high standing
among the natives by marrying a
princess of the blood royal. This would
mean almost untold wealth.
HISTORICAL PULPIT.
John \Veslcy. th'e Father of Method-
ism. Pix-cached His First
Sermon from It.
In nearly all of the churches of Eng-
land will bc found relics of the days
long gone by. None, however, is of
more int-crest than those of the little
church of South Leigh in Oxfordshire.
In» fact, there are three relics of con-
siderable importance in that lovely
little edifice. Among these is an in—
HISTORICAL PUDPIT.
(From It John Wesley Preached Many a
' Sermon.) 3
teresting and exquisite fresco of the '
fifteenth century, which was brought
to light a few years ago. It repre-
sents the “Judgment. of Souls“ and is
painted on one of the side walls.
While the visitor is naturally attract»
ed to this queer painting, he usually
is more interested in a little wooden
pulpit standing at one side of the
church near the altar rail. It has an
unimportant appearance and it is not
until the visitor has examined the
little polished brass plate that he be-
gins to grow enthusiastic. The pul-
pit is the one from which John Wesley
preached his first sermon. The little
tablet on one of the panels records this
fact. ' .
. Christian Science Church.
In an address delivered at a Christian.
Science meeting in Brooklyn recently
the statement was made that thérealre
seven Christian Scientist churches in
Greater New York and 13 in the imme-
diate vicinity, 38 churches and congre-
gations in the state of New York- and
about 30,000 adherents of the faith in
the state. It was also claimed that
.tbere are 1,000,000 Christian Scientists
in this country.
Strength of n. Mushroom.
In London a paving stone which
weighed 500 pounds, and which was
,wedged in on all sides by other stones,
a reallrish beauty, with gloss-y brown
' hair, deep blue eyes and a. piquant
smile about her pretty mouth. The
brown locks are silvered now, but Mrs.
Crawford is still bright and young in
spirit, vivacious in conversation and
fond of a joke.
TENERIFE DRAGON TREE.
[n Many Respects It Is the Most Pen
culiar Plant Grovrth of \Vhich
'We Have Knowledge.
Perhaps the strangest vegetable in
the world is the dragon tree of Tene:
rife, one of the Canary islands. It. is a
sort of giant asparagus, according to
some, the dead branches serving as a
support for the crowns. Humboldt es-
timated one specimen to be- 6,000 years
old. New roots, as they co-meinto be-
ing, encircle the original stem, which
is hid far away inside; and the roots
which become detached from the stem
may be seen hanging, withered, in- the
upper part- of the tree. The trunk is
generally hollow.
The hollow of one great tree, which
perished in a storm in 1867', was used as.
a temple by the natives of Tene-rife be-
fore Europeans landed on the island.
When the Spanish took passession of
the island the. hollow waschanged into
TE'NERIFE DRAGON TREE.
(Strangest Vegetable Growth in the World.)
a church and mass was-said there by the
missionaries.
around and 95 feet: high. The sap of
this tree is called dragon‘s blood. and is
an article of commerce. It used to be
employed in medicines. but. now is
used chi‘fly for mixing with paints and
varnishes, and for embalming purposes.
There are other trees of a different
species; from the dragon trees of Tene-
rife, the saps of which are called'drag-
on’s blood. They grow in the East In-
dies and in South America. But the
dragon tree of Tenerife has a reputrak
t-ion. by itself and is a wonder of na-
ture. -_ ‘-
The natives say that the grea'tdragon
tree of Ten-erife was once guarded by
a dragon. A big chief killed the. dragon
and watered the tree with his blood.
Ever after that the tree gave forth the
peculiar sap known as dragon’s blood.
It is d ifficult to accoun blur the 'fact- that
the other trees also give forth this sap
unless we surmise that there were alot
of little dragonsto furnish their blood
for watering purposes. ,
Death of a. Miser Countess.
Countess Balch, who died the other
day’ at Jassy, was the last of the old
Roumanian nobility. She wasa no-
torious miser. and lived on almostiloth-
ing. although after her deathnoless
than 1,650,000 francs in cash were, found
“was lifted up by a mushroom.
_ l secreted in. various parts ,oihérhouuk;
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This tree was 43 feet '
.r H-E.E.VE1VTING GAZE T TE‘
PULLETS AS LAYERS."""‘”
They Are Not Very Far from Being
Twin-“e as Productive and Pro!"-
uble as Old Hens.
,Th‘ereris no doubt that pullers are
much more profitable as layers I-han‘old
fowls. It, is often wise to keep old
hens because of their good qualities
as breeding stock. when they are fine
in.color. shape. size, etc. but they are
hardly ever profitable from the stand-
point of the egg basket for market.
purposes, snvs the Homestead. it. is
often wet-l al.‘.0 to keep some matronly
old “biddies” that are reliable as moth-
ers for chicks, for the pulle'ts are apt
to be “young and thoughtless” and will
have a disposition to neglect maternal
duties, but as layers simply a pen of
pullets is not very far from twice as
Bffixjuciéf’f. 3.5 Lhepam‘e number of old
hens, and on the farm where egg p96.
ductlon is sought for no hen should be
kept longer than two years unless for
some other reason than her egg produc-
tion. Another point in connection
with egg production should also be
borne in mind. and that. is- that only
winter production pays. The time may
come, as it appears to be coming in
dalrying. when the price for winter
and summer will be more nearly equal.-
ized, but just now it is the winter egg
that brings a price, while the summer
eggpdoes not repay the cost of produc~
tron, even though the cost of produc~
tlon insummer be small. Observance
of these two points—pullcts as layers,
and more attention to-winter produc~
tion—-will go far to make egg produc-
tion profitable.
LIVE Freon POINTERS.
Get. a'igood dog, if you have any, and
give it good care.
Keep swine out of the mud as much
as possible at all times.
Legal enactment has ab0ut put. an
end to docking horses in this country.
The sow that has her blood heated by
too much corn is in afeverish condition
and may eat her pigs.
Kindness, firmness and watchfulness
are what is needed in handling a bull.
Never trust him a minute.
Be very careful about the pedigree of
the stallion,’for nothing but. first—class
horses are salable at a profit».
The feeder'who proposes to feed eco-
nomically will cook the feed. lit he
doesn’t care if feed is wasted, he won’t.
If any animal is costive, remedy the
matter at once or you will have trou-
ble. Soft foods will usually do it.—-’
Western Plowman.
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