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Status|of a MuchTinkered Bill

Answers to Queries The InsiderTells how a young Englishman bought land for a ranch in the

Coaiinga district and offered to sell it for a song beforethe discovery of oil made him rich.

I is a halo of romance over sonicI of the big fortunes that have been made

in oil in the Coalinga field that suggeststhe "Arabian;Nights." Some years ago. long before the discovery of oil. ayoung Englishman arrived in California with some funds and a burning de-sire to' try his hand at ranching. He fell into the hands of some real estatepromoters who promptly gathered in the Briton and in exchange for hi*sovereigns sold him a big tract in the Coalinga field. For years and years hastruggled. along on his "ranch" that -was capable of raising nothing but coy-otes and jackrabbits. He did just manage to pay the taxes. Finallyin despairhe attempted to sell his land, but no one wanted it at any price. He offered,it at as low a figure as 25 cents an acre and stillno one would take it. Then^one day came the discovery of oil and the land that had been worked off onthe Britisher as choice agricultural soil became in a night worth, you mightsay, its weight in gold. Today, that man is several times a millionaire. Hesmiles when he thinks of the hardships past, for he certainly has the laugh on,the men who thought that they were taking in the "blooming Englishman."

FROM the confused accounts of progress with the railroad billincongress and the repeated and radical changes of its provisionsit is difficult to assign its present status or its potential effect;

but it seems as if the insurgents were havingvery much their own way about shaping itspolicy. A summary of insurgent successesgives these particulars:

In both senate and house the insurgents. . have won unqualified and undisputed victories.They have eliminated in each the traffic agreement and merger sections,though the regulars had their hearts set on saving the first. In thehouse they have put in the billa long and short haul provision moreradical than the one the senate agreed to. They have made provisionfor a physical valuation of the roads. They have given the interstatecommerce commission jurisdiction over telegraph and telephone com-panies

—jurisdiction which that overworked body probably does not

want. Insurgency was a feeble force at the special session. It could dolittle more than protest. It has waxed strong in the interval and cannow score successes.

The traffic agreement clause was eliminated because it was avirtual repeal of the Sherman law against trusts as far as it appliesto the railroads. Jhe merger clause went out for substantiallysimilar reasons. Itis objected by way of answer that these 'mergersand combinations among railroads willcontinue to be made whetherthe law permits or not. but this objection seems to prove too much.If the law against trusts expresses the national policy in this regardthere is no reason why a special exception shouid be made in favor ofrailroads. If the Sherman law is a failure and can not be enforcedit should be repealed directly.

We can not foresee the ultimate form of the long and short haulclause, but the senate amendment does not materially affect thepresent status, and makes provision as itshould for recognition of thegeographical factors affecting the regulation of rates by giving theinterstate commerce commission a wide discretion in the matter. Itis not likely that the house will succeed in imposing a straightmileage basis rule for regulation, because a measure of that sortwould make railroad transportation between the Atlantic and Pacificcoasts economically impossible.

The physical valuation of the roads will supply some usefulinformation for the interstate commission in aid of the task of fixingrates, but the data so obtained can not be taken as the sole criterion,because the supreme court specifically recognizes other; importantelements of value that must be taken into account.

Trimmingthe PorkIs PainfulSan Francisco

Keeps an Eyeon the Canal

'A Httle nonsense, now and then,Said good old Doctor Lee,

Is relished by the wisest men.. . That's just the case with me."Andthe broad smiles of the members of the California club members

prove that they may be classed with Doctor Lee of nursery fame.On the bulletin board of the club is a telegram which has furnished much

joy,and particularly to the friends and adherents of Mrs. LovellWhite, thenewly elected president of the club.

At the time of the election last month there was considerable excitementamong the clubwomen. There was a vigorous fight for the presidency ,andno one seemed at all certain which side would prove victorious. There wereelectioneering parties

—called teas

—held for days before; there were little

personal calls to discuss the merits of the candidates, and, finally, when thepolls were open, ardent feminine politicians were on duty to explain mattersto the voters. Automobiles were sent hither and yon to bring in lame mem-bers and the result was the largest number of ballots ever cast.

Mrs. White's son, Ralston, had recently married and was in southernCalifornia on his wedding journey. Realizing the importance of the situation,however, he sent a telegram to Miss Mary Gorham, one of his mother'sdearest friends and. most astute political advisers, early in the evening, askingwho had been elected. Miss Gorham telegraphed "Your mother is president,"and the answer, which was posted for the enjoyment of the club at large,was as follows:

"Thanks for youri telegram. Southern California breathing easier. Stocksthree points higher with upward tendency. Prices firm; buy immediately. -*%

PERSONS IN THE NEWS

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\u25a0-. «RUSSELL

—X. N., City..What is the real name

of Lillian Russell, the. actress?; ,

:Helen? Louise Leonard.

VACUUM—A. H.- S., City.' Are vacuum andether (not medical) the same things?"-N0..-; ' \u25a0 . .'

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>SAN QUENTIX—S.. City. Tr> whom shall,Iapply for permission to visit the penitentiary atSan Quentln?

The warden at the prison.

DETECTIVE—M.M.;City. Does an individualwho wishes to engage in the business of a privatedetective have to have a license?

AT SEA— lnquirer. City. What citizenship cana boy claim who is born on the high sea on boardof. an American vessel, which of course flies theAmerican flag? •, . ;

Citizenship of the United States.-

It does not empty direct into SanFrancisco bay. It flows down theCoast range of mountains on the westuntil it unites with the San Joaquinand enters Suisun bay, then passes intoSan. Pablo bay and then into San Fran-cisco bay to the Pacific ocean.

SACRAMENTO RIVER—J. B. R.. City. ,Atwhat point does the Sacramento river empty IntoSan Francisco bay? •\u25a0/-;'\u25a0.:\u25a0 -\u25a0

DOLLAR MARK—A. F. D., City. Acorrespondent, writing- from "Wrights,says that there is another theory asto the origin of the United States dol-lar mark ($) and that is that "theSpanish milled dollar, whi^h was thebasis of our continental currency, 'boreon one side the pillars of Hercules en-twined with a scroll in- the shape ofthe letter S and this gave the idea forthe dollar mark."

The average annual temperature isabout 54 degrees Fahrenheit. Themean temperature of the three monthsof winter about 34; spring, 52; r sum-mer, 75, and autumn, 57. July is al-most invariably a little warmer thanthe other months of summer, the tem-perature ranging from 90 to 99. t Inwinter the mercury falls to zero andsometimes below.

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NEW YORK CLIMATE—W. G. H.,City. WhatIs the mean temperature of Xew York city?

APPLE OF THE ETE—Subscriber. City. Whatis meant by *'the apple of the eye"?

"According to our method of writ-ing the word" apple," says LeMon, "anyperson would suppose that by the appleof the eye we meant the' ball of theeye; but, notwithstanding the apparentconnection between these two ideas, theapple of the eye means quite anotherthing,- at least the derivation, points outa different meaning; for the Greek andLatin words from which we have takenour expression do really signify some-thing different from the ball of theeye

—The jGreek words .are parthenos,

kore and pals and the Latin word ispupilla; all'of which signify what iscommonly called the; bird of*the eye;that little opening or round hole, thatadmits- the rays of light,and through\u25a0which is reflected from the bottom, ofthe eye that little image, pupilla, whic.his' discerned by every person who- looksattentively into. the eye." -i'/^jS

THE American construction of the Panama canal has now beenin operation for six years and satisfactory progress continuesto be reoorted. giving reasonable ground for believing that the

work willbe completed by 1915, the date setfor the international exposition which we hopewillbe held in San Francisco by way of cele-bration for an event of world wide importance.A recent dispatch makes report of progress

up to May 3 as follows:Altogether 105,888,072 cubic yards of earth and rock have been

removed. That leaves to be taken out of the water approaches to thecanal 29,232,052 cubic yards of material, while the steam shovels have todig out 38.827,617 yards of solid earth and rock. The Culebra cut pre-sents the hardest problem, for there remains to be excavated in thatminiature mountain raYige 31,128,845 cubic yards, but as this is beingcarried off at the rate of 1,240,000 yards per month, the end willsoon bein sight. While all this excavation is going on, rapid work is being donein the construction of the great dam and locks of the canal, and it isestimated that by June 1 an average of 2,500 cubic yards of concretewijlbe laid each day.

Excavation proceeds at the average rate of more than 3,000,000cubic yards a month and some 100,000 cubic yards of concrete are laidevery month inconstruction of the great locks and dams required forthe canal. Itis no longer a question of possibility, but rather one oftime required to complete the project.

The work of the army engineering corps is expensive, but it isthorough, and in the present instance it should be said that the under-taking has been prosecuted with reasonable dispatch.

Itremains for San Francisco to make ready to do its part in theworthy celebration of the completion of this colossal project ofunprecedented difficulty. v^A;

k I-.iHE indictment ,of the responsible heads of the localI fish trust marks a long step in advance, and in the

direction of emancipation for the consumer jfromthe exactions of criminal conspiracies to raise the prices offood products and other necessaries of life by means ofcombinations in*restraint of competition.

The Call has realized that the prevailing. and oppres-sively high cost of living was and is due inno inconsider-able measure to these criminal conspiracies,. and the fishtrust was selected as the firstobject of attack and perhapsthe most deserving of punishment by reason ofits flagrantlaw breaking and dishonest methods? To forward this endThe Call offered financial and personal assistance to themunicipal department of justice, realizing that the appro-priation for support of the district attorney's office madeno provision for special work of tins character.

Mr.Fickert welcomed this help as the only means bywhich effective action could be taken under the Cartwrightlaw against trusts, which is defective in this particular,that itprovides no means forits enforcement. This was aninstance wherein private enterprise was required to carryout the provisions of a law intended to correct a graveabuse, but falling short of the point of effectiveness. TheCartwright law has been ineffect for several years, but ithas rarely been invoked, although numerous cases ofinfraction were notorious to the point ofpublic scandal.

Backed by this essential assistance, Mr. Fickert hasproceeded withenergy and ability to make the necessaryaccumulation of evidence and lay the matter before thegrand jury, withthe result that indictments have been filedand arrests willfollow. Attorney General Webb has prom-ised to use all the resources ofhis officeinpromotion of thework, so the way is made clear. But no part of thisuseful "enterprise could have been set inmotion had-itnotbeen for the volunteer service ofThe Call.

Already the price of fish has been reduced by thetrust, not at all for any reason-concerned .with the law ofdemand and supply, but simply -because this law breakingtrust is frightened into fullretreat. Ittook nothing morethan a hasty order from the headquarters of the trust tocut prices. Nothing had happened to increase the supplyof fish,but the price, being a purely artificialmeasure fixed,arbitrarily by the trust, was reduced to allay the popularfeeling against the law breakers.

This repentance comes too late and the conspiratorswillbe all the better citizens fora sharp lesson that the lawmustbe obeyed and for a realizing sense that itis a crimeto raise by artificialmeans the prices of;necessaries of life.

There are oilier..trusts engaged in \u25a0artificially boostingthe prices of food products. They have hitherto been suf-fered to operate withimmunity because of the defect in theCartwright law, but that defect is capable of correction intheir case by the same means as those employed with thefish trust. The Cartwright law is excellent inpurpose andintention, but it needs a little help such as The Call hassupplied to make iteffective.

UrT^HE trimming of the: pork" is a painful but necessaryIoperation in political surgery, which, for the moment,

occupies the attention of the conference committee on the~~river and harbor bill carrying appropriationsfor \u25a0 $52,000,000. Mr.. Taft has conveyed aforcible hint that the "pork--' must be cut

. with a ;,firm and unsparing hand or in the_ alternative he willkill the billby veto. Thatevent would drive, many' an aspiring and anxious statesman todespair. You can not amputate large slices of "pork" without muchsquealing. . *\

The case is something like,that of the dubious patriot who wasquite willing that all his wife's relations should be drafted for thewar, but preferred himself to stay at home.

Many.important items are included in the bill in defiance of therecommendations of the army boardof engineers, as for instance :

Desplaines and Illinoisriver5'................ ... ............. .$1,050000Mississippi rivet- from.St. Louis to -Cairo.. ..............[.. 500000Great Salt pond, Rhode 151and ........... <............. ..... .'. 30000Mobile harbot, A1abama. .....1......... .......'.*" 455000Sabine Neches cana1.............. ...... -\. '.\.':\ 2Oo!oOOGreen river ......... .. .:....:'.... :................ ....... - 250,000Missouri river near Lake Contrary. 150000Clinch and Hiwassee rivers....V..i/.;...;.".;.;......*; /\u25a0*\u25a0/;!'!! '.' -

17000Arcadia harbor, Michigan. ...... f........... ....... .... ......'. 20,000Guyandot river, Tennessee and Virginia........... .!!*;.!"!... : 2000

Allthese projects have been ;condemned; by the army engineersas pure waste of moneys The two largest appropriations- in this-listare Senator. Lorimer's "pork" and .have been roundly^ condemned bySenator Burton of Ohio, who is an expert in such matters. . As Lori-mer is quite busy with the accusation that money ".was paid for votesto!elect Jhim to the senate he may {not have time, or opportunity tosave his imperiled bacon: ;v^ ;' :, •

Have to Purchase AVives j Women Present Sword

He climbed the' ladder of success,.His jaws' were set, his look was

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- ;grim,j- \u0084- ;;. -':\u25a0\u25a0: ;\u25a0 .'And many aman's unhappiness

Could be directly traced to him.Menniarveled at his heartless' strength;

He ,stood upon the \ topmost round;IA7A

7 foolish ':woman" smile.d,' at length,And then he tumbled; to.the ground.

—Chicago

AMOMAMXTHE CASE

A GrossExample ofRailroad Injustice

t;,'/Oh,l no,""-;smiled:Bill.-"There won't

be anything •-. doing. :I'.ve;never beenable ;to); to)pass an" examination." lnrail myfair.*youngilife."—Harper's 'Weekly.- •\u25a0. *

'"Geerusalem! • You ;don't Vseenv*to

be':Very..much;fworrled aboutjL'.'

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/;."I'm '.'goin'-V.up- to' Doctor Cuttem'stoibe;examine J for appendicitis," \u25a0 saidthe other.- * • . -

''Hullo, Billie," said' the -freshman toa classmate, who was whlstllng.blithe-ly as he walked along. "Whitheraway?" \u25a0 ,

COUTLDNT PASS

It "Oh, >perfectly,? \ replied the.collegegraduate, v"But—er—nio'you {think\u25a0 thefirm1can afford it?"—^Lippincott's '

-"I'll/give you rapposition as^clerk tostart; with,";said' the' merchant, 1

'"andpay \ you .what you ;are worth. Is that

satisfactory?" •!

A SERIOUS QUESTION

But court etiquette: Is very'rigid:in

Turkey and this ("charming;- little prin-cess is, the Bystander shears, -shortlyitobe married" to,an;;unimportant memberof the, imperial household. ".'\u25a0". , •'.:

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/.A Turkish rprince Ifell^in;loveIwith-a

pasha's "daughter; whom • he^chanced ,tosee unveiled rat thei.''sweetiwaters."iHewas determined *to1- marry:herjand shehad ..equally vstrong,: intentions. ,fyAc^;cordingly; she \entered^ Into:^marrange-ment with,a Greek -\woman who ;sold\u25a0slaves, and .allowed t;- herself tor bebought \by

rthe \u25a0 prince 1shej loved, r^ Theruse,' however, ;;

-wasisoon discovered.

Abdul Hamidiinsisted on:a.dlvorceandtheIdisgraced';: Tu'rk.r-after.f:being.:shutup ;in.a,house by.'herself' for two years,"contrived to>escape^toi;Europe.-> 'vvr •;

Prince Burban-Eddin,;

Abdul ;Ham-Id's favorite sqn.is maJly in love';witha woman whose rank ;makes

'impos-,sible for him to; marry .her.

'She> is la

princess—

he a -prince. ;He sees ,;herevery Friday *as ;she '\u25a0 drives from .theimperial harem to the mosque. Hehas slipped little;billets doux into-hercarriage. .. :. V,- .:\u25a0 '.. .' \u25a0.y.

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The heirs . to the Turkish thronemarry only slaves whom they havepurchased at a price. This prevents

any jealousy which, would naturally oc-cur were the ;Ottoman emperors ;. tomarry. daughters of pashas, says theLondon Globe. :

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WARREN R.* PORTER, lieutenant governor ofthe state, is at the Palace, having come upfrom -WatsonTille to attend the funeral serT-

\u25a0 icea In memory of the late KingEdward.: - -.-,•- -•'\u25a0•• \u0084* •'\u25a0:' \u25a0\u25a0^\u25a0C }

MR. AND MRS. W. S. KENEYS, A. J. Bloorand Mis» L. M..Daxey of Morrintown, N. J..make up a party of tourists staying at the

;. Fairmont. . .•\u25a0/.-•\u25a0 \u25a0 -._,.' *..»\u25a0 » . \u25a0

_ •COUNT AND COUNTESS DE PIERREDON of. Paris, returned from a^ visit to_the ( Yosemite-

yesterday :and \u25a0 have apartments at the Falr--mont.

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M. J. COLLINS, general purchasing agent of the'Santa :Fe. .with offices in

'Chicago.

"returned. from! the orient yesterday and is at the Palace.

r "'\u25a0'. '.'*:'*' •A^:E.;-WHEELER, who is'interested in,copper

-"mining and '.'a 'smelter in' Great'Falls, Mont.,

fs:a gnest at'the St. Francis.

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"TANKE, a jeweler.of Buffalo, returned

v from a~ -trip \u25a0 to the .orient •yesterday and is

registered at the %St. 'Francis.i \u25a0

"; \u25a0\u25a0' * - -:-•.'-"- \u25a0;•D..C. McDONALD,'a"manufacturer of.plate glass

and :vitreous contrivances,-is at the Palace,

•registered froriT-Eurekal'\u25a0

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THOMAS P. DEERING, United.States inspector.. of steam vessels. at St. Michael. Alaska, is at"the St. \u25a0Francis. ;

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WILLIAM PIERCE^- a rancher of\u25a0 Suisun. is

-.among the recent arrivals at the St. Francis.•\u25a0• - • • . \u25a0

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'-SAMUEL ELLIOTT,-a" capitalist of New Tork,

is a'guest 'at • the St.' Francis. "

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* \u25a0, «JAMES H. STONE, >an'insurance man of Baltl-. more.'-Js' at -the, St. Francis.

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IRA B.;BENNETT,' a lumberman of,'Sanger,"is

\staying,at the'Palace .'

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-.*\u25a0•'.', -• ••yr.-.V..iJONES, a \u25a0 mining man t from:Phoenix,

Ariz.; is at the Dale. ;\u0084 . ;\u25a0\u25a0 ':'"' ',l,l *.'*',.*T.•KUME. a .m erchant of Tokyo, >isIstaying rat. the* Palace.^ . '

HEY. OEOHGE E. BUKLErGAME, pastor of th«\u25a0 First Baptist church, returned jwtenJay froma two months* trip to the east. He attendedtM northern Baptist conTention la Chicago.• • •ALEXANDER BROW2J. president of the ntat»

board of equalization. Is amon? the recent ar-rlTals at the Stewart.• • •

r. W. MATHEWS and S. I.AHard. real esfciti*operators of Eureka, are staying at tiaStewart. • •

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A. E. BECK of Vancourer, general counsel of th«British Columbia railroads. Is staying at tlisManx. - • "•_.'.-• ':.-\u25a0

F. A. CROSS, a mining man and merchant from.Council City. Alaska. Is at the Dale.

H. J. KXN&STOX. an attorney from Baltimore,snd Mrs. Kingston are at the Colonial.

HARVEY ADRIAN,a businessman of EureSa. laa "recent arriral at the Argonaut. \u25a0 ;•••* '

W. W. HARTLEY, a banker from Modesto, andMrs. Hartley are at the Turpin. .„• . .• , •

W. E. CONWAY and Uay Reid, mining menfrom Reno, are at the Behnont.

GEORGE jaXGSBTTBY, former proprietor of thaLick- house, is at the Turpin.

MISS A. C. JORDAN,"a tourist from StratfordConn., b it the Tnrpln.*

K.^}BROWNE, an «ii operator from Bakws-fleld. Is at the Stanford.

J. H. HUTCHISON, an oil operator from Bakeryfield, is at the.r>ale. . • ! -j

J.-A. HARRISON, a merchant of Los GatoT Unt the Argonaut. • ."

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<"':* • - '- • . ;-J. DTTGGAN. a lumberman from Uklah. Uat the

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the M»nT?ijßgiaßHMßfcfMMM| S .**

THE concurring opinion of.lnterstate Commerce CommissionerProuty in support of that rendered by Commissioner Lane onthe switching charge 0f.52,50 per carload of freight delivered

. on private spur tracks to San Francisco andLos Angeles consignees states in a nutshellthe sufficient ground for the decision holding

tthe rate to be unreasonable. We quote :The record shows that the cost ,to the rail-way making delivery upon the private track is no

greater than upon the team track. It is worth more to the shipper toreceive his car upon the private track, but it appears that the expenseof furnishing these private tracks is often very considerable and that'on the whole the shipper, by furnishing the Hrack, pays all he oughtfor the privilege. Inasmuch, therefore, as it costs the defendantsnothing additional to render this service, and as the shipper has paidthe value of the service to him. it seems to me unreasonable that therailroad should impose and, collect this charge. The carrier therebycharges for a service which costs it nothing, and the shipper is chargedfor aservice for which .he.has already paid.

In other words, the railroads have been charging San Franciscoand Los Angeles consignees for the use of their own property in theway of a service that costs the, transportation companies no morethan an ordinary deliver}'- at their team terminals. Itis an exactionof tribute of the sort which railroads have imposed on the commercialcommunity for the ancient reason that they had the power and; theother side had no recourse but an "expensive and ;tedious \u25a0lawsuit.^ Itwas an example of the purely;arbitrary imposition of a tax whiclv wasnot even equal in operation because it applied only to twoicitieslmCalifornia , \u25a0

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. Marcel Prevost has written much con-cerning women, and in "Femina" hecontributed;toieach fnumber^ a/chapterwritten especially^ for his women' read-ers, who must be legion, seeing, thatthe \u25a0review! has 'of 12,000numbers. ;It is':an appreciation

'of ;\u25a0 his

work :in;their behalf ;^that the womenof France, .after .the manner -of thedays of chivalry,i*have:' presented- 7 thedistinguished academician with a sword.;;The academic "

sword :of*'Marcel \u25a0\u25a0 Pre-vost symbolizes his'principal works::; ItIs j.said to*be- a^work of;rare7elegance,'designed;' and; executed

'by>Falize. • ;.On \u25a0 a

ribbon ;.of 'ivory> surrounded- by bayleaves . Is displayed /-the ;letter^'F!! r ofFemina, :the ".,\u25a0\u25a0 women's" review. -,'The

I^ ahdUhe various ;lettersof the niaster.l are vintroduced, on;thesheath"; in[an ;ingenious and 'artisticmanner— -Lettres* aviFrancoise,: a* Frari-coise ;mairee, ;andl Lettres de \ femmes".Gascony, ihis.adopted ;country; Is shownbyuthe ;'ancient r'g»te^at^Vianhe7';\- Thehandle.of^thlslweaponlofjpeaceiisfdec-orated ,wlth ',the monogramVof =:the ,Sb-ciete; dcs ,'Gens "dcsLettresWof

"which'

MarcelrPrevost -is T honorary :president.'

Marcel "Prevost.. who has just beenreceived "sous la coupole," as theFrench papers say, or, in other words,among the \u25a0•Immortals," has receivedhis academic \u25a0 sword from the women ofFrance. \ : ''-'-t'^'A

LEARNING TO COUNT

• '/Generally ;\u25a0 some bogus -nobleman"

answered ;;his millionaire; father.— Buf-falo; Express.^. \u25a0,'./• >:' :- • \u25a0

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