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THE PHILADELPHIA TniES SUNDAY, JANUAKY 26; 1902. 8 BOYS AND GIRLS ORIGINAL PLAN IN RICE MURDER TRIAL Prosecution Does Not Show Patrick Caused a Death. DOLLY MADISON'S DISSOLUTE SON How the Boy Recklessly Threw Away His Unusual Opportunities. wolf pushed his way, half seeing, half feeling, and soon his nose was dipped In the cool water for which his long chase and his meal had made him so eager. He was thinking of his weak-kneed fellow wolves who had fallen behind In the race.

With pride he would go back to them. Just then there was a quick swish through the air; the wolf knew that there were long, keen claws In his sides. Then came the sting of sharp teeth In his head, and the fierce wild wolf was no more. A big tawny Hon had been hiding In the reeds, as tawny lions do, hoping some thirsty animal would come that way, and he had not been disappointed. AVhcu the lion had finished his meal the storm wns over, the clouds were all gone, the full moon shone calmly down, and once more everything was at peace.

And this, my own dearest wee ones, Is the end of the story, because, ns you very well know, the Hon Is the king of beasts. CH6SS The seventeenth annual champloushlp of the Franklin Chess Club starts with sixteen entries. The veterans are represented by S. Warren Hampton, Julius A. Kaiser, J.

F. Mngec, Chnrics Martinez, Mordecal Morgan, Charles J. Newman, Jacob H. Hhoads and Walter Penu Shipley. The semi-veterans hy John S.

S. Mloikowskl, William G. Morris and J.F. Itoeske. The juniors by Hurry Groots, 1).

A. Pardee, W. Iteed and John Henry Smythe, Jr. Itesult so far Is that Morgan, Rocske, McConiiell and Groots have each scored a victory. Kaiser and Rhonda one-hnlf each.

The second round, to be finished by Thursday, January 30, Is: J. V. Mageo vs. J. A.

Knlser. C. .1. Newman vs. M.

Morgan. B. W. Banipton vs W. P.

Shipley. J. S. MeConnell vs. W.

Reed. J. P. Rocske vs. J.

H. Sinvtlie, Jr. H. Groots vs. D.

A. Pardee, Jr. 0. S. Martinez vs.

W. Morris. J. H. Hhoads vs.

S. Mlotkowskl, Jr. The time limit Is twenty moves per hour, with the privilege, however, of making first forty moves within two hours. This contest ts expected to be exceptionally Interesting, on' account of the presence of several brllllaut unknown quantities, PENNSYLVANIA VS. NEW YORK.

Twenty-six games are finished In the New York-Pennsylvania correspondence team match. Winners are: of her "sister child," who still lives In Washington, and who used to stand by her skip I at her famous levees (as largely attended as the White House loceptionsi, says; "Young as I was 1 often observed a look of distress upon my aunt's face, aud being sometimes the bearer of small sums to her, suspected Its cause. When, therefore, the bill was passed appropriating $20,000 to the purchase of my uncle's letters and other writings I ran from the Senate chamber as my father's nvant courier to have the pleasure (if announcing the This gentleman, who also distinctly remembers his cousin, her unfortunate son, says: "To me he was the most fascinating of men, and I have always believed that he was fauilamentally good, only led astray by temptations, which few would have been able to resist. At that time he frequented fashionable restaurant, the Boulanger, situated on street, near the War Department! and I recollect on a certain occasion his takiug me there to eat strawberries and cream. While abroad where they put brandy with their coffee he contracted manyi fnre'B" habits, and there was certainly something stronger than the unfer-mented juice of the fruit with my saucer of berries.

Immediately after eating It I was conscious of strange sensations in my head, and (oon afterwards shocked my parents by arriving at home In a state of Intoxication." DEATH OF MOTHER AND SON. Tliei closing years of Mrs. Madison's ilfc woulcj have been desolate Indeed had It not been for her nephews aud nieces, who clung to her to the end with teuderest devotion. One of them a second Anna Payne lived with her, nursing her through her last Illness. She died in 18411, aged 82, the lust words upon her lips being "My poor, poor boy." He survived her only two years, his crow n-Ing nitf of infamy being an unsuccessful at-tcniptfto break her will and wrest from her "dear' daughter.

Anna Payne," the portion left to her. A short time afterwards, while staying at a hotel on street, Ihe was seized with typhoid fever, and, tended only by two of his mother's old servants, ended his wretched existence. He was burled In the Congressional Cemetery, on Washington's Birthday, just one week before the completion of his own 59th year. As the hearse; which bore his remains wound slowly through the streets a heavy snow was fading. Two carriages followed It.

In one was a single friend; in the other the faithful slaves, Gilbehta S. Whittle. noise, because, you see, she couldu't speak, and grandma went on. sewing and paid no attention. It was the same In Aunt Minnie's room.

Nothing from her but good round scolding, so, as a last resort, Marjorie tried mother, who was In the library. But as soon ns Mrs, Lane caught sight of her small daughter entering the room sucking her thumb, she went light on reading her hook, and never even spoke. With more tenrs and sobs, Marjorii! crept back to her old sent by the fire, and began to wish she were dead. She looked longingly at the cookies, still held in her free hand, and, oh, how she wanted to eat one! But there was no room in her mouth with her thumb there, too, and even If there were, she would have to eat her thumb, too, If she tried to cat a cookie. So Marjorie thought she would surely have to starve to death.

Just then she heard a slight ahem! and, looking down, lo and behold, there was the fairy godmother! "Well, Marjorie," she began, "I hope yon have learned a little lesson; now you may lake your thumb out." No sooner snld than done, and at last Marjorie could speak again. With a sigh of relief, she folded her hands meekly In her lap and listened to a long lecture from her godmother. Then the III tie old lady disappeared as suddenly ns she had come and why, were the children coming home so soon? In they rushed, telling of the party, and all saying how sorry they were to have Marjorie miss It. As the days went by, mother noticed that Marjorie never sucked her thumb any more, and she was glad to think that her punishment had been so effectual. But Marjorie knew a better reason than that why she kept her thumb out of her mouth! A STRANGE TEA PARTY BY WALTER W.

STORMS. Listen, my wee ones, and you shall hear what happened long ago in a far-off country where the land slopes away toward the sunshine. No human kind lived there, and everything was nt peace. The honeysuckle twined about the slender saplings and bloomed In its joy. The bees took the honey In welcome from the deep cups, and carried It home to the hollow tree in the forest.

The briar bushes were just as glad as the honeysuckle and the bees, for they were loaded with berries which the singing birds came and nte. Even the trees were happy as they nodded and spake to each other in whispers. The tall grasses kept swaying gracefully like the dancers in a Spanish minuet, ull seeming to say "Be glad! be glad! It Is good to grow and to feel the warm suiushlno lifting us up." Sometimes the playful breeaes would stop to rest, and then you could hear the piping song of the brown grasshopper there In the sunny patch where sweet fern and wild roses grow side by side. The grasshopper thought only of his song. There was plenty to cat and plenty of sunshine.

To be sure there wns plenty to eat, for Just at that moment a delicate, dainty, bright green insect, no longer than the grasshopper's left middle foot, floated down on the very stone where the grasshopper sat. There was one dip of the head, a quick bite or two, and the delicate, dainty, bright green Insect was no more. The grasshopper took a nap for a minute or longer, and then the piping song went on. Just then, my dear wee ones, a cloud came across the sun. The shadow passed over a treetop where a mother bird slept beside her four unfledged nestlings.

The shadow came without a sound, hut Its passing was enough to startle the mother bird and set her forth after food for her Down she flew, among the sweet ferns and wild roses to the spot where the brown grasshopper sat singing. A single snap of the bill, a few quick flaps of the wings, four hungry throats wide open, and the piping brown grasshopper was no more. The clouds across the sun grew darker. A young gray owl, not yet used to the ways of the world, fluttered out from his hiding place In a nearby tree. He flew at random, but some chance, either good or 111, took him straight to the nest of blrdllngs.

The mother bird screamed as she darted away. The little ones opened their throats, thinking that so much stir meant more food; but, alas! A few Bharp scratches, a few bites with a rough beak, and the four unfledged nestlings were no more. The clouds across the sky grew darker yet. The gray owlet partly flew, partly tumbled to the ground. lie winked and blinked, then floundered awkwardly toward a ledge of rocks, where he might cuddle down till nightfall and dream of tender blrdllngs.

He found a snug nook, smoothed out his conscience, folded his wings and felt that to be a gray owlet was the best thing In all the world. Gradually his big eyes went shut. He was coming to the first part of his dream, when a sly red fox, whose den was under the some rocky ledge, thought he swelled owl. Out came his sharp little nose, silly sniffing the air. Next came his two eyes.

He could hardly believe them. So tempting a dinner, napping at his very door! Carefully, noiselessly, the red fox pulled himself together. The owlet dreamed on, for he had not yet learned the ways of the world. Then came a swift spring, a snap of the jaws, and, before the napping gray owlet could open his eyes, an was no more. The clouds grew darker and darker, my dearest wee ones; they covered all the sky.

The sly red fox thought It was time to prowl, so out he sallied from his cave. The taste for owl had put on his appetite a keen edge for more. With a long, easy trot, he started across the moor toward a lonely crag. It was a long way. When the crag came In sight, the fox stopped to listen.

There wns a deep howl another another aud another yet. AVhen the fox crouched low In the grass, the howls came nearer. Then he cautiously poked up his head and learned the truth. Wolves had seen him, and he knew It would lie a run for bis life. As long as It tnkes tlie lightning to flash Its light from one slije of the "sky to the other, so long did It take the red fox to turn (nil and start back the way he hud come.

The howling pack was much too close for comfort. Each howl appeared to bring them closer. Then the fox forgot his dreams of owls, he forgot, even his cunning, mid thought only of the narrow crevice which led to his home under the ledge. It seemed he wns gaining; the howls were farther off. He slackened his pnee, looked over his shoulder and saw with relief that nil but one had given up the chase.

Even that one had lost ground. Tho race was over. No! there was the howl closer than ever. The fox tried to renew his gait, but the weary muscles would not respond. The hut breath of the fierce wild wolf was fairly upon him.

One morn howl, a set of savage teeth, a rough shaking, and the sly red fox was uo more. The sky wns now fairly black. But the victorious wolf, unafraid, sat down to enjoy his meal alone on the dark moor. When the feast was ended, the storm wns raging high, but -the victorious wild wolf cared not. Nearby wns a languid, meandering strenm, and thither he turned to satisfy his thirst before going home.

Now the banks of the stream were fringed with reeds aud rushes. Through these the WHEN REGGIE TELLS A STORY BY MONTROSE J. MOSES. You have to do what he thlnkB right; Yon can't sit still to hear Ms tide; You have to join bin) In the fight, Or else the fun Is sure to fall, When Reggie tells a story. "There comes the hear," he cries in "Nurse, you're the bear; get on the floor; Here, Amy, you must stand by me, And hug me tight at Nurse's roar.

When 1 any bang, the gun goes off, I've killed you, Nurse, but move your head, And give a little, tiny cough To let us know when you are dead. Then. Amy, 1 must kiss your hand. And here's a ring for you to cany, And over there's the Prince's land, Where you and 1 shall marry." And then Nurse runs; the Trlnce runs after, And brandishes his dreadful gun-While Amy Jumps and screnms with laughter, "1 (ink we has the mostest fun When Weggy tells a stowy. THE LITTLE BROWN DOG BY SARAH ISHAM C01T.

One lovely morning In summer Mr. and Mrs. Burdette drove to a city twelve miles from their country house to tnkc some guests to an early train and to do some shopping. Their errands done, they returned to their carriage with their purchases, aud to their surprise on the front seat sat a little brown dog. He might have been mnde of iron, he sat so still.

Only a very bright pair of eyes showed any signs or Is so absurd and cunning," snld Mrs. Burdette, "let's take him home." "Peter won't like it," said Mr. Burdette, "but I am willing." The dog never moved during the first few miles. They called lilm by every name they could think of, but he sat perfectly still. At last they passed a row of small cottages, and Mrs.

Burdette said, "I Intended to stop to see If Micky was better," when lo and behold the little brown dog wagged his short stub of a tall. "Oh, ho!" said Mr. Burdette; "Micky Is the name. Shake?" A shaggy brown paw was gravelv raised and shaken. Then Micky resumed his look of stony Indifference," ns If to you kuow my name, now don't say any more about It." When they reached home he Jumped down and followed Mrs.

Burdette into the house. Giving the reins to the man, Mr. Burdette followed on to see what reception Peter would give the new comer. "Now, refer," said Mrs. Burdette to the bulldog who walked slowly out to meet them, "here Is a new friend for you.

You must treat him well." 'Peter made no hostile move, but the little brown dog began to show his teeth and growl r-r-r-r," ranking a great fuss. Peter calmly laid him on his back, as If to say, "Now, what are you going to do about it?" Micky waved his paws in the air, and Peter walked away to his own corner, while the little brown dog looked pleased, as if to say, "Did you see me beat?" It was always the same; Micky was always the under dog, but behaved as If he were the victor every time. He never showed affection for anyone, and would disappear for days at a time. If Mrs. Burdette went out to visit a neighbor, she often met him going In an opposite direction.

He never recognized In any way, and after all the family had retired he would come and scratch at the door, and, being admitted, would march In to his bed in the most dignified manner. He had some very narrow escapes. Once he was nearly cut In two by a mowing machine because he would lie down In its path. was several times run over by the carriage because he would "not get out of the way. But his wounds were not serious, and he Insisted on having his own way, regardless of consequences.

Finally at the end of the summer Mr. and Mrs. Burdette were getting ready to close their house, and what was to be done with the dogs? They could not be taken South. "I will take Peter gladly," said Mrs. Bur-dette's mother.

"Who speaks for Micky?" Hello! Micky was nowhere to be found, and from that day to this has never been seen or heard from. MARJORIE'S FAIRYGODMOTHER BT ELIZABETH WATSON IVES. Marjorie Lane was a good little girl, with only one naughty habit, that of sucking her thumb. No one could break her of It, try as they would. Papa had offered her a flva dollar gold piece if she would stop for a month, and many were the wonderful doll's clothes that mother was going to make If It would cure her daughter, but all to no purpose.

As soon as Marjorie began to read or do anything very Interesting into her month her thumb would go, and the whole family would say at once: "Marjorie, do stop sucking your thumb!" Well, as 1 have said, all this was useless, and everybody gave up In despair and said they could do nothlug with her. One dny the Lane children were Invited to a birthday party, and mother said that If she saw Marjorie suck her thumb once during the day she'd have to stay at home. Marjorie was very careful all the morning, and not once did It slip In between her white teeth. But, oh, dear, oh, dear, right after lunch she forgot, and the first thing she knew mother was saying: "Marjorie, dear, I'm very sorry, but you can't go to the party." Goodness me, what a flood of tears were drawn forth at tills! But mother had spoken, and It was useless to tense. So poor Marjorie had to content herself with watching the others start out in their Sunday best, and she went down Into the library all alone and curled herself up In a chair near the Ore, and sobbed and sobbed until goodness what could that be? Marjorie sat bolt upright.

"A fairy godmother, I do declare," and she rubbed her eyes to be aure she wasn't dreaming. "Marjorie Lane," snld the old lady, severely, looking right over the the top of her spectacles iu a dreadful manner, "I'm ashamPd of you. Sitting here crying, Just because you're so naughty that you nren't allowed to go out with the other children. You deserve It. every bit, and, seeing the rest of the family can't break you of your naughty habit, I've made up my mind to see what I can do." And she waved her hand over the little girl's head and disappeared In an Instant.

"Well, now, that's very queer," thought Marjorie, and ns usual she put her thumb In her mouth and pondered over this strange disappearance for a minute; Then up she got and started toward the kitchen to tell cook, and Incidentally find a few fresh cookies. But rook was down cellar, so she made her own way to the cake box, and, wild a nice handful of goodies, started to put one In her mouth. But something else was In her mouth, and that was nothing more or less than her thumb. And horror of horrors, she couldn't get It out! Pull as she would, It stuck fast, and poor Marjorie was dreadfully frightened, and fled screaming upstairs, the tears trickling down over her hand until her sleeves were quite wet. Grandma was quietly darning stockings In the nursery, and to her Marjorie went, crying as though her heart would break.

Grandma gave one look at her little grandchild, and then snld: Marjorie, don't come to me for comfort mil II you take your thumb out of your mouth." Poor Marjorie tried to say "I enn't take It out," but she only made a queer sobbing Assistant District Attorney Osborne Subordinates Slaying of Millionaire Rice to Forgery Charge Sister Visits Prisoner in Tombs, i i to THE PHILADELPHIA TIMES. NEW YORK, January law. vers are watching with much interest the original plan by which Assistant District Osborne Is prosecuting the Patrick 'murder trial. So far, the word murder has not been mentioned In the evidence, Mr. Osborne having directed his attention to showing that the check, payable to "Albert T.

Patrick" and presented at the bunking house of S. M. Swenson Sons, wag a forgery. Two clerks aud Mr. Swenson have sworn that Mr.

Rice's signature was forged. If Mr. Osborne wins his caset after conducting It on the new line he has started, he will win a new reputation through his daring to brush aside long established precedent. The reason for Mr. Osborne's beginning his case at the end aud working backward, lawyers say, Is, beside his desire to be original and striking, that he is aware from long experience of Recorder Goff's predilection for admitting all testimony and passlug on it afterward.

The trial is progressing chronologically. Mr. Osborne has started lu at the point where notice was first brought that something was wrong. This was the suspicion i roused in the Swenson bunk over the J25.000 check. Lnter It.

was learned that Rice wns dead. It Is supposed that the. District Attorney will take up Mr. Rice's death In regular order, following it with his minor witnesses and gradually tapering down to nothing, Instead of keeping his most lmportnnt witnesses for a oilman of testimony. Valet Jones, under this plan, will probably be put on the stand very soon.

PATRICK CONFIDENT OF ACQUITTAL. Patrick's lawyors appear confident of an acquittal. Mr. Moore has already attempted to show that Mr. Rice's signature was not questioned before his death become the witnesses have admitted the acceptance stamp wns placed upon It.

Besides this, Mr. Moore expects to show that the three witnesses are not qualified to pass upon the signature. He will attempt to submit photographic copies of conceded and disputed signatures, detached from the original documents, and ask the witnesses to tell them apart. This was done at the preliminary hearing, and Mr. Wallace in particular became not a little confused.

Mr. Moore expects that the witnesses will become even more confused when the trap is set for them at the trlul. Just what Patrick's defense will be Is probably not clearly known even by his counsel, as their plans will depend not a little on what is brought out by the prosecution. The lawyers have expressed the belief that the conspiracy charge will be so vague that Recorder Goff will not deem It necessary to have the jury consider It at all. In that case the defense will allege that If Mr.

Rice was murdered at all Charles F. Jones alone was guilty. But the defense has contended all along, and will continue to contend, that Mr. Rice died a natural death, Insisting that the death certificate issued by Dr. Walker Curry, who attended Mr.

Rice, was correct. Patrick Is anxious to take the stand In his own behalf, but his counsel have not yet decided whether It will be advisable or not. An afternoon paper announces that It has discovered that Mrs. Emma W. Long, of S2 West Twenty-second street, will be one of the most Important witnesses for the defense.

It Is said she knew Mr. Rice und will testify that the millionaire once told her that he had decided not to leave his money to a charitable Institution "Intended to help others, but never does help, but Instead to leave It to some bright, honest lawyer, who will really help others to help themselves and do It In the way I want It done." This statement Is said to have been made after the will of 1806 was drawn, which left the bulk of the octogenarian's fortune to the Hire Memorial Institute. HAD A CHAT WITH MOLINEUX. Patrick Is himself making a study of the whole case and planning ways to answer the evidence already presented by the prosecution. Though his counsel have forbidden hl.n to make any statement, it Is well known that Patrick Is well satisfied with the ro-gress of his case and nothing has caused him to change his positive opinion that bo will be acquitted.

After enjoying his breakfast provided by the prison caterer Patrick to-day enjoyed reading the morning papers, and when he was allowed to exercise in th open air In the hlgh-walled court yard of the Tombs he had a chat with Roland B. Mollneux. Mollneux, himself awaiting trial for murder, is taking almost as much interest In Patrick's case as he does In his own, and when he met his fellow-prisoner to-day seemed delighted to see him. What the two men talked about as they paced up and down the stone paved court yard Is not known, but each showed great interest In what the other had to say. Miss Emma Patrick, sisber of the -cused.

called on her brother In the Tombs to-day. Miss Tntrlck was accompanied by Mrs. Addle M. Francis, the former landlady of the prisoner. The meeting between brother and sister was a very affectionate one, according to the keepers, but what passed between them is not known.

Miss Patrick remained with her brother the limit of time allowed to visitors, or until o'clock. When she came out she was smiling and appeared In the best of spirits. DOES NOT WANT HIS CHILDREN TO KNOW. A large crowd, attracted by the rumor that Miss Patrick was In the prison, gathered and several cameras were pointed at the entrance through which she would have to corne. When Miss Patrick first caught sight of the crowd and the cameras she back, but after a minute's hesitation boldly walked out, her head held high and not even deigning to draw down her veil.

She and her companion walked over to Broadway and took a car up town. Patrick had no other visitors during the day. It Is said that Patrick's little daugh ter, who came from Texas with uts sister, will not see her father in the Tombs, as ho does not wish his children to know that he Is In prison. Prisoner Assaults Policeman. Charles Johnson, a negro, escaped from the First district police station.

Twenty-first and Catharine streets, yesterday morning. He ran down Catharine street and was caught by Policeman Sergeant, who was off duty and who hapened to be walking along Twentieth street. The negro string Sergeant several times In the face and was struggling to get nwny when two iw nnllcpmcn who were pursuing the fugitive, came up. Johnson was arraigned before Magistrate Kochcrsperger. special Policeman Tempest testified that with Spe-clal Policeman Farley he arrested Johnson nt BavaiirPiith iiml Smith streets, on suspicion of having stolen an overcoat which he had pawned.

Tempest explninen tnat It was while he and Fnrley were away getting the coat that Johnson escaped from the station. The prisoner was held In $1,500 ball for a further hearing. Will Advance Window Glass Prices. According to gossip In the trade, the National Window Glass Jobbers' Association, which comprises nearly all the leading houses In the country, will shortly announce nn advance of cents In prices. Moreover, It Is said, further advances are to be made from time to time until the price of glass OUIOI OIM Ui-Miri hi liirr i-um 'i ilia lllll IICIUI e.

The recent sharp competition between manufacturers, It is pointed out, had coiu-nletely demoralized the, market. The Heavy Cross In the Life of the President's Wife Was the Child of Her First Marriage, Whom She Dearly Loved. WRITTEN FORTHE PHILADELPHIA TIMES. When Dolly Madison (still lovingly remembered by old W'ushlngtoniuus) left the tome ot her sister, Mrs. George Stcptoo Washington aenr Harper's Kerry, where the wedding knot was tied, and began the Journey of a hundred miles to her husband home, an atom of humanity nestled at her feet In the old-fashioned barouche, peering cut with great, wondering black eyes at the strange scenes through which they passed.

IThls was Payne Todd, the sou of her first marriage, destined to Infuse tnto her life cup an Ingredient so littler that those aware of Its presence marveled at the smiling face with which It was quaffed. To the little (Philadelplilan, ivho knew the world only in Its aspect, the freedom end expansion of a Virginia plantation was delight, and Airing his parents' visits to town he always begged to be allowed to remain with his "Grandmamma Madison," who, after her son's marriage, removed to a wing of the building, where she maintained separate establishment. The acres attached to Montpeller belonged to the original Madison estate, taken up three years after settlement of Jamestown, and everything within doors and without was of interest. The Declaration of Independence Tiling for years upon Its walls, and the tigyr lilies on the lawn grew from seeds sent from La Grange by Lafayette. On this lawn the little boy romped with his young aunt, Anna Payne, then only 12 years old, "sister child" of Mrs.

Madison and the grandmother of Mrs. General Williams, who died three years ago Jn Washington, imd who as Addle Cutts and later as Mrs. Stephen A. Douglas had a national reputation for her beauty and charm. There was a fascinating garden, too, at Montpelleir, laid off by Madison In Imitation of the Hall of Representatives, with horseshoe terraces aud parallelogram below, which furnished an inexhaustible iield for Payne's explorations.

It was frn-fjrant in season with the double pink ole-under blossoms, with which Mrs. Madison loved to decorate lier young friends, and full of luscious fruit; and. Ingratiating hlm-nelf with the FTench gardener, the little lioy fell heir to the choicest specimens of these. A negro butler, more than 90 years old, with hair like a well-carded lamb's fleece, vho stood behind his grandmother's chair, was another souroe of Interest, while the quarters separated from the dwelling by a Jeafy screen, where he heard weird songs sind stories and where colored mammies yams for lilm on cabin hearths, were a powerful magnet, drawing him often down the woody path which led to them. WERE TOO WITH THE LAD.

The rigorous methods then employed In the management of children made the pendulum of maternal authority swing too far in the opposite direction, and Payne, who noon exhibited the faults which afterward assumed such overwhelming proportions, was generally permitted to follow his own sweet will. Ills stepfather, too, was far more lenient to him than he would have been to an own son, often quoting to his mother, when results were beginning to sum up: "Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; Those who would seek for pearls must dive The grandmother nhrine seemed fully to realize the Importance of this plastic period, and beguiling hta Into her apartment set daily lessons for lilm to learn, endeavoring to instruct him further by rending aloud to him. Payne, however, possessed a curious mental sieve, which separated the amusing and entertaining from the dry and didactic, and the bear and Indian stories and the boyish escapades of his cousin, Patrick Henry, were retaJned, while the historical events and their teachings, which these ere mount to season, passed quickly away. IN SCHOOL AT BALTIMORE. After a time he was sent to school to the Bishop of Baltimore, where he was associated with Madam Bonaparte and the members of the distinguished circle In which she moved, but with the ease and polish which he thus acquired he contracted habits of extravagance and dissipation which clung to liliu through life, and eventually proved his ruin.

When hts parents were installed at the White House he joined them there, and, slngulanly handsome, with his mother's magnetiBm, and the glamor surrounding him as the President's son, he was sought after and flattered, and noon lost all taste for the sirophe pleasures at Montpeller, only going there during the hunting season with partles-if fashionable friends. Aroused to the danger of his situation, Madison preTailed upon him to accompany the embassy to Europe to treat for peace with the British representatives at Ghent. There, howeiver, he was regarded as the Prince of America, the heir-apparent to a foreign throne, and admitted to royal clr-ies, from which the ambassadors were excluded, fresh adulation was heaped upon him. Years afterwards, when dissipation had set Its stamp upon him, Henry Clay met him on the streets ofi Washington one morning, and, filing a keenly scrutinizing look upon his face, said: "Do yon remember, when we were In Rus. Ida together, how John Qulncy Adams and all the rest of us sat apart in a gallery and watched yon dance with the Czar's sister, we being debarred because we were not of the blood royal?" A WOMAN REJECTED HIM.

Upon his return from this foreign sojourn his mother fondly eipected' that he would settle down to some ueeful occupation, but he Idled away his time, first In one city and then In another, and. having squandered his own ample fortune, began to make demands upon hers. Her one hope for him now was marriage, and he did fall honestly and ardently In love with Anne Cole, a beautiful Wlllftimsburg belle. Fortunately for her, she rejected his suit, when Mrs. Madison, In a flutter of anxiety, wrote, reminding him that there were many other charming girls in the world, begging that he would not "turn hie back upon the sex because one member of It had proved unkind." Young Todd, however, showed no disposition to repeat the experience, the result of it being only to sink him deeper and deeper into dissipation.

His stepfather was now often called upon to discharge his obligations at the gaming table, delicately referred to as "business embarrassments," and beautiful historic Montpeller was finally sold to pay his debts. When this crisis was reached he made some effort at restitution by beginning upon Toddsworth, the adjoining place, a house for his mother. Lack of funds, however, prevented Its completion, as well as that of his plan for the establishment of a silk farm, with which design he brought from Prance a number of silk manufacturers, before he had hatched the worms or planted the mulberry trees. REDUCED HIS MOTHER TO WANT. After President Madison's death, when his widow returned to Washington, occupying what Is now the Cosmos Club House, on Lafayette Square, the paid to her by Congress for his reports of the Constitutional Convention, together with what he himself bequeathed her, would have been sufficient to maintain her' In comfort, If not elegance, had It not been for the drain upon her resources of her son's habits.

As It was, Fhe was sometimes reduced almost to and Paul, President Madison's body servant, who had purchased his own freedom and was then living with Daniel Webster, often brought market baskets of provisions to her from his employer, even occasionally assisting her with his own earnings. Meanwhile her son was ordering rare cheeses and other luxuries from abroad. A great-nephew of Mrs. Madison, the grandson THE CATBIRD The catbird ranks high In the list of our songsters, notwithstanding their cnt-llke call. Their song, though not very strong, Is sweet, and may lie heard at almost any time of the dny.

When their nest Is threatened, the owners cull nil the other catbirds together, and each one tries to outdo the other in remonstrance. The nest Is well made of sticks, roots, weeds, grass, bits of bark, and lined with fine roots. The eggs, three to five in number, are a dark greenish blue. You are to paint the catbird a dark gray, the crown and tall, black; the under tall I I LAND feathers In bright reddish brown; legs and feet, black; eye, black with orange ring. Paint nest brown; eggs a dark greenish blue; trees, In distance, green; bam, very dark red; sky, blue.

The tree a green with brown In the shading. To make a very pretty book of these bird pictures, paste them each week In a scrap book or home-made book of brown piper, together with the accompanying description. A COTTON WEDDING BT BELLE MOSES. Cotton Ib king In the South, business hinges on the cotton crop, and the various State expositions pay more attention to their cotton exhibits, from the seed through the loom, than to anything else; Indeed, their expositions are usually called Cotton Expositions. There Is so much to be said about cotton that we shonld never get to the wedding if we stopped on the way.

Everyone knows what a bale of cotton looks like, but perhaps It Is not generally known that the bagging which wraps It round is an Important Item of manufacture. Formerly this bagging was made of jute a very coarse material, something like hemp but some of the Southern farmers thought the coarser fibre of their own cotton would do quite as well and save There as much argument on the subject, but the "Cotton Alliance," as these farmers called themselves, conquered, and to celebrate their victory In certain States they decided that a cotton wedding should be a special feature at the next exposition. A committee was engaged to hunt around In the fanning districts for a respectable engaged couple who were willing to be married on the exposition grounds, and great Inducements In the shape of money aud gifts were offered to tempt them the only stipulation being that the bride and groom should be clothed in the cotton bagging. There came the hitch. The bride was willing enough, but the groom naturally objected to a white costume, and It.

was no easy matter to produce a suitable couple. At length they were successful In bringing a hopeful pair to the exposition town. They were iodged In the best hotel; the man was sent to the most stylish tailor and the girl to the very finest dressmaker. The result was gratifyingthe groom's suit was perfect In cut and fit and the bride's gown was really lovelysoft and clinging and trimmed with quantities of fine cotton. They were married at noon before a vast throng of people, and the pretty sight In the clear Southern sunshine, on a stand beantl-fully draped with cotton bagging, was added triumph to the victory of the "Alliance" farmers.

The young couple received a large check from the commissioners, besides a vast number of useful gifts from every exhibitor, these presents ranging from a barrel of sweet potatoes to a cooking stove, so that the hnppy pair returned to their farm laden with furniture, clothes and provisions to last them for several weeks, and give them a good start In their married life. PUZZLES 1. Word Squares. (a) 1. To form.

2. In bed. 3. Sharp. 4.

A feminine name. (b) 1. Noting a quantity unknown. 2. To comply with.

3. To measure. 4. Organ of sight. 2.

Changing Prefixes. Prefix two letters to the syllable "ble" and obtain words defined as follows: 1. Strong rope. 2. A story with a moral.

3. Triangular port of the end of the honse. 4. A person of rank. 5.

Dark. 6. An article of furniture. 3. Burled Countries.

1. There are no longer many people her. 2. This liniment eases pain. 3.

The piper used his own pipe. 4. See where he has hidden, mark the spot. 5. Has his chin a dimple In It? 4.

Numerical Enigma. I am composed of nine letters, and form the name of a daughter of Cepheus and Caa-slope, also the name of a constellation. My 4 8-8-7 Is a city In Italv. My 1-3-8 Is to join. My 0-2 Is an Indefinite article.

5. Charade. My first Is not old. My second is to move, and my whole is a young person. (I.

Diamond. (a) 1. In slight. 2. Past tense of bite.

15 Not heavy. 4. The definite article. 5. In slight.

(b) I. In mitten. 2. Suitable. 3.

Power. 4. The definite article. 5. in PREPARATIONS COMPLETED FOR MAENNERCHOR BALL Preparations are practically completed for the fifteenth German-Amerlcnn Charity Ball, which will be held In the Academy of Music under the auspices of the Maennerchor on Moudny, February 8.

Before the hall opens selections will he rendered from 8 to P. M. by the two orchestras. These will be followed by a concert given hy the Maennerchor Society and 8. L.

Herrmann, musical director, assisted hy Miss EJeauor Kenrlck, soprano, and Carl Sehnchner, baritone. At 10 o'clock the First Regiment Bund, H. H. Kendle, conductor, will give the sign for those 'n waiting for the grand march, which will be led by Mrs. A.

Grisoom and the German Ambassador, Dr. Von Holleben, followed by the patronesses and managers ami guests In general. Congressman Henry Burk, chairman of the reception committee, will escort the German Ambassador from Washington to this city. On his arr'val here a dinner will he given In the Ambassador's honor by Mr, and Mrs. Clement A.

Grlscoin In their house, 313 South Broad street. PENNSYLVANIA Henderson 11. G. Uem H. Theodore 0.

H. Thomas A. Thompson T. Wright E. K.

Leech V. Newroun NEW YORK. F. V. Cohry 2 2( H.

1). Jamison 1 Lcssuer 2 HIS. H. Mcllroy 2B. Roden 2 2 I).

J. ltuzlcka 2 1 1 nKnown J. Marshall I P. J. Hoban 1 'H.

Groots 21 IPS PILLSBURY'S FAREWELLS. Champion Plllsbury Is now preparing to start at Monte Carlo. Prior to his departure he gave two farewell performances. First, a seventeen board simultaneous blindfold performance at the Franklin Chess Club. He won 12, lost 2 (to P.

Hoban and D. R. Wyeth), and drew 3 (with H. Chilton, L. S.

Landreth and W. Iteed). Second, a simultaneous of ten boards, at the residence of Harris J. Chilton. He won 8 and lost 2 (to W.

P. Shipley and E. A. White). SHIPLEY'S TRAP.

None who know Mr. Walter Penn Shlp'ey suspect him of playing a tricky game of chess, but It Is nevertheless true that when In the line of making the very best moves It becomes necessary to make a hidden manoeuvre, then the trap becomes a logical necessity. Now for the trap In question and Its history and victims. Mr. Shipley invented the line of play some years ago, and! Its first victim was "Sir Arthur," who had numerous followers In the same line of experience, notably the Inst victim, who Is a celebrated player, but his name Is with-, held out of regard to his family.

Now for the trap itself: 1. to 4. to 4. 2. to 4.

to 3. 3. Kt to 3. Kt to 3. 4.

to Kt 5. Kt to 2. IS. to 3. to 3.

0. to 3. to 4. 7. Kt to 2.

And the "attack" suddenly discovers that the game Is practically over, for wins a piece! STOUT WINS THE CUP. On the 11th Inst, the Mercantile Library Chess Association held Its annual meeting. Officers elected: President, Harris J. Chilton; vice president, George H. Stout; secretary and treasurer, G.

A. Baumnnn; executive committee, Jacob H. Hhoads, Lewis Hopper, J. A. Neumann and Jacob Fox.

Mr. Chilton presented to Mr. Stout the Bennett-Chilton Cup, and Mr. Stout accepted In happy and graceful terms. Following are Mr.

Stout's cup scores: 1898, Stout first prize, 19 to 7. 1898, Stout first prize, 12ft to 1' 1901, Stout first prize, 8 to 1. Mr. Chilton will give a $150 gold cup. to be known as the Chilton Cnp.

This will be played for in the spring tourney and become the property of any one winning It twice consecutively or three times In all. I PHILADELPHIA VS. FRANKLIN. The whist match between Philadelphia Whist Club and Franklin Chess Club resulted In K17 tricks for the Philadelphia aud 1U8 tricks for the Franklin. The former.

therefore, won by one trick. The Philadel phia team was Dr. tvira. Dr. uuisteln, Messrs.

Adnmon and Watson. The Franklin team was F. N. Johnson, S. W.

Bompton, G. Relchhelm and J. Henry Smythe, Jr. ZARBACn'S MOVE. A fine 7x6 move by Dr.

Zarbach. NO. 2,136. BLACK. pj i ri '4 tA WHITE.

White to play and mate In two moves. THE MOVES. to It tq solves No. 2,133. to 6 solves No.

2.134. Found by Albert C. Lowe, Isaac P. Blackmore, H. A.

Halloway, W. Clarke, X. L. C. F.

It. Vincent, George C. Reukaiiff, Clerlcus, T. B. Miller, of Wllkesbarre, J.

H. Longacre, Richard Allen, of Bordentown, N. Charles L. Cooper, Albert T. Rex, J.

Young, William J. Ferris, of Chester, J. H. Smythe, G. A.

Totter, of Mlllvllle, H. T. Neuman, L. j. Bier, Rustlcns.

BELCHER'S LAST. Mr. Charles D. Belcher's newest mate, a Bmart 11 7 problem. NO.

2,137. BLACK. i 1 1 Si Kin- ill tJ WHITE. White to play and mate In two moves. THE BESTAUTHORITY They snv thst worldly goods nd gauds Are nil that's "worth the while Tiiev snv romance Is out of date.

Ami love la out of style; Tlicv snv a bright tiara's genu Will solace nay throe: lint Philip. Mue-eyMl Philip, He does tell me m. They say that lovera' atrongeat vows Have promt hut brittle That Love ninat Hy, since Art portrays Tho little god with wings; That youth's fond (amiea quickly fade, That men Inconstant grow, But Philip, fallhful Plitllp, lie does not tell me so. They aay Hint one should only tliluk Of lofty hlrtli and place; They aay It makoa one thrill with pride To act the aoclal pace: They aay a cottao ou the green Muat he forlorn ami alow; Hut Philip, anient Philip, lie does not tell me ao. 1 let them' prate of pride and pelf, 1 care not what they aay.

heart ot mini'! to-mnrrow'a sun Shall light our wmltllnglny. Within our cottage, Iive, content, Shall over Wile, 1 know; For Philip, dearest Philip, lie aavs It ahall be ao. Beatrice ilauacoui la th Century SIAMESE TRADE INCREASING Consul King Says American Lamps and Bicycles Are Everywhere. An enormous growth of American trade with Slam has been made within the past few years, according to a report of United States Consul Hamilton King, at Bangkok, just received by local commercial bodies. The direct trade with that country was in IlKK) about as compared with In imx When the figures for are compiled Consul King predicts they will show a1 still greater growth, in this expansion both England and Germany have been are surpassed.

With the Siamese, American lamps, clocks and sewing machines, it appeal's, are the favorite articles. Consul King says he has penetrated the Jungles of Slam for six hundred miles to the north and has traveled far east, west and south of Bangkok, and in every hamlet, however remote, Ihe has fonud the American clock and lamp. He adds tiiat it is Impossible, however, to get figures on this trade. The sale of sewing machines in that market has been from 300 to 000 a year. He says fur-tlier: "The United States is the first In the importation of bicycles.

England coming next. In the Importation of wine America stands next to Germany, which Is first. If to the figures credited to America were added those credited to Hong Kone, for the wine gotten from there usually comes from America, the United States would stand first In this Hue also. It is hardly fair to suppose that any largo amount of goods of tills kind would be shipped from Europe past Singapore, a distance of 1,440 miles to Hong Kong, and then be returned to Bangkok, an equal distance. America's trade In lnmps Is surprising.

There is a large and growing business in electrical goods to supply the tramway company, the electric light and power plant and the twenty-six private plants in the city. In this line America has the greater export of this market." ELKS TO GIVE CHARITY SHOW Lodge No. 2 Will Present Theatrical Programme In Chestnut St. Theatre. The thirty-first annual performance of Philadelphia Lodge No.

2, B. P. 0. Elks, will be given for charity at the Chestnut Street Theatre on Thursday afternoon, January 30. The theatre will be turned over to the Lodge on Hint day by Nixon Zimmerman, The programme will Include acts by the principals and chorus of the American Opera Company, by the permission of Mr.

Hnshlm; an act from "Carmen," by the entire cast of the Glrard Avenue Theatre, offered by Messrs. Durbln and Sheeler. Cln-quevalli promptly responded to an Invitation from B. F. Keith to entertain.

The Ballys, Joe Maxwell and company and Fred Nlblo, also of Keith's, will offer specialties. The brother Elks of. Atlantic City Lodge will present the first part of the Atlantic City Minstrels. Some thirty volunteer artists will participate. Solos will be Introduced by F.

Ginnnlnl, Miss Kate Condon and Joseph Fredericks and Jules Keen, Jr. The performers having, without exception, volunteered their services. One of the Innovations of this year's entertainment will be the filling of the upper part of house with from 400 to 450 poor children, tickets for whom can be obtained without cost at The Philadelphia Times office. MAENNERCHOR BAL MASQUE On the night before Lent begins the Academy of Music will be transformed Into a garden, By the aid of artificial plants the setting for the Young Maennerchor Hal Masque will resemble a huge bower of green. Professor Kalltz will arrange the promenade music.

Invitations have been sent to the following German singing societies: Arjon, New York; Arlon, Newark; Hobokeni Quartette Club, Germanla Maennerchor, Baltimore; Junger Maennerchor, Chicago; Orpheus, Buffalo; Llederkrnnz, New York; Williamsburg Snengerbund, Harmonic Maennerchor, Reading; Columbus Mnennerrthor, Columbus, Maennerchor I.ledertnfel, Rochester: Indianapolis Maennerchor. Indianapolis; Washington Snonger-bund, Washington; Orpheus, Boston; Milwaukee Music Vereln, (iermnnla Maennerchor, Chl(ago; Llederkranz, Cincinnati; Virginia Maennerchor, Richmond, Maennerchor and the United Singers, of Philadelphia. A. H. lander, has again been elected as floor manager.

Alleged Counterfeiters Held. Francisco Rnppa, Vlncenzo Lavlgue and Peter Dellnlo, Italians, who were arrested a few days ago for passing counterfeit coins on small Storekeepers In the southern section of the city, were held yesterday In ball for court by United States Commissioner Craig. Many of the alleged victims of the men testified against them. It was tesllflod that the Italians had manufactured the coins! In New York and had come to Philadelphia to circulate them. Temple College Law Alumni Meet.

At the ijnnnal meeting of the Alnnini Association if the Philadelphia Law School of Temple College the following officers were elected the ensuing year: President, Daniel J. Dolnn; vice president, Harvey K. Zollinger; secretary, Wilson Roberts; treasurer, William H. Doubler; board of managers, Frank H. Benhum, James McMul-Ian, Bernard Poekrass, Peter M.

MncLaren, Charles J. O'Brien. Heavy Travel to Mexloo. To meet the demands of many Phllsdel-phlans who are anxious to visit Mexico this year, hut who wish to avoid the many discomforts usually attendant on too large parties, the Raymond Whltcomh Company have arranged to send a third special train to Mexico. In connection with which there will also be an added tour to California, leaving Philadelphia and the East on Thursda, ay.

the reoruury n. nils train win be finest ever seeu In Mexico. Send one of for desert ptlve booklet to lUOo Chestnut street, Philadelphia..