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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-17

10 cars to be sold. Active and fully loo. p 100 ns
Native steerr sold at e4aS5.2b y 100 ms, staes nnc
oxen at % Ib0e4.o0 bulls at s~2.3b9e3.lO. dry COW.
At el.sO@ 5000. Dressed beef steady at 7@siac. Y
n. for native sides. Gables from British market,
quote American steers at l0la@liltc. y n, dressed
weight; American refrigerated beef at S@SSac. y n,
No exports to-day; tomorrow, 1891 beeves and 5000
quarters OF beef.
Receipts of calves. yesterday and to-day. all for the
market, were ., 100 head. Vcala quiet, closing lac, Y
n. lowers buttermilk calves dull At a reduction OF iac
About 200 head were carried over. veals sold al
y loo. ms, buttormilks at s8.2b&et
grassers at $3.50, Western calves at ~ .bOae 90. l2i2.
City dressed veals, e2W lilo y n.
Receipts OF sheep and lambs yesterday ana to-day.
Including 9 cars direct 10 butchers, were o 1885 head
Ssh cars. on sale, all told. Sheep and common and
medium lambs. lac. Y n. lower; good lambs steady.
About u cars OF stock were carried over. Sheep sold
At e20ei.1b v 100 ms, lambs at e59e8.26. Dressed
mutton, 5000. y n; dressed lambs, 7p6l0hc.
Receipts OF hogs yesterday aud to-day wero 1911
head 2 cars on sale. Steady, at ei.30@et.6o y 100
bs. for extreme weights.
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Real Eatato RriHntn anIon.

Douglas Robinson & Co. have sold for McCaferty a
Buckley the nve.story dwelling. No. 9 East Seventy.
seventh street. to Benjamin Knower. This house adj.
adJoins the property just purchased by o. II. p. Bel
mont.
/. J. Phillips & Co. have sold for James W. whitney
of Rochester, n. Y, to Albert Flake of Flake & Dow.
ling. No. lisa Riverside Drive. a fve.story stone and
American basement private dwelling. with four.story
extension. on lot 80. 3x10s. Bxirregular, at about
100000. It adtoins the Matthews place at the north,
east corner OF Righty.ninth street, and Is one OF the
Merritt group, OF which two others were recently
sold. one to Mr.. Flakes partner and another to +. G.
Dlnenny.
to Mr.. Flake n vacant lot on the north side OF Eighty.
ninth street, $40 feet east OF Amsterdam avenue,
2bxl0O.Sl,, on which q private stable will be erected,
In part payment Mr.. Flake gives his privat dwelling,
No. 2l0 West Seventy" first street. a fourstory and
basement brownstone house, lot 201l00.5 valued at
H25. OOU.
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Real Estate Auction sales.

AZ the Broadway sslesroom, yesterday. William
N. Ryan sold No. i2s West Einetysevcnth street.
near amsterdam avenue, tllree;story stone front
dwelling, lot lT.0x10O. IL, foreclosure sale, TO the
plaintiff, Edward NJ. shepard, for 9l2 900.
William Kennedy sold No. l2 West Thirty.ninth
street, near Fifth avenue, four.story stone front
dwelling. lot 22x9S.9. a one.half part, foreclosure
sale. to g. W. Hillyor. for $4,000.
Peter +. Meyer q Co. sold Nos. 40 to 55 East Is list
street. near Fourth avenue. o%ne.story brick stable.
frame sheds, &C, plot l00K89.l II, foreclosure sale. to
e. u. Frost, FOR 6lA.250; also l4tth street. north side.
615 feet cast OF Willis avenue, Bali to Mil Brook Z
esoh.4NNl.I, vacant lot, foreclosure sale, to the
plaintiff, Joseph W. Cowperthwait, for $1,000.
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including gold reserve.s2ee .les.iI4 s2aS. $40. oa1
Money in London, laaa v cent. Rates OF dis
count In open market for both short and three
months bills. 1osd1A D cent. Amount of bull
lion gone into the Bank of England on balance
to-day. $4,000. Paris advices quote 3 Y cents
at 1O5 francs. Exchange on London % francs
10 centimes.
The Oregon Improvement Reorganization Com
mittee notifies depositors of the cOmpany's con-
solidatcd mortgage bonds and preferred and
ties, that tho time for depositing tho last named
without penalty has been extended to Aug. 30,
and that tho first installment of the assessments
must be paid before that dato. with interest up
to the time tho payment is made. The. second
ment on Aug. 80. On tho consolidated bonds it
is 81 so on each 81 900 bond, on the preferred
stock 81. % per share, and on the common stock
81 per share.
The sales OF mining stocks at tho Now York
Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange to-
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Court Calendars This Day.

Appellate D~ivision-Suprcme C~ourt-Recess.
Supreme C~ourt-spccial Terin-Part L-Motion cal.
endar called at 1880 A. NJ. Part u.-EI parte mat.
tiers.
surrogates Court-Chambers-No day calendar.
For probate-Wins OF Percy c. Drake. Mary A.
Coughlin, Peter Tracy. Joseph Maloney. Joseph Cor.
don. John c. Pennington. Dora V. Schreyer, Alphonse
L. Fanchere, Lena Max at lO:30 A. NJ.
City Court-Special Term-MOtions
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GALE OF old material at the Naval Proving Ground,
y Indian Head, Md. There will he sold at the Naval
Proving Ground. Indian Head. Md. material belong
Ing to the navy, condemned as unit for usc therein,
consisting of scrap steel and iron. The sal" will no
for cash 10 the highest bidder, by sealed proposals, 70
he opened at $ L. NJ. August 30. 1897. Schedules
containing form Of proposal and terms OF sale viii be
furnished on application to the Inspector Of ordnance
in charge Of station. Indian Head. Md.
T. ROOSEVELT. Acting Secretary OF the Navy.
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p

MONDAY. Aug. 16.-GRAIN.-Wheat-Spot was
fairly active and hrmer. Sales. 236, 900 bushels,
including 1000 No. 2 red in elevator at 92c.;
10000 No. / northern spring New York at 95lac.
in elevator. For export $4,000 spring wheat
and $4,000 No. 9 Milwaukee on private terns.
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ca Get for 2usiness purposes.

BUILDINGS, stores. lofts. offices. and studios TO let
ID In desirable locations,
FOLSOM BROTHERS, $40 broadway. cor. 18th at.
BUILDINGS. Stores. Lofts. and Onices To let; a largo
ID number. Rutland a WHITING, b Bee man st.
V'O LET-Thrcc hne lofts. 25h 90 It. cacn, singly or
Il together. in tho substantial building, AIS Pearl ST.. {;
an ONCE on second floor can b. ha with them II dc,
sired; fne recommendations for n substantial printer
and litLographcr; from such the rent, to a lar!e e1'
tent, would be taken IN work equally desirable for
almost any manufacturing business. Apply on tho
premises,
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asal estate for sale-Couutru.

DIETER THAI |KLoNDIKE!-A gcntlcman's coun,
ID try residence. free from incuulbranCc-no debts.
no taxes, no ~claims-in a lovely part OF rassnic city.
only nye minutes walk from railroad station, Large
house. all improvements. Lot lOuIlS2, with fruit
trees In full bearing. nc'half ~ the grounds IN lawn.
and terraced. ~ 1000 cash; immediate possession II
desired. Real ESTATE BUREAU ~
Park Row, New York, where aiso may be bought, at
lowest market prices. homes and farms, RevOlu.
tlonary sites in Yorktown. coal lands in West Vir'
ginia. and summer resorts ON the Atlantic Coast,
BEAUTIFUL little l6.acre farm in desirable part OF
- virginia for tlD2; $40 down. 81 or more weekly
nicely situated In thlckly settled section, plenty Of
near neighbors; on main road. near beautiful town,
with all conyenienceB; railroad Station only few min
utes' walk healthy aud desirAbly located. this rec
tiOn entirely free from all malaria; fr,r excursions.
For full details write RSI.EY. IL Chambers 81.
GAVE II DABIES.-TwO.TOOm house and lot, 500;
- larger houses in proportions cay install m"nts; high
ground, nice village 2A miles; opening for butcher,
baker, restaurant. SMITH. ESQ broadway, room ESQ.
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and 112, 900 No. 2 red at the outports on private
OF wheat, against 1919, 377 last year; Minneapo.
lis i24,s80, ngainst lido. 140;i dflwaukec, 37,Obo.
against 1880; Chicago 140.l5l, against 49,.
ras City 36l, 500, against 74,400; Toledo 90
s78, against 90, 89S; Detroit 37,76l, against
part Of this and closed lice. to 2asc. higher for
tho day. Future sales IL, 236, 900 BUSH, as fol.
inva
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Opening. Hfohssf. Losrsst. CLOSING. N,eSt.
August.."..... -. -. cas- Ola
september. elh pSh pUh slas eYh
October. e. 30 s0B w BOa 6Has
Deop mber, .Bpa DON bOnN 90 b7To

Barley-was steady but inactive. New feeding,
pploc., cost and freight to Buffalo; S39333.c, cost and
freight to New York; mailing, $4,000. Ryo-was
dull state, d2@1tc.; No. 3 Western. 47iao $50. cost
and freight to BUFFALO. Corn-Spot was steadier and
in excellent demand. Sales Btl 900 bush., Including
90, 900 No. 3 mixed at 34haS3tac. free on board
anoAt. and gao, 900 at the outpnrts on private terms
for export. No. 2 mixed. in elevator. 33isc.; yellow,
3. 900 in store at $3.50. Futures advanced Tsc, but
bush, as follows,
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for Sale OF 60 3et-gitg.

AT WOODLAND HEIGHTS. CITY-choice cottages.
"A o rooms, ali improvements, TO let; Sl9 per month,
or Sold on easy terms. IRVING, 8lo Madison Az.
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dividends and 8nttrest.

CHICAGO AND ALTON RAILROAD COMPANY.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, Aug. I, 1907.
NOTICE.-A quarterly dividend ~ one dollar and
seventy nve cents per share has this dav been dc.
clared on the Preferred aud Common stock Of this
Company, payable on the first day OF September
next, TO tho stockholders OF record at the close OF
business hours ON the 10th instant.
The dividend on shares registered in New York will
he paid at the onice Of the COnIpany's Agents. MeHsrs.
Cuylcr. Morgan & Company. ~ Pine street. New
York, and the dividend on shares registered In CHI
cago viii be paid at the onice Of the Treasurer of the
Company. C. II. FOSTER. Treasurer.
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to-day'a prices;
1--we stock Market.

NEW YoRK.. Monday. Aug. ie.-Receipts of besvss
exported. llS cars direct TO local slGughtsrsrs' and
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OFFICE OF WkISHACH ENCIAL IOM-
PANH.
40 Wall at, New York, August l2. 1897.
Tho Directors have this day declared a quarterly
dividend OF TWO (2) PER CENT. ON the preferred
stock, payable September 10. 1877. to stockholders
OF record at the close OF business August 3lst. Trans
fer books OF tho preferred stock VIII be closed from
September LIST to september lOth' poth inclusive.
~ EDWARD {. Z Treasurer.
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This company Is formed TO explore and develop
the gold nelds OF British Columbia. including the
CARIBOU district and the Klondike district at the head.
waters OF the Yukon River. Shares OF Its capita al
stock are offered t. the public at par-6l 90 per share.
Prospectus furnished and subscriptions received at
the ONCE of the company. Manhattan Life Iiuild-
ing. 90 nroRdwnS. New York.
,. EDWARD ApDICKs, Preaident
IL. HITTING FIJI. Secretary.
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view Yern stsok EzchauGs-ssiss ASS. ne.
UNITED STATES STATE RoNDs tN sl.oooN.
q 1864 o~.....ll3Sl Alabama ciA
10 Tenn set b.. 96h'
r,na,xa pRtcrs OF UNITED States BONDS.
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Government bonds easier. The IS closed ie
= cent. lower bid and the AZ OF 1925 Il y cent.
lower bid. Railway and other bonds firm. Tho
features were Chesapeake and Ohio general
4les, Chicago. Burlington and Quincy cow. 5s.
Chicago Terminal lists, t T.. Chicago. Ind.
Peoria and Eastern incomes, st. Louis and San
Francisco As. Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf
lists, Atchison. Missouri Pacific, Northern
Pacific, Oregon Short Line. and Texas Pacific
issues. The more ipP0Etant net advances we're
cent. To- S2ls; Chicago. Burlington and
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PRINTED MATTER. &c.-German steamers sailing
on Tuesdays take Printed Matter. &c, for Ger
many, and Specially Addressed Printed Matter,
&c. for other parts of Europe. American and
White Star steamers on Wednesdays. German
steamers on Thursdays, and Cunard. French and
German steamers on Saturdays take Printed
Matter. &c. for all countries for which they arc
advertised to carry mail.
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5 u ZOE $3.50.

At Patchogue and Mcdford. l.. IL easy tcrmsi %
per month and up. For particulars call or write to
9. l.. ~SCHWENCkE, Land and Investment Company,
67G'h7s Broadway, New York.
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After the closing Of the Supple mentary Transatlan.
tic Mails named above, additional supplementary
mails are opened on she piers Of the American,
English, French. and German steamers. aud re-
main open until within Ten Minutes OF the hour
OF sailing OF Steamers.
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Mails for Newfoundland. by rail to Halifax AMI thence
by steamer, close at this onlce daily At S 80 p. N.
Mails for MiQuolon. by rail 10 Boston and thence
by steamer. close at this Office daily at $40 L. NJ.
Mails for Cuba close at this once daily at 800 A. NJ.
for forw arding by steamers sailing Mondays and
Thursdays) from Port Tampa. Fla, Mails FOR
Mexico city. overland. unless specially addressed
for despatch by steamer. close at this ONCE daily
at 2:3O A. NJ. and ESQ ]. NJ. Registered mail
closes nj 500 =. NJ. previous day.
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Opening. Htghs't. Losrs.t. CLOSING Night
SsssssS :';$;S $S AZ An %& IS sS,.

Oats-Spot was steady with n good export trade.
Sales $4,000 bush. Including $4,000 No. . white
and 5000 track whit on private. terms for export.
No, g white, p5c.: No 8 do, g3i3c.i. No. 9 white
22iac.; No. 3 do. pl pc.i rejected mixed. 20i2c.; do.
white, 22ioc.; No. g mixed delivered, 233c,i track
mixed, 22a24c.; do. white, $4,000 at 2i9 30c. Flu.
tures advanced Sec. Future sales 10000 BUSH, as
followsi
sat.
openino. Highest. Lopest. CLOSING. NIGHT.
August; g. 22h R2k 9SS 22it -:
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'o'a! sales OF railway bonds cpar rAlue,, oI.ees. 900.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-02-10
Trimmed Chamelenna

Much has been written about the
beauty. tho stupidity and the vicious
ness Of the lizard tribe. and want to
say word about the intelligence of tho
chameleon, a little reptile belonging to
the great lizard family and in size the
antipodos Of the alligator, its big brother
Tho incident / now relate came under
my personal observation and demon
strates that the chameleon is susceptible
of education and can be ranked with
animals classed much higher III the
scale Of intellectual development.
Miss Henrietta Keene, "a little lady of
II years, living i'll Philadelphia, was
presented with two Florida chameleons,
and she at once began instrueting and
educating her pets. by continued gen
tleness and kindness sho won their CON
Gdence, and at her call they would raise
their heads, listen and then come run.
ning quickly. Soon they responded to
their names Brinton and Baby-and
nodded their little heads knowingly
She then taught them to stand up on
their hind legs and put their little fore
paws together and stand III the attitude
of prayer, looking solemn and closing
their eyes. At II signal they would
quickly PROSTATE themselves, roll over
on their backs and pretend to be dead,
lying without motion until told TO rise
and embrace. which they would do with
every sign Of joy and pleasure, Wash.
ington Star
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Lady IseaconsfirItI.

We do not know enough Of that
strange and attractive personality, the
wife Of Lord Beaoonsficld, and any con
tributions to our knowledge Of her are
very welcome. Though the good fortune
of meeting Lady Beaoonslield. =" says
"a writer in Cornhill Magazine, twas
mine only once | have strong remem-
brance of her. 1t was in the year she
died but she had then, al so years old,
very evident remains Of the vivacity
which Disrael marked when he first
met her in 1882. Seen at a distance, in
a dimly lighted room, what first struck
me about the small, dark. quick eyed
figure was the strangeness of its attire
homage it might have been, to her
Dizzy early tastes What | suppose
should be called the bodice Of her gown
was sort Of dark crimson or bright
olaret colored velvet tunie (but like
nothing else that | have ever seem. GO
ing high in the neck, and with what [
took for an order Of some kind fastened
upon the left breast This unusual dec
o.ation was puzzling till, on being taken
~ to her, | saw that it was framed
oval miniature Of her husband, probably
by Ross. This was her decoration,
pinned on the breast in exactly the right
place. "
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-02-10

In selecting crustaccang the inexperi.
eneed housekeeper may he guided by u
few easily remembered points HOLSTERS
that have not been long taken will re-
spond to pressure Of the finger on thor
eyes with a strong motion of tho claws.
The heaviest are the best The cock lob
ster, though generally smaller, has the
higher flavor, the flesh Is flrmer, and its
color, when boiled, is Of deeper red
than that Of similar characteristics in
tho hen. The male may be known by
his narrow, rather tapering tail. and
also from the condition of the two up
permost fins which compose it. These
in his case are hard and stiff, while
those of the hen are soft, and the taIl
fan Is much broader.
The heaviest crabs are the best. and
those Of medium size sweetest II
light, they are watery. When i'll perfect
condition, the joints of the legs are stiff,
and the body has an agreeable smell.
Tho eyes, too, should look bright and
firmly set. When they have "A dead ap.
pearanco aud seem loose, tho crab Is
stale. New York Post
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wHsH DE possuM's UP A TREE

Dis darkey's dun bon lazy-c'u dn't he'pe no
how. chile.
Ole nanny alluS say d dis coon wuk BON to
be n trile.
Pears like de good Lawd tended 70 to max
me lasses cake
An dun fo'got do ginger tell dc dough wu4
lar dun bake
But oh, dis good 70 muffin nipsah's hart les
jumps TO glee
Wen hyah de ole dawg yawpin an de pos
sums up tree.
Oh, den you'd oGehtah see dis niggah swing
de AK aroun
Tell de ole tree Kits do asue an kums tumblin
To de gruuu
An watch dis chile a.scraulhn wi dat ole
coon dawg out dab,
Who's gwino to kotch dat posSum-brcss yo',
honey Yah. yah. yah!
Dun tole yo' chile, yo'd neither spec dat
coon wuz dis same me
Ven de ole coon dawg's aNawpln an de pos
sums up tree
Den, honey, W on ole NANNY de good 1.awd
bress her soul
Dun vito in all dc darkies 10 Ia roast dat pos
sum Who'll,
Nu'd oushtah soe dis niggah ies git outside
dat meat
An stun an stuff tell dis var coon dun cain /
git of his seat
Den, honey, bress yo' heart, why, ct de samo
ole lazy me
Tell mex time dat ole coon dawg kotch pos.
sum mp tree.
New York sun.
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HE MADE THE HORSE GO.


4 Mild hammered Mans simple Method Of
Curing nalkiness.
AT least 20 minutes had been expend-
ed III fruitless efforts to make the stub
born horse move. lIitched to a bulky
delivery wagon, he stood directly in tho
pathway of traffic Mt the crowded corner
of Sixth avenue and Fourteenth street.
Tho animal WIS large, apparently we'll
fed and not overworked. There were no
evidences of disability 1t was simply
case of balk.
Tho driver had exhausted his persua.
sive powers and sat quietly ON his seat,
the half dozen men who had been tug.
ging at the wheels of the wagon had de-
sisted from their Intellectual exertions,
the knowing individual who sought to
coax the animal with Il whisp of hay
had thrown down the attempting bait
III disgust, and the daft fellow who cs-
sayed to twist the horse 5 tail had man
aged TO get away without being kicked,
when mild hammered gentleman. silk
hated and kid glovcd, came upon the
scene.
Quietly pushing aside the impatient
hlItIl NuT uIlNtIt WHO WADleu To Dullu Il
fire under the animal, the gentleman
gently stroked tho horse neck with one
gloved hand, while with the other he
picked up the baked creatures right
foot, bending it back aud holding it
firmly.
Nodding To the driver. be said, Now
go ahead.
The driver fiourshed his whip and
said &c langlh The horse instinctively
started, and. finding that its powers of
loeomotion We're gone, became rcstive
The gentleman then released the im-
prisoned foot, which the animal imme-
diately put into action by trotting rap
idly down the street
After brushing few particles of dirt
| from his glove the mild hammered man
passed on his way, and the congestion
in the street enjoyed speedy relief. -
New York Times
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HE KNEW THE SIGNS.
John Baucks DiL Not Have to lie n Mind
Reader.

Reader.
John, said Mrs Bancks as she
came in from outside radiant with
news, I've heeu over TO Mrs. Smiths
for few minutes
Few minutes" interrupted Mr..
Bancks, looking Mt his watch Zone
hour and 90 minutes, for timed you
"Well. l like that, John Bancks.
Who asked you to keep tally on me2"
81 wanted to go ont myself this sven
ing, but it too late now
Il just ran over to tell Mrs SMITH
''Yes. know. You just put shawl
over your head like any other neighhoi.
hood woman and carried back six eggs
you borrowed of her yesterday, -
John -
And she told you that Johnny had
the mumps and Mrs. Jones Jimmy had
the measles and lent you a pattern of n
new sleeve
John Bancks"-
She also told you that if Smith didn't
give up going out nights and stay home
with her and tho children, she'd pack
up and go home 10 her mother. "
ooh, yen listened. did you, John
Bancks?"
II haven't left this chair since you
went out You brought the bowl that
you took over the eggs in back with you
full of chill sauce and promised to re-
turn it when You made yours.
Before I'd spy ON II woman! Sup.
posing did is there any harm in it?'
Not bit | only wanted to save
you the trouble of repeating what you
said to Mrs, Smith and what she said
to you, You haven't mentioned the
scandal yet.
What scandal
Tho one Mrs Smith whispered to
Won and told you never to breathe to u
soul rs long as you lived. !"
John Baneks, are you mind rcader?'
Il don't need to be where you and
Mrs Smith are concerned know the
signs.
"John!"
Yes, Mary. "
just tell me ono thing How did
you know about tho eggst
Heard you tell tho dairymau when
he called this morning that you wanted
six extra to return some you had hor-
rowed "
"Oh! And about the scandal"
Its in teniRht's paper and has just
struck Mrs. Smith.
Thanks, John Baneks You have
missed your vocation. You would have
made first class detective. Too bad
that so much talent should be thrown
away ON the homo circlel" And Mrs
Baneks went out and slammed tho door.
Detroit Free Press.
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MADAM CALVE A GREAT ACTRESS
AND MARVELLOUS SINGER.

She Returns to America More Popular
Than Ever stories Concerning HeI
studies for Carmen Managers are Com.
ing II Strong on Morality this senson.
Madam Calye returns to America
this season more popular than ever, and
her Carmen draws as irreslstibly rs
when she first taught American an.
dicnces the power and beauty of this
eapricious gypsy queen.
Many pretty stories are told of her
methods in studying this part. Per.
hapS most of them are apocryphal. 1t
1t said that she went to Spain and
spent much Time in studying the Span.
ish gypstes ut short range. She her.
self has sanctioned this story by per
hitting it 10 stand uncontradicted. The
story indeed. is to her credit. II shows
was anything in II Spanish gypsy that
might help her to make an illusion for
her public. In all human probability
she found nothing. Certainly there Is
nothing of the coarse and cheap no,
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