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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-04-19
MAN|FEST0 Will
FREE F|L|P|N0S.
AguinaIdo's Paper Is
Ready-I,OOO Pris.
Oners Profit.

WASHINGTON. April ia cable de-
spatch from Manila s!ys that Gen Mac
Arthur viii signa!!z" III. ISSUANCE Of
Agu!naldo's manifesto to-day by rc!cas-
Ing loo prisoners Of war.
II is undcrst Jod here thai the mani
festo N not - be made public until 4:
1as been passed upon and approved by
the Philippine Commission. Whether
this approval will b. secured By tclc-
graph or cable befor" III" return o! :he
Commission TO Manila /. not known nj,
the war Department;
Gen. Macarthur is authorized to avail:
the return Of the Commiss on before
acting upon the manifesto but the In
i!cauons are that he Will consul, with
Judge TAFT on the subject before his re-
turn to Manila and await his arrival.
The promulgatOn OF Il manifesto by
AguiHaldO urging the Filipino insur-
gents to accept American soyercignty
in the Philippines will nc followed by
an early change In the attitude Of the
United States toward him. Hc will re-
ceive greater liberty. and within short
time thereafter his release will be
granted.
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All records IN transactions were
broken on the Stock Exchange to-day.
the total sales being c,l7o.So shares.
Trading opened with a boom. big
blocks ranging from 1000 to 1900 shares
changing hands rapidly tho buy,nS con.
,!Huinc almost uninterruptcdly.
At noon the dealings wcr" enormous
and in 'hc last hour the record hgur"s
began 10 tumble. Tho sales toward the
close ran up rapidly and easily passed
tho PREVIOUS maximum OF :,lEo'o OF Jan
! lnst.
Price records we're also broken in nu-
merous Instances The boom In favored
sto.,ks scn; values beyond tor-notch
levels.
No ioub, The underlying influence so
fnr as specific causes had any real con-
ne;t!on with the buying was "xpec,a-
tipn 81 favorable bank statement 20
morrow. This expectation will he graft
Ned.
EIt the marke, Indicated little excep,
tho IRISH OF professional operators and
outsiders 20 Join In tho speculation
Their. vas visible realizing and IN large
volume: bu; the market paused only
mom"ntarily du;In: the day in lie w.
ward movement. rcsIming tac advance.
late' on. with Increase! FURY.
Apparently pront-.akng ~H\ largest,
as wouli he supposed. In recent leaders
such y. Burlington AMI Northern Pac,-
nc: they closed much below the best.
Man" other stocks. however. reached
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THE motion TO punish the defendant,
was not decided without careful con-
s.derat ton. ! see nothing IN the pape's
now presented to require reconsideration,
THE referee wa, instructed to take
evidence relative 10 certain specific dues.
.ions. and was quite right In refusing 10
receive testimony having no bearing On
these questions. The motion for re-
hearing r. denied.
Tho responder, may submit an order
staying proceedings under the order
Judging him In contemp. II he elects TO
Try al appeal 10 the Appellate Division"
The above decision was rendered this
afternoon by Judge Scott In counciIm IN
Stewar, II. Brfcc'. contempt OF cour,
case
Councilman Bricc who. as punishment,
for contempt OF court was ordered to
pav nnc OF N73,55 and sentenced To
ten days In Jail because he refused to
vote for the issue OF bonds for the .Hall
OF Records. paid the money to-day to
KELLOGG a Rose. the attorneys Tor John
Pierce. tho contractor.
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Sales Reached New Figures Of 2,I7O,8OO
Shares and Prices Pass Top Notch Levels.

hlthes, figures shortly before the door'
closed. ana the volume o. bustnsss. In
he twenty minutes befor. tn. close,
has probably never been approach he'd.
The demand al the opening reached
from 100 to 1000 SHARES IN the l.. =
Steel stocks Southern Railway. Union
Pacific, burlington and Kansas & Texas
preferred.
In st. Paul. running sales q! 1909
shares carried the price an extreme 81!
points IN a few minutes.
Missouri. Kansas Il Texas preferred
was even better. being up 3 full points
on demand covering 1000 shares.
Union Pacific was lifted IL: per cent.
on call for 1900 shares. while Penn
~y!vania was dp l-t on an caua; Ate.
manh. New York Airbrake continued ia
crra,ir course and jumped ) points.
touchln: l13. Other stocks which were
up per cent. or more were Missouri
Pac!nr. Tennessee Coal and Iron. PEG.
pies Ga.. A;chison cou.yzon. Canada
Southern. Colorado Fuel and Iron. L. 8.
steel common and Texas Pacific.
Speculation broad~ncd out greatly and
tianshci.ors We're on a record scale.
Blocks OF 'housand OF shares OF the
most prominent stocks changed hands.
but :hsir moysmcntn we're not uniform,
ison and other Western roads. while the
absorption OF Union Pacific. Texas Pa.
cilt ana Rock Island carried them high.
er. Many OF the usually neglected stocks
made substantial gains.
For Table Of Ouos"si"n. See
PAGE ~.
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HOT TAR FELL
ON WORKMAN.
Murphy Was Hosting
It to Havemeyer Re.
tinery Roof.

Hand over hand. Michael Murphy. 4
roofcr. was pul:ns on rope tina, was
hosting u bucket OF hot tar to the hic \
roof OF t,c liavemcycr Sugar Refining
building. In Williamsburg, to-day.
HIS hat was on ana his arms barred.
just M nc had come from his work rs a
roofcr There vas n hitch IN the pulley
splash It's entire contents came down
upon him.
When his fellow.wo.kmcn picked
Murphy I'm his head was badly burned
and his body horribly bi.stcrcd.
He was taken TO the Eastern District
Hospital. where 1t was said he might
de VI his Injuries.
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hats, NOHches, Hugs
are positively driYn from the house b. stsarus'a
Ejset1e Fas;s. -. DsuSSiS;1 and Eoes1. -
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BRICE PAYS F|NE;
MUST 60 TO JAIL.
Court Will Allow Stay for Appeal If Asked but
Refuses Rehearing.

This afternoon Bricc's = wy.rs flcd a n
afiidari' with Jusiic" Scott. ut tho SUI
premc Court. asking :or a i"Irs n.ent
OF the case.
II was understood SON. days nsD thu,
lIr.cc would pay the fnc and apologize
Cor his refusal To vot. on the bond issue
In his affidavit, he reviews the Gaze ana
say. that he was always in favor OF the
issuance OF the bonds II. says ne waa
CT: on In his tessimou. before the ref
cree. and asks the Court FOR u rrarxu-
mcnt of the motion.
Abraham J. Rose. o. the Law hrm oil
Kellogg Il Rose. filed an AFFIDAVIT, in an
swer 10 the one Med bv Br:ce's lawyer
In which ne says that Bricr did no, APP
pear when cited FOR contempt.
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ls,ri,l :. W. r,.nl,r WOLF

wAsHIS = ton PARK BALL.
GROUNDS. BHookLrS. April 70
We'll. n sha, buurh can't ain IN" pen
nan, again sou can break me eS-
claimed u ti' !an IN the grand stand
when lannon's ;rim-lookins baseball
squad ,rouei out on the diamond fos
preliminary practic. MS afternoon "a
man don't need 10 be y S-i ilRnlpn
out Tor The ,op-notch ball c!uo,' con-
,inIcd m. corcui.nt roo,.r
IN. SuI-r5as. tYrnsi TO various shades
.; rcd ana brown 5y the Southern sun.
w-r- given a r"lsinS welcome rs the
r5wi OF 900 that turned nut despite N.
M s.nsunabi. weather TO SOC them play
the initial gam. OF the HON. season.
sweaters for WRrminH-up WOrk.
Tho Champions warmed IN IN snappy
style. mos, Of them wearing sweaters to
keep from catching tho Charley
spry as a drove OF two.year-OlI colts
and "viacnt!y fun pf confidence In their
own ability. were well worthy %! n.
pra .>c- bestowed upon them hy the
Ia, fan. In their ncat-h,tinX white at
home uniform. ~iih cardinal stock-
incs and black sweater. and Win faces
bronzed ana muscles hardened py the
spring training season iianlon'- ere"
IN every way looked the part o. cham.
pions
They Missed Lave Cross.
Where. de guy Wild 4" bent Eggs
-ans out gamln In IN. Al.,chcrs. who
noted the absence ~ Lave Gross. he -:
the warped undcrp!nnis. trcsn the sec
ton Of the lot adjacent 70 third sack
"Aw. didn, YOU hear about him .
a-kei another youthful 'in. Ills legs
80, s3rung tire" Inches more last winter,
an Haniou lied a can 90 him. You could
t,nw bat trJo HIM H!dout touching
his shinr,
who's de- guy las on d. bag now
asked Kid number one.
Say. you gimme pain. Can't you
read noth!n' N dc poipcrs but de pic,ers7
OATS chimmie Sheckard. DO bioxe dat
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GIGANTIC new
STEEL PLANT.
Michigan Magnates to
Invest S6O,OOO,OO
Employ 10000.

DETROIT. Mich. April ie-F'n,i ar
Engagements were mad" to-day u, the
Russell ious, for the building cf.a sice!
and iron plant 1T Suit Ste. Marie Ca
mad. side, whirh will employ 1900
mon and he capitalized At Sji.O0.OcJ.
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USED GIANT POWDER.
California Man Killed Rival nnd
blew Himself "a Pieces.

MILTON. Cal. April l9,-John II. Cor
ham. foreman Of copper mine. to-day
shot and Instantly killed George Mc.
ctts;ly. q prominent young man O, Sop.
perilis. ami then blew Himself to pieces
with giant powder.
jealousy over a woman Is supposed
% have been tho cause.
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made tree trce-bnSsers over IN Ph!l!y
) "sttrLay.'
"Cnc.. ne must be all right" COM
mcn:ei me Gucsrioner.
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CHAMPIONS HIT
FOR MANY RUNS.
Hanion's Men Score Seven and Blank
Philadelphia in First Four Innings.

made tree irce-bnssers over in Ph!l!y
5"strrLay'
"cnc.. ae must be all right" COM
mcn;eh ;nc Gucsrioner.
Band Tried to lie Cheerful.
Tho Twen,y-thtrl Regiment Band,
with ov.rcna,- iruwn about their ears.
d.I the bes, they could TO cn,husr the
illk-s'o,kinS fans IN the pavilion and
the Gycd.in-thc- wool rootcrs In the
bleachers. The chilly. d.eaty day makes
,he mu.irian. con,rac, in the eath,Ls!nE
line big one,
President Ebbe's had the park deco
.ar-spinsi.d banners 20 decorate a
fair. .lz-t town on the Fourth OF July
hung from tho front ~ ne pavilion
The gloomy weather apparently az
frcrci he ban! RiS.ime melodies
wcr. tabocI Selections thai could not
De CEASED as lvcly were evidently thc
only one, on zap.
Manager shct,.iine. OF tn PaHlies.
mas selected Pop Ortiz he E"tcran
slab Artis, whose SHOOTS ard 2"'hcrs
hay. fooled the supc-pas many ;Ine
In former years 10 rnsrie'r hr defeat
the quaker team sustained a the aar!s
Of Hnnion's sluFRers over IN Siow,yHn
yesterday
The Parade.
Sharp At Managers HaUl1a and She;i-
sine led their t"tass - me Hold rom
oppo~t. sides u no 81 ands. They
fnasca.d IN Ind an MI 70 "a" centre OF
the diamond. whcrc :he band awaited
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Old Man T.Lea Acid.

Isaac kroneishcrx. ss,rer:y years ola.
OF NJ. " CLnton street. at,.mpI"G III
eide this afternoon BY taking inurtutic
ai!. lie was taken TO Gouv"rncur Hos
pitnl \ prisoner.
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WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for the thirty-seE
hours ending mt Il. 81. dAes.
urdny for Sew York CAty
and vicinity, Cloudy fol- !
lowed by rain late to-nlSht
and saturday, winds beos0-
Ing high northeast.
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rhe SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS

| Travelled wide for happiness,
l climbed lofty hill;
Below me spread a wilderness,
A forest dark and still
Here find" cried one, Sin solitude
The cure for thy distress:
The crowd ne'er seek yon quiet wood,
lis for the wise, the pure the good,
And far from LIES wild press.
stay cried the voice, lend here thy quest
Tn yon dun shades find peace and rest
The silence filed my soul with fear
stu cried the voice: IT'S here! IT'S here!'
fed and sought the busy mart
heard the city's roar;
The dreadful discord smote my heart,
Which shuddered to the core.
Again, as erst upon the hill.
The voice l heard before,
Cried loud. in vibrant tones and shrill:
Here drink Of happiness thy ILL.,
Nor ever wander more
But many tear-fIIed eyes were there.
And furrowed brows. cheeks shrunk with
care;
Through the vast crowd stalked staring
Fear,
Nor rest nor happiness were near.
With weary feet / sought home.
And here found my quest;
For love forbade to farther roam,
And promised joy and rest.
Health fiiled the jocund, buxom breese.
And Beauty stood contest
Laughed loud the fields, and all the trees.
And songs of birds did never cease
Above the happy nest.
Sweet flowers with fragrance filled the air.
And pure and full content was there.
Here" cried my heart. ''is Loves fair
shrine"
And rest and happiness were mine.
edward Bamford Heaton. In Chicago Ad-
vance,
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PUNcENr PARAGRAPHS.

| Elsie says there was only one
drawback to her wedding" "Wha1
was that?" "She says her father
looked too cheerful when he gave her
away. "-Indianapolis Journal
She-"So you don't like these Way
ner concerts?" He-1Well, they have
one redeeming feature. They're so
loud you can't hear the man next to
you whistling his accompaniment."-
Philadelphia Record.
TITS real nice since Ella got an
idea that she's such grand singer"
How's that?" why, she has such
an exalted opinion of her ability that
she won't sing when you ask her,
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Friend-"What, Pat, not learned I'd
ride that bicycle yet?'' Pat (who has
been practicing for q week)-"Sorra
. bit, sorr. Shure Oh can't aven bal
ance mesilf standin' still, let alone
Glasgow Evening Times.
Mrs. Won Blumer--"It seems q pity
that the Smith wedding should be on
the same day as the Jones funeral"
Won Blumer-"Can't you go to both ?,'
Mrs. Won Blumer-"Oh, no. I won't
have time to change my clothes."-
Town Topics.
Candid.-"Conductor," inquired the
timid old lady, saint you afraid O.
bein' killed by the Electricity in these
trolley cars?" "No, ma'am," said ne.
as he pocketed four fares and rang
up only two, I'm not exactly q rood
conductor. "-Philadelphia Press.
How He Won Her.-.Yes, it sudden
y dawned on her that she loved ME
When did the revelation come to |
nerT when she noticed that / REL
trained from smiling the first time
saw her on the street in her new
automobile coat."-Cleveland plain
Dealer.
First Partner-"That new man
seems to be conscientious fellow.
He appears to be intent upon earn
ng ms wages" Second Partner
But aren't You afraid he is a man
lot to be trusted?" First Partner
why do you ask that?" Second
'artner-"When the clock strikes II
le waits until the last stroke before
uniting work. Doesn't it look rath-
r suspicious that he doesn't throw
own his tools at the first stroke Y''-
Session Transcript.
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Factu collected by insurance com.
panies show that the danger from in
heritance. in the case of cancer, il
not SO great as is commonly sup.
posed.
The old wooden boat bridge over
the ancient Oxus, on the line of the
Transcaspian railroad, is to be re-
placed by an iron bridge 5000 feet
long, supported on "a piers. The esti-
mated cost of the structure is ST.
COO, 900.
An industry which should be estab-
hshed in Spain is that of manufactur-
ing gas motors. For use in Spain the
motors should be light and simple,
SO that they could be easily managed
by those unaccustomed to the use of
machinery.
After the column of graphite has
been prepared for use in the pencil
1t is laid into slit cut for it, covered
with another piece of wood, which is
glued on, then, by means of exceeding
~ ingenious machinery, the wooden
covers are reduced to the proper size
Tor pencils and painted or vanished
and set aside to dry.
The first railway systems of the
world were inaugurated in the fol-
lowing years, says the Mechanical
Engineer: England, September ~,
1925; Austria, September 30, 1928:
France, October 2, 1928; America. De-
cember %, 1929; Belgium, May 8, 1885:
Germany, December 2, 1885; Russia.
April 4, 1898; Italy, September 4, 1889.
For the prevention of collisions at
Tea during fog, Capt. Brinkworth.
of Gloucester, England, has designed
novel compass card. The object of
lis device is that certain signal |
should be sounded to denote from
What direction the vessel is approach
ng. He has drawn up a list of sip
'ais corresponding to various points |
u the compass, and when vessel !
ignais in certain manner a glance
t the card denotes its position and |
curse.
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10 him who knows not where to 60, therG
can be no better place suggested than the
Pocono mountains, lying in the northeast.
ern part OF Pennsyivania, along the beautir
health, or sport, you can hardly experience
the latter without acquiring the former.
The elevation of the mountains varies from
900 to 1000 feet, and are one dense growth
of pine and fir trees. Deer, bear and other
large game are plentiful, and though the
region is visited by Thousands Of sportsmen
every year, there seems to be no noticeable
decrease in the attractions offered. Tho
Pocono mountain hotels, camps and game
Lackawanna Railroad, the great trunk line
between New York and the Great Lakea.
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Maine Man Adopts Novel Method to
Save His Timber from
Thieves.

In Washington, Me-, is q tract n,
1000 acres from which the spruce and
pine timber has all been cut II the
past IS years.
The tract was formerly owned bv
the father of the late judge R;chard
D. Rice, of Augusta. who for severe,
years was a prominent r,en,ha - a. = !
Maine supreme court. renorts ths
New York World.
At the time of the death of ths
elder Rice no timber had been emf
from the land except what had hser
stolen by timber thieves. who ths.
infested the state.
So extensive had this tbieverx h..
come at one time that R;cs 80
mined to put stop to it and to that
end he employed a blacksmith to
make great number of iron spikes
he had two of these spikes inserted
one ON either side IN ...h - 80
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EGYPT AS A WINTER RESORT.


Every indication is forthcomsne
that the approaching season in Cairo
and on the Nile will be a nrosner.
GUS one, and visitors will probably
exceed the record of last year, when
SO many English people deserted the
Riviera for Egypt. All the hotel.
promise to be full, and the newer
health resorts will not lack for nat.
ronage. They now inclure Helonap
within half an hours railway ride
OF cafro, which has sulphur baths
recommended for rheumatism. and
several hrst-class hotels and pensions.
while furnished villas may be hired
says the London Telegraph.
Assouan, which is described q. ~.
dr1est accessible health resort in. the
world, has two large hotels and m
English church, and is growing n
year by year. rival;no
Luxor, so wei known to inyalids .n5
others who dare not face an Enpl;sh
winter. At Luxor, also, hotel crter
sions have taken place, and no mod. |
ern improvements are wanting. As
souan is the starting point for ~.
further voyage to Wady-Holfa.
Sportsmen In search of biz oamo
IRE making up parties for SHOOTING
buffalo, giraffe, rhinoceros. Ainnonot,
anus and elephant in the district w.
ng between khartoum and Fashods.
The regulations are now somewb.t
more stringent, owing to the incr,.e.
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We run wild over the furnishings Of I
house; its furniture, carpets, hanginrs. pic
lures and music, and always forget or neg
i the most important requisite. Some
to provide against sudden casualties or a.
tacks OF pain Such come like 4 thief n
the night; sprain, strain, sudden backache.
toothache or neuralgia attack. There =
nothing easier to get than bottle of St.
Jacobs Oil, and nothing slrer to cure ouicfr
y any form of pain. The house Il incom-
plete without it. Complete it with ! good
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THE " SEA LADY,
Queer Tales Of .. Mysteriou. ana
Beautiful Girl ON the Lonely
Coast of Scotland.

The name, at any rate, has at las.
been discovered of the mysterious
and beautiful lady who, as recorded
in the London Express some time
ago, has been making her home on
the seashore in q lonely spot ON the
Argyllshire coast. She is Miss Mar
garet MacDougal. But at that point
information ceases. Young and
singularly attractive, with great
masses of brown hair worn loose over
her shoulders, or lightly tied with
piece OF ribbon, she has been resid-
ing on the Ardmaddy beach at high.
water mark without shelter and with
out food OF any kind save shellfish.
She sleeps on the grass, and declines
all offers OF food, clothing or money.
Inc most extraordinary stories are
current about the fair unknown. Of
which the following supplied by .
local correspondent-are q fair sam
pie:
when at leisure. the corresnon.
dent says, "she knits and knits: and
the ball of worsted never seems to
decrease in size. She talks English
and Gaelic huently. and even con-
verses In several other languages. to |
suit the person talking to her. She !
has been photographed several times
but none of the photographs seem /
alike, and she does not appear 70 |
everybody the same.
TO some she appears to be about
= years OF age and to others abouf
louble that age. She gives her name
Is Margaret MacDougal, but NOTHING
known as to where she comes rom
Ardmaddy, where she resides. has
Teen always famous as the rem.
lezvous Of fairies. Near by is Dun.
la-te1ne and Creag-an-Fharaidb-
'iaces famous as the haunts Of those
pirlts that influence men for pood
r III. To this place it is believed
dds the correspondent, 'she retires -
ignt. There she gets news Of All
nat will transpire the following dav
ne mas q thorough knowledge Of the
criptures, and has great hatred ~
be clergy"
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Fob de lan's sake. Rastus, what's de
mattah wiz you face? Looks like yo'd
been tangled up wiz sassidge machine.
What done III"
Jest q razzer. OATS all"
why don't yo' get one Of desc yers
safety razzers?"
"What dey good fob ?"
IVY. dey's fxed so dat yo' KANT cut
yo'sef wiz 'Am."
Huh! Lat wouldn't do me no good.
but wisht Sam Johnsing he'd used dat
kin wen we had dat little Argument
las night. Y. Journal.
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In these old plays she said .tbe
characters are always saying Marry,
but I'll do this or Marry. hut m -
that"
what of it" he asked.
II seems such funny word to nae !.
Not at al" he answered. "You see
In the old days marry was swear
word, and" he added, thoughtfuIly. II
sometimes think that ii still o1eht
to be-"
Later he apologixed he had "a do
Il or else eat at restaurant. Il i
SAID that the road to . mans heart Lies
through his stomach, but the resource
til woman knows that that is not the
only goal that can be reached By fket
soute~ Chicago Post.
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IRON his seventh year Felix Mar
teau had been forced to make his
0svn living in the streets of Paris.
His stock Of merchandise consisted
of matches, shoestrings. daily newspa-
pers, pencils and nerye-killing voice.
His education was also forced on him.
When Felix was four years old he
was given the privilege of accompany
ing his mother to the workhouse. She
had been committed for habitual in
toxication. The benevolent matron of
the institution took deep interest in
him. She taught him to read and write
and the elements of arithmetic. He
needed no more in his business, which
presented few arithmetical problems.
The transactions hardly ever exceed
ed 30 sous per day, the profits of which
would give him comfortable lodging.
When business was dull the ragged.
bare-footed urchin was compelled to
make his bed of papers under stair
ways.
When his father and mother were
finally sentenced to long term of
Imprisonment for robbery, Felix was
left alone in the world. For ten years
he led the same aimless life with lit
tie variation in his fortune. Then
love came even to this forsaken nomad. |
Near the crossing where Felix car
ried on his trade was large toy |
store. It had beautiful display win
dow and the endless variety of play
things always had magnetic attrac-
non for him. For hours he would