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nrnyc Mnnxmen.

One afternoon in October, 1889. n
Norwegian ship In a fearful tempest
was drifting upon Contrary head, on
the west coast of the Isle of Man, u
perilous place for ships. All Peel was
down at the beach watching her. The
lifeboat was got out, and there were
master had no difficulty In selecting {
crew
The Norwegian had lost her masts
and the spars were floating around sc
that she was dangerous to approach
but the llfeboat reached her.
'IIow many Of your cried the cocks
swain to the Norwegian captain.
wentv-two."
The cJcnswain counted them as they
hung on the ships side and said
II only see twenty-one. Not n man
shall leave the ship until you bring the
odd one on deck"
The odd one, n disabled man, had
been left below to his fate He was
brought up. and all were taken aboard
the lifcboat End safely landed on the
beach. The Norwegian government
struck medals for the llfeboat men and
sent them to the governor of the Is
land for distribution
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Not one representative In the male
line of any one of the barons who sign
ed Magma Charta now sits in the house
of lords. WHILE although many Of the
earliest knights of the Garter were
subjects OF the English king as feudal
lords in his possessions in the south Of
France, not single title in the peer
age Is taken from any place south Of
the Loire, and two French duchies,
three principalities of the holy Roman
empire, one or two imperial countships
and the Spanish, Portuguese and Meth
erlands titles held by the Dukes of Wei
Iingfon and Portland and Lords Able
marie and Clancarty probably all but
exhaust the list of foreign honors held
by any persons in the British peerage.
Our monarchs, as Queen Elizabeth
once said, have always preferred to
decorate their own dogs with their own
collars. and perhaps the results are to
be commended. After all, as Talley-
rand remarked, Lord Castlerelgh, who
was moderated, looked the most dis
tinguished man at the congress of VI
enna.-Notes and Queries.
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The English and French Grafton.

With us hearing orations is serious,
dreary business; TO the Frenchman 1t Is
an artistic pleasure and holiday func-
ton. even though 1t be at the graveslde
or In the throes of n revolution. Fine
language, whether in speech or book,
he welcomes as an aesthetic luxury and
emotional stlmulant, the fineness being
Of course proportloued to his degree of
cultivation, for academiclans have been
found to own that some phrases, highly
effective In their day, are only vulgar
fustinn. lie Views the eloquence of the
tostrum much as we do that of the
stage--as n professional art, whereof he
is sharp and enthusiastic critic. Truth,
cold veracity, naked fact, prosaic rea-
son, are not what he seeks, but inspir-
ing themes clothed in grand words
London Academy.
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THE KING SNAKE.
He Is the Deadly Enemy OF Ever,
Poisonous Reptile.

Poisonous Reptile.
OF all kind provisions of nature per-
haps the manner In which snakes are
brought into the world is the most re-
markable. As rule all harmless
snakes are Matched from eggs, arriv-
ing In patches of from thirty to eighty.
The poisonous snakes, on the other
hand, are born in litters of from seven
to eleven In number. There are ex-
ceptions to the rule Of course, but
they are few and unlmportant, for,
though the deadly king cobra lays her
eggs to be Matched by the sun, they
are few in number, unlike the colonies
deposited by the harmless snakes.
Chief among the enemies of the
snakes are the reptiles themselves.
Cannibalism is general among the crea-
lures, the smaller snake serving as
food to the larger one. But chief of all
snakes that hunt their own kind for
the pleasure of slaughter is the long,
slender King snake, constructor by
habit and a flash In his movements.
Among all reptiles the king snake
alone may truly be said to be the
friend of man. He is found through
out the whole south, where the RATHER
and moeeasin abound, summing himself
and preying for slaughter. Picked up
by human hand, the reptile seems
pleased with the touch. He makes
no effort to escape. but twines about
his captor's arm and makes himself
comfortable.
TO the rattlesnake and to every 9TH
er dangerous snake, large or small,
the king snake is n terror. The poison
of IL RATHER has no more effect ON him
than so much moonshlne. Instructive
ly the RATHER knows his match and at
sight of n king snake tries to escape,
If possible, In fight the king snake re-
Hes wholly upon his incredible speed.
If the movements of an ordinary snake
seem quick to the human eye, the
movements of king snake would
seem instantaneous In n twinkle the
long. lank fellow has wound himself
about the throat of an antagonist and,
his sinewy coils closing about the 9th.
er's throat, chokes tho wind out of
hlm.-New York Times.
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A Very Old HuIc.

world is believed TO be the "Papyrus
nhind' In the British museum, pro-
fessed to have been written by Ahmes,
a scribe of King Raa-us, about the Pc
riod between 1000 and 100 b. G. This
"Papyrus Rhlnd" was translated by
Elsenlohr of Lelpslc, and 1t was found
to contain rule for making n square
equal In area TO a given circle. 1t was
not put forth as an original discovery,
but az the transcript Of a treatise 800
years older still, which sends US back
to, approximately, 2500 d. G., when
Egyptian mathematiclans solved, or
thought they had solved, the problem
Of squarng the circle.
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Corsey's
Initiation
By HENRY WINTHROP
Copyright, 1909, by the
s. S. Mcclure Company
By HENRY WINTHROP

Here y'are, gents, only 10 cents
apiece! The art of the world, gentle.
men, for 10 cents apiece. Genuine pic
lures by the most famous French mas.
tiers for the small sum of one dime IL
cents. Step right up now before the
limited supply Is exhausted"
Priscilla Gardner, driving down IRE.
mont street in her private hanson,
poked her umbrella through the trap
In the roof. James" she called, "drive
slowly past that man who is selling
photographs. Drive rs slowly as you
can, and drive close to the crowd"
In moment the hanson had wheel.
ed and was retraclng Its route past the
street corner, where muscular look.
ing young fellow was handing out I'm.
mounted photographs rs rapidly ms he
could make change. Miss Gardner lean,
ed on the apron of the hanson and
eagerly scrutinized the face as the cab
slowly passed, but there was no inter.
ruption In the patter that helped dis.
pose Of his wares.
Here you are" he said as he passed
pf'i q anu BONhtttu u ltH
cent piece; "Diana for dime, and
cheap at the price. No extra charge
for Venuses or Psyches; one dime, 10
cents. Step up, gentlemen, and take
your pick"
The cab had passed out of hearing
now, and Miss Gardner sank back on
her cushions. There was vexed ex-
preston on her pretty face as she muir
INJURED, How can grown up men be so
sillyw
That evening ut 7 Gerald Corsey,
immaculate In evening dress, presented
himself at the Gardner residence,
where he was received by Priscilla
Gardner. The girls eyes We're dane
ing as she gave him her hand, but her
Good evening" was in the demurest
of voices. Perhaps she was In awe of
the Honorable John. Gerald stood
rather In awe of the gentleman him
self.
The latter was more polite than cor
dial Il am very sorry that an impor
tant business engagement prevents my
making one of the opera party tonight,
but my sister. Miss Gardner, will take
good care of Priscilla. and | will prob
ably drop in later and see you all safe
ly home"
Gerald wondered in what capacity
he was going, since Miss Gardner was
considered so woefully In need of a
protector
Half an hour Letter the Gardner ear
rlage drew up before the opera house
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KNITTING IN PARLIAMENT.
Not So Many Years Ago Men Did the
Knitting For Scotland.

Knitting For Scotland.
Quite Il thrill of surprise was caused
by a Scottish member of parliament
who was recently observed calmly
knitting stocking while waiting In
the smoking room of the house of CON-
mons. At the present day the sight of
a man plying the knitting needles is a
novel one, though In the remoter parts
of Scotland 1t Is not at all uncommon.
Less than half a century ago, how
ever. the greater part of the stockings
worn were knitted by the men folk,
the women combining their attention
more or less to spinning.
The shepherd starting out at the
break OF day TO his duties on the hill
would as soon have forgotten his lunch
of oaten cakes and barley bannocks as
his knitting needles and wool. As he
trudged through the heather on his
visit to each part of his wide scatter
ed flock or directed from a conven-
lent height the rounding up efforts of
his faithful collie his tireless fingers
piled their task.
Even the well to do farmer as he
chatted with friend Of markets and
"nowt' (cattle) could Ill bear to see
the minutes wasted, and the "click,
click" of his needles bore witness to
his diligence.
Such industry seems strange to the
present day mind, but what else had
they to occupy their minds and time?
Newspapers, as we know them now.
there were absolutely none. Once a
week or less frequently small local
sheet would circulate among the well
to do homes.
As for books. these were often linn.
ited to the Bible and "The Pilgrims
Progress" OF games there were but
few. and for the most part these were
not ged.-Home Chat.
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The Table Napkin.

Curiously enough, that article now
considered almost Indispensable, the
table napkin, was first used only by
children and was adopted by elder
members Of the family about the mid
die OF the fifteenth century. In ETH
quette books of an earlier date than
this among other sage pieces of advice
for children are instructions about WHIP
ing their fingers and lips with their
napkins.
1t seems that the tablecloth was long
enough to reach the floor and served
the grown people in place of napkins.
When they did begin to use napkins.
they placed them first on the shoulder,
then on the left arm and finally tied
them about the neck.
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A WAY OF ESCAPE.
JalScway, the Widow Barstow and
the Preachers Text.

the Preachers Text.
Talking about widows" said the
man with the stogy, did l ever tell
you about Jakeway and the Widow
Barstowr'
Now, there hadn't been q word said
about widows but one of the party re-
piled, mo, sir; you never did,"
"Well," said the man with the stogy,
"Jakeway was character, one Of those
you read about. He'd lived alone for
years. When he was a young man, he
had been disappointed In love or some
thing. and from that time he'd been
sour-a regular woman hater-and the
particular object of his dislike was the
Widow Barstow, aggressive from her
head TO her heels. The very sight of
her to old Jakeway was like the wav-
Ing of red flag to n bull.
"rhey useter go to the same church,
but the ushers knew the situation well
enough to put goodly portion of the
sanctuary between them. Unfortunate
ly on one Sunday there was new
usher The opening service was well
under way, and Jakeway was In pew
by himself well down toward the front,
when down the aisle came the new
usher with the widow failing along in
\ hs- ',''i'". and he handed her into Jake
ways pew.
1.-THE old man gave one look as the
figure rustled in; then he gathered up
his umbrella, his hat, his bandana and
his prayer book and cleared the back
of the pew in front with the agility Of
boy, and just as he landed on the
front seat tile preacher gave out his
| text:
""There hath no evil befallen you
such as is common to man but God
will with the temptation also make a
way of escape New York Mail and
EXPRESS
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FORBIDDEN CHAMBER
consequences. Her work had seemed
to go on as usual. She was success
riages often stopped at the doorway of
the big studio building, and her room
rang with feminine voices That was
the maddening part of ii. She lived
just across the hall, so he must see
her many times day. He had made
up his mind TO move. But, then, he
had such Il bcastly lot OF traps, or per-
haps 1t was some lingering hope that
kept him there.
Some familiar chords on the organ
startled him. Was II the offertory al.
ready? Yes, and the ideal choir boy
was singing alone. His handsome face
was flushed, and in his earnestness he
and fro.
ooh. rest in the Lord" he sang.
Hastings leaned forward. The words
were apparently for him. The abso-
lutte certainty of the boys tones car
ricd conviction.
"And he shall give thee thy hearts
desire"
The tender voice went straight to the
mans heart and comforted him. Yes,
he, too, would wait patiently and per
haps some day he, too. would have his
hearts desire. Till then he would wait
and work.
The next two weeks went by very
differently. Under the press of new
enthusiasm the book seemed to write
itself The last sheet had gone In to
the publisher. and he had always worn
a smile when he met the girl on the
stairs. Her bow was still as freezing
but he only smiled again and hummed
the few bars from elijah" And he
shall give thee thy hearts desire"
Again Hastings sat in the little
church. Perhaps his choir boy would
sing for bin: but the figure of the
small leader dropped. In the glare OF
the choir lights his face showed white
and haggard while his eyes were swol-
len from weeping. A wave of pity
went over the watching man. 1t might
now be his turn to comfort. The sweet
soprano voice was low and broken.
Hastings determined to find the
meaning Of the change. So he fingered
after the service. and a kind faced GU.
rate told him the cad little story.
"You mean Jack HainesY lie has
just lost his mother consumption
and the poor little fellow Is left all
alone. He is being cared for by neigh
bors, but we must find him place In
some charity school,"
That delicate child in charity
school. Hastings could not bear the
thought of it. The face of the child
and his own loneliness helped him to
come to sudden resolution. His
voice was very eager as he said, LET
me have him.
And 50 Jack came to live-in the big
studio building. Slowly the roses came
back 10 his cheeks, He did not forget
the pretty mother who had gone to
sleep so quietly, but he haunted this
new big brother like a shadow and
crept into Lis arms to cry away the
grief that time was trying to heal.
But it worried Hastings that the lad
should be SO solemn. When he came
in and found the boy porting over
some big book, he would half laugh
ingly scold him for turning into such q
little bookworm. you need some one
to play with, Jack" he would say. I'll
Is bad for you to always be cooped up
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Copyright, 1907, by the

The chimes were still ringing as Tom
Hastings sat down in the half darkness
OF the little church. He had strolled
In hoping for temporary release from
his bitter thoughts, but the quiet of
the place only seemed TO rouse his
brain TO greater activity. Yet he could
not think of his story. the story al
ready due at the publishers. Instead
he saw only II girls face, now sweet
and gracious as 1t had been before the
quarrel, now cold and repellent as the
past two weeks had shown it.
A strain of music broke the silence.
The choir was filing in. Hastings
glanced carelessly ut the white robed
procession. The face OF the first boy
caught his attention for moment, Sc
rious, spiritual, framed in an aureole of
golden hair. an ideal face for choir
boy.
But again his thoughts ran back in
the old channels to the quarrel and Its
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A r,r,ou, Commitment.

or famous compliments paid to the
fair sex the supply is SO large and daz.
zllng that 1t is matter of no small
difficulty to pick out the brightest
gems, but If the following was UNI
looked for 1t certainly deserves n place
among the best: Fontenelle when nine
ty years old passed before Nine. Hell
vetius without perceiying her.
"Ah." said the lady. that is your
gallantry, thenl To pass before me
without ever looking at mep'
"If had looked at you, madame" re-
piled the old beau, 81 never could have
passed you at ALL"
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There was n Bavarian prince who
was SO entirely accustomed to being
continually waylaid and followed about
by his admirers that once, on coming
out Of the grauenklrche Church Of
Our Lady, feeling himself held back
by the cloak, he turned abruptly round
and angrily exclaimed, This is really
not the placer before he saw, to his re-
lief, that II was only his cloak which
had hitched in passing on nail.
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prayad Her CInlnl.

81 wanted to show" she said, that
woman is maligned. that brevlty is
quite as much her attribute as 1t is
mans. and so when he proposed had
to say Yes"
"You might have said No." 1t was
suggested.
mot at nll," she protested. when
you say No. you have to explain why
you say 1t and tell how sorry you are.
and 1t would have spoiled everything"
Chicago Post.
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seiatio rheumatism Cured After Four
teen Years of Suffering.

81 have been afflicted with sciatic
rheumatism for fourteen years." says
Josh Edgar, Of Germantown, Cal. 81
was able to be around but constantly
suffered. tried everything I could
hear of and at last was told to try
Chamberlain Pain Balm, which /
did and was Immediately relieved and
in a short time cured, and I am happy
to say it has not since returned" Why
net use this liniment and get we'll? 1t
II is for sale by s. w. Cochran & Co.
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-DE Dayld Kenncdys
tdYOFftc Remedy
-AND LIVER TROUBLES.

Everybody puffs 'Iambertville
Puffs"-even the newspapers. They
are the best scent cigar. Kline makes
them and sell them, Wholesale and re.
tail, at 30 Bridge street, corner OF
Commerce.
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A Helm to Early Rising.

Milkman-You're up unusually early
this morning, Johnny.
Johnny without looking up from his
dime noveD-Yeh. Nom sent me to
bed last night just as Pretty Pete was
about to rescue the lovely madden
Philadelphia Press.
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A Chance For Him.

II am afraid" said the high browed
bard. that my poetry will never at
tract public attention"
"Cheer upp said the loyal compan-
ion. Maybe you'll get appointed to
office one OF these days. and then ey-
erybody will talk about your poetry
Washington Star.
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sueuesfinr m Remedy.

With sarcastic fingers the deaf and
dumb lady curtain lectured her hus-
band for betting on the races.
"Either talk slower" he spelled out
on his hand, cor else put hopples on
your fingers. They interfere when you
strike this gait."-Judge
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A Possible solution.

II believe that house is haunted. The
tenant says he hears some one rapping
on the walls at night"
"Maybe its walls are covered with
wrapping paper."-New York Times.
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Detail neauirinw Attention.

If every man is the architect of his
own destiny, he should pay particular
attention to the fire escapes.-Phila-
delphia Record.
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Somehow whenever we hear man
called an Adonls we long to hunt him
up and smash his pretty nose. -Atehi-
SOP Globe.
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How to BE Happy.

Jinks-What do you consider the Sc
cret of happiness?
Winks-Make money enough to buy
your wife everything she wants.-New
York Weekly.
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Nothing will look after itself more
carefully and more cautiously and
more successfully than dollar. unless
1t be two dollars. -Canfield, "The Col
lege Student"
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NEW HAVEN STRIKERS
SQUARBLY DIVIDED
Offer to Reinstdte Mea Not
Satisfactory.
Carmen, Citizens, and Company Unable
to Get Together On a Basis Of
Settlement

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Aug. 9--The
mass meeting OF the striking trolley men
TO act On the agreement signed yester-
day by the company accepting their or
iginaI terms. began at Q O'Clock this
morning IN aurora Hall There was a
superabundaace Ct talk and indications
vcre that TO action would be reached
besc-e noon. The meeting fogUd the
strikers squarrly divided. one part IN
sisted that the men refuse TO go to
work until the street car company
signed an agreement that the road for
maIIy recognizes the union and viii
abide by the rules. becoming 4 distinct
union road
This contingent Is headed b. Organ
izer O'EciIl He insists that he will
fling bis whole weight against any move
I1sut by tae alTiil3s 81 return 20 WORE
-8less The strikers are presented by the
company with an agreement acknovI-
g.gIGg the union
TIE other party ia the strikers camp
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Disappearance q Pistol.

lieutenant Moore. G. the Sixth pre-
clnct. arrived at the hose q fsy. minutes
after the young woman had been taken 70
the hospital. and 1t once ordered "a po-
Iiceman TO stand guard and prevent any
OF the furniture in the room from being
moved until Deputy Coroner Glazebrook
should arrive. Some little mystery sur
rounded the location Of the pistol. but
after considerable difficulty Precinct
Detective O-Dea succeeded in recover
Ing it and es7-:ed il 10 the Sixth pre-
cinct police station
10 one seems able 20 account fer the
disappearance CT the pistol from The
Young woman's side The weapon was
an exceedingly rusty affair and SUPPOSED
10 be the property OF AR LittIeford.
The attempt at self-destructi0n Gre
ated considerable excitement In the Vi
cinity. and hundreds Of citizens lined
the sidewalk discussing the affair.
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YOUNG WIFE SENDS
BULLET INTO BRFiEAST
CONFINED ftam Fist Page.J

ing. cane rushing into the house. Cross
ing policeman Dyson also came The
young woman WIS stiu conscious. and
upon seeing her mother. said in faint
voice. Mother. why did I do g." She
then s0bDad pIteCusIy.
Upon ascprtaininE the condition Ct Il
fairs. PoIicaraan DYSON buTriediy sent n
d call tor the Emergency Hospital am5u>
lance. but as that vehicle was out upon
call the police ambulance was suEa-
mcneL The ycung woman. stil in a
conscious condition was removed so the
Homeopathic Hospital Jgst ~ she vas
being borne from the house she recog-
ufzsd her brother. who came rushing iuEO
the room. and when asked by hin as he
held her in his arms why she had done
Il. she replied. I don't want 10 :iTe.
want TO die