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whs, can you do TO repair the dam.
aseE Hold the burned part Of N.
muslin once more against the rapdts.
rub II between your hands. null and
smooth 1t. and-ihs muslin is whole
The burned place has disappeared
Ihis Is done in the following manner.
You do not place the muslin in ,hs
hame OF the candle. but. in its stead.
small piece Of white linen. t.ay IN.
coin In this and wrap il in IL. Hold
II In your hand while the piece Of mus.
lin. held also in the hand. hangs down.
br burning the small piece of linen
the coin drops out. To repair IN.
muslin the performer has TO rub tho
piece Of cloth aud secretly gets ria ~
the piece of burned linen by smuggling
1t in the hand. Then he shows tho
muslin. with no sign OF a burned
place.
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say that the sight ls not osiy unusuai.
but s;rihIngiy beautiful. as the iasaas.
has srcvaishspla feathers under tho
wings. which Fash sisidiy.
There is q species Of isp~inE that
has a performance o: the most rc.
mafkahIr nature. II consists of a
regular ceremonial for tn. reception
Of visitor. The birds live In pairs.
bu; one will Hou and then leave its
mate and approach q pair. The pair
advance TO meet the Visitor. and place
themselves side by side behind them.
Then all three begin To march In that
order. the leader u,tesins loud no,cx
at regular Intervals. and tho pair
keeping up q constant sound. like tho
suil Of drum.
suddcniy all three stop: the ica6ss
raises his wings and stands erect
and naotioniess. still u,,rrine loud
notes. while the other two. with nut.
etaou' piumasp and standing exactly
abreast. s'oop forward and downward
until 'ae tips Of their beaks touch the
s'ouni. Sinking their voices to q
rnurinur. they remain for some time
IN that position.
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Did Msil for Lnion Cause.

Rev. David worsley. who has just
died at Neosho Rapids. Kan. after
preaching in tina, state for thirty-fve
years. had eight sons in the Union
army during the civil war. sir were
in the Third Iowa cavalry and two In
the Ninth Kansas. Their average stst
ure was feet inches.
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Coin and Flame.

In performing this trick you take
piece of money wrapped in piece Of
muslin and tied by piece of thread.
Hold the coin wrapped in muslin near
burning candle. But-too bad-you
came little too near. The trick has
been successful in one way. The coin
Is free through the infiuerce of the
heat, but the muslin is DESTROYED.
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A BALLET s,us.un,.

Paris has a museum Of objects re
latiue TO the ballet. 1t includes every
thine. from old ballet skirts TO jeveiry
worn by famous dancers There are
also casts Of the feet Of these terpsi-
chcreans, among them being one OF
Nine. Vesttis' feet. II was made for
Lord Fife at cost Of ct.00o. and
sold after his death for a couple Of
shIIiIprs
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vibi,. A., l,.d I,si,,s

Charles a. Iockard and John q.
Nye. two white men Of Syracuse. n.
V. have been adopted as members Of
the Seneca tribe uf indians. Two 9th
er whites. Uriah and Palmer Gun.
mines. who Joined the tribe several
years aso. have become chiefs and
controlling spirits in the se1eca ma
ts7u
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Tn. lard Of MsI..a.li.x.-


u is well 20 wander sometimes In IN.
Land Of Maks.beiieve
'nr"vsh US eNer.smiiing gardens. whers
the heart may cease TO erfeve.
Where the beds are gay with roses sos
the paths are paved with gold.
Ans our hopes. like soaring sopes,ors.
hen mercurtal wings unfold
Let us ell he little children for a vhIis
and make our way
AhfOseh the sweet and sunny meadow
land Of Makebeiieve to-day.
There's a queen within an ari.,, .ns..
49,. she rules In high fenovn.
wreath for a crown.
Hhn ner laws are love and laughter. for
they SNOW not sorrow there
Never hate or palm or money en,.-. a..
her Kingdom fair. ''
70 we sing the songs the children si,x
and play the games they piav
As We wander In the poI,fer I.u, -
Make-beIievc to-day. "
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As the little yawi sailed nearer the
land the onlookers saw that she was
stee-ed by a boy. who was also handl.
Ing the sheets, and commanding; q
man aboard merely trimmed" tho
boat by sitting on the weather rail.
When John Paul. Sr.. who was
among the crowd. saw the Crew." he
turned to the ship owner and said:
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London Inaus,rial.sehnnl.

Tac 1ondUn Hospital. referring to
the introduction Of lace making in a
cripples' home and industrial school
for girls says the pupils proved re-
ma.hably apt ard we're delighted with
their new iask.
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eishop.s brother Writes orers.

Edward T. Potter. a brother of the
bishop Of New York. has written an
opera two acts of which we're sung
a day or two ago in his residence, at
Newport. r. |. Professional musl.
clans pronounce 1t clever.
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Tho membership Of the board IL as
satisfactory 10 the miners as any Sc.
iestIon that euuid have been made. and
in convention the men agreed to abide
by the decision. Public opinion. which
has all along been on the side of the
strikers. was so largely in favor Of this
method Of ending the strike ,ha, pEac.
,IcaiiT no other course was open to
them. Tho shortage of coal had bc-
come a serious menace and the coun.
try demanded a settlement.
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That is my boy handling the yawi.
He'll fetch her up. This is small
furry for him!"
After the boy made the boat fast.
his father introduced him to the ship
owner. who praised him for his sail
or's knowledge and at once asked him
to become masters apprentice in ono
OF his fnc vessels.
Thus began his career. for noe many
days after little John Paul sailed from
whitchnvcn for America.
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,o,. e....s ., eosd ws,L.

Charles II. Lcorard. y. D.. s. T. n.
dean Of the Tufts college divinity
school. vas eighty years old 81 Sept.
16. and has just returned to begin his
work in the department. st ibe col
lege.
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York. SAn expert mining engineer.
experienced in the miains Of coal and
other minerals. and not in any way
connected with euaI mining proper
ties. either anthracite OF bitumiuuus. :
Mt Parker was basN in Port Deposit.
MD. in 1860. lie received a common
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American. His grace vas horn in
l.sbanou. KF.. in 1910. lie was pda.
Gated a, Msant St. Mays College.
Ysami,shurs. Md tho University Of
i.aavsih. Belgium. aad In RaHp. lie
vas secretary TO the bishop Of Louis
willie in 1885. and in 1893 built 81. An.
sus,ins's church fpf Catholic Negroes
Of Louisville. chancellor diocese of
Louisville. iS5i. in Nsv York. iS1s!s.
Dsshup spaidHE is ths author uf the
life ot The Most Hsv. ". ). sPaisins.
ut essays and reviews. Religious Mis-.
sion ui the irish People. lie is lee.
tuFer on e,iuea,iaa and the higher life
lie has held shs bisaUpFie of Peoria
since tST5.
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To Fin Bottles wi,, sr,oL,

Rinse out one bottle with har,sborn
and another bottle with spirits of
salt; next bring the bottles toro,bor
mouth to mouth; both will at once ba
pervaded with white vapors. The
vapors in question are composed Of
sal ammonia-a solid bod- Generated
IL the union Of two invisible gases.
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overno~Pd all around. and started tho
srist mill OF l;s foundations and car.
ried away the old whe-i-i, vas like
a flood you kne~. af course. down
there at that eaa-aad aose about
$3.50 damages.
Well That opened our eyes yoa
kso~. TO h. necessity of using some
sor; OF caution about where To lot tho
giant so in s~tmmin'. Obviously. IL
vouidn't do for us TO ic; him jump in
anywhere. into any little bit OF poaa
iha; Nc nigh, come across: l, would
cost us too much money.
And 50 he ard the old man had an
understanding ,ha, ho ~ouidn't go In
any where without tn. old mans per.
mission: and ~c used to keep him out
OF the water all ~c could after that.
except when ~p showed at towns on
the Grca; Lakes. or a, places on tho
coast
Many \ woman vao makes a man a
mighty poor wife makes him a rich
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n,1is Eollx 10 b. wis..-

I hold it to he fact that IL all per
sons knew what they said of each 9TH
or. there would no, be four friends In
the world.-Pascal.
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asked permission Of tho commission.
rr TO eorrsc, his testimony. saying:
MIR. Commissioner. wish to r.-
tract the seraci,y Of my former state
mcnt."
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chiia..n In sou,b.rn Mills.

It is said that the Southern textile
mills employ 10000 children under six
teen years OF age.
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Tho maspie has iong been no,osi.
Gus for stealing things. hut he 10 .
saint compared 10 some Asiatie birds
Tho ravens. which abound In Indian
cities. steal by wholesale and ,ako
anything they can lay their bests on
whether they can make use Of Il or
not. Jcfaon. an English writer. says
that In some places every house IL
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The early bird catches the worm.
but the worm was gobbled up.
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corier Of the Daari Of Arbitration.
lie Is one Of tho hos, known labor aa.
thofitirs In the uni,rd States.
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Many woman vso makes a man a
mishiy poor wife makes him q rich
husband.
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large, stout red.faced woman. Don't bump
into that Southern editor, or step on the
toes Of this United States Senator. That
STOPPING group surrounds the woman
from no-one -knows-where. whose loss Of a
$4,000 solitaire in the hotel corridor will be
chronicled in all the papers tomorrow.
There is the noted -: the great church
man, whose picty and eloquence are known
the length and breadth Of the land. He
was nearly knocked over by that specula-
tor. who hustles away. thinking Of the
deal Of the morrow. The great churchman
bows to lady; yes. she Is the famous phil
anthrophist. The inconspicuous man at
her side? Oh he IL -. the banker. as
well known as either of the others. Yes.
Tammany politician brushed between
them.
In the ne xt hotel is a suite OF rooms that
was rented for Horse Show week to a New
Yorker and his wife for 81 400. II isn't
unusual in this house or in a dozen others
in town for such an arrangement to be
made. The man owns his own house In
| town. but he is living in the country. and
he does not want to open IL for a week
| 30. to the hotel Others Of his kind are
there or at another hotel.
This Is a restaurant. 1t looks the part
Here all day long come the city man and
the stranger to fill themselves with the good
food Of the sea and the plains and the noun
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az one teacher put il in perfect disorder"
that is, the beds must be- opehcd. the
GOVERN q spread to air, all articles of wear
ing apparel put away whore they belong.
After breakfast fifteen minutes il given to
outdoor exercise School work begins
at . o'clock and il continued until i;l5 with
the exception of a ten-minute recess al II
O'Clock, during which milk and crackers
or hot chocolate and n saldwich are served
alike to teachers and pupils.
At i:30 comr, the regular luncheon.
From to II study hour, from 3 to I is
de voted 10 outdoor exercises Then fol-
lows another Period Of study before the
girls 60 to their rooms, to dress for dulner.
which Is served at $50.
Every evening is given over to recreation.
dancing In the drawing room, dancing
lessons or n dramatic performance In the
gyn,nasium-for. Of course, every first
class school has "A gymnasium-a musicale.
and NO on, One hour OF one evening il
always devoted to sewing under the direc-
tion Of a sowing teacher.
But no matter what form of ioilifcati ion
Ia on, a warning gong clangs at ten minute
to O. At o clock every girl goes to her
room, and $50 must find her in bed and the
lights out
On either Friday or Saturday night, ac-
companiei by a chaperon, any pupil may
go to the theatre, opera. lecture or other
entertainment outside of the school, but
the same girl cannot 60 on both nights.
Saturday from beginning to end IL day
of recreation. unless, indeed, lost lessons are
to DO made up, and is devoted TO exercise
calls, making purchases and that delight
Of every schoolgirl the Saturday matinee.
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Straight climbed. clear-eyed they are, with
little care for the snowy steppers and fancy
performers. but a keen appreciation OF the
hnc lines. the graceful carriage, and the
well kept hide Of the genuine thorough
bred. They are q part Of the show. and
very pleasing part to every one except
few antis.
Next is a hotel to which come few OF
those who are admiringly designated ar
the real thing and a vast number OF those
who speek In awed tones Of the same real
things" One does not need guide to
tell the difference. The real things look
their part; and alas. their designators look
their part, too. An evening coat may
mark a waiter or a gentleman. but il will
not make either. So II Ia with horseshoe
pin and pair OF hunting leggings and a
driving coat may he worn by any one who
has the price or the credit
There was once a man more accurately
QUILTED to tool coach than even the late
T. Weller ever could have been; but the
man knew. and in spite Of the clothes, he
showed. that he did not know the difference
between the nigh leader and hammer
cloth However, he had a good time. and
80 did those who watched him. and as every
one was happy they were all glad that they
were part OF the Horse Show.
In the next hotel are the Westerners.
They look much like the Fasteners. and
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they act much like them, too, so that in
the dining room with It's small tables and
it, sof' lights one might lac mistaken for
the other. Last year they met here at
Horse Show time and this year they are
renewing acquaintances, exchanging Wis
its, arranging engagements, and making
the most of their annual coinciden' visits.
Maybe they will get into Madison Square
Garden before the show Of horse flesh ends
but 1t will be- hard work for them To do so.
There are 50 many theatres to 60 to, so
many relatives To look up, 50 many things
to talk about. So maly ea'ings and drink
ings 10 be attended 10 AZ once, that the
chances are that they will never get nearer
to the Garden than the west sidewalk Of
Fifth avenue.
This long corridor. N all times full Of
men and women, is tonight even more
crowded than ever Have care that you
do not become entanglod in that rope Of
pearls, which swings from the neck Of that
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traditional box and expect their patrons
10 lean against a wall until their shoes are
cleaned, This kind has practically dis
appeared in New York, but London is still
ignorant Of any better.
But progress is not altogether unknown
among the London bootbncks, and they
have recently taken to what is regarded
as an American innovation. This is the
rag with which the final polish il given
to shoes Only the most enterprising
Of the boys have taken to this improve
mcnt, which they proudly describe as an
importation from America.
Il have often thought that there would
he ample return for any man with the
courage to establish bootblack rooms In
London" said New Yorker who had
just returned to this country, for at present
there are no such convenience to be en-
joyed there. Situated in the right part
of London a bootblacking room, in my
opinion, would make a fortune for it's
proprietor,
To-day the average Londoner who has
been brought up with the idea of ma wing
his shoes cleaned by the chambermaid
at home or a small boy in the street, has
no conception of the comfort of the Ameri-
can bootblaCking methods"
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other days can be seen in the corridor
OF this hotel. living signs that the age OF
old-fashioned wearing apparel has not de-
parted from the land. OF the Horse Shown
Yes, in a way: but In another way M far
from il as II Is possible to imagine.
Across the street il another selection,
another exhibit-the ostentatiously, out
rageously, obstreperously horsey horse
men. They reek of the stable They know
the horse, and all that there Is to be learned
about him. Their clothing is the kind that
Ii found only among them and in the alleged
com ic papers. Their talk II of the stable.
Their SMILES are from the paddock and
the betting ring. They know the horse
and his pedigree. They know him In breed
ing in training, in performance. They are
hearty. loud and convincing. They are a
part of the Horse Show. more evidently
than the quietly respectable persons who
have Joined them in the city for the few
days.
Across the street again. Here il the spot
where the Englishmen. born to the hunt and
the field. but driven from their home by the
love Of ad venture, or the necessity Of max
ing a living. have their temporary home
Here they have gathered from all ends of
the country. and from Canada. and Cuba
and Mexico and even further.
They IKE the horse and know the horse
but they, too. have come not more to ace
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wear II only when have. On my dres suit
or my Tuyedo; some erlighten ment on this
who n, WIZ nn Senfn i1rg nnmenr Of ptrsops
functions OF the opera hat INQUIRER
Enquirer should wear his opera hat
IN the evening when he is going out in his
spiketail coat, Should he chance in a
moment of mental alteration To wear it
when he has his dinner jacket on. some
guardian Of the peoples morals might arrest
him for a terrible example.
AZ for wearing it with a frock coat or a
cutaway, such a thing is not to be- thought
OF Tor moment The crush hat was in.
vented and is properly used only when
man IN complete evening dress * going to
an entertainment at which he NAV wish
TO Keep his head covering by him, while not
wearing II. The hat racks under theatre
ana opera seats are not calculated To hold
TALL hat and preserve its beauty and shine.
ruihpled tail hat IL a diAcrcuit to the
w1arer So the crush hat was devised TO
Hhe ns place, open, |, adorns the wcarer;
shu' up, ~ may be sllppsd into the theatre
hat rack in such small space that even an
expert conlortiunist .it INK ia the s,aJ
behind would be- unable To Kick a hole init.
But Where there are to b. facilities for
the care OF thu true tall hat sometimes
called the plug hat" sometimes -the
sinner II should be worn. OF course. tho
opera hat should never be seen befor, the
hour for fun evening cos, tune, and never
without the spiketail coat.
several years ago "a crusade was started
having Tor its object the banishing Of the
opera hat. II made some progress, lut
the usefulness OF the hat ana the evident
necessity for some article of the kind Won
me day for II, and II il more popular to-day
,ian ever before. Some Of the crush hats
worn III TINS country are imported from
france, and Others are made here. Tho
N the labels.
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tains. The chef has been waiting for them
He has invented a new sauce for the week
or a new name for the old sauce. which is
much the same thing. The waters have
been waiting for them. and the manager
and the owner and all IN" rest. The red
room has been done over in light blue, and
was opened to the public only on Monday,
"we had TO do something for Horse Show
week. Says the manager.
This L. another restaurant, and Of another
kind. Here the turmoil of Horse Show
does not enter. Every day is like every
other here, each up 10 the same standard
A table? No, they were all engaged long
ago and the meals We're ordered. 1t is
quetcr han the last restaurant. 1t
doesn't have to he so noisy.
Behold how the florist has decked out his
shop for the week! New arrangements,
new details and the same old schedule Of
prices. "The winter season is now open"
says the p pr.tor. we slan lave
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the furniture. that furniture, she Is told,
Is there to stay AID CaHuot n' aided to.
Neither can she have a room to h"rself
Two girls share tn" Same quarters, an
every room H. like every other, fitted with
two small white iron beds, two dressing
cases, some cane seated chairs and rockers.
No divans, piled high with downy cusi-
ions; no cosy corners, no upholstered easy
chairs are included. although the most
luxurious furniture abounds in the draw
ing rooms and reception rooms 81 IN" buiii-
ing. Any pupil, IL abe 40 pleases may bring
desk with her but no other article OF
furniture.
Spreads in the bedrooms are also strictly
prohibited Nothing but fruit may be car
ried to the rooms there IL no chance what
ever to smuggle in delicacies In order TO
enjoy the delights of midnight supper.
But the last stroke which convinces the
daughter of millions If she has not YET
been convinced, that neither railroad nor
mining stocks have any influence with
the proprietor of a girls boarding school
comes with the knowledge that. although
any student il allowed 10 have callers every
night in the week, no one or - men callers
may come oftener than once month. III
the case of near relative or nance -for
ii occasionally happens that pupil enters
her senior year with an engagement ring
on her fnger-the same caller may como
once in two weeks In every instance,
though, visitors are obliged to take their
leave promptly at O'Clock.
Not even the petitions Of indulgent par
cnts have power to change these rules.
Willy nily. practical knowledge OF the
! laws Of order, of self-restralht, Of how not
| to throw away money and OF systematic
| work, IL taught AZ conscientiously TO the
| daughter Of a capitalist as to the girl who,
| upon. leaving school. expects to face the
| world IA a bread winner
Here, in brief, is an outline of the day s
work and recreation in a New York fash
| ionable boarding school:
The rising eong sounds at 8:45, breakfa 1T
| ID served at 7:s0. The rooms must be left,
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him in his glory than TO mingle with others
Of their kind, talk Of the matters AZ home
and 500 again the faces of their friends
All were here last year, all will boz here next
year. " is likely that as they depart they
will tell the hotel clerk 10 save for them
the rooms that they have occupied 40 that
there may he no mistake about their ac-
comodations.
Here is an urchin, happy in a dirty face.
On his breast is a button, and on the button
is a pcture-thc horse. So he Is a part of
the show a. we'll n the others Almost be-
fore he is out of sight comes the hotel of the
army officers. 4 gathering Of them IL al
ways here, and many manage To arrive
in time To take IN the show
They know the horse. They also know
the people who make the horse show a Sue
coss. and they find that This is an excellent
time to have good time, renew old ac-
quaintanccs, make new ones, and gem
orally get rest from post and barrack life.