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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-27
HIGH SCHOOL ORATORS
sHORTRIDGE STUDENTS LOOK FOR
WARD WITH ENTHUSIASM.
All Arrangements for the state Con-
test Have Been Made-News
of the school.

AS the time for the state high school ora
torical contest draws nearer the enthusi-
asm of the Shortridge students increases
and nothing is discussed in the halls of
the institution except the coming event
Final arrangements for sending the local
delegation TO Columbus have been COM
pleted. The special train that viii carry
the followers of the blue and white to
the scene of action will leave here at IL: As
next Friday and will arrive there in time
for the baseball games which will be the
attraction of the afternoon. a full account
of the features of the trip recently appeared
in the Journal.
Tickets to the contest are selling rapidly
and it is believed that the Shortridge school
will have over 600 supporters to cheer Co
burn Allen on to victory. Railroad tickets
Will be put on sale the first of this week
and a very low rate has been secured. Yell
practice under Earl Pritchard will begin
tomorrow and the local school will prepare
to take Columbus by storm.
The judges of the contest have been an
nounced, and on manuscript are W. p.
Rogers, of Bloomington, who is dean of the
law school at Indiana University; w. A
Mills, of Charlottesville, superintendent of
the public schools of that city. and Mr..
Hamlet Allen, of Washington. Ind. The
judges on delivery are Mr.. Stanley Coulter,
OF Purdue. Professor Mott, of Richmond,
who is, superintendent of the public schools
of that city, and Rev. Powell of Greenfield.
The programme which will be carried out
at the contest has been arranged and is as
follows:
Music ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Orchestra
Invocation.
Presidents remarks. James Gipe
Music ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Orchestra
Grafton, The High Heritage of HUI
mainly .Coburn Allen. Indianapolis
Violin solo,. Ellis Levy. Indianapolis
Grafton, Americas Advantage" .......
.............. Jennette Simpson, Madison
Solo,. Miss Margaret Johnson, Madison
Grafton, Benedict Arnold" ..............
...............Will O'Donnell, Columbus
Music. Male Quartet Columbus
MUSIC .-.....-...-.-. OlCn6SIra
Decision of Judges.
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HORNED PEOPLE.
Many Are Found i'm Africa and Not
Few Elsewhere.
Washington Times.

Washington Times.
Men and women endowed with horns are
not by any means unknown in the world
we live in to-day. a short time ago Sur
geon Lamprey, of the British army med
zeal staff, met with and studied three
horned men in Africa, each having horn
on either side of his nose.
while serving on the Gold Coast" said
ne. Il had opportunities of making draw
ings of these people. The first horned man
l had an opportunity of observing was
Fantee named Cofea. aged about thirty
two years, from the little village of Anna
quanta, in Wasau territory.
THE second horned man was a long
faced youth, aged about eighteen, named
Quassie Jabin. from the German territory,
and not a kinsman of the first.
From statement made by him through
a Fantee interpreter L gathered that this
hornlike growth had been in existence as
long as he could remember.
THE third case was that of Cudio Danso,
aged about twenty. He stated through an
interpreter that SO far as he was aware
this hornlike knob had grown of itself. 1t
certainly had grown larger he had
grown older. 1t gave him no inconven-
ience. He could see and smell perfectly"
Hundreds of cases more remarkable have
report by Drs. George Gould and Walter
Pyle, both well-known Psychologists.
Human horns, they say, ARE far more
frequent than ordinarily supposed. Nearly
all the older writer's cite examples. Many
mention horns on the head.
I'm the ancient times horns We're sym
bolical of wisdom and power. Michael An
gelo In his famous sculpture of Moses has
given the patriarch a pair of horns"
There is greater frequency of horns
among women than among men, according
to these authorities.
The combinations of horns and tail on a
human being would naturally give rise TO
eXtravagant superstition. There is a de-
scripton of such a case in a recent med
zeal report. The creature. said. to have
been dubbed the "Hoodoo of Plato" was
born eight years ago in Minnesota He
was boy five weeks old when described.
He had hair two inches long all over his
body; his features were fiendish, and his
eyes shone like beads beneath his shaggy
brows He had tail eighteen inches long.
horns from the skull, a full set of teeth
and clawlike hands. He snapped like a
dog, cFawled on all tours and refused the
natural sustenance of a normal child.
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homes.
Mrs S. NJ. Pentecost entertained the
members of the Social Dozen Club Thurs
day afternoon.
Members of the Daughters of Pocohontas
gave dance Tuesday night in Greenleaf
Hall. on West Udell street.
Misses Bessie and Ida Hitch. of Craw
louisville, who were the guests OF Miss
Clydia Robertson, have returned home.
The elders and deacons of the Home Pres
byterian Church are arranging to give an
entertainment in the church on May T.
Mr.. John James and James Robertson. of
Lafayette, who were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robertson last week, have returned
home.
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William +.
Lands, have returned to their home in
Flora. Ind.
Members of the Ladies Aid Society of the
Home Presbyterian Church met last
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Durham,
on West Thirtieth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Has Darling gave a surprise
party on Tuesday night to their son Harry
at their home. No. $40 Udell street. About
forty young people were entertained.
Mrs. ]. Edward Brown has been elected
delegate TO the National Women's Presby-
terrain Assembly, which meets in New York
next month in connection with the Presby-
terrain General Conference.
members OF the Happy Hour social Cr-
Gle Of the Baptist Church gave a social and
entertainment Friday night in the church
parlors. The following programme was
rendered: Piano duet, Les DANES de Le-
VILE" Schubert, Miss Snyder and Mrs.
Esther; vocal solo, selection. Olin Igeman:
mandolin and guitar, Roy Peters and Carl
Steinhauer; soprano solo, selection. Miss
Daniels; cornet solo. selection. L. Z. Tay-
Ter; cello solo, selection, Edwin Igelman;
new illustrated songs, K. L. Burtch: selec-
ton from the Climax talking machine;
moving pictures.
A number of North Indianapolis people
gathered in Showers Hall. corner Clifton
and Udell streets, last Sunday night. and
organized a council of the knights and
Ladies of Columbia. The lodge is the
fourth in the city and is known as Crescent
Lodge. The installation was attended by
$50 persons. Following the initatory work
a banquet was given. The following Off
GERS were elected and installed: Past coun-
selor, William \. Reeves; counselor Oliver
c. Myers vice counselor Lille NJ Reeves
scribe, Edward +. Jones; cashier, Icel ID.
Lowell; chaplain. Hannah NJ. Pease; SER
geant, Elizabeth j. Robinson; master-at-
arms, Ernest c. Phillips: first guard. Geo.
r. Terrell; second guard, Ollie Lee: sentinel,
Clifton Parker; picket, Clarence Craft.
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West INDIANAPOLIS.

Mr. and Mrs Harry King are visiting rel
atives in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Seymour are visiting
their daughter in Seymour.
Mrs. John Falconbury has returned from
a visit TO her mother in Greenwood
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Allen are visiting
friends and relatives in Mooresviley
Mr. and Mrs Robert Lowstutter are visit
ing friends and relatives in Rising Sun
Miss Claudia Shepherd has returned from
a visit to friends and relatives in Mobiles
Vile.
Mr. and Mrs j. w Diggins entertained
a number of friends last Sunday evening
at dinner.
Mrs. Harry Brown, of Columbus who was
the guest Of Mrs. McCammond has re-
turned home.
Dr. Jones. who was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wayland Jones, has returned TO his
home in Cataract.
The Rev B. l.. Allen has returned from
Milroy, where he attended a Christian En-
deavor convention.
Mrs Irwin McCauce. who was the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Classify, has returned to
her home in Lebanon.
Mrs. George Dllatrush and daughter Ida
have returned from two weeks visit 10
relatives in Decatur, III.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Freeman. who were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Craig, have returned
to their home in Sharpsville.
Members of the Ladies Aid Society of
Trinity M. E. Church were entertained
Thursday afternoon-by Mrs. Smith.
Mrs. Belle Hull and Mrs. George Myers,
who were the guests of Mrs. Trotter, have
returned to their homes in Columbus.
Miss Maude Elliott. who has been visit
ing friends and relatives here for some
time. returned last week to her home in
Richmond.
Bert Stevens, of Valparaiso, and Joseph
Stevens of Rushville. who were the guests
of their sister, Mrs. Dr. Fox, have returned
TO their homes.
Members of Palmer Union. W. c. T. L.,
met Friday night at the home of Mrs. w.
a. Fox Mrs. Fred Lemmer and Mrs. Metz
assisted in entertaining
Members of the Christian EndeavOr So
ciety of the Morrist-street Christian Church
held a business meeting Wednesday night
at the home of Miss Pearl McCready.
The first division of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the Morris-street Christian Church
met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs w. w
Turpin The second division met Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Shepherd
where Mrs. Ida Shepherd, Mrs. Veale and
Mrs. Morrison served lunch. The third di-
vision met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
TiIford ON West Morris
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Art Room Gossip.

DR.. and Mrs. Harris. of Amherst College,
viewed the work of the art students Friday
Miss Smith. who is teacher of art and
music in the Union City schools, visited
the art department last week
Mr.. Edwin A. Moore. instructor of draw
ing in the schools of Battle Creek, paid a
visit 10 the drawing department last week.
The following pupils in the art DEPART
ment of the Shortridge High School will
have their work sent to the exhibit AT
Minneapolis, where some of the finest work
in drawing from schools all over the coun-
try will be on exhibition: Lillian Clark.
Walter Morgan, Leona Sharp Nav Bliss
Bertha Empey. Edna English. Richard
Barbee. Mabel Pray, Louise Hopp. Mabel
Emery. Nora Lacey. Louise Mckinney
Katherine Stobbe, Stella Walmsley. Fannie
Brayton Donald Ely. Helen Rixon Grace
Burgess. EDITH Olsen, Harry LoughmiIler.
Edna Null. Grace Scanlon. Florence
swankhauSs. Edna Green and Imogene
HauSs.
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BridgepOrf.

Mr.. and Mrs. Martin King will spend to-
day in Madison.
Miss Nora Casserly is visiting Miss MIL
lie Smith, in F'lackville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Foltz, of Sabine, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Stout
Mrs Flora Freeland and son Frederick
are visiting friends in BrOwnsDurg
Miss Emma D. ShadIey went Friday. for
q visit OF several days in Shelbyville.
Mrs. Lily Ferree, OF Danville. is visiting
her father, Jerry Mclean, and family.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Slears. of Planfield,
are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hicks.
Mrs Jane McLain is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. William GreeSOn, In MOOreSV1lie.
Miss Ethel Gamble is visiting her parents.
Nr. and Mrs. James Gamble, in Ben Davis.
Misses Julia and Mamie Ford. of Indian
apolis, guests of Misses Della and May
Ford
M. and Mrs Henry Arzman and daugh-
ter Madeline are visiting friends in Green's
burg.
Mrs. william osburn and son Raymond
went. Friday. to Toledo. to spend several
days.
Mrs. George H Reed, of Rushville. is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
Casserly.
Misses Dora and Katherine Petit. of
Augusta, are visitors of Misses Anna and
Ella Blank.
Miss Fannie Roby and Miss Rosa Stout.
of Sabine. are guests of Misses Anna and
Ella Blank.
Mrs William Ridgeway and Miss Mary
Kennedy. of Annapolis, are guests OF Mrs
Michael Dugan.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Anderson and daugh-
ter Rena. OF Spencer, spent Thursday with
Mrs Mark DUNCAN.
Mr. Benjamin Leny and Miss katherine
I>cny. of Annapolis. are guests of Charles
lDetz and family.
= Mrs Henry Robertson and daughter
Mary OF Reno. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Louis Robertson.
Mrs Jessie Power gave tea Tuesday in
honor of Hiss Lily Wright and Miss Min
ME Brill Of Detroit.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Klune and son
Charles. of Carbon. are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Dugan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Overman and daugh-
ter Helen are visiting Mr.. and Mrs Riley
Atkinson, in Plainfield.
Mrs. Patrick Quinn. of indianapolis, is
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Arzman, for a few days
Miss Ida Bruce of Haughville who was
the guest OF Miss Ida Power for a few
days, returned home to-day.
Miss Mamie Feeney went, Thursday, for
q several days visit to her uncle, William
Feeney. and family, in Pittsboro.
Misses Cora Mann. Celia Wood and
Bertha Rice. OF Rushville, will be guests
OF Miss Bina Casserly this week.
Mrs. John Gill and Mrs. Marion Cannady,
who were guests of Mrs. William Davis,
returned 10 their home in Terre Haute
Miss Mabel Pearson will entertain a
honor OF Miss Florence jerks. of Bright
wood.
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Suburban Social News
The Events of the Past Week Briefly Told.

Schoenneman. Mr. Francis. Mrs. Emma
Trotter, Mrs. Mort Brown and Mrs.
Francis.
Mrs. Susan TomIinson. who was visiting
her brother, Mr.. l. II. Bolander. in Spencer.
has returned home
Mr.. Charles Register. who was the guest
Of his sister Mrs. Willspaugh, has returned
to his home in Clermont.
Mr.. Valoris Hardy. who was the guest of
Mr. and Mrs Charles ROyse. has returned
10 his home i'm Lexington Ind.
Or. Schell. presiding elder OF the Craw-
louisville district, was the guest of the
Rev. DR.. Chamberlain last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Johnson. after years resi-
dence in Oklahoma, have returned home
and are living on Sheffield avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Boone. of Mount Claire
who were the guests of Mrs. Iona Rich
mond, have returned to their home.
Members of the Ladies Aid Society of
the King-avenue NJ. f. Church met
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Wedden
The Rev. Father Byrnes. who attended
the initiation of a class of members into
the Knights Of Columbus in Evansville last
week has returned home
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Miss Hattie Bugbee has left school.
Report cards will be issued tomorrow.
The shortridge Orchestra held a rehearsal
Friday morning.
Marie Weaver entertained Room f re-
Gently with piano selections
Miss Bess Jones gave ping-pong party
to a number of school friends recently.
Miss Cox has been giving her students
some very interesting talks on Europe.
Olive Hawkins will entertain the S. S. S.
Club of senior girls tomorrow afternoon.
I.eona Sharp entertained the Sigma Eta
Gamma Club at her home Friday after
noon.
will be held at the home of Louise Me
Kinsie
Mr.. Wright gave selection called ~
Curtain Raiser" before Room Tuesday
morning.
Ada Bowen was hostess at the last meet
ing of the c. c. girls, newly organized
card club.
The Debating Club will discuss the ques-
ton of gas meters at its meeting tomorrow
afternoon
Ernest Holdson. who has been out of
school for some time on account of illness,
is not yet able TO return.
Misses Olive Hawkins and Hazel Spell
man gave hearts party recently for the
''Tommers," a club of Shortridge boys.
The Sans Souci Club of girls has chosen
a new set OF officers, as follows: MabC |
Stewart, president, and Myrtle Craft. sec
rotary. The club was entertained by Miss
Cecil Bell yesterday afternoon.
The pupils i'm Mr.. Dunn's American his
tory classes attended the lecture of Prof
Woodrow Wilson at the Harrison School
yesterday morning. Professor Wilson is A
prominent teacher of history in Princeton
University.
The editors Of the Annual the senior pub
licauon are busy getting the copy ready for
the printer and ii is believed it will not be a
great while before the book will be printed.
1t will be In the hands of the printer a
month before it will be ready for sale
At a meeting of the junior class OF 1908 1t
was decided TO give reception to the out
going seniors al the Brenneke Academy
the latter part of May or the first of June.
The matter will be discussed with Mr.
nufford and definite arrangements made
The members Of the senior class who
stand highest in scholarship are as fol-
lows: Katherine StraclI, Gertrude Baker.
Ethel Sahm, Bertha Empey, Maude Taylor.
Mabel Pray, Nora BroSnan. Augusta Hid
Charles Lewis. Clara Williams. ClaribeI
Kahn. Gertrude Brown, Alice Yule Myrtle
Newsome Paul Edwards. Zilpha Maffey
and Mary Carey. The first six students re-
ceived over 30 per cent. and the rest were
above Sc.
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TREATMENT OF DRUNkARDs.
Switzerland Has Evolved New Way
of Dealing with Them.

lineage JNAllldl.
Perenniany the question comes up Of
what shall we do with habltual drunkards
and with those who become criminals
through drink? 1t is a great problem. not
only in this country. but an many other
countries. and humanitarians are interest
lem. For it is a grave one and moro seri-
ously affects US than We are often willing
TO acknowledge.
From a recent consular report we learn
that Switzerland Is dealing with the Ques-
ton I'm a paternal way that may not be
good results there.
A law has been adopted by tho Swiss gov
eminent which provides as follows:
If "A man commits a crime while intOXi-
teriHg saloons for five years. An habitual
drunkard or any man who appears TO be
injuTing his health or depriVing his family
of the comforts OF life. because Of excess
sive drinking, is At the mercy Of the court.
The judge can order him sent 10 "A drink
cure resort without trial or hearing. lie
merely has to secure the approval OF
reputable physician. 4 saloon keeper who
sells 10 one who Is forbidden 20 enter
saloon is subject 10 "A fine not exceeding
punishment may be inflicted for selling
TO or delivering liquors 10 "a child under
fifteen years Of agp- First otenscs are
dealt with gently, but repetitions are Sc
verely punished. Failure 10 support ones
family IS an onense punishable by arrest.
A repetition may be punished by confine-
ment for three years or less In a work.
house-in fact. until the keepers believe the
victim is cured Iramps lolers ana beg,
CARS are subject 20 arrest, and second
Offense means = term M the w0rkh0use.
Saloon Keepers who persistently violate the
law forfeit their licenses and are liable 10
Imprisonment
W.
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EEackyiIIe.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shook have moved to
Indiana polls
Mrs W. Harrington has returned from a
trip to SnaCks.
Mrs. Dolores Patty is visiting relatives
and friends in Greenfield.
Marie Kelly OF Anderson, is visiting
friends and relatives here
Mr.. Fred Davenport left. last week. foi
Illinois. where he will reside.
Mr. Roy Corwin has returned from a Wis.
IL 10 friends i'm Willow Dale.
Special service will be held at the Metho
dist Church tonight at $50 o'clock.
Miss Minnie McCOllister has returned
from "A visit 20 friends in CleTmont.
Miss Iva Harrington will leave. this week
Tor visit 10 relatives in indianapolis.
Miss Vinta Myers will return tomorrow
from visit To friends in indianapolis.
Mrs. Dean. who has been visiting her
mother Mrs. Mckee. has returned TO In
dianapOliS.
Miss Kate Kessler. Of North indianapolis
the guest of Mrs. Martha Harrington
last week.
Miss Lena Acrew. OF Clayton, who was
the guest OF her sister, Mrs. Allen, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. Harry Brown and son Everett, who
were the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. L. l..
Todd, have returned home.
Miss Katherine Todd. who has been seri-
ously III. has recovered sufficiently and
viii leave tomorrow TO visit friends in In
cianapOlis.
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Regrets he said. When you are all in
and a new Generation comes along and
gives you good swift Bump and you
light on your Back over by the Fence.
then you can lie there and look up at the
Sky and count the Good Things that got
past you
With that the bloken-hearted Patriarch
sprang a lonely Bundle of Hard-luck Tales.
He pointed out Corner Lot now valued al
a Half Million that had been offered to him
for 1850. Once he had geen given a Chance
10 trade a secondhand Buggy for a half
interest in Patent that Melted a couple
Of Thousand each Day. The Stock in the
Street-railway Company he closed out at I.
Afterward it went to 2S3.
Il used TO own the Ground where the
First National stands he SAID, with Tears
in his Eyes. Like a blithering Pinhead
traded il for a Team Of Mules. II / hadn't
been all kinds of Ninny 1 could have got
in on the Ground Floor of the Standard
Oil. And now I'm getting too old and
weak TO kick myself"
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BriEflfwOod.

Mrs Eliza Patterson is visiting relatives
in Columbus.
Mr. Z. W. Titus has returned from
short trip TO Greenwood.
Mrs. J. Cruzan is visiting friends and
relatives In TeTre Haute.
Mr. William Rock and Mrs. Mate Rock
are the guests Of their parents in Marion.
Mrs John Woodruff is visiting her
mother. Mrs. NJ. Woodruff. in MOrristown.
Mrs Ray Quigley, of BelIefontaine, o.,
IS the guest OF her mother, Mrs. =. Rein
ken.
Mrs Frank Castor. OF Philadelphia. Pa.
is the guest Of her brother, Mr.. Harry Ray
mond.
Mr.. Delbert Funkhouser. who has been
visiting his parents, has returned 10 Wa
bash College.
Mr.. Clarence Cummins. of Dayton, O..
was the guest OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hanna. last week.
Mr.. Everett Partlow who has been visit
ing friends and relatives in Louisville, Ky,
has returned home.
Misses Elizabeth and Fife Bills. of Fort
vile. who were the guests Of Miss LYDIA
Bills, have returned home.
Mr.. T. c. Lunkford. of Dwighton. Kan.
who was the guest Of his aunt, Mrs. NJ. +.
Miller, has returned home.
Mrs. B. y Van Wrinkle and daughter
Eva, OF Hartford City, were the guests of
Mrs. T.. y. Hanna last week
Mr.. Frank Hoss. Of Lafayette. who was
the guest of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam HOss. has returned home
Mr. James Matheny and daughter Luella.
VINO were the guests Of Mr. and Mrs. James
CrOpper have returned to their home in
Bloomington.
AIR and Mrs Patrick Marks and son
John, OF Danvile Ind, who We're the guests
Of ar and Mrs. s Rist last week have re-
turned 10 their home.
Mrs. T.. VI Dunn and daughter, Miss
Helen Dunn, of Helena, Mont, who were
the guests OF Mrs. Mate Rock, have re-
turned TO their home.
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Literary Bulletin.

Mr. George Barr McCutcheon has been
fortunate enough TO have adventures even
in so prosaic a spot as the Union Depot,
Chicago. Mr.. McCutcheon has been IN the
habit of coming TO Chicago once a fort
night and the station hands have come to
recognize him without knowing his name.
The boy who attends the newsstand is eS-
pecially eager to sell him books, and several
times he tried to dispose of copy of
"Graustark" his own novel Mr.. McCutch-
con put him aside with the solemn as
surance that he had already read the book
and did not care TO have another copy. But
one day, being in a particularly kindly
mood on his way from Chicago to Lafay-
cite. he decided to help the enterprising
news agent. When the boy handed him the
usual copy of "Graustark," therefore, he
took out his fountain pen and inscribed in
front of the title page his name and best
wishes for him who should buy the book.
He presented it TO the boy, with the re-
mark that perhaps the copy now more
valuable than before. But the boy blazcd
out 10 the complacent author only
city gamin can and asked, sarcastiCally.
if he would not inscribe the authors name
for Hall Game and Marie Corelli. He in
sisted that the book was ruined and that
McCutcheon must buy il. AS a crowd was
rapidly gathering and he did not care to
esta blish his identity the crest-fallen celeb
rity paid the $3.50 without murmur.