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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21

There were, for one thing, large invest
ments In foreign loans. Some of the richer
corporations of New York bought great
blocks of European loans. American cap
ital was interested In the financing of some
of the English war loans. There began
even to be purchases of English consols
In addition to that, there came at that
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He couIent Mnke up HIs mInd.

IIc thought of n hundred WAYS 10 rise.
rut he couldn't mako up his mind.
II WAS Frcat 10 be rich ard grand 60 so
wise
But hr couldn't rake mp tiv mind
Hc thought he would cease % ruitcr
some day.
fod brayeiy 90 forth 70 the furious fray.
where worth proudly carries tho EoaOls
away.
rut he couldn't make up hts rnt>d.
Tie thought hc would cease to 70 sioueh-
iur around.
Tut he couldn't make w hls mird;
There were plenty of chances that might
have t,cn found.
tn; hc couldn't make up Ifs mind.
lie feared to try this and o. dat he s-id
No"
one way seemed 90 hard and another 90
slow
lie lourcd TO win houors; he rcvcr ala.
though.
For be couldn't make NJ hlu mind
lie ruttersd on. thinking some time he
would start.
Tut he couldn't r'n,e NJ his mind:
The torcs thnt once u!lcd him shruuk ~
IN hts heart.
TIc haa never made up hi. mind.
lie walked with drooptd shoulders. hts
lair became rtuy--
In poor little corner they left him enc
day
lie had finally started. had left tho old
way
at last ho made up his mind.
-S. Y. Eioor.
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Why can Not. Ia Ponulnr.

Have you over noticed" said tho
man who finds fault. how many pco-
pie avoid the contraction can't nova.
days. and make use OF the two words
can not? | have been so much
struck by the prevalence OF the latter
expression that took pains 10 Inquire
into tho cause Of II.
Il find that many people have adopt.
% the double term because. having
been brought up In a locality where
the short sound OF "a prevailed. they
fnd II almost impossible 10 twist
their tongues around 'cahn't,' and
since they believe that plain. every.
day cant stamps them a. being of
Interior origin, they cultivste can
not'
THAT requires 20 short "a and al.
though its persistent use may SAVIOR cf
sdecta;ion. II strikes tn persons who
can not ret around 'casnT as n great
Improvement on tho short "a can't
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EASY TO KEEP WELL
IF you KNOW YOURezLF.

Keeping well a. mechanical. Fat.
lng. working. sleeping. temperate On.
jOyments and becoming animated over
some useful subject cover the Geld.
Il Is better 20 pay a doctor 10 tell
yuu how to keep well than % treat
You after you arr sick. But so few
do this the doctors hardly know what
TO say when one tries the plan.
a Suggestive fSct Is that n woman
with continually poor health will take
sick housc plant and bring Il up into
nourish!ng state, and a man who
sever sees a well day will take a sick
horse and cure him. This illustrates
the power OF special knowledge ap
piled. But there are people with spe-
clal tendencies and inherited diseases.
who break all rules of treatment and
preventive science. though these ex.
ceptions are so few that 10 one need
place himself IN the list till he has
tried n modern course OF systematic
exercise with proper diet and right
remedies.
Il took ono doctor a long time 70
with bread did aot agree with him.
Hc found that potato and fruit or
coffee went all right together You
must know yourself and then DO as
well as you know.
A Chicago doctor tolls me that
Is favorite with him. lie thinks
more of SOUPS than meats. Recently
radishes and LETTUCE gave him such
severe indigestion that II required
a milk dict for days 90 restore his
stomach. But for some people milk
Is almost n poison. and FOR diet they
EFT graham wnfers or dry toast.
Another doctor tells u,e he can eat
anything but llysT ard does not pay
much attention % himself except to
eat and sleep regularly. Hc has nat.
ural fOrce. physical harmony. latent
encray. and lives hcalthily automat.
ically. II is Just IS important 10 have
n little rcsorve strength as II is to
have emergency money.
Some people seem TO draw money
and health toward Themselves con.
tinually. while others ac3aar 20
frShtcn these blessings of. There
are ~ general rules. some really
need medicine oltca. but many will
never be healthy as long as they con.
tiuuc dosing. II surely requires n
clear head to decide for each case
Alright. SomS are built 10 walk many
miles day and some arc always In.
jurod by a common stroll. One man
told mo that muscular exercise always
destroyed his appetite and that a
couple hours work In HIS study made
him as hungry as a bear.
Many cat too much. A few do not
eat nearly enough. Light foods and
no cold drinks FOR summer. Keep
away from very hot air II you are
going into very cold air winters BE
extra careful about clothing during
spring and fall. Plain food gives
rich blood. Do not experiment with
your appetite. n you know by expert.
ence useful information that would
add 20 this or have n question you
would Ike answered. send 70 on. Eat
for strength. Speak for truth. Live
90 spread good news.
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You've got him. Dan: you've got
him" cEu'tan,ly.
I'm goiag 10 cover my 10000
shares with TIE FIRST half of tho order
and sell thc rest ttc bcst can"
"Aian nl.yc. this g. your chance!
Don't you sec you've got him? Smillc
O. tho Eastern National Bank tells
mo there Isn't n bank IN Tho city will
lend Crcc8or money nnd he moods u
badly Go r,y The last fioOO0000 TO
tho Indian Pacific boadholIcrs. Hes
bic Of more than he can chow. damn
lint"
"Wcn. Gfl. wen treat Hr Grocncr
as VIC do any o,acr cIalo@cr." said
DittcuhrcTar
"Brt." began Smllh with utd,sru.E.
ell constriaation; he wes nn honest
man when away from the Street"
oh. I'll sol him yet This won't
save him. III got him yct." With a
confident smilo.
II would have bcan very easy for
him to take advantage Of GTcencrs
order to make "A fortune. He was
short 10000 shares which no had put
ont at an average price Of 93. lie
could have taken Grccner's block OF
10000 shares and hurled it bodily at
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HELP TO BETTER METHODS.

Tho daily sources Of the elements
o. success are the places TO look for
profitable originality.
II is the Tostudyins OF n subject
which brings out new thoughts having
qualities of winning nature. Self
control. independent good judgment.
executive ability and good health are
cardinal forces worthy Of attention.
The day ls here when we must go into
all the world and eollecl better meth
ods. more efsetlvs ideas and prodt-
able experiences for professional and
commercial workers.
Win the heart. asd the eye win read
agate type. Study the peoples needs
End they viii knock 50 your door. But
Il requires greater Silill 20 successfully
handle thr people than Il does TO in
terest them.
Who IS greater than the Individual
able and willing 20 speak 20 others 10
their benefit and his prnht? Put your
nngcT on some thought which you
have read, heard or created about
which you can say. THAT rs worth
framing" and send u. What one per.
son VIII throw into the waste basko,
another may hang on the wall or
paste In his nots book and perhaps
put under a desk glass We are not
all alike on details. but many OF ms
arc willing to vote In favor OF a correct
motive. a clear head. a strong body
ard beilaf that N IL ROT pegaur- ~
10 be poor In order 20 DO happy.
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IN cARNEolE's EARLY DAYS.
When He SWEET the ofhe- az Part
OF His Daily cutie5.

When He SWEET the ofhe- az Part
OF His Daily cutie5.
Andrew Carnegie told the other
day OF one of those little things In his
early lifs which, as seen In the lisht
of the great lronmastcr's career since
then. are so clearly Indicative OF the
maa and Of the qualities which havo
made him 80 marked a figure OF tho
times. II vas Of his start that he
was speaking. his very earliest start,
WHOM ho was sweeping out an Office
90 b7gin his day.
YES" be said Il was ono Of the
sweepars. and who do YOU suppose
were my fellows az that work! David
McCargo. now superintendent Of the
Allegheny railroad; Robert Pitcairn.
who was 20 rise so descrveily high In
the eervico Of the Pennsylvania road.
and Moreland. who was 20 be one day
city attorney Of Pittsburg.
"Wo all took turns, two c1ch morn.
ing did the sweeping, and we'll rc-
member that ravIc was 90 proud OF
his clean white shirt bosom that hs
used 10 spread over II an old six
bandanna handkerchief. which he
kept for that sole purpose. and VIC
other boys thought hc was putting on
airs. lie was, as a matter o. fact for
none Cf rs had n silk handkerchief" -
Philadelphia Press.
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Queer Street Names.

Many British towns have distinctive
and interesting names for their
streets. London's chenpside and Aid
wych are more than matched by oddi-
ties many times stranger. Bootham
is a street In York. and Botchergate In
Carlisle. Norwich Is sssertivo OF class
distinction In GentlemnnS Walk. and
Shrewsbury may stand almost al the
head OF list OF peculiaritles with It's
street labeled Dogpole. which may or
may not be related 20 Newcastle's
Dogleap Stairs: but thea Newcastle
has Pudding Clare. and what may
that signify?
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AN OLD TIMER
Has Had Ex?erleneea

a woman who has used Postum
Food Coffee since u came upon the
market eight years ago knows from
experience the necessity OF using Pos
tum In place OF coffee II one values
health and n steady brain.
She says: at the time Postum was
FIRST put on the market | was suffer
Ing from nervous dyspepsia and my
physician had repeatedly told me not
IN use ten or coffee. Finally de-
eidcd to take his advice and try Pos
tum and got a sample and had Il care
fully prepared. finding II delicious To
tho taste. So I continued It's use and
very soon IT'S beneficial effects con-
vinccd mo OF It's value, for I got well
OF my nervousness and dyspepsia.
"My husband had been drinking cot
fec all his life until Il had affected
his nerves terribly. persuaded him
20 SHIFT 10 Postum and II was easy to
get him 10 mako tho change for the
Postum Is so delicious. IL certainly
worked wonders for him.
I'VE .c1n learned that Postum does
not c1hilaratO or depress and does
not stimulate. but steadily and hon.
estly strengthens the nerves and the
stomach. To make n long story short
our entire family have now used Poa-
tum for eight years with completely
satisfying results as shown In our
ine condition OF health. and we have
noticed a rather unexpected improve
mont In brain and nerve power
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek. Mich.
Increased brain and nerve power al
ways follow the use Of Postum In
place 81 coffee. sometimes In a very
marked manner.
Look IN each package for a copy Of
the famous mlo book. The Road to
weIiviiio."
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THE LOST OPPORTUNITY

post. where n score OF madmen were
shouting at the top OF their voices the
prices they were willing TO pay or To
accept for varying amounts of tho
stock. lie gave TO tweaty brokers
orders 20 sell LOCO sares each at tho
best obtaInable price. and he him.
self. through another man. took an
equal amount. On the next day be In
person sold 10000 shares. and on to
third day tho last 10000 shares OF
Grcener's order. This selling. the
Street thought. was for his own &c.
count. Il was all short stock: that is.
hts colleagues thought he was selling
stock he didn't own. trusting later on
90 buy Il back chenply. Such selling
never has the depressing effect q
long stock. because u Is obviously
that the short seller must sooner or
later buy the stock la. insurlns q
future demand. which should exert a
lifting influence on prices; for
IIc who sells what isn't his'n
Must buy Il back or go 70 prism.
And Dlttcahoener was able to get
az average OF $50 per share for
Greener's $4,000 shares of Federal
Telegraph Company stock. for the
Street agreed. with many headshak-
lngs. that Dan was becoming too reck.
less and Grecner was n slippery litilo
cu5s. and the short ilterost must be
simply enormous and the danger of
n bad squeeze exceedingly great.
Wherefore. they forcboro 20 "whack"
+ lcgraph. Indeed. many shrewd
traders saw In the seeming weakness
OF the stock a trap OF the willy little
Napoleon and thcy fooled" him By
astutcly buying Federal Telegraph.
with the SfSo0OOO which be rccelv-
cd from the sale OF the bis block a
stock. Grecncr ovcrc.mo his other
troubles and carried ont all his plans.
VI was a daring stroke. 10 trust TO q
stocl, broker professional honor. l.
made him tho owner OF a great rail
road systcn Dutch Dan's attacks
later did absolutely no harm. Grce1er
had mado gH opportunity and Dltten.
Locnor had lost one.
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COOL III FACE or DANGER.
wemsn's Presence Of Mind That FoIL
ed the Eurulsr.

Womans Prcscncc OF MIND Ihdt Folb
ed the Burglar.
According to n San Francisco ex-
change n lady whoBe husband had
gone ont for the evening was about TO
retire for tho night with her Infant
child when 10 her amazement sho
rorceived the foot OF a man beneath
the bed. Instead OF calling for as
sistance she coU.ly went 60 the chlld's
cot aud sat and sung tIll the little one
went 20 sleep. Two hours then re-
malned before her husband came In
He was surprised TO Gnd her waiting
up. but when his wife handed him an
envelope saying. you might run and
post this" the cause OF her waiting
wns revealed. Instead o; letter the
following was written on the envel-
orc: ~ burglar is under the bed;
run fetcA the police" The husband
returned 10 a few minutes with
policeman and tho man was arrested.
The burglar had no idea that the lady
knew be was thore until tie police
man pulled hin out.
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cn-tomn of the Ar,hs.

Among the Arabs an interesting de-
partucnt of wouaNs duty is dairy
work THIS. like all other operations,
is carried ont on or old-fashionel and
palrlarchal plan. To mako butter. Tor
instance. n small shccpglin IS nllcd
with milk and tied 20 q ring In the
wall. Tho woman then sits fat on
the floor and rocks II 10 and fro tn
little balls OF butter tcgin to form
within. These grow larger and larger
and accumulate and arc finally
brought out as one big lump. Tho
remaining milk IL then boiled on the
FIRE with bits Of meat. The male
members OF the family now come to-
gethor. n large dish OF cooked rice Is
placed before them and the boiled
milk poured over II. Then. making
balls OF the mixture with his hands,
each member quickly swallows his
share and rises TO wash his hands.
This done. the girls and mother sit
down and eat what the mon are
pleased 10 leave.
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Thrrw the JUDGE CT.

Mortimer Menpos. the English artist.
In a recent book on india tells OF tho
burial conduct OF some British sol.
diers toward the natives. He writes:
"One day n subaltern got lnto n FIRST.
class railway carriage and fourd sit.
ting there a 'colored gentleman In
n fit OF rage he seized the poor man
Uy the shoulder and shouted cut "a
him. Out you go. YOU black bcast!'
pitched him and his portmanteaus on
the platform. This. to his great as.
tonishment. caused considerable dis.
turbance: and when he inquired what
the people meant by putting them.
selves out over n black man. an Eng
lishman who was passing by an.
swcrcd: well. perhaps. you don,
know II. but you have thrown one oi
her majesty's judges out Of the
train"
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Thlnnn worth Rc.rendInn.

4 few years ago an Ohio newspaper
81 national fame had a request for a
certain poem and readers were asked
for n copy OF II. 4 great many copies
woro sent IN and as remember II the
paper reprinted the poem the second
time on request OF readers. II is per-
sonally helpful 70 roTcad useful ar
ucles
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WAs TREATING BOTH FAIRLY.
No Discrimination In the Decision oi
This Judge.

No Discrimination In the Decision of
This Judge.
"a an inquiry az Ia Plata this week
hetre Mayor william II. Johnson and
tho board OF aldermen. the mayor Won
a reputation for even.handed justice
Tho town marshal was before tho
mayor on charge OF permitting
swearing on the streets aud general
negligence. Both sides put In objec-
tions and exceptions as II bssoro n
circult Judge. When tho case was
we'll under way. Mr. Park. who talked
for the accused town marshal. com
meated on the mayors ruling. as FOL.
lows:
1T looks 20 mo. Your Honor. like
you re deciding these objcctlons turn
aboct Flrst you rule my way and
thea YOU rule for Jack Barker. That
amt no way Go try case"
Amt. ch? Suppose you want ne TO
rulo twice for you and once fAr Jacky'
uggested tho court, sarcastically.
No not that; but"
"Alnt lct YOU argue half IN hour
over every burned object.on?"
you've been very coasidcrate about
that. Your Honor. Dut I've noticed II
didn't do any good to argue unless Il
was my time TO get the decision. And
that's what I'm oojecting TO-"
We'll" said the mayor. this is your
tlm9 10 be ove-rmod. Proceed with
this here case."-Kansas City Star.
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The Old and New.

A publisher was ready 10 attend a
convention. thought of an Idea use
ful 90 him In his work az the CON
vcntion. but felt that he had known
Il longer than had. Finally decided
20 give II to him anyway and then |
found II was new 90 him and he wa-
very thankful 10 mo for H. Since thon
have been braver.
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s,ampeasd the Audience.

In the third century n Greek com
pany OF actors came 10 a city In Spain
where plays had never been seen be
fore. The honest country people were
struck dumb with nnazenent ard Sc
crot horror on fooing the trascdlan
advance on the stage with his mighty
body and immovable face with the
enormous open mouth. But when no
lifted mp his voice and began TO speak
with the sonorous clang of the tragic
defamation there was a general panic
among the publlc. All rushed out of
the thcater horror-strickon. as n nc
had been n demon.
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A Story WIN a moral.

a parrot ana dog were left IN n
rcom together. The parrot, out OF mis-
chief said 10 tho dos "Slc him" The
dog. seeing nothing else. went for the
parrot and tore out about half his
tail feathers before he escaped to his
rorch. The parrot after looking
himself over and rejecting n little
said: poll. yoa talk too much"
There are many people old and
young. who would do well TO remem-
bor this story
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rha PIeanuren Of Memnrx

Why does an old doctor. who Is Wis.
iting the city and calling AZ n medical
college. smile at tho students and
their zeal? Ho sees the old times
over again when he may have won.
dered whether 10 go without his laun-
dry or skip a meal. lie sees the hui
morous experiences enc the sweating
times In store for these students. The
first case ono doctor had was an un.
usual one. dificult and requiring In.
stant action.
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For Ysur Vacant Time.

You may rot ride on trains very
often-some do fou- 20 six times a
day. You may not have lunch-Gome
try 10 eat a lunch every day--some
others always have breakfast. dinner.
supper. But whoever you are. you
have a minute a day vacant time and |
would like 10 DO able TO coax you 10
devote that minuts TO studying with
mo for better methods in common
life.
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back | had a great deal of trouble
with the socretions. which were ex-
cecdingly variable. sometimes eXces-
color was high. nnd passages were ao-
eolpanied With a soaldius sensation.
Doans Kidney Pills soon regulated
the kidney secretlons. making their
color normal and baalshed the inilam.
nation which caused the scaldins sen
satlon. ] can rest well. my back Is
strong and sound and feel much bet
ter In every way"
For sale by all dealers. price 30
cents per box Foster A!ilburn Co.
buffalo, ". Y.
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Less Than - Hours 20 Hot Springs.
Ark, Via lren Mountain Route.

The new tgaln which was inaugn
rated November Sth. leaving ST. Louis
$50 p. M, and arriving Hot Springs
8 a. m. makes the rul In less than
twelve hours. which beats ell previous
records between these points. Rs
turning train leaves Hot Springs
1850 p. m. arriving ST. Louis 7:35
a. m. Thoroughly up 10 date equip
ment. For tickets and further infor-
nation write any agent OF the Iron
Mountain Route. or II. c. Townsend.
general passenger and ticket agent
81. Louis.
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Anrnt, q, Educa,ora.

IL you have time. listen and learn.
was not Washington a book sgent1
Tho porsoa who would cell To you
may grow famous and may not. BY
asking a few questions and being 20
lite though you buy not you viii know
more and give for next door zeal or
hopc % tho one who IN trying 20 earn
. living
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the market. Not even n gllt.edge
stock could withstand the impact OF
such a fearful blow. and the price OF
Federal Telegraph doubtless would
have broken rs points or more. and
be could easily have taken in his
shorts at 40. or possibly even at 20.
which would have meant a profit OF
half a million OF dollars and n loss OF
a much.ncedcd mllilon TO his arch foe.
Groenor. And u he allowed his part.
nor 20 whisper In strict confidence TO
some friend how Dan was selling out
a big line OF Telegraph Cor OFocnor
the Room would have gOne Wild and
everybody would have hastenei 10
uell. and the decline would have ggno
40 much further as 10 cripple tho little
Napoleon possibly beyoad al horc of
recovery. Had Grecnor made tho most
COLOSSAL mistake of his life "a giving
The order 90 his enemy
nan went 10 the Federal Telegraph
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fCnniLnnchl

kGuutlnncu.l
Good morhiug." said Dlttenhoener
at lcrglh. and tho little mans high.
orowcd head nodded dlBmissngly.
pittcnhocner hastcncd back 20 tho
Exchange. At The entrance he met
Lis PARTNER. Smith-the Co" OF ID.
70 D.ucuhocfcr & Co.
"Eiu. I've just got an order from
Cgocper Go sell $4,000 shares OF Fed
crll Telegraph"
"Wh.what?" Caspcd Smith.
"Grconcr seat for me. asked mo
whether I'd accept an oIcr frob him.
said yes. end no told mo Go cell 5U..
600 shares Of Telegraph and I'm q"
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Inherlted In,ncurncv.

A manufacturer tells me that his
teamster took a dray load and two
men three miles in the wrong direc-
ton because Of transpositlon Of num-
bers In the address. The father OF the
man who made this error. makes the
same kind OF errors when he goes 10
the telephone. But ! know that ac-
curacy exercises will conquer inhcr.
tied lnaccuraoy.
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nnnsful Imnnlnatlon,.

a messenger boy was ordered 10 de
liver several valuable hooks. No. II
Of the series was reported lost. as par.
~ 10 whom sent had net received IL
During the search for II and until Il
was found the person most interested
had just as much right TO imagine
cheerful as dismal results.
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HIttIna the Wren. Man.

One employe showed a block 90 IL
tell on the head Of another omploye.
The latter blamed an innocent person
and without listening 20 explanations
pitched into him. The innocent man
proved TO be the best fighter and cane
out victorious. and all the observers
saw n frstelass sermon illustrated.
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Az. Ynn nn,rr,lnn1

Whether you are making n thou.
sand dollars day or n thousand
dimes n year II Is well 10 remember
Gladstone's method and by exercise
and stern selfdonlal sock 20 correct
the inroads on the health which either
idlcness or hard work are bound IN
the long run 90 make.
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How an Actor Train,.

Ono OF the English actors who vis-
tied the United States nrst two years
ago became so popular as n matinee
hero. In SPITE Of his obesity. that Il
seemed as II the day OF the fat actor
might have arrived at last. But tho
star evidently lost confidence In his
ability to hold his audience II he grew
any stouter. lie returned last month
thinner by thirty rounos than no had
been. To retain these shghter pro-
portions no jockey ever went through
moro strenuous training than he. He
takes a Turkish bath daily. and wien
there are matinees may be found In
the hot room as early as 10 o'clock in
the morning. He fingers there as
long as health will permit and has his
reward In looking many pounds slight
or and some years younger when he
STEPS on the stage. But the treat.
mont Is heroic and tho actor expresses
his own doubts as TO the lcngth a.
time he will be able to keep up such
o sacrifice for the sake OF his looks.