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the crowd" and he was compelled to
miss some of the conversation.
Yes, of course" the porter heard
when he came back with loaded tray.
They'd freeze to death, every moth
ers son of EN-, and that would settle
the thing for all time. It's the best
plan anybody has thought out for
stopping the everlasting talk about
it, I'm going to present it to Congress
next winter. Here, porter and he
tossed a five dollar bill on the tray.
The expense was even money, The
tray came back with the change Was
it divided into halves, quarters and
dimes with the inevitable suggestion
that only part of it should be picked
up? Not much-it was crisp two
dollar bill.
The traveller lifted it gingerly; then
looked up at the porter, but that indi-
vidual's back was turned and he was
half way to the door, through which
he speedily disappeared.
The crowd in the smoking room
roared, the traveller pocketed the bill
with, We'll, he's shy half dollar this
trip"
"Spose I'd TAX his money!" sneered
the porter later. "Wahnted to freeze
us to def heared him. That kind OF
folks amt nah kind"
And that is how the good-looking
porter established a record
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Sir Walter Raleigh's chivalrous ac.
tion of throwing his cloak on the
ground for his Queen to step on is
recalled by the story told by "V. c."
of a small boys generosity.
A little girl was standing one very
cold morning in one of the poorer
districts of Edinburgh, waiting among
a crowd of poor children to gain ad-
mittance into hall where a meal was
to be given them. 1t was bitterly cold,
and the little girl shivered violently,
and tried in vain to keep her bare
feet warm
A ragged little urchin who was
standing near observed her, and, TAX
ing off his cap and laying it at her
feet, said: Here, lassie, stand on my
cap TIL the door opens"
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Missinu No Opportunity.

A large, good natured man was
greatly attracted to little girl in the
dining room of an uptown hotel the
other day. She was about two and a
half years old, was beginning to run
about and talk a good deal, and also
appeared to be at home in the hotel.
After smiling at him across the din
ing room and making friends with him
at a distance he accosted her in the
hall. He asked her the regulation
questions put by strangers to children,
all of which she answered as promptly
as her baby fashion would permit.
Finally the man shook hands with
her and said: You are a nice little
girl, Shall bring you box of candy
tomorrow"
The little one looked puzzled mo-
ment, then spoke up brightly:
mo; 90 better doe det it now!"
She got the candy that evening.
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Natural Order Reversed.

William Magelssen, the American
vice consul at Beirut, is an intimate
friend of Najib Hashim. who is the
manager of a theater in New York.
81 spent a week with Magelssen,"
Mr.. Hashim said the other day, I'm
the summer of 1902. The young man
knew then that his life was in danger,
bue he was fearless and gay 1t was
a pleasure to be with him.
One day in Beirut he introduced
one of his servants to me.
This boy he said, had never
seen paved street till he came to
this city a year ago. The day he
reached here, a dog, as he was walk
ing about sightseeing, ran at him to
bite him. He reached down and tried
to pick up a cobblestone from the
paved street, but the stone, of course,
stuck fast. To escape the dog, he had
to take to his heels.
Afterwards, in telling me the
story the boy said he thought Beirut
strange town, since in it the dogs
were let loose while the stones were
fastened down."
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EucaIyptus and Sycamore.

A new fuel is being manufactured
in California which is made from
twigs and leaves of the eucalyptus
tee, mixed with crude petroleum. 1t
is said to burn freely and give good
results. Piles made from this tree
are immune from attacks by the
tereIo and last longer than yellow
pine. The demand for them is greater
than the supply.
One of the most durable woods is
sycamore. A statue made from it, now
in the Museum of Gizeh at Cairo, is
known to be nearly 5000 years old
Notwithstanding this great age, 1t Is
asserted that the wood itself is en-
ii:ely sound and natural in appear
AEce.
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Pretty rough on James, isn't it?"
In reply the woman arose and
opened the door leading to the hall
Then she turned her great eyes upon
him in dazzling scorn,
"There!" she said, pointing to the
door. You had better go home. You
are a mischievous little cur, and if l
were a man would thrash you!"
The man stared in dead consterna-
ton, not believing his ears. Before
be could compose an answer, how
ever, he was left alone in the rom,
and the sound of Lela's light steps
came back to him as she ascended the
stairs leading to her room.
That night she wrote a very apollo
get;c little note to lanes, begging
him to come to see her next day. And
James came.
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THE PRIVILEGES OF WOMEN.
One Memher Of the Fair Sex Satisfied
with Her Position.

One MemLer Of the Fair Sex Satisfied
with Her Position.
Mr. Stead says that there ale only
three privileges of my seX-namely,
that in going in or out of room the
woman goes first; that she is served
before man at a meal Ga statement
which is quite wrong, by the way.
only one woman at table having that
distinction, the one on the hosts
right; the other guests whether male.
or female, -in-eyery household above
mere middle class being served in
regular rotation). and that in a train
man gives up his seat to her.
could give Mr. Stead many more. Our
bills are paid for us-when our male
belongings have any money to pay
them with; we are made love to,
which may be despicable but is di9-
tinctly enjoyable; we are admired,
which is no doubt foolish but none
the less gratifying to us. In spite of
the prcponderance of our sex the ma
jority of us are so pleased with our
selves that we have no desire to visit
the republic in the neighborhood of
the Mountains of the Moon; and con-
sidering that we can do anything we
like in this year of grace and that we
rule all your sex as it is, dear Mr..
Stead, why call us "despised' and rail
at the world for not making us "su.
preme," when it had never occurred 10
us that we were anything else?-"A
Countess in Reply to Mr.. Stead.
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for use when wanted, and is not in
the way when it is necessary to use
the desk for other business. While
tae swif8ing shelf is not of itself an
entirely new idea, set the mechanism
which is shown in connection with
II in the illustration has just been in
vented for the convenience of the op-
orator in manipulating the shelf. 1t
comprises a rock shaft attached to
the base Of the desk beneath the tier
Of drawers, with lever projecting
outward within easy reach of the foot
to swing the shelf in either position.
The end of the rock shaft carries a
segment, which is geared to a small
wheel at the lower end of the swing
shaft supporting the shelf. When the
shell is thrown back against the side
of the desk the foot lever is slightly
elevated from the floor, and only a
slight pressure is required to bring
the shelf forward and present the
machine for use.
William j. Bell of Tyler Texas, is
the patentee.
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sleenu cnnnecticut Town.

Killingworth is in some respects
unique among Connecticut towns, On
three sides railroads run within ten
miles of it. The rural free delivery
touches only one corner of it, and the
suburbanizirg trolley shows no sign
of approach. With one exception it
is the only town in Connecticut that
has neither telegraph nor telephone
connection. The only public means
of approach is by stage once a day.
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Algernon Barkdale Smythe was
known locally as a snob. Some litGe
sense was credited to his account, but
his debts ran high. A great many
things we're unknown to him, but one
fact stood out so clearly in his
feeble brain that what others he
Glanced to burdened with were quite
Oyershadowed.
There was woman in Algernon's
town with whom he was well ac-
quainted. This woman-well. even her
enemies said she was beautiful Alger-
aon loved her with the unreasoning
love that is the love of fools, and
sometimes of strong men. In her par
ticular circle she was known as flirt
and coQuette. Men who distrusted
their ability, along with having a GER
tain regard for their peace of mind,
fought shy of her witching glances.
To show and emphasize the insin-
cerity of her character, and its unat-
tractiyeness, the case of James was
always brought up He was one of
those men-Quiet, reserved and in
tense-who love not often. He had
met the woman, Leila, some years be-
fore. A service he did for her ce-
mented an incipient friendship, which
soon began to ripen into something
more. James was slow and method
ical, and he knew somewhat of wom-
en-. With women Of Lelia's type he
was, however, not so familiar There.
fore it was that he studied her long
and carefully ere he committed him
sell
Al,er pecsuading himself into the
belief that he knew her he promptly
asked her to marry him. To his sur.
prise-and her own as well--she ac.
cepted him on condition that he wait
! so long as she might see fit No lover
could fyf-ee eva ..e., T. f,taa3cl on
ceptance, so they were engaged.
All went we'll for a year, so far as
Leila was concerned. James was very
docile in his obedience to her care
fully veiled commands, and was equal
ly NEE. in allowing her to do as she
chose. Then, one day, the heavens
fell, and James was never the same
man afterwards.
1t came about in a very simple man
ner. Leila put James off one night,
with but the skeleton of an excuse,
and went to the theater with another
man. James took it all in good part,
aud said nothing. That night in re.
turning, Leila and her escort passed
man and very shabbily dressed
and wanton-faced woman on the
street. The two strove to pass with
out having their faces seen, but they
failed to accomplish this. One swift
glance revealed it all to Leila. With
startled little cry she dragged her
escort after her in frenzied haste, and
when she arrived home she dismissed
him with a curt Good night"
The next day James received a very
rot and scornful note, which sent him
about his business without hope of re-
call. He saw how it was, and made
4 every effort to gain admittance to her
I presence; but he was denied. Then
Leila left the city and was gone fol
months. James continued the dreary
routine of his life, and strove to for
get that all the light and gladness OF
It was no more.
When she returned James chancat
to pass her on the street. She was
with Algernon, and he spoke to them
but they cut him dead. A great rage
and sorrow filled his heart, so he
passed on without further ado.
Meantime the gossips of Lel!a's sci
had it that she and Algernon were tc
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chanc,I to think of him in connec-
tion with something | heard to-day?"
"Yes?" with rising infection.
Something you heard set you to
thinking of him? That is fattering."
mot at all" denied Algernon, ignor,
ing the thrust But, don't you know,
it was something that cast a light on
something he did" he. paused ex.
pectantly.
Lelia's face was mask, and Alger-
non could not read her thoughts.
Something that he did?" she COM
mented, tentatively. What can it all
mean?
Don't you know" he said desper.
ately. "Of hat-that-woman he was
seen with on the street"
"Oh, yes" she made answer, as il
it all was now clear to her. There
was such a woman"
She wasn't exactly-er-nice, you
know" he blundered on.
81 heard So" was the dsdainful in
terruption
she was once of fairly respecta-
BILE family" pursued Algernon, regain.
ing confidence, but she-she fell.
Then she left her home, and her peo-
pie forgot that she had ever lived. AT.
terwards they left their old home and
came to this pace"
Wait minute" interrupted Leila;
Il can finish it for you. They came
to this place, but she had preceded
them. When she knew of their arrival
she hunted them up, repented of her
past misdeeds, was readmitted to the
fold and now they live happily and
honorably. 1t is an old story, and
quite commonplace"
But this did not turn out So" AL
gernon said triumphantly. 1T is
worse than that"
Worse? That is impossible.
Indeed, no, as you will see. When
| James came across her it was by ac.
cident. She had not repented, but was
continuing her evil ways. That very
night retribution overlook her, and
she was stricken with some kind oI
malady. James took her to his home
and summoned the best medical aid
but it was of no avail. IN a few
weeks she was dead. James was mos
devoted to her during it all, paid al
the expenses, and had her inferred il
the family burying ground. They sa!
he took it very much to heart"
Algernon waited with malicious ex
pectancy for he knew what was com
ing.
Leila was too much absorbed in he
thoughts to observe his manner. Whel
he paused she asked
What was she to him that h
should do that, and take it so to heart
as you say?"
We'll" ard there was an impress
i've pause, she was his wife!"
His wife," cried Leila, unable t
check the cry of establishment. A
gernon nodded in a satisfied manner
and then said:
"Yes. she was his wife. He mai
ried her when he was young fellow
She had it in her blood, and went t
the bad. Then they parted. Later h
heard that she was dead and did nc
know better until he saw her on tn
street" Algernon sank back in hi
chair, satisfied that he had done wei
For some minutes Leila was sllen
The man finally became impatien
and to break the suspense, asked:
/ We'll, what do you tki='; " II
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49, A S|
Convenient for business Men.

With the introduction OF the type
writing machine in the Office comes
the question of where to place it so
that it will be most convenient for
the user Probably the best location
is in the desk itself, with a folding bed
To inclose the typewriter when not in
use, hut this generally means greater
expense through the purchase of an
eatirely new desk No doubt the sec
ond choice will be the swinging shelf
attached to one side of the desk,
where it can be brought into position
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TRUE STORIES Of CHILDREN.
Wise Remarks Credited to Present
DaV YOUNGSTERS.

Day Youngsters.
He is young and a niaterialist. Near
ly every child is that however. They
do not take much of anything for
granted. They want proof. This child
had been disobedient and had got into
trouble, and his mother was trying to
impress upon him the naughtiness OF
his conduct. She told him about God,
who knew everything and could see
everything
You may hide something from ne"
she said; but God sees it all"
Can he see me now?" he asked.
"Y0~.'' AZ. ~ ~ .- .......-..
Right here in this ROOM"
YES"
He studied the ceiling lntently for a
minute and then said:
well, if you think he can, l wish
you'd show me the hole in the roof
that he peeks through"
Another little materalist-a girl
this time-objected to going to bed
alone.
But you're not alone" exclaimed
her mother, God is with you all the
time, and then you have your dolly
besides"
She examined her doll critically be.
fore replying.
Il don't want them she said at
last, 81 want somebody with a slin
face. New York Times.
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AN ERROR OF JUDGMENT
By 'KINNIS GOUCHE"
Copyy7'tsd 1908, by Publishing Company


the disreputable to be a delicious
morse for his palate. Besides, he had
a secret fear that the woman had not
yet forgotten James, and he was
eager to so poison her mind that her
heart would forever cast out the like
ness of the man she had once loved.
So it was that Algernon dug his little
pitfall and coaXed Leila to cross It.
Don't you remember that fellow
ah-let me see. what was his name?
Yes, have thames. Don't you re.
member him?"
She flashed a glance at him that
would have been a warning to man
of average intelligence, but Smythe
did not see 1t.
quite true" she said; there was
such a man. What of him?"
Nothing of interest, nothing at all
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Elimination of Platinum.

The high price of platinum has
brought about meGy attempts to man
ufac;ure incandescent lamps without
the use of this material, but as yet
no other metal has been found which
will fully replace it. The reasons for
the use of platinum are that its CO.
efficient of expansion is the same as
that of glass, and therefore changes
of temperature do not cause cracking
A further reason is that when plati
mum is fused into the glass the latter
adheres to the platinum as though ce-
mented. While other metals partic.
ularly some alloys, such as nickel.
steel, have been found which have a
coefficient of expansion equal to that
of glass, none of them has the prop.
erty of forming tight joint when
fused in. To get over this difficulty,
French company which manufac-
lures incandescent lamps has discov.
cred a cement which enables it to Sc.
cure a tight joint around the leading.
in wires without its being necessary
to use platinum. This cement is said
to be unaffected by air or ordinary
temperatures.
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Visitors on the Erin" who felt SYM
pathy for the magnificent American
eagle which dejectedly tapped its
wings in a small cage on the lower
deck will be glad to learn that the
prisoner is free.
When the Erin" sailed away, the
doors of its cage were opened and
the long miserable bird scared up and
off to it's native home.
The eagle was a gift to Sir Thomas
Upton from an admiring friend, but
the baronet hadn't the heart to take
it to England when he saw its pitiable
plight.
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HOW LAWSON cor EVEN'
Boston Millionaire Is a Bad Man to
Antaooniza

Boston Millionaire Is a Bad Man to
Antagonize.
Thomas w, Lawson, Boston's cop
per operator, is a man of very warm
likes and dislikes, especially dislikes,
as many who have come in contact
with him have reason to remember.
Just now they are telling in Boston
how he avenged himself on a florist
who took occasion to press him for
bill at time when he had his hands
full looking out for the clubs of his en-.
emies in the stock market, and Incl
dentally swinging a few clubs Of his
own.
The florist in question was one with
whom the millionaire had done a great
deal of business in years gone by,
When Amalgamated Copper took its
recent slump someone went to the
florist with straight tip to the eff,
feet that Lawson was in a bad way
financially. The florist straightway
hied himself to Lawsons Office with
a demand for his bill Lawson told
him to keep cool adding that he would
send a check as soon as the bill was
checked up. The florist, however,
wanted certified check at once.
The insistence ofAhe man was re-
warded, and he went on his way re-
jOicing, his Joy being turned to woe a
few days later by the resignation of
his chief lieutenant, who announced
that he was to start a store within a
block of the one in which he had
worked for many years.
And the knowledge that came later
that Mr.. Laws2n's money was back of
the magnificent new store did not
make him feel any better. 1t was
Lawson's way of getting square,
New York Times. =
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Miss Rockefeller,

Like all the other Rockefellers,
Miss Ethel G., daughter of William
G. Rockefeller, is musical and highly
educated, but has little or none of the
retiring disposition which character
ICES most others of the name. She is
fond of outdoor life, Is capital whip
and frequently rides to hounds across
the country. She and her immediate
family are much more liberal in their
religious views than the John D.
Rockefellers, and they go into society
4 good deal besides.
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A very simple device for this purpose
is that shown in the illustration,
which permits adjustment of the bag
IL any position according to the height
Of the person doing the punching. The
main support takes the form of yer,
tilal post extending from the ceiling
to .he floor, or attached to the side
wall of the room, as may be most
convenient. Sliding on this post is
camping device carrying horizon
tai bar, which in turn, supports a me
tailic ring, the sides of which are set
az such an angle that the ball will
strike the surface at approximately
right angles as it flies around under
the impetus of blow. 1t is an easy
task to set the bag at any height, and
for gymnasium use, where number
or bags are needed, this form OF
mounting. should be especially advan
tageouS.
The patentees are Edgar j. and
Hago Goldsmith of Cincinnati, Ohio
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HE WAS EASILY SATISFIED.
Possession of Riches Meant Little to
Florida Man.

Possession of Riches Meant Little to
Florida Man.
The Florida Times Union says that
there is much philosophic content
ment in that state, and tells a story
to substantiate the statement.
When the phosphate boom was
young a speculator paid one of these
contented Florida folk sixteen thou
sand dollars for tract of land the
native had tried to sell Tor five hun
dred. The sum conveyed only vague
impression to the mind of the FORUM
ate man. What he wanted was the
cash in hand.
Don't do that Leave it in the bank
and tell me what you want"
He wanted a farm of sixty acres
with a house on 1.-THE whole to cost
a few hundred
What else?"
Can have a horse and saddle and
bridle?"
Certainly"
And a ritie?"
Yes"
And some provisions?'
Yes"
His eyes began to bulge. There was
a pause.
What else do you WANT"
"Oh, give me fifty dollars for the
old woman to buy things for herself
and the children"
He started to wall: away.
What else?"
"ls there more yet?"
Yes"
well give me a plug O. tobacco
an set me down where the fish will
bite all day an you can have the
rest"
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Iron Man NcGinity, TIE star pitch.
er Of the New YorA Giants, got 1000
this year and wanted $1,000 next. The
magnates hesitated, but McGinity an
nounces now that he is going to PLAY
in his old which is bad news
for teams having to play Goubehead
ers with the Giants.
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Across the Hills.

Across the hills and far beyond where
daylight dies and yet again is born,
There lies a country wond'rous fair
Beyond the purple rim of mist that girds
the valley down below
There lies land | dreamed about,
land l longed to know;
The stars stood sentinel at dusk and
beckoned,
Yet l dared not go.
Across these hills a wandering soul came
to child and as 1t grew
1t sung a promise of return
Till the life's great hope became a chain
and the spirit knew but bitter pain,
For its tasks undone were fetters of lead
and a weary life seemed all in vain,
For the master passion would not be still
Nor the soul at rest again.
1t was out of bounds in realm unreal,
as a summer star in a silver sea
That counterfelts its light;
Unreal and hopeless and afar, Fate met
ed 1t out and gave it me
And bid me accept this lonely thing and
smile on life and be free
And light Of heart and happy-aye-
For all eternity
And I cried aloud in my hour of Griel
for comfort in my gloom
To frighten death away.
Across the hills stole a kindred soul from
the infinite long ago
And my dream came true at last in you
here in the afterglow,
And you led me away across the blue
Nhithpr | lnpppI to
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There will be shortage of canned
corn the coming winter, but there will
be more of that commodity than there
was when the pilgrim fathers were
chanting the anthems of the free in
order that the sounding aisles of the
dim woods might ring.