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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25
CHAPTER XVIII.
A Case for the Police.

After that first horrible moment II
was perhaps Anna who was the more
self-possessed- She dropped on her
knees by his side and gently unbut-
toned his waistcoat. Then she looked
Up al Brendon-
You must fetch q Doctor" she said.
q DO not think that he is quite dead 9"
And leave you here alone ?" he asked
IN a hoarse whisper. Come with me .
i am not afraid" she answered
please hurry"
He reeled out Of the room Anna
was sfterward astonished at her own
self-pOssession. She bound a scarf
tightly round the place where the blood
seemed 70 be coming from Then she
stood UP and looked around the room.
There we're no Evidences OF any
struggle. no overturned chairs or dis
arranged furniture. The CRATE was full
OF the futtering ashes Of burnt paper.
and the easy chair near the FIRE had
evidently been used. On the floor was
a handkerchief, a little morsel Of lace.
Anna saw il and for the first time
found herself trembling.
She moved toward II slowly and
picked IL up, holding Il out in
front OF her whilst the familiar
perfume seemed TO assert itself with
damnins tnsistence. It was Annabel's.
The lace was family lace, easily rec
ognizable. The perfume was the only
one she ever used Annabel had been
here then II was she who had come
out from the fat only a few minutes
before. It was she
Annals nerves were not easily shak-
en-. but she found herself suddenly
clutching at the table for support. The
room was Keeling. or was II that she
was going 70 faint? She recovered
herself with a supreme effort. There
we're the burned papers still In the
crate. She took I'D the poker and
stirred the fire vigorously. Almost az
the same moment the door opened
and Brendon entered, followed by the
doctor.
Anna turned round with a start.
which was almost Of guilt, the poker
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CHAPTER xxx.
Annabel Is Warned.

"Youi"
He crossed the floor Of the, dingy lit
tie sitting-room with outstretched
hands.
You cannot say that you did not ex-
pect me-" he answered. I got sgd
ney's telegram at 10 o'clock, and caught
the 1920 from the Care du Nord-"
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concluded Next Sunday.l
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TOWN TALK

A movement has been inaugurated IN
New York to prohibit the sale Of cocaine
except under authority Of a doctors
prescription.
Dr.. Corydon Richmond, frst mayor Of
Kokomo. Ind, celebrated his ninety
sixth birthday recently. He "a IN fairly
good health, but has been blind for IS
years. The doctor maintains close inter
est IN medical and surgical science, at
tends his masonic lodge regularly and,
10 al appearances. leads q eontsnted and
happy life. He became a mason q years
ago.
On account Of q recent experience
Magistrate South. Of Philadelphia, ~
fuses to try any more cases against men
accused Of Decorating the Sabbath. A
man fined In his court for the oRsnse
vas Obliged to pawn his oTereoat and
has since been compelled 70 work out
doors clad IN thin raiment The fact
coming TO Magistrate South's knoWl-
edge, he bought the man q coat and now
advises q change Of venue IN all like
cGses called before him
John Connaughton, principal keeper
In Sing Sing prison, has not visited New
York city for - years, and there Is lit
tie likelihood that he WIN ever do 90.
The reason Of this a that there are IN
that city q great number Of men who
would welcome an opportunity 10 Kiln
him. In his capacity a. prison-keeper
for 20 years Mr.. Connaughton has
earned the enmity Of many desperate
criminals. most q whom hate him with
an intensity which would induce then %
murder should the chance ofier.
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Some tine ago q rumor went round
that astuts publishsrs had IN their psy
q large number of the most attraetivs
diners-out your nelshbor at table
W1uld lad tie conversation 70 ths
lstsst n0Fel-Q1its the sasiest a oonvsr-
sational openings between stranr.rs.
Who lay heir heads toEsther Over tie
menu and have e entertain oach othor
Tor "a hour. Y0u are interested IN ne
description q the hook a. the hour. you
are q little ashamed a. not having red
It, and going home you sit down ana or
DER TIE book-from tie circulating Il
brary. Every publisher. sYerF theatsr
manaeer. every deFiser o. q patent ned
icins knows hat tie adFIcs az friend
e q more ooncsntraisd and personal
pnn than ne opinion 81 q. eritfe non
lhs empress. And e TIE idea vas
ever clrrlsd out. 4 deserved 70 succeed
hut 10 one ever SPOTTED TIE paid direr-
ont There vas artistry q thsfhinr.
-L.cn6on C1ronlela
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woman. The rooms are large and the
ceilings high. and, like ali Cuban houses,
they are dimcult 20 furnish 50 as TO look
hOmelike and inviting.
There 3 little art IN Cuba, and as q
consequence few, II any, pictures are
found hanging on Cuban walls. Senora
Abfeus however. appreciates the at
tractiYeness o. 3 room hung with pic
lures, and, therefore, has made Of them,
she has discovered as ven the artistic
eject Of small tropical palms indoors
and has used them to advantage.
In q country where they grow 50
plentifully one would imagine that Gu
ban housewives would use them a. q
means q decoration, but they are al
most totally ignored. Sonora Aureus
house q filled with brie-a-brac, and
many oriental rugs and real brussels
curtains, al In excellent taste
In the Wealthiest Cuban homes It q
the custom TO stable the horses in the
courtyard q the house, and also TO
push the carriages through theimmense
portals into the lower corridor Itself
Ssnora Abreu, however, has followed
the American custom and constructed
stables for her me horses away from
the house. Living IN theeountry, as she
does, there - more ground space and
she is better able 70 build outhouses.
Her plantation, given over almost en-
tirely 20 the cultivation o. coRee, e one
q the largest IN Cuba Il Is composed
81 5000 acres Of magnificent coffee
land A mn built at = cost Of over
$50 900 stands IN the midst o. Il. Whea
the plantation and MIL are IN active
operation several hundred plantation
hands are employed. At present al
WoEk has been suspended On account Of
the unsettled state o. aRairs. Senora
Abreu supports these farm hands even
though they are forced toidleness b. the
uncertainty of the tines
Rosa Abreu f. not yet IS years q zee,
and q grsatmany Of the young bloodsof
Havana have sought her hand. she Il
certainly q handsome woman, of the
soufhsn Latin type. with black hair
and eyea Her figure f. q little too
plump for gracefnlnese, but she dresses
sresHently. and with such sknl that one
q inclined % overlook tie tendsncy 70 4
smbonpoint
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HEALTH AND DISEASE

The Public Health and Marine hos
pital service costs $1J000. 900 year.
Pleasant Porter, CHIEF Of the Creeks,
has the govt he blamss Il to eiVfliEa-
tion
d.. q. slms Woodhead, q Cambridgs
university, an eminent authority on
tuberculosis II leeturtng IN the United
States.
william Laciede, once famous g q
negro minstrel, has ben taken TO Gin
elnnad hospital hopsIsssly paralysed.
Both Hmbs are useless. due, tie doctors
say, % too much dancing.
The religious feelings Of the natives
q the PunjAb are 80 strongly opposed 70
the killing o. rats, and disinfeetiOn q 90
unpopular, that It has been decided 70
let the plague follow its course there,
absolutely unchecked.
There has been no yellow fever in the
United States for three years, excepting
the recent development on the Mexican
border q Teas. Some cases Of yellow
fever have come into Cuba. from Mexico
IN tie last three years, but IN no IN
stance was the disease communicatedtO
others.
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Col John @. Butler, Just promoted to
brigadier general. Is now in-command
Of the arsenal at WATERFOWL. near Bos-
ton.
All Austrian odlcers possessing motor
cars have been ordered By the minister
q var 10 report themselves for service,
bringing their machines.
Seventeen horses were required, says
the Paris Matin. to draw an enormous
cannon Intended for coast defense from
BOurges TO Havre. The gun WeighsOVer
~ tons.
J. T. Clary, chief master at arms on
the United States battleship Nevada,
with service stripes on his arms denOt-
ing % years Of naval service, recently
completed 100 trips around the world.
Statistics gathered BY an old Prusslan
Ohcer show that the present Emperor
william has caused 80 changes Of uni
form In the German army. These modl-
ications have cost each ofieer S223.27.
The British naval building pro-
gramme for 1904 Is now published.
There win be three battleships Of the
King Edward VII. class, having 16, $50
tons displacement, 1900 horsepower,
and q speed Of 1slk knots; four cruisers
Of the Duke Of Edinburgh class, having
1850 tons displacement, q, 800 horse
power, and p Is knots speed. Also
four scouts, IS torpedD-boat destroyers,
with a speed Of Is and 255k knots, and
ten submarines.
The late Gen. Gordon often related
with q relish grimly humorous Incl
dent Of the battle at AppOmattOx. Gen.
Gordon said that when the end came he
ordered his chief aid to take a flag Of
truce to the union commander. we
have no nag, sir" said the aid. Take
your handkerchief and tie It to q stick"
Il have no handkerchief, general"
Tear OF your shirt, then" There Is
not white shirt n the army, general
l have a flannel oBe, but it's far from
white"
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KEEP BOYS on THE FARM.
BaasaaiSzaI DsDsrt3sat Gives sooa
AaVIss 60 RuEsI FaGhsz-Aa-
Vioo 90 4hs ToaohaEA.

The guperintendent Of pubic instruc-
tion of the state of Indiana has rsosntly
Issued q buIlstin touching on the steady
migration % ths young mn q the rural
districts 20 the cities n search og = 80
called better chance" Believing that
indians q being aaDDed Of its onsrgios
b. that movement, the department IN
bulletin 70 ths teachers aaT1 ghat they
can indEencs the boy to stay on tie farm
and % work ont its problems.
@zt wiz Be q sad da5 for oaF national
life When al cur young farmers come 70
town; when the small. WeIl-enltiVatod
hO@sStsads give way to landed estates"
the bulletin saTL
Ths necessity e keeping the boys On
tie farm was the subject of discussion
e. 70 what tie teacher can Do for the
community. A teachers pOUerin deter
mining the industry of q coumuzity lies
in making her schoolroom buy work
shop, BhsEe fho rights a. others ana the
nobility a. honest toll are TAUGHT.
Ths bulletin which a being asnt out
b. the state superintendent deals with
tie relation 81 tie tsa6hsr 70 TIE school
her patrons and tie locality. The tsseh-
q. TIE baIlstin n.y.. ought 10 bsa mis-
Eio1aTy, harmonizinE turbulent ele-
monta
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cUBA's RICHEST wOMAE.
sshora AIRES, a spiss 81 Hsr wsSlfh
asa social Raak. q q slaoa-
PuFs Densorst.

Havana has its Ssnora Ahreu, Just e.
England has It's Baroness Burdett-
C0utts. and Just IS TIE United States has
SIS Hstty Green.
She r. the richest woman IN Cuba, 3
handsome, intelligent, rather aristo-
cratic widow. worth 8 600 900, and with
no membranes. She Il considered a
catch.
To northern eyes 5000. 900 does not
seem important But, says the Boston
Globe, that sum o. money IN Cuba 3
looked upon ss immense wealth, and 50
Il q, considering the impoverished con-
dition Of the island. and the years flop
preston when there was no incentive
TO amass wealth.
Rosa Abreu Is q Cuban born. Her hus-
band was q Cuban. and al her interests
and sympathies are entirely non-Span-
ish. Aside from Countess Fernandino,
she b the most-talked-of woman In Ha-
vana. principally for her social charm,
her great generosity In charitable mat
tiers, her taste In dress, and her hOspi-
tally.
She lives IN the Cerro, a fashionable
suburb Of Havana, or more precisely At
PalatinO. on the edge OF the Cerro. On
Sunday afternoon and evening she
holds q salon, which has actually be-
come famous In the West Indies.
Everybody goes II Is the meeting
place Of the representatives. Of the best
Cuban and American society In Havana.
Omcers Of the army and navy in uni
form line up In battalions around the
walls Of her dining rooms. The literary,
artistic and dramatic world Of the
Cuban capital come to meet this clever
woman, with q clear. bright, quick mind
like q northern woman. All society
pays homage to her and she accepts It
all with simple, democratic grace and
dignity.
At the Abreu dancing parties one
meets the prettiest Cuban girls Of the
capital, and the best Of the Americans,
and since Sonora Abreu speaks English
and French as perfectly Is Spanish, she
Is quite competent to entertain q COS
mopolltan assembly.
Sonora Abreu's home It Palatino q
the typical planter mansion OF the be-
ter class: Il Is built Of brick, covered
over with stucc0. and great balconies
and vsrandRs surround It On all sides,
giving It an appearance OF comfort and
ease. A grove Of tail, stately royal palns
surrounds It and makes the house 4
cool and shady retreat
Within the furnishings are an eVi-
donce Of the good taste Of this southern
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80 oF ZEE MINTINe BE.
An seat e Philadelphia at Close q
Year sad Destroyed In Pressaos
oG Omslala.

"An the United States minis forward
to the mint at Philadelphia at the close
Of each year" said q former treasury Of
fetal, according 70 the New York sun,
'the steel dies used in coming the Yari-
Gus denominations Of gold and silver
coins for that year. and bearing Its
date, and the Philadelphia mint distrib-
utss 10 the branch minis ct the same
time the new dies for the coming year.
All coinage dies are made at the Phil
adelphla mint. but are returned there e
the end Of the year to be destroyed
The dies are round pieces Of steal,
three inches long. and sloping to the top
on which is cut the face Of the coin Il
stamps, with the date The dies are col
Iected and taken TO the blacksmith
shop Of the mint. where. IN the pres
enee Of the superintendent, the eoiner
and the assayer. they are heated red hot
In the FORCES and hammered out Of shape
with slsdge hammers on anYils, and
after having given currency value to
millions Of money, are cast aside al
worthless. except a. scrap"
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PIeanlnE Rseouestioa % ths Great
sanitary Fair held IN 81. LSuis.
Mos ta 1seG

Il has been ven said that many noble
enterprises owe their origin and success
70 women This truth vas sxemplifed
during our civil var by schemes 70 pro-
mote the comfort and relieve the suffer
ings Of the soldiers. A notable instance
was the great fair in St Louis. known
as the Mississippi Valley Sanitary fair.
In 1854. The project vas for the benefit
Of the sanitary commission. which had
been instituted IN St Louis IN 1851 By
Gen. Fremont.
The enterprise was pushed with zeal
and enthusiasm. The Inauguration was
set for May ~, and extensive prepare
lions were made. The fair was opened
the next day IN an immense pavilion,
which had been erected in Twelfth
street, extending north from Olive SIS
feet. by a width Od114 feet, with wings
extending east and west. each 200 feet,
occupying Locust street.
The project had been heralded
throughout the country. The people Of
Missouri responded literally. From all
the loyal states and territories came
donations in profuslon, among which
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ne punishment oE merely laulen
acts o. individuals II preventing colored
persons from voting It purely STATE
elections is held. IN Karen VI. United
States &C. c. A., eth c., cir. A. ss7,
not 70 Be within the power Of congress
An aRDcopriatlon 70 cover the ex-
penses incurred and paid By & Municipal
oneer IN the discharge o. his duty q
held. IN state ex rel. Grow W. St Louls
(AEo.), al A 593, not 10 be within
q constitutional prohibition Of the
granting q public money 70 an indiyid-
ual-
A devise 70 one absolutely and forever
d held, IN Roth Va Rauschenbusch
QEo.l. 81 L r A. ass, to convey q Zee
simple which cannot be cut down BY
subsequent clause directing the dispO-
sition q any remainder which may be
undispOsed Of At the death OF the de-
visee.
The mere fact that an applicant for
Insurance e. receiving q pension from
the government for alleged physical in
juries Is held. in Black Vs. Travellers
Insurance company &C. c. A. Sd c., 81
L. r. A. 500, not TO show that he has
bodily inhrmity within the meaning Of
a warrant In the policy.
The cutting Of q train o. ears on .
side track, leaving some on one side and
some on the other Of q highway; where
the view Of the other tracks Is partially
obscured thereby, is held In Passman VI
West Jersey & s. r. Co. On. J. EFT &
App, 81 L r. A. eO9, not 20 Be an invi-
tation to the public to cross without Us
ing ordinary precaution to ascertain II
such crossing can be safely made
A railroad company which permits q
car TO break loose from a train on 81
grade and run down into collision with
another car at the foot Of the decline IN
such a way as 10 be buried on OF the
right Of way, TO the injury Of a by
stander, e hello, in West Virginia, c. &
P. r. Co, VI. state use Of Fuller ClGd.),
81 I. R A. 574, to be liable for the In
jury thereby caused to him, unless It is
shown that the accident was unaYold-
able.
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CONGRESSIONAL CHIT-CHAT.

Congressman Warnoek, Of Ohio q
one Of the largest owners Of cattle in
his state.
Dining At his Washington mansion
during q term Of congress, Senator
Clark win often sit alone at the head
of the table in his brilliant dining
room, taking his meal In absolute
silence. He Is not a sOciable man in
general, but loves to dine out in agree
able company.
Nothing so elegant in the way Of ere
dentials ever appeared in the senate as
those Of Senator Hanna, which Mr..
Foraker handed up TO the clerks desk.
That is what the veteran employees Of
the clerks once say. Written on the
finest parchment, these credentials are
bound between full morocco covers,
labeled In gilt letters: Credentials Of
Senator Marcus A. Hanna" and tied
with dainty bows Of red ribbon, nice
enough for any bOudOir.
Representative Nick" LongWorth, Of
Ohio. the amateur golf champion Of
Hamilton county, made his maiden
speech in congress the other day. Fred
Ireland, one Of the Official stenographers
and himself q gOlhac, reported the
speech. He began his notes as follows:
Representative LOngWorth teed up his
frst OratOrieal ball to-day and made q
pretty drive for $50 yard& He got In
trouble In the long grass with his meta
phOried iron on the second shot, but
came out nicely with pOetieal approach
and holed down in I'VE with q peroratiOn
that gave him bogy."
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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

During the last six months Ireland
sent to Great Britain las, 101 more cat
tie, 1OS,1 more sheep and only IA
fewer horses than were received from
all the rest Of the world.
The frequent discovery Of new dia-
mOnd mines in the TransVaal and
Orange River colony Is resulting In i'm
portant orders being placed with Brit
ish manufacturers for diamond washing
machinery.
The value Of the merchandise brought
into the country during the year from
islands which have recently come under
the American flag was: Porto Rico,
81 O51, 1s6; Philippines, ST. S72.5 s4;
Hawaii, 1924, S6s-a total q SIS, s6s,-
64s, against SIC, 252,563 in 1897. The
shipments Of merchandise to those Is
lands during the year yere: Philip
pines, e4,03s, 900; Hawaii, S10,S40, Az;
Porto Rico, 1924, 225-a total q ST.
125, sos, against Ss.77s. $50 in 1887.
The ministers o. the porte, after haE-
ing decided that Turkey should not be
ct the St Louis exposition,
were influenced to change their decision
when the following facts were submit
ted: Since the establishing Of direct
steamship service between New York
and Turkish ports freight rates have
been reduced from Ss.75 to s4-2s q ton;
the value Of Turkish imports to the
United States has increased from 81
000. 900 20 5000. 900 per annum, and the
United States h buying from Turkey,
direct, more than $40. oO0, 900 PER annum.
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Here's N Iay1 81 ths Esw Eork stosk
Ezohaags AUSrS-
olaaod Iooths0uls Dainty.

Pymaeher vas q telegTapher en-
pi0yed By the stock exchange firm IN
which John W. Gates is q special part
ner. says EYsrybOdy's Magazine Py-
mashsr brought for his lunch q noble
PIE. q somposition Of 4rs Pymaehsr'A
Ths manager Of the once tasted that
pc. found 4 good. and gobblSd Il Such
are the notions q property in the street.
u there any more where that came
fr0nf" asked the manager. q nan Of
dolicats tooth. There is m0re," said
Pymachsr, @and better, e possible"
aIt q not possible" sid the manager.
Re told al the Chicago capitalists. who
came 70 that once. He made their
mouths water. The Bext day PymAehsr
brought On q lemon pie, an iridssesnt
dream. q tender flower. Half q dozen
miIlIonalres ate Of Il, with tears Of Joy
and fhanklsiVing. what shan We do
for Nrs. Pymacher7 SHAH We build her
. monument" Buy her . hundred
shares a. Northern Pacinc, GayB oatsG
90 thsT bought her 100 shares e 11s5E.
sold Il e las. The nsxt day cane the
eorlsr. and q share Of Northern Pacific
vas worth f1.O00. But Mr.. Gates had
showed his eagsrneGs 70 reward q gu-
prems artiEt u old Rembrandt were
alive -tke Gates crowd" would 'Ist him
in" On TIE hast thing It had.
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THE BROAD Ak.

Is for sale at the following news
stands:
The Afro-American News omeO.
9104 State Street
A =. TerValon's Cigar Store ana
NsUs Stand. 2s2s state street
Edward Felix's Cigar Store. Sss
SOth street, N. z Corner Armour Ava
I. 3. HaIlS Cigar store and
Laundry once. 2s1 8Sth s.
Turner Williams Cigar ana NsWB
Stand, 2903 Armour Ave.
Mrs. B. Williams. Cigars. Notions
and News Stand, 4ss1s State street.
Frank h. Hart, s54-s1st street, CT
gars. tobacco and Laundry once.
Mrs. Z. ,. Early groceries and no
lions, 1888 State St
H WInston's Cigar Store and News
stand, ESQ. 18th St
The Stationery, 1910 STATE street.
J. C. Campbell. 145 ". E7th street,
Cigars, Tobacco. Staple Groceries.
VIM Dixon 2sss state Street
cigars. tobacco. and news stand
IsidOr Jacobson. cigars. togaeco and
stationery, S14s state St.
VIM Goetz, News Stand and Laun-
dry once. al E. S6th St
News items and advertisements Isft
at these places win md their Way
into the columns Of The Broad Az
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TIE NAN WHO Knows IT All

The man Who prstends 70 have q
thcrough speaking acquaintance with
every known subject under he sun, and
q imprudent enough 70 endeaTor 80
make people believe everything be says,
Is described IN different Ways, sayB tie
Philadelphia Evening TELEGRAPH. some
a. his friends have formed these opIh-
Ions 81 hin:
The Zee man-Hs's nippedi
ne gambIer-Hss hIumngI
TIE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tEistsdi
TIE spirftualIsl-Hs' sin q tranesI
ne plumbr-Hs's not On TIE level
The condnetor-He's OF his troneyI
ne mlssr-Hs's got rats n his sar-
rstf
ne Espszist-Hs's nay u IA ths
arr
ne ledcuaphsT-Hs thinks hs
Knows It an
ne theatrical manager-Hs'1 only
plsying 70 ne galisEyl
ne acroiaui-Heu cane hack 20
earth cne Of these daTBi
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A pretty use to put the picture postal
cards that accumulate 50 rapidly these
days. especially II one has friends
abroad, 70 TO paste them IN an artistic
arrangement on screen. then cover
them with glass. A young fellow
amused himself By decorating q three
fold screen IN this manner with . dado
q stamps and postmariEs. Such pro-
dactio1 makes q welcome addition 10 q
boys OF girls bedroom, especially q the
oFner has worked and fused over Il
himself. and the possessor is likely 70
b the snTied Of an his OF her con-
rades.
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BOYS, PLEASE DON'T

show the suriy side Of your dispose
ton when e home.
Make your family smile At your vain
glorious boastlngA
Take advantage Of tha generous In
pulses q your mother.
Talk back to your father with the
thought that-it Is smart
Say things which make father wish
you would take q back seat
Fan 70 extend 70 your family pleas
ant greeting on going hcme-
Think Il appears smart 70 become ex-
cessiYely taciturn when a. home
Think 4 unmanly to once IN awhile
best0E q cares On your mother.
Expect your mother and sisters 20
give you ~ much attention as th0ugh
you were q child.
DO things which W11 kecessitafs 4
humiHatins explsnation.- -Phnadsiphla
8uIIctin