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society measures distances. Even at the
summer haunts as far as Narragansett
and Bar Harbor there is greater dullness
than usual. But here is the real fact:
When Everybody is "out Of town.
New York still has a population of some
millions and there are human beings
there who look very much like the sort
of people who are called Society" in
winter. There is not only the society
that is seen at the roof gardens (as Hit
had just dropped into town') and at the
cafes, but the front steps society. which
is legion, and which is capable of pre-
senting a very pretty appearance. we
catch glimpses of 1t even on Madison ave-
nue-yes, even on Fifth avenue. An
American Lady" writing in the London
Telegraph, has been saying that the
southern girl when she comes to New
York asks where do you do your court
ing?" Nobody answers that It n done
very frequently on the front stems in
sumner, yet such an answer would not
be so absurd as might ut first appear:
Certain front steps are not very bril-
liantly lighted. One may gather an inn
preston Of q girl in = white dress. suchs
as the southern girl wears on her court
ing veranda, but the details are hard to
make out. Hands and arms are inde-
cipherable. There: is no reason WHY
case might not be argued to i; finish in
such surroundings, always presuming
that the occupants Of the house are we'll
trained. z 5ssss s q
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people who live by being hurt, or what Is
easier, by seeming to be hurt. The case
has just been brought to light of wom-
an who has never been legally punished
who has been living for years on fraudu-
lent claims. She slipped on piece of
meat in butchers shop. Thereupon 1t
was discovered that she had slipped on q
piece of banana skin in a dry goods store
and collected $50, after having tried and
succeeded in variety Of petty tricks of
the same kind. Another woman has been
Slipping on banana skins on ferry boats.
Another had q speciality ii zee cases, and
has met with great success. Nothing is
easier than to sprain an ankle or q back
on piece of broken pavement or near an
excavation. 1t is possible to be hit or to
seem to be hit by piece of wood falling
from scaffolding.
Chiefly available for the suit sharp is
the street car. There are thousand
ways in which the ingenious can be hurt
on street car-even those who are not
ingenious can be hurt trifle in the hurt
ling public conveyances Of New York.
The result is an avalanche Of suits run
ming into the millions. every year, some
Of which result in the exhibition of real
injuries, new or old, and others of which
place big strain on the imaginations of
the jury. Just what sort of lurch the
company shall be responsible for is a
question that comes up over and over
again. Naturally the companies become
sufficiently expert in human nature to
know which case had better be settled
and which may be carried to the jury.
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Trouble for Him.

s Towne---I helped Goodart the other.
day to select 9 beautiful etching W s..s#s
u BroWne--Don't mention sGoodart to-
me; he's q contemplate character: ssss
Y: Towne- What! Why, he told me he
was going to send the etching to you
for your birthday. G t: .t. 5ss. us
Browne he did, and my wife made.
me rearrange all the other pictures in
the parlor to make room for it and I'm
not done yet Philadelphia Press. . s#sss tss
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.the ingenio lgs to Ut lp new pl stof
setting forth those Who would not ~
set forth 81 any other way. Especially
profitable! Of course, are those plans
which include pictures Tor pictures r.
obviously cost money that ,the promo
tors have q brilliant excuse for asking
money wherewith to INTRODUCES this form
Of establishment. IfSit - worth any-
thing to have q column biography and
q portrait in q great biographical his
tory, 1t surely is worth 2 hundred dol
lars. Many the thousands that are spent
for this purpose. Sometimes the sudden
ly famous who have advanced the hum
dred dollars get restless when the bio
graphical volumes do not appear Is
quickly as they expected, and sometimes
suits are threatened. Sometimes very
harsh terms are applied to people who
have collected money for this purpose.
But fame, 1t is then pointed out, is q mat
ter of slow growth, even when stimu-
lated by the most modern and scientific
methods, and the newly famous must be
patient. In most cases, the subject Of the
asslsted biography prefers to be silent
when the game is slow-even when moth
ing at all happens. It is difficult to ap-
pear to good advantage in a CONTROVERSY
over the publication of ones life, and
ones MISUNDERSTANDING portrait.
Hence the temptations to enterprise.
There has just been q row in Wall street
over History Of the New York Stock
Exchange" which is declared to be an
entirely legitimate publication. The
promoter Of the enterprise has said to an
interviewer: ''The engravings are not
my property, but the property of the men
who advanced the money to make them,
and II any Of them are dissatisfied they
can have them back. The fact that they
have advanced the 500 does not entitle
them to copy Of the book which will
cost $25 more after it is published. So
you see that none Of these people have
any claim upon me-"
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Mint Sherbet.

Mint sherbet makes pretty addition
to a company dinner, and it is not
hard to make, either. Pour two cup
fuls OF boiling water over bunch of
bruised mint leaves. =, After it
has stood for ten minutes add one cup
full OF sugar. When the sugar is dis
solved strain, cool and add two-thirds
OF q: cupful Of grape juice and one
quarter OF q cupful Of lemon juice.
Freeze to q mush. Serve in champaxne
glasses, ornamenting the top 81 each
glass with crystallized cherry and. q
tip Of Chicago Daily News. Il 5.s 81
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[ 81 c0k ! lElIl
falling n story 81 nelat Ing a .Advasr-
ture s. 81 ente lining rs. ISL
fanner. %:a SIS

No accomplis hment lives more pleas
ure than the art Of story-tellin g, unless
It may be the art Of singing . song. But
even tho simplest song sounds better
when accompanied on q musical instru-.
ment, and thatTts not always to be had.
The3story needs only the audi fence, says
Youths Companion. 1T 10 no respecter
Of persons. The effective story teller
has welcome BY the camp fire. at the
dinner table, in the lawyers office, at
the, sick bed, in the school room and ct
the kitchen door. I .-s s III ~ y,
Women have not excelled In converse
tional tory-telling. Perhaps their fail
ure Is partly because they find 1T hard
to be brief. Women do not always know
what to say. OF all the rules which gov
ern the story teller, the most Imperative
is that which cuts away the superhuous.
Nobody but yourself knows what good
things you leave OUT is the only con-
ISOLATION for the merciless pruning of the
successful story teller. -. :: - s%,.}
One woman will spend 20 minutes in
recounting her nlisfortunes in q single
morning, and her audience will suppress
q yawn and be glad when the long
drawn-out tale is over. Another will
crowd into two minutes rapid sketch
of street-crossing adventure, and
every sentence will carry delight be-
cause of its humorous, vital, sympathet-
fc touch. ~ j.
It is difficult to teach the beguiling art
Of telling story; but one may hear al
most any day examples of how not to do
it-and an occasional rare illustration
of how to do it. But woman who will
teach herself skill in the accomplish
ment will never lack welcome, for the
world is hungry for innocent pleasure.
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downtown business district facade al
most marked the end of century since
the famous duel that closed the life of
this extraordinary man. Few American
statesmen are more profusely honored
in New York than Hamilton. This is not
to speak of the tablet on the Jersey shore
near where the famous pistol encounter
took place. The site of the duel is not
yet built over, though a railway track
cuts through the spot. During the week
thousands of people have visited the re-
gion, and the relic hunter still finds
things to appease him the big duelling
pistols are still in the city, have pho
tograph of them before me. Many Ham
ilton landmarks remain unblemished.
The Hamilton house, to which the duel
list was carried after Burrs bullet had
inflicted it's mortal wound, and in which
he died next day, is still standing, though
it is not standing where It stood when
Hamilton lived in it. The building is
now occupied as a private school. The
old Hamilton trees" are looking much
the worse for age, and will soon give way
to the march of the builder unless res
cued by sentiment.
Another centenary that has managed
to attract the attention of New York is
that of Hawthorne's birth. 1t is not for
q literary man, not even very great lit
erary man, to command the popular at
tention bestowed upon a statesman,
though writer who fought duels might
do better than one who lived a simple
uneventful life. Fenimore Cooper came
near fighting duels; but no one, think,
has ever accused Hawthorne of being of
that disposition. Hawthorne's fame
grows with the years. No one seems to
dispute his prominence as writer of
fiction. 1t is said that his romances. now
40 years after his death, are more widely
read than in his life time. -.
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GOSSIP Q ! GOTHAM I
NEW WORKERS TALK OF MANY
n THINGS THESE HOT DAYS. b.,
slyfS; iHg8f gsH3f5 S55&ls E55 ta az IgS %aAG
THE INTEREST A. Eso1,IPUIs:
It Is the Mecca for Democratic Pill
: grims Just Now-Politicians Of 4
Century Ago-other Inter
= esting Items. -, %..'} 3D.
New York.-The fierce white light of
public curiosity has just been, shifted

from Sycamore Hill
to Esopus. Judge
Parker will have the
center of the stage
until the first ex-
cit g m e n t h a s
passed, when he
must be content to
share the arena of
observation with
his rival candidate,
the president. Of
the United States.
Judge Parker's can
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CARLISLE AND THE cELT.
How tho Famous Statesman Was
Helped to Win a Case When
Young Lawyer. =. =

John G. Carlisle tells q story of his
early days when he was counsel for
an insurance company in Kentucky,
says the New York Herald. =
The company had brought an action
against the proprietor of a small dry
goods store which had been destroyed
by fire under rather suspicious cir
cumstances: =
The proprietor was put on the
stand, and Mr.. Carlisle, in his capacity
as counsel, undertook during the
course of cross-examination to break
down the story Of the fire. All the
articles of the questioner were, how
ever, of no avail, for the proprietor
stuck to his tale, and there seemed
little hope of discrediting the testi-
mony offered by him.
The defendant was about to leave
the box, when an Irishman, who had
been following the testimony with ILL
concealed impatience, shouted out in
stentorian tones: 49,. =.
! $50, me man, whin you'd sit fire
to the store, ye ran away, heh?" x
At this the unfortunate tradesman
became visibly embarrassed, suffered
and spluttered and finally, under the
renewed questioning of Mr. Carlisle,
WHO was not slow to follow up the adj
vantage afforded BY the Celt's unex-
pected outburst, the proprietor virtual
ly admitted his guilt, whereupon his
conviction speedily ensued. . z. H.,
When the proceedings were over Mr..
Carlisle sought out the Irish juror,
whom he complimented on his ready
wit. But" said he, my friend, how
did you come to put that question? I It
certainly enabled me to win the case =
- Eye win it," repeated the juror.
scornfully. '''Ye win It? Be: COB, I
lrayther think 1 done It. myself:''' =. /, IS
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sweetbread and Celery salad.

S. = ssakS3 001e1y go
+ Sweetbread and celery salad IS made
exactly like chicken salad, substituting
sWeetbreads for chicken. The sweet
breads are prepared Ii the usual man
ner, shredding and parboiling them.
MIX with mayonnaise, and serve on let
tuce leaves. "a nice garnish Is i large
green pepper cut IN 1ine strips or circles
Red peppers are equally good, assfarias
looks go. but the green pepper combina-
ton u better eating. Boston Budget. 2 4
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-05
An Aid to Lonrevitv.

!: II noticed the other day, Miss Clin-
key, that some papers say that mar
rfed men live longer than single ones. y
"And haven't you any desire to live
long, Mr.. Puttyblow?"
why, yes, of course l have, Miss
Clinkey." ~
"oh, Mr.. Puttyblow, this is SO sud-
den" -Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Secretary Morton. didacy has been SO
long brewing th9t New Workers have
been made familiar with the different
ways of getting to the little hamlet on
the Hudson where the Judge has his
farm. And the farm has not been de-
MED him. The present democratic
candidate has been truly democratic in
his habits, and it has been easy to know
where and how he lives, and how his
cattle live, and how his barn is ar
ranged and what sort of feed he be-
lieves in. The local gossips like Judge
Parker. Folks who sit on a barrel in
the country store agree that he is fine
gentleman, a very fine gentleman. AS
everybody now knows, the judges
daughter is married to High Church
Episcopal clergyman whose parish Is
in Kingston, few miles away from
Esopus, and Judge Parker drives over
to his son-in-law's church on Sunday.
mornings. The democratic candidates
home is an ample but unostentatious
place overlooking the Hudson. One of
his neighbors is famous in American
literature. John Burroughs, one of the
most brilliant of American critics and
the greatest writer on nature since
Thoreau, raises grapes, and remarkably
fine grapes they are, on the slopes Of the
great river. A little farther off is Henry
Abbey, the poet, friend Of John Bur-
roughs and Of Judge Parker. Every
body Whereabouts knows Judge Parker
as we'll as everybody in the Vi
cinity of Oyster Bay knows Theodore
Roosevelt Also, Judge Parker and
Theodore Roosevelt know each other
better than most folks have suspected.
Their families have exchanged visits
and feeling of cordial respect has pre-
vailed on both sides,
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1i & Are You we'll acquainted with Mr..
Rgshy ss 4s e. e .:$ IS
quite well. He sias employer ii the.
same Office as myself. Il '. .=z lszs
IT think he Is such an interesting
young man. He Is always 80 melan-
5choly. He surely must have suffered
some great disappo intment??' 81 ss
Yes, he has. !, :. M # IL; sss
4 "Oh, how romantic! What was5it3 ~.
| II Why, he I expected rise IN his
salary on the frst, and he didn't get
it."-Tt- Bits 8. & Il: #s
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WORD TO BUSINESS WOMEN
The Treatment They Receive from
Men Depends Much Upon
Themselves.

Every now and then there comes a
cry from those of the old fashion, COM
planning that in the modern way of
living women have lost the place they
once held, and that by going into bust
ness and competing in the ttgreat
handicap" they have forfeited all the
nice consideration which was once given
them, says Woman's Home Companion.
In measure this may be true, but it
is not that people look on workers with
any less respect. The cause of the de-
cline in courtesy, If there is really such,
lies with the individual. How men or
the world treat a woman is all in her
own hands. As she thinks Of herself, so
will the world think of her. Her treat
ment will depend upon her own con-
duct and her own reception Of any partic-
ular attitude. II she permits a loung-
ing friendship or too familiar man
ner, she will get that. But even the
most thoughtless of men will scarcely
risk offending . woman unless he is
given ansopportunity. A woman need
have nofear Of being taken for less than
she takes herself. In business she must
conduct herself as carefully and as cir
cumspectly as she would in her own
home. She must remember always that
she is woman, and she must be woman
ly. The girl who respects herself will
find respect, aid and kindness, wherever
she goes among Americans.
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Hamilton and-HawthoFne.

n the. lull before the
beginning of the
active campaign,
New York has had
time to take up the
name of an earlier
statesman - Alex
a n q er Hamilton,
the centenary of
whose death has
just occurred. The
superb new statue
Of Hamilton on a
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SUM slilfa 10
Light al q turs md Hang IA 81
III. q ~ S. IS ~
". il lless and Cont T8I

Straw and achintz reign III charming
summer homes. WillowgIE chairs and
sofas, made Tor coolness, and CONT Tort,
are stained the pred dominant shade 81
the room rays American Queen. Pale.
gold low Willow5 furniture is 5ex-S
cellents IL 9 room which has the walls
covered with straw colored szs grass
I. CLOTH lille the hang ings and cushion-
covers Sare Of green India cotton. An
other effective room has the wall
paper sof trellised wtstaria. {. IN this
the willow furniture Is stained deli.
cate heliotrope.. Willow stained dull
stone gray, gray-eereen or soft golden
brown Is effective, especially when
good contrasting colors are used. "a
soft golden brown lis especially good
with g. white chintz or cretonne, on:
which 2 conventional pattern, not too
large, ts stamped in red and green.
Not only straw, but the smooth, dull
finished wood tables and chairs, now
seen ia excellent patterns, are like
wise family, toned a:dull gray or
brown. No glazing shades Of stain
ing are used for wood. White enamel
is always excellent and dainty for, bed
rooms and is unusually popular. u Old
pieces Of, mahogany, often picked UP
for q song, or new and inexpensive
furniture, made in simple designs, in
SOFT dark-colored oak or ash, are all
good taste. - |%%
However, should it be decided 10
have each bedroom of special color,
the walls, furniture and enameled bed
should all De Of the chosen color. For
example, q pale-green room has a mar
row-striped paper of two shades of
green, while the wood Of the chif-
fonier, chairs and chest Of drawers
and the enameled iron bed are all
enameledr the same shade Of pale
green. With this, sheer white muslin
is used both for curtains, deep frilled
and draped, and for the bedspread,
the deep friH Of which is headed with
heavy lace insertion and lined
throughout with pale-green linen.
This covers the entire bed, pillows and
all, and gives a delightfully."- airy; and
delicate finish
The same effect of one color, If de-
sired, can be given without much ex-
pense. Old furniture can be trans
formed by first washing it we'll with
ammonia, after which it should be
painted with three coats of white zinc
paint II the zinc paint is too expen-
sive, plain white lead can be used,
tinted the desired shade. Care, how
ever, should always be taken not to
put on one coat Of paint until the
other lis thoroughly dry After this,
any rough place in the paint should
be smoothed with sandpaper; then
give one or more coats of white or
colorad enamel paint, which can be
bought prepared and ready for i'm
mediate use. The walls, IL no good
paperjcan be had, should be calcimined
exactly the same delicate shade as the
furniture. Should the room be small
the effect Is far better If the walls and
ceilings are calcimined alike. = = =,
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Blackberryada..

&. Pick over quart Of berries, make
9 sirup OF one cup Of water and s. cup
OF sugar. Heat and skim this ,strsul lss
When 1t comes TO q boil, drop 81 the
berries, let them cook for eight min
utes, then I'LL the cans, whoa should
be hot, and seal. Good HousekeepinR.
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I. The Very Best.

Mr.. Nuwed- Gracious, dear! Where
did you get these peaches? j. Pa > " S2s5.
Mrs. Ndwed- Why? What's the
matter? ! + y. s Sy.z,s e.. s5#sz'ss
Mr.. Nuwed-They don't taste like
the best in the world. gz IN }s5s
Mrs. Nuwed-They must be.
picked them out myself. The picture
on the can was ,prettier than any Of
the others.-Philadelphia Press.
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"Howd'y'to,. Miss Lulu. Have to be-
careful how polite one is to the girls
nowadays leap year, you know" 55
"Oh. yes. SO 1t Is" VI: . 81 <:..s9 = 5zzI
Happy time for the girls, isn't it," y.
Yes. Sometimes It ii such fun H.
Specially to 9 girl who loves fun as
you DO. Must: call up old times to you
Tribune. s: s #s -, :. 3E .=s
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Tho $500 3V,nwii;,rl Z, 3

Isl seedy man Are you sure, dear
Iest, that you.Will always honor my noble.
.family -
american Heiress Always. Il And wiz
you always love and sche rish my money!
hile life last ). = 4
Then. lets the q q, dding bells ring 4.
IN. Weakly
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No Trouble About Tbs

Y = 8 a1V9T4 1VN040 azAUQUC V02t.
Anxious Hostess am afraid tie COM
:pany is getting bored. Can't We do
sonnet 1 thing to keep the conyentional.b ball
rolling
s Host That's easy enough. TAX cole
Chicago Tribune
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5 s ate ny did she q insist on =
church wedding Sg55sE7z.a
ftsll--SVge HE lid ne Mps going
,tos hAye him 30 g church With hsa f5of,
onc omsIylills Jpu lI q
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Chippy-What did your wife say to
you when you got home late. the other
night? &c. ; #,.z =
Chappy-Have you got three, hours to
spare? J.. .~..>'
= Chippy-Lor, no! "~s
Il, Chappy-Then shouldn't have time
to tell EQUALLY Sloper.
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AME is sweet, and
in New York, the
paradise of .fakir:,
the sale oft goes on
apace. I suppose
schemes for the ex-
ploitation Of little
people who wishsto
pass as big people
originate In many
other cities also,
but. the art Of fool
ing the would-be
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"society" in Summer.

F COURSE there is
no Society" in
summer within the
: city itself. There
Is Newport-vhere
l am told Harry
Lehr has made q
sensation by wear
a green tie with q
Tuxedo coat-and
there is Lenox and
a half dozen other
places not very far
from New York AZ
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Getting Hurt as a Business.
URN1NG froma field

ORN1NGfrom Held
of Ingenious &C
tivity in which
there is, as We have
seen, entirely legal
opportunities, .. let
us look at another
in which ingenuity
takes wilder flights.
Every week the
courts reveal the
presence in the me-
tropolis of people
whose career is one
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famous reaches its height ii New
York. Every possible sort OF book
for setting down who is who having been
aegttimately incuhated, it remained for
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6oConvl1ailat.l'

. Mrs. Urban How you must B Q tcy'
living a the country g suppos s.youn
can get AL the fresh fruit and 70 q
hes you want
rs 1rs. Annex--Oh,,S yes Such
peddler comes ont. from tho city hISell
times . Neek Brooklyn I