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guist. For some time
it was Il mystery to his friends how he
acquired a knowledge Of SO many Ian.
guages. He had had a French
teacher. yet all Mt once he began to
speak French like a native. \ year or
two later and German was ut his fin
ger tips: later again. he began to talk
Italian as though to the language born.
And then Il friend solved the mystery.
He had learned the languages from his
dresSers. 1t was remembered that for
two seasons Il French valet who spoke
nothing but his native tongue had min
istered to his dressing room wants.
Then when MI. Wilson's Partisan ac-
cent became thoroughly manicured the
Frenchman passed out and was no
more seen. His successor was n Ger
man. and he, after Il couple Of seasons.
was succeeded by an Italian.
Now the comedians friends are won
de:inG what sort of Il dresser he will
engage when he begins the study of
Sanskrit.
The presence Of mind exhibited by
Heinrich COnried, manager Of the Met
ropolitan Opera company. when an ac-
cident occurred on the stage Of the
opera house recently won him much
praise. But for the calmness he dis
played Il panic among the audience
might easily have resulted. When Mr..
conrieu succeeded Maurice Grau rs
manager of the performances Of grand
opera ut the Metropolitan Opera House
there We're some who doubted his abil-
ity to fill Il position of such Importance.
But his success has shown him equal
to the task thrust upon him when the
board OF directors of the opera house
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which was to he produced at the Grand
Opera House in Brooklyn. Nothing
was said about previous experience.
When Leon Vincent, the stage man.
ager. said to the amateur. Take the
stage" she looked ut him helplcssly.
1t he had told her to reach down the
moon she would have had about as
much Of an idea how to go about the
process. She did not move, whereupon
the old gentleman walked up to her
and said:
How long have you been on the
stage?"
The crucial moment had come. She
twisted her fingers in and ont and
finally began, ".About-about''-
"About twenty minutes" Mr.. Vincent
answered.
swell. l was going to say t%ifteen,"
she admitted, already seeing herself
out on the sidewalk again; but. to her
surprise, the good old gentleman sim
ply old her to remain after the rest
had gone and then gave her Il little pri-
vate coaching in theatrical parlance.
At the next rehearsal she made 4 re-
spectacle showing as an ingenue.
Robert 3. Mantell. who is touring in
a repertoire of Shakespearean plays
this season and winning much praise
for his work IN this class of drama,
won familiarity with a large number
Of Shakespearean parts during his first
years on the stage. He was telling
n day Of the hard school in which
an aspirant for h%istrionic honors has
to learn his task in England. I'm the
first eight years of my professional
career I played not less than $50 parts.
in the last six only seven or eight"
said Mantell. when l was knocking
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chapple OF the dozen
will l cut off," replied Muntell, land if
you'll jot EN- down III reel 'em off to
you. The night l did this seXtuple
doubling act vas somewhere in the
south OF England, and the bill for the
night WAS Richard III and Robert
Macairc.' In the first piece | played
Richard, Radcliffe. the jailer. Tessle,
Cateshy and an officer. and in the last
thrilled EN- with my C~artouch. Cara
doX. MoTens, and. and. and
That's only nine. quite enough,
heaven knows" interrupted he with
the pencil and paper, quite enough,
Bob. but we must have the other three.
nevertheless. so trot 'em out"
"Well," said Mantell. Just who the
other three We're l cannot for the mo-
ment say. as l haven't the cast handy,
but if you put it down rs three officers
it will fill out the dozen.'
George Arliss. the English author and
actor who made a hit as Zokkuri in
The Darling of the Gods" had rather
an unusual experience one morning a
year or two ago, when he picked ND a
Sunday paper and found in it Il crit
cism by his own. wife of his new play.
The play was There and Back and
his wife, known to theater goers as
Florence Montgomery. played the lead.
ing part in it. In criticising the play
she wrote:
The piece is by George Arliss, whom
| am privileged to call husband. This,
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I don't believe l could do it at all. As
his critic or collaboration l might be a
success. But an author-that is anoth-
er thing"
In his reply Mr.. Arliss re-echoed the
last sentiment. intimating it was best
there should be but one author in the
Arliss family.
Robert T. Haines is oon to appear in
q new play by his wife. G%enevieve G.
Haines. 1t is rather an unusual thing
for an actor to have Il wife who can
write dramas and create roles for her
husband to fill. Mr.. Haines first had
tho oxa,oriolaOo of m
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A DARING EXPLOIT.
The Feat That Won HOnOrs For Ad.
miral D0ubassOR.


Vice Admiral Doubassoff. who sue
ceeded Admiral KaznakOff as Russian
member of the North sea commission.
now sitting IN Paris, paid a visit to the
United STATES in 1891. He had been in
the company Of the czarowitz. nov
Emperor Nicholas H.. when the latter
made a prolonged tour. including Ath-
ems. Constantinople, China and Japan.
When the Pacific was reached DOubas.
soil left his squadron and came to
America for the purpose Of inspecting
our ships and shipyards and naval in
stitutions and while in this country re-
ccived many attentions.
At that time the events of the Russo
Turkish war of 1877 We're still fresh In
n memory Of the public. In this con-
test Vice Admiral Doubassoff per-
formed deeds which rendered him one
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ASK me-: Sle 0c-
Ynanded. Il am not
very skilled In tell.
ing lies"
"Evade it," was
III bland
"YOu can manage it
somehow"
So it came o
that an opportunity
arose for an ingenue
for a new piece.
1.-THE Hoop of Gold"
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Was 1t.

Was it wrong to let Ned kiss me
AS we stood in the hall last night?
With his dear. dear arms around me.
1t could not seem but right.
Was it wrong to let him hold me
Clasped tightly against his heart
And to hear his dear voice whisper
That we never again should part"
1t seemed SO very sweet there.
When the lights were burning dim.
But l guess 1t must be a wee bit wrong.
For. you see. I'm engaged to jim.
Puck.
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however. does not
deter me from my
Who has Il
better right to be Sc
we're with Mr.. ArlisS
than myself:
"As a husband he
is everything he
should be.
"As an author
but l will break it
gently.
II know it was
Just like 4 man to
write There and
Back as it is and
then call it by that
AlAN
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called him away
from the German
playhouse on Irving
place, which he had
made the temple of
German histriOnic
art in New York. to
assume the manage
ment Of the leading
opera company of
America. Mr.. Con
ried is a versatile
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Miss knownit-l cant just recall
what 4 fugHc is. DO you know?
Miss l1airbrain-Certainly. It's one
Of those horrible family quarrels that
southerners carry on through genera
tionS.-Judge.
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about through Great
| Britain with Il little
company, playing
the legitimate and
standard drama, l
played as high as a
dozen parts in one
evening""
~"Oh-h-h-h-h, Bob,
come off four OF five
at least" pleaded
one Of his auditors.
mot even one. my
boy; not Il single
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CZAR'S GATSHiNA HOME,
Grand Palace. Which IN One Of the
A~utOcrat's Hiding Places,

Since the exciting events in the vi.
cinity OF the Winter palace ut st. re.
tcrsburg the Emperor Nicholas IL. has
visited some of the many other pal.
aces which he WINS. He passed some
time. it is said. at the G,atshina pal
ace. twenty-five miles from st. Peters.
burg. Here the whole town is owned
Ivy the emperor, and the palace. which
was built in 1919. contains many apart
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man would be satisfied with such an
indefinite sort Of name any more than
she would have any patience with such
a husband as the two spouses in the
play. It mustn't be thought that I
wish Mr.. A. had let me write his piece.
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Two Opinions.

II think the money III the world
should be more evenly divided" said
the long haired man.
"Well, think 1t would be better to
more evenly distribute the hair said
the haldlleasled one.-Yonkers States
man.
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pearing in a play
from his wife's pen
when she r in
to fame as II play
wright through the
ductiO O (
"Hearts Afame."
This drama. in
which he took the
leading role. scored
an immediate sue
cess. Mrs. Haines
d
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Teacher Robert, what does Il vol
cano do with its lava?
Robert (thc dullcst boy in the Glass;
I-um-ah-g give it up!
Teachcr-torrcct. Very good indeed.
RObcrt.-I.ippincott's Magazine.
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ed in very affection
ate terms and invit-
ell him to go to sup
per 1t seemed that
through the stupid
ity of a florists boy
he had received a
tribute which had
been intended for
one Of the u Ia.
dies of his company.
Mr.. Wilson is quite
nm accommodated lin.
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Impossible.

"iou are threatened with brain fe-
YER. What is your buSincssy'
Nothing. | am merely Il society
man."
Icmec look ut your tongue again. I
am mistaken in that brain fever dag
nOsiS. Houston Post.
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His Worst Fears Con II rme(l.

Finding himself standing in front of
a doctors office. Tutfold Knutt yielded
to Il sudden impulse ana stepped inside.
"Doc," he said, kin Il man git sick
by jist breathin' a unwholcsome atmos-
phere:"
"uc can.' answered the doctor. II
shall be obliged. my friend, if you will
improve the atmosphere Of this office
by getting out of here in just three
seconds. One. two
But Tuffolu Knutt was on the out
side.-Chicago Tribune.
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HIS RICHNESS THE KABAkA,

aud Chwa. Monarch Of Uganda, and
His for Policy.
The newest thing in kings is the boy
monarch Of Uganda. his highness the
Kabaka Daudi Chwa. He does not look
very much like Il brainy statesman. but
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just What lie Safd.

II asked that drug clerk if he had
any five rent stamps, and he said No.
but he could give me something lust
as good"
All. Force of habit. eh!"
mo; he meant it. He gave me two
twOs ami Il one."-philauelphia Ledger.
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ments Of great beauty. 1t was the ia
voritc residence of the Emperor Alex
andcr III.
There are fine art galleries, one OF
the most stately Of the apartments de-
voted to this purpose being the hall OF
%statuary, shown IN the picture repre-
duced herewith. There are 600 rooms
In the palace, and a fine theater is in
cluded in the royal residence, where
the imperial family may witness the.
atrical or musical productions without
going to a public resort.
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an. with Il musical
voice and charming manners. She does
not loo!: especially bookish and is de-
voted to athletic sports. Mr.. uaines
secured Il release from Minnie Maddern
t1ske. whose leading man he then was,
IN order to interpret the leading role
in the drama which made Mrs. Haines'
fame.
Norman Tharp. who plays Lord Dull
verton in The Csurper." is an English
man who is trying hard to be an Amer
lean. lie often finds the process pain
full. even expensive. He was complain
ing recently about being charged $4.7J
for Il bunch Of violcts in New York.
Aha" an American friend gloated.
"Tlley saw you coming and said:
There's III English lobster. Wen trim
him."
Not at all, my dear boy. l assure
YOU said Tharp. Il talked broad and
spat on the floor"
rancis Wilson. who is now playing
IN cousin Billy" is very successful in
making others laugh, but sometimes
the laugh has been on him. Upon one
occasion he was called before the cur
tain to respond to most enthusiastic
applause, and a superb bunch of Amer
lean Beauty roses was handed to him
over the footlights. He bowed his
thanks and retired. and as he entered
his dressing room opened a note which
accompanied the flowers. 1t was couch
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Gossip Heard.
In the
CreenrOom

DAY ROBSON, who is now
w playing the role Of Princess
XVA Aline in 1T Happened In
Nordland," has a pretty lev.
Ell head. and the fact served her in good
stead when she made her first stage
appearance. She was a young widow
IN New York, trying to make a living
painting menu cards. The fad went
out, and. Mt a loss what to do. she en-
tered a theatrical agency one day. She
secured an engagement, but was I'M
mediately released when the anage
discovered she possessed no experience.
Going back to the agency. she was told
not to let 1t be known next time that
she was inexperienced.
But what am I to do when they
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-07-14
In Line For a Bath.

Gail trouble and inconvenience grow.
ing out of the scarcity of water in the
new mining camps of Nevada is rap.
idly disappearing" remarked Oscar J..
Smith, lawyer and capitalist of Reno.
"They have quite as much water in
GoldfiGd now as will satisfy the re-
quirements Of the camp. 1 was down
at Goldfield recently, and noticing a
sign on a building which proclaimed
the fact that baths were to be had
there, I went in and announced that 1
would like to get a bath. The fellow
in charge handed me a ticket and
took my money.
"'Well, see here said I, 4 don't
want a bath ticket. 1 want a BATH
ooh, you'll get a bath ali right said
the bath-house manager. Let me see
your ticket. No. S13. There are about
S12 people ahead of you. Come around
in about three or four weeks."-San
Francisco Chronicle.
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Scarcely are the ~gangplanks pulled
ashore, when, with a start, the boat has
left the wharf and is footing it rapidly
down stream. Then you remember that
the Sandy Hook line is the fastest out of
New York, or any other harbor for the
matter of that. There is yet something in
store to thrill the man who has not seen
the ''skyscrapers," standing together like
a band of giants at a hunting, as they
transcend the purple vapors of evening,
and catch on their higher portions the
rosy light from the setting sun. Then, as
even more steadily than the ancient mar
mer, we drop below the kirk, below the
hill, below the lighthouse top" we have
passed the Statue of Liberty, the Narrows
themselves, and perceive the wooded shore
OF Staten Island running off mistily toward
New Jersey. On the other side the lights
OF Coney Island sink in distance, and pres
emily we are inside the long bar of Sandy
Hook. What in the world could be more
refreshing than this splendid sail at the
beginning and end of a summer day.
From Atlantic Highlands the innumer-
able attractions of the coast from High
land Beach to Point Pleasant are within
easy reach, and surroundings may be found
to suit every taste. The express train SER
vice embraces Navesink. Normandie, Sea.
bright, Monmouth Beach, West End, Long
Branch, Elberon, Deal, Allenhurst, Asbury
Park, Ocean Grove, Avon, Belmar, Spring
Lake, Manasquan, Point Pleasant, Red
Bank, Matawan, Freehold and other re-
sorts boasting well kept hotels. The coast
Is justly famous for its facilities for yacht
ing, driving, automobiling and both salt
and fresh water bathing. Besides the
Sandy Hook route the New Jersey Contra
has an ~all-rail route, with stations at the
foot of West 23d street, N. r., and at the
foot of Liberty street, N. R. All trains
are equipped with the latest designed Pull
imam parlor cars and coaches. Upon appli
cation to G. NJ. Burt, General Passenger
Agent, Central Railroad of New Jersey
New York City, a hotel book and sea shor,
time table viii be sent you; they are FIRE,
for the asking.
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Labor News Notes.

The Tailoresses' Union, of Sydney.
New South Wales, has a membership
of 9S5.
1t is estimated that 10000 of the
100000 ironworkers in the United
States are organized.
On the whole employment i'll Great
Britain improved in March as COM
pared with the preceding month.
Final arrangements have been made
for the consolidation of the rival fac
tons of painters in Philadelphia, Pa.
A Philadelphia (Pa.) court has de-
cided that workmen employed by the
city must be paid in full for Saturday.
Glassblowers at Bridgeton, Conn,
recently went on strike.
The strike of the $4,000 agricultural
laborers in Porto Rico has ended.
The Susquehanna (Pa.) Coal Com
pany is reopening the old Bear Ridge
shaft and Slattery colliery, near Port
Carbon.
Five hundred skilled mechanics will
shortly be put to work in the new
shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad at
Trenton. n. J..
1t is announced that the American
Flint Glassworkers' Union will short
ly begin the erection of three lamp
chimney factories.
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A Fish That Fishes.

A Yarmouth shrimper took in his
net, in the roadstead, a formidable
fish that weighed half a hundred
weight. 1t was by no means hand
some, and a naturalist identified it as
the sea angler, or Fishing frog"
Uophius piscatorius).
At the end of it's nose, above a
great gaping mouth, was a long car
tilaginous rod, about the length and
thickness of a large knitting needle, on
the top of which hung a bundle of fl
aments that must have looked, in the
water, like a tiny suspended sole. Any
fish making for this tempting bait was
promptly swallowed by the gaping
jaws of the sea angler lying in hiding
for the purpose. 1t was of great
length, with an ugly head and two pee
toral pockets" but the latter were
bare, even of shrimps.-London Stand
ard,
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Still Worrying Him.

1t is queer how indiscretions will
sometimes linger in the minds of some
people. Derby day of the recent race
meet a Kansas City young man went
out to Elm Ridge and lost SIG betting
on the horses. He had never bet ou
horses before, and the loss hurt him.
He stayed away from the track after
that. Recently he met a friend on
the street.
"Where have you been for the past
few days, Jim?' asked his friend.
ION jury duty" replied the young
man. II made So by it and kept up
my regular work, too. Now if 1 could
only pick up four more somewhere I'd
have that thing wiped out. 1 made
four selling some old clothes on Satur-
day, you see."
you'd have what thing wiped out?"
asked the other.
"Why, that SIG loss at the ~racetrack
on Derby day." said the young man.
Kansas City Times.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-07-14
BIG JUNE IN I
Condition of Crop Put Five Per Cent.
Lower Than Was Expected.

Washington, d. C.-The monthly re-
port of the Chief of the Bureau of Sta.
tistics of the Department of Agricul-
ture shows the average condition of
cotton on June % to have been II, as
compared with 77.2 on May %, 1906
So on June %, 1904; I'll at the CORE
spending date in 1903, and a ten year
average of $40. The report is sup.
posed to indicate a crop of hay 10,500,.
600 bales, against, say, 13,500,0 900 last
season, 10, 124 900 in 10000, 10, 75S,0OG
in 1902-03 and 1O,O71,O 900 in 1901-02.
The price of cotton Immediately
jumped So a bale.
Richard Cheatham, of Atlanta, sec.
rotary of the Southern Cotton Grow.
erS' Association, said that criticisms
of the report were unjust.
The crop conditions warrant the re.
port that came out" said Mr.. Cheat.
ham. While the report simply stated
a condition of n per cent. it did not
say anything in regard to the number
Of acres that have been abandoned on
account of too much rain or scarcity
of labor; neither did it say anything
concerning the boil weevil, which has
already made its appearance in Texas
and Louisiana with the usual disas-
trous results. If it had stated the
facts in regard to abandoned acreage
or the weeyil it would have been a
much more bullish report"
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Prominent People.

Andrew Carnegie is q citizen of more
towns than any Il else.
King Edward VII. always carries a
'irst aid to the injured" outfit in his
automobile.
1t is noted that President Roosevelt
speaks with more d~eliberation as he
grows older.
President Loubet's mother wanted to
give him a musical rather than a class
ical education.
Mayor Tom L. Johnson, of Cleveland,
Ohio, is investigating the Chicago
street railways.
M. Delcasse, the former French Min.
lister of Foreign Affairs, is now in his
fifty-third year.
The dowager Empress of China is
vain of her hands. the nails of which
are several inches long.
When King Alfonso travelled from
Paris to C%herbourg, 23S miles, the road
was guarded by 10000 troops.
When the Shah of Persia visits Eu-
rope presently he will have in his suite
forty-three persons, four of them doe
tors.
Mr. Bonaparte, the new Secretary of
the Navy. recently received the Laet-
are medal from Metre Dame Univer-
sitv. of Indiana.
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In the Public Eve.

Mark Twain smokes constantly when
writing.
Modjeska hopes to sell her ranch in
California.
Josef Hoffman,, the great pianist, is
a clever electrician.
Admiral Togo receives a salary of
$4,000 for commanding the Japanese
Navy.
Chancellor Won Buelow has had
showered upon him prince.y rank by
the Kaiser.
M. Delcasse. former French Minister
of Foreign Affairs, is now in his fifty
third year.
King Leopold of Belgium is de-
scribed as being a man of ~extraordi-
nary physique.
The Siamese minister, Phya Akharaj
Varadhara, has fallen a victim to the
destinations of the game of polo.
Jan Kubelik, the violinist, recently
achieved a greater success in Italy
than any artist since Pagannini's time.
Prince Eitel, the Kaiser's second son.
is said to be smitten with the charms
of Princess Eva of Battenburg, accord
ing to court gossips.
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid has
given 5000 for the endowment Of a bed
for American sailors in the Union
Jack Club, London.
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WANTED TO SLEEP.
Curious That a Tired Preacher Should
Have Such Desire.

A minister speaks of the curious eff
feet of Grape-Nuts food on him and
how it has relieved him.
you will doubtless understand how
the suffering with Indigestion with
which | used to be troubled made my
work an almost uncomfortable burden,
n why it was that after my Sabbath
duties had been performed, sleep was
a stranger to my pillow till nearly day.
light.
Il had to be very careful as to what
l ate, and even with all my care l ex-
perienced poignant physical distress
after meals, and my food never salts
fled me.
six months have elapsed since l be-
gan to use Grape-Nuts food, and the
benefits l have derived from it are very
definite. / no longer suffer from indi-
gestion, and l began to improve from
the time Grape-Nuts appeared on our
table. l find that by eating a dish of
1t after my Sabbath work is done land
| always do so now my nerves are
quieted and rest and refreshing sleep
are insured me. l feel that l could not
possibly do without Grape-Nuts food,
now that 1 know it's value. 1t is inya-
riably On our table-we feel that we
need it to complete the meal-and our
children will eat Grape-Nuts when
they cannot be persuaded to touch any
thing else" Name given by Postum
Co, Battle Greek. Mich.
There's a reason.
Read the famous little book, 1.-THE
Road to MELVILLE" in each pkg.