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Again and again | have taken a problem to him,
and have received an explanation which has after
ward proved to be the correct one. And yet he
was absolutely incapable of working out the prac-
teal points which must be gone into before a case
could be laid before n judge or jury"
TT Is not his profession. then?'
by no means. What Is to me a means of liveli-
nood Is to him the merest hobby Of a d~ilettante.
audits the books In some Of the government de-
partments. Mycroft lodges In Pail Mail, and he
walks round the corner into Whitehall every MORN
Ing and back every evening. From years end TO
years end he takes no other exercise. and Is seen
nowhere else, except only In the Diogenes Club,
which Is just opposite his rooms
Il cannot recall the name"
Very likely not. There are many men in London,
you know, who, some from shyness, some from
misanthropy. have no wish for the company or
their fellows. Yet they are not averse to comfort
able chairs and the latest periodicals. 1t Is for the
convenience OF these that the Diosehes Club was
started. and 1t now contains the most unsociable
and unclubable men in town. No member is per-
mitted to take the least notice OF any other one.
Save In the Strangers Room, no talking is, under
any circumstances. allowed. and three offenses, II
brought to the notice OF the committee. render the
talker liable to expulsion. Ny brother was one of
the founders, and ] have myself found It a very
soothing atmosphere"
We had reached Pail Mall as We talked, and were
walking down IL from the st. James's end. Sher-
lock Holmes stopped at n door some little distance
tiotH TIC ANU outhoAsthe NV wv W cpSNs"t
he led the way into the hall. Through the glass
paneliing ! caught a glimpse OF n large and iuxuri-
Gus room, In which a considerable number OF men
we're sitting about and reading papers, each In hin
own little nook, Holmes showed me into a small
chamber which looked out into Pail Mall. and then.
leaving me for a minute, he came back with "A
companion whom ] knew could only be his brother.
Mycroft Holmes was a much larger and stOuter
man than Sherlock. His body was absolutely corpu-
lent. but his face. though massive, had preserved
something OF the sharpness OF expression which was
no remarkable In that OF his brother. His eyes,
which were Of a peculiarly light, watery gray,
seemed to always retain that far-away. introspec-
tive look which ] had only observed In Sherlocks
when he was oxerting his fun powers.
II am glad to meet you. sir" said he, putting out
a broad fiat hand like the flipper of a seal. II hear
Of Sherlock everywhere since you became his chron-
icler. BY the why, Sherlock, ] expected to see you
round last week. TO consult me over that Manor
House case thought you might be a little ont OF
your depth"
mo. ! solved It," said my friend smiling.
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1T was Adams. of course"
Yes, ii was Adams"
Il was sure Of II from the first" The two sat
down together in the bow window OF the club. ia
any one who wishes to study ma.iSind this is the
spot" said Mycroft." Look al the magnificent types!
Look at these two men who are coming toward us,
for example"
The biiliard-marker and the other?'
Precisely. What do you make of the other?"
The two men stopped opposite the window. Some
chalk marks over the waistcoat pocket were the
only signs of billiards which | could see in one OF
them. The other was a very small, dark fellow.
with his hat pushed back and several packages
under his arm.
IAN Old soldier. | perceive" said Sherlock.
And very recently discharged remarked the
brother.
Served In India, ] see"
And a non-commissloned officer
Royal Artillery. | fancy" said Sherlock.
And a widower."
But with n child"
Children, my dear boy, children
Come said |, laughing, this is a little too
much.'
Surely" answered Holmes "t is not hard to say
that a man with that bearing, expression OF author
ity and sunbaked skin. Is a soldier, Is more than a
private, and is not long from India
That he has not left the service long is shown
by his still wearing his ammunition boots, as they
are called" observed Mycroft.
HE had not the cavalry stride, yet he wore his
hat on one side. as Is shown by the lighter skin on
That side Of his brow. His weight is against his
being a sapper. He is In the artillery
'"rhen, OF course, his complete mourning shows
That he has lost some one very dear, The fact that
he Is doing his own shopping looks as though II
were his wife. He has been buying things for
children, You perceive. There Is "A rattle, which
shows that one of them Is very young. The wife
probably died In childbed. The fact that he has n
picturebook under his arm shows that there H. an
other child to be thought Of"
began to understand what my friend meant when
he said that his brother possessed even keener fac
lilies than N Ala hlpnaa1g a yIapanl n.rn.. nd ~.
and smiled. Mycroft took snur from a tortoise
shell box, and brushed away the wandering grains
from his coat front with a large red silk handker-
chief.
by the way, Sherlock said he, II have hai
something quite after your own heart-a most sin
gular problem to my judgment. really
had not the energy to follow It UP save in a very
incomplete fashion. but IL gave me a basis for SOM
pleasing speculations. II You would care to hear
the facts
my dear Mycroft, ! should be delighted"
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The Greek Interpreter
By Sir "A. Conan Doyle.
COPYRIGHT 1909, BY HARPER &

ARPER Il BROTHERS)
another man with such singular powers in England,
how WIS 1t that neither police nor public had heard
OF him? l put the question. with a hint that 1t was
my companions modesty which made him ac-
knowledge his brother as his superior. Holmes
laughed at my suggestion,
my dear Watson, 4" said he. II cannot agree with
those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the
logician all things should be seen exactly as they
are. and to underestimate ones self is NJ much a
departure from truth as to exaggerate ones own
powers. When | say. Therefore. that Mycroft mas
better powers OF observation than l., you may take
1t that | am speaking the exact and literal TRUTH
rs he your tunior7"
Seven years my senior"
How comes II that he Is unknown"
oh. he is very well known In his own circle.
Where, then?'
We'll, In the Diogenes club, for example"
l had never heard OF the institution. and my face
must have proclaimed as much, for Sherlock Holmes
pulled out his watch.
THE Diogenes Club is tho queerest club In Lon
don, and Mycroft one OF the auoeIest men. He's Al
ways there from quarter to Ave to twenty to eight.
IT'S now six, so II you care for a stroll this beautiful
evening ! shall be very hail Ply to introduce yon to
TWO ourosities,"
Eve minutes later We were in the street, walking
toward Regents Circus.
You wonder said my companion. why 1t Ii
that Mycroft does not use his powers for detective
work. lie is incapable OF it,
But ] thought you said
II said that he was my superior In observation
and deduction. II the art of the detective began
and ended In reasoning from an armchair. my
brother would be the greatest criminal agent that
ever lived. But he has no ambition and no energy.
lie will not even go out OF his way TO verify his
own solutions, ana would rather be considered
wrong than take the trouble to prove himself right.
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THERE Is simply no known reason
why every girl should not pose
as a PAINTERS or a sculptor's

,THERE is simply no known reason
why every girl should not pose
as a painters or a sculptors
model. il she be so minded. provided
and this is. indeed. a strenuous proviso-
that she is nodded according to he
Recognized standards Of beauty and
portion.
The doctors tell us that ninety-nine
per cent of the babies are absolutely
perfect in physical proportions at
birth. and the only reason why they
depart from those standards is that
they are not properly brought up and
given a chance to develop just al good
rs old Dame Nature intended that they
should.
That the children OF the poor. and
even OF the very poor. are often far
!, better subjects. physically, for the life
class in painting and sculpture. mas
come to be regarded as an axiom. They
are not hammered and pampered in their
DEVELOPMENT. They. OF necessity. wear
just as few clothes as possible. II their
games on the street with their fellows.
the swimming off the docks. and their
lon rambles into the country a. every
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i say INTO the cab, but soon became doubtful
as To whether 1t was not a carriage IN wl.cn J.
round myself. 1t was certainly more roomy than
the ordinary four-wIeelcd disgrace to London, and
the httinss, though frayed, were of rich quality. air.
Latimer seated himself opposite to me and We start
ed off through Charing Cross and up the Shaftes-
bury avenue. We had come cut upon oxford street
and ! had ventured some remark as TO this being
II roundabout way TO iensington, when my words
were arrested by the extraordinary conduct of my
companion.
He began by drawing a most 'Crmidable-looking
bludgeon loaded with lead from his pocket, and
switching it backward ana forward several times,
placed it without a word upon the seat beside him.
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the other. and so much 20 in some in
through ner dress The tennis player.
that Is. If she give IN appreciable
amount of time to the game. always
has orc shoulder out of dra wing.
Now the girl who desires to be abso-
lutely symmetrical in all her proper
lions must take care to exercise all
parts of her body equally. When she
lifts weights with her arms. she must
see to 1t that the leg has its due share
OF exercise as we'll. II she COILS or
plays tennis then she must provide ex-
ercises 70. the left arm to counter
balance that which her right arm gets
in swinging the racket and welding
the various clubs. If she dances much
fhen she must exercise the arm and
shoulder muscles In accord with those
Oh the leg and ankle. And in every
way she must see to 1t that no one
part Is developed at the expense of an
other.
NOW. there are a series of exercises TO
be accomplished with the aid OF n long
stan or directoire cane. and intended Ia
onset such drawbacks. to afford an alb
solutely symmetrical development OF
every portion of the entire body. And
II the long STAFF or the dlrectoire came
be not within the reach of every girls
purse. well. even "a broomstick-divorc.d
from the broom, of course-has been
known to act as an efficient substitute
Tor the somewhat more slightly and ro-
notwithstanding cane with its fancy top
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Having learned to stand correctly. for
the standing posture when correctly
assumed leads to the correct sitting
attitude wise. the girl is ready to
begin work. For those who may not
have learned how TO stand correctly
how the artists expect to nave their
models s~tand-throw the head back
ward and tilt the chin slightly up.
Look naughty" is what one Old
dancing master. the trainer OF more
professional and successful stage beau
ties than YOU can count upon the fin
gers OF both hands. says to his pupils.
Look naughty Is always his first
instruction to the assembled class, and
you should see the shoulders straighten
and fly backward, the chins go up dis
painfully in the air. the chest pun out
and the abdomen sink in. the knees
straighten and the whole body take on
an air of animation and expectation.
Now SMILE" Is his next instruction.
And the body maintains the same pose.
but the lines sink into an expression OF
relaxation which Is truly restful to look
upon. 1t is not that n single muscle has
changed its relative POSITION: 1t is just
that all of his pupils early master the
secret of the expression of the body as
well as that of the face and eyes.
Now the girl who would attain the
correct carriage of the body must read.
mark and ponder on these few proceed
ing paragraphs. and diligently practice
the hints therein. Always she must
remember to hold her body in correct
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~ UR1NG my long and Intimate acquaintance
with Mr.. Sherlock Holmes ! had never
heard him refer to his relatives. and
hardly ever to his own early life. This ret
icence upon his part had Increased the somewhat
inhuman effect which he produced upon me, until
sometimes ! found myself regarding him as an iso-
lated phenomenon, II brain without u heart, as de-
fcicnt in human sympathy as he was pre-eminent
IN Intelligence. His aversion to women and his dis
inclination to form new friendships were both typi-
cal of his Unconditional character. but not more so
than his complete suppression of every reference to
his own people, I had come to believe that he was
an orphan with no relatives living; but one day.
to my very great surprise, he began to talk to me
about his brother.
1t was after tea on "A summer evening, and the
conversation, which hat roamed in a desultory.
spasmodic fashion from golf clubs to the causes
OF the change in the obliquity of the ecliptic, came
round at last TO the question of atavism and heredi-
tary aptitudes. The point under discussion was,
how far any singular git In an Individual was due
to his ancestry and how far to his own early train
ing,
In your own case" said l, from all that you
have told me, 1t seems obvious that your faculty of
observation and your peculiar facility for deduction
are due to your own systematic training
ITO some extent he answered, thoughtfully,
MY ancestors were country squires, who appear
to have led much the same life as is natural to
their class. But. none the less. my turn that way
is In my veins. any may have come with my grand
mother, who was the s.fter OF yernet. the French
artist, Art In the blood Is liable to take the strn-
gest FORMS
But how do you know that II is hereditary
Because my brother Mycroft possesses 1t IN a
larger degree than l do"
Tfls was news to me indeed. II there were
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QueenIy Carriage a Matter of Poise and
Training-Simple Exercises to Induce
Slender Waist and SIoping Hips-t1ow
to Hold INC Manipulate Broomstick.

position. Not that she must look stiff
or strained: IL she does it correctly it
will have Just the very opposite result:
and so far from being fatiguing. it is
distinctly and decidedly restful. When
she has learned how TO stand, she
will be surprised 10 find that she can
stand and maintain practically the same
position for a long time. frequently
even beyond the usua! half-hour pose
without feeling the slightest sense Of
fatigue or WEAKNESS in any limb or
muscle.
Now for her throat and chest, arms
and shoulders. In all Of her gowns
these are the points that show: but
most especially in her bathing dress and
her evening gowns. A beautiful throat
is nowadays the exception rather than
the rule. thank TO the prevalence of
stiff high collars of the choker order.
However. even the evil effects OF these
can be overcome.
Standing correctly in the first position
grasp the stan with each hand e0ui-
distant from the centre. Hold it lightly
but firmly. Firmly enough not TO let it
fly from your grasp while in motion,
else damage will ensue: and lightly
enough not to strain and tire the fin
gers and the muscles of the wrist.
Holding the stan at the Level .. the
waistline, lift it up gradually, taking
a full. deep lnbreath as you lift the
arms. Hold the breath while the
stan is held above the head. and then
as you lower the stan let out the
I,..,h 49, ,,,,, ,,.,t -.
completely AS you filled them. Repeat
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and dainty silk tassels.

and dainty silk tassels.
So. whether ii he STAN or cane or
broou:stick-and the one is just as good
as the other as nar as results are CON
cerned-ths following exercises will re-
suit in an absolutely symmetrical devsl-
opment hat will enable its happy pos
SCISSOR to stan as a nod for painter
or sculptor. or even for the life classes
at the schools of the Beaux Arts. ir al
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other means Of income fail her.
First. yOu want to develop you throat
and chest and arms and shoulders. The
list looks so long that you may fancy 1t
will take an especial lot of special ex-
e~rcises: but do not look ahead for work;
properly managed. the one set will ac-
complish the whole lot.
Properly managed! There Is the
whole secret. Now 10 get TO work!
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at least twenty times.
The next exercise calls sor the staff
held in the same position. managing the
breath as before. Be careful about your
breathing. for this is important in the
shoulders. Lift the stafr high above the
head and II lower 1t to the level OF
the waist line in the back. This will
broaden out the chest ana Strengthen
the shoulders If they show any tendency
- roundness 1r STOPPING. Emit tho breath
VIXEN the staff descends 20 the waist in
the back. inhaling as the arms rise
TO the top of the held and letting it
cut again as the arms descend.
Now the proportionately symmetrical
girl must have a slender waist and
slipping hips. What is known as the
sudden hip is ever decried by artists,
and IS attributed to the pernicious prac-
tice Of tight lacing. However that may
be-for where is the girl who would
ever acknowledge or plead guilty to the
accusation OF tight lacing?-the slender
waist ana slOping hips are artistically
correct. To gain these she must exer-
else those muscles vigorously. Lifting
the staff above the head and lowering
IT In the back until it is level with the
waistline-see the inustrltion-she bends
backward. using the staff as a hori-
zontal support, until her head Is pretty
nearly on II level with her knees. The
tall girl will find this more or less easy
TO do. She mas 50 much more length of
back Tor leverage; bu; her sister of
fewer lnclvs may have 10 practice this
long and carefully before the desired re-
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This eory concluded in to-mor,ow's World Masasine)
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URING my long and Intimate Acquaintance
with Mr.. Sherlock Holmes ! had never
hardly ever to his own early life. This ret
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Woman Wants HELD.

The woman who has suffered
much and has not regained her
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freely may only spend more and be
still worse if she accepts and pays
for the operation which she may
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Many OF the busy, well-mcaning,
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cause of symptoms that are plain
reading to the specialist who has
devoted more than an ordinary life
time to the study and treatment of
women.
Many practitioners, who are well
informed and skillful in the treat
ment of fevers and other acute trout
bles have not had time and oppor
tunity to consider and learn tie
meaning OF women's symptoms and
SO fall into the error OF treating
them for dyspepsia, heart trou-
Bile" nervous exhaustion etc,
when the real disease is in the spe
cial feminine organism about which
they have probably failed to make
single inquiry, and thus, treating for
the wrong thing what can be eN-
pected but a further aggravation OF
the symptoms and the discourage
ment of the patient?
A proper remedy like DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription, specially lie
signed for and directed to the seat
of these diseases would have saved
the patient incalculable suffering,
much time and many dollars.
1t is we'll said that "a disease fully
understood is more than half mas
tered"
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DR.. Pierce invites correspondence,
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treats it as most sacred confidence
and has in his possession many thou
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cured patients expressing their
gratitude and satisfaction.
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Children Badly Scalded.

Charles and Lewis Brown, two little boys
four and six years respectively, were badly
scalded about o'clock yesterday afternoon
by the Overturning of kettle of boiling
water. The lads were alone playing about
the stove in their mothers kitchen. at 702
NJ street southeast. No one was in the room
at the time, their mother being in the front
pant OF the house attending household
duties. The screams of the children were
heard for some distance, and the attention
of Policeman Walsh of the nf.h precinct
was attracted. The mother was alone with
the Child;t and the officer found her fran
tic over the horrible accident. Lewis. the
oldest OF the two, was mosl dangerously
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Russians Frequently Defeated.

A cable from Tokyo last night says: The
imperial army headquarters, reporting to-
day, says:
1.-The Russian cavalry which detoured to-
ward Fakumen from the right bank of the
Lao river was frequently defeated by our
rear guards On May 20, after their failure
in the vicinity of Tafangshan. they camped
with the main strength at Siaotatzu. 26
miles from Fakumen. and on May q they
retreated to the right bank of the Malien
river.
I'm the meantime few companies of the
enemy's force remaining on the left bank
of the Malien river were defeated and re-
treated northward in disorder otherwise
the situation is unchanged.