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here said he, but l shall leave at just
O'Clock
The crowd poured in, jostling, merry and
curious. Various remarks were made a
tall woman from the backwards exclaimed,
Law, what pity, If rs his ma should
wash and mend him fore | sent him out!
"Oh, go on" said cigarette youth. ne
amt no real guy. He's up to der game
t'ink it's pUt-up job
a buxom young woman in a blue skirt
and yellow waist with a big pink and green
cheap hat. said loudly: 1T may be a sell,
but / ainr going to get cheated. I'm going
to get my moneys worth, you bet. So say
ing, she took a pair of scissors from her
bag and mounted the platform. The crowd
reared
She's going to cut lock of hair,
screamed another girl.
Jerry backed away from the woman and
fiourished his arms. but she came right in.
Stand back cried Jerry, melodramatic-
ally; don't you dare to touch me
The photographers dark room. dark
curtained corner of the tent, adjoined the
platform, and Jerry backed against it, The
buxom, b0isterous young woman had her
hand on his head. Jerry was mad clear
through. all the accumulated vexations of
the morning, concentrated into a spasm of
rage; he grabbed a rubber developer dish
half full of liquid and threw the contents
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Why Arabs Lie.

It IS said by travellers throughout the
world that the most universally untruthruI
people to be met with are the Arabs. All
foreigners lie some of the time, but thu
Arabs lie all of the time. Whether this ba
true or not. the Arabs give this reason for
their untruthfuiness:
When the Father OF Lies came on earth
to distribute his goods he had nine bags
OF lies. He spread one bag of lies through
out Europe, then started for Africa and
Asia. He landed in Egypt one evening I'M
tending to scatter bagful over that couu-
try and Syria, then. on the following day,
go to Asia. While he slept the Arabs (who
were accomplished thieves) stole all his
remaining bags Of lies and distributed them
among themselves.
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English. mot pidgin English" warned
the merchant. BY the way, 'pidgin Eng
lish" is what is known as business Eng
lsh," and is pronounced ''pidgin'' by tho
celestial as the nearest he can come to
saying business"
One day the father brought the little
boy to the merchant. telling him that he
now could speak most elegant English.
The merchant did not believe It. from the
short time he had been at Il, but to give
him a chance said: "All right, say Little
Jack Horner for me. Do you know TT"
The little China boy smiled dellghtedly.
proud to be able to show OF his knowledge,
and this is what the merchant heard:
'Ittee Johnny Homer
B'long insidee corner.
Makee chow-chow one Clismas pie.
He put insidee tum,
Catchee big piece plum,
HI yah! What one good chic, myp'
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MY Father.
BY OLIVE Carl


My pa. he's just the bestest boy
That any one-eSer saw.
He does all things at boys can do
An seventy 'leven more.
He's just so handy with his tools
he beats the carpenter man.
An wen grow to be old as pa
III be Just like him II can.
He Jumps an runs an cuts up fine,
An he Jokes an he carried
TIL my ma she says, she shakes her head,
Hes the bigges' baby bornl'
What d.you spose at happened once7
A wheezin' an iimpin' right up to tn door,
An asst Of our servant girl, Ann,
He asst. win you gi' me hunk o. bread
An piece of meat twof
Go asst your mssus fer gooseberry pie,
An tell her I'm hungry few"
Then frightened Ann, she rushed upstairs,
'They's tramp down there att: turrible sight
Ny ma she went to the Kitchen door
As the beggar man grabbed pie,
An he took bite a. he leered ct ma,
Who was frightened enough to die.
Yen fhafi' she yelled, ~ she grabbed the broom
An fourished Il through the air,
An steal when the folks amt fherel''
The old tramp lodged - IT, broom came down
On the door with turrtble thwack.
Says hAs saThanke fnr tbs smack o. pie
Az the whackf en- now tor smacki''
With that be Catches my pore. dear ma
Round the waist with biz great big arm,
An, be kisses her square On her two red lips.
Ny ma. she etrpgeled and shrieked = bit,
An Ten she laughed TIL aha cried
Al aha hureed that old tramp oTer aK'in--
she'd d1ecoyefed my n taatde
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iy sailed off over the pasture. The breeze
bore me toward a little pool and there ]
aligflted to rest on a swaying rush. Reflect
ed In the water I could see my handsome
wings, like brown velvet. deeked with blue
spots and yellow borders.
The goldenrod and asters, the blue gen.
tians and the turtle heads held many q
sip Of sweets for me to drink with my long
tongue All through the pleasant autumn
days fiuttered and drank and dozed In the
sunshine When mid-Novsmber arrived and
saw the nrst snowfiakes powdersng the
ground crept In here and folded my wings
for good long nap. BY February expect
shall feel q little stiff In the wings and
lega but few warm days VIII thaw me
out nicely, ana away shall sail again. No
matter II there are few snow drifts here
and there, I can surely find some sunny
hollows to baslk In.
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A Winter Butterfly.
BY MARGARET W. LEIGHTON.

winter butterfly! Who ever heard of
such thing? Yet here l am Struggled UP
cozily in this little hollow in the old beech
tree I was caterpillar last August, feed
ing with nearly hundred of my sisters and
brothers on juicy willow leaves. Early in
September / hung up my little brown era
die on the under side Of the pasture fence. /
remember how furiously the winds swept In
from the sea, but no matter how vigorously
they tossed me about, the sharp points on
my chrysalis protected me. The driving
rains slid off OF my sloping sides as they
glide down shingled rock, and when the
sun shone out it warmed and dried me.
At last one day I felt myself swelling big
ger and bigger till finally the brown skin
cracked and out crept and chung to it,
limp and wet. Before long had my wings
spread wide and when the sun had shone on
me a bit could open and close them. Slow
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The next morning he saw the little Grip
pie boy. who wanted to return the dollar,
not having spent cent of it.
Why don't you spend it?'' said Jerry.
Because l had enough fun ali day just
watching you, and just look at theset
said the cripple.
He pulled from his pocket an array of
t:n-typss which proved to be photos of
Jerry in various awful positions. and most
distressing expressions on his face.
Well said Jerry ''you give me these
pictures for my mother and I'll give YOU
the dollar for your mother and We'll call
it square,
Gee! said Jerry, as he looked at the
pictures, 81 wish / knew whether all these
adventures I've had were lucky un-
lucky.
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Some True Elephant Tales
BY q NJ oxr.Ey.

Above all other animals, in both the size
of his body and the quality of his brain,
stands my lord, the elephant He is always
a center of attraction at the Zoos. and no
self-respecting circus considers itself COM
piete without him. With his huge ungain-
~ frame. his curious wrinkled, mud-color-
ed skin. his beady black eyes. his broad
Topping ears and ridiculous little tail. he is
utterly different from any of our own ami
mails
But 1t Is his trunk that is his most unique
feature. This wonderful affair that can
pick up a pin or heavy log with equal
ease; that can caress you as gently as a
kittens paw. or snlite you to death with a
blow; that can suck Up and squirt out
water like flre-hose; there is nothing else
like 1t in the world.
In the famous Jardin des Plantes in Paris
lives young elephant called Toby. who
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DIAMOND.
1. consonant in yelling 2. A place f0
animals. 8. Not old. 4. number. 8. conso
nant IN yelling.
WORD SQUARE.
1. birds home. 2 girls name. 3. To hit
4. narrow woVen fabric for strings.
BEHBADINGS.
Behead-
i. A precious stone and leave a title.
2. Did sell and leave not young.
3. friend and leave to murmur softly.
JUMBLED PROvERB.
Can You find out what the following tumblsL
proverb isl
Alb I'd int hehan dlswor thtw oint heb ush.
CONCEALED ANIMALS.
/. It hangs the pan there in the
2. I came from Cincinnati, Gerald, Just to sol
you.
q. She came long after You had gone to see hen
QUEER HIDING PLACES.
Example: Find q seat In q machine. Ty-pey-rften
]. Find noise in common.
q Find hewn tree In polite excuses.
5. Find animal in kind Of wood.
Find rug In high spirits.
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A story About the Rainbow.

The Indians have lovely thought about
the rainbow. They love flowers even as
we do. The roses, lilies pansies aud goi-
den rod they hate to see leave. When they
see a rainbow they fancy that Ia the lovely
colors spanning the sky all the Wild flowers,
lilies, vtolets. etc. and the moss OF the
woods are still living and biossoming anew
IN the heavens.
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Jerry's Strange Adventures at
the Country Fair.
BY JOSHUA L. CROMWELL.
In Three Parts.
PART III.

Jerry's friend. the auto man, was just
going to pay his admission fee, when the
photo man suddenly appeared, and waving
mis- hand to the crowd 10 a lofty manner.
said, I'm a very loud and sonorous voice:
Mister. take not from me the great
privilege of paying for the great and only
pig catcher, goosa-pickeI i, erry-go-round-
mixed and misunderstanding little boy"
The crowd ieered ami laughed. and Jerry
was ashamed. He began to fear the photo
man was going to make game OF him, but
a bargain was a bargain, and he meant to
keep his word.
The photo man led tie way directly to
his tent and told Jerry to take seat on
the platform Then the photo man went
outside and addressed The crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, your attention
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WORD SQUARE.
!. fPEEaa
4 DARN
NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
RIDDLE.
ASAGRAM.
OHARADE.
Expsrinaent & pier msant).
). D11A9YFD.
I,ssssa Es
ToHNSY.s SI4ATE.
General Vote Il Quebec, 1850.
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wash two dozen large plump oysters in
cold water, drain. Put into chafing dish
or saucepan quarter of pound of butter.
half cup chopped celery cooked almost
tender. a few drops Of onion Juice. pa
prika and salt to season. and a teaspoonful
cracker crumbs to slightly thicken. Cook
q few moments, add the oysters and q cup
rich cream Cook until the, oysters plump.
which Will be in about moment. Add q
wine glass Of Madeira or sherry and take
at once from the blaxo. Serve very hot
BROILED OYSTERS.
Pat dry on q soft towel. dip In melted
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bands of silk or satin may resolve these
coquettish manteaux. with innumerable
Short, loose models are the prettiest for
these coats. some Of which. especially
when of lace or chiffon. may bristle with
embroideries. Down the front Of one or two
fluffy marabout, which gave the cozy look
of fur without its heat. Apropos OF other
mufflings which will be needed before the
heavy ones Of winter. feather muffs and
neck pieces are more than ever beautiful
Pulled and Killed chiffon also shapes these
fairy wrappings which will set off every
evening frock once October sets in. The
muffs are huge, and the long huny boas
when the set is white. pale rose, blue or
faint gray, the result is indescribably ele-
CANT. The evening toilet generally matches,
and the wearer skips into the place of mer-
riment for all the world like a big bird.
: With the powdery marabout. a scattered
mingling of ostrich curles achieves spe-
c!ally dressy result; and sometimes tinted
marabout~is whitened at the ends to effect
the look of dust of snow. Who couldn't
be charming in such trappings? And when
you look at them from all points they are
not exorbitantly dear. Then for the girl
of modest fortune there Is always the cock
feather sets. which Is white or delicate
colors are sometimes very handsome.
Straight Front Necessary.
But here word as to corsets. for how
can gowns. feather sets and even hats be
shown off properly without the right fig
ure? To begin there are signs that the
high priced corset. made to order, has had
its hour. More women are buying mex
pensive corsets-nalf dozen at time
little smartly cut bits of batiste. drilling or
linen go often for song. The seams Of
these follow bias lines, there are not so
many bones as formerly, and instead of
these aching props running down over the
hips. figures too stout are these held in by
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worked over-that only the wise In the
ways of fashion will be able to tell their
names, birth place or cost.
But there is one consOling thought with
all this, and that Is that with these treat
ments all old laces may be disguised and
reincarnated into new beauties. Narrow
gold and silver ribbons, edged again with
a line of color. or trimmed with fairy
ruches of lace all come into the scheme OF
late bodice trimmings. Beautiful buttons
of highly ornamental nature are also
seen, and sometimes there is a big belt
buckle shirred over with silk or satin to
seem as lovely as a butterfly. So guard
every trifie IN the home scrap bag, as
there's no telling what win be useful be-
fore the winter Is over.
Cloud-Like Lift or Fall.
The smart hat for the smart gown is
very splendid. and here. too. solid and
fragile materials go hand in hand. Lace
crowns may appear with felt brlms, or
the situation may be reversed and gay
bird Of any sort sprout paradise tail. In
fact the feathery lift Is as much as ever
to the front, and to soothe the conscience
of the bird lover many an aiErette Is made
of spurious materials. What Is necessary
Is a cloud-like lift or fall-for some of the
airy plumes trail quite to the shoulder
and provided she gets that fashion asks
deed she Is q very accommodating lady.
for who has the heart OF a woman more
eternally In mind7
Chic beyond words are little Jackets and
capes offered for first autumn use. and
which may carry diaphanous toilets tar into
cold weather Iace-lined. to be sure-chif-
fon, ribbon. strip velvet and even bias
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A New Don Quixote.

From the New York World.
The castle of TI6hensalzstein, on one of
the tributaries of the Rhine. has enjoyed
the reputation of harboring a ghost for
more than 800 years.
The villagers lately were mortified to no
tice light shining from one of the win
dow holes. They could make nothing Of It,
and as night after night passed and the
lighted window was visible. and always at
the same time, an unspeakable terror
seized them. They decided to do nothing
until the priest returned from visit ne
was paying to Coblenz.
The priest arrived and was told about
the mysterious light the window. There
was no doubt about It. He saw 1t himself
and at once determined on action.
Being prudent. he thought he would get
assistance. In a neighboring village there
was a Lutheran pastor. whose aid he re-
QueSted.
stout youths, and together they planned q
visit to the castle, the priest armed with
holy water and crucifix. the pastor with
Bible.
they reached the castle. and the priest, be-
ing the bravest of the party, scrambled up
to the window and looked In.
A lamp burned on the wall. and on
chair in the middle of the ruinous space
sat a man In full chain armor porting over
a book Beside him was horse ruily
panoplied in the style of the middle ages.
with lance and sword suspended from the
saddle.
To make a long story short, the visitors
speedily recognized the knight. He was
poor, distraught gentleman OF the nelgn-
borhood, who believed himself knight, and
used this method of immersing himself In
the usages and life Of the days gone by:
What his precise plans were nave mo.
TRANSFERRED but the priest thinks that had
he not been taken care Of by his friends
and conveyed to an institute for the men
tally infirm he would have started out as
a second Don Quixote to redress The grew
ances of the countryside.
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NEW STYLES IN COATS.

OF the grape embroidery. The bodice was
of white lace embroidery with grapes in
purple, and covered by little shoulder
cape of the violet cloth. Altogether the
CANT. 1t was for high uses, of course
horse show, reception, theater use, etc.
The chapeau designed for it was in white
lace and purple velvet with clusters OF
white and purple grapes.
With the smarter toilets there is
also a new wave toward eccentric garniSh-
ings, embroidered linen bands on cloth,
and thin needlework null on other heavy
textures being thought quite In keeping.
For example, a frock in pale brown cloth
had bands of narrow white linen embroid-
cred with deep green. dress OF black
French serge-the sort that glistens like
satin-was even more daring. For an un-
der bodice of white null embroidered in
huge squares with scarlet was part of this,
a little pleated coat of the serge falling
over this, with slashed sleeves to show al
turban with a white facing and a huge
scarlet bird was the headpiece with this.
and black glace gloves with scarlet stitch
ing were declared by the demonstration to
be proper accessories.
Retain Summer Flummeries.
Indeed. as summer wanes there is wild
scramble to carry over many of its dainty
fiummeries into even the SHOWS of winter.
Tucked or embroidered bands of chiffon
are no uncommon sight on a smart cloth
dress, while contrariwise a lace frock may
show cloth ones. "Eccentricity" is plainly
to be fashions winter password. but it
must all be so daintily conceived as to lose
the vulgarity of marked oddly.
Color schemes are subtle as shades of
atmosphere needle toll and a fit of abSo-
lutte correctness go to make up the per-
feet whole. And along with all this laces
will be richer and more lavishly employed,
though they will be so cut up and inserted
into textures-and further trimmed and
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Caps for the Policep
ON the New York Sun.

From the New YORK SUM-
Doubtless Deputy Police Commissioner
Waldo can produce excellent arguments to
support his decision that caps are better
head coverings for patrolmen than are the
helmets now in use. 1t is peculiar and
interesting fact that every new administra-
ton of the police department finds some
thing wrong with the uniform worn when
1t takes command, and proceeds stratghtway
to remedy the defects. These are high mat
ters not to be discussed lightly by laymen,
for 1t is notorious that one commissioner
ideas Of equipment and uniform are pretty
likely to be scorned by his successor, and
IL police experts disagree with each other
the public must confess its inability to pass
on such questions.
The helmet has seemed satisfactory
article Of clothing. It's shape shields the
back of the policeman's head as well as his
forehead The heavy. stin material of which
1t is made Is a protection against the brick
bat. The air space serves to keep the
wearers head from becoming overheated,
and therefore does not tend to depilate him.
Bald headed policemen are not numerous.
The helmet is warm enough. It Is a safe
place In which to carry papers, note book
and other articles Of small bulk and weight.
A comfortable. useful part Of the uniform
1t seems to be.
The helmet. with its distinctive shape
and color. Identifies policeman In
crowd. Tho cap will be lower than the
helmet. and many men Of many csllings
wear caps. Inere ID comfort Tor the lonely
wayfarer In the sight Of q police helmet.
When man in cap approaches 1t may
be hard to tell at glance whether he Is
an inspector. motorman or conductor Of
Q street railway, uniformed mailman or
policeman.
There win be regret TOR the passing OF
the helmet. Yet nobody should mourn as
one without hope. Probably Mr.. Waldo's
successor VIII abolish caps and restore the
police "skypieces' with which New York
Is now familiar. To mako changes In the
uniform 10 the drst duty Of . police conn
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unstiffened cross bands In only the corset
material. From s1.35 to SECS is asked for
this modest armor. which Is never washed
and thrown away the instant shape begins
to change. They are deal more satisfac-
tory, women who have tried them declare
than the high-prieed made-to-order corsets
which needed to be worn forever to get
your moneys worth. The prevalence Of
loose bodices permits the increase of ease
they give. and since they are all SO lightly
boned a sinuous bend at the waist is pre-
served. For high, irm-busted figures such
corsets are the merest girdies, running
down into deep hip pieces when necessary.
Pretty lace quillings trim the tops, with a
coquett1sh ribbon bow or rosette for tho
front. Rubber garter straps are also there.
and the straight front line necessary.
The weeks drawings display two prac-
teal gowns and three coats copied from
late and choice models. Suitable autumn
hats top them. MARY DEAN
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butter and roll in fine cracker crumbs
race on fine wire buttered broiler, and
broil two minutes on each side
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Royal Henley.
From the London World.

from the London World.
= In the affections Of sportsmen Henley
regatta holds place Of it's own. To some
1t Is merely an item In the lengthy pro-
gram Of fixtures worth visiting. To 9TH
ers 1t Is the event Of the year, to be pre-
pared for strenuously, and to be partici-
pated In with full knowledge that physical
When the veteran stage is reached, too,
the charm remains, and the renewal OF
old towpath acQuaintnces, the re-flghtine
Of old battles. and the criticism Of young
sters with their cars to win AFFORD some
compensation for Q more passive enjoy
ment Of Henley racing.
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to fix a quarrel upon some one of the Of
ficers, and had signaled out Blandford as
the special object of his wrath. Finally.
upon some slight pretext. he sent Bland
ford q challenge; an act of course, which,
had 1t been reported, would have procured
him q court-martial. But he got neither his
fight nor his court-martial- The challenge
was returned to him without comment, and
he was not reported.
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EPINDLED OYSTERS:

For two dozen large oysters have two
dozen thin slices bacon and half dozen
slices crisp 4oast Have ready a half dozen
slender steel skewers. FIJI these skewers
with alternate slices of bacon and oysters
running the skewer crosswise through the
eye of the oyster and threading the bacon
by one corner, so that each slice blankets
an oyster Do not crowd. Lay the skewers
across q baking pan and cook In a quick
oven or under gas for five minutes Lay
each spindle with Its contents undisturbed
on q slice Of toast, pour the drip from the
pan over them and serve at once.
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A Good Catch.

From the Baltimore American.
Ibid Miss Frivol catch anything on that
fishing party? She declared she would not
come home without something"
IT heard her say she had caught beau"
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