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very patchy. and supremely cross the doctor
said:
well try the Minin ray"
1t was a violet ray Of hope. for the Minin ray
comes from an ordinary incandescent hgnt
through a violet globe and is made to shine cOpi-
Ously on the diseased part by means Of a re-
fectOr. The whole arrangement Is fastened 10
any electric fixture by a long flexible wire. ana
can be held at any angle and at any distance
from any part OF the body.
I knew this light had done wonders for sew
eral totally different ailments. knew also that
one of it's latest featS had been to heal a case
OF poison ivy I'm its last stages. but was by no
means sanguine about it's doing anything for
me- However. went into the laboratory after
breakfast and let the doctor show me how TO
hold the light my face, but not too near,
and sat for fifteen minutes on a laboratory
STOOL not at all like patience on monument
and scOwling al everything.
But when l left my perch TO look in the mir
rOr. did smile and that not at grief, for saw
that the burning patches which had nearly COW
cred my left cheek were now a dull red and
looked as il they had stopped spreading, while
the patches under my chin. which had forgot
ten TO expose. more fiery than ever and
ready to spread all over my neck You may he
sure that / ran cheerfully back to my mOnu-
ment Later 1 went to the wedding, where
had a very good time and could not get any
one TO believe l hsd been pOisOned--Rachel
Capen SchaUf9ler. in Good Housekeeping.
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This Is the Time When They Throng the Dramatic Agen
cies Looking for ENGAGEMENTS with the IS 600 Actors
and Actresses Who Have Already Had ExperieHce.

nees is decidedly attractive to persons who are
waiting for something to turn up or who have
fought the fight for success and failed Many
a man solicts insurance or canvasses for book
publishers all day and carries a spear in the
evening. Many young fellows adopt the extra
agency as the quickest way of obtaining posi-
tOn of more Importance on the stage. OccaS
Sionally the Oldtime type of traEedian HOPELESS
ly Out-of-date and clinging patheticalIv TO his
traditional RialtO garb, is found here reduced
by time. circumstance and younger genera
tion to sustain naught but thinking parts in the
productions of the day.
This type of player dearly beloved by the
comic paper artist is occasionally seen at the
Older agencies where oldtime acquaintance
stands him I'm good stead. The fluffy haired
type OF actress is not seldom found at the
agencies which make a speciality OF forming
stock companies, but. tho other hand the
men who habtually members of stock COM
panIes are the most conventional and practical
looking men of the lot. They are usually family
men. not competent to draw very large salaries
and willing to put up with the arduous work Of
a change OF play weekly for the sake of enjoy
ing family life.
At the vaudeville agencies the atmosphere is
less refined and courteous and the types dis
tinctly SNOWY" Dramatic people in the strict
sense OF the term are practically never seen IN
them, as the comparatively limited number az
temporary recruits to the variety stage from
It's more digntfed sister prefer to transact their
business by letter. Usually they are guaranteed
a certain number Of weeks engagements in ad-
tomary fields OF labor
Many Of the ten thousand who are trying TO
set on the stage beSlege q motheTly little Eng
Ish woman. an accomplished. musician who
makes a speciality of engaging people for mu-
steal productions. Two three times a week
she tries voices at her office and those yvb0
look we'll and sing we'll are put on the lists for
future reference, which may be In three hours
or three months. But when the agent saws
You have fairly good voice; think I can get
you something IN the chorus" the Candidate
nearly always replies, "Oh. wouldn't think ~
sOhs IN tho chorus But almost any one desir-
ing 20 enter the musical comedy field has 90
make up her mind 20 enter the chorus-or stay
out OF musical comedy. '
one girl asking a we'll known agent 20 get her
an ensagement for next season said "Of eourse
wouldn't think OF going back in the chorls'
ne nad heard the same remark from hundreds
OF girls before, but he bravely argued with her
Deing pretty we'll convinced that the chorus Was
where she belonged. "Oh no" she said ssT ror,sf
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Not New Traffic To Be Gained. So the Fight Is
Prevent Rivals from Getting Old Customers
Away by Offering Faster Service.

describe It. with their wondrously definite habit
of mind-must positively reach the city prior
to in the morning. for the reason that the
trains around from the main lines north
Of the city to the east side markets on the
tracks of the Metropolitan and District under
ground lines. and these tracks must be cleared
for the early morning passenger traffic But
the great bulk of the trafslc-chinaware. gro
ceries, bicycles, birdcages and what nOt-is far
less urgent than would appear; several railway
managers have told me that only the tiniest pro-
portion of their shippers were really much con-
cerned about overnight deliveries. If the COM
peting railways could agree among themselves
to reduce the number OF trains. and consolidate
into economical loads the traffic that could wait
there would be no real dissatisfaction, and the
saving would be tremendous But this is just
the sort of agreement that viii never be made
because the fast trains are the only weapon
left to competition.
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BRITISH RAILROADS a965X

when he affiliated the board ...
voluntary schools. instead OF ssouls-ss, ga
tiOn outright. The NonconSorr-..- -. |
broken away IN body from sir B'--.r
has adopted a conciliatory cour-s s'
from ATr. FoFster: and the autho~ !. ~
Education act. while harassed. ousi-. - Il
trio. has formed a sententIous has.
things in an unexpected way. A Pr
has come 70 mean q paradox win -,
side. No speech OF his would be eo---.,.
out one. and his audience is conter. ., -.
Il comes. and enjoys it with keen 49,, :
other barristers may be prosy On tsa,-
Mr.. Birren Is never dull He seems t,.1,..,
Of his associates in the Commons. as -
jure DR.. Johnson and the benlzra-. -.
his library shelves before him, and "a -.
be worthy Of their companionship.
Baufsters are not ordinarily favo='.a a..
IN the Commons. They are supposed 4,
their forensic manner from the courts ,-,-'r
lament and 70 be Unduly argument,si-.I.
senting the case fer their party client. 49,
ment frequently heard when har-,-...
spoken in the Commons Is that he cou-, -
the floor in a minute and reverse nj, --,.,
without consciousness OF inconsistent
are seldom ranked among the best dssss--,
though an exception must be made in s~..
1fr Asquith: and while they speak eel-'r
fiuently, the House empties when they n. /.
address it. Sir Frank Lockwood IN bl, =.
was a great favOrite. but that was bsc
was a volatile humorist and did not h.-s
dry, precise manner OF a lawyer. Nr. RIr-
equally acceptable to the benches ana e.
same reason. He Is a close reasoned. VT,
being diffuse in style or dull and ;abOres n
gument. and his phrasing is distinctly
ary in form and conspicuous for indlvi'
With DR.. Robertson NicolI as one Of his
advisers. he has succeeded in keeping
free churches behind him while he has
making a few restricted concessions to
national schools, and he has not excited rsr
resentment in any quarter while opposing
uous resistance 10 Opposition tactics. Phi
no other Liberal could have taken up Vilhs
success this complex subject bristliuy
prejudice and animosities. The Prime Hi
had the Judgment required for selecting GsI-
man for the most difficult work. and TIA =.
sense to depend upon him implicitly and d q.
port him with authority and power.
me
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girls way.
The horror OF the agents who engage es1
js q ..vSNS Goling mother whose every other ssl..
Is. Is. 1es. Maude Adams is clever. but you 81
20 see my Mamie" She changes the uaIls
Ine player first mentioned 20 Mt the conVeTssl
no matter who is spoken OF, from Eddie 70.
III ~ 80 robertson. the reply always comes
yOu ought To see my Mamie" Up the staiF
reIFalln comes as the happy parent appToae
ana whenever there is a pause in the e.
t tSu11 OF conversation the eloquent plIs'r
HsN,n aesLu again As she departs IL floats u
stairs once moJe. Its only use is that g 4
the agency Of lOiterers in short order.
Inc children who seek 70 go on the sfas.
nearly always from uOn-theatrical fan
SISuaIty II Is the necessity OF a widowed o.
mat brings the child 10 the dramatic g.
rms IS by no means always 50. howeveF. ss
SHOWN IN the recent visit Of a German Vt
VINO brought her little Lena with her
poured TOrth Tor the benefit OF the agent
uOie stream OF broken English about q.
fulgent genius OF a pathetic and stupid
hOooledehoy child. all awkward elbows
ana IeeV The fond parent ended her Q.
Oy siapping a fat hankbook on the agen-s
ana eXclaiming, ''Dere. dots my bank0oo
II IS all for Lena TO get on De Schtage- -
tOIlar give II you make Lena an actress
agent took one last look at the bewildelel "a
anu, anu, puSnlng the handbook back in the b.
hand. sent her away
When the agent calls for sixty or s.
SHI0ren 10 Join big production taes
fron all parts OF the city. these baby IAe..
ana no adult actress OF a jealous as
ever cast such a scOrnful or plying g.
tne trembling amateur as does the h.t-
VINO mas had seasons experience. on -.
uelsnoor who sits. round eyed and aWeo. - W
urSt time IN the presence OF the stage H.
one little girl presented herself toi -
Sagement and said she could sing and a.
Have You had any experience s
Yes. ma'anl. lots was the cOnident
Well what experience have you h-~
agent continued
Oh. I've danced and sung around - - ~
orGanS on our block" answered the can 4. n
estly Another one said she had oee-
drill a. school. 81
These children wanted 20 start IN on-sr....I
DIG eXcravaganzas whore the chorus - - 4.
are paid IS a week and $40 II they - =.
important work TO do. Children hits.,77 - 8
or real value in the play receive fro!li 80
q week. $40 being considered gooa - 80
The dramatic agents mail osIus II
humorous letters from stage aSpileA-
other day one received this letter, -rI
Dear Sir; Three times TO-DAY eai'.s ~ y.
ofhce % speak 60 you about going q, 80
but each time my cOuFago called ne - ="
not enter. / write 20 ask you II y9- --.ra,
any encouragement 20 one who aspllss .rcr
the asa Of Lillian Russell Yours w
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A WOMAN AND Her AuTomOsu:


To drive an auto on Fifth avenue az Oesz,
ths afternoon. is a trick which IS ealouIt-.. :
make even the coolest man suspect that he 1sl
few nerves concealed about hirr- Yet I kasF b
woman who does that trick whenever SIS 81
like it,
She Is . slender. delicate Southern eif VIA. Al,
years ago, undertook TO combine the JOYS d. uer
physicians viewed her with something Ike des-l'
but nevertheless gave her that great pTss1ri-
which Is the one and only sovereign Usns-g.
She was too weak for walking or for ha-s.'-
riding. They had been her delight as q cirl u q
South and they made il seem. as she says. l
lively too 1nane to sit in p carriage and hs L .
about as II she We're helpless
There remained the one resource OF auto-ll-
and she promptly took il up she knew r
about the mechanism of a machine for her irs.-
was an enthusiast But she had nsVsr rul Il
this point
Don't let the members Of your own fanil7 ~
your say these wise ones ''Thev patTOniz1 y1.
Oneaoreath, as il yOU weTe a feehle-mindei i-s
ana the next minute they expect YOU % c--.-
nesl0' IN one brilliant iltuittve fash t1s E'
science Of automobiling. Get somebody Vt0 4
his 6usiness-and who doesn't know YOU"
ael uIsJ lesSon was haI an hour IN len 1-fi g
before II was ended an incident had Oc
sWnlcn tested her nerve TO the complete sails.2,
Of her teacher
She had been running the machine easily en-:
under his direction but he kept DINING il i1o :
ears that the most important part % running
aulo was not running It, but stopping Il.
You may be able to start il and 70 steer E 9
20 run II fast or slow, said he; but if you ID
learned to stop IL in its tracks. you're not e 9
In that seat -
Before they had gone much further a lttl.
suddenly ran from behind wagon and am
straight In the path Of the woulan-driven car u
-she stopped II. And she did it with such s,-, Z
dispatch that her agitated teacher very ps.
went out in a flying shoot over me front
. When he had recovered enough breath 70 s :
ne dryIy remarked that her talent for st1
amounted TO positive genius. He added thli
had taught scores Of men 10 run autOmObles !
that he had yet TO see the mere man who u
the end OF the first lesson could have equala1 q
stOp.-Outing Magazine
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This week the rush begins at the dramatic
agencies. and from then until September the
ofdoes viii be crowded with those players so
unfortunate as not to have secured contracts
before going TO the country for summer hoi-
day. In those six weeks the destinies OF the
rank and file OF the profession Will be decided
for the coming year.
II one drops into the best Of these dramatic
agencies any morning there viii be seen dig
niRed groups Of well groorned men and women
waiting for an interview or passing IN or out
TO drop the brief query. Anything new?" One
nav stay for hours in the hope Of seeing that
wonderful creature Of the comic papers-the
long haired haggard tragedian With the frayed
trousers and the cheerless look OF the empty
purse The clients at the agencies which serve
the better class Of managers are sensible, con-
ventional looking persons and apparently mat
Ter of fact, for instead OF hearing them tell
each other in strident tones OF what The
Peoria Morning Bee said about me-" or Mans
Geld was SO jealous that he couldn't stand
me in his company one viii probably hear the
light comedian ask the leading man. "Hows
little Imogen? She must be quite little lady
now whereupon the aforesaid leading man
viii go into an exhaustive review Of little Gix-
vear-old Imogen's cleverness and beauty, while
the conversation through all the group IS about
evenly divided between necessary and important
details Of ;he work in Eand-gettirg 9 good an
gagement-and the ordinary everyday things
az lsfe IN which the actor Is commonly believed
in certain circles TO have no part
Great changes have come in the theatrical
world IN recent years. The odtine haphazard
manager who took company out ION a shoe
string and paid salaries whenever he could IS
gone. and his place has been taken by busi-
ness man backed with sufficient capital 20 face
defeat, if defeat comes, in dignihed manner.
and knowing that If he forgets to pay salaries
the Actors Society win blacklist him. Com
panies do not strand" as they did in the 'palmy
days" authors do not get beggaEly royalties
nor do actors receive insufficient salaries Every
thing IS now carried on in a businesslike man.
ner. and negotiations. once pursued and
cluded on street corners and IN hotel corridors
or cafes, are now handled IN well appointed Of
fees. and with the change has gone the very
'actory" actor
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of a weeks salary. The non members are
charged half a weeks salary. That is the fee
at the agencies throughout the city, and the
agreement usually is that the fee shall be half
the second weeks salary Thus, in case Of
accident, and the actor getting one weeks sal
ary, he pays no commission. Mr.. Stone, him
self an actor looks after the engagement de-
partment of the Actors Society. He has shown
himself courteous. energetic business man as
we'll as a good actor. He has listed over twelve
Of business" which is the professional term for
best suited for, such as leading man, heavy villain
light comedian. low comedian, character old man
and so on. manager will inform Mr. stone
that he needs Il leading man and is willing to
pay such and such salary The available men
are informed and the manager interviews them
and makes his arrangement. Mr.. stone tells OF
one stock company manager who endeaVored
to form summer company at rock bottom sal
aries He was much impressed by a light CO.
median, and asked him his salary. Sixty dol
lars" said the actor. The manager looked him
over from head to foot and said, positively, Il
am going TO put you down in my book as our
light comedian at $50 a week. The comedian
was angry but. maintaining his cOmposure,
looked the manager over from head to foot, and
said, We'll. you can put it down-tts your
book" Then ne went away.
Mr. Stone is not besieged. as are the other
agents, by amateurs struggling 10 get on the
stage but vet he says ~ estimate there are
TWENTY-FIVE thousand actors Of all kinds in this
country already and that ten thousand other
persons are always trying TO get on the stage.
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have speaking part. 'But you've never had a
speaking part" replied the agent Certainly I
did" she answered II was understudy at the
HippodrOme." That was a shouting part and
then you couldn't be heard" said the agent
and she's still in the chorus.
Chorus girls Of beauty and voice are hard
70 manage as they too often show a marked
aversion TO leaving New York. Some Of the bet
ter known chorus and show girls who like the
leading actors. do not need to visit the agencies
simply refuse to leave the city
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NEW CURE FOR IVY POISON.
woke on the wedding day Of the incest girl in
town and found on one side OF my face a large
and growing patch of blistery red. Poison ivy!
Fortunately. my home is under the roof Of a
good physician; when appeared at breakfast
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MANY OTHER KINDS.

Besides the Actors Society engagement de-
partment there are a dozen big agencies for
dramatic and musical people and many more
for vaudeville players. One agency makes a spe-
cialty OF "supers," another of chorus singers.
another Of children. and another Of actors for
melodrama, and still another for stock COM
pany players. Thus each agency has its own in
dividuality and each appeals TO the managers
In a different way.
Perhaps the most picturesque gatherings are
seen in the offices OF the man whose business ft
is TO supply ''supers.' or extras" as they are
professionally termed. To him comes a throng
OF men OF all ages and various conditions, for
the SO a week for evenings and only two matt
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ceptionally graceful and attractive
models. Illustrated is one of the best
that combines narrow front gore with
the circular portions and which can be
treated in various ways. The original
lis made long and is trimmed with APP
piled bias folds between which are
rows Of soutache braid, but the folds
are optional and the skirt can be left
plain and trimmed in any manner that
may be preferred Again, the folds can
be used and the braid between applied
in any pattern or design that may be
liked or omitted altogether. The full
ness at the upper edges is collected in
narrow tucks that extend well over the
hips. doing away with all fulness at
that point. ana what is a still further
advantage, the skirt can be cut in
walking length II desired. In this case
plum colored broadcloth is stitched
with bedding silk and trimmed with
black braid, but all the materials OF the
season are appropriate.
The skirt is made in three pieces and
is laid in inverted pleats at the centre
back. The folds are bias. made double,
and arranged over it on indicated lines.
The quantity Of material required for
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or inserted muslins can be rsed with
perfect success; or, aealn, silk Of
lighter color than tne waist is durable
and satisfactory. Velvet on silk and
on wool is much used this season, but
the material embroidered by hand Is
always chic for collar and cuffs, while
the friIls could be Of the material or Of
lace or of any suitable material that
may be liked
The blouse Is made with a fitted linz
ing, which is closed at the front, and
n chemisette which can either be faced
onto this lining or made entirely sep
arate, when it is adjusted under the
waist closing at the back. and itself
consists of the fronts and the back.
These last are tucked after an entirely
novel fashion and closed beneath the
box pleat and the little collar is joined
to the neck edge. The sleeves are the
favorite ones that are full above plain
fitted portions and are finished with
cuffs at the elbows, so that they can
be cut off at that point il liked
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is four and one-eighth
yards twenty-one, three and three
fourth yards twenty-seven or two and
one-fourtlf ards forty-four inches
wide, with one yard Of all-over lace
tive-eighth yard Of bias velvet and
eight and half yards Of ribbon to
mike as Illustrated.
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ERIE TUNNEL coLLAPsEs.
A Section Of the Roof Caves In-Three
Men Killed and Four injured.


Men Killed and -Four injured.
Middletown, N. Y.-The roof OF a
section Of the new tunnel of the Erie
Railroad at OtisviIle, near here, col
lapsed and three men were killed and
four were injured. The men were
Italians. The new tunnel is to be a
mile and an eighth long and runs
through the Shawangunk Mountains at
Otisville. About 500 men are employed
on the tunnel working day and night
shifts. There were two gangs of men
working in the tunnel, one west and
the other east of the main shaft.
At 5 o'clock in the morning heavy
blast was set off in the east heading,
and at Z o'clock the day gang went into
the tunnel to clear away the debris.
This gang consisted of twenty-fOur
men, in charge of Foreman William
Donnelly. The tunnel heading had
been cleared out and the sides and
top trimmed. The top of the tunnel
showed solid rock
At ITO a. m. heavy blast was set
off in the west heading, several hun
dred feet away, and few minutes
later there was cracking sound at the
east heading One Of the men who first
noticed the sound looked up and then
shouted to his companions to look out.
The rock formed an arch when 1t
struck the bottom of the tunnel, and
this saved the lives of four Of the men.
The three killed were struck on the
head by fragments Of the great stone,
their skulls being crushed.
- k..Ius ~..ak
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a Marvel 81 Neealework.

A pale blue crepe waist was a marylel
softneedlework It was as nearly piain
as possible in its general construction,
not tuck or q pleat appearing The
entire front was mass Of embroidery
and Open-meshed lace motiyes{ There
was square yoke Of lace in 'front.' and
a dozen or more small medasions. and
all the rest OF the space WIS thickly
embroidered in 4 white ha þ de-
sign The faintest green was sparingly
used in the stems, ana the effect was
extremely artistic.
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culiarily its own. Here is one Of a
quite novel sort that is finished with
a broad box pleat at the centre front
and turnover collar that allows Of
treatment of various sorts. In the
illustration peach pink taffeta is COM
bined with chemisette OF lace, collar
and cuffs Of velvet and frills of ribbon
of the same color as the silk, but the
design is suited to all waistings and to
all dress materials, while possible com.
binatlons are almost without number.
Lace is always handsome, but if a
simpler effect is desired. pretty tucked
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Beaver hats are still selling well in
readyto-wear styles for travelling and
general wear, but there are plenty Of
them in the market and the prices are
considerably lower than last year. For
cheap and medium trade they will
go well through the winter.
but the best trade are taking to plain
felts or velyets.
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CHILDREN VICTIMS IN PANIC.

Disregard For Little Ones Shown 10
Rush of Their Elders For Safety.
Vienna. Austria. The shrieks of a
woman taken with an enileptic ft dur
ing a children's service at the Parish
Church in Lerchenfeld caused a false
alarm of fire. and terrible panic en-
sued, adults displaying heartIess
disregard for the children in their ef-
forts to escape. One child was killed,
others We're mortally, and about fifty
less seriously, injured.