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STRANGE s,ory-But True.

F. l.. Vandegrift has n new story.
II is illustrative OF the marvellous fe'
cundity of the English sparrow.
Il was pending Sunday with the
Dumont Smiths. at Kinsley." said
Van. in recounting his experience.
ave had been up late the night be-
fore and was n trific drowsy. ! sat
out on the front porch listening to the
church bells and gazing on into the
illimitable space that lies between
n shortgrass town and the horizon
beyond.
"Presently I dropped my hat into
q bed of virginia creeper and dozed
off to sleep. ] could not have slept
more than an hour. for the children
were passing the house on the way
from Sunday school when / awoke.
/ rubbed my eyes and glanced over
at my hat. In it.sat an English spar
row brooding setting of eggs. While
l slept the sparows had built nest
in my hat. the mother bird had laid
a full complement of eggs and had be-
gun the work of Matching them
Kansas City Journal.
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CAN WORK WONDERS
MAGIC IN THE INFLUENCE o. a
GOOD WOMAN M
hiatory Full Of Instances - aasa
fIueked from the Lowest osVtAs
to . High Calling In tkse Work |.
Of the World. +

The woman who talks most about
4 woman's influence generally A0esn't
have any influence The kind that
counts work silently IL In NOD her.
aided with trumpets nor clapDed with
applause.
For this reason woman n q little
shy of even considering such u subject
as her influence over mem So Iar
from boasting of it, even IN her
thoughts she will barely acknowlodxs
1t u herself.
That Is all right lust the way .
nice. modest woman should feel about
1t. Nevertheless, there can be NO
harm in asserting the facf-just
among women, though-that a woman
can influence man. very posently. II
she goes about 1t in the right WY.
For the right woman man viii do
almost anything. He has been doing
1t for centuries, long before the time
when Solomon fell TO worshiping the
gods OF his wives. and when HerOd
sacrificed John the Baptist IN his pret-
ty niece. He has been known To climb
from the lowest depths to a high cali
ing under a woman'S influence, and
he has been dashed from high places
to the darkest depths by reason OF
that same mysterious magic. says .
writer in the Minneapolis Journal
Il must please any woman 10 hear
the story of owen Kildare. a New
York Bowery tough. who Al 80 could
neither read nor write and w2s proud
OF his slum reputation as the toughest
OF sluggers. Now, at a little past 40.
he Is writing for magazines and work
ing to better the condition uf just such
people as those from whose ranks he
was lifted.
And how was he liftede A wom-
ans voice called him.
A woman came into his nfc Of utter
degradation. She gave the best she
could to aid him. She led. he fol-
lowed. For years he Nas pppil and
she was teacher. And then she dieA.
and 1t was then that her influence
was most powerful. Realizing Whist
she had done for him. he sni himself
TO follow the windings of the path she
had outlined. The path led 60 reform.
manliness, strength and usefuiness- :.
Only ten years between his ignor-
ant, dissipated life and the bright.
promising life OF an author and phi-.
llanthropical worker. ScoM as tho uA-
sentimental may, all this WAS accom-
plished by noble woman's influence.
II ought to make a woman mighty
proud. and at the same time mighty
humble. TO have a responsibility like
that In her hands Hcr Iords. her
glances, her smiles. her actions. her
beauty. her whole character. can work
either for a mans help OF sor his
harm.
She needn't speak Of II. nur thiak
much about It. Yet. silently. and in q
large, sweet, wholesome way. she can
have n care which way her Influence
is working.
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pie' ! eats somewheres else" With
tnst ne turned away with q look Of
real or simulated disgust.
Tho bill of fare doesn't seem nm
10 your standard" ventured a guest.
u seems to me very liberal meal
for the money"
wen, 1t ain't so worse" responded
inc hobo. purity fair fer BROOKLYN. bnt
II amt marker to what you kin get
IN some cities. Now, In Cincinnati
theres cheap joints where they give
a meal thatd filf up any mans stom.
ach fer 15 cents, one kind o. meat
an the bread an butter you kin eat,
Two cups o. tea er coffee. apple sass,
fried spuds, beans er cabbage, an a
hnnk o pie. What do you think o.
thut?"
1t certainly is liberal spread. /
dont see how they can do It."
wen. they do. an they make good
big money. too. In New Orleans and
San Francisco. the saloons are close
competitors OF the restaurants. At
hoon they serve n delicious meal.
roast beef. excellent potatoes. with
gravy, fresh vegetables. the best
bread and butter. salad and superior
dessert-and they give you a drink of
thh best whisky. all for % cents."
Traveller in Many Lands
and a Keen Observer.
!he man spoke enthusiastically: {:
his eyes frightened and 1t was noted
quickly that he had quite dropped his
hobo dialect.
You must have been a great trav.
el:r." he ventured.
Yes. sir: / have travelled all over
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Me NIHtAS0Gi7'7lNWH5
Lss RE5T P4InNHW I'VE
1.L-MGH/ RESIFLlRT7X1S

the world. had money, at one time,
though l don't look now as though
had ever been anything but a tramp"
He was evidently telling the truth.
and his audience wanted to hear more
OF his adventures. The tourist" read
lily accepted an invitation to join In n
20 cent meal. to which he did ample
Justice. The listener. thinking he
y..,uld take no chances, suggested that
IL would take some eggs.
Il wouldn't advise you to do 1t
ls,e." said the hobo. AN egg is like
woman's character. 1t must be
strictly good. or it isn't any good at
ALL These restaurants do not supply
their patrons with the best eggs. but
buy from the cold storage warehouses,
where they can buy cheap. 1t is a
healthy hen that can lay good eggs
in August"
"You seem well posted on the res
taurants of this city," said the listen
er "Are there many that give a
wholesome meal at reasonable
prices?"
"Yes. I may say that the majority
of them do. In fact. they will aver
age very well with most large cities.
There are a number Of popular priced
restaurants over the river that serve
better food, but they are in locations
where they can depend upon a large
trade.
"rhe genus hobo Is large factor
IN the patronage of a majority OF the
all.night places. The tramp Is too
lazy to even eat In the daytime, and
what he does eat he usually begs. In
the morning he seldom has a cent.
He gets breakfast at some back
door, maybe, and then he rests all
day. At night he 'cadgers.' or begs.
from men who appear to be well fed
and good natured. and 1t is perhaps
far into the night before he has the
nrice' for a meal. II, after he has had
ali he wants to drink. he has enough
money left, he spends 1t for sub
.tantial meal. But 1t Is usually drink
f,rst. and then eat. for man who
mas the price Of drink can always
.ot enough free lunch to last him.
Genus Tramp 10 Not
Very Frequent Guest.
"put Brooklyn all.night restaurants
ore freer from the genus tramp than
those Of any city have visited. In
the summer. particularly. the hest
patronage Of such places comes from
- rties who have spent the evening
snA well along toward morning At
coney Island, the Rockaways. Bright
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For supper we give beefsteak. pota.
toes. bread and butter. n cup of tea or
coffee. one kind of sauce or Jelly. n
plate Of cakes and syrup, all for 20
cents.
Careworn Knight Of the
Road Seeks His Supper.
AT the door OF this place was no.
ticed a queer specimen of humanity.
who had shufled In from somewhere
out OF the black night. He stopped in
front OF the place and read the at.
tractive offer that was portrayed on
the banner. AS the stroller conclud.
ed reading he thrust his right hand
into a pocket of his frayed trousers.
OF years he had perhaps attained 40.
and the finger OF time had not dealt
gently with him, for his face was
scanned with wrinkles and he looked
careworn. His clothing was tattered
and his llnen-if grimy shirt that
had not seen laundry in some weeks
might be so dignitied-had seen long
usage; his straw hat had great rents
In the crown. through which protrud.
cd an occasional lock OF rusty, un-
kempt hair: his coat was shiny and
worn at the cuffs and elbows: the bot
toms OF his trouser legs, too, were
badly frayed and "scuffed" out by the
through holes in n pair OF mismated
shoes could be seen more than n sus.
picion OF bare toes. His beard was
unkempt and his hands and face were
guiltless OF any recent acquaintance
with soap and water.
After n moments meditation the
hobo drew his hand from his pocket.
deposited its contents into his left
hand and then began n systematic
search OF his other pockets. The re-
suit was % cents. lead medal. part
OF package OF cigarettes and n sus-
pender buckle. He slowly counted his
cash assets and returned the other
articles to his pockets. His resources
were more than sufficient to pay for
the meal which he plainly had in con-
temptation. but he hesitated as he
looked again at the money.
"No Pic, No Supper"
the Tramp's Ultimatum.
"Twenty.three cents he said tc
himself. 'is two whlskies or four
beers. with tip-top lunch throwed In.
I'm burned hungry. but blame me II
I want ter blow In all me cash on
grub. Say. boss" he continued. ad-
dressing the lone waiter in the place,
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POINTS FOR SMART oRessERs.
Little Things That Go 70 Make the
Well Dressed Woman.

Wherever stays are slipped into
place sew them with French knota.
A few heavy white and troWn linens
are trimmed with soft white Kid.
Linen blouses in very light brown
relieved by white are smart md serv-
iceable.
Some of the new dimitics arc ret
off with the dearest little insertions
of silk Spanish lace
Tailored waists of pongee ana
washable taffeta appeal To many
women desiring u change from heavy
linens.
The newest waist buckle Is made
of small roses, and very charming Il
looks against white OF pale blue
gown.
An important feature of the tailored
shirt waist is the pocket. which in
stitched upon the front on the LEFT
side.
A great deal of bright red Kid fs
used for outdoor and athletic Coz
tunes, the same being true Of dark
green.
Belts, watch fobs and 0utinE saoclD
are made of heavy linen simply en-
broidered and decorated with KID.
Among the trifes that always
please are the collar and Gums q
heavy lace, the cuffs bcanG deeper
than ever. and finished In psauns ut
the top in very smart eject
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ERRoRs Asour THE WAITE

To the Editor:
noticed somewhere recently-I
would not say positively that 1t was in
your columns-an article on the White
House which contained several mis-
statements.
In the first place 1t was stated the
White House was first occupied In
1909 and that its first occupant was
President Madison. The fact is, its
first occupant was President Adams,
who took up his residence there in
1900.
The original mansion was begun In
1892. In 1914 1t was burned by the
British and rebuilt In 1918.
Another of the errors in the article
referred to was the statement that
ready-prepared paint is used on the
White House to make 1t beautifully
white.
I noticed this especially because I
have used considerable paint myself
and wondered that canned" paint
should be used on such an importan.
building when all painters know that
pure white lead and linseed oil make
the best paint.
1t SO happened also that l knew
white lead and linseed oil--not ready.
mixed paint-were used on the White
House, because had Just read a book.
let published by firm of ready-mixed
paint manufacturers who also manu-
facture pure white lead. In that book
the manufacturers admitted that for
the White House nothing but "the
best and purest of paint could be
used" and said that their pure white
lead had been selected.
Above all people. those who attempt
to write on historical subjects should
give us facts. even II 1t is only date
or statement about wood. or brick.
or paint. or other building material.
Yours for truth,
The Ordway new era., 1906-08-31
GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP.
No Medicine SO Beneficial to Brain
and Nerves.

Lying awake nights makes 1t hard
to keep awake and do things in day
time. To take "tonics and stimu'
lants" under such circumstances is
like setting the house on fire to see
II you can put it out.
The right kind of food promotes re-
freshing sleep at night and a wide
awake Individual during the day.
A lady changed from her old way Of
eating, to Grape-Nuts, and says:
For about three years l had been
a great sufferer from indigestion.
After trying several kinds of medi-
cine, the doctor would ask me to drop
of potatoes. then meat, and SO on.
but in few days that craving. gnaw-
ing feeling would start up, and l
would vomit everything I ate and
drank.
when 1 started on Grape-Nuts,
vomiting stopped. and the bloating
feeling which was SO distressing dis
appeared entirely.
my mother was very much both.
cred with diarrhea before commenc-
ing the Grape Nuts. because her stom.
ach was 80 weak she could not digest
her food. Since using Grape.Nuts she
IL well. and says she don't think she
could live without 1t.
ut is great brain restorer and
nerve builder, for can sleep as sound
and undisturbed after a supper of
Grape-Nuts as in the old days when
could not realize what they meant
by a 'bad stomach" There is no
medicine 30 beneficial to nerves and
brain a. good nights sleep, such as
you can enjoy after eating Grape
Nuts"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Greek, Mich.
'sThsrs's : reason"
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German Coffee

German coffee owes its AAvnr b t.
presence OF chicory. Nov and tAea
coffee is made with chicosy ana q H.
tie of the coffee bean. bot asaally Ger
man coffee consists Of tW04hir4s CO.
fee and one-third chfcory. q even =
smaller amount of chicorJ. aposEa1ag
TO taste. The German AHsW1eo
roasts her own coffee once = voe1E.
for use. The coffee n D1AD n .
double drip machine and b nssar NJ
lowed to boil, but the bofling uAtG -
poured on the coffee in tn WDG -
ceptacle Of the coffee pok wAAeA -
placed on the warm csrnsr - H.
stove.
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WATERS WONDERFUL yoCABULAR

|ooklyn.-Nocturnal ramblers In
great city need never go home
kry. II they feel the pangs OF appe-
demanding food before they retire
are fearful lest the pantry at
will not furnish material for u
tx" There are In the borough
liz. II not fully. 100 all-night restau-
.-places that never close their
OF course, that number is
when compared with the list
hLnight Joints" In Manhattan, but
kklyn is essentially a city Of
Is and the wonder is that so
b places find 1t profitable to keep
day and night.
k,urally the summer season Is the
! for this class OF restaurants. The
bunding beaches attract multi
OF visitors at night. and the late
kys carry full loads to various
OF the borough. With Its vast
bork of street railways. Brooklyn
scores OF transfer points, and It is
Die that one or more all.night res
hn,s are to be found located near
bst every one OF such points. The
tning merry.makers are generally
kry. unless they have eaten at one
De seashore resorts. and It Is often
case that the cost OF meals at the
hes Is eXtortionate, or the food
td by them Is not tempting. The
burants that keep their doors open
bll hours, though they may no,
the best, are almost invariably
and inviting. and meals that
d satisfy the ordinary appetite
served.
es Serve Good Food
Without Putting on Frills.
the downtown district the all.
eating places are tho most nu.
Pus. Beginning at the Brooklyn
ee, or near II. one may follow the
lar channels OF travel and find
~ OF places where the wants OF
inner man are attended to in vari.
styles. At this season OF the year
hsh-clams. Holsters. crabs and
oysters-are In the greatest de.
and there are places where
food Is prepared In n very tempt
manner There may be no nap
the dishes may be of heavy
henwarc instead OF china and the
erware' so worn that the brass
path Is plainly visible. but the
tshells' are done to a turn. and
Plsh the place may have no sa.
license, one can always get n
e Of cold beer to wash down the
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Walters Gave Orders
in Own vernacuIar.

in Own vernaeular.
THE tough waiter. too. is practic.
ally thing of the past. 1t used to
be so distinctive of walters to give
their orders in vernacular of their
own that limitations were transferred
to the stage. and some of them were
funny. II patron wanted a plate Of
wheat cakes, well Drowned. the waiter
translated It: A stack of whites wit
a copper II he wanted poached eggs
on toast, 1t was Adam an Eve afloat
in midocean. wit the sunny sides up
cup of coffee was. and is. Draw
one!' If you want 1t without milk, It
is. Draw one in de dark Roast beef
rare. with boiled potatoes. would be
One slaughter-house in de pan wit
de Murphy brudders!'
zone OF the funniest things have
heard in a restaurant was n colloquy
between tough waiter and a GUS
toner equally tough. The customer
had been served. but, on cutting open
his potato, he found 1t was black in
side. He motioned to the waiter. who
approached.
Say, Gull. he said, good naturedly,
de spud is on de punk. Give us anud.
der. will your
"'Sure ting replied the waiter.
taking the offensive potato. and going
to the dumbwaiter. where he shouted
Return good for evil!'
"In the same restaurant man
came in and ordered Boston baked
beans, without any pork. The walt
ers order to the cook was One Sun
day breakfast fer Boston Hebrew
"well, / must be going." said the
hobo. who had cleaned his plate,
Sorry to leave you, but I'm afraid
my family'll be worried" and he
chuckled at the sarcasm.
Won't you have another cup Of cof.
fee?"
mo. thank you; never drink but
two cups. It might spoil my sleep.
Much obliged for the feed, for have
enough to get good breakfast--or a
gpod drink or two. Most likely it'll
81 the drinks. Good night"
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Another Triumph for x.Rays.

So successful has the application OF
the X-rays been in the tratment OF
children sufrring from ringworm, that
the Metropolitan Asylums Board. Lon.
don. has been enabled to discontinue
the use OF one OF the two institutions
reserved for much cases.
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When Pope Plus Receives,

People who are received by the
pope must appear in full evening
dress. although the hour is usually at
IL o'clock in the morning. The outer
Office looks like that OF n good New
York lawyer. A pleasant young sec.
retary in secular garb meets the Wis.
itors. All is very simple. not in the
least awe-inspiring. Visitors must
kneel and kiss the pope's hand.
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To Clean ssssa.

A good way to brigt1AsR scau1 arnn-
ments is to moisten . Nttls nns u1eA
water and place this On ths os1nnfs
az . paste for IL hours, ~ nuh
Il %, and the steel will b. hsmn11oe1Qv
D ceht. III
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Important to Moth ers.

Examine carefully every bottle OF CASToRfA.
a safe and sure remedy for infants and children,
and sec that II
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has spoiled their business and they
have disappeared, probably forever.
Small loss at that. though they d:d
stir up things in the old days. 1t wss
no uncommon sight to see fighting. or
evidences of fighting. all along the
Bowery. and murders were also fire.
quent. Now murder in such a place
comes pretty near putting the busi-
ness on the blink.
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q
H06O
d0IW7

do youse throw in piece o pie WIN
this 'ere bountee-ous ree-pastT
aNope; pies EXTRA" was the reply.
( THAT settles It," grumpleo .ae
stroller, haushtily. my estnetlc ts..s s
domsnds pie an less my pampefec
Sppsrtits IL satiatsd with Amer'csA
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~ ~ sea.food. Steaks. chops and
are always In good demand,
- ~ really hungry man they ,:n-
IN uste bsttsr than the iieht-
,sstaursat s'sian iAfsrns
Morris tribune., 1906-09-22

MISCELLANEOUS
New General of the Jesuits.

New General of the Jesuits.
The congregation of the Society of
Jesus, in session at Rome, chose the
Rev. Francis Xavier Wernz, German
prelate, as general of the society in sue
cession to tie late Father Martin. who
died last May. Father Wernz was
born in Wurttemberg. Germany, in
1912, has been connected with the .Ies-
uit organization since the age Of fifteen.
He is recognized as progressive man
with modern ideals. Father Wernz
Will be known as the ''black pope"
Individual Shooting Champion.
Second Lieutenant Theodore Ell. Dill
Ion of the United States engineer corps
won the national individual shooting
match at Sea Girt, n j., with the high
score of 113 out of $50 possible points.
Buried In Sea of Mud.
Without warning the side of noun
tain towering above the town of
kWerli in the Caucasus. gave way and
submerged a large part of the sur
rounding territory, destroying houses
and farms and burying 255 human be-
ings alive.
Continued on page :
Is
Morris tribune., 1906-09-22

his credit or loss Of over 5000 votes.
On the other hand, the Democrats of
all but two Of the twenty-five cities in
the state took every county Office in
two of the largest counties. The prin-
cipal issue was the Sturgis prohibition
law and it's enforcement, and although
the state legislature will remain Repub-
lican it is considered likely that the law
will be resubmitted and that this cleo
ton will mark the end of prohibition
in Maine.
Adams Named In Colorado.
The Colorado state convention at
Denver was controlled by the Patter-
son faction, and Alva Adams, who was
three times placed in the goveror's
chair, was renominated on platform
denouncing the Republican party for
stealing the state and the supreme
court for helping them to do it. AS
soon as Adams was named Judge Lind
sey, famous for his work in charge of
the juvenile court announced that he
would run for governor on an indie
pendent Democratic ticket. At the
came time james T. Burns. a G-.--o-ado
Morris tribune., 1906-09-22
L A B 0 r
Strike In Big Steel Plant.

Strike In Big Steel Plant.
Because the officers of the Republic
Iron and Steel mills at East Chicago
objected to the presence of union
agents the engineers went on strike
and tied up the entire plant. The mill
has been run on the open shop basis,
and it was feared that the strike would
spread to other steel industries.
Wages of Street Car Men up
Voluntarily the New York City Rail
way company, which operates nearly
all surface lines in Manhattan, has an
nounced an advance in wages Of all
conductors and motormen on gradu-
ated scale, the total amount involved
being more than $25O,OO0. Vice Presi-
dent Root said that this put the wage
scale of New York on higher plane
than any other city in the world and
that its object was to attract good men
from other cities and vacations into
this service.