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ID. B. Thomas chancellor commander and S.
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j. Weatherly.
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By George B. Griffith

big office building, l found a red-faced man con-
Quoting a violent quarrel through speaking tube
with somebody five floors higher His own remarks
were loud and fierce and the replies family
audible. | was not little surprised to find such
thing going on, and it not until afterward that
| learned that the red-faced man doing the
whole conversation. Ventriloqusts often play such
quaint jokes.
A newly married man in an adjoining room of
tenement just taken locked the door and carried
on a conversation with supposed woman, whose
voice he initiated perfectly The language used was
full of endearment. The wife, in a frenzy, would
have burst open the door had not the husband
admitted her.
Where is that woman?" she demanded i'm
patiently.
Gone" said the husband coolly.
She has not gonel Who and where is she?
must know.
Gone" he repeated.
No l not gone!' cried feeble voice from
a closet. not gone! l am sitting, | am suf
locating! Help, helpl"
For Gods sake, George" exclaimed the frantic
wife, "let her out! Where is the key? This is
terrible affair! Oh, George, how could you?-and
only married three days l shall go wild''
Help, helpl | dying!" came feebly from
the closet now.
The key was procured the door opened, and no one
there.
4 am under the sofal" cried the same feeble
voice.
Both husband and wife dragged it out in haste,
but she was not there. The secret told at last:
the husband had studied ventrioquism.
At church one Sabbath day exceedingly wicked
and accomplished ventrioquist was present The
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A Ii perfect ventriloquial work causes surprise,
- but sometimes disapproval to those who
L - not in the game" person who is at the
butt end of joke is not expected to the point
of it. Ventriloquism itself, however, is a curious
illusion. We have watched it under the workings
of celebrated stage performers. There two
erroneous popular notions regarding it. One is
that it is a special gift unattainable by ordinary
mOrtalS and the other that the Ventriloquist pro-
duces the sounds he utters from his stomach, as
the word appears to signify, and throws" them
this way and that as he pleases. As to the first
point, anyone learn to ventriloquize who is
willing to work at it hard and long enough, and,
regarding the second point, the fact is that no man
can produce vocal sounds otherwise than with his
larynX. 1t is simply a matter of cheating the
| have read that Professor Helrnholz to whom
modern ophthalmc science is almost wholly due,
often said that the eye imperfect and rather
poorly devised instrument; but many think that
the is much more justly to be complained of.
And it is the defect of the latter organ that makes
ventriloquism possible. The auditor cannot at
little distance tell at all accurately whence the words
uttered come, and the performer needs only
facility in speaking without moving his lips and
a little skill in msdirecting the attention of the
spectators, in order to successfully mslead.
Ventriloquism known to the Egyptians more
than three thousand years ago. and is said to have
been much used by priests of old to make the oracles
talk and for other miraculous purposes. The
simplest ventriloqual trick for the beginner to try
is performed by going to the door of a full of
people and opening it slightly, thereupon conducting
a conversation with imaginary person in the
hallway, The deception can be made effective if
well carried out.
A more difficult thing of the same sort the writer
saw done one day, when upon entering room in
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preacher had habit of stepping from behind his
pulpit to the right side of it, while illustrating his
ideas On this OCCASION when he stepped to the
right voice, that seemed to be directly under his
feet, cried:
You are standing on my headl Do please get
off"
The astonished and startled divine got off as
quickly he could. He looked at the spot, then at
the audience, then at the spot again, perfectly
bewildered. He avoided that place during the
mainder of the sermon but the temptation to step
great that he next took position on the left
of his pulpit.
Oh, sir, you standing my legs, and it
hurts! Do please get off,
The congregation and minister too aston
ished for utterance. hasty benedlction was pro-
nounced and the services ended. They made
search under the platform for the unfortunate
individual and the ventriloquist aided them. They
never knew who he
A Frenchman in Delmonico's, New York, had
ordered whole chicken 1t was brought to him. He
took his knife and just about to cut the fowl,
when a prolonged and agonizing groan came from
the chicken: Oh-o-o-o-o-ohl"
The Frenchman dropped his knife and fork
cause of the sound. The room was full of people,
but everybody intent upon their affairs.
Again he took his knife and just inserting
it in the fowl, when second sound, more appal-
ing than the first heard. He dropped his
knife, snatched his hat and hurried from the
room, looking back once at the fowl as he turned
the at the doorway. Everybody was in
tent upon their affairs. The ventrioquist
was at a farther window reading paper. The
Frenchman returned to his native country the
following week
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some one had to do it frst-and you are not used
to it. / hope you will like the bank offices when
you get in All the cabinet work is finished and in
the factory waiting to be put in place the
tilelayers get out. And the rugs have been Or
dered for the presidents private offices. That
wasn't in the contract yet thought it would
look more home1ike to have them down when you
moved in"
While Haynes had been talking, the had
gradually relaxed, and was now leaning back in his
chair, looking at the contractor with undisgused
admiration Haynes you're all right. l am the
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assume the formal manner when
he chose, but that letter was
quite important
I" Important, indeed" snorted
the man, as he sat on the edge OF
his chair.
Yes, I was just formally mott
flying the president of the Pru-
dental Bank that on the thirtieth
of June, one month from to-day,
the offices of the bank in the
new building at the corner of
Court and Maine-sts. would be
ready for occupancy. That is
about two hundred and forty
DAYS earlier than the contract
calls for. You were good enough
to volunteer a bonus of a hun
dred dollars a day for every day
in advance of the contract time
that you could get into the offices.
You see, this means twenty-four
thousand dollars to us. 1t was
an important letter Besides, we
are entitled to all rental from the
building until a year from the
date of signing the contract. |
have fixed no rental for the coming
two hundred and forty days; but
| am sure that we can agree
with the president on a reason
able rate.
Now, be calm, my dear
friend" he continued, as his Wis
itor began to protest. " You said
something about roofs. There
are already four roofs on the
building. What? You don't be-
lieve it. Every floor is a roof.
They're fre-proof construction,
you know, steel and brick and
cement. THEY'LL shed water, as
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well as fire One of the roofs is under ground,
admit as the floor of the basement is the roof of
the subcelar. And there two roofs the
banking floor already, and there will be three or
more before the bank gets in Oh, you hadn't
thought of that? Probably not. Now really and
seriously don't blame you at all for your alarm.
!" If have seemed fippant, hope you will pardon
me; but doing a thing in building
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the building? There is no roof on, l tell you'll 1t
will get all soaked with water and have to be taken
out don't care if your bid was low, you sha mt
ruin the building for us Send some up to order
those men out at oncel" And more of the same
kind
HAYNES stopped debating to his stenographer
and watched the man raging about the room. As
the chairman paused for lack of breath, he com
peted his dictation in low voice as If nothing had
happened. Then, turning with smile, he invited
his caller to take seat.
You must pardon me for not giving you some
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offices. I'D never dreamed it,
John, he said, in his glee.
Think of making the bank pay
us rent, and it owning the build
ing! And, glory be! l never
thought of it till this blessed
minute! Well rent out the whole
building a floor at a timel It'll
be full when it's finished. So it
will The likes of that was never
done before.
Then, suddenly growing sober,
he accused his partner: You
knew it all the time, and told old
man Staple, and wouldn't tell
me- Tears were in the mans
eyes, and Haynes felt guilty
/ didn't mean to hurt you,
Mike; but it had to be done
You wouldn't have believed it
possible. But you did better.
You believed that l could bring
us out whole in some way, and
that helped immensely when |
had my own doubts. And you've
done wonders with the brick
layers. We couldn't have won
without your WOTk.
1t turned out as Sheedy had
said. The building was full of
tenants when it was finished, and
turned over on the day fixed in
the contract.
We've been occupying the
fifth floor for sometime, said
Haynes as he delivered the keys
to the president, and we should
like to continue there"
Youmay stay on one condition"
The rental? Oh, we'll pay any
reasonable sum. You see we've
made some profit on the job"
1t. l have some capital lying idle.
take me into partnership"
i out that a new company was
now known as the Haynes Con-
'any, the name selected by Sheedy
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who ought to ask your pardon. guess you
know your business better than do" Then, look
ing at his watch he said: It's about lunch-time.
I'd like you to honor me by coming around to the
club for something to eat, where talk it
over
And they went out together.
The president of the Prudential, in his turn,
leaned back in his chair with far away look in his
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eyes after he had read the important" letter from
Sheedy & Haynes. There nothing in it which
was not in exact accord with the contract; but it
meant a small fortune as bonus to the contractors
as well as considerable in rent to be paid by
the bank And the president looked beyond the
be finished ahead of time and rented. He began to
understand the significance of the low bid and to
suspect why Henry Staple willing to back
the contractors.
bank announced its readiness to pay the bonus and
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No, not that l have some capital lying idle
l want you to take me into partnership"
So it turned out that a company was
formed. 1t is now known as the Haynes Con-
struction Company, the name selected by Sheedy
himself
Its better so" he said. "The young men have
the courage that old fellows lack, and it's
age that wins
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-06-30
TERRIBLE ITCHING SCALP.
Eczema Broke Out Also on Hands and
Limbs-An Old Soldier Declares:
"Cuticura II Blessing"

AT all times and to all people am
willing TO testify to the merits of Cuti-
cura. II saved me from worse than the tor
ture Of hades, about the year 1900 with
itching on my scalp and temples, and after
wards it commenced to break out on my
hands. Then il broke out on my limbs.
1 then went to Surgeon, whose treat
ment did me no good, but rather aggra.
waited the disease. i then told him I
would go and see a physician in Erie.
The reply was that / could go anywhere,
but case of eczema like mine could not
be cured; that / was too old 1907. / went
to an eminent doctor in the city of Erie
and treated with him for six months, with
like results. / had read of the Cuticura
Remedies, and SO i sent for the Cuticura
Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent, and con-
tinued taking the Resolvent until / had
taken six bottles, stopping it to take the
Fills, was now getting better. took
two baths day, and at night / let the
lather of the Soap dry on. 1 used the
Ointment with great effect after washing
In warm water, to stop the itching at
once. 1 am now cured. The Cuticura
treatment is blessing, and should be
used by every one who has itching of the
skin. can't say any more, and thank
God that He has given the world such a
curative; VIM. H. Gray, 1908 Mt. Vernon
St., Philadelphia, Pa, August 2, 1905"
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MISCELLANEOUS.

William jennings Bryan at Trondh-
jem to witness the coronation of King
Haakon VII, practically outlined his
platform for 1903. He saiG: THE next
election will decide whether America
is to swallow the trusts or the trusts
swallow America. My position Is that
a private monopoly is inGetensible and
intolerable. That was in the Demo-
cratic platform in 1900, similar plank
was incorporated In the Platform of
1904, and 1t IL the only tcnable posi-
ton"
The wisconsin supreme court sus-
tanned the inheritance tax law. 1t i'm
poses tax upon every transfer Of
. property, real or personal, lying with
. In the jurisdiction of the state made
either by will of the interstate laws of
the state or in contemplation OF the
death of the owner and to take effect
after his death.
The Wisconsin supreme court set
aside the decision of tn, lower court
which entered a judgmert of $4,000
against each oil four railroads for al
legged incorrect reporting Of gross earn
ings as charged by, Railroad Commits
sioner Thomas.
In an opinion handed down by the
Illinois supreme court It is held that
municipal officers have the discretion
airy powers which they may use in
granting or refusing a saloon license
unless expressly restricted by the Ian
guage of the ordinance.
Tho Ia oipau faap, withdraw from
the Interstate Baseball league. The
team will play independent ball.
tuberculosis of the lungs and pneu-
monia we're the leading causes of death
In the United States, according to a
special report on mortality in 1904, is
sued by the census bureau
Two years at hard labor In the state
penitentiary at Waupun was the SEN
tence melted out to James p. Nolan,
who was Democratic candidate for sec
rotary of state of Wisconsin in 1904.
He was accused of embezzling $500.
The Farmers State bank of Clear
field. Ia, was closed by the state bank
examiner.
Mrs. Carl Bode. wife of q railroad en-
gineer, was shot and killed at Salida,
Col, by Mrs. Harold Hutchinson, wife
of switchman. Jealousy was the
cause OF the murder.
Lloyd Emerson. IL years old. of Pop
lar Grove. N. Y, who has been visit
ing his grandmother near Mason City,
Ia, wis drowned while bathing.
Oscs< Stevens. wealthy mine own
er and cattleman of Montana, died at
Denver. Col, Of diabetes, aged 81 years.
He was born in Montrose, Pa.