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into the tunnel One man brought along
cracker which he had found a free lunch
counter above ground. After he had been ini-
tated into the doings of Maud and her friends
by Silas, he felt that he could well forego the
make 1T means Of contributing a little pleasure
to the life Of the sagacious beast He therefore
drew 1t from his pocket and extended 1t toward
her on his open palm.
She looked at It apparently in surprise
for several seconds. 1t is safe to say that 1t
her first view Of a free lunch. Then she glanced
up at the visitor and eyed him slowly and
silently from head to foot. Her second look at
the cracker apparently convinced her that 1t was
too small TO hurt her, even If it was not good
to eat she nlbbled a small piece OF one side
and dropped the rest on the ground. The man
stepped back with his friends and watched her
She chewed and cheWed on the bit of cracker
for minute two, and then turnedrher head
slowly and silently as before and spit the dry
powder into the donors face Then, with a look
in her eyes that might be interpreted init
mating that she had solved the problem OF the
free lunch counter. she scampered away.
Whats the matter with herr" asked the vis-
itor of Sas.
"She must have heerd the 70 man. sah," re-
piled Silas. She always to the stable
when she hears him coming toward her and
she amt in harness"
Sure enough, twenty or twenty-five minutes
later the foreman appeared. He said that he
in the second lock OF the tunnel twelve
hundred fifteen hundred feet away under
the river. when Maud first noticed his approach
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disapprobation of the treatment accorded him
in way that gave onlookers much delight and
gave his keepers much pain.
Now. they have a mule in the Brooklyn sub
way-three or four of them in fact-but only
one that is really a star. The animals name is
Maud. She pulls dirt cart, which is numbered
23 and her master is a negro known as sas.
Maud is the most solemn and at the same time
the smartest mule on four legs outside a trick
animal show. they say She is an unusually large
mule, with face yard long and ears large in
proportion She has been under Joralemon
street from her colt days, two years ago. Her
stable is there She is used to the gloom
that she can see in II as plainly another could
outside She is a discriminating creature.
Most of the workingmen in the tunnel are ne
groes Italians. but the foreman is a white
That is the only way to distinguish be-
tween him and his men. But Maud knows.
II she meets him she will always leave her path
and turn out for him, and II he chances to pass
behind her when she is at leisure she will not
so much as flick imaginary fly from her
back Let an underiing pass and she will kick
him, If she has TO slide along the ground back
ward 10 do It, and, for courtesy when she
meets one OF them while she Is pulling a load,
why. she will not even turn her head aside
such an occasion.
The only recreation for the animals under
ground is hunting, and In this sport they show
considerable Joy and excitement-indeed, II is
the only JOY ard excitement of their lives. Thou
sands Of rats have descended into the subway
and make a precarious living by stealing the
food brought there by the employees. Sometimes
they even attack the men. Maud and her COM
panions have formed themselves into q police
squad for the extinction OF rats When out of
harness they first trot about through the tun-
mel, climbing the loose hills OF sand-and they
climb like Rocky Mountain goats-and rolling
about IN the dirt. Then they start in to Kill
rats. They do this as follows: Two OF the mules
walk toward opposite ends OF the tunnel leav-
ing the other two in the centre. When all Is
quiet, at a neigh from Maud, the outposts rush
toward the centre Of the tunnel The rats
caught unawares, fly headlong before them and
fall an easy prey TO the ready hoofs OF the two
animals in the centre.
The only time that Maud daylight. the
workmen say. was on one occasion when she
chased a rat out Of the tunnel and followed II
up the sloping side of the tunnel and over the
beams TO the sidewalk Joralemon street
Pedestrians were surprised TO see the frightened
rat spring out OF the subway excavation by
Murphy Park and rush wildly into the enclosure
but they were dumhfounded when they saw
Maud follow. She chased the rat across the
park &c the back fence OF the Polytechnic Instt-
tute and killed it. Then she back TO the sub
way like wild thing and slid down to her un-
osrground hs btat.
The other day party OF visitors went down
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bauer and Miss Laura Steers. the hancee OF Frank
meyer. viii be the bridesmaids Walter Witte Is
70 90 Ine pest man, and Herman Meyer and Fred
reception
The same day. Wednesday, April Is Miss Lillian
T. Meislahn and William E Ednburg. OF Sterling
place. will be married at the home OF the brides
father. Henry Meislahn. Nineteenth avenue and
Sith street.
The marriage OF Miss Margaret Camsron Mas
ters TO George Wilbur TopHn son of Mr. ana Mrs
Cyrus L. Toplin. of Manhattan. 10 have taken
place yesterday afternoon. at the home OF her
father Alexander Cameron. No. SO East 74th street
az O'Clock The bride and bridegroom will mako
their home at No. Chestnut street, Binghamfon
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Talmage OF No 4s south
Portland avenue. announce the engagement OF their
daughter. Miss Elizabeth Swan Talmage to Herman
Livingston, OF Philadelphia. The wedding viii
pr0oaoiy take place early in June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Aidrich, of No. I'll w.s,
I'D street. have Just announced the enEasement OF
their daughter. Miss Louise d. Aldrich TO William
G. Meissner. son OF Karl Meissner Miss Aldrieh
p H, srahudaughter OF Mrs. Austin Dali OF Garden
Another engagement Just announced In MaDhat
'ah OF particular interest to this borough Is thar
or Miss Louise Vanderhoef. daughter OF Mr. ana
Mrs Harman Il. VRnderhoef. OF No 20 West kstb
street: formerly OF Bay Ridge and C3ustave No
siSe rice heckscher son OF Mr.. and Mrs August HecS-
Thursday marked by the luncheon .i,.r -,
Miss Mary Ptnkerton at her home No n Stb avs
nue., for Miss Hedeind Beck at WHOSE 1ra11tr =.
Ashhel Russell Wech Saturday evening Anru
q she Is to be a bridesmaid. Covers wera Iatd eo-
'"e'e' the table being effectively decorated with
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spring flowers and ferns. Miss PInkertons guests.
besides Miss Seek, We're Mrs. Alfred Opdyks Mrs.
Willard TiSdel Thompson Mrs. Charles Frazier.
Miss Bessie Jordan. Miss Elsie Arnold Miss Flor
sncS smith. Miss Edna Wilson Miss Maria Knox.
MISS Jessie Ttlney and Miss Katharine Hart Ths
favors were punches OF sweet peas.
On Thursday evening. April 10 Miss Pinkertoa
VIII give dinner for Miss Bessie Jordan who VIII
be married to Henry LaSCelIes Maxwell on Tues
oay' April "a IN the Memorial Presbyterian Church
Miss Jordan Will be the guest OF honor at .
luncheon to be given Tuesday by Miss Marie Ap-
pleton.
Mrs John II. Berry gave dinner and theatre
party on Thursday OF tho week before last for
Miss Edna H. Wilson. the hancee or her son. starr
Donaldson The dinner served IN one OF tho
private dining rooms OF the Standish Arms which
was decorated with spring flowers and green's ms
favors were bunches OF vioIets and boutonnisrsG
The play was The Fascinating Mr.. VanderveIdt"
at the MOntauk The attendance Included besides
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Priestley
There Oxford olive fancy
without
marketin
Clothing
Regular sizes SO 44stouts
nnerworth an early start to get first choice NONE
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Needed Ribbons,
TemptingIY Priced.

14e. yard instead of 19c. Four inch wide
colored Tafretas. very fine quality with
bright. lustrous finish in all the desired
colors.
15e. yard instead of 1ee. Four inch wide
black Taffetas, lustroUs finish-spectally Of
one OF the best known makers. used exten-
stvely for hair bows. etc
l7e. a yard instead of 24c. 4ss inch wide
colored Taneta Ribbons; rich lUstrouS I'm
lsh In all the most desirable cOlors.
19e. yard instead of 27e. 5A inch wide
colored fatne Ribbons. soft and lustrouS.
copy OF the favorite French weave used so
extensively In millinery-au the popular
cOlOrs.
24c. yard instead of 33e. 5at inches wide,
colored Gros de Naples Ribbons. soft. lus-
trous finish, right width and weave for hat
trimmings, sashes, etc.-in favored colors.
21o. and 25e. yard instead of Gee and s5c.
I and 4& inch wide warp printed Dresden
Ribbons. all white grounds. with delicate
coIored pink roses and narrow satin edges
OF white, pink and blue-very popular for
Summer wear.
Main hoor center East Building.
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GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH
Dr. Hills Latest Victim of Modern
Building Craze.

II seems an ironc turn of fate that the Rev.
DR.. Newell Dwight Kills is the latest victim
OF the much maligned god of mammon. For
many Sundays Dr. Hills has been telling his
congregation al Plymouth Church that the rich
is a much misunderstood individual, and
that he is not half so fortunate as his humber
brothers, who are never exposed to the nerve
racking responsibilities OF great wealth.
Several years ago DR. His's poetic and medi-
tative nature led him TO purchase a house in
Grace Court. This little street IS one OF the
most charming IN Brooklyn and seems like a
section from the heart OF some Old English town.
It's houses are few and its yards spacious.
The trees along its length I'll II with cool shad-
oWs in the summer days and its flowers and
growing plants give IL touch Of color and an
atmosphere that is actually rural Nearly the
entire length OF one side Of the court IS occu-
pied by Grace Protestant Episcopal Church,
. building OF the English Gothic type. its brown
stone walls hidden in a mantle OF climbing ivy.
II is almost venerable and, like everything else
about the court. extremely English Few wagons
ever rattle along the sequestered street as il has
no outlet and IS not In a busy neighbOrhoOd.
The only sounds that are ever heard aside from
the occasional toot Of automobile rolling
along the asphalt or the periodical toling OF the
church bells. come from the water. few hun
dred feet below.
DR. Hills selected this retreat with the express
purpose Of avoiding noise and disturbance
Within the last few days wealthy corporation
made I'D Of those same rich misunderstood
unfortunates whom DR.. Hills much pities-
has published plans for the erection OF a sixteen
story family hotel. 10 be put up on large plot
0f vacant ground behind Grace Church end Ill
rectly opposite the. ministers home.
Many BrooklynifeG viii no doubt remember
Dooley the mule which was used in the building
Of the subway IN Manhattan. Dooley gained
considerable notoriety for himself by his ex-
IRENE rudeness and pig g-headedness. Owing 20
TIE Jack Of accommodations for him below
ground, as any self-respecting tunnel mule
should have. Dooley had TO be hoisted 10 the
surface every evening and stabbed in the neigh
boraood OF Broadway ard 42d street Upon his
entrance 70 the tunnel by way Of an elevator
huilt like a cage, and sometimes upon his exit.
re Was wont 20 lick ard generally express his
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Is TO be married TO William Morris Cruikshank
on Monday April 1s. will be attended by her sister,
Mrs. Richard F. Neithercut. OF Bridgeport. Conn.
matron OF honor, and Miss Agnes Baylis Bige-
low will be the little flower girl Clinton NJ. Cruik-
as5ers win be Edward SruiSsRank R n OF Piaineld de
Walter 7. Parsons, OF Red Bank Charles B. Best,
BigeIow and W. Richards Bigelow' II is to be a
quiet home ceremony at O'Clock invitations hav-
friends 'N anu '"''AA''
Saturday, April q. is the date set for the wedding
OF Miss Alice Gray Cotton daughter OF DR.. Fred
erick H. Cotton. of No. 1875 Montague street. and
Robert Truslow, OF John Truslow II will be
q quiet home ceremony.
Only the immediate members of the two FAINT
lies will witness the marriage OF Miss Ursula
Wooley Banks. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs William
Edgar Banks. and Albert Shirts williston. son OF
Mrs c. Lincoln Wnliston, OF No gn Berkeley
place, which is to take place at the Manhattan
Hotel on Wednesday, April IS
The nnal arrangements have been completed for
the wedding OF Miss Frances Forshew, daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs. Robert p. Forshew, OF No 9ss
SD street. Bay Ridge. and Clinton A. Bennett
which is scheduled for Wednesday evening. April
25 Christ Church will be the OF the
party includes Miss Agnes II. Forshew maid
of honor; Miss Nina Sawyer Miss Edith QuImby
brooklyn: David c. Dennett. ir'. as best man:
Graham Townsend. Arthur Nj Bennett Morton
Pickslay and John J. Bennett as ushers.
The plans for the wedding OF Miss Charlotte
Meyer and Albert Witte necessarily changed
owing the sudden death last week OF Mr.
Whites father They will be married on wednes-
day evening April 25, the date originally for the
ceremony. but quietly at the Meyer home instead
Of In church. Miss Clara LanEe. of New York.
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White Nottingham Lace Curtains, fresh,
clean, attractive. .6oc, 9oo. S1.2o pair
White Irish point Lace Curtains,
s1.55, s1.e5 and ss55
Ruffled Renaissance lace Bed Sets white and
Arabian color, large center pieces, deep
founces .............. s3.e5, S5.95 and S7.e5
Ruf1ed stripe Curtain Swiss. 40 inches wide,
&c. yard
The New Wall Papers.
Now is the time to select-nowhere can
such beautiful. artistic high quality papers be
obtained for SO little as here.
Bedroom Papers. 10c., 15e, 25c. a roll. Din
ingroom Papers. 12c., 29c., 4oc. roll Hall
Papers 1sc. and 2So. roll. Ingram Papers.
19c. and 29c. roll
Awnings, Slip Covers, Window Shades
ORDER NOW-when you want them we viii
deliver them. When the rush comes no house
anywhere can fill orders in short time-no
house fills them so quickly as we do.
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BROOKLYN SOCIAL CHAT.
The Weeks Weddings, Engage
mentS and Amusements.

Grace Church the Heights will be the scene
on Tuesday, April II. OF the wedding of Miss Mar
garet Mynderse. daughter OF Mr. and Mrs VII
helmus Mynderse. OF No. "a Joralemon street and
Alfred Huger. OF Manhattan. The bride will be at
tended by maid OF honor Miss Susan Hathaway
OF Germantown, Penn. and six bridesmaids-Nis,
Alice Davol. Miss Caroline Squibb Miss Maria
Louise Abbott OF BROOKLYN; Miss Caroline Hurer
OF South Carolina Miss Christine Whitehouse ana
Miss D. Bosworth. OF Manhattan. The hest man
will be Rutledge Parker, OF Charleston 8 9 ana
the ushers are 10 be James Chestnut, OF Charles
Gould, OF Seneca Falls: w. Mvndersa Pina a4 .; .;
Auburn. ~ Y; Thomas Stuart Chalmers OF chi
cago. and George II. Turner OF Manbattan
Bishop Burgess. assisted by the Rev I'baria az n
Mynderse TO Mr.. Huger was announced ea Tiv Ias,
winter a Few days after her debut ~9'
Miss Leila Wykes and Kenneth Robert Howaro
are to be married on Wednesday evening ADr,I
at the home of the brides parents Mr. ana NJ
George Wykes, No. 70 st. James Place Mrs Her
bert Moses OF Boston. will be the matron OF bopor
and Clarence Howard will be his brotber,s r.,
man IL NJ Wykes of Manhattan ana iJ,ptSrr
Wykes will attend ushers The attendanca os
the ceremony VIII be limited 10 relatives but
general reception will follow ""'
To be numbered among the Easter brides NIL,
be Miss Lillian McAlister Morse daughter ~ NJ
and Mrs. James ROLAND Morse of EneIauooa ~
J. She will be married 10 Charles Hastinys IT,
on Wednesday, April Is. at clock ii'oih
Miss Edwina Richards Bigelow. daughter or mr
and Mrs Elliot Bigelow. OF No. Sidney Place, who
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$4,000 double faced and armure lined Verona
velour Portieres. ............... S10.45 pair
$3.50 reversible tapestry Couch Covers, so
$3.50 washable Couch Cover, so In. wide,
frtnged at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $50.
x1.0O Folding Screens oak, mahogany and
white enamel f1nishes-silkoline filing
69c. each
26c. Bengaline Cretonne and Art Tickings,
15c. yard
zoe. Versailles Cretonnes. ss inches wide.
14c. yard
Toe. Window Shades made Of Kings Scotch
Holland. in green and white only. 36 inches
MIoo SOC. eaCh
$3.50 bamboo Tables, with two shelves COW
cred with mattings, light, artistic and deco
rative in any room. 10 inch tops,
200. each
Lace Curtains.
Rufied muslin Curtains for cottages, plain
striped and figured centers. gathered and
f1uted ruffies
33c., 65o. and csc. pair
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Wonderful Values in POrtieres.

Lace Curtains Cretonne Screens and Wall Papers First sprn
Event We have the finest wng
reruaIoua
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Greatest Cravenette Coat Offering Ever Made
Mems Rain or Shine Coats Worth SIS to SIS at S1295

al kpnt1 pnin n ha lass sonhhd the adet tadwth
or TAI tsi in a hemn
and nnyC in a few the d napeana wear urpTei
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The Embroideries.

SC. and 7c. yard. made to sell at 7c. TO
12c. yard Sample strips Of cambria and
nainsook insertions: just sold in 4h yard
lengths. None G. o. d.
74c., made to sell at csc. IL yard lengths
of Corset Cover Embroidery, nainsook and
Swiss, IS inches wide.
Seni-made Waists. IN II handsomely exc
cuted designs; a combination OF lace Me-
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These Splendid Silks ! Under.

The fact that they are wear-warranted is woven
on selvage. See the selvage of every yard. What
better guarantee can you have?
The low selling price in no sense represents the
real value.
in black Taea 5o value Coored Tafeta, regularly 6oc
3oc. yd yd quality all coors. .44c. yd
II black Tafeta, 70c value White Silk 35c quality
soc. yd 23 in. .....,.........z5c. yd
s6 in black Tafea 500 value White Habuta Silk 5oc uaiy
ooc. yd 80 soc. yd
in black Taeta $3.50 value, 4 quality black corded Wash
$I75 yd Silk, 60 n........,... yd
Spot proof Taf 81 in Checks Plaid Stripes and
feta I yard wide. .8sc. yd Mixtures
This quality sells usually at TAG yd and sI.oo yd
$II5 yd. Main Floor
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Miss Ed"ina Richards Bigelow daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs Elliot Bigelow. OF No. 6 Sidney Place, who
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BEYOND DOUBT THESE GREATEST
COAT VALUES EVER OFFERED BY ANY STORE AT ANY
of the Coats handsome plain neat fancy
right with
shoulder Innings fine silk None of the balance would be sold
quantities splendid
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-15
SPIDER THAT EATS BIRDS.
Lves In the Forest Of the South American
Tropics.
From the London DAILY Grdrhte.

From the London DAILY Grdphic.
There has just been deposited in the insect
house at the zoo a specimen OF the bird eating
spider. which earns Ito name by occasionally
including In It's menu some of the brilliantly
hued humming birds and varicolored inches
Of the South American tropics.
IL % doubtful whether the silken threads
which he spins in profusion constitute his
most effective tackle for securing bis prey
indeed, II Is more probable that the little birds
get caught through allghtlng upon the banana
and other leaves. in the visited folds of which
the spider makes his home. The similarity
OF his ~coloring to the bark Of trees. to which
he attaches himself, Is also a powerful factor
In enabling him TO approach his prey.
The silken threads which help TO ensnare
30 many beautiful birds are Q serious annoy
ance to the traveller when, riding or driving
through the less frequentod forests. As they
continually strike the face, one Is reminded
OF some hendish motor trap on the Surrey
The bird eating spider Is much smaller.
although not less ferocious IN appearance.
than the famous tarantula, The body OF a
full grown tarantula is as big as a hens egg,
and on an average II gives from twenty 70
forty yards OF silk. the weaving OF which
was expected at one time to prove q very
considerable industry In some OF the A~nstral;
ian colonies. The silken output OF the bird
eating spider Is greater in proportion,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-15
SNAKES AT $50 A FOOT.
Big Ones Consequently Come HIgh-some
Snakes Sold by the Pound.

Snakes said a dealer In wild animals
and reptiles, increase in value out OF all
proportion to their size, So while you
could buy a seven foot python for sl2
you couldn't begin TO buy n Of twice
that length for twice that price. A fourteen
foot python would be worth $3.50, and
a python twenty-five feet in length would
cost $500.
Some sorts of smaller snakes are regu-
larly sold by the pound, and we sometimes
buy big snakes In that way Of sailors that
bring them in ON ships coming from snake
bag and pay 30 much a pound for it.
But big snakes are not sold in that way
by dealers, nor ara they sold by the foot,
though. of course. the length governs the
snakes value. OF two snakes Of the
same length one might be worth more
money than the other, for snakes vary
in their physical characteristics just as
human beings do, n their prices vary
accordingly.
"Of two big snakes Of the same length
and the same thickness n might weigh
then Of two big snakes Of the same length
one might be thin and spare Of body, while
the other was thicker and bulkier, and
as between these two, other things being
equal, the bulkier snake would be worth
the more, because it would make the more
striking and imposing show.
Thus, while the length does govern
1t is. not the only thing to be taken into
account, and so big snakes are sold neither
by the pound nor BY the foot, but at prices
fixed on each individual snake.
I'VE import annually hundreds Of big
snakes, the great majority of them ranging
in length between seven n twenty feet.
The very biggest snakes are becoming
scarcer and more difficult to obtain. Our
collector in India, while in the course OF
that time he has gathered many big snakes,
has in the last six months obtained but
one snake measuring twenty-five feet in
length.
big snakes and little ones are sold TO
geological parks and to show people all
over the country. For the very largest
snakes the demand is greater than the
supply"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-15
A BATCH OF QUEER TRADES.
Fly and Flea Catchers-Lion Hunters
Human Incubator.

A request was recently sent out by an
English paper for suggestions Of novel
ways of earning money. Some of the re-
plies have novelty enough and to spare.
Here are a few professions which were
proposed:
A professional flea catcher, q custodian
for safety pins, a collector of dried flies for
hens food, p~uryeyor Of fads to the leisure
classes, a lion hunting agency for society'a
use, a motor car library to call at out Of
the way places with the newest books.
a maker up Of minds, a grievance, abater, q
manner teacher,
Evidently dried flies are in demand, for
the suggestion Of a dried fly merchant
came from two quarters. AS for the maker
car library, they exist in New York at the
present time.
So also does the umbrella and water
proof exchange recommended by another
person, Among the queer occupations de-
scribed as already followed Is hat OF artist
celly. painting, with harmless pigments,
fictitious, Il scanty, hair on bald heads.
"A nan l know, " says one answer, makes
his living. out OF funerals and weddings.
He attends a funeral, gets a list Of the
terms) takes q shorthand note Of the minis
ter's address, draws up a souvenir report
Of the whole thing, and offers it to the sur
vivors.
-Bereaved people are an easy prey. Not
infrequently he receives encouragement
also from the printer or typist il he can
persuade them to have it put in type.
His tactics are similar in regard to we'd
dings; but there, as he suffers severely
from the competition of the newspapers,
bis great source Of profit Is acting as agent
for the loan OF wedding presents. It is
said that at the the second wedding Of q
we'll known politician at Birmingham the
presents we're valued at Go0, 900, and two
thirds Of them were hired. Commission
on s4o. 200 worth OF business Is not to be
despised."
Another case is that Of a busy farmers
wife in Australia who had the misfortune
to have q paralytio son who was bed ridden.
She was a notable mani ger, and, consider
ing the great cost Of the invalid and the loss
Of his services on the farm she persuaded
him to allow clutches of eggs to be placed
with proper precautions in the bed, that the
equal and continual warmth might hatch
them. This was accordingly done, and
the paralyzed youth was as proud Of the
broods as possible and thoroughly earned
his living. besides gaining an interest in
hia life