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men VINO should have soma Ie;sr-.
time each day that he NAV 60.
TO self-culture; and the professional
men who are so set up about .he,r
accomplishments don't really mo-
Il how cultured many business No.,
are-men at whom taey turn nm
their noses First. a man shouId at
tend TO his bus ness, to make a suc-
cess Of it. He need not, Of course
&c quite so ignorant OF other AFFAIR."
as one Of ny actor friends once was
l am sure you've all seen Eddie Foy.
Eddie. you know. is wise in the ways
Ct the world. but he was about the
Host 1erCanJ Shamrock that l ever
knew when he nrst went OF the
stage He came right out Of the Ker-
~ Patch Of Chicago and made a hit
cn the first bali UIt..Eed. He was
under the management OF Hender-
son. After Eddie had caught on good
aRd hard in a couple Of plays. Hen
derson sent him over TO Paris 10 Sc
lect costumes for a ne7v eztravagan-
"a just before he lei; ! met HIM
on the street and he sad 10 me:
George, come on and 90 ever to
Paris with me-
I'd like 10 90 the best in the
world. Ed. but I'm afraid l can't
Oh, come OF, And come on.
anyway; III give you the time OF
your life. See here, I've Just re-
ceived a letter from Miranda CNIi-
randa was the premiere danse-se of
the company with Foy) and she
wants me-see. here's the lette--to
come down 20 lily Then, in an
undertone. be asked. and say,
George, on th level, where is lily
anyway
As the business men talked, joan
mis- CarOlianus. as II had been his
custom at Harvard, made 4 few
notes These read; To build a man
ufacturiDg business taking won't
work; use good material; make good
stuff; create something new, which
people like. which viii be used wide
"; stick 10 business
a
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A Clever Mountaineer Thief.

- ONE persons. who think there can
be no mental alertness withOuC
financial prosperity. feel sorry for
the poor mountaineers of the Allie
ghanIes They are not in need of any
sympathy. A wealthy stock raiser in the
blue grass Of Kentucky had this fOrcibly
impressed on him. He lost valuable
horse and offered a reward for informa-
tion about II. In n short time he re-
ceived a letter from a point IN the
mountains that a horse answering the
description had been sold in that neigh
borhood by peddler. AS the place was
remote from a railroad. the owner con-
cIuded 10 make the Journey on horse
back. He found his correspondent, spent
the night with him. and next morning
the two went in quest of the animal.
Establishing his claim, the owner paid
over 20 his companion the amount OF the
reward The latter Immediately paid It
TO the man who had bought the horse,
saying he had purchased IN good faith
end IL was only fair that he should have
II. The act OF neighborly kindness SO
Impressed the owner that he Immediate
ly added enough TO compensate the pur-
chaser for his entire outlay
That night he again STAYED with his
correspondent. Several other men came
n after supper. and the host recounted
the affair OF the day. laying particular
stress upon the gentleman's generosity
in paying I've than he had offered. in
order to secure pour man against loss.
This seemed to please the guests very
much. They stayed until late. doing
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than Transporting the coal TO the cities
Tor the production OF power there.
When the production % the Juice.
both by the development Of water
power and the burning or coal for that
purpose ciore by the mines. transmit
ting the powe- TO the cities has reached
It's maximum" he said, the wonder
fui current VIII have wroght a revo-
luton indeed. Then the cities VIII ance
more have the pure air and blue skies
that they had before the present In
dustrsal devesonnent began
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MAKING SOMETHING DIFFERENT

Building Business by Making Something New and Original
Different from What the Other 7 -ow NIakes-The Man
Who Made Cider "Just Soft Enough to Keep the Con-
stable Off and Just Hard Enough to Help Him Do a
Land-ofice Business -Success of Preparation to Take
the Kinks Out of Negroes Hair-How Country Gro
Gerry Clerk Built Up Great Business in Stereograph
Business Men Should Find Leisure Each Day
for Self-culture Eddie Foy's Verdant Days Notes
Made by Joannis.
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FaUors Direct Current.

THE trains on none of the sub
way or elevated lines are hauled by
electric locomotives, being composed
of motor cars and 'trailers.' made up
alternately. When the motorman,
stationed in the front car so that he
can see the line, turns his lever, the
current is switched into all the mo-
tors, and thus all the motor cars in
the train help do the work
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ARTIFICIAL SURF.

German lake resorts and other inland
watering places are Interested in a novel
aruncial surf bath which was tried last
sumner IN the Starnberg lake. near
MUEich- \ big tank is built. or a nor
ton OF lake or river is inclosed. At
the outer end is placed the wave-rnak-
irE ma chinery. which consists OF either
an osclllating Partition or a large
plunser which is dropped into the water
at regular intervals The result IS a curl
Gus substitute for natural waves.
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cialties, '1s by MAX
ing something different from what
the other fellow makes-something
unique and original I remember
when was a boy away down in Ken
lucky that an old man named Gray
used to bring ginger cake and cider
and watermelons into town on cleo
tion day and draw up MS wagon on
the shady side of the public square.
There was a kind of a flavor to that
ginger cake and a sort of sweet
glaze made out OF brown sugar over
the top Of It that no other ginger
cake had, and he always tapped a
barrel of cider that would bubble on
your tongue when you first tasted It.
It was just naturally good, rich CT
der and made out Of crab apples. No
body else in the country had trees
that bore such good fruit as old man
Gray's did. Nobody else had such
good cider. When you drank the
other fellows cider the roof of your
mouth reminded you OF cankered
brass kettle. Il was a prohibition
town and, save when the moOnshine
man would come along bOot-legging
out his 40 rod, the boys who were
inclined never got anything to drink
that would make them want to vote
for Andy Jackson. This cider was
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slSnai Don't turn him loose till then
N counting on YOU, Tcm-
Your old pard,
BOB BUCKLEY,
Prest. StOckmen's National"
The major began 10 tear the note
into small pieces and throw them into
his waste basket. He gave a satisfied
little chuckle as he did SO.
CO1fOGnded old reckless cowpunch-
e. he groWlgd. COnIentedly. that
pays him sCne on account Tor what
hC tried 10 do Tor me in the sherffrs a
office twenty years ago
copyrighted 1892. by Ainslee Maeazipe Co,
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(Chapter 1, ne Man Who Works
for You, VIII Appear Next Sunday.)
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IL must be kept going all the time,
and al great obvious waste.
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He had saved up about hundred dollars agent struck town
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Friends in San Rosario

Continued from Third Page)
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I'm 7 OW, another way that
90 man can build a
business" said q
manufacturer of spe-
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poarA

Sjects in the heavens, but unfortunately
1T is so far below the celestial equator
that 1t cannot be seen In q latitude north
of 81 degrees. To an observer In this
latitude It rises above the horizon for a
few moments at Q O'Clock on the 9th OF
February, while to one as far south as
Georgia 1t Is a conspicuous and twell
known object. This star. which appears
almost as bright as Sirius. must In real
gity be inconceivably brighter for It's dis
lance from us is SO great that with our
present means we cannot measure It.
THE PLANETS.
Those who have watched the bright
little pair of planets Mars and Saturn
in the southwest have noticed how during
January they have gradually drawn
apart, Mars moving so swiftly toward
tho east that by the end Of the month
1T left Saturn far behind. The sun In
Its eastward motion is rapidly overtaking
Saturn. and will pass between us and
this planet on February oath, conse-
quently 1t is not now visible except for
a short time after sunset. The eastward
motion of Mars however, will keep this
planet In the early evening sky through
out the entire month. IT. Is rapidly
drawing away from the earth, Its dis
lance at present being about 10000 miles
nor will 1t again be In favorable position
for observation for more than n year. e
Tho brilliant planet Jupiter is in the
best possible position for observation, and
with its moons and the markings on Its
surface presents beautiful aspect I'M ~
small telescope, Neptune remains in Gem
{lni IN the position shown In Figure l but
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none of the other planets are visible in
the early evening during February.
THE TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON.
In the early morning of February 9Th
total eclipse of the moon viii occur,
which will be visible throughout the
whole OF the United States. The moon
will enter the earths shadow and the
eclipse will begin at threce minutes be.
fore a. NJ, eastern standard time; the
eclipse will become total at two minutes be-
fore 2 and remain total for one hour
and thirty-eight minutes, at the end Of
which time the moon will begin to emerge
from the shadow. the eclipse ending at
ithirty-seven minutes past 4.
The large shaded circle in Figure 1
shows section OF the earth's shadow at
the point where the moon will pasa
through It. This shadow OF the earth
I Is in the form of an immense cone, whose
base is the earth itself. and whose apex
points directly away from the sun. The
moon will move through this shadow
from west to east along the line of A e.
At twelve hours fifty-seven minutes a.
NJ. the center of the moon will be at G
and the eclipse will begin; at one hour
flfty-eight minutes the center will have
reached D; and the moon will then be
completely in the shadow. AT any in
termediate time the moon will be partly
within the shadow and partly outside OF
It; its appearance at lntervasl of fifteen
minutes Is shown in Figure 3. The center
of the moon will reach L at three hours
5thirty-six minutes A. NJ, at which instant
the moon will begin to emerge. reaching
the point f. and thus ending the eclipse
at four hours thirty-six minutes A. NJ.
Sometimes when the moon is wholly
within the shadow, It is totally invisible.
but more frequently 1t ts Illuminated by
a faint greenish or copper colored light.
In the former case we know that along
the great circle of the earth in which tho
shadow cone touches 1t the skies are
cloudy. In the latter they are clear. and
more or less sunlight is bent downward
into the shadow cone by the refraction
offthegnr. Usually however. the faint
light of The moon continually changes in
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Automobile Luxury for Poor Man

The Man of the Street was handed the
following letter n nelghbor received from
Eis friend In Chicago: II look to see
substantial reduction in the price Of
automobiles before the close Of next sea-
SON. This will be caused, / think, by
the greatly increased demand for motor
cars and by keencr competition for bus
iness among the large manufacturers.
One things seems certain, however, and
that is that there will never be any
great reduction of the price of repairs
and sundries. for 1t Is on these that the
enormous profits of the business are
made. With a friend who had Just
bought a standard car last season /
checked over n price list of repairs sent
with the car. Allowing teh liberal dis
count quoted by the man from whom
the car was purchased. we found that to
have bought the car piece by piece and
set it UP would have cost something
more than 5000. AS my friend paid just
$500 for 1t. you can see what a profit
the manufacturer makes on repairs and
also why an automobile is such luxury
for a poor man.
More opportunities for making money
and making it fast can be found in the
automobile business than in any other
line ut least, at the present time.
Il do not refer particularly to the me-
chanicaliy side of this industry. 1t is
well known that more accidents are
caused and more machines ruined by in
experienced chauffeurs than by poor con-
struction Any large city--about the size
Dt,lt, . tr
port school for Automobiles. where
young men could attain that knowledge
of mechanics which is essential to the
successful chauffeur. and especially wo-
men. who invest In machines would be
glad of an opportunity to learn how to
manage them IL such We're given them in
private Under the present conditions
they are shown few simple tricks in
the store, then taken out several times
on spin by one of the statesmen OF the
company, and then left to shift for them
selves. a sudden breakdown on the road
and they are helpless to remedy the
trouble. First class chaufeurs who have
worked in some of the large automo-
bile factories to my knowledge are earn
ing more money than many bank clerks
and bookkeepers."
Better Numbering Of Houses.
with the streets so arranged and
labeled that finding his way around is
comparatively easy for even an utter
stranger, there now seems to be but one
Improvement needed IN that line In Rich
mond and that is the numbering of the
houses on the various thoroughfares-a
simple matter. and one whose expense
viii be shared by all householders,' said
an observing friend of the Man OF the
Street. ~ have n friend who lives in
Washington that has the best street and
house numbering system In the world,
and who came near getting lost once or
twice in so small city as Richmond
while on visit to my friend. That of
Chicago was so simple and so clear that
Very fortunately / did not need the
services OF any city guide while visitor
10 the Worlds Fair.
Outside of the business centers will
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toward the east there Is the beautiful
group of Leo, or the Lion, and the south
ern part of the very large Great Bear.
autumn groups. the Whale and the
Fishes. still linger with US, and the upper
half Of the very long faint constellation
Evidanus, may also be seen. although
the rest of the mighty river has sunk
below the ground. AS Evidanus sinks
in the west. there begins to emerge from
below the ground In the east the head Of
the Similar, enormously long. faint group
known as Hydra. or the Water Snake.
The magnificent blue star, Sirius. is
now exactly south; just above is the brill
liant Orion and the lesser Dog Star Pro-
cyon, while the twin stars, Castor and
Pollux. are nearly overhead. The beau
tiful group Taurus has begun to settle
very slowly downward toward the west,
but 1t will not entirely disappear from
the early evening sky until next May.
The planet Jupiter. now the brightest OBJ
ject of the sky. Is still near the center
OF this constellation; with the little dip
per-shaped group of Pleaides above It,
and the large Y-shaped cluster Of the
Hyades below, It forms most striking
and beautiful appearance.
The constellation Leo, or the Lion, APP
pears well up in the sky this month for
the first time since last July. This Inn
portant group has been celebrated from
the most remote antiquity; 1t Is sug-
gcsted that Its name may have arisen
from the fact that when the sun enters
the constellation in midsummer the lions
abandon tine desert and appear on the
banks of the Nile. The Egyptians wor-
shipped tho stars of this group because
at this time the rise of the great river
occurred. AS might he expected, the Sign
was astrologlcally considered most for
tunate. yet ancient physicians thought
that when the sun was In this group all
medicine became poisonous. possibly not
without reason, when we consider the
medicines which they administered, and
hearing thunder at this time was sup
posed to presage tho deaths of great men.
The observer can readily trace out the
beautiful sickle forming the western half
of the constellation, and which even thus
early In the year gives promise OF the
harvest time to come,
! Below leo is the head of the Water
Snake, Hydra, the entire constellatlo
extending one quarter Of the way around
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Wee Macgreegor at
the Photographers
By j. j. BELL.

Copyright 1905, by Joseph 3. Bowles)
1t was evident that the Robinson fam
ily, as it tramped along Argyll Street
that saturday Afternoon, was bent on
business of Importance. Lizzie and wee
JEANNE We're dressed in their best,
which would take rather long to de-
scribe: Macgregor had on his Sunday
suit and new slensarry bonnet; and
John wore his pot hat little to ono
side. and suffered from high. tight
collar. the points of which nipped his
neck every time he moved his head.
Are we near there, paw inquired
AIacgregor looking up to his fathers
face.
John looked down Mt his son, smoth-
ering an exclamation of agony, and re-
piled in the Affirmative.
why do folks get their pictures
token asked the boy.
bod we may well ask Macgreegor!
It's yer NAV wants a picture to give to
yer Graupaw Purdie'
I'm not wantin' to be token, paw"
.'Are ye not, my man? Deed I'm not
very willing myself. But yer nav wants
the picture.
What's that ye're sayin' to Mac
greegor, John2' said Lizzie.
.Aw." replied her husband, turning to
her, and wincing as the collar bit him,
.AiacgreeEor an me WAS thinkin we was
feart of the photographers"
oh yes said Lizzie, With a good
humored smile. "Aweel, wee JEANNE
an nell not let him hurt ye--will we,
my DEAR But what's wrong with yc,
John? Ye're maxim most frightful
facest"
ITS the collar woman. Ye would
have me put it on"
1T looks real nice. Ist a wee bit
tight2"
Dod, it's like to nip the neck off mel
Well never heed, John. I'm come
opt fine In the photograph Mercy me-!
Where's Macgreegor?"
They retraced their steps anxiously,
and discovered their son standing on
the curb, gazing longingly at the borrow
of yender Of ho6ey-pokey or some
similar elusive dainty.
Come on, Macgreegor," said John,
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1 y = \
waist. John" she said. go to the
other room, an see II left my comb
on the table," Her voice sank to a
i whisper "An'--an'-here's two pins. ;"
She turned to the photographer. yen
excuse me keepin We waitin q minute.
sir?" she said to him. This laddie's
real wee tease" she added. softly.
The photographer smiled goou-numor-
eddy and Immediately she discovered
that the comb was in her pocket, after
all. She tidied her sons hair. carefully,
and said "I think would like him taken
in his bonnet, II we've no objections.
'l'.oh,. very we'll" replied the man agree
ably. "His expression was certainly hap
pier with 1t than without"
John entereI grfnning, his jacket
thrown open II couldn't find yer comb
anywhere. Lizzie"
och, had 1t in my pocket, after all.
Now. we're ready, II you please. sir
she said to the photographer, who, with
out delay. set about his business.
He waited till the smiles had died
down somewhat, when he instructed them
where and how to look, and made an
exposure, which Macgregor spoiled by
scratching his nose at tho. critical mo-
ment!
II couldn't help it, paw, my nose was
that ,ticklish," said the boy.
well. ye might jist wait the next
time Macgregor. Now, he's goin' to take
another one
whats that wee thing he squirts
wi.h?"
'rWhis.r'
Steady, please" requested the photo
grapher.
Wee JEANNE began to wiggle on her
mothers knee.
"On. see! Oh. sect said Lizzie. pointing
to the camera. con, see, a pretty wee
window!"
Paw. what's inside the box?" asked
Macgregor.
III you please" said the photographer.
Now, when say hree-One-two-th-"
'Am L token. paw"
'Not yet, Macgregor. not yet. Ye near
spoiIt another photograph. Keep quiet.
now
Mona, noona," said Lizzie dangling
wee Jeannc who was exhibiting frac-
toos symptoms. "Wee Jeannie's goin' to
have her likeness token in the pretty
wee window! (AIy! John, l wisht / had
Brought her old jumpin -jack.) oh, see.
oh. sect"
"A lnll at last occurred, and the photo
grapher took advantage of It; and after
another period of unrest, he secured
third negative. which he assured Lizzie
would prove highly successful. John had
expected to take the photographs away
with him. but his wife informed him in
a whisper that he mustn't think of such
a thing. Cabinet groups" took time.
Matters having been settled, the family
departed from the studio
Nav. will my greengarry bonnet haze
\ 4nnrIa IN, tho 1tlSanasS ippi,Ira1
Macgrogor.
"It'll not be red, anyway, dearie."
why. maw?" He was obviously deeply
disappointed.
ask yer paw. my mamie"
Macgregor repeated tho question,
"Awell, II 1t doesn't come out red"
said John. "I'll have 1t painted red for
ye. bod. l Will, for ye're jIst jewel! Is
he not, Lizzie?"
och, wee tousled head!'' cried his
mother, with laugh and a sigh.
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holding out his hand. Were just comm
to the photographers"
Presently they began to climb a long,
narrow stair.
Give wee JEANNE to me. Lizzie" said
John.
I'm not wantin to be photographed with
red face an pantln'," said Lizzie.
! handing over her burden, on receipt of
which John suffered fresh torrents from
his collar.
AT last they reached the top fiat. and
We're accommodated with seats in the re-
ception room. Lizzie took wee JEANNE
on her knee, and proceeded to make the
child.as neat as a new pin, conversing
with her the while.
Paw" inquired Macgregor, staring at
number of photographs on the wall.
why do folks make faces when they
get their likenesses token?'
Those are Just their real faces" said
John, laughing and putting his hand to
his throat.
Can make q face when I'm gettin'
my likeness token?"
Yer Hiaw wouldn't like that"
why, paw
u
See, Macgrcegor yer maw's wantin ye'
Lizzie beckoned the boy to her. Mac
greegor, pull up yer stockin. an don't
| screw yer face like that. oh, laddie, why
did we go an muss yer hair so?" She
fshed n comb from her pocket and used
1t till she had reduced the unruly locks
to order. Now, sit down on that chair,
an don't stir bit till the mans ready
for US, John"
Well Lizzlc?"
Come over here till / pull down yer
coat, II makes ye look most bumped
backed"
"Hoots. woman, I'm not goin' to get
my back token said John, coming over,
| nevertheless,
I'VE never know how yell get token, :
said Lizzie, sagely. II was lookin' ut some
| o the pictures here, an some o. thenis
| not jist what would call inchantln'."
I'VE better not let wee Jeannie see
them, or siress be gettin' frightened.
! Eh Wee Jeannie, what do We say. my