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CHAPTER XIV

THE NEWS BROKEN. WHEREUPON
AN ENGAGEMENT Is BROKEN.
At seven Percival found Uncle Peter
at his hotel, still in abysmal depths of
woe. Together they went to break the
awful news to the unsuspecting Mrs
Bines and Psyche.
IF you'd only learned something use
full while you had the chance" began
Uncle Peter. dismally, as they were
driven to the Hightower, how to do
tricks with cards or how to sing
funny songs, like that h,tle friend OF
yours from Baltimore you was tellin'
me about. Look AT him, now. He
didn't have anything but his own abil-
ity. He could tell you every time
what card you was thinkin' about. and
10 a skirt dance and give comic reci-
,ations and initiate a dog fight out in
the back yard, and now he's married
to one of the richest ladies in New
York. Why couldn't you "a been learn
in some of them clever things. so Won
could a married some gooi-hearted
woman with lots of money-but no"
Uncle Peters tones were bitter TO ex-
cess-''you was a rich mans son and
raised in idleness-and now, when the
rainy days come you can't even take
white rabbit out OF a stove pipe hiatt"
To these senile maunderings Perc val
paid no attention. When they came
into the crowd and lights OF tie II ga
tower, he sent the old man up alone.
You 90, please, and break It to
them, Uncle Peter. ID rather not be
there just at first. I'll come along in
a little bit"
SO Uncle Peter went, protesting that
ne was broken old man and a cum
oerer OF Goa green earth.
Mrs. Bines and Psyche had that mo
ment sat down to dinner Uncle re-
ter'5 manner at once alarmed them.
IT'S ali over" lie said. sinking into
a chair.
Why, what's the matter, Uncle
Peter"
"Percival has"
Mrs. Bines arose quickly, trembling.
There just knew tits all over?
he's been struck by one OF those ter
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PROFESSOR HAD LAST LAUGH.
Final Erasure Neatly Turned Joke on
Students.

President Hadley, OF Yale, was talk
Ing about his student days IL remem-
Der a stately and venerable professor"
he said, upon whom some sophomores
once tried to play trick
The professor, ne morning, being
unable to attend to his class on &C
count of a cold, wrote on the black
board:
"'Dr. Dash. through indispositIon, IT,
unable to attend to his classes today
The students erased one letter in
this notice, making it read:
" DR.. Dash, through indisposition, Is
unable to attend to his lasses to-day
But 1t happened few minutes later
that the professor returned for a boz
he had forgotten. Amid a roar OF
laughter he detected the change in his
notice, and. approaching the black
board calmly erased one letter in his
turn.
Now the notice read:
" DR.. Dash. through indisposltion, IL
unable to attend to his asses to-day"
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TOYS OF YESTERYEAR.

Pray. where are the toys OF the yestcryear;
The jumping Jack with its faring rsa,
The fuzzy dog and the antered deer.
Tho drum with its sticks and tuneful
head,
The Noah's ark with its wooden crew.
The building blocks with the letters ONT
The child has toys that are bright and new,
But where, pray, where have the old
friends gone?
Somewhere In the attic In corner dark
The jumping jack and the split drum lie.
The wooden crew OF the Noahs ark
And the tin OF the battered infantry.
There, half by the rubbish and dust con-
ceaied.
The fuzzy dog and the wooden deer.
The building blocks with their colors peeled
Half CT. and the stringless top is here.
Pray, whore are the toys OF the yesteryear.
The gaudy dreams with their colors gay.
The castled hopes that were passing dear,
The joys OF our boyhood's merry play?
The man has toys that are bright and new
On the wreck OF dreams new dreams up
rear,
But where are the hopes of the naring hue
That We're our toys OF the yesteryear?
Somewhere In the darkness the dead
dreams fade,
The broken Idol and shattered vase.
The castled hopes in their ruins laid
Come here to n common trystng place
Half hid by the rubbish and dust OF days
The wrecks OF unnumbered dreams are
here
That made US glad in p hundred ways
And these are the toys OF the yesteryear
Golfers Weekly.
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riois automobiIes-Oh. take zoe %
where he is
lie amt been run over he's gone
broke lost all our money; every las.
cont"
lie hasn't been run over and
killed."
HES ruined u, tell you. Marthy
lost every cent OF our money in wall
street"
Hasn't he been hurt ~ aI?-not
even his leg broke or big cash In his
head and kaockcd senseless2'
That hoy mover had any sense. I
tell yOu he's lost all our money"
and me amt a bit hurt-uotulne the
matter With him2"
Amt any more hurt than you or me
this minute"
YOU. Eot feeling his mother. Uncle
Peter?"
Il tell you he's alive and well. ONLY
he's lost your money and Pisbs and
mine and his own
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The five cities in which the largest
amounts Of wood pavement are found
are. in order, Indianapolis. New YORK
Minneapolis. Toledo and Boston. To
gether these cities have more creo
sotcd wood pavement than all Other
cities in the United states combined
The total amount OF this pavement m
Hsc in this country at the end OF the
year 1905 gas about 400 900 square
yards. equivalent TO nearly so miles
Of pavement on a street 20 feet wide
- NOodcraft.
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College Professor in a Pickle Gomez
Under Reasonable Con-
demnation.

II is lamentable fact-but one noa
wholly devoid of humorous possibil-
ity-that spotless rectitude, through
some wanton trick Of irresponsible
chance, sometimes finds itself sail.
ing under false colors, says the New
York Times.
There is an elderly gentleman, pro
fCssCr in western university. who
is a paragon of all virtues Great and
small. Even in such mater as diet
rigid abstemiousness liz observed by
him. His achievements in his line Of
work, excellent in themselves, are tna
more noteworthy by having been ac.
complished Notwithstanding his deli.
cate eyesight. To his intimates It is
also well known that the professor. IN
earlier years. displayed remarka' is
will power in overcoming a defect OF
speech, which recurs now only in mo
ments Of extreme perturbation.
The excellent professor was return
ing home at early dawn one day. socu
after college opened, from the bedsiGG
Of a sick friend. As he proceeded
hastily across the campus. MS
'AANNtriAhf' bAsg WIN HIS lllEUut 10
stumbled; although he managed 20
recover himself, his spectacles b.
came detached and fell.
Quite helpless without these aids 20
vision, he got down on hands ard
knees and began TO feel carefully n
the grass.
While the search went on there az
preached a young man. a freshman not
yet luainted with all the faculty.
TO him the disturbed professor aD-
pealed FOR aid.
Young man." he said. neryougIy.
Will You have the k-kindness 90 hen
me locate my gglasses?"
The youth galed Indignantly down
at The scandalized spectacle of rel
faced. elderly party violently paving
at the earth.
1T appears to me, my eIderfy
friend nc said. severely, that you've
already located about all The glasses
you need!"
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~ich and bit I. generous s.mi-cnc,o

~ich and bit a generous ssmi-cnc,o
into it.
Il don't sec how you cen eat, Uncle
Peter. It's so horriblei"
81 don't myself; it amt q healthy
appetite-can't be-must be some
kind of fever inside OF me-! s'pose
from all this trouble. And now
I'te come 10 poverty and want in my
old age. Say, son, | believe there's
Jest one thing you can do TO keep me
from gOin' crazy"
Name it, Uncle Peter. You bet III
do it,"
WEI, it amt much-of course
wouldn expect you to do all them
things you was jest braggin about back
there-about goin' TO work the proper
ties and all that-yOu would do it II
you could, know-but it amt that.
All ask is, don't play this Wall street
game any more IL We can save out
enough by good luck TO keep us de-
Gently, so your ma won't have TO take
boarders, why, don't you go and lose
that, too. Don't NOR gage the One
Girl. may be sort of superstitious,
but somehow, | don't believe Wall
street is your game. Course, don't
say you amt got a game-of some
kind-but | got one OF them PRESENT.
ments that it amt Wall street"
Il don't believe it is, Uncle Peter
/ won't touch another share, and |
won't 20 near Shepler again. Wen
keep the one Girl"
He called 4 cab for the old man, aud
saw him started safely OFF uptown.
At the hotel Uncle Peter met Billy
Brue fourishing an evening paper that
lared with explanatory headlines.
It's all in the papers. Uncle Peter"
Dead broke! Amt II awful, BLY,
Say. Uncle Peter, you said you'd
raise hell. and you done 1t. You done
it good, didn't your"
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Pattern Nos. 57I7 and 5307.-The
charming costume here Illustrated
represents a makeup of pale blue
messaline, wide Dresden ribbon form
ing a simple but effective garniture
The mode is in the latest style ant
very practical, as choice is given OF
either high or low neck The sleeves
are in elbow length. and a novel and
pleasing finish is given the lower edge
by straps of the ribbon and tiny
ruffies of lace. The bretellcs are
fastened to the girdle in front and
back and broaden out over the Shout.
ders in a very becoming manner. The
skirt may be either SHRED. tucked or
gathered and falls in graceful round
length TO the floor. Lousinc. radia
chiffon cloth and China silk are all
suggested for the making. For 80
inch bust measure four and three.
eighths yards Of material p inches
wide will be required for the waist
and eight and three-qnarters yards for
the skirt. Ladies' Fancy Blouse. No
57l7. Sizes for 50, "a. &c. IS. 10 and
AZ inches bust measure Ladies'
SHRED, Tucked or Gathered Skirt
No. 53O7 sizes for %. p. &c. % and
30 inches waist measure.
Tho Illustration calls for two sen.
arate patterns, the price is ten cents
for the waist and ten cents for the
skirt.
This pattern will bc sent 20 YOU on
receipt OF 10 cents. Address ali orders
To- tine Pattern Department Of this paper.
&c sure to give size aud number OF pat.
teIH wanted. For convenience, write
your order on the follovyiup common.
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Pattern No 572O.-A smart design
Tor a fivegored skirt is here shown
In development OF blue and white
foulard. The fashionable close adjust.
ment Is given about the hips, and q
deep gathered flOunce from under
which the material may he cut away.
Is set on with a frill finish The de.
sign is adaptable 10 crepe de chine.
cashmere, albatross. challis. pougee
and wolfe. The mode is also suitable
for organdy and the thin fancy mate
rails. For 26 inches waist measure
eight and one-quarter yards OF 4i-inch
material will he required. Ladies'
Flve-Gored Skrt-with or without
ilounce. No. 1920 Sizes for %. "a.
26. 2S. 80 and 80 inches waist meas.
ure.
This pattern will be sent to YOU on
receipt of 10 cents. Address all orders
TO the Pattern Department of this paper.
BE sure to give size and number Of pat
tern wanted. For convenience, write
your order on the following coupon:
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"My son can DO anytn,ns 20 m.E..

"My son can do anything re MAKES
up his mind to-" declared Mrs. Bines
Just anything he lays out to do"
They talked until late into the night
Of what he should LAY out" 10 do.
Meantime the stronghold OF Mas
burns optimism was being desperate
ly stormed.
In an evening paper he had read OF
Pe-cival's losses. The afternoon press
of New York is not apt to understRt
the facts of a given case. The account
Mauburn read stated that the young
western millionaire had beggared his
family.
Mauburn had gone TO his room to be
alone with this bitter news. He had
begun TO face II when Psyche's note
of release came. While he was ad-
justing this development, another
knock came on his door 1t was the
same maid who had brought Psyche's
note. This time she brought what he
saw to be a cablegram.
Excuse me, Mr.. Mauburn-now this
came early to-day, and you wasn't In
your room. and when you came in Mrs.
Ferguson forgot it till just now"
He tore open the envelope and read:
Male twins born to Lady Casseithorpa
Mother and sons doing finely
"HINKIE."
Mauburn felt the rock foundations OF
Manhattan Island 10 be crumbling to
dust. For an hour he sat staring at
the message. He did not talk to him
self once.
Then he hurriedly dressed. took the
note and the cablegram, and sought
Mrs. Drelmer.
He found that capable lady gowned
for the opera She received his bits
Of news with the aplomb OF a resource
full commander
Now, don't go seedy all at once
you've a chance
Hang it all. Mrs Drelmer, I've not
Life isn't worth living"
Tut, tut! Death isn't, either"
But we'd have been so nicely set
up, even without the title, and now
Bines, the clumsy a2s has come this
Internal cropper, and knocked every
thing on the head. say, you know.
it's beastly!"
Hush. and let me Think"
He paced the floor while his matrl-
monial adviser tapped a white kiddsd
foot on the floor, and appeared TO read
plans Of new battle in a mother-of-
pearl paperknife which she held be.
tween the tips of her fingers.
II have it-and we'll do 1t ouicklyI
Mrs. Wybert!'
Mauburn's eyes opened widely.
That absurd old Peter Bines has
spoken to me Of her three times lately.
She's made lot more money than she
had in this same copper deal. and she'd
a lot to begin with | wondered why
he spoke so enthusiastically of ner.
and don't see now, but"
''Wel?"
She'll take You, and youll be as we'll
set up as you were before. Listen. I
met her last week at the Critclleya
She spoke of having seen you. | could
see she was dead set to make a good
marriage. You know she wanted to
marry Fred Milbrey, but Horace and
his mother wouldn't hear of it after
Avice became engaged TO Rulon Snep-
Ter. I'm in the Critchleys' box tonight
and l understand she's 10 be there.
Leave it 10 me. Now It's after nine,
so run along"
u on ~rt~r
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Druggist cant open my store foS
you a. this time Of night unless II IS \
case Of extreme necessity.
He Lvsh-W Well. isss case 'xtrems
n nm 'cessity. arr. wanna look al
The Directly en- On out where live
Cleveland Leader
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German Birth Rate Decreases.

The births in Germany last year
were 10000 fewer and the deaths 30
600 more than in 1904. The birth ratio
has been sinking steadily for some
time. In 1901 it was 369 per 1000, but
last year IL was only "a.
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In another fart Of this fGfcr ztYX 6e
foHnd an interesting advertisement re-
Paraing Tins country ard E0sO 10 Zeoy1
more about IL.
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No 5717 and 53o7.
Vast Waste of aahara

The Sahara desert is half as large
az the United states.
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A NATURAL CONCLUSION.

CTO BE CONTINUEDD
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BRIEF MENTION.
Hlgh water to-day, LEG ?. m.

High water to-day, 1925 p. m.
The Milford Grenadier Drum corps
will have a shore dinner at Savin
Rock on the evening of August 10,
Schooner Annie Sargent, after hav-
ing been repaired at Gloucester Mass,
arrived in New London harbor Tues
day with lumber for New Haven, and
arrived here yesterday.
The next meeting of the Freelove
Baldwin Stowe chapter, D. A. r., of
Milford, will be held at the residence
Of Mrs, Merritt Merwin on Gulf street,
on the afternoon of August 30.
The New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad will give an evening
excursion from Danbury way to Savin
Rock on Thursday, August Is, There
will be a day excursion to the same
resort on Tuesday August 13.
Court Friendship, No 5,734, A. Q.
F., of Thomaston, is planning for bic
Saturday when they will come to Saw
in Rock for ther field day events of the
Il OGGSISIS VI lllS SldlC. 1klCy Will w
headed by the Marine band and will
make a good showing. Several Of the
athletes of the court have been in
training for the athletic events, and
the local court will play the Ansonia
court in a baseball game MacRob-
erts and Gill will form the battery for
the Thomaston team.
The ladies' aid society of the Ger
man Evangelical Lutheran church Of
Humphrey street will have an outing
at Mansfield's Grove this afternoon al
o'clock. Many will attend.
The annual meeting of the Westville
school district will be held in Masonic
hall on the third Monday evening in
September. The caucus will be held
five nights previous at the same place
AS yet there has been no candidates
mentioned in favor of succeeding
Judge Hobart L. Hotchkiss, Robert r
II Grant and Michael j. Powers, but II
is probable that another ticket may be
put out.
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Sent to Reform School.

Arraigned in the police court yes
terday on twenty-three counts of gas
meter tapping, John A. York, a fif-
teen-year-old boy, who, through the
possession of false key, has been
robbing gas meters in the downtown
district by the wholesale, was sent to
the Reform school by Judge Mathew
SON:
Complaint of mysterious eXtrac-
ton of quarters from the prepayment
meters have come into the Grand ave-
nue. police station thick and fast, and
Sergeant Klaiber and Patrolman
Healy, after a careful investigation,
traced the guilt to York and rounded
him up.
BY gaining prepayment meter
lock in some way York had a. key
made to fit it and was then able to OBJ
tain money to burn, according to the
police.
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Clerk department service.
Civil engineer and superintendent Of
construction.
Clerk omen only, Isthmian canal SER
vice.
Computer, nautical almanac office.
Computer, naval observatory.
Computer, coast and geodetic survey.
Computer, supervising architects Of
fee,
Civil engineer, department service.
Civil engineer, Philippine service.
Civil engineer and craftsmen.
man-Archtectural, supervising
architects Office, copyist topographic,
engineer, supervising architects Office,
heating and ventilating, junior archi-
tectural, supervising architects Office,
topographic.
Electrotype finisher, government
printing office.
Electrotype molder government print
ing Office.
Engineer, Indian service.
Farmer, Indian service.
Farmer with knowledge of irrigation,
Indian service
Fish culturist.
Guard, U, s. penitentiary service.
Irrigation engineer.
Kindergarten teacher Indian service.
Local Inspector Of boilers.
Local inspector Of hulls.
Law clerk.
Matron. Indian service.
Observer, weather bureau.
Press feeder, government printing Of
flee.
Physician, Indian service.
Pharmacist, public health and mar
inc hospital service.
stenographer department service.
Sfenographer and typewriter, all SER
vices
Surveyor, Philippine service.
Scientific assistant, department Of ag-
riculture.
Superintendent Of construction.
Teacher, Indian service.
Teacher, Philippine service.
Topographic aid.
Trained nurse, Indian service.
Trained nurse, Isthmian canal SER
vice.
Trained nurse, Philippine service.
Typewriter, departmental service.
Veterinarian Philippine service.
Veterinary inspectors department OF
agriculture,
Wireman.
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Will OF ]. B. SARGENT;
estate LEFT TO HEIRS
The Widow is Provided a
Monthly Income of$332.75
for Life.
THE ROCKWELL ESTATE
Lambert Will Probated-
Wire Appraisers at Work
Boy Sent to Re
form School.
THE ROCKWELL ESTATE

The will of the late Joseph B. Sar
gent was filed in the probate court
yesterday disposing Of the estate of
the late head of the Sargent company
in this city. The entire estate is left
to immediate members Of the family
children and grandchildren of the de-
ceased. The will itself makes no pro-
vision for the widow it being stated
that trust fund was created in her
favor, which will permit payment to
her of $332.75 each month during her
| life
The rest of the estate is to be equal
! ly distributed among the surviving
children of the deceased and the chill
dren of any deceased children. These
heirs are: Henry b. Sargent Laura
Sargent, Edward r. Sargent, Joseph
D. Sargent, George Lewis Sargent,
May Sargent Rice, Ellen Page Sargent,
Margaret S. Fisher, Russell Sargent
! Fem, Loring M. Sargent and Barbara
L. Sargent Of this city and John Sar-
gent of New York The will provides
that each portion shall be paid to the
heir on arrival at the age of twenty
| five and until then Is to be invested by
the executors. The will asks that there
be no appraisal Of the stock owned in
Sargent & Co., or in the Sargent Card
Clothing company of Worcester
Four executors are named in the
will Henry B, Sargent, Edward r.
Sargent and George L. Sargent of this
city and George H. Sargent of Wor-
cester. The last named has signed a
waiver and the other three were yes
terday sworn in John Osborn and
William r. Pitlsin were appointed as
appraisers
The will is dated May -, 1898.
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William Adams Dive Onto Rock at
Pine Orchard.

Chauffeur William Adams Of Ala
Orchard street was drowned yesterday
afternoon in plain sight of people on
the beach at Pine Orchard, who made
every effort to rescue him, but were
too late.
Shortly before noon, clothed in a
bathing suit, Adams rowed out to
where the drowning occurred and an
chored the boat with rope attached
to a big stone. The water was about
six feet deep where he anchored and
I he stood up in the boat and dove over
board He was an excellent swim
mer and the only explanation of the
drowning is that he struck the anchor
stone with his head when he dove,
The head also shows bad bruise as
though he had struck the stone,
when Adams came to the surface
he uttered loud cry, which was
heard by many people on the beach
Charles Barnes and Jefferson Jen-
nings, employed at Kusterer Brothers
stone, jumped into boat going to the
rescue.
AS soon as possible the boat was
turned around and then Mr.. Barnes
felt the body with his oar.
BY this time Louis Pitkin of the
Sheldon house arrived in a boat and
he dove into the water and brought
up the body, which was carried tt
Brandegees pier, where Drs. Pease
Weeks and Eggleston were in waiting
The three doctors worked on the
body for an hour and half and ther
pronounced the man dead
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Mutual Distribution.

The mutual distribution Of the estate
Of the late Benjamin L. Lambert was
filed in the Probate court yesterday
afternoon There are two heirs to the
estate, Susan "A. Lambert and Nettie
l. Wilson Each receives total of
$15, 524.33. Susan Lamberts share in
cludes thee debenture bonds Of the
New Haven Gas company, one 1854
bend of the New Haven Gas company
stock, 80 shares of New Haven water
company stock, 10 shares Of Southern
New England and two New Haven
Water debentures.
Nettie Wilson will receive four shares
Of New Haven stock, is of New Haven
Gas, 10 shares of New Haven Water,
u of Southern New England Telephone
two New Haven Water debentures and
piece Of real estate on ED street.
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COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS.
For Positions in the United States Ser
vice,


Civil Service exauinationse are to be
held soon for a large variety Of posit-
ions to the service Of Uncle sam.
These examinatio are competitive
and circular announcing them was
received last evening at the New Ha-
ven postofflce. To those DESTROYS of APP
plying for any of the positions, the
proper blanks will be sent upon receipt
of request, stating the name of the
examination desired. Use postal card
in making the request, addressing ~.
S. Civil Service Commission, Washing
ton, D. c." The list Of positions open
to applicants is as follows:
Acting assistant surgeon
Aid, coast and geodetic survey.
Assistant, Philippine service.
Assistant inspector Of boilers.
Assistant inspector of hulls.
Assistant examiner, patent Office.
Bookkeeper men only), Philippine
service.
Bookkeeper (men only), Isthmian ca
nal service.