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spoon, marked real sterling" to tend stall
for her and she also disappears.
The frankfurter man, as it turns out
afterward, is the husband Of the Empire
gowned lady who keeps the popcorn booth,
He wipes the sole remaining sausage until
it shines as good as new.
1T iss my lass, " he chuckles loyously.
1T wass a goot day. Yesterday he re-
marks. 1.-THE frankfurters they went very
fass.' He draws arabesaues OF German
mustard on the clean board Of his booth.
st wass a very successful, a very fine day.
There were millions of sausages and mil
lions of people 1t wass a goot Saturday,
too
He peers down the street of Coney. He
sees no possible purchasers. He sees no
wife. There is no frankfurter hunger on
the faces Of the visitors.
Il tink | will rest myself, he announces
and draws a pipe from his pocket,
Monday. it ISIS a fine day, not to make
money. but to count it. | go to the bank
as soon as | am rested. One cannot make
money all the time; il one did, when would
one have time to spend it?'
After which philosophic remark, he be-
comes somnolent in turn.
The overture to "William Tell" invites the
visitor to what the manager, in a moment Of
bitterness, calls the 'Merry-Go-Staya' The
rearing, prancing steeds with golden names
and curIieued tails that have worked with
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Coney there are panoramas of tin cans,
scraps Of luncheons, broken bottles which
rise in Jagged cliffs, ravines and gorges
formed OF torn paper and sand. Here and
there a bonfire burns aimlessly as some
custodian of the property makes a half
hearted effort to dispose Of the rubbish.
Some Of the mounds Of this dsbris would,
il painted canvas were thrown over them,
answer admirably for the background Of
other scenic paths down which rafting cars
might bring their merry loads. The Har-
lcmite who has started on Friday night and
has just reached his destination begins to
feel as il he were on his way back. He looks
around resignedly, and then turns his atten-
ton anew to the trio of old ladies whom he
has offered to conduct through the dangers
and difficulties of the first plunge.
The old ladies are as much surprised as he
at the lack OF allurement. They had heard
great deal about the wickedness OF Coney
and were not quite sure that it was the spot
for them, but. as one explained, "it isn't like
coming down Saturday or Sunday
The second said that she had not told
daughter that she was going to the Island
she spoke as if she meant B~lackwel's-
hut had merely said as it was a fine day
she thought she'd make her annual trip
10 Brooklyn TO see some cousins, not that
she intended to deceive her, as she was in
all respects her own mistress, but she saw
no reason for argument. a
The third was more aggressive and in
tended to stay as late as 10 o'clock. She
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agree, and one adds with a fearful glance
around:
IF we'd just wanted to be respectable
we might have stayed at home"
As they follow the Harlcmite's direct on
and turn toward the right a trolley car
comes slowly along. There is only one
passenger and the conductor is studying
SIX ylines.
And instead Of the step lively call the
conductor waves a ~listless hand:
Take your time; no hurryi No cars be-
hind! Plenty Of rooml"
The streets are comparatively empty. A
few tired. aimess pedestrians stroll about.
There are a number of blear eyed ones who
are recuperating their strength in sunny
corners. A moth eaten donkey which has
carried hundreds OF happy children the day
before now chews a corner of a Sunday
newspaper and tries to look as II he under
stood it. The pony who has worked equally
hard for the SINE salary tries to bite of
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him to suppress some of the smaller monas-
teries ana appropriate their revenues 20
the founding and endowment Of a college
to be named after himself. Then followed
the funeral procession of the Countess
Of Leicester, better known as Amy Robsart,
who was buried in Oxford; the state entry
OF Queen Elizabeth. for the love OF whomthe
Earl of Leicester is credited with the muir
der OF his wife. The next royal parsonage
to appear on the scene was James ], in whose
person the thrones Of England and Scotland
were first united. After the three spectacu-
lar scenes in the reign of Charles |, came
the Expulsion OF the Fellows OF Macdalon
by James ii. and the final episode. the
eighteenth century fair.
Naturally an entertainment on 80 large
a scale-there were at least 1000 per-
formers-took a long time TO arrange;
preparations were in progress for many
months and for the last few weeks Oxford
has been pa geant mad.
Every day rehearsals we're held on the
ground, to the amusement Of the boating
parties on the Cherwell, and everywhere
excited groups collected to discuss the
chances OF fine weather. 1t was altogether
an amiable madness that seized the town.
Dons and professors became quite friendly
with one another and were equally civil to
the civic dignitaries, who in their turn were
diildDle 70 All. loWH anu gown leuQS
were for the moment forgotten.
The success Of the pageant was due 10
the efforts OF two indefatiGable workers,
Frank Lascelles, master of the pageant,
and Dion Clayton Calthrop, master Of the
robes. Mr.. Calthrop is already known
in America. He is partly Of American
descent, being the grandson Of Dion Bouc.-
cault, the actor. He has lived part Of his
life in New York and the beginning OF
his career was spent on the American
stage. But he soon developed a taste for
a different form OF art and became PAINTER.
He is an eXo.llent ~draughtsman and has a
fine sense Of color. Last year his book
on English historical costumes was pub
lished In London and New York.
Mr.. Lascelles IA also connected with the
stage, having been for n long time with
Beerbohm Tree. whose understudy he was.
Naturally, therefore, Tree, as well az many
other actors, has taken a great interest
In the prepa mtions and mas been TO Oxford
10 tender his valuable advice.
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thing handy from Q tablecloth TO mosquito
nets.
One young mar who has q map Of tho
Bowery written all over his face wears a suit
Of pepper and salt goods minus the coat and
his red head is wrapped about with three
yards of yellow gauze. As he isin the mid
die of an eloquent monologue depicting the
wonders Of Aladdin's palace a hysterical
laugh brings him back from the belief that
he il really Haroun al Raschid, or some other
Eastern potentate.
What do you expect Of an understudy?'
he asks. Amt / doin' the Eastern act all
right? | was born on the East Side, and as
| wills saying'-this considerably louder
ladies and gents. If you'll only just step
inside the palace you'll find my wife, Fa-
TINA, who will read your palms and tell
whether you're beautiful. richor good
In the restaurant the same Monday at
~mosphere prevails. Fifty walters leap
toward you and deprive you Of books, par
GELS. parasols and gloves. Some hold
chairs. others bring ice water n form
a friege of expectancy. The n who is
selected for the honor Of bringing you
Goldfish balls and milk puts the Japanese
napkins down with a grand air and an
nouness that there was such a crowd the
day before that there are only those two
loft. He also Mentions, quite by accident,
that the people who CONS on Saturday
and Sunday are generous to a fault.
In the dressing room the maid resents
an attempt TO prcempt q place in front OF
the mirror to powder your nose.
If folks CONT foun' hyar 70 powder
their noses as early as this on Monday,
for my part I'd like 10 know when I'm
gwine to get my work done
She sweeps dispiritedly, as il there was
a resignation OF her position impending,
Il likes Saturdays and Sundays down
hyar all right, she mutters, but Mondays
amt got no spirit. II makes me Ill to see
people roun', | get all Of a misery jes'
lookin' at EN-
Even the chutes man has his little Mon
day complaint:
Mother and Riddles day he says, and
the worst OF It is that all the Monday childa
rem are afraid. They dassent do anything.
They yell at the chutes and they're scared
at the helters and they're afraid OF the
animals and they don't want to fight the
flames or see the moon or anything. Give
me Saturday and Sunday children every
time
This assertion is corroborated by a boy
of IL who is being dragged chuteward by a
determined parent. He utters a yell OF
dismay at the sight Of the water and the
tumblin& boat.
Il don't want to go. I'm 'fraid. I told
you l was 'fraid. Bm 'fraid Of everything.
I don't want 10 go down things and up
things, and beside I've got a sore leg
At the human roulette wheel the guide
points out a husky looking man who is in
the midst OF the rapidly revolving disk
holding on TO the foot Of a companion.
Presently both are sent flying at tangents,
hitting everything in their way.
That's a pal Of mine. He told his wife
he was a sick man and thought he'd ON
to Coney to get a breath Of fresh air. He
ooks sick, don't he?"
Altogether Monday at Coney lie a day Of
interest, ever If that interest lie not Of the
familiar variety.
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@'Taint twelve he says. 'Tain't likely
the places ready yet. 1t was Sunday yes
terday.'
After a while the manager appears,
He too has a pot Of paint and a brush
and he dabs while he talks. The scenic
background Of the range consists of some
purple mountains, pink trees, a blue heaven
freokled with lot of little clouds shepherded
by a big one and the happy family Of iron
animals moves back and forth majestically
over some wonderfully realistic wavelets
Of sapphire torazy emeraldine tint.
Hundreds Of people hot here yesterday,
he explains. Must have been near a
thousand. They shot off the top OF the
water and the peaks Of the mountains.
One man hit three clouds and there amt
a speck of color left In the entire orchard,
They hit everything. ard hit EN- hard
everything but the animals. We did a rush.
ing business"
Steps rotraced lead by a booth where
a child is singing out in doleful accents
popcorn five a bunch" and says when
you ask him that ~he'dought TO be in school,
but the folks is sick and he's tendin' store.
He tries to tell how much two popcorn
balls will be and offers to wake his father
TO find out. Then to a bar where soft
drinks are served, There is a young woman
presiding over it who has auburn hair,
blue eyes and pink cheeks. She is pour
ing a whole lot of different ~conoootionB
into one big jar. the result being a mixture
the color and consistency Of a Spanish
omelette. Into this she sQueezes a begun
lemon. and sprinkles a dry powder on the
top, Over it she places an inscription.
Turkish Dream Drink" leans oonfdinEly
over the edge of her counter and says:
-1tll brighten your eyes and give you
the l~oveliest flush, besides quenching your
thirst. / drink it all the time.
You just try it once and your own wife
won't know you
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THE CITY BOY,
A Trick With Horses He Doesn't Know, but
the Country boy Does.

A city boy. He Was playing in the street
when the rubber ball he was tossing slipped
from his hands and landed just back Of the
off hind foot of A big gray horse attached
TO a truck and standing patiently by the
curb awaiting further orders.
The boy made several furtive reaches 70
recover the ball. but as actual possession
involved close proximity to that massive
leg and iron shod hoof he hesitated. A
rapid search of surrounding territory
resulted in the finding of a piece Of stick
about six inches long.
Its length was disproportionate 70 the
danger zone. but the boys sense Of peril
decreased as his anxiety grew at the pos-
sible loss Of his plaything. He made A
quick jab with the stick, but succeeded only
in striking the animals hook, causing Il 70
prance Indignantly.
A second attempt and the horses shoe
was struck. The big gray started forward.
The youngster barely had time TO Jump
out Of the way Of the front wheel. Then
the animal, with innate cussedness. backed
up again and in 40 doing placed his hoof
on the ball and pinned it 10 the ground.
Frightened by his close call from injury
and grieving for the loss Of his playthine
the boy LOOTED around uncertain whether
T. laugh or cry. Just at that iuncturn a tall
broad shouidCred man with whiskers Of tie
hayseed variety turned the corirer.
He saw the boys FINAL attempt 10 recover
the ball and his narrow escape from injury.
Two strides and he was beside his victim.
Amt you got no sense?' he demanded.
Want TO got run over or have your brains
kicked out?'
Ia n few sentences the boy explained the
situation and pointed TO the ball The big
man patted the horse on the flank, spoke a
few soothing words 10 the animal and ran
his hand deftly and pettngly down tho
leg until he reached the heck
"H'ist. boy. hist he commanded. and
the animal, accustomed to frequent exami-
nations OF the hoCf. Obedicntly lifted Ito
leg.
With his free hand the big man extracted
the ball from its resting place and tossed
Il 10 the lad, who ungratefIlIy sea mpered
away without waiting TO thank his bepe-
factor.
beats thunder how these city kids don't
know nothin' about horses!" said the big
man disgustedly ~ he busted of his hauG1
and resumed his way.
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wanted to zee Coney Island all lighted up
and she had just told husband he could take
care OF the boarders for once.
They ~al/agreed they would not go into
any Of the places. pronounoing the word
as II it were fraught with evil meaning.
As the trio who form n major part Of the
file OF Monday visitors emerge into the
once busy street aud gaze about, them
AZ the scene OF Monday desolation there is
an expression Of distinct disappointment
visible,
Il don't zee anything here" says one. '
After a moment OF dreary disappoint-
ment one OF the trio says, with the tone 81
the optimist:
"Oh. You two never see anything but the
holes TO the %doughnnts. At least it's per-
fectly respectable
"Ncs, it's perfectly respectable they
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Saturday and Sunday. or course, II people
will move it's their own fault. They can
blame me. But II they set as | tell EN-,
there amt any artist | know can turn out
quicker portraits and / can show the goods
to prove It."
There is only one crumpled roseleaf in
the postcard artists path. IF il wasn't for
the fact hat one OF the syndicate's a notary
and can perform get-spliced-quick schemes,
I've no doubt we'dhave more'n two hundred
and fifty settings. But the couples that come
get 50 enamored of each others looks,
after they zee the way we bring out their
good points, that they want to get married
right away, and then, of course, trades
slower. for that only means one card where
we had two before; besides, marrying people
takes up too much time altogether.
still, | amt complainin'. What I'm
after is steady custom, and the only way
to get that is to satisfy people. Lots of
the postcard artists down here amt got no
heads. They think if they take people
once II don't make any difference about
the future. They're wrong Once you
see your face on a postcard the more you'll
want it there. You'll just long for 1t after
a while. Youll get the habit and we all
know what habits is. I've known people
to come back year after year; wives even
bring their second husbands. That's what
| want. steady trade. I'm satisfied. I'm
just Illuminating on my success to-day
and counting up cash"
For fear his zeal may he mistaken he
adds:
Il amt bargainin' for your trade, either.
It's rather n relief than otherwise to talk
to people who have the kind Of faces they
don't wan, on postcards
The man in ~overalls across the way is an
artist in a different line. He is welding a
paint brush.
Amt much doing on Monday he says.
"You ought to come down some Saturday.
All Of us either counting cash or repairing
damages first day Of the week. Saturdays
and Sundays folks TAX away everything
with EN-, even the paint; everything, that Is.
but the cash. We relieve EN- Of that"
The man at the rife range has a similar
story to tell. At high moor the request
to he allowed TO fire six times at a selection
Of White enamelled iron animals and birds
is met with a surly response from the small
boy in charge.
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OXFORD'S GORGEOUS PAGEANT
OPEN AIR REVIEW OF THE "a
NOES TOWNS HISTORf.

BeEan With the Legend OF 81. FridesNtde In
the Eighth Century Town and Gown
,yoIned 20 Make II a Success More
Than 1000 Persons VIII Take PART
No more suitable spot could be imagined
th.n that which was selected for the pageant
At Oxford last Thursday. The ground
chc,sn ia n beautiful meadow the share OF
full moon that IL Just beginning to wane'
undI hich!the River Cherwell winds its
vsv dividing il from the rich green fields
that stretch away and away into the blue
distance beyond. On the left is a bank OF
trees and a stately tree stands In the centre
NJ the middle distance from which starts a
line ~ wall built TO represent the ancient
convent Of st. Frideswide. long since de-
etroyed.
Abridee had been built across the Cher
we'll. facing the spectator, TO connect the as
tant fields with the pageant round Much
Use was made OF the river, and the most
cha rming Of the scenes are those IN whlSh
Il played a part-those which set iorth the
legend 81 81. Frideswide and the tale oi
Fair Rosamund, the one depicting the
happy LAYS Of that III fated monarch,
Charles l.. and the eighteenth century FAR
visited by George III, known as Farmer
George. and his ~family-the prototype oil
ST. Giles f'air. held every September.
The opening scene Of all was the ramati
enisode u tho legend Of st. Frideswide
in the beginning of the eighth century
rrideswide. a young girl, arrives on the
scene in u strangely fashioned boat. hyinR
in terror from the unwelcome attentions OF
Agar. Earl OF Leicester, 10 seek refuge IN
a %neighboring convent. Some fishermen
who are rnending their nets beside their
bat try to conceal her. but In vain, Tor
Agar, following close behind, drags her
from nor shelter. F~rideswide, strong IN
her faith Of heavenly protection, makes the
t,gn Of tho cross and Agar is smittan with
blindness. His followers shrink away from
h.m IN horror, but she advances and prays
that his sight may DO restored. Her prayer
il granted and, accompanied by the fervid
gratitude Of Agar and the blessings OF the
crowd. Frldeswide IL invested with the
0 mbols OF authority by a procession OF
nuns, who lead her TO the convent, where
abe reigns as Abbess.
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CONEY ISLANDS "DAY AFTER
BLUE MONDAY WIEN THE MONEY
rs COJNTED UP.

Dcrp LaSSitnde on Every Side and Even the
Barkers Are NOtceIesS- Understudies
In the Oriental raihrcS-0Me Cheerful
" Artist In POstcHrds-The '-SIrk' Wan.
" A great deal is written and said about the
Saturdays and Sundays at Coney Island.
The reason for this is obvious. Nothing is
ever said about the Mondays. and the reason
for this ia also obvious, But. an a matter
Of contrast. they are certainly worth chron-
icing
The cold gray da WI Of Wash Day rise
ever II strange scane, On the outskirts Of
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jealous wife Rosamun1 retires to the con-
vent now named after Frideswide. who
has been canonized as a saint. Then follow
two amusing episodes; one where Friar
Bacon. not to be COMPOUNDED with Francis
Of that name, who lived some 1870 years
later, displays\some of his marvellous in
ventions to an excited crowd, and the
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Only Too True.
Prom Rntptr's Mockln.

1T Ia a Ead fact. " said the statlstioian.
that the ordinary waste Of food In an Eng
lish middle Class family would he sufficient
to maintain wholly a French family Of similar
station, ="
True, faid the epicure. And Il Is also
Q gratifying fact that the average French
family couldnt he hired TO eat II after II had
been cooked by the average English middle
class family; 90 that after nj, " IL not wasted
az far 40 France 10 concerned"
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hrst notable scholar Of whom there is any
record TO settle in the town Of Oxford.
Then followed the story Of Fair Rosa
mund and her royal lover. King Henry III.
To escape the cares Of court life he comes
to her bower. where he amuses himself
with his favorite sport Of fishing, but when
they are discovered and pursued by his
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The next episode was spectacular, dealing
with the coronation Of Harold, surnamed
barefoot. in 1896. the first King TO be buried
in Westminster Abbey. Next came the
scene which shows the advent Of Theobaldus
Stampensis, who may be said tn have
founded the university. He was a priest
who had emigrated from Caen and is the
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famous fight between Town and Gown"
on st. Scholastica's Day. After the Inter
Jude, the Masque Of the Medieval Curriou-
lum, already described in THE Sun. came
scenes of less remote history.
A splendid and brilliant spectacle was
that in which Cardinal Wolsey receives
Henry VIII. and obtains permission from
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Richmond. Ind.

In the recently published memoirs of
Comtesse de Boigne. who lived a hum
dred years ago appears the following:
L had great speculative veneration
for that youthful Louise de Condo.
weeping for the crimes of her country
at the foot of affairs. | had formed a
romantic idea of her. but it was necces-
sary to avoid seeing the heroine. Com
mon. vulgar and ignorant. she was
middle-class in her thoughts, in her
sentiments. in her actions. words and
person One was tempted TO pity God
for being so contantly importuned by
her: she called on him for help in all
the most futile circumstances of her
puerile existence. l have seen her Of
fer up a prayA to recover a ball of
wool which had fallen under her
chair
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Watson Visits Brothers.

Congressman James E. Watson was
guest of Gen. Wilson at Camp
James r. Ross yesterday. Mr. Wat
son is veteran in Pythianism.
Were for Watson for governor
he'll only rum" Mr.. Watson blushed
and declined to make a definite an
nouncement.
Watson has had many honors at
the hands of the knights of the state.
He has been colonel of a regiment,
grand chancellor of the subordinate
lodge and supreme representative.
Political Talk Blinds Them.
James E. Watson and Charles W.
Miller. both prominent in the public
eye as prospective gubernatorial can
didates, stood in the lobby of one of
the downtown hotels yesterday even
ing. An interesting crowd of po;iti-
clans watched them at a respectful
distance. Each wore a thoughtful
look and as they proceeded with an
apparently very earnest conversation
gestures.
AS soon as one made point he
would lean back on the wooden railing
of the lobby and watch how the other
took it. The railing wore coat of
fresh paint.
The conversation lasted half an
hour. Then the Sixth District states
man happened to glance at his coat
tails.
Paint, by gosh" he shouted
Miller rubbernecked and found that
he had smeared his coat in a most
distressing manner.
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Up to this time the diameter of the
globe has not been arrived at within
1000 feet. but Nikola Tesla says that
his system of wireless telegraphy will
be the means of reducing this margin
of error to within fifty feet or less.