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LEARNING THEIR PARTS.

william Gillette memories new parts
on long country walks.
Ethel Barrymore, seated before the
fire, has her maid or secretary read her
new parts aloud till she has mastered
them.
Nine. Bernhard rarely attempts to
memorize a part save In the presence
and with the help Of the playwright
New York Press.
Richard Mansfield learns new parts
In the morning. walking up and down
his library. One morning often sufnces
for the longest role
Nat Goodwin learns q new part BY
saying II into a photograph, which
then repeats II over and over to him
until he knows II perfectly.
Henry z. Dixey finds that his mind
h at its best for mastering new parts
late at night, and accordingly be will
often remain at his desk till sunrise, a
manuscript before him, bis lips moving
rapidly.
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Mr.. c.,.att,, Good Temper.

The late A. ]. Cassatt, president Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad company,
used to pride himself on never losing
bis temper, no matter what the provo
cation. At the same time he showed
consideration for others less favored In
the matter Of equilibrium. On one Oc-
casion he was on a Pennsylvania train
which stopped owing to some trining
mishap. Mr.. Cassatt asked a brake
man some questions regarding the stop
page, and the man, not knowing the
passenger, replied in sulphurous Ian
guage, consignlng Mr.. Cassatt to hot
quarters and telling him to mind his
own business. The president related
the circumstance to the superintendent
Of that division and added, lust call
that man into your oflce and tell him
he cussed the president and that here
after he should be more polite to pas
sengers."-Boston Transcript
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Dangers Of smoksI.ss Powder.

Dangers Of smoksIsss Powder.
Modern smokeless gunpowder is dan
gerous STUFF to store. A scientist re-
marks: "In all probability the recent
terrible disaster to the French battle
ship Jena will be found to have been
due to the explosion Of her after mag
axines as the result Of spontaneous
combustion Of the powder. Such an
accident at the close Of the recent war
tore out the side Of the japanese bat
deship Mikasa at a time when, like
the Jena, she was at one OF the gov
eminent dockyards. The best Of mod
ern powders are liable under certain
conditions to decomposition, which, IL
1t proceeds to a certain point and be
accompanied by certain conditions Of
temperature, may result in the explo-
sion Of the magazine and the loss Of
the ship or arsenal, as the case may be.
Our modern smokeless powders when
In storage are the occasion Of a degree
Of anxiety and watchfulness which
was never felt In the days of the
brown or black powders"
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Was Not Pasteurized.

Darius Barry was a prominent Lynn
citizen between 1850 and 1870. He was
a very learned but somewhat rough
hammered individual, who had a repu-
tation for being a wag and wit.
The Rev. Father Strain, the Catholic
priest. admonished him for having his
cows fed in a certain cemetery in q
nearby village in which many foreign
ers had been buried, and Darius in
stantly philosophical, well. well, that
accounts for it-accounts for the taste
Of garlic In the milk!'
But the best work Of Darius was
when he gave a poem to his son Eu-
gene to pass upon. Darius wrote pO-
etry now and then for the local papers
and often had Eugene pass upon It
THAT Is no use, father" said Eugene
on three straight days to three different
poems. When the same verdict was
rendered on the fourth day, Darius re-
marked:
Eugene, when Tennyson wrote that
the world thought It the best work the
great poet had done"
Darius had palmed or a Tennyson
effort on Eugene, who was so busy
that he could not give the proper esti-
mate.-Boston Herald.
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Tonus shape, Hold PepuIaritY.

To the Joy Of many the toque shapes
are still on the high tide OF favor. Nat
uraIly they are modified and may have
upturned brims or have one side turn
ed down or are transformed to a regu-
lation mushroom.
Mushroom hats have dropping brims
to keep in tune with the droopiness OF
the general outlines Of the costume.
Trimming Is massed indiscriminately
on either the left or the right side, well
inclining toward the back
The narrow hat is a novelty, being
made Of narrow delicate braids sewed
on chiffon foundations The appear
ance Of duhiness Is sought for In
dressy hats, and chiffon lace and light
woven straws are combined to make
shape.
For practical wear the sailor returns
to claim its place. This Is the hat OF
the young person, with saucy quilts
and outstanding ends Of ribbon.
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American cIsanIinsas,

1t has always been our boast that
the English are the apostles Of cleanli-
ness. Perhaps 1t would now be ad-
visable to reconsider that contention.
The American has replaced our dingy,
dirty looking tram cars with clean, airy
and roomy vehicles. He has trans
formed our dismal and filthy under
ground railways into reasonably bright
and well ventilated systems, and he
has substituted for our dreary private
hotels the speckless palaces we have
seen arise almost As II by magic. AL
those improvements we could have ef-
fected ourselves II we had really been
80 devoted to cleanliness as we i'm
agine we are. How surprisingly
charming we Englishmen would be
were we not 50 Rerfect-in our own
standardization Truth.
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aaaaina the Smoke.

At nearly all Of the large dinners
this year a hashlight photograph has
been taken Of the feast, photographs
being developed and ready for the din
ers by the time the dinner has been
over. Such a thing has not been al
lowed before by the places where the
big dinners are held. That such photo
graphs have been taken this year has
been due to an ingenious contrfvanee
which the nashlIght man now has for
collecting his smoke. This II Q large
inverted baglIks arrangement into
which The smoke ascends and Is caught
20 successfully that not a vestige can
be detected afterward Now the fash
Light man, instead Of being tabooed,
seems to be one Of the adjunctB Of the
large public dinners.-New York Sun
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PASSPORTS.

The Strict Regulations That Are En-
forced In Russia.
There are very few countries where
travellers now require passports in or
der to promote their convenience and
security. In Brazil and Venezuela a
passport must be shown to the officials
before one is allowed to leave the coun-
try for foreign port-a vexatious
measure. enforced apparently for the
sake OF enabling a few officials to col
lect small fees.
In Russia, as is well known, pass
port regulations are enforced with the
greatest stringency. No traveller, in
deed, Is permitted to enter the empire
until he has obtained a passport and
convinced the Russian consular OH
GERS at the port from which he sails
that he is neither a Roman Catholic
priest nor Hebrew. The question or
dinarily asked is, what Is your re-
lIgiOn?" but 1t is designed to provide
against the entry Of either Of these
two classes.
When the traveller arrives at a Rus
sian port with n passport that has
been properly vised and countersigned
at a consular Office, 1t Is critically ex-
amined by police officer and duly reg
istered. At the entrance Of the hotel
another police officer takes possession
OF the document and in the course Of
twenty-four hours returns 1t with a
permit for q limited residence in the
country.
It has been said with but little ex-
aggeratlon that 1t is as difficult for
one to leave Russia as II Is to enter II.
When the traveller departs for another
city in the empire, he must have the
passport countersigned by the police.
This process continues until he reaches
the frontier, which he cannot cross IN
less the passport has been vIsed and
stamped by the police. Not infrequent-
ly tourists are stopped at the frontier
and subjected to serious Inconvenience
because they have neglected to comply
with the police regulations respecting
passports. All this red tape causes an
noyances and irritation among tourists,
who are apt to overlook the fact that
Russians as well as foreigners are COM
PEELED to observe these police regula-
lions. 1t is the business Of the police
to know where everybody hodges.
The same system prevails In Turkey,
where It is not practicable for a for
eIgner to travel without a passport.
Elsewhere in Europe passports are not
required. They are relics OF a bygone
period when communication between
countries was slow and infrequent-
San Francisco Chronicle.
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BRElIIE.
THE HALL OF FAME.

George J. Gould is dIsposIng Of his
stable OF polo ponies and is withdraw
Ing from the game temporarily.
Michael Leavitt of Milford, n. H,
who claims he Is ITO years old, walked
three and a half miles recently Just for
exercise, he said.
Ex-Mayor Burke Of Burlington, vt,
who lately retired from office, is a Ca
pable blacksmith. A few days ago he
shod ffty-two horses "all round"
Representative and Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth expect to spend a month In
Alaska the coming summer. They will
leave their home In Cincinnati about
July /.
Alma, the one-year-old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Relter Of Red Hill,
Pa, enjoys the distinction OF having
four living great-grandmothers and two
grandmothers.
Eleven years ago Elmer Chase OF
Milo, Me-, got a large splinter in his
hand, which has caused him so much
annoyance that the other day he had
a physician extract It.
Gabrielle dAnnunZio has refused an
offer OF $4,000 to deliver eight lectures
in South America. In refusing he
wrote, Il have no wish to brave the
ocean for box Of cigars"
Dinlzulu, the Zulu chief once widely
known and feared in war, has a graph
ophone with which he entertaIns his
guests. He has also an organ, built In
England, on which he plays himself.
To have served forty-siX years with
out having a single criticism passed
upon his work is the record OF Assist
ant Chief Edwin Williams Of the Hart
ford Conn fire department, who now
resigns.
Lionel Walter Rothschild, who Is
spending 100000 on a history OF ex-
tinct birds, is q member Of the famous
FIRST English Baron RothschIld and
possesses an immense fortune.
Charles A. Elch Of Cohasset, Mass,
now that Thomas WIgglesworth Is
dead, Is Harvard's oldest living grad
uate. He was eighteen years old
when he was graduated In the class Of
's3. He Is ninety-two years old and
has practiced law nearly seventy years
In Boston.
When John Burns entered the Brit
izh cabinet. there were rumors that he
would refuse to don the cooked hat
and epaulets Of official uniform. The
king asked him about II. mot true, /"
replied Mr.. Burns, land, besides,
have already worn your majesty's uni
form" The king naturally asked when
that was. when 1 was In Penton-
ville." answered Mr.. Burns, abiding
to bis three months sentence after the
Trafalgar square riots.
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ENGLISH ETcHINGS.

A firm In business on Oxford street
London, has Just insured for 100000
against earthquakes
Some Of the saloons In Liverpool dis
play the Sign, Ladies Cannot Be Ssrv-
q without Their Hats On"
In London's new criminal court. on
tie Old BaiIsy sits. prisoners win climb
up white marble stairs to reach the
dock.
In q recent municipal election 1t
Chard, England. two male candidates
withdrew IN order that two women
miEht have an uncontsstsd election
London nrsmen get one days lsaVe
IN fifteen and q short annual holiday.
Thsy begin on - shnllngs q week md
do not ne 70 tie fun wAgs of %
shHltngs unta after tn ysarS Ssrviee.
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AID CHAIN TOO.
Story of q Most Laeonie Deaf and
Dumb Man.

Story of q Most Laeonie Deaf and
Dumb Man.
'SThe most laconic man I knew Of IA
a deaf and dumb man in our town"
said a man to a San Francisco Ar
gonaut writer the other day. HE new
er writes on his little pad more than
enough to convey his meaning. It hap
pened he was a good poker player and
one night won a watch and chain from
a young man Of the town. The young
mans father, a very pompous individ-
uaI, heard Of It and, meeting the sue
cessful gamester on the street next
day, stopped him. The deaf and dumb
man produced his little pad. On 1t the
irate and pompous father wrote, I un-
derstand you won Bob's gold watch the
other night he handed II to the
deaf and dumb man, expecting to see
him change countenance and offer to
give up his spoil. The latter did not
quite do that, however. Instead he
took the pad, wrote two words careful
IL on 1t and returned it. The pompous
father read inscribed thereon, And
chain"
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Morkina Out III. Poll Tax.

This is the story Of the difficulty Of
compelling a Tonkawa Indian to work
out his poll tax: 'Kapitan worked
about fifteen minutes and then struck
for a four hour day. This was granted
In another fifteen minutes he struck
again for lemonade to drink instead OF
water. This was allowed. Then the
street commissioner got gun and told
Kap the striking season was over.
So Kap worked until noon. Just as the
school bell rung for II o'clock kap
ran a twenty penny nail through bis
foot. The boss wanted to pull 1t out
but Kap said: No, you don't; not In the
noon hour. Wait until o'clock Kap
had a sunstroke In the afternoon, but
otherwise he got through the day very
Observation-Disclosures (Okla) Star.
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was too late to change his order he
found that a change had been made in
the prices and that roast beef alone
was IS cents. Potatoes came 10 cents
extra.
Now, Mr.. Rockefeller had been CIV
ing the waiter a ten cent tip for sew
eral days, but this time. in view Of the
extra charge for potatoes, he laid out
only a nickel for the waiter. The lat
ter, In considerable vexation, according
to the story, reproached him, saying,
IF 1 had as much money as you have
1 wouldn't squeeze nickel so hard"
To which the oil magnate retorted, IF
you squeezed a nickel as hard as do
you wouldn't be a waiter"
Pretty good. wasn't itT' said the
waiter afterward In telling about II.
But John d. went to a cheaper eat
ing place after that.
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Enermou, Flow Of Words.

A committee clerk at the house end
Of the capitol estimates that as a re-
suit of the deliberations OF the recent
short session Of congress the literature
Of the year has been enriched by the
addition Of 100000 words. This STU
pendous verbal output was printed In
the Congressional Record and consisted
Of speeches, reports Of various kinds
and the presidential messages, Of
which, for one reason and another,
there were an unusual number and va
riety. The session consumed only sew
enty-one legislative days, the average
duration Of which was little less than
five hours each. Thus the verbal out
put per hour Of the nations statesmen
the past winter was $4,000, record, 1t
is believed, unsurpassed In the modern
history Of parllaments.
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Pr.f.rr.d the imitation.

Sir Thomas Upton, whose grocery
shops, 'LIpton's Limited" are a. thick
In London as the fog, was talking to q
New York reporter on his last visit
about pure food laws.
-And that reminds me-" said Sir
Thomas, "of my youth, when was
running my first grocery and sleeping
under the counter.
"A rival in the next street was sell
Ing VIGOROUSLY bad goods, and I heard
A story about him with delight
1T seems that q customer entered biz
Ghoo and asked for q pound Of butter.
"'Yes, SIR said my rval. Ths real
or the Imitation, Gifr
~what was II you sold me yestE'
dayr inquired the customer.
THAT was the real SIR
"msn giVe ne he imitation
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aAantnr Haart1 In poas.

"sMotor heart in dogs is a new dis
ease" says one Of the kings veterinary
surgeons. The motor car possesses q
curious fascination for dogs. They
enjoy the swift motion, the exciting
scorching rush through the air as much
AZ their masters. But the veterinary
surgeon In many cases is obliged TO
curb this canine fondness for the car,
because of the Injurious effect the
sport has on a dogs heart"
The symptoms Of motor heart In
dogs are enlargement, habbiness ano
general weakness Of that organ. Inc
dog looks restless and excited. Inc
heartbeats are rapid and weak Breath
ing In difficult and distressed. Inc
ouiy cure IL total abstinence from car
ridss.-London Mail
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MULBERRY ooIoRKD vomL

The FIVE gored skirt has the plaits
stitched TO depth Of six inches below
the girdle, which holds 1t well in place
over the hips and allows a pretty nare
at the bottom.
The waist is plated back and front
and the chemisette is made Of cream
colored valenciennes insertion, which
Is also used as a finish to the cuf.
A china blue rajah made after this
model, trimmed with bands Of EN-
broidered silk or satin velvet Of dark
er shade, would be particularly chic.
II thin materials, such as lawns, ba-
tistes or organdies, are employed In
place Of the trimming bands lace In
sertion should be used. This dress Is
suitable for girls from thirteen to sew
enteen years OF age.
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Eomlc Neutrality.

International law can sometimes d.
velop q situation that 10 not devoid Of
humor. Something Of the kind has Just
happened In Luxembourg. A man who
had been arrested In German Lorraine
had to be conveyed to Saverne through
Luxembourg. On reaching Battsm-.
bOurEh, the first station In Luxsnl-
bOurE. he managed to get the carnage
door open and. IeapIng to the platfRm,
refused to re-snter the carriage On ne
ground that, a. the country WAS neu-
tral. - cOaId nsither Be compelled nor
arrested. He was Detained, but ths
LuEsmbOurg government b. tsleDhOns
OrdssOd he release. while ths JAIlsr -
fRnDd % Lorraine GestfaLen.-L0a6a
olOba.
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NEW SHORT STORIES
John o. chanoed His E.tino Place.

John D. Changed His Eating Place.
John ID. Rockefeller used to get his
noon luncheon daily at the Hollenden
years ago, says the Cleveland Plain
Dealer. An old time Cleveland resi-
dent told recently as he sat in the lobby
Of that hotel the circumstances that
caused the Standard chief to look else
where for a suitable MONDAY repast.
It seems that in those days the lunch
con menu offered roast beef and pota-
toes for IS cents. That price seemed
reasonable enough to Mr.. Rockefeller,
and he used to order roast beef and po-
tatoes with the utmost abandon. Oc-
casionally he would add n piece OF pie
to his order, for his digestion was fair
ly good in those days. One day he
went in and gave his usual order, but
after he had finished his meal and It
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MaanStIts Lamps-


Among the more recent forms OF arc
Iannns are those In which q stick OF
maeuettte Is substituted for carbon In
the NEGATIVE terminal. The magneope
lamp IL the result Of efforts 70 mo =
substance capable Of withstanding e1-
poUure In an open arc and giving a
white light instead Of the orange colOt
OF the brilliant flame carbon lamps
10 increase tn efficiency small PEI
centaee of other metallic oIids Is 400.
81 TO the magnetic. 1t Is found tnaI
the dame In these lamps 10 fed only ~
The neeatiye electrode, the Eagneuss
gtick, which alone needs to De rep'eeN
Ifrom tine to time, the poSuve -
minal composed Of copper. not oeans
eouGuned-YOuth's Companion
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Fooled the CarpSntSr,

A carpenter called at a fat to make
some repairs and knocked on the door.
who's thereT asked voice.
THE carpenter" was the reply.
~Come fn," was the response.
The carpenter tried the door, but 1t
was locked.
"Open the door," said the carpenter.
"Haw, haw, hawT came the voice
from the inside.
The carpenter was getting very mad.
Then the woman who lives In the fat
on the opposite side opened her door
and said:
There is no one at home there ex-
cant the parrot"-New York Globe.
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DISGUISED.

Look here, waiter" said q New
York drummer at the breakfast table
Of a small Texas hotel, 'how are these
eggs cookedT
Oats a cheese om'Iet, boss. I know
20 a1ed TO- a plain om'let, but dem
eggs was promiscus, boss-jes' a little
bit promiscus-an' 90 de cook tes'
throwed In a little cheese."-Woman's
Home Companion.
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Mixed His Lines.

The manager Of the great war drama
was furious.
'GBlockheadT he Numbered as he
rushed into the theatrical office. what
do you mean by sending me an actor
who used to work in the kitchen OF a
cook houseT'
How do you know he used to work
IN the kitchen Of q cook housef" fall
tered the agent.
"How do knowf Why, in the battle
scene outside of the fortress instead Of
shouting Scale the wallsT the num-
Ekull beloved Scale the fshF"
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Olive Green.

Among mems suitings olive green's
IN smart mixtures are leading novel
ties, and a few Of the more exclusive
women's tailors are using these color
ings to some extent. Probably by fail
we shall see a good deal Of these
shades: also Of the navy and other
dark blues that are the present mode
In Paris.
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Annroashina the Limit.

MRS. Henpeck seems to have her
husband 30 well trained that he'd jump
through a hoop II she held it up and
gave him the word"
IT'S worse than that She even
makes him help her celebrate the anni-
Versary Of her marriage to her first
husband" Chicago Record-Herald.
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WOMAN AND FASHION
In Princess StyIa.

Princess models have gained a foot
hold In the fashion world, and It seems
as though their reign will be Of indefi-
mite duration For young girls those
showing full skirts with well fitted,
shaped gtrdles connecting the skirt
and waist are most becoming. When
making the girdle care should be taken
to see that It fits perfectly, and then
little trouble will be encountered In ar
ranging the skirt so that it will hang
correctly.
The dress illustrated is fashioned
from mulberry colored wolfe. trimmed
with shaped bands Of a darker shade.
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The plnafore style Of bodice shows
little sign of its disappearance from our
midst, and II is capable Of 30 much
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Eria-My face 70 my fortune.
stsllA-Haven't you sVsf ha6 eEnT
more money than you have n0Wf-
New York Pres.
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Mn. Gossip-Mn. Richleigh has %
much smbonpotnt, hasn't she1
Ma. Comsup uudieiOusly) - WeA'
bow, she might have II she wasn't %
nt-Baltimore American.