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ened fellow with cringing manner ana
q shambling style of walking. He wore
an open jacket, with sploteh OF tar
on the sleeve, a red-and-black check
shirt. dungaree trousers and heavy
boots badly worn. His face was thin
and brown and crafty. with a perpet-
ual smile upon il, which showed an ir-
regular line of yellow teeth, and his
crinkled hands were half closed in a
way that is distinctive of sailors. As
he came slouching across the lawn
heard Mr.. Trevor make sort of hie-
coughing noise in his throat, and, jump
ing out of his chair, he ran into the
house He was back in moment, and
/ smelt a strong reek of brandy as he
passed me.
"well, my man. said he. What can
do for your
"The sailor stood looking at him with
puckered eyes, and with the same loose
Tipped smile upon his face.
"'You don't know me?' he asked.
"eIYhy, dear me, it's surely Hudson
said Mr.. Trevor in tone of surprise.
Hudson it is. sir said the sea-
man. why, it's thirty year and more
since saw. you last. Here you are in
your mousse, anu iii1 ohii PtS-'e7 4h'
salt meat out of the harness cask.
"'Tut. you will find that | have not
forgotten old times cried Mr.. Trevor.
and. walking towards the sailor, he
| said something in a low voice. Go into
| the Kitchen he continued out loud,
and you will get food and drink.
have no doubt that shall find you
situation
"aThank you, SIR said the seaman,
touching his forelock, Tn just off
| a two-yearer in an eight-knot tramp
short-handed at that, and | wants a
rest. I thought I'd get 1t either with
Mr.. Beddoes or with you.'
| "'Ahp cried Mr.. Trevor. You know
where Mr.. Beddoes is?'
| "'Bless you sir, know where all
| my old friends are said the fellow
with a sinister smile, and he slouched
off after the maid to the kitchen. Mr.
Trevor mumbled something to us about
having been shipmate with the mar
when he was going back to the dig
| gfngs, and then, leaving us on the
lawn. he went Indoors. An hour later
when we entered the house, we foun6
him stretched dead drunk upon the
dining-roorng sofa. The whole inclden
left a most ugly impression upon my
mind. and 1 was not sorry next day t(
leave Donnithorpe behind me, for fel
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THE STORY OF THE LAUREL.
BY A. B. LIE MASSENA.

n POLIO was the god of the sun.
A He also presided over music,
4 - archery and prophecy, and was
considered the handsomest of all the
dwellers on Mount Olympus. He
proved himself to be as brave as he
was beautiful when he slew an enor-
nous dragon called Python, which had
kept all the people of the earth In per-
petual terror.
One day Apollo was spending pleas
ant afternoon hunting in the forest
when he came upon Cupid, the little
god of love, practising with his bow
and arrows. "Ho. no, my little man."
he laughed. DO you expect to Kill any
big dragons with such tiny playthings
as these darts of yours? / think it
would be better if you stayed at home
with your mother and left the care Of
such weapons to those who know how
to use them" Cupid almost burst out
crying. he was so angry at being made
fun of, and determined to show Apollo
that although his arrows might not be
able to kill dragons, they nevertheless
could be quite as destructive in an
other way He had made two kinds,
a gold one which had the power to eX-
cite lONEs anu bliN iiA-ihN u lEHA NAilStA
could inspire hate.
"I viii show you if my arrows are
not as powerful as yours" he cried,
and fitting the golden one to the bow
he shot it straight into Apollos heart,
and then scampered away as fast as his
short legs would take him. He had
not gone far when he came to cot
tage on the river bank where dwelt
most beautiful maiden named Daphne.
She was standing at the gate when he
arrived all out Of breath. why, where
are you going so fast?" she said Il
have just lost my golden arrow" the
little god replied, "and now am about
to get rid Of the lead one" With that
he pierced the heart Of poor Daphne
with the arrow of hate.
Not long afterward Apollo happened
hy the cottage and saw the fair
Daphne busy at her household duties
He Immediately fell deeply in love with
her and endeavored to win her love in
return. Daphne's heart, however, had
been poisoned by the lead arrow, and
although Apollo was a god and n very
handsome fellow besides, she could not
help hating him.
Apollo was heartbroken, but still used
every art he possessed to make her
change her mind. but without success.
One day he met her at the edge OF the
forest and urged his suit so pathetl>
cally that the maiden was moved to
tears, and said to him: Rather than
see you suffer any longer ! would gladly
change places with yonder tree" I'M
inediately her feet stuck fast in the
cfonnd and became roots her hair
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that my presence must be source OF
embarrassment to my friend.
"All this occurred during the first
month of the long vacation. l went
up to my London rooms, where l spent
seven weeks working out a few expert
ments in organic chemistry. One day,
however, when the autumn was far ad-
Vanced and the vacation drawing to a
close, I received a telegram from my
friend imploring me to return to Dom
nithorpe, and saying that he was in
great need of my advice and assistance.
OF course / dropped everything and
set out for the North once more.
"He met me with a dog-cart at the
station. and L saw at a glance that
the last two months had been very
trying ones for him. He had grown
thin and careworn, and had lost the
loud, CHEEKY manner for which he had
been remarkable.
"'The governor is dying. were the
first words he said.
3" Impossible!' L cried. What is the
matter?'
"'Apoplexy. Nervous shock. He's
been on the verge all day. | doubt if
we shall find him alive
81 was, as you may think, Watson,
Mortified at this unexpected news.
What has caused it?' / asked
"'Ah. that is the point. Jump in and
we can talk ii over while we drive.
You remember that fellow who came
upon the evening before you left us?
Perfectly
80 Do you know who it was that We
let into the house that day%
"'I have no idea
" 1t was the devil, Holiness he cried.
"I stared at him in astonishment.
Yes, it was the devil himself. We
have not had a peaceful hour since
not one. The governor has never held
up his head from that evening. and
now the life has been crushed out of
him and his heart broken, all through
this accursed Hudson.
What power had he, then?'
'Ah, that is what / would give so
much to know. The kindly, charitable,
good old governor-how could he have
fallen into the clutches of such a
ruffian! But 1 am so glad that you
have come Holmes. | trust very much
to your judgment and discretion. and |
know that you win advise me for the
best
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which ever made me feel that pro-
fesson might be made out of what had
up to that time been the merest hobby
At the moment, however, was too
much concerned at the sudden illness
of my host to think of anything else.
L hope that ] have said nothing to
pain YOU? said l.
"Well. you certainly touched upon
rather a tender point Might ask how
you know, and how much you l5now?'
He spoke now in l1alf-iesting fashion,
but a look of terror still 1urked at the
back of his eyes.
alt is simplicity ITSELF said I. When
you barred your arm to draw that fish
into the boat / saw that ]. A. had been
tattooed in the bend of the elbow. The
letters were still legible, but it was
perfectly clear from their blurred ap-
pearance, and from the staining of the
skin round them, that efforts had been
made to obliterate them. 1t was OBJ
vious. then, that those initials had once
been very familiar to you, and that
you afterwards wished to forget them.
"'What an eye YOU have!' he cried,
with a sigh>of relief. 1T is just as you
say. But we won't talk of 1t. OF all
ghosts the ghosts of our old lovers are
the worst. Come into the billiard
room and have a quiet cigar
"From that day, amid all his cor
diality, there was always touch Of
suspicion in Mr. Trevor's manner
| towards me. Even his son remarked
| it. you've given the governor such a
turn said he, that he'll never be sure
again of what you know and what you
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TWILIGHT CHAT.

The other night ! saw a young wom-
an at the theatre who wore a simple
pink chiffon gown, almost void of trim
ming. She wore dangling earnings of
plain gold drops, and about her neck
was strung on a narrow piece of black
velvet ribbon, a huge gold locket. 1t
bore the earmarks of fashion in jew
elry seen half-century ago, The girl
who wore these bits of antique finery
showed that her people had always had
money and standing, and they added
general style that several women in my
vicinity spoke of It,.
The recently published years dress
bill of one American heiress includes
365 pairs of gloves at 81 and $50 hand
kerchiefs at the same price each. And
still they say that money is scarce. To
the average young women so many
pairs of gloves would last her until
she was old, even though she had a pair
to every gown.
Mrs. Frederick Nathan says that
q. 900 women In New York support their
husbands, and she would like to know
why these ladies are not allowed to
vote. She does not approve of won-
ans supporting her husband, but she
thinks that such a woman should have
more to say in regard to the laws than
the man who is supported.
Women who are too much engrossed
with domestic affairs are Kitchen
minded" The word is evidently meant
with no reproach. No doubt there are
women who give too much time to the
kitchen, as there are others who give
to little. Who will undertake to decide
Just how much time is enough? That
woman should grow like the place
in which she passes most of her time
is not strange. She might become par
lor-minded; but many like George
Eliot enjoy clean Kitchen best of all.
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ening which marks the boxing man.

ening which marks the boxing man.
.Anvthing elseF
You have done good deal of dig
ging by your callosities.'
Made all my money at the gold
fields
"'You have been in New Zealand
"'Right again.
"'You have visited Japan
"'Quite true
"'And you have been most intimately
associated with some one whose initials
were j. A, and whom you afterwards
were eager to entirely forget
"Afr. Trevor stood slowly up, fixed
his large blue eyes upon me with a
strange wild stare, and then pitched
forward, with his face among the nut
shells which strewed the cloth, in a
dead faint
"You can imagine, Watson, how
shocked both his son and I were. His
attack did not last long, however, for
when we undid his collar. and sprinkled
the water from one of the finger glasses
over his face, he gave a gasp or two
and sat up.
"Ah, boys said he, forcing smile,
L hope l haven't frightened you.
Strong as look. there is weak place
in my heart, and it does not take much
to knock me over. I don't know how
you manage this, Mr. Holmes, but II
seems to me that all the detectives of
fact and of fancy would be children In
your hands. That's your line of life,
sir, and you may take the word of a
man who has seen something of the
world
"And that recommendation, with the
exaggerated estimate of my ability with
which he prefaced it, was, if you viii
believe me, Watson, the very first thing
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THE QUESTION BOX

Will you kindly tell me what will
make face wells retain their freshness.
1 pay a good deal for my wells md
they soon become fiimsy. The question
/ asked you about the stained yell was
answered with the best results. by
answering this question you win great
ly oblige A STAR READER.
You have asked me question which
I cannot answer satisfactorily. 1t is
the dampness which affects veil, nnI
the only thing which will retain It's
freshness is not to wear it In damp
weather. You may prevent its flimsi-
ness In that way, but there is no cure
for the mesh wells. A chiffon veil may
be restored by dampening over steam,
then rolling over cylindrical surface
to dry A mesh veil win pull away IN
der this treatment
| am glad If you were successful In
removing the red stain, and it is always
pleasant to know that suggestions have
| been helpful.
Can you tell me how I can remove
chewing gum from silk skirt? ThanK-
ing you in advance, / am
AN EVENING STAR READER.
First scrape off as much of the gum
as possible, using the back of a knife.
and scraping with great care so - not
to cut or injure the silk. Then sponge
with ether or chloroform.
Kindly let me know If person is
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NEWS FOR SHOPPERS

Kehoe & McManus have on exhibi-
ton some exquisite poses Of children
which they have photographed. Women
and children are their specially.
At Bamberger's beautiful Dresden
ribbons for belts and summer sashes
are selling at less than half price. Now
is the chance to replenish the stock of
these indispensable articles.
Excellent quality nainsook by the
piece or by the yard is offered at
Goerke's for a small sum.
For the heedlework girl the patterns
already stamped, with materials for
embroidery, will make a strong appeal.
These, for underwear and for shirt
waists, may be found at Hahne's.
A serviceable spring suit is of blue
serge, made quite severely plain, but
well-tailored. 1t is offered at a reason
able price at Menter & Rosenblooms.
A sterling silver cheese. pot Is one of
the latest and prettiest novelties Of
fered. 1t may be seen at J. Wiss &
Sons.
A pretty evening slipper is Of black
kid, the toe we'll beaded and fastened
quite high on the ankle with four or
five beaded straps. 1t is on sale at
Eisele's.
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allowed to carry an nnloaded revolver
without license Also how should I
let you know about a party so that it
will appear in your social columns?
Do you solicit such reports?
INQUISITIVE.
It is against the law to carry eol-
cealed weapons of any sort, and sou
render yourself liable by so doing.
The report of your party may be sent
to the City Editor Of THE MORNING
STAR, or of THE EVENING STAR.
Items of the sort are always welcome.
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TIME AND TASTE CHIEF
KEYNOTES TO BEAUTY.

To be well dressed takes some money.
but it also takes more time.
There must be the NOSE exquisite
neatness.
There must also be charm and dignity
in the carriage.
There must be good taste. Many
plain women and girls have reputa-
tion for good locks, which is merely a
matter Of careful grooming.
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ington street. Newark. a watch; HOW
ARD LAMBRIGHT. aged 10, 40
Bloomfield avenue, Newark, a watch;
HENRY HERRIGER, JR.. aged l4
497 South Eleventh street, Newark. q
watch; JAMES McGRATH, aged II
81 Prospect street Newark, a watch
JOSEPH n. O'NEIL. aged o lS7 Adams
street. Newark. fountain pen:
HELEN r. JACKSON. aged II. 2S7 La-
fayette street. Newark fountain pen;
SADIE KURTz. aged s. 209 Bruce
street Newark. Teddy bear; EDNsA
BECKMEYER. aged 12 5S Bowery
street. Newark, a Teddy bear; ELSIE
ALBRECHT, aged 10, 447 Fifteenth
avenue, Newark. box of paints; Tl1S-
SIZE NEIGEL, aged IA. Sayre street,
Newark an embroidery set.
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THE PRIZE WINNERS.

. HE correct answers to last Mon
days ice puzzle We're: l. dice:
A 2. mice; 3, spice; 4, police; 8,
slice; 6. Office.
The following children won the prizes
offered for the neatest correct answers:
BURNS, aged 10, 347 Wash
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fHE PUZZLE OF THE BUSY BEES.

their little
-
of hem s
being place
publish
prie-winn o 3 a pin
of the
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branches. She had been transformed
into a laurel bush. The god turned
sadly away, but not before making a
vow that he would always SEE that the
laurel leaves were kept continually
green in memory of his lost Daphne
And We all know that he has faith -
fully fulfilled his promise to this day.
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EVENING STARS MENU.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Stewed prunes.
Cereal with cream.
Plain omelet. Toast.
Coffee.

LUNCH.
Oyster stew. Hot crackers.
Rice with lemon sauce.
Cookies. Tea.
DINNER.
Consomrne with rice.
Dreaded veal. Tomatoes.
Baked sweet potatoes.
Apple pie.
RECIPES.
Plain Omelet--Allow one egg
and one tablespoon water for
each person. Separate yolks
from whites and beat with a
fork till creamy Add salt and
pepper and as many tablespoons
cold water as you have eggs.
Fold IN the egg whites which
have been beaten very stiff, and
pour in moderately hot pan, but
tered. When Drowned on under
side, set in oven for a moment
to dry the top, fold in half. turn
into a hot platter and serve inn
mediately.
Rice with Lemon Sauce-Cook
one half cup of rice, two cups of
milk and little salt in a double
boiler without stirring for one
hour.
Lemon Sauce--Two cups water
boiling. sugar to taste. usually
one-half to three-quarters cup,
two small tablespoons flour. juice
and rind of lemon, one table,
spoon butter. Mix -four and
sugar and add to boiling water.
When thickened add butter, re-
move from heat and add demon
juice and grated rind.
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Turpentine is also good for felons,
and a person who is afflicted with them
may stop their developing by covering
the spot with a. soft linen drenched in
this liquid as soon as they appear. The
pain from boils and the swelling are
often relieved by applying spirits of
turpentine externally.
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FIRST AID IN THE
FAMILY HOUSEHOLD.
G0sAe0G00GAG@&cSS

q. \ efTicacious gargIe for sore
a. throat is made by mixing
n n quarter of a glass each of vine
gar and water and dissolying in it
half teaspoonful OF salt. One-half tea
spoonful every hour.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-02-17

While there are many chances of mis-
take in dealing with drugs indlscriIn
inately, there can be no possible chance
of mistake In treating an alling child
with a eommon-sense regime of rest
and liquid diet. If as soon as a child
shows signs of ailing he or she be put
to bed at once and all solid food elm
mated. many severe case OF illness
may be avoided. No one will starve for
day or two upon a plain diet OF milk
brought to the boiling point, and beef
tea and in many cases the Juice of
oranges and pineapples for children the
second year past. If there are no bowel
complications, help out wonderfully.
Straight hair is the bane of girls
existence. and her lucky sister who was
born with naturally wavy locks does
not realize the agony the girl with the
straight hair endures. A good solution
is the white of an egg mixed with an
enqual amount of rose water and few
drops of some fragrant perfume. Then
the hair should be slightly shampooed
with the mixture before wrapping
around the curriers'. Left until thor
oughly dry, then brushed gently. the
hair will be wavy. with soft sheen
on 1t. besides looking light and fury,
and the wave will remain permanent in
spite of rain and fog.
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cTo he Continued Tomorrow
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Kindly let me know If person is
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n POLIO was the god of the sun
A He also presided over music,
= u archery and prophecy, and was
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-21

hacerse TN genio de la escena
Ell y D'Annunzio, el y Bena-
vente, 8 cuando menos, ST Dios
no es servido en- otra cosa, los
exitos positivos del trimestre.
| Lo primero que hace es fire.
cuentar los saloncillos y los ca
fes donde hay tertulias de lite
ratos. Ell buen sefiOr CriSpin,
quiere darse a conocer y hace
10 contrario de 10 que hacia
aquel extravaganza de don Pc
dro, que protestando contra los
que lie llamaban raro, decia:
"iPorque no vengo a predicar
al cafe, porque no vierto por la
noche 10 que lei por la anana,
porque no dispute, nj ostento
erudici6n ridicula como tres 8
cuatro pedantes que vienen aqui
perder ell dia y a excitar la
admiration de los tontos y la
risa de los hombres de juicio1
Don Eleuterio hace todo ESQ y
mas. Ell mas es proclamarse
asimismo genio 8 dejarlo en-
tender. En- la tertulia, unos lie
toman fnamente el cabello,
otros no le hacen case, pero no
falta algun tonic a quien logra
Convencer de que tiene algo
dentro de la cabeza.
Su primer desengafo es la
pletora. En- Ell genera drama
tico no Sc cabe. Todo el mundo
tiene' escrita SUI pieza, su dra-
ma, su cOmedia. Pronto habra
mas dramaturgos que especta-
dOres, y el autor que no sea ge-
MO de veras, estrenara, si tiene
suerte, una vez cada lustro. ST
Ell don Eleuterio Crispin de An
dora de los dias actuales, hu-
biese leido La Comedia Nue.
va podria decir como Ell perso.
na1e mOratln1anO: "COmO son
tantos a esCribir y cada uno
procura despachar su genero,
entran los empenos, las gratifi-
Caciones, las rebajas Ahora mis-
mo acaba de llegar un estudian-
te gallego, con unas alforjas lle-
mas de pleas manusCritas, CO
medias, follas, zarzuelas, dra-
mas, melodramas, loas, saine-
tes. -. que Sc yo cuanta ensa-
lada trae ahi. Y anda solici-
tando que los c0micos le COM
prem todo el surtido, v da cada
obra a tresCientos reales una
con otra. va Sc We! iOulen
ha de poder competir con un
hombre que trabaja tan baratol
(Continuara.)
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n |eII0 de ID VIdQ
IA COMEDlA NUEVA O EL
CAFE

Asi como todos los amos en-
los dfas de los difuntos y de las
castafias asadas hace su apart
cion Don Juan Tenorio" en- los
escenarios de la Corte, seria
muy conveniepte para la Repu-
blica de las Letras, que siquie-
ia una vez al afio Sc represen-
tara, en- la fecha que mejor pa
reciese, La Comedia Nueva,
mOratiniana.
Mas de Glen amos hace-fue
Ell 7 de Febrero de 17o2-que Sc
estreno en- ell teatro del PrinCi-
pc, Y todavia Sc conserva fresca
su satira y es APPLICABLE a las
costumbres teatrales de hoy y
a los malos autores de come
dias, que no abundan menos en-
el dia, que en- tiempos del inge-
nioso observador que trazara
aquel cuadro.
Discrepo totalmente del pro-
gresista de La Comedia Nue.
va, en- la Biblioteca de Rivade-
neira, quien la considerable va
pasada de actualidad y de moda.
Las circunstanCias de tempo Y
de lugar que tanto abundan en-
esta pieza-esCribia a-deben va
necesariamente hacerla perder
una parte del aprecio publiCo,
por haber desapareCido 8 altera-
dose los'originales que imito. =.
Llegara, sin duda, la epoCa
en- que desaparezca de la es-
-Cena (que en- Ell genera comico
solo sufre la pintura de los vi
clos y errores vigentes)" Ell
bueno de don Buenaventura
Carlos de Aribau 9 quien escri-
biese la advertencia preliminar,
era todo un optlmista.
Las Comedias malas siguen
-Completamente vigentes y ten
go para mi, que esta algo lejana
la epoca esa en- que La Comedia
Nueva" perdera por complete la
actualidad y la apliCacion a la
correction problematica de las
costumbres.
Don Eleuterio Crispin de An
dora abunda que es TN dolor
don Serapio, don Herm0genes
don Antonio, son contempora-
neos nuestros. Pipi, el con6an
Judo mozo de cafe, que de bue.
ma CANA escribiria comedias, 81
supiera (reparo que no detiene
a los autores), no es tampoco un
personaje desaparecido. Uno CO.
nOzcO yo que tiene esCrito ur
drama. Don Pedro es mas raro
va 10 era en- tempo de Mo
ratin.
Don Eleuterio Crispin de An
DORA viene de su provincial {
sale de su casa de Madrid Y Sc
aanza al pielago de las letras
con su comedia en- Ell bolsillo
'El gran CercO de Viena" ha
variadO baStante en- la forma
mas no en- la calidad. Aunque
a veCes sc dan asun tos hist0ri
COS, suele ser una piececita sica
liptiCa, 8 una comedia que sc
'cae de puro sosa y presume dc
estilo o de psicologia por pre-
sumir de algo. Don Eleuteri<
ha dido hablar de 10 mucho que
Sc CANA en- el teatrO. Sc lie har
eleCtrlZado los nervios al DIR los
aplausOs tributados a los auto
res tamosos, y viene resueltO
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un Condominio de mas de una
tercera parte en- la hacienda
Santa Rosa" de Bayamon, la
cual Sc compone en- su totalidad
de OChOCientas cuerdas.
lnfOrmes: Notaria de GOnza-.
lez Darder. San Jose s, altos.