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come and make It for me?"

come and make 1t for mef'
The little woman paused for II mo
ment and scanned the face of the
multimillionaire as earnestly as though
she had not devoted weeks in that pur-
suit,
There was no ardent affection in tone
or look, Fairbain discussed the matter
with rs much feeling as though he was
discussing the making of some railroad
deal with his fellow magnates. He was
not the young lover, but the elderly
wldower In need of II homemaker
The girl-she was little more than
that-nodded her head In an affirma-
tive
I'm make the home for YOU, but not
as your wife | am not widow. you
see,'
II am married." continued the girl
hurricdly. Il married when | WAS on
the stage | married boy who never
had had n home, and | made one for
him-out here where nothing matters
He was home hungry. | knew that
would spoil all his chances If | mar
ried him also knew that he would
spoil his own chances IL | didn't. so |
married him.
after our boy was born-that was
the second year we We're herc-he
went back east and took Il name that
was neither his nor mine To show his
father that he was able to work for
the woman he loved am married to
T. |
forgotten that Gregory married Martha
Bodlngton. From what Gregory told
me. you called me everything but my
right name mt that last interview"
Perhaps did" was the shamefaced
reply. II guess l did not know what
| was saying. and I'm certain that |
didn't know the sort Of girl | was
talking about"
We'll forget that now" offered
Martha. Let the past be forgotten
for the sake Of the boy"
But Gregory asked Fairbain.
There" Martha pointed out over
the prairie. where the secretary was
to be seen riding across The section
with the mail
To say didn't know my own boy when
hired himi' asked Fairbain with II
chuckle ITO think that all the time
he has been here I've been frcttine
because feared that You might learn
to love him. And all that time you
We're married to him. I'm rather glad.
my dear that | made my second mar
riage by proxy, SO long as You will
make Il home for Greg and The boy
and me"
Il was So afraid that You would rec
ognize Greg" said Martha MS she re
garded the tall figure Of the secretary
With look of frank admiration.
He assumed an excellent disguise, .
reminded Fairbnin Il never thought
To find my son n worker, my dear.
That's another thing | have 10 thanl,
you for" and Fairbain sighed with
relief lie had found n home while
retaining his domestic independence.
and the son for whom his heart cried
ont was restored TO him again
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Val,ia of the Architect

The members of n country club. the
building and decoration Of whose club
house had been placed entirely In the
hands OF the architect, even to the mi
nutest furnishings. found themselves
in need OF new window shades and II
few other small household necessities
Instead of buying the things them
selves, they sent for the architect TO
come out and look things over aYl
order appropriate fittings.
"fhat is not at all an unusual case"
said the architect Il can show you
houses that planned more than tNgen
ty-five years ago that have never been
furnished with so much as new
chair without my being consulted first.
Having deferred entirely to my judg
ment In the first place, those confldiDg
patrons are afraid to trust their own
taste In the smallest matter and they
will probably continue to ask my nd
vice I'm every little detail Of decoration
as long as they occupy the house,
New York Globe.
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STREET LIGHTS.
How Throushfares Were lllumin aztec
In the Seventeenth Century.

How Throughfares Were Illuminated
In the Seventeenth Century.
Lighting the streets Of Il large city
IN oldcn times was a far different
thing from the illumination of our
thoroughfares now In 1861 the streets
Of London were directed 70 be lighted
with candles or lanterns by every
householder fronting the main road
from nightfall To o o'clock, the hour of
going 10 bed
In the last year OF King Charles lis
reign one Edward fleming obtained the
right Ia light the streets With lanterns
placed over every tenth door from q
o'clock ON moonlcss evenings until
midnight between October and April
During the reign of Queen Anne In
July, l7So, MIR Michael Coke intro
duccd globular glass lamps with oil
burners Instead of the former Glim-
mcring lanterns. In ZIG an act was
passed which enjoined every house
holder to furnish II Hight before his
door from q To / o'clock at night, ex
cept ON evenings between the seventh
hiEiii VI fdfu iiobh anu 'i' 'iiiiH hi'ei
II reached its full
In II few years II company was form
ed to light the street from o'clock
iii midnight, each householder who
paid poor rates being required to con
tribute for this purpose shillings II
year.
Gaslight. at It's Introduction in the
beginning of the last century. present
ed such novel spectacle to the eyes
OF foreign ambassadors that they were
vain enough TO imagine that he bril-
illumination TO celebrate their arrival
IIarpcr's.
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A Poets Breakfast.

George Meredith and Itossctii were
to take up house together, but II oe-
cured 10 the former Ia go and see
what the house was like first. He ar
rived at noon Rosseltl was moi up
But on the table was his breakfast
six eggs on as many slices of bacon.
The rcpast had been waiting some
time. The eggs We're training out their
llfeblood on the coagulatlng bacon.
I,ossetti came IN IN II dressing gown
Otherwise Just Ms he had got ont OF
bed He sat down and "deyoured the
plat like an ogre" Meredith sent him
II check for the quarters rent next day,
but he and the poet never kept house
together
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His Own Cup Of Tea.

There Is one man at least In New
York who has satisfactorily solved the
problem OF getting cup Of tea to his
liking, no matter where he may be.
Ordered by his physician to quit cof-
fee, he discovered that nothing could be
more uncertain as to quality and max
Ing than restaurant ten. Then his wife
came to the rescue with birthday
gift. Now when he sits down to lunch
con he orders pot Of boiling water.
Then from an inside coat pocket he
produces small green canton flannel
bag and little package with the IRA
grant aroma Of Flowery Pekoe. From
the bag he conjures n teaspoon fash
Toned on the principle Of his wife's tea
ball. A generous pinch Of tightly curl
ed leaves from the package, click OF
the spoons perforated lid. and he dips
It into the water and glances over the
menu for his favorite luncheon dish. A
few seconds and the tea Is made. the
spoon lifted out for use later. Coffee u
forgotten, and the midday meal 10
feast with piping hot bowl OF tea"
made Just right, to add finishing
touch.--New York Post
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Battling Old AGE.

We have IL on excellent authority
that in hundred years time people
viii only suffer from old age just AZ
we do now from bronchitis or tonsili-
tbs or some other preyentable disease.
Il haven't seen you lately" our grand
sons will be saying to a man AT the
Twenty-6rst Century club. TO WITCH
he Will make reply, Been seedy. had
nasty attack OF old age and have
just come back from a little aeroplane
trip to shake IL off."-London World.
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"Light Is good for toothachc." said
the doctor. Darkness Is bad for It.
If you are toothache sufferer, haven't
you often noticed how the pain In your
jaw increases when late al night you
turn off the lamp and Try to sleep?
Light. you see, Is good for the tooth.
ache There are n number of diseases
II Is good for-asthma cold In the
head, earache These diseases In the
dark all grow worse
DARKNESS Is good for sick head
ache and for neuralgia aud for nausea
Haven't you noticed It? Light and
darkness they are remedies recog
nizcd al last and today we prescribe
them the same rs we do qunine or
mnx" New York l'rcss
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An Incident Of Travel.

In Nuremberg. having occasion 10
ask my way, said IN my best Meis
tersehaft TO gentleman passing
"Kocnnen sic mir vielleicht sagen VIE
man mach das DcutschoH museum
gchif"
Imagine my modification when II,
replied: II an going that way VIII
show yoti."
We walked ON, aud. learning That
was an American and had Travelled IN
England. he said
II am professor Of English here
That Is why speak English so well
But | didn't been In England already
once YET. - Iippincott's
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From his upstairs window the judge.
with the little green god" at his ell
bow, watched them cross the lawn and
disappear Half an hour later. having
exchanged his dark travelling suit for
the delectable gray, he went down
stairs and Joined the crowd on the
veranda.
I'VE are going to bob for apples
first" announced Diana, who was
adorable In pink lingerie frock. land
afterward run around the square one
at time. Then there's the looking
glass stunt and the face In the WE'LL
Let me suggest" remarked Teddy
Carstairs from Il sprawling position on
the sofa. that as we have only to IL
o'clock TO dance we divide up on these
honors. choose .bobbing'"
Your idea Is in order, Ted" approx
ed Diana, with charming dimple
which the judge registered against her
In his heart "Are there any more vol
unteers?"
There We're Ave. Four more were
started out separately TO walk around
the square In quest of their affinities.
while Teddy and Molly Perkins disap-
peared In search of looking glass;
at looks as II we are In for what
the well will reveal" laughed Diana
as Judge Underwood came up to her.
you are the general he said, "and
I'm reporting for orders" The weeks
intimacy had put them on terms Of the
fri ion t,t, nj
long ago the Judge had consigned his
foolish hopes To the dead past.
But Diana, who had never been very
astute In arithmetic, was doubly so In
mind reading. and she penetrated the
judges most sacred thoughts with
subtle divination. Then" snid she,
III you're a good soldier you will 60
down to the old we'll In the corner of
the cabbage field. glance In and turn
away quickly, coming as fast as you
can back to the house. Wait till you
hear the clock strike o." And she left
him before he could protest
For an instant the Judge stood gag
ing after her with wistful. troubled
eyes Then, summoning his dignity
and his courage-he slipped. unnoticed.
through one of the low windows and
walked leisurely down to where the
old well doomed, dllapidated hulk,
from which all water had been drawn,
In the half light Of the dilatory stars.
He paused second, with his hand
on the erumbllng bucket shelf. Then
he tooissa deep breath and looked down
into II solemn pair of unwlnking brown
| eyes. Ills heart gave II terrific, most
unmagisterial throb and then the Judge
did n very arbitrary thing. He DELHI
erately struck Il match. throwing Its
bright yellow glare across two GRIM
son checks. n shining nest OF golden
brown hair and clouds of pink dimity.
AT this juneture the Judge quite for
got that he was almost forty, that he
was wearing his immaculate pearl
| gray, that II million stars were looking
ON, for he vaulted lightly the Enclosure
of the well and dropped down, four
feet. into the soft sand beside his "fu.
ture wife" and folded her. regardless,
In his arms.
but you were 10 look and run right
away" protested Diana In muffied
tone. you didn't play fair; It's all a
joke"
ITS sublime reality" the judge
cut In lumlnonsly, and six autom0-
blles couldn't have dragged me away"
Diana gurgled softly MS he kissed her
again. Then they scrambled out to-
gether,
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A LUCKY ESCAPE.
Thrilling Experience of a Cyolist on a
Swiss Mountain.

OF u SySitSt on
Swiss Mountain.
y DIR. Bach WAS cycling down the
pass near Goschenen, In Switzerland
when his brake snapped and the mn
chine darted forward ut terrific speed.
At the foot of the mountain is a bridge
spanning II deep river gorge. The ply
sieian tried 10 guide his flying nehlne
on the bridge, but the front wheel
struck "A side wall, and he was flung
over the parapet. While falling through
the mir he caught Il chain hanging from
a gIrder, The momentum of his body.
suddenly arrested, nearly wrenehed his
grip loose. but he was a strong man
and kept his hold While swinging In
midair suspended over the raging river
and unable 10 improve his perllous
position an automobile came chuggIng
down the pass The hapless man
shouted for help, hut he could not be
seen from the bridge, and his cries
were drowned by The noise Of the mo
tor and the sound OF the river \ few
minutes after the automobile had pass
ed II carriage drove across the bridge.
Again he cried out for help. but In
vain The awful strain on arms and
fingers was becoming intolerable. and
the doctor was about TO drop into the
torrent 10 an inevitable death when
two peasants came by and saw him.
They flung moose over him and pulled
him up. lie tainted and was III for a
long time Strand Magazine
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AvERTED A DUEL.
The Soft Answer That Was Returned
to the Challenge.

to the Challenge.
Mrs Minnie Walter Myers, in her
Romance aud Realism of the South
ern Gulf Coast gives an account of
one of the last challenges to Il duel
which occurred in Louisiana The aft
fair VAS between NJ. Marigny, who be
longed to one of the oldest families of
Louisiana, aud n Mr. Humble. a sturdy
eX-blaeksmith of Georgia. who had be
come a man of political consequence.
Mr., Ahriguy took offense ut some re
marks of the Georgian and sent him n
challenge. The big ex-backsmith was
nonplused
Il know nothing about this dueling
business" he said Il will not fight
him"
you must, said his friend No
gentleman can refuse
Il am not Il gentleman, replied the
honest son of Georgia. II am only II
blacksmith.
But you will be ruined if you do not
fight" urged his friends. You will
have the choice of weapons, and you
can choose SO us TO give yourself an
equal chance with your adversary"
The giant asked time In which TO
consider the question and ended by ne
cepting. He sent the following reply
to NJ. Marigny:
Il accept, and In the exercise of my
privilege | stipulate that The duel shall
take place in Lake pontchartrain, in
six feet of water. sledge hammers TO
be used rs weapons"
NJ. Marigny was about five feet
eight inches in height, and his adver
sary was seven feet The conecit of
the Georgian so pleased NJ, Marlgny.
who could appreciate Il joke as well as
pcrpetrate one that he declared him
self satisfied. and the duel did not take
plnpp
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A Feat For Rlondin.

Speaking of the straight and mar
row path said congressman. re.
minds me Of n story about man
knew in Chicago who stayed very late
at n dinner ut the club. When he
came out he started TO walk In the
middle Of the street.
Hey, John, said friend who met
him as he was making the best of his
way along the car tracks, why don't
you walk on the sidewalksg
"'Walk on the sidewalksT snorted
John. DO you think I'm BlOndInp"-
Saturday Evening Post.
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unluckY For Hin Side.

$50 you cling TO that childish super
stltlon about thirteen being unlncky"
said the traveller
yes" answered the other. cant
ret away from II.
"But see how completely 1t Is dis
proved This glorious country started
with thirteen colonies"
every true. But am an English
man" Washington Star.
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Luck.

"Do you believe in such a thing as
iuckT'
"Of course" answered Miss Cay
enne. "OtherWise II would he lmpos-
sible 10 explain the success OF people
we don't like. - Washington star
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Ignorance of Our Custons.

"What caused the hitch In The prog
ress Of the courtshlp Of Miss Coynerox
by the duke nsks one interested
purity.
lie got the idea that her father
didn't have any money" explained the
other
But eonldn't he look The matter
upT'
ale thought he had The trouble
was he looked al the tax duplicate just
after the old man had finished swear
ing off his assessment Judge
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One WAY.

Child Suppose called you mean
old pig What would hnppen? Gov
crness should tell your father. and
he would punish you. Child And II
! only thought II Governess No
harm so long as You don't say It,
Child Then | only think ii.-Llfc
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Consoled Her.

why do you wear that ridiculous
hat" he growled
'Do you really think 1t ridiculousW
shc replied graclously How lovely
Of you! was afraid ii wasn't quite
the atytp
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Troubles of the inanimate

Tough old world this" sighed the
anvil. II get nothing but hard knocks
all day long"
yes" assented the bellows, "and
am always hard pressed to raise the
wind. Boston Transcript
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Too Warm.

"And have you clothes FOR all eli
.datesf"
Eyes; except the one my husband
mentions when he gels the bill Pick
Me-Up.
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Mrs. KnickerIIow did You know
your husband WIS working down In
the office? Mrs. Youngbridc-i tele.
phoned, and central snid "Rusy."-
New York Sun.
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II man asks a candid opinion OF
friend and gets It. II makes him
mad tchison Globe
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A Marrow nstrssto

The English town Of Great Var
month contains street that well may
be considered the narrowest built UP
street In the world. This thoroughfare
is known as Kitty Witches row, and
measurement gives its greatest width
as flfty-slx inches. The entrance would
seriously Inconvenience stout person,
as twenty-nine inches Is all that IL
spared from wall to wall. The town
contains many such streets as Kitty
Witches.-Westmins Gazette.
only the good survives. Only the
truth Is eternal. All that falls short
OF perfection dies the death. But God
and his image In man live ON forever.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-20
What the Markets Offer
for Thanksgiving Dinners
Free with these
Boys Suits

AS Thanksgiving Day draws near
the h~ousekeeper begins to plan for the
dinner to be served on that day. and
h first thought is what is going 10
be the price of turkey and other edi-
bles which go to make the great an
nual spread.
A o u of the Centre Market stands
today did not show extra large display
of what might be looked for In the way
of poultry, game and such like, but it
was said that by Monday buyers can
expect to find dealers beginning TO
stock for Thanksgiving at prices much
the same as last year.
Turkeys from the West are expected
to bring from % to % cents per pound,
while Jersey dry picked birds will sell
at 28 to 80 cents. Chickens will be
sold at all prices from Is to 20 cents.
Ducks will bring 20 to % cents. and
geese about the same. Rabbits will be
SO cents a pair.
Roasting pigs will be from $3.50 to
IS, according to size; Quail SIS per
pair. partridges $3.50 and woodcock
$1.25.
White potatoes are 20 cents a half
Peck, sweet potatoes rs cents a half
peck, turnips and parsnips the same,
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DEAD IN
WAGON AS HIS
HORSE PL0Ds ON
BelIeville SchoolbOys Thought
Man Was Asleep and Tried
to Wake Him.

Out in the Soho section of Belleville
in Harrison street, near Wallace, a
horse plodded along yesterday with the
reins dragging and the driver huddled
between the seat and the dashboard.
Some boys going home from school
saw the man nodding as though In
sleep and shouted at him to wake him
up. One of them shook him n
couldn't wake him.
Then Stephen Pruden, a nearby
grocer, led the horse into his yard and
tried to rouse the driver. He discov-
cred that the man was dead.
The name of the stricken man, who
was a negro. proved to be Thomas H.
Quron, who lived in this city, and was
a driver for Cyrus Currier & Son, of
II Railroad place. The body was re-
moved to Kunz's morgue In Orange,
where Deputy County Physician Muta
made an examination today.
Deputy County Physician Muta today
decided that death was due to heart
failure.
Quron's wife claimed his body and
had it taken to his late home In Lib
erty street. this city.
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GLOBE TROTTERS
INCLUDE NEWARK
IN THEIR TRAVELS
One Started from Buenos Ayres,
the Other from Berlin and
Are Walking Westward.

Another pair Of men who say they
are walking around the world passed
through Newark today and dropped in
THE EVENING STAR office. They
are Richard Won Malek-M errizzy, whose
card states that he is a correspondent
for La Prensa, the great newspaper Of
Buenos Ayres, Argentina. His COM
panion is John Schmidt, of Berlin, it
was stated.
Malek-M errizzy. who says he has
walked all over South America, said to
THE EVENING STAR:
II started from Rome alone and
walked up to Berlin and there picked
up Schmidt. We then went to Paris,
across to London and sailed for
America. We arrived In New York two
weeks g and today started on our
walk across the continent. We go from
here to Philadelphia, thence to Balti-
more, Washington n down through
the South to New Orleans, through
Texas and the Southwest to Los
Angeles, and then north to San Fran
cisco and Seattle. Returning to San
Francisco we propose to sail for Aus
tralia. After that our plans have not
been made"
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COPS ARE
FINED; TWO NEW
ONES APPOINTED
Police Board Dev0tes Busy
Meeting to Furnishing Petty Of
tenders Among Patrolmen.

Seventeen mon were before the po-
Thomas c. Campbell and Richard
Schott, Of tho First Precinct, who
quarreled over a personal matter, were
ordered by the board to be censured by
Chief Corbitt.
George A. Conway, Fifth Precinct, late
coming into the station, fined two days
pay. Edward II. c.. Fritz, Fifth Pre-
cinct, late arriving at the s~tationhouse,
fined n days pay; William Peterson.
First Precinct, late with his duty call.
fined one days pay; John w. McDon-
aid, late with his duty call, fined one
duty call, fined one days pay A SECOND
charge against Pelz was not heard, and
the hearing was postponed until the
next meeting. Philip M. Bauman, First
Precinct, late with duty call, fined one
days pay; John T. Weber, First Pre-
cinct, late with duty call, fined one
days pay: William Martens, Third
Precinct, late with his duty call, fined
one days pay; Robert A. Martin, Third
Precinct, late with his duty call, fined
one days pay; Thomas A. Golden, Third
Precinct, late with a duty call, fined one
days pay.
Arthur w. Martin. Third Precinct, not
found on post for forty minutes, fined
one days pay; Charles Hammer,
Fourth Precinct, not found on post for
forty-seven minutes. proved he was
taken Ill; case dismissed.
The commissioners appointed as
policemen from the civil service lists
James P. Mclaughlin and John
Schroeder. A second ruling was re-
ceived from the civil service commis-
%sioners declaring that police matrons
are not in the competitive class. 1'his
decision makes 1t possible for the COM
missioners to raise the salary of the
matrons If they wish.
The tangle concerning the ownership
of the building in which the Sixth
Precinct policemen are housed, is set
tied, it was announced. and the men
are in no danger of losing their new
home.