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ing furtively the actions of this ex-
tremely repulsive-looking prisoner,
when one of the clerks, by way Of
comment backed by a desire to hear
the prodigy speak, asked him:
What trade are you going to
learn"
Who, me?" drawled the man,
with a fearful Hebrew accent. II
dakes up shuspenders an collar bud
dons.'"
He had no idea of the reason for
the explosive mirth which his declar-
alton provoked; and as with him, Sc
it was with many others. Thes
vaguely understood that they woulc
learn something at which the dollar
might be made, but that was all, eX.
cept that they naturally connected the
idea with what they knew of business
where they came from.
The little Hebrew, the extent Of
whose business had rested in assist
ing his brother to make sales from 6
push-cart, had been committed TO.
assaulting one of his competitors.
To-day he is a peaceful enough tailo:
and clothing-cutter, his earnings av-
eraging five dollars a day the yeaI
round.
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Poverty Cakc.-Take one pint OF
v -four and one Of Indian meal
Beat into the mixture two eggs, a
half CUP of molasses, into which mas
been thoroughly stirred a teaspoon
of soda, a little salt and a cup OF milk
Have the mixture stiff enough to
drop with a spoon into boiling lard.
Raspberry Bavarian Cream.-D1s'
solve one and one-half tablespoonful
of powdered gelatine in one cupful
boiling water, add quart red Tasp'
berries rubbed through a sieve, one
cupful sugar and one curful whipped
cream. Pour into a wet mold. Iurn
out, garnish with whipped sWeetened
cream and ripe raspberries.
Marshmallow Candy.-Three cups
Of light brown sugar, one-hait cup
milk. Boil slowly, but do not stir.
Boil until it forms q soft ball In cold
water. Remove from tho fire and
heat in one-half pound marshmalioWs
and one cup of coarsely chopped Eng
liSh bedl uhIii tHfA
creamy and spread in buttered tin.
Newport Cakes For Tea.-Take a
mint and a half of flour, a half cup o.
sugar, a half cup of butter and 4 cup
of milk. Having mingled with the
-four two heaping teaspoons OF bak-
ing powder, add the other ingredients,
into which have been stirred wv
eggs beaten light. Bake in tins Tor
twenty minutes. This recipe is inc
American substitute for the Scotch
scenes used at afternoon tea abroad.
Cheese Souf1e.-Take a half pound
of soft cheese, a quarter Of pound Of
bread crumbs, two ounces If butter
and three eggs. Warm a cup of milk
and pour it over the bread crumbs,
cheese and butter. When coCl add
the eggs that have beef thoroughly
beaten and put in a baking dish to
bake. Put in the small individual
earthen baking dishes; cheese soufle
makes an attractive course At lunch
con.
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MA AND PA.

II wish I had a lot O cash."
See Pa one winter night;
"Id go down South and stay a while
Where days are warm and bright"
He sat an watched the fire die
Seemed lost in thoughtful daze),
Till Ma brought in some fresh pine knots
An made a cheerful blaze.
II wish I had a million shares
o. stock in Standard OIL"
SEE Pa; II wouldn't do a thing"
Ma made the kettle boil,
An mixed hot biscuits, fried some ham
An eggs (smelt good, you bet), -,
Fetched cheese an doughnuts, made the
tea,
Then-Pa set down an ct!
II wish I was q millionaire"
See Pa; "Id have a snap"
Next from the lounge we hear a snorc,
Pa-at his ev'nin' nap.
Ma did the dishes, shook the CLOTH.
Brushed up, put things away,
An fed the cat, then started up
Her plans for bakin' day.
She washed and put some beans to soak,
An set some bread to rise;
Unstrung dried apples, soaked 'em, too,
All ready for her pies;
She brought more wood, put out the cat,
Then darned four pair O. socks;
Pa woke up, an SEE, cts time for bed;
Ma, have you wound both clocks?"
Mary F. K. Hutchinson.
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Opportunities are like fish. The
biggest get away.-Puck.
First Sportsman-"Did that 'orse
win yer put yer money on?" Second
Sportsman-'No, e was pinched' fer
loiterin'."-Punch.
Aunt Eliza-"Is your mother in,
Willie?" Willie-"Sure she's In.
Dyer s'pose I'd be workin' here in
the garden If she vas out?"-Puck.
az never knew what an ainless life
policemen led" said the Philosopher
of Folly, "till I saw n shooting at. q
dog the other day." - Cleveland
Leader.
Staylaight -" Oh, Miss Wobbins,
may 1 come to see you again." Miss
Wobbins-"Well, I cannot see how
you can very we'll, unless you go this
time!"-Life. N
The hen will set and the hen will lay,
And the hen will roost up high;
But one good thing we can say OF her
The hen will never lie: II.
II must say he was very business
like with his proposal" GAS to how,
my DEAR" "Told me to consider my
self engaged. louisville Courier
Journal.
II can't understand why Brown
should have failed" "Nor can I. I
always thought he was doing finely.
He often came to me for advice. -
Detroit Free Press.
Mrs. Craw-"Where are you going
this summer for a rest?" Mrs. Crab
"A friend of mine told me Of a
lovely place where they do nothing
but play golf all day and bridge all
night."-Judge.
II always had a high opinion Of
Mr.. Roosevelt said Mrs. Lapsling,
until he went to Africa to kill ami
mails. I don't like that one bit, even
If he does call himself a fawning nat
aralist!"-Chicago Tribune.
Come out and see the sea-horse race and
hear the catfish new; u.s..
Come hear the swordfsh give an order for
a dress review.
Blanche E. Wade, in Youths Com
panion. .<... -It.
"It's no disgrace to fail If you have
done your best" said the philosopher.
''That may be So" replied the man
who had failed. "But it's pretty
tough to have to admit that the best
you could do was fail."-Detroit Free
Press.
Native-"Over there, by the trees,
Is where the great poet, Holmes Whit
fellow, was born" His Fare
Where? I don't see any dwelling"
Native-"Oh, it amt there now. He
was born in a portable housed
Puck.
Mrs. Jonah @. Perks Con her first
visit to Paris-addressing Maitre
Hotel)-"Say-er-Gassong 90 ay
lie dining room?" Maitre d'Hotel-
First floor on the right, madam"
Mrs. j. @. P. with relief)--"Ob!
You speak English ?"-Punch.
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Turkish Baths at Home.

The problem of a Turkish bath at
home has been solved by a clever girl
who wished to take them regularly
and could not afford to go to a regu-
lar establishment. Her equipment
for the bath consists Of three large
lamps and the family bathtub. The
fact that the bathroom is a small one
aids her in getting the effect of heat
desired, but a compartment of ordi-
nary dimensions may be similarly
adapted If more lamps and longer
time are given to the preliminaries.
The most important part Of the home
arrangement consists in getting the
room hot, and this the girl finds cas-
Ter to accomplish in winter, when the
steam is on, than in summer, when
she has only the lamps to produce
heat at ninety degrees.
Using a steamer chair, quite as in
professional baths, she swathes her
self in a sheet. and with her back to
the light, stays there for half an hour,
during which time she gets into q
profuse perspiration. A jug Of Ice
water keeps It's GOODNESS a sufficient
length of time for her to have one OF
two refreshing drinks, which also In
creases the throwing off Of perspira.
ton.
A cold cloth on her head prevents
any sensation of faintness.
At the end Of half an hour, a time
that Is marked by a clock, the girl
) stands on a bath mat before a basin
of water, and with a good bath brush
and plenty Of good soap scrubs hei
entire body. Then, as we'll as she
ian, she kneads and messages hel
body, the process taking ten minutes
or more. The lamps are burning
during this time, so that the heat o.
the room Is maintained.
After the scrub she draws the tut
full of warm water and gets into II
for a rinse. Then, letting OF the
water, she rubs down with coarse
salt, this being done before using
bath towels. After frictioning with
salt, which is strengthening, she has
another rub with Turkish towels,
puts on a thin flannel gown and goes
to bed, getting between the sheets
Her room is d%arkened, and she gives
half an hour to relaxing and resting
At the end of that time she gets up,
rubs herself with alcohol and dresses
feeling fresh and invigorated. The
treatment is having a decidedly bene'
fetal effect upon her complexion,
clearing and freshening it.
The bath is not one that should be
taken by any person having any hear,
Observation-Disclosures Star.
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His Order.

"Does your husband belong to any
clubs, Mrs. Dubbley?"
None but the knights of the Mys-
tic Stairway"
The Mystic Stairway? l never
heard of that order"
You're lucky. The members are
pledged to assist the brother who
needs help to reach home and to carry
him upstairs, provided they are able
to trust themselves on stairs that
20 round and round, and after that to
try to make his wife believe that he
was seized with sudden illness and
that they had administered an over
dose Of brandy or something of the
kind for the purpose of reviving him.
Chicago Record-Herald.
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and at midday a telegram was re-
ceived saying that he would shortly
arrive on the train. The train drew
in, and a burly, bearded man was seen
at the window of a 1rst-class carriage.
"Dr. Grace!" cried a delighted por-
ter, waving his hand as a welcome to
Hambledon Festival.
The bearded, broad-shouldered
man cheerfully waved his hand in
recognition of the salute and alight-
ed. His ticket was taken by an obse-
quious and highly gratifed collector.
All the cabs and carriages were at
the cricket ground. The only vehicle
in the yard was waiting for a we'll
known hunting man.
He heard the cries, "Grace is here"
and then There he u.s." and at once
placed his carriage at the disposal of
the distinguished arrival, and in COM
pany with a photographer, who was
waiting for a chance to snap the great
cricketer, drove him to Broad Half
penny Down.
Hambledon village was a-futter
with flags and bunting in honor Of the
famous match and as the carriage
passed the word spread that DR..
Grace was the smiling gentleman
with the enormous beard.
Each time cricket was mentioned,
however, the Doctor" with great
modesty, switched off the converse
ton suddenly. He talked Of fishing,
shooting-anything but cricket or
himself.
When Broad Halfpenny Down was
reached the driver hurried down to
inform Mr.. C. B. Fry, the captain Of
the Hambledon team, that Dr.. Grace
had arrived. The moment Mr.. Fry
saw the newcomer, however, his eyes
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twinkled. 1t was not DR.. Grace at
all, but his double.
It was discovered later that DR.. W.
G. Grace could not come, owing to
other engagements. The double SUBJ
sequently wrote a humorous letter OF
appreciation to the London press.
The granite memorial, which faces
the old Bat and Ball Inn, where the
Hambledon cricketers have always
met, bears the inscription:
This Marks the Site
of the Ground
Of the
Hambledon Cricket Club.
Circa 1750-17S7.
Famous cricketers in %fanDels,
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The BIRTHPLACE OF CRICKET

A granite monolith was recently
unveiled at Hambledon, a little vii
lage in Hampshire, to mark the &C.
tual birthplace of English cricket.
The Hambledon men invented cricket
a century and a half ago, and in cele-
bration of their exploit a Hambledon
team has been playing All England.
Twelve famous cricketers from the
All England team came down to play
and to witness the unwilling Of the
monolith, an event scheduled to be
brought off by DR.. w. G.. Grace, the
dean of English cricketers. Time
passed, but the doctor did not appear,
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OuSehOId
A A SIS. Matters
A Safe Plan.

To mark bottles or boxes of poison
and prevent accidents, buy a dozen
Cor as many as needed) tiny bells,
and every time a bottle or package Of
poison comes into the house fasten a
bell securely to It. Even in the dark
the bell will sound its warning. The
bells can be bought in a fancy work
Or toy store.-Boston Post.
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To Wash White Wells.

Take lukewarm water and any
good laundered soap; put veil in wat
er and sop gently between the hands;
then rinse in clear warm water; hang
veil over drier and press when dry
with iron not too hot. Do not wiring
out veil, but squeeze out the water
and then shake the yelling out before
hanging up to dry.-Boston Post.
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dropped without a groan. Had the
shikaree missed or used a slower
working rifle 1 no doubt would nave
been chewed, if not killed.
After getting my breath I exam
ined the lion we had started out to
get. He was not dead. I found he
had been shot through the rump.
His hind quarters were paralyzed, and
he had dragged himself with his fore
paws at least a mile. He rolled MS
eyes %helplessly as we looked him over
Not a murmur came from him. He
seemed to wait in silence, like a
Roman, for the death stroke. One
shot put him out of his misery.
On one occasion l had the good for
tune to witness a scene, in which a
Leopard was the chief actor, that lsft
an indelible picture in the gallery Of
my memory.
I was hunting one day, with a
shikaree, for food. We were unsuc'
cessful in getting a shot on the veld
and so decided to wait at a Wei
(water hole) till the game came to
drink.
A second or two later the broad
horns of a buffalo bull showed
through the leaves and then came a
COW with a calf. They came to ting
water and drank. I did not shoot, as
I wanted one of the smaller antelopes.
All at once, like an arrow from
the tree above, shot the form OF a
leonard on to the back Of a buffalo
calf. In a flash there was a wild
stampede. All ran but the buffalo
COW, the mother of the calf. WhSn
the calf was struck it fell either dead
or unconscious, and the snarling Loop
ard stood over it's prey for a second.
Then the cow charged and hurled
the marauder from her PROSTATE
young. A fight commenced IN
earnest.
The leopard sprang to it's feet and
in an instant. was on the back OF the
COW. With the agility of a wrestler
she fell and rolled over her aggressor,
arising to her feet again in a flash.
Before the leopard could spring she
rushed at him with a below like a
fog horn, struck him full on and
tossed him into the water. In a mo-
ment the leopard was on the bank
again. 1t sprang at the cows throat,
but missed as she lodged aside.
Again the leopard sprang. The COW
fell back, lifted her head and caught
it full underneath, her horn penetrat-
ing the leopard's body. The leopard
roared with pain as it fell to the
ground, bleeding freely from the dou-
BILE wound, and the COW was covered
with gashes from its antagonists
claws.
The leopard sprang again on the
back of the COW, but she easily shook
him off. He stood for a moment and
then tried to stagger away. The buff
falo made a rush, and, hurting him
to the ground, thrust her horns into
his helpless body. He offered no
resistance, but rolled vel on his side
and died.
The buffalo shifted the dead body
for a few minutes, then, satisfied with
her work, went to her dead calf and
licked it, mooing in pathetic anguish.
I admired that cow too much to.
shoot it. My shikaree set up a cry
and I fred a shot to scare her away.
We went over and found the leopard's
skin too badly mutilated to be of any
value. The calf was served that night
with curry and rice.-Captain Fritz
Duquesne, in Hampton's Magazine.
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His Bad Break.

"Oh, yes, I saw the man in the
moon when l was a little girl she
said, coquettishly.
He must be pretty old by now,
don't you Think" he remarked,
thoughtlessly. .-vonkers Statesman.
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The Creeping Babe.

A very ingenious mother has lately
discovered a way for her creeping
baby to get about easily and at the
same time keep clean. The baby Is
placed in a shiny new tin pie plate
that is, is seated upon it. In this lit
tie boat the young seaman is able to
steer his craft owe rugs and in and
out of chairs without coming to harm
or in any way doing damage to the
things with which he comes in con-
tact.-Newark Call.
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blazers and caps passed in silent pro.
cession round the base Of the tablet,
upon the occasion Of its unwilling,
in silent homage to the obscure
founder of the illustrious game
From Harper's Weekly.
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An Tmpcnding Calamity.

Miss Smith-"You must remem
Der that children have their uses, If
only to perpetuate your name. Now,
when I die, I'm afraid the name Of
Smith will die with me.'-Skstch.
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New Hedge Trimmer.

Hedge trimming has been made
easy by the ingenuity Of an Oregon
man. who has devised a machine that
will cut as many branches as a dozen
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Last years purchases of ties by the
country's railroads were only two
thirds as large as those of 1907.
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1t is said that in the last five years
the membership Of temperance soci-
cites in Germany has more than
doubled.
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House Cand!estick in Brass.
The subject of the drawing Is q
handsome ornament, large and
weighty, intended as a stationary
piece on shelf or mantel; it is too
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Meant For encouragement.
Artist-"Yes, I keep pegging away.
Sometimes l get discouraged and say
to myself, What's the use?'"
Friend-"Don't give up, old man.
You can't do worse than you've done,
YOU know. Judge.
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Among the 100000 working
women in this country there are near-
ly a million widows and nearly $780,
900 married women whose husbands
have failed to provide for them.
Nearly 100, 900 divorced women are
among the wage earners
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Whalebone cost only thirty-five
cents a pound half a century ago. To-
day it costs about SIS a pound. The
total product landed from the Amer
lean fisheries during the nineteenth
century exceeded 95 10000 pounds.
A single whale may yield up to 5000
pounds.
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Silk and mixed cotton and silk in
dustries in France are said to employ
altogether upwards Of half a million
workers.
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The legislative period of a German
Reichstag is five years in duration.

Zululand has an indigenous rubber
plant which yields an article of ex-
cellent quality.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25

Srns OF the west. OF the real west.
Honolulu boys. at the close OF Har.
wards athletic season stand out head
and shoulders over the other Crimson
stars. They are Lothrop Wilmington,
Just elected captain OF the football
eleven for 1910 and his brother. Paul,
admitted 90 be- the finest athlete In
the university.
These Withingt0ns from Honolulu
are two OF the three men who have
made their III ia two major spor'
the past season. Both gained fam
Gil the gridiron and ON the river. and
I.o,hrop. the younger. Is possibilit,
AMI s,rong one. for captain OF next
years varsity crew Besides his fame
with oar and pigskin Paul Wilmington
Is the champion wrestler OF Harvard.
and one OF the best swimmers In the
country lie is 81. six feet and one
inch tall aud weighs 1870 Lothrop
wilmington is 20 six feet. and weighs
1S5.
Two such sons as these. IL would
seem. ought TO content any father
But not so Wilmington senior When
he was here recently he MAS chaffed
about his big. husky boys.
hat nothing" he said Their,
| are three more OF them at home ~
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MURPHY WILLING TO TRY.
Hopes To Succeed With Sterling NC
Kinney Where Geers Failed.

Horsemen will watch the career OF
the stallion Sterling Mckinney
2 90 IA. next year with unusual inter
est. V. l.. Shuler, II will be remember
ed. took this son OF Mckinney when
he was cast-off and made really
great trotter of him. Shutter sold the
horse to a couple OF Pennsylvanlans
for $4,000. and lie was turned over To
that prince OF reinsmen, Ed. Geers.
In Geers' hands the stallion has been
about as worthless as a trotter could
be. He has great speed. but some
way he ard Mr. Geers never got along
well. and In the two seasons he has
raced III Geers' stable the horse has
never trotted more :han one or two
good races, and but few heats In which
he had not made one or more breaks.
Recently the stallion was turned over
TO Tommy Murphy. and that rapidly
rising young trainer will winter him
and endeavor TO fit him to make a
campaign next season like what he
seemed able to make when his present
owners paid such a price for him
Sometimes one trainer will get along
with a horse that proved worthless In
the hands OF another OF equal skill,
but II Murphy can make good race
horse OF Sterling Mckinney II viii be
about the biggest feather in his cap
he has captured for IL TO date.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
MICHIGAN SKATERS
MAY FORM AN
ASSOCIATION
Coming Detroit Athletic Club Race.
Bring Out the Need for the
Formation of Such an
Organization
Sanction Received for Local Meeting
and Winners Of Events Will Be
State Champions Sure.

One OF the results of the state cham.
pionship icc-skating meet which is
scheduled for the Detroit Athletic club
rink on the afternoon and evening II
Dec. %. is likely TO be the organiza-
ton OF Michigan Skating association.
which will DE branch of the Western
Skating association. the body which
controls the sports and conducts its
system OF competitions.
There are now several members of
the national organization resident in
Detroit The addition OF a few moro
will entitle the local interests to the
right to organize.
One OF the results of the organize.
ton will be the location OF the control
of the sport in Detroit. Meetings IN
Michigan will be made contingent on
the sanction OF the local organization
and the interests Of the sport will be
looked after through the medium OF
body which will be on the ground
and able to Judge OF the merits OF any
disputed point, far better than Is now
the case, with the skating authorities
for this district located In Chicago.
The Detroit Athletic club has not
been waiting for the organization in
making the plans for its meeting. how
ever. II has asked and been granted
sanction for its races and there viii
be no question regarding the right OF
the winners 10 regard themselves as
state champions. Entries are coming
in with almost every mail and Score
tary Eugene A. Bresler OF the club re-
ports that a representative meeting
Is assured. in the event OF favorable
weather Among the recent entris IS
p. G.. DUDE. of Calumet. Mich, who
claims the title OF the northern part
OF the state and recently issued an
open challenge to any amateur in the
country