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FIcxibiIity of English.

English is not only, as Richard
Jeifries asserted, the most expressive
and flexible of tongues, but also, in
S~winburne's opinion, the most musi-
cal. He proclaimed the lines:
Music that gentlier on the spirit lies
Than tired eyelids upon tired eyes"
to be unmatched for melody in any
language. And few would venture
to contradict such a master of music
and tongues. But surely French
ranks next on the roll of languages.
For clearness of diction it is unriv-
aled, and, thanks to it's abundance OF
vowels (close on one for every conso-
nant), 1t flows rythmically from the
tongue. Against Wesley's dictur,
that French is to German az a bag
pipe totnn organ, may be cited a say
ing Of another famous divine, Dr..
DollingCr, "L'Allemand nest nas une
langue, mails ceuX qui parlent ce jar
gon Sc compartment entire euX.'-
London Daily Chronicle.
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Dante as O SOrCerer.

A correspondent of the Times sends
a curiously interesting paper on
Dante as a So%rcerer," based on the
recently published documentary rec
ords of the processes Instituted at
Avignon by Pope John XXI. against
Matteo Visconti and his son Galeazzo
of Milan. The Visconti were charged
with having resorted to witchcraft
in order to injure the Pope, and Bar
tolomeo Canholati, the chief witness
against them, declared that in an in
terview with Galeazzo the latter stated
that he had conferred with Dante.
The evidence, which is In Latin.
makes no definite charge against
Dante. All that CanholatI alleges is
that Galeazzo had caused Dante to
come to him on this business; and the
general impression Of his evidence is
chat Dante had an uncanny reputa-
ton for some people, and that Gale
ago may have hoped that he would
consent to exert his malefcient pow
ers against a man whom he (GaIe-
azzo) hated" The particular method
resorted to in this case was the Sub
fumigation" Of an image, so that as
the image was consumed with heat
so would the person be consumed
against" whom the image was made;
arg sqe have Dante's own testimony
in the "Purgatorio" (XXV. 23) that
he believed in tho efficacy of thst
form Of Observation-Disclosures Spec
tato..
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surroundings. It will never be done
If you spend your time Iamenting old
ways instead of adapting yourself to
new ones
The girl who is adaptable will
never criticise the customs of the
place that is to be her home. She
will not announce. eve did so and
SO in ,Blanktown." HOY queer We
never had such a bridge rule at
home!" She may disapproVe and feel
she can improve as much as she likes,
provided she keeps it to herself.
The adaptable girl does not force
her opinions, obtrude her wishes, or
become a regulator. She does not
groan over past Injuries when fortune
takes wing, nor be ever anxious for
something that is not at hand.
She may not like circumstances,
but she makes the best Of them So
doing. she finds them mot half so bad
as pictured.
It is we'll not to be too adaptable.
Where this trait is merged into yield
ing a point Of conscience, because
others see no harm, to become a
nonentity with a mind that wabbIes
toward the last person, it is not to be
desired. Better be a "stand-outer'
than a "standpatter" under such con-
ditions.-New York Times.
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"Dirigible" Gown Now.

The "dirigible gown" so named be-
,ause it is capable of many evolut1ons,
and at the same time is perfectly safe
and exceptionally modest, is ready to
make it's debut in Fifth avenue to sup
plant the startling p~antaloon creation
Of last season, End to become the sub
ject of hours Of discussion over the
tea tables.
Stylish as a walking gown in city
or town, the dirigible, simply by un-
b~uttoning here and fastening there,
may be changed to a garment of COM
fort and ease, especially adapted for
the golf links, horseback riding or
canoeing.
The new creation comes from a cos
tune establishment in Fifth avenue,
the American birthplace of the cen
| sored directoire and of the p~antaioon.
1t is made of broadcloth. the upper
portion of the garment cut in modest
fashion, with three-quarter collar and
the skirt on lines which allow, when
used as a walking gown, for a neatly
fitting front and back. The bottom
of the skirt hangs halfway between
the ankle and the instep.
It is not very different from any
walking gown, except hat the front
of the skirt is divided, one portion
| overlapping the other and each held
in position by stoutly sewed buttons.
For the golf links, the polo field,
the balloon or the aeroplane the diri-
gible skirt is quickly transformed,
almost before the invitation is ended.
The skirt is unbuttoned down the
front, and the divided sides are taken
IN on an angle, much like reefing a
sail, thus relieving the weight from
the bottom of the skirt and allowing
freedom for running Of jumping
New York Special to Baltimore Sun.
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DAISY FLY KILLER
The Ignorant Roman.

Luigi Aragno, of my native
Rome" said Mile. Cavalieri, PRO
posed to emig-ote to South America.
His destination was Quito, in Ecua-
dor There, you know, it is very hot.
Luigi boosted one afternoon.
seated before his uncle's cafe in the
Cerso, of the prosperous times he
would enjoy in Quito.
"'In do splendidly there he said.
slipping his liquor. T have a job
awaiting me at 200 lire a month.
"'But, Arcgno,' said a friend,
you'll never be able to stand Quito
IT'S right under the line. The temp
erature is lis in the shade
"'Oh, WELL the emigrant replied,
very little of my work will be in the
shade, you know.''-Minneapolis
JtuAal.
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EAAAEAsHg0WA

Afternoon gowns are more OF less
elaborate.
Tucking Is used a great deal on the
light gowns.
Swiss fabrics are often worn with
a colored slip.
This season one finds entire coats
and wraps Of cretonne.
The elastic belts. in different
widths, are more popular than v
Many coats have long reVers that
cross and button below the waist line,
Coarse Russian braid is used a
great deal for trimming coats and
capes.
The chantecler is found enbroid-
cred on the instep Of the latest sill;
hosiery. o..
The tiniest Of roses are used for
trimming caps Of muslin or lace Tor
the baby.
The shoulder seam on the new
S0lTC Waists - "uCu iOASSA Snea -~
of last season.
Lingerie embroidered with the all
pervading chantecler is one OF the
fads of the hour.
A box-pleated quilting of net is the
finish at the wrist Of a pretty sleeve
seen recently.
Ribs Of brass as we'll as of gilt and
white enamel are seen in some OF the
summer sunshades-
Separate blouses of black net with
lace insertion are worn over an IN
derb1ouse Of white.
Exquisite separate blouses are
made of the soft crepe printed IN Ehe
rich Paisley patterns.
One of the old fashions that has
been revived is the use of oblcng
! gold buckles to trim gowns.
Bathing suits fashioned after
|! either a princess model or the Rus
sian blouse are favorites this year.
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The AdaptabIe Girl.

Ask yourself, "Am I a~daptable?:'
This is the secret Of nuch popu-
rarity. 1t is not clothes nor money
nor looks that count so much as the
power to adjust oneself to surround
ings; in other words, to fit in.
Women are adaptable enough when
it comes to C.uthes. They will let
themselves ort or pinch themselves
in, be bored rs Cor L straitjacket CT
take TO Sirdles, b. concaVe or convex
;hipicss or hippcd, befrilled or slinky.
shuttle their flesh and their organs
from one point of anatomy to another,
plaster the hal. ur wear innumerable
and disfiguring false locks to meet
the latest flicker OF fashion.
SO why not turn CHS s~dapta5iiitY
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Concerning Children.

Children are often worried because
their mothers are too attentive and
continually reprove their small ones
without reason.
A child should be left alone and
be allowed to play or amuse itself in
its own way without constant direc-
ton of a nervous mother.
4 boy, for example, enjoys more a
few simple toys, and something which
his own ingenuity has worked out,
than the most elaborate plaything
which has been bought.
In the same way the little girl will
lavish her affections on a misshapen
doll, probably made at home. while
the most ARTISTIC production of the
toy shop will lie in state, to be taken
up on rare occasions.
Keep children we'll, clothe them
sensibIy, let them understand they are
to amuse themselves, and don't
"fuss" them.-New York Press.
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NEWSPAPER ENGLISH.
Veteran Reporter Takes Occasion to
Fsoast Some Ordinary Specimens.

Albert L.. Blair, a veteran news
paper man Of Brooklyn, recently en-
tertained the Business Mems Associa-
of Bridgeport, Conn, with. a descrip-
ton of the inside workings of the
newspaper. During his talk he dis
cussed different phases Of the profess
sion, which he declared is; n OF high
calling and second only to the minis
try and pedagogy. The reporter, he
said, is a necessary nuisance, and is
the man who really makes the paper.
Many specimens Of newspaper Eng
lish came in for a grilling. Among
them was the word "gutted." which
he said happened to every house
which had caught fire. He said this
word had no place in a clean and up
to-date newspaper. He also asked
why it was that there were so few
"fres" in newspapers, why they were
always "conflagratioss." He wished
that some reporter would say that a
criminal '"broke sideways" or any
QUIET Iudu uOWu WhCh hC Soh
fessed. He always breaks down.
said the speaker. Again, a man never
Says a thing nowadays, he declared.
He makes a statement" he Estates"
The bride always "comes In on the
arm Of her father or somebody else.
I consider that q great feat, he de-
clared, "to be able to carry a woman
on ones arm. It is second only to
the fest Of Byron, who said he stood
on the Bridge of Signs in Venice with
q palace on one hand and a prison
ON the other. Byron was a poet and
an athlete, so I believe he did what he
said" Another one is the 'inclem-
ency'' Of the weather. At a banquet
there is always O "b%ounteous repast
to which full justice was done"
Whenever I read anything like that I
hear a lot Of people in. a hall gobbling
up food. All af%ter-dinner speeches
are Of course From
the Editor and Publisher.
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A Talk to Engaged Girls.

Above everything let your house
hold linen be of the best quality and
commence housekeeping with a good
supply. Pinch in other departments
If you must pinch-but not in this.
No part of the furnishings of a house
marks the refinement of a woman's
character as does the quality Of her
house linen. It is economical, too,
for, although the initial cost is some
what greater, the wear is more than
double. You may darn good napery,
but common damask or linen will not
bear darning; therefore, from what
ever standpoint the question is
viewed, the result is the same. One
Of the most useful Of wedding pres
ents is a quantity of house linen, says
Woman's Life. 1t will be a substan-
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The Luggage Question.

Delaney Nicoll, lawyer. is always
a we'll dressed man, and abominates
a slovenly appearance. At the Union
Club he said of Il Westerner one day:
''Ie has come to New York for {.
eek and I don't believe he has
ought Il stitch of luggage with
a."
Here Mr. Nicoll smiled.
unless, indeed" he added, "he't
-towed something in the large bags
e carries in the knees OF his trous-
.rs,"-NeW York Tribune.
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Had Yachts of Their Own.

Mccarthy was Boosting OF the
prominence of his family in bygone
ages, "But there were no Mccarthy
in Noah's Ark" said O'Brien.
mo-" said Mccarthy, "our family
was very exclusive in those days and
had yachts of their wn.'-National
Monthly.
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The Rctort Direct.

"See here" cried the artist. who
had come to complain about the mate
rails he had hoisht, II can't imagine
anything worse than your paints
That's strange" replied the deaf
er; don't you ever use your magma
lion on your painting"'-The Catho'
lie Standard and Times.
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Good Newspaper, Good Town.

The Gaffney IS. c. Ledger re-
marks: ga good newspaper cannot
be made these days without good ad-
yertisers." But what is of more gen.
eraI concern is the broad fact that a
good town cannot be made in these
days without a good newspaper. 1t
costs money to make a good town, it
costs money to make a good news
paper.
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Revere Process,

=: Revere Process. az.
"They are talking about transmu.
alton of metals again" =
We'll" replied Farmer Corntossel.
latter what happened to the gold
brick I once bought, I dunno but the
Idea has something in iE."-Washing.
ton Star.
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A SuSniciOn.

$50 you lost your watch. Did you
report it to the detectives?" asks the
friend.
eyes. Just came from headquarI
ters," answers the a
Got any suspicious as to who tool
it,"
II didn't have until after the ser
geant got through questioning MI
about it. Now l suspect myself q
stealing it. "-Chicago Post.
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servat

Don't you think a man ought to
admit it when he is wrong?" ;:
GAS a matter of theory" replied
Senator Sorghum, II do. But I've OBJ.
served at baseball contests that the
public would rather see the game go
ahead than wait for the umpire to
straighten out a poor decision."-
Washington Star.
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Wouldn't Sound Well.

Mrs. Bronson-"My husband is
~plain-spoken; lie calls a spade q
spade" s..s
Mrs. Woodson-"So does mine, but
{ must decline to repeat what he calls
the lawn mower."-Life.
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A Great Help.

eI look forward to having a great
garden this year"
"you do? Bought some new vari'
cites or seeds?"
"No, but I've found q man n the
neishborhood. who owns a wheelbar-
row. and that will be a great help
Detroit Free Press.
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"What do you think of these new
yalaces / have been rearing?" asked
Mr.. Dustin Stax.
Magnificent" replied the cynic.
"Yet," he proceeded, with a visible
effort to be modest, this early pomp
reminds me that all the world is a
stage"
"Right. And the modern tendency
Is to make up with fine scenery for
bad acting"
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The Mistake of 4 Night.

.ne saw her sitting in the dark cor
ner and knew that his chance had
come,
N%oiselessly he stole up behind her,
and before she was aware of his pres
ence, he had kissed her.
Chow dare you?" she shrieked.
Pardon me- he bluffed, readily,
81. thought you were my sister,"
She stepped out into the light.
1tvsu silly fool" she giggled, II ann"
He fainted.-Cleyeland Leader.
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A new Institution. the Baby
Bunk" will be opened with due cere-
mony at Long Beach, Cal, this sum-
mer. This provides a place where
babies may be checked by tired moth
ers. The city of Los Angeles paid for
the erection Of 4 small building and
kindergarten experts will be in
Of the place.
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The Lancet says that few who have
done some practical work in the path
ology of cancer believe that it has
analogies with any known form of
infectiye disease.
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Three Acts and an Injuncti0ns

"Has Mullet secured a copyright or
his frisky comedy?"
"He' gets the I'M ion first"
"What injunction?'
tsThe Injunction to prevent the po.
lice from stopping the performance"
cleveland Plain Dealer. ,
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Cream of Potato Soup-Pare three large potatoes. cut
! them in quarters and boil for five minutes. Throw OH this
{ water and pour on a pint and a half of boiling water. ADD
! one onion whole, and the tops Of some celery. Cover and
s boil until the potatoes are soft. When thoroughly boiled
} take out the onion and celery and pass the potatoes and
: water through q sieve. Scald a pint Of milk. Blend to a
J smooth paste one tablespoonful of butter and one Of -four and
s stir it into the milk until creamed; then put in the potatoes.
J Let the soup boil for five minutes when it Is ready to be
{ served. y
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A wind with a velocity of 100 miles
an hour travels at e rate of 1885 feet
per second; $500 feet per minute. 1t
has a force in pounds Of $4,000 per
square foot.
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to account temperamentally? It will
make life easier to live not only for
yourself, but for those who must live
with you.
The girl who thinks nothing too
much trouble to keep in fashion will
not take time ITO adjust herself to
family rules, dispositions or views,
Half the family troubles are dso to
lack of adaptability. There are
varied tastes and natures among
brothers and sisters. parents and
children. Does the average girl rec
ognize these differences and adjust
herself to them?
Not she, She takes the Grant
motto of fighting it out on these lines
If it takes the rest Of her life. Placat-
ing, adapting, sinking ones own per-
sonality for sake of harmony never
occurs to her.
Perhaps a girl has had more ad-
vantages than her parents. She has
been to school or college, has out
grown homo life. What results? IN
stead of adapting herself to ways OF
the household, biding her time for
changes, she frets, grows superior in
her manner, drifts away from her
| family, even is guilty Of being
ashamed Of them.
Why are there so many unwelcome
visitors? Lack of adaptability. How
ever odd the customs of your friends
home may seem, accept them as your
own, not grudsing, carpingly. or with
an air of sufferance, but as If born to
them: If you don't like them. say
nothing, but don't go back.
Have you gone to live IN a new
town? The surest way to remain an
! outsider is not to be quick readjust-
ing. 1t is not easy when one has
. reached mature years to make new
friends, to shake down into strange
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The Simple Life.

A traveller in Georgia observed a
Dig negro leaning heavily against a
fence in the shade Of a cottonwood
tree. Drawing rein, he inquired:
"Tired, George?"
The negro showed disgust.
aTiahed? Who, me? No, sub Ah'mI
NOT tiahed. Ah'm a hcein' this yere
match of con, an Ah'm waiting, fob
the III to git down SOS All kin go
bome. Circle.
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A twelve-year-old lad and a young
err sister got the better of a railroad
company when Henry Horrigan and
his sister Helen bought half-fare
tickets from Seattle to Portland over
the Northern Pacific. Henry weighs
S23 pounds and Helen, eight years
old, weighs 100 pounds.
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It All Depends.

It All DEPENDS. .
"Do drummers really get business
by telling funny stories?"
Depends altoge; n upon the Gus
TONER" replied the travelling sales.
man. sometimes T tell funny stories
and sometimes;I abuse the trusts
Pittsburg Post. - a.
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Broadway, beginning at Bowling
Green and terminating at the Yon-
kers line, is about fourteen miles
long.
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Visitor-"So this town Is strongly
opposed to corporal punishment"
Waiter-"Yes, sir. Why, mister,
dey don't ever let us serve whipped
cream. New York Evening Tele.
gram.
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The pawnbrokers of Great Britain
Issue over $50, 600, 900 pledges a year.

Queens is the largest in size of the
five boroughs of New York City. 1t
has an area of 124 square miles.
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The Boom.

"~That's a fine pair of vases. What
are they made out of-oronze or cop
PERI"
"I made those out of rubber, my
boy!"-London Opinion. NJ
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placed anywhere, at
tractsand kiIsaNmes.
Neat. clean. oenamcn-
tai. convenient. cheap.
Lasts all season.
Made Of nssal. cannot
spill or tip over. will no,
soil or injure anything.
Guaranteed elective.
OF all dealers or sent.
prepaid for 20 cents.
EARoLD soMER8
100 peKalb Ave-
lBrooNyn. n. FL
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hal help and will last long after the
snowy gimcracks which generally
form the bulk Of wedding presents
have departed the way Of all trifes.
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In Quiet Company.

Aunt Martha, the short-sighted
latter a five hours wait by the side
Of the tailor's dummies)-" Well, II
this theatre doesn't open soon, I shall
go somewhere else."-Sketch.
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Witt the Fanny
Fe1loswS'
Slow But Sure.

Slow But Sure. ~
Fly with mel" her lovur pleaded,
As he pressed her to elope;
But his wishes went unheeded, ~
For she calmly answered: "'Nopc!
Not while ~'aeros,' as at present,
Are 80 apt to plunge and balk;
But" said she, ''the weathers pleasant;
Don't you think we'd better walk"
Nixon Waterman, in Lippincott's.
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Russia is establishing numerous
wireless stations over it's great terri
tory.
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Acting on the idea that a business
man, or, in fact, anyone, will open
and read a telegram where a circular
would be thrown into a waste basket,
many persons who have heretofore
used the mails for reaching prospec-
tive customers are now using the new
letter-telegram system of the tete-
graph companies.
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All animals are terrified by air
ships. Partridges. quails and other
game birds crouch and hide, while
domestic fowl utter loud, warning
notes the instant they perceive the
monstrous bird Of prey.
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INDUSTRIOUS bird OF prey.
The first charter New York enjoyed
was granted by King James H., Of
England, in 1856. 1t is known as
the Dongan Charter. In 1880 King
George II. granted another, in which
no direct changes were made for one
hundred years.
The highest velocity of wind re-
corded blew at st. Paul, Mimi, at the
startling rate Of 102 miles an hour.
The nearest to that was ninety-six
miles an hour at North Platte, Neb.
The wind once blew in New York City
at a rate of eighty miles an hour.