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Dodging the Twenty-Five.
A LDERMAN BAULER of Chicago was
"a discussing his famous anti-hatpin

A LDERMAN BAULER of Chicago was
"a discussing his famous anti-hatpin
resolution.
Some women he said, smiling, OBJ
ject TO my resolution. They want to
carry hatpins as defense when they
walk home late at night from the Office
the theater. But that plea, If these
women will forgive me, lodges the real
issue.
Yes, it lodges the real issue as Scher-
merhorn lodged it. Schermerhorn. poor
fellow, got dyspepsia. and suffered for
seven years. though he tried every
remedy under the sun.
Finally he was advised to visit DIR.
Deer, the great dyspepsia specialist.
deer will cure you, Schermerhorn.
the mans friends said: but he'll make
you pay, by lingo. Yes. he'll make you
paw S25 for the first visit, and $3.50 for
every subsequent visit.
Terrible! groaned Schefmerhorn. I'll
die first And in a paroxysm OF heart
burn he gulped and shuddered.
but a week or two later Schermer>
horns dyspepsia became acute and in
toIerabe, and he set out for DR.. Deer's.
after all. He was ushered into the cor.
sulting room. and In due course the ply 81
clan appeared.
..Schermerhorn at his entry gave glad
cry and jumped up and seized him by
both hands
We'll, doctor, here we are again.
he cried. Here We are again!
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BY Mary Barrett Howard.

Hillary laughed and yielded ''I'll tell
you what it is he said, pleasantly. Il
believe I'd better leave 1t all to you
ladies. I'll go and look up man L want
to see and meet you here later
That journey to town with its unique
experiences was regarded by the Misses
buckingham to the day of their death as
an epic moment in their monotonous lives,
and the days that followed were only less
exciting. They threw themselves heart
and soul into the renovation of the old
Willard place. and felt the same fond de-
light in the growing beauty of the young
mans future home that they would had
he been dearly loved son. They
sumed little airs of affectionate dictator
ship, and, fortified by their consultations
with the artistic salesman, they vetoed
Hillary's project of painting the house
pink and turning the picturesque garden
into conventional lawn. And, finally,
they insisted on dividing with him the
rare china and old-fashioned silver which
had been part of their Inheritance.
One pleasant day a few weeks later
Hillary was pacing up and down the
walks that wound about box-bordered
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Rather Lame.

n ROF. H. c. PARKER of Columbia
! was discussing in New York his
coming ascent Of Mount Mckinley.
The subject turned to great peaks, and
Prof. Parker said:
Many peaks are not negotiable. The
mountaineer who fails has good excuse
for his failure. He is not like the man
at the bal masque.
This man, dressed i'm Spanish velvet
as Don Juan, approached q pink gauzs
ballet girl, and. slipping his arm around
her waist, he murmured passionately:
~ love you.'
We'll, ] should think you would,
since I'm your wife the ballet girl re-
torted, lifting her mask.
81 knew you were, said Don Juan
Darling. 1 knew you were
To what other woman than my wife
would / have made such a remark?',
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A Costly Fare.

SfTTNCLE JOE CANNON, in a re-
~ cent political argument at the New
Willard Hotel said:
That excuse is not good enough. 1t
reminds me of a Danvilie bartender,
This bartender came to work In a
Danville bar. and as soon as he arrived
the receipts began to diminish. The boss
at the end of the week said seriously to
the newcomer:
Look here. do you take money out of
the till='
oh, no. sir said the bartender. No,
indeed, sir
Now, said the boss, you must be
taking money. / know it,
well. of course. sir said the bar
tender, I take out my car fare every
night
"'Oh, you do. eh?' said the boss. And
where do you live, San Franeisco?"
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garden beds where the flowers, released
from throttling weeds. were rioting in all
their pristine splendor. The trees and
shrubbery had been pruned, but not hewn
Gown or nprooted, and elms and naples
still tossed their branches overhead, while
great syringas, lilacs and snowballs filed
every corner and overarched tie walks.
Both fence and house were dazzling in It
coat of fresh white paint, and green shut
tiers shaded the windows. 4 stout-armed
German maid was hanging up dish towels
in a delightful clothes yard" which was
surrounded by hedge of arbor vitae.
Hillary regarded the whole with a look
of dawning resignation induced by the
soothing influence of a good cigar and an
excellent luncheon.
1T might be worse he conceded, gem
erously. CHANGING toward the street he
caught sight of a girl seated in an cleo
trio motor, gliding swiftly and silently
along the smooth asphalt He stared and
stared again, passing his hand across his
eyes as if to clear their vision.
1T isn't-it can't be Cynthia he NUT
tered, incredulously.
The girls intuitions were quicker. The
little car stopped short, and Cynthia Lam
bert held out both her hands, crying, "Oh,
Tom-Tom!'
Hillary flung down his cigar and vaulted
over the fence. With Cynthia's slender
hands again in his. and Cynthia's beauti-
full eyes meeting his yearning gaze with
that look at once shy and tender which
he so we'll remembered, the young man
could have stood indefinitely. unconscious
of his surroundings But Miss Lambert
was suddenly recalled to a sense of the
proprieties by the impairment regard OF a
passing grocer's boy who was surveying
the pretty tableau with interest.
Blushing furiously. she withdrew her
hands from Hillary's grasp and assumed
a demeanor of such cool indifference that
the big fellows heart sank and he began
to wonder if he could have mistaken the
look in those dark blue eyes. But the
next instant his spirits rose again. for as
she glanced from his bare head to the
house whence he came her cheeks
whtened Enthusiastically.
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Hard on the Painter.
stDooR Louis James," said a Chic

stpoOR Louis James," said Chicago
theatrical manager. to whom the
tragedian's death had come with a great
shock-''poor Louis James had as keen a
taste in painting and sculpture as i'm the
drama.
He had, of course, no Sympathy for
this newfangled impressionism I'm
pressionism has almost died out now.
thank goodness. but live or six years ago
ii was the popular fad
james and l were walking, five or six
years ago. on a fine April morning in
Flushing. Beside a copse an impress ON
list sat painting away. We stood and
looked over his shoulder moment thel
James winked at me and said, i'm a loud
voice:
Oh, look! He's painting two pictures
at once. But l like the one he's got his
thumb through best"
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Why, Tom--Mr. Hillary" she faltered,
lis IL you who have made such changes
in the old Willard place? II hadn't
heard Of your marriage"
1T hasn't taken place-yet." Hillary
replied calmly,
II hope you will be very happy,
Tom,'' she murmured.
Then as she bent forward and the little
car responded TO her touch, he exclaimed
hurriedly:
"Oh. Cynthia-don't so, The girl I'm to
marry hasn't seen her future home and
I'd be so awfully obliged IL you'd come in
and look it over and see if everything is
all right"
Miss Lambert's pretty face flushed and
then paled again. But she was far too
proud to shrink from the proposed ordeal
and with no perceptibie hesitation she ac-
ceded to Hillarys request and walked up
the graveled walk BY his side, her grace
full head erect, chatting and laughing
gayly In the hall they encountered
Gretchen, and brilliant idea flashed into
Hilary's mind.
Ushering Cynthia into the drawing room
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he excused himself and FASTENED back to
the maid.
Il say, Gretchen he began, cant you
get something for us to eat?
Then. with the impulse to offer his SOW
he added, tentatively
How would it do to broil that steak
sent up for SUPERB
Yah, l get him retty by sefen O'CLOCK, -
said Gretchen, phlegmatically.
1t was evident from the stold obstinacy
of Gretchen's face that she had no in
tention of being cajoled into preparing
what Hillary called "a square NEAL at
the uncanonical hour of 4 O'Clock In the
afternoon, and the young man hastily
captulated.
"Weh, never mind the steak he said,
but Miss Lambert's lately been living in
England, where they eat about this time
of day. / read about it in some fool
novel; he went on confidentially But,
now l think of 1t. the food was mostly
crumpets and plum cake and gallons Of
tea Do You know what 'crumpets' are,
Gretchen?' he asked, anxiously, watching
her face for some sign OF intelligence
They put the whole business on a tray,
yo'l know, and eat in the parlor instead of
the dining room"
Gretchens face lighted into something
resembling animation.
Yah. Yah!' she exclaimed eagerly
'Nachmittag kaffee. NIGHT wahr?''
Hillary eyed her doubtfuly. Now
what kind of a mess will she hand out to
us, | wonder?" he meditated uneasily.
But trusting to luck that she would
produce something eatabe, he proceeded
to enact the role of cicerone on a tour Of
inspection which he artfully prolonged by
every device in his power. and when at
length they returned to the drawing
room Gretchen was there before them
with huge tray containing all the ap-
purtenanees of genuine German after
noon coffee"
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HnecdOfe8 COncel1,inr
Well-knOWn pe0E,Ie
Better Than a Druu.

SSHE late Senator Platt, said an Al
bany legislator had "A cynical
VIC Talking about politician who had
changed his party, he once said to me:
circumstances alter eyerythins-po
htfai views. religion. even health
why, I've got a friend who is a.
Hlcted with insomnia in its worst form.
ana yet every morning that man sleeps
as sweet and sound as a newborn babe.
when his wife crawls over him to start
the fire. "
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Why of course assented Miss Marilla,
whatever you think best, Thomas
There's something SO unladylike about
business" murmured Miss Lucinda, that
I'm sure sister and | would be only too
thankful never to be obliged to come in
contact with it again. But how shall we
ever be able to show our gratitude to you
Thomas? If we could render you any as
sistance In settling the house-gentlemen
are usually rather helpless
I'VE could put up curtains, you know,
and give those little finishing touches
chimed in Miss Marilla hreathlessiy
Why. sure.' responded Hillary heartily.
Then as he saw the eagerness in the
wan faces of these old women from whom
fate had withheld all that makes life
worth living, he had an inspiration.
I'D forgotten the curtains he said,
"and / wonder, Miss Buckingham, if you
and your sister would kindly help me to
select them, and the papers, that every
thing may be ready when my mother ar
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HE old white house

HE old white house
was d square struc-
ture surmounted by
a cupola, built in
the early part Of
the nineteenth CEN
fury. The sloping
roof supported by
gre at Corinthian
pilla RS extended
over a wide porch.
Il n d Ii k e, m a n y
IN on Sc & of [ hat
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ground for Cynthia's fresh young beauty.
and when. at Hillary's earnest solicitation,
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Tom." she protested, you are just the
same boy you always were-I remember
how afraid you We're in school days Of
taking any credit that didn't belong %
you. But you can't explain away This
house. she added, triumphantly
Hillary looked troubled. If the house
and furniture really pleased Cynthia. it
seemed hard to have to acknowledge just
then that they had been practically forced
upon him. Suddenly his downcast face
frightened After all, perhaps. she would
have liked his ideal home even better.
wouldn't you have preferred some
thing more modern, sweetheart ne
asked with assumed nonchalance. ON"
of those Queen Ann houses farther down
the street. for instance? ] know a house
of that brand which the parlor is fur
nished in red plush. and the carpet is
white velvet with pink roses. The paper
isn't as plain as this-gilt you know, with
big flowers all over it--and there are no
end of ornaments hanging on the walls,
made out of rollingp.ns and butter bowls.
they told me; the whole effect was nice
and cheerful, l thought"
Red plush-butter bowls" Cynthia
gasped
Then out of pure iishtness of heart she
made an assertion which she did no.
mean in the very least
Tom Hillary" she averred solemnly.
If ] had come home and found you lv-
ing in such house that ! never would
have had you in all this world"
Hillary stood quite silent for n moment.
her soft cheek against his shoulder, her
soft hair against his lips. Hitherto the
straight path of truth and honesty had
been the obvious one to Tom Hillary. He
had felt not the slightest temptation to
follow that easy way so a.siduously
pointed out to him by INSCRIPTIONS poll
ticians; but now II was only after a fierce
struggle with himself that he was able to
say in his usual quiet, matter of fact
voice
I'm sorry TO disappoint you. Cynthia.
but that is the house I would have
chosen
She looked up i'm amazement. What
can you mean, Tom You surely were
not obliged to buy this place, and know
it was not furnished as it is now in old
Mr.. Wizards day You are only trying
10 tease me, Tor no one VINO was addicted
to red plush could ever have restored the
place to such beauty
Hillary turned away abruptly as he an
swered, almost rudely:
Il bought the house to obl.ge an old
friend, and the furniture of two old ladies
who were good to ME when I was kid.
and they managed the whole business
bought the curtains, rugs and papers to
'harmonize. as l suppose you'd say. But.
to tell you the honest truth, CynthiaI
think ii is the limit
AS he stared moodily out of the win
dow with unseeing eyes, a pair of arms
stole about his neck. and the sweetest
voice in the world said with laugh thst
was half sob:
"Oh. Tom, you dear. shocking old Phil
istine.'
Hfllary's arms drew her close as he
questioned rapturousIy:
But you love me just the same-do
you. sweetheart"
And to his lasting wonderment for the
subtleties Of the feminine mind are quite
beyond the comprehension of a man like
Tom Hillary, Cynthia replied with con-
viction:
II love you a thousand million times
BETTER
Copyright, 1907
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rives" We will go to the city on an early
train, and when We've attended to this
business we will dine at some roof garden,
see few turns of vaudeville and come
out on the last express
The wan faces frightened with fearful
delight. The terms roof garden ami
vaudeville suggested to these ancient
maidens vague but horrifying visions of
unholy dissipation.
Why. Thomas, is it customary for
ladies toto frequent such places?" asked
Miss Lucinda, obviously.
But Hillary responded so earnestly
why, yes. Miss Lucinda; roof gardens
are all the go. and I'm sure you will enjoy
the experience, besides placing me under
a tremendous Obligation Miss Ma
rilla cut short the discussion with I'M
wonted decision.
Wen go. Thomas" she declared, reck-
lessly. Wed like to-
Although Hillary had been actuated
solely by desire to afford pleasant
outing to these old friends, he builded
better than he knew when he asked them
TO accompany him on his quest. for their
instructive good taste, backed by the opn-
ion of an artistic and autocratic sales
man, resulted in the selection of delicate
papers of colonial designs rather than the
gilt and embossed horrors to which he
himself inclined.
''Don'r you think, now, that there's
something rich and handsome about
paper like that he asked persuasively.
pointing to sample where heur-de-lis
and cattails ten feet high were sprawlins
in fiamboyant and intricate pattern
IL don't think it seems suitable,
Thomas demurred Miss Lucinda, timidly.
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rD9vG think >*ee> Hardly of dear old
dad Tom,' she pleaded. Both he and
mother have lot Of un-American theories
concerning the influence of early environ
ment and the npossibility of people who
have been brought up as differently as
YOU and l having the similarity of tastes
that makes for happiness in married life.
But wait until they have seen this house
and they won't have word to say for
themselves-t is just to my taste down
to the smallest detail. and in order to
rout them horse and foot you must be
sure to offer the nachmittag kaffee' she
ended. laughingly.
Never heard of it before in my life,'
Hillary blurted out. That was some of
Gretchen's doings. / told her to broil you
a beefsteak-I read in a book that across
the big pond they fed about this time of
day and 1 thought you might be hungry.
Besides he confessed helplessy, Il
wanted to keep you here as long as /
could
Miss Lambert blushed adorably. "Oh.
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lieved of great deal of anxiety and re-
sponsiblity.'
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These colonial papers, as they call
them. are dainty and pretty, Thomas!"
said Miss Marila deprecatingly. This
pale yellow would be charming for the
drawing room. and the green just the
thing for the hail."
Nothing but the colonial designs should
he tolerated i'm house such as you de-
scribed," observed the artistic salesman
with fnality.
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sensibilties-but--but we might consent to
disposing of some of our-se to speak
would completely furnish small house
without the fact becoming apparent to "a
a casual observer. Do you think, Thomas,
that you could find us a customer who
would regard such a transaction as-as
confidential?'
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she removed her hat and gloves and be-
gan to pour the coffee from a massive
silver urn he sat gazing at her in a
trance of dumb alteration, blindly feeling
the harmony between this Daughter of
the Revolution and her present environ
ment.
why, I've not seen any Of those de-
licious cakes since l left Germany
Cynthia cried in genuine delight. as her
eyes fell on a plate Of German dainties
which Gretchen, unrestrained by the pres
ence Of an unappreciative American mis-
tress, had made and baked that morning.
You hat been IN Shermany, gnadiges
fraulein?" asked Gretchen.
And at Cynthia's reply that she had
lived in Berlin for five years the home
sick German madchen fingered unit!
Miss Lambert, tasting her cup of fragrant
coffee and setting her little white teeth
into one of the cakes. had declared that
never, even in that land of kaffee and of
kuchen, had she eaten anything SO good.
Then. and not until then. Gretchen, fair
ly bursting with pride, reluctantly with
drew.
Hillary felt exceedingly awkward as he
sat balancing frail cup on his big hand,
until he forgot his discomfort in the pleas
ure Of seeing Cynthia presiding at his
table and pouring out his coffee in this
delightfully."- domestic fashion. But there
was wistful look in the girls blue eyes
which deepened as the moments passed,
and IN spite OF her praise Of them she
had very little appetite for the excellent
coffee and cakes.
When she finally arose to go, however.
her voice was quite steady as she held
out her hand, saying:
Your house is charming, Tom, IL am
quite sure that the girl you are to marry
will be happy here with you
"Oh. Cynthia-do you mean it? Do you
love me, after ail?" Hillary stammered,
ia pturously.
The beautiful color rushed into Gym
thia's cheeks.
II don't understand she faltered.
You said you were to be married-this
house
Il bought this house because my
mother is TO divide her time between me
and my sister henceforth," said Hillary,
and | am TO be married IL you will have
me, Cynthia
Explanations followed, and the old, old
story OF intercepted letters and conse
quent enlargement was revealed. After
a time Cynthia lifted to her lover her
lovely face, where tears and smiles were
mingled.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

Clara street, rear of 731-W. G. Au-
gustine, 451 West Forty-sixth street.
owner and builder; two-story business
building; $1,000.
ollywood-Hartford avenue, 407
South-I. Arakawa, 101 Ocean View
avenue, owner and builder; one-story
two-room residence; 5000.
Broadway, 759 North-Builders' Sup
ply company, 7S9 San Fernando street,
owner and builder; two-story lumber
shed; S400
Fremont avenue, 300 North-H. G.
Spaulding, owner; II. A. Cogswell ~
Son, builders; two-story thirty-two-
room apartment house; $500.
Forty-eighth street, 144 West-Alex-
ander Huck, 4S12 Moneta avenue. own
er; b. Meller, builder; one-story five
room residence; $3.50.
Fifty-second street, 1915 East-L.
Wetzel, S39 West Temple street, own
er; H. A. Cogswell & Son, builders;
one-story four-room partly business
building and partly residence; $1,000.
sichel street, TAI Sotuh-C. w.
Hayes, 329 Central building, owner;
M. S. Yenger & Co., buildersi one
story four-room residence; $3.50.
Kent street, 2127-A. A. st. John, 329
Central building, owner; M. S. Yeager
& Co., builders; one-story tour-room
residence; $500.
Third street, 1927 East-L. w. N.
Bowman, 6411A Kohler street. owner
and builder; one-story flve-room resi-
dence; $500.
Adams street, 219O West-H. B.
Ainsworth, owner; partly two and
partly three-story fourteen-room resi-
dence; $4,000
Forty-third place, $50 West-C. E;
Stubblefield, S26 West Forty-third
place, owner and builder; one-story
six-room residence; $500.
Moneta avenue, 4362-F. A. Dixon,
431S Moneta avenue, owner; n. A. Pen
nington, builder; one-story one-room
garage; $500.
Spring street, 152 North-N. Cordory,
owner; J. M. Miller builder; altera-
tions of building; $500.
Grand avenue, 4255 South-P. ]. Don
nell, at lot, owner; to raise and enlarge
residence; $500.
Main street, 515 North-E. Castel-
lano owner; moving picture theater;
$4,000.
San Pedro street 1929 South-Mrs.
7. A. Vignolo, owner; o. c. Condor,
builder; one-story moving picture the
Alameda street, 2O1O South-Nation-
al Lumber company, at lot, owner and
builder; one-Story one-room ware
house; $4,000.
Dayton avenue, 2226-William San
don, 223O Dayton avenue, owner and
builder; to move and enlarge resi-
dence; $500.
Gramercy place, 2S11-Mrs. B. A.
Stockard, at lot, owner; A. Van Ho-
ven, builder; addition to residence;
5000.
Alameda street, 2O1o South-Nation-
al Lumber company, at lot owner and
builder; one-story one-room garage;
$3.50.
Forty-seventh street, 7O9 East
Frank Bickel, 73O East Forty-seventh
street, owner; Edward Bennett, build
er; one-story three-room residence;
5000.