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Awful Suspense.

Strangers seeking accommodations
in Brockton during the fair tell many
funny stories of their experiences.
One man. after ringing hssitatingly
the night bell, was answered by a
gruff voice informing him that there,
remained only one room, and that b
side a very nervous and irritable old
gentleman, who had been in the hotel
for some time and was a star boarder
there. After the poor fellow, tired
by his days sightseeing, promised to
be very careful not to make any noise,
he was allowed to enter Undressing
hurriedly, he thoughtlessly allowed
one shoe to fall with a resounding
crash; then catching himself, he care
fully laid down the other and crawled
beneath the quilts. only to be dis
turbed about a half hour later by a
knock at the doo-.
Upon asking what the intruder
wanted a high, shrill voice piped out,
''Hey, there, why don't YOU put down
that other shoe, CIR are you a on
legged man?"-Boston Record.
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The Hopping Prince.

Senator Tillman at a Washington
dinner party was talking about the
duties Of an ambassador.
They are important duties" said
he. "A. really good ambassador
should know all about the country
he is sent to. Then he wouldn't make
the mistake committed by an Ameri-
can in Afghanistan. a..
This American entertained the
shahzada for three days, giving him
a very handsome suite of rooms in
his house.
"The morning Of the shahzada's
arrival the American host visited him
in his apartment and was amazed to
see the royal guest and his entire
staff hopping about the floor in the
oldest way. They %conversed polite
ly and gravely, but instead of walk
ing they hoped, taking great leaps
of eight or nine feet.
1.-THE host ventured to ask the rea-
son of this hopping. The shahzada
politely replied:
"'You see, this carpet IS green,
with pink roses here and there. Green
is a sacred color with us, so we are
obliged to hop from ros to rose. 1t
is good exercise, but rather fatigulng,
[ confess "-Washington Star.
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WHEN BLEEDING WAS IN VOGUE.
Little Instrument of Torture Was
Used on Martyred President.

Farmer" Lawton, Of the Western
| Union, Uses a accommodating pa.
perweight in the shape Of an old-time
physicians bleeding instrument that
was generally in use up to sixty years
ago, and which once was used on
Abraham Lincoln.
The little instrument of torture is
a brass box, one and one-half inches
square. On the lower side are hidden
sixteen steel lanees. Before the in
strument is used thc lances are forced
out of their brass sockets about one
eighth of an inch.
Then the instrument is gently
pressed against a portion of the body.
usually the arm, a spring IS touched
and as the little lances disappear they
leave sixteen small wounds that pene.
trate through the skin, each about a
quarter of an inch long and deel
enough to cause the patients blood to
flow freely.
Medical men have not used these
crude instruments for bleeding peo'
pie for over fifty years.
The instrument was the property
Of Dr.. George Hewitt, a distinguished
physician of Quincy, ILL.,. during the
sos, and an uncle Of the "old
farmer"
Shortly before becoming President
of the United States, and while prac'
ticing law at Springfield, ILL.,, Abe Lin
coin had n of his sick spells, and DR.
Hewitt was called over to Sangamon
County for consultation. He pro.
nounced Lincoln's case the usual
| spring malaria, but the local physi-
| clan was sure it was bordering on
typhoid fever and nothing but a good
bleeding would save the coming
Presidents life.
DR.. Hewitt performed the opera.
ton unwillingly, then watched the
| effect for a few days, after which he
| declared he would never use this in
strument upon another patient. and
he never did, although he practised
medicine until his death, twenty
years later. 1t was not long until
the leading physicians of this country
followed DR.. Hewitt's example and
began to give their patients tonics to
make blood instead of draining their
| systems of blood that nature had pro.
vided them with. In consequences
these little instruments Of torture are
almost as much of a curio now as tho
dollar of our dads, whose coinage
was stopped about the same time that
bleeding went cut Of vogue.-Denvel
| News.
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"Of, course, oh, yes, very proud
stammere6 the Petersham citizen
adding with a tremendous gulp of
surprise and chagrin, well, if that
isn't the greatest thing in creation!"
The stranger, viewing the scenery
with delight, spoke %absently, but with
a certain force. Yes he said, the
greatest thing in creation is crea-
toni"
The book was good because Victo.
ria had made one more step, shedding
all the bitterness that had been in her
| heart, leaving out all signs of her
knowledge of their weaknesses and
| pettiness. making all Of the strength
| and simple greatness that abides with
plain people everywhere. 1t was
| great, her book, because it reached
their hearts and showed them the way
up, stone by stone, to a better Peter
sham than they had known. And
when it had reached its second edition
Victoria packed her trunk for a trip
abroad, set about closing up the house
and planning her glorious future.
Her income had reached a satisfac-
tory stage so that she -ould do as she
pleased without counting the cost.
They owed it to me-" she kept
saying to herself as she went about
the house, land they've paid in full,
for what I've got I took away from
them, right out of their very lives,
under their very noses, and they nev.
er knew what they were giving me
They deserve nothing more from me
than I've given them" But she
stopped, for she knew that her cas-
oning was somewhat weak, and there
remained another stepping stone tc
climb.
After a little she went up stairs
and unpacked the trunk, and as one
bit of new fnery slid to the floor af.
ter another she sighed a little and
laughed a little and cried a little, as
is a woman's way when she is very
happy.
81 owe it to them" she whispered
II owe it all to them, for every step
Of the way I've taken upward has
been by their help, building on a past
which never could have been without
them. How much I do owe them, af-
ter all. I'm going to stay awhile and
tell them So"
And she did.-Boston Post.
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NReTTT,H
ETHlNGs G&
TO NEAR III W.

Shorter coats are coming into use,
All the new dance frocks have
short skirts.
The rose is the leader among cor
sage flowers.
|. Every other hat seems turned up
at the left side.
Fluffy malines are usurping the
place of the jabot.
The vogue of the fur hat is now
firmly re-established.
There are renewed predictions that
the old hip p%anniers are to come back
into style.
Jet buttons are a fayorite mode OF
adding the invaluable touch of black
to a colored garment.
Many of the handsomest silk
gauzes have printed borders which
work we'll into the new draperies.
The puff is again in evidence; it
adorns the sleeve anywhere, seeming
! ly, between the shoulder and wrist.
Black and black and white-or
"marpie"-effects bid fair to remain
in high favor all through the season.
Some of the handsomest evening
and house dresses are glove-ftting
princess forms with a leaning toward
the stiff-boned waist portion.
The newest revival in sleeves is the
kimono cut in one with the waist, but
it Is by no means so full and wide as
formerly, and at first glance does not
suggest its origin.
Navy blue ~topcoats with black fac
ings and jet buttons are very chic,
both in Paris and America, and black
buttons are seer on many of the long
suit coats Of dressy style.
An attractive dressing sacque may
be made of white wash crepe, bound
all around the edges with colored rib
bon, and with huge dots Of the same
color embroidered over the surface.
The long rolling lapel worn so
much in the cloth coats is carried out
in the fur coats, the collars and cuffs
usually being of n of the long
haired furs, different from the body
Of the coat.
The fashionable wedding stockings
are marvels Of beauty. Real laces,
frail spider-web openwork and deli
cate hand embroideries are lavishly
employed with no thought to service
| ability-or price.
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Coal Wasted By Locomotives.

Ninety million tons Of coal were
consumed by the locomotives on
American railroads last year, accord
ing to Professor Goss, Of the Uni
versity of Illinois, more than one
half of this amount being lost through
waste in operation. Estimating the
totals from experiments actually con
Quoted, Professor Goss states that
more than ten million tons are lost
Through the heat in the gases that
are discharged from the stacks of the
locomotives" This is a loss that has
been in evidence since coal was first
burned in a locomotive. but up to the
present time no means have been dis
covered for checking it.-Portland
Oregonian.
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A Gorgeous Mace.

A reception was held at the Queens
University, Belfast, on Saturday, at
which the mace to be presented by
Mr.. William Gibson to the university
was on view. It Is of eighteen carat
gold, decorated with stones, such as
carnelian, Oriental onyx, lapis lazuli
and carbuncles. Its length Is thirty
three inches, and it's design SYM
bolizes the sway of learning over the
arts, sciences and letters. The head
resembles the high cross Of Monster
boice, though otherwise the mace is
free from ecclesiastical character.
The head bears the arms of the uni
versity, surrounded by Irish decora-
tive ornament. Above the surface in
repousse is shown the decoration Of
the Cumdach or shrine CT "Dimma's
Book" On the face in the second
centre of the design is a scroll re-
production in repousse of the Great
Seal of Queen Victoria, who granted
the first charter to the foundation in
lS45. That part of the a which
leads to the main column bears four
emblematic figures representing
Learning, holding the torch of In
vention; Science, whose leading SYM
Dol is chemistry; Letters, represent
ing the author and scholar, and Art,
showing the figure of Music, holding
the Harp of Ireland. The column is
eight-sided, four sides being enriched
with Irish interlaced ornament. The
inscription is: 1.-THE gift Of William
Gibson, q citizen of Belfast, Novem-
Der, 1909."-London Times.
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A Better Record.

When Peter Jenkins returned to
L%anesboro for a short visit after hay
ing lived ten years in Colorado he ap'
parently could not say enough in
praise of his new home and in dispar'
agement of his birthplace. His senti.
ments were, as a general thing, re-
ceived with the utmost good nature
by his old friends, but occasionally he
met what the Lanesboro people called
"a come-uppance."
"Now, there's the climate said
Mr.. Jenkins one day to a group OF
listeners in the postofice. why, the
climate here isn't anything that's
worth talking about, but out there!
It's %fattening just to be out there and
take in the climate.
"Why, when I went out there
only weighed $50 pounds, and now
turn the scales at 1875"
Il can tell you a story Of L%anesborc
climate thatll go ahead o that, Pc
ter" remarked Obed Strong quietly.
"Well, I should like to hear It.
said Mr.. Jenkins with a somewhat
sceptical smile.
cts veracious, an relates 70 my.
SELF" returned Mr.. Strong calmly
when I come to L%anesboro 1 weighed
its in the family Bible-jest
pounds, an now I settle the scale;
down at an even 200"
Mr.. jenkins gave a sniff. but the
citizens of Lanesboro felt that The
reputation of the village climate had
been established.-Youth's Compap.
ion.
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Sentimentality.

It is the fate of ~womankind to be
charitably regarded as sentimental
creatures, but if they are half as SEN
timental as the American man has
shown himself during the past year
their LAST would indeed be pitiful,
says the editor of the Federation
Magazine.
A perusal of a large portion of the
American press would seem to indi-
cate that the average mar is regarded
as an easy mark to be fooled, cajoled
and entertained with a never-ending
series of worthless sensations, appar-
emily invented for the purpose OF
keeping his mind employed and OBJ
~livious, while his enemies are run
ming away with every right and privi-
lege which a free people ever en-
joyed.
Our wonderment as to how Rome
could be amused so successfully with
gladiatorial shows while the early
emperors were subverting their lib
critics, now begins to give away before
the still greater achievement of the
yellow press of America. A little
learning is, indeed, a dangerous
thing, and Colonel Higginson's hui
morous discussion as to whether
woman ought to be allowed to learn
the alphabet might now be turned
to much better advantage by asking
whether men should be allowed to
read the papers. Try to interest them
on any serious subject and e what
your experience will be. Can they
weigh evidence?
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vited attends the ceremony and then,
within two weeks after, pays a visit
to the individual in whose name the
invitations yer issued. For exam
pie, if Mr.. and Mrs. Smith sent the
cards, Mrs. Jones goes to see Mrs.
Smith, taking one of her own cards
and two Of Mr. Jones, one of the lat
ter being for Mr.. Smith. If it is an
unmarried woman who makes the
call, she leaves only n OF her cards.
as she does not, Of course, pay a visit
to the gentleman Of the house.
Those who are unable to go to the
church must post visiting cards so
they will be received on the day of the
ceremony. The number of the cards
is the same as those left at the call
above described, and the envelope
should be addressed to MI. and Mrs.
Smith. The form of these cards Is
not unlike that used for aitea.
When the wedding invitation in
cludes a card for the house reception,
those attending leave cards on enter
ing the hall, as they would for an
afternoon affair-one Of the woman's
for the hostess and two Of the mans
for the hostess and host. A recepta-
Gle is always provided on a stand in
the hall for such visiting cards.
Attendance at such a function
means a call later, a month being the
longest period in which it is good
form to delay.
No cards are left for the bride or
bridegroom, they being guests, as it
were. A visit is not paid to the bride
in her new home, unless M has been
requested to, either verbally or by
Eat home" cards.
The receipt of wedding announce
ment cards should be followed at once
by posting visiting cards to those in
whose name they are issued, these to
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WHEN THE MAIL GOES THROUGH.

Nuthin' in n country town
'Cept bout five o'clock to go
To the deepo-mail, south bound.
Due at that time. There's. you know,
Crowd O. lanky country fellers
Loafin' as they allus do;
Hounds an dogs-half-breeds an yellers
When the
Mail-goes-through!
Never stops at Sasserville;
Comes with lightnin' in her eye!
Lordy! Whizzin' down the hill,
Jist a-screechin' on the hyI
Engineers head out a-bravin'
Smoke an cinders fyin' blue!
An we-uns with hats a-wavin'
When the
Mail-goes-through!
You can feel the whirlpool come,
When she ~clatters past you-Gee!
Feel FER rock the deepo some,
An the platform! Mercy me.
Getherin' at ev'ry minute,
With a long an screechin' WOO!
An us wishin' we was in it,
When the
Mail-goes-through!
Then as soon's she's gone, you git
Tired of old Sasserville;
Them's the time it is that it
Never seems to fill the bill;
Fer you think o bigger places,
Where the trains a-goin' to,
An tromp home with lonely faces
When the
MaiPs-gone-through!
Edward Singer, in Indianapolis Sun.
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KING EDWARDS HOUSES.
Has So Many That He Lends Thenssto
Save Expense Of Upkeep. I

T.. " save IApCISC Va OPhSSp - ~
There is a good deal Of speculation
IN England as to who will have the
offer of White Lodge from King Ed
ward if, as is expected, Mrs. Hars-
mann resigns her tenancy owing to
financial difficulties. It is an IDEAL
spot for a residence, only just asfaT
miles out of London, yet perfectly
cural mall its surroundings.
The drawback TO White Lodge is
that the place, though not large, sis.
very expensive to keep up, and 1t was
for this reason that several people re-
fused the Kings offer after the death
Of the Duke of Teck-including, SO
1t was said at the time, at least one
member Of the royal family.
These extra residences around Lon;
don prove rather an embarrassment
Of riches to the King, who does not
need them himself. Buckingham
Palace, Windsor Castle, Balmora1 and
Sandringham are all the places the
King and Queen need in the course
Of the year. Yet if not lived IL these
empty houses would be a drain on the
privy purse in the matter Of upkeep.
Almost all these superf1uous houses
have been at the;King's disposal since
he came to the throne. Thus, says
The Gentlewoman, we have the
Prince and Princess of Wales at Frog.
more, Georgiana Lady Dudley at
Pembroke Lodge, Richmond; Colonel
and Lady Sarah Wilson at the Stud
House, Hampton Court; Sir Stanley
and Lady Clarke at the Rangers
Lodge, Hyde Park, and SO on.
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THE EDITORS MISTAKE.
Generally Deemed an I~nexcusable
Outrage For Newspaper to Err.

Generally Deemed an Inexcusable
Outrage For Newspaper to Err.
It is held to be an inexcusable out.
rage for a newspaper editor to make
the slightest mistake in a statement
of. any sort, while professional per-
sons, upon whose certainty of knowl-
edge and on whose statement in re-
gard thereto, life or death and the
most important interests deptsd,
make the most serious errors without
mourning the slightest criticism,
much less blame.
Take the judge on the bench,
whose decisions are set aside or an
nulled by higher courts almost every
day, and the judge whose judgment Is
so reversed does not suffer in the
least in public and professional esti-
nation.
In the same way, the physician who
makes a wrong diagnosis of his pa
TENTS disease, administers treatment
that results in death instead of a
cure, loses none of the confidence Of
his patrons in his skill, and he may
kill any number of persons secundum
artem without mourning the slightest
responsibility. ,:.
These are curious facts, but they
are facts, and they are mentioned.
not by way of excusing editorial mis-
takes, for there Is no excuse for them.
It is because every individual firmly
believes that he could conduct news
papers better than those who are
charged with the work, while no un-
professional person would undertake
to usurp functions Of the judge or the
physiciap.-New Orleans Picayune.
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The NCWspaper.

The publisher Of a newspaper ha
one thing to sell and one to rent. HA
has the newspaper to sell and the<
space in his columns to rent. CAM
anyone tell us why he should be ex-
pected to give away either the one or
the other? He can if he chooses, and
does as a matter Of fact, furnish a
great deal of space rent free. But it
does not follow that he ought to be
expected to do so. 1t ought to be
recognized as would be the giving of
sugar or coffee by the grocer. Butt
TRANCE to say. it is not looked up9
In that light ct all, and yet everybessy
knows that the existence of a news
paper depends upon the rent of its
space and the sale Of paper. Just
the same as merchants success de-
ponds on selling his goods instead OF
o;ri,or fbopn aUav 80 -."- -
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Wise Old Rip.

Rip Van Wrinkle awoke from his
long nap and started down the rocky
heights in a hurry.
why didn't you sleep another
twenty years, old man." asked the
villager.
What" calculated Rip, in sur
prise, land have them say l never
reached the top of the mountain at
all?"
For even IN those days there were
doubters and scoffers whose motto
was Show me."-Chicago News.
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Not Guilty.

Prisoner Gas he is being dragged
back from his cell)-'I tell you l am
Innocent"
Misunderstanding him up! Hang
him,"
Prisoner-"But | am innocent! If
{ had been guilty wouldn't the jury
nave acquitted me-"
The mob retired through the bro
zen door of the jail.
THAT is sol" they muttered under
their masks and in chorus. - New
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Souf1e of Ham, Macaroni and Cheese.-Cook three
fourths cup Of macaroni, broken into inch lengths, in rapidly
boiling sailed water until tender; drain and rinse in plenty
of cold water. Butter a baking dish and put the macaroni
into it alternately with cold boiled ham, chopped fine, using
in all about one cup of ham, and sprinkle each layer with
grated Parmesan cheese and bits of butter. Beat two eggs,
mix with a generous cup Of milk and pour over the macaToni
and ham. Let bake in a slow oven until a custard is formed.
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John MacMurtrie, a Norwood (Pa.)
mechanic, has invented a plumbers
'irepot, which burns kerosene instead
Of gasoline or charcoal.

The leading makers of @all- British
automobiles are giving special atten-
ton to aeroplane engines and have
delivered several V-type ffty-horse-
power machines to intending ayiators.
These motors, although they weigl
only 800 pounds, are claimed to
capable of delivering as high as 8
enty-fve horsepower. One of
was recently installed in new
biplane.
A minor drawback %connecte
the use of the electric flatiI
been found to be in the fact
temperature varied consider
was passed from one piece
to another containing mo-
moisture. This has now
come by au automatic mea
troll by which the tenn 8
maintained at one point |laS
fraction OF a degree.
A shell which will hit two marks
will be tested. The solid steel head
of the she'll contains a,charge OF high
explosive which is detonated on inn
pact. Back of this: is the shrapnel
chamber, containing 120 bullets and
a charge of high explosive. The
shrapnel portion can be timed to- 9
plode above a body of troops, leaving
the solid head Of the shell to pass on
and strike elsewhere.
An unsolved problem in geological
history is the disappearance OF the
gigantic dinosaurs, which may be said
to have ruled the animal world in
the: cretaceous period: They are
known to have lived in nearly all
lands until the close Of that period.
says DR.. A. s. Woodward, and there Is
no reason to believe that they sur
fered from a struggle with any warm
blooded competitors. They seem to
have died a natural death.
Through the discovery of radium
in the neighborhood, 1t is possible
that Marienbad will be in a position
to add radium baths to its other heal
Ing institutions next year. In anSoadf
silver mine, unworked since the
fifteenth century, near Schoenfchts
uranium ore has been found en-
| bedded in the mountain granite saad
very near the surface. Experiments
made in the Pathological Hygienics
Institute there show that this radium
rock, pulverized and dissolved in
water, makes the water in a few
hours radioactive in a much higher
degree than the strongest baths at
| Gastein.