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Hoodoo of Peacocks' Feathers.

Superstitious playgoers will learn
with horror that %peacocks' feathers
are to form the basis of the costumes
in the long-delayed production of NJ.
Rostand's "Chanticler." Few Eng
Iish actors would be bold enough to
wear these iIl-omened feathers. In
1890 q procession of gods and god
desses was shown on the stage at
Drury Lane, and although Juno ap-
peared with her peacock at the first
rehearsal, before the play was pro-
duced the company persuaded the au-
thor to cut the bird out of the cast,
in order to avoid the bad luck which
it would certainly bring. On the
opening night of the present Prince
of Wales Theatre several people were
taken i'll, and this was att,ebuted by
many to the fact that the stalls were
ornamerted with a design of pea
cocks feathers. The manager vent
to the expense of recovering the
whole of the stalls with a less I'M
lucky pattern.-London Chronicle.
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SOFT, WHITE HANDS
NAV Be Obtained in One Night.

For preserving the hands as we'll
as for preventing redness. roughness,
and chapping, and imparting that vel
vety 50 tness and whiteness much de-
K'red by women Cutlcura Soap, assist
co by Cuticura Ointment, is believed
to be superior to all other skin soaps.
For those who work in corrosive
liquids, or at occupations which tend
to injure the hands, it is invaluable.
Treatment.-Bathe and soak the
hands on retiring in a strong, hot,
creamy lather Of Cuticura Soap. Dry
and anoint freely with Cuticura Oint-
ment, and in evere cases spread the
Cuticura Ointment OF thin pieces OF
Did linen or cotton. Wear during the
night ole, loose gloves, or a light
bandage Of old cotton or linen to pro-
,tect the clothing from stain. For red,
rough, and chapped hands, dry, ifs
sured, itching, feverish palms, and
shapeless nails with painful finger
ends, this treatment Is most effective.
Cuticura Remedies are sold through
out the world. Potter Drug & Chem.
Corp, sole proprietors, Boston, Mass
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-09
Paving to Work.

There is no city on earth where the
tin spstem is more deeply rooted than
in Paris; and yet, IL we are to be-
lieve NJ. Jabouynat, secretary of the
Chambre Syndicate Ouvriere des
Limonadiers, the cafe and restaurant
walters desire nothing better than to
see the abolition of the pourboire.
when that day arrives" he says,
"our comrades will realize the neces-
sity of grouping themselves together
for the purpose Of obtaining a fixed
salary from their employers. To-day
we receive no salary, only the pour
boire, and % always that. Some
employers, finding that we make too
much, deduct as much az forty, fifty
and ever sixty per cent. OF our tips.
I could tell you of n cafe where
eighteen employees hand over to the
house over s2400 a year. Most en-
pioyes are paid for working; we
others pay for the privilege. Ca
terer,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-09
! Do You Know How Well Grimm.
i ais Are Organized?
INSTRUMENTATION
Do you know that u criminals

Do you know that u criminals
cost us S3,500,000 a day?
Do you know that 100000 persons
whom the law never touches-are
engaged in the systematic pursuit Of
crime as a business?
Do you know that the American
pickpockets are as thoroughly organ
lied as any trades union?
Do you know that the p~ickpockets
of New York retain the permanent
services Of one of the best-known
criminal lawyers Of the United States
to look after their "interests?"
Do you know that there is a Ger
tain wealthy Jewish resident of New
York who owes his income to the fees
Of prominent criminals, who pay him
to travel up and down the country as
a "fxer" between them and the po-
lice?
Do you know that during the past
ten years the tramp burglars of this
country have almost doubled?-Hugh
C. Wier, in The World To-day.
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WHEN DINNER COMES
One Ought to Have a Good Appetite.

A good appetite is the best sauce.
It goes a long way toward helping in
the disastive process, and that is alb
solutely essential to health and
strength.
Many persons have found that
Grape-Nuts food is not only nourish-
ing but is a great appetizer. Even
children like the taste of it and grow
strong and rosy from its use.
1t ts especially the food to make a
weak stomach strong and create an
appetite for dinner.
81 am 81 years DID," writes a Tenn.
grandmother, land have had a weak
stomach from childhood. BY great
care as to my diet l enjoyed a reason
able degree Of health, but never
found anything to equal Grape-Nuts
as a standby.
when l have no appetite for
breakfast and just eat to keep up my
strength, | take 4 t~easpoonfuls Of
Grape-Nuts with good rich milk, and
when dinner comes ! am hungry.
While if | go without any breakfast
never feel like eatingdinner. Grape
Nuts for breakfast seems to make a
healthy appetite for dinner.
MY little 13-months-old grandson
had been very sick with stomach
trouble during the past summer, and
finally we put him on Grape-Nuts.
Now he is growing plump and well.
When asked if he wants his nurse or
Grape-Nuts, he brightens up and
points to the cupboard. He was no
trouble to wean at all-thanks to
Grape-Nuts." Read the little book,
1.-THE Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
There's a Reason
Ever read the above letter? "A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
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SAVED, SAVED, BY
A MOTHERS LOVE
To the Rescue When Her Daush.
ter Hesitated in Face of Wom.
ans Greatest Crisis.

your whole future life depends
upon it,"
O The mother, her face tinged with
sympathy which we must ever feel in
the presence Of an immaturity that
is hesitating between right and
wrong, laid her hand over that Of her
beautiful daughter.
Eyes, dear" she continued, "into
every life there comes at one time or
another a supreme temptation. If the
crisis is passed, all is safe, but if you
yield at the fatal moment, you cannot
retrace your steps. You are then
committed to a fatal policy"
~But, mother, father says he can"
not afford it,"
Exactly. Fathers, from time i'm
memorial, have always said that. 1t
is their way of imposing on youth
and innocence. Go forth at once and
buy the gown. Do not forget that
I am with you, that I will stand back
Of you with all the feeble strength I
can command"
So saying, the proud woman folded
into her arms the weak creature, who
even then, If it had not been for her
timely rescue, would have been be-
trayed into a humiliating and shame
full surrender.-Success Magazine.
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I obeyed, In a kind Of stupor, and

I obeyed, In a kind Of stupor, and
presently Burnside was sitting up on
the opposite seat, rubbing his brow in
a dazed manner
Are you all right, Barker?" said
the bearded man, still keeping the
revolver pointed at me. -
ooh! you've come, Burt" said
Burnside, recovering his senses
Have they got clean away?" 81
We've nabbed one of them; but
not the one we want"
"Goodi" said Burnside, turning to
look at me. How did the other man
age to bolt?"
"Well, I was waiting for you at
Crewe, according to your instructions,
and I spotted Jul man Immediately,
though I was rather surprised at your
absence. However, I thought you'd
turn up presently, so I followed him
when he left the carriage. The beg
gar went to the b~ooking-ofice and
took a ticket for Glasgow. Then I
kept my eyes skinned, for I knew
that something had gone wrong. He
hurried back to the carriage, and our
friend here then left him. I didn't
bother about him, though, thinking
he was an ordinary passenger; and as
our man commenced to pace up and
| down, I waited over at the bookstan
to see what would happen. AS you
hadn't turned up, I knew he had
managed to play some trick on you,
| and I determined not to let him out
of my sight. Then the bell rang,
and in he jumped, closing the door
behind him. I waited half a second
for the guards Right away!' and
| then I made a rush and followed my
man. But the beggar had gone!"
Through the other door,"
Eyes. I was too late to follow him,
and then, just Is I spotted you under
the seat, and tumbled to the whole
| plant, in comes our friend here and
delivers himself up like a lamb"
By this time I had begun to see
that there was a mistake somewhere,
and that I was in a very awkward pre-
dicament. I turned hot all over and
a funny feeling crept down my spine.
Gentlemen" said I, am afraid
there's been a terrible mistake"
"Yes," growled the man named
Burt, land you'll jolly oon find out,
too. Look here, what's your name?"
1 told him, adding that I was trav-
cling to Belfast on business.
drop it, and own up" said he.
"Come, you may as well tell us where
you've put the swag."
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How Far Does an Actress Walk?

Nowadays, when there is so much
talk of the distance run by a football
player in the course of a match, 1t
may interest readers to know the dis
lance walked by an actress on the
stage in the course of a piece. have
taken for example the play East
Lynne" and selected the we'll known
part Of Lady Isobel and Nine. Vine,
as played by Miss Grace Warner. l
marked on a chart the actual crosses
made in the course of three acts out
of the five in which she actually takes
part; in the other two she is practi-
cally stationary. The distance COW
cred amounts to 262 yards-well over
an eight of a mile; and, adding that
to the distance backward and for
ward from the dressing room, one
sees that an actress work Is not all
talk, as so many people imagine
Strand Magazine.
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THUMB MARK IDENTIFICATION.
Its Adoption by Bank With Many For
eigners as Depositors.

Martin S. Steel, of Cheyenne, Wyo.,
said that last night that the old Chi
nese system of Identification by
thumb marks has been adapted to
modern banking, and the method Is
now in practical use in the First Ma
tional Bank Of Cheyenne as a means
of identifying the signatures of the
many foreigners who carry deposits
in that institution.
"In fact, the thumb mark has be-
come as necessary on checks drawn
by the class of the bank depositors
as Is the written signature OF the
drawer of the check" said Mr.. Steel.
"The system has been in use almost
two years now, and in that time the
bank has not had the least trouble
with it's foreign depositors, but in
stead has found that the arragnge-
ment works to perfection.
There are probably more national
tiles represented in and around Chey-
enne than in almost any other city in
the country. The great mining camps
of the State have drawn every nation
atty of Europe to themselves, while
the Union Pacific and Burlington
railroads have brought hundreds Of
railroad laborers from Asiatic coun-
tries. Korean ditchers, japanese Sec
ton men, Chinese workmen, Mexi-
cans, Indians, .Lithuanians, Czechs,
Poles, Hungarians, = Bohemians,
Welshmen, Irishmen, Greeks, Ital-
ians, and about every other national
ity can be found around Cheyenne
in the course of a days search. Many
of these persons deposit their savings
in Cheyenne banks, and very few of
them, comparatively speaking, can
write their own names, especially in
letters which can be read by an or
binary American business man
Washington Star. q
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Making the Connection.

An enterprising Scotch liquor deal
er offered a prize for the best answer
to a conundrum; "Why is my whisky
like the bridge Of Ayr" A boy sent
in, because it leads to the poor
house." and the unprecedented umpires
gave him the prize. With eve read
Ter wit a Yankee saw the connection
in a kindred case.
At a certain railway station an
anxious man came to the door of the
baggage car and said, is there any
thing for me?'
After some search among boxes
and trunks the baggage master
dragged out a demijohn Of whisky.
Anything more?" asked the man.
yes" said the baggage man,
there's a gravestone. There's no
name on it, but it ought to go with
that liquor. "-Chicago News.
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The Commercial Travellers Story.

was much slighter in build. We
would evidently have a tough job of
it, I thought.
Just as the train flew through the
third station beyond Stafford the de-
t~ective, who had been f1dgeting be-
hind his paper, suddenly began to
wipe his lips with his handkerchief,
and then rose as if to get something
off the rack. With one bound he was
on Burnside and had him pinned in
the corner with his knee.
"Quick, get his wrists" he said.
I jumped ove and laid hold of
Burnside's hands, just as he was
struggling to reach his pocket. Then
I saw that his face was covered by
the detectives handkerchief, from
which came a strong, sickly odor.
He struggled frightfully for a moment
or two and then seemed to collapse.
ats all right now" said the de-
t~ective, "but he very nearly had me
plugged. Faugh! Open the windows,
quick, Dr. we'll be succumbing to the
chloroform ourselves"
I lowered the windows, and none
too soon, for already the drug was
beginning to make my head swim.
The detective, meanwhile, was secur
ing Burnside's hands and feet with a
couple of stout rug straps.
"That's all right" he said, when
he had finished. "You nabbed his
hand just at the right moment. I'll
mention your name in the proper
quarter if you'll give it to me, and
who knows but you might come in for
a recognition. from his lordship!"
I gave him my name, but on condi-
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Laughter.

Overindulgence in laughter is rep
rotated by Emerson. Explosions OF
it, he says, should be under strict
control, and he quotes approvingly
the saying Of Lord Chesterfield, u
am sure that since I had the use of
my reason no human being has ever
heard me laugh" But Emerson is
not altogether consistent on this mat
ter, for whereas in n passage he
refers to laughter as a "contemptible
squeal of JOY" in another it becomes
a pheasant spasm," and he gratefully
acknowledges "the rest and refresh
ment we get from the shaking of the
Sides" Moreover, he admits that ITO
see a mar in a high wind run after
his hat is always droll." Presumably,
if the man is bald and the road is
muddy, even Chesterfield might be
led to emit a contemplate squeal.-
London Chronicle.
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, "Swag! What swag? I can assure
you, gentlemen, I know nothing of
this business"
You know how to chloroform a
chap" said the other.
at was the detective, not l."
replied, in dismay.
THE detective! Who on earth are
you talking about?"
"Who-my friend, who's gone.
The detective!"
Look here, young man, you're
either very deep or a big fool. Do
you know that we are detectives and
that your precious friend whom you
have assisted to escape was Burn
side?"
BURNSIDE" I repeated, horror
struck. Visions of prison cells and
crowded courts and my name in the
papers began to float before my eyes.
had been fooled utterly and COM
pletely.
Eyes, and you'll precious soon have
to answer for it, too"
It was in vain that I explained;
they wouldn't listen to me. Then I
J suddenly remembered the newspaper
in my pocket.
There" said I, eff you don't be-
lleve me, look at that"
They took the paper and examined
it, with evident surprise. Then Burt
looked up.
Look here. we'll want to see into
this affair. If this yarn of yours is
true, and you're a genuine traveller,
show us your credentials. Open your
bag there"
1 picked up what I thought was my
bag, and then started back in dis
may.
why, this isn't mine, it's the de-
tective's-I mean Burnside's."
The detectives jumped to their feet
and laid hold of the bag. 1t was
locked, but in a trice they had forced
it open, and from its depths drew a
fiat morocco leather case. Pressing
the spring, Burt released the lid, and
a blaze of dazzling light met our eyes.
"Well, I'm blessed" said Burt.
Hes gone off with the wrong bag.
These are Lady As diamonds"
1t was true enough. I remembered
having moved my bag under the OPP
posite seat, and Burnside in his haste,
must have mistaken it for his own, to
which it bore a strong resemblance.
The detectives fell back on the seat
and began to laugh.
Of course, I had a bit Of a job to
prove my bona fides. 1 was detained
at Liverpool that night, and released
or bail next day. Luckily the affair
was kept ont Of the papers, and I es-
capped with the only indignity of re-
ceiving a severe official censure for
my imprudence.
Burnside got clean away, as you
doubtless remember, and l heard no
more Of the affair until some six
months afterward, when I received a
check for fifty pounds from his lord
ship, who, it was rumored, was not
sorry that Burnside had escaped, once
the diamonds were recovered. But
don't think 1 should enter on a SINH
lar undertaking again, even with tie
prospect of a reward ten times as big.
-Waverley.
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How a Moose Eats.

OF all peculiar sights think that
that of a moose eating grass is the
most extraordinary. The neck is so
short and the legs are so long that
the animal usually kneels in eating
grass. True, they do not attempt it
very often, for grass is by no means 4
stable with them; but even q moose
likes a change of diet. The appear
ance of these huge and awkward crca-
lures in this devotional attitude is not
only interesting but laughable.-
From Mature and Science" in St.
Nicholas.
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Gordon,s Statue at Khartoum.

Outside the palace gate, a hundred
yards away, stands the statue. gazing
eagerly into the pitiless desert, full
of the dreams of the dead soldier. t
is a marvellous piece. Of work, and the
first sight of it, staring south, always
south, while about its feet his
avengers and successors carry on his
interrupted work, brings a frightened
feeling to the throat and an untoward
dryness to the mouth. And 1t Is be-
cause Of these things that you will
understand why the city is built on
the plan of the Union Jack, of which
Gordon's statue is the centre.-Lon-
don Outlook.
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Table Mountain,

AT Cape, Town, in South Africa,
where the traveller usually has the
first glimpse of the continent, is
Table Mountain, & magnificent nat
ural curiosity, which rises behind the
city to the height of almost 1000
feet, and has a level top about three
square miles in area. It's resem-
blance to a huge table is so marked
that the dense clouds which collect
at times around the summit are re-
ferred to as the tablecloth. A pretty
little flower which is found nowhere
else on earth grows Oh top. while on
the northern side of its base is a
similarly rare tree, popularity called
the silver leaf tree.
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ton that it would not be published
in the papers.
"I'll see to that" he said; "and
now, help me to place, our worthy
friend under the seat"
We lifted Burnside with some diff
Guilty and rolled him under the over
hanging curtains, placing his head
against the detectives black bag.
"Good!" said my alert companion,
"but his arm shows a trife, SO I'll
place the foot-warmers in front.
There you are! Half a dozen people
might look into the carriage and
never dream he was there"
when he comes to, though, he'll
commence to shout"
"I'll gag him just before we reach
Crewe. He'll be all right, never fear"
Now that the crisis had passed,
began to grow cheerfully interested
in the affair, and looked forward with
eagerness to the second act in the
little drama which was being played
before our eyes.
Sure enough, when the train slowed
up at Crewe, there was a tall, heavily
beared man standing on the platform
inspecting the numbers on the car
riages.
"You wait here while I get the
guard to put a reserved label on this
| compartment. We don't want the
beggar in here if we can help it."
He got out and closed the door,
leaving me alone with the thief, who
had been duly gagged, and was now
breathing heavily, with every sign of
returning consciousness. I felt some
what uncomfortable, I must confess,
when the bearded man passed the
carriage and glanced sharply in; and,
fearing he might return and subject
the carriage to a closer inspection,
r~earranged the foot-warmers and
transferred my bag to the other side.
so that the view under the seat was
completely blocked.
Presently a porter came and
labelled the compartment Preserved,
and, feeling easier in my mind, ]
jumped out. closed the door, and
stood by it until my friend returned.
Everything right" said he,
Good! I've wired further instruc.
lions to Liverpool. I'll relieve you
now if you want a drink"
I rushed off for some coffee, for
was feeling cold. But no sooner had
I put the cup to my lips than the bel
rang, and I had to swallow the stuff
at one gulp, half scalding my mouth
and then make a bolt for my carriage
1 was only just in time, for the train
had begun to move. The guard held
open the door and banged it to after
me; and then. to my horror, instead
Of my friend whom I expected to find
waiting for me. there was the black
bearded man in the far corner of the
carriage, covering me with a revolver
THE games up, my FRIEND" ht
said.
l vas too astonished to reply, ant
sank down helplessly on the cushions
forgetting my blistered mouth in sud
den terror, for 1 knew I was com
pletely at the ruffian's mercy.
You're a deep one; but not deeI
enough" he went on Just fetch GU
my friend there. and undo him. Mind
M tricks v
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Strong Enough to Walk.

A young lady entered a grocer's
shop and asked for some good cheese.
The grocer showed her an assortment
which did not please her. She wanted
some particularly "lively' cheese. He
then showed her the remainder}of his
stock, amounting to some "half-dozen
samples. No, she wanted 1t still more
'lively." At last the grocer, losing
all patience, sareastically called to his
assistant: "John, uncnain No. z and
let it walk in."-Tit-Bits.
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Such is Fame.

When the news that Tom Johnson
was defeated for mayor was received
On the Office of the Denver Times
there was not time to do more than
run a scare head, johnson Defeat
ed"
The papers were on the street in
a few minutes, and a freckled Irish
@newsie" started off, yelling %ioyously,
"tJeft wins!"-Success Magazine.
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John Barker, the town marshal OF
H%arrisonville, overheard the follow
ing conversation between two little
girls who were not yet old enougn
to 20 to school: What makes a
horse act naughty when he sees an
auto?'r one asked. Horses is used
to SEEM other horses pullin' rigs
and they don't know what to think
of EN- goin' along without a horse
I guess If you was to see a pair OF
pants walkin' down the street with
out a man in 'em you'd be scared.
too kansas City Star. .
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THE HOUSE OF PAIN.
By FLORENCE EARLE COATES.

By FLORENCE EARLE COATES.
Unto the Prison House of Pain none willingly repair
The bravest who an entrance gain
Reluctant lnger there
For Pleasure, passing by that door. stays not to cheer the sight,
And Sympathy but nuHes sound and banishes the light.
Yet in the Prison House of Pain things full Of beauty blow
Like Christmas roses, which attain
Perfection mid tn" snow
Love, entering, in his mild warmth the darkest shadows melt,
And often, where the hush is deep, the watt OF wings Is tet.
All, me! the Prison House of Pain!-what lessons there are bought!
Lessons of a subGmer strain
Than any elsewhere taught
Amid its loneliness and gloom, grave meanings grow more clear,
From Lyrics Of Life. "