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DRETTY strong. fine magazine number. our
next SUNDAY MAGAZINE. Mostly it's
made up Of adventure. and the kind that means
something The leading article is protest
against a certain kind of adventure fiction.
You see. real facts are not so conventionally
romantic as fiction. because there is not much
love in them but the truth about the revenue
officers who are fighting all the time-and it's
real gun fighting. with big mortality rate-is
stranger. more exciting. more Accordingly in
teresting. than make believe romance.
TIE OTHER SIDE OF THE STILL. by
Homer Croy. is truly important. 1t has
facts that will amaze you. one of which is that
moonshining has become organized bust
ness. vastly increasing the work Of revenue
officers and the danger of the calling. There
are few men in or out Of the army who have
done as much real fighting in their whole lives
as a revenue officer who has been working in
the moonshine country for five years. And.
somehow. they never seem widely acclaimed
as heroes.
TT may sound like sour grapes; but honestly
there isn't much in this hero business, really.
Few men who won that reputation have been
able to live up to it. The finest kind Of hero is
a man like Danny Devlin, and he was one.
what goods them blarneying medals?"
asked Danny in high disdain. " If | hadn't
done my duty. they would have bounced me,
wouldn't they?"
Danny knew that his business to do his
work, and, if circumstances demanded the i'm
possible, he was to do it. if he could Danny
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w/ATcHING TUDIE GET HER CUE is

WATCHING TUDIE GET HER CUE is
other kind Of adventure story. one of the
amazing experiences of the remarkable Torchy.
and it has lot behind it. 1t shows what most
of US know and few Of us wait for,-that in the
long run things evened up in a most re-
markabe manner. There are several morals
to the tale and they are worth while. If you
don't care to draw one yourself. you may accept
the conclusion of Zenobia who is. says Torchy.
the gamest old lady sport | know Zenobia
sums it up this way:
"Of course it's all quite shocking. | suppose;
but somehow I'm not shocked. There's some
thing too nicely appropriate about the whole
thing, you know
The Washington herald., 1910-07-31
A Guide to the Weird and Won
derful Critters that Have
Been Conjured Up by
Fertile Brains.

Did you ever know that the nature
takers antedated Darwin by couple of
Fact They had the primitive man all
"doped out" long before the descent
Of man appeared. Furthermore. their
was surprisingly like that
which science afterward supplied, says
the Philadelphia North American.
Now that Col Roosevelt is back home,
we may expect a revival Of the nature
faker, along with renewed interest in the
man with the hard face and soft body,
the malefactor of great wealth, the TN
desirable citizen, and, last. but not least,
the liar, plain and otherwise.
Some OF these are peculiarly Roose-
veltian personages. But the nature faker
is not. He has been blithely conjuring up
queer creatures for several thousand
years.
From the earliest times he has been
a busy man. At first he was more or
less NEUROLOGICAL. Later he took on
the guise Of a naturalist. To-day he
more or less parades as a novelist.
Through all his varied forms he has
been a parsonage OF interest. His evo-
luton, and most of his creation. from
earliest to latest times, are here set
forth in what, after Walton. might be
termed The Compleat Nature Faker."
In 1896 there was issued an old book by
Joannes Zahn. In it there was a rude
cut Of the current idea Of the primitive
man. who was labeled as "Ourain GU
tanis"
Possibly Darwin never saw the queer
old book Nevertheless. its conception Of
our ancestral type is sufficiently close 10
that OF the scientist to show that OAR
win was by no means the first 20 believe
in our descent from monkeys.
The old nature fake Is Of interest. too,
The Washington herald., 1910-07-31
WEIRD ANIMALS CREATED BY NATURE FAKERS.

lion, the head OF badger. cloven hoof the mouth
slit far the ears, and continuous bone in.
stead OF teeth.
sus-were thought to be animals of the general
form OF lions but with tails broad enough to shield
their young, which the mothers carried their.
backs The "cruell untamable impatient violent.
ravenng and bloody" beasts said to Kill their.
young rather than have them captured.
The Lamb-tree-was supposed TO be a plant animal
to whose navel attached vegetable STEM hex-
ible enough TO allow it Craze
Chimaeras-were classical monsters with three
heads: Of lion. goat and dragon
Harpies and Srens-Were combinations Of birds
a women.
Barnacle Geese-were supposed 10 be generated on
trees and to drop into water at maturity
The Moon woman-was supposed to lay eggs and
hatch giants
The Phoenix probably a golden pheasant)-was
supposed TO live $40 years, after which it flied its
nest with perfume died. its body sprang
small worm, which in time changed into bird.
Martets-were said TO be birds without feet who
helpless # they fell down
WoOlly Hens-Were alleged be found in China.
Two-headed Wild Geese-Were thought to fly
the land Of Cynocephal or dog headed men.
"Monstrous Cock with Serpents Tai"-Reported
by Aldrovandus. Of the novel forerun-
ners OF Chantecler
Tritons Nereids-were perfect men and WON
the waist. where they became dolphns
Whaes-Were thought be terrible creatures.
four IN area. human headed and
bearded, some with terrible horns and teeth.
Sea Celves-Were like land calves with the head
OF a bull without ears.
Sea Horses-Had forehead of horse with
webbed feet, the body tapering 10 a forked tail
Sea Pigs-Had hogs head, four dragon claws,
and eyes scattered all their bodies
The Kraken-Was cuttlefsh big enough to sink
ships
Sea serpents-were portrayed on Assyrian build
ings than $500 years ago
The Washington herald., 1910-07-31

And then comes one OF the Oldest tales
that is told Of foxes. lynxes. and such
animals:
Moreover, when he hath feas. he
makes little bundle Of soft hay wrapt
in hair. and holds it in his mouth; then
he goes by degrees into the water be-
ginning with his tail. that the neas. fear
ing the water. will run up his body till
they come at his head; then he dips his
head, that they may leap into the hay;
when this is done he leaves the hay in
the water and swims forth"
Of course. the nature takers didn't
overlook the depths. Irdeed. the sea
was most prolific source Of imaginlngs.
There we're whales so big that mariners
took them for islands. ana were deceived
until they built hres on them. SheIlhsh
existed big enough to overturn the ships
of the times. Devilfsh did things worthy
Of their names.
Serpents Of various kinds were told Of
from the time OF Adam. and one Of the
most terrible was the boas, which easily
swallowed children and waxed fat by
sucking cows milk.
Also, there were dragons Of all kinds.
winged and otherwise. with the most
wonderful tails and invariably with dis
positions the most sour. Crocodiles.
scorpions. leeches. hornets and miscel-
laneous critters" came in for all sorts
81 attention
But from the earliest times no monster
came in for more attention than the sea
serpent. or truly venerable report is he.
Almost 1900 years ago he was portrayed
by the Assyrians as helping to make
lively a voyage Of Sargon to Cyprus.
More than 1000 years ago Aristotle
told OF him and the meanness OF his dis
position, mentioning that he was sup
posed TO devour oxen and TO overturn
the biggest boats of the period.
CLAUS Magnus in the middle ages. re-
ported of the sea serpent of the time:
They who work Of navigation on the
coast Of Norway. employ themselves in
fishing. or merchandise. do all agree In
this strange story. that there is a serpent
there which IS OF vast magnitude.
namely 200 feet and. moreover, 20 foot
thick: and is wont to live in rocks and
caves toward the sea coast about Berge.
which VIII so alone from his holes in "A
clear night IL. summer and devour calves.
lambs. and hogs"
All OF which goes TO prove that there
is really nothing new-either to nature
takers or other kinds of takers.
The Washington herald., 1910-07-31

Syrbotae-A tribe Of Ethiopians, were
said 10 be twelve feet tall.
Elephant-headed men-Reported by Sir
John Vaudeville.
Amazons-Or women who lived like
men. reported from the most ancient
times. The Amazons of the time of the
Scythians were supposed to kill a man
before they became eligible to marry or
TO be presented at court
Pygmies and dwarfs of various types,
told OF from the time Of Homer
Giants-Told of from Biblical times
on down to the present.
Apes of various kinds and types, re-
sembling satyrs. men. lions. bears. and
other animals. were reported from the
earliest times
Sphinx-"The face and head of a maybe.
the body Of a dogge. the winges OF a
byrd, the voice Of a man. the clawes OF
a Lyon, and the tayle OF a dragon"
From the most ancient times the ten
dency Of the romancers was to create
human personality with either physical
or mental traits so far out of the ordi-
nary that they would excite wonderment.
From this desire TO magnify. even TO
the point of monstrosity, came those
wonderful creatures. the centaurs. satyrs,
sphinxes and the like Similarly the
harpies. sirens. and other bird-women.
who figure IN many tales were evolved.
When il comes 10 animals or fishes,
there is really no limit Sometimes lit
tle-known beast would be idealized
There, for instance, was the rhinoceros.
who became the classical unicorn.
Then there were wonderful tales told
Of the most common a-imals. particular
~ the bears. wolves. ard foxes. OF the
latter. CLAUS Magnus. who wrote much
on the countries of Northern Europe in
the middle ages. says:
When & fox is pressed with hunger.
cold, and snow, and he comes near mems
houses. he will bark like a dog, that
house creatures may come nearer to him
with more confidence. Also he will
feign himself dead. and lie on his back.
drawing in his breath and lolling out
his tongue. The birds coming down I'M
awares, to feed on the carcass, are swept
up by him with open mouth Moreover,
when he is hungry and finds nothing to
eat. he rolls himself in red earth. that
he may appear bloody and casting him
self on the earth. he holds his breath.
and when the birds see that he breathes
not, and that his tongue hangs forth OF
his mouth they think he is dead but so
soon as they decend. he draws them to
him and devours them
The Washington herald., 1910-07-31
THE STAGE HANDS ANGLE.
1 Wall Against Shakespeare on the
EIizabethRn Plan,

From the New York Times
Sure; they've got TO stop their re-
hearsin at three"
1T doesn't look Ike ii to me. It's two
now. and they're not half through"
That don't make no difference. We're
putting A Winters Tale on this evening
Don't you know that?'
How does that affect this rehearsal"
Don't you know a stage has got to
be set for a shOw?'
Naturally But the play doesn't begin
tin after eight. and the scenery Is 50
simple that I don't really see how set
ting the stage for that play can make
these people ge- on so early
You don't. hey? Well, let me tell you
this: Appearance is often deceptive. and
all is not gold that glitters. like the
proverb says. Simply setting for A Win
ter's Tale? That's what you think.
Where did you see the show from? From
the front? I might have guessed il. II
you'd been behind here you'd know bet
ter
Sure. II looks plain. all right That's
what I thought when I heard the de-
scription. For you know I read the
papers and keep my ears open, and when
I heard they were 10 put on this play
says 20 John, I says, Sure, that's a
cinch. Just curtains and a balcony
and a couple of draperies. We were
figuring what a lot OF extra time we'd
have and were making appointments
with our friends, when suddenly we was
told TO be ready to get TO work on "A
Winters Tale az three In the afternoon,
d" 'Gee-whizz,' says Ito myself. you're
in a hurry. But then I thought II
couldn't make no particular difference
and II the whole business was ready at
$3.50. then I'd have the afternoon of.
We'll. there We was. ready for work
We worked and worked-gee. I never
worked so hard in my life, Other plays
with heaps Of property and lights and
gauzes and curtains Of all kinds, amt
nothing compared 10 this. Something's
you know. we've got standing in the
wings; others are hanging up there: but
the Lord knows where this stuff comes
from
well. as I was saying. we were put
The Washington herald., 1910-07-31

ting II together at $3.50. At four we were
still busy John he began 10 scratch his
head. Harry he says, was you the
fellow what told me this was a cinchT
Mind your own business 1 says. Well,
to make a long story short we were
stil working at six In fact. we didn't
quit the stage till just before the cur
tain went up. Whew.
Taking il down again? Worse. You
bet. We didn't get home that night till
after four. No. sir We didn't leave the
stage till after three. never saw such
show"
But it stands during all the acts,
doesn't it?"
Say. that's great, your question is.
You wouldn't have a play with I'VE
hours intermission. would you? That's
what It would be II they changed the
scenery. say. hold on. Five hours-I
mean ten. Five TO take Il down and
FIVE 70 put II up. Great thing, thatd be.
The New Theater would become the new
hotel and people would have to take
blankets and lunch with them and spend
a couple OF days"
But l thought the most elaborate
scene shifting took only thirty minutes
at most?'
Scene shifting yes. But not scene
building. For a Winters Tale the
whole business was 10 De built up. It's
stacked UP high behind you just ike a
real wall It's solid and weighs more
than 100000 pounds. Every bit OF It Is
solid I wish they had painted canvas
like other theaters, but heard one OF
the directors talking around here the
other day. and he says: Well, canvas
would shake. While this is solid. You
could fall on IL without making It move
ever so little
"Stnl at the Harrisburg Capito. they
weren't so particular. and what was
good enough for a permanent capitol
might do all right for a show. IT seems
10 me. There the cornices were Of papieI
mache. I understand"
say. where do you think YOU are? II
Philadelphia or a common playhouse?''
The Washington herald., 1910-07-31

Grlffns or Gryphons-winged monsters supposed TO
guard gold mines.
Cold gnawing Mice-Mentioned by Livy.
Manticora-An Indian animal told Of by Aristotle.
with a lions body a human head. and a tail like
land scorpion
Lamiae-African monsters with the face and breast
Of a woman and the body Of serpent
Another variety OF lamia-wth headquarters of
goat the forequarters OF a bear the breasts Of
woman; the entire body scaled like that of a dragon.
Centaurs-A combination of human and horse
Gorgons-Four- footed beasts, with scaled bodies
fiery and long which ate poisonous herbs
and poisoned the air with their breath.
Unicorns-Having the head of stag the rect %. OF
an elephant the tail OF a boar while the rest Of the
body is like that OF horse IT makes deep, lowing
noise and has single black horn.
Gulos-Supposed to have been Swedish animals, with
body of a dog the face Of a cat. the hair and
tail of appetite monstrous as to shame
human gluttons.
Northern Bears-Who were said to lose their san
y after feasting mandragora and TO recover II
by eating
Foxes-who were said TO fish for crabs and the like
with their tails.
wolves-Were said 20 eat earth 10 make their
bodies weigh heavier and so help them to pull down
animals they attacked.
Werewolves-were supposed be who had
the power of Transforming themselves into animals
They made speciality OF raiding beer cellars
The Minnicke "Getulan Dogge'-Was poodle
who was supposed to have been brought with apes
in its youth and to have learned many strange tricks
Cats-Were supposed TO love serpents and 10 play
with them with great enjoyment.
LAons-Were supposed TO be afraid Of snakes, mice.
and cocks particularly white
Leontophonus or Lion Kiler-Was supposed 10 be
a small animal so intensely poisonous that its
ashes on piece of flesh fatal TO a lion.
Ieucrocottas-Were supposed TO be like wild asses,
with the legs Of a stag neck, TAIL breast OF
The Washington herald., 1910-07-31
A sUMpTUoUs PRIVATE CAR.
How ArEentinR's President Travels
I'm Imperial state.


I'm Imperial State.
A private car. which Is said 10 be the
finest ever constructed. has just been
built in England. and sent to South Amer
lea for the use Of the President Of Argen-
tina. The carriages Of state OF European
mOnarchs. before the advent OF railways.
and even the railway cars that have been
used by many OF the reigning monarchs
since that period. viii suffer by cOmpari-
son with the splendors OF the new vehicle.
says Popular Mechanics.
The coach Is built Of steel. and is ten
and one-half feet wide by seventy-eight
feet in length. II is painted externally in
cream and gold, bordered IN blue these
being the national colors Of the republic.
At one end Is the Presidents day saloon,
seventeen feet by three inches long. dec
GRATED in Louis XVI style. with green
silk panels and carpet At one end OF
this is a real fireplace with mirror above
and means for ventilation. Adjoining
this compartment is a bedroom. also
fitted with green carpet and upholstery.
and furnished with a bedstead finished IN
old gold. with the Argentina coat-of-srms
at the foot. The bedroom has three
doors. one leading 20 the day saloon. one
70 the corridor. which runs along the
side, and one TO the bathroom.
The next compartment Is study or r.
brary, finished IN mahogany. with red
leather chairs and a red carpet. Next
10 the study are two more bedrooms, up
holstered with French gray silk panels.
the general scheme being white, with
green leather chairs and carpets. These
two rooms have one bathroom. A kitch-
en- and attendants compartment take
up the remaining space in this travelling
palace.
The Washington herald., 1910-07-31

who have been working for one road
for several years, apprentice their sons,
so that the youths may be well trained
to serve the same road.
on one large Western road boys are
indentured at sixteen years OF age for
four years. While they are under in
structors they receive liberal wages At
least four hours a week they spend in
school studying problems connected with
daily work. in addition. the company
provides night schools. at which che sp-
prentices may improve their general ed
ucation. Bonuses are paid to appren-
tees who do exceptionally good work.
This company does not conhne itself
to teaching trades to the young men. 1t
seeks TO exercise some control over the
habits while Off duty. fixing q standard
for their conduct Cigarette smokers, for
example. cannot be apprentices.
Job After Apprenticeship.
When a boy has finished his appren-
ticeship he has an opportunity to take
a regular Job. Eighty per cent of the
boys stay with the company after their
time IS up. and one-half Of the others
return within a year.
One of the Eastern roads. which has
an elaborate apprentice system. has con-
tributed $S5O,OOO TO the high school in the
town where its principal shops are To-
Gated. This company has a technical
department. which, for its particular pur-
poses, is not surpassed anywhere.
The so-called Hartman lines not only
produce trained, skilled mechanics, but
they have a sort Of higher education"
TO qualify men 10 become general officers.
In 1909 there were twenty-five students
taking a course OF forty-two months
study that they might I'LL high jobs.
The tendency Of all these various out
side" activities Of the railroad compa-
MES is TO produce steady trained army
an army composed Of men who enter II
young and stay in it. not of men who
enroll for temporary stay. A premium
is put upon the permanence Of employ .
ment Pensions and the full BENEFITS
from the relief funds and insurance funds
come only to the men who stay az their
posts.