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Didn't Deliver Them,

A young man called at the Office of
justice OF the peace and with some
hesitation made known his business,
which was to be married. The rustic
replied that he thought he could per-
form the service and asked If the
young man had his license.
Yes, str," the youth replied.
well, where is the young LADY,"
"She's at her fathers"
well, bring her here"
Shed rather be married at home.
squire"
And you expect me to go there and
marry you?"
"Yes, sir, II you please"
young man." said the Justice, this
Office of mine is like a department
store. We sell matches here, but ne
don't deliver them at the house,.
Youths Companion.
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GAME WITH GOOD EXERCISE
"Do as ! Do" Calls for Working Of
Both Arms and Legs-Head
Counts for Fifth.

For all those children who are fond
of a little exercise no better game
than this can be chosen. When the
chairs are placed in order round the
room, the first player commences by
saying: my master bids you do as
I do," at the same time working away
with the right hand as if hammering
at his knees. The second player then
asks: What does he bid me do?"
The second player, working in the
same manner, must turn to his left.
handed neighbor and carry on the
same conversation, and so on until
every one is working away with the
right hand.
The second time of going round the
order is to work with two, then both
hands must work; then with three,
when both hands and one leg must
work; then with four, when both
hands and both legs must work; last
ly, with five, when both legs, both
arms and the head must be kept 60
ing. Should any Of the players fail in
keeping in constant motion a forfeit
may be claimed.
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Wrjtino Tricks.

Can you write your name with your
left hand? 1t is good thing to know
how. in case you ever hurt your right
hand
Can you write looking-glass let
Ter? That always amuses children, so
# you have friend who is i'll send
her looking-glass letter to cheer her
lp. Practice by writing on a piece of
paper held in front of a mirror, and
soon you will find it is quite easy to
TO looking-glass writing. Looking
glass writing is done backwards, so
that it looks all right when it Is held
to the mirror. Also see If you can
write your name backwards-that is.
begin at the last stroke and 70 back
to the first-and as a last trick trv to
write your name upside down. That
is not at all easy, but copy your sig.
nature upside down and you will be
able to do it quite we'll after a little
practice.
After you can do all these things
learn to write a good clear hand in
ths. proper way. like sensible person.
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MADE HIS APOLOGY AMPLE
irish Legislator Even Withdrew thu
Words That He Was About
70 Utter.

There IL in congress a western rep
resentative Of Celtic origin who has
more than once "stirred up the AMI
mails by his propensity to bait the
opposition.
On one occasion he rose to de-
nounce the statements made In q
speech that had been delivered by a
member Of the other party. His i'm
petuosity led him to phrase his re-
marks rather strongly.
"Order, order!'' exclaimed the
speaker, pounding with his gavel.
Again, in a minute or two, did the
son of Erin return to his charge OF
wilful mtsstatement. Again was he
called to "order."
It was a critical moment. His col.
leagues, for motives of policy, did not
wish him to be put out OF the debate,
so they limited so by tugging vigor-
ously at his coat tails.
Now, it's a very dangerous matter
to trifle with the tails of an 1rishman's
coat, save in the cause Of friendship.
Nevertheless, the indignant yet good
natured member recognized the COM
mand of his party and sat down after
delivering this Parthian dart:
II obey the ruling Of the House, and
I beg to retract what I was about to
obse7ve!"
That one touch of Irish oratory took
tho whole House by storm.-Lippin.
colts.
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PUTS ST0MACHS IN ORDER.
No Indigestion, Gas, sourness or Dys-
pepsia Five Minutes After Taking
Little Diapepsln.

There should not be case OF indiges-
lion. dyspepsia or gastritis here If read
ers who are subject to Stomach trou-
BILE knew the tremendous anti-ferment
and digestive virtue contained in Dia-
pepsin. This harmless preparation
will digest heavy meal without
the slightest fuss or discomfort, and
relieve the sourest, acid stomach in
five minutes, besides overcoming all
foul, nauseous odors from the breath.
II your stomach 1s sour and full OF
gas, or your food doesn't digest, and
your meal don't seem to fit, why not
get 50-cent case Of Pape's Diapepsin
from any druggist here In town, and
make life worth living. Absolute re-
lief from Stomach misery and perfect
digestion of anything you eat is sure
to follow five minutes after. and be-
sides, one fifty-cent case is sufficient
to cure whole family of such trouble.
Surely, a harmless. inexpensive
preparation like Pape's Diapepsin,
which will always either at daytime
or during night, relieve your sick,
sour, gassy. upset stomach and digest
your meals, is about as handy and val
liable thing as you could have in tho
house.
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as rapidly as they show fitness and
place higher up opens for them.
AS it requires a long time for the
majority of workmen to settle upon
their permanent callings, it follows
that there are frequent designations,
particularly in the lower positions.
This. of course, works to the advant-
age OF your boy, who has already de-
cided that lie is going to stick to his
work. Therefore, almost before he
can reasonably expect it, it is quite
likely that he will be appointed to the
important place of foreman of one of
the smaller substations, at salary of
800 or so month. In this position
he Is the absolute and direct boss OF
all employees at that station and is
responsible directly to the superin-
tendent for it's maintenance and eff
cheney. He must know more than the
dynamo tenders and switchboard op-
lens that puzzle them, as we'll as d.
rect the repairing and overhauling Of
machinery, and can call upon the
main office for such additional help
as he may need.
A year or two at this, perhaps, after
having served at the most important
substations of the company, he will ba
gratif1ed to learn that he has been
promoted as assistant foreman in the
power station, at $125 month. Az
assistant he will be the actual acting
foreman at night or the dullest period
Of the day, in charge of all workmen
at the station, which may number as
many as 40 or so, and will be in COM
mand during the absence Of the fore
man.
OF course. after sufficient time has
elapsed for him to get Intimately ac-
quainted with all the details of this
position, he is the man for the fore
manship as soon as there is a vacancy,
and will get the place, at further
advance of at least $25 {. month. Some
foremen, who have proved their spe-
cial fitness, earn as much as $500
month. 1t will require generally from
six to eight years from the beginning
house foremanship, though in special
instances it has occurred much Soon
er.
In ten to fifteen years from the pe-
ginning your boy may get his next
jump up the ladder Of success and be
made electrical superintendent of
power house and substatiOns at sal.
ary Of $4,000 to $4,000 annually, when
he will be superior to all foremen, in
Guiding the important man in the pow
er house, and will have such a wide
range of activities as to make him
one of the most important officials in
the company. He may even be re-
quired to direct the entire motive
power of the system, including the
steam plants, and he superintends the
enlargement, construction and repair
Of all stations.
From here on your sons career
rests largely upon his own efforts. Ho
has reached this superintendency in
ten to fifteen years from the time he
began as a humble wiper and rcust-
about, and is just beginning his prime,
If he wishes to advance still higher,
as he probably will, it is reasonably
certain that he can reach a general
superintendency or other high station
in time.
Different customs Of administering
the details of the work herein out
lined obtain with various companies;
but TIE general features are as given
Copyright, 1910. by the Associated Lit
erary Press)
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CHILDREN LEARNING TO ACT
Educational Playhouse in New York
for Benefit Of Unframed Work.
ing Girls and Boys.

Down deep on the East side, New
York, there is little theater that
isn't a theater at all. It is an educa-
tional playhouse where shine theatri-
cal stars just as bright as the ones
along Broadway-the dream of all
play people, says the New Idea Won
ans Magazine.
These stars during the daytime go
to school or work behind typewriting
machines, or add up long columns Of
figures, or watch mangling machines
in the laundries all the day long. Only
at night do they come out and twin
kle merrily to tighten weary hearts.
Until the educational theater was
organized, six years ago, the only
amusement accessible to the poorest
of the East side were the nickelode-
ons, the penny arcades, the tenth
class moving picture shows of the
Bowery, Houston and Grand streets.
How to get the boys and youths, the
girls and young working women to
sidestep the insidious Bowery show;
to have instead an evening of pure,
CISdu euJOy mcut-tudC was the QueS-
titon
After many weighty considerations
it was at last decided to present
real play by wholly unframed work
ing boys and girls. Then the educa-
tlonal theater was organized
When cast is to be selected the
dramatic director let's it be known
and applicants flock in. Sometimes
as many as 500 apply for a place in a
play that requires 80 members.
The admission to the performance
| is ten cents. This does not begin to
defray the expenses, but that's not
the idea-it's educational, and no.
commercial. That's the reason it's q.
playhouse, and not theater
! The boy, or much more, the girl,
who reaches that well-known period
in life's journey finds himself or her
self richer in experience, and yet to
all intents and purposes, absolutely
| ignorant of the real seductiveness, the
real dangers and pitfalls of the COM
mercial stage.
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Back to the Wild.

There was a time when all dogs
were wild and when what we call
wolves were different from other dogs
only as collie now is different from
a Newfoundland, for instance. From
time to time you will hear of dogs
that have returned to the life Of their
ancestors and have run wild with tho
wolves of the prairie or of the woods.
In the town of Sandy In Oregon a
greyhound one night made tho &C.
quaintance of coyote, which 1s a
kind Of wolf. and ever since he has
lived away from the town, running
with the coyotes and approaching hu-
man dwelling-places only to steal a
hen or two when he has been more
than usually hungry.
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FEAT WITH FORKS
May Be Placed to Perform Rath-
or Odd Tricks.

Several common table forks can be
made to balance on a pin head in this
way; Procure an empty bottle and in
sert a cork in the neck. Stick a pin
in the center of this cork so that the
end will be about one and one-half
inch above the top. Obtain a second
cork about one inch in diameter by
one and three-fourth inches long. The
forks are then stuck into the latter
cork at equal distances apart, each
having the same angle from the cork.
A long needle. with a good, sharp
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point, is run through the cork with
the forks, and one-half inch of the
needle end allowed to project through
the lower end. The point of the needle
should then be placed on the pin head.
The forks will balance, and If given a
slight push they will appear to dance
Different angles of the forks will pro-
duce various feats of balancing.
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Device to Teach Swimmlno,

by the outward stroke of the left arm
draws the right leg through the prop
er swimming movement, and the
movement of the right arm applies the
same action to the left leg. The elias.
tic cable underneath the frame re-
stores the limbs of the pupil to their
initial position after each movement
Means are provided TO prevent a down.
ward stroke of the arms and to limit
the downward stroke of the legs.
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Story for Children.

When you think you are consigning
a bore, or any one who irritates you
beyond endurance, to a hot spot bv
telling him to go to blazes," it an
pears that you are mistaken, and that
instead of being rudely abusive, you
are in fact merely blandly polite. The
explanation is that once, in some far.
away time, there was a good bishop
named Blaize, who was always ready
to dispense wise and sound advice to
all applicants. Hence 1t grew CUSTOM
AZ to say: Go to BlaixSs."
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DEVICE TO TEACH SWIMMING
Framework Support Provided With
Front and Rear PuIIeys, A.
lowing Proper Movements.

A mechanical device for teachins
persons to swim is shown in the illus.
tration. 1t is a framework support
provided with front and rear pulleys,
elastic cables, and means for regulat-
ing the strokes of both arms and legs.
The cable drawn out from the frame
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Love and Poetry.

While we are young and the rich
life-blood courses freely through our
veins-oefore the fires of ambition
burn down-there Is in all of US a
love of poetry. When We grow older
it appears to be a national tendency
to renounce the gay for the severe;
gray hairs have little use for drosms.
London T. P's Weekly.
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The Last Resource.

H. Chandler Egan, the golf cham
pion said on the Wheaton links of a
poor player:
The other day he had a rather dis
able sneer1ng sort OF a caddie. He
approached the third hole fairly we'll,
but couldn't hole the ball. After q
half dozen wretched and unsuccessful
puts, he turned to his sneering cad
die, and said:
"Well, what am to do, anyway
"'Oh,' said the caddie, get down
Oh yer knees and blow it in.''
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You Can Tell nv Eaees

You Can Tell BY Faces.
Cheerful Pessism1st-Weil, how's
things these days?
Dolorous Optimist-Al right. Lots
of work, money coming in hand over
fist! Cant complain a bit!
Cheerful Pessimist that's
certainly good news! Now with me
things are simply rotten!-Puck.
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Pie.

"You Americans" said the London
man, "are very fond of what you call
pie. But properly speaking pie
should have meat in it."
perhaps. But the beef packers
compel US to economize"
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POWER HOUSE
SUPERINTENDENT

A line Of practical engineer
Ing to begin in which your boy
does not need any preparation
besides being able to read and
write-His first Job will pay
about $3.50 a day-The various
position and responsibilities
that will be his on his way up
to superintendent of power
houses and substations that
supply motive power to great
street railway system-A line
Of work In which there is
always a good living for good
man.
BY C. w. JENNINGS.
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Natural Inference.

He (reading)-The audience rose as
a single man
She-Dear me! It must ;,ave been
a bachelors convention.
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ERE is an occupation in
which your boy--any am
bilious boy-may work up
to the highest grade Of
technical skill and au-
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PATENTS %;:;;s:s&.&s:';;a!::;E;;s 2;s
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proficient In his calling-eisht
years old. lie Is neither too tall nor
too short to lit tho saddle nicely In
the American crouching style with
short-stirrup weddings. He Is quick
and alert, his sharp little eyes seek
Ing and accepting in q. flash an OPP
portunitywl,icl Will give him an adj
vantage over his rivals. He has nice
hands and a good seat. Above all, he
Is fearless and bold.
II is this latter qualification which
4 has nearly threatened several times to
end his career as rider. lie Is 80
needless OF the rights OF other Jockeys
that he has on many occasions ridden
irough-shod over them 1t was this
tendency to frequently bowl over
horses and riders In races here that
caused the stewards OF tho English
Jockey Club to reject his application
for license las. spring.
Dugan will receive a training fee
OF $4,000 from Belmont. In addition
e e this sum he Will be paid the usual
9 losing one. He viii earn at least
$4,000 from the chairman of the
Jockey Club. Sam Hildreth has second
call on his services at $1,000 fee.
owned b Beimo mont or H il he NAV NAV
ride for any other owner. These out-
side foes will easily net $4,000. His
earnings for the year will therefore
total the snug sum of $4,000.
Bntvell In Kecne's Colors.
Jockey Butwcll Will snuggle inside
Tire white blue spots OF James r.
lkeenes racing colors But how much
he Will receive for his work is prob
lematical, for the amount has not been
dlvuiged b. either emp1oye or employ
ier But from an authentic source the
World has been informed that II his
services are satisfactory he Will re-
celSe at the end ofthc year $4,000. plus
the usual winning and losing mount
fees. The agreement between Keene
and Brtwcll Is merely tentative and
hinges on both men to sake it final
and binding. Tho reason there Is no
contract is that the
wall street maEnate and the Jockey
iad words last year when BiltweilI
vas riding for him. Both fear that a
similar rupture may occur at any time
his season and that 1t is better To
ave an agreement which controls but
Ices not bind their business relation
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AMERICAN RIDERS
GOOD AS OLD ONES

New York. March 2c.z-Not as numer.
Gus az the sands of the sea arc The
ilrst- class Jockeys. but there are
enough and to spare to MI the posi-.
tons held open to them BY tic
leading stables OF America. In Eddie
Dugan. Vincent Powers, G. Shilling
Guy Garner j. Butwell and Dick sco-
v'i'e, tho turf OF this country has a
.punch OF stars OF the pigskin whose
8n,riiilancy as pilots OF racers is not
Gun BY comparison with those
p d. lights OF other days Isl apper''
GARRISON, Tod" Sloan. Danny Mailer.
James McLaughlin, isaac Murphy. ANDY
Hamilton and Henry Griffin.
There are those Of the old guard Of
race gorcrs who sniff pessImistically
when the skill nf the race track rid.
crs or tho present decade is mentioned
70 the same breath with the names of
t mo great Jockeys OF the carly nineties.
But 1t must be remembered that an
ANALYSIS Of the careers OF the iockevs
OF tho past and present cannot we'll
ne made witt, Justice to either set o.
boys. = ' = -
The methods employed In starting
horses. for Instance. are entirely dis.
similar at the present time to that In
yosne twenty years ago. Then the
IS & iSiat " ulugF8StnC5 direction oil
inc starters flag. controlled the "eet-
a q way. Now the barrier. with a nat
footed break" decides tho start.
Then, too. "dashes'' are more the rule
row than the old-timc plodding. long
Journey. s
These changes have called forth DIFF
ferent ideas and new tactics from the
old methods which once dominated IN
races and, consequently. the jockey.
who arc succession to-day do not fol-
low the beaten path Of their pred eces-
sors. It's we'll that they do not, for
tho work of the old-time Jockey would
not III the requirements demanded
at present, and any rider who nj
tempted TO ape the moss grown tactics
OF twenty years ago would soon find
himself in tile discard.
Dusan Has $4,000 Fec.
In Master Eddie Dugan, August BEL
mont chairman Of the Jockey Club.
has an efficient Jockey for this season. !
Dugan is lust at the right age to be-
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,JEFFRIES WAKES UP WHEN
PLACE FOR FIGHT is PICKED

into camp Ha Will surely explore
leagues OF mountain and canyon before
ne turns his attention to either the
ihandball court or the gymnasium: He
VIII know before he has been long In
the Santa Cruz uplands what merits
the region possesses as hunting
ground for deer and bear. and he'll be
good man to refer to for those who
contemplate days fly fishing. rs.
In the matter OF environment, Re-
wardennan is exactly the place JEFF
fries likes to pitch his camp In. What
lis more, he isn't likely to lay on his
back beneath the trees and gaze at the
cerulean skies. He is always on the
go when spending his time in the
mountains. II, therefore. when he
comes forth from Rewardennan it Is
discovered that his wind Is not all 1t
should be. the only decision to be ar
rived At will he that Jenries's wind is
beyond repair. sl
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MEN .s
MUST EARN JOBS


[specialto The Times plspatcl.l
# Lynchburg. Va. March 20.--"Not a
with the team this spring Is sure OF Of
his Job until he has earned IT, de-
clares Manager Dick Smith, and the
man from the City of Penn means lust
what he says. that much ana no more.
smith lust means that there Will be
no sentiment ABOUT nickinE his team
70 renresent the city. for tho man he
thinks, after seeing the entire bunch
work work Tor several weeks. who is the
pest man for the team will land the
II has been decided to bring the
pitchers and catehers hero bV nextt
Friday or Saturday in order to give
them weeks work before tho re-
matnders OF the team is on hand. q. \ 4,
Il In this bunch will be Lucia and
sRoWc, he catchers, and the Duke OF
5Fluyanna, Harry Griffin. and tho rest
t @ the nitchers---Leyy, Brandon and
Evaas and jackson, both 81 whom
other positions, will be on hand from
the start to train with the other men,
and the entire bunch will be here on
Or shortly after the first day OF the
month. ,35 -
kinson Will look the grounds over
Monday, but nothing Will be done on
them for q few days, Several am
college games. arc. scheduled for the
Eur Grounds, and when these are
over the diamond will be put In or
der. It Is not thourht much work,
Will be needed this spring. as B has
heen the case aheretofore,
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STEAMBOATS,.
OLD1DOMINION1Ii iNE;1|

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Leave Newport News. !. ), 100 A. N
tEElSe a. NJ
Connects with main line steamers lesvintl
Norfolk for New York daily except SUNDAY
700 p NJ Connection also made BIZ N. 4
". Ry 8 n. M and G. Q. Ry.3s at 4 +. II I
land or receive passengers on sigma,
VIRGINIA N.AyIGAT1OS CO. James rive
by daylight for Norfolk. Old Point. New
port News and all James River landings
Steamer leaves Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at 100 A. NJ. Freight received 70 !
all James River landings. Ticket Office Sc
r, NJ ain st. SaS8
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TURK READ TO
CHALLENGEW|NNER


Care Acftned. OF Turkey, is In Rich
gnond to challenge the winner OF tho
.schultz.Turne wrestling match. which
Will he held at the First Virginia Reg.
iirient Armory tonight. Turner and
Schultz are here. but they VIII prob.
ably not accept Aclimcds terms, as the
Turk Is unwilling to appear on the
mat unless his opponent can furnish 81
forfeit of s1co, II he falls to make
good
The match a the armory Tonight
VIII be the FIRST Of its kind held In
Ricl,rnond IN the past two years, ana
VIII probably be attended by large
crowd OF sporting men N/ny persons
VIII come from Norfolk. Washington
and Baltimore to see the match. and
IT VIII probably mean{tl,e beginning OF
revival OF the wrestling game In
Jtichmond.
Achmcd Will be here until to -n,orrow
morning. lie weighs about It's pounds,
ana claims he is able TO put either
Schultz or Turner to the floor without
any trouble.