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The Young Mans Tact.

The man who was having his pic
ture taken In the photograph gallery
was an innocent listener to the conver
sation between two young ladies on
the other side Of the screen:
You know. Kate. sometimes wear
long curl hanging down the back Of
my neck ~,
ssYes."
"Well. when Phil was calling ON me-
the other evening he asked me i b.
might have that curl. and jokingl..
said yes. Before ! knew what he wa:
about he had taken II little lair or
scissors ont Of his pocket and clipped
1t Off close to my head
why. the idea! Didn't that make
you furiOus?''
mot for the smallest fraction Of ~
second. l thought It was splendid Of
him that he didn't seize and pull II
off"
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THE ovARINAs.

Picturesque Barefooted Fish Hawi<srs
Of Portugal.
The ovarinas are perhaps the most
interesting people in Portugal They
are probably the lineal descendants Of
the original inhabitants Of the land,
and now come from a small place
called Murtosa Estarreja). not far
from Oporto. As the termination indi-
Gates. the overinas are the women Of
these people.
Both old and young, for even young
children are thus employed, are ex-
ceedingly active and energetic. They
60 about barefoot. wearing peculiar
costume. and carrying huge baskets Of
a peculiar shape on their heads. They
travel many miles day and penetrate
into every corner Of the city, crying
their wares in a loud, unmusical shout
They mount even to the sixth floors
and bargain with buyers. They 60
barefoot not because Of their poverty.
many of them possessing expensive
gold ornaments, but because they can
thus more easily cover the many miles
they run during the day. Attempts
have been made to do away with this
method of selling fish. but they have
all failed. The customers like to deal
with these fish girls and can purchase
from them very small amounts.
Fish is not purchased by weight, but
by the fish or part of fish. The price
averages IL to Is cents per pound
There are not leas than 1900 ovarinas
engaged in selling flsh In Lisbon
Consular Report
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THERE rs NO LINE OF FARMING MORE FAD-
CINATIN0 THAN THE BREEDING OF PURE
BRED LIVE STOCK.
his farm for a school garden. he In
vited the preacher out to his farm and
got him out of the atmosphere of dead
theology into the spirit Of living prog
ress The preacher caught the spirit.
and the church came to be an aid In
he forward movement Gradually the
whole community became modernizsi
The people grasped the opportunities
to which they were blind until some
one opened their eyes.
The young man who can go into a
community and by his inlemitabie
courage and strong faith bring about
a change like this has succreded !,
the tr,iest sense of the word II Is
success of this kind. coupled with ths'
success Of a happy life and comfori
able competence. that the country s,f
ters to the young man today.
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Quick and Cheap Legal Work.

The French tribunal of commerce Is
presided over by a Judge without n
jury. The plaintiffs lawyer argues
his own case before the judge. simply
to show that he has a case and the
nature Of it. The defendant does not
plead. but If he can disputes the facts.
II the judge considers there is no ease
he dismisses the plaintiff. In the con
trary case he appoints I'm issfSSor out
Of dozen chosen yearly Of the towns
reputed merchants to decide upon it.
The following day the assessor calls
the parties to his room in the court. He
hears each Of them separately without
any lawyers. Within fifteen minutes
he gathers their documents and dis
misses them. Two or three days later
he communicates his Judgment to the
solicitors through the court. and the
business Is ended. The costs of law
yers and the court fees come to about
f6 side. The same case in England
would take six months at least and
cost no less than ESQ for claim Of
f50-London Mail.
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When He Didn't stuttsr.

4 confirmed stutterer went into q
restaurant and met few casual ac-
quaintances, who at once commenced
chatting him most numerically re-
specting the impediment in his speech.
At last one of them, a pert little fel-
low who had been making himself
rather conspicuous by his remarks.
said. "Well. old man. I'll bet suppers
round you can't order them with
out stammering." "D-d-d-done." says
Brown, and. to the astonishment OF
the company and the discomfort Of his
challenger (all of whom were unaware
Of his being. as is often the case with
Sufferers. first class singer. he
beckoned the waiter and sang the or
der without the slightest hitch. then,
turning round to his tormentor. said
"N-n-n-now. y-y-y-you c-c-c-can p-p-p
pay."-Argonaut.
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Gambling In Woea.

''To most people my business would
seem to he devoid Of chances" said 4
dealer In fine woods. yet as Il matter
Of fact know Of nothing that IS more
Of q gamble, On every log Of wood we
buy we take a chance that the inside
Is as good as the outside. Al a recent
auction Of tine woods in London my
partner and paid $1,000 for n mahog-
any log that looked all right so far as
we could tell. II the inside was sound
We stood to make good profit. but
worm holes or rotten spots at the core
would mean heavy loss. Not until
we got the log to this country and got
It opened up could we be certain. As
Z matter Of fact this particular log
was perfect. and we cleaned UP $1,000
on the deal But 1t was gambling pure
and simple. New York Sun.
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THE END OF TUBERCULOSIS
Fake Cures For Consumption.
BY SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS.

BY SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS.
Any nostrum which claims to
cure tuberculosis is detriment
to the patient. since. If 1t does
no worse. it at least diverts him
by falsely inspired hopes from
the careful regimen of life
wherein lies his best chance OF
recovery. tuberculosis nos
trums, therefore. may be divided
into the positively harmful and
the negatively harmful classes.
In the first class ! should put all
these containing opium. hash.
eesh. chloroform and any con
siderable quantity of alcohol
Every physician whose WORK
takes him into the slums well
knows the typical history OF the
consumptive working man who
puts his faith in this class of
nostrums. Stimulated by the al
cOhOl or lulled by the morphine
into fictitious hopefulnrsS OF Sc
curity. he continues mis- nn-
changed habits OF life until the
final breakdown comes with ap
palling swiftness 10 those OF
the medical profession leave
1t to say how swiftly incipient
tuberculosis becomes gailoring
consumption under the influence
Of these drugs.
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MODEST VICTOR HUGO.
The Great Master Thought No Homer
Too Great For Himself.

The Great Master Thought No Homer
Too Great For Himself.
1t was Theophile Gautier who said
,omething to the effect that II he
thought that one line Of the great mas
ter, Victor Hugo, was bad he would
not acknowledge it to himself II he
were alone at the bottom Of a dark
well. On another occasion Gautier
spoke Of Victor Hugo as "a new Moses
fresh from Sinai, charged to deliver
the tablets Of the law" Decidedly,
Victor Hugo was a man who knew
how to cast spell upon those about
him. For example, look at the follow
Ing picture drawn in the Souvenir sur
Turgenieff:"
Zone evening Hugo's admirers as
sembled in his drawing room, were
competing with one another in the
eulogy of his genius, and the idea was
thrown out. that the street in which
he lived ought to bear his name. Some
one suggested that the street was too
small to be worthy of so great poet,
and the honor Of bearing his name
ought to be assigned to some more i'm
portant thoroughfare. Then they pro
ceeded to enumerate the most popular
quarters Of Paris, in an ascending
scale, until one man exclaimed with
enthusiasm that 1t would be an honor
for the city Of Paris itself to be re
ramed after the man Of genius. Hugo
leaning against the mantelpfece, listen
ed complacently to these 1atterers out
bidding each other. Then. with an afl
Of one engaged in deep thought, ht
turned to young man and said t.
him in his grand style, Even that vii
come, my friends-even that vii
come '"-Bookman.
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The Start Of an Author.

Soon after Treasure Island" had ap-
peared and attracted public attention
to Robert Louis Stevenson. two gen.
tlemen were travelling up to London
from Norfolk. One of them was read
ing Treasure Island" Presently. hay
ing finished the book. he dropped II
into his travelling bag. remarkinG:
"well. l think could myself write
a better child's story than that" The
other. who. BY the way. was his broth
er. urged him to try. Six weeks att
erward the former handed to the lat
ter a complete tale in manuscript. II
was king Solomon's Mines" the frst
novel that made reputation for MF.
Rider Haggard.
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When bismarck Went pry.

Bismarck was not without supersti
don. and this always was noticeable
ON the eve of the new year. From 0
o'clock that night until after midnight
be would not take water In any cir
cumstances from glass 1t was I'm
ancient tradition in the chancellor's
family that any one who set the legend
at defiance would pass through Il seri-
GUS illness. II another tradition is true
the observance of the family legend
must have been a sore trouble to the
iron chancellor. for the Paris contem-
p0rary from which we take the fore
going says that Bismarck not only
loved war. but beer and wines. espe-
cially French wines. He was not
averse to punch and gros, but OF, New
Years eve greg was under the ban. for
Il contains water.-I.ontlon GIOae.
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Not His Fault.

A doctor was summoned to attend
the miller's little boy. He wrote out II
prescription. which was promptly
made up and administered in due
form. The next day he called again
to see his patient and found the whole
family in tears.
ALAS said the mother. Il shouldn';
have thought that my poor child would
have died Of the measles.'
"What!' exclaimed the doctor He
had the measles. and you never told
me"-Paris Journal
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Not an Inviting Ideal.

"My son." said Harker as he pointed
to the ivy in front of the cottage. al
ways be like the vine-climb"
The little boy was thoughtful.
"I don't think I'd like to be like that
vine." he responded seriously.
"And why not. TommyY
"'Cause II was I'd be porch
climber Chicago News.
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"6ACk 10
THE FARM"
VI Farming The Young
Mans Opportunity
By c. v. GREGORY.

copyright. 1910. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
~O the young ilEln on the threSh-
old of life the question of
What shall | do with my
self? comes demanding an
answer. During the past fifty years
the call of the city to the ambitious
young man has been insistent Today
the country is calling for men witt,
possibilities To such men it offers un-
squaIed opportunities
The opportunities Of the farm are
not limited in size or extent The
young man with capital who is looking
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The Phrenslosieal Test.

A distinguished phrenologist while
dining at q hotel stated at the table
that be had formed an opinion Of the
character Of each one present Ar
Irishman said that he would PROFOUND
a question and that II 1t was truthful
" answered he would forever believe
tn phrenology. The phrenologist said
ha was satisfied and told him to pro-
ceed. Thin" said the Irishman, will
yer be afther tellin' me am l married
or single?"-London Telegraph.
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J. NJ. Howell, a popular druggist Of
Greensburg, KY, says, eve use Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy in our own
household and know it is excellent" "
For sale by all dealers.
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A pos,jble Exception.

Wife--Isn't II fact. dear. that hand
some men are proverbially disagree
able? Husband Well. don't know.
/ always try to be pleasant.
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Hi. Sole Dread.

Hammond-Don't You dread the st.
lent watches Of the night? Martin
No; it's the cuckoo clocks that give me
away.-Harper's Bazaar.
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Sweet.

II think your wife has such sweet
voice"
$50 do l. She gets $1.200 year for
spilling part Of It in church choir.
Boston Transcript
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Good intentions will never justify
bad actions.
The evening world., 1911-09-23
STEEL STOCK Up
AuTTLE, THEN It
FALLS Off AGAIN
Preferred Shares Also Lose the
Point Gained in the Early
Transactions.

Following two DAYS OF feverlsh at.
tacks upon the common stock OF the
United states steel Corporation to-day's
market at the opening was weak. on
what appeared to he an attempt to sup
port the steel Issue that stock opened
at 81 Ii. a point and a quarter owe.
the closing figure OF y stcrday, when It
was the centre Of "A spectacular condl-
ton.
But the stock was not able TO hold
the gain that seemed To hay been
forced for It, In little lots of hundreds
OF shares q cascd of by fractions UNI
III II not only lost lis gain for the day.
bu, lost a quarter OF a point from yes
terday's closing.
The opening transactions that hNel
the high price was made mp of thre2
lots of $500 shares, 500 shares and $500
shares. They made up the biggest of
tho early offerings, The preferred stock
also gained a fdli point AZ the opening,
| which placed It at 1869, AZ Vas the
! case with the common, the preferred
lost this advance In half an hour.
The London market displayed some
%buoyancy. and there was an advance
The genera market held up with the
exception OF copper stocks, which
showed the effects of the steel fight.
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OUR MARY"
DID MUCH WORK
ON DESERT DRAMA
Robert Hichens Arrives to Help
Stage Garden of Allah"
for Collaboration.

Robert Hichcns. the nrst man 10 put
the magic spell OF the great Sahara
Desert In n book. arrived to-day on the
American liner Philadelphia to super
vise the ~rehearsals Of his desert
drama. The Garden ~ Allah" which
will be presented at the New Century
Theatre next o He was boyishly
eager for n look at this country. Also
he brought the news tina, Mary Ander-
son-Navarro had collaborated with him
In writing the play.
Mr.. Hichens. who ls n melium-siZed
Englishman. said that one of the dreams
OF his life was about TO be realized,
II am tremendously eager ror n look
At this country" said he. II have
dreamed OF coming here for years. but !
have been too busy to undertake the
Journey until the need Of my presence
for the rehearsals drove me to make II.
"For years my friends urged mo to
dramatic my novel. and when George
Tyler talked to me I consented to under
take the work. Your Mary Anderson
made tie dramatizatlon with me. |
found her n delightful collaborater. We
worked all ummer at her beautiful home
In Worcestershire. England, and she
must be given full credit for the invalu-
able help she has given 10 me, Our aim
has been to make the play Il spiritual
drama. I think Americans will be more
capable OF appreciating that sort OF a
play Titan the t~heatregoers OF any
other nation"
Mr.. Kitchens said that he considered
Lewis Waller. the English romantic
actor who will create the role of the
monk. to he IDEAL for the part.
II have not met Miss Mannerlng. who
viii play the heroine said he, but
understand she Is very beautiful"
Mr., Hichens viii sail for England i'm,
mediatcly after the production of III,
piece. He Is under contract to finish 9
play FOR Oscar Asche, To be prcscntet
across the water during the COMING
winter.
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Miracle wheat 40 he secured some
from Mr.. Flenmlng."
Where did Mr.. Flcmming get his
wheat"
Really. I don't know-rossibly from
the original owner."
''Bu does Mr.. Flemming contribute
also?"
Brother Bonnet has charge Of that
arrangement. You see. 7 am not ia
miliar with all OF It. as ! leave that to
Brother Dockcy, although I did ask
him how much We could expect from
the wheat me he said $500. which
mean that quite a considerable
amount has been sold. as we pay for
packing and the postage"
Pastor Russell says that there ar"
about 200 pounds OF this wonderful
wheat in the Tabernacle. The paper
iaN June informed it's readers that
this seed wheat could he secured after
Aug. / and the orders began TO come
In right away.
The postofice inspectors said that.
while no complaint had been received
from m OF the purchasers. it would
get busy at once and make an In
v~estiSation.
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Woman MAYORS
FOES IN COUNCIL
MAY Be 0USTED
Governors Prober at Hume.
we'll Files Petition for
Their Removal.

TOPEKA, Kan. Sept, 3.-CharE.ne
that the Hunnewell. Kan. Councilmcn
refused TO connrm Mayor Ella Wilson's
appointments. although she presented
the names of nearly every reputable
citizen of the town. n petition asking
the custer OF the four Councilnen was
flied in the Kansas Supreme Cour to-
day by Attorney-General Dawson.
The petition was draw up by W. c.
Trlckett. specih investigator appointed
by Gov. W. II. Stubs TO %straighten on,
Hunneweli AFFAIRS. II II directed
against r. j. Lander, Il. Kerr. J. II.
Richardson and J.. o. Ellis. II alleges
that Mrs. Wilson was elected Mayer
Of Hunnewell at the regular Gle ton
last April. the voters writing her No me-
on the ballots. mat she did not seek
office, but tina tho voters elected her
voluntarily"
The petition too up the history OF
the dispute between Mayor and Council.
stating that the Council desired to meet
IN AN upstairs bedroom in a hotel
thai Mayor Wilson objected to this
and the Councilmen consented 10 NEE,
the Mayor In Brockmyre Han. but did
not attend when she went there. Then,
when the Acknowledgement notified
them that they would have 10 meet,
they met, but refused absolutely u
! confirm any ot the Mayors appoint
menu.
nv rea son of these failures. the nati.
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Bessie Jumped and laughed while Bob
bic tossed his hat In the air. Both were
40 pleased with the thought OF really
seeing the Fairy Queen OF their dreams
DO YOU think II is the na,nc queen?"
asked Bessie. Sure" said Robbie.
Thoroughly disguised that she should
ask such n question. There is only one
REAL Queen
A IN ago they had been very
hungry tfor II was noo time), hut
NOW! The theatre was In town a mile
away. 50 they must hurry along. Be-
sides, the excitement had taken away
their appetites.
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BOY WH0FAKED
CAR MURDER Yarn
BACK IN HIS HOME
Young Weiss Sorry to Get Out
of l.imelight He Enjoyed
in Newark.

Isaac Weiss, the crippled New York
boy who tried TO persuade the police
that he killed the victim OF the box oAf
murder in Newark was released to-day.
The Newark authorities turned him over
to his father ana mother and they
brought him back to their home at Ne
e0g East One Hundred and Tenth street.
Young Weiss was sverse TO leaving the
custody Of the Newark policemen. He
had been In the limelight OF publicity
for two days. had been fed TO replction
and had been given a automobile
rides. also he had given his vivid lmaH.
ina,ion full Night
When his weeping parents greeted him
to-day Isaac broke down. He admitted
tina he had never seen the man who
was found dead in the box ca-. Mr..
Weiss said that Isaac is not mentally
strong and had beer led astray by NOV.
ing picture shows
Although he Is crippled from hip dis.
case. Isaac aspires to become . cow
boy and fight Indians. II IL vain work
to tell him there are no Wild Indians
.e.. and few cowboys.
II seen EN- in the moving pictures.:'
says Isaac. -
Now that young Weiss Is out Of the
case the Newark detectives are just
where they started on the mystery.
They have not learned the Identity OF
the murdered man and lack any clue
to the murderer. Some OF the police
| officers incline to the belief that the
stranger was murdered by a railroad
detective assigned to the duty o. keep
| ing the yards clear OF tranr2s.
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SALESMAN KILLS SELF.
Nciss Took n Drink. Then Fired
the Fatal shot.

Christopher Neiss, a salesman living at
No. ~ Woodward avenue. Rldgcwood
Heights, l.. l., went into u saloon near
his home to-day, took a drink and then
went into a rear room and shot himself.
when a doctor came from the German
Hospital the MAJ was dead.
Neiss was fortY-fiye Years ~ age. lie
had formerly been the manager OF a
cafe. a position he surrendered to be-
come a salesman. His wife had noticed
for some time that he ocmtd to be wor-
ried. but he never gave any intimatlon
concerning the cause OF his |brooding.
When he went away from hls home to-
day he said he was going 10 work and
there was nothing TO Indicate tnat he
contemplated taking his life.
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Beat over Head with Hammer.

BINGHAMTON, y Y, sept, 22-War-
rem Crannell, hfty-siS Years Old. s. be-
lleved to be dying here as the result OF
an attempt to end his life with a ham
mer, Crannell, who hsd been In N
health for some time, was discovered In
the basement Of his house covered with
blood. still pounding his skull with "A
hammer, lie had Inflicted One twenty
serious g~sstes, some % which pene-
trated the skull, and Is In n critical
condition.
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Here she comes whispered Bessie.
and In their anxiety to see her the kid
dies stepped to the centre OF tho stage.
The great spotlight which was to
greet the Queen shone fun upon THFsM.
They turned quickly. very much fright
ened, for their bewiidered little minds
imagined this light to come from the
eye OF some dreadful monster which
glared upon them.
Without waiting TO see the Queen.
Bobbie and Bessie took TO their heels.
They were running fast when Robbie
heard some n calling: Come back
Come back n SEQ Fairyisnd." He
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could see a great many people dancing
ana running about, all dressed in pretty.
flmsy clothes. Some who were in feath-
crs (Which made them look like birds)
futtcred wildly aboat. and a bis, big
frog sat on ore side. looking very wise.
All this attracted the children and Gu
riosity drew them further and further
on 10 the stage.
The curtain rose. the band played. the
fairy play la begun! Still Bobbie n
Bessie did not notice this. for they were
too busy looking for the Queen.
HAL to the Queen Of Fairies!" sam
the chorus.
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GATES AT DEATH CROSSINGS.
l.. .. Railroad Ordered 20 sn fesunrd
trades That Have Killed,

Following the large number OF fatal
automobile accidents on unprotected
crossings OF the Long Island Railroad
during the past summer. the Public Ser
vice Commission as compelled the cor
poration TO ins'al yates al the following
crossings; Seventh avenue. Collexs
Point; Madison avenue, Queens: Dry
Harbor road. D%ouslaston Trottinx
Course lane, Glendale. on both the Mon.
auk and the Rocxawsy divisions; Main
street, pouslaston, n Farmers avenue
at Springfield on both the Old Southern
and Montauk divisions.
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looked around and saw the big, big frog
running after them, pell nell! This was
only another fright for the poor chill
dren, who ran all the faster.
They did not know that II was not .
real frog At all. but Just q m~akebelieve
n with a good. kind man inside 1t who
loved little children and who only want.
ed TO give them q good time.
He was calling them back TO show
them that everything was all right.
that the spotlight was no monster eve.
and most Of all to let them hear the
Fairy Queen sing.
ELEANOR scHoRER.
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Md 50 they walked s.mc more. This
time with light. nuttcrihg hearts.
Bobbie and Bessie had been TO this
theatre once before. with %grannie, so II
was easy for them to find.
When IL was IN sisht one tried to run
faster thar the other and both scram-
bled into the first door they came to.
Funny. Nat. paper trees covered with
dust lay all about. Queer place for a
Fairy Queen said Bessie.
well, 1t Won't do any harm to look"
answered Bobbic.
In their searching for the Queen these
Riddles came to n door. Peeplng In. one