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sonally / am not excited. Tn no blgot ABOUT water myself.
] can drink II or l can leave it alone, as the saying goes.
But I can see there's n 10. Of suffering ahead for the
Broadway bunch. What with the vineyard riots in France
and the State putting a stamp tax OH champagne and
water getting so scarce that q party may have to cry into
his highball to make It damp enough to disguise the taste
Of the Scotch, ! can see that our main street will be in a
bad way soon. When you come to THINK Of 1t. there's
hardly Q summer drink from pure dairy milk on down the
line to gin rickey that doesn't have water for its founda-
ton. A for bathing, It can never be - complete success
without . little water in It somewhere. The man with a
haayY growth Of Mhiskers won't suffer 80 much. You know
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comes home. or they know the color Of each otb~s 49,.
or how to spell one anothers front names.
And yet. when you come to think Of al the to00HNs
and expense they escape BY not waiting 10 b mAytsd
under . marguerite wedding bell. with TIE usual rko M
old shoes and white ribbons on their carriages. these 1874
hrs love-afairs are not such bad things after An q
course. II must be something of a shock to waks 70 -
ma yourself tied for life to a perfect stranger. Bot ~
idea that a year or two OF courtship or a long -dEaWu-ua
engagement 10 smng to prepare You for ts SdgsnsAs
of matrimony or to Give you a Hight on anybodys characbG
Is an old fauacy invented In order TO give The family Q
chance to see themselves walking W the aAls In thsar
best clothes and . reelected halo Of glory.
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A COSTLY EXPERIMENT.

SPECIAL COMMITTEE Of the Board Of I,sti-
mate has reported in favor Of establishing a munich
pal board Of ~inebricty with a hospital and an
industrial colony for the care and possibly the cure
of drunkards. The plan as proposed calls for an
original expenditure Of $3.50, 900 and $4,000 a
year for maintenance.
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stone Of Irving High School. And among the loyeliest of all that
array Of budding rosebloom beauty was a group made up of tiny
tots, hardly more than babies. bearing a banner with the legend:
"Class of 1920"
Now, as to what will be the condition in 1920 of Gramercv Park
and the new High School and the young ladies that took part in
the laying Of the cornerstone. it would be too curious to INQUIRE.
The park may be an aeroplane depot, the schoohouse give way TO
a department store, and the girls may be sufragettes organizing oppo-
sition to Tammany long before the decade passes.
But it is worth while to consider seriously whether a resolute
expression OF public opinion may not hasten the solution of some
civic problems before the class Of 1920 comes forth To mock at
us a old fogies. Could we not start the subway improvements .
Can't we reach "next week" before 1920?
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II we could be sure of r~emedying the evil Of habitual drunk
enness by the proposed hospital and colony, there would be we'll
nigh universal approval of the plan even if the. cost were greater.
iut this appears to he an experiment merely. 1t is by no means
certain results will equal expectation. The sums suggested are
large and, moreover, like all other municipal appropriations, they
arr liable TO swift augmentation. The experiment is worth irving.
but 1t might be tried at less cost. A very good farm and home can
lie bought for much less than $3.50. 600 and operated for less than
$4,000 n year.
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THE LAW OF C~ONTRARIETY.

HEN asked If at the Steel Trust dinners tho
champagne did not come in with the clans.
Judge Gary replied: Chat was what Joe Butler,
the wit Of the business, said; but ! doubt if he
eats CLAIMS or drinks champagne"
II was always so. The man that wrote "Homc.
Sweet Home" had no home. Tho author If "Tbc
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By Roy l.. McCardell.

((X/Ou want to be careful" said
Mrs. Jarr, appearing al the
door as Mr.. Jarr was shaking
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The broWe Brothers
(Hiram and Loerum)
Blu IrUin S. Cobb

Copyright. 1911. by The rrs rubisMPg o. CTheN New. York oHdl
A CCORDING to the papers" said Hiram, 1.-The water shortage is assuming
~ alarming proportions"
4 y yves indeedy" said Ioerum: ITS n very distressing outlook Per
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stories high. wrecked the Manhattan
Electric Company's plant, putting the
whole district in darkness, and laid In
ruins the plant Of the New FORK Hygeia
Company. which adjolned the ware
house. The total loss was close 10 a
million and a half.
It was a stubborn fire because the
upper floors of the Campbell factory
were stocked with wallpaper. either An
ished or in the course of completion,
and these materials were slow in burn
ting. but made a hot fire.
The other portions of the building con-
tanned chemicals and colo used in the
manufacture Of paper. II was just In
their busy season and about 40 tons of
raw material had been taken in within
a few days.
The Waterman discovered the FIRE.
II was about 10 o'clock when he noticed
smoke coming apparently from the WIN
dows of the fourth floor. which opened
| on a court In the centre Of the building.
The flames were coming through the
roof at half a dozen points when I got
there. I sent IN q third and a fourth
alarm.
I sent men from Truck No. II into
the building to cut away a partition
for the pipe men. They had gone up
on their ladders and while inside were
cut off by the flames.
The stairway was already afre. but
these fellows made a dash n they
Owed through the flames TO the floor
below. This was between the third n
second floors.
Two OF the men. Degnan and Bessen-
ger. although badly burned. got to their
feet. The third man. Shaughnessy.
stumbled and fell into a mass Of burn
ing embars. His companions dragged
him out and carried him TO a window,
from which he was carried down.
All three were sent to the hospital.
Three Men i'm
Deadly Peril. .
The men OF Truck No. . ais had a
narrow escape and / believe that this
rescue stands out before all others In
my mind. They were on the sixth
foor OF the building. on the side toward
the river. without any warning the
moor gave way. carrying them to the
moor below.
We saw them come to the window
and then made the discovery that the
windows we're covered with wire net
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A GOOD FIGHT WELL WON.

III. SHONTS has given his word to The Evening
~ ~ World that he will recommend to his company
Nm VI to withdraw from their subway proposition the
clause requiring the city to make up any deficit
~ that might result from the adoption of a single
fve-cent fare between the city and Coney Island.
o0O If the recommendation be approved by the di-
vectors, the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company will, Of course,
have TO make an equally clear pledge of a similar service. Thus
the long-desired single fare to and from Coney Island is virtually
assured in prospect.
The issue is one in which The Evening World has long fought
the fight for public interests. When the original proposition Of
the Interborough was submitted, The Evening World pointed out
the "joker' in the clause that Mr.. Shonts now promises to have
waived, il his directors will agree. And there is every reason to
believe they will agree.
A single fivecent fare to Coney Island means a great deal to
working men and women who like to take their families with them
to the seaside. To them it il not a mere question of petty economy.
The higher fare is often %prohibitory in some cascs. The cheaper
access means more health and more enjoyment for the masses The
sooner it is put in force the better.
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~ the night OF the day I Was
made chief OF the department.
Dec. q, 1890, We had a Are at
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THE CLASS OF 1920.

RAMERtl PARK, when at the height Of its SUI
premacy as a residence centre Of wealth and fash
ION and beauty, was never more radiant in the
glow OF feminine loneliness than on Thursday, when
It was made the gathering place and parade
ground Of five thousand girls called to attend and
70 adnrn the ceremony Of layinr the cornor-
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%
SYNOPSIS.

Lawrence Blake1ey, lawyer. goes 20
Pittsburg with the forged notes In the
Bronson case to get the deposition OF
John Gilmore, millionaire. A lady. re-
quests Blakeley to buy her q Pullman
ticket He gives her lower IL and re-
tains lower 10. He finds drunken man
In lower 10 and retires in lower
D. He awakens in lower ana
finds his clothes and bag missing. Inc
man in lower 10 is found murdered. Cir
cumctantial evidence points to botn
uiakeley and the man who stole MS
clothes. The train is wrecked and Blake
ley is rescued from burning car by a
girl in blue. His arm is broken. The girl
sweetheart Blakeley returns home and
finds he Is under surveillance. Moving
pictures Of the train taken just before
the wreck reveal to Blakeley a man leap
Ing from the train with his stolen grip.
Investigation proves that the mans name
Ia Sullivan. Mrs. Conway, the woman for
whom Blakeley bought Pullman ticket,
tries to make a bargain with him for the
forged notes, not knowing that they are
missing. Blakeley and an amateur de-
tectivo investigate the home of Sullivan
sister. From q servant Blakeley learns
that Alison West had been there on
visit and Sullivan had been attentive to
her. Sullivan is the husband Of daugh-
house 10 ransacked by the police. He
learns that the affair between Alison and
his partner is off, Alison tells Blakeley
about the attention paid her by Sullivan.
whom she was on her way to marry when
the wreck came. 1t Is planned to give
Mrs. Conway the forged notes In ex-
change for Sullivan.
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wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for advice. In
o short time I had gained my average
weight and am now strong and we'll"
Mrs. SALLIE STEVENS, e. +. D., No.
8, Box 81 Waurika, Okla.
Another Grateful Woman.
Huntington, Mass was in ner-
vous, run down condition and for three
years could find no help.
81 owe my present good health to
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Blood Purifier which ] be-
heve saved my life.
my doctor knows what helped me
and does not say one word against it. !"
Mrs. MARI JANETTE BATES, Box
1874, Huntington, Mass.
Because your case is difficult one,
doctors having done you no good, do
not continue to suffer without giving
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound trial. It surely has cured
many cases of female ills, such as in
fiammation, liberation, displacements,
f1broid tumors, Irregularities, periodic
pains, backache, that bearing-down
feeling, and nervous proStration.
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hearing the dog pad softly toward
me around the table. recall even
that had put the matches down and
could not find them. Then, with q
bursting horror Of the room ana its
contents, of the gibbering dark
around me, / turned and made for the
door by which had entered.
could not find It. ! felt along the
endless wainscoting, past miles of
wall. The dog was beside me, think.
but he was part and parcel now, to
my excited mind, with the Thing un-
der the table. And when, after aeons
of search, / found knob and STUN
,bled into the reception hall, was as
nearly in a panic as any man could
be.
I was myself again in second, and
by the light from the hall / led the
way back to the tragedy had STUN
bled on. Bronson still sat at the table,
his elbows propped on 1t, his cigarette
still lighted, burning hole in the
cloth. Partly under the table lay
Mrs. Conway, face down. The dog
stood over her and wagged his tail.
Mcknight pointed silently to large
copper ash tray, filed with ashes and
charred bits of paper.
'The notes. probably" he said rue
fully. HE got them after all, and
burned them before her. It was more
than she could stand. Stabbed him
first and then herself
Hotchkiss got UP and took off his
hat. "They are dead" he announced
solemnly, and took his notebook out
of his hatband.
Mcknight and / did the only thing
we could think of-drove Hotchkiss
and the doa out of the room, and
closed and locked the door. It's a
matter for the police Mcknight as
serted. II suppose you've got an Off
Ger tied to you somewhere, Lawrence?
You usually nave
We left Hotchkiss In charge and
went downstairs. 1t was Mcknight
who first saw Johnson, leaning against
park railing across the street, and
called him over We told him in few
words what we had found, and he
grinned at me cheerfully.
After awhile, in a few weeks or
months, Mr.. Blakeley." he said, when
you get tired of monkeying around
with the blood-stain and fnger-print
specialist upstairs, you come to me.
I've had that fellow you want under
surveillance for ten days!'
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knowledge of the World.

EVERYBODY but fool keeps good
friends with walters for, whether
these have any union or not. they are
a big-f1sted brotherhood, and more
than once I have seen every waiter in
restaurant, even as swarm of bees,
fall aboard some bad man." and
when he came to In the hospital he
would look like Quixote after the
swine drovers got through with him.
With all their tricks and knowledge
of the world. walters are singularly
unspoAed, good-natured and agreeable.
and they are full Of interesting. oft
en- scientific. information. They see
a side Of humanity that nobody else
ever sees, mostly the comedy and pee
cadillo side. Considering their
housed.up condition, it seems remark.
able how much they know about what
is going on When not busy they are
always enthusiastically engaged in
swapping pointers and information.
which, in a way. accounts for some
Of them getting rich in Wall street.
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. CHAPTER xxIx.-continued.

We crowded out of the elevator at
the fourth floor, and found ourselves
In rather theatrical hallway OF dra-
peries and armor. It was very quiet;
we stood uncertainty after the car
had gone. and looked at the two
or three doors in sight. They were
heavy, covered with metal, and sound
proof From somewhere above came
the metallic accuracy of Q piano
piano, and through the open window
we could hear-or feel-thc throb OF
the CannonbalTs engine.
We'll, Sherlock" Mcknight said,
what's the next move In the
game? 1t is our jump, or theirs. You
brought us here
None of us knew just what to do
next. No sound of conversation pene-
trated the heavy doors. We waited
uneasily for some minutes, and Hotch.
kiss looked at his watch. Then he
put 1t to his ear.
Good gracious!" he exclaimed. his
head cooked an one side. II believe it
has stopped. I'm afraid we are late.
-
We were late My watch and Hotch-
kiss agreed at nine o'clock, and, with
the discovery that our man might
have come and gone, our zest in the
adventure began to flag. Mcknight
motioned us away from the door and
rang the bell There was no response,
no sound within. He rang it twice,
the last time long and vigorously,
without result. Then he turned and
looked at US.
Il don't half like this" he said.
'sThat woman is In: you heard me ask
the elevator boy. For two cents
I'd"
I had seen it whea he did. Tbs
door was ajar about IN inch, and g
narrow wedge Of rose-colored light
showed beyond Then, with both men
at my heels, stepped into the priv
ate corridor Of the apartment and
looked around. 1t was square re-
ception hall. with hats, and couple
Of chairs. A lantern Of rose-colored
glass and i desk light over writing
table across made the room bright and
cheerful. II was empty
Moro ri u we're comfortable. The
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place was full of feminine trifies that
made us feel the weakness of our po-
sition. Some such instinct made Mo
Knight suggest division.
I'VE look like an invading army"
he said "If she's here alone, we VIII
stafsle her into spasm. One Of u9l
could take look around and
What was that? Didn't you hear.
something's"
The sound, whatever 1t had been,
was not repeated. We went awkward
ly out into the hall, very uncomfort-
able, all of us, and tipped coin. The
choice fell on me, which was right
enough, for the affair was mine, pri-
marily
ssWait just inside the door," d.
rected, "and Ii Sullivan comes, or
anybody that answers his description,
grab him without ceremony and ask
him questions afterwards"
The apartment, save in the hallway,
was unlighted. BY one Of those freaks
of arrangement possible only in the
modern flat, found the kitchen frst,
and was struck a smart and unex-
pected blow by q swinging door |
carried a handful Of matches, and by
the time / had passed through but
leT's pantry and refrigerator room
was completely lost in the darkness.
Until then the situation had been
merely uncomfortable; suddenly it be-
came grisly. From somewhere near
came a long-sustained groan, followed
almost instantly by the crash of some
thing glass or china-on the floor.
/ struck fresh match, and found
myself in a narrow rear hallway. Be-
hind me was the door by which must
have come; with a keen desire to get
back to the place I had started from,
opened the door and attempted to
cross the room. I thought had kept
my sense of direction, but | crashed
without warning into what, from the
resulting jangle, was the dining table,
probably laid for dinner. | cursed my
stupidity in getting into such sit
uation, and I cursed my nerves for
making my hand shake when tried
to strike match The groan had not
been repeated.
| braced myself against the table
and struck the match sharply against
the sole of my shoe. 1t fickered
family and went out. And then, with
out the slightest warning, another dish
went off the table. It fell with a.
thousand splinterings; the very air
seemed broken into crashing waves
of sound. stood still, braced against
the table, holding the red end Of the
dying match, and listened. had not
long to wait; the groan came again,
and i recognized it, the cry of dog
in straits. I breathed again.
Come, old fellow" I said. Come
on, old man. Let's have 9 look at
you"
/ could hear the thud of his tall on
the floor, but he did not move He
only whimpered. There is something
companionable IN the presence Of
dog, and fancied this dog in trouble.
Slowly began to work my way
around the table toward him.
Good boy" said, as he whimpered
'sWa'll find the light which ought to|
be somewhere or other around here,
and them
T stumbled over something, and
drew back my foot almost instantly.
did / step on you, old man?' ex
claimed, and bent to pat him r.
member strengthening suddenly and
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q no 3 o nervous i
could not do any
thing. The doctors
treated me for diff
ferent things but
did nae no good. /
got so bad that /
could not sleep day
or night. While in
this condition / read
of Lydia E. Pink
hams V eye ia Bile
Co ind, and
began It's use and
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A San Francisco bride received
from her father a wedding gift of ST..
100000. The gift, however, will not
set the fashion in family bridal pres.
ents.
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Difference In Laughter.

A good honest laugh at good hon
est joke or bit Of sarcasm rubs out the
gathering wrinkles Of care; but an Ill
tempered joke, il like poisoned ar
row, which makes wound, and leaves
its poison after 1t is withdrawn.
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An Indiana woman has developed
blood poisoning as the result OF bite
from a mouse. Another argument IN
favor. of the harem skirt.
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An eastern writer says that all
beautiful women look alike. Maybe,
but there is often quite difference
In the size of the shoes they wear.
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Chicago is suffering from an cpl
demic of automobile accidents. Why
not hire the hold-up men to fight the
auto speeders and kin two birds With
nne stone? ~
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Some of these scraps In European
oarIiaments are terrible affairs. Think
of that Turk who had his ears boxed.
He might have had his wrist slapped.
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Solely to Blame.

Diner-Who is that singing so dread
fully out of time?
Restaurant Proprietor-It is my
wife.
Perhaps the accompanist
plays out of tune.
R. P-She is accompanying herselfl
London Opinion.
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"a wife should never consult her
husband about her clothes" opines Q
London modiste. She rarely does ex'
cept when the bills come home.
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A convict escaped from the ONO
ponftentiary by crawling through the
afr shaft. Fresh air has some won
derful effects.
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If those scientists succeed in their
efforts to find an elixir of life, what
are we going to do with our under
takers?
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A wise Pennsylvania judge has
ruled that 1t is no crime for woman
10 have pretty eyes. In other words
they are not concealed weapons.
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An eastern sayant tells us that the
problem Of the age is for women to
know how to spend money. And for
men to know how to get tho money
Cor women to spend.
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All-steel trains are being run be-
tween Chicago and ST. Paul and Min
neapolis. What has become OF the
car wheels that were made OF pa.
uer?
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A french expert has discovered
that normal men have large feet.
while normal women have small ones.
That would indicate that the men are
the bigger kickers.
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Learning to pronounce correctly the
names of the new French ministry
will be a good start toward a liberal
education In that language.
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Convicted murderers in Nevada are
TO be given their choice in the matter
of exit, but none will be allowed to
choose old age.
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Fifth avenue in New York lie said
TO have the lowest birth rate OF any
street In the. world. Evidently the
vtork is not a fashionable bird.
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Massachusetts society women are
taxing up wrestling as identifying
exercise. There Is evidently more
4rouble coming for the so-called
stronger sex.
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one OF the contestants in duel In
paris the other day was injured. II
this keeps up we fear that dueiing
will lose its popularity.
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The harem skirt has appeared at
the seashore, and 1t Is very easy 10
guess what the wild waves are say
ing.
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His Limit.

Joshua had made the sun stand
still.
Zine, but we bet you can't make
Willie Jones do It," we cried.
Herewith he acknowledged his linn
itations -Harper's Bazaar.
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And the American oyster is taking
the place of its British brother In
London. The American invasion
Srows apace.
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A Chicago woman physician says
that tobacco takes the fine edge on
the users taste. Now how does tnat
woman know?
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A man taken Ill in Bermuda insisted
npon being brought home to die In
New York. AS has often been re-
marked there is no accounting for
tastes.
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frog farm is to be started at Man
haitian, New We should think Buii-
frog would be better place for 1t.
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It Is in the minor acts of our daily
life that our character is revealed
Lee.
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Constipation causes and aggravates many
serious diseases 1t is thoroughly cured by
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The favor
ite family laxative.
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BRANDON -. MISSISSIPPI

Eggs are flirting with the common
people again.