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cevabe. It recalled to my mind the problem of the large cast of the Venus of Milo that Chrstopher's art-student cousin had given for wedding pres ent. I decided that must content myself with my opportunity of knowing Electra at second hand Yet it seemed desolate to be living at Mrs. Viii iams's. I felt pang of self-reproach as finished my plate of excellent home soup. Then another followed i'll it's train.
 "She seems, at least, to be spared the most tragic plight of the unarrived artist. She is apparently able to subsst without earning anything"
 I think her sister helps her. Emma answered.
 Then her sister has money?' inferred.
 "Only what she earns, imagine" Emma replied "Shc has some kind of business position. But she realizes that Electra is different, and that her great gifts bring of responsibility to her relatives to help her.
 "She sounds like good sort," I remarked, warmly. fThe majority of relatives feel such obligation
 "Yes, Electra always speaks beautifully of her. Emma replied.
 "I should think she might" returned, with possible touch of dryness. But then my sympathies tend to go out toward the ordinary unendowed people
 How about the operatic position" inquired, while were waiting for my Norwegian maid-who has taken degree in astronomy, but IS still novice in housework-to produce the roast
 Emma frightened with her pathetic vicarious glad "Electra believes that 1t IS really going to materalize Of course she feels that it would in sense be throwing herself away to accept it. Yet it seems to me really better than doing nothing"
 q think I saw her Mr. Smith the other day at your house. sitting waiting for her in the parlor Is he small and pale-rather sckly-looking"
 Emma did not seem to altogether accept my de- scrption. "He is very fine man,, she warmly as- sured me. q think when you look in his face you see so much strength and fneness. Electra says the
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bore testimony to the quality of her verbal memory the mans qualifications and prospects.
 "Who is heF" I inquired, when she had finished for Electras prospective interested me. The very splendid sweep and force of her elfbelief carried conviction.
 "His name" Emma apologized, is Smith" Many great souls have been obliged to rise above that handicap I reflected.
 "I had Billy in for dinner the other night" Emma remarked next. Billy is cousin in common.
 "I suppose Billy was bowled over at once," re- marked. Billy is a large healthy soul, with phil istine taste. could easily conceive of his being overcome by the sheer bulk of Electra's beauty.
 Well, no, he didn't to her, somehow" Emma pondered. Wasn't it unaccountable?" "She overpowered him, perhaps I suggested
 Perhaps" assented Emma, out of her puzzled revery
 "Of course he thought her beautiful" ?" pursued
 He didn't say so," Emma faarvelled "He only said that there was"-she hesitated-"too much of her. In fact what he really said" she suddenly vol unteered"t was very horrid of hrn-was some thing about too much pork for shilling You know how vulgar Billy be sometimes"
 "He has, I admitted, "a simple, direct way of speaking"
 An uncomfortable silence fell between us. I hast ened to break it. But it is delightful for you have her here isn't it It is like bed of California pop pies somehow I could not get away from that scentess, avoress California idea in metaphors de- scrptive of Eleetra~1ke great sbed of Pappiesein dingy little city back yard"
 "Yes, she seems to like to come to my room," Emma reflected, land I certainly like to have her. She finds sympathetic, she says. She prefers to in my room because many people are com ing all the time to her, and she hopes the maid will not find her there. And, indeed" Emma added, those miserable negroes will any pretext for coming tip. the stairs, usually not inter @rupted, She always leaves her door open so that she hear her telephone bell,' Emma continued,
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with categorcay faithful recollection Sometimes it that that girl just lives by the mails and the telephone. She says the waiting is simply burning her out that the sword is wearing out the scabbard You see, she is just charged so to speak with her message for the world, and yet is unable deliver it."
 There are some compensations are there not, in having no message de1iver?" reflected with self congratulaton for my own colorlessly happy life.
 "Yes, as Electra says pays a fearful price for the possession of genius beauty and when has both-' Emma paused before the splendid awfulness of this magnificent yet blightng favor of the gods
 T suppose geniuses never happy" ventured feeling myself incapable of anything but general ities upon this tremendous subject.
 Electra calls genius self-destructve hame," Emma quoted.
 "Yet it must be terribly wearing to feel that is losing time that way" commented prosaically I-felt especially when one is not sixteen"
 Emma looked up quickly "She is really very young though. She says that is another handicap she has suffered from. She n1atured so quickly When she was sixteen she looked as old as she does now"
 I recalled just then with the irrelevance of the woman who is not born housekeeper an errand to the market, and with unaccustomed reluc- tance to leave Emma. The subject of Electra had begun to fascinate
 "1t pity for her to take position to sing Carmen" reflected. "She can't use her wonderful hair and it to she is little large for the part"
 "Oh, no, don't think so,' Emma returned quick ly And, of course, as she says, 1t is only step- ping-stone. And 1t will be much better for her to be settled. l hate to have her going into these horrid agencies all the time" I perceived that by this time Emma's tone had assumed possessive character. With the attitude of those coarse men
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HAD listened inattentively at first, in- curious as to details, yet glad that Emma had found something to interest her in her what seemed to me hope 1essly drab existence-for surely even the Emmas of this world must require more than the life of clearinghouse, and that attendant upon membership ln a university class, to make existence tolerab1e But as she talked l began to realize an effective element of melo-. drama in her recital. And Emma I knew to be the soul of accuracy.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-21
PICKS AT DYNAMITE
CARTRIDGE WITH PIN
Curiosity Leads Lad to Investi-
gate Small Blasting Cap
Family in Hospital.

New Worthwhile waiting for his
mother to arrange the dinner table
recently John Guda, II years old, OF
2500 Arthur avenue. undertook to
amuse himself and pass away the
time picking at a small dynamite
blasting cartridge with a safety pin.
His curiosity led to an explosion by
which he will lose three fingers. His
mother and little sister are in Ford
ham hospital with him. Each is lacer-
ated by pieces Of the exploded shell.
Guda picked away industriously at
the little copper cylinder until the pin
pierced the wadding. The copper
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-21
Esther Was Alarmed.

Esther, a five-year-old daughter OF
North side parents, heard much about
the dangers of diphtheria, and was
eager to observe every precaution to
keep from coming into contact with
1t, that she and her two brothers
might not catch II.
One day she insisted on going to
the grocery on the corner to spend
her penny, and was warned by her
mother not to stop and play with any
children she might meet on the way.
After having been gone only a few
minutes, she rushed into the house
much excited, exclaiming as she en-
tered:
Mamma, you must keep 'ose boys
away from Mr.. AS house. cause they
have diphtheria and have a sign
up"
Her mother said: rs that SO? What
does the sign say?"
1T says for SALE" said Esther
Indianapolis News.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-21

trance and frantically attempted to
enter.
"My dear little baby!" she moaned
to those about her. "He will be burn.
ed! VIII nobody save him?"
Where is your baby. madam" ask.
ed Stokes.
"In the top fiat" she walled. Wont
you save him?"
Whatever betide. let II never be said
that Officer Stokes is coward. He
looked at the dense smoke and at the
face of the suffering woman. Then he
dashed into the smoke-filled entrance
and was lost to view.
When firemen were preparing to go
to the rescue. Stokes came in safety
through the cinders carrying in his
arm little black dog.
II can't find your baby, madam" he
said rushing up TO the woman.
my baby" shouted the woman.
my poor little pet! though l was
going to lose my baby. Thank you so
muchl" and taking the shawl from her
own head she wrapped it about the
dog.
Stokes rubbed the SCOT from his
eyes and the dirt from his smoke-be-
grimed face, looked with gaping mouth
at the disappearing woman and said
well, something about babies
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-21
"SAVE MY BABY" SOBS WOMAN
Four Flights Of Stairs to Rescue
"Child" and Finds a Dog.

Cnicago.-The next time Policeman
Patrick Stokes receives a hurry call
to rescue a baby" from the fourth
floor Of a burning building he will
pause just long enough before dash
ing through cinders and smoke to as
certain whether said baby" has two
legs or four.
The other afternoon Stokes respond
ed to an alarm turned in by some boys.
The firemen and police were sure
that everybody had left the building
when Mrs. r. w. Watts, who occupied
the fourth floor, rushed to the en-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-21
Hobby Of Wealthy EnslIshman.

The earl OF Mount-Edgcumbe. who
will be entertaining many parties at
Mount-Edgcumbe during the next few
months. would have been able to make
a living as an architect If he had been
born in less exalted sphere. He de-
votes some of his spare moments
evolving fascinating toy palaces, each
a study of its kind, perfect in every
detail. One he had lighted with cleo
tricity. These Aladdin palaces are
sometimes passed on to lucky chill
dren of his acquaintance.-London
Sketch.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-21

which encased the explosive was scat
tered in every direction. The room
had the appearance of being wrecked
by scrapnel.
Mrs. Mary Guda, his mother, was
standing in the doorway Two pieces
Of the shell tore through her dress
and were embedded in her right arm
above the elbow. Little Mary Guda. 3
years old, was playing in the corner
with her toys and she was badly cut
in the temple.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-21
THE CAT.

From the standpoint OF utility. ex.
cept in so far as decorativeness is
utility. not much can be said for the
average cat these days The cat en-.
joys its privileges without greatly con.
cerning itself with the responsibilities.
And in point OF fact. It's services in
most houses would be supertiuous.
The mousetrap now does for most
households what the cat formerly did.
Nor is the cat particularly distin-
guished by the affection for It's mas
ter which is so conspicuous in the
dog. its sole domestic rival for the
warm spot under the kitchen stove.
II you will note the cat carefully. you
will observe that II usually wants
something Of you when It comes
around. None Of It's calls are courtesy
calls. The arched back and the
"mew-mew" are eloquent Of It's de
sires. IL II does not receive these
marks OF attention and fails to hnd
anything else that interests IL. say. a
nice warm spot In your lap to take a
doze on. the cat moves majestically
and indifferently away. Your person
ality has no particular charm for It.
1t admires the radiator more than It
does you. These characteristic symp-
toms Of self-centeredness and grave
detachment are reinforced by the eyes
of the cat A cats eyes look at you.
but they seem TO be looking beyond
you. They are like the eyes OF the
Gagged lion. which always seem TO be
seeing the distant desert that It loves
and that is calling to It by night and
day.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-21

From year TO year there have come
reports OF the increase OF deer in Con.
necticut which western people have
found II difficult TO believe Last year
there were complaints that the pro
'tected animals we're destroying far
mers' crops This year comes the
story that the Connecticut game war
dens have given warning that motor
men on interurban electric cars must
exercise the utmost care not to run
down deer which happen to get upon
the track. or they VIII be made to
incur the full penalty OF the law for
killing deer out Of season. II is said
that a considerable number OF deer
have been killed in this way, espe-
cially at night. when they we're at
tracted by the headlights Deer
stalking with an electric car is GER
tainly a modern method OF acquiring
venison: but they we're always an
ingenious folk In the state OF the
wooden nutmeg.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-21

A bonfire was held by the Postorficc
Department of over 100000 Christmas
postal cards. barred because OF their
tinsel decoration. notification having
been made that these cards are un-
mailable on account OF danger to the
clerks in handling The number sent
in spite OF tho warning shows that
men and women are but children OF
larger growth, who keep on doing
things apparently because they have
been told not to do them.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-21

Census returns OF the foreign born
Inhabitants of Greater New York
show that there are more natives OF
Italy residing In the Empire City than
there are In Palermo. In a similar
way the Russian-born population OF
New York far exceeds the entire mum.
Der of inhabitants OF so characters:
tically Russian city as Kiev. The
Russian-born New Workers number al.
most half million and the Italian
born New Workers exceed $4,000.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-21

Sixteen babies in a courtroom in
New York upset the courts dignity
and yelled their contempt OF court TIL
the latter was driven to ignominious
surrender in an adjournment Which
proves that the infant of the species
is more vociferous than judicial prece.
dent
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-21

The patient Griseldas famous rec
ord for meekness and endurance has
boen beaten by woman In Chicago.
For twelve years she supported her
husband with patient resignation. but
finally decided that having to take
beatings as well as give earnings was
a little too much. even for a modern
Griselda.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-21

A medical journal has started a
campaign against the beloved stu
dent pipe, alleging that students who
smoke are not those standing high
est in their classes This journal
is behind the times. holding the anti
quated idea that college students in
these strenuous days go there TO
study,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-21
He ought to Get II.

ION what grounds do you seek d.
vorce from your wife?" asked the law
yer.
4 simply because of pun replied
the long suffering husband. You see,
she's a sculptress. and 1t gets on my
nerves to hear her remark twenty
times day, VIII you love me when J
moldp"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-21

when read don't like to think"
is a remark credited to Thomas A.
Edison. A good many others feel the
same way. which is a possible ex.
planation for the abundant output OF
light literature that calls for no
thought in the process OF its perusal.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-21
Biuqer Than Mobile.

Ella-Don't you think she has a mo-
bile mouth?
Stella-More than that; It is as big
as the whole of Alabama.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-21
WHAT EVERY FARMER SHOULD Know

FORMULAS How TO kill and pork and beef.
How TO tan fur and leather at hcme. How TO make
all kinds OF sausaRes. How to prepare and take OF
hides AID fur for market Book with 100 views with
plans, how to cure and build anything out of CO.
ment on the farm. BY men OF life long experience.
PRICE LIST FREE W. L. KELLER, REARNEY,
NEBRASKA Last appenrancei save address
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-21

The pure food board has issued
definition OF mincemeat But It has
offered no bets that II can define the
things mincemeat produces the night
after
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-21
TO DRIVE oU1 MALARIA

Take tho 9ld ,tandard GRO rs TAsTELEss
CHILL TONIC. N1 no what you are ta'.iuu
The rIltls. is Jlaiul printed o. e cry bottle,
showi Is giJnrly 1ulniic and Iron in a tasteless
form, an the most efectual form Eor grown
people and children. ~ cents
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-21

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con
stipation. Constipation is the cause Of
many diseases. Cure the cause and you
cure the disease. Easy to take.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-21

Eventually every woman discovers
that her mirror isn't what it once
was
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-21

And many a man regards his wife
as a poor relation.
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PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS
Vow druggist will refund money II PAZO ONT
MENr fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind,
Bleeding or Protrudng Piles In 9 To IL days. JOc.
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II is the easiest thing in the world
for man to believe as he hopes.
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All the worlds a stage, and all the
men and women are merely kickers.
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E..lahcth Tlomps 900 20 Louis sax.
parcel of ground DO Sr.rnrod ,ousid.
Grafton. $500
Nasoui. Temple Association 20
Louis 'uulmr rs ans James Cummls.
lease of hte Years % 20 room iu Masonic
Temple consideration. Sl5.nnu.
Masonic Tempt. Association 10
Mf,aael Politics privilege 90 transfer
lease on CON 800 Masonic Tempe
Charles Chambers and wife to Eliza
Lur'n'r paTca. OF ground 90 Triad.
fH't ui-fr. 2 cons. Iteration. Sl.Snu
samuel Brooks ana wife 20 ~ y
Dpn 'r. parcel p ground iy.nc along
taIlv'.l's Kun. consideration. $40
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sl2 and sl3 Schmulbsch Bldy.
p. p. hashsii Mgr. DGnd Dept
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I-ansrer books close De- ID. Tor .
r'r cert casT dividend. PAYABLE Te-
Irausfer books close jar o.. Tor d.
., per cent cash dividend. pasabI, Ian.
Orc cash dividend p1,abl. Jan -i.
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Pittsburgh Stocks.

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NJ scr a. ID fIffruurEl st.fae. core. Is
Ia NN a l. Master H Co.. b Kerr.
~ t"aef- Nst0nAI LNL.anss Barx
Guiding
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Baron Local Stocks.

MHEEfISG ". Va. Tr.
III" following Quotations or the r,or.
actl'e Whe-iirs stock. are corrected
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INrysTEtALs. ETc IHd A-L
Hazlett's Local Stocks.

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TO- f'A""i1- 4uota'iors .u tr- more
'tlN' b. De" i1g stockg a~- corr, tel
Ga1ly Tor Tho inte.liCeurer D. Howard
lIaziett q son. lo1al brokers.
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MHEELlNo= INIELLLGENceR. WEDNESDAY. pEcEMRER l

esll> 80 80 f~-feIlFeuce- By Ge-r~ w.
baron. local troa~r- au4 X n ~
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Reported N1 a D. Mast-H 3 CI. J. p.
frauH. f~raraEei. mcmlC.s Sew Hork
stools -. haugs.
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-24
DOING GOOD WORK

The parents and teachers CO.
operative association, at their
annual business meeting yesterday
afternoon, waived the election of
offers and adjourned to meet
again at the call of the Principal
of the grammar school.
This association was organized
in the fall of 1909 i. response to
the call Of Prof. McWhinncy and
during the past three years its
active members, tho few in
number, have worked faithfully in
an effort to bring about the main
object of TIE organization - namely
to help in every possible way the
work of the teachers and to
cndcavor at all times to bring
about closer cooperation between
home ind school.
1t is hoped that the work when
again taken up. will be carried on
with renewed interest and that
there will be a more representa-
tiv" cooperation on the part of
both teach RS and parents.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-24
GIVES DETAILS OF
EDISON DISCOVERY

Details of the new method of
treating low-grade ores discovered
by Thomas A. Edison, process
which, il is believed, will add $780,
600, 900 TO the value of the annual
metal production of the United
States, were obtained the other
day from II. y. Clifford at the
Waldorf-Asioria in New York.
Thomas A. Edison has, after 20
years Of study on the question of
c concentration and total expendi.
ture of nearly $5,O0O,OOO, at last
mastered a system for handling
low-gradc rebellious ores so cheap
ly as to make the discovery one of
the most important in his Greer"
said Mr.. Clifford, "for il is claimed
for this process that the values in
gold, silver, lead. copper, zinc, iron
or tungsten will have to be below
2 per cent when minable in large
quantities 10 he classed as low
grades
About year ago MIR. Edison
became identified with some
western mining men. who induced
him to take up the question of
gold and silver concentrates. The
leading mines of the United States
including Anaconda, Utah Copper,
Nevada Consolidated, the Barnes
dale group. the William A. Clark
mines of Butte and the American
Smelling & Refining Company,
sent large quantities Of rcbcllious
ores to him for treatment.
The result has been The dis
covery Of a new force in conce n
ttating that operates at & cos; of
25 cents a ton in large bodies max
ing il possible TO handle Il lower
grade Of ore at n high percentage
of saving. Water may or may not
be used as desired"
Regarding the immediate use
which will be made Of the discovery
MIR. Clifford said. "Mr. Edisor
does not at present intend TO com
mercializc the invention his inten
tion being to build a thousand-tor
plant in Clear Creek County Colo
RADIO and there work out any detail
or unfinished part of the inven
tion. - Sentinel.