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think of it, not among the company here assembled. That, however. was not my question. What l want is simply Mullins definition of a gentle. man. -~-
 Tom looked Cub over deliberately from headfto heel before deigning to answer
 We'll. then. sonny, listen" Toms manner was most self-satisfed and copdescending. "A gentleman is a fellow who has been pampered and waited on and who has been away to college and learned a lot of things that are of no practical use. He can talk about history and politics and art, be can dance and play golf; be feels as much at ease in his dress suit as you do in your working clothes: he always wears good clothes. even if he doesn't pay for them; he generally has big idea of himseG ana the girls all think be is just lovely. but when it comes down to doing hard. actual work he can al. ways prove an alibi.'
 Good. Very good, indeedl" com mehted Cub. That puts us out of it, sure Imagine a man feeling comfor. table in a dress suit l never could And imagine Hughes talking art. He couldn't tell 8 landscape from a fire escape. And wouldn't Watson look cute playing golf? Yon'n never make l. Cummings, for when you talk poll. tics you make us all wonder whether it would be better for us to commit suicide or simply murder you. But 1ll Do far
 Think so?" asked Mullins, half pleased. yet cautious.
 Certainly. You possess at least one qualification. Whenever there is work to be done. your alibi is"
 Cub was gone. As the door slam med behind him 1t arrested the flight of Toms ruler and paper weight, hurl- ed with Durderous intent As Tom recovered his property Cubs laughter floated up to US, while our own mirth was increased by .Henderson's sage remark that a gentleman never threw paper v'eightS-bricks. bottles or GUS pidors. maybe. If the occasion requir- ed it. but never paper weights. And then, noticing that the clock hands indicated ten minutes past 6 we made 6 rush for our hats and departed.
 As I walked homeward my thoughts turned involuntarily to the man who had been the occasion Of Mullins re. mark. UDquestionably he had the ap- pearsnce and manner Of a gentleman. How self-conhdent. yet courteous. he seemed as be stepped into the office and inquired for Mr. Harley.
 Somewhere about the works" Watson replied shortly.
 For a moment silence. Then the stranger asked: Had best go look for him or wait here2"
 No one allowed through the works grunted Watson.
 Then it was that Cubs impulsive- ness broke out. Seizing a chair he lifted it over the railing at the same time saying: "Mr. Harley will be in shortly. Won't you sit down and wait for him?"
 Thank you, I will" replied the stranger. and be did. For two long hours be sat silently. patiently, until st last the chief came.
 That's him." volunteered Cub in & whisper. The stranger thanked him
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with nod. rose. removed his hat and stepped forward
 MT. Harley?"
 Yes"
 Ny name is Cortright. have a letter from Mfr. Clarke directing me 10 report 10 you
 An. you want a job?"
 T do. 1 have brought some testi monials from my former em---"
 Q. never mind that. l don't need any more help. office full now Crowded for room. But Mir Clarke has instructed me to put you on and give you a trial. and what Mir. Clarke says goes in this establishment When can you start?'
 At once"
 Hin Four o'clock. Not today Report here at o'clock tomorrow morning."
 "All right sir. Thank you"
 No. Don't thank me. I'm merely
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on the following Monday morning Costright was not at the office when We arrived, but old Harley was, and he glared so balefully at each of us as we came in. at the same time glanc- ing ostentatiously at the clock, tha, every man sought his own desk speedily and plunged at once into his work. As soon as the chief left for his daily tour of inspection around the works. each of us turned involun- tarily to the others and asked: Where's Cortright?"
 Nobody knew, but before We left that night we had startling news of him. The six o'clock whistle had blown; the thud and clang and rattle of the great shop subsided. the tired. erimy toilers were issuing from its doors on their way homeward, and we were just preparing to follow them, when we were arrested by a word from old Harley. who. in defiance of his usual custom, was still at his desk
 One moment. gentlemen" said the chief, and at so extraordinary an ad- dress from that grim official every man stood as though rooted to the spot This morning received call for a clerk from the general office. You know they are rather particular up there
 Didn't we know it! On the last oe- casion Of such call Mullins had been sent up. be being the senior clerk in point of service. But at the end of a three days trial he had been sent down again in disgrace, whereby the prestige of our office was greatly re- duced
 T sent up Cortright. for two req sons, proceeded Harley. One. be cause I can best spare him, he hay ing no regular desk here: the other because he seems to possess several of the requisite qualifications of good clerk, mot the least of which is pune tuality-a fact which it will be well for you all to bear in mind. Good night gentlemen"
 For several minutes We walked in silence. For once Mullins could say nothing. He had had his chance.
 At last Cub blurted out: Serves him right"
 q hope he'll suit them" I added.
 -Ol course ne VIII, tIlSu lOni' Such namby-pamby. soft spoken fel- lows as he always do suit. He'll know how to toady and curry favor up there"
 "Toady, Why he has more inde- pendence and nerve in second than you'll have in your whole life" re piled Cub. Just look how he stuck out about his pay"
 70. of course that episode appeals to you" sneered Tom. TO win your admiration it is only necessary to per form some such theatrical piece of business as that"
 Well, if he has in any way won my admiration. it is more than you have ever done"
 For which. believe me, am duly thankful,' was Toms retort. as he left us at the corner of his street.
 Some two weeks after this old liar ley called me to his desk.
 They need another clerk up at the general office" he said. Ball says to send you, if l can spare you. which means I must spare you. You will re- port there at once"
 But my work here." I said. Sure ly my place could not be filled at al moments notice"
 Q, we'll make shift to manage that, Co along, and good luck tol
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ByGeor8e Mahon.

that by evening Toms work was ''up to the minute"
 What do you think of our gentle man now?" asked Cub. as We walked homeward together.
 Hes a smart fellow" Tom replied. But we must not forget he's here only on trial. After he is assured a permanent job you'd see that his daily life will cease to be one con- tinuous performance of grand stand plays"
 Tom. wouldn't have your dispo- sition for all the wealth Of Carnegie, % retorted Cub.
 A few days later came the day on which the most reluctant of us went cheertully to work-the fortnightly ray day. About 10 o'clock q messen. ger from the cashiers office came in and proceeded silently to lay each mans envelope upon his desk.
 Your name Cortrieht?" the mes senger demanded of the new recruit.
 Cortright asseuted. Then making no motion to take the envelope eX- tended 10 him he asked: What is it2"
 Why. yonr pay envelope of course"
 Just take it back again and put it in the safe for the present, will you. /"
 What for? You had better take it."
 T prefer not to take it."
 Well. I'm not going 10 take it back at any rate The messenger v.as getting angry.
 You may do as you please with it." replied Cortright coldly as he turned again to his work.
 The messenger stood undecided for a moment, then stepped over and laid the envelope on Harley's desk. A mo ment later the chief came in.
 "Ehl Whats this?" he cried. "Cortright, guess this envelope is yours"
 Cortright stepped briskly-. over to him. q suppose the messenger laid it there after l declined to take il" he said.
 "Declined to take it? Are you crazy?"
 If you please sir there has been no agreement with me as to salary. Cortright explained, with a smile. Until some agreement is made. prefer not to accept any payments which may or may not Dc satisfae- tory"
 Young man, you are likely to ac. cept whatever payments this concern offers you" beloved Harley.
 Probably I will" Cortright was neither frightened nor angry. But l claim the right of being consulted first. If my ideas regarding salary do not coincide with those of Mr. Clarke, or whoever has the deciding of it. it is more to the purpose if I kick before accepting a payment than if l do so afterwards. Will you tell me the rate at which payment is figured?"
 Don't know" growled Harley.
 Will you be so kind as to open the envelope and see2"
 Open it and see. yourself"
 'I beg to be excused"
 glanced cautiously at the boss. expecting an explosion. Harley's temper was never angelic. and when aroused to wrath he was sublimely terrible At that moment he looked as though he were about to deyour the calm. yet respectful young man who stood before him. Suddenly his face relaxed.
 Well, I'm d--d!" he exclaimed. Get back to your work
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Manner and custema.

The manners ot some people en- countered in taking walks abroad, arc suggestive of the report made by the old British sea captain who was sent out Co. investigate the manners and customs Of the. inhabitants, of a. new Undiscovered Pacific island. His i,fe- port was brief. as follows: Manners they have none. and their customs are beastly..
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port and see if it is all right?"
 In form and appearance it certain. ly was. As to correctness of figures l had no doubt.
 Who showed you" demanded.
 No one. l had an idea of the drift Of your work from what l saw this morning. so all l had to do was to hunt mp yesterdays sheet. see how you carried the work and do the same with this. S)oes it seem 10 be all right?'
 Why ask He knew we'll it was all right, as well--nay better done than 1 could do it. . grudgingly mutter- ed assent.
 Well. good night, then ] hope Derry will be back tomorrow"
 Why should he hope SO? If he could fill my place for a few days the quality of his work might in- sure his being retained there. while I-wen. l suppose l should go back to timekeeping. Such was the jus tice of the world in general and of the Caleton Iron Works in particular, reflected
 For a week Derry remained away and l took his place. while Cortright took mine. Every night he would wait for me to examine the report. l remonstrated against this, telling him he was quite competent to do it. but he shook his head smilingly
 1t is your work. you know" he said. I'm only your understuIy and must submit my work to you
 refused to look over the sheets after this. but he waited for me just the same One evening l came in quietly and vent into the little wash. room just or the office to clean up. Cortright neither saw nor heard me. A moment later burley "hunky" en- tered and asked some question in broken English.
 q really do not know Cortright replied. but Mir. Cummings will be here shortly. Probably he can tell you
 The "hunky" growled something l could not catch, opened the gate. walked over to Watson's desk and be- gan to tumble through his papers.
 Look here, my friend said Cort- right, do you see that sign? You're not allowed in here. Step outside and wait for MT. Cummings"
 No, wait" growled the "hunky."
 Cortright bounced from his stool Get outside or m put you out" he commanded
 You no put me ont. You go to-" Just how 1t haPpend I could never tell but the next second the ''hunky" was over the railing and in a heap on the floor, thrown there by a slim youth twenty or thirty pounds below his weight.
 If you attempt to come back I'll break you in half" said Cortright cheerfully. And l have no doubt that he would have done so. but at this moment l stepped into the office, an- swered the mans question and saw him out
 How did you do it?'' asked. That fellow is much heavier and looks twice as strong as you
 He probably is. It was not a case of strength-just a case of know how
 And so it was ever with Cortright. Whatever task he seemed always to have the know how
 When Derry returned I resumed my own place and COrtright was set to- help Mullins, whose work was be- hind.
 Guess that will keep you amused for a few days" commented old liar ley. But so great was Cortright's speed and so much increased wasI Mullins own effort, unconsciously stimulated by Cortright's example
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VYYElI not stay long" said Tom w Mullins. decisively. Hes too
 W much Q; gentleman fer this o5iee."
 Whats your definition of gentle man. Tom?" asked Calser-"Cup. Cal. ker. as he was called. not by reason of his being of a tender aud unsoph- isticated age. but becauss he had served but a paltry two years in the office where the rest Of us had work ed for what Tom Mullins would term "a crows age" Cub was always get ting himself into trouble by asking impudeut or foolish questions. on which occasions the office" ihdiyid- uaily and collectively would proceed verbally to sit upon him.
 Listen to the innocent, Whats a gentleman" gibed Hughes.
 Did you ever see one?' Queried Watson.
 Why. yes, I've seen one or two. responded Cub. though. now that l
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aA True to Ynursalf.

You cannot believe !n honor until you have achieved It. Better keep yourself clean and bright; you gre the window through which you must see the vorld.--Georse Bernard Shaw.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-19

Washington, Pa.-Mrs Ida Emerick, the young wife of wealthy oil oper- ator, was dragged to death by"a cow which she had attempted to lead The COW became infuriated when stung by a bee
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-19
$6,OOO,OOO FOR
 B. & A. TRAINS
NEW YORK CENTRAL AND NEW HAVEN JOINTLY TO FURNISH
 NECESSARY MONEY.
ROAD ESCAPES DEFICITS.
Not Once Has New Haven Been Called on to Put Up Any
 Money.

Boston, July 1szTne Boston News
 bureau understands that arrange
 ments will soon be perfected for an
 equipment trust' financed jointly by
 the New Haven and New York Cen
 tral. or by the New Haven and Bos-
 ton and Albany companies, to provide
 for SC, ,000, 900 worth of new cars and
 locomotives for the Albany road
 Bids have been quietly solicited re-
 gently from equipment companies
 covering 4,OOo box, 800 coal 400 flat and 100 ballast cars, 20 steel passenger,
 8 mail and 3 dining room coaches and
 21 locomotives, all of the, most modern type. The locomotive bids are on four
 Mallet compounds, Pacific type pas
 senger engines, freighters and sWftchers.
 Practically all replacements and ad-
 ditions to the Albany roads rolling
 stock made since the lease a dozen years ago have been with the New
 York Central equipment. Thus today
 there are but 2,70O freight and con- longing to the Albany. Up to July, 1911, cars needed were freely furnished by the Central. With the establishment, on that date of Boston supervision of the Albany, un- der the. pact between the Central and
 the New Haven, the equipment ar engagement was discontinued and the Albany's car hire expense the past
 year has shown disadvantageous in- creases. To equalize this condition the new purchases are contemplated Tn view of the fiscal partnership be- tween the Vanderbilt and the Meller | systems during the past twelve 1 months it is reasonable to expect that 1 the independent lettering for the new cars and locomotives will be adopt ed. For this partnerships initial an.
 nual period to June 30, it is understood l that the Albany's operations showed g deficit of less than $1o0,0o0 agairs | $1, AT ,431 for the corresponding 191'
 and 1911 years. There has not been 2 single month since the Boston ane l became effective. that the New Haver has been obliged to provide for an! l deficit in connection with the Albany't l operation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-19
YOUNG MEN TO
 MANAGE CAMPAIGN
 FOR GOV. WILSON

Sea Girt, N. J., July ta--Woodrow wilson's campaign for peesidcnt will be a new young men's bakt5e, 1t was pointed out there, tuday. Among the ner14 who make up the Oonven@oq committee of 14 are only 3 over 90 years old and only few of recog- nized national reputation. The com rnittee members and their ages are:
 William F. McComhe, chairman. 31 Robert s. Hudspeth, na&fonal commit teeeman from New Jersey. 46;Joseph- us Daniels, national committeeman from North Carolina, 49; Willard l.. Salisbury, national committeeman from Delaware, 49; Robert Ewing. national committeeman from Louist4 ana. 50; A. Mitchell Palmer. national committeeman from Pennsylvania, 40; Joseph E. Davies, national commit reeman from Wisconsin, 33: Win R. King, national committeeman from Oregon, AS; United States Senator Thomas P. Gore. of Oklahoma. A; United States Senator James A. O'Gorman, of New York, 52: United States Senator James A. Reed, of Mis- souri, 51; Representative Daniel J. sentative Albert H. Burleson, of Tex York, 46.
 The conference was resumed, today, at the hotel at Spring Lake.
 Governor Wilson and Chairman Mcr Combs announced, today, that head. quarters would be opoaed Tn New York in a few days and that branch headquarters would be opened at Chicago and one in a city fuRthest west soon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-19

Superintendent of the Public 1nstruc- ton Nel aiimour, Speaker of the As sembly Charles D. Patterson. Minister to The Hague Samuel W. Thayer and Editor William Fl. McEIroy, whose sister-in-Iaw was Mrs. John B. McEl- roy. lady of the White House under President Arthur.
 Going thence to Yaie to complete my scollege courea. found myself In the class with William Walter Phelps. Minister to Germany; Marcus F. Knowl*on, Chief Justice of the Su- prArne Court of Massachusetts,; Pre- siding Judge Robert N. Wilson of PhiEadeIphia sand George L. Catlfn, oAG in the United States consular seEF9Ce.
 at the. Albany LawsSchool my class ino3AdedMG Gen. Thomas Fl. Hubbard, John ka1nes and William F. Prentice. father of ESro P Prentice.
 But notMit ithstanding this, I am con- vinced that. .Gov. Wilson better repre- ssnts the pr4nciplAs of sound govern ment than Sleher of the present so- called RepubHcan candidates
 Brooklyn. July 19. Vim. H. Hale.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-19
POLI's

Next week the Poli Players will pre- sent Mary Jane's Pa" written by Edith Ellis Baker and made famous by Henry Dixey, the world renowned comedian, who used it as a starring vehicle for two seasons. The play deals with the struggle of a woman named Portia Perkins who is left by a freedom-loving husband with two small children on her hands to face the battle of life alone. She moves to little town in Indiana called Goeport and there establishes herself in a little printing shop under the business name of Perkins the Print er,' and publishes a newspaper which she names "The Clarion At the time for the State Senatorship in progress and the candidates are Rome Preston and Joel Skinner. The latter a con- temtible old miser, who makes his riches at the expense of the poor. Skinner is defeated through her pub proceeding on his part toward poor woman Rome Preston, with whom she is in love, tries to stop him rom publishing this article and when she refuses he bribes the foreman to klll. the story by putting the press out of running order. Her errant husband, who has returned during the progress of the campaign, comes to her rescue and finding an old press in the office, he sets it up and publishes the story just in time to defeat Skinner: He is savedt from having coat Of tar and feathers presented to him. by dis closing his identity. which his wife has restrained him from doing at the time of his return. They are reunlt- ed and the play ends happily.
 "The House Next Door still con. tin,1es to draw crowded houses and the members of the company are giv- ing faultless portrayals of the respec- tive roles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-19
JUST AS CHEAP.

You ought to wear clothes" de- clared the missionary. S"Clothes are as cheap as dirt.''
 But are they as sanitary?" de- manded the Fiji Islander-Pittsbur Post
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-19
PARK BOARD TO USE
 kEEGAN'S INVENTION

The Park commissioners have placed an order with The Crane Valve Co. to perfect a sufficient number of bubbIer- fountain attachments. such as has been used on the well pump at Seaside park at the suggestion of Keeper Thomas Keegan. and 1t is expected that within few more weeks the pumps in the park will be equipped go that the public may use them to drink from. The attachment used at Seaside park has proven just the desired article and the Park commissioners believe that the solution as to how to use the well water has been satisfactorily reached. The attachment consists of a small cup like affair at the top of the pump. over which one stoopS to drink as the water is pumped in a small bubble stream, similar to that in fountains which are attached to city water.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-19
OLD-LINE REPUBLICANS
 FOR WILSON.

To the Editor of the World:
 The poem published in your issue of yesterday about the old-time Republi- cans voting for Woodrow Wilson prompts me to remark that as an old time Republican am firmly con- vinced that the public veal demands his election.
 I have often wondered whether any of the great lights of the c. O. P. were associated at the formative per- iod of life with so many of the leaders of that party as I was. As school boy at the old Albany Academy, I was one of those who played politics by organizing the Young American Sem ate. of which my ciassmate, the bril- liant Charles Emory Smith, afterward Minister to Russia and Postmaster General, was President and I was a Republican senator. The same day when we graduated, Charles D. Sigs- bee received his certificate of complet- ing the preparatory course. attend ed Union College for time as class mate of Senator Warner Miller, State