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The Southern herald., 1912-11-15

M.ser Lawrence, son OF fudge Law
t1nce Of virginia, whose wife wes Lee,
4 sent on 4 peFilous mission by Gen.
Eaahinwton. Just after the winter Ct Val
lar Forre Disguised in a British uni-
srm Lawrence arrives within the enemy's
lines. The Mator attends a great fete
and saves the Lady OF the Blended
Roaesi from mob. He later meets the girl
a 4 brilliant ball. Trouble Is started
over a waltz and Lawrence is urged py
Is partner, Mistress Mortimer tine Lady
al tie Blended Rosel, to make his escape.
lawrence Is detected as q spy by Captain
Grant Of the British Army, VINO asreess
10 4 duel. The duel Is stopped by Grant
NhsTty swimming 4 river following mar
row escape. The Major arrives at the
shop OF a blacksmith. who IS friendly, ana
knows the Lady OF the Blended ttose'
Cantain Grant and rangers search piaek-
smith shop In vain for the spy LAW
Sence ioins the minute men. Grant anu
tis train are captured by the minute men.
Tawrence is made prisoner by an lnuian
and two white men, who lock him N 4
strong cell. Peter advises Lawrence ho!!
~ attempt to escape as some ohe
wouid send for him Grants appear anSs ~,
adds mystery to the combinauon q ~ ~
cumstances. Lawrence again meets s.ils ~
fadv Of the Blendid Rose, VINO nt ihlVI.hs lis
6im that he IL In her house; and that SLY
was In command OF the parry pyst nv into 4
fured him. The captive Is tnTus' % ranfa,T san
Aarls underground chamber when Cap.aa. Cp,nnn
T,ant beeins q search OF the premises
9stsr digging his way out, Lawrenc'
Nnds the place deserted. Evidence oL
bSttle and = dead man across the tnres
Es5S
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It was the time OF the singing lee'
son at the local council school. ana
the teacher was explaining to the
young hopefuls that II treble" and
'alto," q "tenor" and bass" suns
together, their united efforts woula
constitute quartet.
There seemed no trouble about that
and the teacher thought the class was
getting on very nicely.
,''Now, Jimmy, leave on pinchin4
your brothers leg and listen to me-
said she. If bass and tenor sens
together. what would you call thatf,
Jimmy was the son OF the local
milkman. and bright lad withai. His
answer was not long in coming.
please, miss," said be. that woule
be 'pintette.'
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For non-committal brevity Of speech,
commend US to the Yankee lord Of the
coil. One such, who was obliged y
make a physician daily visits, had "A
unvarying answer to the question.
~How do you feel todayr Well.
he would reply, showing a. little in
terest in the subject as possible. y
Amt no wuss." Further than that he
wished to say nothing. and It took
the cunning of a serpent to discover
his real feelings. A man who was
knocked down in the street By snow
slide was assailed by sympathizing
crowd with coincidence and question.
"Did it hurt your" inquired one o.
his rescuers as he brushed the snow
from the clothes Of the well-powdered
victim. We'll" was the cautious an
swer, "it aint done me no good. -
Argonaut
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London Opinion. commenting 90
ths recent celebration Of the esntss
ar Of TIE steamboat. rsmarks thA1
4 i interesting % note that the Bril-
lsh admiralty Of that period rejected
the invention With the declsratioa
that "a paddle wheel steamboat eoal4
Be Of no use IN navigation" and thst
; Dr. Lardnsr, 3 pundit OF that dAy
who proved tnzt no steam FsSS@s
could ever cross the Atlantic, hvee
long enough to bolt to Ameriea II >
steamer along with another mans
wifsla
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A DOCTORS TRIALS.
He Sometimes Gets Sick Like othsF
People.

Even doing good to people is hard
work II you have too much OF 1t TO dos
An overworked Ohio doctor tells his
experience:
"About three years ago as the resus
of doing two mems work, attending
large practice and looking after tns
details of another business, my health
broke down completely, and was
Nttle better than physical wreck.
II suffered from indigestion and con-
stipation, loss Of weight and appetite
bloating and pain after meals, loss q
memory and lack OF nerve force fof
continued mental application.
Il became irritable, easily angered
and despondent without cause. The
hearts action became irregular ana
weak, with frequent attacks OF palpF
tation during the flrst hour or I've
after retiring.
"some Grape-Nuts and cut bapanas
came for my lunch one day ana
pleased me particularly with the r.
suit. got more satisihStaVn aA1
than from anything ! had eaten fof
months, and on further investigation
and use, adopted Grape-Nuts for nv
morning and evening meals. served
usually with cream and . sprinkle q
salt or sugar.
"My improvement was rapid Ana
permanent, in weight as well as y
physical and mental endurance. ~ :
word, | am filed with the Joy q ~
ing again, and continue the daily uss
Of Grape-Nuts for breakfast ana oiteA
for the evening meal.
sThe little pamphlet, The Road 4
weilville,' found in pkgs., j. invAEA
ably saved and handed to some nssdl
patient along with the indicated rem
edy."
rThere's a reason"
Name given By Postum Co. haEaa
Greek, Mich.
Exwr reaa sAs sksse ie3fefs
sme nmpearz fFsm sasss e 4zs
- gennine, tFues aMa I'll
hntos8at. Az
The Southern herald., 1912-11-15

Cordial approval and indorsemens
Of Tuberculosis day which win be OBJ
served by the churches Of the country
on October 81. Is expressed BY PresF
dent Taft in a letter TO Homer Folks
Of New York. president Of the National
Association for the Study and Proven
ton Of tuberculosis. From present
indications, tuberculosis day viii -
observed by almost every religious
denomination in the United States ana
not less than $4,000 sermons on tuber-
cuIosls win be preached on October
II, or in the weeks preceding or fok
lowing that date.
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WA IAaa ao zssslzsgl Eazr azlzussl
4ezzsHsz sas ealszs PAAaaslFAl4
unga : overheard y1pr ecsvsFsaHea
vim her.H
-ovsrAszrds zcul q Gosz azas. /
Where were yuu-
-In thIs rooms With beth doors ajzF
Il vas impossible not to hear foa
spoke somewhat ansrily. yen nay ~
member. net anaing the LADY as gra-
cious h her reception IS expected.
The sarcasm IN ny toae stuaE hin.
but the surprise was 50 great that hs
could only rip out an oath
7 thought you would have also en-
ioysd swearing At that Tine con
tinued oOOlly. only you scarcely dared
venture 50 far. You had previously
boasted to me Of your engagement to
the LADY, ana Il naturally was sur
prise to obsarve how lovingly she
| greeted you"
@HelI's aersl" be burst out Did
the mink know you we're theref
II you refer to Mistress Mortimer
I presume she suspected t. At least
she cane to me shortly thereafter.
Then understand better what
troubled the girl But. in Gods namei
how did you ever escape met ! was
In every room OF the house"
smiled pleasantly. There was
nothing for me TO gain. or lose. os
goading him. yet it was rather enjoy
: able.
THAT, OF course. must naturally
refuse 70 answer, captain. ] nigh
need to resort to the same methods
again"
There win be small chance Of you
= having opportunity. Mortimer VII
hang you fast enough when tell M
! tale. Don't look for mercy at hi
hands, for he's prouder than Lucifer Q
his family honor"
He was out OF the door, stridin
down the hall. bent on carrying on
his purpose. l heard his voice asl
i ing where the colonel was to be found
y then the guard closed the barrier d
y tween US. Very we'll; Of the two
e would rather leave my fate TO Mort
o mer than to him. and felt profoundl
Q grateful that the captain was not
t command. Had be been ! shoul
Is doubtless have been hung without q
lg slightest formality Of trial. but Mo
lg timer would at least hear my yersic
" first: indeed. could hardly belie'
r. he would issue SO stringent ordel
IN without listening also to his daug
RI ter's story. was an officer OF ranl
ne the consequences might prove rath
a serious were to be executed SUI
marily, and without proper trial.
| had scarcely reasoned this OF
IT however, when a corporal threw op'
at the door, ordering my guard to CO
duct me into the colonel's presen'
ou | was taken to the parlor, where I
nj furniture had been somewhat rel
zee ranged, and found myself confronti
e." Mortimer, the officer | had heard
ne dressed as Seldon, and Grant. t
as latter was speaking vehemently:
el. II tell you, colonel, this has got
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sslsaf 1slAiza. -. ~ .=ts--~
zza 1zzlL.z.. zzsee4z1 erz
=z csssssa caas IS eaF z
eszIeas hrske la ghzs o8ess -4e=s
esatIs. II xon will Aztaa g ne.
esiuasL III isn ysu whAt I knaT =
tWo ufnutes or isz1 i vi settle sele
fellows status
Mortimer glanced fron ny fzes g
that q tie speaker. evidently 4Ezfaek
"a hy the xiHdictivsness e the voice.
sAn right. Grant. SO on be said
shortly, only ! shan pass Judgment
IS 3 solder. and not because q zny
personal aaarrsL What Is & 200
know7-
'That this man came into fAllaoeF
phia three days ago dressed as az oEl
/ fcer Of British infantry, He claimed
to Be Lieutenant FeF4sseae q ne
Forty-sscund Foot with dispatches
from New York. Howe vouehed foE
him. and furnished him with 8 pass
and orderly. He put in the whole das
studying the positions Of our troops
and in the evening was = guest at the
Alischianza-Andrs gave hlm card.
/ heard-and danced there with youT
daughter. doubted the nan fron
our frst meeting. and later picked ~
certain rumors which convinced ne
he was q spy. Some words passed b
tween Us on the dancing door, and a
consequence / asked the man e
= meet me below. Some one either told
, him he was suspected. or else be hat
| the heart Of : coward. for he failes
J to appear"
s.Did YOU intend to fight himf"
-No. we planned an arrest. re
4 ported to MacHugh what | had heard
! ana he had Carter close at hand Will
! a squad Of the guard.
4 "A very pretty trick on mere suspl
cion." commented the colonel in som
e disgust. "But go on with your story.
4 Grant sucked In his breath quickly
|. evidently surprised at the remark.
/: "Ciaire was waiting for me upstaif
J. in the dining room, but after Carte
had scattered his men to the outpost
4 took a turn about the grounds
" hope Of thus running across the fellow
In Luck favored me, but. damn him, B
ID jumped into me like lighting coc
,e struck me in the face, and taunte
r. me into meeting him there and then
N Good boyl the right stun. eh De
re don't"
RS Il supposed 1t ALA bluff," went
h Grant paying no heed to the int
(; ruption, although his cheeks hushe
or hut we went at It, behind the paw
N. ion. and I had pricked him twtc
, when the guard came up and separ'
~ ed us. At that the fellow took to B
an heels, and by Gadl got away--swa
N. the Delaware, while we were beatil
81 the west shore. The next saw OF hl
he he was in command Of those ragatn'
ar fms who attacked US out yonder NJ
nr he shows up here locting this hou
ID. on the trail Of Red Fagin. I'd ha
he him offhand II 1t was me-"
Mortimer looked across at me Q
to nestly. but with an expression Of dol
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be done; he Is a spy, and here TOT
some infamous purpose"
"Well, I'VE sent for the fellow,
Grant: what more do you want? IN
give him flve minutes in which to ex-
plain. and that is all. Seldom. have
the men go on ahead along the trail"
eyes, sir, they are Of already"
'Very well. Have our horses out
side; we can catch up within mile
or two.n He wheeled sharply about
and looked at me sternly. We'll, sir
| have very little time to waste On
you at present, but | advise truthful
answers. What is your name?"
@Allen Lawrence"
"You claim to be in the Continenta
servicewhat rank ?"
"Major in the Maryland Line. MAJ
wells Brigade
"Dressed hurriedlys probably, en-
forgot your uniform"
Il have lately been serving with "a
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before the hand Of one Of those VII
lains was ever laid upon her"
But" protested. Il have searched
the house. colonel"
Il imagine your acquaintance with
the house is somewhat limited" he
replied coldly, turning away. Seldom.
place this fellow under guard In the
library here, We will learn later what
his business might be in the Jerseys.
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CHAPTER xvIl.-contInued.


!. stepped across the pile of Things
a ,he window, glancing out at tne
"A smoUldaring ruins Of the stapie'
Whatever bad occurred, neither tne
lady nor Peter remained about tne
house. OF this ! was satisfied YET
with the realization there came a SUD
den comprehension Of my own nelp-
lessness to be Of any aid.
From the window where ! stood not
a house was visible. Just beyond the
orchard the roads forked, q well-trav.
sled branch circling to the lett ana
disappearing over the edge OF NIL
AZ / traced 1t with my eyes 2 con
adorable body Of mounted men sud
denly appeared on the summit. WIN
ont fear that they could see me at that
distance | watched eagerly a. they
trotted down the long slope. They
were plainly squadron Of British
Dragons, their arms and cross-oeits
shining in the sun, in spite OF the aust
kicked up by their horses hoofs.
waited until convinced they were
coming to the house. before drawing
back out Of sight. It was diiticuit 70
decide what was best for me to 40.
should | wait, trusting to my rough
clothing, and pass myself on as coun.
tryrnan. or take advantage OF the Driel
time left in which to escape! Il
essayed the first choice ] could ex'
uIain the situation, and start these
troopers on the trail; II not they might
fall to understand and ride on tnought
IessIy. What such body OF mounted
men we're doing in the neighborhoot
could merely guess at--either thel
were riding through to New York OF
some matter Of importance, or else na'
been sent out hurriedly to discove
what had become of Delavan's fora
gers. This supposition was the NOR
likely. and they had taken the wron'
rosd. thus missing Grant and his me-
in the darkness.
The must have cut through the o.
chard, leapinO the low fence Ior
heard the th1d Of hoofs even as
drew back into the upper hall. Tne
a voice gave a sharp command.
"Circle the men about the hous'
Simmons. There IL something wron
here. and saw fellow at that upps
window az we came down the hil
Move quick, nowl"
| must face them, and went IorWal
to the head Of the stairs, anticipatin
an easy explanation Of my presen.'
within. Already quite squad was
side the front door bending over 7
bodies and staring about curiously.
ssPine Robbers, eh, coloneiI 81
one contemptuously. THAT fellow n
cutthroat written all over him. Dol
zee any signs Of our men here"
Queen Ranger lying back OF Z
stairs. sir, reported soldier brien
sIrish Ioolin' mug"
The man addressed as colonel,
Ranger himself from his green Y
form, looked up quickly and saw ?
ne ehit1u Uub a. oAASAs
four men sprang up the stairs, gra
ing and leading me down. ! made
resistance, not realizing was p 9
danger The colonel. tall man Y
gray mustache and goatee, and az
searching eyes. faced me sternly'
eWhat are you doing here, :
Come, speak upl What does al
meangg and be swept his hand az
IA gesture.
i came along about thirty minu
aeo.s explained, beginning % apl
cihte nv situation, from the ansplcl !
eIancss cast At me, and recalling
alareputabIe my appearance muas
fouhd shins1 Just y saey a1e 7
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-shs worries svsry time be takss
ne car out
-Yes. ] don't blame her They haa
b savs a long time 70 SET that car.
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NY father has horse snd hugzy.
yes. hut ny brother was ran exe<
81 a. automohlls-
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wAils sAss avss 5
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- = .77 49, =
Nid1fE9 Ha4S2s-t4s
Do yoa want nis fsss
-zueh dough h III
The evening world., 1912-08-13

graveyard There are no red musical
corpuscIes left over there. The music
VIC will produce In the next few years
is going to be alive. The rags ana
'turkeytrots are forms of Il. very low
but true to the lives OF the type they
make their appeal to. II II the music
Of the higher grade ideal American that
I strive to write. But that music must
he alive and real. lake their abeinthes
and benedictines and other abnormal
things, the French chase after the alb
normal In music. why startlc the ears
with musical acrobatics and say II Ii
the last word In Art? The Germans
pursue the stolider way. Their music,
like their natures. runs to the phlcg-
matte. II Is overloaded and pedantic.
What have we In our national character
TO warrant seeking their schools
through for means OF expressing the
feelings Of American
There In only one nation In Europe
whose feelings are az nation some
what akin to ours. and that nation Ia
Russia. You have only TO remember
what an effect tho wild music Of
TschalkowsN has In this country. As
music II 10 perfect In rhythm and har-
mony. hut In no nation except our own
and Russia In IL loved. American music
In the ultimate will be red blooded.
whatever else II may be. and II will be
great because II will be true"
That's the way Gibson thinks and the
way he acts. and toward this end he Is
striving when not otherwise engaged.
Meantime there Is always the security
that comes with the condition mentioned
In the first paragraph.
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COURT WARNS CROOKS
TO KEEP OUT Of QUEENS.
Just to Emphasize II He Sends
Three Offenders to the
WorkhouSe.

passing sentence on Samuel 8.
Frank Of No. $50 Lexington avenue,
Fnnk. address unknown; Harry Brook.
m4a Of No. 1a Forsyths street and
CtDrSs Rose Of No. lS7 Allen
sttsst. all of Manhattan. Magistra 10
1ssch In the Long Island City Police
Oesrt to-day served notice on all
haShily dressed youths who make their
living BY their wits that Queens Borough
wfnts them 70 keep outside it, boun.
dabsss.
The three were arrested Al North
Bpch on Saturday for jostiing and act
tnf like q crew Of ptckpockets and
WPe charged with disordsrly conduct.
Aftsr Brookman and Rose had admitted
they had not done any real work for
nstnths and Frank had stood silent IN.
det police charge that he had servsJ
. tsrm In Elmirs. the Magistrate said:
n think ] know why you were owe,
AseA The police are watching your
eott In Manhattan 90 closely since III,
6oeenthal murder that you have nc
chance owe thereA You came 20 Queens
70 and new hunting grounds. You mad,
. mistake.
II shall not impose fines. You
vWak. arc sentenced 20 SIX months IN
the workhouse. and you. Rose, ano
Brookman to three months in the sam,
ploee. Send word back to Manhattan
20 your friends that the same sort o.
Oeatsnce 10 waiting for any OF then
who come crawling around this Dor
ouUh."
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OF satin. charmeuse. chiffon and tat
feta-the best styles Of the season.
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EXPERT SWIMMER BROWNS
BECAUSE OF HOBBLE SKIRT.
Miss Stockhauser Saves Two Chill
dren, Then, Fettered by
: Clothes, Pernhes.

KINGSTON. N. Y. Aug. la-smss IAs-
psth 6tookhauser. . governeas. was
drowned after having saved two chill
dren from the same fate in Esopus
Creek. at Mount Pleasant.
Mss Stoekhsuser. with another gov
erness and two children. went rowing In
. small rowboat. The creek. which is
usually low At this season. had risen
considerably owing to the rains OF sun
day. and q swift current made nsviEa-
tion dnhcult.
when near the shore the boat was
overturned and Miss stockhauser. who
IVES an expert swimmer. directed her
skiu 10 the saving of the children. She
had succeeded In landing her charges or
the shore when she slipped. and beins
exhausted and unable to operate hes
linhs freely. owing 20 the tightnsss o,
hsr hobble skirt. WAS drowned.
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GIRL WHO SOUGHT
DEATH FINDS HOME
AND WANTS TOLNE
Through Evening World Gus
sic Berger Obtains New
Friends and Employment.

Through The Evening World. Gussie
Berger. who tried 60 end her life last
Thursday night has found both WORK
and q sheltering roof. Miss Berger
was Respondent because she could not
secure employment She had been out
Of work for year until three weeks
bQeore she tried to end her troubles
In the East River. Then she secured a
Sob which brought her twenty-five cents
. aay. Her rent was long past due,
ana she could not figure any way out
of her difficulty or such small wages.
The girl was rescued from the river.
with attempting suicide. The Evening
World published her story Friday. when
she declared she was sorry she had not
been permitted to die.
she 10 In q different mood to-day.
Saturday morning. I. Bader. represent
Ing the Hebrew settlement and Immi-
grant Aid Society. appeared In court
and said he could find a home for the
young woman. She was discharged and
parolcd In his custody.
Mrs. J. Renus. who 10 the head Of the
Trinity Lunch Club. No. IS Beaver
street. read the story In The Evening
World and wrote TO the paper. saying
abe could ind a place for tho girl.
Manager Mason o: tho Hebrew So
csety was seen by . representative of
The Evening world and was pleased
at the offer Of Mrs. Remus. Miss
1esHer. when told OF the prospect, wa
dsughted with II. Mr.. Bader went 10
see Mrs. Demus with the reporter and
the arrangements for the care of the
girl were completed. To-day or wednes.
cay she will 20 to her now home.
never can thank The Evenina
World enough" said Miss Berger
There are some kind people In the
world after all. ] was sorry when they
saved me from tho water, for I could
not see how was going 20 be 6ene-
dted. But now everything Is differen:
4 have not known what home Is since
4 LETT my own home IN Russia -four
years ago. ] am sure I am going to BE-
AaSpy.
There Is work for every Riri In New
York." aid Manager Mason. THE
trouble with those who can't secure II
% that they don't look In tho right
direction. They get into Q groove and
believe there 10 no work to DO had out.
side Of the lines in which they have
oe>a employed. But II they are Willing
20 tAke any kiad Of work. they can gel
4. II 10 far better for q girl to be EN-.
el1o - domestic than TO work In Z
SADoey. but the majority OF girls do mo-
81 II In that light. We have been un
ehoa at nearly all times to supply IN,
demand tor girio."
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FED HER ON POISON so As TO
KILL ANY WHO KISSED HER.

So they fed her on-what do you
thinkf Poison! Lots of II every time
she grew hungry. 90 that by and by she
lived entirely on deadly drugs. Think
Of IT, The worse the better. Yxdra
could eat a couple OF pounds OF lead
arsenate for breakfast and calmly stir
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, the cracked Ice In her tumbler Of pruss'c
acid. You see. the idea was to have her
so filled with poison that any one who
might kiss her would die. And even at
that she was so lovely 1t was all they
could do to keep several smitten youths
from suicide. Then along came Alexan-
der the Great. After the battle was
over and he had put the Indian sign on
tho H'ndoo King. emissaries wero sent
to him. Yzdra came alons too. ready
for the dirty work one little KISS anu
Alexander's name was Dennis But u
fxdra was beautiful. ALEXANDER was
good looking young feilow himselr. ana
Just rs naturally as anything they fail
In love.
now. what Is the princess 10 dor she
o'.s 20, "',, a. i'a n M f" s sn' ,s N sava
49, 49,, .,, 90 Su,.a h.,..,r
49, In ~. 80, IT, won,.r could
h, H.. ~. soa.n,, ,o,,. h,,,
~. a.. r,.s 80
enough TOT tna' i'aoy a"u '.e i'se. ~
ceed'he' Sne tries 10 nee' put Is urseo
by her father to infatuate the warrior
further. and she does SO by dancing
kind Of Gibson Sslome. As a dancer
! nobody had anything on her. You know
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KILLED ON SECOND AVE. a."
Woiss, . NAIL Driver, struck % He
" walked Tracks.

yShn Weiss. thirty. Of No. go East
Ssvsnty-sixth street. . mail wagon
driver. was struck ana instansy killed
early to-day by . north bound train on
che Second avenue "" At Ntnsty-n ninth
ssssst.
According 10 the police. welss was
v611aAg - ~ trAskA
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Plays sDearie' Every Day
On a 500, 600 Organ
For Henry Clay Fick

Archer Gibson Paid $751;.
900 a Year to, Entertain
the Steel King an Hour
Daily at His Summer
Home Near Beverly,
Mass, and About All
He Has to Do Is to Re-
peat One Tune Over
and OUer.