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eoscobeI House and Royal Oak.

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had led the forlorn hope at Worcester.
he assembled a thick pollard oak, from
which they watched at intervals dur
Ing the day the Roundheads in search
of them, passing by unaware Of their
near presence. In the evening they
descended, and made their way to the
manor house, where the king re-
manned hidden two days.
After many dangers Charles escaped
to France, where he maintained a royal
court, such as it was. He had little
money, except what was provided by
his devoted followers and his adherents
in Great Britain and Ireland. He was
content to wait. Time would fight for
him mroe surely than infantry and
horse.
The old cavaliers who accompanied
their master In exile we're like Ma
poleon's veterans in Elba. With their
tall, powerful forms. they stalked about
the c~ourtyards. longing grimly for the
time when they could once more smell
the pungent powder Of the red field of
war. But the change was coming. The
English people were firing Of Puritan
ism and praying in secret for their
king. So it came about that one morn
ing in May, 1860, the king came into
his own. landing at Dover and being
escorted to London by ~frenzied, ador-
ing crowds of his people. The Merry
Monarch was at home again and, al
though that early popularity was at
times strained, he never wholly lost
the good will of his people.
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Chinese Football,

Our football-whether Association
or Rugby-is played according to rule.
Not 80 the football of China. There
the contest is curiously primitive, and
free and easy.
THE first game 1 saw" says a Eu-
ropean in a letter to the Weekly Tele-
graph, Il mistook for a serious riot.
To begin with, each side was 50
strong, and as it vas in northern
China, most of the players we're six
feet tall, and heavy in proportion.
They had no goals, side lines or
halves. The game was not finished
until one side defeated the other, and
sometimes lasted several days. The
Idea Of the game is to carry a small
basket, which serves as a ball, into
the opponents territory. The game is
fought out in the streets, and every
player has a whistle with which to
call assistance when he is too hard
pressed. Stealth, as we'll as force, is
permitted. 1 know of one man who got
the ball across the enemy's line by
climbing oyer the roofs of houses. AS
you may imagine, a hundred gigantic
men yelling and fighting all over the
public streets are pretty certain to
cause excitement
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WAGE EQUALS THAT OF MEN
Women of Norway Employed In Pos
tai Service Held in Fight Against
Lower Salary.

1t seems predestined that eternal
vigilance shall be the price paid by
women for equal pay for equal work
the world over. For fifty years Nor
Weigian women in the postal service
nave been paid the same salaries as
men for the same work. Five years
ago a conservative administration o.
posed lower wages for the woman
postal empolyes as a good way to
reduce government expenses. The
measure was lost, and the question
was allowed to rest in peace until
last year., when another conservative
administration again proposed to dis
eliminate against women by making
their rises in salary, after certain
periods Of service, lower than those
OF the men holding the same positions
and with the same claim to advance
ment. The majority report of the
committee that had the bill under
consideration was in favor of Its ac-
ceptance. But the elections of 1912
resulted in the return of a majority
OF liberals to the storthing, and the
formation of a liberal cabinet. The
new postmaster general sided with
the minority report on the PROPOSE
ton, and a great many of the storth-
ing members also espoused the wom-
ems cause. The final vote stood SO
against the bill to 80 for, and the
woman employees will continue to re-
-ceive equal pay for equal work as
heretofore.
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FRENCH PREFER TIPPING PLAN
Paris Theateraoers Fail to Apprec-
late System That Would Abol-
lsh Old Evil.

An excellent instance of how the
conservative French public adheres
to old and established traditions, de-
spite any inconvenience, Is given by
the failure Of the experiment of the
new Franco-American comedy house.
the Champs Elysees theater.
The prices Of the stalls were pro-
visionally raised from $40 to SO, and
the usual charges which more than
made up the difference-the program,
cloak room charge, ten per cent. poor
tax and the tip to the ouvreuse-were
abolished.
Although the public was saved an
immense amount of annoyance and
req tape by the simplification, the
only thing it was able to realize was
that the price of seats had increased.
AS a result the sales have fallen
enough to make the manager, NJ.
Poirier, announce that he will return
to the old system and its incon-
veniences, which playgoers seem to
prefer.
Meanwhile, Gabriel Astrue Of the
Champs Elysees theater has pub
lished the total receipts of the new
playhouse for the first month of its
existence. These amount to $50, $50,
which, it Is asserted, makes a record
in this country. 1t is understood,
however, that the figure includes the
subscriptions paid for seats during the
whole season.
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A novelty in theft was recorded at
Philadelphia. Pa, the other night,
when a nan named Johns was arrest
ed in the act Of stealing an alarm
clock from the home of a woman nam
ed Murray. Johns, it appears, is a
heavy sleeper-so heavy, In fact. that
he cannot get up in the morning with
out aid. Many a good place his slum-
bers have cost him. Johns had plan
ned to assume a new position shortly.
So when he spied a perfectly good
alarm clock in Mrs. Murray's front
room, temptation overcame him. Cal
amity followed hard upon temptation,
however. for just as he was making
way with the clock its alarm vent off
and brought Mrs. Murray to the scene
In time to witness the vanishing of
her property. She called a policeman,
and Johns was taken into custody.
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SKIN TROUBLE ITCHED BADLY

R. F. D. No. s. Waterloo, N. Y.-"T
noticed a red spot near my baby
Edith's eye. Pimples began to come
up and water oozed out. I put on
ointment but 1t kept getting worse
and in a week 1t had spread over
nearly the whole side Of her face.
1t made her look very bad at the
time. 1t seemed to itch very badly
SO that l was obliged to keep her
hands tied so she could not scratch
1t. The sores came like water bis
tiers, quite red and when she did
scratch them the water and blood
would ooze out and run down her face,
and then dry in a nasty, ~yellowish,
thicklooking scab, only to get rubbed
off and bleed again.
Il used - Salve, but it was too
harsh for her tender skin. l was ad-
vised to go to a specialist, but wanted
to try Cuticura Soap and Ointment
first so sent for samples. They seemed
to soothe at once. In a day or so l
could see plainly that the sores were
healing. 1 bought a SOC box Of Cuti-
cura Ointment and some Cuticura
Soap. I kept on and In a month her
face was as free from sores as any,
body's; she was entirely cured"
(Signed) Mrs. Geo. ". Paine, Jan. 6,
1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
Adv
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All, Klno! Are You rhere7

There are Americans, no doubt, who
would as soon call up King George v.
on the telephone as John Smith, but
In England no normal person who was
not privileged would attempt the au-
dacity. Whether or not the story is
true that a militant suffragette, repre-
senting herself as the duchess of Fife,
gave the royal number, which is sup
posed to be a carefully guarded secret,
and actually had audience with his
majesty with the receiver In his rev.
ereAd hand, it might well be true, for
the milttants stop at nothing. .
Heckling the king over the telephone
Is not a brilliant conception; in fact,
rather ordinary, but a story that
George had been tricked into talking
with a bold militant would be a fine
advertisement of the cause-they
would call it ripping in England.
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Big Mistake.

Buffers bounced into the club,
damned his hat down on a table with a
fierce bang. and flung himself into an
easy chair.
What's wrong, today. Buffers? You
look bad"
I'll never forgive myself. l kicked
a man out Of my house last night"
"Humph! I've kicked out many a
one. Young fellow, 1 suppose?"
NO; past middle age"
We'll, these old dodgers have no
business to be coming around counting
young girls. l would have kicked him
out myself"
Yes; but I have found out since
that this man wasn't counting my
daughter. He was after my mother-in.
law"
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Clearly Defined.

"Potluck" is defined in such a prac-
teal way in Limoges, France, that the
beholder ever after remembers that
it means, take what you get and say
nothing" In a certain corner of that
quaint city of jostling roofs there is
still segregated, much as if in a ghet-
to, a Saracen population, probably a
remnant of the wave of Saracens that
swept over Europe hundreds of years
ago. Here they live in their crooked,
narrow streets, following old customs
handed down from generation to gener-
alton. There are many butcher shops
in the quarter and outside Of each
steams a great pot Of soup over a
glowing brazier. In each pot stands
a ladle as ancient as the pot. When
a customer comes with a penny in goes
the ladle and m up full of savory
broth and chunks of meat, odds and
ends that the butcher has had left
over. And what comes up the GUS
toner has to take.
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Rubber Trees in Hawaii.

1t has long been known that the rub
Der tree grows in Hawaii, but it has
not been cultivated commercially. A
new and valuable industry is likely
to develop from the reported discov.
cry that 5000 acres Of native rubber
forests lying on the Kona Kohala side
Of Maura Kea's slopes yield rubber of
good quality. The forest, which lies
at a height of from 1000 to 5000 feet,
and which is somewhat inaccessible,
being above the lava flow of 1901, is
on government land, and the question
has already arisen whether the lessee
for grazing purposes has the right Of
tapping the trees. II the opinion of
experts as to the quality of the rubber
is confirmed, this will prove a valu-
able find, but a somewhat extended
test is needed, for Mr.. Rock, terri
torial botanist Of the College Of Ha-
wall. says that this species is found
nowhere else in the world.
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Springtime Diversions.
"Of on an expedition, l see."
EYES,"
"Swatting flies or picking violets? ?"
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Overloaded and Overarmed.

The world is overloaded and over
armed. This is a mechanical age, an
inventive age, a splendid age an age
In which all the capitals that can be
supplied, all the surplus savings, all
the liquid of rich countries
are greedily absorbed and swallowed,
says the London Economist. If the
money could be employed in reproduc-
tive works, or in the promotion of pub
lie utilities, all would be very well, for
the liquid fund Of capital. e., the
saved surplus-would grow larger
year after year, expanding with every
expansion Of industrial activity. But,
alas! war and ornaments, the twin
ogres of u barbaric civilization, are
greedily devouring a larger and larger
share.
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Truthful Jamea.

A hostess, who was going to give a
Dig dinner party, hired a page for that
particular evening to help with the
waiting, and duly Impressed his duties
upon him during the course of the at.
ternoon.
Now, James," she said, ut will be
your duty to hand round the wines, and
you will begin with the sherry. There
are two kinds of sherry, and the In
ferior kind is to be offered with the
soup. Do you understand"
James duly mastered this and the
other details of his work. and the ban
quet began. Presently the hostess
signed to James, and that young man,
Selling the ~decanter, began to make
his rounds, saying in clear and pene-
trating tones a he approached each
guest:
Inferior sherry. ma'am? Inferior
sherry. sir?"-Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
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The First "peadheadsn

Very few are aware that the origin
of the word "deadhead" takes US back
to the theaters of Ancient Rome. R.
H. Broadhead, in "a History Of Panic
mime" gives the following realistic
explanation. He says: Persons were
instructed to give applause with skill.
The proficient hired themselves out to
the poets, authors, ETC., and were so
disposed as to support a loud ap-
plause. The free admission
tickets were small ivory deaths heads,
and specimens of these are to be seen
In the Museum of Naples"
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SOURCE o. Her PATRIOTS.
foung Woman unconsciorsly Repeal.
Why She Wanted Her Pet Broth
er to Aid His Country.

Four years ago the pet brother had
an opportunity to go to the Philip
pines. but the women of the family,
being ardent anti-imperialists, protest
ed SO vehemently that he finally re-
fused the offer and continued to peg
along at the same old clerkship.
A week or so g the youngest sis.
ter changed her mind.
Il WISH" she said, that you had
gone to the Philippines. after all"
The pet brother braced back pom
pously. He was not particularly glad
to be told that his absence was desir.
able, but 1t was pleasant to know that
his views had at last been embraced
by one member Of the family.
Il knew" said he, that you would
come around to my way of thinking
some time"
But his satisfaction was short-lived.
"Oh. | don't mean what you think
| do" his sister exclaimed. III you
were there you could send me such
pretty oriental things to wear. Philip
pine relations are nice things to have.
People who have them can be spotted
by the clothes they wear l know lots
OF women who, having hitherto suf-
fered pangs Of envy at sight of i'm
ported gowns worn by their friends,
can now have revenge by sporting
South Sea island linens and lawns OF
unique design. These fabrics may not
be on a par with European imports,
tons so far as f1neness Of texture and
finish go. but they have a tone OF
their own, and women who can boast
several such dresses and blouses are
in luck"
The pet brother slammed the door
in disgust.
1T may be true" he said, that a
mans bump Of affection Is in his
stomach, but 1t Is equally true that a
woman's patriotism Is on her back!"
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Unjuue

Hear me one moment, madam"
said the peddler at the front door. "l
have not been rendered incapable of
active exertion by any sort of sad
accident; l have not been laid up six
months with infammatory rheuma-
tism; l have not lost my situation on
account Of my religious principles; l
am not a poor man, but am doing pref
ty we'll in my line of business; l have
not a wife and three children depend
ent upon me for support, for l am a
contented bachelor in the possession
of no living relatives; l am not study
ing for the ministry; your next-door
neighbor did not mention your name
to me; l never"
Step in," interrupted the weary
woman. with a deep sigh of relief. 81
have been looking for you for the last
ten years. Step in-I don't care what
you're selling, whether it's horn combs
or clothes wringers, I'll buy. And if
you'd like a cup Of coffee or a glass
of good hard cider, just say so. Step
in-don't bother to wipe your feet"
Puck.
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pound and it made me a strong we'll wo-
man. / am very thankful that l fol-
lowed my friends advice and / shall
recommend 1t as long as I live. Before
] took the Compound / was always
sickly and now I have not had medicine
from a doctor for years. You may pub
fish my letter. Mrs. EDWARD B. Hu-
BERT, Fleetwood, Pa.
Such warning symptoms as sense of
s~uffocation, hot flashes, headaches, back
aches, dread Of impending evil, timidity,
sounds in the ears, palpitation of the
heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu-
larities, constipation, variable appetite,
weakness and i~nquietude, and dizziness,
are promptly needed by intelligent wo-
men who are approaching the period in
life when woman's great change may
be expected.
Lyle E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound ~invigorates and strengthens the
female organism and builds up the weak
ened system. 1t has carried
many women safely through this crisis.
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Why You Cannot Swim.

The nonswimmer, fearing the water,
very naturally lenses his muscles as
he struggles to keep his head above
the water, until he Is as hard as a
rock, and like a rock he sinks; where
as the swimmer. having no fear, re-
lakes his muscles, and hence becomes
%buoyant. The explanation Is a simple
physical one. Tense. taut muscles In
crease the specific gravity Of the body
and make it sink in water; loose. re-
laxed muscles (given an ordinary sup
ply of air in the lungs) will make the
body float.-Outing.
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HELEN KELLER IS OUTDONE
Wisconsin Girl Born With Only One
Sense, That of Touch, Graduates
From School for Deaf.

Born deaf, blind, and dumb, with
the additional handicap Of having but
one leg, Miss Anna Johnson, Wis.
consin's Helen Keller. graduated from
the Wisconsin School for the Deaf.
Crippled from babyhood and with
only n sense, that of touch, to aid
her, Miss Johnson entered the school
nine years ago at the age of thir-
teen. Up to that time she had re
ceived practically no education. Dur
ing her stay here she was taught to
hear, has won high honors In history
and literature, has become an accom-
plished seamstress and wicker basket
maker, and has written several pa
pers of great merit on historical sub
jects.
Her triumph, however, came recent
ly, when she delivered her commence
ment essay by word of mouth.
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Bic BLASTING Feat.

An eyewitness of one of the big
hastings undertaken a short time ago
at the Grand Trunk Pacific terminal
yards at Prince Rupert describes it as
one of the greatest blasting feats ever
undertaken in Canada. Where a day
before there stood a ridge of solid
rock, as long Is a city block, more
than 60 feet wide, and As feet in
height, there lay, after this blast had
been fired, tons upon tons of shattered
stones. approximately $4,000 cubic
feet of rock was destroyed and the
cost of the blast mounted to the neigh.
borhood of $4,000.
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REFUGE OF A KING
Famous Hiding Place of Charles
II. of England.
Celebrated BoscobeI House and Oak
Tree Where the Merry Monarch
Retired, After the Battle Of
Worcester, to Be Sold.

London. = The famous Boscobel
house, with its estate of 700 acres,
where King Charles II. Of England hid
after the battle Of Worcester and
where there still grows the historic
oak tree in which he concealed him
self. Is to be sold at auction.
Situated on the borders Of Shrop-
shire and Staffordshire, the house was
built about the year 1910 in the center
Of Brewood forest, and had been used
for many years before King Charles
time as a hiding place for Roman
Catholic priests and political refu-
gees.
But its principal interest is wrapped
In the time when 1t sheltered King
Charles in September, 1851, after the
battle Of Worcester. Here he lay hid
for several days, and In the paddock
adjoining. protected by iron palisad-
ing. Is the oak tree in which he took
refuge when surprised by horsemen.
1t Is said there is no doubt about this
being the Identical tree.
The principal part Of the house re-
AAoAh AOW dS IL was LuSu, anu 4 IL Lu0
garden Is a curious mound surmount-
ed by an arbor much as 1t was at the
time of King Charles %sojourn.
Prince Charles, the eldest son of
King Charles l. of England, was nine
teen at the time of his fathers behea6-
ing by the victorious parliamentarians,
in 1649. He was then at The Hague.
and Immediately assumed the title of
king. The colony Of Virginia in North
America invited him to set up his
kingdom among them, but, in 1850, the
Scots offered him their crown, so he
went to Scotland and was crowned
at Scone in the beginning Of 1851.
After the defeat Of the Scots at Dun
bar he put himself at the head of their
army Of 10000 men and dashed into
England. But 1t was then that Crom-
well put forth his supreme military
genius and. with his Ironsides, crushed
the royal troops at Worcester.
Charles knew that for the present
all was lost. He showed courage and
address in covering the flight of his
beaten soldiers and afterwards turned
his steps to Boscobel house, where he
was assured of a secure retreat from
the pursuing Roundheads. At White
Ladies the king had his long hair cut,
his hands and face smeared with SCOT;
and for his royal dress he substituted
the green and greasy suit of a coun-
tryman and a leathern doublet. He
next endeavored to reach Wales, but
on account of the vigilance OF the
Puritans was obliged to return to Bos-
cobel wood. With Major Carlis, who
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Lives Without Kidneys.

Russell, the fourteen-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. X. M. Edwards of Free
port, l.. l., is living without the use of
his kidneys. They have been destroy
ed, physicians say, by scarlet fever.
Eight weeks ago the boy became ill.
A physician treated him for a cold,
but when he became worse another
doctor was called, who said he was
suffering from scarlet fever in an ad-
vanced stage. The physician declared
the disease had settled in the boys
kidneys, which had been practically
destroyed.
Since this diagnosis the lad has been
studied by many physicians, for his
condition is said to be unique. The
doctors say they cannot see how the
y%oungster a survive long.
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Could Not Balk Constable.

Farrell, Pa--When Constable George
Bird called at the home of Big
Annie" Long-weighting about $50
pounds-with a warrant charging dis
orderly conduct, he found her wear
ing only a broad smile. She declared
her clothes were hidden. Bird seized
several lace curtains, wrapped them
around her form, and assisted by a
brother officer bundled her into a dray
and carried her off to jail.
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Aircraft Factory,

A branch of the British meterologi-
cal office will hereafter be operated
from the Royal Aircraft factory at
South Marlborough for the purpose of
supplying aeronauts and for the con
duct of Investigations of me%teorologi-
cal problems. This establishment will
keep in close touch with the meteoro-
logical office at South Kensington and
advices will be sent out based on the
observations and Information available
at both places.
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His OnIv Patient.

An exceedingly eminent and busy
New York physician, who goes to
many clinics and sees hundreds of pa
tents weekly, was somewhat taken
Rback a few days ago when, in re
spouse to a telephone call, he took UP
the receiver and heard a thin, elderly
German-American voice say these
words: Toctor, I vass by you lasd
week. WHAT schall l do negzd?"-Ar.
ROnaut
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CHILD TUMBLES OVER CLIFF
Baby Unframed, Hangs Suspended by
Her Clothes Until Rescued an
Hour Later.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Mrs. Willard
Spruce of Altadena was in a state of
collapse for a day as the result of an
ordeal she suffered when her eleven
months-old daughter was thrown from
an automobile over the edge of a pre-
cipice, only to be caught by a protrud-
ing limb where the child was held
fast by her clothing until rescued an
hour later by her father.
Spruce noticed the baby swinging
from a limb, and hurried to the home
of a rancher and obtained aid. He
descended on the end of a rope and
disengaged the child's clothing.
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HustIing Husband.

Ethel-Oh, Harry! l have bought
such a love of a bonnet-a-black
feather, a white bird and such velvet
bows! Isn't 1t becoming? And it
cost-it isn't cheap-$27.
Harry-Well, my dear, I am glad
you like it; and I am sure it looks
lovely. | have one dollar left In the
bank and l think | can scramble
around and get in the other s12 tomor-
row.. and I'll put of the rent this
month; Sc l guess we'll be all right
Give me a kiss, dear.-Puck.