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The Irish standard., 1913-08-02
lnexpenslxe Monotonx

when I got the order to design q
big Wholesale house for q arm that
has stores in i've cities besides New
York. naturally was elated," said an
architect. "'1ll plan a building that
is bound to be satisfactory I said to
myself, and then they will give mo
the commission for those new stores
they expect to put up in those other
five Cities
well. I did turn out q splendid
store-a store that was admired by
everybody in the Wholesale trade. My
patrons were pleased. too. but instead
Of giving me an order for those other
buildings they simply used the same
plans over again and built all their
houses alike. That's what I call play.
Ing a low-down trick on q fellow"
The Irish standard., 1913-08-02
TALKING Money tho Latest.

Money talks" Is well-known met
aphorical saying, but II the latest idea
to prevent counterfeit notes Is carried
out, we may yet hear our dollar bills
asserting their genuineness with no
uncertain sound. The proposal is
that each note should carry a given
phrase, which would be inscribed on
the edge Just az on a photograph
cylinder. a specially prepared paper
being used for the purpose. When a
note is tested it will simply be placed
in a properly designed photograph,
when, If genuine. 1t will repeat or
sing the phase. but II counterfeit, It
will either remain silent or give itself
away by using the wrong accent.
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GOT HIS "THINK.TANk" GOING
Mexican Farmer Proved He Was ca.
pablo Of Invention When obJset
Wac to Save Labor.

That the Mexican farmer is not the
slow-thinking, lazy person the average
stranger imagines is illustrated by an
ingeniously devised we'll constructed
by a farmer living near q little town
just across the boundary line. Tho.
natives seldom go far away from their
homes and they have very primitive
ideas and customs. This we'll is about
SO feet deep and the owner has built.
curious device for hauling water
from 1t. If this Mexican had been an
educated man he might have been an
inventor.
A tree flourished near the we'll
which had two branches growing out
Of the trunk. These boughs separated
into four branches higher up. The
Mexican cut the branches In such
way that they formed a perfect rest
for long we'll sweep. He fastened
the sweep to crossbar laid across
the two upper branches In the middle,
using stout thongs for the purpose.
Then he fastened weight on one
end of the sweep and long rope to
the other end. The bucket is fastened
to the end of this long rope, and all he
has to do is to lower the buckets into
the we'll. The weight Of the stone pulls
1t up again, brimming full.
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Stood Following Him With Her Eyes.

her as "a darling" her girl friends az
"a love Of chum," and there was not
an adult man or woman In Brandon
who did not pretty nearly worship her.
Her bright ways captivated every
body, and the victims of her mischief
felt honored, rather than offended.
There was the pure gold Of a noble
manhood in Doctor Irwin, and Vera
recognized 1t. She had liked him the
better because he had accepted piece
of real injustice without murmur.
When his granduncle, old Simeon
Dunn, had died. Rolfe was one of si1
minor heirs. They were each to re-
ceive $4,000, but 1t was contingent
on the will and caprice Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Egbert Dawson.
Simeon Dunn had willed all his real
estate to them. They also were given
a life interest in his investments. How.
ever, If mutually agreed, they could
distribute these latter, pay of the
minor heirs, and take third for them.
selves.
This was the original intention OF
the husband and wife, and the lesser
heirs had confidently expected their
1egacies. Then a terrific quarrel came
up between them. It was regarding
the old Dunn homestead. Egbert Daw.
son wanted this 80 that he might
give 1t to crippled brother. Sarah
Dawson insisted on having it to pre-
sent to superannuated spinster rela'
tive. They could not agree; bitter feel.
ings arose. They separated. The hus.
band lived alone at one end of the
village. The wife lived alone by her.
self at the other end Of the village.
Egbert Dawson vowed he would new.
er address his wife again until she
spoke first. Sarah Dawson obstinately
declared that not a word should es.
cape her lips until her husband spoke.
This action tied up the estate. and the
minor heirs expectant considered it a
far look ahead before they would en-.
Joy the goodly heritage they had an.
ticipated.
Egbert Dawson had become crusty,
unhappy hermit. His wife shut her
self up like recluse. There was no
heart that wilful, sprightly Vera could
not reach. however. Mr.. Dawson dot.
ed on her, and she swayed him % Il
he were . child. With the same sun
The Irish standard., 1913-08-02
Bodies Of Titanic Victims.

Whether or not the bodies Of the
Titanic victims went to the bottom or
remained at so many fathoms. or sub
seQuently came to the surface, de.
ponds upon a variety Of conditions.
such as pressure of water. equality Of
pressure without and within, gaseous
imitation from internal decomposition,
and contact with foreign bodies such
as wreckage. besides also very i'm.
portant factor. the temperature Of the
water.
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PROVIDING A WATER SUPPLY
Natives Of tho soudan Utilize Hoi.
low Tree, Which Serves the Pur.
pose Admirably.

Surely the strangest use to which q
growing tree can be put is to turn
it into reservoir. Yet this is what
the people Of Korodofan in the Sou
dan do with the tree which the botan.
lists call "Adansonia Digitata."
The tree, which is known to the ma
tives by the name Of Home" groups
being called "Tebeldi," attains a consid-
cradle height. the trunk, which
measures from 20 to 80 feet in circum.
ference, is, like so many Of the BAN.
boo family, hollow, and the natives
have discovered that it makes an ex-
cellent cistern for storing water, for
the arid season. Should the cavity
not be large enough the natives scoop
it out still further. The Soudanese
have also a method of cutting the
opening for the reception of the wa
ter just at the top of the trunk where
the branches begin, so that during the
rainfall the great off-shoots of the tree
act as cutters and guide the water
into the trunk. At the same time pools
are dug at the foot of the tree to col.
lect the rain and from these are wa
ter Is transferred to the trunk by
buckets. Sometimes, though rarely,
the tree cracks under the weight Of
the water, after which the trunk is Of
little Use. However, the natives have
found that cracks can be successfully
stopped with cement. and recently q
number of broken-down trees have
been thus repaired.
Curiously enough. the presence Of
large quantities Of water in the trunks
in no way impairs the growth Of the
trees, whose use IN this way is I'm.
doubtedly an ingenious solution of the
water sur lily problem.
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FOR Love OF A CHUM
Designated Also as "A Darling"
and "cut Up," She Had
Heart Of Gold.
BY GEORGE ELMER COBB.

Don't tribe With me. vera-I Am
desperately In earnest!" pleaded
young Doctor Irwin.
I'm not, Rolte." asserted tho bright
eyed, vivaoious girl who leaned upon
the garden gate that separated them.
'T think too much Of you to tell you q
falsehood. and am too young-oh, far
too young. mamma says-to think Of
telling you the truth" and the flashing
eyes looked clear and loyal. II they
were misohtevous.
The wholesome looking young fel-
low who had just asked her to become
his wife. looked puzzled. then hopeful.
and then he had smile.
II know you are the dearest, sweet.
est little midget of cheerfulness in the
world" he declared enthusiastically,
'and am sure good friend of mine. +"
Never doubt that, Rolfe," said Vera.
''But when you come to talk about be.
coming engaged-why, think Of q
romping cut-up, as everybody calls me.
trying to pose as the dignified wife
of DR.. Rolfe Irwin. 1t would shock
everybody. Besides, DEAR" and her
voice was as tender as was 1t honest,
with your career Just commenced,
would be a drag on you. Not that
wouldn't share crust Of hard bread
with the man loved. but I am very
proud Of you, and don't want to hin.
der you from making your mark in the
world"
Doctor Irwin bestowed a fond look
upon the little child-woman who was
the dearest being in the universe to
him. He babe her good.by. not at all
gloomily, and started for his ONCE.
Vera stood following him with her
eyes, demure and thoughtful look on
her usually smiling face.
Poor boy" she said, and then she
added: II love him! love him!"
and her face vieing with the red, red
roses along the garden path, she ran
down it, bursting into happy song.
Vera had called herself "a cut-up.'
The young men of the town designated
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Housewife In tho Making.

Miss Emery had given little Tim .
simple problem in addition that no
failed to work out. Numbers are
dry" she reasoned with herself, and
determined to make the lesson more
interesting.
Suppose" she began, engagingly,
"your mamma sent you to the store to
buy three pounds Of lamb. two pounds
of potatoes, half pound each Of car.
rots and turnips, and one pound Of to-
matoes-what would you have them"
Tim shook his head, but Marybell,
only year older, raised an eager
hand.
"Well. Marybell7'' said tho teacher.
with sorrowful glance at little Tim.
"stew!" said Marybell, sweetly.-
Youths Companion.
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BY the lonely Mrs. Dawson. More than
once Vera had tried to bring about
reconciliation between the unhappy
pair. but-neither would speak first"
"oh, what q splendid ideal" cried
Vera. an hour after the visit Of her
sutton. IF It 10 only for the sake Of
dear good Role, am going to try it."
Her eyes danced and her fec
showed eagerness and delight. Vera
told her mother she was going down
to SEQ Mr.. Dawson. She was soon at
bis homo.
II have come to ask a great favor"
she told him. you know there Is 60
Ing to be a mask party at the library
hall next week. 1t is for the benefit
Of the old folks home-want you to
buy ticket"
1.-Two Of them. II you like" readily
announced Mr.. Dawson to his favorite.
"And want you to Co."
mo, no, child" resented Mr.. Daw.
son gravely. II am past the folly Of
dancing"
And then the little witch began her
powers of beguiling. At the end Of
half an hour, even down to the mask
he was to wear, Vera had prevailed In
her coaxings.
Mrs. Dawson was not 50 easy to per.
suade. Willy Vera told of the good
cause she was helping along. Finally
she carried her point.
well, I'll come. DEAR" promised
Sarah Dawson. "but it's Just to please
you"
The bright little schemer had woven
quite plot about the estranged and
transporting husband and wife. She
took great pains to conceal from eacA
the expected appearance Of both at
the function. Vera enlisted the COOP
GRAFTON of number of her girl friends.
Everything turned out as they planned.
Mr.. Dawson, arrayed in his best. and
his wife, wearing q tasteful silk gown.
reminder Of happier days came. saw
and were soon carried out to them.
selves amid the enjoyment Of the 90.
casion.
shrewd and watchful Vera had kept
close track of them. They had danced
together twice without recognition,
when the bell called for unmasking.
Vera arranged 1t so that Just after q
dance, they and herself alone were the
sole occupants Of one Of the small
rooms leading of from the dance floor
"Unmask!" she cried gaily, her
eager eyes dancing with suspense and
delight, and the dumfounded husband
and wife confronted one ANOTHER. Both
had enjoyed the unusual occasion, and
Vera knew it. "Quickl" she demand.
ed, with a roguish laugh-"who spoke
frst?"
Il did," declared Egbert. Sarah
you're as sweet and handsome as ever
You can have the old homestead. ]
reckon you and l have made each 9th.
er miserable long enough. don't you7"
"Egbert," returned his wife, glad Ia
meet him half way. II don't care q
pinch Of salt for the old homestead
just wanted to have my own will"
well, you've got it," observed Egg
bert, $50 let us kiss and make up"
The Dunn estate was divided soor
after that, and Doctor Irwin received
his little fortune. He proceeded to of
fer it and his deepest love to the won
der-working little miss who hat
brought it all about.
Copyright. 1913. by w. q. Chapman,
The Irish standard., 1913-08-02
John ALVIN PAR|AH
TO All Except His Mother, Whose
Love Endured Through
All His Trials.
BY HAROLD CARTER.

Ten years in prison take q good
deal out Of Q mans life that can
never be replaced or made up again,
and when John Alvin found the gates
Of the state penitentiary barred be-
hind him instead of in front of him,
he felt acutely the gap that had to be
bridged between the Alvin of 1909,
the young bank cashier who had hung
his firms money into the bottomless
pit Of speculation, and the Alvin Of
1919, prematurely bowed, embittered
by brooding over his planned revenge,
and walking with the peculiar gait
which made him the object Of suspi.
cion to every passing policeman.
He had new suit of fairly good blue
serge, q new hat, q new pair of shoes.
and afty-oae dollars in his pocket, be-
sides ticket for Cranston.
But Alvin was not going to Grams.
ton. He was going to Myrtle, two hun
dred miles in the opposite direction.
and he had asked for a free ticket to
Cranston to blind the spies of Howell,
his enemy. He meant to kill Howell,
and thus to wipe out the disgrace
which he had brought upon him.
What happened after that he did not
care. There was no one to whom he
mattered. His mother might have
cared, but Alvin was confident that
she was dead. It was ten years since
she had seen or written to HMM
brief, since he entered the peniten.
tiary. And a mothers anger seldom
lasts ten years.
All the way in the train to Myrtle.
Alvin was busy bridging over the
hiatus in his life. He had been Just
an ordinary clerk in the bank In his
home town, engaged to an ordinary
girl who, nevertheless, seemed very
extraordinary in his eyes. He was
just weak, foolish boy who, believ.
ing that he saw a short cut to wealth,
had played with the banks money and
lost. Howell, the director, had prose
cuted, and, having considerable influ'
ence, had obtained for Alvin the sen
The Irish standard., 1913-08-02
HOW TO TELL A GOOD SNAIL
Feel Ito Jaw II You Would Max,
Sure It 10 Not q Base
Substitute.

When you order Burgundy snails and
are served with plate of toothsome
terrestrial pulmonates do you know
how to tell whether they are the gen.
uine article or the vulgar limitations
technically known as "petits-gras7
asks a writer In the Paris edition Of
the New York Herald. It is the easiest
thing in the world. All you need do
is to take one Of the gastropods in
your fingers and examine its jawbone,
much as you would study a horses
teeth to determine its age, II the jaw
Is large the snail is, or was. white;
II the interior Of the mouth looks like
dental factory the pulmonate belong.
ed to the gray family.
But this Is not the only test In the
white snails the horns are more de.
veloped than in the gray; in some Of
the latter the horns are hardly per.
ceptible, in fact. Also. the back Of
the white snail, when cooked, some.
times assumes dark gray color,
sometimes blush or greenish unts.
Always the colorings is even. The
gray snail's back remains grayish
white, but is more or less spotted or
streaked.
This is said on the authority of Mr..
vuillet. expert of the French depart
ment of agriculture, who. at the sug.
gestion Of Mr.. Doux. director Of scien.
tito work in that department, has Just
been making some interesting tests.
The formation in Paris recently Of
two rival associations of small mer.
chants revealed to the public fraud
which 1t appears is not un.ommonly
prictice. Clothes may make the man,
but shells do not make the SNAIL and
"petits-gris" are sometimes placed on
the market in shells which originally
were worn by snails from Burgundy.
Thanks to Mr.. Vuillet, the connoisseur
is now able to tell whether his Bur.
gundy" is really wolf In Sleeps
clothing.
Mr.. Vuillet adds that the two spe-
cies appear to be equally indigestible
by delicate human organisms. After
all. snail by any other name would
taste as bad-or as good-according to
whether you like snails or not.
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HIS START IN life
Came in Unexpected Way, and
\ He Married the Girl Of
His Choice.
BY ALvAH JORDAN GARTH.

Fifty dollars is not q great deal of
money, but it appeared a fortune to
Alvin Morrison. He was young. he
had always had to earn his own liv.
ing. He had to endure the misfor.
tune OF working In store owned by
. relative. who promised q great deal
and never redeemed his promise. A
sense Of family duty and the uncer.
tainty Of finding employment, kept
Alvin pegging along in the same old
rut.
But finally a new element stepped
In, lifted the veil from the present,
and showed rare golden pathway in
the future. That element was love.
In the spring, Nettie Bridges, who
lived one hundred miles away from
Wayne, came to visit friend. Alvin
met her. They mutually fell in love.
Nettie was only seventeen, and a girl
Of good sense. Alvin was practical
They very well knew that marriage
was a long ways ahead. They did not
even become engaged. When they
parted, however, Nettie was willing
to walt, and Alvin to work, and they
talked Of meeting again next year in.
stead Of next week, as most impatient
modern lovers do.
Then Alvin set to work to save
He got some extra night work. He
saved up fifty dollars. Right on top
Of 1t came glad, hopeful letter from
Nettie. The father Of girl friend
wanted clerk. His business was
good, he would pay liberal wages
Nettie had spoken q word for hel
lover friend. Alvin wrote to the mer
chant at Hopedale. A reply accepted
his application, and he was to report
In week.
mo good will come Of rowing
grumbled selfish Uncle Uriah. "1'll
give you raise of a dollar a week.
"No." replied Alvin resolutely. "I'm
not leaning anything here" and to
himself, II shall be near Nettie!"
He had great plans in mind. He
would take in the city on his way
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tence which he had heard with dismay
and terror. Ten years to expiate for
the theft Of ten thousand dollars!
Why, he was not getting a thousand
year in those far-off days when he
was engaged to Isabel!
But Alvin was not going to kill
Howell for that. He was going to kill
him because he had afterward married
Isabel. That was the barb, that the
secret of his incredible vindictive.
ness! He had never suspected a rival
in the smooth, plausible bank direc-
tor. And Isabel. her foolish little head
turned by the opportunity of a great
match, had promptly married him.
That was eight years ago. Nobody
had wasted any sympathy upon AL.
win.
He had pieced events together with
difficulty since that day. His father,
the faithful old cashier with the Glass
company. had, he knew, forbidden his
name to be mentioned again. His
mother was evidently dead. Nobody
came near him; nobody had written
to him. He was a pariah. Even now,
for one helping hand he would have
turned aside from his project; but
none was extended. He changed
trains at Lowell and, during the inter.
val. purchased revolver.
The thought Of his revenge. cher
ished during those terrible years. had
become a monomania with him. He
felt exiled from humanity: life was
something fantastic and alien. He did
not look upon the uninterested, hurry.
ing passengers as fellow-beings Of hts.
He lived in a world of phantoms.
It was strange how little Myrtle had
altered. When Alvin descended at the
station he noticed two or three new
blocks of buildings that had not been
erected before; otherwise the streets
were much the same. Nobody recog.
nized the dapper young bank clerk In
the gray-haired man who strolled UP
the high street, though Alvin knew
several Of them. There was Joe Mil.
Ter. the bsnker-unchanged; Schmidt
the butcher-unchanged; and that
stout man with the paunch who hur.
ried past must be the cashier,
Knowles-unchanged! A sudden
thought impelled Alvin to buttonhols
him.
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why. it's the very ring. isn't it1"

he exclaimed.
"of course it is. assented tho man.
''The gold in the old ring isn't worth
thinking about. but somebody values
It az q relio."
"why. should think you would re-
turn 1t right away" suggested Alvin.
"Humph-I'm In nice trim to do
that; I can hardly walk" retorted the
man. II must get some money right
away. You notice there IL reward
Of two hundred dollars offered. Say.
you can help me-"
''Why, how is that" asked the In.
experienced Alvin.
"Well, you find somebody who will
give me forty dollars cash for the
ring. and I'll give you ten dollars for
your trouble. I'll wager you don't
know Of an easier way to pick up ten
dollars in half an hour.'
Alvin reflected. He reread the ad.
vertisement, he inspected the ring.
They Tailed, everything looking
straight and regular.
'see here" he said finally, IT have
little money. I could take up your
offer. but it doesn't look right to get
all that profit out Of man in your I'm.
fortunate position"
Don't you speak Of that" promptly
rejoined the other. I'm glad to put a
little speculation in the way Of fel.
low who takes the interest you do in
poor down-and-outer like me-"
So the deal was made. Alvin had
Just six dollars left out of his fifty
after the transaction. He was elated
as he took street car. He had to
make several transfers before he
reached Ninety-first avenue, way at
the other end of the city. Then he
looked for No. 11412. He reached his
destination at last-a vacant lot!
Slowly 1t dawned upon Alvin that
he had been swindled. His heart sank.
Where was his new suit. the present
for Nettie. his respectable establish
ment in new society! Then he alked
on, downcast.
Alvin paused as he came to a build.
ing bearing the sign "Police Station u
He entered 1t quite hopelessly, but re-
cited his story to the sergeant.
"Why, say" observed the latter,
after smiling at his visitors gullibility,
chat ring description sounds sort OF
familiar to me-" and he scanned q
complaint book. "Here we are" he
continued. "That ring was among q
lot of valuable jewelry stolen month
ago. You wait here"
The official telephoned. In about an
hour a portly well-dressed gentleman
appeared in his automobile. The ser.
geant explained to him. He was the
person whose home had been robbed
He was greatly pleased to recover
the ring, valuing it greatly as an old
family heirloom. The sergeant Sc
cured a perfect description of the
swindler from Alvin.
Mr.. Seward, the man who had been
robbed, insisted on, taking Alvin
!, home with him. The next day the
swindler was arrested, and the re-
mainder Of the plumber was recovered
at pawn shops.
When Alvin left the city, he carried
a present Of one hundred dollars
from Mr.. Seward. The latter was
much interested in his story. He told
Alvin that whenever good business
chance came up he would finance him
Alvin never needed that co -lera
ton. With his doubled nest egg and
his eye teeth cut, he soon became 8
partner with his new employer. Then
he married the girl of his choice, who
of course, was the girl who had wait
ed for him.
Copyright, 1913, by W. q. Chapman.o