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Brumbaugh might be when he would
climb down into a pit to shake hands
with a man turning down fiat car
wheels.
II know some fiat Wheels" he
volunteered, II know right we'll where
they are-I can learn something
from YOU"
Arriving at the plant of the West
inghouse Electric and Manufacturing
Company, in Feast Pittsburgh, DR..
Brumbaugh met President E. M. Herr,
Alexander Taylor. manager of works,
but he displayed liveliest interest in
]. S. Brumbaugh, superintendent Of
buildings and equipment. a cousin.
Just worked his way up-self-
made. You've got to take off your
hat to that kind the candidate con-
fided to those about him.
At the Westinghouse works but a
few minutes, the party moved to
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!. Hunehan, of East Pittsburgh.

e. Hunehan, of East Pittsburgh
The addresses to the county teach
ers, which was full of human interest,
was, however, devoted absolutely of
politics.
At Pitcairn the candidate showed
his qualities as a mixer" in a way
that first took the breath of those
travelling with him.
Crawling under a box car, which
was being repaired. the candidate
started in on a discussion of wearing
qualities of different kinds of lumber
with the carpenter mailing some
planks into position
you know" he excused himself
to his high -collared party, after he
finished talking with the overalled
carpenter. "I spent some years in a
lumber camp"
Some of those following the candi-
date said they detected an insight in
to what DR.. Brumbaugh as Governor
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a rush yesterday and came back to
THIS city after swing around
the circle in which he demon
etrated that he is campaigner
from away back. Senator Pen
rose spent the day in Greene
county, going to the Waynesburg fair
where he met hundreds of peole in a
Democratic stronghold. DR.. Brum-
baugh remained in Allegheny county.
To-day the Senator started for Har-
risburg.
Dr. Brumbaugh in rapid succession,
as fast as speeding automobiles could
carry him, visited the Allegheny
County Teachers Institute in Car
negie Music Hall, the Pitcairn shops.
the Westinghouse Electric and Manu-
factoring Company's In East Pitts
burgh and the Edgar Thompson
works of the Carnegie Steel Company,
in Braddock
The candidate, occupying the first
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~JosEPH IN EaYP.,

More than lovers of Biblical stores
will admire Joseph in the Land Of
Egypt" the new feature nlm that came
to the Coolnial yesterday. and which
will remain the rest of the week The
story OF Joseph is one of the most in
tresting in the Bible, and with a splen-
did cast of players and gorgeous scenes.
the story Is as fascinating as any tale
of fiction. IT is enacted by James Cruise
and Marguerite Snow and a notable
Thanhouser cast. For the first half OF
next week the management is announc-
ing sg the wid1eiy anascusseo ns GeorSe kieine M
say is the most beautiful and most cost
ly feature they have yet presented at
the Busy Corner-Advertisem
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8RUMBAUGH MEETS
THE WORKI.GNEN
Crawls Under q Fox Car in the
Course o; lis Swing Around
tic g-d".3!ri1l Circle
Seecinl 70 - rclcerceh

Pittsburgh. Pa, Aug 2S.-Dr. Mar
tin G. Brumbaugh, the Republican
nominee for governor, followed mp
his opening of the fall campaign with
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Mems Furnishings
Attractive Prices For SATURDAY.

Mems $1o0 Dress Shirts-coa STYLE soft French cuffs
quality of merecerzed Madras all patterns Special
100
Mems Dress shrtsfne quality of percae STYLE attached
u cufS SPECIAL .;,.........:...:..... $50
Mems SOC Suspenderse weddings, cord ends Special 25c
Mems Csc Half Hose-pan black silk ise double soes high
spliced heels Pair 4 Sc
Mems SOC Underwearmedum weight cotton, fine ribbed
long sleeves; strap back drawers Special 800
Mems Athletic Union Suthne quality of nainsoo. Spe
Cdl 4Sc
sock, athletic style Special ...................25
Boys Blouse Waistspecaes and Madras plain coors
stripes attached and soft collars Special
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Soc Crepe ground with pink and lavender fig
ues low neck and short sleeves; trimmed with lace and
NoPeCldl oOT
S100 to $1.oS White Petticoats made of fine nainsook
tlounces OF shadow lace and embroidery ufles lace and
embroidery Insertions wide ribbon beading Special
75e
Children's Drawers-nade of cambria fine nainsook
trimmed with lace, embroidery fine cluster of tucks and
hemstitched hem Sizes to IA years. Special 25e
Chidrens Drawersmade of fine cambrc with tiny
tucks and hemstitched hem. Sizes ii years Special
1910
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"Thar's a heap o. comfort in
looking on the dark side o. life
cheerfully Charles Clark Mum
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Infants & Chi1dren's Wear

Infants short dresses of soft fine nansook yokes
of fine embroidery lace trimmed neck sleeves Sizes
months, and years. Special l.................5 800
Chldrens rompers of percaes and chambrays long
short sleeves high and low necks Sizes years Special
25e
Second Floor
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NWSIWSA S1S1SgS SSg$n&s!
BIRD MELODY IN THE BUSH

Shere its mound nest is to be found.
and its liquid melody can be heard at
almost any hour OF the day. but par
ticularly about sunrise and just before
sunset The Tyre bird is also known
as the mocking-bird. and many q
sportsman has been deceived by these
birds mocking others and enticing him
into the thicket under the impression
that it is Inhabited by the numerous
birds which the Tyre bird mimics.
The hover bird is another beauti-
full bird A peculiar characteristic Of
these birds is the habit they have of
constructing bowers or playhouses in
which to amuse themselves. The
bowers of the spotted variety some
times reach three feet in length. These
are constructed of twigs and beauti-
fully lined with tall grasses arranged
SO that the flower heads nearly meet
the numerous internal decorations
consist of shells. small pebbles and
bones of animals.
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schools Test Farmers' seeds.

II Oklahoma has bumper crops this
year 1t will be due in considerable
measure to the direct aid rendered
the farmers by the schools. Through-
out the state the teachers and pupils
have been systematically testing seeds
for the planters in their respective
communities. according to information
received at the United States bureau
of education. Every teacher in the
state has received from State Super-
intendent Wilson a scoring sheet on
which to record the tests.
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studio, which was situated on the far
side Of the Seine. The bear which you
saw examined tonight was in a small
room adjoining the studio. chained to
ring in the wall.
"The apartment was luxuriously
furnished. and realized that 1t was
not lack Of ready money which made
the artist 30 anxious to dispose of the
brute; but he seemed in desperate
hurry to have me take 1t away, and
offered 1t for such low price that
closed the bargain at once. l sug-
gested sending one Of my men for 1t
In the evening. but he insisted upon
my taking 1t with me, and as the bear
was evidently as gentle as q kitten
called closed cab and drove away
with It. The bear sat comfortably on
the seat beside me and gave no trou-
BILE. but as we drove along got to
thinking the matter over and the
whole proceeding seemed a little
strange. had Mephisto, as the bear
was named. PUT in a cage we'll away
from the other animals sort Of quar-
antine precaution which always take
with new arrivals-and as there was
apparently nothing unusual about him
gave him little attention, there being
for the moment no group Of animals
In training for which he would be
available. l soon noticed that during
the tntermissions. when the audience
wandered about and examined the an
imals in the cages, there was always .
crowd of women about his den: but
thought that 1t was because he was
such an inveterate begsar. and had
habit of standing at the bars with
his mouth wide open, waiting for some
one to flick lump Of sugar into It
THE bear had given Us NO trouble.
and there was only one peculiar thing
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THE HYPNOTIC sEAa.

The doctor shook his head AZ he
slipped his ophthalmoscope Into his
pocket, and Rey. the trainer, who had
been holding the bears head still
while the oculist made the examina-
tion. opened the door Of the cage for
him. The bear-a medium-sized black
animal-wandered aimlessly about.
stumbling over the water pan and
knocking its head against the bars.
its eyes. which were evidently sight
less. shining like two fiery opals a.
they reflected the electric light.
II am sorry to tell you that It II q
hopeless case." said the physician to
the proprietor. who was standing with
the stranger in front Of the cage
watching the examination. Both op-
tic nerves are atrophied. and the an
imal must have received some serious
injury, possibly . heavy blow on the
forehead" The proprietor. who has
the reputation Of being good loser"
thanked him and gave some directions
to the trainer about the care Of the
animal before leading the wey to the
table in front OF the Arena, where the
press agent was waiting for them.
''It is rather unusual to call the
most famous specialist in the country
to examine . menagerie animal" he
said, after the doctor hurrtedly left
But l was willing to pay anything
in reason to restore the sight of this
particular specimen, 30 sent for the
best-known oculist in New York. The
decision which he has just given will
probably mean loss Of thousands of
dollars to me. but that is one Of the
risks which have to assume. Would
1t interest you to hear rather unusu-
al romance Of the menagerie busi-
nessT The stranger gave eager as
sent, and the press agent settled him.
self comfortably and lighted cigar.
you have no idea how many an
imals are offered to the owner Of =
menagerie and from what unusual
sources the offers come" said the
proprietor. Travellers in far coun.
tries bring back strange animals as
pets or curiosities: people buy young
wild animals which get beyond control
when they mature and become verita-
BILE white elephants on their hands,
and their owners have to dispose Of
them. / have had everything from
monkeys to lions hrosght to me. and
SO 1t did not surprise me when an ar.
tist came to the hippodrome in Paris
last winter and asked me II didn't
want to purchase q bear. He seemed
anxious for me to see It Immediately,
and at his earnest solicitation / got
In Q cab with him and drove to hia
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are translated into millimeters by the
delicate needle ON the dial.
In order to make a thorough record
both the systolic and diastolic, or
maximum and minimum, pressures
must be taken. The former is pro
duced by the forward and the latter
by the backward stroke Of the heart
It IL well established that the nor
mai maximum, or syetolic blood pres
sure In adults ranges from los to 145
miliimeters. Suppose the manometer
is applied over the artery Of man
stu In his twenties. The hand on the
dial goes up to about 100 What's the
verdict? That young fellows blood
pressure u perfectly normal. and the
chances are, even II any other examin-
alton by other methods is made. moth
ing will be found wrong with his heart
or kidneys. This test should always
be made before anyone takes up ath-
letic work of any kind.
Suppose. ON the other hand, that a
man 4 little over forty has his blood
pressure taken. and the hand on the
dial turns as high as 155 or 160, then
the probabilities are that there is some
disease hidden away In his system.
though he may never have complained
OF Ill health In his life At the best
guess, his state Of health would not be
above suspicion. and would require a
further search by other means.
Suppose again that some third indi-
vidual around the age of fifty under.
goes examination for his physical con-
dition, and after the usual pounding
and sounding" In every possible way
nothing Is found wrong with him. He
beams with satisfaction: SO far all is
well. Then the manometer Is brought
forth and carefully applied. and the
hand movea. up to 185. What then?
Even with no other manifestations Of
trouble, the chances are about even
that, unless he adopts some means to
combat this high pressure-which 1t is
possible to do-he will develop in the
next year or two either hardening
OF the arteries, trouble known as
heart murmur." or an actual enlarge.
ment OF the heart; or. II not one Of
these, then some kidney trouble like
Bright's disease. or some one of the
many nervous affections. and even pos
sibly diabetes, He will also run a
more than usual risk of dying sooner
or later from either apoplexy or kid
ney trouble. It is not positive that he
will, but certainly his chances Of doing
80 are too great for him not to heed
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One OF the greatest charms Of bush
life in Australia, and especially In
Queensland, is the melody Of the
birds, which are among the most beau
tiful in the world. A movement Is now
on foot to prevent the destruction of
the native birds-at least those which
do no damage.
The children are being taught to
encourage birds to build their nests
near the habitations of men and to
feed them, SO that they will not de-
part for the unsettled parts Of Aus.
tralia, where they can seldom or never
be seen. Probably the finest songster
in the bush is the Tyre bird, and 1t
is a great loss to bird lovers that 1t
has become so rare. Its striking
plumage has been largely responsi.
BILE for its downfall The gorges along
the mountain slopes where the coastal
rivers take their rise are its favorite
natal abode.
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penxer Man Get. UneIe,. E.tate.

Laporte, Ind.-Sam Bean, familiar
figure about Frankfort, Ind, died aft
er a short illness. For thirty years
he sold candy. popcorn. apples and
chewing gum from basket that he
carried on his arm. meeting every
train that came into Frankfort, and
visiting the shops and factories about
the city. For twenty years he was
the janitor at the First National bank
and 1t is said that he never drew q
cent of his salary, leaving 1t In the
bank to his credit where 1t drew inter-
est. A few hours before his death he
made a will leaving his entire estate
to his only relative. a nephew, George
L. Beam, of Denver.
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Side Show Sidelights
Diverting Chronicles Of Circus Life
By FRANCIS METCALFE
Icop,.isae Iz N. o chspn..l

about him: he seemed to have an aver
sion to cats. The bodies Of three of
them had been found In front of his
cage. although we had never seen one
killed. The cats about . menagerie
instinctively keep out of harms way.
and It puzzled mo to know how Ne
phisto had managed to get them with
In reach Of his heavy paw. Jack Bona.
vita, who fuses about his lions at all
hours Of the day and night. solved that
mystery and incidentally saved his pet
cat. Tramp, from an untimely ending.
Tramp has been with Jack for years
and appreciates the folly of ventur-
ing within reach of the animals in the
cages. but Bonavita came across him
in front OF Mephisto's cage in the mid.
die of the night The bear was alb
solutely quiet, lying with its head on
its paws and Its eyes. which glistened
like two points Of flame. nxed on the
cat Tramp was staring at It in turn
and slowly drawing nearer to the cage.
apparently struggling against some
influence which was stronger than its
will. Bonavita watched them for .
few minutes. but before the cat ven.
tured within striking distance he picked
1t up and carried 1t away. while Me-
phisto, growing with rage, tried to
break through the stout bars and get
at It.
1.-TWO days before we were to sail
for America was sitting at my desk
arranging some of the last details of
shipment, when the door burst open
and well-dressed. handsome woman
rushed in, followed by the artist who
had sold me the bear. She was In q
tearing rage and jabbering excitedly
In . language which did not under
stand. while the artist was trying to
quiet her. She pushed him aside,
and opening purse which was well
stuffed with banknotes, she asked in
French. which she spoke with marked
foreign accent, for how much would
sell Mephisto. The artist protested.
but she turned on him and gave
him a tongue iashing Of which could
guess the meaning, although the words
were unintelligible to me. couldn't
quite grasp the situation. but the
strange hypnotic power which the
bear apparently exercised over cats
had excited my curiosity. and wished
to investigates 1t at my leisure. so
politely but positively refused to name
q price. and told her the animal wss
not for sale. The artist seemed re.
lieved and she was very much disap-
pointed. but she quieted down and ask
ed me what / intended to do with the
animal. I told her that was taking
IL to America. where II would be nut
in . mixed group which Rey was to
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Let us. profit" Miss Townsend re-
sumed, by the sad example of the city
chap.
This city chap got a job on farm
and the farmer put him to work at
cleaning.
It's the spring the farmer said.
and | want you to make the pigsty
and the COW stable and the henhouse
and all the other houses of the stock
clean and sweet and comfortable
We'll. the new hand from the city
worked with will for two days. But
on the third day he rushed into the
The Ordway new era., 1914-05-08

train, and after inquiring when We
were to sail, they left the ONCE.
II regretted that had not taken the
opportunity to find out something
about the history of the animal, and
looked over the audience to try to To-
cate the couple, but they had left the
building. One Of the keepers told me
that she had screamed when she rec
ognized the bear and called 1t by
name. She was trying to bribe him to
let her go into the cage when the ar.
tist came up and expostulated with
her. and they had an awful row be-
fore coming to my office. heard
nothing more from them and we ship
ped the animals at Havre the follow
ing day. The travelling dens were
placed In the tween decks. which Is
not a pleasant place to be when the
ship is tossing about, and was sur
prised the second day out to find the
woman who had tried to purchase Me-
phisto standing in front Of his cage in
that smelly place, talking to the bear
as II 1t were child. She laughed
when I came up to her, and told me
that as would not part with the bear
would have to take her with the
show. I. too, laughed, for I have a
large family of daughters. and knew
that the simple travelling gown which
she wore had cost more than two
months salary of my best trainer, but
to my great surprise she was in dead
earnest. and asked me seriously II
would not let her train a group of an
imals." .t#
The press agent grew very attentive
but the proprietor told him that he
was not talking for publication. and
that a name which occupied several
pages Of the Almanach de Gotha was
sacred.
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s4,4es,ooo Given to U. s. Libraries.

Washington.-Cash gifts of s4.4eS.-
900 were made to the libraries in the
United States during 1913, according
to statement issued by George B.
Utley. secretary Of the American
association. Among other donations
were twelve building sites, ten build
ings and 16s.655 volumes. OF cash
gifts the Carnegie corporation donat-
ed $2.371.642. Other gifts ranged from
$25, 900 to $4,000.
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farm kitchen with both eyes closed,
his mouth swollen and red Jumps
standing out all over his face and neck
and hands.
"Give me my money. boss he said.
I'm through
What's the matter?' the farmer
asked.
Natter cried the youth. No more
country jobs for me. Matter? burned
IL know what's the matter, but it hap
pened when l started to clean the bee
hive"
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p,.,Id.nt Honor, Brakeman.

washington.-on the recommends
ton of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. President WILSON has award
ed medal Of honor to A. c. Werner.
q railroad brakeman Of Smithville.
Tex. who at the peril Of his own life,
saved child who was standing on q
railroad track in front Of an approach
ing train.
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the warning Of the
little instrument
used in ascertain.
ing his blood pres
sure.
1t Is interesting
and important to
note that In per
sons known to be
healthy the blood
pressure will rise
under certain con.
ditions and circum-
stances. Those OF
q nervous, anxious
temperament, 9 n
gagged in occupa-
tions which In
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WHEN THE TROUBLE STARTED
City Chap Learned That Bees Had
Their Own Idea About the Care
Of Their Abode.

.Spring cleaning time is now upon
US. Here, too. efficiency comes into
play. There are efficient and inefi cient
ways to spring clean"
The speaker was Miss Miriam C.
Townsend, the efficiency engineer at
Cleveland. The occasion was club
womer's banquet.
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blood pressure has been accurately
measured. The dictum holds good for
all individuals, but particularly for
those over forty. Those who value
health for its own sake should vel.
come q new method OF estimation.
But the method scores In another
way. Where q correct estimation Of
ones physical condition II related
closely to dollars and cents, a. In life
Insurance. this gospel of blood pres
sure cuts q very important ngure-in
fact, few Of the more progressive
companies will not accept "risk.
above the age Of forty until they feel
safe on this particular. ss
It should not be understood BY this
that blood pressure itself Is necessarily
son. normal or otherwise. has It. Only
when 1t is found to be unusually high.
u 1t to be taken seriously. A com
parison. which illustrates the point
very clearly. is the pressure exsrtsd
by water when passing through an or
dinary garden hose. In our bodies the
hose II represented by an artery, and
the pressure II caused by the heart
forcing the blood through this.
Pressure il less where duid ID pass
ing Though . flexible tube, because
the walls. owing to their elasticity,
offer little resistance. But with the
same force behind the pressure II In
creased u the walls of the tube are un-
yielding. Tubes of rubber and glass
are excellent Illustrations OF such con-
trasts. Where hardening OF the
arteries due to old age. gout, alcohol-
ism or other sxcesses-has set In. the
blood pressure a. q consequence 10
high. Too much pressure. high
pressune," IL very apt to break the
artery. II this occurs In the brain. We
have apoplexy.
A device for taking the measure of
this pressure. an Ingenious instrument
called the manometer. has recently
bean perfected and II rapidly coming
into general use among the foremost
2hysicians Of the world The instru-
ment records the pressure Of the. blood
6n A,-ciaphtagm dial very similar In
appearance to . steam gauge dial.
only, instead OF degrees. the scale u
divided into millimeters. u
The apparatus. which Il the inven.
tion Of br. Thomas Rogers of Roches-
ter. N. r.. = one Of the most important
surgical instruments devised in years,
ranking with the pulmotor. stethoscope
and clinical thermometer. II consists
of three parts, . small metal case con-
tanning several sensitive diaphragms.
a dial and an air bag. Its operation 10
comparatively simple. but its reading
requires an expert The best reaults
are obtained when . stethoscope II
used in connection with 1t.
The air bag y first strapped ON the
subjects arm over the brachial artery,
and is inflated with bulb attached
to 1t. The operator then adjusts
stethoscope to his ears and hnds the
pulse, after which he 10 ready to take
his records. The pulse throbbing
against the air bag is communicated
through rubber tube to the case
containing the diaphragms upon which
vibration is set up. These vibrations
which are simultaneous with the pulse.
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Y ApbarG M MDuil@p

HE latest gospel in tax
ing the health measure
ment Of any man 10
that, no matter II he
has been pronounced In
perfect health BY the
best physicians after
the customary examin-
alton. he cannot be hon
estly assured By such
an opinion unlese hin