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EFFECT THAT WAS LASTING
Dumas Had Ready Explanation Of tho
Presence Of Sleepy Ones In '
Audience.

4, The elder Dumas was celebrated for
his never-failing repartee in every,
day conversation. In illustration there
may be cited the following:
One evening he attended theater
lin Paris with a literary colleague, wit.
Messing play written by the latter.
The author of Monte Cristo" noticed
that one of the audience in the par.
;quet had gone to sleep during the per.
Torrance. He nudged his friend,
pointing to the sleeper, and whispered:
! us that the effect your plays have
upon some people?"
(; Soon after the same couple went to|
the same theater on an evening when
q play by Dumas was being produced.
Again there was man asleep in the
lparquet. Look" said Dumas friend,
"at the result Of your dramatio|
works."
"Why. my dear fellow" was the re-
tply, "that's the same man we saw
asleep here the other night He is not
awake yet"
The Irish standard., 1915-10-02
REASONS FOR THE sNEEzH
Superficial Irritation 10 the Most Com
mon. but There Are Many Other
Causes.

There is more than one cause fol
sneezfng. and persons may differ ID
their susceptibility to them. A bright
light will cause some persons to sneeze
the pollen Of certain plants will affect
others, and most people are likely ia
sneeze in the presence Of dust. Such
sneezing is due to superficial irritation
The sneeze caused by the effect Of
cold Is different. 1t is an attempt Of
nature to cure you. She makes you
sneeze for the same reason that she
makes you shiver-to generate heal
for warming the blood and preventing
you from taking more cold-to helm
to relieve the cold you have.
The sneezing from cold is not an act
OF the nose alone, this being merely
the part of the entire body, during
which every muscle gives a jump. The
body is affected by a spasmodic effort
to warm the entire system and throw
OF cold.
The Irish standard., 1915-10-02
. "You have a nice, COM
Portable little place here.~

promptly.
Poe scrubbed on the back of an en-.
velope:
"Robinson-Test these sticks for me.
Call me up at Riggs as soon as fin
ished. Keep the boy. p"
Writing Doctor Robinson's address
On a fold of the note, he wrapped Miss
ioquin's orange wood sticks in clean
handkerchief, and gave them to the
boy with directions.
Then he hurried back to the Riggs
house by the most direct route, look.
ing in the gutter as he went Having
almost reached the house and having
found nothing, he crossed the street
and walked back slowly on the other
side. re-
Suddenly he stopped. and. elancing
about to see that he was unobserved,
/, scooped up in an empty cigarette box
p scattering Of glass fragments. He
/ pmelled Of the pieces. smiled, repeat.
ed softly. Peach kernels" put his
tongue to the moist surface Of one bit
pf glass and said with satisfaction,
"Bitter almonds"
!, Then. iquaring his broad shoulders,
10 slipped the box into his pocket, took
. deep breath, and walked briskly Ia
the Rigs house.
There hs was admitted BY Miss
Rigs herself, who raised her eyebrows
critically. and asked why hs had 70
turned.
70 mako sure that tie woman whe
murdered Boudinot deoo not osespa.s
The Irish standard., 1915-10-02
PEARL HAS FAMOUS HISTORY
Among Other Things, II Is the Oldest
Object Used for Adornment
Of the Person,

The pearl is the only gem needing
not the hand of man to bring to per.
lection, and history affords ample
evidence of the intense fascination II
has exercised upon the people of every
age. The pearl is the oldest object Of
personal adornment.
Indian mythology often speaks of
the pearl, attributing its discovery to
the god Vishnu, who is said to have
caused 1t to be drawn from the ocean
for his daughter Pandaia. The REQ.
ords of the Babylonians. Egyptians.
Persfans and Romans also contain
many references to the gem. The vito
OF Emperor Caligula, for an ordinary
betrothal feast, is said to have
,decked herself with pearls to the
value of s1,oOo,ooo; and julius Caesar
presented Servilla. the mother of Bru.
|tus, with q specimen valued at $3.50,
900.
Philip II Of Spain paid 100000 for
single pearl known as "Peregrina,"
1t was found in Panama, was pear.
shaped and weighed 1874 carats. An,
|other king of Spain-Philip Iv-pur,
'chased a pearl of Indian origin weigh.
ting 1875 carats.
The largest pearl known is that
which was once the property of Henry
Philip Hope. Cylindrical in form, it 10
two inches long. four and a half
inches in circumference at one end
and three and half inches at the
other. 1t weighs 1900 grains and IL
valued at 100000.
1t Is known that the beauty of tho
natural pearl sometimes proves eva.
nescent. To retain its shimmerina
splendor it needs air and light. Acids
can affect pearls, and emanations
from the human skin can. 1t is con-
tended. destroy the precious luster.
which, once gone. cannot be recov,
cred. Sometimes, too. owing to their
comparative softness. pearls become
scratched and thus source of anxiety
to their owners.
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Strictly All Right.

AT certain caucus in Hampden,
Me-. tho only attendants were Hannt
bal Hamlin and citizen of very large
stature. Mr.. Hamlin had some resolu.
tons to pass which began by repre-,
senting that they were presented to
a large and respectable" gathering Of
voters. Hold on" cried the other
man. we can't pass that, for it amt
true' 1t amt large and respectable
caucus! There's only two of u.s."
You keep STILL" commanded the willy
Hannibal. tits all right, for you are
large and | am respectable. You Just
keep still"
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paih!" Dropping her eyes at him again.
4! Eyes, you're right" said Poe, inter.
fupting her breezy chatter. THAT re.
minds me; want to buy bottle of
ongoline." He nodded toward the
show case on tho other side of the
screen.
Miss Moquin skipped to the front to
get the bottle, and Poe took advantage
Of the half-minute he had managed to
be alone by substituting two of the or.
ange wood sticks he had bought for
those Miss Moquin had left on the ia.
bic before him. He also smelled hast
lily Of her open bottle Of ongoline.
When the manicure returned, her
customer had both hands soaking, and
was looking placidly at a Japanese
print on the wall.
She gave him the bottle. and went
to work again deity on his nails, trip,
ping along with her gay little tongue
from one subject to another, glibly.
Poe, finding very little of vital inter,
est In what she had to say, seemed i'm
patient for the work to be finished,
and when it was he paid generously,
complimented her, and stepped into
the street. stopping before the news
stand to light cigar, and buy pa
per from the boy proprietor. He slip.
ped half-dollar into the youngsters
grimy palm, and turning his back to
the manicure window, said softly:
Follow me around the corner, I
want to speak to you minute, and
you can keep the change"
+ The boy, true soldier of fortune, took
his chance unhesitatingly and followed
to the hallway into which Poe had
quickly turned.
There's fat man comes most
every day to the manicure shop. some.
times with an old woman who"
Eyes. I know EN-" the boy inter.
rupted. "He pays a nickel for his pa
per, and swears at the woman; some.
times she wheels him here in a chair.
He's got govt"
That's it. Did you see him this
morning when he entered the shop?"
"Yes. He was pretty mad, guess.
red in the face, and didn't seem to no.
tice me-"
"And you saw him when he came
QUIZ"
"Yes. he was worse then. Something
seemed to have happened to him. He
couldn't get his breath, and his eyes
stared. l was waitin' to sell him the
paper, an didn't want to miss me
nickel, SO I KEEP tabs on him through
the window; 'fraid I'd miss him when
he come out"
Gould you see the manicure table
through the window from where you
stood?"
Eyes"
"And did you see when" A man
turned into the passage way and Poe
pulled the boy aside, whispering the
remainder OF the sentence in his car.
Eyes! seen her do it. / thought
there was somethin' funny" The boy
looked up suspiciously, and edged
away, asking, How'd you know about
it,"
Never mind now" said Poe. Get
boy to watch your stand for the rest
OF the afternoon and I'll give you two
dollars"
The Irish standard., 1915-10-02
Reptiles Had chlns Like Humans.

Oddly enough, and for some reason
quite unexplained, the nearest resem.
Glance to the human chin is found in
some of the most ancient reptiles yet
Observation-Disclosures and primitive
creatures whose remains have been
unearthed on the shores Of the north
ern. Dwina. It is not to be imagined
that they could talk, for they had no
brains to speak Of. Their chins, which.
are strikingly humanlike, must have
been meant by. nature for some entire,
y different purpose.
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He sauntered across the street
opening the package in his pocket a
he went. and purposely jabbing him,
self in the cuticle of the foreflnge,
with one Of the sharp sticks just be.
fore entering the manicure parlor
which consisted of q single small room
with petite showcase of hair goods
and toilet articles in front, and Jap.
anese screen across one corner, con.
cealing nook in which Miss Mignon
Moquin held and manicured hands
gentlemen's preferred.
She stood behind her showcase Cd
Poe entered, a radiant little French
woman. coquette with sprightly,
fascinating manner
what can 1 do for monsieur?" she
said prettily, tripping forward, and gaz.
ing up into his face with ingenious
concern.
I'm needing q manicure badly, !
guess" he said, exhibiting his hand
none too soft and well cared for.
"Oh, monsieur!" she gasped fetch.
ingly. you do not treat re little nails
with respect. You nave hurt too"
She gazed at the f1nger-tips with in.
timate personal concern, bringing
them instinctively toward her lips as
though she would kiss the bruise; then
letting them drop and starting back
consciously, blushing In practiced
alarm.
"Ah, monsieur, too busy. I suppose -
she said, making her mouth into a
pretty little questioning zero and lean
ing toward him. "Come, sit down. Re
nails shall soon be better; zey shall re.
cover" She led him gently by the
arm, and helped him sit down as
though she were placing an egg-shell
china teacup on narrow plate rack
In the dining room. Now, monsieur
she said, taking his hand and giving It
such gentle, concerned pressure that
Poe simulated having succumbed to
her charm, and breathed softly.
"You have a nice, comfortable little
place here"
"Oh, sir, you are so kind" she said,
forgetting her French for the moment
In remembering to blush delicately.
like a pink poppy petal.
"Can you put these nails back in
shape?" he asked. you've quite
alarmed me. I mustn't let them go so
long again."
'You shall see, monsieur. You must
come often to have a manicure" She
drew pan full Of water from a small
coil heater in the corner, shaved
some scented soap into it, tested its
warmth with her little finger daintily.
and then placed his left hand gently
into 1t.
I'VE will leave Eat hand cooking,
monsieur, while prepare zis one" She
lisped just the least bit, looking up at
him with sprightly smile, and ex-
tending his fingers on her aproned
knee.
There are little stains in the tiny
cracks around your nail. I must use
my little orange stick and ongoline to
get them out, monsieur, and then we
will soak 1t, and pretty soon it shall
act better. You will get hang nail
there il it is not fixed." She indicated
the bruise Poe had irtlicted on him.
self. 81 had 4 customer this mornins
The Irish standard., 1915-10-02

smoke which comes upon them when
someone lights a cigarette on tho
stage; these strange and rapid restau.
rant meals Of the fashionable thcater.
When party sits down at table and
Is whirled through six courses in
about five minutes, surrounded BY
champagne bottles in ice buckets and
trays OF liquors, have an absurdly ex,
citing effect.
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Food by Proxy.

Most Of 10 know some particular
food or drink, the desire for which 10
stimulated in US by reading about II.
But the writing must be skillful, or u
not skillful, artlessly good. The crudel
method Of the stage produces the same
eject; all smokers have experienced
the almost Overwhelming desire to
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Treatment Of olIcIoth.

OIlclOth ought never to be wet. but
merely rubbed with flannel and pol,
1shed with a brush of moderate hard.
ness exactly like mahogany table.
and by this means the fading of the
colors and the rotting Of the canvas
are entirely avoided.
To remove iron stains from marble
wet the spots with oil of vitriol or
oxalic acid diluted in alcohol or with
lemon juice and after a quarter of
an hour rub them dry with n soeh
linen cloth.
Proper Lighting.
Add immensely to tho attractive
ness of your homo by diftusing the
lights instead of focusing them On
one point. Eye strain will be relieved
and shadows and outlines will be soft.
ened, especially when amber lights
are used. The new indirect lighting
fixtures are replacing old-fashioned
ones, making the lighting problem
more artistic and less expensive.
Much the same effect may be pro
duced with less expense by frosted
bulbs and globes. There are various
types OF this indirect lighting suitable
for all rooms, from the Kitchen to
the parlor, and II is to be recommends
ed as blessing to the busy eyes and
the tense nerves Of TODAY. Vt
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handsome of face. but wonderfully smart
in dress and genture. superbly stayed and
we'll aware of 1t; a dark, fine woman who
recognized the rivalry latent In SalIy's s
dark looks without dismay-as Sally con-
ceded she might we'll.
On her other hand sat a handsome, we'll
bred boy of IS or so, one of the tennis
four. answering to the name of Bob-evl-
IDENTIFY a cheerful soul, but at ease in the
persuasion that comparative children
should be seen and SO forth. His partner
of the courts sat next him-name, Babs--
frank-eyed. wholesome girl, perhaps a
year his senior. Their surnames did not
correctly, as unrelated save In community
of unsentimental interests. The other
players were not present.
Aside from these. the faces strange to
her were those of a Miss Pride and Mes
srs. Lyttleton and Trengo.
The last-named impressed her as a
triie i'll at ease, possibly because of the
Establishments of Mrs. Artemas, who had
openly singled him out to be her special
prey and discovered an attitude of pro-
prietorship to which he could not be said
to respond with the ardor of a passionate,
impulsive nature. A youngish man, with
a heavy body, bit ungainly In carriage,
Mr. Trego had a square-jawed face with
heavy-lidded tranquil eyes. When cir
cumstances demanded, he seemed capable
of expressing himself simply and to the
point, with sure-footed, II crushing, wit.
In white hannels his broad-shouldered
bulk dwarfed the other men to insignia
cance.
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Abigail" Her own maiden name was
eventually disclosed as Mercedes-pro-
nounced by request. Mar-say-daze.
From her alone Sally was conscious at
the very outset of their acquaintance of a
certain frlgidity-as one may who ap-
proaches an open window In the winter
unawares. And 1t was some time before
she discovered that Miss Pride accounted
her rival thanks to a cherished delu-
sion, wholly of Independent inspiration,
that dear Abigail was forlorn widow
in sore want of some thoroughly un-
selfish friend-somebody whose devotion
could not possibly be thought mercenary
somebody very much like Mercedes
Pride, spin.
The table talk was so much concerned
with the sensation of the hour, the bur-
glary, that Sally grew quickly Indifferent
to the topic, and thus was able to appre-
clate Savage's mental dexterity in discuss
ing II with apparent candor, but without
once verging upon any statement or ad-
mission that might count against the in
terests of his sister. He seemed wholly
unconstrained, but the truth was not in
him. Or, IL 1t were, 1t was in on a life
sentence.
The consensus pronounced Mrs. STAN
dish q very fortunate woman to be so
thoroughly protected by insurance. and
this the lucky victim indorsed with out
spoken complacence, even to the extent OF
a semlserlous admission that she almost
hoped the police would fail to recover the
plumber. For while many items of the
stolen propery, of course were priceless,
things not to be duplicated. things with
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son. don't understand, and what I don't
understand I can't be party TO-"
6he tried the effect Of wiBtfui smile.
''Pleasel I wish you wouldn't make me
tell YOU"
II wish you wouldn't put me in such
an uncomfortable position don't like
to refuse you anything you've set your
I heart on, but my notion Of playing the
game is to lose like loser and-win like
a winner"
That's just IL. I can't win like win
ner because-because didn't win fairly"
you never cheated"
II was less a question than an assertion,
How do YOU known
"1'd have known quick enough II you'd
tried. Anyway, you're not that kind"
How do you know I'm not?"
There was a pause. Then TreFo smiled
oddly. BETTER not ask me. You don't
know me very we'll yet"
She colored fantly. Then I must tell
| you YOU are wrong. I did cheat. did,
I tell you! 1 played for money without
cent to pay my losses II lost. You
don't call that fair play, do your"
depends. OF course, It's hard to be-
lieve"
"Im penniless You don't understand
my position here. Im-nobody. Mrs.
Standish took pity on me because was
out of work and brought me here to act
as secretary to Mrs Gosnold."
TreEo nodded heavily. ~ guessed it.
I mean 1 felt pretty sure you werewolf
of another world" He jerked a dis
respectful head toward the smiling facade
of Ciosnold House. THE same as me-" he
added That's why thought But It
doesn't matter what 1 thought"
An unreasonable resentment held her
true to the course of her purpose.
well now you know, you must see
It's impossible"
IT don't" he contended stubbornly.
"Maybe I'm the devils advocate, but the
way see ito begin with, 1 was playing
for money; If 1 had won I'd have ex-
pected you to pay up"
But couldn't"
"You would have; that is, Mrs Gosnold
would have paid for you. II was UP TO
her. She meant II that way She was
stalking you against the Pride person and
myself: that's why you played together;
II you and she had lost. she'd have paid
for both. So, you SEQ, you may as well
quit trying to make me touch that
money"
His sophistry baffled her. She shook
her head, confused and little angry in
defeat, liking him less than ever.
Very we'll But don't feel right about
it-and think 1t most unlSlnd of you
Sorry. I only want to play the game
as 1t lies, and this is my idea of doing
IT,"
There was a brief pause while Sally, at
q. loss. stared out over the shining har-
Dor, now more than ever sensible of tho
profound peaceful beauty of its azure
floor over which bright sails swung and
swayed like slim, tall ladies treading
measure of some stately dance.
IF you ask my definition of unfair
play" Trego volunteered. ITS this pres
ent attitude of yours-forcing a quarrel
on me and getting mad because I stick
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up for nv conception or a square deali'
"Oh, you misunderstandW she prote1fed.
I'm only distressed by my conception
OF what's wrong"
TITS the worst Of gambling" he com
plained; always winds up in some sort
OF row"
"why do you gamble, then7''
why not? We've got TO do something
here to keep from yawning in one an-
others faces"
1T there 20 much OF ii going on all the
-gamblIng-here9"
"Oh, not great deal. Not bad gam
bling, at least" He smiled family. Not
what call gambling. But was bred on
strong meat-in mining camps-where my
father made his money. There men gam
bled with their lives. Here-hmpl lie
grunted amusedly. TITS Just enough like
the real thing TO make a fellow restless.
Something I wish the old man hadn't
struck II quite so rich. II he hadn T.
we'd both be happier. As II Is, he fluffs
around, making a pest of himself in Wall
Street because he thinks it's the proper
thing. And here am !, instead of earning
dividends on what little knowledge do
happen to possess, sticking round with a
set OF idle egoists, simply because the old
mans got his heart set on his son being
In socletyi He won't be happy till he sees
me married to one Of these-er--women
Sometlmes---"
Morosely he ruminated on the sup.
pressed adjective for n moment. "Some-
times l fell It coming over me that the
governors liable to be happy. according
to his lights, considerably quicker than
am"
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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AN OUTSIDERS A GIRLS SRLTs1 APyENTUREs S1B N5U s
BY JOSEPH VANCE Wolf" The Brass Bowl Etc

panse Of dark mahogany, relieved at each
place by little squares Of lace and fine
linen, and In the centre by great, brazen
| bowl of vivid roses
In this strange atmosphere the outsider
maintained a covertly watchful silence
| (Which, n rarely interrupted, was alto
gether of her own selection) and was hap
PLY guiltless of any positive fault; long
prescription to the social hinterland OF
dingy observation-disclosures, SNUG quick-lunch
rooms and casual studio feeding had not
affected her nice feeling for the sensible
thing at table. She possessed. further
more, In full measure that amazing adap-
liability which Seems to be innate with
most American women of any walk in
life; whatever she might lack to her det-
riment or embarrassment she was quick
to mark learn, assimilate, and make as
much her own as II she had never been
without It,
And then-for in spite Of reassurances
persistently reiterated by Mrs. Standish
the news from New York troubled her
rofoundly-preoccupatio largely coun-
teracted consciousness through those
first few dreaded moments of Sally's mod
est social debut.
The men on either side of her she found
severally, II quite amiably, agreeable to
indulge her reticence. Savage, for one,
was secretly. she guessed, quite as much
disconnected by the reported contretemps
IN town; but he dlssembled WE'LL with
show OF whimsical evaporation because
of this emergency that tore him so soon
away from both Gosnold House and his
other neighbor at table, a Mrs. Artemas-
spirited, mercurial creature, not over
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Mr.. Lyttleton-assigned to entertain his
hostess, and (or Mrs Gosnold flattered
him) scoring heavily in that ofiice-was as
slenderly elegant and extreme gallant as
one may hope to encounter between
magazine covers. He had an indisputable
air, way with him, the eve of a killer,
u he perhaps fancied himself a trace too
fervently, something subtle in his bearing
toward Mrs. Standish fostered the suspi-
cion that he was almost fearfully sensible
of the charms of that lady.
Miss Pride, on Mrs. Gosnod's other
hand, was wiry, roam virgin who talked
too much but seldom stupidity, exhibited a
powerful vrtuosity in strange gestures,
and pointedly designated herself as a
spin ldiminutive for spinster) appa-
rently deriving from this conceit an
amusement esoteric to her audience. Smi-
larly, she INDUCED a mettlesome fancy
for referring to her hostess as dear
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