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are famous for their gallantry, ara
they dot? Myself, l have always \
liked them" The smile rose to
her wise penetrating eyes. and
Claverirg colored like schoolboy.
Then it faded and her face looked
suddenly rigid. 81 wonder" she
muttered, then turned her back
abruptly. You must not forget
your cocktail. And dinner has
been announced"
Mr.. Dinwiddie made prctext OF
slipping his cocktail as the three
raised their glasses simultaneous
lys to their hostess. She had de-
clined to join them. with little
grimace. perhaps in time ] may
become American enough to like
your strange connections, but so
far l think cocktails have a really
horrid taste. Shall we go IMP
The Judge offered his arm with
the formal gallant air he could as
sumo at will and the other men
followed at a discreet distance:
her shimme ring gown had long
tail. Mr.. Dinwiddie's eyes seemed
to bore into that graceful swaying
back, but he was not the man to
discuss his hostess until he had
left her house, and Clavering could
only wonder what conclusions
were forming in that avid cynical
old brain.
The dining-room, long and mar.
row, was at the back Of the hall
and extended along the entire
width OF the large house. Like the
hall, it was panelled and dark, an
IMPOSING room hung with family
portraits. A small table at the end
looked like a fairy oasis. 1t gilt.
tered and cleaned and the flowers
were mauve, matching the tall
wand-like candles.
Il do hope, Madame Zattiany."
said Mr.. Osborne, as he took a seat
at her left, that you won't sue
cumb to the prevailing mania for
white. and paint out this beautiful
old walnut. Too many OF our
houses look entirely too sanitary:
One feels as If he were about to be
shown up to ward, to be received
by q hospital nurse with warning
not to speak too loud" There was
no chill formality in his mien as he
bent over his young and beautiful
!, hostess.
"Ah, you forget this is Countess
, Zattiany's house." she said, smih
} ing. But / will admit that 4 l..
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GENERATIONS ABOUT THE SAME
During

One generation is about the same as another During
}2 nearly 243 million shares Of stocks were bought and
I'D on the New York Stock Exchange. Practically three
mes as much as in 1913 that easygong year before the
ar started ~
And yet digging into old newspaper files, we find that
yer 265 million shares of stock traded in 1901 "
EEL being born them and the possibilities IN other hes
uched a match to the gambling instinct.
As far 1882 the number of shares of stock chang
q hands on the New York Exchange was nearly half as
g as in 1928.
The country grew lot in those 41 years. Make your
mparsons relative with this in mind, and you'll begin to
onder if Americans weren't bigger gamblers ago than
,ev are now Of course, there wash sales
The lure of easy money-the desire to get something Tor
thing-never loses its strength Many cave man lost
life taking chance on being able kill bigger beast
an ever had been killed before.
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LETTER FROM LESLIE PRESCOTT
tn RJ1TH ELLINGTON

~ NJ II LLLAA>u1oA
I'm dashing you off letter in the
greatest haste, my dear Ruth, for
l am expecting father and mother
at any moment.
did not go to the train to meet
them for oh how 1 hate to be either
welcomed or babe farewell at the
train unless one is going on long
visit. Even then a train letter, or
something that will Deguile the Jour-
ney in the way of books sent down
to the station or the boat, to my
mind is much better.
Mr.. Struble telephoned me this
morning that you were to make the
best possible bargain with that man.
For the pearls I sold, dear, I got
three thousand dollars apiece. I
think you could make bargain with
him for about four, not more than
FIVE. But Karl has cabled that Mr..
Struble is to buy back the pearl at
! any price.
am sending you with this letter
certified check from Struble = &
Struble for ten thousand dollars. You
will get this cashed and pay out
as much as you need and return the
rest to me. l will see that they get
it returned to them.
Ruth, l have a hunch, that Brad
ford woman is going to make lot
of trouble. She has been shopping
around this hotel all this day and
vet she ostentatiously declines to let
me speak to her.
How absolutely bad, positively good
women can be!
/ don't mind telling you, dear, that
wish l were going abroad will
mother and dad. The baby is ar
>angel and I'd like to show him tt
Alice. The little mink, I shall shake
her we'll when I see her.
The whole town is plastered will
bills with Miss -Periar's name il
big letters. They are playing a
the Rialto which is one of the larg
est moving picture places here.
think III go and see it if / get
chance, although don't want to tax
mother and dad. Even as unsophis
ticated as they are, they might hav
suspicious, blessed dears.
i am glad the business is going o
so we'll but / knew it would. In tn
first place every woman in town wi
want to see Mrs. Harry Ellingto
and how she takes her husband
!. absconding and betrayed. (Wh,
!. cats we all are!) After you get the
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Fire Destroys =
Business Places

Golva, n. D., jap. 14.-Fire here
early Thursday destroyed the Gdva
Meat Market, owned by Balow &,
KERN. and the hardware store of
Theodore Maanum together with
contents.
Balow e. KERN estimate their less
on stock and building at $4,000, with
half insurance.
Maanum estimates his loss on
stock and building at $4,000, partly
insured
The fire is supposed to have start
ed from an overheated stove SIN the
butcher shop. fri
Fire fighting apparatus was made
auate to cope with the blaze. but 1t
saved adjoining buildings.
Beach fremen lent their assist
ance.
The best part of the business sec
ton was saved by a fire wall. But
all stores and bank were cleared
of contents, entailing considerabl.
loss in the hasty moving.
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Mary than ever. Nile-green was
her favorite color"
She greeted the Judge and Claw
sring with her slight Pickering
smile and then turned to the other
two men.
This must be Mr.. Osborne, as
Judge Trent pointed out Mr.. Din
widdie to me one day on Fifth Ave-
nue.. 1t was kind of you both to
come in this informal manner. /
appreciate it very much"
Her manner was a little like that
Of princess giving audience, CLAW.
ering refected,a manner enhanced
by her slight accent and profound
repose, the negligent lifting Of her
hand to be kissed; and as she
stood graciously accepting their
expressions Of unhoped for felicity
she looked less American, more
European, than ever. But Claver.
ing wondered for the first time If
that perfect repose were merely
the expression of a profound indif-
ference. almost apathy. but
no, She was too young for that,
however the war may have scared
her: and she was smiling spon-
taneously. there was genuine
note of pleasure in her voice as she
turned to him.
1T was more than kind of you
to watch my house until the po-
licepan came" she said on lower
key II was really alarmed when
remembered that broken window
and all those dreadful stories in
the newspapers. But you kept
watch beneath my windows like a
preux chevalier and ! felt safe"
II felt rather a. fool iftthe truth
be told" Her eyes had a curiou.
exploring look and Clavering felt
unaccountably irHtateds in spite
of all that her words implied. "rt
have done the same If You hat
been old and withered. Served me
right. should have thought be
fore | left the house to telephone
for a watchman" y
"Ah! Quite 80. American mel
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one Of your emi-transparent georg-
cite night dresses to look as beau
tiful as that perfect little Venus
upon which you show them. (Nhat
foolish cyclists we all are!)
Was that what Paula Perier used
to do when they called her a models
If so it is no wonder she decided to
go into moving pictures.
! hear dad and mother at the door.
Goodby. Lovingly,
LESLIE.
Copyright, 1928, NEA Service, 1ncD
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were mine l should make few
changes. White was quite 10
mode in London long before the
war, but, myself, l never liked it"
Judge Trent sat opposite his
hostess at the round table. She
had placed Mr.. Dinwiddie and MIR.
Osborne on either side of her,
smiling at Clavering. II am sorry
I do not know any young ladies'"
she said graciously, although there
was twinkle in her eye. you
look rather lonesome"
"Why should he?" growled Din
widdie. HE is young and you are
young. The rest Of us are the ones
to feel out Of it."
Not bit Of It! Not bit Of
it," exclaimed Judge Trent. "You
forget that Madame Zattiany has
lived in Europe since infancy.
She's talked to elderly statesmen
all her life"
well, we're not statesmen, the
Lord knows" Dinwiddie could al.
ways be relied on to make the OBJ.
vious retort. thought Clavering, al.
Though it must be admitted that he
was seldom with none at all. But
you must have seen more young
men than old during the war,
Madame Zattiany. understand
that Mary turned her palace in
Buda Pesth into a hospital and
that you were her chief assistant"
"Thatis quite true, and had by
no means confined myself before
that to elderly statesmen; but l
had almost forgotten what a young
man on his feet looked like before
the war finished. Or Society, for
that matter. My one temptation to
enter Society here would be the
hope Of forming a relief organ;za.
} tion-drive, do you call it?-for the
T starving children of Austria. Rus.
sian children are not the only pitt.
} able objects in Europe. and after
ALL the children of civilized coun.
) tries are Of more value to the fu.
ture OF the world"
Ito Be Continued)
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~ :
SINS
PAP Err
ADVERTISING.

cabins, where boys who want to be-
come presidents may be born. No
extra charge for few rails to split.
Plenty of infnities to split. Cherry
trees everywhere for the young pres
idential timber. Hatchets free. G..
W. Lincoln, Inc.
Rubber rolling pins for women
who love their husbands are sold at
the Live and Let Live Store.
EDITORIAL.
This is the age of speed. Just be-
fore you get up in the morning you
are due at work.
Once it took man years to drink
himself to death. Now he can do
it with one drink.
Auto drivers go at breakneck
speed and break their necks.
We make love quicker, even
though it doesn't last as long.
But it still takes a woman 80
years to reach the age of %.
BAD MANNERS.
Pick the bones out Of the fish. 1t
is considered ill-bred to pick them
out of your neck.
SOCIETY.
Miss Gurgle broke rib while sit
ting out, with Mr.. Goodgosh at the
charming dance last evening. Al
though she looks dencate it was Mr..
Goodgosh's rib she broke.
The Oysters are tickled to an
nounce the engagement of then
crazy-looking daughter, Pearl.
DRESS DON'TS.
Most men think a sensibly dressed
woman looks foolish.
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.C[OM||
m E w 8
RIG STEW IN POLITICAL POT

BIG STEW IN POLITICAL POI
Politics differ from the common or
garden variety ofticks. Let politics
bite a man and he seldom loses ms
itch for office. This itching often
starts with an itching palm and
brings on an epidemic Of handshak-
ing.
But in "a presidential race it af-
fects the head first. Many heads
are being scratched now.
Even heads having nothing IN
them are being scratched.
WEEKLY BOOK REVIEW.
We have just finished The Cook
Book. It is book every woman
should read We recommend 1t most
highly. However, there are many
brilliant paragraphs that even men
will enjoy We were so thrilled by
its brilliant description of an Eng
.ish plum pudding that We went out
and ate some ham and eggs.
lo,k.np is an art. 1t is the art
If interior decorating.
HOME HELPS.
II you tdhe ioaNi' 40 '
him nice he will go home and get
his kinfolk.
SPORTS.
The latest indoor sport is Man
Jongg. We say latest because our
neighbors play it all night.
When we first heard of Man
Jongg we thought it either nanny
song or Chinese food.
You might make out an income
tax from Nah Jongg directions bu'
YOU can't play the game.
Nah Jongg is only dominoes with
delirium tremens.
HEALTH HINTS.
Cough drops will not make the
whooping cough drop. Get a doc
for if Won give q Whoop
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GLANDOLOGISTS

At meeting gland specialists, boy of 10 is exhibited
,ree years ago he was in an institution for the feeble
inded His trouble suggshness of the pituitary gland
side the skull He given pituitary extract-and TO-DAY
, is a normal child and bright and healthy.
Cases like this form the most important field OF the gan-
ogsts Rejuvenating WORKOUT old is interesting
in world vaudeville, but of secondary Importance VI
urse one must admire them for volunteering to be the sub
cts of uncertain experiments
Operating the brain isn't in it, for delicacy and un-
rtantv. compared with most tnkerng with the glands
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EDITORIAL REVIEW

Comments g.pIoouceo IN Lhis
the opinion Of The Tribune. They
are p Hsented here in order that
our readers may have both sides
Of important issues which are
being discussed in the press OF
the day.
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ADVENTURE or
THE TWINS


Well, everybody got back safely to
Daddy Gander Land-a Ii except
Mother Goose. who said she would
be delayed an hour or so on account
of having to call on the weather
man.
But even that didn't leave Daddy
Gand.r much time for all he had to
do. He hadn't expected his wife
home for week.
"My goodness" he exclaimed to
the Twins. "It's very good thing
that we ran into her when we did.
never like to have her come home
without sending me word and that's
something she doesn't always do
Everybody knew what Daddy
meant. He meant the big sign
which said Mother Goose-Her
Land" when Mother Goose was at
home, but on the other side o.
which Daddy had printed Daddy
Gander-His Land" while she was
away. And that side was always
out when Mother Goose was away
up in the sky. and Daddy tossed
things with a high hand then.
well have to turn the sign
around the way it belongs said
Daddy anxously, looking at the sky
Mother may be back any minute. "
Away went Daddy and the Twins
and Tom Tinker to fix it, when sud
denly a telegram fell right at
Daddy's feet The telegram read:
Daddy Onder - Mother Goose
Land-Earth:
Can't get home today. Wealth
erman gone visiting and cant
find him. Will have to stay and
watch the rain-barrels so they
don't splash over and spoil the
circus. Best love.
! Mother Goose.
well, we'll, we'll! l guess there's
no hurry them" said Daddy Gan
der as he folded the telegram
Mother Goose had dropped out OF
the Sky, and stuck it in his pocket
Come on. We can 60 to the circus
yet. It's just about ready to be-
gin"
The big tent was nearly full when
they got there. There were thu
Tweedles their faces scrubbed 81
they shone like milk-pans. Ant
there were the Peterses-for since
he got such a lecture of stinginess
Peter irSf 5een very generous will
his wife! And the Pipers and thu
DAVIS and the Shaftoes and thu
Hearts and the Horners and Blue
and Dumplings and everybody.
Daddy and the Twins and Ton
Tinker had to sit on the loves
board, right next to the ground. Blu
it was loads of fun. The clowns di'
hand-springs right in front of them
and all sorts Of funny things t
make them laugh, And when til
monkeys came along, racing o
pigs, the twins could almost f,av
touched them, they were so close
But what do you think! The Ell
cus-man came up and whispered t
Daddy Gander thu one of the bare
back riders was. sick and they woul
have to leave off her act.
: Nancy heard HIN.
81 have my magic shoes and i
love to ride horse" she declared
ooh, please, so let mel"
And so it happened that Name
put on fluffy skirts and a shin
crown and rode big white nor!
in the circus.
And to this day the people
4 Daddy Gander Land say she W;
the best they ever saw.
n Ito Be Continued. -
y Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc
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trustees and managers have decided
that the Stock Exchange shall have
a coat Of, arms aiE to itself.
The College Of .Hsfalds has sub
mitted a design do 1 tRe sssaa authorities
and should this ssswsapPfoved the
great bargaining house in -Throgmor-
ton, Street will have its own her
a1dic insignia. J..
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LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
WILL HAVE COAT OF AR

London, Jan. 14.-After having
been in existence. for $50 years, the
London Stock Exchange has realized
that it is just as important as most
of the other great city corporations
which have their coats Of arms so the
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CHINESE THRIFT

/ Wong Lee Chinese laundryman, dies in New Haven
Dnn It's revealed that he saved $4,000 in 20 years inc
5000 represents considerably sefdeplal than most
probably Wong had hoped to back to China in ms
age where his savings would have several times as much
Eiaized which seems to be worldwide tendency. His
a interesting chiefly because it answers the question:
lw1 much a Chinese laundryman saves.
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zaah9can8ze&

there it is very easy thing to make
the fat ones and the living skeletons
and the ugly ones and the deformed
think they will only have to buy
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DECEPTION

An old man died the other day in Newark N j. Doctors
Id him he had only few hours to live He said he could
happy he that his who hit the trail for the
ill., Well old Dan had learned to read So his wife
nded with tears brought in postcards and pretended
ey from the boy taking the messages as she READ
oud. =, , :.
The old man died happy, deception alone could do it.
A on the other shore and knows the truth PROBABLY
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LUXURY

Genius is forever busy deyisng ways to extract money
bm the wealthy. Stores display leather case holding
Iza clothes Of solid vo"y The price is $500
~ Tho nearest approach to this we saw 5000
lclet memo pad in ewecrusted gold case We wondered
e time # the ultimate would have over 35 cents
birth Of thoughts to jot downs --.-.~-
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Frank Gale. Piano Tuning.
Phone Annex Hotel. No. 573.
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wears hs3 look ~ :szmeneas 6s1 Woman snlS
)-BLlAcK OXEN;
u GERTRUDE KTHERTON

with Associated First National
Pictures Inc version produced by Frank
lIovd with corinne Griffith as Countess zattiany.
by
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A THOUGHT

Who is this that darkemth coun-
sci by words without knowledge
Job 1892.
As it is the mark of great minds
to say many things in a few words
so it is that of little minds to use
many words to say nothing.-La
Rochef oucauld. .eE.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-12

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New Britain herald., 1924-05-12

We believe you will admit that for variety of patterns and wide price range, our stock has never be e n equalled in Hartford. We call special attention to our new Occasional Chairs, and Chesterfield Davenports.
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hand grasping tomfselery of the
professional introducer, so prevalent
today.
For the honor of the Chinese code
demands that if No. introduces
No. 2 to No. 3 and if No. subse
quently incurs bad debt with No.
3, then. No. l is honor-bOund to
make good the loss No. has sus-
tanned.
This was told to me down in
Chinatown. e.. -. ..
Broadway. Noon. The crowd moves
sluggishly. Sand still in eyes Of
many. Theatrical people are late
risers. Disheveled chorus girls dash.
ing from a mornings rehearsal to
snatch a bite of lunch. That girl
looks familiar. I'm positive she's
from my home town. Pardon me,
miss, but aren't you Mildred Mauch.
No? Well, I'm sorry. Don't be angry.
I'm not a masher. But you look
just like a little girl l saw growing
up back in Lafayette, Ind. You did.
You are. You remember me, now?
Well why the high-hat, then? Oh.
! you've changed your name. l see,
Virginia Moore. Theatrical business
Ell? Forgotten your own name al
ready. Sure, understand. Let's 60
have lunch and talk about the home
folks. What's in name after all
r| Stephen flanagan.
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WHEN YOU GO BACK HOME
By Albert Apple

It is the unwrten law of every Hindu that he shall
visit the place his birth least once every IL years. Dam
Gopal Muker writes in the Atlantic Monthly.
He advances the novel theory that wave OF homeslck
ness comes to people cycles periods II years apart
How does this match your own experience?
trip to the Old Home Town after absence of IL
wears is nearly always Disappointing dismal The
thrill of authorization train touring auto
nears the destination where your childhood staged
You find many new buildings though lot OF the old
land marks remain.
The big change is in the people Friends Of long
have scattered the far points of the compass Many have
passed on eternity Of those who have remained in the
Old Home Town only few "the ever. Others
have changed 80 much that you hardly recognize them
1t interesting to observe how Bill has improved and
Walter deteroraed The brightest boy in school, like
not will be found holding down unlmportant job at low
pay The supposed Ounce may starte by his great
cess.
The net result conclusion that very few people turn
out as others expect they will Time is the acid test 1t de-
stroys the weak unearhs and eevates the strong.
On your visit to the Old Home Town you meet child
hood chum After little coaching, he remembers your
IDENTITY You talk the old days and exchange ideas and
PHILOSOPHERS of life
Gradually you study the of long ago. sense
that you talking to IS per cent different than
the one you formerly knew,
Time has changed his body his thinking his character
And you to him, have undergone great change.
Personality is not fixed and permanent thing. 1t
changes much time that it's doubtful if we'd
recognize present associates at all if met them 500
from other world. Or SO years from
on earth.
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New York, Aug. 6.-Tons of steel
Orders fell when a derrick lifting
them to the top Of History build
ing broke.
Arthur Brown, walking beneath,
was buried beneath the debris. Hun
dreds crowded to the scene. Brown
walked calmly from beneath the
wreckage, which had fallen in such
a manner as to make protection
wall for him. Only his clothes were
dusty. " -" x!
A newspaper photographer, near
at hand, induced Brown to pose in
the spot on which the heavy Orders
had fallen.
Just as Brown started to. the spot,
the remaining half of the derrick
and more girdersF fell at his side.
Brown finally posed for the pic
tures--a block; away. :,
While the boys of New York play
marbles the girls play jacks.
Just as the boys have been having
big tournament for several years
the girls are engaged in a tourney
this year.
1t promises to be an interesting
competition.
Cinnamon are wary as to introduc
ing two countrymen.
None of this hokum back-slapping
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If you don't believe people still
eat onions stick your nose into a
cheap picture show and sniff.
Cigarets are growing more pop
ular than cigars because hugging
people is liable to break cigars.
Proper dancing is fine art, says
an Ohio minister, and the police say
improper dancing is fine.
Things could be worse. Just sup
pose you had to lather your lawn
before cutting the grass.
Expert says there are about five
million rats in America, so you
might read this to your cat.
Summer will be over in few
more weeks. Long may it stay
over.
Nature cares for animals. You
never see a gold fish tanning.