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To srr is Hainan, but to forgive la
aalte another matter.
No doubt many a wife wishes she
sad her old job back again.
Any man who boasts of bis wisdom
wouldn't do It If be had more.
A wheelbarrow Is an excellent
rehlcle la It way, but It won't push
Itaclf.
Many a man who prays for big daily
bread kicks if he dcWt get pie for
deaaert
The key of success Is within the
reach of every one, but some men are
too lazy to reach for It.
Mr. Gates says the worst has been
reached In the stock market. This Is
no cone lation to the man who reached
ft
Some of the platform builders will
doubtless Tiew with alarm too much
irrigation In the West without the con
tent of the Irrigated.
The steel trust's profits are reported
to be i2,0t),0X) a month. Why should
the stockholders in a company like
that be dissatisfied with their pres
ident? A fair estimate of yourself Is the dif
ference between what you think of
yourself and what others think of you.
A more comforting estimate, however,
and just as valuable. Is the sum of the
two.
Shakespeare received a rough blow
from some one who said a few week
ago that the poet ought to be boycot
ted by the Dutch, the Irish, the French
and the Scotch, whom he insulted. Al
most the same disy came a report thai
Mr. Carmgie had said In Loudon,
"Shakespeare taught uie more tnan all
other books put together." Mr. Carne
(! Is a Scot. The two utterances show
how wide apart men's opinions may be.
How many cloistered halls of Institu
tions of learning in the United States
are now rising or soon to be built 1 To
use a common word, the universities
and colleges, the schools of every kind,
and the libraries, are now flourishing
all over this republic with a "boom"
Mvcr surpassed or even approached.
Enormous business buildings of all
classes are seen in our centers of trade,
but culture and the highest forms of
educational development are not neg
lected. Young woman are hereafter to be al
lowed to alight from the trains of the
Boston Sc. Maine Railroad without
assistance. Some of them have com
plained that the dirty bands of tbe
brakesmen soil their white shirt-waists
Tbe brakemen are allowed to assist the
young women who nave bundle, but
-ren then they may touch only the
bundles. When the history of this cen
tury is written this new practice will
perhaps be noted as aa instance of the
recognition of a woman's ability to
take care of herself.
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Eating Is tbe greatest of all our
standard amusements. A great num
ber of people obviously est a great deal
more than tbey need, and It Is entire
ly credible that a large proportion of
the moderate esters might thrive as
well and look as handsome and work
as hard and lite as long oh a very
och restricted diet But would the
Jy tf continue unimpaired for
tb,em.? fhe native-born might rslse
plenty of children If tbey could subsist
for 11 cents a day, bat would tbey
"rkipk life was worth living on 11 cent-'
tpf' of tend a day? No, they
rouMnt
them,
T"'t la one thing that a IN
The subject of aerial navigation Is
one of never-falling Interest, particular
ly at this time, when many engineers
agree that tbe problem Is one whose
solutions may be expected in tbe near
future. Almost all engineers, however.
Tnrtner astree that the solution Wlu
-never come fJon (tie Jjfnes ftj tj)6
dirigible bajiafta,' and" that ti many In
teresting experiments with so-ciued
tfrehlps, which rely upon tbe gas bag
ij overcome the attraction ol gravita
tion, whU drawing popular interest to
tbe subject of air navigation, do noth
ing toward advancing the time when
real airships will become a possibility.
When the American fanner rises
early In the morning it Is to look over
broad and fertile acres that are his
wa. When he goes forth K is to fields
that a human being can lawfully step
pea wlthoot his consent. When be
gathers and gamera the harvest be
p what, to a vsat majority or
Bt reedy and rape do ua land
tx ens take frees him. It la all his.
1 pea gas-da ef It are to clothe and
sl kla aad hat family aad educate
V tt23rea; to be the snpport of hi
t smi the herttaj ef sua posasrlt.
t cil DTsai twery paint ei tJ)bw, it
Tl ? lav itcvCEf e fMt
1 t-:M $Zt C fc3r with
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rival professional singers, whose bus!
noss It Is to keep their voices In tlx
condition of a perfectly tuned musical
Instrument. This is the opinion ol
Emperor William, expressed to the
conductors of the German singing so-
I eietles at Frankfort recently, prelim-
Inary to the award of the prize which
he gives every year. The singers bad
practised difficult music until they
could sing It with considerable credit
to themselves, but the emperor told
them that tbey would secure more sat
isfactory results, if, Instead of trying to
Imitate the philharmonic choirs, they
were to devote theumlves t folk-songs
"You have the Khine In your vicinity,
yet who of yon -sang a Rhenish folk
song? I can only say to you that If a
single one of you had sung Men
delssohn's 'Thou Heautl 'ul ForfSt, that
would have been a real relief to us."
lie said thai he wouid have a cheap
collection of national songs published,
and hoped that the societies would slug
some of the songs next year, and
"show the world what a wealth of
poetry and art" they contained. The
emperor's advice might well be taken
by American singing societies. The
English-speaking race has not so large
a collection of people's music as Ger
many, but there is no rearm why
Americans should not sing the folk
music of the world. All races are re
presented here, and It should be pos
sible to make the music of all the races
feel at home on this continent. The
songs that are near to the hearts of tbe
people are not the elaborate composi
tions, but the simple melodies which
can be sung by a mother sitting by
her fireside. All musical crltica agree
that a ballad well sung is as artistic an
achievement as tbe correct rendering
of what one critic aptly calls the "fool
trills" In the mad scene In "Lucia." So
let us have more ballade and less trill
ing. In one of his charming stories Dr
Van Dyke remarks parenthetically that
we have often occasion to bless our
frienls for their enthusiasms. This is
a very attractive little sentence, and
gives us one more occasion to bless Dr,
Van Dyke, who Is always putting into
shape for us our unspoken thoughts.
The tnibuslasms of our friends are si
many outlets from our own narrow
lives Into tbe wide sea of experience.
But It sometimes occurs to one to won
der why it Is that more people do not
have enthusiasms. Those who are en
thusiasts, of one sort or another, are
certainly happier, certainly get more
out of life and give more to others
than the colorless people whom we all
meet too of.ea. But some people
actually seem to think enthusiasm vul
gar, not to be countenanced In polite
society! The truth Is rather that the
person without enthusiasm for some
thing Is profoundly to be pitied. And
If one Is naturally not enthusiastic
what then? But this, like all other
arts, can be cultivated. You know tbe
old rhyme:
"The world Is so full of a number of
things,
I think we should all be as happy as
kings!"
It Is zest in life, enthusiasm In ths
pursuit of some object that makes peo
ple Interesting, and that takes us out
of ourselves and makes life Interesting.
Do we not all know the uplift, the
sense of new life, of fresh power, that
comes from contact with one who Is sti
enthusiastic lover of art, of books, of
nature, of music, or even of something
quite outside our usual line of thought?
We are refreshed as by a mountain
breeze after a sultry climb, when w
meet sn enthusiastic riepJ. Are w
doing our part towaras otne;s uy gir
Ing them the Inspiration of our enthu4
slasm, or are we shutting ourselves up
to ourselves, narrowing our lives to
their most commonplace limits? It Is
one of the greatest of misfortunes to be
incapable of enthusiasm. Ve mlrs en
joyment for ourselves, and a cbanc
to brighten our frlends not to mention
the possibilities of growth If we hold
ourselves stiffly sloof from this "div!n
possession."
Carried Out His Plans.
A millionaire bad died. There hat
been great apparent grief among those
who had been most substantially re
membered. And some real for-sure re
fcet among those who bad expected
to. but hadn't got a dollar. j
The funeral was oTef. 'The million
aire's sods had gathered for confer i
ence. Among tile pet plans of tbe old j
man s declining days was a tuagnin
cent nalace on whole stvle of 'cMistruc-
tlon ne had disagreed wltfc. every oth
ef member of the family.
You will remember," said the eld
est son, choking back his emotion
wonderfully well, "that It was the last
;e.urt that we carry out every plan
he had made regarding the new
house."
"Yes." tbey groaned In chorus.
"Well, I have arranged that It be
done."
Thereupon he piled all tbe plans of
bis father's architect Into a Iarg
wsstebasket and bore them out to tb
rubbish bin In the bark alley.
"I may say truthfully that it is a
pleasure to carry out the plans, ever
though we disagreed in tbelr form
ing." replied tbe young man as he re
turned with the empty basket-Bait I
more American.
Trees Mraok by Lrfghtnlag.
A careful examination ef the tree
that are struck by llghtalag shows thai
ever half of then arc poplar, frea
this fact adaoUeta ceadade that tht
poplar baa eotae value aa a aoadactar
ef Kghtaiag. Therefore agrtcaslartata
are a4rtaad ta atast tbeee treat la the
vMafty at
Ka Bats trer aaas faeflt nM aaeOa)
TOPICS OF THE TIM ES.
A CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER
ESTING ITEMS. ;
Coamelll and Criticism Baaed llpoa
the Happenings of tha Day-Historical
aad New Note.
Some girls are like sugar sweet and
full of grit.
The man who marries for i.i ne.v cir-
talnly earns it.
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If you are the right kind of citizen
you d-.n't have to advtrtise Ui fac. j
saaerasaEics.- -
The happiest person is one who Is r?
gardbss of the fu;ure and oblivious of
the past.
The Greek cabinet has r. sign il an-l
their names look like a hnintfid out
of the hell box.
Much better results can be obtained
by paying a woman a compliment
than by trying to argue with her.
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Chicago physicians have started, the
"'Journal of Infectious Dis nscs" atil
went anxious to have ev, ryboly take
it.
There should le no objection to the
auburn treses of a woman provid it
the color does not penetrate int.) hr
tern pej anient.
Incredulous Individuals nre b gri
lling to suspect that polonium is noth
ing but o new br.akt'a-t food back, d
by a star press agent.
The center of population for the
Cnited States Is locale. I in Indians',
but Is Isn't likely to be there very
long If the mobs keep on.
A Boston laborer has fallen heir to
$2.0UMiO. B( f(. re envying him think
of the trouble he will have in gei-
'ing away from tbe people who want
:o show him how to Invest It.
The year's consumption of tobacco
in the l iiittd States alone Includes
!X'O.000,0 cigars. li. XMK-O.iskj cigar
ettes and Hsu.iKXMim pounds of man
ufactured tobacco. The one item of
;;moking and chew ing t' ba'-eo. ex
clusive of cigars, cigaretes and snuff,
registers an annual over all value of
more than S,"ViO,tXiO. In a-lditlon Film
land Miioki ;. iO.Oim.ikio. Japan .'i.nxl.
.m.i and (.'bina 1 ," i.t 0 t.i mo of
cigarettes every twelve motitj. The
outside cigarette puffing bums up 4.V
(XXMK pounds of tobacco and puts
nbout $4,Mi,00 Into the bank account
of the American grower.
Speed-craze, or speed-mania. Is d
fined as a form of disease cans il by
indulgence In too rapid motion, volun
tarily controlled, until a person loses
control of himself. The conscious
ness that there I practically no limit
to the Increase of speed possible, as
In driving sn automobile, produces a
species of Intoxication. In a serious
discussion In Faris. at the Soclete Ue
Hypnologle p de Psychologl. one
speaker dwelt upon the characttrMics
developed!)' the victims of the cra.;v
Isjastfulness, combative ne, violence,
hatred and the like. In n normal
slate the speed-maniacs have no such
peculiarities.
A series of articles bas been running
In one of the magazines desT,blngho'
two little cash girls in a department
store bought a lovely palatial Louie
for their widowed mother out of a
few years' saLpgs from their pay,
$1.40 a week each. TbfP there is the
bank ,'erk of sturdy and uncomprom
ising honesty, who, out of the savings
from his modest stipend now owns n
ten-room home on Appleblossem
street. Aj)d the scrubw-opian, whose
husband Is paralyzed, who has sav
ed enough from the floors to set him
up Id a comfortable peanut stntnl nt
the union sistlos from the proceeds
of wblcb, carefully laid away for
Twenty years, they have been enabled
to hare a home on Central park ami
a modest fifteen-room cottage at New
port. These stories are very Interest
ing, and show what can be done by a
romantic yrjting gentleman vfiih paper
and pencil, who must nli his page or
not draw his pny.
Tta Aleutian islands have been, ever
stnee'tbeir acquisition from Russia In
1 Ht 17, ilie least known territory of the
1'nlted States. There are alsmt eighty
of them, stretching from the south
western peninsula of Alaska westward
into the Pacific in a chain 1..VK) miles
iong. Their entire area Is less than
..VKI square miles, and they are In
niblted by alKiut 1,5(10 Aleuts, a race
i-cscmbilitg the North American In
dians. Few, If any, white men live
on tbe islands. It Is said by travelers
that the Aleuts are fast dying out, ow
Ing to the practice of tbe most ad
vauced vices of Imperial Rome. The
islands are mountainous, but contain
fertile vslleys. wherein grows wild
.thss peculiarly delightful to cattle
In the summer of 1901 a Washington
sueep company landed 1,010 sheep on
one of the Aleutlsn Islands as su ex
periment. It wss found this spring
that the flock bas not Increased, ow
ing to the depredations of wolves, but
hat otherwise It bas thriven. Tbe
oinpaiiy. satisfied with tbe expert
nent. proposes to land 5.000 cattle and
sheep on the archipelago and to
ake nn Derma nent pasture land. As
he world gradually becomes filled up,
tse Is found for the reglona which old
c 'graphics were wont to condemn as
lerlle. Iarren and worthless. Making
he Aleutlsn Islands a pasture la
use In point.
An "Institute" Is publishing tha fol
iwlna advertisement la some of the
1 pure for government sisitions.
openings In all departments.
Title
(iood
' salaries. Rapid promotions. Kxainina
; tlons soon. Particulars free." It may
Ik that the "institute" Wis special fa
cilities for securing these fine positions
In the government service where pro
motions will bi- rapid and everything
else will be Just lovely. If so it might
le utile to do a good business by com
municating with some of the senators
and representatives who nre worrying
because of their Inability to secure
government positions for their clamor-
(.us constituents. At the same lime it
may not be out of place here to give
a wonl of advice to young meu who
are preparing for fine openings In the
government service. Let them take
the examinations prepared by the "In
stitutes" If they can do so witliotit
reit!i(uishing their jobs on the farms
find in the grocery stores. There is no
.harm in lieing prepared to accept a
fine governmwit position In case one
happen during the next fifteen or
twenty years to lie vaeeted, but It will
be a serious mistake for any young
mail to spurn h;;rd work on the
strength of a promise that be can have
a government position with the cer
tainty of rapid promotions as soon as
be is able to pass whnl some "insti
tute" puts forth as a necessary exami
nation. Serious mistakes may be
avoid'-d if the young men who expect
to assist in running the government
will cling to their present jobs till the
papers come from Washington.
Not long ago a student in one of out
universities died and Inquiry was made
of his roommate as to the cause of
the death. "He tried to live on health
principles." was the answer, "arid he
couldn't stand it." The reply was not
so naive as appears at llrst glance.
There was profound truth In it. In
spite of the contradiction. If the ad
vice of various physicians and other
authorities on matters pertaining to
health were followed there would be
nothing left to eat or drink. Dr.
Wiley, chemist for the department of
agriculture, says "the devil lurks In
the s;U '.VHier futiniain and iced ten
Is simply suicide." In the same breath
be calls attention to, the danger that
lurks hi vegetables grown on or under
ground which has been exposed to con
tamination by sewage, city waste or
garbage. The free use of meat Is con
demned in hot weather, and even the
vegetables grown under healthy condi
tions are denounced as watery and In
nutritions. Milk Is dangerous, even
though the cow Is knoivn and her en
vironment declared favorable, for who
knows what latent seeds of disease
lurk in her system, the Inheritance
from remote ancestry! Cereals are
condemned as satisfying the apctite
and flesh -producing, but affording lit
tle vitality and not to Is- depended on
as A steady diet. What are we to
drink? Nothing containing alcohol, of
course, and no soft drinks, for w ho can
tell what poisonous concoctions are
bidden In the sparkling fluid? (Mi no
account Is one to drink water before It
Is analyzed, for If the devil lurks In
Iced tea the deadly microbe Is waiting
his chance in the water. The only
safety seem to lie In total abstinence
from eating and drinking. Fortunately
humankind was Ikihi with a propensity
for forbidden fruits, and there is iittie
danger that the advice of chemists and
physicians w ill be followed ts strictly.
Most people will defy "health prlnel
pies" and live in spite of the doctors.
CELTIC TREA8URE ROMANCE
British .V use ii at Making a fight for
J'rchUtoric Helic.
An attempt to dispossess the British
mtfcum of certain Celtic ornament
w b ch they recently acqnhed will U
made, says the London Kx press.
T!)V d 'spitted articles In tills txt a ir
diuary case which the treasury liring
against a state Institution consist ol
halt a (i.ozM; beautiful rxampies ol
Celtic work In gold. Including a mns
lve, bowl, n luodol of a war galli-oi
fitted wltli si bis, row-locks and uais
and a wonderful collar of twbted gox
wire such as was worn by the kings
aril leaders of mm nearly 2.11 ye.n
ngo.
I'hee had lain burled for eeutiirh-f
In the northwest of Inland wlvit ,i
farm lab rer turned them up w bib
plowing In l'Mi. They passed ftou
band to hand, until the British mns
cniii bought ill in for
On tln-e relics the Irish academy hi
Dublin assert that It has first claim
but w halevir the menus of pos-cs-l ir.
the Urilish museum cannot dispiw if
any acquisition, unless It be a diirfcai
except by act of parliament.
The British museum den ires tht
aiilc.es are treasure irove. i ne irisn
aeaih my declares they are not. Kveii
if tliev are not treasure trove, rcjolnl
the museum, they are not necessarily
Irish. It is quite )sstlble that they
wr,- run led back to Ireland by a pre
historic free-hooter after one of hi
periodical plllaglngs of Saxon caslhs.
Fluallv. a n irliainen ary eoiiimltte
advised a trwisury action.
In the meantime the Irish academy i
pauper compared with the British
museum and complains that the latter
comoetee unfairly with If. Whnfevei
the oufonie of the pending trlnl,
policy of symsthellc co-operation be
tween the museum authorities of Kng
land. Ireland and Scotland Is likely
to be enforced by the government.
Neck aad Neck.
"Let me write tbe songs of a natlor,
and I care not who makes Its laws,'
sikl the musical young man.
"Oh, I dont know," replied the prac
Ileal young man. "I guess there art
about aa ms ii y ragtime laws aa then
are ragtime songs." Comfort.
Those microbes la Ik lee cream Boat
ouhnuts.
Half a cupful of butter, one cupful
and a half of sugar, four cupfuls of
flour, three eggs, two teaspismfuls of
baking M)wdcr. half a cupful of milk.
a little iiiact- anir grafed tiiittiicg. Mix
the sugar and butter, with the spices,
together until very light. Add to this
the sifted flour, through which the
baking iwwder has been stirred, with
tin- miik and eggs. Place a portion of
the dough on the pastry-board, which
has been thoroughly floured, and roll
the dough a little less than a quarter
of an inch thick, uml w ith a ring cut
l! in round cakes. Have a siitlicietit
plant ity of lard in a saucepan in
which to float the cakcx, but it must
be boiling hot. Dmp in four or live
akes, or more If the saucepan is large
enough not to crowd them, and let bull
tint) a light brown all over. They
will require about five minutes, and
when done will have risen to form a
round ball. They should lie turned
several times in the boiling fat while
cooking to brown them evenly. When
cold they may lie rolled in fine sugar
or left plain, as the taste may be.
Croquette of Macaroni,
Boil n quarter of a pound of Italian
macaroni in salted water for twenty
live minutes. Drain, and put It In n
saucepan with a good ounce of butter,
half an ounce of Parmesan cheese and
a quarter of an ounce of cooked
smoked tongue cut Into small pieces
and one trultlo cut the same. Toss all
together, then change it to a well but
tered santoire, spreading the prepara
tion one Inch thick on the bottom.
Cover with a buttered paper, press It
well down and put away t() cool. Cut
tl, preprathjr, vvlib a plain paste-cut
ler into six parts: roll each one in
grated Parmesan chii'se, dip In beaten
egg and roll 111 grated fresh white
bread crumbs. Fry in very hot fat
for four minutes, drain well and serve
in n hot dish with a folded napkin.
Palled Cora.
Boll the corn on the cob until the
mns ccnws to flow win'ii the grain
is pricked. With a sharp knife cut off
the com a tul pack in a stone jar with
alternate layers of salt. Have each
layer of corn two inches deep, then
put on that a layer of salt half an
inch thick. Let the top layer be of
salt laid on twice as deep as the lower
strata. Press smooth and pour care
fully over all melted but not really hot
lard. Cut a round of parafliu paper
(lie sl.e of the moiitli of the jar and
press this on the lard. Keep In a
cool place. Of course this corn must
Se soaked all night lieforv using.
Pea Vinp,
For pea soup, sliell a quart of tea.
Boll them until soft Jn one and n half
pints of water, adding a few of the
pod to give flavor. Hull them through
a sieve. Add bne quart of beef slock,
one teaspoonftil of sugar and popster
and salt to taste. I-t them come just
to a boil, then add half a pint of good
cream and serve. Some good cooks
advise putting a bit of soda with old
peas to make them tender and give
them a grKKl color, but this Is not ad
visable. If they have reached that ex
tremity tbey are only fit for soup. A
little sugar Is ofteu added with sdran
'Bge, to replace natural sweetness.
Hlachberrr Vinegar.
Mash the berries, and when reduced
lo a pulp add enough vinegar to cover
them. Set in a warm place near the
stove twelve hours, stirring every two
houtw. Strain and press. Add as
many mashed berries to the vinegar as
It contained before, cover and leave
In the same warm place for six hours
more. Strain, measure tbe juics add
half as much water as you hStK Juice
and stir into this five and a half
pounds of granulMtf'd sugar for every
quart and a pint of liquid. Bring slow
ly to a tioll. ts)ll Dp hard once, strain,
hottle, cork ami seal,
Uoatrd Krrs'.i fork.
Take three- pounds of fresh loin
snk; season two hours before needed
with two good pinches of salt and one
good pinch of pepper, well distributed.
Put it Into a roasting pan with half
a cupful of water, place It In the oven
and let roast for fully one nnd a half
hours, being careful fo baste It fre
quently with Its own gravy. Remove
It to a hot dish, skim tbe fat from the
gravy, strain the lean part over the
roust, and serve.
Canned Mhabarb,
Cut the rhubarb Into Inch lengths
without peeling. Weigh, and to every
pound of the rhubarb allow three-quar
ters of s iu nd of granulated sugar.
Put the sugar over me nre with a
very little water snd IsjII to a thin
simp, skimming frequently. Turn In
tbe rhubarb and cook for Ave minutes.
With a perforated spoon remove tbe
rhubarb, pack Into jsrs, (III with the
Milting sirup and lit on airtight covers.
Hoft Molasaaa Cake,
Oue cupful of sugar, two-thirds of a
cupful of sour cresin, one cupful of
New Orleans molasses, three eggs, tba
grated rind of a lemon, and one and a
third teaapoonfuis or soda. If soar
milk Is used Instead of cream, use a
whole cupful of butter. This cake
?aa be flavored ta suit, also fruit add
d, bat la all reaea It mast not be
Aimed oat of the ana antll nearly
AT BELLBOY'S MERCY.
Gneata of New Tork Holela Klpo.ed
lo a New Vo-z. ' Nuisance.
Guests of New York hotels are prac
tically at the mercy of beliliys. so far
us small articles of appu.vl are con
cerned. They can prated their jew
elry and other valuable pnerty, but
cravats, hiiiidktrchlefs. It-Miks and such
tilings are the treasure trove of the
li llb.y. utile' he happens lo be hon
est nt'oiigh not to take a thing merely
been use he wans It. The fact that
more thin s ef insignlib vlii worth do
not dis.ipp.m- s pns.f of the h-octy
of the a v el age bellboy.
lU'llbojs are ing.iged for hotels not
through any agency or intelligence
office. They go fioiu li'iKl to noiei
a-klng fir ctiq I iviiient winn they
have lo-t their work. It Is a peculiar
ity of the class that lin y Hog to ho
tel work, whatev.r ditliculty I hey have
In finding a place. They always want
to remain In apso-ity or another
about a lion I.
There Is a local tiswicin im ( Ut'-
keip.-r mIh !!! itvor to protect iti'in-
H-lves against thievish servants by
riHHlis of a di t .ctive bureau that sends
weekly bnll'Mi.H to a I Its sub-" rib-rs.
These describe the b lib iys. chamber
maid or wa te who lone been found
guilty of tin ft. tell of their p.'ctlll irl-tii-sof
iiiinii rami pirsoii.il up entnncrf
and id ntify them accurately enough
to keep other IciH N from employing
them. For even alt r they have been
discharged and p ssibly exposed as
thieves the fascination of hotel work
is so strong fur them that they will
run the risk of being caught rather
than try at some other lit e of work.
(Juewt in hotels may lock their door
and do what they will with Ih dr keys.
Hut. sate when they t , in their
r.-om. t hey can never be sure that the
belli!,, cannot come In.
Fr. qtiently pass keys are s nt for
and the boys bring tln-m. The keys re
main In their possession until they re
tain to the otlice. and during that lime
there is ample opportunity f-r tln in to
mLer any room they want to. pick up
any little object t!::.t r.isy !. '.ving
about and tin n go dow n to the office.
Thefts of that kind can never ! pre
vented by the hotel management, and
the "guests are able lo piotect them
selves only by locking everything up.
In nine out of ten discharges frmi ho
tels the Isiys are sent away for th-ft. '
They are usually the brightest and
most elllcleiit. at tint. New York
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DISAPPEARING AMG fOH SIOKLS.
If there is any one feature of n store-
which deliaets from Its appearance
more than another It Is the decrr.ition
of tbe front with dilapidated and
faded awning. This may answer ail
purposes as far as kei Ui off the sun
and rain, but Its condition is sure to
prove a deiriuniit to the slor. In
some ineisiiie this lias li 'i n lmpr.)Vu
upon by the permanent metal aw nings;
et thene must lender the interior of
the store dark and gio my. and neccs-
fcltate the use f nrtlhfi::! Ugh! oli
louily days. Now, a compromise be
tween the two ideas has made Its ap
pearance, tio.tiing less than a metal f,"
awning, w hich ui'i b project d over
the pavement or withdrawn nl will.
In the illiiktmi! m is prcs -iticd a sec-
SI.IHKS INTO TUB llt'lMUNO.
tlonal view of a store fr.uif, with the-
awning partly projected over the pave
ment, showing the manner In which It
Is oix-ruted by the crank nnd gitirlng.
A horizontal shaft extends across tin
face of the building, wbh gear wi is
at either end. meshing with racks on
the awning supports. The latter pass
through openings in Hie front of the
building betwien the lirst and sec ind
stories, w ith gul Ic on toe Inner. sides
of the walls lo elide the supMiits into
the space provided for them. The
guide also serve lo carry the weight
of the MWtilug when II Is protected,
this Isdug accomplished by simply
turning tlu crank, as Is done In ma
nipulating the cloth nwnlngs now in
use.
Frlcdrleh Thorns of San Frnnclso
Cal., Is the Inventor.
Hilling lo lo Overtime.
A manufacturer In the west of F.ng
land, anxious that his hands should
keep Christmas In n proper spirit, told
them that If tbey went to church on
that day tbey should receive their
wages Just the same as if they bad
been st work. Shortly after the ad
dress a deputation of solemn fared em
ployes waited upon ibelr chief. "We're
wlllln' to attend church," said the
spokesman, "nnd If ye can see your
way to pnyln' u oven line we're willhr
to attend the chapel In lb;1 evening."
An riplcure.
you asnt to go
"Dout
luck to
Africa?"
"No, mih," answered .Mr. Krasins
Plnkley. "I did favor de projeck till.
I took up de study of iiiiIiuhI bisbiry.
I finds dat while ostrlclns Is a heap
bigger dan chickens dey Isn't "Ifh as
food to eat." Washington Mar.
What a goad many people need It.
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