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run. &LiAi. tiitxijcuxAJi, jruicix.AJM. .'mai: its, mis. jm n So Says Noted Algerian Who Reveals Secrete o Oriental Face CC "TV WAN may He witn TV k,-ms face will reveal It." So says Dinh Gilly. tne noiea - gerl.n baritone, now In New through an Interpreter. totfof Ori ental methods of readin the thought. In the face. . -I cannot understand why Ameri cans do not seek to cultivate their In tuitions concerning character." said Oilly. "and allow themselves to he con vinced that certain trends of thought are invariably portrayed In bold letters In the human countenance. It would save so much time and money. New York women who spend hours In the companionship of poodles and Pomer anians would find studying faces much more Interesting. "It Is not easy to read character, al though nearly every individual under stands a few Infallible signs. The nov Ica knows that a certain kind of pinched expression denotes meanness or avarice, tnat vacant ej L mindedness. that bulgy sacs beneath the .11. .imifT talkativeness an m.nt.l enersv and that a prominent nose with a prowuneed bridge shows independence, self-esteem and. in some cases, rare combativeness. Everyone knows a sqoara chin - J...MnlnMfl1L tint feW OlS- -i i.i. k.iirMTi it and a kind 01 prominent chin which Invariably spells insipidity. There Is vastly more to learn of the subject however. The eyes and mouth tell more to the physiognomist than other features, and all are modified In one way or another In their revelations according to the relative values ground In the entire face. . . "The trained Oriental sees at a glance that which requires close .rrunltv by the majority of physiog nomists, and It becomes second nature tar htm to analyze tne laces 01 moso whom he meets, though the latter are never made conscious of his examina tion. . "There is nothing egotistical or cold kinndmi in habitual face reading." added nfilv In rrsnonse to an inouiry. "It Is simply self-protection. The tongue miT lie. but the face never lies. vmkinnA KnrHslons are apparent ti iha nrnn vhn makes a study of them .nit comes to know what is natural nd what nur be expected.' The singer was asked If he believed Individuals of a type always evince the AmA characteristics. -Tvr-es afford a certain basis for study." he replied, "but they are chiefly valuable as Indices or temperament, assuming that you mean types of com plexion. I have seen twins who were roost unalike In their tendencies, from all outward appearances of manner, and as they grew older they reflected the Influences of different associations to such a marked degree that the facial resemblance finally became quite re mote." Da you not find much that Is con tradictory In the characters of friends as you come to know them betterT" w t Aked. "Naturally. Every one is a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. All that contributes to concentrating the life forces on en lightenment, honest work and good will Is symbolized In the former personi fication; all that Is out of focus. In the latter. It must be that which pre dominates In the Individual which gives a clue to his soul's Identity through the face." . "Have you never seen a man whose face was masklike and conveyed no expression of anv kind?" "To be sure. Such men are the eas iest to understand. They are usually either stores or simple minded persona Many of the latter are given credit for being the former, but one can know them by the Influence which may be easfly exerted by others. Such persons may be great powers fer good or fer 111 more often the latter, many think." "Caa you always become awara tf na tn conversation with you haa ul terior motive of any kind V Gilly laughed heartily. "In -nine cases out of ten. perhaps." he said presently. "But you are Intro ducing conversation. An Understanding of the face would doubtless tell no more than the spoken words. How spe cious; or false another's expressions may be should be -determined princi pally by the speech Itself, for the most dishonest looking man Is at times most honorable tn his dealings. Simply because I may read habitual deceit in another I cannot Justly turn a deaf ear to all be may say. I pity many liars, because most of them are born rather than developed by circumstances. "The study of children Is especially Interesting. I have found that the ma- Jorlty of children between tho ages of six and 12 are deceitful. Weakness and fear and parental incompetency are re- IT WAS the 10th of the month, and Abe Potash, of Potash & Perlmut ter, was going through the firm mall with an exploratory thumb and finger, looking for checks. "Well. Mawruss." be said to his part, ner. Morris Perlmutter. "all them high tone customers of yours, they don't take it so particular that they should py on the day. Mawruss. If they was only so prompt with checks aa they was to claim deductions. Mawruss, you and ma would have no worries. I think soma of 'em finds a shortage In the shipment before they open the packlng-cte that the goo As com in. ay Tell A tie. put- is Bo Reading r sponsible. But this brand of deceit shown In excessive Imagination, ac companying large, full round eyes, or In the dissimulation to avoid punish ment, is of a transitory nature and is really not a part of the true character. Most children recover from it largely. If parents would study physiognomy they would come to learn almost as much about their children as other per sons know. But love Is blind." The barytone pronounced New York veritable naradiao for physiogno mists. "Here," he cried, "every kind of face Is seen in one crowded street! It Is tempting t stand at a corner and watch the people pass by. There is no predominating type as in the cosmo politan cities of the East, yet In certain sections strong individualities are no ticed. The seoirle of The.trrenx iok different from the people of Fbxtbush, and the new sealers In the suburbs of New Jersey take on another aspect. There is as much dislmularlty between certain widely separated inhabitants of ans and Bostonlans. Climate and com munity of thought slowly make their unmistakable Imprint In the face." "Da rou consider, then, that there Is no pronounced distinguishing trait depleted in New Torkers?" Inquired the Interviewer. ""While there appears no predominat ing type, many -traits appear in com- 4t& i"?4': '.-;!.? -;.' o-;- w'u-i1--'- "P.S.V.P Take your friend Hyman Malmin, of Saracuse nothing suits him. He al ways kicks that the goods ain't made up right, or we ain't sent him enough fancies, of something like that. Five or six letters he writes us, Mawrus, when he gets the goods; but when he got to pay for "em. Mawrus, that's something else again. You might think postage-stamps was solitaire diamonds, and that be dassen't use 'em!" "Quit your kicking," Perlmutter broke In. "This Is only the 10 th of the month." "I know it" said Abe. "We should have had a check by the 10th of last month, but" here Abe's eye lit upon an envelope directed In the handwrit ing of Hyman Malmin "1 guess there waa some good reason for the delay," he went only evenly, "anyhow, here's a letter from him now." He tore open the envelope and hur riedly ' removed the enclosed letter. Then he took the envelope, ilew it wide open, and shook it up and down, but no check fell out. "Did y'ever see the like?" he ex claimed. "Sends us a letter and no obeckP t e KMii. s iiue -i i MR. DINH GILLY. mon among the American residents I might say among all who have lived long In this city. New Yorkers are quite familiar with them and I shall not make bold to describe fhera. If yeu were to ask me what quality seems to be universally lacking in the faces I see -here I would reply that of spirituality. In this Americans every where seem lacking. They are proud and noble, intelligent and quick, but tlrey are skeptical and do not appear to venerate traditions to the same ex tent as the people of Europe and the Par East It- is only natural, for the country' la young." It was after prolonged hesitation that the Algerian consented to speak of his reifglous views and these . Influences which had guided his early life.. He spoke vaguely of Christian esoterlsm, scientific spiritualism, transcendental Inn and the Copernican theory. Finally he took a paper and pencil and drew a tall isosceles triangle. The right leg he divided Into seven equal parts. "It Is light, or the seven stages of human development. When a man, through the evolution of his soul, reaches the seventh stage and passes it successfully he enters the celestial life beyond." Gilly drew a circle, its circumference touching the apex of the pyramid. At the right of the latter he wrote "lurnlere" and at the left "norr." "That Is theMlfe of darkness," he ex "Wiry. It ain't a letter." Morris aid. "It's as advertisement." Abe's faca grew white. "A meeting of creditors!" he gasped. Morris grabbed the missive from his partner and spread it out on the ta ble. "Hello!" he exclaimed, a great smile of relief spreading Itself about his ears. "It's a wedding- Invitation!"- He held It up to the light, "Mr and Mrs. Marcus Bramson.' he read, " "request the pleasure f Potash & Perlmutter's company at the marriage of their daughter TUlle to Mr. Hyman Malmin, Sunday, March 19, at seven o'clock P. M. WJedermayer's Hall, 2099 South Os wego street. B. S. V. P. to residence of bride, cara of Advance Credit Cloth ing Company, 2097 South Oswego street' " "What is that H. S.'V. P. to resi dence of bride'?" Abe Potash asked. Morris reflected for a moment That means," he said at length, "that we should know whera to send the present to." "How do you make that outT" said Abe. B. S. "V. P.' " JXorrls replied, em plained, pointing to the left. At the base at the pyramid he wrote '1 cote materiel" and described It a the life ef punishment. "You cannot rise to the apex at the left side of the pyramid, but you must pass by way of the base. There you cannot live in the infernal abode al ways, for you are going forward or backward unceasingly. Either you will return to 'noir or you will enter 'lurn lere' and v begin your passage through the seven stages that stand between you and the realm above." Gilly further explained that, accord ing to the Arabian idea, when a man dies he has yet to pass the guardian angel successfully. The Arab, upon death, has his head shaved so as to leave only a round patch at the top. Gabriel is supposed to lift him to the brink of heaven by this surviving lock of hair. If his sharp sword does not sever the lock the deceased enters the land of the blessed, where all sorts of pleasures are his; but if the lock Is cut the applicant for honors Is plunged into the deep abyss of hades right through the apex of the pyramid to its base, as it were. The good pass the sword, but the bad are dropped in the manner described. "This Is the vision of the Arab," con. eluded Gilly. "It Is the theory of evo lution and It Is very old." phasizing each letter with a motion of his hand, "means "Remember to send vedding-present' " "But" Abe rejoined, "when I went to night school, we spelt "wedding with a W." "A greenhorn like Malmin." said Mor ris, "don't know no better." "He knows enough to ask for a wedding-present. Mawruss," Abe com mented, "even If he don't know how to spell it. We'll send him a wedding-, present Mawruss! We'll send him a summons from the court, that's what we'll send hlm" Morris shook his head. "That ain't no way to talk, Abe." he Bald. "If a customer gets married we got to send him a wedding present It don't cost much, and if Hyman Malmin gets a couple of thousand dollars with this Miss Miss " "Advance Credit Clothing Company," 'Abe helped out. Morris nodaea. "Then he buys more goods, alnt It?" be concluded. 'Let him pay for what he's got," Abe rejoined. "It Just slipped his mind. He'll pay up, fast enough, after he gets married." "All right! Walt till he pays up, and then we'll give him a present" "Now looky here, Abe," Morris pro tested, "you can't be small In a matter of this kind. I'll draw a check for twenty-five dollars, and " "Twenty-five dollars!" Abe screamed. "You're crazy! When you was . mar ried last year I'd like to know who gives you a present for twenty-five dollars?" "Whv, you did. Abe," Morris replied. "Mef' Abe cried. "Say, Mawruss, I want to tell you something. If you can buy a fine sterling silver bumtrum dish, like what I give you. for twenty fice dollars, I'll take It off your hands for twenty-seven fifty any day!" 'But Abe " "Another thins;, Mawtuss," Abe vent on. "If you don't like that dish, there ain't no law compelling you to keep it, you understand. Send it back. My Rosle can use it Maybe we ain't so stylish like your Minnie, Mawruss; but if we don't have bumbums every day, we could put dill pickles into it!" "One moment" Morris protested. "I ain't saying anything about that bum bum dish, Abe. All I mean that if you give me such a high-price present when I get married, that's all the more reason why we should give a high price present to a customer what we will make money on.x I ain't no cus tomer, Abe." f' "I know you ain't" said Abe. "You axe only a partner, and I don't make no money on you, neither." Morris shrugged bis shoulders. "What's th,e use of wasting more time about it Abe?" he said. Go ahead and buy a present." "jMe buy it!" Abe cried. "You know yourself, Mawruss, I ain't a success with presents.' You draw the check and get your Minnie to buy it. She's an up-to-date woman, Mawruss, while my Rosle is a back number. She don't know nothing but to keep a good house, Mawruss. Sterling silver bum- uuui MiaMca duo - ...... , - - If I took her advice, you wouldn't got no DumDum oisn. iutpiuja, -Kiawiuoo, from the flve-and-ten-cent store, that's what you'd got. You might appreciate them, Mawruss; but a sterling sil ver " At this Juncture Morris took refuge 111 LUC V L. L. I LJ i .T . ' . the bookkeeper, was taking off her wraps. "Miss Cohen," he said "draw a check for twenty-five dollars to bearer, and enter It up as a gratification to Hyman Malmin." At dinner that evening Morris hand ed the check over to his wife. "Here, Minnie," he said, "Abe wants you should buy a wedding present for a customer." "What kind of a wedding present?" Mrs. Perlmutter asked. "Something in solid sterling silver, like that bumbum dish what Abe gave us." "But, Mawruss," she protested, "you know we got that bonbon dish locked away in the sideboard, and we never take it out Let's give 'em something useful." "Suit yourself,"' Morris replied. "Only don't bother me about it." "All right" Mrs. Perlmutter said. "Leave me the name and address, and I'll see that they send It direct from the store. I'll put one of your cards inside." "And another thing," Morris con cluded. "See that you don't hold noth ing out or us by way of commission." Mrs.-Perlmutter smiled serenely. "I won't," she said in dulcet tones. H. It was the fourth day after Potash & Perlmutter's receipt of the wedding invitation. When Morris Perlmutter entered the private office he found Abe Potash in the absorbed perusal of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record. Abe looked up and saluted his partner with a malignant grin. "Well. Mawruss," he said, "I suppose you sent that present to Hyman Mal min?" "I sent it off long since already," Morris replied. "I hope It was a nice one, Mawruss," Abe went on. "I hope it was a real nice one. I'm sorry now, Mawruss, we didn't spend fifty dollars. That would have made it an even seven hundred, Instead of only srx hundred and sev enty-five, that Hyman Malmin owes us." "What d'ye mean?" cried Morris. "I don't mean nothing, Mawruss nothing at all," Abe said, with Ironical emphasis. He handed the paper to Morris. "Here, look for yourself!" He pointed with a trembling fore finger at the "business-troubles" col umn, and Morris' eyes seemed to bulge out of his head as he scanned the printed page. A petirfon in bankruptcy waa filed late yesterday afternoon agfelnst Hyman Malmin, 8S West Tonawanda street, Syracuse. It is claimed that he transferred assets to the amount of SSOOO last week. Mr. Malmin says that he has been doing business at a heavy loss of late, but that he hopes to be able to resume. JL settlement ol nil cents Is proposed. Morris sat down in a revolving-chair, too crushed for comment and drummed with a lead-pencil on the desk. "I wonder if he done up his intended father-in-law, too?" he said at length. "No fear of that, Mawruss," Abe re plied. "He ain't no sucker like us, Mawruss. I bet you his father-in-law what" s his name" "The Advance Credit Clothing Com pany,"' Morris suggested. "Sure," Abe went on. "I bet you this clothing concern says to him: 'If you want to marry my daughter, you got- ter go into bankruptcy first Then, when you're all cleaned up. 111 give you a couple of thousand dollars to start as a new beginner in another line." Ain't it?" Morris nodded gloomily. ' "No. Mawruaa," Abe continued. "I bet you his father-in-law is a big crook like himself." He rose to his feet and opened , the large green-and-red-covered book fur nished by the commercial agency to which they subscribed. . "I'm going to do now, Mawruss, what you should have done before you sent that present he said. "I m going to look up this here Advance Credit Clothing Company. I bet you he ain't even in the book what?" Before Morris could reply, the letter carrier entered with the morning mail. While Abo continued to run his thumb down the columns of the commercial agency book, Morris began to open the envelopes. Both their heads were bent over their tasks, when an exclamation arose simultaneously from each. "Now, what d'ye think of that?" said Abe. "Did y" ever see anything like, it?" Morris cried. "What is it?" Abe asked. For answer, Morris thrust a letter Into his partner's hand. It was head ed, "The Advance Credit Clothing Com 'pany Marcus Bramson, proprietor," and read as follows: Messrs. potash & Perlmnttei" Gents: Tour shipment of the 5th U to hand and in reply would say that we are returning it via Blue Line on account Miss Tillie B ram son's engagement is broken. We under stand that low-life H. Malmin got Into you for $650. Believe me, he done us for more than that. Our Mr. Bramson will be In New York shortly and will call to look at your line. Hoping we will be able to do business with you. yours truly. THIS ADVANCE CREDIT CLOTHING CO. Per T. B. Abe Potash laid down the letter with a sigh, while his thumb still rested caressingly on the open page of the mercantile agency book. "So he's going o send back the pres ent!" he said. "That man Marcus Bram son, proprietor, has a big heart Maw russ. He's a man with fine feelings and a fine disposition, Mawruss. He's got a. - fine rating, too, Mawruss seventy-five to a hundred thousand, first credit!" He closed the book al most lovingly. "D'ye ye think they would give the money back for that present, Maw russ?" - "I don't know," said Morris. "Min nie bought it and she told me it was a big bargain. It was a sale, she said, but I guess they'll take It back." "What did it look like?" Abe said. didn't see It," Morris replied. "They sent it direct from the store, but I took Minnie's word for it She said it was fine value. "And Mlanie," Abe concluded, "is a fine, up-to-date woman!" 'ill. " Two i days later, Abe Potash spotted the name of Marcus Bramson in the "Arrival of Buyers" column of a morn ing newspaper. "Mawruss," he cried, "he's come!" "Who's come?" Morris asked.- "Marcus Bramson," Abe replied, reaching for his hat "I'm going over to the Bingler House now. to meet The Man That All ? ' , x. i t ft-, X x . . j - v-rV--' -""re? --- . . - '- ; I L , rT. I ELGRADE, May 17. (Special.) General Boyovitcn, who was In command of the united Servian and Montenegrin forces at Scutari when all Europe threatened to inter vene. Is a tall, serious-looking, rather mournful figure, whose one object In life is his profession and who never gets enough of it. It is true that he was in woj wars, but to his regret, peace was each time declared Just' as Boyovitch was really warming to his task. He never got. as he said, further than the preliminaries. The General was young then and had no word in the conduct of affairs. The Balkan war found him a Colonel and gave greater scope for his military genius than he had hitherto enjoyed. He had command at Kumanovo and Giant Sunfish Caught IMAGINE a sun-fish weighing " 1600 pounds! Imagine three women cap turing such a monster! It is said to be the record catch of its species. It was off Catalina. Island, California, that this prize was taken. It has no value as food. Occasionally the pa tient have been able to extract a fair Quantity of oil from the huge carcasses of members of the species. The three women, who came upon their prey as he was basking In the sun near the surface of the water a him. You wait here till I come back.' I bet you we sell him a big bill of goods!" As Abe went out of the store by the front door, an expressman, bearing a square wooden box, entered the rear alley. He brought the package straight to Miss Cohen, who signed a receipt and summoned Mr. Perlmutter. Morris proceeded to pry off the cover. "This is something what Mrs. Perl mutter bought for Hyman Maimin s jj.. .., Vfi nxnlained. I ain't never seen it yet He pvlled out a number of wads of tissue paper. When he finally reached a piece of silverware, he turned the box upside down and shook out the re mainder of its contents upon a sample table "Oh Mr. Perlmutter," Miss Cohen ex claimed, clasping her hands "what a beautiful bonbon-dish! AVhat a lovely wedding present!" , Morris looked at the bonbon dish and beads of perspiration started on his forehead. "Ain't Mrs. Perlmutter got good taste!" Misa Cohen went on enthusias tically. Morris said nothing, hut picked up the silver dish. Examining the polished center carefully, he discerned the In distinct initials "M. P." almost but not quite effaced by buKing. Undoubtedly it was the same bonbon dish. He gathered up the tissue paper and carefully arranged it In the box as a bed for the silver dish. Then he put the cover on and nailed it down. "Ain't you going to let Mr. Potash see it?" Miss Cohen asked. "He ain't never seen it before, neither, has he? Morris frowned. "I think he has," he replied, "Any how, I'm going to send it right up: town by messenger boy." "Do you think they'll exchange it? Miss Cohen inquired. ..ai, t n.n tt will be nut back In stock 'all right" said Morris, turning away. rv. tne- when Morris en tered the store, Abe was busy figuring on tne oacK qi a torn ouvciuyo. iu.il. ManrniH !" he cried, looking np. "Ain't it a beautiful weather?" Morris agreed tnat it was. "That Mr. Bramson," Abe went on, . i rvnm fin. poTitlpmiin. Mawruss. He ain't what you'd call a close buyer, neither, aiawruss. "No?" Morris commented.. "The way I figure it" Abe contin- . 1 H,..1rnnln, ji n nrhn.t WA lost bv Hyman Malmin, if he settles for thirty eenta, arfd what we make out of Mr. Bramson's first order, we come out even to tne collar: "So?" Morris murmured. ' "All that -rifMiaar MawrutsV' said Abe. "By the way, T r : 1 vY 7 A''SIPV "XT Europe Threatened Prilep. where he himself lent a hand in pulling tlig suns up the rocky height and fixing them almost perpon dicularly on a ridge wher.ee they poured destruction on the Turks abovo them. This feat is supposed to ho unique and shows the importanro in wartime of swift movement at closo quarters. After rrilep. it can no loiip.'r bo held as a rule of war tactics th.it the higher position commands the lower. General Boyovitch served for .12 months in the French regular army. He is a taciturn, forbidding personality, who shuns society and is miserable when disturbed from his charts. Dur ing the course of the present hostili ties he has come to Belgrade by stealtli to see his wife and four children, for he is more afraid of ovations than of Turkish artillery. by Three Women favorite diversion of his kind suc ceeded In bringing him to the gaff after a desperate struggle. ' Most fish make use of their tall, in swimming. The sun-fish around Cata lina Island do not The reason is that they are practically tailless. They utilize their fins to the greatest ad.-, vantage in making progress throuRh the water. The mouth is relatively small, the eyes large and protruding. He is' a queer creature all around. Ha holds the palm, perhaps, for shapeless ness 'among the strange denizens ot the deep. Mawruss, ain't that wedding present come back yet?" . "Why, sure," said Morris. "It come back yesterday, when you were out." "Why ain't you showed it to me? Ain't I got no right to see" it, Maw russ?" e "Of course you got a right to see It,'" Morris assented, "but I thought I' get it right up-town to Minnie and have it exchanged." "And did she exchange it?" Abe "Well, it's like this," Morris ex plained. "Minnie liked it so well that she decided on keeping it, so I'll give the firm my personal check for twenty-five dollars." Abe puffed hard on his cigar. "You're a pretty generous feller, Mawrt ss," he commented, "to give Min nie a present like that for nothing at all, ain't it?" "Oh, no, I ain't Abo!" Morris re plied. "I ain't giving it to her for noth ing at all. I'm taking It out of her housekeeping money, Abe fire dollars a month!" Copyright by the Frank A. Munsey Co. ' Economy and 800 wives. Egypt 4000 years ago was troubled with a money trust, special interests, grafters and many other ills, accord ing to Dr. Max Muller, of the Univer sity of Pennsylvania, who lectured on "The History of Egypt." King- Ha-Em-Hab had -the time of his life when he started to ascertain the causes of poverty among the Egyp tians. First his majesty found that a lot of ward heelers were making a great deal out of his harem. The king prided himself that his harem was the small est ever known. He- had only 800 wives. His predecessors had double that number. But, from the time he put the golden crown on his royal head until he died, he stood for econ-' omy, even tn his own household. The monarch was surprised to learn one day that a group of grafters, who had the contract for furnishing his wives with hair oil. lingerie and danc ing slippers, were using the "unit" system to get an over-large chunk oul of the pork barrel. Then the king found that the inter ests which had been running the royal brewery were overcharging for drinks. There wasn't anything the matter with the beer on draft but clerks in the brewery offices were charging the government for fancy drinks which they were putting down their own throats. Professor MuUer said that Ha-Em-Hab issued a decree against all sorts of grafting, and placed the offenders 1b prison,