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HIS UNSEEN GUEST
Waitress Tells of Experience in
Serving Ghost.
Old Gentleman May Have Been Lit
II -Off but Her Notion la That
Ho Had Recently Loot a
Laved Grandchild. '
Jane, who haa worked In one pnrtle
ular aectiiin of the liiurh counter of
one of the great New Vork hotel sine
the day It was opened. Is the best
waitress that ever art down d!h
without spill or a clatter so n;
the discriminating. Her deftness, her
quiet manners, her promptness shove
all her unfailing politeness stamp her
s one apart from the sisterhood. She
waa serene and composed while she
dealt with one of those peckish, snap
py men who had dropped In nnder tlx
Impression that because one slta on a
stool In this excellent place It Is cheap.
It Isn't lie was a little ashamed to
fuss about the prices, so he fussed
about everything else. Rut at last he
departed, and serene Jane permitted
herself a weary smile.
'Ton have to get along with all
kinds, don't you?" remarked a patron.
"Indeed, yea." said Jane. "1 served
ghost yesterday morning."
"An old gentleman came In qntte
early, for breakfast. lie waa beauti
fully dressed; t think he was one of
the hotel guests; at least l.e came In
that entrance, lie chose a stool and
when somebody tried to sit beside him.
he enld. Tardon me. hut en n't yon see
that seat Is taken T" He ordered tons',
oft boiled eggs and coffee. Then he
turned to the vacant stool and asked."
What would yoo like, my dear?"
"He paused aa If for an answer. Ap
parently be heard one. for he said to
me with a smile, as If amused at the
notion, 'A "piece of pie and cup of
wreak coffee with milk and some rolls.'
"There wasn't any pie at that hour
and so he ordered sliced peaches. I
brought all the things and arranged
them as If for two. By that time peo
ple were moving awav from him. He
buttered the rolls at the vacant place
before he ate a bite himself. Then
he made bla own breakfast. I thought
there might be a scene about the two
checks, but no. He added them op
load and correctly; counted out the
change In his band ; left a tip In front
of each plate and then asked for a
paper sack. In It be put an unbroken
roll. Then he paid the cashier and
vent out. They found the paper bag
with the roll In It outside on the
tens."
"Could yon make out whether he
thought he was talking to a man or
woman?" asked the patron.
"I thought It was a little child," said
Jane softly. "He always looked down
when he spoke to It. and be buttered
the rolls, and the pie order for break
fast was childish, too I thought." and
Jane's eyes seemed a little misty. "I
. thought maybe be bad lost a favorite
grandchild."
Bananaa Make Berlin Glad.
Aa I was passing down the Freil
erlchstrasse, says a correspondent of
the London Times writing from Ber
lin, my eye was caught by a crowd of
people which suddenly collected In
front of adellcatessen shop.
It was only with difficulty that one
conld get near enough to see what
It waa that attracted so much atten
tion. I heard exclamations of wonder
and admiration, and on looking a lit
tle more closely saw a bunch of
bananas which the shopkeeper had
Just bung up in tbe window and which
was a novelty to the Kerllners, who
for nearly Qve years have seen not a
trace of fruit, once so plentiful In the
capital.
: The smiling faces and little Jokes
made It quite evident thnt the banana
was recognized as a symbol of pesce,
and that the delight felt at Its pres
ence was due to the evidence It af
forded that tbe blockade la a thing
of tbe past,
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Took Ride on Torpedo.
" Probably tbe only man who ever
rode a naval torpedo under way Is
Nelson 1L Blount, a Tale gradunte.
now at tbe Newport torpedo station.
Some Jlme ago, when Mr. Blount was
experimenting at New London, he
wanted to go with the torpedo, so he
rigged a saddle and two small pon
toons on the sides, and taking his
eat, bad the missile fired from the
surface and started on bis during ride
When the torpedo spent Itself the In
ventor was still on top.
Only One Language for Honolulu.
A committee of the Honolulu Adver
tising club, appointed to Investigate
the dual language schools as now con
ducted, has reported that the system
Is objectionable and should be abol
ished. It recommends gradual elimi
nation of schools conducted In any
.language other than English through
development of an enlarged govern
ment school curriculum. Christian
.Science Monitor.
- Making Distinction.
"Tbe people In your community
seem all mixed up In the vote on pro
hibition." "Well," replied Cncle Bill Bottle
ton, "some of ua highbrow attempt
some mighty fine distinctions. We
approve prohibition aa a theory, bot
Dot as a condition."
. " An Instance,
"Like produces tike."
. "Not always, for the doctor told ns
It waa the well .water that made as
till sl.-t,"
"PERFECT" MAN GETS ROAST
London Writer Refuses to Invy Wom
en Who Are "Blessed" With
Such a Life Companion.
Every one envied a certain lady be
cause It waa apparent thai she had
such a perfect busbnnd.
True enough, the gentleman neither
drank, swore, looked at other women,
grumbled, nor did be spend any time
away from bla wife except when at
business.
Vet the woman who "possessed" Ihla
model of perfection found him a most
Irritating companion with whom she
was forced 10 spend her life, says Lou
don Answers, l or Instance. If she got
worn out trying to pacify baby, who
was cross, and eventually lost, her tem
per with the'ehttd. her husband would
come In. take the little one In bla arm
and amiably try and often succeed,
aa a fresh person sometimes does to
work the oracle with calmness.
That would be all very well If he
didn't put on the "See how much bet
ter my method la" air, which la moat
tantalising.'
Perfect men are so anxious to olj
trude their perfection upon their wom
enfolk that they often defeat their own
ends. Tbey spend money on seats for
the opera or buying little presents with
no knowledge of whether auch will be
tbe most acceptabls or desirable gifts.
It Is because these men are so good
In Intentions that their wivea haven't
the heart to say, "I'd rather have bad
S shillings for a new box Iron. It would
save me such a lot of trouble."
The husband who haa a few glaring
fanlta la pretty sure-to look over bis
wife's fallings and humor her whims.
The perfect man has a horrible knack
of preaching at bla womenfolk.
The woman with a faultless husbnnd
often feels like doing annicthing to
make him awear at her. Perfection la
apt to become dull and monotonous.
Don't envy the woman with a per
fect husband, yon wlvea who wish
your own men wouldn't drop cigarette
ash on the carpet or storm a bit when
things go wrong; for these careless,
"tern perish men have a lot of good
qualitlea to balance their faults.
The man who never raises his voice
to complain rarely softens It to wife
with loving words of praise.
Shells Still Flying.
Residents of the devastaied districts
of France are still fleeing from bursts
of shell and shrapnel.
Tbe new menace Is caused by the
small grass and swamp fires, which
frequently set off the shells that have
been plied up to be hauled away and
exploded In some safe place.
M:iJ. II. C Greene of Boston had a
thrilling ride and narrowly escuped a
hall of shrapnel on his way from St.
Quentln to Luon as a result of one of
these fires. A French woman work
ing In a Held near Bouconvllle was
gassed and considerable damage haa
been done.
In the vast, desolate fields, thou
sands of unexplnded shells have been
picked up by German prisoners, and
though there are details hauling them
away and exploding them In remote
valleys every day, there nrc still long
ranks of them everywhere. 'Sparka
from locomotives and from small fires
where battlefield rubbish la being
burned occasionally set fire to pntcbea
of dry weeds, and the accidental
bursts are numerous.
Brazilian Church 100 Years Old.
Christ church of Rio de ' Janeiro,
which soon will celebrate Its cente
nary. Is said to have been the first
Protestant church to be built In South
America.
It waa erected to provide a place fit
worship for the English community.
Two restrictions were placed on the
church, the exterior was to resemble
a dwelling house and not a temple,
and no bells were allowed. Out of
this concession grew the religious
liberty which now exists In Brazil.
Today there are two Anglican dio
ceses and 40 churches In South Amer
ica. Jack of All Trades.
Although President Kinerltus Eliot
of Harvard university no longer tnkes
an active part In the conduct of the In
stitution he has been characterized as
"Professor of Everything." A man of
his acquaintance overheard the follow
ing conversation of two rural folk at
Bar Harbor a few days agor
"There goes Professor Eliot"
"Whor .
"Professor Eliot of Harvard col
lege." '
"What's he professor of J". . -"
"Well, I dunno, but I guess he's pro
fessor of the whole darn thing."
Just a Pocket Piece.
Tbe Newcomer I can't Just get
the bang of this American money.
This nickel, for Instance; what's It
worth?
Tbe Old Timer A nickel? That has
no purchasing value these days. It's
merely the change yon get out of a
dollar.
At His Age, Tool
Arriving In Minneapolis to attend
the Minnesota state fair, Chief Ka-Be-Na-Wey-Wence,
meaning "wrinkled
meat," seated on the floor of his ho
tel, announced that be Is 130 years old
snd desired to make Immediately a
trip In an airplane. -
Best Thing to Do.
The theater was In an uproar.
"They're calling for the author," aald
the stage manager.
"Oh, I can't make a speech," replied
the man responsible for the play,
"Well, Just go In front and tell 'em
you're sorry."
FIRST SCHOOL
IS ESTABLISHED
Americans in China Tut up
Edifice at Cost of Half
Million
SHANGHAI, Americans in China
export soon to tend their children to
the first American school to be est
ablished for American pupila in this
country. It will cost about 1500,000,
completed. The building are to be
located in Shanghai.
The new school is intended to servr
the entire American population in
China which numbers about 6,000
High school grades will be offered so
that graduates my b admitted to the
leading universities in the United
States. Heretofore, American pupils
in China have attended British schools
Flames Emitted
From New Volcano
In Vera Cruz
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 10 By A. P
Flames are atill being emitted by
the new volcano at San Miguel in the
western part of Vera Crui, according
to last night's advices. Every village
in the vicinity haa been destroyed
W YOU DESMS A '
ROSY COHDPLraOH
Says we cant help but look
bettor and feel better
after an Inside bath.
To look one's best and feel one's best
Is to enjoy an Inside bath each morn
ing to flush from the system the pre
vious day's wasto, sour fermentations
and poisonous toxins before It Is ab
sorbed into the blood. Just aa coal,
when It burns, leaves behind a cer
tain amount of Incombustible material
In the form of ashea, so the food and
drink taken each day leave In the ali
mentary organs a certain amount of
Indigestible material, which If not
eliminated, form toxins and poisons
wbich are then sucked Into tbe blood
through the very ducts which aw in
tended to suck In only nourishment
to sustain the body.
If yon want to aee tbe glow o
healthy bloom In your cheeks, to a
your skin get clearer and clearer, r
are told to drink every morn inn ui
arising, a glasa of bot water with :
teaapoonful of limestone phosphate 1
It, which la a harmless means of was!
Ings the waste material and toxlu
from the stomach, liver, kidneys ar ,
bowels, thus cleansing, sweetening an
purifying tbe entire alimentary trac
before putting moro food Into tbe ston
ach.
Men and women with sallow akin
liver spots, pimples or pallid con
plexlon, also those who wake up wit
a coated tongue, bad taste, uas.
breath, others who are bothered wit
headaches, bilious spells, acid stomac
or constipation abould begin this pl.o:
phated hot water drinking and ar
assured of very pronounced results I
one or two weeka.
A quarter pound of limestone phot
phate costs very little at the c"ru
store but is sudclent to demonstrat
that J tut as soap and hot wa!
cleanses, purifies and freshens tli
skin on the outside, so hot water nn
limestone phosphate act on the Insl'
organs. We must alwaya consider th
Internal sanitation Is vsstly ninrc
portanl than outsido cleanliness
cause tba skin t"res tin r.-.t .-'
Impurities Into tl.j ll.o'
. ' '
Before
and
After
you play or work In sun
or wind, give a thought
to your face.
If you want a' fair
complezion treat it fairly
and treat it often.
Don't spoil your fun
by forgetting that your
cheeks and lips need
COLD CREAM
FACE POWDER
ROUGE, ETC.
Burkhart & Lee
The "Store of Fair Treatment"
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while lava and floods contaminated
by water from sources opened by re
cent earthquakes are flooding the dis
trict near the crater.
MADAME EUGENE
Scientific palmist, can read youi
lifo from the cradle to the grave.
Your destany is written in your hand.
Out of accumulated capi
tal have arisen all the
successes of industry and
applied science, all the com
forts and ameliorations of
the common lot. Upon it
the world must depend for
the process of reconstruc
tion in which all have to
share.
JAMES J. HILL
ffftassaga?
mrr ,.Lir" av M wi -a- .aiaaa.
ii" i i r r m isWr.ta-sB"-iL inju. a.v . - --. - - i
ikWmT labor-saving machinery.
CLOSING OUT SALE
To make room fur our new Spring Stock which will begin to arrive in Qj
a few weeks. We Will Kelt at tV
GREAT REDUCTION
Our Kntirc Stock
Suits
. Coats and
Dresses
i
We have 12S Coals, Zl Suit and SO Dresses all beautiful materials I
and made according to the latest fashions. i
YOU'LL SAVE MONK Y BY BL'YING NOW j
. H. BIKMANl
138 West
' Advice given in business, love and
family affairs, consultations daily and
Sunday, hours 0-30 to 6 evenings 6 to
9- Room 4 Pavenpurt rooming house
i23 West iFrat Street. Cjl3
000 miles of railway, .the United
Stales easily topping the list with
265,000 miles.
rpilE successful farmer
and cuts down costs
; Good prices for the farmer's crops en
courage new investment, more production
and greater prosperity.
But the success of agriculture depends
on the growth of railroads the modern
beasts of burden that haul the crops to the
world's markets. . -
The railroads like farms increase their
output and cut down unit costs by the
constant investment of new capital.
With fair prices for, the work they-do,
the railroads are able to attract new capi
tal for expanding their facilities.
, Rates high enough to yield a fair return
will insure railroad growth, and prevent
costly traffic congestion which invariably
results in poorer service at higher cost.
National wealth can increase only as
our railroads grow.
Poor railroad service is dear at any price.
No growing country can long pay the price
. of inadequate transportation facilities.
SlMoMion.fkai
TKom Htiirin? information etmetmtnf tk railroad .
titration map obtain tiUrnimr bp writing to Th Afocb
ation of BUvmp Kmtivt$ $t Broadway, iV.w York
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1st St. gj
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JEWELER
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Class and Hand Tainted China
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raises bigger crops
by investment in