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Show turned to Fairlie and entered into business with hiB father. In a very short time hli name was famous as a deslicner ot yachts, During his recent visit to America Mr. Fife made careful study of Yankee yachts, and believes that he can bnild a ninety footer which would make a gallant light for the America cup. In an interview, inter-view, however, he would neither confirm nor deny the rumor that he had been commissioned com-missioned by wealthy English skippers to cost,ruct such a yacht Mr. Fife's income in-come from his business is about (10,000 a year. He thinks the present American system of classification and measurement is all wrong, and believes that a yacht's sailing length should determine her classification. classi-fication. Dion Bouelcault. The blaok curtain of Death, which drops on some life's drama-"overy time the clock ticks," hid from human view forever, the other day, a unique character. Dion Bou-cicault's Bou-cicault's lost "exit" was one which two continents read of with interest, For sIxty-elKht years he had lived, and for nearly near-ly fifty ot tbem his name had been unioniz A NOTED NAVAL ARCHITECT. I William Fife, Jr., the Designer of the j Scotch Cutter Minerva. I William, Fife, Jr., the famous naval ... . . architect and designer of the Minerva, j Clara, Yama, Dragon, Windward, Jessica j and other swift yachts, is a native of Fair- f lie, Scotland. Young Fife comes honestly I by his liking and aptitude for his particular 1 branch of naval architecture, us his father, old "Wull" Fife, and his more remote an- those well known by people of the stage and theatregoers. theatre-goers. Me developed devel-oped first as a playwright, having hav-ing written "Lon-d "Lon-d o n Assurance" before his tweuti-eth tweuti-eth birthday a piece which was almost phenomenally phenome-nally successful. I It was, however, Dion botjoicaclt.-onlyoneof botjoicaclt.-onlyoneof nearly 400 plays which he either originated or adapted. . His debut as an actor occurred several years after his first literary success; aud while his work with the pen is aloue enough to make the public long remember him, bis acting was even better than his writing. Born in Dublin, his rich, delicious, Celtic brogue was a gift. The happy-go-lucky Irish parts which he alone could create found In their author an actor more than worthy of them. No other man ever did or ever will play Con, in "The Shaughraun," as he played it, and that was only one of his triumphs. Whatever Dion Boucicault's private character was, his death leaves a vacant place in the realm of Thespis which will long remain unfilled A Crowing Trfeuanip. Agent The week before last, sir, I called and left you a circular of our new patent suspenders. Lost week I called again and filled your order for a dozen pairs. This week I have called again to collect the moiiey. Travers Thank you, thank foul Now that we are acquainted I hope you will call next week and. the week after next, and so on. Bring your friends. Clothier and Fur- hwkv . , ' . WILLIAM FIFE, JR. eestors for generations past have been en-piiKi'd en-piiKi'd in designing and building swift saihug vessels. Young Fife is S3 years of Hue, 5 ft. 9 in. tall, and tips the beam at loo pounds. Beginning at the age of 17, lie served nn arduous apprenticeship in his - father's ship yards, and thoroughly mastered mas-tered every detail of the yachtbuildiug , business. .After five years of steady application young Blfe left the paternal squadron, so to speak, and sailed out into business for himself. Owing to his remarkable aptitude apti-tude for building steel and iron vessels he was appointed superintendent of the works of Iuglass & Co., one of the largest ship-' ship-' building firms in Great Britinn. He broadened broad-ened his experience by remaining with this 1 firm many years, and not long |