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Show OK niJUiJN. MNMAY T11K ITAH- rlTXJAY MolIXINC. - n. oVi:MP!:n l the stage ef the world, where all pwplr anp tha players, tniirdr raunlr in an completely Intermingled lliat I ho 070 ant often crying wlillii tha nornth la laughing. Ever slue ibai dap when the drat maa waa driven from the Canton of Kdon and feldilon to oara hi 1 roll hood bp the awaat of bla bmnn tha dlflb'Hltlra alteodant main oaranit a livuolil tha paopla am Increased. have ing klada of curloaa expedients drlm tathaall woU from tha door. Tbsa to hoop pacullaritiee of our dally esqiloymeut make an Inlsrcwting and fascinating atudp aad proaant many aides that woald b fnnnp wara It not for tha tarriMa roalltp of It nil. Tha apaatarla of a woman, for Inatanac, selling paiiara on tha atraata of n Woalorn dtp In eonipatltlpn with grimy and profane newsboys, would raiiaa a grig of dorlaloa but for tha real-bdii- g aouaa that aha la compallad bp to taka thla ouuraa ta hoop within tha ranka of tha aaat army flght-In.- T daaparatalp for Jla dally bread. And speaking of dally brand. iow many paopla are there who know that in opo rortaln part of the globe iha bakora work the dough with thalr knoaa Inatuad of thalr hands? A Joker would prolmlily aay that thla la where the term "kneading Iha dough" originated. IVrhapa It hi. Thla parnllaa feature of our dally toll la found In Italy, aud tha traveler who tella tha alory aaya that Idkera In that aunny eonutry nra all knoi'k kneed an a result. Tha laikora kneel on Iha dopgli. and, graaplng a high support with their baud. twlat anil thump Ilia anft mass Kod and them or rather uiulei tbam on-t- ll It haa attained Iha required consistency. Thla work. It In paid, enlarge gad deforma Ilia knee, earning them to Intarfero In walking. Tha bakora Invariably hatha before kneading the bread, and aa tha knaaa are never ued fur mnuy thlnga that tha baada are, it really would appear that tha knra kneaded brand I draper than the hand kneaded kind. In many of tlie remote part of Italy, and France, too, a great deal of nioa la atlll trodden out with tha ban feet, ao that tkoae who deal re a rather unique liinrb-aa- a ren make It of bread wins. and Either would and more prohabiy lie found elaauer palatable than peeking bonne tannage. Ptlll talking abent ealahlea, did It rear error to yoa that In a rlty the alee of Indlanapolla, nd.. kun plea, valued at fnutl art. are made and eaten every dayt If thla la ao In Indianapolis. wbnt inuat the dally eonaamptlun of pie amount ta la Xew York or t'hleagnT And, perhaps, you never thought rlther that tlir hindnraa baa Itn dull aa well aa Ira pruapemna and buoy seasons. An old pleuiaker told we the other day that during Ibe berry and melon ernaoii tbe de. A mand for plea deereanea amnlier of ronllniicd pie eater rwlteh to I the frnlta, and, rnrluunly rnongh, thin neaanu of nniall prolttn. ton, breaunv mot nf tha pie demnuded I that uiailc from atuull harries, ate., wblrb are high priced, making tha margin of gala very mall. Of all the plan, apple la the mnat staple the old atandby eaten iiimmer, fall, win-ta- r and aprlng. The lirrry pie rime and go. and no do the lemon and tha custard, but the demaiid for apple never dlmlnluboe. eirept In the fall, when the le I king. Mince, peach ami pumpkin mulberry rank In the order of popularity aimed, coming quite a way brlilml apple, however. And, If yen'll not breathe It to a eon I. here a aeervt aome apple plea never nee an apple. Fond I one of the moat Important forlorn In tbe life nf any human belli.:: it t the fuel that make the dally work possible. aod It I unite uRtiirnl, then, that In n article touching on dally toll, food d ebonld be one of tbe first thing an 1 One of the l.ng"t dwelt upon. I A jieetillar occupation that i.f a corps of pmrens 10111 anmpler ilf tbe term inuy lie iied, who are employed ly tbe at V .bluet. in. of Agri'-ullnrTlu-I- r duly t to live for a length of time on foods doctored or adulterated wl'li aro jonip eer'alu substance They under expert aiipcri I -- I mi. and the Ir on th of the egret poinon aj stein Is noted. In this war the hrirnif ijlnc- - of la determined. adulteration If th Mini pier lire, the food i gmwl; If he diea. Ir it and sale dangerous prohibited. For the benefit nf the tpind and tender-hearted- , however, it may l.e well to remark that none bare died yet. and. aa tn.hsiaine thought they take the foreign In n-rto tut siiull none arc likely to - from tb quantities, cause, at laser. Twe Kind of Prenllorltle. 2HGZE tizzy& JJI 22ZS WEST n nina-age- s 1 -- . fJftEllAii ivtio &AKZ3 TJfzBarzmrar 27a one of tho most celebrated concert-hal- l slugem. who la besieged nightly by Ilia gay rounders or the world's merriest city with requests for a of her hair. Tu rut off and illslrtbate her beautiful I refutes would lie to spoil one of her piecemeal rhlef pharma, and so the fond admirers are satisfied with a substitute-- a lock from tin) hulr nf nnr curly frleud. Kba psya him well for his ringlets, ami he la. for the present at leant, living on the fat of the land. When the deception la discovered or tho singer loses her popularity be will probably dud blniaelf out of a goal occupation. ' Criminal hk Oeeapatloan. Then' there are tha urlmlual classes. A t.'ultrd Xtsli-- s erusita worker, while going hla round In Chicago, railed at lte door nf a rather gbrnmy house, aud waa met by a nicely dressed, dapper llr-ti- s fellow who greeted lilm plegagnlly. lie luul a shifty eye, though, and aeuuiMl uacaay all during the questioning profess. Filially th qneathni we reached, "What la your occupation?" "Making money, promptly replied th Ind. Th renmia enumerator, If be la like census enumerator that we have met, prohabiy replled.'TJult your kidding now; get wise tu the question and tell me yon work si. Xli on the comedy bow: what's your Job." Ta the dead lerel. my occupation's staking inntiey." replied ili young mau t Hie dour, "I'm a laiunterfeHer." 'Yours ton fresh whs lever you ire." replied he census worker as lie put down In the occupation blank. 'Tiifurmaiiou re- fused." That afternoon he got thinking things orer, however, and went to the police wiih the story. The house was raided and all the officer found were evidences nf 1 hssly departure and part of a eouii terfellers outfit. Three weeks Inter when the gang of epiirlous colniunLern were rounded up. I ho young limn who the door confessed Hint lie thought that tie- - Jig was up and that the census mau was merely e ricicctlie who was after additional cildencc I the bouse was pliu-lif- t'oiinlorfeltlng a I TjnmJZttfAXJ llJY 13IWT3irjjrriVjl2rGJEB3jiNDlEClZLIJiri3. ffn peculiar employment. If elmdy one, and It require nerve, skill and ability lo he a good artisan In this line. Amu her unique orcupnlinu In the nmne shady category Is that of the professional Ixquar. who makes a living by Hiking people for thlnga. There nre men. loo, wlm im.kr a living by breaking lulo houses, and iliere are olhi-- men wlot make a living by getting them out of Jail after llo-liuviliecii caught. The loriner are known a I'liiglem and tha latter as law-yci- loitii-e "f ini"1 - m'ii fin I. lft fr fr. fr toi:ii'if. Wlii'r T!.tnii mi iHi:il!v .. n g on your c.s. hi imr-- ' avinr nr i I ln f"r it ,. (:!; 'm' at- Vslt. tn 1. , s;i , :! ; lt (imp 1: .v;! tw jfrN a j irn'.irt pnjiN our Tnwjfipr mul will mhu. if t i iiTVfiit linn f do; rUqmiiMif kpnpn ip i Hit our hulr and cite u uur innt Mi j; If j. i !or in;i f, i.:t I I ,r tho Irf ,. w:ik 'll:- h . I. r. j ' ! ; 41b ..mm '"is- - h mm : In s i I ti n li w tbe tor P'flY und'Hdod to i .1 I Rnlti'li hnll nr ;i liin.illf Finth-liiijUirim oli jiml lltHC tl'O 11:111 WHS loll Mo nu Ni't'Miry one nf tho h kij;:ia'-il- ' !ophunt ttlrlit t In m pnpul.-iruimc i'i Now York lo the l'uoill imt thin l!i hurt as ..niji. j. llni f xitmI iqr omp!oynoiit. txi1!! Ih ;i .fin ChImM fl.a nmny vrnird nf i.to l.i- - r in n kir 'l.ii ;t s t-s ii Ulrtf, J! in i in. Idnoi '1 n! rriml mi , .p..n ' It:: it ,'s. nliMt ,i l.o m ; m: .ii f vsir h lv r' lfr' ntt'l ufd t'lil-rn-- r ly A cheap or laexperleueed man might There 1 another pmve very expensive. man lu Sew s'ork who does millilng all year long but test watermelons and cantasin-do- n Hotel. loupes for the Waldorf-AstoriaThe losa lu cutting unri-fruit would lie considers lile and this man. It I estimated, . raves hi year's salary in three aioallis of work, "(if course. If m didn't" mid the chef, "we wouldn't keep him. If a proprietor eiuimt make a profit on the lalmr of tlie man he hire be has no loceullv stool-rivetetn hire auyltudy. A woman who might Join the profea-alunescort In a partnership arrangement Is Hie clothe doctor aa she calls herself. Hha la a middle aged, motherly woman, who goes alsint to lisehslora lodging tn do nil Hie necessary darplng nf Micks, uiendlng nf underwear, rlr., and bsika after the linen of those who nra lint furl n lisle enough In hare some one to do It fur them. Then there la the man who ruta and nella cat meal, lie has had a aland at one certain emit of one certain market for til years, and lu all that lime lisa neier sold anything hut 5 and HI emit n packii.-- i a of inent aa rat food. In Xew Y'ork city alone, HK7.l!74 men Inbnn-r- , .tune masuus, bricklayers. enrH-iilerenglneera - at the present writing find employment building akyarrapris, while lu all large eiiies them nre it least a dosen men and women wlm iiinkc a living looking for Innt artlrli-s- . They may lie acJAi on ill streets aa aisiti as It la daylight, searching the lurks ami lounging piuera, the Streeis of tile down town sections, the sidewalk anil gutler theater and thi-popular rcslauronta. Pi.in'-tlmefind inoiiey and k(qi It. boineilmea tliey find 11 ll. Many, many times Jewelry utiil limy find an nrtlele of value only the r, and reltini it. getting tlie rewanl. Ills advert lu lbs lost They ml found columns of the dnlly imiier. and aometimes wlu-they have plera ) of Jewelry too "cn.pi' Ions or too valuable tn offer for ante, they advertise for anc-ccsIra owner. It I anh to he quite a lucrative calling. Fqually unique, erbnps. Is Ibe trade of tickling ppqiles vanity. Till! latter is n most profitable occupation, cien when used for llaelf alone and not In isiniiecilnn with some other bualnraa. new iamrs and nominal Many i.luu-iirmagailiipa of tho Town Topics variety live by It. The method ef the men I'elilml Iha scheme I simply tn write up a most Inhume article praising the subject In a manner that wnuld nauseating If It were not mud'-sl- . The artiele la thus shim a to tlie intended victim by a glib Ills vanity by readtalker, who "I-aing tlie story and supplementing It with a fi-additional mends of taffy. A fuol and hi money are soon parted, nays aa rru-kA vain man and Ilia "id adage. misiey three-born- e am purled atlll U"c-- e quickly aaya tha inndcrii fakir, and tlie nnuils-- r who thrlre . by getting out lnuka dc.rotcd to pr:ihlng jienple tli.'it don't deserve It la legion. 111 an of The laudatory articles, mnrsiq cost 1 inipli tier Iniidulluu, aud thu editor aud wriiers wax ru-li- . Jobs Noth I nlqoe Itnfiaeroaa. I'roperly classed aa hi.'li d:ingerona and of men who pcn1irr lire till " and in automo-lilu-loop the loop on who do aerchatb- - feat, who jump who run oier elephants' hacks In auiuiiichile fur a living and .rare with til hour evety day. the men who (lie illiers who go down nailg.it" air-- t Into Hie d"ptli rf the sea. the munl1ial flP'lighti rs an-.- l pulli-emothe salt and f"l. water ml levs, the mill miner workunder the the lialners of wild ing 111 luast. thu, fightmpe walkers, the physicians w ho light dei-taud aad dleam ci.'iiith -- s "tlc-rs- . r Hut for real I ' il'iiig'T and li". fu'dity the J(i of 'ieorge Thcrnia. one of in the hu-sthief act at r.T.vnee Uill'i Sl't"i. any oilier s'leiiis.a Job s. like u ii ti t up in' a w a nn day. To- u mt.utli in,, tow t.o,::. Tlierma i m incthcr cc' a am'iiis"! of a In's'-Hi tliui n will; l.irlntial crlii'" prnv.it i.y the wcatlo-- r man I',. e I'i.. Incould not g ut fu'i so cd. !s iiragg.-i- l from t.iiit iiecn at s hi- l r.'l linti''d eer pl.ni; tin- - nulii of tin- - erlin". eroiitiri tor , who cl. 'I"" it to have wen hnn Then 1.1a tri-nr In to tlirro. emir" tint In- vv op Ih" same r IntBta e I"': I . .1 . ; ( n niidl-iic- e. I :e.-of stiff Ii" hnd on v.l---l.c s- -i arrested, ami the I" g :s til ll t In ncik and the polb-ci.iniwho nr!.-.i- il hint an lioarafier is t v It- e li.tl action n ''tr.llllit"'!. admlttwi the rrltiie hnd r,i'. liy . i v a . i hi- - ei"ih-Hues along thnt drv when vvi" '' ''ii ' r-a hcrt arr..'c(t. ;i.r man swoi.. ihat it i ' , urp-.- , .' J. nn. I'.irl, iqi tin- - nij,'bt ut loci ril-n-ii is rl'.J that cii.c suiunlhlLg went qiirstiou, und tu hi was ll't A:..VI lirlofv I'siTilw.d lump of siik. mow n It !:. s.ijjo .n ic.,'f. ill. liinl 1: : r tin ',i,ii in I'M ili.ir 1 :u m - Hi , Ill's . . j tv - 1. gi i-i . 1 '.T 'j- - i.OL 1; ail 1. - t In-- frU-n,- l - 111' ii. . to I'll'1 iiial-- s 'he pro1esiI..i,iil sum She iuipr.-jision- . es.-or- for n really wli: nu.ke n sn.-hicull win tnk, tt' two young ludli-In so'iv tiny diwienute, v i,l Hike tin in piinuraiit lu the tlieate.. ofr. i itepl-ye- r. of fonthig tie Idh. II" of sq eioiiii-g- in- , it. at tie earn Pi money s,i- i"i some ii,-lii' get fj.l n in ok fur hresk-l,-- c M- tn :i lug p'oluikiig Ho"o--i metropolis ' ' -. IPs l.iy hi. tn, vnl ! I a I'd will', up pay seem fan. - '.ii.-the mi' it ' if , wins, i.at the i s. up fir p'.'n'f.n mop- n.-P. on- i iu: ili the v.iy iu Which he Uindl-.i ,,f WMJHi.i; j and strive to retail the position from year to yen r. Knrh largo clly, where there In a considerable settlement nf (Tilnese. lias one of these dragline. They resendde a huge rsterplllsr when In tnoticn slid nre siild to I., worlh alHint yjri.tski eseh, as they ere msde nf expensive silks, and a'-Icuvlly trimmed with gold and Pne When times arc hard the dragun !s hrouglil out to appease tbe evil spirits, sml It h.i a prominent plai-- In each Xew Year's liny procession. Wlim ll appear It always create a scnmtlon. I I'M Yrw York. And now hack to Xew Y'orfc. There Is, nn city In the nmnlry thnt ha S" niiiuy sml varied occupations us fdd In (he atreniions for wealth rnd a litfi.g the people of the great centers - - driven in odd i npsthni for livcllliood. Tbte is, for iiihce. In hew 1'iirk a man who wage Just l.s'king nri.-g.h.. snd m. while their owners are out of town, whi'c her enterprising fellow- a el, IIP, hr the II :iy out a s'l.rt lo mnldi-ladle A w wltlm-icm. iva hi will lining visit hr. Kinsay. lui s mole ni"i'' y bn n nicle insjiniliitam-.-shut do. c.d.-- qqiic ' ' ii it). iho front flint of but liMt uliit naIi'(l. h nil!; i i:b .r ocrui'athin?" : n.-- njiii' nut fho Rkii in no'l I ?:ris idiirrd fy tho Arm lin( nf i;uKllnn i nsk t 011 tt iiinu lid roomii;i; hnimo Jlo 7c t 4ml nn onllnitry uniii ur f ! Klefthnnt'i T!mt MTtorv !Tn.fst y h Ui lo w llu i,,y1 :iMlli-t- iii i t 1 ,u.iik uo n:ul. nvi pr, J (h f.i tSisuk p,.nj.!... : t..: in r iMifrr tt.ipni ii,,l i1? ml, r t AutTi v urjf nut jo i:inafr f t 'till! p)n ? VI. . M tl'f ?f tli-- Iron. Ini t w nrr not rt to lii'IirMi tint tliPiv nrr moniMti who ciM.k w ll hulls fr-Tltorr itro, tiowpvvr, nml If yon will KhniortJitlr. N. Y., fn oin nf flu tisiiswt hotiuK. tlicrt you wlil mi rif, Lllrhrn iri optiittnii, lh riinwtM flh n ami frfn4 nu to ii Ini-- i Mn Jiilt'e tliai now ruviv our ft'i i.ik rt(. rv.r (op ni.r. s;.iii !i. ;, Aim-!.-- ii A from door i" an, T .1 a.- 1" fco.g g- tM'iii fr fiTerosre. ami ininlc n gie.sl Hung ! I o. i rp:,r(..n. hovi-ter- , was tint quite n mhjiie ns th.'t of a man in the ii'.O WnrM vim made n practire of lui;. ii.g the pegs iu. naiie selling oil! ' IS souni'ir-- t ri I, to and week in iirui'flcuUy t!i If ronlifin It van lu tin orijelnnl i iior'n home. n' rihfHMd. Xm, foriu tlir n liiNiiy l fundi irri niui dofilcr In fat on 1h itrocroiln of iuIr Aijffqno of tlim fn-il- i from tin1 fsir lu nil injr nrnrih, b.iwrkor. I fmU-i- l f i flii'l n of (lit- timii hIiii iniiili liN livlnjr lijr m nirntmic nli ilUrnrdi'd 1I'.I'H plpr. Ill ii vit 1M juo wlint lo ilf,) wih ilirni. ih'inKh oiii-- i lie iiiliniilfil il.-i- t mnii .f tb KlruiK he fii:iil Mvir in.o Iin'i1ir niui nf :i ioiw pK.flt .if Ins i nn! Im Mi, r th 1iiiin(s it I'ifM d n n ttH know li nhl'h new Nfriim limn over. on tini , I tin mi amir m irh fho r,lijin i inniiy aii'iptn font 1 In com- inr rortnin k:nl nf . I'orttisll fnirsl is Djtofi lp UIIIIKpe t itK i!l- - The profcwinnal tramp ta. perhap, the fieak among all strange Ininmii Wiiinleriug, wandering, alwai watoh-rliiliving by begging, robbing and soiiietlinea eicn iiinr.lerliig Ano-rh-a'- s n he only real Idle eh.s, and yet li work harder to he Idle tli.in i inie-men do to hold their Jobs. II- - I ry like the professional only worse ami dirtier. In iniiiiy way a in.ik. lie is yet In strong eoiiliast to lh" cneiel rut of real I r.oke.a inch as forger. Ion-- . and defaulter, who men, hank ndds-rrefined ta-t- rs nn. have In most Inatnnee . and p'-wlih the high Id'-al0 aotial ncaniceies a pii rl of their of the rrook. h..n The varhi't ns ever, sr mu properly clrn-r tlnu, and SO the great aiii.y nf Hitside will lie ilisndsNed villi this .s.hl F.mplny men ts. e'Th- cable lllnpiltil" the story of a young "nmi w ho. I ; oilier Rteniic of Inii-'.i..il venr on the gtreel nf I idon u a I'oiUl.hick wn fmiH'1 fn yfM It nim piirrluiHf nt 1nqnilftTf 1muiaiili)nn prtf1f. ill door for Infer oi1 BirHiiceat Berond-bs- s d . f . bum-dru- c Har-rar- o . In gntLerleg miterlal for in article oa the pe. ulii.rl-.Hint enter lino the ta' of ekemg out nn eilatenee, I soon found that there were two classea of them the poeuM!1 feature In rourice-tlnwith rMt trades where msny find employment, snd the unique avocations ih.Nteu In different part nf the world by ritiEle Individual. 1 learned, for Inxtn , In Air.erlcs 'hat many thousands of today hnd steaoy employment at fair wages curling hair fur maltresM. and I learned, too, of one 'ndltlduul who to make a fair living rurl'ng id own heir and he curl fit n mo h a He j I.irhii.it itillt ,I,or by per. Bella hair. Just Lbc col c of t'.:-- ; Pair if wrong and the team party failed ta appear. Therma nearly choked In reality that time, tin one or two other nreaaloua the cowboys, who do the hanging, bream careless, and he haa been rat down more dearly dead than alive, la being dragged orer the ground at tha and nf the lariat after bis capture. Therms haa bad bll arms broken, hla legs dislocated and liii skull fractured. Jm Harraro, tha Meil-rawho leads tha hand of cowboys which captures tlie hnraetlilef, represented by Therma, la no gentle rhlld, aud when hr haa tbe aportlie aplrtt working la lilm be look for all the rough sputa la the ground to drag Therma over. It li said that Iha two men have a lief, contending that he will kill Therma during the coarse of the act aad Therma helling Thar he will nut. Mlrang as It may ace in, Therma llkua Ida Job, and hia one all haunting fear Is ant that be may be tinrt, but that minialindy may get h's position away from him. 1'p to now, however. noliody has applied for tlie Job. Amofig other avocations that eouililn danger with peculiarity may he Dial of tbe worker la explosives, whether be lie th legitimate employe of a powder factory or the agent of aniua Uusalan secret terrorist aoeiety. bouibuiakers are tha vlctlma of tlielr own Infernal machines, and th story la told of a would Ira burglar whe gained access to a mult In a large I bank. He had with him a tlnia lioinli. which he act for a sight hour, hla scheme being, of euuran. to b In tha vicinity and profit by th explosion la robliery. After hr hnd tha bomb properly placed be found to hla horror that th tloor of the vault had rlnmd aad room locked after him, the being an constructed that It made a prisoner of any ieraoa who did aot know which of the platea on. tha floor to avoid. Thera waa nothing for the prisoner to do but wait for tha bomb to explode. The agony of hla anapenaa must have been awful, aad when tha door waa opened no piece of tlie man bigger than a twrnty-f- l vormt piece wax found. Krery occupation ha It perallarlilea. To mention them all would lie lo publish a Hat of the doing of every rlaaa of luen and wninea In tho I'nlted Ktates an undertaking that would prove as monotn-nouto the reader aa It would he Impossible fur the writer. It baa boon tlie aim In these columns to preoent some of the most striking peculiarities of tbs bigger trades, mingled wllh the more unique Individual employment that resourceful pantile have Miuglit out, line of tas latter of these la that of a limited number of mea who make n regular liuainraa of tracing lost heirs. They make a specialty of irnpla of loratlug the beneficiaries who leave nuelnlmed balance lo banka, anil many a flit fee do they earn. Their calling In somewhat similar to that of a mail In a large rlty who makes a regular The liiialnea of tracing lost pcraoiii. largo number of prop1 who disappear the profesweekly anggeatisl tlie Idea tn sional tracer, aud he has made a good thing nut of a very unpromising Held. He die not always lnrae the prodiKil, lint in ninny eaww the application of a lit I cmiiiunn sense anil shrewdness, combined with a gntsl knowledge of human nature, has resulted In astonishing The fee for this service are big. Pswe Ureat Moving Keatm My ImesHgatlon of tbe queer labor field led me to the freight depots. "Yea," sn ill oue of a grimy, dusty, busy group of ff are men. an he paused for breath. Jnt pretty rushed. Y'ou Bee, we havewagon, put a large brisk house on that and sot tho park sarroiindtiig It on the rig Hint drove away a few momenta ago. Now we've got tn go hack and get the old mau's sawmill and bla daughter's Tills." "Pretty big things to move," I suggested. "Xaw." he replied with week me and my , aid contempt. carried tlie fit. Ignila World' Fair pika four blocks to the dcot just after loading the mountains and the flatiron truck. building on n Tin' weather man. loo, nccnple a He'd all hi own. Besides predicting the weather fmnre or lens aeenratelyi. be frequently called III .Oil to play taoat role murder esses and other Ill'll. mrlng the past I" yearn a weather man Ini figured In ennrt no leva than 4. IIS' times, in many a legal battle H'e stare of the weather la an Important factor lit the rendering of the verdict. In a murder case rwenlly decided, for Instance. the conviction hinged on the of the prisoner b.v several people who were aiMnltlc'lIy about .'id ir-- t wny. The record of the weather ofll'-were ret into the evidence anil showed flirt 'be nlgnt nn very fogey and rainy, amid not have and that the wiinneu-seen Ho feet. On this evidence the man was acquitted. In another ease the defers :rol lo prove twit a the body of th" vlrLiin was In good tare of preservation the prisoner who left town month liefiiro tin tii'lider was discovered eon not have done the ilc.nl. The prosecuting attorney, however, princil by the weather been nf Hero limn that Hi" oci ih'-the comiala-sh'i- i nearly nil tin- - time of tha of the deed and the . HierMfon1. held that Ifnli'. 'J'he a'turni-yIf w possible f.ir the body to have in a e hI stnts of and Hu Jorv agreed wilh hiiu. "i fis. 11 ' nii-- igpn i , '' ''' ,. , - e.T fr |