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12 tlnin, and it was consequently more or less difficult to win his consent to their departure. Finally, he was persuaded, on the score of showing the world what remarkable creations could be brought forth in Siam. They were then exhibited here and abroad, and all the prominent physicians on both sides ol the ocean studied this exceptional freak of nature with the view to separating the attached twins. They ..!! ; greed, however, that while these Siamese twins were two dis tinct individuals, the cord connecting them (it was a band of cartilage joining the breast-bone ••! one to the breast-bone of the other), could not In- severed without loss of life to one or both. This physical bond of union also reflected, as it seemed, a deep sympathy that existed between these two brothers. Their likes and dislikes wen- similar, they moved, probably from habit, in unison, they talked almost at once and to the same effect, and were in every way harmonious, as if they were one being. They had ' »-ir points »>f dissimilarity, also, the intel c. t of one being keener than that of the other, and his temper showing more irritability. Hut their physical strength was re- jnarkahle, and wlu-n it came to running, leaping, or swinging an ax they possessed the full vigor of two well-developed persons. It is a curious fact that in 1843 they married two sisters, the daughters i>f Daniel Yeats, who lived six miles north <>f Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania. Miss S.ir.ih Ann Yeats became Mrs. Kiitf, and Miss Adelaide Yeats, Mrs. Chang. In 1846 the young couples moved in North Carolina, where one family iv. red mx children and the otl er n-. c. Chang .1111! Eng then en pur" h.iliiis enjoyed tin. 1 quiet, y life. Thej very sensitive of 1 i>-.:l peculiarity, and pre ferred seclusii >n. Th< \ very r | not < » 1 : i y become n 1 <if the United Stai , Imt had ■>■ ■ > em« ■•..n faith. Their children were bright, Bnd had .1 refined, Si. •■■■■ • ■ 1 . tof features. The saddf^t part of th<ir Bt< :v was the death Ii one in I>7 t . which n<' •■ itated the separation that caused th<- demise <>f the other. A family group is pre- B< : • < il in phut, (graphs. # The great showman's instinct which collect* d the original freaks .1! -a devised the fir.it automa ton. The show was oti^i nally given during the early years of the civil war, and the figure selected was naturally that of a soldier with crutches. The auto* maton, judged by modern standard, was a very crude atT.iir, the dummy turned its head, waved its crutches and moved its f<vt. and thai was all. It since has been the inspiration <>t thou sands of more complicated devices. It was much the E inie with the first illusii 'ii. The illusion consist -d of a sei of mirrors so contrived t 1i.:1 1 n man was o >ncealed be! nd it with only the face showing. mass ot compli cated-looking machinery which was op«r..ti .1 by a pump pave a curious scientific appearance to the whole. This face, which & 1 m< d to be detached from the body, answered ques tions while an attendant vigorously pumped beside it. The illusion since has )*-<n widely imitated After all. however, there is little difference between the circus of the last generation and the one seen todai There ;ire the same nnj^s, the same clowns, tin- same ftcrob ts, tin.' sain..- menagerie, the same side-shows, tin- Bame 'Spiik-r" at the entrance — all j 1 t ; >s the grown men of today saw them when they were youngsters. It is the same old circus come t>> town again SUNDAY MAGAZINE for MAY 22, 1904 Tlhiose Ms&Firliedl "Wouinieirn. by K-m,.- Alli-n GIRLS complain thai at functions young men prefer talking to married women. "We girls are all ri^'ht until si me stunning m. Iron ar rives, when otT run »he men to pay court to her!*" they declare indignantly. This is provoking and often literally true. What should girls 'I" 1 In the first place, they must learn to command their faces. They must never show the .white feather, or let the tires of anger Same into their cheeks They must look cool, though they boil within. There is but one way to compete with the enemy — who is strong — that is by diplomacy To show temper toward a woman who attracts your rightful knights is to lose your cause. Clever women have little patience with pettish conduct. To make insulting remarks about a woman to a man who obviously admires her is fat 1 Men .re loyal to the absent woman, as a rule, and the girl who maligns THE MfISSACI fry Clizohcth )'\i/(/(/k>s Co forth, O, violet sweet and tt>r\dcr; Bear to my Low the thought 1 send her. Arvcl when upon her breast thou litst, tire thou ii\ very rapture diest, Breathe on l\vr lips, her hair, her eves. Such odors of love's ; t \r;tdise. That she may ne'er i\ viole:" see- Without «.\ memory i>* me. one of hei sex is unclevi r. No cure was ever efli ct< '1 without skilled di v Why do nun rush from girls t.> young m ti ns? That's the question Here are several answers, equally illuminating fallow men are a 1 i t » 1.- like geese in their twenties They think it ultra-stnirt to seem politely mdiffeienl to youth and beauty, s-i dock to the side of the matrons and play a! cavaliu and are generally Useful Men of the world go over to the enemy because, while girls ana at some pains to be interesting, they nevei seem so interested as flo clever marnecl belles. Extravagance in dress ha.-> more to do writ the revolution so bachelors than girls realize. Men like gance in dresi ha* more to do luti>'ii <>t bachelors than j*irN real». Mm to XC "dreams," hut few can afford to pay when the time comes to wake up. So, they feast their eyes upon fictions worn by attractive women whose hus band's purses are long, arid who accept their ham ge as lightly a.-> it is given. Men are more honorable in matters of the he rl than rumor allows. They are as a rule sincere. Th. v ■void conspicuous attention to girls, either r»c. nsc they know that they cannot afford to hack up then devotion with the sort of portable tribute thai apprab to .Miss Twentieth Century, or because they are ofcl fashioned enough to reserve their love-making lot the one woman whom they intend to marry —>< me day In general conversation with men visitors, girls place too much emphasis upon the personal note. Successful matrons talk la their men friends about their fds and ambitions Girls frivol the hours away in frothy chatter or personalities that men who ha\e their allotment oJ sense detest Socfa prefer a lw">k at h> me, or the pipe of peace in a friendly wigw. m, to a second call They seek in I', peace in thereafter the mar ond call Th«v seek m prefcrente 'hereafter the nur ried woman. These arc c. few of the '"U'hv^'" How to change the current of admiration is moderately easy. It is un lawful to kill these attractive rivals. !t is rude to snub them They cannot {<? ignored To m ike friends wi'h them, therein*, is l*-st". The gir! who is nice to th.- popalai matron is the girl \vh' SC card is ri led at <i tnces, uho i> . sked to '■■■■■ who is wanted constantly; for when she hkes a girl the matron likes her to -,ome purpose. The ci nxmon-sense conclusion is th ■ » it is bettei to rater a !:••'■ than to he lonely uch. Follow the leader; ! ■■: .1 0 -iit- ntity never !<v i'-. y i; 1 ■ ■ If you find th.-. t v i arejtoi equal to h>r den <r is, 3on ■ n aha ays dr ip ■ at, It girh display no signs ol y I u-y. and are useful and ■ v, older women will -< c ■ : ; ' certain eligible men know then and pay tribute, to 'h.ir charms, which are tactfully called attention to. It i.> clewr to stand near th<- queen ol Hearts, al though one canool nxtmed> ately mount her dais, M.ti .tre not all fo. 'ls. nor knaves, They - v .-.iry nothinga to married women because they know that they v.i.l not be taken sertousry They look unutter ibl« things I r th<- s 'ke of amuse men! Were they to say the same things to girta they would sou n<l i holly different. Curb are hyper-sensitive; matrons ignore little socia] rifts. A world! v man's re spect for a girl's innocenoe often makes him mute, whereas with the worldly Woman hi> lips are ■:::- SO. led Althi Ugh. !'<■::: g well-bred, he \ivs nothing tli I is in the Uv.st offer to ''-.-t.. -t. }-..■ i> at ease. Lest he for*get, he avoids "ulti - sensitive ta idens. Thus it is thai sensitive plants so i bee me waH-fl twers. Tact, tact, and again tci sw'Vs the s. K-i.:l pendulum; and what is tact but consideration and — repression ? When .« girl becomes maid ■'( honor to a social queen, .she has only to keep herscll well in hand, and to add a merry smile or witty word at the right time, to seem wondrously bright. Sulking in a cornel is r.< t effective. A wise girl creates i place t r herseli wherever she goes A girl cm have no wiser fri 1 than a matron who is simultaneously a woman ol the world and a g tod woman. The younger must give social precedence to the older worn She who dkws so gracefully will be Speedily rewarded by kmghta galore,