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rrleu TO Drlng him back and proposed thai
he and she put Carnevali out Of the way.
D'Ottavi called her an ogress, left her ana
declined to answer her letters.
Once convinced that she had lost him,
she planned her revenge. Her husband
went to Rome for few days. Ho had
hardly arrived when he received Penelope's
letter confessing her intimacy with D'Ot-
tavi and placing the entire blame OF her
behavior OH his shoulders. After telling
an ingenious story Of temptations iaid py
D'Ottavi in her way and of his eventual
success in misleading her she closed the
letter in apparent penitence:
II must suffer for my sin, although 1t
was forced upon me. When you receive
this letter, l shall be no longer In this
world, for I am about to take poison.
Darling Mario, care for our beloved chill
dren. Tell them that loved you dearly,
and that l fell through no fault Of my
own. Forgive me, Mario. Goodby for
ever"
All the show of penitence, however, had
the one object Of melting Carnevali to
avenge his supposed wrongs upon D'Otta-
vi Penelope had no more idea Of taking
her own life than Of telling the truth
about her relations to her last lover.
Promptly after sending the letter she swal-
lowed some harmless fluid from q bottle
labeled "poison," rejected the assistance
of the frightened servants, who thought
she was killing herself. and then disap-
peared, so as TO leave the impression that
she had gone away to die, although, in
fact, she went to the house of an officer in
Palermo.
Carnevali meantime had returned to his
home. He heard that his wife had taken
poison and disappeared. He loaded his
revolver, went to the postof1ice and with
out word Of explanation shot D'0ttavi
five times. D,attavi fell dead by his desk.
Carnevali WE to the police station and
justified his with the story told in
his wife's lettI
Up to this time the police knew nothing
of the poisoning of Jones. When they
searched D'Ottavis desk, however, they
found the discriminating letter which Pc
nelope had given him as guarantee Of her
faithfuiness. They found also other let
tors, which proved the falseness Of the sto'
ry told in the letter received by Carneyali
In Rome.
The search for Penelope was begun, but
was long fruitloss When found in Paler.
mo, she was living under an assumed
name with cavalry captain Of the Italian
army. She had not remained faithful tc
him even for the short time she had pass
ed under his protection. He had fought
two duels on her account and was still
nursing the wound from the last one. He
had been lucky enough, however, to en-
gage a nurse; otherwise he might have
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-29
CATHERINE pREXEL.

"simple vows" Both the holy father and
the bishops are called upon to exercise
their rights in this matter much oftener
than people think, for as a matter Of
church policy the promoters Of monas-
tic life do not furnish such data to the
public.
In these latter times there does not seem
to be much encouragement given to the
practice Of perpetual VOWS. By tho laws
of France life VOWS are invalid, but such
disapproyal by the civil power has no
weight with the canon law. st. Vincent
de Paul, who established the order Of the
Sisters Of Charity in 1884, ordained that
their VOWS should be taken for one year
only. He was the first founder of q reli-
gious order who took the ground that 1t
was possible for the members Of q reli-
gious community to boldly use their tai
ent and labor with it in the world instead
Of burying it in the seclusion Of the clois-
ter. He said: Your converts must be the
houses Of the sick; your cell, the chamber
Of suffering; your chapel, the parish
church; your cloister, the wards Of the
hospital; your rule, the VOW Of obedience;
your grille, the fear Of God; your veil to
shut out the world, holy modesty"
In the many political upheavals OF
France, during which various religious
orders have suffered abolishment, the Sis
ters Of Charity have been always allowed
to exist, even in the days of the terror and
of the directory. The Little Sisters Of the
Poor is the only other order looked upon
with government favor in France.
There are many American precedents
for Miss Drexels action. There is the
case Of Miss Rosecmns, daughter of Gen.
eral Rosecrans Of Ohio, who for some years
was an Ursuline nun in an Ohio convent.
She secured release from her VOWS and
Is now the companion of her father In his
declining days. Then one Of the daugh-
ters of the late General Phil Kearny, utter
spending several years as nun, first in
the Sacred Heart convent and subsequent
ly with the Carmelites in Paris, found
that she was untitled for the life of the
cloister, A dispensation from the vows
was granted by the holy father, and she
now makes her home with her mother in
Washington.
In this country, as in Europe, the nun
neries have had many distinguished in
mates, with the great difference that, while
here the cloistered life is an entirely vol
untary one, in the old world a girl is fire.
quently, from her very birth, destined for
convent
One Of the daughters Of General Win
field Scott was nun Of the Visitation con-
vent of Georgetown, d. G., where she died
some years before hor distinguished IA
ther. 1t is not generally known that Fan
ME Allen, the beautiful daughter of rug
ged old Ethan Allen Of Ticonderoga fame,
forsook all the joys and pleasures of the
world for life Of prayer and meditation
In n Canadian convent Of the strictest
rule. Her parents made many efforts to
lure her from her nunnery, but to the
end she was steadfast and faithful. She
died in her Montreal convent.
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glyphics on the written pages, but each
portrait is minutely examined, and disgust
or approval finds expression in apish lingo.
"As we draw nearer to the chair JUL
ette offers us her right hand very politely.
She insists on proper decorum, for one Of
our party had his beard pulled in no gen.
tie manner when he offered his left hand
in return. 1t seems that the young lady
has penchant for bearded visitors, q sort
of reserve and i'll will characterizing her
demeanor toward the ladies or toward
beardless males.
Successful monkey mashers must raise
full boards.
while Juliette is busy ,amining the
faces in her album NJ. Jou ein, her own
er, furnishes her biography. A few months
ago q German coasting vessel spent some
time on the Kongo shore. Some of the
sailors who had penetrated into one of the
numerous shore forests found themselves
in the presence of two strange yet perfect
ly docile beings. At their approach the
larger Of the pair, which was about feet
in height and which appeared to be the
mother, uttered cries Of astonishment and
climbed into tho nearest tree. Juliette,
the smaller monkey, was readily induced
to accompany the sailors. One of the
party had some red ribbon in his pocket,
with which he coaxed the little one away.
The mother, however, soon came down
from her perch and followed the daughter.
When the ship sailed, both were on board
and on good terms with all the inmates
except the cook, who was obliged to keep
everything in the lockers. The mother
died after two days at sea, according to
the Doctors opinion, from indigestion. A
young negress aboard nursed the infant
monkey and kept it in good health until
Havre was reached, when the captain in
duced NJ. Joussein to buy it. L love Jull-
ette as my own child, assured the geolo-
gist. she sleeps, eats and plays with me
and appreciates my affection as much as
would human child"
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Foretold Her Own Death,

The death of Miss Emily Cecilia Prim-
rose Of Brooklyn was foretold by herself a
week prior to Its occurrence. Miss Prim-
rose was only 10 years old, tall, striking
ly handsome, Of fine physique and cheer
full disposition. She had many friends,
and while seated with several of them on
the front stoop Of her residence on the
Thursday evening preceding her death che
suddenly exclaimed:
II shall not live another week. have
had presentiment tonight by seeing the
Grape hanging from the door.
From that day until the day Of her death
Miss Primrose talked of hardly anything
but her approaching death, She bsde all
her friends goodby, explaining her reasons
for taking leave Of them.
At O'Clock the next Wednesday morn
ing she was taken Ill with pains in the re-
gion of the heart. She had been troubled
In similar manner ON other occasions,
but thought nothing of it. In three hours
she was dead.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-29

real agent, the successful one, isn't a
cheap, long haired creature Of chattering
tongue, but bright and cautious man,
who can chat on all topics and who brings
his arguments to bear gradually.
He knows Bulwer and can talk rather
brilliantly Of his qualities. He points out
in the sample volume certain beauties Of
Typography and illustration such as might
have been overlooked. Then he shows by
comparison with other editions, of which
you have never heard, that his set is ridic-
ulously cheap at $l2, and the advantage of
the whole thing is that 1t can be paid for
at the rate Of 25 cents week. The col
lector will call once month to get the
installment Of 81, and in the course of time
the books will be paid for, and the pur-
chaser will never "feel it."
That's the great argument.
He will say: You can pay 81 month
and never feel it, Probably you'd spend
the money anyway and not get anything
for it. The first thing you know you will
have your set paid for"
The young man listened to this seduc-
tive talk and was lost. He didn't want a
set of Bulwer, it is true, but so long as he
could get it for practically nothing and
pay without feeling 1t" he might as well
take advantage of good thing. The books
would be delivered to him on payment of
81, an exhibition of confidence on thepart
of the publishing concern.
The contract read well, and he signed 1t.
One day, month later, he was leaving
tho Office when small man with rusty
beard stopped him and asked for 81. "Oh,
that set of Bulwer!" said he, feeling in
his pockets. II had forgotten all about
that" But he borrowed 81 and gave it to
the collector. Next month the collector
came just as he was arranging to go to
the theater. If he hadn't paid, ho might
have squandered his money for ticket.
The set Of Bulwer was thrown back into
his closet, and no repented the purchase,
but the collector came every month, and
he paid the dollar without "feeling it, u
At the end of six months the set of books
had deprecated in value so much, in his
own estimation, that he came to regard
the collector as his natural enemy.
But he was never really angry until in
passing secondhand book store one day
he saw a duplicate set, as good as new,
marked So. And now he lays the books
along his trousers at night to hold the
creases.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-29
THE MISSING LINK.
Paris Is Now Interested In a Troglodyte
Oddly.

Paris Is Now Interested In a Troglodyte
Oddity.
Paris now boasts Of the possession Of q
troglodyte oddity which surpasses in ac-
tion and appearance anything of the kind
that has ever been exhibited in circus or
menagerie. The young aspirant to NOR
biological distinction is called Mile. Juli-
ette All who have formed the acuuaint-
ance Of this young ID Jnkey are astonished
at her deliberate, semihuman department.
This not so much on account Of the clever
tricks she has learned as because of the in
telligence displayed in her looks, in her
familiarity with visitors and in all her
manipulations.
In the little Rue dc Pontoise, not far
from the Boulevard st. Germain, a small
store has been transformed into recep-
tion room for mademoiselle A large sign
bears the inscription, geologic Parish
enne" son entering the room, )" says a
French correspondent, "we find Juliette
chastely attired in a long chemisette with
red ribbons seated on high infant chair.
She is preoccupied with the inspection of
an album containing portraits and auto
graphs. The leaves are carefully turned.
Little attention is paid to the Latin HERO
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could be found, so it was thought I had
fallen asleep in my chair and my fright
was the result of dream.
"By the next night had so thoroughly
been laughed into believing this that l
took my seat before the mirror and began
brushing my hair as nonchalantly as at
first, when, to my utter horror, saw that
figure form itself from nothing-absolute-
ly nothing-and again advance upon me
with that menacing attitude. Again it
raised its hand to strike, the terrible eyes
seemed TO glare into mine, fixed ON them
in the mirror, and, as before, released from
the horror that held me stricken into mar
BILE, leaped to my feet and ran, scream
ing into the corridor without. l glanced
back into the room, but there was no one
visible there, but / was not to be convinc-
ed this time that an overhcated imagina-
tion was to blame. fled to my aunt's
door, and as she opened it fell, fainting, in
her arms.
1.-The next night insisted that Marian,
my maid, should occupy little antecham-
ber opening into mine, and my stalwsrt
cousin Christopher slept on cot in the
hall just outside my door. Returning late
from ball, l was too fatigued to brush
my hair as usual, but sat for some mo-
ments looking at myself in the glass-I
was little vain In those days-when all
at once I saw behind me the man, with
his knife in his hand.
but this time he did not evolve from
air, but was there real flesh and blood, his
hot breath MANLY ccorcb;nr tba booJ, ~
my neck. l leaped to my feet, with q
scream, and as did so he struck at me,
but the blade glanced aside, wounding me
only slightly in the shoulder screamed
aloud, and he felled me with q blow Just
e Marian and Christopher came rushing
in, Seeing them, the robber and assassin
sprang for the open window and would
have escaped by leaping-an easy feat for
muscular man--in the window Of the
house next door, which was also open and
only about three feet distant (this had
evidently been the way by which he had
entered and which he used rs an egress),
but Christopher caught him and dragged
him back, and after struggle secured
him, aided by his brothers, who had been
summoned by Marian. So when opened
my eyes from my swoon II was to see the
would be murderer lying bound, while
near me lay small dagger, with han
die Ct Etruscan gold, studded with rubies.
My assailant was the son Of the family
residing next door, and from the love Of
dress and pleasure beyond his means had
involved himself hopelessly in debt, and
aeaing my diamonds had conceived the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-29

s,rva. sniug as work OF art. Mere perfec.
tion Of execution will not save it.
An old fashioned sampler, indicat-
ing the bent Of child's imagination,
however halting the execution, might
more justly be considered a work of art
than the most "highly finished repro
duotion Of painting" wrought on o
sewing machine-such as I saw recently
commended as something to be admired.
Art Amateur.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-29
NO LONGER A TERRORIST.
A Convicted Spanish Anarchist Repent
the Error of His Ways.

shC A-AAoi VI Liz "uybs
The Anarchist Salvador Franch, lying
under sentence of death for the outrage at
the Liceo theater, Barcelona has admit
ted his guilt and has accepted the reli-
gious ministrations which he at first re-
jected. 1t appears that the change in his
disposition was effected through perusal
Of the works of Balmes, the learned priest
and writer who was styled by Cardinal
Wiseman "a light of the western church. {"
The books were lent him by his sister, who
is nun, and who was allowed to visit
him in his cell in Barcelona prison.
Speaking of himself, Franch said:
1T has been believed that the Liceo
crime was the result of preconceived
purpose to ayenge the death of Pallas.
This is not so, My resolution matured
during tho time of my imprisonment in
Valencia, then inwardly resolved that
every stroke of the lash 1 there received
should cost society tears of blood. l had
no motive for avonging Pallas. l had my
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-29
THE STORY OF A BARGAIN.
How Young Man Bought Some Boolrs
He Did Not Want.

How Young Man Bought Some Boolrs
He Did Not Want.
The young man had more books than he
could carry away with him when he NOV.
ed from one furnished room to another.
His hours Of work were such that he had
very little time for reading, and If he had
chosen to read he had good books of his
own. Moreover, he didn't like Bulwer
Lytton; had never read him, except In
short extracts, and didn't care If he never
read him.
Therefore the agent who came in to sell
him set Of Bulwer on the installment
plan was on an apparently hopeless mis-
sion.
Bat these clever well dressed agents
make their heavy commissions by selling
books to people who don't went to buy,
says the Chicago Record man. And the
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dren. She sworo TO him that he was the
first man she had ever loved, but he got
an inkling Of her history. One day, after
he had reproached her for unfaithfulness,
she snatched letter from her pocket and
explained:
"Take this, and If l am ever unfaithful
you will have my life and my husbands
in yyur hands. That is my guarantee"
The letter had been written by Penelope
to Carnevali just i,..,l Jo...s .eath. 1t
said:
DARLING MARIo-William died moment
ago. tremble for fear that an examination
will be made, for, as you must have guessed, l
poisoned him so as to be yours and yours only.
II am discovered and imprisoned, shall pray
that you remain faithful to your
PENELOPE.
D'0ttayi took the letter. but the discov.
cry Of Penelope's crime changed his feel
ings toward her. She noticed the change,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-29
QUEER ROMANCE
OF AN ITALIAN
II Is Developed in Intrigue and Is Culminat-
Ing In Crime
EXPLOITS OF A MODERN DORGIA
Roman Girl of Extraordinary Beauty
Who Poisoned Her First Husband,
Planned to Kill Her Second and In
duced Him to Murder Her Lover.
For he Saturday Tribune,

Penelope Carnevali, young Roman
woman Of rare beauty, appeared in the
Frosinone criminal court late in August
to be tried for numbering her first hus-
band. Mario Carnevali, her second hus-
band, took his place beside her to answer
the charge of killing her lover. This dou,
bile trial is the elimination OF criminal
romance such as has been seldom equaled
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-29
RetulintiOn.

We are al prone to retaliate for personal
sights, but perhaps the funniest incident
of it is one OF an old Irish woman who, see
ing funeral TO which she had expected
an invitation pass her door, expostulated
angrily: "0h, go on wild yel 90 on wild yel
60 on wild vel But maybe therell be a
funeral at our house soon, and then we'll
see who'll be axed."-Boston Saturday Ga
Eette.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-29
Chanred From Black to white.

In Chambers county, Ala, there resides
o 16-year-old girl whose skin Is as white
and smooth as that Of an albino. Nine
years ago she was as black as the reguls-
tion southerner. The change Is the result
of q akin disease called leucopathy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-29

idea of killing or at least siIencing me
and stealing them to pay his debts. But,
though his mind had dwelt persistently
on the scheme, he had lacked courage to
carry 1t out until the night of the ball"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-29
Mother Mandelbaum Rediyiyus.

A Colurbus newspaper claims that
Mother Maadelbaum the notorious fence
who fled from New York few years ago
and whose death was reported at Montreal
recently, Is now living in Columbus. The
reported death was only ruse to divert
the eaple eve Of the law
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-29

A little girl who was taken by her man.
ma TO see the waxworks told her they
might be wax, but they didn't work.
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been Penelopes third victim, for she was
tired of him and was seeking pretext to
leave him for q young count.
Penelope is described by the Rome dai-
lies as wonderfully beautiful, despite her
II years Of intrigue and crime.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-27
RHODE ISLAND.
The Bicycle and Health.
Newport Herald.

newport heralu.
The New York Academy of Medicine has
been listening to "a paper entitled "The lnflu-
ence of the Bicycle on Health and on Disease"
Or. Hammond. its compiler, stated that there
is hardly an organ In the body that may not
be influence by the proper or improper use
OF the wheel. Steady use of 1t tends to
greater chest EXPANSION. The, chest OF the
average man expands one inch. Riders OF
bicycles, who have used them fiom . TO 10
years, have chest expansion OF shade
above one inch pnd half. Bicycle riding
has been supposed TO be injurious TO the
spinal column. Such Is not the case. Four
teen professional riders were examined. and
nothing OF the sort existed. They all, how
ever. showed excessive development OF the
muscles OF the thigh. No one who sUffers
from heart trouble In any form should ride
The fault in the cycle riders STOPPING posi-
tion could be got rid OF, by higher handle
bars, so that the rider would not oe forced TO
stoop over. Riders should not keep their
mouths open; they should breath through their
noses. The drift of all the evidence adduced
is that cycle riding is, on the whole, most
healthy exercise. but not when carried to ex-
cess by exhausting distances.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-27

Weekly wants Republicans to take up
or help hem out With
The Weekly, little further ON in us
rticle, thinks the Republicans can ~
east ade 10 secure the app ointment OF
none AIRY mnlission. For Cleveland
appoint? The Republican who would
actively or passively ad such aprject
would show that he had neglected to
profit by the ohject-lesson the Demo
crais have been drumming into the
consciousness Of the country.
The duty of the Republicans. just
now, is very clear and very simple; II
Is to let the Democrats stay In the
bottom of the deep ana dark hole they
have digged for themselves; to do moth
ing whatever that will tend to remove
the least particle of the slime they have
plastered themselves with. n it frJm
motives of revenge, or 10 kick fallen
foe, but that the acute sense OF the
ncapaciiy of the Democrats that the
country now has may not be lessened
in the slightest degree, SO that 1896
may find The same temper Of the pubic
mind as now prevails, TO the end that
the administration of the Government
may be transferred easily and naturally
to the party that preserved the Union,
aad has made the laws that have made
1t great--the Republican party.