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A chnd Murdsrsss.

Near Tuscaloosa. Ala. Mrs. Lou
Cook left her home TO visit d nelghbor,
leaving her 2-year-old son IN charge
OF 6-year-old daughter The latter
was told to play with the baby until
the mother returned.
Two hours later. when Mrs. Cook
reached home. she was horrined 20
ind that the youngest child had been
cremRted. The remnants OF itH cloth
ing and It's charred bones were found
IA the hreplHce.
The older child at FIRST claimed that
her brother had acoidently fallen Into
the FIRE. but afterwards confessed
that she had grown tired OF playing
with him. and that he began crying,
and to get rid OF him she deliberately
set his clothing on are and eremated
him. The young murderesa seems iE-
different over the crime.
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New Orleans Times Democrat: IN ls
absurd 10 expect d small cheap Their
m0meter 10 be more than approx
mateiy correct" said a gentleman In
the instrument trade. THE making OF
hrst-elasa, properly tested thermome-
ter Is a dlfheult Job. demanding time
and skilled workmanship OF the high
eat character. Il Il done entirely BY
hand. and each instrument Is kept un-
der observation In the shops for AZ
least a month. Yet people expect 70
buy something for 80 or 40 cents that
Will never vary from the oflclal figure.
Of the signal once"
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proudly borne by Mrs. Mary y. Alex
ander. who ls the mother Of eight
children. ave Of whom are living Mrs.
Lulu stoehr Is the daughter Of Mrs.
Alexander and the mother OF Martha
stoehr In thia chain OF Ave genera
tlons.
There Il q difference OF only twenty
years between the great-grandmother
ana the great great grandmother, Mrs.
Phillips being SO and Mrs. Sutton G2
years old. Mrs. Sutton, again. Is only
nineteen years older than her daush-
Ter, Mra Alexander, who. II turn. pre-
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BIO FRAUDS AT HAVANA.
Ono-Fifth OF tho HousehoidSrs Hav'
Iieen stealing wster.

Ono-Fifh Of the ITousehoidsrs Have
Been stealing wstsr.
Enormous frauds In the water dis
trlbution In Havana have been dis
covered by the commission appointed
10 inquire into the finances OF the city
II appears one-nfth Of the household
ers In Havana have been stealing
water with the conniyanco OF the Al
caides de Barrlos and the mayors OF
80 wards. who nre also water inspect
ors in their respective districts. the
city losing through this means bo-
tween 500. 900 and $500 n year, per-
centage OF this amount going into the
pockets OF the Alcaldes. The frauds
have been porpetrated for years back.
Upon entering 5000 houses which
were down on the books OF the Span
lsh bank as using water. the officers
found 1000 OF them connected with the
water pipes In the streets or with
those In adjoining houses, thus get
ting supply OF water without paying
the rates. which are from $40 70 80
annually. The commission has Sc
cured much evidence OF corruption on
tho part OF the Alcaldes. who ayste'
matically encouraged and approved
the frauds and made regular leyles oI
portion OF the water rates upon The
housoholders illegally using th'
water.
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Nine. Lilll Lehman several years
ago was prostrated by a severe illness
and was on the stage for long time.
She even despaired OF resaining her
health and OF being able TO resume her
career. Al that critical moment tive Of
her friends advised her to become a
vegetarian says the New York Herald.
She followed their advice. with most
beneficial results. One advantage she
derives from Il Il that en-. the days
when she sings she Is not Obliged to
change her diet. Here Ia something
that she has to say on the toplci The
days on which I sing" said Nine. Leh-
mann, Il vary my mode OF life hardly
a iot. For nvo years I have been a
vegetarian. What n glorious word for
those who, like myself. can utter II
with such feeling Of exultatlonl My
shattered nerves had kept me for a
long time on a bed Of illness. II
seemed impossible for me TO recover
from attacks OF heart palpitation, dlz-
illness and faintlng spells. Finally
Eugen d'Aibert and Prof. Kllndwoerth
recommended me 20 become a yege-
tartan. Though had a kind Of mys-
terlous repugnance TO the Idea OF giy-
yng up my rare beefsteak, TO which
had become accustomed, especially In
America, and feared that l might be
attacked with weakness In conse-
quence, gathered my energies to-
gether and began one day 10 live only
Ion vegetables and fruit. What hap
,pened? Il agreed admirably with me,
True, the FIRST two or three days !
couldn't get rid OF the idea that
didn't feel satisfied But by the fourth
day was accustomed TO Il, and after
a fortnight the attacks OF dizziness and
falnting and heart paipItatlon had
ceased. I was a free being, cured OF
all my troubles which had been playing
me such bad tricks. In addition 10 this
! must not underestimate tho satisfac-
tlon feel In knowing when SIT down
20 a meal that am not eating my fel.
low-creatures and that In order TO sat.
isfy my appetite no harm has come "a
them, and II has not been necessary Ia
take the lives OF any OF them But you
want TO know principally what I oai
and drink the days ! sing. whether
sing or not, my diet remains the same
I carry out the same program, and that
suits me perfectly. II happen to b'
at home rise very early-at or 6;3C
o'clock-go into my garden and worl
there among my plants and flowers. II
the weather il bad write n good deal
At 1880 I drink n glass OF milk, eat
little rye bread and now and then som'
fruit Usually I dine at noon. bu
when sing In the evenings, an houl
later. take plate of vegetables oI
rice soup, then / eat n plate OF rice
At 4 o'clock have n cup OF milk
and at o'clock eat some green salad
a couple OF eggs or cheese AZ odd In
teryals during the day ! have fruit
Perhaps twice a year eat FISH, but
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Mrs. Mahela Phillips, SO. Dec. 10,
1898 ...... First generation
Mrs. Mary A. sutton 02, Feb 0, 1893
...... Second generation
Mrs. Mary u. Alexander, iS, April 4,
1898 .... ......Third generation
Mrs. Lulu stoehr. 2s, March II, 1898.
..... ,..,,.,... Fourth generation
Martha stoehr, 1, Aug. 2b, lSss....
........ ..,,.,.. Eitth generation
Down In the southwestern part OF
Pennsylvania. in the quiet towns OF
California and Unlontown, live the
members OF family who form link
IN the living chain OF Ave generations
The reat-grandmother ana the
great grandmother reside In Califor-
mia. which Is about hity miles south
OF plttsburg, and the grandmother
mother and child live In Uniontown.
which Is about twenty miles south OF
California. There are two great-great.
grandchildren, twenty-eight great
erandehildron and twenty-six grand
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Five Generations Represented.

cedes her daughter. Airs stoehr, hv
twenty years. Mrs. stoehr Is 2S years
old and is nineteen years older than
her daughter. Martha. the great-great-
grandchlld OF Mrs. Phillips.
The members OF this family forming
a link In the living chain OF ave gem
erations we're all married at the age
OF rs, with the exception OF the great
grandmother. who became a wife az 10.
The Observation-Disclosures IA a
hearty old lady and Is today a healthy
specimen OF good cheer She was born
in Maria Furnace. on the YOugh river,
near connellsville, Pa. Dec. rs, 1916.
She was married 10 George w. Phil
lips az Bunker IIlll. Pa. In 1884. She
we'll remembers the early history Of
this republic and often entertalns her
relatives and friends with reminis-
eonees OF the time Of her youth. The
great-grandmother Mrs Sutton, was
born in Bunker Hlli, Pa, Feb. Q,
1887, and was married 10 w y. sut-
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fNnshrllle f.ettsrl

Tennessee will soon erect a statue
% sam Davis, the Confederate spy,
who died a. bravely AZ did Nathan
Hale during the revolution. Sam Davis
was trooper IN the Second Kentucky
cavalry. Confederate states army. Ito
was 10 years old when be met bis
tragic end. Early In November. 1865
with others. he was detailed TO pene-
trate the Union lines In Tennessee aud
secure Information AZ 10 the position
and strength Of the Union forces un-
der General Dodge. then operating In
that section OF the country. lie was
acting under orders OF General hragg,
the confederate commander, and was
90 report by courier line TO his chief
az Missionary Ridge, When Davis
and his companions received their or
ders they were told OF the hazardous
mission which they had TO perform.
The young Confederate scouts did
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And yst the people who think that Ida
murdered LifEie remember that tho
Luses think Ida was Al the door IN
not more than a minute after they
heard the shot, and that some one.
who could not have been fda n she
tainted and then ran away, had ten
derby plllowed the dying girls head.
No more, either, have they forgotten
the terrible precision with which tho
bullets IN LlEzle'a head we're placed
ons fair IN forehead between the browa.
and the other full upon the temple
and the powder scars around the
wound. Since Ida Ewing killed her
brothers wife every little incident Of
the lives Of the young women which
promised light upon the mystery Of
the shooting has been revamped. There
Ia Just one OF those which Il Of any
value. II IL a story OF a time when
the young women quarrcied. Two
years ago they went out 10 the Bollin-
ger farm TO visit Idaa parents. There
IA bathing pool on the farm, and one
evening the girls went bathing. IDA
thought II would be great fun 10 duck
her gentler sister, and she did Il 20
successfully that Lizzie became ter
rihod and screamed 20 vigorously that
they heard her at the house and ran
10 the pond TO see what was wrong.
Lizzie was n little angry that Ida
should have treated her 20. but Ida
laughed her into good humor, and
Ahereafter nothing was said. The
family relates this as the only quarrel
they ever knew the Girls TO have
Frank Clutter, Lizzle's brother, II
pushing the prosecution. lie loved his
sister sincerely and was never fond OF
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Recently a section foreman sent In
the following unique account Of an ae-
cident; "MacWhorter's buil sthruck
AZ the long siding by number and
killed We found him alongside the
thrack and as he was not quite dead
then. ! borrowed a gun and shot him
three times, killing him again Dem
nis Sullivan then sthruok him an0thoI
blow on the head with a pick and hn-
ished him. The bull is now daad.
signed. ~ pOnnlvan."
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pemaud FOR Fins Specimens Is IN Es-
ccsa % the nuppiy.

nemand for Rine specimena Ia IN EH'
ocsa % the nuppiy.
"Of all the many colored gems that
are now being worn perhaps none are
more popular with the ladies than the
turquoise" said a leading Wholesale
dealer In precious stones in New York
TO a writer for the Washington Star
recently. THE demand for fne tur-
quoise Ia largely In excess OF the sup
ply, owing 70 the fact that only a few
perfect specimens are az present pro-
duced whore they were once abundant.
Some OF the best turquolses are found
In the Los Corillos and Grant county
mines In New Mexico. but the finest
gems come from the Niskapur mines In
northern Persia. There are Ave or six
of these mines. but the most produe-
tive OF ali is the Rush mine, which
is situated at the top OF a mountain
that rises 10 an altitude OF 5000 feet
above the sea level. The turquoises
are found at a depth of from 10 TO 80
feet below the surface and the miners
descend first by means OF n diagonal
tunnel. and then by ladders fastened TO
the side OF the shaft.
at the mouth OF the mine, which Is
on q precipltous hillside, half dozen
men stand on a ledge and with small
hammers break up the rock that Is
wound up 10 them with a windlass.
when a turquoise Is discovered u Is
placed on one side IN the rough state,
lncased In stone. and sent TO market
nt Mesked. There the precious stones
are separated from the fragments OF
rock and the good specimens are sort
cd from the poor ones. Although in-
ferlor stones are plentiful, turquoise
OF fair size and good color are seldom
found. Many OF them look excellent
when taken from the mine, but the
color soon fades, or a green unge n
developed or white spots appear on
them Some OF these white spots are
so small that they can only be detected
with the aid OF n strong glass, ana
even then they appear as mere specks.
but IN time these specks increase ana
may spread right across the stone.
These defects spoil the stone for the
European and American markets, ana
they are sold TO orlentals, who are less
particular about such flaws. Tur-
quolses are worth from 81 to $50, and
sell according TO the size and quality
OF the stone"
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their work In a most brilliant manner
and young Davis was made custodian
of the documents. which afterward
proved fatal witnesses against him and
wrought his death ns spy upon the
gallows The securing oi the informa-
tion concerning the status OF the Union
troops was one thing. but getting out
OF tho lines with Il was another. All
went we'll until the Confederates met n
scouting party OF tho Seventh Kansas
United States cavalry known as the
Kansas Jayhawkers" Young DAVIS
was the only ono OF the party cap
tured. and all the compromising doou-
ments were in his possession.
Il was clear that some one on the
Union side must have been the traitor
who furnished him with the dangerous
information he possessed General
Dodge advised the young man TO re-
veal his informant. lie spoke to the
young man about his youth and told
him that he evidently did not realize
tho danger he was In,
Young Davis replied with character
jstlc nrmness; General Dodge, ! know
the danger OF my situation and am
willing 20 take the consequences. "
General Dodge persisted and assured
him that Il would be the only chance
Tor his life
Finally Davis said. II know that
will have 20 die. hut I will not tell
whore got my Information. and there
is no power on earth that can make
me tell. You are doing your duty as a
soldier ana am doing mine. II
have TO die, feel that ! am doing my
duty 20 God. my country and my dag,
when the day Of execution came
Captain Chlckasaw OF General Dodge
stan Just before the trap was sprunl
which broke the young horo's neck
mounted the scaiold In great hast
and again offered the condemned maj
liberty and safe conduct 20 the Confed
crate lines n he would reveal the nam
OF the traitor ia the Union lines. Wit
the rope stlil pressing around hts necl
and within a moment OF eternity, IN
boy turned. ana with placid smll
and an unfnllering voice said' "if
had thousand lives I would lose ther
All here before I would betray
friend" He died without a somblane
OF fear
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TRYING TO MAKE GOLD.

Back In the forests OF jefferson eoun-
~, New York. In cave. lives aged
Willoughby BLrnapp, who has spent
nearly forty years In an attempt TO
discover the secret by which gold can
be made out OF baser metals. lie has
not only grown old In tho strange
task. but he has also grown queer. for
he acts strangely and talks qu,, ~.
His appearance Is that OF a patriarch,
with white flowing beard and matted
hair. Forty years ago the craze OF al
chemy revived In the farmlGnds OF JET
ferson county. Willoughby Burnapp
and his young wife lived happy and
prosperously those days. But when
the craze for gold-maklng came Bur
napp was one who abandoned the plow
for the cruclbe. His kitchen became
a laboratory. with him the craze never
died. By day he poured over his queer
book and by night the kitchen cruel
bles burned bright with evil fires Fin
ally his wife died, his farm was sold.
and Burnapp. now grown old In his
frultloss effort TO solve the question
OF gold-maklng. took up his abode In a
mountain cave. far removed from any
other habltatlon OF man. Here he
lives and pours over his books. ana
makes oxporlments-al without sue
cess. The golden secret is apparently
as far from his reach as II was the day
that he left the plow for the cruclble,
But the old man Is determined, All he
wants. all he asks. Is to be let alone
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AIurdsrsd by ma son.

Canon City and Silver Greek stage
line. one OF the Oldest STAGE men Of
Colorado, was shot and instantly
killed by his son Arthur, aged rs,
The youth was about 10 leave The
home ranch at Oak Greek with the
stage which was driven by his broth
er His father told him 70 stay ~
home, and the youth. getting on the
stage. backed into the house, where he
procured a revolver, and. returning
shot his father In the chest, lie main.
talns that his father treated him cru.
ely.
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don't care for Il much and only take n
when I can and nothing else. with
one plate Of rice taken IN the after
noon am strong enough 70 sing Isolde
and 10 stand the strain Of all the groat
roles which last until midnight
never touch alcoholic drinks, never am
thirsty, and have a ane buoyant feel
Ing when ! am out walking Every
morning I 90 through caliathenlos.
take a swim when can. otherwise cold
baths. work a great deal In the gar
den and indoors. I no longer know
what fatigue r. since I've become
vegetarian and can stand q great deal
more both mentally and bodily.
Therefore I can highly recommend this
mode Of life. Simple as Il Il. its effect
upon the soul is most stlmulating."
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terrible things which happened that
night al Oeorge Ewlngs home Ids
Ewing says she did the killing In self
defense; that Llzzie's little boy went
10 sleep on the noOr and was disturbed
by Ida's little girl. wheroupon, so IDA
has told many times over, Lizzie huri-
cd the little girl against the wall, with
the angry exclamation that the child
had no sense. which so angered ida
that she struck Lizzie. and was Aghtlng
wit. her when Lizzie secured an old
derrlnger pistol that was IN the room
and pointed Il At Ida, who tool her
husbahd's rtvolyer from a drawer and
shot Liazie twice. once IN the forehead
and once IN the temple. However. when
Mr.. Luse rushed into the Ewing home
after the shooting he found Llzalo
stretched upon the noor as though
asleep There was a pillow under her
head and en- unused revolver near her
righl hand. Ita says that she tainted
khsn sho 49, I4aEie. and ran from
the room a soea a. she recovered
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With the bachelors outnumberlng
the maids Ia every state In the union.
n ought 10 be- easy for the unmarried
woman 90 secure partner anywhere.
but the region where bachelors are
most ln excess is. uf cuurse. the most
favorable 90 the apluater. since the
abundance Of unmarried men gives her
a wider range of choice From a mat
rimonlal point OF view Idaho Is the
best state OF the union. 10. there the
number OF the bachelors Is 10 that OF
the maids as 1854 20 i.i26. each un-
married woman la Idaho. therefore,
having ten or eleven bachelors. not
exactly AZ her beck, but available az a
husband From most points OF view
the west is the Mecca of the young un-
married woman. Tor not only are there
more unmarried men IN the western
states. but a living Is more easily mad,
IN the west than 10 the east. aud there
fore the western men are more ad
dlcted 20 matrlmony.
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BOO CAPTIVE OF A WILD CAT.
Kept Prisoner In Hole Ua,n IIls
Master shot the Cat

Kept Prisoner IN Hole bntu hla
Master Shot the Cat
A week ago Frank Atlone, a farmer
living on the outskirts OF Cornel dam.
In westohester county. missed his val
liable fox terrier dog Gyp. and all ei-
forts TO trace the animal were ineffee-
tual. To-day when out hunting In the
thick woods near Croton lake Farmer
Atlone found the tracks OF dog A
short distance further he caught q
glimpse OF wildcat. which darted up
tree. moment later he heard the
weak bark OF dog and then a head
was showed out OF a hole in the rocks
under the tree. II was 0yp. The dog,
valued AZ siOO, was literally q living
skeleton, and could hardly walk. Pc /
OF his hair was also missing from his
back. Farmer Atlone Immediately
came 70 the conclusion that the Wild
cat had driven Gyp into the hole and
kept the brute In captivity with n view
Of starving him 10 death lie fred both
barrels OF his shotgun at the feline,
which was about to leap upon him. and
blew his head OF. As soon as Gyp saw
the dead cat he wagged his tail and
barked.
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children In this
family most OF
whom are living.
only seventy
eight years separ-
ate the great-great-
grandchild fro m
the great-great'
grandmother, who.
al the advanced ago
OF SO. is enjoying
the blessings OF life
as heartily as she
did twenty years
ago. The great
great-grandchild is
4 years old. Mrs.
Mahela Phillips Is
the great-great-
graadmotheF, while
the great grand
mother a. Mrs.
Mary A. Sutton.
The honors OF
grandmother are
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vnivERslrY OF MICHIGAN.
uns mere oraduatss IN conersss thaa
nae Any other College.

uns mere oraduatss IN conersss than
nae Any other College.
There we're fourteen University Of
Michigan men IN the Fifty-hith con-
gress. One OF these Il In the senate,
and the other thirteen were In the
house oi representatives. They are
Senator Cushman X. Davis Of Mime
sofa, and the following representa-
uves' Samuel w. Smith. Horace q.
snover. Ferdinand Brucker. Roswell p.
Bishop, William 8. Meslck. and John j.
Lenta, representing Michigan districts;
winfield s. Kerr and Marriott Broaius,
representing Ohio districts; Marion De
Vries OF the Second California district;
John y. shafrota. representing the
Figst Colorado district; David II. Msr-
Ger OF the Second Nebraska districts
william H. King. representative at
large from Utah. and Theobald often
who represents the Fourth Wisconsin
district. In the Fifty-aixth congress
the University OF Michigan will have
two more OF rs graduates In the SEN
ate, Joseph " Quarlos Of Wisconsin
and Porter J. MoCumber Of North Da'
kota. In the house will also be two
others, James g. Needham. represent
Ing the Seventh California district, and
Abraham l.. Brick OF the Thirteenth
Indiana district.
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Willie Is an observing little elsa.
Tie enjoyed looking AZ pictures Of
Santa Claus In the newspapers. and
when. a week later, he discovered a
picturo iRtended for Father Time In
. paper. he shouted "Oh. papa. look
how thin santa Claus has g0l ln q
weshr'-Yonksrs Statesman
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MONUMENT TO DAVIS.
TENNESSEE WILL HONOR ONE
or BRAvEsT.

Although Pardon was ORered MIN on
enc seaHoid ne wsaid Not Bstray q
oonadsaes of = riaes with
uathaa Hate
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Only one marble statue OF the human
figure VITA eyelashes ID known. Il is
the sleeping Ariadne. one u the gems
Of the Vatican. and was found % sBOs
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SCENE OF THE CRIME.

Ida, and now he is bitter. revengetui
and accusing. lie Is sure his sister
was murdered while she slept, and he
thinks he can prove a.
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chinese children Rescued.
At Methodist school In China there
are 80 girls picked out OF some river
or pond where they had been thrown
by their parents 10 drown.
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ton In Uniontown, Pa. May n, 1859.
Mu. Alexander. the grandmother, was
born In Carmichaels, Pa, April 4,
1884,, and was married 10 WE. Alex
ander ip WaynesbuFg. Pa, IN April.
is7s. Mrs. atoehr, the mother IN this
chain, was also born IN Carmlchaels.
MaEch n, 1875. aud was married 10
Paul NJ stoehr. cashier Of Armour
4 Co.'S Allegheny city branch IN
Pennsylvania. IN unlonlown. July 30.
1888. Martha stoehr, the great-sreat-
grandehild was bora Aug. Is, iSsA
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IN his cave abode And this is grant
ed. FOR few persons visit him except
the poor authorities who have him un-
der their care.
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WHY A VEGETARIAN.
NINE. LiLLI LEHMANN oivRs
REASONS.

rsiis % Hsr simple Dist-sings fsoids
On = Pists Sf nIss-Her Health fs
Mech Improvsd By che New aud
simple Fars.
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MYSTERIOUS CRIME.
Mrs. IDA MAE EWING FAcRs
COURT FOR MURDER.

she shot usr istsr-ln-Law-Dsciares
the crime was Commlttsd IA self.
Defense, bat the People Are 10th
% Bsiisve.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-25

value of his discoveries and was Jealous
of any one sharing his glory with him.
STANLEYS PREPARATIONS.