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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-05
Who Sends M0ru Brown $50 a Month?

TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 4.-Who is Mary
Brown? She herself does not know.
Who is the mysterious person that
sends her $50 every month and $lOO
every Christmas and every July 10?
She does not know.
Once she was called by prettier
name, but now she is legally Mary
Brown. The forms of law giving her
the name were complied with. Why?
The mysterious someone who sends
her the money ordered the change of
name.
Is this friend Of Mary Brown a phi
lanthropist who would conceal his good
works? Is it conscience money? Mary
Brown does not know
She has had two love affairs. When
one of these appeared to be verging on
matrimony she received a warning that
if she married the remittance would
cease.
Ever since she can remember Mary
Brown has sought to find out some
thing about herself-she is twenty
seven years old-and has failed ut
terly. But the unknown mysterious
eye is always upon her. Go where she
will, and she travels much, the remit
tances always follow.
She has guardian, whose appoint
ment was suggested by the unknown.
| The guardian knows as little about
the young woman as she does her
self.
The order directing her to change
her name came when she was a young
girl Her memory carries her back
to the time when she was in a Brook
lyn orphanage and where she was Civ
en- the name of Fanny Winters. There
was no explanation in the order. 1t
was an abrupt command to legally take
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tin, but it did not. The following day
my guardian began the necessary pro-
ceedlngS to have my name changed,
and since then / have borne the plain,
simple name of Mary Brown, which my
unknown provider assures me, in so far
as the Brown part Of it is concerned,
belongs to me.
when l was about twenty-five years
of age Mrs. Martin died after brief
illness. During her sickness Mr.. Mar
tins widowed sister came on from
some place down East and remained
after the funeral. had been fitted for
teaching, especially in kindergarten
work. suggested few days after the
funeral, that / would seek employment.
Not that needed the employment, as /
had saved considerable money, but
am not constitutionally lazy and I
wanted something congenial in the way
of work to divert my mind.
Both Mr.. Martin and his sister, a.
Mrs. Kerlson, insisted that / remain
with them for a time. I consented to
do so, as my guardian had always
treated me kindly.
after three or four months it SEEM
ed to me that Mr.. Martin became I'M
usually tender in his care for my well
fare, and Mrs. Kerlson was too nice for
anything. I soon discovered, through
slCCld6uldlly overwhelming u COIV
between the two, that l was, to use
vulgar expression, slated for Mrs. Mar
tin No. 2. Against this all my soul
rebelled, and I determined to leave,
which I did after a rather stormy in
tervieW with both of them in which
they charged me with lack of appre-
citation, ingratitude and I don't know
what all.
Il secured employment as a COVER
ness in small family named Hergling,
in suburb of Jersey City, where 1
had charge of three children for time.
when the fever Of travel seized me. I
determined to see the world, especially
that onthis side of the water-as I
must confess l am afraid of the ocean
to such an extent that have never yet
been bold enough to venture abroad.
81 have Travelled considerably. lived
with an old friend in the South for
long time and then came back here.
Mrs. Riyes is an old schoolgirl friend
Of mine from New York state The
family moved here only a short time
ago from Utica, N. Y, or near there"
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Miss Brown was asked If she had
ever thought seriously of marrying
We'll, she hesitatingly replied IT
nave had couple of love affairs one
of the men I thought a great deal of,
although we never discussed marriage.
We had been quite friendly for some
time, when one day I received a note
with my remittance-it was with the
July 10 500 year ago, to be accurate
saying that if / married my remit
tances would cease from that date.
We'll, l don't care" laughingly ad.
ded Miss Brown, eff the right man
comes along, and we agree, I'll get
| married anyhow.
There is one thing that haunts me
continually. l feel that am a menace
to someone's peace of mind; that 1
am in someone's way. have always
had deadly fear that one day 1 shall
be secretly put out of the way
This may, of course, be all folly;
my friends tell me it is. Nevertheless.
L can't help feeling that someone on
this earth would rather I were out of
| the way"
The young woman was asked if she
had the slightest idea from whom the
| remlttances came. She said that she
mad not; that there was little or moth
| ing upon which to base a suspicion.
THE envelopes containing the money
are generally postmarked Newark, N
| j." said Miss Brown, although twice
l received the money from Elllhart,
| lnd., and for one period of nearly a
| year it came from Scarsburg, N. Y. On
| three or four occasions, at intervals,
| the envelopes bore Philadelphia post
mark.
Il am going back to visit my old &C
| quaintances in the country around
| Mexico, N. Y, if 1 can find them"
Miss Brown is a good looking and
cheerful young woman, and the fear
expressed of tragic death does not
appear strong enough to cause her
much discomfort
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-05
American Women's Dress.

4 b
| lean women do; to have ones gowns
fit so very well5 ~
| American Women's Dress.
81 have heard, too, that the fashions
| American women take from Paris are
| not those adopted rby French women
! OF the best class; that they are Gre
| ated for the stage. What may be very
true. But American women can wear
| these gowns, just as they can do things
that a French woman or an English
| woman would not dream of doing.
| Il have a most charming friend, a
| young girl whose father and mother
are both living, who frequently makes
| the trip to Europe by herself. She
goes over. alone and spends her time
visiting different friends. She enjoys
herself immensely, and no one thinks
anything of it because she is an Amer
lean. But it would be quite impossible
for French girl or even an English
girl, to do that, wouldn't 1T?
yet all the difference between that
girl or, indeed, any American girl and
an English or French girl, is that she
has learned how to check trunk"
1t was an epigran, but Mrs. Drake
seemed sublimely unconscious of it.
Perhaps that would be too much for
a French girl to know suggested.
Mrs. Drake laughed.
IL WOUlQ, Sic COACSdCo,
then added more seriously "The differ
ence in temperament is so great. Yet 1
have the greatest admiration for the
Latin temperament. 1t certainly makes
great singers, great artists. And l
like the extreme courtesy of the French.
One of my friends tells me that the
japanese are even more studiously po-
lite. I have never been in Japan
myself, but 1 can hardly imagine any
one more courteous than the French.
people say the French are tickle, in
constant. Polish is apt to make one
many sided. Men and women are like
diamonds-the more sides they have
the greater their brilliancy.
There is one thing l admired in Eng
lish women Mrs. Drake continued.
TT is the way they dress their hair.
don't mean the very prevalent fringe,
but simply it's exquisite neatness. 1t
is the result of their excellent maids.
We cannot get as good maids in Amer
lea, and for a woman who is constant
ly travelling, as I am, that is very
serious matter"
AS woman, I realized that it must
be a very serious affair indeed, though
to look at Mrs. brakes beautifully coll
ed and very aundant hair one would
not suppose that the question Of maids
had ever troubled her. Il $500
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-05
New Tricks For Long Evenings


times the length of your foot from the
line. Now lift your left foot kick over
the matchbox and bring your foot back
to the line, all without touching the
floor. There is no secret in doing this,
but 1t is rather hard to do, and if you
want to do it well you must do it very
often and very slowly.
Walking round a stick has a queer
effect on one.
Place your forehead on the top of a
walking-stick, looking hard at the bit
of brass at the pointeof it. Walk four
or five times round the stick, then walk
across the room, holding the stick in
your hand, and try to hit some object
with 1T, such as reel of cotton, which
ever hard you may try you will find
you are so giddy that. you cannot walk
straight, and you will so in every path
but the right one.
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But he says he doesn't care for that
kind of woman at all.
"Have you ever seen my husband?"
she added suddenly.
said that had not, and Mrs. Drake
Walked across the room and took from
the mantelpiece a beautifully framed
photograph of Mr.. Drake. 1t was the
portrait of handsome man of perhaps
thirty-five, with dark eyes, and hair
prematurely gray.
although Mr.. Drake is Western
man, he looks very much more like a
Southerner," said Mrs. Drake. His
people were originally from South Car
Dina.
But since we have been married
we have neither of us belonged to any
one place. AS a matter of fact, we live
in our trunks.
I'm the last year we have followed
the trunks to England, where, as per-
haps you know, Mr.. brakes horses
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-05

were very successful. And to France
where 1 saw very interesting races on
the Auteuil course.
THE chief difference between Amer
lean and French racing, you know, is
that there, as indeed all over Europe,
the races are run on the turf.
And there is more steeplecfasing.
1t is too dangerous. 1t is on that ac-
count that Mr.. Drake will never bet on
steeplchase. Why, the day we We're
at Auteuil there was a boy killed. And
at Saratoga this summer saw another
boy mangled in q steeplechase.
"Of course, in Europe--in England
especially-the steeplechases are rid
den by gentleman riders, usually by the
owners of the horses themselves
No One Else Could Wonder.
AS Mrs. Drake talked could not help
thinking that while it might be per-
m1tted to her to wonder why Mr. Drake
married her, five minutes of her very
delightful presence would leave no one
else in doubt, even were she not pos
sessed of unusual beauty.
Her appearance, however, is very
striking. Her features are regular and
of an Oriental richness that perfectly
harmonizes with the statuesque pro-
portions of her figure. She has GUAM
titles of very lovely hair of dark
chestnut shade, which she wears rolled
back simply from her forehead. Her
eyes are large, blue-gray in color, and
nave most winning expression
She was dressed very handsomely in
Japanese gown Of figured brown silk,
with wide facing of baby blue.
L mentioned to Mrs. Drake that she
was not at all American in appearance.
People often tell me that she re-
piled.
AS a matter of fact, though, my
mothers grandmother was a full
blooded Spanish woman. She had some
title, something that corresponds to the
English one OF Lady She may be re-
sponsible for my foreign appearance. if
/ do indeed look foreign"
Yet Mrs. Drake comes Of a very
American family. She is the daughter
Of Col. Robert Rae, the leading adj
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-05

Here are three amusing new tricks
that will help to keep up the iollity at
indoor gatherings in the longer even
ings soon to come.
Picking up things with ones teeth
seems easy enough, but see if you can
do it this way:
Stand a newspaper on end, open,
take hold of your left foot with your
right hand, and your right ear with
your left hand, and then see if you can
stoop down and pick the paper up with
your teeth. You will not find it so easy
as it looks. Be careful not to fall on
your face.
Here also is a little balancing feat
that looks exceedingly easy and is not:
Draw line on the floor and toe it
that means put both your feet together
with your toes on the line. Then put
a matchbox in front of you. about three
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-05
BY NlxoLA eREELEY-sMITH.

BY NlxoLA GREELEY-sMITH.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-"Pronounce it
Sayvable"
That is the first thing I learned from
Mrs. John A. Drake, wife of the most
successful turfman in America and the
owner of many millions and of Sava-
BILE, winner of the Futurity.
1t would be safe to say that nine
tenths Of the persons who have uttered
the very original name of the great
racehorse have pronounced it as though
it were spelled with two VS."
But in her soft, almost cooling tones
Mrs. Drake referred to the winner as
Sayvable
Mrs. Drake is a very beautiful wom-
AM did not know how beautiful till,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-05

JOHN A. BRAKES WINNINGS
100000 IN FIVE WEEKS.
At teaa 49," IRIS" -@o - $4,000
Ae sara sA' oa"'e'os ace = 10000
Ae saratosa o" .,. 0 " 10000
A4 tari E-on savaD.e :" ."e $4,000
On invincIbIe In the Dash
Stakes, and Chuctanunda,
Albarch and Artculate In the
last three races at Sleeps
Sept 12-On The Rival at
Sheepshead .....:...:...: 2o,ooo
ee ePrayesend . eou $4,000
Total .................. .s4oo, 900
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lean women do; to have ones gowns
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-22

Rev. John Reid, Jr., of Great Falls, Mont,
recommended Elys Cream Balm to me-.
can emphasize his statement, at is positive
cure for catarrh if used as directed. Rev.
Francis w. Poole, Pastor Central Pres.
Church, Helena, Mont.
After using Ely's Cream Balm cix weeks
believe myself cured of catarrh.-Joseph
Stewart. Grand Ave, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Balm does not irritate or canse sneez,
ing. Sold by druggists at so cts. or mailed
BIZ Ely Brothers, So Warren St., New YORK.
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What's in "a Name

Everything is in the name when 1t comes t(
Witch Hazel Salye. +. &. Dewitt d Co., Of
Chicago, discovered, some years ago. how tc
make salve from Witch Hazel that is "a spe
ci6c for Piles For Blind, bleeding. itching
and protruding Piles, eczema, cuts, burns
bruises aud all skin diseases DeWitts Salvt
has no equal. This has given rise TO nnmer
ous worthless counterfeits. Ask for DeWitt'
the genuine. f. S. Leadbeater d Sons.
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FOUND CHEST OF GEMS. -Senor Ola
yaria. director of Las Vozcainas College,
Mexico City, reports to the government
the discovery at that institution OF a
hidden chest containing extremely val
liable gems. The chest contained a
solid silver image of the Virgin, inlaid
with gold and incrusted with gems. lsZ
diamonds, 942 emeralds, 20 rubies, and
.9S7 pearls. The gems will become the
property,ofthe government. The director
was told of the existence of the chest by
an old matron Of the college, who says
that its hiding place was confded to her
many years ago by a former matron
while on her deathbed. The chest was
hidden beneath hagstonein the cha9el,
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PARRY SEES DANGER AHEAD. -
'1t is time to organize" is the keynote
of four circulars that are being sent to
manufacturers throughout the country
by D. NJ. Parry, of indianapolis, presi-
dent of the National Association of
Manufacturers. He has found his text
in the various resolutions of the recent
Federation of Labor convention at New
Orleans. The circulars are directed
more against organized labor in general
than the eight-hour bill, which Mr..
Parry has attacked in circulars recently.
Referring to the Max Hayes resolution
adopted by the Federation, Mr.. Parry
says: "John MitchelPs United Mine
Workers organization cast 1904 votes
solidly for this resolution. This is the
organization that evoked so much
maudl;n sentiment and brought the
whole country to its knees in the an
thracite strike. 1t is confidently proph-
esied that the socialists will be in full
control of the trade unionist movement
in the United States by the time of the
next American Federation of Labor con-
vention." The charge is made that
Hayes resolution means an attack upon
the productive wealth of the country,
and that the socialists intend to take
possession of all the money and private
properties.
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STABBED TO DEATH.-John w. Bar
riger, jr., resident engineer of the St.
Louis, Memphis and Southeastern Rail-
way Company, at Clarayille, Mo-, was
stabbed to death Friday in st. Louis
by Thompson Morton, an unemployed
civil engineer. Morton, shortly after
his arrest, was found to be suffering from
bichloride of mercury poisoning, and
was taken to dispensary for treatment.
His recovery is doubtful. Morton thu:
far has refused to name any motive fol
the killing of Barriger. The victim, who
lived but thirty minutes after the stab
bing, was unable to speak except inco
herently. Barriger, whose age was
twenty.seven, was son of promlnen
army officer now in the East, and on'
of his brothers is an officer in the Philip
pines.
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ALEXANDRIA STEAM BAKER,
ro GET Rid off a TroubIesome CORN.

First soak it in warm water to soften
it, then pare it down as closely as pos
sible without drawing the blood and
apply Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice
daily, rubbing vigorously for five
minutes at each application. A corn
plaster should be worn for a few days,
TO protect it from the shoe. As gen.
eral liniment for sprains, bruises, lame
ness and rheumatism, Pain Balm is
unequaled. For sale by Richard Glib
son, druggist.
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AIexanoria Gazette.

PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-wEEKLY AT
GAZETTE BUILDING, $40 & 3I2 PRINCE
STREET.
TERMS: Dsily-1 year, $500; 6 months,
$3.50; months, sl:25; month, $O:43; l
week, 1910
Tri-weekly-1 year, 800; 6 months, $3.50 (;
months, $0:75; 1 month, $0:25.
All transient advertisements must be paid for
in advance.
Entered at the Postoffice of Alexandria, Vir-
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NORTON s. BOOTHE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,

1876, 1913, 130 S. Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Va
J.K. NJ. Norton, lately judge Of the Cor
poration Court of the city of Alexandria, Va,
and Gardner l.. Boothe desire 10 announce
that they have formed partnership for the
practice of law under the above firm name
The firm will practice in the State and red
eral Courts of Virginia and in the Courts OF
the District OF Colambia and will regularly
attend the Courts of Fairfax and Alexandra
counties and Alexandria city.
Local and Long Distance Telephone.
Notary and StenOgrapber in Office
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Mems and Bows Furtop Gloves, SOC.
Childrens Kid Mitts, SOC.
Mems, Ladies' Misses and Children's Golf
Gloves, 25 and SOC.
Mems Astrakan Gloves, 25c.
Ladies' and Children's Kid Gloves, 75c and
$l.00.
Mems Mocha Kid Gloves, $l.50.
Beautiful line Umbrellas at So CSC, $l.39 to
500.
Mems silk Neck and four.in-hand Ties, 25c.
Ladies' fancy silk Ties, 25c.
Ladies' Applique Lace Collars, 69c.
Ladies' fancy silk Jabbots, SOC.
Ladies' white Aprons, Is TO SOC.
Ladies' and Mems fancy Hosiery 12i, %
and SOC.
Ladies' Silk Neck Ruches, 9sc, $1.l9 and
$1.49.
Initial Handkerchief, 5, 12l and 25c.
Mems Silk Initial Handkerchiefs, SOC.
Ladies Embroidered Handkerchiefs, 10,
12l, %, SOC to S1.50.
Ladies' Wool Skirts, SOC and $100.
Mems Silk Suspenders, SOC.
Ladies' Fascinators, 25 and Soc.
Ladies' Fancy Waists, ACC.
Ladies' Black Mercerized Waists, sl.19.
Ladies' straight front Corsets, 39c.
Large line fancy Jewelry.
Large line Pocketbooks, Leather Side
Satchels
New line Ladies' Belts.
Pretty Plaid Dress Goods, 121 and 25c. yrd.
Fancy French Flannels, 29c yard.
All-wool Pebble Cloth Suiting, 29c yard.
Silk face Venetans, 49c yard.
Evening shades Cashmeres, 25c yard.
Cream flannel for Waists, 25c yard.
Large line heavy Skirting Cloths, 25, S9c
and $l.00.
Bleached Table Linens, 25, so, 75c and $1.0O
Hemstitched Table Linen Sets, S4.9S, $5.9S
and $6.9S.
Beautiful line Towels, 25c.
Handsome line Fur Scarfs and Mufs to
match.
White Marseilles Spreads, 75c to $500.
Lace Curtains at all prices.
Silk Tapestry Portieres and Table Covers.
Rich line Moquette Rugs.
Our Cloak department is very complete for
Ladies, Misses and Children.
Infants Cashmere Coats, CSC TO $3.9S.
Large line Ladies' Skirts,
Mems Iaundered Percal shirts, QUO.
Applique bureau Scarfs and Shams.
Large line Children's fur Suits.
RS-A handsome box given free with all
Kid Gloves, and fine Handkerchiefs.
&o>We allow discount Of 10 per cent. on
all bills bought for Sunday Schools, or any
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Store open evenings until after Christmas.
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Terrible plaques, those itching, pestering
dises ses of the skin. Pat an end 10 misery
Deans Ojn,me1t cures. At eny drug store.
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HORSE OUTRUNs TRAIN AND JUMPS
PILoT.-Henry Sackett, president of the
Lynchburg Horse Show Association while
following fox hounds along the Southern
Railway near that city, early yesterday
morning, on his prize hunter, Torchlight,
was ove1taken by heavy train, with steam
shut off, running noiselessly down a
steep grade. When the train came out
of the cut, fly feet away, Mr.. Sackett,
without hesitation, threw himself from
his horse down a steep bank and tried to
pull the horse with him. Torchlight
broke away and ran beside the track
ahead of the train for nearly a mile.
When the train was nearly on him,
Torchlight made record leap across the
track and over the pilot Of the locomotive
into body Of woods.
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CATARRH
c0LDM HEAD

placed into the nostrils, spreads over the
membrane and is absorbed. Relief is imme-
diate and a cure follows: 1t is not drying
does not<produce sneezing. Large size, 80
cents at druggists or by mail trial size, III
GEMS by mail. ELY BR OTHERS, 56 War
rem street New York
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MARLBOROUGH REQUEST. The
Duke of Marlborough recently asked
King Edward to change the name OF
the royal palace now called Marlborough
House so that the new palace which the
Duke is building for himself on CurzOn
street, Mayfair, may have that name.
But after consulting with the Prince OF
Wales and with court officials, the King
decided that it might cause great con-
fusion if the name were changed. So
the Duke has decided to call his new
mansion Blandford House, after his
second title. 1t might far more fifty be
called Vanderbilt House, although the
Duke never loses an opportunity OF
denying emphatically that it is in whole
or in part gift from his father-in-Iaw.
Marlborough House was built by the
first, "the great Duke of Marlborough,
in 1909 at cost of S200,000 The
architect was the famous Sir Christopher
Wren, the architect of St. Paups.
Marlborough House was bought by the
crown in 1917, and since then has been
a royal palace. King Edward VII was
born there. His son, the Prince OF
Wales, now occupies the palace.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-22

BLOODY AFFRAY.-City Marshal r.
W. Coulter and Justice A. f. Musgrove
were mortally wounded Friday night at
Pennington, Iowa, by George Stillwell,
deputy fish commissioner, who after
ward was shot to death by a posse.
Coulter attempted to arrest Stillwell on
a warrant charging him with disturbing
the peace. StilIwell shot Coulter in the
stomach and in the shoulder. Stillwell
then ran up the street and shot Mus
grove in the head, because, it is said,
the justice had recently sent him to Jail
on the charge of disorderly conduct.
Stillwell then went home, reloaded his
revolver, took rifle, and started across
the country, with posse of armed citi.
zens in pursuit. He was oyertaken and
held the posse at bay for nearly an hour.
He was wounded several times, but
finally was overpowered and riddled with
bullets. None of the posse was hit.