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A MOST AMAZING FRAUD
STORY OF tAE eREATEsf sMNDtE
OF MODERN TrMEs.

All Par.s Askaast over the Development.
I'll the Humbert- Crawford Case - Ton
Million Dollars Borrowed on a Myth.
cal Fortune - Safo the Hoavy Villain.
Paris. the gay, the laughing. the d.
ways merry Paris. & Rghast over the
s.eve1er1nseHrs Uf the Humbert-Craw-
Hc1+l case, as it is called.
1t is an amazing story-most aroaz-
ing. 1t is the story of the greatest
and most astounding fraud of mederH
times-a s20,O00,OoD fraud, a. loa,eeo,l
coo franc romance, eancocted ii the
blains of TIVE shrewd women who have
lived for twenty years oil the proceeds
of the credu!ity of those whn ,reiteFed
il. Those proceeds It is said today,
were At se...ssst si0 100000 Of borrowed
h0ney-borrowed on the strength of a
mythical fortune locked up in an emp
ty safe. 1t has often been said that
a man can live comfortably on the in
terest of his debts, if they be large
eaough; But here are persons who
have Been accepted as members Of the
haut ton of Paris, whose only capital
was a wild romance and whose Eecuri=
ties were the Pigments Of an jmasina=
tive brain.
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Notes for the Housewife.

Hot water and soda will remove most
grease stains.
Coarse brown paper, such as is used
by butchers, is best for draining fried
things upon.
Make tough meat tender by wash
ing it in vinegar, rinsing this off be-
fore cooking the meat.
Linen may be made beautifully white
by the use of little refined borax in
the water, Instead of using a washing
fluid.
Never leave a lemon or any acid
jelly in tin mold over night because
it spoils the taste. Agate or earthen-
ware molds arc best.
If in baking cakes or gems in gen
pans there is not enough batter to fill
all the little pans, put water into the
empty ones to prevent their burning.
To put wide wicks in lamps or oil
stoves thoroughly starch, dry and iron
the wick, and it will slip in easily
without interference with it's duty as
conductor of oil.
Scarfs in sheer linen in natural color
make excellent bureau covers if en-
brodered in bright colors and placed
over slips of pink or blue or cardinal
scarlet which shows through the linen
meSheS.
A self basting roasting pan is now
included among the conveniences at
the command of the housewife and
meats and poultry may be left to take
care of themselves during the allotted
time required for their cooking.
The pods of peas which we extrava-
eantly throw away are never wasted
by the thrifty Frenchwoman. Covered
with water, they are allowed to SIM
mer, then pressed through a colander.
This makes an excellent stock in which
t. boil lettuce With the addition Of
a single slice of bacon. a pinch Of
thyme and a Glove of garlic it makes
an unusually good soup.
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Pinr. Pong Players Take Warming.


Ping-pong has completed it's title to
be considered a popular game. 1t has
produced a disease which is at least
as much it's own as the tennis-elboW
is the product of that delightful pas
time. Its imposing name is teno-
synovitis, and it hurts very much. An
account of a case is given in the cur
rent number Of The British Medlcal
Journal by DR.. F. Graham Crookshank,
who states that a patient came to him
with considerable swelling of the left
Leg above the ankle. This subsided
after a day in bed, and examination
showed that there was acute teno-
synovitis or Inflammation of the
sheaths of the tendons connected with
the. muscles round the shin. THE
patient" writes DR.. Crookshank, at
tributed his condition to his daily
avocation, which involves much walk
ing, but incidentally another and more
material circumstance was elected
that he had been devoting his even
ings with much ardor to ping-pong,
and had, moreover, played the game
wearing his usual stiff buttoned boots.
The pastime in question appears to
necessitate many sudden alterations in
position, while at the same time the
weight Of the body Is supported chiefly
on the anterior pier of the main pedal
arch. The strain on the tibialis anti
Gus muscle must under these circum-
stances be severe, and until in the full
ness of time a costume and footgear
appropriate to this national sport be
evolved such cases as this will probab-
ly from time to time occur" Now
that the warning has been published
ping-pong will probably 60 on much
as before.-London Telegraph:
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CLEVER BLIND CHILDREN.

They Successfully Presented tho rlay OF
"Jnck the Giant Kilirrs'
A company Of blind children efacted
the play, Jack The Giant Killer" at
ct: I6ui5 recently.
1t was their first attempt in the his
trionic line and was pronounced the
success of the season by the theaterso-
ers. The childrea belong to the Mis-
saufi School for the Blind, and the
Entertainment was arranged in ceie-
bration Of the iDstitut{sh's fifty-first
anniversary:
The teachers made all of the cos
tunes and trained the performers Tor
weeks beforehand. The latter entered
into the spirit of the occasion with all
of the zest which more favored chill:
dren might have exhibited. fhs re.
markable feature Was the keenness OF
Perception which they displayed.
Guided by some instinct they never
made one false step, but passed and
repassed each other 6h the stage and
always found their respective places
without a collision. Their movements
were all ease and freedom and grace
and their steps were as firm and full
of confidence as though they had been
blessed with the brightest and keenest
of eyes.
Sightiess lords and ladies bowed to
a blind king and queen in courtly STYLE
A blind fairy waved her wand over
their majesties without once touching
their crowns. The blind Giant Blum
derbore marched in all his terrible
might across the stage with the most
threatening strides and blind Jack the
Giant Killer strutted gloriously up and
down with his trusty sword. 1t was all
done with such astonishing accuracy,
and never was there mistake IN "oro
or action. The orchestra which FUR
nished the music was composed Of NJ
teen blind boys, and the attendants OF
the king and queen numbered some
twenty sightless little ones.
So that it was a company wnlch
really crowded the narrow stage and
made the excellence of the perform
ance all the more notable. A par
ticularly pretty scene was that IN
which Jack lel the Princess and FAIRY
Good in a dance which was very much
like the Virginia reel.
"They can do things and accomplish
tendent of the institution, was the re-
cipient of many congratulations upon
the histrionic achievement OF his pu-
pills.
"They can do things and accomplish
good in the world just the same as
people that have eyes," he said proud
". "Our motto is this: 1T is the soul
that Sees
I'VE took that motto several years
ago to impress on the public the fac1
that blind people are not lot of help
less. unnatural creatures, as some sup
pose. Aside from the misfortune OF be-
ing deprived of their sight, blind chill
dren are just like any other children
They are affectionate, they like to
romp and play, they want to be out
in the fresh air and the sunshine, ana
they enjoy hearing the songs OF the
birds and smelling the perfume OF the
flowers. s."-Chicago Record-Herald.
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CHAPTER 1.
Tha Rpnanne


TO begin At thS beginning Of this
story - i phantom fortune we must
80 back twenty years. when Mr..
Henry Robert Crawford died at Nice
after lingering illness, during which
he had been rursed devotedly by a
lovely young French lady, Mile: The
rese do'Aurigaae, D'Aurignac! The
very name has a golden, auriferous
sound!
In course Of tiTns tie romantic news
crept Cit that this Mr. Crawford was
vcry much Of q millionaire. The figures
lO0,000,000 francs slipped easily off the
tongue in mentioning his money. and
as most Americans are reputea In
France to he very rich, IT. wac easy to
believe that he Was One Of them,
though IL tell the truth nobody on this
SHE of the .allantlc had ever heard Of
Henry Robert Crawford, the million
aire.
When it was found that the grateful
man had left his entire estate to the
devoted little mademeiseile Whe RuFsed
him in his last illness, It seemed such
a natural thing to do that the matter
was accepted as Of course. Mile.
Therese d'Aurignac was looked upon as
a very lucky young women. Fortune
smiled upon her She married M.
Frederick Humbert, ex.deputy fer
Seine and Marne, and son at NJ. Hum
bert, minister Of justice in M. de Frey
cinet'a cabinet of 1882. She entered
Partisan society as one who had rights
both of birth and money-part'eulafly
money-and when she esked for credit,
hel story having been published and
be,hg public property, it showered
upon her as freely as it was later
showered upon the Castellanes-nay,
it was forced upon her by banking
touses and tradesmen eager to have
the patronage of the heiress to 1O0,-
coo, 900 francs.
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Hoston Brown Bread,

No hot bread is more tempting or
more wholesome than the Boston
brown bread at it's best. To make it
as it is made at home it is necessary
to obtain rye meal in place Of the flour
which is ordinarily used, but the re-
suit amply repays the trouble. which
need not be excessive, as the meal can
usually be found at feed stores of the
larger and better sort. Mix together
one and one-half pints of the rye meal
and of southern corn meal. Stir into
them one teaspoonful OF salt and one
cup of malasses. Mix all together with
one and one-quarter pints of hot milk,
and then add one heaping teaspoonful
of baking soda dissolved in a little
boiling water. Pour into a well-but-
tered mold, cover tightly and steam for
four hours. Serve hot with butter or
cream.
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of the skull We all wondered very
much at the strangely beautiful specl'
men, but when pried the jaws apart
and examined the sphere l found that
segment of it had been cut away
showing an interior like that OF the
comrion geod with glittering prismatlc
stala smites, miscroscopically small Dus
very brilliant. And, strangest OF ALL
like a blue-green pupil of this tony
orb, a smaller sphere of polished tur-
quoise was set firmly, but without any
evident metal, into the open aperture
of the waxy carnelian.
"Of course that was the chief reward
of our descent into the Ghost valley
Cur guide didn't come back that nlght
or the next day. On the second night,
while we were cheering ourselves with
another inspection of the mysterious
Jewel, l thought l heard faint rust
ling in the thicket, and I'm sure saw
the green glare Of some strange glow
worm, which, as events tansplred,
might have been Jim Look Onces evil
eye. However, we were famlshed 1or
water and down to our last L-scult'
when ct last stumbled across the lost
trail and led my two fagged-out COM
rades out of the damp gorge. At Her
mossillo 1 packed my treasure away
in my old leather field trunk. But
our runaway Indian had not returned,
and as we heard that Major Tuttie
was down at Durango nursing
sprained ankle, we all set off for that
camp full of our adventures in the
haunted valley. We got there later
than 10 o'clock at night, and 1t was
nearly II the next morning "nen
arrived at his bedside and began to
tell him the story OF our aa'
ventures. When l got to the
part about the big carnellan
eye he sat up in his bed, with very
wild look in his face, and whispered:
Before you say another word, where's
that carnelian?' l told him it was
packed away in my trunk at the hotel,
and that 1 meant to bring it up and
show it to him that very afternoon.
But you won't, professor he said con-
fidently, for it isn't in your trunk. It's
on it's way back to the Navajos at TINS
minute. From my window early this
morning saw Jim Look Once gallop-
ing up the Hermosa trail, and the look
on his face was that of transhgureo
brave
81 refused to believe that my car
nelian was gone, but l almost ran
back to my hotel. l spent most OF
that day searching for it, and, though
my trunk was locked and its contents
seemingly undisturbed, there was no
trace of the treasure. Major Tuttle
told me that night that had found
what the Navajos had priced most OF
all their lost riches, the eye of that old
idol that had been destroyed with the
chief who once guarded it. Jim Look
Once had probably watched me show
ing it to my comrades and had followed
us in the night to Durango. | suppose
he picked my pockets Of the keys and
opened the trunk while we slept. But
we never found out anything more OF
the mystery except that, when l Wis
tied the Navajos five years ago old Jim
Look Once was heap big chief with
many blankets and hundreds of ponies,
and from a beaded girdle about his
neck there swung a dubious bag OF
buckskin, which, doubt not. contained
the sacred emblem of his nobility, the
rarnelian CT Ghost Valley. ."-Chicago
Record Herald.
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Tho Luncheon Salad.

Try, for change, same not day this
summer, serving the luncheon salad in
a mould OF rice. Put teacupful OF
rice that has been we'll washed into
kettle of boiling salted water, and
cook fifteen or twenty minutes, OF ua-
til the rice is perfectly tender, 9heE
lake from the fire, drain, and toss
through it lightly with a silver fork
teaspoonfui os salt and half-tea-
spoonful Of paprica. Mould in a ring
mould which has been oiled with a
few drops of olive oil, and use as n
border, when thoroughly cold, for a
salad of vegetables or fish and celery
that has been prepared with a French
dressing and kept chilled on the ice
Harper's Bazar.
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Neglected Baptism.

A rather good story has been cir
cu,ated respecting Canada's premier,
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, says the London
News While on a speechmaking tour
through Ontario and the province of
Quebec during the recent by-elections
Sir Wilfrid received from a Quebec
politician the following telegram: Re
port in circulation in this country that
your children have not been baptized.
Telegraph denial"
To which dispatch the premier wired
this reply: Sorry to say the report is
correct. l have no children"
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The 0LOlER'S DlRcE.

Dead In the Ele-dead On the HELD;
More than hife can soldier yield!
Dead for hisuntry. Muffie the drums;
slowly the s;procession comes.
The heart " ache, but the heart must
swell
With pride the soldier who fought 80
we'll.
His blood bburnished mis- sabre bright;
TO his meme. honor: to him, good night.
-ElizabetHarmaa, in Lippincott's Mag
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four months, when my husband became
impatient because l. grew worse instead
of better, and in speaking to the drug
gist he advised him to get Lydia f..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and Sanative Wash. How l wish I
had taken that at frst; It would have
saved me weeks of suffering. 1t took
three long months to restore me, but
it is happy relief, and we are both
most grateful to you. Your Compound
has brought joy to our home and
health to e. MRS. PAULINE JUDsoN,
~ Hoyt Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
$4,000 fsfeft If above testimonial Is not genuine.
1t would seem by this state
ment that women would save
time and much sickness If they
would get Lydia E. Pinkharn's
Vegetable Compound at once,
and also write to Mrs. Pin1xham
at Lynn, Mass, for special ad-
vtce. 1t is free and always helps.
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PrOcoediny With CANTON.

"Are you sure that your arguments
are calculated to impress people with
your punctilious principles"
81 don't want to impress 'em toe
strongly with my punctiliousness,' u
answered Senator Sorghum. IF any
body is willing to sell out don't want
him to feel scared about making a
proposition. Washington Star.
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A DRUMMER.

Bacon-What's his businesse
Egbert-Why he'W a. drummer fof
automobiles.
gacon-Oh, they have drummcrs
for those things, do they? Well, it's
q geJd idea l think it would be
much safer if they had drummer
and a fifer go in front of each Of the
machines.-Yonkers Statesman,
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THE "FR1sCo SYSTEM" PRAisED.
A Few Lines Fvom One of Its Patrons.
TRENTON GA July g. 1902.

A Few Lines FroVn One of Its Patrons.
TRENTON, GA July s, 1902.
Mr. r.. i. SAUNDERS,
G. A. P. D., tr SEQ System. Atlanta, Ca:
My Dear Sir--Hs wing d extensive travel
over the Fr eco system through the courtesy OF
yourself and Nj, x. I. Heed. Of t. Lou g. t ke
the liberty Of add, ess ng you 10 express my SIN
ce,e app eciation and thanks for !tnv ktfahsss
have been unable to hear Anything regatd-
ing your road hut words et praise and COM
mendatiCn frona these WIN pntrontze the Frisco
l want to sny hat legard the equipment ele-
CANT cearhSs lighted w electric lights ard de-
i1gh fully cooled in summer by electrc thne
together with lapid t:ansi o,tat1on anu c Gao
conneclion-ts second to none ever %hlch
have tr .veled
As h 8 been my pol.ry In the past, l shall te
glxd to contin,Ie DO hg all in my power u get
bus ness for tho evec poIu ar and genero
Frisco system. The gtew ye waich | nave
succeeded in wo king for yorr road has been
Bi: mingl IN and MeiNphis.
With pest wishes foc yourself and tho great
Frisco road have the pleasure to be
Your friend, W. d. B. CHAMBERS.
FRISCO SYSTEM.
st. Louis a1d San Francisco X. r. Co.
Kansas City, Memphis ard 3 ham K. Il. GO.
W. 4. saunders General Agent Passenger
Department; +. E. Clark, Travelling Passenger
Agent. Atlanta, Ga.
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CHAPTER ".
The Denouement.

But now the drama hastens to a
tragic end. Messrs. Girard & Co. have
loaned to Nine Humbert, on her myth
ical expectations, the sum Of 100000
francs. They are her heaviest creditor.
They have lent the money at usurious
rates, as did all who fell victim to the
woman's specious story. She contested
the suit for repayment, and NJ. Cir
ard, the banker, committed suicide In
despai, of ever seeing his money again.
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But,ered Wild Mushroo,ns

Buttered Wild Mushrooms.
Rinse carefully half pound OF mea'
&, v mushrooms; cut the bottom of the
ssalks off; place upside down in a bak-
ing tin; put a pea Of butter in each
one; sprinkle with Tablespoonful
ce salt and the same amount Of white
pepper and bake in a quick oven for
twenty minutes, basting with melted
butter
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fiE SLEEPS.

''Has your husband a good ear for
music?" asked Mrs. Oldgirl of Mrs.
Newed.
I'm afraid not" replied Mrs.
Newed. "He seems to think every.
thing he hears played in church Is
lullaby. Gin cinnati Commercial Tri-
bune.
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As Time Passes.

Before we were married." said the
n.ournful looking little woman" my
husband was perfect cavalier"
sTYes," answered Mrs. Ironjaw -and
LOW he's a perfect caviller. Wash.
ington Star
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HOHSFHOi D HINTS
(b IrRsfinY.

A delicious frosting. and one that is
sure to turn out right may be made
by melting one-hasf pound of the best
chocolate creams over kettle or
steam When they are melted spread
them over the cake
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A House on Wheels.

A London man is building a two
story house which is to run upon
wheels and be capable of being pro-
pelled by motor underneath it.
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EVERYTHING ! IN irs ! oWNl, ", ffAcE; - 4
Ethel tcoyEl-whes . pretty neuth.
you hsvs. y eusht to be on girls
Jack-I seldom miss an opportunity.
princeton Tiger, --- ---.
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Mrs. Winslow' : Sc eothing ,ssrup p f9r children
teething, softeh the ynms, fednces tnh amma5
tith .aliags palm, cures Wind collie. 2sc. bottle
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.Piso's Cure cannot bo too highly spoken ot
es q cough cure.-J. W. O'BHrEN, S22 Third
Avenue, n, Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6, 1s9)
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The present law in Germany limits WON.
ems labor to eleven hours, with midday
rest of all hour and Ealf.
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fhe Most Delightful seashore Resort
a. tbs Soytt atlantic CoaSt-

On the South Atlantic Coast:
Low Rate, Excursion Ticket, are now on
sale 1T ill ticket offices on the Central OF
Georgia Railway. For full particulars,
rates SCHEDULES, etc, AK the nearest agent.
f. J. Robinson, Asst. Gen'l. Pass. Agent,
Savannah, Ga; j. c. Halle, Gen. Pass.
Agent Savannah Ga
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The London National, Gallery was Wis
tied last year by 47S.346 netsoI55-
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E.B. wnithall l. Co., Druggists, Horse Cave,
KY, say: Halls Cstarrh Cure cures every
one that takes It." Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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WHERE DOCTORS FAIL
10 Cure Woman's Ills, Lydia E.
Pinkhara's Vegetable Com
pound Succeeds. Mrs, Pauline
JudsOn Writes:

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM Soon after
1y marriage two years ago found
nyself in constant pain. The doctor
aid my womb was turned, and this
:auscd the pain with considerable in
!ammation. He prescribed for me for
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TYBEE BY THE SEA.

If talk is cheap any man can afford to
make extravagant assertions.
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T1Is permanently cured. Motifs orneryeus,
ness after first day s:uss OF Dr. Kline's Great
Nervefestorer. $2ttial bottle and tteatisefree
Dr.R.H. KLINE, Ltd, 9S1 ArchSt. Ph1la, Pa.
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The man who sticks to the truth must
content himself with catching small fish.
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It's enc thing to invent an airship, and
another tS raise the wind:
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Perfume makers buys IN tie Sicily. Isl
ands, each season, about 100 tons OF flow
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..:ALi ! G. = - ~ -
Scr>op AhoAa

.,:.f4Lt z = ~
1sd,ss Can wear SHOES
One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight
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Inc, aching seet' insfowing nails, COINS and
BUTTONS, At all druggists and shoe stores;
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