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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-08-02

ering what manner of people he hat
fallen in with. The monks fac,
was a peculiar one. The feature
were very dark and prominent ant
almost angular in their strongly
marked outlines. His brow wal
very strong in mental development
and his eyes were dark and brilliant
The slight circle of hair that es-
caped from beneath the tight skull.
cap which he retained upon his
head was somewhat tinged with sill
yer, though his face did not betray
such advanced age as this silvery
hair would seem to indicate
<'You have been caught in Sc
we're storm, good father" said the
youth after his guest had somewhat
recovered from the effect of the
cold.
"Aye, that / have, my son." the
monk returned in a deep, rumbling
tone. 81 left the Kremlin this morn
ing little thinking of such change.
This storm has commenced since
started on my return. About half
a mile from here my horse got foun-
dered in the snow, and l left him
with an honest peasant and then
started to make the rest of my way
on foot, but | reckoned wildly. The
driving storm blinded me, and the
piling drifts swallowed me up at ev-
cry dozen steps. My body is not
very well adapted to such work. Ha,
ha, hal But l saw your light, and I
determined to seek shelter here for
the night. By St. Michael, but this
is most severe storm. Yet you
are comfortable here"
"Aye, father, we try to be COM
Portable" said Ruric. s'My mother
could hardly survive a winter in
some of the dwellings which stand
hereabout."
The monk made no answer to
this save a sort of commendatory
nod, and shortly afterward the
youth asked:
"Do you belong here in the city,
good father?"
"Aye, at present 1 do" the monk
returned. And then, with a smile,
he added: 81 suppose you would like
to know whom you have thus re-
ceived- Ny name is Vladimir, and
my home is wherever 1 may chance
to be on Gods heritage. At present
| am residing here in Moscow.
There, could you ask me to be more
frank ?"
Ruric smiled, but he made no di-
rect reply. He was too deeply in
terested in the face of the monk
to enter with much eagerness into
conversation. At length the guest
asked if he could be accommodated
with some sleeping place, and, hav-
ing answered in the affirmative, the
youth lighted another candle and
conducted him to a chamber which
was located directly over the kitch-
en- and which was very well warm
ed by means of several iron tubes
that connected with the furnace be-
low.
Mother" uttered Ruric as soon
as he had returned to the kitchen,
'who is that man?"
"How should / know" the wo-
man replied.
but have you never seen him be-
fore 2" Ruric asked in an earnest,
eager tone.
81 cannot tell, my son. His face
most surely calls up some strange
in my mind, but l think 1
never saw him before"
"And yet he seems familiar to
me-" the son resumed. 30Those eyes
surely have seen before, but to
save my soul l cannot remember
when nor where"
And so Ruric pondered, but to
no avail. After he had retired to
ais bed he lay awake and thought
If the strange face, and all through
he night his dreams were but star
ling visions of the black monk.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-11-21
HIGH RENTS IN CITY.
They Have Caused a Large Migra-
ton to the Suburbs.
Warrington II No Longer an Excep-
tion to the General Rule and
the Commuter Has Come
to Stay.

Especial Washington letter.
This is the story of the commuters
and their. advantages. 1t also
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-11-21

to them. 1t is no longer necessary to
mar the beauty of gown merely be-
cause there is no choice in the mat
ter of appropriate sleeves, for there
are half a dozen orAmore different
varieties that Dame Fashion allows us
for selection and many variations in
each different mode.
: The large sleeves are bound to hold
their own through this season, but the
puffiness is all below the elbow with
decidedly close effect above. Nam
of the evening sleeves are elbow
length with frills for finish. These
frills fall long at the back and short
in the inside of the arm.
AS the illustration shows even bet
ter than words can tell of the variety
in sleeves l will devote the words to
something about the styles in skirts.
There are rumors that our skirts are
to be cut on entirely different lines.
dating back so years, when there was
very little fulness anywhere between
the hips and the hem. This sort of
skirt has to be short. and is never
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-11-21

broken" blending of white and black.
In gray, black and white are fused"
in the ermine effect they are "broken"
one into the other, and "broken color"
is the "fused color's" most effective
contrasts whilst on the other hand
fused color is also good on broken
color, though not so pronouncedly
Successful.
saw tailor costume the other day
with coat basque so long that the coat
was almost tunic, and all that
showed of the skirt below was the
shaped founce at the foot. Does this
foreshadow the tunic costume with
fur borders and braid motifs? Per
haps it does.
!, Meanwhile was also pleased with a
coat and skirt OF lesser length
basque that saw TIE other day car
ried ont. in zibeli0e with strappings of
face cloth, and another thing of re-
cent make / also liked was an evening
coat of mastic-toned cloth and lace
with an effective threading through
the lace OF black velvet, with tas-
selted ends.
ELLEN oslGoNDE.
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graceful, so it is we'll to remember
that it is one thing to lead a horse
to water and another to make him
drink. After the pretty skirt models
OF to-day nothing ugly or ungraceful
will be accepted without protest.
The yoke skirt is one of the most
popular models, the yoke fitting the
hips as closely and carefully as pos.
sible. But fashion is varied enough
to suit every fancy and the accordion
plated skirt has blOssomed out again
to add another~mode to the list.
You see shirrings, eordings, plat
ings and tucks galore in the thiI
fabrics; but an accordion plated skirt
in clumsy wool materials is a novelty.
indeed. In strong contrast is the
gored skirt in seven, nine or eleven
cores, with close fitting habit back.
The evening skirts of net show ruff.
fies again with fine tucking above the
1ounces, and SO it goes, every con-
ceivable fancy in skirts being in ac-
tual use.
In general outline they are close
around the hips with generous fare
around the feet, for this is the form
women have found to be most graceful
and becoming. But the tendency for
change is in the air and change is
bound to come sooner or later.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-11-21

city Of Alexandria is on the route, the
cars passing through it, and there our
commuters find it possible for them to
mingle with the best society of the blue
bloods of the first families of Virginia.
Alexandria itself is becoming an at
tractive suburb of this capital city.
Several score of the best people in the
government service have rented houses
there, and some have undertaken to
build homes there for themselves, on
the installment plan. Alexandria, al
belt an ancient city, has fallen into
business decay ever since the great shot.
and she'll discussion between the see
tons of our country. But of recent
years it has been growing gradually
into modernized conditions. Every
body feels and almost knows that in %
short space of time, say ten years, is
viii become part of the nationaf ca p-
ltal, as it once was. The commuters of
to-day will be the fathers CT resident
families there in the next generation.
Northeast of the city proper is a Wiz
lage of 10000 inha bitants, called Eek
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THE OLD FIREPLACE.

Sullen the shadows lie, unvexed by flashes
Of-leaping light that battled them, and
dead
Are the embers now-dead, and cen their
ashes
To the four hungry winds were long since
fed
q his The ancient hearth, the sacred altar
OF home so hallowed in the days of old?
All, web may memory faint andfancy faiter
And lips press dumbly to the stones so
cold!
Here is the groove, worn by the constant
rocking
OF mothers chair in days of long ago.
= Ard there the peg where hung the Christ
mas stocking,
Knit by her tireless hand from heel to toe
Closed is the fireplace now, and all its oIden
Beloved yotaries departed; sealed
The glowing gateway. through which vistas
To widening eyes of childhood were re-
vealed.
Sealed is the magic portal, through which
streaming,
Youth viewed the glory of coming dawn,
The while the failing eyes of age sawgleam-
ing
The lingering glory of sunset gone.
All. wondrous gateway! rare. celestial por-
tai!
Through which, at length. eyes dim with
grief beheld
The wife and mother. sainted ard immortal.
With every doubt and mystery 6tspelled
Still on the hearth, before the empty altar
OF home, so halowed in the days of old,
Hope wakes again, and faith, that cannot
falter
KEeels prayerfully to kiss the stones so
cold
e. o. Laughlin. in Youths Companion.
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ElHE squirrel skin, it seems, has
e 81 had a past, not discreditable
80 but a distinguished past, and
was about the sixteenth or seven
teenth century regarded as a rare and
costly fur, and worn only by great
lords and ladies, and was forbidden by
the paternal legislation of the times
to the lower orders. However, the
.nfinite resources of Siberia were af-
forwards discovered, and gradually
these skins became so easily obtain
able that by the nineteenth century
squirrel was, save for Innings of cloaks
and pelisses. virtually abandoned.
However, the wheel of fortune, or
rather of fashion, brings many unfor-
seen things to pass, and it has brought
distinction once more to the little
squirrels door.
For evening coats like the paler
gray tones. and squirrel can have no
more effective contrasting accessory
than the white and black of tailed or
miniver ermine. and for the very good
reason that gray, being in itself a
color produced. by mixing white and
black its proper accessory is this
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-11-21
A New and Attractive Walking Costume

FASHION is very much abroad in
I @S New York just at the present
k&&Al time, and will be stalking forth
On Fifth avenue daily from now until
after the holiday season has closed.
And, too, fashion is walking much. On
pleasant afternoons Fifth avenue is
irritable bevy of beautiful women.
With fashion afoot walking gowns
are of course in great demand, and
some attractive models are to be seen
every day. Just as a sample of the
general tendency in these gowns l
have had sketched one that seems to
ne to be typical. 1t is, of course, a
lailor-made, showing the very latest
shape in skirt, stitchings and strap
pings, combining to hold the plaits of
soft zibeline in close bondage about
the hips, though afterwards they open
out into fulnesS, the bolero, in it's turn,
being arranged in a manner most be-
coming to slight fgures-with plait-
ings OF satin or velvet to put in APP
pearance between the deep tabs of the
cloth.
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They are well known. in Baltimore,
where their families enter upon all So
cial functions, including the church
services of all kinds. Their names are
mentioned in the Baltimore newspa-
pers, but they are. never mentioned
here. Only a few years ago a govern
ment clerk was Swallowed by Baltimore
detectives for several weeks, because
they suspected him of being burglar.
He chose to have it understood that he
was a man of means, that he did not
have to work, and his liberal expendi-
lures of money excited suspicion in
many minds. The detectives were dis
gusted, after all of their sleuthing,
when they found that he was govern
ment clerk who earned a good salary
in the national capital, while be resid-
ed in Baltimore and appeared every
evening at some function, and always
as gentleman of leisure.
The electric line to Mount Vernon.
the home of Washington living and the
tomb of Washington dead, has induced
several hundred people to buy small
acreages along the line and build there
on homes for themselves. The distance
to Mount Vernon is only IA miles, and
the car line is well equipped, so that
It is almost as>e easy to live on the Vir-
ginia shores Of the Potomac as it is to
dwell IN the remote parts of this city.
80 far a. time is concerned in going
back and forth. Moreover the apcieut
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III
tells of their disadvantages.
Every city of considerable size has
its commuters, and the national capital
has only recently grown to that size.
Of course, even small cities have per-
centage of commuters, but they only
attain respecta bility in numbers when
the city grows abnormally.
Some readers have never heard of
commuters, nor even seen any of them.
They must be informed that COM
muters are men and women who work
in cities, no matter at what occupa-
lions, while they dwell in suburban vii
lagos or away out in the country.
Henry George, or some philosopher
like him, would here stop to reel off
an argument about the wickedness and
wrong-doing of those who own prop
erty to the exclusion of others; but
that has nothing to do with this story.
1t may be wrong for certain indiyid-
uals to own thousands of acres of graz
ing ground for their countless CT tile;
and it may be wrong for certain men to
own a major portion of the earth in
which gold is deposited. 1t may be
wrong for William A. Clark to own the
greatest deposit of copper on the face
of the earth; and it may bewrong for
few individuals to own the great coal
fields of this continent. But the right
of it and the wrong of it must be argued
out by philosophers, scientists, politi--
clans or political economists.
Rents in cities are very high because
he cd Of lon
business purposes is very valuable.
The ground is of greater value than the
edifces erected upon it. Therefore,
the ground used for residences is so far
beyond the reach of ordinary wage
earners that they can never think of
owning city homes; and a very large
number of them cannot even earn
enough to enable them to afford to pay
house rent or room rent. These people
become the commuters of the cities.
They get that peculiar name be-
cause of the fact that the railroad COM
panies carry them from their suburban
homes to their work in the city every
morning and back again every night
forn comparatively small charge. That
is, as compared with the regular
rates for passengers They buy
monthly or quarterly communication
tickets, and it is on account of this
that they are called commuters. The
word has only of recent years been
coined and generally accepted.
: The strangest thing about coma.
muters of the national capitaIis that
they can rent houses in Baltimore at
such low rate, as compared with rates
here, that they can afford to pay their
communication rates and yet save
Baltimore is 40 miles distant
from Washington, but it only takes,
about three-quarters of an hour to
make the trip. Government clerks
here in great numbers rent homes in |
although they do their work |
in this city. The Offices here open at
nine o'clock every morning, and close
at four o'clock every afternoon. The
commuters read their morning papers
while coming to their offices, and read
their evening papers while returning
10 their Baltimore homes.
These commuters are not known in
outside of their Offices
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-11-21

LEEVES have so much to
do with the making or
marrin,g of an otherwise
fashionable and attractive
gown that much thought
should at all times be-given
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Prussia will soon have S. Offices for
the inspection OF imported meat.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-11-07
RATES ARE UNJUST.
Complaint Against the Anthracite Coal
Carrying Railroads.

Washington, Nov. 6-The complaint
Of William Randolph Hearst, of New
York. against the anthracite coal car
rying railroads charging that the lat
ter's rate for the transportation of
coal from the anthracite field to New
England, New York. Maryland and the
District of Columbia are unreasonable
and unjust was filed in the interstate
commerce commission Wednesday.
The commission Immediately sent no
tifcations of the complaint to the rail
road companies named as defendants,
as follows:
Philadelphia & Reading railroad. Le-
high Valley. Delaware. Lackawanna &
Western. Central of New Jersey. New
York. Susquehanna & Western, Erie,
New York, Ontario & Western, Della
ware & Hudson, Pennsylvania and Bal
timore & Ohio. The roads have until
the goth inst. to file their answers.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-11-07
.TWOSTRANGE DEATHS.
Rev. VIM. c. Rabe and Female
Associate Asphyxiared.
The Two Bodies Were Locked in EN-
brace>and it is Thought They Lost
Their Lives by Escaping Gas
From a Stove.

Omaha, Neb., Nov. 6.-Rev. VIM. G..
Rabe, pastor of the German Baptist
church. and Miss Augusta Busch, a
young lady living in that neighborhood
were found dead early Wednesday in
vestibule in the rear of the church
auditorium. The two bodies were
locked in embrace and the gas Jets
were turned on, but not burning. Rev.
Rabe was "a years of age and a promi-
nent minister.
Death had been caused by asphyx.
iation. The room was filed with gas.
jet and burner of a small stove
being partly turned on. The woman's
head was on some cushions. They
had evidently lain in that position for
several hours. There seems to be lit
tie doubt that death was accidental.
1t is believed that the pair had fallen
asleep, the stove flame blew out and
the gas escaped. The bodies were
rigid and stiff and death had evidently
occurred during the early hours of the
previous evening.
~ ASAAAOAOAO VI IAC Cnbl say III
one had noticed any undue intimacy
between the young woman and her
pastor. They say that she was fire,
quently thrown in company with the
clergyman in the course of her mis-
sionary labor, but no one had the least
suspicion that they were other than
pastor and missionary in their rela-
tiOns toward each other
OF the ministry and home life Of
Rev. Rabe, the members of his congre-
cation bear testimony of the greatest
praise. He was a finely educated man
and had graduated from Harvard col
lege with distinction.
To Miss Ottolie Noerling particu-
larly was the death of the two a
shock, and she was almost Frustrated.
Miss Noerling is about IS years of age
and arrived in Omaha on a morning
train from Louisville, Ky, en- route to
Denver. She stopped off for a few
days to visit Miss Busch. She arrived
at the room of the dead woman just
as the news was taken there that she
was dead
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-11-07
HON. HALE JOHNSON.
Noted Prohibition Leader Shot
and Killed by Harry Harris;
The Killing Was the Result of An At
tempt to Collect An Account on
Which a Judgment Had Re-
Gently Been Rendered.

Efingham, Ill, Nov. 5.-Hon. Hale
Johnson, prohibition leader of ma
tional prominence and vice presiden-
tial candidate on the prohibition ticket
in 1896, was shot and killed by Harry
Harris Tuesday afternoon at Bogota,
a village in Jasper county, 80 miles
from here.
Harris committed suicide in the
county Jail Tuesday night by taking
poison.
Mr. Johnson, who was practicing
law at Newton, the county seat, went
to Bogota to collect an account on
which judgment had already been rem
dered against Harris. An alteration
occurred between Johnson and Harris
at the Harris home and the latter Sc
cured a shotgun and fired at Johnson
at close range, the charge striking
Johnson in the face and causing in
slant death. Immediately after the
shooting Harris jumped into Johnson's
buggy and attempted to make his es-
cape, but was apprehended by a depu-
~ S16IIH, WIN Hdu accompanied JOnH-
son and who was a witness to the
shooting. Johnson's body was taken
to his home in Newton and Harris
was conveyed to Jail in the same place.
Johnson was the nominee Of the
prohibition party in this state for gov
ernor in 1895, but later accepted the
nomination for the vice presidency
and withdrew as gubernatorial can
didate
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-11-07
THEIR TOUR ENDED.
Strike Commissioners Will Take Testi-
mony November IA.

Mahanoy City, Pa, Nov. 6.-The an
thracite strike commission ended it's
tour of observation of the coal fields
in the Panther Creek valley Wednes-
day and the members of the party
will return to their homes Thursday
and will meet again at Scranton on
November IA to take the testimony Of
the miners. The biggest days work
OF the trip was accomplished Wednes-
day when the commissioners made a
complete inspection of two large col
lieries and tour of the region lying
between Mt. Carmel and this city.
Six working days have been con-
sumed in travelling from place to place
in the anthracite coal regions and the
arbitrators feel that they are now quail
flied to sit in judgment on the contro-
versy between the mine owners and
their employees.
In all. the commissioners have been
lowered into seven mines of varying
conditions and have gone through sew
eral breakers. They have met the
general superintendent. the mine SUI
perintendents and the foremen of the
various collieries visited. and also have
talked with the grimy coal diggers in
the dark gangways and chambers hun
dreds of feet below the earth's sur
face. They have heard the grievances
the miners say they have, and also
have heard the company's complaint.
Besides this the commissioners have
gained a somewhat technical knowl-
edge Of mining in it's many different
features that will be Of the greatest
assistance to them. They will be able
to understand questions and ask ques-
tions where they would not have been
able to understand them if they had
not been underground.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-11-07
WHOLESALE GRoCERs.
Between so and 20 Representatives
Met in Detroit, Mich.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 6.-For four
hours Wednesday from 80 to 40 repre-
sentatives of the big wholesale grocery
houses scattered through the states
of New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan,
Minnesota. Illinois, Ohio, Missouri and
Indiana, and said to represent total
annual sales amounting to $40 100000,
were in secret session at the Hotel
Cadillac discussing a combination of
their respective interests. George
B. HanfOrd, of New York city, the
promoter of the deal, and his assist
ant. George H. Sexton, of New York.
were the only outsiders whose names
were learned, and Hanford refused to
state the result of the conference, ex-
cept to say that the majority of those
present favored the proposed combina
ton.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-11-07
A FEMALE REPEATER.
Jennie Sanderson Arrested in Denver
Charged With That Offense.

Denver, Col, Nov. 5.-For the first
time in the history of Colorado poll
tics woman was arrested Tuesday
on the charge of repeating. When
booked at the city Jail she gave the
name Of Jennie Sanderson, but she
was subsequently identified as Mrs.
Harriet Hubbard, a widow so years Of
age. She was neatly dressed and had
the appearance of refinement. It is
alleged that she was in the act Of
casting her third ballot when arrest.
ed She admitted her guilt and said
she could give no reason for her acts
except her desire to make some extra
money. She told the police she was a
republican.
She said, however that she had vot-
ed the democratic ticket twice at the
request Of a democratic worker.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-11-07
A SHOOTING IN DENVER.
A Candidate For State Senator Wound.
ed a Special Policeman.

Denver, Col, Nov civilian y.
Haywood, secretary treasurer of the
Western Federation Of Miners and a
candidate for state senator on the so
-cialist ticket, Tuesday night shot Jas.
Bramer, a special policeman at Eigh-
teenth and Champa streets. Haywood
fired two shots, one taking effect in his
face and the other in the arm. Neither
wound is serious. 1t is said that Bra
mer attacked Haywood without provo
cation, striking him on the head re-
peatedly with a revolver, infiicting
three severe wounds. Bramer earlier
in the day is said to have knocked
down and threatened with a pistol
George c. Manley, prominent attor-
ney and republican politician.