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Complete HumoNr Cure. Sl.

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LONDON. Sept. 3.-Great excitement
was created In London this evening by a
story sent out by the Dalxiel News Agency,
under New York date, saying 1t was sup
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The Persian diver brings up no pearl from thu
depths Of the which can surpas. In radta nj
purity a complexion beautified by tslenn's sui
phur Soap. staple accessory Of the bath and
the toilet.
HiIis HAIR and whisker Dye. Black or Brown,
voc.
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II is possible. OF course. for the Hon. c.
Fred Williams to move out of Massachu-
sets, but there is the further possibility
that before he can acquire a residence in
any other State the crisis may have gone
clear past him.
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I'm two years and that prices have risen
30 per cent. Facts like these place the
government In an awkward position.
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Had the Map Removed.
Boston Herald.

A Dorchester man. who was spending a
weeks vacation al one Of the little hotels
In Harrison, Me-, one day made this singu-
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ROUMANIA IS DEFIANT
WILL NOT LIFT THE WEIGHT OF OP-
PRECISION FROM THE JEWS.
Laughed at "Yankee Arrogance"
when Secretary Hays Note Was
Read-NO Passports.

BERLIN, Sept. 25.-The Tageblatt to-day
prints a letter from Bucharest. capital of
Roumania, dated Sept. p, as follows: THE
Washington note came like a ray of sun
shine from storm cloud for the Jewish
population. especially the laboring classes.
who conceived the hope that a favorable
turn must result from the Interference of
mighty America. How naive these unhap-
py people are, eagerly reaching for any
straw promising them rescue. But their
Jubilation has been of short duration. The
only effect the American note has had so
far is an order, according to the Rouman-
ian newspapers, that no more emigration
passports be issued without the usual tax
OF 81. 1t is even reported that no emigra-
ton passports will be granted. The spirit
OF the government is. We are masters
here. Nevertheless. ii is disposed to be
polite and considerable towards the United
States 1t intends to show this by prevent
ing emigration to the United States.
''There Is much talk here about Yankee
arrogance. but they laughed in their
sleeves so long as the American note was
without European support. But the news
that England had followed with similar
step caused vexation. If the continental
powers act Jointly IL is possible the Rou-
manian Jewish question may become acute.
But the government has had much expert
ence in meeting protests in behalf of the
Jews"
BERLIN. Sept. 25.-Germany has decided
not TO associate herself in formal manner
with the American and British protests
against Roumania's treatment of the Jews.
The German government adopts this at
titude, IL Is understood, independently of
other continental powers, no agreement
having been reached in the matter among
the Cabinets of the continent. Germans
are large holders of Roumanian securities.
and an international storm over the policy
TO which Premier Sturdza, OF Roumania
II fully committed, might cause his fall
and as a result Roumonian finances would
be withdrawn from his capable control.
A heavy drop in Roumanian funds would
cause corresponding losses here
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Earl OF Dudley Enters Dublin I'm state.

DUBLIN. Sept 25.-The Earl of Dudley
the new lord lieutenant of Ireland, made
his entry into Dublin to-day on horseback,
accompanied by the Duke of Connaught
commanding the force in Ireland, the
Countess Dudley and a sufficiently impos-
Ing procession, which traversed the troop
lined streets 10 the castle. There were few
decorations. The sightseers were not nu-
merous and there was little cheering
John ODonnell. Irish Nationalist member
OF Parliament for South Sligo, was arrest
ed on a warrant to-day at Clare Morris for
refusing TO obey summons issued under
the crimes act charging him with intimi-
dating shopkeepers into joining the United
Irish League An attempt at rescue was
threatened. but the police shut Mr.. O'Don-
nell in the waiting room OF the railroad
station.
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E. MI. Campbell & Co.
Over Columbia National Bank.
IL & 10 East Washington Street.

Useful Articles Tor Invalids
Reclining and Rolling Chairs for paror and
street Carrying Chairs. Wheeled Couches. Food
eterilIzers and Desiccators. Feeding and Spit
Cups. Electric Belts. lnsoles and Batteries.
Bath Cabinets.
WIN. III. ARMSTRONG & CO.,
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office in its gift, and for two terms was
elected Lieutenant Governor OF the Stass OF
New York. in which ONCE he has displayed
much sang-froid. not to mention his vesta
magnifque, which. together with his
amour propre and je ne sails pas as q leader.
has made rim an undoubted power In bis
party. Was a prominent candidate for tho
vice presidency IN 1900. but was defeated BY
Theodore Roosevelt,a citizen OF the Borough
of Manhattan. whose reluctance to accepts
the office was as great as his rivals anxiety
to get It
Is at present the chief concern Of q great
party and Is said to be engaged in the prep
aration OF an article. to be published In
The Every Other Nightly Review" on
Seventy Recipes for Keeping In the Public
Eye Until the Main Chance Arrives" Un.
der a different system would be Snown in
the American Burke as "Timmy Lord Co
wanus-Earl of Greenwood. Marquis OF
Prospect Park, Duke OF Albany and Heir
Apparent to the Throne OF Kings, vice
Recreatios. crosscountry hunting
(after office. Address. The Machine. wis
Either the United States or Waistcoat's EI-
press Company. N. Y"
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to Jolly a Cracking Constituency" His
marked ability demonstrated In this work
attracted the attention OF Thomas c. Platt.
the distinguished author of Much That Is
Interesting and composer of The Ma
chine. a Grand Opera in Many Keys, Es-
pecially the Mi2."
At the age of q was made leader Of the
Greenwood District Of Brooklyn. where he
had settled as the president of the Nerve
Tonic Company Of Kings. In the 7nsuing
election he succeeded in carrying the Gene
terry by a large majority, and IN recognition
OF this success was placed in line for po-
litical preferment of a salaried order.
where he has remained ever since. Sas
been delegate to Republic conventions.
local, State and national, for nearly twen-
ty years. and has always paid his own ex-
penses. n fact which has endeared him to
his constituents everywhere.
In 1889 he invented the Woodruff Vest"
which Immediately attracted attention. not
only for the artistic beauty of its exterior,
but also. for the magic property of its
pockets. four in number. none of which has
ever been known to be empty. Has been
second choice always of his party for every
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her four-footed pets very seriously. She
herself takes them out daily for good, long
walks. and bathes and combs their silky
coats. finding her reward in their enthusi-
astic devotion.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell has a great love
for .jewelry of every kind and wears some
beautiful rings and necklaces. One OF her
rings consists of one large pearl which
opens and shuts and contains q portrait
of Mrs. Campbell's late husband. She 10
tiful and valuable dogs which are simply
devoted to her and follow her almost
everywhere. Mrs. Patrick Campbell has
no great love for society. and keeps away
from brushes and so-called gayeties OF the
kind; but she often entertains her friends
in her charming fat in Ashley Gardens.
and all who have been there vote her q
charming hostess.
The Duchess of Bedford shares all her
husbands enthusiasm fer animals. about
which she probably knows more than any
lady in society. She has a large library en-
tirely devoted to works on natural history,
a gallery of pictures Of birds and animals
of all kinds. and she delights in teaching
her horses. dogs and cats to perform tricks.
Mrs. Langtry possesses the largest and
most valuable collection of fans IN the
world. The wallis OF her specially designed
fanrooms are aEastically decorated with
fans of all shapes. sizes and descriptions
many OF them being exquisite specimens OF
carved ivory.
Mime. Modieska. when not acting. takes
great delight In looking after her beautiful
ranch and farmyard in Southern California.
She has a thorough knowledge Of the vari-
Gus duties appertainins to farm life. and
has frequently exhibited poultry with great
success at local shows. B~eekeeping is an
other favorite pursuit of hers.
Miss Ellen Terry spends a great deal OF
leisure in collecting choice perfumes and
gorgeous materials. Mrs. Bernard Beere
has a vast collection OF dancing dolls. me-
chanlcal toys and ~money-boxes. She makes
a point Of buying all the clever little In
ventions which are hawked about the
streets of London. Nine. Melba collects
old furniture. Adelina Patti loves the wa
ter, and spends much OF her time on Q
lake near her castle, while Mary Anderson
Is q most enthusiastic chess player.
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"Injun 10" Called With
Flowers for Mr.. Clemens.

Scene after scene IN the book comes back.
Yes, Huck has a dead cat, and to bury a
dead cat in a graveyard at mignight is a
sure cure for warts. Solemnly, somewhat in
awe. Huck and Tom are heading for the
graveyard. taking turns carrying the cat.
Then the unexpected in the cemetery! The
body-snatchers and the murder. 1t arises In
the mind, incident after incident. the whole
train connected with this existing home Of
Sam Clemens's of Tom Sawyer"
In the afternoon, whose Is this stopped
figure carrying a bouquet, which we see
approaching Hotel Windsor and asking for
Mr.. Clemens" Whose the bronzed, weaz-
ened face, in which are set deep two let
black. piercing eyes? Nobody in the world
but "Injun joe" Joe Douglas, only Indian
in Hannibal. and he a half-breed. Some
where he had picked up the name of Joe,
and was called "Injun Joe" long before that
name was incorporated in a book by Mark
Twain HaH Cherokee. half Mexican, he
was captured when q youth. during the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-08
.FADS OF FAMOUS M

WRITTEN FOR TIE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Sarah Bernhard is the most eccentric
actress Of our time. Everything Is forgiven
ries continually being told about the great
French actress only serve to make her
more and more interesting.
AT one time she Is making a pet Of a
lion. a tiger. or a snake; at another time
We hear that she usually sleeps In the coffin
in which she intends to be buried. A year
or two ago 1t was declared that madame's
latest craze was to rise at 4 o'clock IN the
morning. and. attired like a man, to prowl
about the streets of Paris for two or three
hours together. She was christened Ro-
sine, and no one seems to know why she is
called Sarah.
Nine. Sarah Bernhard has added another
to her many hobbies. namely. collecting sea-
weed. of which she owns many remarkable
specimens.
Mrs. Arthur Cadogan, the sister-in-law Of
the viceroy OF Ireland. is one of the very
few lovers of animals who have ever made
a pet Of a python. There have always been
individuals. especially members of the fair
sex, who rave exercised a curious fascina-
ton over snakes. perhaps one secret Of their
power Being their absolute fearlessness.
Mrs. Cadogan's python is nine feet long.
and. though showing a great dislike to
strangers. Is devoted TO its own mistress.
Many w~ell-knovn people make a point Of
having peculiar pets. but It may be said,
with very little fear of contradiction, that
In this matter Mrs Arthur Cadogan holds
a record
Miss Julia Nelson Is one Of the most
beautiful of dog enthusiasts. However busy
she may be. this charming actress can al
ways find time to attend the Ladies' Ken
mel Association shows and she has often
been herself a successful exhibitor. Miss
Nelson. who In, Of course, known to her
many friends as Mira Fred Terry, takes
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Now. don't take two. but be sure and get
a good one"
He met his early sweetheart. Mrs. Fraser.
at dinner at the home Of a Mrs. Garth. and
again at a reception given BY the Labinnah
Club-Hannibal's best known social Organi-
cation. Later he called upon her. The
talk veereI back to the old times when
she was the girl dear to him. who was
painted to the life as Becky Thatcher"
She was then a dainty bit Of femininity. u
romping child, on the threshold of beautiful
womanhood. Now she is a matron. past
Gn. wondering If a hoop will not
have to be placed around Marks head
after all the adulation which Hannibal has
been giving him. And Sam Clemens-he
was a rompins boy also, and now c..
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famous. with knowledge OF every country
on the globe. She had spent all her long
life in Hannibal His home had been the
capitals of Europe. and his associates celeb
rites. 1t was n contrast which gave them
much of which to converse.
Mr.. Clemens. having shaken hands with
everybody at the Labinnah Club. and hav-
ifG CharitGbly be1med upon the many beau-
tiful young women Of Hannibal who beamed
upon him. retreated. It was reported that
he had mystericusly disappeared. In fact
he had sought a table and a chair IN
Green's saloon. There were several others
there. including newspaper correspondents.
He slipped mint juleps and talked of every
subject under the sun. Perhaps the most
astonishing bit of Information vouchsafed
was that .~Pudden'hea Wilson, ~ernanated
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asperator, humorist and lawyer. Born q
Maniac. October IS. 1923. but became a New
Yorker In 1893. Spent boyhocd In Portland,
Me, where he studied carpentry with such
a~ssiduity that he was allowed later TO con-
struct all the platforms Of the local Re2up-
Iican party, which were said to be SO safe
to stand on that no one ever fell through
them except Reed himselt. Graduated Bow
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Homestead Seemed Smaller
Than 1t Used to Be.


That morning he went for a walk down
to his old home. A quaint little two-story
frame it stands, very small. very humble.
very dingy. 1t faces upon Hill street. a
thoroughfare which has ceased to be in a
favored residence locality. He gazed upon
1t In silence. Some hours after he
ed upon It, and there was something Of
pathos as well as humor in what he said:
TT seems TO have grown smaller" he re-
marked. A boys home Is a mighty big
place to him.. Why, l believe that if 1
should COM back here ten years hence It
would be no bigger than a bird-house."
Mr.. Clemens It was who stood before the
little cottage. By and by Mr.. Clemens went
away. and I went into the one-time home
of the author. No place else Is a person
so easily waited from a foundation of solid
earth to a realm of fiction as in that house.
There is a little narrow stairway leading
to the upper story. Looking up this, one is
possessed with the idea that Aunt Polly"
is about some place. She is just about to
appear, you think. Tom. you Toni The
words ring in your ears. You look back into
the back yard, expecting to see that fas-
cinating little tor1nent-"Tom Sawyer" No,
Tom Is not in sight. He Is probably down
at the cave, planning some excursion with
Huck Finn and Joe Harper. But, what Is
that? The fence. The w~hite-washed fence
beyond the shadow of a doubt. 1t is there
and w~hitewashed. too. You are compelled
to ask II that Is the same coat OF white
wash which Tom so automatically painted
by proxy. You are astonished at a negative
reply.
Then the arrangement Of the sheds. One
hip-roof joins TO a ~second-story window
of the house. 1t is all SO plain. Upon that
Tom crawled from his room at midnight in
answer to the m of luck Finn.
From that he dropped to the top OF a
lower shed, thence to the ground. Back yet
a little way, still standing, but sadly in
ruin, is the old home of Huckelberry. Now
you hear Huck's summons: Meow, meow
ow." the sound of a brickbat striking
boards-"Scat you devil"
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Humorist's Quips Seemed to
Pervade the Place.

AT Eastern critic ventured to say Of Mark
Twain that he was a clown grown old"
He did not see him at Hannibal. The un-
alleged Mark Twain fun was there. II
seemed to pervade the place and everybody
was smiling after the first day. The things
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In fulfilment Of my promise to present
the names of statesmen. 1 have this week
ventured a few biographies of some favor
lite sons Of America whose fame Is, or has
been. or may yet be. dazzling:
Reed, Thomas Bracket.
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Mexican War. He had found a homo IN
Hannibal. and was a dread figure for tbs
boys and girls Of the place. Nothing deIinits
was charged against him, but he was an
Indian, sufficient TO stir the youthful i'm
agination to picture him an unnamed ter
ror-a ~bug-a-boo. Nothing Is against him
!, to-day save that he is an Indian, and has
accumulated several thousands dollars by
hard work and economy. "Injua joe came
to give flowers to Mark. Twain.
Their that same afternoon Mr.. Clemens
talked to a Memorial Day audiencc-gress
~ augmented by his presence-in the Pres
byterlan Church. At night he gave dIplo-
mas at the High School commencement
The programme at this commencement was
like that of all commandments. very long,
and somewhat firing. The young ladies'
recited, and the young men GRATED, and
several persons sang. Two hours Of ii.
then Mr.. Clemens arose. 70 listener but
was straining every sense to catch his
words. He spoke of his schoCl-days In Han
nibal. and every gray-head in the audience
was agapa Eyes were bright with atten-
ton. Every thought was focused upon
the man on the platform. It's Sam; our
Sam" they were saying to themselves.
Advised Young Graduates
to Take a "Good Diploma"
His genial humor and imagery brought
back the days gone. brought to life men
long since dead. and refreshed everybody.
His method of distributing diplomas doubt
less never has been duplicated. Take one.
take a good one" he said to the graduates
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from Florence. italy. That Puddenhea
ever could have sojourned. much less nave
come into being. In Florence seemed on
the face OF It preposterous. Explanation
however, cleared matters up. IT'S ike
building q pair of boots over here years
before" said he. and backing them in
Florence. I had worke out Pudden'head a
long time previous. and at Florence 1 had
the opportunity 10 dress him UP IN IAN
guage." Until $3.50 a. m. Mark Twain
chatted at Green's. Then he was whirled
awaysin a carriage through a driving rain
storm to his hotel. where, staring at tue
convincing clock. he said:
We'll. / am amazed. II my wife knew
this! This Is the latest I've been up for
many a doy."
Meeting With John Briggs
and Ed Pierce.
Perhaps the two Of his closest friends Of
ooyfIood whom he met at Hannibal were
John Briggs and Ed Pierce. The adven>
lures of both of these men, and some
of their characteristics, Mark Twain admits,
figure in Tom Sawyer" and "Huck Finn"
the boys OF fiction. He spent a considerable
share Of his time with both. especially
Briggs, who Is a tall man, old, but still
strong of limb. In the Sunday Of his visit
he drove with Briggs and viewed once
more the chief places of interest TO him
outside the town. He recalled many q
boys exploit which they had shared in
common. Both Briggs and Pierce can tell
stories without number OF Sam Clemens.
the youth.
Briggs suffered in the flesh because Of his
friends budding capacity to write unusual
things. The name of their old schoolmaster
was Cross. Young Mark-it vas Mark this
time-bethought him of a couplet concerning
Cross. This was simply: Gross by name,
cross by nature: Cross Jumped out OF an
Irish potato" Evidently Mark thought John
was the tougher Of the two. so when It
came to a question of giving this sample
OF his ability publicity by writing It on the
blackboard. Mark preferred that John do It
John did. Accordingly. John suffered in the
flesh.
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Probably His Last
Visit to Old Home.

He realized that in human probability
many more years will not be his. and he a.
much as said that this would be his last
visit to the land Of the Mississippi, n
which he lived so long, whence he had
drawn the sinews OF his fame He voiced
again and again a deep love for Hannibal
and the citizens OF Hannibal. and the smtl-
ing face was often saddened by memories
of the many whom he had hoped to see,
yet Of whom he found trace only at the
cemetery, and some not even there.
Once he spoke of death. his view Of death.
He had received the High School class. tn
which he had handed good" diplomas, IN
the hotel parlor. Talking with them, he
told OF the time in boyhood whsn he
had had an ambition to get the meaales.
and after some trouble had gotten them He
spoke Of being on the point Of death. Il
terrified him.
81 did not know" said he. what an eAsy
thing II is to die. I have since learned hat
It is like falling asleep. The hands and tho
feet grow cold, but you do not me It.
Then you are In q kind Of dream or tranos,
and you do not understand that you are
dead at all until you begin to investigate
the matter"
HASTINGS MankDAM