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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-02

" With pleasure l
send a few lines to let
you know that / feel
much better than for
eight years before tax
ing your Favorite
Prescription. " writes
Mrs. Pierce Geise. Of
S27 West Philadelphia
Street. York. Penu a.
q Will recommend Dr.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-02
Everything in Blankets.

You find any sort of Blanket here. W
start the cotton at Soc pair. Others at inter
mediate prices, up to SIS and 80.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-04-08
Lunacy: Genius.

"Is there any sure test by which q
fool can be distinguished from .
wise ma, 2" asked pupil OF E!quis
rol, the we'll known specialist, and
the latter replied by inviting him to
take breakfast with him the follow
ing morning. When lie arrived tho
pupil found two other gus ste, one OF
whom was elegantly dressed and
apparently we'll educated, while the
other was rather uncouth, noisy and
extremely self-con6dent:
Aft r breakfast the pupil rose to
take leave and, az he shook hands
with Esquirol, be said to HIM
"The problem is very easy after all.
That quiet, we'll dressed man is GER
tainly distinguished in some line,
whereas the other is undoubtedly a
lunatic and ought to be locked up"
"You are wrong, my friend" re-
piled Esquirol, with smile. THAT
quiet. we'll dressed man, who seems
to talk SO nationally, has for years
labored under the delusion that he
is God the Father, whereas the 9TH
or man, whose exuberance and self
confidence have surprised you, is M
Honore de Balzac, the greatest
French writer OF the day"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-04-08
King Penniless.

Wealthy as King Edward OF Eng
land is, he found himself without
money the other day. and at mo-
ment when he needed it badly. The
Queen and he were attending divine
service in st Paul's Cathedral, and
in due course the poorbox was hand
ed to them. The King thereupon
put bis hand in his vest pocket for
some money, but found none, and,
though he searched pocket after
pocket, he was unable to produce as
much as single penny. Much dis
comfited, he turned to the Queen +,
probably with the intention of ask
ing for her purse, but he was too
late, for the official with the box had
passed on. After the service the
King mentioned the incident to the
Bishop of London, who had official.
ed and said that he would be obliged
to ask him for small loan, adding
humorously,-
SIT is not the first time I have bor-
Towed money"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-04-08

III really thought that the man
was crazy at first" said letter car
rier, who told the story in the Post
Office corridor Last Friday night,
"and / was relieved as much as he
was when the episode closed. 1t
was during the rush hour this after
noon, and l was battling my way
eastward along Cortlandt street in
the face Of the moving thropg hur-
rying toward the elevated station,
aud, to avoid delsy, had taken to
the street.
Coming toward me was man
with head lowered, hands in his
pockets and thoughts apparently
out OF town. AZ I was near the
right curb 1 thought that he would
turn out to let me pass, but he
didn't, and there was collision,
without injury, and after an apollo
~ / started to 90 ahead, observing
a wild look in tho mans eyes az he
gazed with stare at my uniform.
"After step or two l turned and
saw him standing with his hand to
his head. Then he beckoued to me
to stop, and, waving his hands, hnr-
ried toward me. When he came
within reach, instead of speaking /,
he stood and looked at me. made
up my mind that had crank to
deal with.
"Whst is itT 1 asked.
"For FIVE seconds he stood silent,
and l had made up my mind to run,
when his hand came down on my
shoulder in an affectionats man
ner.
"'I have it, he said. You have
saved me- His hand went to his
pocket and he drew out crumpled
letter, which he handed to me and
continued 1 saw you 1
knew there was something. My
wife gave me that letter early this
morning, and told me not to forget
to mail it before I came down town,
and here have been carrying it all
day. l thank you so much, for il 1
hadn't seen you there's no telling
how long l might have kept it. That
was . narrow escape"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-21

was born; and while little Stella has rot
yet gone into the subject so deliberately,
having confined her efforts TO resisting
simple lifting experiments, she. doubt
less could accomplish as much as her
predecessor has done. So far she has
confined herself to doing straight
stunts" In ponderosty. without AFFECT
ing the part necessarily taken by the
person on the stage, for as yet she mas
not appeared In public 10 any extent.
All the experiments have been conduct
ed in the privacy OF her home or be-
fore select assembage Of reporters or
scientists, and by special request. IN
fact, her father, who has trained her
TO respond to these calls with equanlin-
ity seems averse 10 publicity and has
resisted all attempts thus far made 10
exhibit his child as freak she mas
been tenderly reared, and as an al
TRUST" the father says, he has gone 10
the extreme Of indulgence. never hav-
ing scolded or whipped her In his me
He believes in mental suggestion IN
the training Of the child and also en-
tertains a profound belief in his hyp-
motto powers, and 1t Is doubtless py
means OF this suggestion" from nun
that the child performs her wonderful
feats. She has a brother and two SIS
tiers. but they do not possess thls
strange power, though the elder sister
Is a musician OF great ability and also
composer.
"She didn't seem 10 weigh thirV
pounds" said a big six footer VINO l'i'.
ed Stella into the air at the request OF
her father; but at signal from he'
parent the child placed the tips OF heI
fingers on the mans neck ana he
couldn't bulge her an inch from 'he
floor. others tried II and gave II up one
after the other for It seemed TO them
as though the girls body had suddenly
turned TO Jelly" and slipped through
their hands while they tugged anu
strained until they were red In the iaoe
During 1t all the little girls face wore =
placid innocent look. and she seenneu
10 regard the discontinue oil .nes'
strong men as exceedingly amusn,s
But all the time. Il was Observer '"'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-21

tition regulating production and low
erlng It's cost and increasing profits
The second and old fashioned defnl-
ton Is "a confident reliance or practic-
al resting Of the mind on the integrity
yeracity, justice or other sound princi-
pie Of another person or upon MS
friendship or upon his promises as In
yolying these
"Peopelzlng' the trusts, then, would
be merely combining all the trusts for
the benefit Of the world at large and in
Producing the humanizlng influence Of
pro bono publico In point of fact, the
trusts themselves are composed OF in.
diyiduals. but the real objection to
them seems to be that they do not in
cude individuals enough in their
schemes. Corporations are comblna-
lions Of individuals, some wise man has
said. and trusts are merely combIna-
tions OF corporations.
SO there you have II in nutshell.
Throw open the trusts to an increasing
number OF people and eventually in
clude all the voters Of the country, and
the trust evil" viii abate as rapidly as
rough sea at ebb tide The chief
evil Of the trust is that II makes the
rich man who is inside richer while the
poor man on the outside pays the bills.
Let the poor man in and give him but
a small share Of the profits and he will
cease to complain. II doesn't take
much to satisfy poor man because his
desires have not been expanded by self
indulgence 1t is the rich men and wo-
men alone who are. the really unsatis-
fed ones In short Il the mIlionalres
and the trust magnates would only APP
ply the Golden Rule in their dealing
with their fellow men and do unto them
as they would like to be done by instead
OF doing them all the time the trust
problem would soon solve itself
SO this is the essence Of Judge Gross
cups utopian scheme Of "peopleIzing' the
trusts. The trusts will be peopeized -
that Is. given over TO the peope-about
the time the lion and the lamb lie down
together without occupying the respec-
tive positions of Jonah and the whale,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-21

himself In rocking chair. which he
rocked back and forth easily until the
Magnet" touched II with two fingers,
when 1T was fixed as firmly as though
screwed 10 the floor" A small boy was
made TO stand on the stage facing the
lady, who holding both his hands In
her own, impaired to him the power she
herself possessed TO such an extent that
two very strong men failed 10 move
him a hairs breadth, though they ap.
parently put forth all their strength.
The foregoing are some OF the feats
performed by the Georgia Magnet"
several years before the Lundelus child
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-21
The Hope Halls of Mrs. Maud BaIineton Booth,
And LADY Henry Somersets Farm For the BIackiNe1

were secured Here also the phllan.
throplsts met with the same protests
from householders and landlords, their
fear being that these ex-conyicts would
ply their nefarious practices in the vi.
entity. But Mrs. Booth and her band
of workers persisted In the work, an
other Hope hall has been established al
Chicago, and altogether about 100 men
who were at some time In their lives in
mates Of prisons are comfortably
housed therein and being led In the way
that leads to responsibility. At least
70 per cent of the 400 men who have
passed through Hope hall, Mrs. Booth
estimates, have done well since they
were taken in hand, and but q small
proportion of them have returned to
their evil ways.
Across the ocean. In England. an
other woman, Lady Henry Somerset. is
carrying on course OF treatment for
certain of her countrywomen similar to
that which Mrs Booth Is conducting
for eX-convicts IN the United States.
Lady Somerset is deyotlng her time to
retaining the vast number of female
inebrlates that her country produces.
England stands, she says, 'in the unen.
viable position of being almost the only
nation that has a drunken woman
hood" and it is for the reform Of these
inebrlates that she is streDuously work.
ing today She has established what
she calls farm for the blackllsted,"
or for the unfortunates whom nobody
will employ owing to their drunken
habits. Her farm home, similar in its
aims and scope to the Hope halls In the
United States, consists Of a colony
village" at Duxhurst built on the Hill
slopes of beautiful Surrey where the
air Is bracing and the scenery attrac-
tive. Here In the country Lady SOM
erset has erected a row Of what she
calls the prettlest cottages IN the world
with every convenience inside and gar.
dens attached in which the reclaimed
women are encouraged to labor, Open
air employment, quiet, country life
and good food are relied upon to effect
the greater part Of the cure, and the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-21

the people en- masse have been left out
ia the cold 1t Is quite natural that the
free and enlightened people OF these
United States should desire a partner
ship in the great combinations that are
absorbing the country's capital TO them
selves and clamor for distribution Of
the profits. Human nature has been
the same ever since the world began,
only at this stage Of It's progress It is
more acute and highly trained than
when, say, the ark trust was formed by
Noah or the first cave man discovered
the efficacy Of shinbones as weapons
and cornered all the visible supply for
his own benefit
II Is one thing to want a thing but
quite another TO get 1t, as many have
discovered TO their sorrow. However. It
is patent to all that the trusts are here
and II looks as though they were here
to stay. This being admitted, the ques-
ton before the country Is how TO make
them beneficial TO the masses without
destroying their usefulness, II Is very
Wen 70 Suggest ltVpltlHlHS hi'iH o"N
the sentiment accords with prevailing
opinion, but when they are 'peopleized'
will the wealth per capita Of this coun-
try be any larger than It Is now? That
is the real and burning question and
whatever tends to It's settlement win be
welcomed by a long suffering public
Now, there are at least two dehnl-
lions Of trust given In the dictiona-
rles. and II they could be more nearly
reconclied the millennium would be
within halllng distance before the end
Of the century, The first and usually
accepted definition at present prevail
ing IL IAN organization or association
Of Industrial corporations. majority
(at leasO Of the stock in each Of which
Is transferred 10 central committee
or board of trustees. who, while issu-
ing TO the stockholders certificates
showing their interest In and right to
dividends. exercise the voting power Of
the stock In electing boards Of directors
for the various associated corporations
and In other ways direct their policy for
the common object Of lessenIng compe-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-21
|UDGF GROSSCUPS NOVEL PLAN FOR TANNING THE TRUST

favor Of the government ri, a,u
TO the grand jury assembled lrn.i,
ately after gave him a national rD,s.
tion' which many Of hls desIso, s'y,
have fully sustained. Since j,,ur|
1899. he has been Judge Of Il. rrll|
States circuit court and On. 4 Ssw]
able issuances is his injunction ,ase|
the beef trust In May Of hstya.
He Is a Republican and Aai Irp..|
bly, supported the governments MI
In Porto Rico, Hawaii and tn F1,.|
pines. Judge GrOOscup NAY \ uira;|
In his latest scheme, but he hu llIar|
taken a step in advance q cAs hi
triaaires and In The direction 4 tr:l
and justice, His well known lbHr I
grasp a subject IN lts eHtng nj "
wide range OF lniormata iiehc
with the judicial bias q ts s4ns
mind. would seem 10 prtds,. b 10
that the subject had not ka ssrt|
out carefully
ELBERT Q v,0NSS
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-21
STELLA SEEMS TO WEIGH A TON

abnormal development Of the bleeps.
II Is not mere strength, however, that
Is eXerted, as was proved by the ex-
perts who examined the Georgia Mag.
net but at the same time they ala not
satisfactorily determine what Il was
That Is the reason thc appearance OF
the Infant phenomenon at TINS time
twelve years later excites the same in
terest as Miss Abbott excited-because
of the mystery In which the force Is
sim euyeloped
Miss Abbott was born Ia Georgia the
youngest in a family Of thirteen chill
dren and discovered herself possessed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-21
Stella Lundelius, Puzzle For the Scientists,
And the Georgia Magnet" One of Her Predecesso

never allowed her gaze to vac ...,,
n the face Of her fAth.r, vl ", 1 > a
control her with a gIan' y, - oIsrh|
II The same trick va, ,I p'I.',1'' II 4
low lowed a bravny pusilla '.., !
Strength .1m,r TO make The slp', p -
slrenstn h. her arm, with ~ ~
o OSvssiD them en- close to ta - 81 y y
P P@ilIns ass as she de''nd't ~, ~
sWsrnst" + barred her arms ". V ~
,S Mrs'' close to her sides i I. i.
1neIn st rove his utmost but ,: ~ ~
l nfD o S,'C Of her feet from s o. ~ 4.
same ear e'' force doubles: ll a. 1ss.,
, sSl'i' worked rS,S It's will in u: s~'
the la5,,I S y the vii q .n I.,.
a SoIce without doubt ! ..i ~. Z
s soisS by %''T means Of hy ". ~. >
msyism through d. .n az 50
'i... 49, Bat tbs aO' 80.
l been 'p Sscribsd ysr i',,, n y Il
y, os' animal magnetism s pa eis
70, 70 at r. electricity &C. w.. y,
tlolI' m pIln', !l.., '' tsssssa,
, tSs' experts tn. l.l' an Tp.Td
by the slsrti ts.S o. az ',ssss..,,,s
s eSad exhaust, e l e; s Si' 81
tsem Of strength I'd X. 10
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-21

TACT TACT that the worDs,
, 10 GoG,,s with loving c e,e son',,
ss, So .na effect upc S,'a ,I Thrift =
~ successful has thIs 'nsI' aat
proved ~ that more tban '' {, sssslablla,i,
the &c eoI Su,ned away last Year. yvs I a. 4
o women have been ,' rsn mo'' than n
Ow .il to the lack o, ,,Ssea adnuu,,
,,o rne cot cottages at Du ,ir,,@'
riorly attractive. but T .,, AZ IN,
neat a.. dainty and models s.'' !, 4 itrt,
~ s, mat many a once Az, !. lleaHuas
4 returns turns to her people W MESQUITE vopll
: ss desire for a similar S "pSa g sosi .
Sn9 Is trained in hous sJ,,,s d Ae n
making gardening anS ,a y al
The flowers and yess r''I 'u0Ilculgn B
ny being raised ON , NV W, ior he m
ease cas-, OF the eS.cohyIc t'1, J, @he
nails nalls uprightness Of '' cs, 81 A' Hs
culcated by indlylduo, 'a aa b !.
couraging self respect any 1yp'li, By n
attention to the advantage s y :, allslli
pendent country life a. I oo, \, a M
unhealthy ma existence N clt vy s,n. p
an. And 50 these two wom, ,I ', ,..,.
o'ner phllanthroDi,ts, are cs' rS',s
WORK that has already had d@ U y. |
changing the character NJ q, !, s' 'a,e
perhaps thousands who T.n 1sl y.
WISE have skunk back to t nsI.a y siAs.
crime and bestlalltx An 's ssn.. a' = I
to these two women, tho o,s D S..l,. l's|
a humble American home as ~, a' !,
er IN a castle, who have ANY, my !. ~ y
Tor the helpless and untor,nr NM, /" "a
FREDERICK A opv, |
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-21
THE GEORGIA MAGNETS" LIFTING FEAT

Of this force when she was seven years
OF age. Without this force. II was said,
she could not lift 100 pounds, hut with
II she performed wonders. For exam
pie, seven men tugged at a billiard cue
she held In her open palms. but wholly
failed to either move the cue or herself.
though al the time she was balanced on
one heel. Five men held a chair In
what they thought was a firm grip. but
az her touch they all went sprawling on
the stage Six heavy men seated them.
selves on the chair, one atop the other.
and she lifted the heap with ease. The
biggest man OF the committee seated
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-21
THE INFANT PHENOMENON.

fragile though more advanced IN years
than little stella Lundenus, but the cx-
peris said her small face and the man
ner DO which she dressed favored the
Illusion Of fraglliy. while In fact she
was muscular and strong 10 a wonder.
ful degree A vomans muscular de.
Nelopmfht they declared, is not so az
parent 10 a superficial observer as a
mans, especially In her arms And
they cited the example Of "Victorlna
the strong woman, who lifted heavy
cannon as though they were feathers.
but whose arms were models OF sym
metry and showed even In action no
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-21


srsOn, however strong can lift her,
Ter name is Stella Lundelius, and her
ONE Is in Port Jervis, n. Y. She Is
nly twelve years old is fragile in APP
sarsnce fair Of complexion, with pink
leeks. blue eyes and golden hair and
ie embodiment Of innocence Itself
yer since she was a babe, or as long
. she can remember. she has possessed
ils power OF making herself heavy
light at viii; or, rather, az the viii OF
er father. who Is always present and
pparently controls the mysterious in
uence during the process VI expert
entation
The problem that presents Itself for
sutton In her case is as TO the Won
srful efiluence from this FRAN little
ody that makes mems strength Of no
vail and seemingly oyercomes the
,ws OF gravitation that govern or4i-
Iry bodies In a normal state. Does the
,ysterlous force reside IN her. or is It
terted through her az the win OF her
lther. who Is a hypnotist and devout
lllever In mesmerism? The question
iems as difficult to answer as another
hitch has agltated the scientific world
nee natural history became q subject
study-"which was first, the egg or
ie hem The explanation, when II
INES. viii probably be found as simple
5 any ever given. but as yet II hasn't
rived.
Some Hight may be thrown on the sub
CT by reference TO other cases OF SIM
At character that have now and then
ppeared, and the one that excited most
terest az the time was that Of Miss
nnle Abbott. who created a wonderful
rore about a dozen years ago as The
Attic Georgia Magnet" This lady
- also slight Of build and seemingly
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-21

II Judge Grosscup can bring about
such a condition Of things, he should be
honored by being elected perpetual
president of this country, for he would
have done more toward bringing capi-
tai and labor into accord than any oth-
er man who ever lived on earth,
There is no doubt that this learned
judge has the inclination for reconcil-
ing the people and the trusts now APP
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-21
A LADY AND HER DR.,

n Parlslan lady has been CO..
by the police to break m NJ ,,1 \
home consisting Of twenty s ~, '' !.
cocks thirty pigeons, a go g I ~. ~
eight dogs a parrot and 4 5,; ;s,' a, ~
birds Her neigAbors objest, .'t y - =
Kept awake ell night BY n. ~, " ~ y
dogs and to be reused Nd B., !, ~ !. =
earthly hour by The ,rosi, ~ = J. 4 7
cocks. 's " NJ
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-21
unssEsHoE SOUVENIRS

There Is an old castle At O'liii|
Rutlandshire, England, Ehiss ''ia'
a museum Of giIdei hors'h'.' 'ns1
cry peer Of The realm sS
through the town is EXPECTED :, y u
tribute to it Both KING M'ss Il
Queen Alexandra Nave eonu' '',...,,
liar relics, tokens Of ihaI ii''@
the place, n
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-21

the $4,000 members Of this league are
wearing today, and Il Is no meaningless
inscription, as thousands have already
found, who but tog Mrs Booth and her
help might now be back again In mis-
cry and crime, A way has been provid-
ed to a class of criminals hitherto re-
garded as under a ban and chance for
earning an honest living that otherwise
would never have been open to them.
In the furtherance Of this great
scheme Of beneyoence Mrs. Booth and
her friends have established places Of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-21

head Of which was Leonard SWEET, a
former partner of Abraham Lincoln.
and built up a reputation second to few
in the country. In 1892 he was appoint
ed to the United States district bench
by President Harrison and two years
later sprang into prominence when, to-
gether with Judge w. A. Woods he Is
sued the injunction against the particle
pants in the Debs strikers OF 1894 and in
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-21
STARTLING PANS

A certain French beauty 4 al \
have formed a project n I,lNIas|
Paris by entering that dV aia]
loon towed by a motor cai RWHl
however interfered, and ~ non N
been heard Of the scheme MTgaA1
less Nine. Rejans succeeded hcxs'a
a very distinct sensation Ehsi ~ Y
recently she came spinning d'vi Y
Champs Elysees behind Ata ~
nlflcent snow white mules ~
mules travel as fast as honss l''s7
high. They were presents 70 u Fsl
actress from the king Of PNisr
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-21

garded as ino0rrigibe a desire for re-
form She lnaugurated the volunteer
Prison league next as an association
for assisting discharged prisoners to
obtain a living Il having been the re-
suit Of her observation that immedi-
ately after their discharge from prison
the ex.conylcts were IN greatest peril
from their old associates and modes Of
life and most likely TO get back into
the ruts OF crime No one Is willing to
employ a man whose last home was a
prison. and Mrs. Booth found that most
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-21

of those who became habitual criminals
did so from sheer force Of clrcum-
stances. The world is against them
and there are no avenues Of escape from
the penalties attached to the crimes
they have committed.
Hence she conceived the Volunteer
Prison league, organized for the ex-
press purpose of assisting those who
cannot assist themselves, for extending
a helping hand TO fallen men and wo-
men. Look Up and Hope Is the mot
TO on the blue and white badge which