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ed except during vacations unless
during the previous ~ months he
shall have attended school six full
months.
Another part of the school law says
that every owner, superintendent or
overseer employing a child under the
age of 16 years who can not read
and write his name legibly will be
subject to a $25 fine.
Morley has found a considerable
number of boys who have failed to
register and serving notice upon them
and their parents. The result is that
Superintendent Tormey has a string
of youthful callers each day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-09-23
ODD FELLOWS IN PARADE,

BALTIMORE. Nd. Sept. 23.-Rou-
tine business which has occupied the
last three days of the meeting Of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge l. o. o. f.
today gave way to the spectacular
features of the program. This was
the day of the big parade and 1t was
by all odds one of the most fmpos-
Ing as we'll as the largest pageant of
the kind ever seen in Baltimore. A
conservative estimate places the num-
Der of men in line at 10000. The
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TRIB Is A HARMLESS POSITIVE
CURE,

wALLA WALLA, Wash, Sept. 3.
1901 can most heartily recon-
mend Trib to anyone desiring to quit
the use of tobacco. 1 tried many So
called cures. I can truthfully say
Trib has cured me of all desire for
tobacco in any form. Trib is a cure.
H. X. STRAIGHT. 119 Main st.
Trib is the worlds greatest cure
for the liquor and tobacco habits.
Sold by all druggists. w. C. Cutler
& Co.. distributors, Baker City, Ore.
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MUST ALL G0 To SCHOOL.

The public schools of the n do
not intend to lose any Of thd3state
apportionment this year on account
of a small attendance and accordinsly
Truant Officer Morley is working hard
to get all scholars on the rolls. Titus
far his work has resulted in ALREADY
increase. 10
Children between the ages o "a and
Is years are annually required,yunder
the state law. to attend somepublic
or day school six full school months.
Parents not conforming to this law
are subject to a fine not to exceed s25.
No child under Is shall be employ
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-09-23
Halle Ern1ine Rives
Going on the Stage

Halle Ermine Rives. the beauti-
full Kentucky girl. whose popular
novel. Hearts Courageous" is being
prepared for the stage, will herself
play the role of Ann Tillotson. the
heroine.
Miss Rives is a protege OF Mrs.
James Brown Potter who for several
years has urged her to put her dra-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-09-23
He May Be Deported.

Chinese Inspector Scott lodged
Hong Lee, a Ritzvile chink in the
city jail last night, charged with be
ing illegally in this country. The
details of the case are not known. as
Scott Immediately left the city. pre-
sumably for evidence. and the matter
has not been submitted to the com
missioner.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 23.--William Da
Wis contracting agent for the United
States Pipe and Steel company, COM
mitted suicide with razor this morn
ing because he failed to be cured of
the liquor habit. He recently return
ed from Dwight
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Washington
Safe Deposit q Trust Co.
Safe Deposit Vaults. Loans ~
Reasonable Rates Of Interest.
Northwest Corner sprasus Ave. ana
Howard 81. Tel. 39o.
NOTICE. TO CONTAGIOUS.

The boards OF public works will
receive bids for 10000 different build
ings everywhere. You can not read
all the local papers. We can. We
keep you posted.
SPOKANE PRESS CLIPPING BU-
REAU.
Box 174S. Spokane. Wash.
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Back Into Convention.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Sept. 13.-The
Parks case was thrown into the hands
of the convention this morning by a
majority report of the credentials
committee. who said they had been
unable to decide.
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The Traders National Bank

of Spokane. Wash. Oldest bank In
the city. Capital. $4,000 Officers-
Alfred Coolidge. president; A. Kuhn.
vice president; Charles 8. Eltinge,
cashier; j. Elmer West. assistant
cashier. Directors-Alfred Coolidge,
A. Kuhn, M. M. Cowley. Patrick Clark,
James Monaghan.
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Skdttum Transfer Co.

Pianos and furniture moved and
stored. Pianos boxed for shipment
Office corner Howard and N. p. Ry.
Telephone Main 1910
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Plumber Has JImjams.

Il. p. Hooking. who says he is a
plumber recently arrived from Sc
attic. is in precarious condition
from jimjams In the city Jail.
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western trip will be made as far as
Chicago. New York will be visited
also and stay of several days will
be arranged for Washington.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-09-23

Nelson, b. C.-Another big rock
slide Is reported at Frank In the
Crows Nest pass.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-09-23

AS Qua tD-.---4y "aln the DodleS Oh
all popes, the body of Leo XIII. was
embalmed before being laid to rest
In the chapel that he had built in
the church of st. John the Lateran.
The heart, however. was removed and
placed In a precious urn. and consign-
ed to the church of st. incent and
st. Anastasius. the parish church of
the quirinal. 1t is privilege of this
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cnurCn 10 kpsp - 8 OF the
popes, when they are not Dequeathed
by a formal will TO the crypts of
st. Peter in the vatican. The urn
containing the heart of Leo XIII.
was conveyed to the church at mid
night by Mgrs. Angel and Marzolini
in close carriage. and immured in
the morning IN the enclosure Of the
main altar.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-30
;:.5;ii- GUARD FINDS SAWS
IN PAPERS FOR COLLINS
Friends OF Union Bank RObber lie.
iicvcd TO lie in Plot to Ail
Iii, Escape.

An attempt to send small steel saws with
which to cut thu bars. 20 George Collins.
one Of the Union Bank robbers. who is a
prisoner ii the City Jail. was frustrated
yesterday by c. ". ko.bins. chief 6ay
guard.
The saws had been placsd in a bundle OF
newspapers which We're addressed TO COL
l:ns. and mailed at Hartford. Conn. his
home, where he and William Rudolph were
arrested. Two saws were pasted in the
fold of the papers. but knowing the des-
perate character OF the prisoners Robbins
exam ned the bundle of papers carefully
ana discovered the saws.
I hey are what are known as hack saws.
and with them the hardest steel prison bar
could easily be sawed IN twain WITHIN Il
lew minutes.
Robbins immedia:ely reported his discov-
cry TO Jailer James L. Dawson, VINO or
Gered that Rudolph and Collins be placed
he.e for safe-kesping the robbers and MUIR
dsiers of Pinkerton Detective Schumacher
have occupied together cell No. tS.
Jaier Dawson is OF the, opinion that the
Thursday that hole had been dug in one
ot the walls is evidence that a plot had
been formed by several of the most des-
peratc men in the jail to escape.
Harris are now in solitary confn sment IL
their cells because they dug a hole in one
OF the brick wallis through which TO escape.
Il am glad that these Two attempts to es-
yesterday In discovering the plots and
frustrating the efforts Of the prisoners. II
not only demonstrates to the public that nv
men are on the alert. but it is. an object
lesson TO other prisoners that they are in
the jail to stay until discharged by the
court
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herself masquerading as a man. Gay Van
delour. audacious young woman as she
was. would not have accepted shameful
notoriety and social exile for the sake OF
such a lover. She was sweet and true
girl at heart and. even though she had
maintained bachelor apartments and gone
about London in breeches-which every
reader will stubbornly doubt In despite of
the authors vouching for tit was not In
her to lei such farce play havoc with her
life. What she would have done would
have been to confess with a laugh and
show her husband the breeches and kiss
him into forgiving her.
Nevertheless. her creator makes her do
the impossible. and so We have the cheer
full. and at times poignant, story of what
happened to her in consequence. The story
is told in her letters to a loved woman
friend. and these letters are bright. witty.
brave recitals of entertaining and harrow
ing adventures. She is bent on having a
good time as long as the fates will permit
and she becomes involved in many trying
situations not the least typical of which
Is when she has to skurry under her form
er husbands bed to avoid compromising
him and herself. Don't misjudge her;
she's good woman. but she likes to con-
slider herself as "a detached pirate" be-
ing under the black flag of decree of
divorce. You'll like her so we'll that you'll
be glad when the story ends happily with
the best possible unraveling of the tangle
Into which she has managed to get her.
self all tied up. But you'u never accept
that DIVORCE as being within the limits Of
probability
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reality in its seeming. 1t would rather ap-
pear that, in evolving the characters Of
Sam, the Scribe. Hungry Henry. Mollbuz-
ze- Loony Louis and certain others found
in his book. he has boldly relied upon his
Imagination alone. and that his ina gination
has served him some grotesque tricks.
The alleged autobiography. to which we
come after having res, The Beggars'
Club papers that appeared originally in the
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post. re-
solves Itself into series of impossible in
cidents of the stuffed-club and knockabout
kind TO which rough-and-tumble song-and-
dance teams treat us on the vaudeville
stage They are evidently intended to be
eXcruciatingly funny, yet. for some rea-
son. they tai! to score with the reader. One
cannot help but attribute this to the like
lihood that Mr. Friedman himself is quite
serious by nature-and that is nothing more
dismal than your serious man attempting
funniness. 1t is to be hoped that the au-
thor of by Bread Alone shall not again
wander far from the temperament which
he revealed 10 his readers in that book.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-30
A STUDY IN PARvENUs,
Edgar Fawcetta Novel. "The vulSa-
rfans," Tells of the Social Experf-
ence of New-Rich Family in the

Edgar FawcettR Novel, sThe yulga-
rians." Tells of the Social Expert
ence of q New-Rich Family in the
East.
Edgar Fawcett has the knack Of writing
lightly amusing stories with pleasing
touch. and after a silence Of several years
he now produces 1.-The vulgarians," Smart
Set Publishing Company, New York; which
will be found quite entertaining
The story may he called a study in par
venus. and the Troop family. brood of
new riches from a Western town.
furnish the subjects, They go to New
York to get social value for their money,
and Mr.. Fawcett treats Of their experiences
with considerable humor. mingled with Gym
icism and satire. He somewhat overdraws
his nicture. reaching the point of burIesque
at times. but this is not an uncommon fault
In novels of this class
one OF the most attractive characters Of
the story is Marian Warrender. an Eastern
girl who out of the goodness of her heart.
accepts the task of moIdinE the manners
of her Western friends. the Troops. and the
recital Of their joint adventures is both pa-
thetic and diverting The characters are
transferred from New York to fashion,
able summer resort. n titled fortune hunter
comes upon the scene. and a denouement
that Will surprise the average reader is de-
veloped. The story Is cleverly handled and
well constructed, and one Is made to like
the principal characters even while laughtnz
at some OF them. The book is illustrated
by Archie Gum.
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DEATHS.


FRYE-on Friday. Nav 20. 1908 at $50 y. m,
at Little Rock Ark. Chambers Frye. aged
wears s months and days. beloved of Mrs.
t-or!nne FRYE Baker,. and nephew OF Mr.
and Mrs. J. e. Chambers.
Funeral at Little Rock. Ark, Sunday afternoon.
HrLETT-on Friday May %. 1893. Rosana
Eulett ,nee Eanc). daughter Of Catherine Kane.
sister of Mrs John Maxwell Mrs. Annie Patter-
s,n and Joseph Kane.
Funeral Sunday May 81. from residence Of her
duke avenue. at p.
KELLy-ou Friday. May 90 1909, at a. m.
al the residence of her son-in-law. Alexaader J.
Isch No. ssh Hartford street. ST. Louis, Mrs
Elizabeth Kelly Of East ST. Louis. beloved moth
er of Mrs Charles Bauman and Mrs A J; iseh
a Pardfeld Mrs. J. N. Beach and Mrs. Thomas
McGrath OF Fart st. Louis.
Fureral from above number Sunday. May 81. at
i y. M. to Calvary Cemetery.
poLLARD-on THURSDAY morning. May 2S.
1903 Mary A.. widow OF William s and mother
Judge William, Jefferson Pollard. aged 70 years
Funeral at O'Clock p. m. Sunday from resi-
dence Of W NJ Settle, No. s402A Lawton ave-
nue..
soSpAG-Thursday Nay IS 1903, a, p. 70.
after a lingering illness. Dorothea Scndag. widow
of Seryafs A. Sondar. and mother of Joseph.
Edward. Cecilia and Emma Sondas. FRANK.
Charles and Louise Gauen. aged 81 years
Funeral Sunday. May 81. at D m. from resi-
dence. sSoe Virginia avenue. 10 81. Bonface
Rou,nr Catholic Church. thence 10 ST. Peter aad
i,aui Cemetery. FRIENDS invited to attend.
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HEALTH FOR WOMEN.
tifuI." in Which Nannette MnRruder
Pratt Discusses Common-Sense Hy.

Eiene.
How to be healthy and happy is the com-
mendable theme of The Body Reautirul"
Baker & Taylor Company, New York;. nv
Nannette Magruder Pratt. a book that is
intended to teach women to make the most
OF themselves and of life by proper atten-
tion to hygiene.
Tho author seems to have devoted careful
study to the task which she has under
taken. and her work should be of value to
readers who are willing to profit from her
teaching. The various chapters treat of
such topics as physical culture. digestible
and indigestible foods. the care OF the stom-
ach and kidneys, the cleansing of the blood
by fasting. the use and abuse of meats.
outdoor exercising. tight Iacing. the care
of the teeth, hair, hands and feet, the cure
OF colds. rules for reducing or gaining flesh.
the care Of the complexion and kindred
matters.
1t is plain that the teacher in this in
stance has every confidence in her teaching
''If people who think themselves well," she
says. will follow the suggestions in this
book for one month. learn the exercises and
develop the lungs to their fullest capacity,
they will acknowledge that they never be-
fore knew the glory OF health" This is a
pretty emphatic assertion. the correctness
OF which can be ascertained as a matter
of course. only by putting It to the test Of
personal experience. The volume Is copiou>-
ly Illustrated and handsomely bound. pre-
senting an especially attractive appearance.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-30
NEWS NOTES AND GOSSIP
OF BOOKS AND AUTHORS.

Wee Macgreegor. Of whom Mr.. ]. ]. Bell
tells in his book of that title, is a little
Scottish boy who lives in Glasgow with his
father. John Robinson. his r'7tNnr. 7 =
and his baby sister, JEANNE. He is quaint
little personality, and most human from
the top of his fine Glengarry bonnet to the
soles of his sturdy feet. He wheedles his
father, whose only weakness is tendency
to spoil the boy. and cajoles his mother in
the very face Of her efforts to discipline
him. The devious and very human methods
by which "Macgreegor'' contrives to get
what he wants; the beautiful relation be-
tween the simple father and mother: the
kindly old grandfather, Purdie; the anus
ing visit of the entire family to the pho
toCrapher's: the interminable questions and
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Strain" Q.ittle. Brown & Co.. Boston,. would
possess more point as n oreachment.
Happily, however, common sense mas rrn-
vailed over sentiment to prevent of iatc
years this piteous sacrifice )f womar'5
happiness. so that we contemplate the fig
ure of Beatrix Dane. prettily modem in
other respects. as typifyng sort os sur
vival of an almost extinct school Of wcm-
anhood We feel that nowadays there Is
absolutely no excuse for her wilcr. knowing
that Sidney Lorimer could not control his
inherited lust for liquor. she. nevertheless.
stifled her own fears. disregarded her ir tGi-
tive knowledge of what the future had IN
store for her, and became his wife.
1t was in one way, a splendid th:rg for
her to do. of course; because it was dcne
for loves sake; vet the pathos Of such cases
is contained in the fact that love lies when
its object is found to be sodden, heastly
and altogether unworthy obiect-,,ri there's
your CHASTITY sacrifice all for nothing. This
Is what happened to poor Beatrtx Dane. and
It was one chance in a million, that kindly
Fate should have removed her drunken
husband for whom she had ceased to care.
and then have permitted her to love and be
loved by that fine fellow, Thayer. whom
the novel presents to us as the greatest OF
American barytones.
Coming to Thayer, by the way. recalls
the fact that. although Beatrix Danes sac
riflC6 at HrsI lNlpTesSeS tne Feduef as siiD
vital feature of this novel. THE Dominant
Strain is in reality a study Of Cotton Ma
ther Thayer's conflicting heredity. On his
fathers side he was descended from the
stern Puritans of early American times.
His mother was a Russian musician. and.
as result of this mixture of Roundhead
and Slav. We have in Thayer q curious con-
tradiction. He is Puritan to the back
bone. but he sings like an angel. he wor-
ships his art he Is intensely emotional un-
der a cold exterior. and he is enough OF a
mummer to make tremendous dramatic
as we'll as musical success in grand opera.
The authors presentation Of his perplexing
character is Interestingly clever. and the
story, as whole, is interesting. ending
happily, after having introduced the reader
to many entertaining and likable people
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-30
CHILD ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
Seven Year-0ld Daughter of
Thomas Nepper Fatally Injured.

REPJ EI-IC SPECIAL
Nashville, H.. May 29y-An accident in
which Louise Nepper the 7-year-oli daugh-
Ter of Thomas Neppef. the St. Louis turf
man. lost her life, occurred at Oakdale this
morning.
Her brother. Vaughn, 10 years old, was
handling shotgun. when 1t was acciden-
tally discharged. The contents entered the
left breast Of the little girl. her death oc-
curing thirty minutes afterwards.
The father of the children has a stock
farm near Oakdale. on which he had win
tered his racing stock.
/The body of the little girl will he taken
70 Evansville, Ind. tomorrow for burial
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-30
Furnished Cottage. to Rent.

Three furnished cottages 10 rent for the
season at Pointe aux Barques Resort an
ideal family summering place on the coast
OF Lake Huron. in Michigan. $50 miles from
Detroit and s5 miles from Saginaw. Cot
tagcs are fully furnished, with exception Of
for the season. For booklets of description
and full information write H. F. Moeller
9. P. A. Pere Marquette r R., Detroit
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-30
An UNCoNvINCING HOBO STORY.
s'Thc Autobiography of BeEgar-
Reads Like Burlesque Done by a
Serious Mnn Trying to lie Funny,

Mr.. 1. X. Friedman. whose novel of
year or two ago. by Bread Alone" was
rathsr a creditable effort in fiction. has
done a very feeble bit of work in THE
Autobiography of Beggar," which Small.
Maynard & Co., Boston. publish this week
There is an atmosphere of futile burlesque
in this collection of ostensibly humorous
stories of one phase of hobo" life which
becomes hopelessly wearisome. One can
not believe for moment that Mr. Fried
man has made studies from nature n this
presentation of lot of motley and vague
figures, no one Of which has the breath Of
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-30
FLOWERS AND VACANT CHAIR
IN CREPE FOR DEAD SENIOR.
Diploma Presentcd TO Parents of
Student Killed in Field Meet
Mt Dixon, Ill.
REPrRIIc SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Dixon, H.. May 29.-The thirty-n'nth an
nual commencement exercises of the Dixon
High School were held tonight in the opera
house.
a vacant chair. draped in mourning and
covered with flowers, was the class's trib-
ute to the memory of Earle Becker Smith.
who was killed while at practice for the
schools annua, field meeting few days
ago. Ills name was also called and q diplo-
ma presented to his parents.
Pres dent David Feimly of the Illinois
Normal University delivered the Grafton,
diplomas 10 a class of nineteen.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-30
now very likely he will be very success
full author with his first book

The mountain people Of certain scattered
neighborhood in North Carolina probably
would express keen though drawing sur
prise II they were told that the harmless
lady with whom they are on the kindliest
terms. and whom they call Mis- Pelton.''
the author Of the popular novel Of South
ern life. "a Tar-Heel Baron" Q.ippiucott).
had done writ a book" They have seen
her every day driving in leisurely fashion
about the country. stopping frequently for
lively chat with one of her good friends.
They have "set awhile to rest on the
porch OF her pretty home. and listened with
interest to the click Of her typewriter, but
they never thought of her as an author.
To them writer is u strange. anomalous
person. and Mrs. Pelton is not strange or
eccentric in the least. She IS to them what
she Is to every one who meets her. a cheer
ful. sympathetic, thoroughly sane woman.
and the best of neighbors. They never could
tell you in their slow. reserved speech
what they think of her: their highest praise
which they give her freely. Is Mis- Pelton.
she's ra'al NICE" and this includes every
thing.
spectacular production of the Indian
musical play founded on Longfellow's $
''Hiawatha' has recently been given by a
company Of Ojibway Indians in New York
and Boston. While in Boston. the Indians
were entertained at the Longfellow home
in Cambridge by the daughter of the poet.
Those who saw this play may be glad to
know OF the edition Of ''Hiawatha' with
illustrations by Frederic Remington pub
lished by Houghton. Miffin & Co.
"A Criticism Of Things In General. and
Other Poems Is the title. of q little
pamphlet Of verse by Peter Golden, pub
lished by the Marnell Print. st. Louis The
Criticism is leveled most notably at our
Philippine policy and at the English in
South Africa. Some of the verses in this
little book are quite melodious and sincere
in spirit.
New Books Received.
The following books nave been received by
The Republic for review:
The Dominant Strain" BY Anna Chaplin Ray.
Little. Brown & Co. Boston.
"Present-Day Evangelism" BY ]. Wilbur
Chapman The Baker & Taylor Co. New York.
60 cents.
The Victims triumph a panorama Of med
ern society. By Josephine zeman. G. W. Dillins-
ham Company New York City. H.25.
"A Detached Pirate the romance of Gay
vandeleur. BY Helen Milecete. Lift, Brown &
Co.. Boston.
The vulgarians.'' BY Edgar Fawcett. The
Smart Set New York.
The Fighting Chance" The romance Of an
ingenue. BY Gertrude Lynch The Smart Set.
From J. L. Boland Book & Stationery Company
"a Spectre of Power" Charles Egbert Grad
dock. Houghton. Miffin Company. Boston,
$3.50.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-30
state Tren.urer's Report.

KEFI BIC SPEJIAIa
Jefferson City. Mo. May Estate Treasurer
r. p. Williams today filed his statement for
the month Of Nav with Governor Dockery as f,l-
lows: Balance hand April 80 lel3 s. SIS sI3 IS:
receipts for May. s2i3. 4o3.os: disbursements cor
May.S2is 1850: balance hand May g. 1gJs
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-30
Died From Ci.tern Damp.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Fayetteville. Ark. May 2e.-Arthur Small,
a young man living near Cane Hill. this
county. while descending a well was over
come by damp and died before he could be
rescued.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-30
"THE DOMINANT STRAIN"

1t Tells of n Mans Conflicting Hered-
ity and Woman's Foolish Sac
rifice.
If it were still common practice fer low
ing, but excessively foolish, young women
In this instance, to marry ha-a-driu6 nS
men under the vain belief that this Is a
sure method of reforming drunkdrcs, Anna
Chaplin Rays novel. THE Domiuant