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mighty well on his wife-and it's only
fair to say when 1t comes to that,
that most men nowadays have a first
rate idea as to what1I look well on
their wives.
HE stops in front of the display and
'rubbers and begins to figure on the size
Of his bank roll.
!" Eighteen bucks for that waist, Ell?
he says to himself why, that Is like
throwing a brick through the window and
stealing it-cheap as dirt. B'lieve I've got
$22 In my pantaloons now, and guess I
wouldn't make hit for myself if I'd walk
in and toss that waist at the wife. Just
her color at that: Let's see, she wears
q thirty six waist and then nine times
out Of ten, he bolts into the store and
gets the waist, even if the giving up the
$18 entails number of genuine sacri-
fees on his part, just for the sake of the
applause he knows he will receive for
his artistic taste. When he carries the
waist home his wife Immediately calls
in all the near by women of her ac-
quaintance and spreads the waist out
and shows it to them and tells them that
her husband picked it out all by his
lonesome. The other women jolly the
game along by declasing that the waist
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-25
wHHEN A MAN DOES THE. SHOPPING q


you get such bee-yu-ti-ful ones?" she
asks him while he swells up with pride.
why, you extravagant old thing you!
They couldn't have cost you a penny
less than $6. I saw a pair exactly like
them at Tara runs only last Tues
day marked Supported, you know.
Why, you reckless old 1ever!' and there
he stands grinning elatedly while he's
getting Rugged.
And that's the way many a married
man puts his head into the moose.
There isn't anything easier in life than
for married woman to fan her hus-
band into flame Of self admiration.
and when she gets him nudged along
that way as to his cleverness at the
shopping business for her it's about all
over with him. He'll stand tap any
old day for the joy Of having his wife
throw up her hands estacHcally over
the gear he's picked out for her.
when he gets to know all of her
sizes, and he does in time, he's in
worse than ever. He's trained for fair
when he gets it as pat as that, and he
moves right along to his doom.
Passing by a window in which
there's swell display of waists he
sees one that it strikes him would look
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thought she might as well drive in it?''
my dear. it's my belief there was
never anything wrong with it at all. 1t
was just ruse to secure a tete-a-
.tete.'
''But a chauffeur" said /.
sHe came in to dinner" she an
swered, "and was introduced to me as
young Appledore. Do you know the
name? Rich brewers. The boy has
just come into sixty thousand pounds"
"Still-''
"My dear Nine. Beaudelet, BERTHE
Appledore. as a. chauffeur. and Lady w.
as noted bridge player, and sixty
thousand, with an enamoured young
fool as its pessessor, explain them
selves. At least they did SO after
copious draughts of champagne"
And was the car all right? If&so,
why didn't you come home 2"
She gave short laugh. Il can only
suppose 1t didn't suit their purpose to
make the return journey. Still, it was
useful to be able to say that I and Mrs.
Porteous were with My Lady on this
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would soon overtake us. I struggled
on after Mrs. Porteous, voWing that it
should be the last time would have
anything to do with motoring.
We'll, We reached the village at last
and went to the hotel. By that time
was ready to drop, and could only gasp
for whiskey and soda. Then I began
to wonder what had become of Lady w.
But Mrs. Porteous told me not to both
er my head. she could always look after
herself. So we secured room and had
ourselves brushed free Of dust and
ordered dinner. was so tired that I
fell asleep. Dinner came, and not half
bad one for little country hotel.
We were about half way through when
we heard the 'toot' of motor. We
rushed to the. window, and there was
our motor, and my lady and the ehauf-
feur side by side as before!"
She paused dramatically and opened
her eyes to see how I took the infornia-
ton.
<.I suppose he put the car to rights
again" suggested. "and Lady w.
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occasion. I sincerely hope, though,
that we shall not find ourselves dragged
into the case
Are you sure there will be one?" I
asked.
Sure? Why. know the lawyers.
And know whom she has to thank for
her husbands decision. Do you re-
member the cause celebre last season?
The Marchioness of Seawrack. Well.
she and Lady-W. were great friends
once upon time. Then the usual
thing interyened-a man. He admired
both and both admired him, and he
had the by no means enviable task Of
driving pair and pretending devotion
to single harness. Lady w. believed
she was the sole object of his adora-
ton and made no secret Of her own
feelings. He was remarkably hand
some mana Col. Bernadot, in the
guards. Well, how it happened I don't
exactly know, but one day she discov-
cred a letter in Lady Seawrack's bou-
doir. She knew the writer, and read 1t.
That letter simply sent her mad. She
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G6NnHHEN once a man learns the
W sizes of and the things his
wife wears" said a depart
ment store foorwalker, hes in bad,
as the sports say. When he learns all
of her sizes he becomes enamored of
his ability as shopper for her, and
once married man gets into that con-
dftion it's all off with him so far as
ever having any loose change is con-
eerned. The women, of course, are
foxy enough to encourage their hus-
bands at this proxy shopping business.
In fact, lot Of wives deliberately
train their husbands at that sort Of
thing. She says to him, for instance,
as he's starting for the office, that she
wants a pair Of gloves to wear that
evening, but that she really doesn't feel
like going down town for them. Won't
he please get them for her? He asks
her the size and she writes 1t down on
slip Of paper.
THE man walks up to the glove
counter Of the first store he reaches
and says to the girl.
want pair Of white kid gloves
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took it away and sent it. ANONYMOUSLY.
to the marquis. He had been un-
usually long suffering, but he couldn't
stand that. The result, Of course. YOU
know If you read the papers. She was
divorced and Bernadot married her. I
believe they're dreadfully unhappy and
have to live abroad.
Her settlements were all right. so
they're not exactly paupers, but, as
I've said before, if those fools of women
would only remember that one man is
just as trying as another once they
have to live with him, poor, dear Jeune
wouldn't have such a hard time of 1t,
and they might learn to run menage
on the. French system. It's all very
well in America, where no one thinks
any the worse of you If yoA are di-
vorced, and husbands are SO well edu-
Gated that they believe it's entirely
their own fault If their wives are not
happy, but were long way behind
that superior system; insular prejudice
is still against decree nisi.''
laughed as gently wiped away the
remains of my new cream, and then
commenced the delicate task of maxi
ing up" Lady Ormaroyd's face.
For some moments we were silent
Then I asked her how long the
Countess w. had known BERTHE Apple
dore.
ooh, about week or so,' she an
swered. Hes quite infatuated with
her, and he actually believes she's i'm
maculate. Not word will he listen to
in her disfavor, yet should think the
motor, episode might have opened his
eyes. However, she'll no doubt pillage
hlm of every penny. She's done it to
other young fools-left them pluc1led
bare, ruined body and soul, cursing the
hour they first saw OF believed in her
I'm sorry for BERTHE. know his peo-
ple-they're good, sensible. honest folk
No false pretenses, no attempt to hide
the trade mark and he's the only son
The fathers dead; he lives with his
mother and aunt in Bedford square
The next thing will be that woman will
call on them to please him and then
She paused dramatically, and the
pause was emphasized by a knock al
the door. She gave hasty glance al
herself, then smiled with satisfaction
and said, Come In"
Enter Mrs. Luke Porteous, whom
knew-unprofessio as yet.
7 thought 1 must come and see how
you are. dear" she exclaimed. "None
the worse, hope"
Il shall never motor again." said
Lady Ormareyd solemnly.
Mrs. Porteous laughed. She was a
stout. Jewish looking woman of 40 OF
Whereabouts. She seated herself In a
low chair and scrutinized the massage
paraphernal1a scattered on the adjoin-
ing table.
How fresh and nice you look. Does
massage really do any good? I don't
believe in it myself. I've heard II
loosens the skin and makes 1t more
wrinkled, and as for steaming, why
it's just ruination! Thank goodness
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is just grand and gorgeous, and say that
deed they wished their husbands would
fetch things home that way, declaring
however, that they. the other husbands,
never think Of such things.
THE wife Of the man trained thus far
gets him to design her gowns for her
after she has. got him thoroughly sea-
Soned. She tells him that she has given
up trying to arrange the details of pretty
frocks for herself-his judgement is so
infallibly superior to hers, and the things
he has suggested have always at
tracted SO much attention and ap-
prevail. When wife gets her husband to
believing that he's star dress designer
his condition is hopeless. There's no
cure for him.
She knows exactly what she wants,
and by gradual stages, but making him
believe all the time that he's doing it all
himself, she leads him around to express
ing his preference for exactly the thing
she wants. and then it's all over. She
gets the frock that she has made up her
mind to have, and he gets the credit of
having designed 1.-THE poor jay.
Il hate to say it, being married man
myself-but were easy in the hands of
our wiyes!"-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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hundreds of miles before began to
notice that the countess and the chauf-
feur seemed to have great deal to
say to each other. Their heads were
always close together, and once, in
spite of that flying veil, felt sure
saw him press her hand.
He was taking the car at furious
rate. and I was simply sick with ner-
vousness. So naturally didn't like to
think his attention was distracted. II
you'll believe me, my dear, not even
the appalling hideousnesS of motor
dress could disfigure that woman. She
looked a perfect dream, while I and
Mrs. Porteous represented guys fit for
the fifth of November In an interval
of humping and jumping and jolting I
screamed to Mrs. Luke, aHave you
new chauffeur ?" And at the same mo-
ment there came a terrific bump. a
pandemonium of hideouS sounds. creaks
and groans, and the car stopped dead.
The chauffeur jumped out. He pushed
up his goggles and I saw his face. 1t
was the face of gentleman, and his
hands were white and shapely, with
beautifully manicured nails I gripped
Mrs. Porteous by the arm. You have
deceived MEL I cried THAT is not a
professional chauffeur. He is an anna
teur, and our lives are at his merey."
NONSENSE she said He is
champion driver, and knows all about
motors. Don't be silly. He'll put the
car right in moment"
We'll, my dear, groaned and shiv-
cred and sat there while, that amateur
chauffeur worked at screws and craniss
and all Imaginable horrors, and the vile
machine kept throbbing and ereaking
like mad steam engine. And there
we were in a. lonely country road, and
not a house or human creature to be
seen, and every moment expecting
the whole car would be blown up or
would turn over or do some of the
eccentric and unaccountable things
that cars do! Ooh, my dear, what a
blessing to feel your soft, cool hands
again! 1 never hoped to have this
treat during those dreadful moments
yeSterday.)"
And how did it all end?'' asked.
END? Well, my Lady w. is about
the coolest and most barefaced person
/ have ever met, and that's saying q
good deal! I think something like
half an hour had passed and still the
car couldn't be induced to move. We
were about three miles from Farnham,
according to the map, and there wasn't
house visible anywhere near. Mrs.
Porteous, who Is one of those dread
fully active, athletic people, suggested
We should walk onNand see If we could
find any one to help In repairing the
motor, and after long discussion we
set off. 1t was very hot and the road
was dusty, and l never was a good
walker. l suffered agonies. my dear
positive agonies. don't know how far
we had gone when suddenly Lady w.
discovered that she had left her ret1-
Guile bag In the car, with her purse in
it. She said she must go back. She
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-25
HERE IS THE LIST OF PRIZES

For the nearest correct estimate 100000
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guess ..................----.-... 100000 |
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guess ...................-... 10000 /
For the 10 next nearest correct estimates or
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tor the 20 next nearest correct estimates or
guesses SIS each 10000
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guesses SIS each ss. $4,000
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guesses $40 each $50 100000
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In addition 10 the foregoing prizes the following
SPECIAL PRIZES FOR EARLY ESTIMATES will be pald:

For the nearest correct guess received be-
-. fore July 1at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: $4,000
For the nearest correct guess received on or
M after ss July LIST and before July 15th... 10000
after July 18th and before August LIST. 10000
For the nearest correct guess received or
after AUGUST LIST and before August 18TH 10000
For the nearest correct guess received on or
after August 18th and before Sept. Ist.. 10000
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after Sept 1st and before Sept 16th..... 10000
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after Sept 10Th and before Oct; 1st..... 10000
after Oct LIST and before Oct 15th....... 10000
Total 500 prizes. amounting to- .s25,ooooo
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Second Prize
$1,000
Conditions Of

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-25
WILL NOT
STAND IT
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DO
NOT LOOK WITH FAVOR UP.
on BuERNA ANNEXATION
PROCEEDINGS

4 let them 80 ahead We VIII
eEht them % The tIttHf end"
IhHse erfa the uofds 81 county
rauH iaaianr T. q smith la re-
Eeri Ga the uatIfian.u# residents 81
fhe Huruua alhaaI district. Who
have threatened So HHEe ieEal naf-
iaHr fuH thrtH alleged fiHht rs re-
naunHr fhaIf aiaraIauHr O. kluE
rauufg ana So over. lend and prop
efly haE aua haHkaee. % Pierce
Uaauff
The ani they wish % have
transferred fram HmH e. Pierce
county. aaI1 the Indignant commits
siasuef Ia one ~ TIE mHaf valuable
strips Ia the county ~ stretches
fram stanesa landing 10 Tacuzna haf-
haf. has en- sxcfilent water front.
hnd there la na better in klng e4tln-
a.. and e thoes people think We are
FoIuE b. hand & over althaut protest
they are much mistaken Ne wlli
finht tuath and pzH against any
such tfanHfereune. and ue are ready
90 heEin right new
The petitioners have declared
iheif intention of ulahlnE formal de-
mAnd upon the commissioner this
-frranan. and That in the event Of
hrlnE refused theg ail heEln man
IamuH HruHufdlnEH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-25
TROUBLE
THREATENED
WEST SEATTLE ELECTRIC LINZ
LIABLE TO nE NEXT SCENE
OF CONFLICT ON ACCOUNT or
EIGHT HOUR LAW

ludge BellH decision on the state
tlEht hour law is making trauaI.
IN The construction of the Wet Sc.
attic street railway the contract ur
which Was ial hk The municipality
a. kiitaufBr a clark This morn
aus q report Vas Ia circulation that
the 81 lAbpEera umployed lbs the
compauy In LAYING the tracks were
about % stflkt but the report Was
uufounded
There appears 90 be considerable
bad feeling ever the fact that kn.
bourne a. clark are allegtH 60 be-
WorkiuE lhtlr men more than sIeht
hours day. hut a. yet uo open
rupture has taken place.
When West Seaftle called for bids
Tor the work it Was specified that
the WORK should b. dome Iu cos.
formity o. the state Law and the
eight hour statute The contract
with Klihonrue a Clark 60 Is said.
containoi a similar provision. Do ia
rlaiued hy certain West Seattle cit
tsens that che Company Is violating
its agreement hy wurking ita Ia
horcrs more than eight hours.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-25
ALMOST
DEMOLISHED

The cigar stand uf H. r. Kulies.
~ the corner ~ Nesler Way and
jefferson street. narrowly escaped
destruction yesterday evening and.
had not the wheels 81 a wagon
heavily loaded with sand given way.
the wagon would have plunged
bodily into the cigars and t0baccos.
and ruined the store. The coupling
pin broke and the horses we're IN
able Ia centrol the wagon Gather
ing up considerable Roadway. Il
carried team. driver and itself back
against the curhinR. where the
wheels went % pieces with a crash.
The driver escaped from the ruins
uninjured and the team was con
trolicd. II vas necessary for the
street department % insert several
new planks In the sidewalk In front
uf the cigar stand.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-25
DOG SCARED
BURGLAR

Mrs =. H. Hathaway. OF 1915
East Olive street. frustrated an at
tempt 10 rob her home late last
night by doing a little investigating
on her own account. An entrance
vas effected by forcing open one OF
the basement windows. A watch
dog. which the burglar had not
counted on. set up a terrific bark
Ing. which awakened Mrs. Hatha-
way and aroused her suspicious.
She took lamp and went down
Into the BASEMENT but the thief in the
meantime had evidently heard her
footsteps. for he was out OF sight
when she entered the basement. A
large rug and several new shirts
are missing. The matter was re-
ported 90 the police and a detective
was sent out 20 make an investIga-
ton But for the uproar caused by
the dog. the place would have prob
ably been Systematically robbed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-25
WOULD LIKE
the MONEY

John Davis 4 Go this morning
nrtltinned the council Tor the re-
turn 81 SIS ga. which lt paid in
water rents and fnea in April The
sater department ruica require that
where property aWurra ar agents
desire 10 escape paving water rent
for warrant houses they must file
notice Of the fact that the houses
are vacant before the 10th % the
month
Davis claims that CA hfoouut II
press - business be Was unable %
file the vacancies before the fol-
lowing day on about rs houses for
whleh he Is agent lie therefore
asks the city officials % override
rs rules 80 that the company Witi
not have % paY rent and fines acs
eumuiatiuE on the vacant buildings.
Treasurer Rathhun. In a con-
munieatiun 10 the council On The
matter. iatlmatea that e sould be
fnst Der the council 90 return the
money 90 the company although he
states that he has not the author
10 % DO 20.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-25
Negro Candidate for
President of u. s.

when bis mother died at Alton.
H. Young TAYLOR was laft a whif
and slept Ia dy goods boxes Fin
HllY hr drl0od north and attended
the Baptist academy 40 beaver utm
Wiz Feeble health aud an rkz
huuated pugkothuni rlused him %
leave school within "a year ul grad
Mating and he uost worked for
aufirE Pumrfoy m In Crosse ua a
reporter aud then 8H city editor
tie became editor uf the La Crosse
Evening STAR gaining the d.Ilne
tion Of byiuE the only negro ~ edit
a paper with none but white pat.
foua ils niuud distinction HEuin
en- the leader Of the anti Harrison
movement Inc the republican nation
al convention OF lsa3. tu which be
was an alternate delegate at large
from loWa The next campaign be
was dgterHte#Bt large Co the temz
uratlt convention.
Thirty alK states were represented
tn the convention that chose him aa
leader 81 the National Liberty party
and the platform drnouucea the
democrats Tor dlafuuehialnE the
negroes. questions RuuaHyelta
friendship Tor the race stands for
unqualified enforcement Of the con-
slitution. fayurH peuainniuE ca
slaves aud freedom Tor The Philip
pines.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-25
FRAME UP
FAILED

Mario Valcourt. French man
who vas formerly In the saloon
business NJ Great Falls. Mont. and
who came to this city about a week
ago 10 enter the same business here.
was given "a preliminary hearing In
the police court before Judge George
this morning on a charge Of living
with fallen woman and dis
charged
Nalrourt was arrested under the
now state law less than four days
after bis arrival tn the city. aud In
police circles II is rumorod that he
WAS made the victim OF n frame
up engineered BY a gang Of de
graded l'renchmen who nutofiuuslY
violate the same law daily. but are
rarely molaated by the police
Vuleourt proved In court that, a..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-25
EXCELSIOR
FROM NORTH

The Alaska Pacific Navigation
eompany's steamer Excelsior arriv-
ed In port ibis morning from Val
DEE and points TO the westward.
The vessel brought $50 passengers.
the majority Of whom were from
0rea aud Seward sixty OF the
passengers were from the Gamer
les az Orua. while IS are from Sc
ward
G.. ". Dickinson. accompanied by
his wife. returned 20 the city on
the vessel The Excelsior brought
226 tons Of ore from the Ellamar
mines The ore Is for the smeltor
az Tacoma.
Captain Moore reports things
quiet along the coast cities, The
Excelsior experienced fine weather
until arriving in the sound waters.
where she ran into a thick fog
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-25
HE OWNS
A RAILROAD

Mra Olivia shuie was granted a
divorce from james 4. shute this
morning on the ground 81 tneum
nallhintF OF temperament he
case vas heard By Superior Judge
rRllmhn Hhuta appeared In court
but only formally contested his
uifr'H suit.
The defendant iH the owner II
the Grrat Northern Miniature rail
saY. 10 agreement this Vas de-
clared bis separate propsrty and
the community property Vas equal
~ divided MHH shuts proved that
her husband had rrfused % live
with her Tor aIx months.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-25
HAS NOT PAID

Mrs tulla Kent. the divorced wife
ot Phillip Kent filed suit against
her former husband % farup him 60
Pay her ST. zoo na aHmony due since
1888. The dlNurer was granted In
1888 lu California. and Mes Kent
claims that Kent has failed 60 eom-
ply With the terms af The decreo
which provided that ahr should re-
ytIyr Sc month ulimouy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-25
ASKS $4,000

Mrs Nicholas schmiti filed a t2a.-
Gee damage suit against the Seattle
Electric compau. In the superior
courl this morning Nra schmitt
was badly injured last November
hN falling into uu excavation Ht the
CROSSING of FiUataNtuue audNirE.nlR
street. as she was allahung from "A
ruF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-25
REST BEFORE
They FIGHT
cBy soripps sews Asia,

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. Jeff
ries and Munroe rested an morn
Ing. Jeffries returning 10 bed i'm
nealateiY after breakfast. This aft
ernoon Jeffries will row and drive.
Aunroe will take a walk.
Both are In good spirits. Munroe
especially 20 lie Is iubiiant over
the stipulation agreed 70 last night.
that the fighters must protect them
selves In the elinches and break
awayE. he believes it gives him
the advantage.
The odds remain 100 TO IS. There
Is little betting.