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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-22
olla Pilfer and the
Gypsy's Prophecy

.
A the last tea given by Baroness de
HA the conversations in the course
OF the evening happened to fall on
magic and fortune telling. Francis
Joke. the celebrated American hunaor-
ist. who SO far had remained silent,
suddenly rose, and said:
IF you will allow me will tell Won
an adventure of my old friend, Tom
Phfer. 1t won't take long. promise
you.
My friend Pilfer had great faith in
clairvoyants and people who foreteH
the future for money. He was always
having his fortune told by cards or
paImistry. to find oVt. what was likely
to happen to him, He WOULD often say:
"tSee. I have the .star of wealth in
my hand; am going totbe rich later in
life, or The ace of clubs and the jack
of diamonds indicateB1that 1 shall get
good news through the postman.'
While waiting for his fortune and
the good news, he lived, on commissions
and by pilfering little here and there,
whenever he could. 1Ypu1understande p.
Some Of the guests depressed a ges-
ture Of stupefactions PC Fearing the inn
passive Francis Joke ten that his friend
was rascal but he--was allowed to
continue without any Interruption.
one day." he went ppriS , ,...old Tom met
in Chittering street a. gypsy who fore
told his, adventures, and his entire life
until his last rbrea tn. III Well, Tom was
happy!
The gypsy said that before long he
should change his social position and
carry a splendid uniform like that of a
Brazilian general; and then, what was
still better. that dollars, shillings and
all sorts of money should pass through
MS hands In great quantities
he. gypsy also predicted that he
should go on long journey, and Tom
thought that, oEce rich,s he would
probably go on many such, for he dill
not like ftos stay long. In. the same city.
: In the first place, people did not care to
employ him, and, In the second place,
he liked to visit strange countries.
The gypsy assured sfri5n that great
number Of newspapersrWeul speak of
him and publish his portrait This as
: tonlshed him for q moment, for he
snapped his fingers at honors; but hi
reflected that wealth men sometimes
pay for. notoriety, and thatssMhen he
sshtoulds be a. millionaire he might per-
haps develop that fancy .sgsg ltsSs-
sIn. conclusion the fortune teller told
him that he would finish his days in a
high. position. e4.r..,s
My friend Pilfer danced a Jig. for
Joy. and to reward the. gypsy he gave
her "a silver. snuffbox, which he had
found in somebody's pocket"
And did these predictions actually
come true?" asked Baroness de K.
''To the smallest particular, madam, -
the humorist replied. 81 will tell you
how it all happened.
Some time later, one moonlight
night, Tom, who felt the need of a
change OF air because the police were
troublesome, started for Milwaukee to
exercise his numerous talents there.
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with regard to the dress of prentices,
who We're in many cases the sons of
wealthy city merchants, gaining ..free-
dom of the city, by apprenticeship. IT
was ordained n:-stises Sprocla1na ton,
among much else, that they should
wear no hat lined. faced or tufted with:
velvet, silk or taffety.. iior any lawn
bands nor lace edged collars, nor any
pukadillie or other support about the
or doublets of any kind of silk nor
gloves garrlistied with silver or gold.
lace, velvet or silk; nor girdles -or gar;
terss Of shoe ties efgsilk or ribbon. nor
any rose or such like toyes at all upon
the shoes or carriers; nor: sleeves held
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-22
HAD A GOOD THING
VIRGINIA TANBARk RECENTLY
WITH US
Her Horse Vocabulary Was Unlimited
and Came and Went With the Horse
Show-Dressmakers' Convention in
New York - $500

There have been one or two good
things appearing in the papers recent
ly both here and other cities. One of
them is the account of the dressmak-
ers' meeting in New York Of which
graphic reports are given in. one par,
ticular New York paper and the other.
well, the other we have had "in our
midst" The last remark refers TO.
Virginia Tanhark, who came with the
horse show and went with it, Now
Virginia was certainly a good thing,
the like of which has never struck this
town. 1t has not been stated whether
Virginia is to become an annual event,
but l for one hope so. 1t is years
since I have taken such pleasure in
reading anything as I did in perusing
the horse reflections of Virginia and
the fact that 1 did not know what it
was about only added to the pleasure.
Once in while when. you read some
thing you do not understand, you real
lie you are getting the real thing.
That was the way felt about Vir-
ginia. She would probably say if she
had known, that 1 was green to the
pole" If horse pages were only as
common as woman's pages, Virginia
would never have time to turn around.
She would be one of the busiest little
writer's in this country.
1t wasn't so much what she told us
about the horse show which was SO
valuable, as it was the way she said it
and her picturesque vocabulary. Why,
Nirginia'S vocabulary alone is worth
good deal to her. The stunts which
Virginia can do in the matter of words
would give a horse trainer pause. No
wonder she was imported at immense
sx, 49, ~.sz.
to assist the judges and tell us all
about it next day. I for one, take off
my hat to Virginia, and here's hoping
she will come again.
AS for the dressmakers' convention.
in New York. which should, of course,
be taken seriously, it is certainly one
of the funniest things that ever took
place il we can believe what we read.
Now the dressing of women is no
laughing matter and if you don't be-
lieve it, ask the father of six daugh-
ters. Each year now the dressmakers
foreeather in New York to discuss the
latest styles and invent some new
ones. In order to make 1t plain to the
gathering, the head woman has a :
number of living models on a stage
Which she Grapes and dresses for the
edification of the audience One is a,
fat woman, the other slender, and
upon these long suffering ones she
tries on all manner of waists, skirts
and corSetS. No men are allowed to
come in, so the masculine reporters
who are excluded, get even by writing
up the affair in the most ridiculous
manner.
But this is a most important affair
and all women who are interested in
winter gownS-and who is not-are
waiting breathlessly to learn of the
edicts of the arbiters of fashion.
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PEOPLE AND THINGS

The well instructed woman now
knows that the two sides of her face
are different. and that one Is prettier
than the other That is why SO many
women always place themselves in
public SO that only the better side of
their faces can be seen. Some faces
are more one sided than others, and; in
difference was so great that 1t often
enabled him to escape Identification in
court.
Teachers should always read the re-
ports of the Commissioners OF educa-
ton, in order to study the oppor-
tunities In their special ifne, says Miss
Mary d. Hopkins. the head of one of
the largest educational agencies in the
country. They should also, she says,
study the methods OF teaching in Alas
ka, Porto Rico and the various states.
and keep au courant with everything
in the educational field. s
There is going to be great opening
for women in the Carnegie libraries
when they are completed. says an au-
thority, and women should be prepar-
ing themselves for 1t now. -,
<AiiStdyStS, WHICH nave Deen out OF
fashion for several years, have been
brought into favor again: by Queen
Alexandra. Her majesty dresses al
most exclusively in mauye and gray.
and with her mauVe evening dresses
she frequently wears a rnagniiicerit Set
of amethysts. The result is that WON
en- of rank who have kept their ances-
trail amethysts under lock and key for
years are bringing them out again and
that jewelers. are giving ornaments Of
amethysts place OF honor.-in their
shops. The queen is also responsible
for the increased popularity of nlauve.
These exquisite tones. which used to be
known fas peach blossoms a couple
Of generations ago, were out for a long
time. and old women. who still cling to
them sfound great fHculty in. getting.
their cap ribbons therein. Now there
Is nothing more fashionahle in=Eendcn.
and many handsome velvet gowns are
made up ia such shades.
Considering the way are ma
ltgned In these days for their fondness
Tor purple and fine linen, 1t Is rather a
shock to lind that. the suuaptuary laws
OF the past were directed mainly
against 1nalt exceBses In the matter OF
raimeHt. There IS, for instance, AN or
dinaHce issued by the lord mayor and
common council OF London in 1911,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-22

Now that yachts are kept in commits
sion so late in the season, more yachting
dresses are required than formerly. as
replace the midsummer white clothes.
Dark blue is the favorite color for these
early autumn yachting gowns, though
blue OF almost every hue, as well as reds,
sea green, plum and russet brown are
frequently used, and the gowns are equal
ly suitable for country wear, ocean travel
and winter days in the South as for
yachting.
this description, which is illustrated, is of
russell broWnaspft finished serge trimmed
with a darker shade of brown. The skirt
is of walking length and is cut in seven
full cores gathered. at.theStop and finish
ed with a deep hem of the dark brown
serge. ornamented by large embroidered
or bright russell brown silk. Above this
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-22
Iho1<
Mainly About People

Rev. Theodore Sedgewick. of Ash
land avenue, has gone to Boston.
Miss Appleby, of Duluth is the
guest of her brother, Dr. Appleby.. of
Summit avenue.
Mr.. C. W. Ames, of Grand avenue.
has gone to st. Louis.
Mrs. F. A. Fogg and Miss Fogg
Will leave for New York the last of the
week. Miss Fogg will take course Of
domestic science at Pratt institute
Brooklyn.
Mr.. F. B. Clarke, of the Aberdeen.
mas returned from the Brule.
The Misses Reilly. of Dayton ave-
nue., has gone to st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Mum. of the
Angus, have returned from Forest
Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Prouty. of SUM
NIT avenue, have taken apartments
al the Angus for the winter.
Mrs. c. F. Mailer, of Virginia ave-
hue, has gone to Ohio.
Mrs. Ambrose Tighe, of Dayton ave-
nue.. has returned from the seashore.
Mrs. F. T. Parlin. of the Aberdeen,
has returned from ST. Louis.
Miss Lanpher, of Summit avenue is
at Ten Mile lake.
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are four heavy dark brown silk cords.
color and at equal spaces above are two
similar groups Of cords and French knots.
The waist Is the usual blouse with a
broad shoulder collar trimmed with dark
brown cords and French knots and border
ed by q wide band of dark brown serge
corresponding to- the hem on the skirt
the same and around the neck is knotted
a dark brown silk scarf. -.
A soft felt hat that may be bent in any
desired shape accompanies the gown.
Long. loose coats of fine mercerized cloth
or silk and of the same color are general
ly worn over such dresses. SILK is the
smartest material for these long rain. or
dust coats which have never been prettier
or more worn than during the present
season. and although expensive, the silk
used is of such excellent quality that the
coats really stand almost as much hard
wear as those of cloth.
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-
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM

With. almost everybody who is any
body back from Newport, the newest
diversion will be to capture Lord Lew
isham, the son of Lord Dartmouth,
who arrived last Friday. on the Cedric
and is bound with his father and moth
er for st. Louis-only an incident of
the American trip, it may be said, for
the chief object of the voyage to Amer
lea is to lay the corner stone of the
new Dartmouth HAIL in New Hamp-
shire. This, will not interfere with the
plans of the doWagers eager to enter
tain nOblemano OF such iliuStrious an
cestry, and when the family gets back
to New York there will be a dead set
by the Vanderbilts and the Astors to
have Lord Dartmouth and his countess
accept the hospitality of the Inner
circle, 1t will be quite an achieve
ment to win them as guests, for, be->
sides Lord and Lady Dartmouth, the
group includes their daughter, Lady
Dorothy Legge. and the Earl and
Countess OF Lichfield. It is the first
visit Of the countess and her son and
daughter to this country. Lord Dart
mouth has been here before. When he
was a younger man he had some ex-
perience in the far West and learned
panion at that time was the present
Duke Of Sutherland. and the two had
some rare sport in the Yellowstone
region. The party will stay in quiet
hotel while in New Lork, and their
acceptances Of social invitations will
be subject for future consideration.
One of the few of the fashionable
set who refuses to observe the con-
Municipalities in the way of abandon
ing suburban life before the chill OF
autumn sets in is Mrs. Richard II.
Townsend. She will live in her Bar
Harbor cottage until the middle Of Oc-
tober at least. Her daughter Mathflde
will remain there also until the win
ter home in Washington is ready for
occupancy. Neither mother nor. sdaugh-
ter will satisfy the curiosity Of gosSips
by even SO much as limiting that the
visits Of Jerome Bonaparte have any
serious intent, and the disappointment
is keen, for there is something SO
charmingly romantic about the Bona
partes-even if there isn't about the
Townsends-that it seems pity the
peekerS into privacy should not be
gratified. The family history of the
American Bonapartes dates back to the
early days of the republic. The first
Jerome Bonaparte, brother OF the Lit
tie Corporal, married Elizabeth Pat
terson, of Baltimore, one of the most
famous beauties of her day, noted for
the remarkable preservation of her
youthful charms up to the latter end
of her life. All her descendants have
inherited her strong personality. and
while none has had a life romance SIM,
liar to hers. there is something in the
name which makes the suggestion OF
the marriage engagement of special in
terest.
Trouser pockets are no longer the
sole possession of the genus man, for
smart young women have devised a
WAY of getting five .sregillar cnriSerS,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-22

The LyceuEl club, of London, seems
to be fulfilling its destiny as a COM
mon meeting ground for women
throughout the world who are Interest
ed in literature, education, art and sci
ence. A week or two ago the club en-
tertained at luncheon some of the
prominent American women then in the
country, among them being Miss Laura
Gil, dean of Barnard college; Presi-
dent Hazard, of Wellesley college;
President Weolley, of Mount Holyoke,
and Miss Wilcox, professor of zoology
at Bryn Mawr. Miss Beatrice Harra-
den, in welcoming the Americans to
England, said that as women were now
acknowledged to possess a certain
amount of intelligence, and We're even
allowed to exercise it under certain.
conditions, twas desirable they should
be. able to meet together occasionally,
and the object of the Lyceum clubs
would be to afford opportunities for So
cial intercourse.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-22
Miss De Young for Sponsor

san FRANCISCO. Cal, Sept. .21.-
Secretary of the Navy Morton has sa,+
a telegram to M. H. De Young. pro-
prietor of the Chronicle, naming his
daughter, Miss Helen De Young as
sponsor for the training ship In
trepid, to be launched at Mare island
Oct. s.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-22

out by framework of wire: nor silk
stockings; nor Spanish leather shoes,
norany shoes with high heels: nor the
hair done with any tufts or locks, but
cut loose in decent manner"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-22

Indicts Grain Dealer for Forgery
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. Sept. 21.-A
grand jury today indicted w. H. Har-
roun, a grain dealer, on seven counts
for forgery in the third degree.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-22

LONDON, Sept. 21.-Lady !Curzon.
wife of the viceroy of India, is indis-
posed. but Lord Curzon's secretary
says her illness gives no immediate
cause for anxiety. : ,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-22

Trouser pockets are no longer the
sole possession of the genus man, for
smart young women have devised a
way of getting five regular corkers"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-22

A Sketch by a
French Humorist,
with the Scene
Located In
America /.
From tho French of
Charles Berard
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-22
Lady curzon Is Ill

Miss Lanpher. of Summit avenue, is
ct Ten Mile lake.
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] eRlEF BITS. or NEWS.


strike Of Havana hnrbor workers
was inalgnrated Thursday. The tie
up is completes.
Frank Hoffman. under arrest at
Walla Wnlla. Wash, for the murder
OF Clarence Myers In Kansas City. has
confessed
Justice Gavan D, Burgess Of the
Missouri supreme court has suffered
a stroke Of paralysis and Is In seri-
olls condition
-Four Filipino students who ap-
Piled for admission to the Dupont
Manual Training high school at Louis
VILE KY. have been deharred on &C
count of their color.
After a ten days stay In st. Louis
Cardinal Satoli left that city Thurs.
ol;ly foi. indianapolis From there ho
and his party will go to Dayton, O.,
and then to Chicago
The annual meeting OF the stock.
holders Of the Northern Pacific rail
way, which has been several times ad.
iourned, was ito have been held In
-ANssw iorl cfty Thursday. but another
Adjournment for one week was taken.
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AVile Disease

caused more misery and suffering than ait other diseases
combined. Some inclined treat lightly, but these
soon carn that they have to deal With powerful poison
that is slowly hut surely breakE Eig down the constitution
Contagious Blood Poison not only lees out punishment
Is the who Contracts IL but others may become nno
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STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
Two Boys Are Killed and Girl Fa
tally Injured.

Sioux Falls, S. D., July S.-An in
coming ST, Paul passenger train on
the Omaha road, when about one mile
east Of Brandon, ran down rig in
which three children were riding, in
stantly killing two of the children,
boys aged about eight and ten, and
fatally injuring the other child, a girl
aged about twelve years. They were
the children of Lewis Skogue and
were returning from a visit to neigh
bors when they drove in front of the
approaching train.
The rig in which the three unfor-
tunates were riding was reduced to
kindling wood and both horses killed
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JAPs LOSE ONE THOUSAND
SEVERE FIGHTING SAID TO HAVE
OCCURRED in THE VICINITY
OF LANTYAsAN.


London, july 8The Central News
reports a fight between Russian troops
under General etaslTraffnsKy and q
force Of japanese near Lantyasan
The Russians made sudden attack
in the darkness and darins a heavy
downpour OF rain on the Japanese out
posts.
The Japanese casualties are report
cd to be 1000.
Strong japanese reinforcements
came to the aid Of the Japanese, but
were twice repulsed. Finally the Jap
anese made flank movement and
the Russians narrowly escaped being
surrounded. Russian relnfCfcements
came up and the cZal.s forces were
enabled to retire. The Russian cas-
ualties were 800.
Another report of battle in which
the Russians were commanded by
General Keller is at hand. II is ap-
parently the same fight The Russian
casualties In this second report are
given as l3 officers and 800 men killed
and wounded
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eALFouR DENIED A HEARING
British Premier Shouted Down in the
House of Commons

London, July SIN the house of com
mons last night the government sue
ceeded in carrying through the first
part of its closure programme on the
licensing bill, but Premier Balfour was
denied a hearing, his frequent at
lempts to speak being drowned by
loud cries Of gag" Finally Mr.. Bal
four, after hopelessly facing the t1-
multi, sat down. ~
This is said to be the first time in a
modern British parliament when the
premier was refused hearing on the
floor of the house of commons.
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Tatchekiao, Wednesday. July G.
The japanese swarmcd over the noun
tain crcsts early this morning and ad@
vanced Ion fSaiclou. compelling Ien-
eral Chirikoff, with the centerSof the
Russian vanguard to fall back 4
whole brigade of Japanese. with mass
es of cavalry, followed and occupied
the village of Nantay, driving out two
companies of Russian Infantry and
two companies of CossaclSs, who We're
:entrenohed there. The Japanese ar
rived within five miles Of kaichol.
1T was then nightfall.
General Samsonolii made an heroic
attempt to- check the Japanese, gal
loping out with guns to shell the jap
anese leftaand iniictins great loss on
them but, fearing his retreat would
be cut off, he fell back and is now holt
ing Kaichou. General Chifiloffss force
is stationed southeast Of Kaichou.
The plans OF the Japanese renlainSa
mystery to the Russian commanders
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Believed to Have Suicided.

New [York,-July S.-Alexander
Fischer, an importer of automobiles,
was found dead in his home at the
residence of DR.. David D. Stevens. a
United States surgeon with whom he
lived. A bullet wound in his head and
revolver clenched in his=handZ
to the eSeiiefs that the man had com
mitted suicide.
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cent victilns ofIthiS WIG dls-
ease through Inheritance, Il
yolr-bleoa is tainted You may
live TO see your children bat
thing with the same disease
puny and sickly. made miser-
able by disgusting sores and
skin cruptions. Under the
mercury and potash treatneii
off these minerals and you SO
lust as bad of as eyer. s. S
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Kansas City, July s-One,half Of
3Armonrdale, the paeldnghausc town in
the suburbs on the Kansas side. is I'M
der water from the overflow oil the
KaW river. The water Is still rising
| at aNrapid rate and conditions ap
| preaching the grent food or 1909 arc
feared, The stage Of the river Is
higher than atySans time since then
| The lowlands Of Argentine and Rose
| dale. @otber suburbs, also are flooded
and hundreds of laborlng people have
| left their homes, West Of Kansas
i2City, along the Nav, that stream Is
hank full and is doing great damage
| at North Topeka, Lawrence and at
other points and It's tribntarles are
rising There has been almost iiices.
SAINT rain i'll this part ofNthe South
west for five days and foIAa month
past heavy rains have fallen inter
lmittcntiy This great volume ofSWater
lsis coming this way. doing great dam
1 age hi It's course, and 1t is feared that
| many OF the scenes OF devastation OF
last year may besrepeated, at least IN
| IA milder way.
All night a steady doWnpour Of rain
4 fell here and in many parts Of Kansas
Land ii Still continues
Families in LowIands Evictcd.
The first break IN the K:lw came at
| AImourdale az midnight when water
| began running through a large dixie
! built across new channel made by
the food last year, Families III the
4 loWlands began to move and la1es
when breaks appeared at three other
/ places, there was a general movement
toward higher ground. Morning found.
| the water SILL on the rise and grad
ua1ly spreading over the TOWN tiitif
onellalfsoi the place was under from
one to five feet OF water.
Railway traffic west Of here is badly
demOraliZed.
Over 3,ooo people fed from Armour
| dale, many OF whom were forced 10
leave their belongings. Comnunica.
| ton between Armourdale and ArgcIa
/ tire is shut off except by boat and
lonly a few boats are hein {. -usA.l- Is
+ + =CaIISp=tJf the swift current