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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

The alderman's wife got it; and she
thought to herself:
We'll, the first thing | will do with
that will be to have it stained differ
ent color and vanished and ornament
ed, and have those miserable, spindly
legs braced SO that they will amount
to something
The pound-keeper bought a set of
iron fire dogs, because they were so
appropriate for his business. And the
vegetable woman trotted away with
terra Gotta vase for which no one
bid much because it was evidently
cheap, being entirely without decora-
tons. The auctioneer said something
about its being from an Etruscan
grave, but then nobody was listening
to what HE said. SO the vegetable
woman got it for ,forty-eight cents,
and she put it into her shop window,
where it was just the thing to sup
port particularly fine specimens of
artlchokes or eggplants.
Before long everything was gone
the collection of melodeons and
spinets; and funny little pianos, and
the pottery from all over the beautiful
world, and every scrap and stick of
Notwithstanding except a green
cotton umbrella with whalebone ribs.
This said the auctioneer laugh
ing, is really the greatest curiosity
OF all. Imagine genuine umbrella
with whalebone ribs! SUCH things
are not to be had nowadays. 1t is a
first-class rarity, and collector of
antiques would pay a high price for
il"
But the people only laughed and
shouldered each other in their hurry
to get out; and the auctioneer was left
with the umbrella in his hand, and
nobody to purchase. At least, there
was nobody but little, bent, poorly
dressed old woman, who had sat quiet
and patient without making Bid for
anything.
If it had been worth anybody's
while to notice her at all, the observer
would have seen that she kept her eve
fastened on, the green cotton UNI
brella, and that her face was full of
anxiety when the auctioneer held it
UP at last.
WE'LL" said the auctioneer to her
you are the only bidder. Come now.
tell me what you will bid for this
magnificent heirloom, guaranteed a
real antique with actual whalebone
ribs.
i have only seventy cents" said
the old woman humbly, and I will
give it all to you for the umbrella"
Only seventy cents for a fine green
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

frightened | was when he stepped to
my side and begged me to accept your
shelter. | can almost hear the birds
chirp now from .their shelters under
the dripping hedges and hear the rain
drops patter on you above my head"
All! | was young then" sighed the
old umbrella, land much admired. 1T
took them longer to make me than it
takes to make d whole gross of the
modern things that. get consumption
and heart disease and break their
ribs as soon as they venture into a
real storm. Do you remember how
well used to match his yellow .trous-
ers and his light blue frock coat with
the elegant rolling velvet collar and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

the bell-shaped skirts?"
Yes, indeed Wasn't he beautiful"
cried the little old woman. DO you
recall the day when we opened you,
and set you on the grass to act as a
tent while we had our luncheon out in
the country? He wore the scarf that
| had given him and it suited his
curly hair and brown eyes so WE'LL"
There was powerful magic, indeed,
IN the umbrella. 1t changed even the
streets through which the two went.
Instead of macadamized pavements
and electric lights, and tall, dignifed,
responsible buildings, there were
country roads, brown and soft, with
mighty branching trees and green
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10
RED flag was fiuttering over
the doorway of the old house,
and from the inside came the

A RED nag was fiuttering over
"a the doorway of the old house,
4 \. and from the inside came the
sounds of a high, chanting
voice and the rat-a-tat-at of a ham,
mer.
1t was most unlikely place for a
fairy story, but they grow every
where.
People were crowding in and out,
for the hammer and the>voice belong
ed to an auctioneer who was selling
all the things The old house was
about to be torn down, just as its old
owner had been torn down by death,
and removed to make room for new
edifce with all the modern improve
mentS.
The fat tavern keeper and the vege-
table woman and the alderman's wife
were all there, with everybody else,
even those who had not known the
old man at all. There they were,
lingering all his possessions, and ex-,
aiming the bottom of the china for
the potters' marks.
What curious old man he wasp
said the alderman's wife to the doc
tors wife, turning her broad, silk-cov-
cred back ostentatiously on the wife
of the pound-keeper, who had obtain
ed his position through her husband,
and was, therefore, an inferior.
Yes, indeed" said the tavern-keep-
er's wife, who allowed no one to turn
the back on her, but joined in every
conversation in order to prove that
her husband was power in the town;
yes, indeed, he must have been crazy
TO spend all his time and money col
Letting such lot of rubbish. He was
certainly-a curious creaturer
The tavern-keeper's wife spoke with
authority, for her husband was not
curious creature at all. He never
dreamed of collecting anything except
the money due him from his guests,
and he ate three extremely heavy
meals every day and fell asleep after
each one and snored
The sale proceeded rapidly; for
although few of the good souls who,
were there really knew anything about
the things that the old man had col
lected with so much love, they knew
that he was considered a great author
lty on art. Therefore, they had to
prove that they, too, knew art, by
buying something. So the tavern
keepers wife and the aldermans wife
bid against each other in competition
for a Chippendale table till both were
red III the face with anger
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

a colony of young toads, none larger
than a big fly, and all watching eager
ly with their bright eyes for insects.
The tiny things will leap high into
the air after passing bug, and they
are so greedy that it would be quite
beyond the ability of human being
to keep them supplied with food. So
it is necessary to attract insects,
which is done easily by placing syrup
or sugar or similar stuff here and
there in the tub to draw them The
toads will do the rest.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

Gentle but poisonous. Knows how
to cure every ailment, and carries
strange medicines around with him.
Will prescribe for a cold or a broken
neck with equal cheerfulness. Is NOT
protected by the game laws. Usually
takes his own medicines, and dies.
young.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10
The Weatherblitherer

Means well, but suffers from the be-
lief that all weathers were made es-
pecially to bother him, and spends
day and night studying thermometers
and barometers and statistics, in or
der to tell us all about it.
The man who wants to know if
it is hot enough for you is the Chief
Snake of the species. The Weather
blitherer is extremely dangerous to
strange umbrellas, catching them
whenever they are left exposed. He
is immune to sarcasm.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

burg, unless he has experienced a
'Kamtchatka, as an easterly gale is
called in the country of that name. We
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10
Caught i'm O. "Kunztchufko "

T OBODY knows what a real
III wind is like" says Karl
Bogdanowitsch, Professor
Of Gaoto0,, &, c. Da+a.,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-20
CANNOT CUT
THE MONEY
Fair Directors Refuse to Divide
Appropriation from County
With Mining Bureau

A committee from the mining bu-
reu waited on the directors of the
Lewiston Interstate Fair and Racing
association a few nights ago for the
purpose of asking that the annual ap-
preparation of $500 of the county COM
missioners which is made TO the fair
association, be divided so that a por-
ton may be used in fixing up the dis
play of the mining bureau at the St
Louis fair. The committee from the
mining bureau brought out many facts
why they should be helped with the
portion of appropriation and the mat
ter was taken under Amusement by the
fair directors.
Secretary j. w. Killinger of the COM
mittee today received a communica-
ton from Secretary Hasbrouck of the
fair association setting out the facts
why the appropriation could not be di-
vided for the purposes mentioned.
The letter received by Mr.. Killinger is
as follows:
In reference to the matter of turn
ing a part of the county appropriation.
which has heretofore gone towards the
maintenance of the Lewiston Inter-
State fair, over to the mining bureau
for the purpose of aiding the Central
Idaho mining exhibit at the st. Louis
fair, the board of directors of the fair
wish to set before you the following
facts in reference thereto
The first and most important of
the reasons for not granting the re-
quest of the bureau is that the board
have no power to act in the disposal
of the appropriation and Furthermore
the tenure of their office is about to
expire and they do not feel justified
in doing anything that would hamper
the incoming board from holding a
successful fair in 1904
Secondly the board feel that this
county appropriation is absolutely
necessary to the fair as the merchants
have been asked for number of years
to subscribe each year for the aid of
the fair and they feel that it is be-
coming a burden and yet the fair will
need all the aid for 1904 that it can
get. We also feel that the county APP
preparation in the aggregate will be
great aid, while if same is divided for
the two purposes neither would receive
a substantial benefit therefrom.
THE board feels very friendly
towards your project and individually
will everything in their power to
further it but they do not feel that
the county appropriation should be
taken away from the annual fair which
is permanent benefit to the county,"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-20

churned trout stream, clear as a young
girls eyes and tuneful as a spring
morning.
There are chorus marches that afford
pretty girls every opportunity TO dis
play the graces of their movements.
happy solos in which Lottie Kendall,
Carl Hayden. Eleanor Jenkins and Car
rick Major will be heard to advantage,
and there is any amount of the jolliest
comedy imaginable, which in the hands
of Mr.. John f. Young and Leo Adde.
will keep the audience beneath the
benefciant sway of laughter. New
costumes-an accessory of sorts will
show off alike principals and chorus
"Olivette" will follow Said Pasha"
at the Lewiston opera house, January
p, with La Mascotte" to follow for
Saturday matinee, January %, and
The Isle of Champagne" will close
the engagement Saturday night The
prices will be 800 75c and soc.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-20
Golden Heart of Idaho

f. M. Heigho, auditor of the P. &
l. N. has originated and designed a
very attractive symbol or emblem for
his road, on the lines of those adopted
by the larger railroad systems. The
design is very neat and attractive.
when printed in colors as they appear
on the cards, it has no rival as to
beauty and suggestiveness. The de-
sign shows pin" running through
heart (the golden heart of Idaho).
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-20

Agents of either sex should TODAY
write March Manufacturing company.
5SS Lake street. Chicago. for cuts and
particulars of their handsome ALUMNI
mum Card Case with your name en-
graved on it and filed with 100 calling
or business cards. Everybody orders
them. Sample case and 100 cards, post
paid 4oc. This case and 100 cards re-
tail at rs cents. You have only to
show sample to secure an order. Send
lOc at once for case and 100 cards or
'end Soc for 100 cards without case.
$40 prize for every agent Mention
ms paper. S-June 50
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-20
Official Call

There will be meeting of the gov
erning board of the Commercial club
tonight to select a committee to nomi-
nate officers and members of the gov
erning board for the current year All
members of the board are requested to
be present.
LEWISTON COMMERCIAL CLUB.
BY Van w. Hasbrouck, Secy. 1t
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-20
The Last Straw

Papa said Tommy Treadway.
Now, Tommy replied Mr.. Tread
way, Il shall only answer one more
question today, so be careful what you
ask"
Yes. papa"
We'll. go on.H
why don't they bury the Dead
Sea-"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-20
PLENTY PRETTY GIRLS
Can Be Seen With the Olympia Comic
Opera Co., This Week

w. S. Gilbert, of comic opera fame,
once said Said Pasha is running river
of innocent merriment. 1t is as light
as air frothy as the waters of a rock
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-27
NUTMEG CRAVINGS.
Interesting Items Boiled Down For
 the Benefit of our Busy Reader,.

s. A. Mackey, member of the Prince of Pilsen" company orchestra, who was stricken with an acute at- tack of appendicitis when the company was in Bridgeport Friday died at the hospital last night at 9:38 o'clock. His father, l.. A. Mackey of Chicago, was at the bedside of his son when he died.
 Judge Thayer of the probate court has appointed a. local trust company conservator for Dr John o. Noxon, the wealthy Brooklyn druggist, who has lived in Meriden for the past two years. The application was made by Mrs Noxon, who has brought suit against Mrs Remington, alleging alien ation of Dr Noxon's affections.
 Senator HawIey is critically i'll. He has been failing for some time. Re gently he was removed from Harper's Ferry, where he spent the summer, and he was so feeble that he had to be carried in chair into and out of the train. After he was settled again in his Washineton home trouble of the kidneys developed. and the dis an acute stage.
 Harry Buckley, 32 years old, shot and dangerously wounded Miss Grace Bailey last night at the Rocky Hill town farm. Miss Bailey is the daugh- ter of the superintendent of the insti- tuition, and Buckley, who made his es- cape after he shot her, was an inmate there. For some time Buckley had been bothering Miss Bailey by forcing his attentions on her.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-27
TIMELY TOPICS.

Housekeepers are provided for at Currans sale tomorrow. Furniture nearly closed out.
 Bring coupon from Boston Family Shoe store ad when you go to pur- chase footwear.
 Double trading stamps at Grieve, Bisset & Hollands tomorrow Sale on mill run goods.
 John J. Sheehan quotes prices on best brands of bottled goods in to- nights ad.
 Ready to wear hats in turban or tor pede-shapes at Freedmans. Hats trim med while you wait
 A. Mailhiot will give $3 worth of stamps in addition to regular number with children's dresses at $1.
 Reid & Hughes have a new line of stocks for ladies and to-night's ad gives a list of popular books.
 Burrall's furniture is the kind that will last lifetime. You can save mon- ey by buying there.
 Buy at the Public market cash store. Loin steaks 1Oc. There will be a fish sale tomorrow.
 Miller & Peck are selling children's kersey coats, braid trimmed, at $1.89. Ladies' tourist coats $3.9S.
 N. A. Upham says you get clean pre- scription work at his drug storea and the prices are low.
 Holczer has nice line of warm house shoes and slippers, 39c, 42c and upwards.
 J. B. Mullings & Son have a full supply of trunks and bags, all rightly made goods.
 Everybody says that suit in Hamp son-Sellew's window is red hot bar gain.
 Turnbull has cut prices away below cost in many instances for Friday, bar gain day.
 The United Gas Improvement Go will sell you gas heater with tubing for $1.50.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-27

six cars, each with fifty persons, and August Belmont, John B. Mcdonald, E. F. Bryan and Frank Hediey accompa- nied the delegation.
 With silver key Mayor Mcclellan turned the electric current into the mo- tors of the first train" in the subway, and with the first tremble of the mech anism the day of subway rapid transit. 80 long awaited by New York, dawned. Bells rang and whistles blew from Harlem to the Battery, and high car- nival reigned.
 < It is anticipated that when the road Is opened to the public at T o'clock this rush, and preparations have been made to handle 10000 passengers each hour up to midnight.
 Station agents, ticket choppers, gate men and all other employees have been carefully instructed in their duties. and to prevent accidents resulting from overcrowding details of policemen have been assigned for duty all along the line. About 5000 men will be employ ed to handle the traffic during the first twenty-four hours the road is in opera ton.
 The subway cost in round figures $50. .O00, ,000, it is twenty-one miles long. and the tunnels are about fifteen feet high. Much credit for the completion of this great work is given the cop tractor, John B. Mcdonald.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-27
POLICE COURT DOINGS
Man Got Sixty Days in Jail for As-
 saulting His Dauahter.

x
 Peter Beaucage of Wolcott street has not been getting along very well with his family of late. Some time ago he was before the city court for failing to support his wife, and this morning he was before Judge Peasley for as saulting his daughter Amelia, aged 16 years. Mrs Beaucage works as we'll as her husband, and their daughter, Amelia, keeps house for them. Beau cage works nights, and Monday morn ing, instead of returning home, it ap- pears he stayed out drinking. He was in ans ugly mood consequently when he got home at o'clock in the after noon He demanded to know why supper was not ready, and he con cerned himself about a number of other matters which, were he sober, he would not have minded.
 While his daughter was cutting bread for his supper, Beaucage took up knife and would have buried 1t in the girls body had she not for tunately turned around just as he was raising it. She immediately raised such an uproar that Mrs Smith who lives in the house went to her assist ance.
 Beaucage's explanation of the mat ter was a rambling story which did not appear to have any connection with it at all. He had his wife take the stand in his defense, but she merely made matters worse, and he was sen tenced to sixty days in jail.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-27
sEKOOHL yN BRIEFS.
William Derwin of Drayer avenue is seriously at his home.

William Derwin of Drayer avenue is seriously at his home.
 Miss Anna Neschke of Bank street is entertaining company from P.ttsfeld, Mass.
 Do you want good tea, something that is guaranteed? If so come up to the B. F. Dunphy Grocery Go and you will get it.
 Miss RoseIla Begnal has now en- tirely recovered from severe attack of typhoid fever and is able to get around once more.
 The members of the St Thomas Cadet association will meet some eyen- ing next week, and it is expected that several whist clubs will be organized for the winter.
 The new track has now been laid as far as the office of the American Ring Co, and those wbo patronize the trolley cars are not obliged to walk as far as they did heretofore.
 The filling in of the bank of the Naugatuck river makes vast i'm proyement in the appearance of the place, and when the job is completed one will hardly know the place.
 -WuIdm Spa1n mas resigned his position as captain of the St Thomas Cadets football team and Joseph Begley has been elected to succeed him for the remainder of the season. The steam roller met another soft spot in the road on Bank street this morning where it is being utilized in hardening the suifaec, and the work was delayed couple of hours while it was being raised out of the hole. Sixteen young ladies and gentle men residing in this section met last evening and formed a whist club, which they will run for their enjoy ment during the winter months. Games will be played every Friday evening and prizes will be awarded at the end of the season. The officers elected were: President, Miss Frances Higgins, secretary and treasurer, Miss Margie Davis.
 You cannot find better spices than ours, nor can you get pure spices for less than we ask. Try us and be con- l vinced. A. c. Walker. tile druggist.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-27

J. D. Madigan, the exalted ruler, has. expressed wish that tonight should be distinctively an Elks' night, that is, that all members of the lodge, whom business cares or other reasons have prevented from attending here tofore, should flock in tonight with the ladies of their families and show their appreciation of the laborious weeks the committee has already put in, without thought or reward, except that they have helped the lodge. The net proceeds will go towards the cher ished building fund, and every Elk who can spare the time should see and enjoy the committees work. Requests have been made that MT McMahon make his wonderful dive some noon hour i'll Naugatuck, but the large ex- pense already incurred in this feature and the heavy outlay which such ex- tra preparation would mean, has com pelled Chairman Reidy to reluctantly refuse. Naugatuck twill be largely represented tonight. The committee in charge of the drawing next Monday night will be composed of prominent Waterbury men and none of them, in- cluding the official clerk of drawing, cry book of tickets has been sold to responsible parties who must make returns, either in money or unsold tickets so that purchasers can feel assured that every coupon will be in the big wheel when the lucky names or numbers are drawn out.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-27
LOCKED HIMSELF IN.
Treasurer Chase Held for Embexzle-
 ment at Pomeroy, 0.

POMEROY,O O., Oct. :. -.i.--Afrer iHvesn gating for a month grand jury has in dicted County Treasurer Thomas J. Chase, charging the embezzlement of $14,5O0 from the Meiggs county treas ury on Sept. g, when he said the treas ury was footed in daylight by two masked robbers, who locked him in vault. Chase's bond was fixed. at $10,-i 900. He was unable to furnish bail and was sent to jail.
 The arrest of Chase caused no sur prise in Meiggs county, but there is much excitement over the indictments that are expected against other per- sons. The name of one of these other persons is on the lips of all, as this person has been suspected as much as Chase himself for a month.
 Chase was found locked up on Sept. 9 by his daughter, who rushed to bank and thence to the fair grounds for some one who could open the vault. It was shown to the grand jury that at least half dozen men were sitting in front of the courthouse all forenoon on Sept. 9 and that none of these men saw the robbers. Roy Packard. treas urer of Olive township, in his testi- mony before the grand jury fixed tho time of the closing of the treasurer'S office on Sept. 9 to within two minutes. Packard came to Pomeroy that morn ing to draw $500 of school funds for Olive township. After sitting in an adjoining office, that of the county auditor, he went to telephone, seeing oJ-;r& k< I, cn5 At that time Janitor Minich was sitting by the door. Packard says he return ed tcIthe treasurers office within two minutes after seeing Chase standing by the door and found the door locked. He was exasperated as he thought il meant another fifteen mile drive to cash his warrant, so he shook the door and finally kicked it. Getting no response, he asked Janitor Minich, who still sat at the door, where Chase had gone. Janitor Minich said he thought Chase had gone to the county fair. Packard then cashed his warrant at bank.
 As soon as the indictment against Chase was reported the grand jury re. sumed its investigation on the theory that if Chase were guilty there was at least one, probably two, confederates, one to turn the combination on the vault door of the outside and possibly another keeping watch outside of the building.
 Chase comes of good family, is fifty years old, has wife. two sons and one daughter. the younger son, Guy, being deputy treasurer. Chase is a member of the Methodist church and was never before suspected of wrong. doing.