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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-17
SPRING IS HERE

earliest harbnser OF
spriaE but spring poet a good Second
ppcd prophecy but the sprng poeu
due early failed to mater
ialze
We needs exchanged
Ioet into the
spring timely warning TO de-
WINTER dalyng n lap % peilahs
col col makes you queerf
aeomln isn't wanted here;
De sky blue an pleasant II fseiu fine.
An den somebody hols sits lno line
Instead o workn overtime Why dent you take a res
When winter days gloomy viz de hunger an dstfesaf
Col trouble DRAWN night
Jes wanted. around bout next July"
: be ". Nesbt optimistic becomes
through
sey Of the days
{
you thlnef there's northeast breeze
where eugng 10 tho
Why. baluy Of spring
you apple blossoms fling
Their until they heap sna dance
slvery n airy fairy dance
Of aA-herss James whlieemo
Riley holnciy, strains
the ad ilsra
hen he
But theaw euh the BIRDS
md uca
yuu knew.
An green nod mornlnl-
your family, an youl'"
bluff Hes al wind anJwa
and what they know
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Edith's stopped ut the same time"
"Wnt you kindly sit down and
show me which vas the tooth Into
witch the stopping was putt
Ehe ala 80.
This vas the one she said.
pointing with her finger 10 one In
the lower Jaw. What do you meanl
L. there anything wrong
Nandsieur examined the tooth
long and carefully. There was n
sudden rapid movement Of his hand
and a sharp cry from Mrs. ScIby
With the drftneas OF long practice
and a powerful wrist. be had 81 :
tractcd tho tooth with one wrench.
The suddeuness OF the whole thing.
/ startling as II was. WAS not 90
/ strange as his next movement
send Mrs selby's maid to her. -
he said turning 90 her husband:
then come. both OF you. into the
next room
The maid was summoned. Poor
Mrs ssIby had sunk back IN her
chair. terrified and half fainting. \
moment later Sciby Joined US IN the
dining room.
That's right" said Vnndeieur.
"eioaa the door. viii YOU"
lie opened his black bag and
/ brought out several inst r1mcnts.
With one he removed the stopping
from the tooth. II was quite soft
and came away easily. Then from
the bag no produced a small guinea
pig. which he requested me 20 hold.
/ lie pressed the sharp intrument
into the tooth and opening the
I mouth OF the little animal placed
the point on the tongue. The effect
was instantaneous The little head
fell on TO one OF my hRuds-the
guinea pig was dead. Nnndcieur
wns white as sheet. He hurried up
10 Scihy md wrung his hand.
Thank hcavenl" he said. i've
been In time. but only just. Your
wife Is safe This stopping would
hardly have held another hour. l
have been thinking all night over
tho mystery OF your siter-in laws
death, and over every minute detail
OF evidence as To how the poison
could have been administered. sud
denly the coincidence OF both sisters
having had their teeth stopped
struck me as remarkable. Like a
flash the solution came 10 me. The
more l considered II the more l felt
that was right. but by what fiend-
ish cunning such "A scheme could
have been conceived and executed is
stiil beyond my power to explain.
The poison IL very like hynseine.
one of the worst toxic alkaloids
known. no violent In It's deadly pro-
portions that the amount that would
go into "A tooth would cause almost
instant death. II has been kept IN
by a gutta- pereha stopping certain
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Thelrcer6S SIS of the
= /trdnd. pr so BIT r USAGE
corr atdlsr 1905 BIZ rSTrReRiss Assr%

in my face. lie started back In his
chair
Good heavensi- he replied. "Do
you aiiude to my sisters Tell mo
quickly. are they alive"
Your elder sister died on the
zsth OF July and there Is every rea-
son 70 believe that her death was
caused by foul play"
As uttered these words tho
change that passed over his face
was fearful 20 witness lie did not
speak. bat remained moti0uieaa.
His claw-itt<e hnnds clutched the
arms Of the chair. his eyes were
fixed and staring. ne though they
would start from their hollow sock
cts. the color OF his skin was like
clay. heard SeIby breathe quickly
behind me. and vanaeieur stepped
towards the man and Laid his hand
on his shoulder.
TEL as what you know OF this
matter be said sharply.
Recovering himself with an effort
the invalid began In a tremuloas
voice:
Listen closely. for you must act
quickly. I am directly reRponai-
BILE for this fearful thing. My life
has been a wild and wasted one ana
now I am dying. The doctors tell
me I cannot live n month. for I
have large aneuriHn Of the heart.
Eighteen months ago I was IN Rio.
I was living fast and ghmblcd heay-
lily. Among my fellow gamblers was
man much older than myself. His
name was Jose Arauto. lie was. n
anything. n greater gambler than I.
One night We played alone. The
stakes ran high until they reached
a big figure. ny daylight I had lost
70 him nearly zoo, 600 pounds Though
I am a rich man in point Of income
under my uncle's wiz. I could not
pay a twentieth part Of that sum.
This man knew my financial posi-
ton, and. IN addition 10 sum OF
1000 pounds paid down. gave him
a document l must have been mad
10 do 20. The document was this
Il was duly witnessed and attested
BY a lawyer-that. in the event Of
my surviving my two sisters and
thus inheriting the whole of my un-
cIs's wealth, half n million should
20 TO Jose Aranio. felt l was
breaking up at the time. ana the
chances or my inheriting the money
were small Immediately after tho
completion OF the document this
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bys. nesillng amid its oalas and elma.
Everything was done ta9maks the
homecoming OF the brids' ~ cheer
ful rs circumstance would permit.
but a gloom. Impossible 20 lift
overshadowed Selby himself. He
could scarcely rouse himself 60 take
the slightest interest ia anything.
The following morning l received
n letter from Vandoieur. II was very
short, and once more Impressed on
me the necessity Of caution. He said
that two eminent physicians had ex-
amined Silva and the verdict was
that he could not live month. Un-
tii hts death precautions must be
strictly observed.
The day was eloudleEa and after
breakfast was just starting out for
a stroll when tho butler brought mo
a telegram. tore II open; u was
from Vnndeieur.
Prohibit oil food until I arrive.
hurried into the study and gave "
Am coming down" were ths words.
to SellIy lie read and looked up st
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-17
THEY ARE SOULS

late Henry great soul
tells the following significant incident
article for publication IN which
children tenement dssFiete nsnoned
reference was mad 10 their having immortal souls
STOP said George TO his holder
hanEe they have Immortal
souis hut bal they immortal souls
twleies and tweealedun sayf
That's you difference IN the
unfortunate having souls
or souls
you whose lives would
a from yourself
understanding vii
away. charity work" falls But
into vital touch with the needy souls a. The saliva
Army will understand
Henry distinction
one $ Charity.
> brotherhood
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tue.
"FIua out che firn, train and go
and meet hitn. old chap" he said.
let us hope that this means an end
u tho hibiscus affair"
I went Into the hall and Looked up
the trains. The next arrived at
Crunumoor ~ 1876. I then strolled
Fuund 70 the stables and ordered q
carriage. after which walked up
and down on the drive There wac
no doubt that something strans.
had happened. Nanaeiur coming
I down no suddenly must moan a fimal
clearing up OF the mystery I had
/ Just turned round at the lodge gates
90 wait for the carriage when the
/ sound Of wheels and 81 haEnes Eai-
Looping struck on my ears The gates
were swung open and Vandelsur in
an open nv dashed through thrm
I before could recover from my sur
prise he was ont OF the vehicle and
az my side HE carried small
black bag IL his hand.
Il came down by special train. .
he said. speaking quickly. There
| II not a moment 20 lose. Come al
once. II Mrs. soIby all riRhty''
what do you mean2" I replied
"of course sho II. DO you suppose
that she Is In DANGER
Deadly" was his answer. Come. "
We dashed up 70 the house to-
grther. sslby. who had heard our
steps. came 10 meet us-
MIR. Nandeleuri" he cried What
IL IT. How did you come p
sfiy special train. Mr.. 9elby. And
I want 20 sae yuur wife at once. II
VIII be necessary to perform very
iriflinR operation"
Opera toni he exclaimed.
Yes nj once"
We made our way through tho
hail and into the morning room.
whore Mrs. salby was busily en-
gagged in reading and answering let
ters. She started up when she saw
vandeieur and uttered AN oxciamR-
iion of surprise.
what has happsned7" she asked.
vandeiour went up 20 her and
took her hand.
do not be alarmed" he said.
FOR I have come 10 put all your
fears 90 rest Now. please listen TO
mo. When you visited Nine. sara
with your sister, did you 10 for
medical advica7"
The color rushed into her face.
conc OF my teeth ached." she an
swered. II went to her about thar.
Sho Is. rs suppose you know. n
most wonderful dentist. She ex-
anlned the tooth, found that II re-
quirod stopping and got an assistant.
a Brazilian. I think. 70 do a."
And your tooth has bsen COM
Portable ever SINGER
Yes. quite. She had one OF
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70 come out within month. prob
ably earlier. and most probably dur
ing mAstication OF food The per-
son would die either Immediately or
after "A very few minutes. and no one
would connect a visit to the dentist
With a death a month RfterRard."
what followed can be told In a
very fcw words Nine. sara was ar
rested on suspicion. She appeared
before the magistrate. looking In
nooent and beautiful. and managed
during her evidence completely 30
hattie that acute individual she
denied nothing. but declared that
the poison must have been put into
the tooth by one OF the two Brazil
ians whom she had lately engaged
to help her with her dentistry. She
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the girl round whom this strange
battle ragged. Tier husband had tod
her everything. and. though Htill
suffering terribly from the shock
and Eriaf 81 hsr sisters death. her
face Vas calm and full Of repose.
carriage was waiting for Va AZ
CFonsmour and by half-paat We
arrived a. the old home Of the Sell
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locked. firat-olaaa compartment.
speeding rapidly west. Tho Eerv-
ants and Mrs Selby's own special
maid were IN a separate carriage.
selby's face showed signs OF Sleep
less night and presented a striking
contrast to the fair, fresh face OF
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had her suspicious with regard u
these men soon afterward and had
dismissed them. she believed thai
they we're Ia the pay OF Jose Arania
but she could not tell anything for
certain. Thus madame escaped con-
viction. I Was certain that she Vas
guilty. but there was not a shadow
OF real proof. A month later silva
died and Seiby Is now a double MIL
liunaire.
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SYNOPSIS.
Dixon Druee. returning TO London
from Madeira. meets on the steamer
an old college friend. Jack selbx.
who la travelling with his bride and
her sister Edith. Mrs. selby's father
len a very large fortune. which 10
70 TO 10 the one OF his children who
OUTLINES the others. the third one
being a son. whom his sisters have
not seen for years. on board the
ship Is Nine. Sara. n professional
beautifier. who Is warmly liked b
Mrs. seiby and her sister. but whom
Druce decides - a dangerous woman.
The more bruce sees OF Mime.
Cara the more he becomes convinced
that she r. dangerous He visits
her shop and sees her In society.
Mrs. SeIby and her sister Edith
have consulted Nine. Sara about
their teeth.
Edith Is n1ysterionsiy poisoned and
dies. Druca asks Eric Vandeleur, a
terry. Both suspect Mime. Sara Mrs.
eeiby'H brother writes 10 Druce that
he IN In London.
In uncontroilable excitement I
hastily dispatched two kilograms,
one 20 Selby and the other 10 Van
deieur. begging OF them 10 be with
ma. without fail. as soon as possible.
So the man had never been in Eng
land at all The situation was more
bswflderinR than ever. One thing.
at least. was probable-Edith Dali
las death was not due TO her step
brother. Soon after half past s
Selby arrived and Vandeieur walked
IN 10 minutes later. / told them
what had occurred and showed them
the letter. In half an hours time
ws reached the hotel. ana on stating
who I was we were shown into n
room on the first floor by Slva's
private servant. Resting IN an arm
chair. az We entered. sat a man. his
face was terribly thin The eyes
and cheeks were 20 sunken that the
face had almost the appearance OF a
skull. He made no effort 10 rise
when we entered, and glanced from
one Of US 10 the other with the ut
most astonishment. ] at once intro
dnoed myself and explained who we
were. He then waved his hand for
his man to retire.
You have heard the news. Of
course. Mr.. Siiva7" said.
'EswBi What7" He glanced up
10 me and seemed to read something
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Tire next story in the series
] o. tales Of ~The soreeress Of
the Strand will be THE
] BLOOD RED CROSS"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-31
FOR CIVIC BEAUTY.

A little journey to one or more of
the parks of ST. Paul, such as thou
sands of people INDUCED in yesterday
for the first time this year, should
make every individual in town an en-
thusiast for the Identification of the
city.
Clad in the verdure of the spring,
the breathing spots that attracted the
people are lovely beyond the belief of
those who have not seen them. The
fragrance of the lilacs and other early
blossoms, the brilliant coloring. the we'll
kept and inviting lawns, made whole
that might we'll seduce the senses Of
the most matter of fact. 1t was made
very clear that, at little expense, much
can be done to make the city beautiful.
Central park, small in area but ex-
quisitely kept, within a few blocks Of
the very heart of the city, is simply a
delight at this season and has paid
for itself million times in the refresh
ment and inspiration it has brought to
the fevered workers who, in step
or two, have found themselves a thou
sand miles from the ordinary surround
ings of their toll. Rice park, a bit Of
green in a frame of asphalt, is a mis-
sionary of famous power in winning
over the heartsick and weary. Smith
park, mere block or so in extent. has
its regular patrons, and makes life
worth the living to thousands of the
unfortunate ones who room in the
blocks down town. These are the GASES
of the desert of asphalt. Out farther
the larger area of the parks provides
larger opportunities for the gardener
and the landscape maker, but not Como
itself in all its beauty does the real
good that these little parks down
town accomplish during the park sea-
son.
\ 1t takes a day like yesterday to i'm
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-31
THE LuTE IS STOVE IN.

The announcement that H. J. Miller,
of Luverne, will be a candidate for
the Republican nomination for con-
gress in the district that has been held
for so many years by Representative
J. T. McCleary. might not be of more
involved. McCleary is standpatter.
Miller says he is for tariff revision and
reciprocity. The candidacy of Miller
is going to make it awkward for the
| congressman from the Second Mime
sofa district. 1t indicates very fair
ly one fact, that the Republican ma
tional organization has declined to
recognize that the agricuIturists of the
country are not satisfied with the pres
ent tariff and are positively in favor
| of reciprocity
1t has been made very clear that
the men who dominate the Republican
party are committed to the policy Of
| protecting the interests whose contri-
buttons have made for the success of
that party. 1t was demonstrated in
Iowa, where the detection of Cummins
was punished SO rigorously-and this
| in spite of the patent fact that had the
state been left to itself, Cummins
could easily have made his idea &C
tariff revision immensely popular.
There was no chance of denying the
| interference of the national leaders in
| the affairs of the Republicans in Iowa,
| and their influence and money being
| thrown against tariff revision Cummins
was turned down. Very much the
same conditions have been shown In
other states. Here in Minnesota the
Minneapolis delegate convention turned
| down mere declaration for reci-
procity, and this in spite of the atti-
tude of the agricultural element.
There will be a fight in the Repub-
lican party of the Second district this
summer, and thereby will enlighten-
>ment come to the people whether Nc
Cleary or Miller wins. There will be
contests on the same lines in some
| other districts. 1t will be a campaign
of education, and the Democracy must
| necessarily profit from the exploitation
by Republicans in their own meetings
of the tariff reform policy of the. Demo-
/ Gratis
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DIR. STRAUSS OPINION.

Richard Strauss has been saying
some very complimentary things of
this country since his return to Berlin
1t is but natural that he should, for
| his trip here was a financial success,
but Americans will have no difficulty
IN recalling the names of other famous
foreigners who have come, seen and
conquered and have gone back to VIII
lily or to damn with faint praise. 1t
is interesting to note that he considers
Chicago the second important musical
center in this country, the first being
Boston. New York he does not praise.
Its music atmosphere is full of unrest
and commercialism,' he declares. ri
| vastly prefer the music life of Chicago.
to that Of New York. where the craze
for sensations too often smothers real
| merit"
Boston and Chicago both hailed the
composer and conductor as the prophet
of something new and wonderful that
was to come to pass in musics realm.
| There We're those in New York, how
ever, who thought him merely
prophet of the utterly absurd" 1t is
| possible that this citys view of him
influenced his view Of it, but it is pos
| sible, too, that he has not allowed
prejudice to color his opinion and that
| his estimate of the cities mentioned
is perfectly honest one. His honesty
| is the more believable because his
opinion comedies with that of impartial
| observers in this country. Her man,
moth industries have long concealed
Chicago's artistic light, but DR.. Strauss
was not the first to recognize the rays
that are shooting out from beneath
the bushel
The composers opinion of America
is valuable because it will help to en-
tighten Americans. There are still
very, very many of these who will not
believe that anything good in the art
| line can come out of America. But
DR.. Strauss language is unmistakable.
| Chicago and West America is a land
of the greatest musical promise he
says. Il distinctly dissent from the
charge commonly heard in Germany
| that Americans are unmusicaI. On the
contrary, they are highly appreciative
of good music, and the promptrejection
of trash is indicative of keen dis
criminative faculty" And that we
| showed our appreciation of DR.. Strauss
to the extent of several thousand dol
| lars will not lessen the value of his
verdict For. as we have already stat
| ed, no distinguished foreigner who has
visited here in the past has ever per-
! mitted such a trif1e to influence his
opinion of US. Americans who are
Strauss mad cannot fail to be inf1u-
enced by the Strauss verdict. 1t must
inevitably add to the prestige of such
home products as We can show in the
art line.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-31
MINNEAPOLIS BOY
FAILS AT ANNAPOLIS
Arthur r. Joyce Is Among Those Found
Deficient at Naval Academy

ANNAPOLIS. Md. May 3O.-The result
Of the annual physical examinations of
the midshipmen of the three classes now
at the academy shows that twelve mid
shipmen are disqualified to continue in
the service and their designations will be
handed in within few days. The second
S. DoweH Jr.. of Texas The third class
men are Charles S. Albert Of Philadel-
phia; Kenneth c. Bousch, at large; An
drew G. Bell, Of Chelsea, Mass; Arthur
r. Joyce. Minneapolis, Mimi; George +.
Miller, Vicksburg; George Morton,
Orange, Va; William T. Peacock, Brook
lyn. N. Y; Benjamin F. Tilley Jr., at
large.
Clement, Callas. Va; V. o. Ward. Omaha,
Baker City. Or; F. o. Wallace. War
rensburg, Mo; F. A. L. Vosler, Marys-
vile, w Va; F. S. Macy, Cambridge.
Mass; L. S. Boslxy. Lawrence, N. Y.
The annual exercises before the board
of visitors of the academy began today
brigade of midShipmen, the officers at
tached to the naval academy and the
marine guard this morning. The recep-
tion marked the opening Of the annual
ceremonies of closing week of the acad-
envy The board will witness the drills by
throughout the week This afternoon
Supt. Brownson rendered reception to
the board and at dress parade the pre-
sentation of colors to the company for
general efficiency during the past year
was made. The second company, of
New York is captain, was the winner of
the cOlOrS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-31
How California Is Watered.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 3O.-An
irrigation bulletin issued by the census
bureau today places the total area IL
rigated in California at 1,72O,737 acres,
and it is stated that remarkable prog
ress has been made by the state in
irrigation since 1898 In 1902 there
were in operation 6,017 systems with
an aggregate of 900 miles Of main
canals and ditches the total construc-
ton cost of which was $23,772,157. r.
rigation was reported on so, 404 farms
The figures show that in the number
of irrigated farms and the total con-
struction cost of irrigation systems
California holds first rank. In total
area irrigated it is second only to Col
ora6O.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-31
RUMMACES HISTORY
Secretary Taft Dissects Kan
sas-Nebraska Bill.

TOPEKA, Kan, May 30.-Topelxa
was decorated in holiday attire TODAY
In honor of her semi centennial. Secre-
tary of War Taft was the orator. After
riding at the head of a parade in 3
carriage with Gov. Bailey he was driv-
en- to the auditorium. There Secretary
Taft was greeted by 5000 people. and
delivered a patriotic address, saying:
1t is fifty years to a day since Presi-
dent Franklin Pierce signed the Kansas
Nebraska bill We do not mean to praise
him or the author of the BILL Stephen A.
douglas, or those by whose votes the bill
was enacted into a law, Though our
party preJudlceS are melted by half a
century and though now. we can take a
more judicial view of the act, we still
can ind something to reflect credit on
those who were responsible for its pas
sage. The act involved a breach of
faith so palpable that its beneficiaries and
supporters were embarrassed in it's de-
Tense. while it's Opponents-the anti-slav-
cry men of the NOrth-Were aroused to
an indignation of white heat by this de-
nperate breaking of a compromise which
Tor thirty years had been thought to be
as sacred as the constitution itself
II this be true, why do we cOmmem-
crate the event? Why is there gathered
here so much of the intelligence and pa
triOtism Of Kansas? We rejoice today in
the fact that the bill which was enacted
INTO law fifty. years ago, instead of ac
cOmplishing the purpose of those who
voted for it, marks the beginning of the
end of the controversy which eliminated
from our social system the cancer of hui
man slavery and permits us as citizens
of the United States to look the world i'm
the face when we proclaim our natural
love of freedom and civil liberty The
KansaS-Nebraska bill was the last great
step of the slave power before actual Sc
cession which showed to a doubtful and
hesitating North the extremity to which
the institution of slavery could bring it's
supporters, and it reused the North to d
state Of righteous excitement which three
decades Of absolutism propaganda had
failed to do.
Gov. Bailey entertained Secretary
Taft at dinner tonight. Later in the
evening the secretary with Gov Bailey
attended a patriotic celebration in the
auditorium.