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CHAPTER I!i.-Continued.


Us there no person with whom you
are acquainted who is familiar with
English literature, and Who
ITO be sure. My secretary, Herr
Ivan Barosky. If you care
1T will give me great pleasure. and
thank you from the bottom OF my
heart. madame, for your kindness.
The baroness touched a silver call
bell, which stood on table near. A
servant entered Say to Herr Baros
ky ! wish to see him here"
Pardon, madame, but Herr Ba
rosky left the house an hour ago. say
ing If he were asked for that he would
soon return"
How unfortunate" began the baro'
ness. q"
IF might be given the permission
to wait and to glance through these
priceless treasures" suggested the pro-
fessor as he cast wistful look at
the well-filled shelves.
by all means" said the baroness,
and rising she said that she would
send Herr Barosky to him on his re-
turn, and then withdrew.
Making a low bow, expressive OF
his gratitude, the professor stood until
the door had closed and then start
ling change took place. Instead OF the
slow, deliberate movements of the old
scholar, Michael Radaloff, with q
CLEAN of triumph in his eye, once more
was the alert and active agent OF
police. Going tiptoe to the door with
catlike motion, he listened for mo-
ment. and then with rapid movements
he proceeded to desk which stood in
the apartment, and producing bunch
of skeleton keys soon had it's contents
at his disposal. A hurried examina-
tion of one paper after another follow
ed. The face of the searcher was a
study. Eagerness, disappointment,
anxiety, anticipation-one expression
after another chased itself across the
earnest face.
Suddenly he uttered an exclamation
A secret drawer had rewarded his
search. He grasped the papers the re-
ceptacle contained.
A great flush of Joy passed over his
face!
The drawer was speedily closed.
Another moment. and all the docu-
ments in the desk were rearranged as
nearly as possible in their former
order-all but two-the two found in
the secret drawer, guarded by the
concealed spring.
Then the lock was locked.
Radaloff, drawing himself erect,
stood for moment like some con-
queror who had won great victory,
and as a great flash Of exultation
lighted up the sallow face. he exclaim-
ed, by Holy Nicholas. the game is
mine!"
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break an offenders neck by rapping
him over the head with his club.
Sometimes the fall which follows, and
sometimes the blow, breaks the neck
of the offender. Sometimes sudden
violent motion of the head, quick,
jerking motion, the kind we make when
lodging, will break the neck. recall
an amusing case where man threw
his neck out of joint, without breaking
it, by turning his head to one side in
an effort to dodge bullet fired at
him at short range. The bullet passed
through the rim Of his hat. Ever
after that he carried his head tilted
over the right shoulder, and was never
able to straighten it. The neck is
easily broken, as a matter Of fact, and
the wonder to me is that mole men
are not killed in this way now, since
we are kept twisting, lodging, ducking
and cutting other more or less violent
capers. s."-New Orleans mes.Demo-
crat,
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lieve US, most respectfully yours.
THE SMITH FAMILY"

llSNS US, uCSl TeSpcCllullH HOulS,
THE SMITH FAMILY"
The laborer was puzzled, but the
contractor, after struggling with some
dim boyhood recollections, was able to
explain it. There is, or rather there
used to be, sort of tradition that If
the tenant of rat infested house
were to write a note to the rats.
couched in terms of extreme polite
ness, requesting them to go elsewhere,
and post it in a rat hole, the rats might
oblige.
The contractor remembered way
back in his childhood days in coun-
try town writing Just such note, po-
litely asking a rat family to transfer
their attentions to neighbor who
had been vindictive, and firmly believ-
ing, on their temporarily disappear
ing. that it was the note that did 1t.
The contractor took the letter home
to show his small boy that letters to
Santa Claus were not the only odd
epistles, and that there were other
places besides chimneys which could
serve as mail boxes.-New York Sun.
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ans skirts was a boy some or years
old. The priest beamed kindly ON him
and asked him his name.
The boy began to cry vigorously.
Shame on ye," cried the woman;
shame on ye, Johnnie"
Still the youngster blbbered.
The priest went on eating. He was
decidedly hungry after his long ride
in a cold car, and his walk through
the snow rather jaded him.
AS the boy continued to cry. his
mother exclaimed: DRY up, ye bold
little thing; dry up, say, or the bum
will ate ye," and then in an appealing
way to the astonished Father Seully,
Won't ye, bum; won't We ate Johnnie
II he don't hush his n'ise?"
When she learned who the surprised
bum" really was the poor woman
was quite inconsolable. - Boston
Herald.
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Atrocities in the conoo Reoior

In an account of journey made
last year in the Congo Free State the
Rev. A. E. Scrivener, of the BAPTIST
Missionary Society, of England, thus
comments on the treatment of the
natives by the agents of the State:
1T all seemed so foolish to kill the
people off in the wholesale way in
which it has been done in this lake
district because they would not bring
in sufficient rubber to satisfy the
white men-and now here is an empty
country and very much diminished
output of rubber as the inevitable con.
sequence"
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THE FINE WAS RENTED.
Lawyers Assurance Saved Him From
Deserved Punishment.


Deserved Punishment.
Representative Henry of Texas, dis.
cussing the Cockran-Dalzell incident
in the House, was telling how Thomas
Fannin Smith of Texas was accus.
toned to bullyrag the judges before
whom ne practiced.
Does counsel think this court is a
fool?" asked the Judge of Smith after
particularly boastful statement that
had been made by counsel.
Il should not like to answer your
honor's question, and would be glad
to be excused" Smith answered, "as
might subject myself to contempt OF
court"
You are fined $40 for contempt
the judge answered.
With great display of bills Smith
paid the fine to the clerk, at the same
time muttering: Anyhow, it is $40
more than the court can show"
You are fined $50 additional for
contempt" the court ordered. and as
Smith did not have this amount he
was to raise it before the next day or
go to Jail.
"Your honor" he finally said. "n
view of all the circumstances, I am
convinced your honor was ioking
about that $50 fine, and move that it
be remitted."
Smiths assurance was so great
that the judge remitted the $50 fine
New York World
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Cat Fell Twenty.one Stories.


Oyama is the name of the black
tom cat which for the past year has
teen an occupant of the nineteenth
floor Of the Frick building, Pittsburg.
Pa.
Oyama has always taken great
interest in the elevators. He has
heard people yell Down nineteen"
so often that he concocted little
meow of his own which sounds just
lire the request to be taken down.
Last week he stood in front of the
elevator and gave his meow.
The elevator boy stopped about six
inches above the floor and the doors
opened. Oyama darted through. He
didn't stop falling until he reached
tfe sub-basement, which is two floors
under the street. One OF the janitors
went down. There stood Oyama.
locking bit shaken up, but still as
port as ever. He hadn't even broken
. leg.
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A Modest Mans Perplexitv

She smiled at me when she and I
Met face to face while ago
She smiled at mel wonder why?
An what would l not give to know?
A sweeter. fairer maid than she
Has never crossed the path tread
A while ago she smiled at me;
l wonder If my nose was red?
When l behold her lovely face
My cares tn all the winds are blown
Her form is 1.-THE and full of glace.
The charms of youth are all her own;
The happy sod should yield a rose
Whele'er it's pressed by her slim foot
! wonder If across my nose
2lerr might have been a streak Of
scot?
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The day Is dismal when in vain
l watch to see her pass; the skies
Are quickly frightened when | gain
A glance. In passing. from her eyes:
! wonder If she smiled because
She knew my thoughts or noticed how
Betuddled and how flushed l was?
Perhaps she's laughing at me row.
Sometimes fancy that she knows
Her luscious beauty giaddens me;
sometimes l fancy that she shows .
A Willingness to let me see
She smiled un at me when we met.
. hen looked away and hurried by;
Sometimes gladly think-and yet--
Perhaps she smiled! l wonder ,-hyf
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Pastor CHANCES Faith.

Rev. William T. Brown, formerly
the pastor of Plymouth Congregation.
al church at Rochester. n. Y, who
created such dissatisfaction by his So
cialistic sermons some four years ago,
that he was compelled to leave the
pulpit, has united with the Unitarians
and assumed the pastorate of the
Church CT Our Father at East Boston.
Mass.
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CHAPTER w.
The Student Of the Polyteehnique

nc otuuShk VI INC ToIyteSnnlQucs
Five minutes later, young man,
apparently of some two or three and
twenty years, of singularly easy and
graceful bearing, entered the room.
The learned professor was too deep
1y engrossed In an examination of a
superb copy of Schiller to notice his
entrance, and his eyes were only lift
ed from the page when the young man
spoke. ''Is this Herr Professor Kaso-
vitch?'
The Herr Professor" was deeply
embarrassed. He arose and apologiz-
ed for his preoccupation.
Mr.. Barosky, with a glance at the
card he held in his hand. said in a
pleasant tone, Pray be seated"
Radaloff took in every feature OF
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LYNX parkens Three rowns.

Virginia City, Carson and Reno
were all in darkness last night be-
cause lynx climbed an electric pole
between Virginia City and Reno and
caused the burning out of the cleo
trical machinery i'll three palces.
Twenty thousand volts passed
through the animals body.-Sacra.
mento Bee.
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Deer Tried to steal a Ride.

A strange deer story c.'mes from
Thetford. AS freight train was pass.
irg through strip Of woods ycster-
day morning deer jumped from a
thtcket, landing on fiat car and. fall
ing between the car and caboose.
broke its neck.
The carcass was taken to Lyndon
Vile and placed on exhibition.-St. AL
bans Messenger.
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PERSONALS.

s. J. darkness Of ScofieId is in the
city.
w c. Page. who has large mining in
tereStS in HALEY. Ida. is in town and IS a
guest a the Kenyon.
p r. Stevens and wife of Colorado
Springs are at the Kenyon hotel en- route
TO Portland. where they will reside during
the Lewis and Clark exposition. Mr..
stevens has attained considerable fame IN
Colorado as an artist, and it is his inten-
ton TO make several sketches while IN
Portland for development next fail ana
winter
c. W Thompson, the owner of Catalina
island, and who has a large interest IN
the steamships plying between san PEDRO
and Catalina island, was IN town yes
teTday and had luncheon with District
Passenger Agent J. l. Moore of the san
Pedro road at the Kenyon Mr. Thomp-
sons visit at this time has no particular
significance He is here for rest and
may return to Los Angeles with the
WOOdmen excursionsts. who will leave
Salt Lake tonight for the national conVeh-
ton of the order.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-15
COMPROMISE JUDGMENT GIVEN
Supreme Court Renders Opinion on
infringement of Cigar Labels.

The supreme court. in the case of
Max Davidson. plaintiff and respOn-
dent against Edward \. Munsey, de
PENDANT and appellant. rendered a COM
promise judgment yesterday. The con-
tentiOn that brought them into the
district court Of Weber county was
over an infringement Of cigar labels.
After considers BILE litigation judg-
ment was rendered in favor of David
son and against Munsey for $3.50 dam
ages and costs and $500 as attorneys
fees.
The opinion. which was written by
Justice McCarty, and in which the
other two justices concur. holds that
there was no evidence given in the
court below which even tended TO
show that the plaintiff was damaged
in the sum of $3.50 or any other sum,
except a nominal one, and that the
lower court erred i'm that part of its
finding. Therefore the cause is re-
manded to the trial court.
But, as this is in the nature of a
special proceeding the court says. 1T
will not be necessary TO reverse the
case because Of this error. If the
respondent. within ten days from the
time the remittitur in this case is
filed with the clerk of the district
court, RENTS all of the $3.50 damages.
except the nominal sum of 81. the
judgment will be affirmed with costs,
otherwise the case viii stand reversed
and remanded for new trial"
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Court Notes.

Today being a legal holiday. the pro-
bate calendar viii not be called by
Judge George @. Armstrong until Mon
day morning.
Judge Armstrong yesterday ordered
Mrs Fred Herdliskly committed to the
state insane hospital at Provo She
lives at 50 West Fifth South street
and is so years of age
The case against a. f. Gerber was
day on motion OF District Attorney F.
G. LoofbOurow. Gerber settled his
trouble by marrying the complaining
witness. Miss Addie Weyland.
Jenette StiefeI got a decree of di-
vorce from Alfred Stiefel yesterday in
Judge g. w Morse's division Of the
district court, with $50 a month ali
mony and S75 to pay her attorney.
The couple were married in Salt Lake.
Dec. %, 1892 She alleged cruelty and
abuse.
Judge Morse yesterday ordered Rob
ert NJ Wilkinson, who is involved in
domestic trouble with his wife, The
resa NJ Wilkinson, committed TO the
county Jail for ten days for contempt
for failure to obey an order of the
court But on motion of Wilkinson 5
attorney the issuing of the commit
ment was suspended until Monday.
Complaint was filed in the Office of
the clerk of the district court yester-
day by Youngs Cutler. administrator
of the estate of Agnes McGregOr cut
ler against I. n. Parker, Frank Knox
and ". r. Adams in which it is
sought 20 collect s1.S00 alleged TO be
due on bond given TO secure a writ
of attachment in the case of i. y.
Parker against Walter Copper and
Agnes MEG. Cutler. Judgment for $1,000
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-15
PLAN TO PUSH
WORK ON DEPOT
Vice President W. H. Bancroft Gives
Out News on Construction.
WORK FOR THE WEST SIDE
WESTERN PACIFIC FILES SUR
VEVS IN CARSON, NEW.

Interest in the erection Of the new
Oregon Short Line depot is revived by
a statement given out by Vice Presi-
dent w. II. Bancroft on his return from
Los Angeles yesterday, where he at
tended the meeting of the directors
of the San Pedro road. Mr.. Bancroft
announces that the terms of the fran
chise recently granted i'm this city are
TO be carried out, and that the western
part of the city is TO be busy place
until the work is completed. The inn
preston is given that the $500, 900 pas
senger depot at South Temple and
Third West is to be pushed forward
without delay; that the freight depot
IS TO be erected at once, and that other
improvements and changes in the
yards and about the shops and round
houses are to be made as rapidly as
possible.
Discussing the situation. MIR. Ban
croft said:
The rOundhOUse in North Salt Lake.
together with the big coal chute, will
be completed by May l. in time for
the opening of the San Pedro for traf-
nc. The turntable has arrived and is
being now put in.
Men are now engaged in recon
structing the Short Line yards, accord
ing to the approved plans. and we ex-
pect 70 start work at once on the big
new freight depot. which is necessary
to meet the growing demands of the
city.
Just as soon as we have the yards
completed and the freight depot built
we will start in at once on the passen-
ger depot"
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NEW TRIAL Is
GIVEN SHOCKLEY
Supreme Court Grants Another
Chance to Confessed Murderer.
CITY COURT is HELD LEGAL
REVERSAL BASED ON QUESTIONS
BY DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

James NJ. Shockley, who has been
confined in the penitentiary for sew
eral months under sentence of death
for numbering Amasa L. GIea-
son, in January, 1904. while holding up
a street car, has been granted a new
trial by the supreme court to which
he appealed from the verdict rendered
in Judge Morse's division of the dis
trict court
ShOckleys crime was committed
while engaged in holding Up street
car He also killed Thomas Brighton
just before he murdered Gleason, but
he was not convicted of that crime.
The opinion is a voluminous one.
containing eighty closely typewriter
pages, and was written by Justice
McCaFty, and cOncuTTed in by Justice
Straup. 1t holds that the trial judgd
abused his discretion in permitting the
district attorney to inteTrogate the
defendant James NJ. Shocxley, while
or the stand as a witness. concern
ing crimes alleged TO have been COM
mltted by ShOckley. or in which he
was implicated, separate and distinct
from and in no way connected with
the murder of Gleason. The point on
which the defendants counsel mainly
relied was the lack of jurisdiction of
| the city court to bind over i'm cases
| of felonies, and the supreme court held
against them thereon. ShOckleys at
torneys also made much of his claim
! that he had given up his intention
to rob Gleason and Brighton, and had
so announced, and was compelled to
defend himself against their assaults
and was so defending himself when
Gleason was killed. The majority opin-
ion held against the defendant on this
point also.
Chief Justice Bartch dissented from
some of the findings of the other two
| justices of the court, but agreed that
ShOckley should have a new trial.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-15
MOTHERS HELD
BLAMEWORTHY
Two Youthful Culprits Tell Their
Tales in Juvenile Court.
HOMES ARE NOT TEMPTING
ONE YoUNGSTER ADMITS CASH
ING OF CHECK.

only two cases were disposed of in
the Juvenile court yesterday morning,
and no session was held during the aft
ernoon. The cases taken up We're both
those of small boys accompanied by
their mothers, and in both cases the
evidence went TO show the parents in
the wrong Neither of the boys had
much of a home, and one small urchin
of IL testified that he seldom or never
ate a meal in his home, but was sent 10
"A. restaurant with 10 cents TO secure
sustenance. This made an eXpendlture
of about 80 cents a day out of the small
earnings of an improVident mother.
The boy had stolen a check signed Dy
Farrell. He had made no attempt az
forgery in the exact sense. but had
simply signed his name to the cheek,
the amount Of which was $6l6O-
After settling the matter of the check
the yOungSteT confessed TO the inert OF
numerous articles Of greater OF less
value. most of which were taken to his
home and there received without ques-
tiOn by his mother. The woman tesll-
fed that she did not know where he OBJ
tanned the articles. Sentence was Sus-
pended in his case and the boy was
placed in the care of the probation Of
ficeT. If he falls back into the same
way he will be remanded to the higher
court.
The other child. years Of age, was
found to be guilty of truancy and
showed sad need Of a home and a
mother. The mother, who accompanied
him. complained that she had no power
to make him obey her. and that she did
not feed him at home nor attempt to
keep him in nights. The case required
the punishment of the mother and she
is under 4 suspended jail sentence.
Neither of the children in question
has q place to play, nor have they any
.of the innocent amusements Of the or
49, child. There was a noticeable
grovement I'm the personal appear
Re Of both in the matter of cleanli-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-15
AFFIRMS LOWER COURT.
Supreme Court Majority in Favor of
Damages For Boys Death.

An opinion in the case Of Lars Pc
ter Christensen, respondent. against
the Oregon Short Line Railroad COM
pany. appellant was handed down by
the supreme court yesterday. This case
was appealed from the district court
Of Box Elder county, i'm which Chris
Jensen obtained verdict for s., SOC
damages for the death Of his son. aged
between s and 3 years. through the
carcIessness and negligence Of the de-
PENDANT
The boy was struck by a locomotive
and killed while crossing the deten-
daut's track 200 feet north of BRIG
ham City. The opinion of Justices Nc
Carly and StrauD found no error i'll
the record and affirmed the judgment
of the lower court. Chief Justice
BartCh diSsented.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-15
muSit and Drama

Many efforts have been made in the
last few days to induce Anna Eva Fay
who has been mYStifying thousands at
the Grand for the last two weeks to re-
main in Salt Lake another week and her
manager has tried hard to secure q can
collation. of the date for next week i'm or
der that she might do so. but the effort
failed. and Miss Fay's engagement Will
close with the exclusive matinee for
women this afternoon and the evening
This wonderful little mystery has Sc
cured a hold on the lovers of the occult i'm
Salt Lake and also upon many hundreds
of others. by her marvellous performan noes
and her audiences have filled the Grand
TO the doors nightly
At the wOmen's uatnees. given We'd
nesdays and Saturdays, many have been
turned away. the house being sold out
and every inch Of standing room occupied
long before time for the curtain To raise
The only seats reserved at the matinees
are the boxes.
Hundreds of the answers to the aues-
lions given by the Fair Mahatma' dur
ing her engagement here have been
proved by subsequent events. and this has
but served 10 intensity the interest in
her work. and it is with genuine regret
that she will be allowed to leave here
after tonights performance.
Christopher Jr..' presented by the
University Dramatic club. filled the Gran
lite stake amusement hall to its capacity.
gain admittance last night The per
Torrance was given for the benefit of
Granger ward Wnlch recently suffered
misfortune in the wrecking of its meet
ing house and the injury Of several per
sons. The dramatic club volunteered its
services free of charge and the peOUIe
of Granite stake. with many from Salt
Lake City and other parts of the county
responded literally 10 requests to pur-
chase tickets. The performance was rem
dered smoothly and effectively. and the
financial success Of the entertainment
was. marked. The affair was under di-
TectiOn OF a committee consisting of J. ]
Daynes, Jr-, 5 H. Love and b. Morris
Young.
'The Virginian'' drew another big house
last evening. The engagement Will be
concluded with two performances today.
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CUTTCURA-TH SET, 81,
Complete Treatment for Every
HumOur from PinpleS
to SCrOfuIa

Battle the affected parts with hoi
water and Cuticura Soap, to cleanse
the surface of crusts and scales and
soften the thickened cutic1e; dry,
without hard rub bling, and apply
Cuticura Ointment freely. to allay
itching, irritation, and Inflammation,
and soothe and heal; and, lastly, take
Cuticura Resolvent Pills to cool and
cleanse the blood. 4 single set is
often sufficient to cure the most tor
turing, disfguring skin, scalp, and
blood humours, with loss OF hair,
when all else fails.
Crticurr Soap Ointment and Pills soid throughout
the world Potter Drug Chen Corp sole Proprcto-s
Boston uB-Send for a. How % Cure 3.vcrv Hu-uogr