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CHAPTER XvI.-Continued.

They passed. out again., leaving me
alone. MY blood boiled with rage and
passionate shame, and. f longed to &c
forth and confront the woman; but
dared not. There was nothing to do blu.
swallow my wrath, but would remain In
the background no longer and leave the
field clear for my enemies. I unlocked
the door, walked out and straight into
the meeting. The second ballot was just
being called. l knew from this how close
the election was, and determined to leave
no stone unturned that would help tc
win. ~ r. ns
The meeting was in confusion. There
was no attempt at order, and T. saw m;
chance. I walked deliberately down the
room, giving a cordial greeting or tossing
a pleasant word to those women whose
attitude on the subject Of election was
in doubt. I am said to possess q winning
smile and gracious manner, and before
F the ballots were collected I had made al
least q dozen women, whose names / die
not know, my warm : friends. There
should be no more talk Of dark horses.
The teller returned fifteen minutes
later. My name headed the list with fif-
teen majority. was the newly elected
president Of the great Nota Bene club
was presented Immediately, amid tu-
multi Of hand clapping, and I made neal
little speech, and then went home.
The stars looked clearly down from the
| January sky as came out of the Liberia
! Arts building. A young moon hung ove1
the lake, and the roseate glinner still
fingered in the west. I was in a glow o.
triumph, and the world seemed a goodlJ
place at that moment.
Philip Haven came up the street. on hi:
way home from a meeting also, ant
| joined me. 81
'Well, is it congratulat lions ?"the asked
! "As you please" I returned. 1T al
| came my way
| "Bless you, Jackie he said warmly
and his words touched my heart as NJ
formal congratula could have done
! "Oh, Phillip I cried impulsively, "wht
would have thought, in the old days dowr
in Kansas, that we should live to. wall
the finest streets in beautiful, busting
! great Chicago together: you it's most pop
| ular preacher, and I the president Of thu
most popular woman's 2club?"
Eyes, together-and yet not together
| he said, and paused abruptly. Mrs. Par
sons seeing us from her carriage, stoppet
and took u.s. in, insisting on. carrying DR.
! Haven home to dine with her. &
But I rem eEbered his words. even a
4. the height of my exultation. Twas In !;
tumult Of JOY all the evening.as an
/ swered the telephone congratulations o
j scores Of friends. Butt required agail
and again to Phillips face as he uttere,
those words, and over and over. I saw
i picture Of handsome boy; and @ happ.
little girl playing together in the greer
| helds-playing husband and wife I say
them growing up side by side, Innocent,
fond, until he went away to school an,
college, leaving the girl behind.
And yet-and. yet they had not walke
together. Had made a mistaken Nigh
I have been happier?
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LAST WIDOW or THE REVOLU77ON
the village school. When she was II
she began to teach

the village school. When she was IL
she began to teach.
Three years later she married Noah
Damon, a soldier of the Revolution.
He had come to the little Vermont
town to visit and fell in love with the
pretty young school mistress. Night
after night Esther listened to his tales
Of valor upon dozen battlefelds, and
in two weeks the girl Of 20 married the
old soldier Of 49,. He had told her that
he was amply able to crafty her every
wish, but after the wedding she dis
covered that he was not only penri-
less. but that he had borrowed the
clothes he wore at his wedding.
The disappointed bride took up her
burden again. and, until Mr.. Damon IS
death, five years later, she cared for
him out Of her small earnings. A few
years later she was granted a pension
Of $50 a year, and when this was raised
to $l2 a month she felt rich.
Mrs. Damon is a remarkably well
preserved woman and enjoys good
health. She has read everything that
came to her hand, and thru the public
documents, congressional records and
other statistical volumes that she picked
up, she has. gathered strange mass
OF information. Her memory is very
good and she can recall all Of the prom.
lnent events and people Of her long life
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WHAT WOMEN
WANT TO KNOW

Questions Of Etiquette Should q
hostess precede or follow gentleman
caller when showing him into her par
lor?
When, as at the Auditorium, the gem
tleman's check rooms is on the first
floor and the ladies' on the second,
should a lady walt while her escort
checks his hat, or should she 60 at
once and check her wraps and let him
find her there Ignorance.
A man always follows a woman IN en-
tering room.
s The check room on the first floor Of
4 the Auditorium is for the convenience
Of the people who have seats on the
1 first floor and both men and women
check their wraps there. In case
where the ladies, check room is on the
second floor and the men s. on the first,
4 s man would escort a woman to the
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It was this rug, blood.stained and
ominous, that was sent to the heir Of the
Russias by the sultan Of Turkey and the
Russians already feel that it has cast
its terrible spell over the future car.
It has not sent it's shadow over the little
princesses and the people take pride In
the happy, lightheaMTtted natures IS OF tn. the
CONS of perfection by any manner, OF
means. these little daughters of Russia,
but very human little girls, mischievous,
high-spirited, free of speech and pos
sessed Of full appreciation of their own
exalted rank. This is particularly true
Of fair-haired, blue-eyed Grand Duchess
Olga. She has often stopped her little
pony carriage in the Peterhof park to
call to order some passerby who failed
to give her the recognition due the en-
peror 3 daughter.
| The four little prlncesses We're playing
recently on the beach in front OF the
Alexandrine palace when they saw some
| distance away, q young officer supervis-
ing a group Of sailors in difficult
|. piece Of work. At the instigation Of
Grand Duchess Olga the children filed
by. The men instantly stopped work
arid standing at attention, gave them
little girls to such an extent that they
Immediately abandoned their games to
strut demprely up and down in front nt
Of the sailors, who were compelled to
neglect their work and salute them
each time they passed This Went on
until the officer lost his patience. He
perceived that the children meant to
continue their sport indefinitely and
ordered the men to stake no further no
tice of them. To the Grand Duchess
olga $ an,azement no one move to ac-
knowledge her presence when she
tripped by again. She gazed first at
the officer and then at the soldiers as
tho at loss whom to hold responsible
for this act of contempt to her royal
person, and then she stamped her small
foot. .-.1 a..
"IHl tell papa if you don It salute me
at oncel" she. exclaimed in fury OF
rage. III. III
The princesses no longer 20 for walks
in the royal park with their father and
their animal pets. The czar has given
orders that outside the palace doors his
children must not be allowed to ap.
proach him. He cannot forget the sad
fate Of little Princess Of Hesse, who
swallowed the poison meant for him
and he fears that he risks the lives OF
Ibis children if they are in his company
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One of the Popular Debutantes of the
Washington Season Was the Charm
ing Daughter of the Mining Million
aire Whose Great Wealth She Will
Share with Her Brother.

N NE Of the pretty Washington
NJ debutantes Of last winter was
Miss Evelyn Walsh, the daugh-
Ter Of the mining millionaire, Thomas
F. Walsh. Miss Walsh would have at
tracted attention for her great wealth
IF not for her own charming. self, for
she is one Of the four great sheiresses
alwho made the season notable and who
were. known as "the golden girls. :,
She is very young, barely l8, and small
IN stature, SO that she looks even
younger.
/ Nobody knows how much Mr.. Walsh
Isl worth, but his fortune is reckoned
somewhere above $50,000,000, and, as
Miss Walsh has only one brother to
share it with her, she will some day be
one Of the rich women Of the world. She
and her father are great .chums, and
they are constantly seen together. The
. Walsh house is one of the handsomest
modern palaces in Washington, and
was finished less than a year ago.
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sBABY CZAREUz7CH AND
RUSSIAN SUPERSTITION
Sultan Of Turkeys Bloodsfained GIFT to the Royal
Baby Troubles the Russians WAo Connect e Mn
Recent Terrible EOents-Ant0cratic Little Pyiu-
cesses Not ANoyed to Wazk With Father

y1NTY boy is tho prettiest and
eM healthiest in all the Rus
sias,o the czarina said re-
Gently to friend, and, indeed, the lit
tie Alexis is wonderfully attractive
child. He resembles his mother,
rather than his father, and has grown
strong and handsome in spite OF the
eonfning life he leads.
I \ The baby prince is kept carefully out
Of sight Of even his most loyal sub
jects and is guarded more rigidly than
The Russians whisper wonderingly about
the czarevitch and as they are the most
superstitious people in the world, they
have connected all the troubles that
have come to Russia since the baby was
born with the mite Of humanity who
sleeps unconcernedly on his velvet Pill
low. The six short months OF his life
have Witnessed terrible events and the
people are asking what fate hangs over
their little prince. 81
4 d The sultan Of Turkey Is connected
with story told in whispers. AS every.
body knows, the baby was showered
with presents from all over the world,
There were cradles, crowns, loving cups,
rare bits of silver, jewels and a lot OF
for. They came by the thousands and
the express offices were so filled with
then that all other business was
brought to standstill, and not an ex'
.spress package was delivered to anyone
in Russia until all Of the young prince g
gifts had been taken to the palace.
= Among these gifts was q wonderful
tapestry, of priceless value, which
came sealed with the Turkish imperial
seal. CIT is peace offering from the
sultan, = whispered the courtiers, who
smarveled at its beauty. The czarina
Z exclaimed with Joy when she saw it
land sent for rug expert to read the
inscriptions and tell it's history. eft
is no ordinary rug" she said. iii
y The rug connoisseur came and after
an hours study Of the rug he was clos
eted alone with the czar. He told him
that the tapestry was known as the
bloodstained rug Of the tenth century
and that it's history had been one Of
war, bloodshed and riot, of death, sui
eide and murder. It was lost for 100
years and for another hundred it hung
in the palace Of the sultan Of Turkey,
who added his share to it's terrible story.
Over three hundred lives were sacrificed
. in it's making. for as soon as weaver
made an error in the intricate pattern
he was put to death. -
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CHAPTER XVII.

After that the days were not long
enough for all I had to do. There were
committees to be appointed and committee
meetings to attend. Is There We're dis
gruntled members to be appeased and my
electors to be rewarded. There were SO
many letters to be written that found
1T necessary to engage a secretary for the
mornings, and so many invitations to
club receptions and banquets, to musical
mornings and .'gentlemen's nights, that
life became an incessant whirl. I break
tasted in bed. .lunched or went without
lunch wherever. / happened to be, dined
with friends at home or elsewhere, and
gave myself to fesdvity in the evenings.
There were club programs to. be ar
ranged, greetings and impromptus''
and post-prardial speeches to be thought
up-nnostly In the wee sn1a' hours; and,
as the president Of the Nota Bene must
look her part, there we're nanicures and
milliners,. dressnakers and hadrdressers
to be sandwiched In among the busiest
hours Of the day. 80 ~
Then there was 'Gentlemen's Night al
the Nota Bene. These annual occasions
had always been considered the most bril-
liant affairs In Chicago clubdom, but
| had set myself the task OF making this
FIRST one under my leadership such ass nc
future. successor might Hope TO rival, I'M
less, indeed, she could twist the president
Of 1stiIe United States around her LITTLE
finger, or bring forth the ruler Of Thu
United King om. f The mayors presence
was nothing new on these ocGasi0nss Sc
while II had sent young Perkins, Whom {.
had come to know socially, an vitatfor
| to- be one 81 the speakers. which HI
promptly accepted. this was not. enough
would have nothing less ,tnan HIS ex
ceIleney. the governor OF Illinois b ~ II
(ss = oor1v a mil. VVfreR hi
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Mrs. Esther Damon Of Vermont, Who
Married Revolutionary Soldier Of
70 When She Was 20, Lived for Half
Century on Pension Of Forty
Gents a Day.
= RS. EsTHER SUMNER DAMON.

.UVI "a COUSIN Of ex- United States
WE Senator Charles Sumner, is the
Jonly surviving widow Of the revolution
and for over half a century she lived
on her pension, a meager 40 cents a
day. a special act Of congress in Feb
ruary gave her pension Of $24 a month
and Mrs. Damon now feels as rich as
Standard Oil maganate.
!. Born eighty-one years ago, Mrs. Da-
mon has watched the growth Of great
nation. She is native Of Bridge
/ water, VT, and when she was eight
years old her father met with fatal
accident and left his family without
any financial resources. Small as she
was, Esther announced that she would
take care Of herself and, moreover
would win an education, She worked
Z out during the summers and saved few
collars, enough to enable her to attend
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lTHE festival Of Easter is as much
i honored by Dame Fashion and
! her devotees as by anybody or
anything else, and for the Easter show
ing there are the most charming con-
ceits displayed in the smart shops that
traverse the shopping sections OF
Paris.
One thing strikes the eye Of the. OBJ
servant woman, who sees not only to
admire, but likewise to copy and to re-
produce all Of those clever hints and
j nuances Of style in her own wardrobe
later on.
Very delicate tints and co1orings are
J to be quite Ia mode for street wear.
Where for many seasons we have en-
couraged the quiet and sober browns,
the dark navy blues, black and, for a
change, demure Quaker gray, there
! are now charming frocks in pale blue,
/ in all Of the rose tints and reds. the
| geranium tints, and the raspberry and
strawberry reds as well.
These are SO plainly and yet so dain-
1 tily made that there is not the hint of
overdressing or Of loudness which at
first impression one might imagine that
a geraniunh red frock for the street
would or might produce. And one rea-
son for this is that all Of the new ma
terials are so soft, SO supple in their
qualities, that they cling and drape
in the softest and most unobtruslye
manner.
Much Abbreviated Etons.
| For morning, and. indeed, for gen
| eral street wear, there are some De
!. mades. These have little blouse coats,
the frocks and frills', jacket, a most
abbreviated garment, indeed, that in
1 its newest phases is plated at the
i shoulder seams and ends ats short ca
reer not far below the shoulderblades
in the back, and trife longer proper
onately in the d f1Gnt t hese l are &c
blouses, and the short, plated sleeve
. it seems, half sleeve, half cape-that
u comes only below the bend Of the ell
4 bow, will display the fine needlework
1 of the blouse sleeve to excellent advan-
tags.
lions. when intended for street wear,
I must be cut to clear the ground all
around, just short enough to swing
smartly and display the smart, shiny
black kid shoe to ADVANTAGE.
/ Shiny Shoes Demanded.
And, apropos Of shoes, the Oxford
tie is the correct thing for everyday
wear. The dull black feathers are
passe, and it is the very shiny patent
| coll, or glossy kid shoe that is now con.
sidered the only correct shoes for al
wear. For the summer time, Of course
there will be some colored shoes shown
but the we'll dressed girl Of good taste
] will purchase but sparingly Of the col
1ored shoes and place her main reliance
upon the smart, shiny black ones. With
these the fine sheer gauze stocking has
replaced the openwork patterns, ane
) Just a.silken clock at the side is now al
. the decoration permissible.
Hats and Cotnures.
OF course, the Easter bonnet IS one
OF the all-absorbing subjects att thi.
writing. Never before have the hail
: and tho hat been so dependent one npoI
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check room, and then return for he1
after he had checked his own hat.
QUESTION FOB MoNDAY.

QUESTION FOR MONDAY. s,ss
70 Remove BedbugsI have moved into
house which seems to be alive with
bedbugs. They come from the walls
and the garrett. How can I get rid
Of them7 I have heard Of smoking
them out with birthstone. Can II. be
done7 Il 50, how much should be
used In each room and how should II
be used? -Andous.
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PUNISHMENT FOR PAPA.

Boston Transcript.
Mrs. Bibman-When my husband came homo
last evening saw that he'd been drinking and
/ gave him good scolding.
Mrs. Wyse--Oh. dear. what did you do that
for? When ! discover that my husband has
been drinking say nothing but give him the
baby to hold. It II really pathetic to see how
devoted he is to Bobby. Ny dear. you've got
good deal to learn about the management Of
husbands.
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UTILITY OF sC1ENCx.

Chicago Tribune.
Mrs Highmus--I am, glad the astronomers
lite F9.S1'.s.
Mrs. UDmore-Why? AZ ~ ifs
Mrs. Highmus-It introduces variety Into my
husbands profanity. he swears now ssby the
seven moons OF Jupiter "a 955s-ss8 <
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MRS. MAIAPRoP's FRENCH.

The Tattler.
ooh, Mr.. Malaprop, must congratulate yc1.
Your dinner was complete success. How do
you manager
Messrs. Tigers and give them bette noir."
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NO CHILD's PLAY.

Mama--There. You have a black eye and
bloody nose. and your coat il torn to bits. How
many times have told you not to play with
that bad Brown Boy !.
Gee. ma. Do ( look liks we'd been
a-playin'7 s. 81 IS 77 :.
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pebue heetta the faint shades used for this
The blouse plated
The model, plated running
romt here Il
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NO TRUE SPORT.

ssNo" said Mrs Roberts sI DON'T lfke -
have Bobs so to porker parties"
"Why.y
..Becauss he always comes home win eala
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-07-15

"Napper Tandy" Is one Of the finest
and most popular brands Of rye whisky
in the market. 1t Is well aged, of eX-
cellent flavor and possesses a fine bou-
quet. 1t can be had at all first-class
bars, Bullets and cafes. The sole own
ers are John J. Keenan, e. Co., $50
West Lake street. Phone West 1881.
%e~
Oh, such a headache. I'll never do
1t again. Caparine will give You in
slant relief. Ask the man behind the
bar.
~
There Is no better or more delight
full beverage in the market than Mex.
Roc mineral water.
~
Besley's ale is the hest. A drink of
It is appetizing and conducive ia
health.
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Has stood The Test IS Years
Groves
TasteleSs Chill Tonic
No-Cwe-No-Pay. 50 cents.
1882 Killed BY Railroads.

Washington, Jan. 2l.-The Inter
state Commerce Commission has is.
sued a report on railroad accidents
in the United States during the
months Of July, August and Septem.
Der, 1904, showing 228 passengers
and 1873 employees to have been
killed and 2154 passenger and 1893
employees injured in train accidents
Other accidents to passengers and
employees, not the result Of collisions
or derailments bring the aggregate
causualties for the quarter up to
1892 killed and 13, ,2O7 injured. The
report says that the three months
may be termed the most disastrous
quarter on record.
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Feudist Kills Antagonist
In Fight For Revolver.

Pennington, Mo-, Jan. 22.-Jim
Harris OF Harris. Dooley fame, and
Dan Sparks, a barber, had battle
royal at Elvin's late this afternoon,
which started in scuffle over a re.
volver, and In which Sparks was in
stantly killed, after he had shot Har.
ris two or three times, inflicting
slight wounds.
Harris was taken to jail at Farm.
ington. He was one OF the participants
In the famous Harris Dooley ieud
battle at Doe Run on Augusta, 1900,
at which W. e. s. Harris aud old
Mr. Dooley we're killed and himself
and several other participants were
seriously wounded.
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Prison Officials Confirmed.

Jefferson City, Jan. 21.-The sen
ate In executive session today con-
firmed the appointment OF M. W.
Hall, warden Of the penitentiary, and
DR.. Chastien prison physician; also
the new curstors appointed for the
state university yesterday. The
special committee in charge Of the
appointments sent in by Governor
Docksry before he retired from Office,
reported them back to the senate
without recommendation. They
were sent to the various committees
to which each belonged in the regular
order OF business.
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LincoIn's Hotels We're Full.

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 22.-Mr. and
Mrs. j. j. Schroeder and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Reminder of Staplehurst, came
to Lincoln last night on their wed.
ding journeys. They tried to find
rooms at thotels and boarding houses
but everything was full and they
were obliged to 20 to the police sta
'tion, where they occupied cots In the
woman's cell. They took the affair
as great joke and were happy to-
day.
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Teacher is Killed
BY Her Sweetheart.

Savannah, Mo-, Jan. 21.-Martin
Paulsgrove, living six miles east Of
this place, shot and instantly killed
Mics Mary Newman, a school teacher
at his fathers home this afternoon
about 5 o'clock
When Miss Newman returned from
school to the Pauisgrove residence,
where she has been boarding, young
Paulsgrove who bad been her sweet
heart, called her into n room, saying
be wished to speak to her, in a few
minutes the family heard her cry,
Don't, Martin DON'T" and instant
ly they heard shot.
Miss Newman ran into the sitting
room and threw herself on a bed. He
followed, firing q second shot at her,
and then turned the revolver on his
stepmother, but missed her.
His father who had just then reach
ed the house, exclaimed to bis son,
"This is just what l expected"
The son replied, II don't give a
d-n. She promised to marry me
and was going to throw me over,'
He then rushed from the house, say.
ing, You will find me dead, too"
The officers at this place were
notified and Sheriff Gamble has gone
in search of him. He has not beer
located. A posse of citizens in the
neighborhood are assisting in the
search.
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Decree AboIishes Slavery.

Rome, Jan. 22.-The Italian Gov.
erment has issued decree providing
for the abolishment OF slavery in
Italy's East Africa colonies, which
was denounced years ago by the
American Counsul at Carlo.
The terms Of the decree are con.
sidered to be more liberal than those
issued by any other European nation
having colonies in Africa.
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A Frightened Horse.

Running like mad down the street
dumping the occupants, or q hun.
dred other accidents, are every day
occurances. It behooves everybody
to have a reliable Sslve handy and
there's none as good as Bucklen's
Arnica Salve. Burns, cuts, sores,
Eczema and piles disappear quickly
under its soothing effect, 25c at
Frank T. ClaJ's Drug Store.