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The Appeal., 1905-03-25
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Her case created a popular furore'
Petitions signed by thousands be-
sought the throne for mercy. All in
tercession proved futile, and Eliza
Tanning was taken to the scafford. In
the last solemn moment she declared
her innocence, in the name or tine
just and Almighty God, and by the
faith of the holy sacrament have re-
ceived."
She stood, robed in white, between
two old offenders. AS the sun fell on
he, the turbulent crowd likened her
to an angel.
When the curtain had fallen on
the tragedy the house Of the public
prosecutor was mobbed and his per-
son was protected only by the pres
erce of troops.
A great popular demonstration took
place at the funeral. Six young females
clad in white walked by the body. Ten
thousand people followed it to the
grave, and along the route every win
dow was filled and every housetop
crowded.
Long afterward it was learned that
there was a member Of the household
in which the girl was employed who
labored under a homicidal mania. The
presence of this person in the house
was not brought out at the girls trial.
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Furs play a most important part
i'll the wardrobe of the well dressed
woman of to-day, their natural beauty
and their potency in enhancing teml-
nine charms alike endearing them to
womankind. Furthermore they serve
as a medium for unlimited expendl-
ture of money unaccompanied by the
slightest approach to ostentation.
A woman may wear furs worth
thousands of dollars and give no un-
due Indication of the costliness OF her
attire, and at the same time she may
rejoice in the knowledge that unless
she has deliberately made an insult
able selection she has added the fin
ishing touch to her costume with her
ccat, scarf, toque or muff of beautiful
fur.
Furs are becoming to every woman
and the range from the white OF fox
and ermine to the deep, rich brown OF
sable and seal and the lighter hue of
squirrel and the glossy black of lynx
and Persian lamb gives every wearer
an opportunity to secure that fur
which will best harmonize with her
coloring and particular style.
While furs are a general possession
Of American women, the kind and
quality being regulated by the length
OF the wearer's purse strings, little is
known Of the habits or the ways or
the native habitation of the fur bear
ing animals. Few Wearers bother
their heads to trace the steps by
which the marten and the mink, the
ermine, ctinchilla, fox and others
of the fur bearing animals are lured
from their lairs in America, Europe
and Asia to pay tribute to human
needs and the demands of civilization.
The use of the pelts Of fur-bearing
animals as covering for the human
1body~is= not one of f~the~deEelepHents
traceable to civilization, for the abor-
igine knew of and highly valued the
warmth giving properties of the skins
of their fOur-footed associate dwell
ers in forest primeval. The processes
that develop all the possibilities of
beauty and softness of the pelts, not
to mention the manipulatiOns of the
dyer, were unknown. however, to the
earlier wearers of furs and the ex-
qrlsite collections that fascinate the
eye and tempt the purse in the fur
riers' windows of to-day tell the story
of the progress that has been made in
the fur industry with the advance of
civilization.
Now for brief reference to the lit
tie animals which figure most con-
spicuously in the fur industry, taking
the sable as the leader of the group.
A representative of the weasel family,
the sable, whose skin commands the
highest market price, is found in
Asiatic Russia and the fur is in great
est perfection during the coolest
month of the year. A really perfect
sable is rare find and an exceeding
ly high price is asked for such when
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John Adams Stormy Wo0ing

the following Scripture texts: MARY
hath chosen that good part which
shall not be taken away from her.
Luke x, A.; :1For John came neither
eating nor drinking; and ye say he
hath a devil" Luke vii, 33.
Notwithstanding the eloquence OF
the eminent divine, and his dislike
to the match, the young lawyer won his
bride, and Abigail Adams, as the wife
Of our president, achieved worldwide
fame. and is enshrined In the hearts
OF all true Americans as a loyal and
true woman, the wife and also the
mother Of q presid lent. . .
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SEAL.

ship with this fur giver on the part OF
many people. Then, too, the fur is ex-
ceptionally we'll known, for in days
gene by it was Fashions special
i favorite, and though it's prestige has
OF late been somewhat dimmed it has
by no means been relegated to the
background and it's cost has been in
creased 80 to SO per cent during the
past few years. Formerly the. seal
was; to be found as far southwark
along the Pacific coast as California,
but now is concentrated in the vicin-
ity Of Alaska. The fur of the seal is
nearly black in tone, varying to gray
upon the shoulders and reddish brown
below. The female is lighter in color
ii an the ma1e I'd the young both
sexes are glossy black.
Squirrel fur is used extensively for
sets, toques, Innings and trimmings,
the gray and white striped variety
known as lock squirrel being utilized
, for lining purposes. The blush gray
skin is the most valuable and the
variety known as Siberian squirrel
has enjoyed considerable vogue dur
! ing the past few years. Squirrels are
found in various sections Of the
| United States and Canada, in Mexico
and Guatemala as we'll as in Europe
and Siberia, and at present Germany
| is actively interested in the business
| of preparing squirrel fur for the mar
| ket.
The fur of the sea otter, of which
certain islets and reefs in Alaska
| form the hunting ground, is prime at
| two years of age, although the animal
| is not full grown until it's fourth or
| fifth year. The mother otter sleeps
| ir the water on her back with her
| young clasped between her fOrepaws.
FL equent attempts have been made
the otter abounds to cultivate the ami
NAL, but it manifests intense shyness
and aversion to man.
Among the black furs the skin of
the lynx is highly priced for it's glossy
texture. The lynx of Asia Minor has
many jet black spots on the breast,
and on the thighs the fur grows in
tufts that suggest rosettes. The
northern lynx of the old world and
the varieties that have been discovered
in North America should be ranged
under one species, as after an exami-
nation by experts of the skins of each
no difference can he detected.
In the category Of the fur bearing
animals are some not mentioned nor
pictured here, but those portrayed
represent the principal ones from
which American maids and matrons
derive, the most decorative acces-
sories of their attire for winter.
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it is found. An ordinary skin is esti-
mated to be worth from $25 to $1O0,
while $500 is the value that has been
set upon one of the fnest skins. In
order to obtain these much priced
skins the sable hunters are forced to
undergo terrible privations and many
lose their lives in the snow covered
wastes in which the sable loves to
roam. ~
The home of the sable or marten
covers a most extensive territory, in
Guiding Kamschatka as we'll as Ash
attic Russia and also the northern con-
fines of Canada and the forests of Lab
rador. The American sable or river
marten, is, about the size of large
house cat, through stefd ding much Tow
er on account of the shOrtness of the
legs. The length of the head and
body is about foot and half and
the tail is very full and bushy. The
home Of the pine marten is under
ground or among rocks, though by
preference it seeks the hollow of
tree, frequently dispossessing a squir-
IOl lIOm 1CS UuiIOW ny ullV1uS Ol1 VI
devouring the rightful occupant. The
fur Of the American sable is gray
spotted with black, and, while it is
highly valued. it is much less costly
than the rich fur of the Russian sable.
The fur of the Arctic fox is worn ex-
tensively in winter, particularly by
the debutante and the schoolgirl.
This is one of the most beautiful and
;at the same time the smallest of the
foxes, the pelt being silky and blu
ish or brownish gray in summer and
pure white in winter. The tan is
very full and bushy and the fur COW
ecing of the animal extends even to
the soles of the feet. The Arctic fox
is found in Labrador and Newfound-
land and throughout the Arctic re-
'gjcns of North America and also in
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Reward Of Good Samaritan Who
Sought to Help Unfortunate
Fellow Creature. His Friend
of Better Days.
of Better Days.

UP to his own dressing room and sug-
gested bath. To the room he brought
clean socks,a clean underwear, suit
of his own clothes, shoes, shirt, collar
and tie. and told his visitor that when
he was dressed he was to join him in
the library.
The black sheep, looking something
like his old self in the Good Samar-
itan clothes, told his troubles and his
hardships over the cigars. He said he
had returned to New York to begin
life anew, but he had not dollar in
the world. His story was pathetic in
the extreme, and affected his old
friend deeply.
"I'll tell you what you'd better do,"
the Wall street man said at length.
"Sleep here tonight, and in the morn
ing, after you get shave and hair
cut, go and see my doctor. Tell him to
fix you up and then come down to the
Office. I think I can find something.
for you"
with that they parted for the night.
After breakfast the next morning the
Wall street man gave some money to-
him and then wrote his doctors name
and address on his card with a line or
introduction, asking the physician TO
"fix his friend, the bearer, up he
signed it "Yours hurriedly.'
About II o'clock the black sheep
turned up at the doctors office. The
doctor was not in, and the caller sat
down to await his return. The phys1'
clan came in about 1l:4O. he reao
the message on the card and SHOOK
his visitors hand heartily.
"Glad to meet you,'' he said. AL
ways glad to meet any friend of Jim's.
What can 1 do for you?" He noticed
his visitor was nervously watching the
clock
why, Mr.. Dash wanted me to go to
Boston for MIN on special errahu'
and as he didn't have his check book
with him he wanted to know II you
would give me hundred dollars, so
| could leave on the noon train
The doctor looked at the clock. IL
was 11:45. "Certainly,' he said. lie
pulled out a pocketbook, counted the
desired amount out and showed It.
across the table to his caller.
"Ill write you a receipt for thls--
the black sheep said. The doctor IN
terrupted him with, Nonsense; l.
don't want a receipt. You'd better run
for it if you want to make the tra1n'
The black sheep did.
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Sad Plight of Truly Good Man
Forced to Seek Refuge in
Den of lniqui3y on the
Sabbath Day.

give them ten cents for can Of hot
they thought he was crazy. He raised
the ante to quarter. Then one OF
the boys asked him if it wasn't can
Of beer he wanted.
This was too much for the man,
for he is strictly temperance, and II he
had not been, the thought of patroniz-
ing saloon on Sunday would have
been utterly abhorrent. So he took
up his tramp again.
The umbrellas weight seemed to
increase with every step, until the
man felt as if he was literally carry
ing the roof Of his house over his
head He got out his jackknife and
tried to scale the ice off, but could
not accomplish much, SO afraid was
he of cutting through the cloth.
Once he was on the point of Slit
ting the cover and removing it to
throw into the gutter, but a glance at
the gold handle deferred him. There
was an inscription on the handle, tell
ing how the umbrella had been pre-
The man knew that his whole fac
tory looked to him to carry that um-
brella on every stormy day and that
to appear at the factory on the next
rainy day without it would make talk.
He wished the umbSel1a was any
where but where it was, and had he
been a swearing man he would have
cursed the luck that made him take
that particular rain shield from the
stand in his hallway when he started
out.
When he got within quarter OF
mile of his home the umbrella seemed
to weigh at least fifteen pounds. He
was fairly out of breath and desper-
ate. He knew when he got home
he would be no better off than he
was out of doors, for he could not get
the thing into his house and his house
has no areaway along which he might
have carried it to the back yard.
Just then he saw a CLEAN OF warm
light over the green curtain hung IN
a saloon window. He hesitated. Then
his eyes fell upon the sign "Side En-
trance" upon a door.
The door was double. he pushed,
in fact half fell against it, and both
sides fell open. His qualms of con-
science were stilled now, and he
marched, dragging his icebound-um-~
brella behind him.
The few men in the saloon looked
up in surprise when they saw him
enter, and there was a faint attempt
to escape, for the men recognized
him as a prominent church worker
and they feared he was out on a lit
tie tour of his own to gather Informal
ton against violators of the Sunday
law. But the man pulled himself to-
gether sufficiently to say that he had
sought a warm place in which to
,law out his umbrella, and the bar
tenders and every one else saw that
he was much more uneasy than they
were, SO they let it pass.
In less than three minutes the ice
Slid from the umbrella in great sheets
and the man gave the head bartender
a. quarter for the muss he had made
on the floor. He says that was the
most uncomfortable walk he ever took
in his life, and that the next time
he goes for his Sunday walk in
storm he'll wear a macintosh and let
it go at that.-New York Sun.
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The Black Sheep
~. Who
Remained Black:

There is prominent family in New
in the form of black sheep. When
he was in good standing he belonged
to several of the smartest clubs and
enjoyed all the respect that the name
OF his family carried with it. He was
"high-roller" in those days, but no
one gave thought of questioning the
sources of the income he was spend
ing so literally. One morning his
friends and acquaintances were dunn
founded to read that ne was default
er and had fed the city. Those who
knew him we'll grieved for him, and
then, as the years went on, forgot
him. He had dropped completely out
of the world that once knew him.
But he came back. And this is the
story of his recrudescence:
On one of the recent bitterly cold
nights a Wall street broker and club
man was walking up Fifth avenue. AS
he neared Forty-second street a dis
reputable looking man in ragged
clothes shambled up alongside of him
and begged for "the price of a bed"
The Wall street man paid no attention
to the supplicant, but walked on. At
Forty-second street he was halted for
a moment by rush Of passing car
riages and hansoms. Then he heard
his name pronounced by faltering
voice and, turning sharply, he encoun-
tered the beggar he had ignored few
moments before.
"How did you know my name?" the
Wall street man inquired.
"Why, used to belong to your club
OH the street." the beggar replied. II
thought you wouldn't mind helping an
old club fellow out of a hole like this"
''Who are you?" asked the Wall
street man.
The beggar mentioned his name. 1t
was the black sheep came back.
"Good God!" calculated the other.
Glow did you ever come to be in such
state as this? You're sick, man.
You'd better come home with me"
He waved his hand at cruising
cabman and when the hanson came
to the curb he bundled the shivering
man into it, jumped in after him, and
gave the driver his home address in
one of the finest residential streets in
the city.
When they reached it he gave direc-
items to- the butler to serve The best
meal he could in the library in half
ar. hour. Then he took the black sheep
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Simple Bill Peters fell on the icy
sidewalk last winter and spralned his
ankle. His. wife took matters into
her own hands and sued the town for
81 900 damages. The town authorities
tried every way to settle the case out
of court, with as little as possible ex-
pense, but Mrs Peters had all her
wits, even if Bill hadn't. She was
bound to get the thousand or go to
lew. g.
The selectmen finally inveigled Pet
ers away from his watchful spouse
and got him into their room. When
he came out he started in bee line
for home. waving paper.
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Slams Lost Revenue.

Siam is about to pay the penalty OF
virtuous endeavof. Having closed up
all the gambling establishments in
the XII ingdom, which paid large reve-
nue to the state, the government finds
itself sadly in need of funds. Siam
has hitherto enjoyed the distinction
of having no external debt. The Brit
ish officer who occupies the post OF
financial adviser, has asked advices
from London and Paris with a view
to floating in those cities a loan of
SIC, 1000 900. The gambling revenues
which Siam voluntarily abandoned
when she abolished the gaming estab-
lishments amounted annually to about
100000 ticals, or $1,600,0O0.
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Evidently Had Not Dined

dull-witted smith sought friends ad-
vice, and the friend said:
I'm afraid the old man will refuse
you for a son-in-law, but you'll stand
the best chance with him if you ap-
Droach him after dinner
"'After dinner, eh?' said the smith.
"Thank you. I'll remember that
"And he departed cheerily.
"a day or two later, looking wobe
gone, the smith visited his friend
again.
"I met with a horrible reception
he said. The old man turned his dog
loose on me, and reached for the gun
that hangs behind the stove.'
1.-THE friend looked surprised.
"'Had he had his dinner" he
asked.
"It's little I know said the smith,
of the old fellows incomings and out
goings, but had had mine.'"
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Sith1n& Of the Ch1ldre n

Oh list to the plea Of the children.
The moan and the sigh of the innocent,
Their voiceless yet eloquent prayer.
From the eath-breeding slums OF the
city,
From the danger and dark OF the coal
mines.
From the novels of vice and of squalor,
Where blows and chidings and curses
Take the place of love and caresses.
1--WE hunger in Gods land of plenty.
We languish for love and for kindness,
We sicken and die in the darkness
With no one to help or to pity;
we toll in the mills and the coal mines
Like slaves, in the glad days of child
hood.
we long for the fields and the flowers \
TO ramble about in the woodland.
Yet we sicken and die in the alleys!
Oh, mercifful God and His angels
Have pity where man has no pity
B. F. Austin, in Reason.
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The Worlds Medical Heroes

medical heroes for the honors in the
ballotings of 1905 for the Hall OF
Fame, and gives the names of Rush,
Ramsay. Warren. Sims and Holmes.
The suggestion occurs that it might
be better for the professional voters
to limit their ballotings. and choose
two, or at most three, physicians to
honor. Warren, it seems, should be
the first named, as the discovery OF
anesthesia has lessened human SUI
fering. and at the same time ad-
vanced science immeasurably. AS the
John the Baptist of the gospel of pro-
lection against infectious diseases,
Holmes deserves the gratitude OF
Americans and of the world.-Amerl-
csn. Medicine
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Onlv Lacked Two Ciphers

Bursting in on Sarah, he shouted:
II got it, Sarah; beat the hull
DANCED town. This here paper II
worth $1,000" :. ~
Mrs. Peters grabbed the paper. It
was check for SO. t"....-
"Bill Peters," she screamed, "hev
you, gone an signed off to them mis-.
erable skinfints fer a measly $10?"
".'Taint $1O," Hid Peters; ''it's
1000, all but two ciphers, an the
ink gave out SOS they couldn't put
'em down; an enyways ciphers don't
amount to northin: it's fggers that
counts"
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For the .'Hall of Fame twenty-n1ne
names were selected in 1900, none OF
which was that of a physician = and
this year .twenty-six more Will pe
named. Among the great men VINO
have Influenced American life Tor
good and advanced the cause OF
civilization there can be no doubt
with the considerate that medicine
has furnished as many as any 'other
calling or profession. Why, then'
were medical men excluded? Simply
because of the traditional failure on
the part |of the world to recognize
the value of professional life to the
community. This blindness should De
done away with. The Western Medl-
"a, Review proposes to nominate five
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Zone million seven hundred and nftE NJ
thousand children between the ages OF . ,
and Is toll in the mines and factories u
Have Nav You Heard the Cry Of the Ch1idren'
rhe fr pitiful vail of the Little oaes?s 9nes?
out Of the mines and the w1rkshops' workshops
Out of the shms and the alleys, M
Where cold and famine and fever:
Were cruel neglect and oppression
Rob life of its joy and sunshine, Win,
And change its bright Spring 1n1o Will
ter.
on the heartrending Cry Of the Children
Rising up in chorus pathetic.
5;rt,e and a dead march of childhood.
Anneaiing to men and to angels,
And crying aloud unto heaven
For Judgment against the oppressors: r+
~, fhe sorrow and anguish and heart
J., the pitiful wall of the children!
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The Parsons Straight Tip.

The Rev. DR.. C. NJ. Lamson, who
was president of the board of foreign
missions at the time of his death,
used to relate the following in rela-
ton to himself:
He was called as a pastor over a
parish, and was undergoing examlna-
ton before council, when the ques-
ton was asked him, DO you believe
in heH?"
The retiring clergyman of the par
ish sat beside him, and, giving him a
nudge, whispered, Tell them yes; #
you don't now you will before you
have been here six months. :.
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Parson Smith of the Old FIRST
church at Weymouth, Mass, had two
daughters, Mary and Abigail. Iney
were attractive young maidens and
in due time had lovers. Mary cnose 'os
a man after the parsons wish, man
of substance and of standing IN tle
community. Abigail, however. llet' cnose
John Adams, a young lawyer OF tne
neighboring town of Braintree, mucn
to the parsons chagrin.
In the pulpit at the Sunday serves
the worthy divine gave voice to MS
opinions in a sermon delivered IRON
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Fur Bearing Animals WhoselPelts Are =
Sought for the Adornment of Women

northern Europe and northern Asia
and parts of Iceland and Spitzbergen.
It constructs its burrows in groups of
twenty or thirty, excavating them in
the summer months. The American
fox is variable in color and markings,
some being pale yellow, others a
deeper tone and still others black.
The introduction of seal in the &C.
quariums throughout the country has
resulted in degree of acquaintance