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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17

1t Is reported that Cardinal
Rampolla is seriously i'll. 1t Is
even said that his death may only
be a matter of few days. While
he is still a comparatively young
man his health was undermined
by the labor he performed while
secretary of state to Leo XIII and
his disappointment over his faila e
to be elected to succeed that pre-
late was so keen that he has never
gotten over it.
When Leo XIII died 1t was con-
sidered almost certain that Car
dinal Rampolla would be chosen
his successor, but his election
was prevented by the interfer-
ence of the emperor of Austria,
who protested strongly to the col
lege against 1t. 1t is supposed
that this protest was made at the
request of Emperor William, OF
Germany.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17
MORE EXCUSES
THAN DEAD
BIRDS

Different kinds of stories are
heard from men who usually do
not miss a chance 20 go out with
a gun explaining why they are not
marching through the fields today
DR.. w. j. Howells, former super
intendent of the Medical Lake hos
pital, said: "The chief reason
why | am not shooting is that no
one Of my friends invited me to go,
or offered to pay my expenses,
or bought me a hunters license"
And the doctor had a far away
look in his eyes as he tried to
talk in happy vein.
w. S. McCrea said in tone of
resignation: Il like best to hear
the crash of deer through the
underbrush. do not care much
for shooting birds"
I'm waiting for the duck sea-
son." explained Charlie Bogert.
when | respond to the call of the
wild it Is to listen to the swish
of a duck wing or the honk of the
goose as | lie in the weeds along
a lakeside. | have no ear at all
for the whirr of pheasant. I'll
take my time next fall when the
air Is sharp"
And so 1t comes about that each
man not now in the field is telling
OF joys to come which are unat-
tainable at present In some cases
1t is all too evident that business
bitches have made the grapes
sour.
Some Of the shooters have re.
turned home after taking just a
wee hike as a starter. John w.
Merritt had to leave the seductive
haunts of Deep Creek, whittier he
went with Former Judge G. w.
Belt, Senator Dubois of Idaho,
John Condron and deep Creek"
Jones. The last named had board
of control business in eastern
Washington and went out to his
old home on invitation of the Spo-
kane members of the party. Mer-
ritt says that Deep Creek" has
been away from home so long that
he has not properly cared for his
birds; at any rate not many were
shot yesterday.
The general report seems to be
that the birds are scarce this year,
but some people think that the
hunters are not penetrating far
enough into the haunts of the birds
to get a real view of the numbers.
Farmers have all along reported
large broods of the young, and If
the bird crop Is short 1t Is aston.
ishing news.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17
STEWART OPERA COMPANY,

William G. Stewart, the orig
inator of the Stewart Opera COM
pany, which comes to the Spokane
theater for an engagement of two
nights and Saturday matinee, be-
ginning tomorrow night, on which
occasion "Babette" will be present.
ed, has won nstable distinction in
the operate field. MIR. Stewart
was one of the originators of the
old Castle Square Opera company,
which organiza ton was considered
the best of its day. During his
harvard days he not only stood
high in his classes, but was one Of
the best all round athletes in New
England.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17

Miss Geraldine Farrar, the
young American prima donna who
has been the rage of Berlin for
several years, has had 48 offers
of marriage from officers of the
German army since Christmas of
1904. She refused them all.
Miss Farrar is loved by the en-
tire German army because its
heard, the emperor. has time and
again heaped favors on her. Will
liam believes that in some, of the
parts she takes in famous German
operas, Miss Farrar is the greatest
ever.
The offers of marriage came to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17
BY Cynthia Grey.

If a woman can keep her hus-
band in love with her for 10 years,
she's sure of him. He will by
that time have fallen into the
habit.
And no person Yields a more
potent influence in prolonging the
honeymoon than does the girl
wife's old sweetheart of blessed
memory.
She has merely to set the young
islands Imagination at work up
on single virtue possessed by
that old beau and time and imagin-
atiCn will do the rest.
If husband grows careless, the
most gentle shake of the skeleton
of that old love will bring him to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17

''Ie may save something out of
his salary, but the chances are that
he will not, for as rule ball play
ers are improvident. So when his
days of usefulness as a big Lacquer
are over he drifts down among the
minors, where his past achieve
ments are about all the glory he
can boast of in the diamond game.
"One reason so many ball play
ers embark in the saloon business
when they outlive the game is that
they are not qualified for any other
business, and few succeed ever as
saloon keepers"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17

zone of the worst drawbacks to
baseball" says Tommy Corcoran,
the Cincinnati shortstop, "is that
the great majority of men who fol.
low it know nothing else.
''The preparatory training of a
ball player for a professional
career comes in the early years of
his life. when he should be qualify
ing himself for a business or pro-
fessional calling. After he has
played 10 or Is years he feels, and
as matter of fact, he is out of the
running in any other business.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17
PAYING
FOR WRECK

Judge KEENAN, yesterday granted
permission ito Nettie J. Bolbow,
widow of one of the Great North
ern wreck victims at Camden, to
settle for $4,000.
KEN Kobubow, japanese stu
dent, has been placed on the wait
ing list for employment by the
Great Northern as engineer and
craftsman.
Adjustment will be made in a
few days of the claims of the es-
tates of |. M. Cornthwait and w.
F. Townsend, killed in the recent
wreck of the S. F.. & N. at Waneta,
B. c.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17
G0LDF|ELD HAS
THE MONEY

Goldfeld's offer and the clinch-
ing of the Nelson-Gans' match In
the face of the efforts of the San
Francisco promoters are two Of
the most amazing things in the his
tory of the ring. That a town Of
less than 10000 should get the big
gest fight that could be dug up at
this time and guarantee the fight
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17

was the figure that Nelson insisted
upon. Even when Cans made this
concession Nelson and Nolan were
reluctant to hook up with the
negro, but because he conscien-
tiously believed that his reputation
for honesty would suffer were he
to engage in contest with Cans.
1t has taken months to wean him
away from that belief.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17
THE WASHINGTON.

The Mimic Four, who have a
comedy skit entitled "The Morn
Ing After" is quartet of good
voices and in the skit number of
good songs are introduced. The
grand opera trio also has a good
musical number, singing Italian
opera. Lew Palmer does some ex.
cellent animal limitations. on
Saturday afternoon, the regular
weekly children's matinee will be
given.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17
LA BELLE ELISE

La Belle Elsie, they called her,
but that was before Jean went
blind and they moved from Paris
into a small village in the coun-
try. She had changed since then,
but Jean didn't know. He was
blind. and to him she was still La
Belle Elsie, with ripping curls,
eyes like the sapphire flowers that
grow in the wheat, round firm
throat, rimpled arms and trim,
slender figure.
But Jean was blind, and there
were many things he did not
know. How could he know when
he was eating a savory ragout that
his wife's portion was but crust
of bread? How could he know that
the terrible struggle for his COM
fort had sadly changed pretty FL
sic?
One morning letter came for
Elsie. An old uncle had died and
left her 5000 francs. There was
joy in the heart of the faithful lit.
tie woman. Now Jean could have
everything. What a glorious sur
prise it would be for him. She
said nothing, but started for the
far part of France, where the uncle
had lived, leaving Jean in the care
of good Mere Chopin.
Two weeks later she returned,
the little fortune in good gold Of
the republic in little bag. On the
outskirts of the village she met old
Mere Chopin, who told her that
the famous doctor who lived in the
big chateau had seen Jean and had
taken him away. He had said
Jeans blindness could be cured.
Cured" she said; cured. Then
he will see this ugly face of mine.
He will know am no longer La
Belle Elsie" And something
seemed to clasp her heart in an
icy grip.
But she turned ami trudged
towards the great chateau. AS she
approached she saw the doctor and
Jean.
"And you can see plainly" the
doctor was saying.
PLAINLY now" answered Jean.
"Oh. the happiness of coming out
of IL years of darkness into this
woman"
81 am your wife," she answered
simply.
MY Wife" said Jean with sur
prise. La Belle Elsie had glad
blue eyes, golden hair. rounded,
dimpled cheeks" He looked at the
silvering hair. the dull eyes, the
sunken cheeks. the dusty, shabby
dress.
mo. no. my poor woman, you
are mistaken. do not know YOU"
and he turned to walk away.
She watched him with dry, tear
less eyes.
Doctor" she cried in agony,
why did you do it. We were hap-
py when he was blind, and now
he does not know me. His eyes
have been opened. God, in mis-
mercy, close mine"
With a moan of agony she fell
at his feet. The gold from the
open satchel was scattered over
her dusty dress and tumbled hair.
1t was a mocking pale for La Belle
Elsie.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17
FEEL IMPENDING DOOM.

The feeling OF impending doom in
the minds of many victims Of
Bright's disease and diabetes has
changed to thankfulness by the
benefit derived from taking Foley's
Kidney Cure. 1t will cure incipient
Bright's disease and diabetes and
even In the wors. cases gives com.
fort and relief. Slight disorders
are cured in few days. 81 haG
diabetes In its worst FORM" writes
Marion Lee of Dunreath. Ind. 81
tried eight physicians without re-
lief. Only three bottles Of Foley's
Kidney Cure made me a we'll man"
Watson Drug CO.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17
SPOKANE THEATER

Opening Of Our Season.
Friday and Saturday, Aug. II and
10. Matinee Saturday.
STEWART OPERA CO.
Management John Cort)
in the
Reigning Musical Success of the
Decade
"BABETTE"
Book by Harry B. Smith. Music
Victor Herbert.
Mabel Day, Bertha Shalek, Bcs-
sic Fairbairn, Hattye Fox, William
G. Stewart, George w. Leslie Carl
Hayden, Bowman Ralston and q
stunning chorus.
Prices-$1.50 to Csc. Seats ready
Thursday, 10 a. m.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17
MAKES THE LIVER LIVELY

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup Civ es
permanent relief in cases of habit.
ual constipation as 1t stimulates
the liver and restores the natura
action of the bowels without irrl-
tating these organs like pills or or.
binary cathartics. Does not nau.
seate or grippe and Is mild and
pleasant to take. Remember the
name ORlNO and refuse suhstl.
tues. Watson Drug Co.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17

ers a purse of $4,000 is hardly be-
lievable. but the Goldfield sports
did it. The gamblers and miners
down in the Nevada desert are
about as prosperous set of men
as one could find anywhere on
earth just now, and purse of $780,
600 is a mere bagatelle to them.
AS Promoter Richard stated, they
would have given $4,000 If neces-
sary to secure the match, and he
told the truth.
When the gong Is sounded for
the battle on the afternoon of Sep
TENDER one year will have
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17
INDIANS FIX
THAT F|NNEy

Spokane won a game at Butte,
Mont, yesterday, defeating the
Miners IL to 4. Butte played a
ragged fielding game and Finney
was. hit for a total of Is. Rowan
and Swain both hit for home runs.
Blexrud pitched a good game and
the Miners didn't have much bust
ness with him at all. loren did
the umpiring.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17

elapsed since Cans started his cam
paign for a fight with Nelson. Joe
has been logging the Battler's
footsteps ever since the iatter's
memorable victory over Jimmy
Britt at Colma on September 8 of
last year. and. although he refused
at first to make less than 135. he
finally came down to 1873. which
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17
MURDER AND
LOOT

ODESSA, Aug. 6.-Anarchists
attacked a freight depot today and
began to loot. An inspector of po-
lice with three constables inter-
Tered and were killed. The thieves
stole 10000 roubles and escaped.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17

by a decision of ]. H. Farrell,
the major domo of the baseball
association, Terry McKune belongs
to Spokane, and Walter McCredie
d has been branded as rought sort
of operator. Walter no doubt
thought he was doing some clever
work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17
ICE INQUIRY ENDS.

tScripps News Association.)
TOLEDO, Aug. 16.-The inter-
state commerce commission today
ended it's inquiry into the local ice
trust.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17

At Tacoma yesterday the Tigers
defeated the Grays by score of
II to 9.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17

PTOCK, Aug. 16.-Five police
men were killed and two hurt by
terrorists today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17
zo1 RAxA.

Nice corner lot and inside lot on
Eleventh avenue, Cannon Hi1l
$1o50 for both, or will sell sspa-
rately. Onefourth cash. Gray Z
McCuns Co., First and Wall streets.
Phone $50. sss
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17

Tommy Walton has been sent to
Butte by President Lucas, where
an umpire is needed. If Lucas had
considered Tommy's worth earlier
in the season he wouldn't have
been bothered all the time with
making changes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17

cisco Weeping at the Golden Gate"
When completed the frame work
and steps leading to the door will
be OF stone and the handsome
closed door of golden bronze. The
figure will be of tinted marble. 1t
was the Baroness Ray Won Wrede
who posed for the desolate young
creature. She is the sister OF the
sculptor and remarkable for her
beauty.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17
PLUM biN0.

Sarginson Plumbing Co.. Tel 131.
222 Bernard, between Main and
Front. sss
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17

Positively highest prices paid Tor
esst Off clothing. N313 1.svsnA r.
III.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17

NEW YORK, Aug. 16-The woes
OF San Francisco have been done
into bronze by Miss Kuene Bever-
idge and her beautiful memorial
monument will be erected In Col
den Gate park.
The symbolic figure is that OF a
young woman weeping as she has
thrown herself in despair against a
closed door. Miss Beverage has
called her noble work San Fran
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17

her from II lieutenants, % cap
tains and eight majors.
Some four years ago the crown
prince became daffy over Gerald
inc and asked her to become his
wife. She didn't like his talk
and told the emperor, who sent
Freddie on a cruise.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17

Ladies' play billiards ana poee
every Cay and evening at PAstse
billiard parlor. So
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17

A. BLJSSON will press your suit
for SOC. Call up 2046. 3 Lincoln.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17
EARN A GOOD SALARY TELE.
GRAPHING.

We will qualify you In about
five months. We guarantee posi-
ton to graduates. See us or write
for literature. Spokane School OK
Telegraphy, 322-323 Mohawk block.
Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17

FOR TRADE-A 10 acre tract OF
improved land within 20 minutes
drive of city; good. level soil. VIII
trade for a house and lot In CITY.
Must be done at once. Red Front
Cigar Store, 0519 Monroe. Phone
1859. Geo. Whitesell. -lS
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
Elftx.rwo Shocks in Two Days

FL Paso, TeX.-Fifty-tw earthquake
shocks within a space of two days from
Sunday morning till Tuesday morning
have almost completely wrecked the
town of Socorro, in New Mexico, and
have sent the inhabitants fleeing panic
stricken from the city.
Socorro is small city of several
hundred inhabitants, north of Ell Paso
The shocks have been growing more
frequent until now they occur every
few minutes. The water in the hot
springs near Socorro has increased
several degrees in temperature and the
inhabitants fear that the ancient eX'
tinct volcano 10 miles from the town
will break out and begin squirting lava
again.
The courthouse is now a mass of
ruins and almost every house in the
town is cracked and falling. Many
have already fallen, crushing their con-
tents. Nobody has lived indoors for a
week. The Santa Fe railroad has sent
box cars into which the people are pill
ing and being hauled cut like cattle.
The entire surrounding country has
also felt the shocks, and much dam
age has been done, especially at San
Marcial and Magdalena, but not so Sc
we're as Socorro.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
WaiIing in Court.

Ithaca, N. Y.-The Ithaca police
court resounded with wailing the other
day Eight mothers placed a stick
given by Recorder Sweetland on the
trousers of their offspring The young
sters had been arrested after hard work
by Chief of Police Van Order and two
Lehigh Valley railroad detectives for
many car burglaries during the last
month.
Their parents were poor and Record
er Sweetland offered to remit the fines
on condition that the parents adminis-
ter corporal punishment in court.
Their mothers eagerly grasped the rods
and proceeded to earn what one Of
them called the easiest SIS of her
life."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
adv curzon Dead in London

London.-Lady CuTzon, eX-VlceIoIno
of India. and who was Miss Mary VIC
tvrio LsitaP OF -ChioasO, died at o.4O
Wednesday evening, after an illness
of 10 days.
1t was announced at the Curzon
residence that the final cause Of Lady
Curzons death was heart failure, but
she had been suffering from complica-
tions which were the sequel OF her
severe illness of two years ago, The
funeral, the date (which has not yet
been fixed, will occur at Kedle5ton.
1t was not until in the afternoon
that Lady CurzOn's condition gave
cause for anxiety. At about noon she
grew worse, and two specialists We're
called in. They remained in attend.
ance till the end.
Lady Curzon appeared to have never
quite recovered from her serious ill
ness at Walmer castle, Kent, in 1904,
and the recent hot weather brought
on a pronounced attack of general
debility.
Lady Curzon, the ex-vicereine Of In
dia, who was Miss Mary Victoria Lei
ter, daughter Of Levi u. Letter, the
dry goods merchant of Chicago was
one of those rare individuals whose
right Of empire is never questioned.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21

Lancaster, Mass.-The Lancaster inn
which was situated in the central
square Of this village, was burned
Wednesday night, and its guests were
forced to fee hurriedly from theiI
rooms. All the inmates Of the house
however, escaped uninjured. 1t Il
thought that the fire started In the
kitchen Of the hotel,
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs
Curtis of the Quincy house, Boston; A
P. Burdett, BSton; Miss Ruth and
Miss Faith Foxcroft, Cambridge Mrs
Ellen f. Carpenter, Boston; Mr.. and
Mrs. Sargent, Winter HILL Someryille
and Mrs. Harnet and daughter, Proyi
dence.
The loss is estimated at $4,000, Ian
caster inn was a three-story structure
with the main part of brick, and a Ions
wooden l.. II was owned by Esther a
Dore. On the opposite corner of the
main street is a large general store
with the postofiice adjoining, while
the Unitarian church and public lib
rary are in the immediate neighbor
hood OF the hotel.
When the fire was discovered about
II o'clock, the guests in the hotel were
hurrledly aroused and all made theil
way to the street in safety. They are
being cared for at other hotels and IN
private homes here. The means OF
fighting fire in this village were soor
I to- hN hg,
tel, and to protect Clher property aic
was asked from Clinton. Fire applra'
tus was sent from that town.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21

Cleveland, O.-The proposition of the
old line street railway companies of
this city to the city council for an
extension of franchises has been for.
mally decided on. The railway com.
panies offer to bind themselves to sell
seven tickets for 25 cents and to give
universal transfers. This, it is
claimed, will probably furnish the low
est street car fare to be had in this
country and is practically the same as
the competing 3-cent lines projected by
Mayor Tom l.. Johnson and Others
now in process Of construction. The
proposition will come up for consid-
Grafton before the council at its next
meeting.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21

San Salvador.-D delayed in trans
mission) before the armistice
was agreed to more than 10000 Guate-
malan soldiers made a desperate at
tack on the Salvadorean position by
way of Metapan.
The Guatemalan artillery, stationed
on high plains fronting the Salvador
can positions, cannonaded the latter
increasingly, but the bad quality of the
shells and the poor aim resulted in the
Salvadorean forces escaping without
many casualties.
At about 3 p. m. in the midst of a
torTential rain, the Guatemalans' fire
increased all along the line and their
infantry attacked the Salvadoreans in
close columns. The battle lasted 10
hours and eventually resulted in tri.
umph for the Salvadorean arms.