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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-16
LA BELLE ELISE

La Belle Elsie, they called her,
but that was before Jean went
blind and they moved from Paris
into small village in the COIN
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 a crust
of bread? How could he know that
the terrible struggle for his COM
fort had sadly changed pretty Ell
sic?
One morning a 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 glorious sur
prise 1t 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.
Hplaip1,, pnu, Too.
"Oh. the happiness of coming out
OF IL years of darkness into this
woman"
Il 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. IL
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 1t. We were hap
Ply when he was blind, and now
he does not know me. His eyes
have been opened. God. in mis-
mercy. close mine"
With 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 hooking pale for La Belle
Elsie.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-16
INDIANS FIX
THAT F|NNEY

Spokane won a game at Butte,
Mont, yesterday, defeating the
Miners IL to A. Butte played a
ragged fielding game and Finney
was hit for 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, 1906-08-16
AND
LOOT

ODESSA, Aug. 16.-Anarchists
attacked a freight depot today and
began to loot. An inspector of po-
lice with three constables inter-
fered and were killed. The thieves
stole 10000 roubles and escaped.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-16

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, 1906-08-16

elapsed since Cans started his cam
paign for fight with Nelson. Joe
has been logging the Battler's
footsteps ever since the latter's
memorable victory over Jimmy
Britt at Colma on September 8 OF
last year, and, although he refused
ut first to make less than 1856, he
finally came down to 1913. which
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-16
SPOKANE THfATER

Opening Of Our Season.
Friday and Saturday, Aug. II and
IS. Matinee Saturday.
STEWART OPERA CO.
management John CorD
in the
Reigning Musical Success of the
Decade
"BABETTE"
Book by Harry B. Smith. Music
Victor Herbert.
Mabel Day, Bertha Shalek. Dcs-
sic Fairbairn, Hattye Fox, William
G. Stewart. George w. Leslie Carl
Hayden, Bowman Ralston and a
stunning chorus.
Prices-$1.50 to Csc. Seats ready
Thursday, 10 a. M.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-16

~ by a decision Of J. H. Farrell,
the major domo Of the baseball
association, Terry McKune belongs
to Spokane, and Walter McCredie
has been branded as a rought sort
of operator. Walter no doubt
thought he was doing some clever
work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-16
2oD AxSn.

Nice corner lot ana inside lot a
Eleventh avenue. Cannon HIM
$105o for both, Or win sen sepop
rately. Onefourth cash. Gray q
McCuns Co., First and Wall streets.
Phone $40. sse
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-16
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, 1906-08-16

At Tacoma yesterday the Tigers
defeated the Grays by score OF
II to 9.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-16

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

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, 1906-08-16

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, 1906-08-16

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 q
young woman weeping as she has
thrown herself in despair against n
closed door. Miss Beverage has
called her noble work San Fran
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-16
PLUMBING.

Sarginson Plumbing Co, Tel III
222 Bernard. between Main and
Front. see
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-16

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, Oslo Monroe. Phone
1910 Gen Whitesell. --l8
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-16
CAST or OxsORKMA

Positively highest prices paid fes
east off clothing. N33a Stsvsna n,
iii.
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EARN A GOOD SALARY TElk
GRAPHING.

We will qualify you In about
Ave months. We guarantee POSI-.
ton to graduates. See US or write
for literature. Spokane School OF
Telegraphy, 322-323 Mohawk block
Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-16

Ladies' play billiards and Doeo
every Gay and evening at fasesa
billiard parlor. So
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-16

A. BLJSSON will press Jour suit
for SOC. Call up 2046. 3 Lincoln.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-16

Standard Fusa 4 Ice Ca, Ulol
Front. Tel sss. Carbondalo, Rock
Springs and Summit coal. Nastn
Dolan, manager.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-16

DYExNo AIp ULNAErH0 voBXa
Partisan Dysing q clsaaing Works
ana Dress Pieatins yactery. Il A.
Leahmann. proprietor, has moved t.
sos First avsnuA near Howard.
Phone 3137. Ne Solieltoga
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sHCoHD ZAND aOoDR
Highest price paid for second hasa
furniture Tel ~ Se& all Rfvse.
side ee-0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15

Stuttgart, and Moscow have each familiar banshee
to announce the impending demise of a member
of the regning family. But perhaps the most I'M
since the assassination within its precincts of King
Gustavus Ill, that it has been twice entirely
ghosts
To the existence of the latter Queen Louise of
Denmark, King Haakon Of Norway, the Crown
Prince of Sweden and Count Moltke, the principal
Chamberlain of the Danish King, can bear eloquent
testimony, while it took the late Princess Louise
of Schaumburg -Lippe, who died the other day no
less than three weeks to recover from the shock
which her nerves sustained through the spectral
visitation which she witnessed on the occasion of her
last stay at the palace of Stockholm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15

Queen lane Seymour, one of the many wives of
King Henry VIII, with the object of laying her
ghost which even in the reign of King James H. was
the corridor near the room where Queen Anne
Boeyn caught her sitting on the Kings knee
Both the late Lady Eastlake and Mrs. Cavendlsh
BOYLE, residents in the palace, have vouched for
the appearance a few years ago, of white appari-
tion believed to have been that of Queen Catharine
Howard near the Queens great staircase and have
wildly described the CHASTITY look of despair on
her face and the ood-curdng sound of her screams
And every and again we hear of a wholesale
exodus of the servants employed at the palace, and
of women of rank owing to the antics of yet third
ghost which, for some reason or other, is believed
to be that of Queen Anne Boleyn
At Holyrood, the ghost of the murdered Rzzio,
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is supposed to promenade the gloomy old galleries
after dark and it is noteworthy that whenever any
member of the Kings family is forced to spend a
night in the capital of Scotland, hotel is preferred
to the royal palace.
A little Red Man used to haunt the Tuileries
before they were destroyed by fire at the time of
the Commune and it is a matter of history that
Queen Catharine de- Medici was so frightened by
his appearance that she declined to remain within
the precincts of the Palace, and transferred her
abode to the Pala1s Royal. The Count de Segur' a
dignitary of the imperial court sensible man,
and certainly not given to romancng, relates in his
memoirs that the little Red Man appeared to the
First Napoleon night when the latter at
work at the Tui1eries, on the of his departure
for that Russian campaign which constituted the
beginning of his downfall.
The royal palaces of Lisbon, of Madrid, of Munich,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15

it simply mad
dening that we
can't all be cats?
The stupid men
and women in
society are sim
ply usrlrping the
prerogatives of
pet cats. And
like unto cats, |
do not believe
that they are a
third as stupid as
they pretend to
be. But being
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15

much thought to this phase of
it before, while familiar with cats,
it only goes to show the unobtru-
sive feminine tact of a cat. Did
you ever notice the difference be-
tween the manners of a cat and
dog both bent upon achieving the
hearth around which the family
were gathered?
The door opens, and in bounces
the dog, with sharp barks of wei
come and joy. He dashes across
the floor, knocks against chairs,
jumps. and ticks your hanging hand,
thumps his tail against your legs,
wriggles his body in an ecstasy of
enjoyment, then darts for the
hearth-rug, painting, licking his
chops, swapping his eyes, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15

adorned with either gold or family
or position of some sort compels
society to accept them and invite
them constantly, whether they work
to be entertaining or not They
find that the inertia of stupidity is
a form of luxury unknown in the
lavish days of Lucullus ct al, and
SO they curl their paws up under
their heavy double chins and sleep
peacefully, pillowed upon the re
sponsibility of the poor but clever,
who have to make good, or they
know they will eat no more, save at
their own expense.
If lawmakers only realized how
those who hold society together by
mental responsibilities as hosts and
guests actually suffer from backache
from CARRYING the weight of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
Feign Stupidity for Its Rewards

PUT have observed that those persons who
~ endowed with the requisites of money position
to which the world bows down, regardless of their
color, nationality, mental equipment, often take
advantage of their position to feign a stupidity
which they do not deserve They do this for three
One is because they possess the arrogance
of power. Another because they fondy imagine that
this gives them the right to be indifferent to other
peoples opinion of them. And the third because
they realize the utter luxury which a reputation
for stupidity affords Nothing is asked nothing is
expected, of the stupid Their lack of wit is con-
strued into lack of understanding of societys
quirements, and the result is debauch of laziness
used to know one girl SO clever and so conscious
of her social responsibilities that every hostess
selfshly shifted the whole burden of entertaining
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15

IOOIIllu vi W IlSI Wiling young
shoulders, which SO wore
upon her that toward the
end of her first winter her
mother found the girls ply
steal health actually suffer-
ing. The doctor was called
in, and to him the mother
said: She feels the respon-
sibility of every gathering
where she is a guest to be
entirely hers. The weight
of the stupid has broken her
down, doctor.
Heigh-ho Who would not
be a sleepy, purring cat.
lying on the hearth-rug, in
everybody's way, yet con
scious that the whole fam
lily are too kind-hearted to
kick her, because they feel
such pity for her stupidity?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15

stupid and conscienceess they would at least frame
a law compelling the bores to sort of
badge or button by which their heaviness could be
recognized and avoided except when absolutely
necessary to encounter them. If ever get into the
legislature, l shall introduce bill compelling all
straw in their hair This will not only distinguish
them from the hayseeds but will indicate that
you had better keep away from persons so adorned,
= You may tllllh am nlVoiouS; out 40 LINK
into three-hour imprisonment during fashionable
dinner, beside an INDECENT fool who won't
might at least be buletined such as this: Il am a
millionaire bachelor bald-headed; fifty years old:
selfish; and hate to spend my money I am stupid
enough for the perquisites to life sentence
with at hard labor thereward will be matrimony."
After that, the responsibility is all the girls. l
have objection to persons deliberately encoun-
tering stupid What l hate is
being trapped by them.
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much to it abused. Ask the purist in language
why he does read current fiction; ask the purst
in pronunciation why he goes to lectures or
to the theater; ask the ultrarefned why they take
no interest in humanity; ask the philosopher why
he has lost all the comforts of the religion of his
youth; ask the brilliant talker why he does not
tell YOU that they know too much They have
educated themselves out of all power to enjoy
themselves in common things. They are over
cultivated supersensitve, ultrarefned, and there
fore the most of the time superlatively misera-
BILE; for the perfect seldom appears in concert,
opera, theater book, philosophy, or dinner party.
Did you ever long for a witty tongue? Ask the
unfortunate possessor of it, especially if the un-
happy wretch chances to be woman, if she enjoys
even her most brilliant sallies. She will tell you
that the kindest heart will be led astray by an
opportunity too good to be missed and one pointed
shaft of wit may end the friendship of years. No
matter how hard you may try to be good, genius
for wit may be your undoing; and no matter how
your heart may ache afterward the mischief has
been done. So, if you knew how cordially most
witty men and women hated, you would be
glad you are just as you are, whatever that
may be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
Advantages of Being a Cat

THE mental responsibility which comes with edu-
cation, if it is only ones awakened sense of
responsibility as citizen, hostess, or friend brings
SO much discomfort to the ease-loving that l per-
sonaly have come to the conclusion that the career
which holds out the greatest promise of comfort
with the least responsibility would be that of pet
cat in family of kind hearted people, Sometimes
when have seen a Mexican asleep in the sun before
his adobe hut my allegiance to pet-cat existence
has wavered, but not for long
Observe. cat in a family of kind-hearted
people presupposes, first of all, that she will be
allowed the best of everything; for animal which
bed, the sunnest window the warrnest corner, the
daintiest food-n short the best the house affords,
be it palace or howell And if you never have given
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15

humping the floor with his tail That is the mas
cu1ine of it.
Enter the cat. Softly she steals across the floor
pausng to rub against each one in turn, archng her
back for the expected caress, and purring her
thanks. Having silently ingratiated herself with
each one, having been greeted with Poor pussy!"
in commissioning tones by the most sympathetic of
her admirers, she softly steals into the warmest
corner, and, curling herself into graceful coil she
yawns and extends her claws for a moment then her
head sinks into little nest of fur, and with purry
sigh, the cat is asleep | have seen women get the
best of everything with all the silent tact of cat
Dog Versus Cat
NOV, dog feels his responsibility If you take him
y for a walk, he feels that he must do something
for you. He works for your entertainment. There
fore, you think dog clever. On the other hand,
take cat as your companion. She never works
less she wants her chin scratched Therefore, you
call cat stupid. But who wouldn't be willing
to be stupid the unenlightened consider cats,
to get much out of life with little exertion?
Cats are capable of sufficient cultivation to make
them acceptable dinner guests, If they went into
society," yet they will not go in for higher education
cat, when she first enters human family, catches
mice from instinct; but in an incredibly short time
she ceases to eat them. She kills and leaves them,
preferring bits of chicken-breast and cream. She
eats steak only when there is chicken, and milk
when there is cream. After that point in her
culture reached she catches mice only for exercise
and to keep her figure. And you human beings who
harbor her encourage her in her daintiness and yield
her the soft cushions and the warnest corners, be-
you think she is stupid know that other
people want them.
All! Is she stupid? She is simply taking ad-
vantage OF her reputation for stupidity, and get
ting the best of everything by the way. Think
of it To eat all you want of the best there is;
to sleep all day and all night and yet be always
delightfully."- drowsy and contemp1ative jump into
peoples silken laps at any moment you choose,
secure in your welcome, assured of having your fur
rubbed the right way permitted to express gratitude
by sleepy purrings; being able to get gloriously
intoxicated on catnp and suffer no headache in the
morning; never feeling atom of responsibility
about anything or anybody-good Heavens! isn't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15

90 much is being said on the sub
- ject of higher education, and SO
~ many clubs have been formed
for the avowed purpose of self-cul-
ture, that many an immature thinker
is fooled into the belief that the most
highly cultivated sensibihties bestow
the greatest amount of happiness
upon their proud possessor.
But that is popular fallacy. Ask
the musician with the trained ear if
cultivation has increased his enjoy
ment of music, and, if he is honest,
he will declare that knowledge has
simply increased his pain when the
tenor flats or when the oboe is out of
tune. Ask the man who loves the
drama why he never goes to the
theater, and he will tell you it is
because he loves the drama too
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-07-03
kiff on Encampment.

Tower City, n. D., June 1910 The
Forum: The seventeenth annual state
encampment OF the q. A. II. for tho
department of North Dakota is now
recorded in history. Bismarck did her
best under very unfavorable conditions.
Department Commander Hare was abb
sent, on account OF sickness: Adult
ant Moorhouse went to his long rest
last March; the Bismarck post is small
in numbers, yet they surmounted
everything that was In the way, and
gave the old boys and the girls good
time. The members of the w. II. G..
are entitled to especial praise; they fur
nished three good square meals each
day; we will ever remember them with
sincere gratitude. Comrades Ward,
Moore and Gender are just simply the
finest of the fine; they hardly slept day
or night; they did everything possible
to give us a good time.
The evening receptions were of a
high order The Northern Pacific Rail-
road Co. sent us out to the penitentiary
and Fort Lincoln by special train.
The Bismarck Tribune gave us
good write-ups as we ever received
anywhere in the state.
We initiated Governor Sarles into
one of our sessions, and when we pass
ed the hat for collection to cover a
deficiency, we found good sized note
In the collection, which we thought we
knew where 1t came from. The COVER
nor also invited the encampment to
meet at Hillsboro next year. BY the
way, believe that good many of the
old coffee coolers will vote for the
governor should he receive another
nomination, but of course / would not
be expected to do this as belong to
the prohibition party.
We also noticed PIumley fitting
around in the capital city; suppose he
came up to see that some of us kept
straight, or perhaps 1t was to hear
Corporal Tanner and Mrs. Adams, the
national president of the w. II. c., who
certainly made excellent addresses.
NH. Kiff.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-07-03
Glorious Fourth Will Be
Celebrated All Over Land

Tacoma, Wash, July S.-Three
grand street parades, the most mag
nificent display OF fireworks ever seen
! here and a floral festival on a large
scale are the principal features of the
three days celebration of the Fourth
of July, which the patriotic citizens
of this city have arranged and which
opened here this morning. The @ty
is profusely decorated and filled with
visitors from all parts of the state.
Both Pacific avenue and c.. street,
from Seventh to Seventeenth streets
are mass Of flags and bunting and
electric lights have been strung, which
will make these two avenues as bright
as day.
The celebration proper win begin
this afternoon with grand civic and
industrial street parade, which prom
ises to surpass anything in that line
ever seen here. The rose carnival tent
has been set UP in Firemen's park on
south A street. 1t will be the home of
the queen and her court during the
exercises preceding and following
the floral parade and carnival In the
tent there will be athletic and gym
nastic exhibitions, pony races, clowns
and all kinds of other circus attrac-
lions. There will be two parades on
floral day, which will end the cele-
bration. one for automobiles, the other
for carriages. Many valuable prizes
win be awarded to the winners in the
contests. The military parade will be
held tomorrow and in the evening
there will be fireworks. Four scows
have been anchored in the bay, from
which the fireworks will be displayed.
1t is expected in this manner to avoid
all possibility of a repetition of the ac-
cident of two years ago, when the en-
tire display was accidentally exploded
in Wright park.