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IT. HE monthly magazines have told
women how 20 dress neatly and
f1shiouably tor 500 per ye.r-
The Sunday newspapers have
done even better aith expert articles
ON how to dress comfortably on $50 pr
year.
one NyW York society woman mas
told the American public that .I is i.u-
possible for her 20 dress decen1y even
ON 500 400 annually.
II remained for Dcs Moincs girl %
eclipse all records and smash the the
orieg of tie magazine and newspaper
writer's and hold up 20 shame the Sl''-
90 society woman
She has demonstrated that 10 is pos
sltie to dress on nothing a year. And
tor three years she has shown thar it
Is cosy not only 20 dress Chea9iy but
fashiuuabiy as we'll There f. only one
drawback To hcr plan.
Miss Alice Burkhart is the exponent Of
this latest idea in the solution Of the
dress problem. She is pretty girl
modest and also always dressed in the
height 81 fashion. Even the A000U0 New
York woman could not have Improved
on her dress or styIe. Miss BurkhaTt
was al&eys a leader when ii come 10
fashion IN womsn's clothes.
Although the girI-she is A decided
brunette with vivid colOriug-hds been
trying this new plan % hers Tor three
years. it was not until the 0t'ser jfr.
or night rather that the other e5.dJ'.e10
women OF the United States we're let
into the secret, which. no doubt, they
al are just diving to learn.
To the police matron the pretty girl
made an amazing confession. Arrested
almost mt midnight with nothing on bat
her niEhtdrcss. she was compelled first
u secure permission Of her aCCuscT
who happened to be her l3ndlady. be-
fore she was allowed even To dress her
self. for she had no clothes OF her oen.
Mrs. Henry Walker, with whom the
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of wealthy Pittsburg men who have re-
Gently impressed their individuality on
the metropolis. has recently acquired
freedom himself.
His wife obtained a separtlon from
him IN the courts OK R0ckiand county,
ana ne was glad 81 IL. for he declared
that she contracted SCo01J worth OF bills
a year and that his patience and his
purse could no further stand IL.
His daughter was the wife OF Albert
Dieseugcr. a Wall Street broker, and
she is young and very handsome. Her
wedding took place ia 1901 ou her faith
er's @ortieth birthday. IL was au affair
which the town OF Nyack. where the
McQuaides were then living. VIII long
remember. There were 500 Invitations,
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arrested for Fraud in Love Spell

Mrs. Lincoln wrote the "profesSeESs
and received the following reply signed
Prof X. r. M0Teta."
Kind Friend-I can reunite you and
your husband and make you happy.
Ny silent pOWNr 81 control Is no guess
work. but is positive. as my twenty
years work here IN Chicago Will show.
IL ] take yDur case / All GUARANTEES
success or refund the money. ~
charges are 800 SIS down and IS when
by work is done
IF you wish me 20 take up this
ease send me "A lock OF his hair OF
his picture with fUll particulars ana
81. and ] Will begin work az once.
You will have favorable results In
side OF thirty-three days. ! can teach
IN that case would want 20 see you ana
give YOU private lesson IN the Sc
crets OF the work that were never pus
In black and white"
In another letter the professor
Wrot1.
There Is no hour when I am not vita
thee
There is no grief OF thine may not
Nor time nor space a barrier Is TO me.
II thou but want NE near. II thou but
care.
Mrs. Lincoln enFa Fed him 20 under
take her case luClosing SO and a lock
of her husbands hair. She waited sew
er1l months. and when her husband did
not return home. she wrote 20 the
..ur0fessor.f asking for the return OF
her money. This demand was refused
He Is said to have swindled hun
dreds of women out OF sums ranging
from 80 20 $780,
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bringing their divorce papers with
them
Mrs Dieseugef had planned 10 re-
ceive them under a broken wedding
boil. but she could not find any florist
who had "a design for one. so she did
the best she could by trimming up
tbe electric lights fin the parlOT Of her
fathers apartment I-6 East Thirty
fourth street. with red paper. which
was of the exact shade Of the wax
which goes with sealed documents and
divorce dccrecs. some Of the best-
known members Of thc almOuy colony
were present
some had Dakota record and
others bad lived iu Pltt-bvrE Several
ri tue guests had not been divorced at
aII. bat they were able none the less
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Had Another Husband on the Quiet

ing the money with her. which. II Is ale
legged. She gave 20 her two sons BY her
first husband
The disclosures. as stated, came about
through the death or James Dickson,
husband No. ,. The WOrTy OF II all
affected Montgomery health and he
died on December = 1904 The woman
survived until September s, 1896, when
she. too. was stricken with a fatal
Illness
II is alleged that she left $4,000. and
that her sons. James II. and Leander
Hole. took possession OF the mOnsy.
The suit just entered asks that this
money be- returned. as well as other
moneys which tire woman gave 20 the
Hole boys. aggregatiug In an about
S.. Uuu
No one seems 20 be certain as 10 the
maiden name Of the woman. She was
divorced from Hole after some years OF
turbulent married Iife after which she
was married 10 James Dickson. With
Dickson she could rot agree either.
and, IL appears went from his roof, Ths
wealthy farmer Montgomery appealed
u her and led her 10 the altar on No
venber l. 1851 Husband No. Dick
SOM Is said 20 have been cOgulzant OF
the marriage Of his wife TO another
man, but never made any effort 10
raise trouble, as he was glad 70 get rid
Of her
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REPKIflTING
A Dinner With a Dash of Alimony

To enter into the spirit Of the occa-
sion and wish the fair hostess many
happy returns.
II Is likely that a permanent alimony
club will develop from the festivities.
The occasion was so enjoyable that
some OF the guests said that they never
could have believed that "a separation
reunion could have been fraught with so
much interest One Of the Divorces
whose husband had LETT her on her
wedding day with nothing ont a check.
which caused her embarrassment when
she prevented IL. declared that she had
never had such "A good time since she
heard tine Judge say: Decision lu f4v-
o. OF the plaintiff
Mr. McQuaide himself was the oldest
Of the divorced, while the youngest was
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Vivid Dream Gets Man Dip0rce

Presently there hoated before him the
vision Of his wife hurrying through a
railroad station. accompanied by a man
whose appearance was not unfamiliar
10 him. The couple, turning nervousIy
from right to left. boarded a train and
he lost sight Of them.
ln the background of his dream
lures was the dim outline of a country
hotel
When Curry awolle the picture was su
imprinted Oh his mind that he at once
got into communication with detectives
ana started IN pursuit lie learned GA
chat very morning. March H. Mrs. Curry
had boarded train bound for North
Bergen. y. j. She was accompanied
In William Bradley OF Union Hul. n. j.
With three detectives and four friends.
Curry left for North Bergen After
hours of weary searching he found that
his V0uES wife and Bradley vere IN the
GrandvieW. Curry VIII bring suit for
$l0,c13 against Bradley who is said 10 be
the son Of wealthy parents
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to think IS 10 act. All the bodied
men of the ueishborhood were away at
work. There remained only a few
old men, boys, nj women. Quickly She
spread the alarm and ma rsHaled her
forces. She armed them with brick
bats. pickets. raEes and shovels Then
lle maEeshlft army surrounded the
HASTINGS house
The burglars laughed at the motley
array at first. but when a large stone
hurled by the doughty Mrs. Brown
struck one of the men fun In his '-little
Mary and knocked the wind complete
y out of him. they changed their tune,
and made a break TO get away. But
there was nothing TO il. The pitchforks
and shovel brigade refused 20 give
ground, and there was nothing for the
burglars 10 do but surrender, which they
did.
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Girl JiIts Man Because of Name

foot. Can I DO anything for your
The exchange operator discovered tbs
bluuder here and disconnected the two
women, who were both wanting 20 know
things The operator called the St
Nicholas and the right Mr. Lightfoot
and called the Chicago girl to the
Ihore.
Hello. Is this Mr.. Lightfoot7' the
Chicago girl asked.
Yes. dear; / have been waiting five
minutes for YOU
ooh. yes. you have been waiting. Who
IS the AIRS. LIEhtfoot with you down
there iu TeTre Haute2'
And then she rang OF Lightfoot went
10 Chicago al once. lie could not make
a satisfactory explanation and came
hack TO TerFe Haut-. Finally he got
hold OF John LighJfoOt and the two
talked with Mrs. LightfOOt and all three
told their stories 20 the Chicago girl
u is agreed thar part OF the honeymoon
IS 10 be a visit 10 Mr.. and Mrs John
LiEhLfOOt in TCTTC Haute
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~ HE quick wit OF a woman caused
the capture Of two burglars re
Gently. Mrs. c. f. Brown lives
IN Anna street, Elizabeth, y. J.,
opposite the home OF James Hastings,
engineer Of Engine Company. No. 8.
Sitting at a front window sewing. she
saw two men. using a skeleton key.
enter the Hastings house. while the
family was away.
Mrs. Brown telephoned 10 police
headquarters, three miles away. for
aid Then she feared the supposed
burglars would get away. before the
police arrived.
There was only one thing 10 be done
She must organize a fighting army and
capture the burglars. With Mrs Brown
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= T was like Sioux Falls at home when
( a score of guests. most OF whom
had a dash Of alimony in their
lives, joined In helping Mrs. Sophia
Florence Dicscnger, of New York. cele-
brate the granting of her divorce. The
hostess was radiant as she received the
company, and the evening was whiled
away pleasantly relating "reminiscences
OF lawyers and clerks and judges the
company had met
Mrs. DiesenEer is from PIttsburg, q
city where no regrets are wasted over
the past and the very best is made Of
unfortunate matrimonial experiences
Occasionally these diVOrCeN parties are
neld al fashionable restaurants in New
York. Mrs. DiesengeTs father, James
p, McQuade, who belongs TO coterie
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he stayed after dinner that's what he
was there for and naturally Bessie
maneuvered things so that she and
Henry were left alone IN the parlor.
johnny. having been told by his mother
not TO go into that room. naturally felt
a certain amount Of healthy curiosity
about what was going on there. Con-
sequently he fingered for some time on
the porch directly under the window OF
the parlor. The window was open.
When he was going 10 bed that night
johnny. who always talks things over
with his mother at that propitiOUs hour.
said 10 her.
Mother. isn't Heury's last name
Don't2"
WHY no. Johnny, his name Is WI
uams."
We'll I don't see how that can be.
mother. for ] heard sister say Henry
Don't about twelve times tonight
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and all OF the carriages in the place
were i'm commission to carry the guests
out TO the mansion occupied By the Nc
Quaides.
A disag agreement took place after a
year or two, and recently Mr.. and
Mrs. Diesenger We're divorced. She IS
soon to marry If rumor be true,
Francis J. Tyler. a tenor singer. who Is
member of the Madam Butterfly"
company. MI Diesenger is TO wed a
wealthy young woman who lives in
Philadelphia,
Mrs. DtesenEer looked very happy.
and as She felt quite sure that Ar
Dicsenger was she was determined 10
have the celebration a Joyous affair.
The guests arrived at 1880 o'clock.
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7 Under the new act Of 1906 fine
Of 10 cents was imposed BY
Judge Harlan upon Frederick
Moore for marslaughter. Moore
was presented by the grand jury in
baltimore charged with causing the
death OF Charles Jubb The men had
ar alteration at the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad station. Moore sadie he endeav-
orcd 90 avoid Jubb. who followed him
up and struck him He then hit Jubb.
who fell. striking his head and caus-
ing fatal conclusion OF the brain.
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Samuel B. Rose. jr., who. when he was
eighteen years OF age, eioped from
school at Grotou. Mass. The mar
rage was annuued a year later, and
Dee is now only twenty years old. Among
those present may be mentioned
Harry l. Powers. whose divorce case
was a matter which made trouble with
his relatives. but II was finally granted
ia his favor.
Cards presented AZ the door aid not
give the FUN ma trimonial records The
japanese butler announced the divorced
names. and once or twice he was as
touiShed o. md several guests who In
sisted ON being announced as Mr.. and
AIRS He went back TO ask for further
Instructions and finally made the an
uouncements with extreme reluctance.
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Would Jail His Wife for Broken China

had struck his wife. Packham leaned
over 70 a sIenographeF and remarked.
THAT fellows liar by the clock"
The remark was overheard by Mr..
Clark, who called the attention OF
Judge Wickes.
See here. Mr Packham," warned
the judge, you have come into this
court in an effort 10 send your wife 10
Jail If YOU are not careful you'll so
there yourself"
The squabble was brought TO an end
az this point by Judge Wlckes, who
ruled that he would not continue the
case until Mrs. Packham, who was
out Of the city can be brought into
court and explain why the Haviland
china was reduced TO 2. 49S atoms, and
WHY the forks have taken on the ap-
rsarauce of pieces or lightning rods
case dismissed. call the next case, %
said the court. Then Packham quick
~ bundled his goods in his ease, Just
ike a drummer who has failed 20 make
a sale. and left court
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Phoned Sweetheart Too Often.

protested time began $3.50 IS asked.
All this was for Richmond For words
with the same person, presumably ~
March. the much higher figure of Sso.4o
is asked.
IN April there was a toll bin Of just
$50 10.
In May but $3.50 was recorded accord
ing 10 the company's charge.
Then the record ends. What the cause
Is was not stated. A..
On May Is last Il was announced tllst {
Miss Giliett was TO 30 20 NcW OF "a
- stft5v- for lie stage and had sc-
cepted an offer with q Frohman pro-
duction Several DAYS ago 10 was an
nounced she had returned 20 Ralb-
more TO VISIT friends ard II was also
mira tions for a season at least.
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" WO suit cases filled with smashed
china, distorted silverware and
shattered glass, took up Judge
Wickes' time IN Baltimore, when
George X. Packham, a member OF the
firm OF Pacllham & Brothers. attempted
10 have his wife. Mrs. Kate Packham,
arrested for contempt.
Packham said the broken bits OF az
pieces of Hayilaud We're due 20 wick
Gus display Of temper when. on an or
der of court. he went 10 the home OF
his wife 10 secure valuable lace cur
taias, one set OF Haviland chinRwaFe,
sundry spoons. forks and other silver
ware.
The court. he said. would md what
remains OF them IN the suit cases,
During the argument Packham
thought he heard Lawyer Clark, att0T-
ney for Mrs. Packham. say Packham
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Cost Ten Cents to Kill a Man

Judge Harlan. who tried the case,
without jury, pronOuncins sentence,
said Moore acted as any other man
would do; Il was a technical case OF
mansIaughter
The fine OF a dime does not carry the
costs, but a fine Of IS cents would In
ciude trial expenses. So the State must
bear the cost Of the proceedings In this
case
There have been cases where those
found guilty OF manslauEhfer have been
sentenced 10 one days imprisonment
but a 10-cent fine on the verdict Of
mans.aughter breaks the record.
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- HARGED with using the United
States mails in a scheme TO
deEaud J.. W Micbaels. alias
Prof IL r. Moreta. chief In
structor and proprietor OF the
Western College Of Occult Science. Chi
cage, was arrested by pOstOfice lnspec-
tors. lie was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Foote
Michaels was arrested on complaint
of Mrs n. h. Lincoln, ia3 Fifth street.
milwaukee,. who declares she paid him
50 last March to induce her husband 90
return home by exercising his alleged
hypnotic power.
Mrs Lincoln read Prof" Moreta' s.
advertisement I'm the newspaper. lie
declared his ability 10 accomplish the
following feats;
Give good luck
Restore missing husbands 10 wives
and missing wives Ia husbands
Get any woman a wealthy husband
and any man "a rich wife.
Get good position.
Shcw women how TO hold their hus-
banda affection and advise husbands
how 10 retain their wives love.
Insure success IN business.
Cure the drink habit
Tell how to conquer your rivals OF
enemies
How Ia win lawsuits.
How 70 retain youth
How to become wealthy.
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Forgape His Wife Sepen Times.

siddons said his wife had gone away
with Il sign painter and he, had located
them in a house on Kaighn avenue,
Camden. As he had taken her back 50
many times without avail. he had de-
cided 10 try no more
The acting mayor asload Mrs Siddons
what she had TO say. but she only
cu-led her red lips and flashed her
dark eyes in defiance. Then she was
sent To jail in default Of Bail, 10 an
swer the charge OF deseruon.
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~ EVEN times she has left her
home and the children and
seven times I have taken her
back" said Peter Siddons, a
barber. as he pitlfuIy related his
story Of an unhappy home life 70
Acting Mayor Vickers IN the city hall,
Gloucester. yesterday. His young wife
Indifferent 10 his tale Of woe. and ig-
noring the pratuing child almost at her
feet, looked bored by the proceedings
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H. LIGHTFOOT. a commerC

H LIGHTFOOT. a commercial
traveller from Chicago. has
been a miserable victim OF
telephone girls bIuuder which
nearly caused the breaking of his en-
gagement 10 marry a chicago girl. The lat
ter called up Terre Haute over the long
distance telephone and asked for "Mr.
Lightfoot. the commercial traveller at
the ST. Nicholas Hotel" The exchange
operator knew John LIghtfoot. the Terre
Haute commercial traveller. and either
not needing or not hearing the St. Mich
olas Hotel part OF the address. put the
Chicago girl In connection with John
Lghtfoot's residence, with Mrs. Light
foot at the phone.
Hello! Is Mr.. Lghtfoot there?' was
the question
mo, he is not here: this is Mrs Light
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tractive young woman with auburn lock
and a bcwitching smile, and the young
men for miles around have paid the suit
20 her. One OF them, however, seems
10 have had the inside track. Bessie's
young brother Johnny, had been away
for the summer staying back i'm the
country with an aunt When he re-
turned he saw quite good deal Of the
favored young man. but he never heard
his sister cali this young man anything
except Henry
II happened recently. however. that
the young man was invited to the
Webster's house to dinner. OF course
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A CITING on a dream which was so
~ vivid that II seemed reality,
n John J. Curry. former candidate
for alderman in the Thirteenth
assembly district. obtained evil
d1nce which this week resulted in his
procuring divorce from his young
wife.
The slumber picture which presented
itself 10 Curry was that of his wife
fleeing with another man 10 "a hotel i'm
IA secluded section. With the aid Of de-
tectiyes. Curry traced the couples move
ments. brought suit for divorce and was
granted a decree.
The dream came 10 Curry last March
while he was alone in his residence, after
IBIS wife had been separated from him
TOT four months. Worry over his mari
tSl Jrounles had Kept him awake until
the early hours. when he finally fell in
10 restless sleep.
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phone Company. for conversations with
a sweetheart in Richmond "a, for
which she is TO have failed to pay
t213O5.
One OF the astounding declarations in
the suit Is that Miss Gnletts telephone
was so conveniently situated that she
could reach it from her bed. This was
when she lived in the BreNtOn Apart
mants last winter and spring For
night messages in February when the
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r ISIS Mary Cuttings Glnett. well
L known In society IN Baltimore,
has been made defendant i'm
novel suit brought by the
Chesanaalla and Potomac Iele-
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TITLE Johnny Webster. Of Win
sted. Conn, IS quite sure that
the slrname Of his sister Bessie's
beau Is Don't. Bessie is an at
The Coconino sun., 1906-02-03
Cham berIsiN's Cough Remedy the
 Mothers Favorite

The soothing and healing prop critics of this ren edy, its pleasant taste and prompt and permanent cures have made it favorite with people anywhere. It is especi- ally prized by mothers of small children, for colds, croup and whooping cough, as 1t always af- lords quick relief, and as it con- tains no opium or other harmful drug, it may be given as confident ly to a baby as to an adult. For sale by all dealers.
The Coconino sun., 1906-02-03

library when it was full of people. Rolls entered with a scrub brush and announced that it was house. cleaning day; then he proceeded to throw all the furniture out doors and began scrubbing the walls. By this time officers captured him and led him off to iail.
 A few days ago, says the Re publican, a Yuma vagrant, in his cups, tried to enter the house of Jerry Millay, superintendent of the territorial prison, presumably for burglary. He was frightened and got away. The next night some one, supposed to be the same man, was captured while trying to gain an ntrance through the penitenti- ary gate. He was jailed for fifteen days.
 The Bisbee papers report the capture at Don Luis station last week, of Jim Marsh, alias Sunny Jim," wanted in Cripple Creek, Colorado, for assaulting with a dagger, with intent to kill, a miner named Joseph Ryan. The two men were fighting in saloon, when Marsh drew knife and cut up his antagonist. Marsh left the country at once and was traced to Don Luis by a letter he had written.
 George H. Smalley has been ap- pointed clerk of the district court in Graham county, succeeding Frank Dysart, of Solomonville. MT. Smalley is clerk of the United States court in the fifth district, and has heretofore been stationed at Globe. Charles T. Martin will succeed Mir. Smalley as clerk of the district court at Globe. MT. Martin occupied that position un- der Judge Doan, is familiar with the work and will make a compe- tent official. Tucson Post.
 There is much discussion in Bisbee over the proposed water franchise and the issuance of SI5o, ,ooo sewer bonds for which a special election has been called. It is proposed to issue sewer bonds to the amount of SI5o, GOO and to give the Bisbee- -Naco Water company franchise to furnish the city with water for 25 years at the rate of SIoo per month for flushing the mains. Ob- lection is urged against this latter feature and some minor ones, which will probably be remedied. Review.