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The Washington herald., 1906-11-18
HOW A TINY DOG MADE HIS LONELY LITTLE MISTRES

forehead against the railing and waited
for the oracle 10 speak. There was no
greatness Of which she did not believe
Perks capable, and certainly the worthy
mans most marked characteristic was
love for children and animals. He had Of
ten noticed the child fitting about the
garden of the dngy square and had mar
veled at her solitude He soon made
friends with her, and rejoiced 10 the full,
as she did, when the milkman gave her
puppy for her very own. To the mother
less child-lving with Il housekeeper and
nurse in a great, gaunt town house,
whose empty passages echoed back soil
tude, and into which the sun never seem
ed to shine-the puppy came as a veritable
CLEAN of light Dolls were all very
well. but Bob was able to talk with his
eyes, ears, and impudent. scutty tail.
Bob was company when twilight fell
and old nurse dozed in her chair. Bob
could play capital game of hide-and
seek and in his society Kitty tasted
some. at least. of the joys of childhood.
The WickednesS of Bob.
She thought him the most talented dog
in the kingdom. and even nurse was
hardly proof against his endearing wiIes.
though she grumbled at her charges
Atu6 A-tlitQ 4ldiI anu lAtNbltu pLildApiet
when Bob had worked his viii.
Bob was like dear. but harum-scarUm
son. and al times he caused his mistress
considerable anxiety. He had one very
weak point, and that was an utter con-
tempt for the mUzzling order. Tire first
time Kitty showed him the muZzle he
shifted at it contemptuously and shook
It from side t. side. as II under the i'm
preston that he was worrying a rat.
Then Kitty put It on the mantelpicce
out OF reach. but Bob jumped on a chair
and mounted the table as if determined
TO get ii. or imperil his life in the al
tempt. He would not keep still TO have
it put on so Kitty in despair picked him
up and took him out to Perks. the police
man.
Bob ad0red Perks. too. but familiarity in
this instance failed 20 breed contempt.
Puppy. 1hoIgh he was. he felt the power
Of the law. and allowed Perks TO put on
the muzzle.
Then he oareered madly across the strip
Of grass. and rubbed his nose against
tree trunk. putting up his paws now
and then in vain endeavor to tear Off
the hated thing.
Kitty burst into tears as she looked and
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a smile banishing the sadness from his
face for a moment.
Hes not really" said Kitty, forget
ing her shyness in BOb's interests. It's
only that. though he's so clever in other
ways. he can't understand why he should
have 10 wear a muZzle II is hard. isn't
iter
Very hard" agreed the magistrate.
h4tty's face frightened
Il knew you'd understand" " she cX-
claimed delightedly. and I'm so glad
came with Perks TO 'splain. Bob is
really not a bad dog. and I know he's
truly sorry. / got the money out Of my
money box Perks didn't know how
much it would be- Does it go by size2 Do
big dogs pay more than little ones?''
She held the money out on her palm.
The cheerful magistrate put up his eve
glass and peered At Il graveiy. suppress
sing the twinkle out Of regard for her
feelings
how much have you there?' he asked.
A shilling, a sixpence-nold out your
hand, Perks. please, and III count it-a
shilling. sixpence. two threepenuy bits.
a penny and three haIf-pennies. How
much Is that?"
Tim really afraid 1 have lost count
his worship bent forward TO look at
Perks outstretChed hand. getting quite
eager over the discussion. You said a
shilling. two sixpences-'
"One sixpence,' corrected Kitty.
"One sixpence. two threepences-wen
that Is two sixpences,- his worship spoke
triumphantly.
"A sixpence and threepenny bit are
quite different she remarked severely
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ing gives way and head over heels he
goes down 10 the bottom Of the pit"
Winnie laughed merrily
1T must be funny to see a hippopota-
mus turn head over heels"
Yes, I should think it would be. And.
you see. it is all because he doesn't look
where he Is going"
And how are monkeys caught. aunt.
iee"
In d very queer way dear. You know.
monkeys are very, very greedy, and it's
all through that that they get trapped
The men take a number Of small Jars
and put some nuts inside them. These
are chained to posts stuck firmly in the
ground and everything is ready Up
comes JaCkO. gamboling and frisking. and
he sees the jar. Hello what's this?' he
SAYS. What, Nuts? Now, that's Just
what like And he puts his hand in the
Jar and takes as big handful of nuts as
he possibly can
Greedy thinS,'
But then he finds that while it is
very easy TO put his open hand in the
jar. now that il is full OF Hy4ts he can't
draw it out again. So there he sits. try
Ing 20 decide whether he'll hold onto the
nuts-oh, ne doesn't want to lose those
nu,s.-or whether it wouldn't be better to
let them go and get rid of the jar And
While he's making up his mind the man
comes along and Jacko is cIuguJ, ali
through being greedy"
''Auntiei"
"Ges. Winnie?"
"P'r'aps it's a good thing they don't
catch greedy little boys and girls?"
Perhaps it is. dear Would you be
caught, do you think?"
II don't know. answered Winnie.
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k[No you'll have to do it this time
Perks. I'm afraid" The child
ish face looking through tho
raIlings Of the dingy square
garden grew very wistful. Perks shook
his head, heaved a big sigh, and gazeC
ut one of his large, white-gloved hands
in preference to meeting the mournfu
brown eyes.
I'm afraid so. Miss Kitty; you sec
it's the third. or is it the fourth timer
The brown eyes cIouded over. TheiI
owner looked down at the small white
puppy cuddled in her arms.
"It's-its the fourth time, Perks"
Again Perks heaved a sigh and polish
ed a button abstractedly between his
thumb and forefnger.
I can't go dead agen my duty. Miss
now can I? More especially as Col. Bad
gerry saw it." he added with doubtful in
tegrity.
NO, s'pose not" said Kitty. mourn
fully, winking back a tear that would
force its way up. despite her bravesJ
efforts to keep it back; but. Perks" a
CLEAN Of hope Tightening the sadness OF
her voice, If they knew he was only a
puppy. and very small for his age?'
Perks shook his head
Don't believe as how IL would make
any difference. Miss Kitty, though he
amt above six months. is hep
Bob gently wagged his stumpy tail. and
opened one sleepy eye in honorable pro-
Sest-the other was cTUmpled up against
the pinafore Of his little mistress.
Kitty sighed heavily
Seven months three weeks and five
days tomorrow, Perks.
She mournfully shook her head as IT,
ike George Washington, she could not
sWerve from the truth. however painful
The big policeman looked down ar her.
with sympathy expressed on every fea-
ture.
How Bob Got His Mistress.
Puppies viii be puppies 10 the end Of
the chapter, and he knew that there is no
going against nature, but he did wish
that either Bob would bow 90 the inevit-
able. and not evade his mUzzle at every
turn, Or that the majesty of the law were
4 Jrifie less majestic
lie took turn OF two up and down the
pavement while the child pressed her
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a writer in the PlaybOx gives boy and
girl readers a fascinating account of how
the lions and tigers which you see at
the Zoo and the circus are trapped.
Are you frightened. Winnie?" asked
Aunt Jane.
They had just entered the tiger house
at the Zoo. and the little girl. holding
her aunt's hand, was looking very timid
and scared.
NO. auntie. I'm not frightened" she
said; but I was wondering"
We'll, what, dear2''
I was wondering low they caught
these big wild tigers
That's a very sensible question. Win
ME. SO III tel you how they DO H. You
know that tigers live in Indil, don
you; in the jungle?"
What's the jungle. aUntie?"
"A very thick forest, my dear Wen
when the men who catch auiUals want d
tiger they go TO a clearing that is. a
part OF the jungle where there are nc
trees-and there they build kind OF
huge box, made Of heavy loss, very
strongly fixed together, with lid thai
shuts with a spring."
Like a mousetrap2"
No; the box isn't the same shape as
mousetrap, but the lid works in some
thing the same way. Then. inside they
put large looking lass, fixed 20 the
spring and open the lid wide Presently
Mr. Stripes, the tiger, come by, and he
sees this strange box in the middle of the
clearing. What's this2' says he and he
uIn frrr
careful-and presently he just puts his
forepaws on the top of the box ard looks
over the top. There he ses his own re-
fiection In the looking glass and he
thinks il must be another tiger looking
at him. Now, YOU know. tigers are very
quarrelsome-they are always fighting
and when Mr.. Stripes sees what he thinks
is another tiger in this box, over the
edge he jumps. crashes into the looking
glass. nd-bang,-dOwn comes the lid,
and he is caught without being hurt in
the least"
Cant he get out?''
No; you see there are heavy weights
on the lid and he cant lift it. So. you
see. Mr.. Stripes is caught just through
being inGuisitive and quarrelsome.
do they catch all wild animals like
that. auntie?"
oh no; they couldn't! The hippo
potamus. for instance, IS captured quite
differently
How auntie?"
Like this: A deep pit is dug in the
ground and covered over with branches
and leaves, earth and grass, until you
would have 10 look carefully to sec that
there was anything there but the
ground
Winnie vas listening with widc-open
eyes
Mr. Hippo comes blundering along
such great, heavy, clumsy cid crea-
ture he is. Winnie-and he doesn't see
this hidden pit in his path-he goes
stumbling right over IT, The branches
break under his weight, the whole cover
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had sunk into a doze. bat Al the sound
Of his name. he opened his eyes and
gave a short. contemptuous bark, as II
to refute the last item Of evidence
There was a pause. The elder maSls-
trate was nonplussed, and glanced al
Perks for assistance, but Perks looked
stoldly in front Of him. like dummy po-
liceman in "a show
Tn afraid Bob must be a naughty
dog, remarked the younger magistrate.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-18
Enigma.

1 am composed of twelve letters.
My first is in go, not in home.
My second is in gale. not in fresh.
Ny third is in ton, not in pound.
Ny fourth Is in Edna. not in May.
My fifth is IN r,In. not in walk.
Ny seventh is in rum. not in wine.
NY eighth is in buy. not in sell.
My ninth Is IN use. not in keep.
Ny tenth is in park. not in square.
My eleventh is in teach, not in Iearl
Ny twelfth is in enter, not In leave.
my whole is q city in Europe.
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Enigma.

am composed OF five letters:
Ny first is in was. not in were
My second is in Henry, not in James.
Ny third IS in Spain, not in Greece
Ny fourth is in Harry, not in Will
My fifth is in kitty. not in puss
Ny whole is the name of a kind of fish
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It is really quite a trick to be able to
break on G length Of stout twine or sew
ing cotton.
II you watch an experienced wrapper
il the shops, you may ind him employ
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quick jerk pull on the twine with your
right hand
After little practice, you viii find
yourself easily breaking the twine with
out hurting either hand.
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ing the same method as described here.
Take The twine or thread and wrap it
around your hand and fingers. as indi-
Gated in the picture.
Then close up your left hand, and with
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tumble Words.

Name Of countries of Europe.)
J. GillbieUl.
2 ImnaoauT.
3. Sulhetenrda.
T. Dnaleri.
5. Aissur.
g. Airsev.
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Drop-Letter Insects.

]. Moth. 2 Wasp. s. Beetle. l. Locust.
s. Spider. G. Hornet. Z. Cricket. s. Drag
onfly g. Bumblebee. 10. Magot II. But
erfiy. p Caterpillar. 15 Mosquito. H.
Cockroach.
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nron-Letfer Puzzles.
Names of riversA

iNUilIts OF IINeIS.I
p m C.
We
II II.
D c.
o o.
NJ . p !.
s c o.
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DehendinEs.

/. am piece of furniture; behead
me and am covering Tor The head: be
head me again and I am the atmosphere.
. am a conjunction; behead me and
am worn on the head; behead me again
and I am proposition.
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Printers Pf.

Eh masls eth oTdo otO Osno yb lafh mad
hescinp ym regsinf with sutj a haugi.
Mad osests YIN tab nj het der reap erte.
Eh's a gourh dol leflOw mad er. setsea
en-
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Old winter is the man for me,
Stouthearted, sound and steady;
Steel nerves and bones Of brass hath he;
Come nov, come blow. he's ready!
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ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES AND PROBLEMS
Picture Puzzle

The answers are: I. ROOSEVELT. II
TURKEY,
The fifteen words in the list were:
/. Rings. >. Organ. 8 Oriel. 4 Spade.
j. Easel. 8. Vases. T. Eight. s Label.
g. Tapir. 10. Tiger. H. UmbeL T. Rifle
! 13. Knave. II Eagle. Is Years.
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Beheadings.

/. Something that falls from the sky.
behead me and 1 am at the present time.
?. Ny whole is a name; behead me and
I am bird; behead me again and I am
a boat.
3 Ny whole is something you eat; be
head me and I am something you did.
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l. Potomac. .. Choptank. 8. Patuxent
l. Elk. >. Wiconico. 6. Pocomoke. 4 Pa
tapsco.
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Literary COnundrums.

!. Why was rider Haggard?
? Why is Sarah Grand.
8. How long VIII Samuel Lover?
1. When did Mary Mapes Dodge?
5 Why did Lewis Carroll?
8. Why is George Canning?
:. What allied Harriet Beechcr Stowe?
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spolIs of Revolution.

From the Cleveland Leader
Clearly it Is not new laws that the
Cubans want, but new ofacss.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-18
POLLY EVANS PUZZLES AND PROBLEMS.
Historical Puzzles.

rented pictorialy. Can you tell Polly
Evans what they are?
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Drop-Letter Puzzles.

(Cities Of Asia.)
]. - k
. Iut- k.
3. P n.
I. *.
5. -yr- b -
6. Y--- m =.
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Enfrrlln.
,JumbIed Rivers.

On ton son sob. Whole-Boston.
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MetnGran.
Printers Pr.

Crown; Frown; Drown. Brown.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03
TWINS BORN ON STREET
isehelor and Two Old Maids Appear
as Stork'S Attendants.

Philadelphia. Pa. April 3O.--Two lit
lie boys destined 1. bear the sugges-
lively spring name ~ koslip came into
the world most unexpectedly On Fourth
street above Spruce at noon.
After recovering from what seemed
merely momentary prostration no one
appeared To he less surprised over the
occurrence than the mother. Mary Ann.
who. although possessing good
American Christian name. is n natlv.
~ Poland. To be- sure sh" did not cN-
peCt manifold blessing. but she aC-
cepted the situation like "A true philos-
ophcr.
II remained for an old bachelor and
two old maids to render first aid. They
helped the mother into = nearby house.
from which she presently walked 10
the patrol wagon that took her and the
little ones To- the Philadelphia hospital.
Il will name ON" of the boys after
you" said the sturdy matron In brok-
on English To- the bachelor benefactor.
and the other after your husbands"
she added To- the maiden missionaries.
Thus IL Is that while the first OF the
youngsters has "A name the other siill
stands I'm need ~ one.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03
HARTFORD WILL PAY.
To Settle Frisco losses-How Risks
Were Divided.

Chicago. May THE most inter
csting news yesterday In the insurance
situation growing out OF the san Fran
cisco Confiagration was the announce
ment OF the Hartford Fire that u had
raised sufficient funds tn pay all Its
losses aud maintain it's surplus as ut
present IL IN now learned that IL tn
creased it's capital stock from 81 80. 900
Ito s.. 900. oO0 selling 800 shares nj $500.
raising s3.iJO.OO0. The last sales OF
Hartford stock before the fire were at
81. 2OJ. The company has been paying
30 and 10 per cent. dividends. with oc-
CaEional extra dividends.
. The estimated risks OF the California
fire insurance companies In San Fran
cisco are ~ follows:
California. s.. 25S. 500: Firemen's Fund.
s.. 1SO 500: Home Fire and Marine. So
10000: Pacific Underwriters. s.. O63. 200;
totals. Sl6.is3, 700.
The estimated risks OF some OF the
other large companies are as follows:
London Assurance. 100000. Royal OF
Liverpool. Ss.6Ss.OO0. Transatlantic OF
Hamburg. S5.9l2.0O0. New York Under
writers. S5.tSO. 900: Hartford. s5.1Ts 900:
London and Lancashire. $3.50. 900:
Phoenix OF Brooklyn. i.sti.OOo: Rhine
and Mozelic of Strasburg. N.7ss. 900:
North German, safe 900. Liverpool and
London and Globe si.6SS. 900: Traders
Of Chicago. $3.50. 900: Royal Exchange.
I.52o 900: Hamburg Bremen. N4tS. 900:
Pennsylvania. N.IOS.0OO; Phoenix or
London. 81. 304. 900: Northern OF London.
81. ~ 900. German ~ Freeport. H.. So
"a. 900: Aschen and Munich. 81 49,. 600
Commercial Union Of London. 81 $50. 900:
Insurance Company OF North AIperiCa.
Ss.3l2.O0O: CALIFORNIAN NJ Scotland. S.
1000. Gcrmania 81 New York 3.120.-
900: Aetna of Hartford, S3.516. 900. North
British and Mercantile. s.. so. 900. Ger
man American. $780, 900: Alliance 81
London. 3.Ss6. 900: Union OF London.
81. 90: sun OF London. s.. s0O. 600
Atlas OF London. S3.iI6. 900. Home ~
New York. S3.iis,OO0: PalatIne or Lon
don. s.. I'D. 600: Milwaukee Mechanics.
81. $50. 900; Connecticut. s2.I2S. 600. Con-
mental. S:.7i2.OoO. Niagara. s.. 6IS. 900.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03
SOME COMPANIES
REINSURING RISKS
Insurance. Concerns Preparing TO Take
Care Of Frisco Situstion-Fe~
Quit Business.


Chicago. May i.-while many hr
Insurance companies are being
strengthened by the paying In Of ad-
dition&i funds to make good their San
Francisco losses. some others are ac-
ceptIng the results OF the disaster.
Three have reinsured their risks--the
United States Fire OF New York. In
the westchester. Sumner Ballard be-
Ing the intermediary: the American OF
Boston In the Firemen's of Newark.
and the Mercantile Fire and Marine OF
Boston In the American Central OF 81.
Louis. which owns most OF the capisai
stock In the meantime rumor WIS
busy with the name OF small up
state New York company. It's omcers
having confessed that II would De
unable TO weather the storm. The
companies which were giving IL re-
insurance stopped sending IL business
several days ago In consequence.
The United States Fire was organ
ICED I'm 1894. and at the first or the
year had assets OF ssit.lss, reinsur-
ance reserve OF stt5.sos. and n net
surplus OF sso.33i. Its capital was
$500 900. The company had not been
I'm the best condition for several years.
IL was not quoted among those In
voIvcd at San Francisco. so that It's
losses are supposed TO have been
through reinsurance. This II n dis
uuietinK feature OF the situation. and
iustiiies the claim which has been
made that the losses would not be
confined To the companies operating In
California. as the state law permitted
reinsurance In Unidentified companies.
n. W. Hosmer e. 60. were the Chi
cago agents OF the United States.
The reinsurance OF the American OF
Boston had been expected since its an
nounccment that II would retire from
business except I'm New England. The
agents mt once began cancelling and
transferring It's business. The Fire
mems OF Newark has taken IL over.
reports being current that the Amer
lean OF Newark has also been bidding
for the business. The American was
organized In 1918. and had 100000
capital. Its assets were STs6,s52. and
Its net surplus s9s.062. Its estimated
liability at san Francisco was over
$500. 900.
The Mercantile viii continue In bus
mess In spite OF Its action, and there
will be no interruption In it's agency
force. The company had total assets
on January l OF SIji,4I5 and net
surplus OF s6s.ssi. Its premium In
come in 1906 was s33i.iis. and its re-
insurance reserve was s26T.3il. Secre-
tary James Simpson states that tho
Company's net assets are twice the
amount OF losses reported by the Pa
Gle coast manager.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03
TO VOTE FRIDAY ON
THE R. R. RATE BILL
Speeches Are Now Limited TO Fifteen
Minutes, and Debate Is Prae-
tically Ended.

Washington. May 1.-The end OF tho
rate debate In the senate Is In sight, but
what sort ~ "A measure will be- passed
IL another question. The willingness
OF Aldrich. Kean and Foraker To TX a
dag To- vote is of course, regarded n
significant. and In some quarters is In.
terprclcd To- mean that the advocates
OF the broad court review believe they
nave the votes tn win. In fact, IL T.
declared that Aldrich claims To- have
about 30 votes for the broad court re-
view.
The senate viii begin voting on the
amendments on Friday. May T. An ar
rangcment To- that effect was reached
yesterday. but IL proved impossible L.
80 extend the understanding as Ia have
a include the fixing OF a date Tor tax
ing "A final vote On the bill as "A whole
senator Tillman proposed a final vote
On May >. and Senator Morgan was
the only senator To make objection. Ills
opposition was sufficient. however. Ia
Illustrate the design and the next most
feasible course. the disposition of
amendments. was decided upon. The
general impression among senator's Is
that tn. final vote VIII he reached
within "a week from the time nf the be-
ginning OF the consideration OF amend
mentS.
Most 81 the time Of the senate yea
tcrday was devoted To listening To- -
speech by Senator Clark. of Arkansas.
He characterized the pending rate bill
a. ineffective In correcting existing
conditions.
The house bill appropriating $40
600 for the emergency needs 90 the
navy department ut Mare island and
for the postal service ut San Francisco
inade necessary by the recent earth
quake was passed by the senate when
IL convened
Senator Daniel gave notice that he
would address the senate on the rate
hill today.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03
POKER KITTY" FOR FRISCO.

New York ApriI Is IN" san pub.
lshcd the following.
'''ru the Editor pr the Sun
Would 10 NOT ne an excellent thing
Tor Ill lowers ~ poker 90 s"t aside a
'I,iiiy' u ,uuUscIipu with rt,h game
which shalt h. played tHruu shuut IT..
untiuu during a." nest ,."-.. or ten
DAYS for tEn benefit az "a, sufferers or
thr So ETEUtirt" calamity
AS most 'sil,iuruiuUS urr Irt Dt.d 10
th" game. the" would doubtless deeply
appg2 '!.'tr gI.T = ton II bvolr-rly
.csI:l Wi'..rm Nye.'
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03
PROFESSOR IS ACCUSED
Wife by Administering
Poison.

Cambridge. Mass. April eS.-The
Cambridge police last night issued
warrant for the arrest OF Erich
Mucntcr. an instructor in German at
Harvard university, on a charge OF
numbering his wife In this city about
two weeks ago. IL Is alleged that Mrs.
Mucnters death was caused by arsenic.
The body VAS taken TO Chicago on
April l.. but the ease was not made
public until last evening. Muenter was
born In Germany. lie formerly taught
school I'm Chicago and before coming
To Harvard less than two years ago.
he was an instructor At the University
OF Kansas ut Lawrence. Kan.
IL II said traces ~ poison were found
In her stomach.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03
DYNAMITE IN PARIS.
Bridge Damaged by Bomb-Laber ano
Monarehist Circles in Conflict
With Police.

Paris. May Police searches and
cizures continue To agitate labor and
monarchist circles. The confederation
81 labor has issued n violent protest
against the action OF the authorities
which was to have appeared In the
confederation's organ. Noix-Du- Peuple.
but the project ordered postrIcn TO de-
tain all copies OF the infiaminatory pa
per.
An attempt was made last night to
blow up the railway bridge ut Argen-
teuil near Paris. A bomb VIZ exploded
under the bridge. causing &C .derable
damage. TIE authorities attribute the
outrage to anarchists. The damaged
bridge IL on the route followed by
troops coming TO Paris. an emigrant
train passing three minutes before the
explosion.