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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-28
SPONGE is CAUSE OF
BIG DAMAGE SUIT

CHICAGO, Nov. 2S.-Mrs Eliza
beth Daugherty has brought suit
against DR.. Edward Sauer of the
Reliance building for the sum of
$4,000, claiming that in closing a
wound after a surgical operation
the doctor carelessly left a
sponge in the wound. The doctor
is we'll known in medical circles
and is a member of several of the
prominent clubs of this city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-28

My romance with Tremayne
Marblebrow, the eminent leading
man of the Olyric stock company
is speeding onward with the swift
ness of a cash carrier at Taffeta
& Balbriggan's | have met him
face to face.
| did not go to the matinee to-
day, but got through at the store
in time to mingle with the bebvy
of other girls who were simply dy'
ing to a closer look at Tremayne
as they hurried around to the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-28
WILL EXTEND
MAIN AVENUE

Plans and specifications for ex'
tending Main av. across Monroe
St, as submitted to the council
last night by the engineering de.
partment, were adopted. An ap,
preparation of $500 has been
made for the work, but the esti'
mated cost will be $500. The ex.
tension passes in front Of the Spo.
kane Amateur Athletic club build
ing and north of the Monaghan
monument. When the work is
completed three blocks will be
saved for team travel. The board
of public works will soon adver
tise for bids for the work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-28
GAWuHerings~
Qs.-NEa1G1ll:;s

A fusillade of shots, mingled
with the wild warwhoop of the
desperate redskin at bay, as the
gallant blue shirted cavalryman
beats his crust in with the butt of
a six shooter, is the windup you
had pictured of the sullen hegira
of renegade Utes from their res
ervation. Instead of that, there is
no sound but the dull thud of the
tomahawk pecking open a fresh
can of corned beef handed the un-
tamable aborigine from the army
chuck wagon. Then back to win
ter quarters beside the red-hot
agency stove. The Ute was SIM
ply four-f1ushing. He was not on
the warpath and knew it all the
time.
The Ute simply snuffed some CO.
caine, dreamed he was on the
happy hunting ground and crawled
out through hole in the fence.
He did not know where he was go
ing, but he was on his way.
CHANGING into the corral the
next morning, the bureau of Indian
affairs noticed it was shy about
six able bodied bucks, about 120
dropsical. cirrhosis-hvered patriar-
rhals and enough squaws ito carry
the parched corn. They were
easily traced by the scent. There
they were, in an ugly mood and
Wyoming.
What was to be done? They re-
fused to go back. They refused to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-28

with a request that it look after
the trouble.
The recommendation of the fl
nance committee that money be
appropriated for installing a heat
ing plant at the isolation hospital
was concurred in by the council
and Corporation Counsel Ger
agility notified to draft an ordin-
ance accordingly.
A special meeting Of the council
was called for next Tuesday night
for the purpose of taking definite
action on the new water meter Or
dinance. This has been, buried for
months in the committee of the
whole. 1t was drafted early last
summer during the water short
age.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-28
BURIED DEEP IN BONE YARD

the engineering department was
settled in the council meeting last
night when the question was re.
ferred to the committee Of the
whole-the councils excuse for
forgetting things. Both Pratt and
Mcintyre appeared and renewed
their scraps which of late have
taken up so much time and space
Councilmen listened YEARLY to
Pratt and Mcintyre calling each
other falsifiers and then the mo-
ton to refer the trouble to the
committee of the whole was
passed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-28
DAStING DIPLOMAT, YOUNG SCRUBLADY And A
GREEN COP START ALL KINDS OF TROUBLE

NEW YORK, Nov. 2S.-The cpl
sode of the dashing French con-
sui general to New York, the scrub
lady and the green cop will re-
main a classic in the diplomatic
annals of the metropolis even if 1t
doesn't cause breach of inter-
national relations.
John Anglin, four months a New
York cop, is off the force, sadly
wondering at the strange political
order of things.
Consul General Alcide Ebray
has Mayor McClellan's ablest
apology to rub upon his smarting
hurts.
Mrs. Mary Nunziata, the pretty
10 year old scrub lady, declares
that there amt no justice, and,
anyway, the consul general is no
| gentleman"
| 1t was when Mrs. Nunziata rush
| ed from the third floor of the sky
scraper office building at 35 South
William st. that officer Anglin got
busy in a wrong direction. The
woman declared that the consul
general had locked her up in his
office, after the attaches had left
that he had pihched her arm ant
asked such personal questions al
| how old she was.
, Being the wife of truck drive
. who would cave a gents face II
, for such treatment of a lady, sh
= appealed to the green cop.
81 Poor Anglin had not heard c
1.-THE convention of 1853, renderin
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-28

penned a neat, upon-bended-knee
note, begging forgiveness and as
surfing his honor that Mr.. Anglin
wouldn't bother any one in ca
pacity of policeman in the future.
Consul Ebray denies the wom-
ans story and hints at foul means
to obtain a few francs at his ex-
pense. He is indignant that the
newspapers would give the little
incident to the public.
Sacre! sacre! sacre! Mon dieu!
What are you going to do about
lit?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-28

smoke the pipe of peace. They
refused anything but chew of to.
bacco or something out of a bottle
Soon, from threatening, the situa
ton reached it's worst. Blood
thirsty raids were made on chick
en- ccops. Bread with jam on ii
was snatched from the hands OF
innocent children on the outskirts
of frontier settlements. They were
a menace to the country, and be.
side were liable to contaminate
the water supply by wadine
across it.
Ha, what is this? Government
troops to the rescue! Artillery
and cavalry closing in on them
Perhaps some of the sojers would
be wayiaid like Clusters band or
the Little Big Horn. Then the
whole dastardly tribe would be OBJ
.iteTated by the vengeful Ions
Knives. The departing glory O.
the noble red man would be &C
celebrated with one hard, swift
swat. Prayers were said for the
poor Indian. The crash was wait
ed with a pang.
But what happened? Why, ;
man with shoulder straps on rode
up to them and said, Hey, yous'
wanter git back where youst
come from. Fresh beef and heal
baccy." The red man grunted JOY
ously. He had got what he wa
sta1ling for.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-28

Another most beautiful woman
In the world" arrived in the United
States this week. Most beauti-
full" Is the way Emperor William
described her when she sang In
Berlin, and that also was the com
pMment King Edward extended to
her after he had seen her a year
or so ago at the Paris grand opera.
This prize beauty is Lima Cava-
heri. and she came on the liner
La Savoi from her native Italy to
sing Fedora" in the Metropolitan
opera house In New York. Cava-
Herr 10 already very rich, but, like
al the great songsters, and others,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-28

stage door There we stood
breathless and expectant, until
finally Tremayne in the loveliest
ulster with a fur collar came out.
There was a fiutter of applause
by daintily gloved hands, and he
majestically raised his hat to us
as he went by. And, oh, what a
thrill went through me as he pass
ed, for his sleeve actually brushed
mine. Oh, hope it was inten-
tional.
All, this has been a happy day!
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-28
MRS. HAUSER DEAD.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2S.-Mrs.
S. E. Hauser, wife of the former
governor of Montana, died sud
denly in this city Monday The
body will be taken to Helena for
burial.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-28
COUNCIL WON |
INVESTIGATE
ALLEN

The city council last night turn
ed down the Plumbers unions re-
quest that it loo into charges of
misconduct on the part of Ethan
Allan jr., plumbing inspector,
which the board had sent to the
council. The entire business was
sent back to the board of health
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-28
THIS POOR WIDOW HAS
MONEY TO LOAN

BUTTE, Nov. 2S.-In investigat-
ing the case of widow who claim
ed she was too poor to send her
son to school, although he was of
school age, the trustees discover
ed that she had something above
$4,000 loaned out at interest. In
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-28

"Dir you hear about Sever:
Went fast asleep while speeding
in his automobile"
Eyes, and he slept like a top"
"How was that?"
"Spinning."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-28

asking that her boy be allowed
to work she declared that she
would be glad to have him go to
school, providing the county would
recompense her for the los of his
earnings.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-28

she wants more.
She began life as the daughter
of working man, and, it is said,
sold flowers in the streets, and as
she was gay and so beautiful at
tracted the notice of a Russian
prince, and from that she began
to build up the fortune which has
now assumed such proportions.
The prince gave her jewels
which are the wonder and envy OF
Rome, and are said to be of the
value Of 100000. One rope o.
pearls, which she continually
wears. was, 1t is said, wanted b,
Queen Margherita herself, but wal
secured for Lima
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-28

burial.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-11-21
A STRANGE CIPHER.
The Message on the Bridge and the
Fall of Strnssburr.


The word that Strassburg was ready
to capitulate to the French in 1851 was
transferred from that city to Paris by
a strange cipher, which, though not SO
rapid as a modern telegraphic message.
was as effective.
Secret negotiations had been going
on Tor some time with the magistrates
or Strassburg, and one day the French
minister summoned young man NAM
ed De Chamilly and gave him the fol-
lowing strange instructions:
start tonight for Basic. In Switzer
land, which you will reach in three
days. On the fourth day at 2 o'clock
sharp station yourself on the bridge
over the Rhine, with paper for taking
notes and pen and ink. Watch all that
takes place and write down carefully
every detail. Do not leave the bridge
for two hours, and do not let one thing
that transpires escape your notice.
Have horses awaiting you. At sharp
4 o'clock start for Paris and travel
night and day until you reach 1t. On
the instant OF your arrival bring me
your notes"
De Chamilly obeyed, reached Basic
on the day and hour appointed and
took UP his position on the bridge
For a time nothing happened. Then
a wagon rolled slowly across the
bridge, and presently an old woman
with basket of herbs followed It. An
old man posted by on his horse, a cou-
pie OF children gathered flowers In q
10 ~
neighboring tower. Still De Chamil-
ly waited, and his pen scratched off
each incident as 1t occurred. Four
o'clock began Ginning, and at the first
stroke n tall fellow in yellow breaches
ambled out on the bridge, lounged over
the rail and then suddenly, taking a
step backward, struck three sound
blows on the bridge with a heavy cane
that he carried. And De ChamiIly not
ed 1t in his book
The clock ceased striking. De Cha
milly turned and vaulted on his horse.
Two days later he presented himself to
the minister.
The latter glanced over the notes.
When he came to the incident Of the
man with the yellow breeches n CLEAN
or JOY flashed over his face At dawn
dozen cOuriers were swinging away
on different routes, each with a mes
sage OF importance. Eight days later
Strassburg was surrounded by French
troops. and on Sept 80 its gates were
thrown open in surrender.
Evidently the three strokes of the
stick given by the man on the bridge
were the signal of an intrigue between
the French minister OF war and the
magistrates of Strassburg. No doubt
the man in the yellow breeches was as
ignorant Of the motive OF his act as
was De Chamilly OF the reason of his
errand.-Sunday Magazine.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-11-21
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL.

The friends Of the Public School
in Virginia have watched with
great interest the movement IMAM
gurated few years ago for the
betterment of the Safe system of
public instruction.
The Public Schools of the State
as we'll as those of the entire South.
have labored under the mostadverse
circumstances ever since the incep-
ton of the spstem.
The begin with, the men who
took the most prominent part in
the political life of the South in the
years Immediately following the
Civil War were for the most part
opposed To the idea of Public
Schools, where their children would
be thrown in contact with every
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-11-21
THE YAGRAKT LAW.

If we are correctly informed
land the authority is considered re-
table,, there is on the statute books
OfVirginiaan act of the General As
sembly known as the vagrant law.
which has for its pOrpose the en-
ployment of male persons able to
work, or else suffer the consequent
punishment for violation, but if
there is one law which is violated
more than another we believe that
1t is that to which reference has Just
been made. And Winchester is not
alone. Utter Disregard for law is
noticed all over the State, and we
have yet to hear of a single instance
of it being enforced.
As there is in this broad land
more than enough work for all who
are willing to work, reports to the
contrary Notwithstanding. there
should be concerted effort through
out the country to compel all those
unwilling to work-the idlers, the
shiftless, those who keep themselves
informed as to where there is en-
ployment only that they may keep
far away from ito earn an honest
livelihood. No community is with
out such parasites.
Tramps who scOur the country
in search of a living by begging and
potty stealings; the idlers of the
slums who live nobody but them
selves know how; the men who live
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-11-21
DEMOCRACY In 1908

Now that the smoke of the battle
has rolled away and the country is
beginning to enjoy peace and quiet
again, it is well for the Democrats
to take an inventory and see where
they stand. OF course, the great
battle was fougth in New York
State, and the battle cry was
whether the people or the corpo-
rations shall run the country. In
New York the people won, because
the Democratic ticket was elected.
although Mr.. Hearst was defeated.
1t is pretty generally conceded.
however, that without Hearst head
ing the ticket and having put up
such a great fight against the COM
bines, the wealth and power of the
corporations, trusts and newspa-
pers, the entire Democratic ticket
would have done down in defeat.
Mr.. Hearst has shown himself to
bea great leader, fine campaigner,
a good speaker and man of ex-
ceptional executive ability, and a
power in the Democratic party be-
cause he stands for Democratic
principles. He belives in the peo-
pies rule as against corporate rule,
and in his own words he SAYS he
means TO restore the Government
to the people. ="
The Democrats we're never in a
better position to sweep the country
than now, and with two such popu-
lar leaders as William Jennings
Bryan and William Randolph
Hearst as the presidential and vice
presidential nominees on the next
Democratic ticket, the Democrats
should carry the country with a
whoOp. The battle cry will be
restore the Government to the
people and put the trusts, corpora
tons combines, and special interests
out of the legislative halls of this
country"
This Democratic party will lose
some of It's so-called leaders, who
call themselves Democrats, and who
are always saving" the country,
but the Democratic party will gain
ten for one fer every man who goes
out of it, because the Democratic
party is the peoples party and
must stand for the interests of the
people against special interests.
With Mr.. Bryan nominated for
President and Mr.. Hearst for Vice
President, we need have no fear of
the result.-Richmond journal.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-11-21
LURAY'S THE BIGGEST AND BEST.

The Norfolk and Western Rail-
way will build a big, handsome
passenger station at Berryville next
spring. The site decided upon
belongs to Hon. Marshall McCor-
mick, and is about 600 yards south
of the present depot. The new
Luray passenger stations now near
ing completion, will, it is said, be
the handsomest and most complete
on the old Shenandoah Valley line.
between Roanoke and Hagerstown,
a distance of about 23S miles.
What's the matter with Lurayl"
She's all rightW-Luray Courier.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-11-21

by what they call their wits at the
expense of others, and those who in
various wayssucceed in maintaining
their existence without toll and
without income from reputable
sources, are yet too numerous.
Ways and means should not only
be devised TO make their stay in
any community too uncomfor-
table for endurance to them, but
these curing methods should be en-
forced, so that they would find
themselves compelled to either take
hold of the honest work that is to
be done or else leave the country.
Idlers are worse than an encom-
brance upon society. They are
menace to it.
The vagrant law is a good law,
but, like SO many good things, it
appears to be dying young. Win
chester News-Item.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-11-21

body" and while many of the lead
ing menactually did nothing against
the movement, they did nothing
for it.
That feeling to certain extent,
survives to this day, but the reali-
cation by the brightest minds of
the South that the Public Schools
were here to stay; the realization
by the great mass of voters NOW
facetiously denominated the com
mon peOple'0 that it was in their
power to compel their political
representatives to give them good
Public Schools; the realization by
parents and pupils, rich and poor,
high and low, that there was no
real bar to their attaining the high
est pinnacle of success through ap-
plication, study, and honest effort.
withthe many examples which have
been held up to them during the
past decade; unanimous movement
among the leading newspapers and
periodicals of the entire country in
favor of real Public Schools-all
these things-have brought about
a new era in the movement for
public instruction in Virginia. the
South, and the entire Nation.
The mind of this writer, the
taxation for Public School purposes
in Virginia is entirely too low.
A sufficient tax should be levied
to make the Public Schools better
than any private school in State.
When a school of that character
is supplied and maintained in Vir-
ginia, the big" men of our Com
monwealth will send their children
to the Public Schools; they will not
feel that their children can be bet
ter educated in private than in Pub
lie Schools.
Coming down to local affairs, the
Berryville Public School is doing
excellent work with the facilities
at hand; but it strikes us that the
Battletown School Board is entirely
too close" with its levy for school
purpose; it seems to us that the
taxation should be increased: that
at least two additional teachers
should be provided for the Berry
willie Public School, and others for
the outlying country schools; that
a more generous feeling for the aid
of those who are not financially able
to buy books should prevail.
The educational rally last Friday
was well attended, and thoroughly
enjoyed by all who attended, and
we believe the interest in our Pub
lie Schools is increasing all the
time.
Let every interested person re-
solve to do everything in their
power to enhance the value of the
Public Schools and increase their
efficiency.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-11-21

America, women appear to have
led in this branch of art, which
dates from the time of Charles |.
Interesting accounts are given of
the leading American women min
nature painters, amongst whom are
Miss Laura &. Hills, Miss Ethel
Blanchard, Miss Martha Baker.
Miss Magda Heuerman and Miss
Anna Lynch. Miss Hills, who
has won the reputation of being
the best American miniature painter
of the present day" was trained
at the Art Students League in New
York and the Art School in Boston.
She began her career as an artist
by designing Christmas cards and
valentines. After having gained
experience in these lines she worked
with her pastels, including figures
and landscapes. Her work was
characterized by rich coloring and
great depth of feeling, and began
to attract the attention of many
able critics, but she was not satisfied
here. She wanted finer method
of coloring than pastels, so took up
the small brush. In the beginning
her orders were small, but she was
willing to make the sacrifice in
order to realize her ambitions.
After working quietly for a few
years, she began to exhibit at a
Boston gallery, and it was not very
long before before her name be-
came known as a miniature artist
ut home and abroad"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-11-21
Do the Hard Thing First.

He who defers an unpleasant duty
does 1t twice. Anticipation OF il NAV
become continued torture. 1t is wise
to be done with it in the first place.
and then contemplation of il becomes
pleasure. The undone task. resting
upon your head, weighs you down and
holds you back The well finished one
beneath your feet, raises you up and
helps you forward. Somehow or other
1t seems that the hard things are the
Important things. Maybe 1t is because
they are hard and sometimes left I'M
done that their Importance is realized.
II you have not met with the success
you think your efforts merit do not sit
down to groan and rail against fate.
but Just quietly cast about for the dis
agreeable parts OF your work from
which you have shrunk. There Won
VIII find your point OF weakness. You
may not attach much Importance to
these things y0u shirk from, but YOU
can never know how your neglect OF
Them has changed the current of yLur
life.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-11-21
JUSTICE OF THE HEARTH.
& Standard That Might Wen he
Adopted by All Society.


Over the dinner table husband was
telling his wife OF the financial mis-
dealings Of one OF their social ac-
quaintances, wealthy and popular
man. He had contrived the ruin of n
certain company and its subsequent
reorganization, n process which had
put money into his pocket and taken
money from innocent stockholders.
The husband touched the facts light
ly because he thought that n woman
could not be interested in them or I'M
derstand them in detail This WON
ans understanding throughout her hus-
bands narrative was occupied with
one or two simple questions.
rs he 10 be punishedT' she asked.
"PunishedI How? His conscience
won't punish him-indeed, he probably
thinks he has obeyed the rules of bust
ness. The law technically Is broad
enough TO cover his case. but II Is
hard TO get evidence. You see. the
district attorney must
Excuse me for interrupting, dear.
Explain that TO me later. / think we
shall not dine there next Wednesday.
will write a note TO Mrs. Berry"
mot dine there? Why notT"
Because he is not fit man to re-
ceive In our house or for us TO visit"
but nonsense! He's just as good n
fellow, just as respectable
cone minute. BY your own words
you prove that he is n wicked man.
taking what is not his. l listened to
your story until there could be no
doubt that you yourself condemned
him by the facts, which 1 do not I'M
derstand. If what you say is true he
and l meet no more as equals"
And her judgment stood. OF course
her neighbors and friends pursued the
usual course of accepting n man in
social relations whom their husbands
distrusted in business.
But the standard OF the hearthstone
shall it not some day be the standard
or all society youths Companion.