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at was before knew you, Tenn"

sent me down east to visit Aunt Sadie
for they never had liked Frank. There
was railway wreck on the way which
delayed me. 1t was nothing serious,
but IL made me 80 nervous | couldn't
sleep, and | never was so tired before
as / was that first night was at Aunt
Sadies.
Aunt Sadie is an inveterate match
maker. She married young, always has
been devoted to Uncle jim. and all
that sort of thing. You know the type.
Well, she had told the star young man
of the town-the only millionaire in
the place-about me. | think she
hadn't stinted herself any on adject-
ives during the recital. He is a quiet
young man and so she had dwelt on
what she is kind enough to call my
viyacity
when she heard about Frank. she
thought it was all over but sending out
the invitations. Aunt Sadie is an optl.
mistic soul
We'll. as | have said, was tired.
More than that, | was sleepy was
just starting up to bed when the star
young man was announced. lie GER
tainly was doing his part nobly. We
sat on the porch. | have always been
so thankful for that, and that Aunt
Sadie and Uncle Jim were with us.
For | couldn't think of a thing to say.
Really, Tom, I-eyen couldn't. And
when | did say anything my voice
sounded SO funny that | didn't dare
to try to talk.
Il wanted to go to sleep-I, who
have insomnia and never willingly
went TO bed before one O'Clock in the
morning in my life. ! felt as though
| were slipping away from everything
and everybody. 1t was good enough
feeling. until 1t changed to horrible
feeling that some one had asked me a
question. Some one had. 1t was he.
Should | say yes or no?
Il didn't know the answer, 80 at
last ] said. Pardon me, but you
weren't speaking to me. were your
Then he arose and said 1t was
immaterial. If / was. / beg of you not
to answer. / will say goodnight
IL SecU1S llldl ne ndu asked me 10
go out in his new automobile the
next day. and, well. l never saw him
again. He told Aunt Sadie that he
thought she had peculiar ideas of
what charming and vivacious meant.
Il got good and rested during that
visit, but | didn't get anything else.
Perhaps I do talk too much, but at
least the most conspicuous failure
ever made in regard to a man was
when l didn't talk enough"
Tom laughed. Talk all you want
to, Margery-to me-" he said L like
it, hut believe I'm little glad that
on one night in your life you didn't
talk. A man with million and an
automobile-thats a bad combination
to try to beat"
Margery seemed to be smiling. but
he could not tell the color OF her
eyes. for they looked straight down
into her lap.-Chicago Daily News.
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Reporters See Mrs. Eddy.

Following these charges the New
York Sun printed the following ac-
count of an interview granted by Mrs.
Mary Baker G. Eddy to a party of
newspaper representatives at her
home October 30.
Mary Baker Eddy is alive, but old
and feeble, and suffering from some
complaint like palsy which makes her
head and hands shake. She gave prob
ably the last interview of her life this
afternoon to IL reporters from Bos-
ton and New York. and now, in the
words of one of her household, the
gates of Pleasant View are closed
forever.
"Since the publication of the story
to the effect that Mrs. Eddy was un-
der the control of her household and
that Mrs. PAMELA Leonard, a healer
of Brooklyn. was impersonating the
/ leader of Christian Science 90 her
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daily drive. the city Concord. n. HI
has been full OF reporters.
H. Cornell Wilson. Christian Science
press agent for New York and vicin-
ity. arrived Monday morning and stood
between the reporters and the house
hold at Pleasant View. Archibald
Mcclellan. editor of the official Chris
tian Science publications. came up
to help. and l.. C. Strang. the local
man, also was on the job.
"Tbe first reporters to arrive de-
manded an interview. Wilson stood
them OF. declaring last night Mrs.
Eddy was busy and the story hadn't
yet been called to her attention. He
announced he might have something
important to say II the reporters would
hotel. At IL o'clock he appeared with
list of reporters he proposed to ad-
nit. Four or five of those present
were not on the list.
I'VE didn't like the tone of your
story yesterday said Mr.. Wilson to
one man. However, they fought 1t out
until all but two were let in on the
interview. The reporter for the paper
which published the original story
and magazine man were not for
given.
"A woman reporter went up to
Pleasant View and had herself APP
pointed spokesman. She came back
with three questions. which she
had agreed with the Scientists,
were to be asked of Mrs. Eddy.
In their conclave the reporters add ed
a fourth. There were IL reporters al
together. Wilson lined them up in
the big reception room of Pleasant
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ton for being unusual and ask 1t any
way. Did you ever stop talking foi
five minutes except in church or at
funeral and. If so. why?'
Margery smiled, which wasn't at al
what Tom had expected. The print
reason for asking the question was to
see II her eyes. which looked so very
blue, would turn SO very black, as they
did now and then when she was angry.
Margery was still smiling as she an
swered, Yes. Tom. once I said only
about ten words for whole evening.
There was handsome and rich young
man there. just for me to talk 20, too.
The eyes were still blue. but there
was a mischievous twinkle in them.
What was the matter with him p
asked Tom. Was he deaf and dumb
And had your early education been SO
neglected that you couldn't talk to him
on your fingers?"
Margery considered awhile before
answering.
II don't know whether or not III
tell you." she said. You don't deserve
to hear a good story, and this one is
good"
1T was about-well, 1t was before
knew you. Tom. 1t was just after
was engaged to Frank"-with strong
emphasis on the adverb. MY father
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sweeping gesture with her Olsen.
gagged hand ane let go her hold on
the curtain.
Do you drive dailyr
"'Yes.
AT that instant Frye caught her ell
bow and turned her toward the front
door. before which her carriage waited
to take her on her drive. Strang fell
in on the other side. and Mrs. Eddy
walked between them.
have You the management of your
own affairs? asked the spokeswoman.
The question never was answered.
AT the door Frye and Strang fell back.
Mrs. Eddy walked the width of the
piazza alone. Her gait had stately,
languid grace. hardly suggestive OF
old age. bat her hand shook badly as
Strang helped her to seat In the
carriage.
when Mrs Eddy had gone the re.
porters were shown over Pleasant
View house. When the reporters of
the newspaper which printed the orig
inal story interviewed Mrs. Eddy last
week they saw, or thought they saw
an electric battery and n basin OF
blood stained water. The guide
showed the reporters in Mrs. Eddys
study basin OF clear water
Simply finger bowl where she
washes ner fingers after writing with
a pencil They said: And as for a
battery they must have mistaken that
stand for electric bells
House Now Closed to World.
when the reporters returned to the
parlor a woman of the household came
forward.
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FOUNDER AND HEAD
OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
CHURCH A RECLUSE
GATES OF HOME CLOSED TO THE WORLD
Following Published Story That Mrs. Mary Baker c.
Eddy Was at the Point of Death, Reporters Have
LnteruierD uoith Her Her Honne-Sensationai Ale
cations of Fraud and Deception Denied-Agcd
Woman Comparatively Good Health

New York.-The World. of this city.
recently published a sensational story
to the effect that Mrs. Mary Baker G.
Eddy, the revered founder and head
OF the Christian Science church, was
extremely feeble, physically and mem
tally. and seemingly in the shadow Of
death
The allegation was made that the
daily drive seemingly taken by Mrs.
Eddy through the streets of Concord,
N. H., her home. was a fraud. The
World stated that ostensibly Mrs.
Eddy makes this daily public appear
ance. dressed in velvets and ermine,
to show her followers that she is in
perfect health. 1t is not Mrs. Eddy,
but an impersonator, trained and cos
TUNED for the part, who appears in the
exhibition drive.
The article continued:
This impersonator is now known
to be Mrs. Parmelia J. Leonard. uf
Brooklyn, head of the Christian Sci
ence church in that Trough
Mrs. Leonard has oeen an inmate
at Mrs. Eddy's home at Concord for
the last three years
There she has perfected herself as
understudy to Mrs. Eddy, and has
impersonated the head of the Chris
tian Science church in the daily ex-
hibition drives when to move the real
Mrs. Eddy from her bed would have
meant almost certain death to the en-
feebled woman.
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HER CONVERSATIONAL
FLOW

CAN'T hatter my
self that this Is an
original question.
Margery." sai d
I o m. as h e
stretched himself
out luxuricusly In
the bamboo chair,
but I'm going to
risk my reputa-
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These facts are quite apart from
the tenets of Christian Science, so
called, and will appeal as forcibly to
fair-minded members of the cult as
to the general public.
MANY millions of dollars-just how
many the records fail to show-have
passed into Mrs. Eddy's personal pos
session since the founding of the
Christian Science cult. Millions of
her books have been sold, and each
book has yielded her a royalty of one
dollar.
From the mother church in Boston
she yearly receives a great sum, con-
tributed by devotees in all parts of
the world in the form of annual dues.
One of her closest friends and follow
ers estimates Mrs. Eddys fortune at
$15,000.000, and her annual income at
S1.000.000.
"Of this vast sum there is practi-
cally no trace. There is no public rec
ord of its Investment, no clew to its
distribution.
Her financial agent and cousin,
Frederick N. Ladd, secretary of the
Loan and Trust Savings bank, of Con-
cord, while refusing details, has said
that Mrs. Eddy's estate is surprisingly
small, she having expended the bulk
of her fortune in charities
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Deep Sand In pesert

The average depth OF sand in the
deserts Of Africa is estimated to b
froX 40 to 80 feet.
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Her Last Public Appearance.

Mrs. Eddy's last genuine public Sp-
pearance was three years ago, when
for moment she posed on the bal
cony at Pleasant View in sight of the
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Shows Ev.\nees of Aae.

Shows EvAnces of Age.
The folding doors slid back. the
curtains lifted-a stately figure in
white stood bowing at the door, stately
at first sight, but feeble old woman
at second. Her skin was dead white.
her cheeks sunken, every ounce of
spare fat gone from her face The
long, pointed chin, characteristic of
Mrs. Eddy's face in youth, was as
beautiful as ever. So. indeed, were
the large eyes. and the long. finely-cut
nose. Over the face rose a mass of
perfectly white hair. crowned by a
white bonnet
She was enfolded in huge black
velvet and ermine cloak She was
grasping the curtains with one hand:
Calvin Frye, her secretary, stood at
the other elbow Both hands were
shaking, her head and lower lip con-
stantly trembled a little, as with a
slight palsy. The spokeswoman be-
gan at once on the first question.
'' Are you in perfect health. Mrs
Eddy?' she asked
Mrs Eddy bent toward her with a
slight movement of inquiry. The
spokeswoman repeated the question 2.
little louder
% Indeed | am replied Mrs. Eddy.
The effect of her voice was start
ling. 1t had a slight senile culver. but
it was deep and level. The combina.
tion gave 1t an unearthly quality. It
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Powerless in Strong Hands.

Powerless in Strong Hands.
Mrs. Eddy is powerless in the
hands of designing persons. They alb
solutely control her. and their en-
ployment of Mrs. Leonard's services
is for deep purpose. Just what that
purpose is may be easily imagined
The World has collected mass of
facts bearing directly upon the sur
prising conditions that surround the
hidden life of Mrs Eddy.
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Frye the Power in Household.

RYE the rover IN f1ousenold.
Calvin A. Frye is a great name in
Concord He is a footman in livery
on the box of Mrs. Eddy's carriage
during the daily drives of the real hrs.
Leonard and fictitious Mrs. Eddy. He
is secretary at Pleasant View for the
res. of the time, the one in abso tie
authority, who for three years aas
guarded Mrs. Eddy with a vigilance
known only in prisons.
"Devotees, rich, socially prominent
and loyal to the cult, have been
turned away from the door of Pleasant
View by Frye. They have been as
sured that Mrs. Eddy. although in per-
feet health, was overwhelmed with
work. and could not be disturbed" D."
They were told that she could only be
seen in her daily drives. and ware
cautioned not to peer through the sIn-
doVs of the carriage under penalty of
Mrs. Eddy's displeasure.
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real estate transfers of Concord, n. r.,
for a clew to its whereabouts.
These records show that Mrs.
Eddy's estate, Pleasant View, was orig
inally purchased in great part by 10
seph t. Mann. her former butler and
brother of her present coachman. Thsy
also shyw that Mrs. Eddy's home, its
furnishings and all her jewelry. were
transferred few years ago to Gavin
A. Frye, the present footman. se.;re-
tary and supreme power at Pleasant
View.
When an action for damages
against Mrs. Eddy threatened to re-
veal to the public this transaction. the
property was quickly transferred hack
to its aged owner.
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vanishes from his sight, was there
any harm In his repeating those last
two words with rising emphasis?
These and many other incidents are
the result of the power giving out last
night at 1890 O'Clock. ck."-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
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View. This opens from a main hall
by folding doors hung over with cur
tains. Members of Mrs. Eddy's house
hold. including Mrs. PAMELA Leonard.
We're fringed about the wall. There
came tap on the folding door
" She is here, announced one of
the healers, dramatically
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No Physician But God.

No Physician But God.
No physician but God. His ever
lasting arms are about me. That is
enough
''As she said this Mrs. Eddy made
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Has only One Apparent Asset.

But none of the charities aided by
Mrs. Eddy could be designated by Mr..
Ladd or found by searchers. Mrs.
Eddy's only visible asset is the Con-
cord house and the 40 acres of park
land that surround it valued at
$4,000.
"Christian Scientists the world over
doubtless will be anxious to know
what has become of the great fortune
of the helpless old lady, confined to
an upper story Of her isolatd home.
-rhey w only have to consult the
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intensified a feeling which all the re-
porters confessed to each other aft
erward-that this was not a woman.
but an apparition.
Have you any other physician than
God?' asked the spokeswoman.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-12
Bad Stomach Makes
Bad Blood.

You can not make sweet bntter r, ,
foul, unclean cburD. The stomach servo.
as churn in which tn aoitate yvorL M
and disinte0rate our food ne Il is he,uaa
digested. II n he veal singoish M
foul the. resuH Will 10 torn;d sInocis i
liver and bad. imUUre HOOD PN' S'1es''"
The ingredients OF Dr Pierce,s Golden
Medical Discovery are iuat anch se nest
serve to correct And csTre All spcI des
TanRements II & rnado m, ,.ithont I.
droD az alcohol IN &c oo..e.., ~ I"
iealIv ,,,rss' 49, -, "a ~" pvsIeIvni chen
,,ss pure Tl Pse,fehneu giyccffne being
uSeu instead OF the commonly employed
dacOnOl. NOW this glyeerine Is Of itself a
valuable medicine, Instead of n deleteri-
GUS agent sliRe- alcohol. especfnEBv in tho
cure-of weak stomach dvsnensia ar.s the
10 rio,,o fo,.,,ss - - -, ~ oPoRssro s.,l .no
idijin~n,ood iS ~ ~ rrrsu'sSsIon. rIo[. Hmiey
6oiintsso" V SSu M. ~, OF Bennett Asss1lcai
NJ Ss,s UnIcasV. says OF IL:
nose n IL nn ~ .h an 80 exsssns
uTed products OF the present anne ia 100 m.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-12

Central City, April 10.-The
grewsome find yesterday by three
boys of human head, and at
first thought to'be that of man,
is still shrouded in mystery, but
the developments Of the day IN
dictate that the. ffBd is that of a
woman's h e ad. Local officers
have been working continuously
since the discovery and it is
said tonight that they have run
upon a clew which, will lead. TO
definite results.
1t is generally thOught here
now that murder has been COM
mitted and that the head was
separated from'the body for the
purpose Of better cOneealment.
There is a prevailing opinion
that it is the work Of medical
students, who in their eagerness
to get away with the eadaver
lost the head. This is the
theory upon which the local po-
lice are now working.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-12

with a touch of glue. The American
flag flies from toothpick. If needle
is put into the bow the boat can be
drawn Though the water by a mag
net.
A more peaceable toy IS the duck
Weight the shell and paint it to repre-
sent duck. Cut head and tail Of
pasteboard, and after gluing firmly to
the shelf paint in colors-
For the little girls dollhouse an
eggshell cradle can be made. If the
maker is skiIlful it can be cut in one
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-12
LOCOMOTIVE BLASTS.

Switch engine 42S, used il
Hopkinsville yard, has been al
the round house for the past
week undergoing some needed
repairs.
The L. & N. Railroad Co., has
been petitioned by the people OF
Providence to install a Sunday
train between Providence and
jacksonville.
Another new locomotive has
been purchased by l. H. Wheat
croft for the use of the Ken.
lucky railroad of which he is
president.
Engineer l. X. Luton, of Nash
vile, visited his brother, Sam
Luton, near Providence, several
days last week.
The local freight trains be.
tween Howell and Hopkinsville
will in few days begin carrying
passengers between Crofton and
Hopkinsville This service will
be great convenience TO the
people of that section.
Brakeman Anderson Martin
attended court at Elkton several
days last week.
Operator JAS. Sanders has
been doing double duty nights
at the depot here fer the past
week on account of the scarcity
of operators on the division.
Engineer Thos. McGlynan and
Conductor Sam Ingram, local
freight men of Hopkinsville,
were here Saturday evening on
business.
ROBBERS Rye, fagman on the
L. & N. accommodation running
between Paris and Nashville.
Tenn, was instantly killed at
Guthrie last Thursday while
making a coupling. He was
between the cars and his
head was horribly mashed. He
was % years of age and leaves a
wife and two children.
Conductor Moody and wife and
little son, of Nashville. Tenn.
relatives at Providence
lssti week..
The telegraph office at Penn
broke was closed Saturday night.
The regular man was sent ito
GsthrIe to works and on &C:
count of the scarcity of operators
the office was closed for the
niEAt.
Chas. Brewster, Of this city,
who has been connected with the
L. & N. at Petersburg, Ga, for
several months, retained home
Sunday night.
Dave Eudaley, of the north
md coal run, visited home folks
It Nebo this week.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-12
news OF raE ILLrNoIs CENTRAL.
Items of Interest From Correspondent a
Princeton.

Commencing at once section
men Will work 10 instead of II
hours per day and will be paid
ii instead of 10 cents per hour
A schedule has been agreed
upon giving the telegraph opera.
ters q 10 per cent raise in salary
which makes minimum OF
500 90 per month.
Fred Hollis has succeed j. f.
Nicks as night yardmaster.
Operator Erland made flying
trip to Paducah Sunday.
B. l. Lane visited in Earring.
ton last week.
Extra ~ was struck b y
Chicago Limited train No. % on
main line at Marion last night.
Conductor Simmons in charge of
the extra, had left flag at Black.
ford to notify No. % that he
would run ahead of them to
Marion on account of Blackboard
being blocked with cars. The
extra had stopped to head in
side track at Marion when
struck. Blame has not been
placed az yet.
Conductors Burk, Long and
Oviatt have severed their con.
nection with the Illirois Central.
Lucian Greer, FORMERLY with
the Adams Express Co., here,
has accepted a position as flag
man on the Nashville division.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-12
MINERS LOSE IN WAGES.
Suspension Of Work for Six Days in An.
thraets District, Cost Employees
$500. 900.

According to statistics of the
Pennsylvania state coal commits
sion, the wages of all mine EN-,
ployes in the anthracite districts
amount to approximately $92,
1914 a year.
The suspension of mining in
the anthracite districts has been
continued SIX days, and accord
lngly, the loss in wages so far
suffered is about 81 500, 900, this
amount taking into account the
wages of the engineers and care
makers who have remained at
work Wall Street Journal.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-12
AomesFtaoe
Caster Hobelttrs
Pretty Things. Easily Made
That Will Interest the Little Folks

7HE little Americans like Easter
III for the novelties the season
- brings them. The stores are
6led with them, and many others are
made by the ingesious boys and girls
themselves. Here are few that may
be made at home with nothing more
expensive than the always abundant.
sgg.
One that is sure TO please Is a tor.
pedo boat that floats 1t is made by
slowing out the contsnts Of the egg
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-12

"The festival OF Easter is to be cele-
brated on the Sunday following the
first full moon after the beginning Of
spring"
Therefore, if the moon becomes full
upon the day on which spring be-
gins, the Sunday after the next full
moon is, Of course, indicated by the
directions OF the council as Easter
day. And IL the moon becomes full
on Sunday. the next Sunday, sim
ilarly, must be Easter day,
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-12

by making pinhole at each end, ana
then blowing steadily at one end.
Make hole in the middle of the
side of an egg and pour in melted
sealing wax and lead. Paint a row
of portfolios around the egg and glue
lon bow and stern cut from a cigar
box or a shingle. The smokestack is
made of black cardboard, and the rail
ling of wooden toothpicks glued in a
circle of cardboard which slips over
the smoksstack and is kept in place
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-12
SON OF BARNsLEy's MARSHAL
Injured by Falling Slate in Arnold Mine.

John Maxwell, sou of Marshal
Maxwell of Barnsley, was pain
fully injured by falling slate in
the Arnold mines Tuesday morn
ing.
He was badly bruised about
the head and body and one of his
legs was broken.
The ST. Bernard ambulance
carried the young man to his
home in Barnsley aud he was
given surgical attention by DR..
johnson.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-12

@ "a - IN % E1 Il a.
Bss,s the ,Iha Kind You Have Always Bought
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