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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20
From Scrub,uon1an to
Wife of English Peer

When aristocratic England welcomes
to its arms the Hon. Mrs. Henry Lynd-
hurst Bruce, the future Lady Aberdare
and welcome her it ultimately must
1t will be making familiar of
girl who few years'ago was kitchen
domestic and scrubbed floors in order
to keep away starvation.
A servant girl she was, a peerless
she will be.
1t sounds like fairy story, and in
some sort it is, for the beauty of
Camille Clifford has been the COMPEL
Ing magic that has lifted the little
Swede from poverty into place of
wealth and rank among King Edwards
elect.
The "Gibson Grip made the fame
of Charles Dana Gibson, the artise,
and the type that was equally kind to
number of women who either posed
as models or became the opponents of
Gibson girls on the stage.
Miss Eva Darlington is an example,
for, like Miss Clifford, she played as a
Gibson girl in the Catch of the Sea-
on de Clifford
Now fate wills that Miss Clifford be-
come the bride Of the Hon. Henry
Lyndhurst Bruce. He is the heir to
Lord Aberdare, and will some day
wear the title.
Seven years ago in July, Camille o.
tersen stood weeping on the Cunard
dock in Boston. The little fifteen-year-
old Swedish girl had made the long
trip alone, and as no one appeared to
claim here the immigration agent an
nounced that would have to send her
back.
The little girl could not speak a
word of English, but managed to make
clear to the agent that she expected
her father to meet her.
Ottersen did not appear, but in his
stead came Mrs. John M Schilling, and
she was permitted to take the yellow
haired child to her modest little home
in Roxbury, Mass.
No one ever came into the land of
the free under more unfavorable cir
cumstances, and the chances that from
her lowly start Camille would eventu-
ally climb to the ranks Of the English
peerage, did not look one in million
Nor did her fortunes mend quickly.
Her father cared little about the child.
He had had two wives, the first, moth
Of Camille, dying of consumption when
the youngster was only two years old.
Then Camille was given to the care
of her aunt in Christiania, Mrs. Franz
Ottersen. The latter cared only for
what work she could wiring from the
little body, and set her to the hardest
kind of drudgery, till the little hands
Redeemed and grew large from constant
door scrubbing.
friend who pitied the unhappy lot
OF the child wrote to Boston, asking
Mrs. Schilling to find the father of
Camille to see If he would not do some
thing to ameliorate the woes of his,
child. 3.
Mrs. Schilling succeeded in raising
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20
Perforated Sails.

Although the assertion recently
made by an Italian sea captain that
the power of sails was increased by
their being perforated was ridiculed,
it has just been proved that he was
right.
His theory was that the force Of
the wind cannot fairly take effect on
an inflated sail because of the cushion
Of immovable air that fills the hollow.
To prevent the creation and presence,
of that cushion he pierced his sails.
with many holes, through which the
wind blew, the balance of the air pres
sure striking against the canvas and
exerting its full effect
Several experiments have been
made on these lines, and the results
are declared to have been eminently
satisfactory.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20

At this time Henry w. Savage was
organizing his prince of Pilsen" COM
pany.
Camille asked for place. Mr.. Say
age liked her looks, and engaged her
for ten weeks in the chorus.
Here came first setback. Mr.. Say
age did not like the way Miss Clifford
did her work, and the future peeress
was told that she could look for Job
elsewhere. It did not come hard.
She went out with summer company
touring New England in light opera,
and made such genuine hit that it
came to the ears of Mr. Savage. He
was surprised to find out how the form
~er little girl had developed. She had
advanced into womanhood of won
drous beauty, her voice had improved
and there was magnetism about her
that the keen manager saw ought to be
quickly turned into money.
He was broad-minded enough tn adj
nit the mistake he had made, and
Miss Clifford was promptly re-engaged
at an advance Of salary to return to
the Prince of Pilsen" company.
She was the perfect Gibson type, ex-
ira tall, with the proudly tilted nose,
the air Of attractive insolence and the
dashtng walk that was simply irresisti-
BILE.
She played the part of the New York
girl, Washington girl or Chicago girl,
in that great hit where comely young
women delineated the types Of the diff
ferent American cities.
Her success insured her a place in
the carefully selected company that
took the opera to England, and before
she had been in King Edwards realm
a week, London was raving over her.
She quickly became the reigning
beauty OF the English stage, and
reused a furore quite as great as that
created by Edna May few years be-
fore A dozen men of title laid their
hearts at her feet, and tried to put
their names on her.
But Miss Clifford has learned sense
during her struggle as an humble
servant in the United States. and she
turned down one after the other, de-
termined that no matter how great the
wealth, her hand should not go till she
could bestow her heart with it.
When the Hon. Mr.. Bruce presented
his claim the question was decided
quickly, He had other things in his
favor besides means. His portion in
cluded youth and the friendship of
those people whom Camille had always
wished to know.
Her other admirers were given 20
lite, but positive farewell, and the lit
tie girl OF the scrubbing brush is now
rebearsing for the time when she will
wear a coronet.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20

It happened that Mrs. Simon Carey,
Jr, of Orange, N. j., had come up to
her summer home at Falmouth, Cape
Cod, and wanted nurse girl and par
lor maid.
The millionaire's wife had a liking
for Scandinavian girls, and took Cam
lille, though she could barely speak a
word Of English.
There never was lovelier servant,
neither in appearance or willingness
to work. Camille was grateful to Mrs.
Carey for the kindness with which she
treated her, and though hired as par
lor maid to look after the children
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20

the money that brought Camille to the
United States in the steerage.
It took her only few days to find
out that she could expect nothing
from her parent, and then, in anger at
the unhappiness she had undergone
through Ottersens, her aunt and father.
she changed her name, and was hence
forth to become Camille Clifford.
For a couple Of months she stayed
with Mrs. Schilling, and then, feeling
that 1t was wrong to add to the al
ready heavy burden borne by that
!, klnd-hearted lady, she went to an en-
ployment agency to seek a place as
servant:
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20

ocean, which theory was proven erron-
eous by the Investigations of Button in
1912. Ia
About the time of the achievement
Of American independence series OF
expeditions were started, which con-
tinued without break till 1886. With
out yielding success these bore impor-
tant fruits in the direction of afford
ing further knowledge.
The chief Of these were those com
manded by Capt Cook, Capt. Van
couver, Capt. Ross, Capt. Parry, Cap
tains Frank and Lyon and Capt. Back.
The next great expedition was that
commanded by Sir John Franklin,
which was lavishly fitted out by Eng
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20
A Bad Break.

I'LL A Bad Break.
Chancellor James R. Day Of SYRIA
ctse university, in discussion of the
craze for athletics that some times
becomes too rampant in the universi.
ties of America, said with a smile:
"Why, | know a young clergyman
he had been an excellant Businessman
at college In his time who. after read
ing portion Of the Scriptures. said
solemnly, as he. closed the Bible one
Sunday morning in the baseball sea-
son:
Here endeth the second inning, {
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20
An1u1dsen s Transit Of
the Northwest Passage

For a navigator to have succeeded
where such world famous seafarers as
Cabot, Hudson, Bafin, Davis and Sir
John Franklin failed Is no small feat.
The name of Capt. Roald Amundsen
will go into the Walhalla of great ex-
plorers, for he is the first man to
complete transit of the Northwest
passage, a. feat which has been the
500-year dream Of seamen.
Huge sums Of money and thousands
of lives have been sacrificed and untold
suffering undergone, in the hope Of
finding a short route s.cross the north
ernmost part Of America It was the
dream of such passage that led to
the discovery of the American CONT
nent.
Mighty vessels have been built
which were designed to resist the
fierce tides and the floating ice in the
treacherous straits, and it is a curious
circumstance that when the big yes
sells failed, success has finally come to
little cockleshell of a boat only sew
enty feet long and twenty wide. !,
The total crew of the Gioa, includ-
ing Capt. Amundsen, numbered only
eight men, yet these came through in
safety where Sir John Franklin and
his 129 persisted.
Now that the feat has been accom-
fplished, it cannot be denied that it rep.
resents little gain Of practical value.
A passage that has only been threaded
once in five centuries, and then only
after a dangerous trip Of two years,
can scarcely be said to hold out much
promise-of commercial reward.
Capt. Amundsen's Investigation of
the magnetic pole will probably prove
of much greater utility, but there is
that in the final conquest of the North
west passage that appeals strongly to
| the imagination, and far outstrips the
colder scientific achievement.
| Man will reap no financial benefits
from the Northwest passage, but it
was his cupidity that started the quest
The discoveries made centuries ago
by the Portuguese and Spaniards in
the south ATTITUDES of Asia prompted
other nations of Europe to seek a
shorter route to the wealth Of the
Eastern country.
John Cabot, the discoverer Of the
American continent, reasoned that the
feasible plan was to cross the Atlantic
find an avenue across the comparative
ly narrow expanse of northernmost
America, and then by continuing west
ward, to reach Asia.
He made the attempt in 1897, but
found his progress barred by New
foundland and Labrador.
| Three years later Gaspard Cortereal
and his brother made three voyages
in the same direction, and on reaching
Newfoundland, sailed north. In every
trial they were stopped on the coast
of Labrador, and having failed to pro
vide for any relief in case their pro
visions became exhausted, finally per
ished.
This is the first record of life lost in
the quest of the Northwest passage
though in the two hundred-odd voyages
that have followed there are abundant
Instances where starvation and cold
have brought many an intrepid life to
an end on the barren arctic wastes.
Seventy-nine years after the Cabot
expedition, James Frobisher started
out on second important attempt. In
each Of the succeeding two years he
repeated his efforts, but was doomed
to failure.
From 1885 to 1888 the enterprise to
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20
The Behaved cackle.

+ Il see Jerome K. Jerome says tho
English sense of humor is best"
Yes, and guess that's true. !
told a good joke to party OF fellows
last night and there was one English
man in the crowd"
'.Well?"
y We'll, you know the old saying,
Tie laughs best VINO laughs last
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20
SETTLING 81.

One OF the Doctors Gentlemen.
since We cannot agree upon diagno-
sis, and as It. IS getting somewhat late,
I propose we draw lots Woman's
Home Companion.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20
Not a Pleasu Trio.

First Stranger Tin smoking carl
Why don't you look out at this beauti-
full scenery?
Second strangeroh, I'm not trav-i
cling for pleasure Ny ife's with me-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20
spitefuI Thing.

B Patience When ] go to get new
pair OF shoes, i never get. them two
sizes too small for me. III
Patrice-- And don't you have some
diffculty in finding them large enough
for you
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20

And it is SO easy for a woman to
have a headache when she can't think
Of any other excuse 81
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20
Noah's Advantage.

Noah's Advantage.
Mrs. Noah was complaining that
her clothes looked as if they had come
out Of the ark
"on the contrary" returned her
spouse, they have just come across
the water"
Herewith he congratulated himself
on the cheapness of imported gowns.
Selfish.
She So you h~ve had . great many
thrilling escapes?
He es-I am, still q bachelor.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20

Seventy Thousand Tons Of Cork.
Nearly 10000 tons OF corks are
needed for the bottled beer and
saerated waters consumed annually ii
Britain. 4
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20
Birds unbroken Flight.

n ~ B TT O<SII rII9nt.G
In an unbroken nocturnal flight tho
European bird known as the northern
bluethroat has been proved to. travel
from Central Africa to the German
ocean, a distance Of ], 500 miles. mai,
ing the journey in nine hours.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20

As Usual.
links Too bad about Plunger, isn't
It?
Binks What's he done now?
links specnlated in Amalgamated.
Binks Didn't stocks go up?
Jinks-No but Plunger did.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20
The Linit.

The Limit
Blank ID = clever fellow. but he
doesn't seem to ret along. Isn't Ne :
hustlsr7''
Hustler why. he's too lazy 10
blow his own horn! I,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-17
WOMAN ADMITS
AWFUL CRIME
Confession of Mrs. SCheCk in
Hands of Los An
geIeS Police.

Los Angeles, Cal, June 16.-It is an
nOunced today from the office of Chief
Of Detectives FIammer that the authori-
ties are in possession Of a confession from
Mrs. ATilla Scheck, admitting the killing
Of her husband, Joel Scheck, by Ernest
@. StsCkpOle, in his bedroom at the
Scheck home last Thursday morning. The
details Of the confession have not been
made public, and warrants charging the
couple with the murder will not issue
until Monday.
According to the detectives. Mrs
Scheck. after long and severe question
ing. broke down and admitted that Stack
pole shot her husband after she had dd-
mitted him to the house for the purpose
at . o'clock in the morning. She con-
feSsed to Illicit relations with StackpOle.
The couple. it is stated. decided to dis
pose of the husband, take the insurance
money on his life, $500, and leave for
other parts. StackpOIe has so far made
no admissions It is believed that ScheCk
was shot first over the heart, which did
fired, which entered his brain, killing him
instantly
Mrs. Scheck will be charged with being
an acCOmplice to the crime From the
details so far as known. the detectives
say, that they do not believe Mrs. Scheck
was present in the bedroom when her
husband was killed, but that she remained
in the kitchen, where she had gone after
arising from her bed to admit Stack
pole. Scheck vas probably asleep when
the first shot was fired.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-17
ROOSEVELT CAN
PLAY FAVORITES
Purchase of Canal Supplies
Left in the Hands of the
Executive.
BILL is PUSHED THROUGH
MINORITY RIDDEN OVER AS
USUAL.

Washington, June 16.-After forty
minutes debate today the house by
the vote Of 129 to 81 adopted the sen
ate resolution providing for the pur-
chasing Of material and equipment for
use in the construction in the Panama
canal Of domestic manufacturers and
of the lowest responsible bidder, unless
the president shall in any case deem
the bids or tenders therefore to be
eXtOrtlOnate or unreasonabl The
adoption of the resolution came after a
material in open markets while the
sundry civil bill was under cOnsideTa-
ton. The sundry civil bill also was
passed. It carries a total approDria-
ton of $94, 578lO40, nearly SIG, 600 600 Of
which is for the continuation Of work
on the canal.
Among the features of the bill is an
amendment disseminating Canteens at
all government and state homes for
old soldiers where government appro-
priat1Ons are available.
An amendment was adopted Tequir-
ing all officers of tire government to
furnish each fiscal year a statement Of
all money arising from the proceeds
from public property. Moneys collect
ed from the sale of town lots, as In
Oklahoma, will have to be deposited
in the treasury department to the
credit Of The secretary Of the interior.
The house adjourned at 5:15 .. N.
until Monday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-17
NO CHANCE TO AMEND.
Republican Majority Would Not
Listen to Reason.

Washington. June 16.-Incident TO the
passage of the sundry civil bill today
in the house, Mr.. Sullivan of Massa-
cnusetts moved that the bill be recon-
mitted to the appropriations committee
wit instructions to report the follow
ing amendment regarding purchases Of
material for the Panama canal:
Provided that no part of this ap-
preparation shall Re expended for ma
teriaI AMI supplies which are manu-
featured or produced in the United
states unless said articles are sold TO
the isthnian canal commission at ex-
pert prices whenever such export
prices are lower than the prices
charged consumers IN the United
States.
Mr.. Sullivan explained that the amend
meRt was offered solely for the purpose
of giving the isthmian canal commission
the right to purchase materials in the
cheapest markets He called attention to
the testimony of Mr.. Ross, purchasing
agent Of the commission, that the COM
mission bought steel rails delivered at
Panama at $3.50 per ton. whereas the
railroads of the United States were com
PEELED to pay So per ton at the mill
Mr.. Tawney of Minnesota made a point
OF order against the amendment that it
was similar in character to the amend
of the whole yesterday and that II
changed existing law
Mr. Olmsted and Mr. DalzeII Of Penn
sylvania were of the opinion that there
could not be a standard price fixed on
any article and that the amendment was
not geTmane.
Mr.. Sullivan said that if an officer Of
the government bought goods in a dearer
rather than in a cheaper market he would
be guilty of malfeasanCe in office.
The speaker held that the commission
had plenary powers to bay supplies any
where and of anybody and as the amend
ment was a limitation Of the power of
the commission he sustained the point of
order.
Mr. williams OF Mississippi appealed
from the decision of the chair and Mr..
Tawney moved TO lay the appeal on the
table The yeas and nays on this re-
suited: Yeas. 156: nays. S. The sundry
civil bill was then passed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-17
INSISTS THAT HE
ALONE IS RIGHT
Roosevelt Adds Another Chap
ter to the Meat Inspection
Controversy.
LETTER TO WADSWORTH
BEVERIDGE BUTTS IN WITH A
FEW WORDS.

Washington, June I6.-Presldent ROOse-
Welt has added another chapter to the
literature Of the meat inspection COntrO-
versy- It was not through any desire
of his that the correspondence between
himself and Representative WadswOTth,
chairman Of the committee on agricul-
tUre, was published in its entirety. In
asmUch. however. as Chairman Wads-
worth deemed it desirable that the let
tiers should be published and gave them
10 the public. the president regards II as
proper to complete the correspondence
thus far exchanged by the publication Of
his reply to Mr.. WadswOTthS letter.
In his letter the president. while admit
ting his error in stating that the house
substitute contained no provision for the
making of Inspections of packing houses
at all hours of the day or night, says
the substitute still IS inadequate TO meet
the requirements of the situation The
president says that after a conference
with Representative Adams Of Wisconsin,
a member of the agricultural committee,
the suggestion made to him regarding
the bill. He SAYS that Mr.. Adams in each
case stated that he personally would
accept the alterations proposed These
changes include the elimination of the
court review proposed and dozen other
alterations In the opinion of the preSi-
dent. the suggested changes would make
the house committee substitute. as good
as the Beveridge amendment The pres
ident adds that he is not concerned about
the language of the amendment, but
with the ACCOMPLISHMENT of the object
in view a thorough and rigid and not
sham iuSDerfjoD.'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-17
DEFEAT URGED
OF SENATE BILL
Business Men of Manila Think
They Know What Is
Good for Them.

Washington, June 1.-The defeat of the
senate bill intended to ratify and con-
firm the act of the former military gov
eminent Of the Philippine islands in col
lectng customs prior to March s, 1902, is
declared by the chamber of commerce
necessary to avert financial panic The
commercial interests. in a cablegram to
the .VIce-pFesident urges that apprOpria-
tons be made to refund the amount of
customs collected during the period
named It Is estimated that about $1,000
Uu0 IS involved The cablegram follows:
The undersigned express the hope that
the senate bill, attempting the ratification
OF the collections of Philippine customs
prior to March S. 1902. will not be enacted
and urge congress to do its utmost to
expedite appropriations for Judgments
following the test case Of Warner. Barnes
& Co. Besides the benefit to large
number of native Filipino claimants the
prompt payment Of claims of British
Swiss, German and other claimants who
were former bankers OF native agricuI-
tUrlsts- will enable such merchants to
partially resume the accustomed advances
on future crops, thereby materially re-
lieving the agricultural depression caused
by long existing and increasing financial
Strlngency- Furthermore, the present
taxes, although necessary. are admittedly
burdensOme on merchants especially. At
ter causing careful cOnsidera ton our
earnest conviction is that a prompt, re-
fund viii materially relieve the present
financial crisis, thereby substantially ben
efitting Filipino people throughout the
islands"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-17
SITUATION IS PERILOUS
Condition of the Christian Societies
Described as Worse
Than Ever.

Boston, June 16.-ConditiOns in Turkey
are described as worse than ever in a
letter just. received at the Christian En-
deavor headquarters in this city from
Rev Francis +. Clark, D. D.. president Of
the United Society of Christian EndeavOr.
written after a stay Of nine days in TUr-
key. DR. Clark writes:
Our own missions and schools are in a
more DerilOus condition than ever. and
from Smyrna, with only the verbal assur-
ances of the porte that our schools and
churches would have as many privileges
as those of other nations, these assur-
ances have been utterly repudiated and
there seems no likelihood of Americans
getting their rights until another fleet
visits Turkish waters
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-17
COMMITTEE MEETS monday
Effort Will Be Made to Report Fa-
vorably in the Case of
Mr.. Booth.
So ID Ne HeraId.l

washington, june l6.-Ihe Nomination
OF Hiram Z. Booth is now in charge OF the
subcommittee of the senate judiciary
committee, consisting of Senators Spooner.
Dillingham; and Pettus- The judiciary
committee will have a meeting Monday,
and the Utah senators are endeaVoring to
have a report made at that time on the
Booth nomination
The attention of Senator Dubois being
called to the statement that he has taken
the initiative IN efforts to prevent the
confirmation OF Booth, he said today that
such statement was not correct He sent
kilograms to Salt Lake at the request of
a Utah man who informed Dubois that
prominent Republicans of Utah were anx-
IOus to have Booths nomination defeated.
Dubois says he will assist the Utah peo-
people in their efforts to prevent cOnfir-
nation if good reasons are shown why
this should be done.