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sRouoA, MISFORTUNE TO ALL
Pearl Necklace Source Of Wes to Each
Successive OWnsr.

Nine. Andreef was the wife OF q
broker on the st. Petersburg bourse
She was killed by her husband In a
St Petersburg summer garden. The
Novoe Vremya tells this story of q
pearl necklace the woman was wear
Ing when she met her death: 1T Is
an old piece of work by one of the
best Partisan jewelers.. 1t had been
sold first to the head of a well-known
French court family. In the excite
ment of the great French revolution
nearly all the members of this family
were guillotined and only few of
them managed to escape to Brussels
and so saved their lives. But the
night cost lot of money. and they
were Obliged to part with many fine
jewels. among them the necklace IN
question, From the time that thsy
got rid of this article they enjoyed
good fortune.
This cherished jewel after chang
Ing hands about ten times. was bought
by the st. Petersburg jeweler Butt
for 10000 rubles (s20,OoO) for Prince
v, who was at that time n leading
man at court. The prince, who was
great lover of the ballot, gave the
necklace to the well-known ballenina,
Tzukki. For having done this he was
eXiled from st. Petersburg. Tuzkki
left the imperial ballet and finding
her health falling, she went to her
native countryside and abandoned the
stage forever. But before doing so
she sold the necklace.
"A subsequent owner, the antigua.
rian. Linivitch, died suddenly at
Monte Carlo. and whole series of
people afterward who came into pos.
session of the fated necklace had most
sinister experiences. One of these,
gambler, at Monte Carlo, lost all
his money, and only the sale of the
necklace saved him from beggary.
Finally 1t fell into the hands OF
Mr.. Andreef. He paid the low price
of 10000 rubles sQO.300) for 1t snd
his wife was wearing 1t when in fit
OF anger he killed her. to whom he
had but a short time ago presented
the unlucky token. The necklace las
now mysteriously disappeared"
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The Push He Needed.

when l was little fellow / was
inclined to wait to be coaxed." relaies
a learned and successful man in an
exchange. Il remember sitting beside
the brook one day while the older chil-
dren were building a dam. They were
wading, carrying stones. splash.ng
the mud and shouting orders. but none
of them paying any attention to me.
began to feel abused and lonely. and
was blubbering over my neglected
condition when Aunt Sally came down
the road:
Whats the matter. sonny? Why
amt you playin' with the rest?'
They don't want me- l said. dig.
ging my fists into my eyes. They
never ask me to come
Il expected sympathy. but she gave
me an impatient shake and push. is
that all. you little ninny? Nobody
wants folks that'll sit around on n
bank. and wait to be asked she cried.
Run along with the rest. and make
yourself wanted
THAT shake and push did the work.
Before l had time to recover from
my indignant surprise l was in the
middle OF the stream. and soon was
as busy rs the others. But for that
shake and push might be neglected
and waiting to this day. It's the peo.
rle who'll help push instead of wait
ing to be pushed that make the worth
while citizens"
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Judge Gave Thieves q Tip.

"Now, SIR" said the cross.examin-
ing counsel. answer Yes or No.
The court does not want to know
what you supposed. l supposed that l
had my watch in my pocket this
morning. but. as matter of fact. l
had left It on my dressing room table.
The court wants facts. sir. not sup
position
The witness did not bubble any
more. and the case went quietly on.
But when the lawyer arrived home
that evening the wife of his bosom
said to him:
'You must have been anxious about
our watch to send four men after It
/. -one after the other"
what" cried the lawyer. a. sus.
picion crossed his mind. did you
s3ys Il 70 any Of themf"
'of course" she said. II gave Il to
IL 6rst who called. Why, ~ actunl.
R,mew wher0 yoa Ia ~ ~"
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commons room was beautiful cor.
ridor. giving access to committee.
rooms. cloakrooms. etc. The cham.
Der In which the house of lords met
was 40 feet long by 80 feet wide. At
one end was a circular niche for the
throne of the English viceroy, over
which was canopy OF rich crimson
velvet Artistic decorations marked
both apartments, with beautiful Cor.
lnthian pillars and tapestry pictures.
The first stone of the building was
laid on Feb. 3. l72S. and it was com.
pleted in 1893. The independence of
the Irish parliament was declared in
lIS2, but this was nullliied by the act
OF union, which was adopted in 1900.
and few months later the historic
structure was sold for 10000. The
expense of making arrangements for
the meetings of the new Irish council
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(H DAKOTA MAN GREW
WEALTHY IN ALASKA.
Home After ~ Years, Found
b Married to Another Man, but
lis Children Welcomed Him.

chell. S. D.-The Klondike coun.
Is furnished It's share OF romantic
5 Of separated families and the
Of wealthy individuals who
been grub staked and returned
with wealth untold. but there Is
to the story OF Judson T.. Lathrop
the mere returning with gold
!. for he finds that his wife is
ced and that his mother and sis.
ave passed away. For II years
pop Ind not been heard from by
elatives. and II was generally be-
he was dead.
prteen years ago Mr.. Lathrop was
Hing on the road for n milling
any. but very little OF his money
for the comforts of his family:
b. he did very little to support
and they were left more or less
|eir own devices. This was due
fact that his love for drink tool,
belonged rightfully TO his wife
fhildrcn. Starting out on one of
Fips. he left home IA years ago
femained away until the present,
Fven writing home or giving any
TO his whereabouts.
% weeks ago he returned to his
at Appleton and informed his
Hlfred. who is employed in n rail.
Office at Milwaukee, OF his desire
new his standing with his family.
ION notified him Of his acceptance
writing to his risters. Misses
and Bernice Lathrop. of this
The meeting occurred at Sum
5. d.. where Mr.. Lathrop has n
per teaching school. The Misses
Pop returned to their hcme here
v and gave the incidents OF their
prs absence.
Lathrop started for the Klondike
$50 In cash. and on reaching
Fie ho was without funds. but was
through by n party OF friends
were making the trip together.
|eaching the gold fields the party
1000 miles into the interior and
|ed their operations. At the end
y years Mr.. Iathrop had amassed
W. and with that he started back
: On reaching Ketchikan he was
! I'll with the scurvy. and for one
% lay In the hospital. and when
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thoroughly reformed man. At Seattle
and in Alaska he has given large
sums of money to aid in church work.
In talking with his daughters about
his former drinking he urged them
never to marry man who had the
slightest desire for drink. as he In.
sisted 1t would grow upon him.
Mr.. Lathrop will settle an annuity
on his children to provide for them as
long as they live. the details Of which
will be settled this week.
Three years after Mr.. Lathrop went
away his wife secured a divorce on
the ground Of desertion. and Mt that
time moved out to Ashton. s. d.. and
made her home with relatives. Nine
years ago she was married to l.. w.
Seaman, OF this city, n wealthy ranch
and stock owner. who owns a hand.
some residence near tho business dis.
trict. The two daughters will con.
tinue to make their residence with
him. Both are accomplished young
ladies'. Miss Hazel being an exception.
ally fine musician. both in voice and
instrumental.
Mr.. Lathrop expressed himself to
his daughters as being satisfied with
his lot and does not blame any mem.
ber OF his family for all that has taken
place. As soon as he finishes his busi.
ness in the country. which is for the
purpose OF buying an immense guam
tity of machinery for his mining
plants. he will return to the Klondike
country. there to pick up the thread
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would be inconsiderable. This boey,
as intimated, will consist of 1O3 mem.
bers. the number of Irish members
In the British house of commons,
with the addition of forty.eight coun.
cilors directly elected for larger areas
having taxable value of more than
500. In the scheme, as mapped out,
arrangement is made to have the
chief secretary for Ireland ex-oficio
chairman OF the Irish council. and
Irish representation at Westminster
will remain as at present. The old
Parliament House stands on the spot
formerly occupied by the building
known as Chichester House. where
the first parliament convened In Ire
land after the restoration assembled
on May S, 1861. and where the first
parliament convened In Ireland after
the wars of the revolution In 1892.
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smother Slower, Of Livonia, Pa,
snd After Fifty Hours' Search.

llefonte. Pa.-Lost in the woods
Wo days and two nights. without
q water. Mrs. Susan Slower. OF
VA this county, 72 years old, was
On a mountain top nine miles
ner homo by q lumberman.
clothing was torn from her
snd her hands and feet were
ing from the efforts she had
70 find her way out.
Susan Slower left her home to
Grove to gather chestnuts. Not
ains BY supper time search was
eted for her. but without avail.
ws that 0randmot other Htovsr was
= me woods soon spread and 20
g men. equipped with lanterns
%ed With guns, took up the trail
e the woods.
Asht thA ssssch was kept up and
- Of The aGe1 woman found.
= more nea toanA ~ trail
- haA onoe l&xo9 u ~ woods
eved II ~ IN of ~ nllss,
~ 80 !, ~ ~ s;.;se ~.
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Farm Talk.

The late Charles Bliss. the famous
star of the Dan Rice circus-he was
the original human fly"-imputed his
success to thoroughness.
Don't attempt a new trick" he
said one day in Madison, till you are
a thorough master of 1t. The only
way to succeed is to be SO thorough
in everything you undertake that fail.
ure is altogether an impossibility.
'lf you are going. for instance, to
be stump speaker. II you are going
to address lot of farmers. don't talk
farm talk unless you have studied 1t
up.
Don't be like a stump speaker I
know who yelled at cross roads
meeting:
".He who puts his hand 20 the rlow
must not turn back.
"'Wot's he to do then VIXEN ~ gets
to the end o. the furrer? shouted n
hired man In blue overalls."
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u,d church Roof FIxss.

Miles F1nlen, the rich Montana cop
per miner. visited some relatives u
Bay City. Mich. recently. He attend
ed services in an old wooden church
and while there n rainstorm came mp
The roof leaked. and some water fen
on Finlen's neck. After the services
had ended he asked one of the church
officials: why in blazes don't yov
give people decent place to worshiB
in?" II suspect it's because we haven't
the money" was the suggestive reply
Next afternoon material for new
roof began to arrive in front OF the
church and Finlen walked into the pas
tors study with check for $3.50
Fix up your old roof" is all he said
Indianapolis News.
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top Of the fourth mountain. distant
about nine miles from her home.
She had been away over 80 hours
and had had nothing to eat or drinh
after leaving home. and had slept in
the woods two nights. hearing on all
sides the roar of the wild animals
which infest the mountains.
Drenched to the skin from the heavy
rain, the old woman presented pitt.
full spectacle. her clothing being torn
from her body and her hands and feet
badly cut and bruised from climbing
over and falling on the huge. rocks
She was brought home. and. although
in serious condition from thu ex.
posure to which she was subje e,ted.
her recovery Is expected.
IA.
race will never become SO short sight t.
ed a. the German while football. tor
mis-, hockey. etc.. are encouraged ~
our public schools.
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old Parliament House in Dub
which. It expected. the new
council. or parliament. soon to
ected. will hold its sessions. is
4 the historic buildings OF the
Sorld. 1t stands in what is
as College Green. and is
nearly at right angles with
lest front OF Dublin University.
resent the structure is used as
cad Offices OF the Bank of Ire
but before Its rooms were ar.
u for banking purposes the
|nents of the old Parliament
were spacious and eminently
| for tho purposes for which they
been constructed. The room
the house OF commons met
krcular in form and about fifty.
bet In diameter. All around tho
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Monkeys Bite Fatal.

Though bitten twice by monkey
and warned that a third bite would
be fatal, Mrs. Powell. OF Bath. Eng
land, refused to part with the animal.
She was bitten again. blood poisoning
set in and death from heart failure
followed.
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10000 for . Beck Of Poems.

London.-An American bibliophils
has secured for $4,000 . volume Of
poems Of the late sixtesnth and early
eeventeenth century. including shake
speareis "The PassioniDs rilgrim." Il
q belisved that oaly Go other coDy
= b SlSeeace -tAAa = ~ bodle(ea
iibelsl q cssss6
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No SUBSTANTIAL satlsfactlen.

"You can't really be very angry
with young spendit, for when you
scold him about his extravaganco he
pays such close attention"
"Humphl Then that's all he ear
doss pay.~-Baltimore AmsricAa.
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AGED WOMAN LOST IN THE WOODS.

The next morning fully $50 people
started out to make thorough searcn
of the mountains. which are the wiid'
eat I'm this part OF the state. :.
Even church was aoandonea.
nreachers and others Joining the
search. The entire party returned
without the woman and completely
baflled as to where she could nave
gone. s,..,,oa
when about dark man ana woman
snneared In buggy who brought the
ioyful news that Grandmother s'over
hcd been found by q lumberman on
.,<,.,tt,.s,..s
Both Eyes Rarely Equal:
MANY persons who think their sight
rerfect have greater visual power IN
nra ave than in the other. With r.
gard 10 the respective power OF the
r,rh. and left eye . well-known op-
s;c,sr 0nds that person occupied IN
,ss1tsns ali day has - rule stronger
-,.srr 49,. ~ he left. writing With tne
sasSt e hsnd end bic ieft ann resting g
~ tshIo, IL M - = nearer -
.svns1r ~ ~ vision = more coeee.
SySSoG. 1Ais expert savs ssaf q !,
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Dysfefsid Is often Caused BY Cafnyyl
If the .Stomaeh-Pfrnna Rciieves Ca
:ayrh ofkhe Stomach andLs Therefore a
Kennedy For D.rspcfsia.
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Hmm Did Your Grandfather ow That You Wrote This

guild. A little teasing pain, the same that
had annoyed him at times for years be-
came n constant visitor. and after a time
he began to spend much of the day out OF
sight In his room.
Toward the end OF the month there came
a change He walked into the dining room
one morning with something OF his old
briskness.
I'm going to town" he announced. "Ac-
tually, don't see but shall have to look
up my job myself / had supposed. Mabel,
that your house would be besieged by bank
directors bidding for the valuable services
OF the ex-cashier; but l see / have quite
oYerestimated my attractions. Eth, Charles?
I may be around for that Grand boyship
YETI
Then began the days when John Greg
CORY haunted banking houses. hotel offices,
club rOoms-any place where he was liable
TO meet men OF money and influence. He
dcPged the steps OF his business friends,
chatted on money and 1.-The market" men
toned his fifty years experience and limited
that he was open to negotiations.
In November the pain In John Gregory
side became more than teasing and sent
him to DR.. Kelsey. He was very white and
strangely quiet when he came home, and
for three days he did not go 10 town at an.
On the fourth day he picked up magazine
after breakfast, and Mabel. who was watch
ing him. noticed that he started little at
something he read. She understood, later,
when she herself read the same article
Dead Wood: What Becomes of Old mem
A hasty Swimming OF the pages told more
than enough.
THE modern world of business has little
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-03

VIII swear In your hired men as members
OF our police force After that they can
arrest any one who dares touch your fences
or destroy your crop. II the intruders re-
sist arrest and your men shoot them in
carrying out their duties that act will be
perfectly legal"
Thereupon the Chicago man went back 10
his ranch. few days later his hands
were made temporary members of the
mounted police, and from that time on he
had no further trouble
The Canadian Cowboy.
/ would say, however, that the Canada
cowboy is far more orderly creature than
his American brother. He lacks the pic
turesqueness of our frontersman and he
never dashes into the settlements TO shoot
up the towns. The system Of mounted police
which prevails throughout western Canada
results in good order being everywhere
kept. The farmers are regularly visited
and cattle thieves are vigorously punished.
Indeed. the general order in both town and
country is superior to that of the western
parts of the United States
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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make out an application herself, using Tom
Donovan's for copy.
Her task was not without its difficulties
II II had been only to copy Tom Dono-
vans application it would have been a.
simple matter: but Marjorie remembered
what her grandfather had said, and she
fels taht to be quite honest she must put
In the dead wood" the machine" and
the bad habits" On the other hand, she
must not fail to follow Tom Donovan's
application in form and in word so far as
was possible for II was Tom Donovan's
application that carried the magic of sue
cess Finally. with the aid OF the die
ttonary for spelling. satisfactory cornbina-
ton OF the two was finished and armed
with this Marjorie slipped out of the house
one morning, and at the corner of the
street boarded the electric car which she
knew would take her to the bank She
had taken this trip so often with her
grandfather for the sake Of the ride that
sPe knew the way well. Thus ii hannsned
that forty minutes later the teller Of the
Consolidated National Bank was confront
ed by little girl in red tam-o' -shanter
and n blue coat.
IF you please. I would like to see the
men-all of Them she began a little
breathlessly.
''wh-at?" stammered the man behind
the window
The men-that run the bank, I mean >,
explained Marjorie II want to appIica-
ton for job
What in the world have you there ?''
demanded the bank president who had
come in just behind Marjorie.
Il don't know, sir, returned the teller.
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FLOCK TO THE CITY.
In Cold Weather the Hoboes Desert
Rural Districts

Where do they come from at such short
notice?" inquired business man of a men,
Der of the police force Tuesday afternoon,
referring to a number OF poorly dressed
men lettering about the sidewalk near one
OF the missions.
out of the woods, l imagine" was the
response of the policeman. 1T requires only
n few hours to drive such persons TO the
city. little cold weather IS all that Is
necessary. Then the 'hoboes' are unable TO
make themselves comfortable in the barns
and box cars, and there Is nothing left for
them to do but get TO the cities, even II
they do have to do a little work Tor what
they get"
The policeman explained that such
persons had been less numerous in his city
this year than usual, because of the con-
tinued warm weather. He said That char
liable institutions have probably had
much smaller number of tramps to deal
with this winter account of the weather
conditions
'Tramps of this type" the policeman ex-
planned will not seek charitable places
unless they are forced to do so. They are
usually afraid of police raids, and IL they
can keep out Of sight of the police they are
well satisfied. 1t goes against them to per-
form any manual labor, but when they are
unable to beg the price of a meal ana
nights lodging there is nothing left for
them to do but go to place where they
will have to saw wood and take bath.
Many of them do not mind saving few
sticks of wood, but they do object 10 being
immersed In the winter time. l can recall
an instance IN which two 'hoboes' positive
ly refused TO accept the hospitality of an
institution after they had performed their
task at the wood pile because they OBJ
jected 10 the bath The two men had done
an honest hours work. but they baked at
the tub. INDUCED in a little profanity ana
walked out without even getting a bowl or
soup.
such persons" concluded the officer.
a.. l,a.r rTa cfoaI IL
the weather is not too cold, and they
would rather beg or steal than work for
what they get or do anything that would
elevate them"
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Noah's Light.

From the Yonkers Statesman.
what kind OF light did Noah have in
the ark?' asked the fat man at the board
ing house table.
Arc light" shouted dozen voices at
once.
No" replied the fat man, with a smile;
you must remember that the arc light was
not invented them
Water gas?' suggested thin man, as
he finished his prune.
Wrong answered the fat man.
Wen give IT up" replied several.
why, he had two tapirsr'
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So Bracing.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Towne-'This is braeing weather. old
man"
Browne-''yes. I never before met so many
men who want just enough for a night s
lodging
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In Kansas.

In Kansas.
From the Denver Post
Can a man get anything to drink in this
town."
Air you stranger herer'
Yes"
mo-"
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The Mean Man.

The Mean Man.
From the Brooklyn Eagle
He-"Woman is more beautiful than
man"
She-"Oh, yes: naturally"
He-"Oh, no; artiicially.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Stars of
the elderly persuasion may take to
young husbands but the preserved
stage beauties know better. Horses
for them! The swifter the better!
In the dainty footsteps of the fair
Jersey Lily our own airy Lillian
has followed. She has set up a
racing stable. Upon the track and
in horsey circles she will hence
forth be known as "Mr. Clinton"
A couple of years ago Mrs. Har-
ry Payne Whitney and Mrs. Her.
man Duryea of the -ultra-New
York Smart Set, raced under a
masculine name. OF course that
settled it. Since then it has been
the fashionable thing to do.
While Miss Russell is noted for
her patriotism she has gone out
side of her native land for her
horsefiesh. Her agents are scour-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-17

That he Is q good fighter no one
denies, but then he's a confessed
faker. True, he admits that he has
reformed. but that isn't proving it..
and tnere is every reason to be-
lieve that he will, because they
have a peculiar way OF looking at
things not on the level In mining
camps, then 1t will be great bat
tle, and one hard to dope"
There are many who believe the
negro has lost some Of his strength
and point to the fact that he had
to beat Mike Twin" Sullivan to a
pulp before he could land the sleep
punch.
From the standpoint Of the Mel
son men everything depends on
Cans punch. II 1t hasn't the
steam 1t had behind 1t five years
ago. then, they say, it will be all
day with Joseph, for If he doesn't
d1nish the Battler within 10 rounds
the Dane will wear him down and
pull and maui and punch him into
such a state OF exhaustion until 1t
will be an easy matter to hang the
right punch somewhere about Mr..
Cans anatomy, Another fact that
Ruoys up the hopes of the Nelson
Esdmirers Is that Cans admitted
ability to make 1873 pounds easily
must mean that he is on decline
and is losing the spring and
strength of youth, which Nelson
possesses in superabundance.
! There may or may not be any
thing in this, but 1t must be re-
membered that Cans has been
lighting 16 years, and in that pc.
fiod has done much training and
INDUCED In many hard battles, al
though he was never very severely
punished.
Nelson will adopt his old tactics
of following his man, never step
ping backward and, If Cans does
not show too much strength at the
outset. taking two punches to land
one. The Dane has only one way
of lighting. and that is the way
ne fought Britt-plug. plug, plug,