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Aroused Models Patriotism.
PEARLS ON THEIR DEATH BED.
Fate Of Necklace Once Worn by Wife
Of Adolphe Theirs.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sum-
In the Louvre museum at Paris is to be
seen a pearl necklace on its deathbed.
Not literally on a Odd. but on "elvc:
cushion. 1t is the great necklace left ny
the great diplomat and statesman .licrs,
which once belonged to this prominent
statesman's wife. II Is mounted In an
Lnos. er tatious style aid has no value as
an article de vertu beyond the former
vaiye of the pearls. which was ;-bout
st:n COO 1t consists Of i45 pearls in three
rows, which weigh altogether 2,GG7
grains. The largest three pearls weigh
SO, 80 and 81 grains.
The psarls of this necklace are destined
to die, says the Deutsche Goldschmiede
Zeitung. as they are gradually losing
their luster from day to day and will dor
ing the next few decades turn as black
as the faded roses of the much-handleG
wreath. But why? Because pearls will
only retain their original luster wien
they are wora -. BEAUTIFUL women anu
come in freq'teat contact with the warm
Skin of the wcarcr.
When q pearl necklace Is removed from
the neck. where 1t has been exposed to a
high Temperature, and is placed in cold
marble tablet, which is of about one-half
of such high temperature. 1t may be justly
inferred that the scales of the pearls will
contract and lose some Of their brilliancy.
When pearl necklaces are habitually placed
on velvet cushions after having been worn
this circumstance may also we'll contribute
to the detriment of the beauty OF pearl,
while tho chemical composition OF the color
may be an additional factor in this direc-
ton, not to overlook the effects of a strong
light.
has held this necklace OF Mrs. Theirs in
high esteem, and it has probably noticed
the gradual deterioration with serious con-
Germ The lack Of authority to do so has
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Boat to Chase Duck Hunters.


The game wardens of Madison and st.
Clair counties, ILL.,, Richardson of Marine
and Miller and Wagner of bellevue. are be-
ing provided with a fast-running, gunshot-
proof river boat, equipped with eight
horsepower gasolene engine, to be man
ned by an expert riverman, to be used in
patroling the river front from Alton to
Carondelet, during the duck shooting sea-
The Mississippi river being national
thoroughfare and government waters Is
held by some as being exempt from the
operation of the game laws of the states
on either side. The constitution of Illinois.
In defining the state boundaries. explicitly
establishes the center of this stream as the
western boundary. Upon this constitutional
right the Illinois game department will this
season for the first time eIdeavor to en-
force its rights over these waters. which
in all probability will require a few minia-
'ture naval engagements and number OK
vigorous prosecutions to settle the ques-
tiOn
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OXYGEN STUCK IN THE MUD.
So the Air That Came Through Was
Too Poor to Burn.

From knowledge and Science.
1t was recently noticed in a cold-storage
plant that candles or lamps began to burn
with "a feeble flame as soon as they were
brought into the room, and that in many
parts of it they were extinguished. A
match could be lit. but the wax would not
ignite.
In the corner of the storeroom was dis
used we'll from which gas issued, and 1t
was at first supposed that carbon dioxide
was being distributed into the air from this
well.
But this was not borne out by analysis
of the air in the room and from the WELL
or the amount of carbon dioxide was only
slightly more than is present in normal air.
and was quite insufficient to have affected
the combustion Of a candle.
Samples of the air taken from different
parts of the room contained only IT'S to
1T per cent of oxygen, or from 80 to 3.4
per cent less than Is present in normal air.
The oxygen In the air in the shaft of the
well amounted to no more than SO to SO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
Getting Round 1t.

DR.. A. F. Cook the mountaineer said OF
mountain climbing at a dinner In Brook
Ign:
Peaks that seem inaccessible may be
climbed by turns and twists. Mountain
climbing is q question of getting round the
bad places. Getting round your difficulty
that is the great secret of good climbing.
''Liszt the great musician. had the abil-
ity to get round things. Hence, l am sure
he would have made a good mountaineer.
"Once. at a dinner LISTS hostess cried
In a Mortified voice that there were thir-
teen at table
Don't let that alarm you. madam, said
Lszt with reassuring smile. I'll eat for
two
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YORKSHIRE wILDFOWLER.
Aged Hunter Who Holds High Record
as q Duck Shooter.
From the London Daily Graphic

From the London Daily Graphic.
The last Of the Yorkshire Elldfowlers is
a splendid specimen of his kind, hale and
hearty and as active as many a younger
man, despite the fact that he is nearing
the age of fourscore years, and that he has
lived life which would have crippled many
a man with rheumatism long ago. An ex-
celent shot. during the winter months he
pursues the same occupation that his father
and grandfather did before him-the pur-
suit OF wild fowl.
With an eye like hawk Snowden Sights
is able to spot ducks on the water a very
long way on and to see them when many
a less practiced eye would pass them by.
Sights works on the flood water that
overfiows the low lying lands for miles on
both sides of the river Derwent, some ten
miles or so from York.
In summer this is a pleasant plain. grow
ing rich crops of pasture, intermixed with
arabic land while in winter thousands Of
acres are submerged, and here the ducks
resort in great numbers, the majority OF
them being mallard, widgeon and teal,
though odd ones of other species frequently
turn up, and several rarities have been OBJ
tanned there.
The wildfowler, having put lot Of dried
grass and reeds on the false bottom of the
punt and taken on board his twelve-bore
or cripple stopper. lies fiat down on his
stomach, and with a couple of long thin
poles called "creepers, proceeds to push
himself slowly up to the duck.
The wildfowler waits IL possible until the
duck "ounch'' up together. so as to get the
greatest number possible; then. when well
within shot. he let's go his creepers and
fires into the midst of them. He then picks
up his birds and paddles back for his creep
ers with a short paddle which he always
carries for this purpose. He next makes
for the nearest bank to reload, which is
sometimes a lengthy business
Mr.. Sights holds what is believed to be
the second record for duck shooting In
England He once bagged forty mallard
and widgeon. though several got away In
the darkness and on another occasion he
killed seventy-eight golden plover. three
starlings and a dunlin at one shot.
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A LITERARY PHALANsTERY.
Shelter in France Where Young
Genius May Be Developed

From the New York Evening Post.
No nation, we suppose, is so solicitous
for art and letters as France; so that every
experiment she makes in their cherishing
and cultivation deserves respectful atten-
ton. The latest is the proposal of
"Maison des Artistes ct des Literateurs"
Some of the best names of France are
furthering the plan-Rodin and Bonnat
Coppee and Rostand, to cite only speci-
mems. They apparently got their idea
from sort of phalanstery Of art estab-
nshed at Creteil. near Paris. There
former abbey has been taken over by
group Of young men, who have set up
printing press as their means of support.
Six hours n day is work enough to make
sure Of bread and butter: and the rest of
old monks give each to his painting, his
statue, his book, his sonnet
A more ambitious affair is now pro-
jected II the institution hs comes up to ex
hospital, art gallery. library and forcing
house of genius-all for the greater glory
of French art and literature. The foun-
Creative talents exhausted by the strug-
gle'' a refuge where they may for a time
'fee from and forget their troubles. In
this shelter unfinished works OF genius
themselves to the public taste so as to
have their chicken in the pot, will be
taken care of. as will the aged artists and
writer's whom an inconstant public has
forsaken. SculptOrs and painters Will be
furnished the materials Of their art: To
and poets will be assured the
quiet and security necessary for translat-
ing their dreams into tone and rhythm.
The hope is thus, by encouraging every
budding talent, and supporting every four
ishing one. to check the lamentable waste
sible Of artistic and literary productive
forces"
One is loath to question SO engaging
proposal made by men 80 eminent, but
doubts will thrust themselves in
There ID, for example. the old dimculty Of
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conceit. So confident OF their abilities ARD
these mistresses OF attitude that they feel
they will actually be dealing a serious blowl
to painters of other nations when the8
withdraw from the aid OF aliens.
The president of the newly formed organ-
izatlon, madame lie Bret, has posed muct
abroad, having even once journeyed as far
as New York, and knows the esteem inl
which the French model is held In everyI
city OF the world. Her forte is posing irl
furs. 1t is said that no model in the world
can make her face so fetching by the merel
artifice of surrounding with some fiuffyj
come a rival Of the painting in art worke,
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Originality Always Applauded.

Such a project could hardly have come
from anywhere than the Latin Quarter of
the art capital of the world, where some
thing is always doing and any original pro-
ject is loudly applauded. There is some
thing essentially French in the plan Of
these women to WORK for the best of their
abilities to sustain the home art. Something
of vanity. perhaps, is mingled in with the
motive, though 1t is a harmless kind Of
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MYSTERIOUS MURDER
Pulling Case of John G. Price
of Philadelphia.
ACCUSED HIMSELF OF CRIME
Investigation Shows His Story to Be
an Invention.
WHAT PSYCHOLOGISTS SAY
Hypnotized Himself Into Belief That
He Committed Homicide and
Sought Hanging as Relief.
WHAT PSYCHOLOGISTS SAY
Written for The Star.

Written for The Star
An interesting case of that new factor in
murder lore, 1.-The fake confession" is now
mystifying the police of Philadelphia and
is giving psychologists the country over
additional argument In support of what
they have long contended-that because a
man says he committed crime 1t does
not necessarily follow that he did it.
This is not a new idea in criminology, 1t
has been advanced many times, and has
even been mildly urged in defense of pris-
oners whose guilt seemed to be established.
As plea in law, it has been steadfastly
refused. Confession meant guilt was the
practical doctrine of the police. But the
case of John G. Price, in Philadelphia, in
dicates that confession does not always
mean guilt.
Price is a man of good family, but a bit
crime had never been limited at until he
himself suddenly set the town ablaze with
excitement by dramatic recital of how he
had killed Mrs. Maurice X. Lewis
The police accepted the confession greedi-
ly. for the detective force had suffered
nothing but setbacks in its effort to I'M
ravel this sensational mystery. The Lewis
case was particularly battling. Poe or Ga
boriau could not have made it much more
50.
Mrs Maurice K. Lewis, a young married
woman was found dead in a closet on the
first floor of her home. 21O3 North 18th
was in the house save the murderer or
murderers, the victim and her two-year-old
child.
Discovery Of the Crime.
The first inklng of a crime was dis
closed when Miss Charlotte Kelly who also
lived in the house, returning home on the
afternoon of the crime, was Mortified to
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TO AID FRENCH ART
Models of Paris Have Formed
Unique Organization.
PATRIOTIC IN PRINCIPLE
Will Pose Only for Painters Of Their
Own Country.
HOW PROJECT WAS STARTED
Some Of the Most Talented Poseurs In
the World-How They As
sist the Artist.

Written for The Star.
In future it is to be French models for
French art only.
The beautiful models Of Paris will pose
only for painters Of their own nationality.
Those charms of face and figure noted
the world over and skill in the art Of pos
turing which is the despair of models Of
other nationality will only be transferred
to canvas by natives Of the land Of Jean
Crapaud. For this purpose they are form
ing an association whose members hedge
themselves to abstain from posing for any
but Frenchmen under penalty Of expulsion
from the organization.
The movement is Of recent organization.
in fact, the first oficers of the new So
ciety, President Madame LIE Bret and Sec
retary-Treasurer Ida Bart, have just been
elected, but the idea has caught on with
the gay jewellers of the Latin Quarter,
and the sympathy Of the models with the
idea of aiding only French art is encour-
aged by the artists themselves.
The keynote Of Reorganization is to be
found in recent remarks delivered by NJ
Fovargue, who although an artist of note
has still more reputation as a critic and
writer. He said that great part Of the
glory of French art was due to the little
rewarded merit of the model. The artist
of no other country, he said, is blessed
like France in having at his disposal an
abundant supply of competent models.
women of SURPRISING beauty. who have the
art sense, the temperament and the dra-
matte ability to pose successfully for any
kind of painting.
Aroused Models Patriotism.
NJ Fovargue's argument was that such
competent essentials to the art life of the
French capital should be better paid for
their work.
The article came to the attention Of
number of prominent French models and
aroused their patriotism. All had found
from experience how much In demand
the expert French model is The Italian,
German or English painter who has In
hand a picture where the model must
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knowing your genius when you see him.
The daemonic youth you have especially
terry may prove to be possessed only by
the devil Of vanity. Genius demonstrated
We can all lay our yardstick upon; but
genius inchoate Is as difficult to identify
and fix as radium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03

The Bohannon- B.ick Grocery Company,
doing business in Portsmouth, Va, has
made an assignment for the benefit of
creditors. The company at one time did the
largest retail grocery business In Ports
mouth, as well as big wholesale business.
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Game Birds Along Railroads.

From the Duluth Herald
IT don't believe the chicken and grouse
,hooti: will b as good next season as 1t
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have an extended knowledge Of how to
take the positions that will give him
just the effect he wants seldom bothers
with any but French models. The more
noted of these models, such as Mile.
Clemence or Fourchette, is often called
on to leave Paris and journey to Lon
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It matters little what 1t is that you want
whether q situation or servant-a
want" adj in The Star will reach the per-
SON who can Nil your need.
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strated that under adverse treatment pearls
will die quickly, justifying the proverb,
You must not throw pearls to swine.'
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If you want work read the want columns
OF The Star.
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Discovery of the Crime.

The first inkling of a crime was dis
closed when Miss Charlotte Kelly, who also
lived in the house, returning home on the
afternoon of the crime, was Mortified to
see the blood stained fingers of the baby
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01
SHOCKING SUICIDE.
Man Enters Shop and Does De-
iberately Dreadful Deed.

Knoxville. Aug. An unknown
man, supposed to be S. p. Long Of
Plaquemine, La, committed suicide
in Bohannon & Co.'S gunsmith sh0p IL
this city Tuesday The man entered
the store and asked to see a pistol,
stating he wished to make purchase
for a friend Several weanons were
shown him. He selected one. deliber-
ately placed a cartridge in chamber,
walked to the door and fired Into the
left temple. He died almost Instantly.
In the pocket was note readine:
you will excuse my suicide In your
house. Suicide is not murder. Why
not execution? S. P. l. ONG."
This note is accepted as evidence of
deliberately planned self destruction
Examination of effects and papers on
the mans person induced the opinion
that he was in financial distress.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01
YELLOW FEVER STATUS.
Report Shows There Is but Little
Danger From Scourge.

New Orleans. Aug. IAN encourag-
ing report about yellow fever infection
in Central American countries was
made by DR.. John n. Thomas, travel.
Ing inspector of the marine hospital
service. with headquarters here. He
found Spanish and British Honduras
In such state of cleanliness as to
minimize the danger Of yellow infec
tion from those countries Guatemala
however. where yellow fever was re
ported early this year. is not salts
factory. DR.. Thomas found officials
of the Guatemalan Northern railway
making a determined effort to clean
the towns along the line and thereby
remove the source OF recurring in
lection, and marine hospital quaran
tine regulations at port towns are so
well observed there is probably no
danger of the fever spreading outside
Guatemala
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01
MALES IN THE MINORITY
Stern Sex at Evanston Are De-
crcasing at Evanston.
FORTY-TWO LESS OF MEN.
In the Feminine Population of North
Shore Suburb of Chicago In a Year
There Has Been an Increase Of Four
Hundred and Seventy.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-Evanston North
Shore city of wealth, pride and culture.
is gaining in feminine population, is
losing her masculine Inhabitants and
is confronted with race suicide. This
situation was revealed with he com
pletion of the city's annual school cen
sus
The figures showed an increase Of
40 in the feminine population. a de-
crease of forty-two in the number of
masculine inhabitants and an increase
of only seven in the number under
twenty-one years og age
In the part Of the city given over
to luxury, which furnishes total
population of about 10000 in school
district No. %, there were just about
the same number of children that there
were in the Fifth ana Sixth wards.
which furnished only 1000 people
Victor McCulloch, the census taker.
who is a Northwestern university stu
dent said that even this showing in
the wealthy homes was much better
than it would have been had it not
been that the maids and other servants
under twenty-one years of age were
included as among the children"
The total population is 2i,324, and
the census shows tina, there are 1903
more females than males in the town
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01
MYSTERY CLEARED.
Rumbach Left His Home Two
Weeks Arc.

Pit;sburg, Aug. 1.-The suicide Of
Amos r. Rumbarh at Colorado Springs
cleared the mystery of his diSappeaf-
ance from his lone at Mount -i'ieaa-
ant, Pa, near here. tVo weeks ego.
Rumh2ch was married and was one
of the most prominent citizens Of
Mount Pleasant Two weeks ago last
Monday he left home without indcat-
Ing where he was going to his wife OF
relatives, and until now all efforts to
locate him were truitlees Tuesday
his WIFE despairing of his return. had
her household effects packed and was
preparing to leave for-the home of her
father, A. c. Ruff. at Loudonrille. O.
AS The result of the Information from
Colorado Springs. however, she has
deferred her departure ror the present
Charles Rumbach, brother, has gone
to Colorado Springs
Amos r. Rumbach was private in
Company f of the Tenth Pennsyl
vania volunteers during the Spanish
war. His relatives say they never
heard of Laura Matthews or c. e.
Coey, mentioned In the Colorado
Springs dispatches.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01

which it did. Petitpain testified against
Mr. Sanders and exhibited his wound to
the Jury to show that it was III the back.
near the spinal column, and claimed that
when shot he was i'll full and peaceful
retreat.
Mr. Sanders showed that he had
been struck in the mouth By Pctitpan
and claimed that Petitpain had used a
brick in striking him. that Pettpan's
assault, i'll renewal of prior difficulty,
was sudden and unexpected, and was
from the side or rear that Petltpain,
as he delivered the blow, turned and
ran. and that Mr. Sanders. as he was
falling, drew his pistol and fired. he
night of the shooting Mr. Sanders start
cd on horseback for Arkansas and IN
dian Territory, where he lived under the
name of W. S. Perkins for about ten
months. after which time he returned
voluntarily and surrendered for trial, "
WHY not stick to issues in which the
people are directly concerned?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01
UNION COFFlNS.
Woodworkers and Carpenters Differ
as to What Constitutes One.

Chicago. Aug. 1.-The fight be-
tween the Wootworkers and Carpcn-
tiers unions here has reached the
grave. The state they are now fight
Ing what constitutes union coffin
The Union Burial association. not be.
ing satisfied with the product turned
out by the only union casket builder
In Chicago, succeeded in union; inp
the coffin factory Ill I ena. H.. and
their products bear the label Of 2
Carpenters union. while the article
tersbuilt at Chicago is stamped w.ti'
the Woedworkers' mark Of apnrova!
mo self respecting member of the
Woodworkers' union will ever CON
sent to be buried in a hex built by the
carpenters" declared Thomas Cooney
secretary of the Woodworkers' union.
I'VE will INTRODUCES resolutions at our
next regular meeting adopting Gre
nation as a final disposition of our
bodies rather than let the carpenters
put it over us in the matter of coffin
construction
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01

By Overwhelming Vote Adopted
by Ce3rgia House,

Atlanta, Aug. 1.-The Hartmann
Covington p1ohioitioa bill. pa ed by
the Georgia senate some DAYS age.
was adopted ~ the house by a vote
of l 80 TO 80. Two amendments added
to the bill by the house viii nccesai-
tate the bin going back In lie senate
for concurrence, OF which there is no
doubt, and the bill will then so to
Governor IIoke Smith for H. sigma
ture. which has been practically u-ats-
ed, and prohibition will become a law
in Georgia.
The amendments permit the sale #
pure alcohol by retail druggi 4f5 on the
prescription Of a reputable ri1,afliar
and also allow wholesale dluggiet Is
to carry alcohol in stock for sale to
retailers only
The bill prohibits the manu- ragtura
or keeping on hand in any place Of
business the sale or giving away to
induce business within the state of
any liquor that may produce intori.
cation. The new law is 10 become cf
fective Jan /, 1909
After the first fight on the bill last
week, in which the opponents OF the
measure showed their ability TO act
from its third reading. and which cut
minated in a personal encounter on
the floor of the house between two
members at the end of a fourtpcn-hOur
session,an agreement was reached
making the bill special order for
Tuesday, with The provision that
vote should be taken at 4 o'clock This
programme was carried out Twenty
one amendments We're offered, thir.
teen of them by the prohihtionots
The anti-prohibitonists made their
hardest fight to secure the adoption
OF an amendment TO postpone until
Jan. /, 1909. the date when the bill
should become effective This was
lost-12S to 40. The bill. as amended
was put on the final vote at Gas.
which was completed forty-fiye min.
utes later. a few members taking the
opportunity to eXpain their votes