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Brevities
The HALL Of FAME.


Emperor Francis Joseph has appoint
ed Lieutenant Baron Prucuschen to be
the first permanent Austrian naval ut
tkche at Washington - ~
Twins at eighty Is the distinction at
tanned by George and Charles Buck
ley. two men WeH known In Hartford
lConnl business circles for forty years.
Elijah L. Robinson, deaf and dumb
nevsdealer Of cleyeland, claims to be
q direct descendant OF Pocahontas il
the nlnth eensration on his mothers
side.
Salem, Mass. he also claims to Be the
champion fencsr OF The country and
has defezted some Of the noted swords
men OF the world. -.
". E. Schutt. who has been appolnt-
ed secretary to President Sehurinan OF
Cornell, was famous two mile runner
in bis UNDERGRADUATE days and held the
intercollegiate record before going to
Oxford as Rhodes scholar.
+. ID. Price. who was Mansfeld's
frst manages. says that he believes no
other man could take a mixed com
pany Of men representing the arts
and public life and entertain them
with such courtesy. grace and tact as
ne.
The story goes that Afrs. stuyyesant
Fish learned enough Swedish to well
come Prince Wilhelm IN his own Ian
guage. The prince knows English well,
and 1t Is said that his constant com
paninn for a long time In preparation
for his American trip was a into, who
gave him lessons In the colloquial
phrases that be would be likely to
hear.
The late Or. Joachim had one OF the
finest collections Of violins in the
world. One OF his most valuable IN
,struments was that presented to Aim
by his admirers in London, formerly
the property Of Vi0tti and said to have
cost $1,000 he had several sStrads,"
most OF which were given to him at
one time or another as tokens Of ap-
preciztion of his skill 49,.
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/, r.u.l,.. Year, IN Bath.


Atepid bath, which has lasted oyel
twelve years. has just come TO en- end
IN the State hospital at Brunswick ow.
ing to the death Of patient named
Ferdinand SehIimme, a bricklayer, who
injured his spine through fall In No
vember. 1894. The lower portion Of
his body was completely paraiyzed
through the accident, while his stom-
ach and other organs were badly In
jured. Several, operations proved I'M.
successful. The patient showed re
markable tenacity OF life, but suffered
excruciating pain, which rendered his
stay In bed uncomfortable. The sur
geons therefore decided to render ex-
istenee more comfortable by immers-
ing him up TO the breast in a tank.
through which water ran continuously.
There he has lain ever since, with a
supporting band round his breast and
his head on air cushions. He soon
became accustomed to the position,
and. as his hands were free, he learned
TO knit and to carve wooden toys, be
coming eventually 50 expert that he
earned a good subsistence and was
able to support his aged mother. This
Heightened star In the water, however,
induced tuberculosis, from which he
died.-Berlin Cor. London Telegraph.
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CHOICE MISCELLANY
a Nsn Fashlen b VIII.


It Is quite time that a new fashion
IN wins should appear, declares Law
Notes. The old style has been to make
wis rs run OF holes as a sieve Tor the
lawyers 70 fIght shout IL now seems
TO be the growing practice In New
York to have ones viii subjected to
expert antemortem construction and
criticism. The idea Is for the testator
to assume that be Is dead and to dis
cover by an independent expert ex-
animation during his life what Is like
" to happeo to his WI after his
death.
Daniel S. Remsen Of the New York
bar, author or sRemsen on the Prep
aration and Contest OF Wills" recent
" said: THE plan OF submitting wills
TO a rigid criticism after they have
been made and before the testator's
death IS new ins4he sense OF Its be
coming popular. 1t is also justified by
results. In majority OF cases such
EXAMINATIONS reveal one or more weak
spots, ana frequently grave errors are
found in wills drawn by lawyers Of
hIgh standing. A little caution on the
part Of AIR. TIlden would have pre-
vented his fasco. A result OF this
movement 1 predict that the rising
generati0n win be spared much liti-
cation, and many fortunes VIII be
saved from the blight Of family dis
cord"
The broad ax., 1907-10-05
PITH AND POINT.

II you can't stand for a rundown
don't ask Unreasonable things.
Watch yourself carefully lest you
make Of q sympathetic friend a wall
ing place. 81 ~
You can't make much Of an imptes.
sion by telling a crazy mau aboat 1is
insanity.
Quite frequently men do things Aat
remind you that common sense il not
% ,comnoR as 4 Ghopld BE- -
yHhe meaneSt man In the world Is the
man who VIII ride q free horse to
death unless It u the man who be
comes impadent when treated kindly.
About the came numbsF Of boys
seem 70 be leaving the farm, although
me cream separator In place Of the
chnrn was expected to make q diner-
,ences-Atchison Globe.
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Tobacco dealers in India are greatly
troubled BY moth or fiy that nnds
its way into Z box Of cigars or tobacco
and lays an egg that soon develops
into destructive worm or ernb, which
bores through the wrapper into the
BODY Of the cigar and ruins f. Hardly
anything win keep these pests ont ex-
cepf to lpease each cigar In bottie o.
NzaD 4 IN heavy tn foIl.
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Army and Navy.

In the United States the enlisted
strength Of the regular army Is limited
By law to 10000.
Motor cycles are now used IN the
Austrian army for the rapid laying Of
1eid telegraph lines.
Germany needs million horses for
her,army On war basis. This g more
than any other nation Of the world
The most recent men-of-war Of TIE
British deet have been equipped 70
carry large quantity o. on to b used
vita eoai.
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day, the day eonseefated By al true
believers to the Most High q
"Aghast. the Shintoist poured down
prayers and arguments Into the well.
but PRAYING and arguments alike were
Of no avail with the deVout Taoist
The other. obliged to leave the man to
his fate, departed sadly, shaking his
hGaa at tha sound 60 ne grunla. pun
and splashes which ascended from tfia
blackness Tar below. --- :
The next morning the shfntoist re-
turned - the velL He ieesed ever
curionsly. Yes, me faolst was 1ttil
there. The noise q hIS STRUGGLES sim
rose up. -
'Ho, brOtherF shouted the Ghlatblst.
II 81 wei with Jon belowf -. Z
sAR Is wen, replied the Taoist In q
rgery weak voice, bot I pray y0u,
btother. fetch that ladder at once :
s-fhe ehintoist threw up his handa n
SHOCKED surprise. 4
Fetch ladder todayE he cried.
Heaven forbid! Don't Jon know that
tbs = "Wednesday. the shinteist Sab
'hafhF b 81
go saying. the shintOIst departed,
leaving the TaOist blowing and splash
lng IN the well" y
These Theorists.
Senator Plat, seated on the poneh Of
his hotel at Manhattan Beach, con-
dsmned certain new trends In politics.
Theories, theories" he said, VITA
wave Of his hand. Theories and theo-
risn-they are apt to en-, very apt to
err
Locking ont At the white beach and
tie suulit blne sea. he shook his he'd
and ehuekled-
Theorists 50 mad" he said. "over
their theories. You know the theory
that Bull wrote, God Save the Queenr
william Chappeli and Joshua Maidwin
were the most ardent supporters Of
this theory, but one day they found An
inconvenlent entry In a rare Old Tudor
manuscript that threw the grayest
doubt upon their claim.
In this case what did they DOT They
dubbed together, bought the manu-
4cLADt anu DuEneQ II Win great bScte-
cy, solemnly calculating:
Thank goodness, we have now got
nd Of that objection to our theoryfs
Touehi5e.
President Manuel Amador OF Pan
ana was reviewing the wonders OF
Coney Island.
"A remarkable place. he said to a
reporter. 1T impresses me tremen-
douslY. shall never forget it, IS
Slipping his well iced lemonade, Pres
ident Amador laughed aad said;
speaking Of Icing impressed TIE
meadously. am reminded q 4 JOKE
neg ara telling about Cuban miIllon-
are.
-Ans nnfortnnafe nan obtainef ac- |
cess TO this millionaire ana depicted |
his Wretehed poverty 10 The most VIVID |
and moving eol0rs Indeed, - graphic |
vas the visitors sad narrative that the |
millionaire Hnz very profoundly >, aEsct. |
"a and. e1mmoning his servant. he |
said. Wa iears m his eyes and voice |
trembling with emotion.
John put this poor fellow out into
re street. he = breaking my hcs,k'r
The broad ax., 1907-10-05

Tbs Clerk a the Day IN the Bos-
tpn Transcript tells this stnrE .Two
q the Clerks neighbors were recently
hatnlng over the comhonweaIth Coun-
az club links. Al went fairly well, nj.
though boyle remained practically In
faet mtn they reached tee overlook.
ing a pond. Each drove furiously, then
cautiously. q half dozen balls into the
muriy depths Of that pool. Standing
near By was 4 little Gid, stupid, but
curious. After the twelfth BAN has
plunged to rise no more she qnerie
blankiy, but sincerely. Of dhs collie
Say. mister. what Il the fun In tn.
Gamef =
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Tooth Piuouino.

~Yon remember" said Mr.. KIIIkIn-
ton, ''that grand old song, 'Grandpa's
Teeth Are Plugged With ZincY Wen,
I always supposed that that zinc bust
ness was simply a grotesquely humbr-
ous flight Of fancy. I never thought
that anybody's teeth could really be
filed with zinc. but now 1 am not 80
sure about that. Lately lave had
four teeth filed, and no two have been
filed with the same material one
was flied with amaigam. one with
eold, one With porcelain and one with
eutta percha. and now the material
they used to an grandpa's teeth with
tn the song doesn't seem to me, any
ding IKE 30 ridiculous as II did.
have seven teeth yet to be filed, ana
e the dentist keeps on as he has be
gun, using something df6erent for
every tooth. why, I wouldn't be sur
prised n before I got Through had
ene tooth At least hlIed with ztne."-
New York sun. 49,. .s.S
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( An act OF Providence which i con.
sidered one q the most unique IA local
hantsmen's histogg oecgrrsd near III
not n D. recently. Attorney Ben
Bradford. sam CLARK. editor Of the Re
porter. and Two other business men
had spent . successful morning IN pur-
suit o. eam6 and were anIshing their
nOolday meal AT It's conclusion one
q the party bemoansd their foryetful-
neD b nasisettng % bring pie. Hard.
y had be mentioned the fart when
acr1rs the prairie came Q buggy drawn
hy 9 runaway pair q horses. The team
was stopped. and on the seat. with a
knife inserted under tbelr eruzts. were
found two apple plea. llinpaapOlis
Journal
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
CASE
ARGUED

The Cloyd case was argued in =
star chamber session Of the school
board last evening, even reporters
being excluded The fear of more
fireworks inspired the order, and
the board and school system geler-
ally has reached the limit of that
sort of publicity. From an ante
room, however, the arguments
We're audible The boarl decided
TO permit reporters TO rematl there
and get what came through the
deer.
Attorney Post opened for the
compiainants and vigorously attack
ed Prof. Cloyds fitness for prin
cipal. citing instances brought NJ
in evidence to support bis areu
ment He took up the letter cpen
ing incident, arguing that it was
dishonorable and ineXcusable. The
principals methods in high school
administration were denounced as
savoring of the Russian style OF
government.
In reply Prof. Cloyd cited the APP
peal in his behalf presented the
board by a delegation of prominent
citizens Saturday as against the
charges brought by his less numer
Gus accusers. In discussing the let
ter he opened the professor said il
came to him providentially and he
deemed it his duty to refer it tC
his superiors before returning it tC
the writer. He denied having seen
the other letter involved, and ar
gued that the accusing teachers
were in league against him. The
professor claimed that Al of the SO
members of the faculty had testi
fed for him and only against.
Prof. Cloyd referred to the fra
ternities as the cause of the pres
ent trouble, through a grudge hand
ed down against former principals
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
"BLIND PIG" IN TACOMA

TACOMA, April BINDER direc-
ton of Assistant Prosecutor Loren
70 Dow, a sheriff's posse swooped
down on the Commerce st. social
club in the Chamber of Commerce
building on Commerce ST. at 9
O'Clock at night and gathered in a
poker outfit, some contraband IL
quor and Is gamblers.
When the officers appeared the
porter, Andrew Southworth, slam
med the door in their faces and at
tempted to hold it shut. A deputy
threw his weight against the door.
knocking the porter over and
breaking out panel of the door.
A government liquor license hung
on the wall, furnishing prima facie
evidence Of running a blind pig"
Beer, wines and other liquors were
found in the cooler.
Three gambling outfits for poker
were found. Around two them the
players were gathered. Each was
placed under arrest as witness
and later released on $40 bail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
SALARY GRAB"
Sl.20 A DAY

The big salary grab" at the city
hall, which the morning paper ex-
plotted, was nothing more than a
wee bit Of an increase asked for
by the 3 blacksmiths who work for
the city at 1910 day. The union
scale is $3.50 day and the asked
to be raised to that amount. The
salary grab amounted in all to
$1.20 a day.
Tire fire department last night in
troduced an ordinance appropriate
ing $1,150 to pay the 5 men station
ed at No. 8, the new fire station.
A separate ordinance was intro
duced increasing the department so
as to provide for the men. The
department hereafter will consist
of l chief, / assistant, secretary.
10 captains, foremen, & engineers,
6 stokers, 20 drivers, % truckmen,
l electrician.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03

The amendment provides for the
recall of dishonest or Incompetent
officers. a petition of voters amount
ing to 25 per cent of the vote for
mayor being sufficient to call spe-
cial election to GUST such Off cials
They are voted out just as they are
voted in.
The intention of the law is to
make public officials responsible at
all times to their constituents.
An advocate of the law said to-
day; Il don't see why we should
trust councilmen to handle our af-
fairs who are afraid to trust the
people who elected them. 1t might
not be bad idea for the voters to
remember the vote last night for
reference on election day. Any man
who is afraid to vote for the re
CALI is not qualified to represent
the people in any capacity. The law
will eventually be enacted despite
the opposition of the machine poll
ticians and those who are too far
behind the times to appreciate
progress being made in reform le-
gislation."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore, April
2.-Twenty-thTee years spent on
lonely sheep range in Oregon, liv-
ing in a rough cabin, eating the
simplest food and wearing the
toughest clothes-and then to find
himself the petted son and heir of
one of the worlds greatest singers
this is the story of George Nesbit
Armstrong, Melba's only child.
1t is about a quarter of a cen
fury now since Media, as a young
miss of 16, fell in love with Chas.
Armstrong, the handsome son of
Sir Andrew Armstrong. They were
married and went to live on a sheep
ranch. A year later a son was
born. Shortly after that event. the
desire TO sing became so strong
that the young mother said gOod-by
to husband and child and went to
Paris TO study. In no time the
world was at her feet, and Media
demanded a legal separation from
her strengthening husband The
divorce was granted. Armstrong
took his little son and went out
into the wilds near here, where the
boy grew up to manhood, always
dreaming of his beautiful mother
but with never hope of seeing her
or feeling the tender pressure of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03

her hand. When he would ques-
ton his father, he was answered
with a laugh, you don't know the
world, my boy" the father would
always say.
One day letter came addressed
to the father. 1t was signed Mel
ba." 1t read: You have enjoyed
the companionship of my dear boy
for 23 years. Don't you think it is
my turn now And the boy went
to his mother, dressed as he was
with tall boots, rough shirt and
broad sombrero. She was staying
in l OF the big hotels in San Fran
cisco. But soon there was q trans
formation. The young sheep herd
er easily learned the manners and
habits Of the elegant world of his
mother. She took him automo-
billing with her, he occupied a box
in the theater when she sang. He
was courted and petted by the
world because he was Melba's son.
And then came the news of his
marriage to Miss Ruby Otway, a
beautiful English gill
In the meantime his father roams
as of old the broad sheep ranges of
Oregon. He lives in a rough cabin
and cooks his own food. Two faith
full shepard dogs are his only COM
paniOnS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
TO BEGIN NEW
CAMPAIGN

The local referendum league will
have to get into the fight for the
initiative and referendum, or an
other organization will supplant it.
There is constantly growing de-
mand that the league start the
campaign for the peoples rule and
start ii now. officers of the league
are being seen personally and call
ed up by telephone and urged to
start a fight that will result in vic
tory in the next meeting of the le-
eislature so far as placing before
the people an amendment provid-
eng for this reform.
The league was somewhat disor-
eanized by the action Of the legis-
lature in refusing to place the
amendment before the people, and
she action of the local city council
On refusing to require a reasonable
0umber of signatures to petition
On order to secure action by the
fity council.
These blows. landing almost sim
altaneously. had staggering eff
feet. but new supporters of the re-
form are springing up on every
aide with so much rapidity that
shere is no question but that an
aggressive campaign will be con
Sucted by the referendum people
throughout the entire state during
The coming year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
Bits O. News

The Ladies' Aid society of the
Lidgerwood Congregational church
will give New England dinner in
connection with the fair Thursday.
Friday afternoon and evening at
Monroe st. and Virginia av. the
Ladies' Aid society of the Corbin
Park Congregational church will
hold an Easter sal. Dinner will be
served
A dance will be given in the
gymnasium at Fort Wright tonight
by the enlisted men, under the
auspices of the Fort Wright Social
club. The club will give mas
querade ball April II.
DR.. |. l.. Magee. who for many
years represented Greenough Bros
interests in the Wallace mining dis
trict, recently disposed of a block
of Snow Storm mining stock at
profit of $4,000.
Gertrude Williams, who lives at
the Mechanics hotel, told the po-
lice today that she lost her watch
somewhere between the hotel and
the Halliday cafe. The watch has
diamonds set in the back of the
case.
Giuseppe Carbone, an Italian. APP
piled for his first citizenship papers
yesterday and was turned down by
Judge Poindexter. He could not
read, write or speak the English
language, and in his native land be-
longed to band of anarchists.
The Fourth Ward Improvement
club will meet tonight at the fire
station, corner Sharp and Cochran
SITS, with the Third ward club, to
discuss removal of the Monroe st,
bridge to Cedar st. in case a new
one is built.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
DALEY WILL QUIT NOW

James j. Daley. Of the comp
troller's office, has retired from the
list of weather prophets. He says
he proposes to quit while his re-
putation is good. Before dispens-
ing with Daley as a weather
prophet it might be well to call at
tention to one forecast that he
made last fall that came within an
ace of being fulfilled. He stated
last October that snow storms
would continue until March 81, and
he hit the nail on the head, al
most. the last snow storm coming
on March %.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
CAN REGISTER
UNTIL 8 ?. N.

The council last night instructed
City Clerk Flemming to keep the
registration books open every night
until 8 o'clock hereafter This
gives those who work until 6 time
to come back downtown after sup
per and sign the rolls. The work
of registering voters has slowed up
considerably since the books were
brought in from the precincts.
Clerk Flemming says that when
things do start booming again he
will probably be swamped. He an
ticipates a vote of 10 per cent of
the registration.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03

In closing he cited the fact that not
a case of characterization of
sufficient Importance to be brought
to the board had arisen during the
year among the 1900 students.
Supt. Tormey followed with a
vigorous defense of Prof. Cloyd.
Attorney Post closed in a cl0rt
summing up for the compliments
and the historic hearing closed.
The board has the case under adj
visement and will probably not rem
der a decision for several days.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
BOY GETS 60 DAYS

Winifred Lawson. aged 10. impli-
Gated with his older brother in
horse stealing near Fairfield. Wash,
last fall, was sentenced by Judge
E. H. Sullivan yesterday to serve
60 days in the county ajil and pay
costs of prosecution. The lad was
exonerated of actual crinniality by
his brother early in January, when
the latter was sentenced to years
in the penitentiary at Walla Walla.
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to do. She is not obliged to act. I
cannot say how deeply she is con-
cerned over this suit. So many
stories of the grief it has caused
her have been printed | could not
attempt to affirm or deny them all
| will repeat, as the limit to which
| can do, that Mrs. Eddy is taking
a deciding part in our conferences
and that she is fully able to do So
Anything else is not true.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
RECALL LOST
ON TIE VOTE

The recall" amendment was de-
feated in the city council last night
by tie vote. Councilmen Baldwin.
Gray. Estep, Baines and Horn voted
against it, and Brown, Funk, Lau-
mer. Phillips and Pratt for it.
The proposed amendment is not
an experiment, having been in force
for years past in Los Angeles, and
is acknowledged l of the greatest
Of modern political reforms.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03

TACOMA, April 3.--The lid is al
most pried off Tacoma. Cigar deal
ers got tired of waiting for the
prosecutor to go after the drug
stores that have been taking their
trade on cigars and tobacco, and
they all concluded to stand to-
gether and open up.
Fruit stores, flower stores, shoot
ing galleries and other similar bust
ness establishments all concluded
to give the law tussle and their
doors were unbolted. The only
thing to keep under the lid was the
saloon
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
KICK on GRAVES
ALLEY FRANCHISE

A remonstrance to the granting
O fthe alley franchise to jay p.
Graves was referred by the council
last night to the committee of the
whole Some Of the most pr0min-
ent real estate owners in the city
signed the remonstrance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
AIR FAILED TO WORK

MISSOULA, Mont, April q
Fireman Saunders was seriously
scalded last night in collision be
tween the North Coast limited and
the Burlington fiier A number of
passengers were bruised snd the
engines wrecked. The air failed to
work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03

(This is taken as the real at
titude of Mrs. Eddy in the
suit, coming from General
Streeter, as it does following
a conference with herr
| will say that Mrs. Eddy took a
very active part in the conference
at which this matter was discussed.
That is all l can say.
There is nothing for Mrs Eddy
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
QUIET AT TREADWELL

JUNEAU, April 3.-Quiet pre-
walls on Treadwell island. 1t is ex-
pected the troops will be withdrawn
in a day or so. The report that
miners threatened to destroy prop
erty is untrue.