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breastbone, was carefully concealed by his
clothing.


]. w. Coffey. Familiarity known as the
Skeleton Dude had all the intellectual
gifts common to the average man. Her
man, the marvellous expansionist who
could break chains by lung power, was
educated in Germany, and had as much
good sense any of the kaisers middle
class subjects. He delighted in practical
jokes.
Sometimes the boys took him to a cloth
ing store, and in the selection of a vest
he would complain to the proprietor that
the buttons were never sewed on properly
OF course the proprietor would solemnly
guarantee these particular buttons. Then
Herman would breathe and the buttons
would fly all over the place, to the aston
lshment and chagrin of the shopkeeper.
Beautiful Marie" the fat girl: Harry
Clarke, the human pincushon." and Rob
Roy, a true pink-eyed abino. with the
faculty OF disjointing his limbs at will
were all of average intelligence. What
they lacked in early education they made
up in general information picked up in
their wide travels. showing good and
wholesome powers of observation.
If one had any doubts about the mental
equipment of freaks such doubts would
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He has visited England once before. That
was in 1897. He wasn't feeling particularly
comfortable at that time, for France was
threatening to gobble up the biggest por-
ton of his kingdom, and he didn't show
himself much in public. 1t was supposed
then that the chief purpose of his visit was
to get England to block the French game.
On that occasion he paid a visit to the
queen at Windsor Castle. He was assigned
to magnificent suite of rooms on the first
floor, which corresponds to what Americans
would call the second floor. But, despite
their sumptuous furnishings. it became ap-
parent that his dusky majesty was far
from comfortable in them. Then the
truth leaked out. 1t Is customary in Slam
for the monarch to sleep at the top Of
the house, nearest heaven" and that any
body should occupy apartments nearer the
realms of the blessed than himself did not
accord with his notions of what was due
to his rank and dignity. So he was shift
ed to an attic room, and though of neces-
sity 1t was a far meaner apartment, he
was more than pleased to make the
change
During his absence from Bangkok the
crown prince, Somdetch Chowfa Vajir-
avudh, will oficiate as regent He was
educated in England and is supposed to be
regarded. perhaps. as proof of his acquisi-
ton Of distinctly English tastes that he fell
violently in love. few years ago, with
Mabelle Gilman, the American actress. who
was then appearing in the Casino Girl =
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RULERS CALLS HIMSELF 1.-THE SUMS HALF-BROTHER"


in London He wanted to marry her and
make her his mo. l. Queen" when he
cended the throne. She didn't fancy the
position and subjected the lovelorn prince
to a deal of ridcule by publishing his love
letters. AS everybody knows she is soon
to marry Mr.. Corey. the multi millionaire
president of the United States steel trust.
AS his wife she will have far better time
no doubt. than she would get as head of
the crown princes household But she
won't be able to wear boomers
E. Isle SMELL.
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order to travel with them she consented
to become freak. In theatrical parlance,
she created the part"
wild mem years ago quite common
with shows were all frauds. The What
Is IT," was merely a light-colored negro
idiot from somewhere back in New Jersey,
where he now lives, l believe. after having
travelled all over the world freak. He
came from section which has produced
several albinos-the real albino, with pink
eyes
There is a species of fascination about
all living abnormalities. Certain people
seem to be really hypnotized by horrors
of any kind, much as a bird is charmed
by snake.
We had a peculiar case in which beau
tiful young girl became enamored of a
pigmy man in our freak department.
This man was known as ''Chetah. the
Chinese dwarf" He was hideous crea-
ture. whose legs were withered and bent
under him. The loose clothing he wore
concealed his principal deformity and gave
him the appearance of a dwarf three and
one-half feet high; but enough of him was
visible to show. about the ugliest human
being that ever lived.
This pretty girl of seventeen saw him
first in Madison Square Garden. The at
PENDANTS noted her standing for a long
time. apparently entranced. as if unable to
tear herself away, and oblivious to every
thing btt this monster. The next day she
came again. and there she remained until
the beginning of the performance in the
arena closed that department of the eXhi-
bition.
This continued every day, twice day.
until she attracted much attention that
she was forbidden to enter the place. Then
she waited outside and waylaid the freak
in the street. The last l heard of the at
fair before starting out on the road. she
had left her family for this monstrosity.
She was but a conspicuous instance of
many similar cases in which apparently
cultured women have become fascinated
with human monstrositieS, though that
is the only case l know of in which the
results We're so shocking and disastrous.
This curious sympathy is not confined to
the softer sex, for the negress known as
the "Gyasticutus,' whose face was rather
pretty. but whose body was that of a
lower animal, had similar fascination for
some men.
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A Good Recommendation.

Translated for Transatlantic Tales from FlIesends
Batter. ~ 'esehue
Guest (after he has ordered a bottle OF
wine)-''Here, waiter, when does the nsxt
train leave for Bimmelhausen?"
Waiter@''In half an hourn'
Guest (after he has tasted the wine)-
HIM! Excellent! This 10 good wine
waiter. when does the last train leave for
Bimmelhausen?'
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As King of Siam, Chulalongkorn mas
much easier billet than the occupants OF
EiIropean thrones He is invested with
powers as autocratic as those OF the car
~ Russia but his is paternal despotism
which is not tempered by assassination
siauese folk don't throw bombs and none
OF them has yet reached that stage OF
.ri9yb,enment in which monarchs are re-
earded as costly superiuities. Chuiaiong-
koru is not required to lead the strenuous
life. He can take things as easy as he
nIeases. His income is something like SlO,-
coo Ooa~a year
Ills gorgeous royal palace at Bangkok Is
a walled and battlemented city within
city. Behind the line OF not very warl!ke
sentries who guard its massive gates is con-
tanned treasure far in excess of the loot
obtained by the greatest feat OF robbery
committed in modern tmes-the sacking
of the summer palace OF Picking in 1860
Ii is really a double palace-an outer and
an inner palace. Into the latter no Euro
pean of the male sex has ever penetrated.
1t contains about 1900 women and one
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, only once a wear. when his majesty pays
his respects to the portraits of his ances-
tors.
The royal palace. originally constructed
by European artisans something over
hundred years ago, internally presents a
strange mingling of European and barbara
splendor Chulalongkorn has done much to
modify the latter. No fewer than thirty
rooms have been fitted up with Louis
Quinze furniture specially sent out from
England. The great drawing room, in par
ticular, has been dealt with in a most
costly fashion, the furniture being in solid
Spanish mahogany and having the Siamese
coat-of-arms worked upon each article.
The royal white elephants, which are al
ways associated in the popular imagination
with Siam, are not yet entirely myth and
a memory, inasmuch four or five pom
derous drab-colored beasts may still be
seen in the royal stables, but they are
not now used for state ceremonias.
How far contact with western civilization
has modified Chulaongkorns religious
views nobody knows, but nominally. at
least, he adheres to the state religion,
which is a decadent form of Buddhism
on which many superstitions have been
grated The huge palace is girdled by
holy rope which has been blessed by the
priests and is therefore supposed to form
an effective barrier against the fiendsh
host whose special prey is royalty and its
multitudinous offspring.
1t is the Siamese custom to scare de-
mons by demons, somewhat on the prin-
ciple of setting thief to catch a thief.
The demons employed huge and
hideous effigies. The priests wanted Chula-
longkorn, when he assembled the throne,
to permit the erection of two of these
monstrosities outside the palace gates. But
they compromised on the holy rope. OPP
poste the palace, on the western bank of
the river, stands temple known as Wat
Chang or the Temple of Dawn which
the king attends for public worship. The
wardens are two gigantic stone figures,
male and female, wearing nightmare
masks And the king, skeptical though he
may be as to their efficacy, deems 1t pru-
dent to make an obeisance when he passes
between them.
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by GURUS bToNhJ
All rights strictly reserved.
LONDON, April IS, 1907.
-ADED Londoners are eagerly hoh'"e
forward to the approaching WISH Vi
phra Paramindr Maha ChulaionSkorh'
the King OF Siam-which Is now ulieu
y tor the middle Of May Eas'eih
ronarchs are always more interesting ~
the crowd than European royai''es' 1t 80
,b. misfortune of most or these la''ei ~
look lust like plain, everyday lolh'
necisTv when dressed, as they seheraH!
are when they appear in public. In the con-
ventional somber frock coat and top nat OF
civilization AS spectacle they are DIS
tinctiy Disappointing
Eastern rulers are different Ihey loon
different They wear gorgeous ralrheh'-
And when they stir abroad they don s'h'le
and simmer and Jerk their heads IKE au-
donations when people cheer them. NO KING
can look dignifed doing that. Dusky po-
tentates accept homage as matter Oh
course and treat il with LOFTY lndlHerthce'
AS becomes men who regard themselves as
a higher order OF creation-reai kings anu
not hgureheads.
There is no sovereign In the Worlo WHO
&c accustomed to receive more abject nom
sRe than his majesty OF Siam lie pos
sesses "A most imposing string OF titles
Among other things lie is supreme arplter
Of the ebb and flow of the tides. brother OF
the moon. half brother of the sun and
owner Of four and twenty golden UNI
brellas Whenever he takes an airing IN
his own domain his faithful subjects pros
trate themselves as he passes by, no mat
Ter how muddy the street may happen 10
he Even the highest in the land When
they approach his august presence must
do so on all fours. His favorite wives
have To kneel before him. His brothers
do likewise So King Chulaiongkorn Is
NOT likely 10 be much impressed by crowd
that keeps on its legs before him and
shouts and waves hats and handkerchiefs
at him lie won't bob his head until his
neck aches as European kings are expect
ed 10 do when they show themselves TO
the public.
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All rights strictly reserved.

Downright in the United States ana 1reat pii
N~'f''' nv Curtis Brown
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parents were the tattooed people. and In
order to travel with them she consented
to become a freak. In theatrical parlance,
she created the part
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skoH.StamIey.

One Of the prettiest Of home Wed'
dines was that Of Mr.. Henry J. Stan
lev and Miss Florence Lucretia shoii
At the homo Of the BRIDES sister, Mrs.
II. 3. Fooht, Tuesday evening st .
o'clock. Tie house was beautifaliy
decorated tot the occasion. green and
white being the color scheme.
The couple stood under a large
colonial arch trimmed with honey
suckle and white rambler roses. Miss
Minnie Rexroat played the wedding
march. Rev. E. r. Brown OBLIGATED,
using the ring ceremony. After con-
oratulations the newly married pair
led the way into the dining room
where dainty refreshments were
served. The presents we're many
and beautiful. bearing testimony to
the high esteem in which the bride
and groom are held by all
Miss sholl has lived in Abilene tor
the past seven years and was edu'
Gated in our public schools. Mr.
stanley is one Of LlnColn's highly es'
teemed young business men. TheJ
viii take . short wedding journey
before going to Lincoln.
The ous-ottOwn guests weres Mrs
Mary ). Stanley. Guy Stanley, Mrs
Anna Laugbridge, Lincolni Mrs. Kat
Buchanan, Salinas Mr.. and Mrs
Maurice shoIl, Salem, Oregon.
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=
Mrs. Puliver and children left FOR
Clifton Park. N. r., to spend the
summer. Mr.. Puliver is in business
there.
Ernest Morse who has bsen A.
tending Knox college IN Illinois dur
ing the past year is home Tor inc
vacation.
Dr. s. G. Rutz, DR.. Ketchersid and
w. Koch came up from Hope In .
handsome auto today. Hope rather
laws it over Abilene on motor cars-
Rev. DR.. r. s. Baayney went e
Kanopolis where he performs the
ceremony at the wedding Of the Pres :.
byterian minister and also iustalis
him in his charge there.
Mr.. and Mrs, Roy Weyant who re-
turned from Carthage, Mo-. last weeh
are guests Of Dr.. and Mrs. J. L
Thayer. they will occupy the Pull
YER house on West Third for the sum
mer.
Messrs. Kieth Van Morton and FREQ
Arlington spent Sunday evening Will
Miss Maude Porter and Miss Gene
We've Trey Of this city. They are o.
their way from college to their homes
in Cherryvale.
Miss Lydia Hemenway, Of Hope
who visited with Mrs. W. 7. Colyel
several days last week. went to Kan
sas City yesterday. At Kansas Citl
she will meet Miss Maude Price an'
together they will go to England, vi
Montreal. [Emporia Gazette.
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DICKINSON YOUTH TAKEN.
Clayton Rock Of Navarro Was
Widely Esteemed.

Last Thursday morning at ~
o'clock, a large crowd gathered at the
Dunkard church at Navarro to pay O.
last tribute Of respect to the memory
OF Clayton E. Rock who died June TO-
at Lake Arthur, New Mexico. The
body was removed from the morning
Santa Fe train and taken to the home
Of D. D. Rock near Navarro. The
remains we're laid 10 rest In the
Navarro cemetery.
Rev. ]. r Hantz Of Abilene, assist
cd by Rev. G. A. Shank OF Navarro
preached q touching sermon, setting
fourth the advantages OF active
Christian work and the necessity Of
being ready at all times to submit to
His will. The pail bearers were
Homer Engle, Ivan Herr, William
sterner, Parks Strole, Robert Homler
and Harvey Hoffman, all Of whom
were friends and schoolmates OF the
deceased.
Clayton Emery Rock was born near
Dorrance, Russell county, Kansas,
December 20. 1887, and died at Lake
Arthur, New Mexico, June 10, 1907
aged 10 years, 8 months, and 20 days
When a year old, his parents moved
to Navarro, and here he spent his boy
hood days in school and In farm work
At IA no entered the Dickinson
county high school at ChaPmsni aitel
one year there, spent two years II
school at Mcpherson college. During
: the winter Of 1906 be taught Bake
school, District No. 90, near Navarro
From last September up 10 the tim
Of bis illness, be attended the Kansa
Wesleyan business college at salina
The deceased contracted tubercu
lOsis and gradually became weaker a
II took its course. While it Is no
known how long be was afflicted wit
: this disease, he was 10 apparent goo
health until the past winter. 600
after Christmas be took the chicke
pO1, with which be came in oOntas
81 home during vacation. After ID
chicken Pox, came grippe an
. mumps. He came home for b
o fathers sale on February 20, an
: stayed 4 couple weeks helping thsI
d move 10 Abilene. he then though
Q be felt well enough 70 return
+ school but after two weeks be sgai
/ came home and vas advised 70 80
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another climate as his only hope Of

another climate as his only hope OF
recovery. His father took him to
Lake Arthur on April 10 where he
stayed with friends and lived outdoors
in tent. On Friday, June 7th, the
family received a telegram that ne
was sinking and the father Teached
Lake Arthur Sunday night about IL
o'clock. He was conscious most OF
the time until his death. While be-
ing anointed. be expressed himself as
being ready to say THY will be
done" Although very weak, still he
suffered very little pain during bis
Illness. Toward the last bis heart
failed and at 11;4b on Jane 10 he
| passed away.
In his boyhOod life at school and on
the farm and later as student, teach
er and Sunday school worker be made
many friends. He worked hard In all
undertakings and did his best to
make a success. Although his plans
and hopes we're not realized, still the
thoughts he expressed and the lessons
and examples he gave will have their
effect on many who knew and loved
him as a friend. He will be remem-
bered by schoolmates, scholars and
Sunday school workers as well as by
his relatives and acquaintances. The
deceased has been member OF the
Dunkard church about three years
and has been faithful and active in
: the duties given him during that
time. He was a willing worker
grasping opportunities wh ereyei
. found and while his hopes were mol
: realized, he became reconciled to hi
position, believing that his work wa
. finished and that God knoweth best.
The father and mother, Mr.. ant
Mrs. j. o. Rock, and two brothers
: Oren and Kenneth, live on Enterprise
+ street, this city, and bis older brOthe
8 Roy Rock, lives in Kansas City, Kas
t Ali we're AZ the funeral. He will b
b missed by the family and relatives a
d a kind and loving son, brother
q nephew and cousin.
n The family wish to express saPPrs
i citation and thanks for the kindnes
q shown by neighbors and friends dur
4 ing the sickness, death and burial Q
the deceased.
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For BENEFIT Of Library.

Hemmelberger Bros. who have
lust purchased a new merry-gc-round
Il the Parker factory, will set i up
here Friday and run it . few days and
have agreed TO donate part Of the
gross receipts TO the public library
This viii 10 a COCA chance 70 give the
children some enjoyment and help q
worthy cause.
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ABOUT PEOPLE

, Miss Lois Crawford returned from .
visit in CoIcoFdia.
\ G. O. Towner went TO MCPHERSON
on business ID district court.
). P. Campbell ID home from q
months "Trip 70 Western Kansas.
Josiah snider left for Denver to
visit the Champion Mining cOmpany's
property.
NJ. A. Jolley 10 back from Mime
sofa and will spend the summer here
with Me daughter.
Miss Orphs Martin left Sunday ior
Des Moines, Iowa, where she will AZ
tend summer school.
Miss Maud Rogers returned from
Lake Forest, MS. where she has been
at college during the year.
James Berry was up from Herring
ton over sunday. He is making .
success and & growing fat
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus zahner o.
Topeka left today for their summer
home on the Wisconsin lakes.
H..G. Boles. j. h. Bricker, Arthur
williams and Geo. Scherer OF Chap
man left for the Texas Panhandle.
Miss Allsne Dewar Of Chicago il
visiting her sister, Mrs. G. A. Case
| and win be- here for several weeks.
A. D. sauer left Saturday for Cherry
vale, Kss., where he will take charg'
Of the work in the Sauer mill OF tina
nlaaA.
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SVICICt IN MS CELL
Rernhard Miller Took His Own
Iisa a Comfy Jail.

AAAG Nv NWsle-sM 80.
bernhard Miller. ! well; soido isrm.
er aged about 4S. living southwest q
town, conmitted suicide In 'ns
county jul last night Hs hung
h,mself With 4 cord attached 70 me
window grating d his cell and his
dead body was found this morning
Miller was examined in probate
court yesterday and found 70 % N
.ane. he was to be taken to the
asylnm soon.
the man had been acting strangely
for some time. He drank . great
deal. Insanity is hereditary In the
family. At times he became v'loly
Jealous Of his wife and threatened 70
kin her. She was alarmed and had
him arrested last week. When ms
case came up it was found that nc
was mentally unbalanced and he wa'
then examined in probate court.
BE leaves 4 wife and six children.
Coroner Farley held an inquest THU
morning. NJ,
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RECENT EXHIBITIONS.
See the new Milwaukee gear drive
at Hodge Bros.


See the new Milwaukee gear drive
mower at Hodge Bros.
A party Of Abilene girls is
planning camping outing at Wood
bine next week.
THE Industry ball team was
beaten by Oak Hill Sunday by . to >.
The game was at Oak Hill.
Sections for Hodges and CraVer
headers at Hodge. Bros.
An Ice cream social will be given
BY the G. E. Of the Christian church
at the home Of N. Vandenberg, cor
ner Srd and Olive, Friday night. tSc
e. r. HaIbert has sold his paper,
the Cottonwood Fails Courant, and
will move back to Chapman.
For sale, team Of heavy draught
mares. One has 2-months old mule
colt by her side, fine big one. In
quire at this office. h-S
Tuesday the Junior Christian
Endeavor society Of the Lutheran
church, 40 strong, went to H. II.
Keel's farm to Spend the afternoon.
They we're caught in the rain but
that was a mere incident. All had a
pleasant time.
Remember you can buy Plymouth
sisal and standard binding twine at
Hodge Bros.
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WI. TAYLOR DEAD.
rather Of Mrs. A. B. Seelye Passed
Au.u - Advanced Age.

Away NJ AdVahCcu fAeSs
Al the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. D
Sselye At s o'clock Tuesday a. M WI Y
liam d. Taylor, father Of Mrs. seeiye'
passed. away after lingering decline ,
he was born in New York in lS4S ana
was a veteran Of the 40th Wisconsin
CO. g. He came to Dickinson 50 years
ago and lived on his farm near Man n
chester until the last few years when
he has resided with his daughter. MS
wife died about 80 years ago. ne
leaves two daughters, Mrs. Ella Bailey
II 81. Joe, NO., and Mrs. Seelye.
He was esteemed by all and sym
pathy will be extended to the fela,
lives. Funeral services will DC neiO
from the house at 10 a. m. Thursday
Rev. DR.. Blayney officiating.
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Rand Concert Again.

The Abilene military band held .
meeting last night and decided to
START The regular weekly concerts.
Tbsy have several new members and
uili Be ia shsps 70 iarnish some ans
music tbs summer. ne arst con
e,rl wili b given next Friday night'
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UNION DISTRICT NO. 2.
TaImage and Chase District VIII
Unite Schools.

The Tslmsge and Chase school dis
trlcts will at last unite. Another vote
was taken yesterday, standing; For
Union, Talmsge 81, Chase 9si against
Union, Talmage 2, Chase 4. The
new district win be known as Union
district No. 2 and agrsded school
will be maintained, commencing next
fall. It lisa sensible move and other
sections Of the county should imi-
tate it.
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ran Game Friday Evenlng.

The sslinSAbileue ball game sched-
ulsd for last evening was postponed
because u the rain. II win be pulled
Of Friday evening at 8 o'clock at the
new fair grounds
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Normal At CITY Hall.

The normal institute viii be held
at the city hall, Abilene, eOmmenc-
ing July lat. Extended notice later.
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FoF Sale.

One tandem for lady and gentle
man with new Puncturs proof tires
Price SiO. Write to E. H. King,
Talmage, Kas. O
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