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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-12-15

- ONE scorer said that the feet
IF the nymphs and Eoddesses
4 that grace the pedestals and
walls Of the Chicago Art In
stitute were tie only beautlffm ones
in Chicago. That there was no foot
or blood and bones 60 be found IN
Chicago as graceful. as symmetrical.
as perfect as the plaster foot OF the
Venus De Medici or the rosy tinted
fo1t Of the Psyche OF Gerard.
IT has been a byword in other cities
that large feet are characteristic with
Chicago women. For wears the feet
Of Chicaeo's women have been spoken
OF gibinEly derisivcIy. They had been
c3ricatured and carto1ne,i Around
she world the Islander has Travelled
that the feet of Chicago wor,en were
abnormally large, disproportinnate.
missEapcn, Were the plaster feet or
the old Grccian and Roman casts the
only beautiful feet I'm Chicago or was
there Cinderella hidden somewhere
undiscovered by sculptor. or painter
or shoemaker, who could wear the
golden slipper2
So a chicagOi newspaper took up the
20 find foot rs beautiful and as per-
iectly formed as the foot OF the plas-
ter Nenuses. 20 prove 20 the critics OF
Tie other cities that the feet Of Chi
cage women are graceful. shapeIy,
and petite.
The prize was a real JeweI-studded
Cinderella golden, slipper. The slip
per was made by one or ChicaFo's
most expert goldsmlths. copied from
HRhs model made BY famous shoe
In drawing he design for
yer, the artiSs followed the
he dancing slippers worn i'm
painting of on" oI the old
IT IS even more beau
SLIPPER buried by Tire
OF lhe frry ialr to-
cinderella ms she
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-12-15
Chicago, Home
Of Large Feet,
Has the Girl
With Perfect
Pedal Extremity.

- NDERELLA-a Cinder-
ella in real life-has
been found.
With a foot 10 rival
in beauty the well-nigh incompara-
bic one of the Venus de Medici-
yes, any of the most marvellous
known to fame.
And CHICAGO is this modern
Cinderella'S home!
what dye think o. that?'
Behold herl Out of many con-
teStantS she won unsought the
Golden Slipper, offered as prize,
and which will fit only the PER-
Feet FOOT.
Gould YOU wear it, fair maid
Compare the requisite measure
ments, given in this article, With
your own, and see.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-12-15

aren't they wonderful The right foot
In the figure OF AN Matin." 'ov ScNo-
enewerk, IN the Luxembourg. Is n foot
that has become ttmous IN the world
OF arr. So are the fee, OF ''J-une file
Ia fontaine." another maste piece By
SchOenewerk; and the feet or PaJou's
Psyche and the Psyche OF Gerard In
his great painting. ''L'Amour ct Psy-
che IN the Louvre. study the plaster
foot OF the Venus de Medici and the
feet chiseled BY Pajour and Schoen-
ewerk, and the beautiful feet painted
by BousuCreau a.. Regnault are -
perfect. rs fuh OF grade. as OeautiruIg
spend some sunday afternoon in
study OF tho feet OF the classic female
figures in the Corcoran Art Gallery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-12-15

a. Christmas At home or anywhere
else. The chief difference is IN those
characteristics or the season that are
due TO. or are Influenced by, the
weather. which more nearly resembles
that OF the Fourth OF July than a win
ter holiday. There is the same spirit
OF good feeling. the same CHEEKY greet
ing. the same happy experience for the
little people in the shape OF gifts from
Santa Claus. and that same more or
less sincere determination on the part
OF their elders TO forgive their enemies
which sometime they do.
Among the rsnvas. Christmas day is
a church holiday only, and it is very
generally observed BY them az such.
but IL is not the occasion or family re-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-12-15

she became TIA sensation o. NSE
York's Bohemia-hsr feat were -
g~zfect that one artist referred 70
them as a dream" Who this young
woman Is perhaps never VIII Be
known. because Bhs always wore q
heavy VET going TO and from ths
studios. and didn't even remove Il
while she was POSING shS nevaT
POSED except for The fest and IN
New York some artists declare that
the model was none other than Eve
lyn Nesbit rhaW. trying 20 earn
few dollars for the coming trial Of
her husband. But this story IL not
generally believed. and the Identity
OF the model is stin a mystery.
Mrs. Andrew Herbert Talbot. Who
won the prize n Chicago, r. only
twenty years old She IL i've feet
two inches tall and weighs 100 pounds
a slender. dexible figure with girlizh
curves and girlish grace. q face Ike
The faces OF the rare old canoes. 70
markably beautiful and always AMI
r1Gtod--that is CE1cago'H ClRdeTeus.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-12-15
Feet Made Dancer Rich.

The beautiful feet Of the classic
dancer. Isadore Duncan, arc the most
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-12-15

y IRIST&AS for the Americans in
Porto Rico is pretty much the
4 same, 50 far as the observ-
ance OF the day In concerned.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-14

Not all the conscience stricken men
are as guilty as they seem. The Lon
don & Northwestern Railway company
has experience of supersensitive un-
dergraduate, who begged their ac-'
ceptance of the sum of ESQ. He.
could not be found guilty of travelling
without a ticket or of having commit
ted any of the other small sins OF
which passengers are sometimes
found guilty. When travelling to and
from college he had always had with
him a number of books. passengers
luggage. 1t had since dawned upon
him that he ought to have paid for the
freight of these bookshelf they were
not legitimate passengers luggage.
The company returned the check with
thanks and praise and all things nice
for his scrupulous conscientiousness-
But he sent it back and insisted upon
its acceptance. The company did not
a second time risk refusal; they pooled
1t with the other companies over
whose lines he had passed and went
their way rejoicing.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-14
Four Drowned at Fishing Party.

O'Neill, Neb., June GA fishing
party had a sad and tragic ending at
Wunder's lake. eight miles southeast
of Page, the first station east of o.
Neill on the Great Northern railway
Wednesday Four persons were
drowned by boat capsizing. A party
of about 80 people living in the vicin-
ity of Page went to the lake in the
forenoon to spend the day fishing. The
accident occurred about noon, when
a boatload of six persons started out
on the lake and went down only
about 90 feet from the bank. Two OF
the party, Mrs. Samson. wife Of the
man drowned. and H. w. Tracy. hus-
band of one of the women, were got
ten out by the aid of fish poles. The
bodies of the drowned were fished out
with hooks and lines shortly after they
sank
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-14
hooking the Wary Trout.

Trout when hungry usually face the
current. This fact should be re-
membered when approaching bridge
or eddy where the "speckled beauties
love to hide" If possible, such spots
should be approached upstream, says
the Circle. 1t may take little more
time to go around and come back up.
but make haste slowly" is said to be
the first axiom of trout fishing.
AS the stream becomes warmer. the
trout seek the cool pools and shaded
places. They are to be found where a
cold spring bubbles up into the stream
or where a mountain creek enters; Of
ten a number frequent the same haunt
Each additional fish means two more
ewes to watch for the fisherman One
trout is all that is necessary to give
a danger signal by darting away. The
rest Immediately follow suit. To catch
more than one-or even that---in such
a place takes skill in the use OF the
line. But who has said trout fishing is
not an art?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-14

like cipher dispatches. Now, when ten
o'clock comes and no answer, get hold
of this fellow jerks and make him
drive up here along with you to get
our things He may pretend he's
afraid, but he'll come willingly
enough, especially if you offer to pay
him we'll"
did as l was told, and shortly after
ten o'clock, jerks and | drove up to
the house and found MacArdel wait
ing for us on the veranda.
Hello, Ware." he called out, cheer
lily. Didn't you get that message from
town."
NO" l responded shortly Il wi ed
them three times myself. but ! could
MT get any reply"
"S'pose we'll have to get started to-
night, then" said MacArdel The
trunk is all ready. VIII your horse
stand, Jenks?"
will eff some one holds him. said
jerks, sullenly.
"All right" said MacArdel, ignoring
the fellows surly manner. Get hold
of his head, Ware, and jerks and /
will fetch the trunk"
The man clambered down from his
seat, slowly and unwillingly, and as
he did so the moonlight fell on his in
jured hand and illuminated the crude
ly applied bandage.
why, whats this, MANI" exclaimed
MacArdel, with interest. Have you
hurt yourself?"
"Nothin' but scratch replied
jerks. gruffiy. Got dragged agin a
nail in tn barn last night"
Let me look at il" said MacArde.
I'm a doctor, you know" and he
reached for the injured member and
grasped it firmly at the wrist. An III
slant later jerks went, spinning
through the air with MacArdel astride
of his chest. holding him firmly to the
ground
Wonderful what an hour day at
the gymnasium will do for a fellow
said MacArdel. when he had regained
his breath. "Theresa bit of rope there
on the step Ware. Give it here and
help me tie him He's wriggling like thu
deyil"
go BE coNTINUED)
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-14
CROKER WINS THE DERBY
The Erstwhile Boss of 'Tammany
Hall Captures English Race.
Honors Carried Away From Titled
Sports Displeased the Public
Royalty There in Force.

London, June 6.-The "Tammany'
or Boss Cookers" derby, as the 1907
race will henceforth be known, proved
in many ways TO be disappoint-
'ment to the enormous crowd that
gathered at EPSON Downs to witness
the sporting event of the year.
Mr.. Croker by winning this historic
event with his Chestnut colt Orby in
fine style gained little of the good
will of the British racing public,
but he has the satisfaction of having
attained the goal set for himself
when the jockey club excluded
his horses from Newmarket without
assigning any reason, of one day win
ming the Derby. On the other hand,
the British public who had wagered
a lot of money on the beaten favorite,
Sieve Gallon, and who like to see
the blue ribbon carried off by titled
or aristocratic sportsman, were keenly
disappointed.
The day began badly with torrents
or rain, winch OccaSlOned tne llfSI
disappointment to the crowd. In spite
of the absence of Queen Alexandra,
however, big circle of royalty headed
by King Edward and the Prince and
Princess of Wales was present. AS the
morning wore on the weather cleared
and the race was run in glorious sun
shine and without that discomfort
from dust that is usually present
at the EPSON course.
The crowd was perhaps smaller
than in previous years, but it had all
its well known gaiety and picturesque
ness, and included large gathering
of Americans and Irish, who showed
unbounded pleasure at the victory
gained by the American.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-14

I'VE do, In way" returned. I'VE
give her the use of the house and
land. you know"
That's where the whole trouble
lies now!" exclaimed MacArdel. Don't
you see, Ware she and this fellow,
jerks, are going to be married. She's
got good house and farm on the
estate, and, just as they are about to
settle down for better or for worse,
you come along with scheme to
Dust her. bag and baggage, and turn
her place into golf links"
What of it?" | replied. I'VE are
going, to provide for her elsewhere
and she will be better off than she
is now
you know that, but she doesn't"
continued MacArdel, land there may
be other reasons why she does not
want to move. This seems to be a
pretty prosperous community, and ap-
parently no one about her is espe-
cially anxious to have the house
OPEN
NO reason why they should want it
open,' / said Practically all the serv-
ants are brought from the city and al
most nothing is purchased in the viii
lage, so the natives don't derive any
material benefit from the place
But they may when it's closed up"
MacArdel insisted. There's fruit and
nuts and game and grass and timber
and other things that can be picked up
and never missed from one years end
to another when the house is unoccu
pied and no Waterman or caretaker is
about l tell You, Ware, these people
don't want the Carneys to come back,
and they are playing this ghost game
for all there is in it to brighten them
away"
They'll have fine time doing It,"
| said. Miss Carney isn't afraid of
anything under the sun, and even if
she returns before we are able to
make out a case against them, she'll
stay here and fight it out to the
last"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-14

Hope she likes to do homework, ="
said MacArdel."
What's that got to do with it" l
snapped.
We'll" he returned, grinning,
shell have to live here without serv-
ants until you get this business clear
ed up. She may be satisfied that there
is nothing supernatural about these
midnight visitations, but she won't
get a servant to stay on the place
while there's any hocus-pocus going
on"
We were on our way back from the
railway station, and, coming to the
brow of the hill, We could look down
across the valley and see the grim
gray walls of the Carney mansion
through the occasional openings in the
foliage as it waved in the gentle morn
ing breeze. To one side, and less than
a mile away, was the Widow Bruces
cottage, and pointed it out again to
MacArdel.
Lets go over there" he said, brief
ly. 81 want to see her"
We tramped across the fields and
over the fences of stone and brush,
soiling our boots, tearing our clothing,
and decorating ourselves with gen.
erously distributed collection of burrs,
which chung to our garments with a
tenacity wonderful to believe.
A sharp knock at the cottage door
was answered by a pleasant-faced,
motherly appearing woman of about
As, who spoke. with a marked English
accent. MacArdel took the initiative
and introduced us without delay.
This is Mr.. Ware" he said, the at
torney of the Carney estate, and am
his friend, DR.. MacArdel."
The widow bodied up and down like
a duck in a puddle and invited us into
the house with a great show of cere-
mony.
NO, thank you" said MacArdel.
we won't come in. We've just BEEN
:aking a morning stroll over the hills
and We stopped to ask il you could do
some washing for us. You know, we've
been stopping overs the house for a
couple of days and the sheets and
things are so musty that we thought
We had better have some of them
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-14
CHAPTER XII.
The Ghosts Captured.

Replacing the parcel under the
blankets in as nearly as possible the
same condition and position as when
we found it, we drove rapidly back TO
Hoskins' stable and were successful
in safely housing the horse and wag
Oh before jerks put in his appear
ance.
Now" said MacArdel, "all we have
to do is TO tip off that man at the sta
ton, and We can keep jerks in the
dark until we are ready to bring him
up with round turn"
We walked the short half mile to
the railway and found no difficulty
in bribing the fellow TO silence con-
corning the trunk, laying stress on
the alleged joke that we purposed
practicing on the driver of the Eek
press"
You see,'' said MacArdel, as we
strolled leisurely along the grassy
roadside the whole business is plain
enough now. This Bruce woman start
ed ghost story when she first came
here purely in a spirit of idle gable
and TO impress the wondering natives
with the knowledge of the homes of
the nobility in England. Then, when
her boy was killed, she tried to make
trouble by again circulating these
yarns and frightening the men off the
place" \ - > ~
We'll" ! replied, she ought to be
satisfied now, at any rate. Miss Car
ney gave her a good bit of money in
a lump sum, and provided her with a
comfortable house and a generous plot
of land around it. ! don't see what
more she wants or what she hopes to
gain, and, to tell the truth, I'm about
as much in the dark as ] was at
first
"Well. it's plain enough" continued
MacArdel You gave her the money
in a lump sum. you say. so she has
nothing more to expect in that direc-
ton. You'd have done better If you
had given her an annuity instead. and
kept the control Of her funds in Your
own hands.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-14

washed and aired out. We can get
along tonight again, but II you could
get some of the things back to us to-
morrow we wish you would
Mrs. Bruce was quite willing to do
us this favor, and MacArdel told her
to call for the things at six that
evening, explaining that we would
not return to the house until that
hour
AS we left the cottage and wan
dered on down the hill, MacArdel
said:
"She don't look half bad, after all.
confess l expected to see very
different sort of woman"
moment later he muttered as If to
himself: Wen get the story out
of her. though, or I'll miss my guess
beyond which sage remark he became
absolutely communicative on the
entire subject
We kept our word about returning
to the place before evening, and, after
lunching at Hoskins' and taking row
Ou TIC llNCi III tilC aitCihOoiA' We 81
rived at the house "a little after five
To- await the appearance of Mrs.
Bruce MacArdel had been far from
laxative for some time, when sudden
ly he said:
Ware. go back to the village right
away. Send two or three meaningless
kilograms to your Office within an hour
or So Tell it around that unless you
receive reply before ten O'Clock we
will both have to return to town or
the midnight train. I'll stay here and
attend to the widow when she
comes"
"Of course won't get any reply if
my messages are meaningless | en-
claimed in amazement. What on
earth are you driving at?'
Never mind about that said Mac
Ardel. Just do as ! tell you and be
mighty careful to so word your mes
sage that no one can make any sense
out of them, but be sure to send them
to your own Office. Then they'll look
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-14
The Mystery
BY
JOSEPH BROWN COOKE
Uopynsn. im. by s,ory-re.s Corporation
CHAPTER x.-continued.

CHAPTER x.-continued.
I'VE thought il was he and Mrs.
Bruce that we saw last night" said
MacArdel, pleasantly. I'VE were out
enjoying the moonlight when they
drove down the road.
Didn't see nuthin else, did YEP
asked Hoskins, in confidential tone.
Why, no." laughed MacArdel.
Why do you ask
wal said Hoskins,, drawing near
or and speaking seriously, Jerks says
tn ghosts wuz abaout agin' an they
went past him, daown til road jest as
he wuz a-turnin' into IN pike, His boss
give jump as they went scootin by,
an it threw him agin III dash an cut
his hand some He called me up teh
git him a rag teh tie araound it an he
looked scared enough TO ha' seen 20
ghosts
WAS his hand badly hurt?' asked.
"Nuthin' teh speak of" said Hos
kjns. Jest little nick along the
side like he'd gouged a piece aouten
it."
See here. Hoshins," said MacArdel
sharply I'VE didn't see any ghosts
last night, and all your friend jerks
could have seen was ourselves, in our
shirt-sleeves, walking back of the
hedge by the river read. You remem-
Der how his horse jumped and ran,
don't you, Ware"
Certainly" l replied, obediently,
I'VE wondered what the trouble was,
at the time"
Now. then. Hoskins," continued
MacArdel, looking at his watch and
speaking rapidly. Don't let jerks hear
a word about this business. He don't
know that had trunk at the station,
and, if we can get back here before
he wakes up, he needn't even know
that we've had his wagon
NO fear of his wakin' up fur good
bit yet" grinned Hoskins. He wuz so
scared when he got in that he liked
teh ha' finished pint O whisky fore
could stop him
so much the better" said MacAr-
den, gathering up the reins. Now, re-
member what ] say, and keep this
business to yourself Well have some
fun with him before he gets through"
We drove as rapidly as the tired
beast could carry us, until we reached
the gate leading into the stable
grounds, when MacArdel pulled up
suddenly and said:
Lets dump the trunk in here. We
can carry it up TO the house after we
get this horse and wagon back where
they belong. No one will touch it
here"
AS soon as the trunk was on the
ground by the side of the roadway,
MacArdel dragged out the parcel from
under the blankets and, opening it on
the grass, began 10 examine the pieces
infinitely.
After a moment he Strengthened up
and exclaimed:
Its just as ! thought. It's the same
stuff that we found last night, and
the scoundrel went back and got EN-
all after we had gone to bed"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-14
FLAG Day Procla ration.

Topeka, June 6.-Governor Hoch in
his flag day proclamation says in
part: Let June IA be Flag day in
deed as well as Flag day in name.
Our flag represents all that is good
In human government. 1t is the SYM
Dol of equality, liberty and justice.
Let the flag be displayed from pub
lie buildings. on church and school
and from private homes, for it typi-
iies alike all our national and pri-
vate interests. civil and religious.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-14
MURRAY wlthdraws proclamation.

South McAlester, |. T.. June C.
President Murray of the Oklahoma
constitutional convention Tuesday is
sued a proclamation calling an eiec-
ton for August To vote upon the
adoption of the constitution. Late
Tuesday night, having learned that
the supreme court had SCI the hearing
of the injunction case for June IL
decided to withdraw the proclamation
and await the action of the court.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-14
Furniture Trust Indictments.

Portland, Ore. June Gin the dis
trict court of the United States
Wednesday indictments were re-
turned against 1880 furniture dealers
in Oregon. Washington. Idaho and
California for alleged violation of
the sherman anti.tsust law. The
list includes every manufacturer and
jobber in the states named and
large number of retail dealers.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-14
REWARD for pr. Ruraee.

Coffeyville. Kan. June 6---1he po-
lice authorities of this city Tuesday
night offered a rewagd of 500. for the
recovery of the body of DR.. Vale Bur
gee the young dentist who has been
missing since March and is supposed
to have been killed in a cab in the
residence section of this city. The
reward is also offered for knowledge
Of Burgess present location II alive
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-14
Brewery property Seized at Wichita.

Wichita. Kan, June, 1.-THE pro-
perties of the agents for the Anheus-
er Busch and w. J. Lemp Brewing
companies in this city We're seized
Wednesday by George Wihtcomb, APP
pointed receiver for brewing proper
ties by Attorney General Jackson.
The properties are valued at $4,000.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-14
More Brewery Property Seized.

Leavenworth, Kan. June title
brewery receivers here Wednesday
took possession of the fixtures in
So saloons said TO be the properly of
the Goetz Brewing company of ST.
Joseph. Mo-, the Rochester Brewing
company and the Helm Brewing COM
pany of Kansas City and the Val
Blatz Brewing company Of Mil
waukee.