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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-05
CLEARS THE COMPLEXION.

Oriuo Laxative Fruit Syrup stimulates
tho liver and thoroughly cleanses the sys-
pies and blotches, Ii Is the hest laxative
Tor women and children as II Is mild and
pieasant and does not grippe or stcken,
wster-,cind all ordinary cathartIcs as II
doefhot irritate the stomach and bowels.
Sold by r. J. Hill Drug Co.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-05

When you eat MOUNTS Pork and
Reans you have every assurance OF
purity and quality.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-05

Bank Clcarings--Today's local bank
ciearnes amounted to ss29,0Ts.e5 as
against sTS3.S03.0S for the same day
last year.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-05
FEET TOOK EXCEPTION.

SIR. Wright was FOLLOWED BY v, =.
Peet who took exception TO Mr..
Wrght's last remarks b, stating that
the only religious peoph who were
prosecutors were the oneswho believed
IN en- everlasting bell Tho hellef in
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-05

''Did you in the month of January
hand Harry Anderson any papers With
your signature attacled2
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-05

New A,lditiOn--The A. n. Birrell
Real Estate comp any has plated tho
Altman addition between Sixth and
Seventh West streets, on Eleventh
South street, ana will cut up the same
into 2Of building lots, to- accommodate
The operatives OF the p. Il X. G. shops
when they are removed from their
present location.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25

care. and you will be happier there with
baby than you were at Bac., as with my
fortune and position l am sure to succeed.
my adored wife, my adviser and my
banker.
In Russia your departure is unknown.
l have Travelled thirteen days and passed
twenty days in Paris without sleep. Know
ing nobody here. ! have not once been at
the theater or concert. My only rest has
been to read over and over. day and night,
your letter of May l from Paris, when you
wrote you would only be too happy If l
would come and get you. Come back to
me. We will go and stay month at Trou-
Vile Ostende to divert you. You will
show me Paris and your beautiful country.
Suffering terribly, knowing you have no
money. Beg of you to come and get what
you want-it is all yours. Come back. even
If you do not love me any more. You have
the right. you have suffered through
me. The love will come back by and by.
Madeline adored one. In heavens name
in the name of all that has been dear to
you in the last seven years. have pity on
your husband, who loved you all the time
but by his way of acting never proved 1t
to you. Seven years until June you loved
me, and that was my strength, happiness
and incentive to work. l have spent p 900
Without hope my martyrdom is unsup-
portable. Have pity and communicate
with me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25

Madeline" If she is a reality and alive
and in Paris, must surely have received
the messages ere this.
Here is translation of some of the ad-
vertsements which tells the story:
Madeline. my adored one! Your only
fault in the past was due to my miserable
character. Seven years l have tormented
you. injured you, but never deceived you.
Forgive, forget the past-never think of 1t
again.
Il have suffered only too much by my
wretched character. Looking back. l I'M
derstand now that I never knew how to
touch your good heart, so full of senti-
ment. l hurried to Vichy, my only wish
being to adore. to caress and shelter YOU
l cannot live without you. The proof Is
that / have lost all my strength l have
not been in bed in nine days; all alone in
Paris, where one sees all the world. You
will find here legal will for you. as | shall
die here If you do not come back to me.
Madeline, loved one! l cannot live apart
from you. In you l have wife, family.
Joy-everything. Papa came the other day
and left me crying. His only wish is to
see us together before his death. Poor
old man! Have pity on him! He loves
you so much. If you do leave me you will
yet your desire-liberty without divorce.
You needn't come back to our old abode
if you don't want to- We can ALWAYS 90
and live in st. Petersburg or Trouville.
There l will live for you only and arrange
Tor you "a little nest, full of happiness and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25
An IcE 6EAr lAnDwlcH

casian circles. and usually merely verbally
protested by the colored fraternity.
The color line is not drawn in the ocCa-
sional games of craps" with which the
more speculative and less industrious of
the newsboy guild while away part of the
time between editions. Police vigilance has
done much to discourage this pastime. but
it is rumored that there still hooks and
crannes where little clusters of neWsboys
can gather and fade" one another for
pennies and nickels in comparative safety.
while one or more guards are stationed to
give warning of possible bluecoat inter
ruption.
These occasional crap games and another
gambling pastime. pitch to the line to-
gether with base ball and swimming, are
the chief summer pastimes of the newsboy
fraternity. In winter there is the thea ter
the earthly heaven of all these latter
donations. seat in the peanut gallery
While the villain pursues her around the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25
ALL 1o1D Dur One

both pennies, and o'clock found him
hanging around The Star building. hoping
against hope that some one would stake
him to some papers to sell so that the beat
ing might at least be OF moderate harsh
ness.
There was nothing false in little Mixes
story. 1t was no cheap plea for sympathy
or assistance. He told its details only by
reluctant answers to a multitude of ques-
tons. About the beating he was pathetical-
ly commonplace.
Does your mother turn you over her
knee and spank you with that club?" asked
The Star man.
NO; she jus hits at my head an l puts
up my arms an gets hit on 'em an my
shoulder an back
Does it hurt?"
"Yasser"
do you cry?"
"Yasser." (Cheerfully)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25

All three of the little brothers led similar
existences. Mike was the center Of the trio.
The older boy, superior in strength. lung
power and agility, was the most successful
in business. The youngest, six-year-old
fodder, achieved fair amount of success
through his unconscious appeal to the
sympathes. Mike. too young to command
much attention and too old TO draw an ''Oh.
amt it d shame" from passing ladies OF
tender procivites. had to hustle for his,
and had the closest personal acquaintance
with the maternal club.
Mike" said the Star man, Il have al
ways wanted to go into the newspaper
business. Suppose we strike up partner
ship You supply the brains and ability and
l will capitalize the concern"
HUH
You don't understand me, do you? am
going to stake you. Suppose you take this
half dollar and invest it properly in pa
pers."
Mike looked increduously at the silver
piece in The Star mans hand.
rs you kiddn' me-" he asked
The pressure of the coin against his palm
convincing.
Say. I'll give yer half de profits,
beamed Mike.
Not yet. You are to make what you
can on that half today and turn % cents
over to your mother Keep the rest under
cover. Get your 10 cents in the morning
and add it TO your capital. BY the end OF
the week / expect you TO turn up at my Of
flee with a million dollars. In the mean
time If there is crash in the market and
you go broke there IS always lunch money
lying loose somewhere in these parts. Don't
be afraid to show up"
Mike wiggled one foot in an embarrassed
desire to say something appropriate He
looked up from under the ragged peak OF
his base ball cap and lowered his eyes
coyly. Then he turned and started away.
His tattered little trouserettes Tapped
against his bare. brown. grlmy legs. Sud
denly he stopped and looked over his
shoulder at The Star man.
Tanks he called out in abashed tones.
Then, as though overcome with shame at
this display of feeling. he turned and ran
rapidly down the steps to the paper room.
Don't make another newski run a block
to give you that penny change He may be-
another Mike. The streets are full of them.
E. r. S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
PARIS, August IA, 1907.
TN vivid language in the public press a
/ mysterious man, believed to be rich
L Russian. is calling to his runaway wife
to return to him. Gay Paris, for the time
being, is intensely interested in the tragedy
OF love which is unfolded.
For many days the Personal and other
columns of lie Journal, the paper with the
biggest circulation in France has con-
tanned unsigned messages addressed to
Madeline, my adored one AS the days
pass they have grown more fervid-the
anguished cries of soul in travail
Parisans unanimous in hoping that
Madeline" will answer the agonizing ap-
paals.
By piecing together the various para
graphs in the agony" column one gets
almost the complete story of this tragic
romance.
Evidently the French wife of a Russian
has left him and journeyed to Paris. From
here she has communicated with him He
has followed, but she appears to have van
ished.
The man. presumably, is wealthy, for
Personal advertisements cost l franc rs
centimes line in lie Journal and already
hundreds of lines have been used.
During the last few days, too the man
has not been satisfied with the Personal"
column. but has spread his cry of agony
all over the paper from the editorial to ths
sporting page.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25

tnwritten laws sway the neWsboys' world.
Competition is regulated by tacit agree
ment. All the principal corners of the down
town section are held by certain groups
Let any outsider butt in" and try to sell
papers where he doesn't belong and the un-
written law comes into quick action OBJ
stnacy on the part of the newcomer will
result Unfavorably for his clothing and
phystognomy. Compliance with the dictates
OF the gang TO ''skidoo" where he belongs
is the wiser policy. 1t is unwritten law
also which demands fair play among the
boys, not only in business dealings but
personal grievances and the settlement
thereof. \ bully is tolerated only so long
as no single Sir Gallahad puts in his cEal-
lenge or an effective combination remains
uniformed. To attack crippled boy is an
unheard-of atrocity. These may be guyed
and "kidded' with youthful cruelty. be-
cause OF their disablement, and given rner-
cilessly appropriate sobriquets such as
'Humpy, or stump or Pig Leg" or
one Arm, but there must be no physical
violence
The race question exercises no disturbing
influence on the life of the Washington
newsboy. The Comradeship of trade rem
ders possible a business transaction be-
tween two of different color. but socially
there is little mixing of races An assault
upon white boy by a colored one is pro-
vocative of unusual animus toward the Of
fender; but his brothers are not made to
suffer for the crime. Should the offender
be white and the mauled one colored the
incident Is alphabetically regarded in eau
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25
Ar InTEsEW7ED CAR GAE-conE JEDEn

who keeps them running beside the car for
a block while they dig for the l cent
change probably once took his wife to
Alexandria for outing; that the pleasant
faced young chap with the Never mind
the change" will probably be poor all his
days, but will never rob widows and
orphans nor get fined 500 100000.
They acquire unerring instinct which
leads them to the mpecunious and gener-
ously inclined. Too bad that many of them
should take advantage of this faculty and
work the confidence" game.
Mister, please buy paper; I'm stuck.
Looking down one finds a three-foot
scarecrow with tear channels in his cheek,
dirt and several papers under his tattered
shirt sleeve. 1t is night Compassion wells.
\ nickel changes owners. Beautiful charity,
But that nickel more than pays for the
few papers still grimly clutched by the
tiny scamp. Why then should he accost
the next 'easy-lookin' live one" with
please mister. buy a paper; I'm stuck"
Alas graft
But there are not many such. Out of the
hundreds OF hustling little chaps in the
paper game in Washington perhaps there
are a score or SO who practice the grafters
wiles The majority are too independent
and self-respectng. They like to look upon
themselves as business men. They scorn
to beg-and the grating newsboy is in
reality nothing but a beggar and a cheat
ing professional at that -
If one really wants to help and yet fears
TO be cheated. let him buy out the next
stuck newsboy and take the papers II
the lad was legitimately stuck" and not
merely grating he will thank you and go
home. But perhaps he will go somewhere
and dig up some more papers. That set
ties 1t. He's con"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25

leaned on the railing of the basement steps
of The Star building, while dozens of his
colleagues scurried down the steps and up
again with armfulls of papers fresh from
the presses.
The Star man had chatted with him the
day before, and knew him for one of three
little brothers, with three smudgy. little
Irish noses and six wise, blue Irish eyes
Yesterday he had been vociferous with his
''Stoy- he appeared like man
Of leisure, with the usual accompanying
air OF infinite boredom.
What's the matter, Nike
"Nawthin'."
Where are your papers"
Amt got no papers
Why"
Amt got money"
why not?"
One toe sheepishly scratched the tagging.
Spent it
What for?"
Hot sausage: l wuz hawngry."
When did you spend it?"
Twelve erclock."
Then by the exercise of infinite patience
The Star man wrung from the retcent,
ragged youngster facts that gave ink
ling of the wretchedness of some human
lives.
He was eight years old. He lived down
in the southwest with his two brothers. a
few babies. an overworked half starved.
fiery mother and a shiftless. sick father.
His daily routine was as follows:
He left the house at about I o'clock in
the morning with no breakfast and ~
cents. furnished by his mother, in his
pocket With this his first act was to
purchase twenty morning papers. which
he sold at / cent each. Ii successful,
along toward noon he had doubled his
capital. Two hot-dog sandwiches for D
cents-a breakfast lunch
The 10 cents remaining was then invested
in New York extras and local 'frsts y
buying two for cent and sell at cent
each. By dint of extraordinary labor or
lung and leg, and with luck running
strongly his way. he would succeed in dis
posing of his stock by o'clock The re-
sultant thirty cents properly invested IN
the late afternoon papers and sold without
cutting prices brought the days capital up
to an even half dollar. At O'Clock in the
evening, If all went well. little Mike was
wont to wend his way homeward. The 30
cents was turned over to his mother, and If
there was anything to eat in the house he
received his share. Should he fail to pro
duce the entire 90 cents his mother prompt
ly caught up a short. heavy wooden club
and beat him. The severity of the beating
was graded in accordance with the amount
of money in default.
On this particular day Mike was looking
forward to the extreme penalty. Hunger
not the mere desire to eat that most of us
fortunate ones have occasionally, but hum
ger fierce and biting-had been his undoing.
He had been sent to a supperless slumer
the night before, and had eaten nothing
until noon, save a peach. pilfered from
corner fruit stand Stuck" on six of his
morning papers. his capital at noon was
but II cents. Recklessly he went to a lunch
room and devoured plate of hot sausage
and a cup of coffee. With the cents left
he tried to build up fortune, pitching TO
the line" with some companions. He lost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25

means to be hungry and cold in winter and
hungry and hot IN summer: nobody has
better irst-hand knowledge of sin and mis-
cry; nobody has closer personal acquaint-
ance with the respective surface qualities
OF club. strap and boot-and nobody cares
less.
appy-go-lucky. shrewd. frank and dirty
these impish business boys of the street.
Poyerty's pathos is stamped in the lines of
their old-young faces. The wisdom of the
ages turks in their eyes. But with the
unconscious optimism of youth they laugh
at everything and smile unrestrainedly at
nothing at all. Yesterdays bruises are for
gotten in the partial covering of today's
CRIME: yesterdays hunger pangs, in todays
delicious hot sausage sandwich. Tomorrow
but that's too far ahead.
The calendar is made up of newspaper
editions EpoChs are marked by the Gin
Washington infrequent issue of an ''ex-
ira" Day dawns with the bestirring of
the Office folk with their desire for morning
papers. Day ends when in the dusk of these
long summer evenings the last evening
paper or New York ''eXtry' is disposed Of.
The interim is one long yell punctuated
by periodic visits to the distributing rooms
OF the newspaper offices and occasional
stoppages for a hot dog or an ice cream
sandwich-a curious delicacy put up and
hawked by several white-aproned coored
gentlemen, whose establishments are push
carts and who distribute the chilly tid-bits
at l cent each.
A successful business day. netting any
where from 90 cents to dollar, takes the
foot-weary tad home to some sort OF sup
per and more or less Of bed y bad day
due 10 weather, mischance, misapplcation
age urchin turns his footsteps reluctantly
homeward in anticipation of the probable
beating and a supperless bedtime looming
up darkly. OF course there are exceptions,
but the majority of newsbOys-those selling
on the street only being considered the
route carriers being of different ClasS-are
earning whisky or gin for worthless fathers
or eking out sustenance for scrawny moth
ers and droves of little brothers and sisters
The newsboys OF Washington while not
OF the wide racial variety ~ be found in
the great metropolitan centers. are an inter-
esting group OF little animals Usually
ragged. sometimes crippled but always dirty
often to such excess that by their hair
only can the Anglo -Saxons be distinguished
from the lighter shaded of their colored col
leagues-these disseminatOrs OF public in
telligence are worthy objects for the OBJ
seryation OF the human nature" student.
Individually II is hard to find one with
whom few moments conversation proves
notwithstanding. and in groups they are ever
picturesque.
Their avocation brings them in touch
with every kind of human animal They
witness daily manifestations of every
vagary OF human character They learn
by experience that the weH-dressed body
often hides the meancst soul; that the
shabby purse often has a looser clasp than
the silver chatelane. They learn to know
that the prosperous-appearing gentleman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25

1t is the home life of these street boys
that arouses pity and a desire to punch
somebody's head The writer, in digging
around among the newsboys and getting
the accompanying photographs taken for
The Sunday Star. met with many bits Of
pathos one of which, as characteristic Of
the lives of many of these street urchins,
is worth repeating.
He a sturdy little raggamuffin, and
there was something homogeneous in the
penstvely indolent manner in which he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25
Tony Am Mug ,DERY

demons to make the extra 'two bits or
10 cents needed to take their place in the
gallery boX-office line. If there are only
enough gunshots, railroad wrecks. fires.
rescues and e-shi-al-i-ties" to make 1t
worth while the poor little kid will even
use some Of the money expected at home
and take his consequent thrashing with
cheerful stoicism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25

OBODY works harder than the
ragged little tikes with the
"Sjuy-'ere" cry and bundles of
newspapers under their arms;
nobody knows better what it
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-10
MEANT END OF FRIENDSHIP.
Long Headed Woman Knew Trials OF
Dresser and Dressee.

A wellto-do woman, who through
change of fortune, was obliged to earn
her own living, decided upon dress
making She applied TO number of
friends for patronage To her chagrin
several of them refused.
II shall not let you sew for me. .
said one woman frankly, because |
value your friendship SO highly. We
are excellent friends now If you
make my clothes we shall not be.
| never yet saw friendship that was
strong enough to stand the test of
wrinkles, crooked seams and sagglng
skirts. OF course, | don't say that
your work will be married by those
defects, but it is likely to be, and
| am not going TO take ay chances on
a severing OF our mutual regard. Even
David and Jonathan would have been
calling each other names if either
had stuck needle in the others ward
robe. | am willing to lend you money
and to spend days in looking up other
customers for you, but when it comes
TO making my clothes, never"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-10
Legal Notices.
Probate order.

State OF Mtchigan-County of Van Buren-ss
Al session of the probate court for said county.
held at the probate office, In the village OF Paw
Paw, ON the 27th day of April, In the year one
thousand nine hundred and seven.
Present Hon. David Anderson, judge of Probat .
In the matter Of the estate OF George W McDou-
GAL deceased.
On reading and hling the petition, duly verified
OF William McDougal, son and one of the heirs
at law OF said deceased, praying for reasons therein
stated that administration OF said estate DE granted
10 said petitioner or 10 some other suitable person
Thereupon IL is ordered, that Monday the 27th day
OF May. A. ID. 1907, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon, be assigned for the hearing OF SAID petition
and that the heirs-at-law of said deceased, and
all other persons interested i'm said estate are
required TO appear at session of said court,
to be holden at the probate office in the village Of
Paw Paw, aud show cause IL any there be- why
the prayer of the petitioner should not be granted
And II Is further ordered, that sand petitioner
give notice TO the persons interested i'm said estate of
the tendency of said petition, and the hearing there
OF, by causing copy of this order TO be published
In The True Northerner, newspaper printed and
circulating In said county of Van Buren, for three
successive weeks at least previous to said day Of
hearing.
DAVID ANDERSON
10 "a Judge of Probate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-10
Order for Hearing.

State of Michigan, Countvof Van Buren.-ss.
At session of the probate court for said county,
held at the probate office in the village of Paw Paw;
on the 22nd day of April, in the year one
thousand nipe hundred ana seven.
Present, Hon. David Anderson, Judge of Pro-
bate.
In the matter of the estate Of Nancy NJ. Adriance,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition duly verified, of
Bert Adriance, and legatee Of said deceased,
praying that certain instrument in writing, pur-
porting to be the last will and testament and codicil
of said deceased and now file IN this court, may
be proved. allowed and admitted TO probate such.
and that execution thereof and administration of
said estate be granted TO said petitioner the execu-
tor named in said will.
Thereupon it is ordered that Monday, the Goth day
of May, A. ID. 1907 at ten O'Clock in the fore
noon be assigned for the hearing of said petition,
and that the heirs at-law of said deceased and all
other persons interested in said estate required
to appear at session of said court TO be holden at
the probate Office in the village OF Paw Paw, aud
show cause, if any there be- why the prayer OF the
petitioner should not be granted
And II is further ordered that said petitioner give
notice to the persons interested said estate of the
pendency of said petition and the hearing thereof
by causing a copy of this order to be published in
The True Northerner, a newspaper printed and cir.
culatng in said county of Van Buren,, for three
successive weeks at least previous to said day IF
hearing.
DAVID ANDERSON,
1lt4 Judge of Probate.