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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-09

,>---d11E4a Merely the novelty Of
-r9rr O4a = Il" he sssursd hsr con-
H., ttreasN solingiy. g4s:'a H.t1#f ~
You oTs to sSophy began to laugh.
rs e sesaer q and the general Joined
80. - =. In heartily. ''Well. that's
=, = settled" said he. 'sYou,
make three or four appearances at
court and nothing more will. be neces-
MH hope you like your appoint :.
meuts ..s4.-..'--.. ~ ~ eSaAH ~
,e5ophy laughed deiishtedly. .1ts
eharming-and very amusing" she
said "vm getting very much interest
3D. in your country. general" $50,
my country y Returning your kind
compliment can assure you" be re-
piled His tone had grown dry. and he
seemed to be watching her now. She
waved her hands, toward the Virgin
with the lamp. The massive figure
stood Ii its old place by the window. q
"What a lot owe to herr she cried.
ave all owe much. I" said Stenovics.
"The prince thought some people
might be angry withame. because Cap
tain Mistitch ia a favorite."
Every possible I'm afraid. very pos
sible. but in this world we must do
our duty, and ~ ''
"Risk the consequences3 Yesy"
III we can't control them. Mile. de
Gruche." He paused a moment and
then went on: '"The court martial on
| Mistitch n convened for Saturday.
SterhoR won't be well enough to be
tried for another two or three weeks"
I'm glad he's not dead. though II he
RECEIVERS only to be shot Still, I'm
glad didn't kill him."
mot by your hand" said Stenovics.
"But you mean In effect? Well, I'm
not ashamed Surely they deserve
DEATH"
"Undoubtedly-if Rastatz is wrong
and yonr memory right"
1.-The princes own atoryY
He isn't committed to any story
yet" -
Sophy rested her chin on her hand
and regarded her companion closely
He did not avoid her glance.
You're wondering what mean
what I'm after?", be asked her, smiline
quietly. "Oh. yes. l see you are. Go
on wondering. thinking, watching
things about you for day or two
There are three days between now and
Saturday. You'll see me again before
SATURDAY. and rye, no doubt you'll, 81
the prince" ?
/. ~ tn =. coasinnsd:y es,fs
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-09

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some night went un-
,graced by It's browning
adventure. He must
kiss the hand that saved
him before he slept.
The door opened soft.
". In the deep shadow
Of the porch, on the
winding. windowless
staircase Of the old
house. 1t was pitch dark.
He felt a hand put In
his and heard a low
voice saying. Come.
m0nseigneur." From
first to last. both In
speech and In writing.
che no1lHI hg-, A~v kkok
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
WIFE STRANGLED,,
HUSBAND MISSING
Bride of Two Months Is
Found Murdered in Her
New York Apartment.

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Mrs. Anna
Mauro. twenty-five years old. and a
bride of TWO months. was found dead
yesterday noon in the apartment which
size ana her husband had occupied al
81 East FOrty-Gfth street The con-
ditjon of the body, fully dressed, indi-
Gated that the murder had been com
mitted several days ago. Mrs. Mauro s
head had been beaten in with q blunt
instrument and she had been strangled-
David Maaro, the same age as ais
wife. formerly u gateman on the Third
avenue elevated road, is missing and
has not been seen, so far as the police
could learn, since last Monday evening,
when he left the building two hours
alter he and his wife had been seen
entering their door The police are
proceeding on the theory that Mrs
Mauro was murdered by her husband
ia a Mt of jealousy, and a general alarm
has been sent out for his arrest.
Around the neck Of the body a red
automobile veil was found tightly tied.
Whether the woman had been struck
on the head and strangled afterward
or the blows administered TO make death
certain after strangulation may be re-
vealed at an autopsy to be held today
under the direction Of Coroner julius
Harburger.
The murdered woman was pretty and
having worked in a dressmaking shop
had many more good dresses than WO-
men in her position usually have Ac-
coTding 10 her family, Mauro was eN-
tremely jealous.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
New Macmillan Books.

Among the works Of general interest
which the Macmillan Company promises
for publication this month are; ''ReaIi-
ties and Ideals" by Frederic Harrison,
Highways and ByWays of the Pacine
Coast" by Clifton Johnson; Tine Seem
ing UnreahtV OF the Spiritual Life, %
by Henry Churchill King; "The United
states as a WOFld-POwer," by Arch
bald Cary Coolidge; Volume II of Prof
Edward Channing's History Of the
United States The Evolution of Mod
ern DEMONSTRATION by Louis AdOlphe
Coerne; THE Principles OF AnthropO-
logy and Sociology IN Their Relations
20 Criminal Procedure" by Maurice
Farmele. These in addition to the two
novels already Wroth q"
by Agnes and EgertOu Castle. and
Cousin Cinderella" by Mrs. Everard
COtes
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
IT WAS BUSINESS. "

a certain gentleman prided himself
upon the eXactness with which he regu-
lated all his duties both in social and
business life. one evening he had oc-
casion 10 go out 10 dine with a business
acquaintance.
Don't wait up for me-" he said to his
better half. Il may be rather late. but
business is business you know, and it
can't be helped"
The next morning the man of method
was TAR from either looking or feeling
well. AT breakfast he sat toying list
lessly with his toast and sole. while his
spouse sat stOnily silent behind the
coffee pot. The breakfast room clock
was equally silent
Maria, my dear, there must be some
thing wrong with that clock I am
sure ] wound il UP last night" re-
marked the husband.
mo" answered his wife, you wound
up Freddy's musical box instead, and
Il PLAYED Home, Sweet Home tin 3
O'Clock in the morning The hau clock
has also stopped, but you have screwed
your corkscrew right into the barom-
eterr'-Tlt-Bits.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
A Beggars' Guild.

A Beggars' Guild.
Frederic S. Isham, author OF THE
Lady of the Mount" and other Ameri-
can novels, IN a letter from the Far
East, calls attention 70 one Of the oldest
of the many odd Chinese guilds.
Everyone knows of the Celestial beg
gars' guiid-as close corporation as
the one-legged society OF France-but
few people have heard Of the lock-pick-
ers' guild a smaller and more select
association OF choice and skillful spirits.
If there is a lock 10 be picked. a men,
Der of this last-named guild is en-
plOyed; perhaps it happens TO be the
lock on somebody's front door. In TINS
event. if the thief employing the lock-
picker Is caught. he loses his head but
the Chinese law holds the member Of
the guild exempt from punishment. The
latter was merely plying his trade the
thief alone was culpably occupying hlm-
self
Speaking Of guilds and their infiu-
ence,' says Mr. Isham. 'Only the otner
day an article in a Tien-tsin newspaper
referred TO a foreigner who hao ms
lumber yard burned by beggar ne had
refused 20 support. The foreigner &c
cepted the loss and stated he would not
prosecute. fearing further TO antagohlze
the beggars' guild"
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
ALLEGED SNINDLER
!. CAUGHT IN BUFF FALO
New York Bank Said to
Have Been Worked for
Over 100000.

BUFFALO. y. Y. Sept. I2-The story
Of an alleged bank swindle which may
amount TO between %2D0, coo AID S500.Go0.
tRc police say, through the manipula-
ti1ns or a trusted clerk. leaked out
here Today when Louis Lippman, alias
Melcer. was arrested at the public
library on the charge OF grand larceny.
Liypman admits mis- identity, and does
not deny the charge, according TO the
police VINO "sWeated" him out al head
quarters fOT couple of hours. He says
that he came from Germany to this
country only five years ago. Lippman
was clerk for the banking house Of
Knauth, Nachod x kuhne, of New
York city.
Something like three weeks ago. it is
alleged he disappeared. The Pinke ~tOns
we're Immediately notified and traced
Lippman 10 Albany, 10 Buffalo, 10
Toronto. and then back TO Buffalo again.
They found that he had been stopping
at high-class hotels and had been spend
ing money freely.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
BOAT IN KNAPsACK.

A Servian named Merchep has de-
Vlsed what he terms "A boat in a knap-
sack" Tor army purposes, The boat is
composed OF linen. rendered impermea-
aole Dy a coating of rubber; II is pro-
vided with oars which fold into each
other TO the size of an ordinary walking
stick and q cork seat, which also serves
10 keep IL taut when open. The model
can accommodate one person only. but
larger ones may be m de on the same
plan for the conveyance OF troops and
baggage wien crossing rivers Mer.
enep's invention has b zen tried on the
Seine by nSgal experts who speak OF
II IN high terms
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
VIM. C. STRANBRIDGE
COMES HONE TO DIE
Well-Known Lawyer of Phil
adelphia Reaches New York
in Critical Condition.

NEW YORK. Sept 12.-Dying, as the
result Of a complication OF diseases,
William c. Strawbridge, a lawyer Of
the firm Of strswbridge & Ander-
son, patent attorr sYs. was carried
from his stateroom Of the Hamburg
American liner Kaiserine Auguste VIC
tOria on its arrival today. hurried aboard
a waiting train and began a record
breaking run 10 the Quaker City, so that
he shall be permitted 10 die in his own
home and among members OF his fam
ily.
Mr.. Strawbridge left Philadelphia sew
eral months ago for a visit abroad in
an effort TO regain his health. His con-
diti0n became critical ten days ago, and
believing that death was inevitable hs
expressed a wish 10 his wire. who had
accompanied him. that when death over
came him he wanted 10 be with his
family.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
VERY DIFFICULT.

They thought more Of the Legion
of Honor in the time Of the first Ma
pOleon than they do now. The EN-
peTOr. it is said. one day met an old
one-armed soldier, and asked him
where he lost his arm
Sire. at Austerlitz"
And were you not decorated?"
mo, sire"
Then here is my own cross for
you. ] make you cheValier"
Your majesty names me chevaIier
because 1 have lost one arm! What
would your majesty have done had
lost b0th?"
"Oh, in that case I should have
made you an officer Of the Legion.
Whereupon the soldier Immediately
drew his sword and cut off his other
ara
Nov, there is no particular reason
to d, ubt this story. The only question
is. how did he do it2-Exchange.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
AS ORDERED.

A produce commission house, which
brides itself on filling all orders cor
rectiy, recently received a letter from
a customer saying;
Gentlemen, this is the f1rst time we
ever knew you TO make a mistake in
our order. You are well aware that
we buy the very best country eggs. The
last you sent are too poor for our trade.
What shall we do with them?''
The fair fame of the house for never
making an error seemed TO be at stake,
but the bright mind or the junior part
ner found a way out of IL. He wrote:
Gentlemen, we are sorry to hear
that our last consignment did not suit
YOU. There was however, no mistake
on our part. We have looked up your
original order and find that It reads as
follows: Rush fifty crates eggs We
want them bad. Exchange.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
GORPPffRS RTO9RTS
LABOR'S POSITION
Tells Executive Council How
Men Stand as Regards
Politics.

President Gompers. Secretary Morfi-
son. and Vice President O'connel, OF
The American Federation OF Labor, con
stituting committee representing labor
al the two national conventions. made a
report this morning 10 the executive
council Of the federation. dealing witJl
labor activities in the present cam
paign-
At. the conclusion of the morning ses-
6Ssion Of the council. President Gompers
announced tnat this report would come
up for consideration and action this
afternoon, and that following its adop-
ton by The council II would be made
public. II is understood that the report
is lengthy, and VIII cover fully the plans
Of labor and a detailed statement Of
its attitude toward the candidates.
Talked Politics.
The morning session of the council, 1t
is understood, was taken up with an
informal discussion OF the political ques-
ton, and also Of the contempt proceed
ings now on before a master in chan
cery, in which President Gompers, Sec
retary Morrison. and other members or
the American Federation are involved
on account of alleged disobedience Of an
Injunction order issued by Judge Gou;d
ia the Bucks Stove and Range Company
matter.
The hearings. which were begun be-
fore Referee Albert Harper last night
VIII he continued tonight at IypOEra ph-
ical Temple. The proposed afternoon
hearing was postponed on account OF
the meeting OF the executive council.
Wants II Rushed.
President Gompers. at the beginning
Of the hearing last night, requested that
It be rashed through. for the reason. #
is presumed, that he wishes to resume
his speaking tour IN behalf OF the
Democratic candidate.
The statement 10 be issued by the eX-
ecutive council this afternoon IS be-
lieved 10 be a straight om-the-shOul-
der document. Mr.. GOmpeTs declined to
discuss its contents in advance Of its
formal issuance.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
Financial History to Date.

The wide interest felt in the subject
Of banking reform has led the New
York University School Of Commerce to
arrange for a series OF lectures next
year by Charles A. COnant on foeign
banking systems. new edition has
inst been issued by the Putnams OF Nr.
C,0nant's History of Modern Banks OF
Issue" and this will be the reference
book OF the university course The new
edition OF the book contains an account
OF. recent efforts for currency reform IN
the United States, and also a chapter
on ssThe Crisis of 1907" showing the
influence Of worldwide speculation as
well as Iecal causes IN bringing on the
crash.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
&C Renson,s aThe schOolmaster."

To aver that fossilization, petrinca-
ton. and ossiacation overtake the peda-
gogue oftener than men OF other Voea-
tions is TO say what is truer than II Is
new. Mr.. Benson, though for long
master in one of the great English pub
lie schools, has. his reader viii agree
ouite escaped from the operation OF
these processes, This is why his book
is likely to prove of high value. 1t is
flu of wise and shrewd practical sug-
gestions. not the less useful because
Tbev are general rather than SPECIFIC,
and tend more to induce In the neophy te
the proper pedagogical tone temper =
and attitude than 70 EecoIliiii9liu ma
ters of detail and routine
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
Dr. Eliot on Univergity ADMINISTRATOR

In this volume one of the foremost
living authorities on the subject, Dr.
Eliot. writes of the larger questions OF
academic polity with that lucidity and
vigor for which he is famous. In sue
cessive chapters he deals especially with
IKE Trustees" AN Inspecting and
Comparing Body" Alumni Influence" :"
The University Faculty" The Elec-
tive System" Academic Distinctions" :"
Methods OF Instruction" Social Or
ganizatiOn," 'The Administration" :"
The University President" This au-
thoritatiVe discussion of matters OF the
first moment to the academic world
VIII be the most important book IN its
field
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
FOUND DEAD IN FIELD;
BULLETS IN HEAD

PITTSBURG. Pa, Sept. 12.-With two
bullet wounds through his head. the
body of a man supposed 10 be Henry
Clay Marshall. jT., Of New York. a rep
resertative OF =. ~. Brooks g. Co, IN
Vesunent bond brokers OF lis Broadway.
New York, was found lying in a field
hare near stanton avenue. The body
was warm when reached
BeiJide the corpse was a 32-Caliber
revolver with three full cartridges and
two empty ones. In the mans s pockets
were cards showing he represented
Brooks q Co, and across the top Of one
Of his cards he had written, Kindly
notify p w. B."
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
0uestionable 81 Lights.

Garrett p. Serviss. who Is a devoted
student and lover of the stars. and the
author of Astronomy with the Naked
Eye" is often called upon TO answer
questions about the sky such as arise
In the mind of the average man. One
svafD and again mentions the light
MAJ is seen in the southwest every
evening and demands its origin Re
Gently New York official wrote 10
- NTr Seryiss 10 be arbiter in this
I-eTv fispute among several Of nis
friends. ono side held that the light
Iess a star: the other that It was some
thing artificial The light Is actually
The TIanet Venus. Nobody can believe
II n6-sible. saws Mr.. Seryiss, that a
star can shine so brightly.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
NOT WHAT THEY SEEM.

Prof and Mrs. Hadley were on a
train bound for New York, where
Yale's president was to speak before a
national convention. He made use OF
the hour and twenty minutes he spent
in the train by rehearsing his speech
IN a low voice, using his hands to en-
phasize certain passages.
a kindly matron, who was sitting
directly behind Air. and Mrs. Hadley
ana who mad been watching and listen
ing, leaned forward and. tapping Mrs.
Hadley on the shoulder, said feelinEly
You have my sincere sympathy, my
poor woman. ! have one just like him
at home"
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
More From Mr.. Sinclair.

It seems that Upton Sinclair's hlghiy
seasoned THE Metropolis did not en-
tirely exhaust New York as a literary
field, even in Mr.. Sinclair's own esuula-
ton. on the contrary. it was only the
hrst volume of a tTilogy, designed 10
use the words OF the official announce
ment. 10 be IAN adequate presentation
Of the contemporary business and So
eial life of New York city" The ute
of the second book Of the series VIII De
..The Noneychangers. It IS 10 appear
some time in the autumn II carries on
49, saro4 characters that played parts
I'm s'The Metropolis" and will reach its
climax in the story of the financial
panic Of 1907.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
ITALIAN VINTAGE.

The report concerning the vintage oi
italy shows that this years return ex.
ceeds that Of last, which produced So.
000. 900 hectOlitres, the hectolftre beinl
equal 10 2,2d imperial falions. So grea1
is the quantity OF wine that the cave:
are being extended The question i
what 10 do with the wine. the protective
rights Or the frontiers being a bar Il
its exploration. Novel means are being
adopted to consume the surplus wine.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
Clubs She Belongs To.

Among women who write there is
some diversity OF opinion about wom-
ems clubs. Many OF the best known
writer's are Identified with club life,
Gertrude Atherton, OF course, being the
great exception, and the newer ones
are aIso divided among themselves.
''I am very fond of clubs" confesses
Maude RadfOrd Warren. VINO is being
noticed as the author OF the new HaT-
per novel, THE Land OF the Living" !"
Il belong to half a dozen or SO or all
sorts-merely social, purely fashionable,
really intellectual, and solely philan-
thropic In short. / belong to all the
nice clubs l can find"
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
Sir Oliver Lodge Again.

Moffat. Yard & Co. announce the ap-
proachtng publication of a book By = Z
oliver Lodge which many viii consider
his greatest work It is called Science
and Immortality" a very modern title
for a work which sums up in a very
modern way the status of science, talth'
and theology in their bearings, separ te-
ly and collectively, upon religion ana
immortality.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
LAW OF GRAYITATION.

when YOU throw q ball up I'm the
air." remarked a teacher IN explaining
the law of gravitation to her class. lit
always comes down again. The reason
OF this Is that a larger BODY always
draws a smaller one. DO you under
stand il Charlie?' turning TO a boy who
had listened with the most profound
attention
Yes m declared Charlie emphatical-
~. 7 s'pose that's tyle reason I always
go quick when mother calls me. "-Ex-
change.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
..Kinr sprucen for woods Lovers.

Among the men in the national For
est Service the most popular bit OF sum-
mer fiction Is a novel by Holman Day,
king Spruce" Mr.. clifford Pinchot,
their chief. calls King Spruce" one
OF the best pictures Of the woods he
has ever found. He says Il has an
aDDrsciation OF forestry that IS keen
and right. and the likelihood also OF
doing a great deal OF good. But the
story itself is what holds the enthU-
The Washington times., 1908-09-12

An entirely new series OF very small
volumes for gifts is announced for early
publication by Thomas Y. Croweh q
Co. The line is called the Sesame
Booklets" and embraces twenty-one
titles from favOrite authors. The
books measure only three by four
inches, but have clear black-letter type
of generous size. phQtograVure Irohtis,
nfeces Illuminated titles, and special
bindings in cloth and soft leather.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN

NEW YORK, Sept. 12-At the office
Of P. ". Brooks & Co.. it was stated
that nothing was known Of Marshall's s
whereabouts since ne left the concern
On July l. Before that time he was en-
ployed as a clerk, but resigned and
went West on account of i'll health.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12

The Man Without Head.
+ detective story OF the most excitA
ing possible description is announced
for immediate publication by Moffat,
Yard g. Co. under the title or The
Man without a Head" The author ls
Tyler de Saix. The scene is England.
for the most part London. and the
hero a young German recently annexed
to the staf OF Scotland Yard, who has
his reputation to ma1e-and makes It,
The story Is one which depends for its
powerful grip on the attention upon
the keen clash of wits between the pur-
suer and the pursued. rather than upon
the sheer force OF horror piled on hOr-
ror, which Is the method OF so many
recent writers Of mystery stories.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
Hackett as aSir Richard Eseombe."

Sir Richard Escombe," Max Penn
berton's new novel. has just been pub
lished by Harper K Bros. in this coun-
plete for It's dramatiZation. James *.
Hackett Will produce Il in the autumn,
appearing as Sir Richard"
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
MEDICAL.
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The Washington times., 1908-09-12
New Books at Hand.

New Books at Hand.
Tbs Little Brown jug at Kildare.
Meredith Nicholson. BObbs- Merrill
Company.
The author OF "A House of Thousand
Candles has entered an entirely diff
ferent field-the amusing mix-up Of two
important officials; audacious but not
shocking.
Round the Corner In Gay Street.
Grace 5. Richmond. Doubleday, Page
e Co.
Not since the days of Little Women"
have we been given more beautiful
story Of lively young people.
Heart Break Hill. Herman Knicker-
booker Viele. Duffield & Co
A tale cleveriy told, and full Of dainty
incident
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
NEWS NOTES AND GOSSIP OF THE
BOOK WORLD-THE AUTHORS
AND PUBLISHERS.
@The Man without a Head"

siasm OF the woodsmen. who fight so
well themselves for these forests.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
Literary Notes

The Unsued States as a Worid-Powe-
Prof A. c. Coolidge. OF Harvard, is u
appear next week. This is the outcome
OF the notable series Of lectures -ybi-b
Prof. Coolidge delivered some months
ago at the Sorbonne in Paris. Arrange
ments have been made for its simIl-
taneous publication in America, Eng
land, and on translation) Germany and
France.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12

Reprints are announced by the HaF-
pers OF Two on a Tower" by Thomas
HARDY, ana st. Katherine's by the
Tower by Walter Besant