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heredity. did any members OF Your family
ever suffer a similar accident"
No sir. none. the patient answered.
Very good. said pr Blank. You see.
we require a know ledge Of all these de-
tails in order 10 form correct diagnosis.
So far 50 good.
He looked Al The patient tnoughttully.
You find som" difficulty in lying on
your back he said
I can't lie on my back al all. sir
And / suppose YOU are no easier on
the stomach?
oh. no
In short. SAID Dr Blank. YOU are
most comfortable on Your side
Yes. sir. That is the. only position. to
tell the truth that ! am abie 10 maintain.
Exactly said the doctor. in tri-
unphant voice We have noE only to
settle upon the treatment. Here Is the
case in a nutshell: r.itIer NE leave the
bar where il is in which case infia NINA
ton will set IN and YOU will probably die.
we extract IL an operation that is
likely to prove fatal. Your rate. sir. is
in your own hands Please decide which
course you will adopt
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third, and the charming baby of Com
modore NJ. j. Lawrence.
Young Hobson." as he Is affectionateiy
called. takes his view of life from the
daintiest Of wicker basket carriages He
protests with his tiny fists clasped tightly
when things do not go to suit him, and
gurgles delightedly at his nurse maid
when they do. He is just six months old.
and the real ruler of the charming Hob
son home. at 21l1 street. The young
son Of the hero of the Merrimac is a
noted figure In Washington society but
is Withholding his opinion about its short
comings until a later day.
Philaader C. Knox. third. is an embry-
onic statesman who rules the home OF
the senator from Pennsylvania His
chubby little arms and legs are eloquent
In their appeal. and his nurse who drives
him about in a smart black French baby
cuggy, seems fully to understand the
meaning Of all his gestures The Knox
baby is always the center of a group Of
youngsters. and their carriages are al
ways brought together in Dupont Circle
or tarragut Square, where the smart
chidren of the utra-fashionable world
congregate
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love for the pale. sweet sticks. He liked
them with dressing Of drawn butter,
but i'ontenelle preferred vinegar and oil.
Mime de Tencin once invited these two
asparagus lovers TO dinner. Half tine as
paragus course was prepared with oil and
vinegar. tie other half with drawn butter
and on Fnntenelle's arrival the hostess ex-
planned this arrangement to him.
But just the dinner hour arrived
there came paliid messenger from the
archbishop's house. The good Archbishop
Dubois was dead.
'Deau?' cried Fontenalle.
Dead the messenger dolefully re-
peated.
" Really dead? said Nine. DE- Tencin
Alas. yes. madam; dead irrevocably
answered the messenger
Then he won't be here TO dinner
mlrInured Fontenelle.
Naturally not the messenger agreed
'fohtenelle leaped hastily to his feet
He ran to the door and opened it, Then
he shouted across the hail TO the white
capped cook IN the kitchen.
'Bapaste. all the asparagus with oil,
and vinegar.
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.RapQVE55H ENGE111ULER
NQN HENGERKAR5 CIMD

doris household are to be found in the
wake of their young mistress.
Happy Turkish Children.
One of the most recent additions 20
diplomatic circles is the family of the
Turkish minister. MehIncd Ali Bey. Five
quaint children make up the ministers
family, and. until they moved out 20 1910
Calvert street several months ago. they.
too. spent their afternoons in the fash
ionabie park section Of Washington. Now
they romp about the parking leading to
the National Geological Park within
sight Of the legation building. The eldest
of the children SHERIFF., q girl of twelve.
is a most remarkable child. She speaks
English perfectly. having learned II in the
high schools of Consta ntinople Frequent
~ when she is at home she acts in
terpre.er for her parents OF members of
the leSa ton staff. SHERIFF. is student
at the National Cathedral School for Girls
where Miss Ethel Roosevelt was formerly
a pupil. and only comes home to spend
the week lend Much of her time there
fore, Is spent in the picturesque grounds
surrounding the school, which is close TO
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THE SPITTED AUTOMOBILIST

DROF. Koch. the famous investiRa O,
/ Of sleeping sickness. said of an old
fashioned doctor al a musical given b,
Andrew Carnegie in his honor in New
York.
Yes, DR.. Blanks methods We're old
fashioned, prosy. pompous. nonscnsical.
Tou know AT Heidelberg they tell a story
about him-a story In illustration OF his
way of working.
"A man. according to the story, fell
over a cliff in an automobile and a steel
bar eight feet long was run through his
body 50 that three feet of the bar pro-
trllded from his stomach and three feet
from his back.
DIR Blank was sent for. He looked at
the spitted patient and said:
Where is the complaint?
1T is in my stomach sir was the
reply
How did il happen:
The man explained the accident in de-
tail.
'Humpil.' said DR. Blank. AS to
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WHERE THEY FORGET.

"RERNARD sHAW's rtren, !. refusal :, OF y
- "A thousa nd dollar prize. said a
Chicago editor, lis only another instance
of this great writer's originality lie
thinks differently from the rest OF US,
and usually he thinks better
''On every subject he thinks. once, in
the rooms of the Fabian Society over
looking the fresh green slopes of the Law
Courts gardens in London. ! heard him
express his thoughts about English public
schools.
HE attacked these schools He said
you learned nothing III them, tie told OF
a young peer to whom certain master at
Elton said:
II am ashamed OF you unable to work
out SO simple a problem. Your younger
brother did 1t correctly AZ hour ago
~ am sorry. sir the hoy replied. put
you must remember that my prothef
hasn't been AT Elton as long as nave.
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every outline marks the smart nurse of
the Paris boulevarGS. The home Of the
Viscount de Martel and his Interesting
little family is at 1871 y street northwest.
and from here Kathleen and her nurse
may easily find their way TO Lafayette
Park. Dupont Circle and Connecticut ave
nue.. Kathleen is firm friend and great
clnm Of the Baroness Me!a Hengeknuller
Won Hengarvar. the fcur-year-old daugh-
ter OF the Austrian ampa ssador and the
Baroness Hengelmuler who seems al
most too small to carry the. title by which
She is known.
Mea is a most resourceful and interest
ing little girl. When she is I'm the big
embassy home of her parents she spends
all her time al her mot lcr's side. She
answers the telephone in the private
rooms of the baroness. AID Is quite equal
TO carrying any message that may come
for either of her pare. ITS. When the
baroness goes for her daily drive at )
O'Clock in the afternoon her little daugh-
ter is almost sure to he beside her, but at
other times. Mela chums with her little
friend. Kathleen, III Dupont Circle, at
tended always ny her own maid Usually
several of the Pct dogs Of the anba ssa-
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the National Cathedral on the outskirts
of the city. The next in age to SHERIFF.
is a boy, lssedin: then comes the second
girl. Stuart: another boy. Nassur: the
baby. Il girl. Leila In spite of the fact
that these children come from the heart
of the sultan's kingdom. Nine Mehmed
always displays the most American tastes
in dressing these attractive youngsters.
The girls usually wear modish little
dresses such as one would see Ameri-
can children. The eldest boy wears sailor
suits while the youngest looks just like
a spunky little American boy in BUS
ter Brown" The children are full of life,
and spend every minute of their time in
the open air.
Attractive Venezuelan Children.
The children of Senior n Eeloz- Goiticoa
first secretary and charge daffaires of the
Venezuelan legation, and Nine VeloZ, al
ways attract attention. There are four
children in the family TWO smart little
girls and two boys. The eldest girl. Ell
,ra, is a fascinating little South Ameri-
can with hair ''bobbed" in the fashion
OF the day and set off with large white
bows Her modish lit:le white frocks,
socks and patent leather slippers set off
her childish beauty and make her look
even younger than her eight years. Ell
vira and her sister. lIuisa attend the
Force School. and are associate pupils
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MARK TWAIN'S HUMOR.

II II. ROGERS. 81 lis return rorae"
l. from bermuda: last montn said one
evening il tine smoking room ~ lis tray
cling companion. Mark Twain:
..lIc is an inc"rrigihi" hunoris' Even
in his most emotional. moments IT, can't
help being funny.
When IL married 10 l.lmra in 1870 1S
fatuer-in-l4w made Him i present Of il
fine w II furnished house in Rnffaic.
the present came as surprise Mark
Twain knew nothing OF il TILL amid Il
party If relatives and friends. he was
shuwn over the luxurious place. Then.
when they told niln i Was !lis, tears filled
his eyes.
BAT lie ras si.Il the hUmoriSt and
turning TO uis !ather-in-laW lie said
though in i voice tlIai tromhird a little:
Mr.. Langdon. whenever you're I'm
Buffalo ii its rs much as twice year
you are 10 come right up here and take
tea. You stay all night, too, If you
want TO. and it Shan't cost you 4 cent
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IN ASPARAGUS TIME.

Q EN- ATOR BEEERIDGE. at "A dinner in
- Indianapolis said during the course
Of asparagus:
This asparagus is superb. Its flavor
helps rs 70 pardon Fontenelle.
"Fontenele?" murmured young lady
IN a puzzled voice.
YES Fontenelle. said the well read
senator Don't YOU know the story
Listen. then.
.'r'ontenelie lived to be a hundred He
attributed his longevity 10 asparagus. AS
the consimptives go in for milk and eggs
h. went IN for asparagus-thrice daily
as long the season lasted.
archbishop Dubois had almost an equal
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Enjoy All LIES Comforts.

..Hark 10 me-" explained wh.te-bcard-
ed patriarch. human dressed but Tor 4
loud red sash: .'thrac-quartcrs "f flis
poptIlation has worked - America. made
money and come back to get til" wort !
or H. Everything Anr"lican We want
we've eoi including bath tubs. electro
lighting and The telephone I" Briancol.
This year vr killed a trolley aud daily
mail W. know what We want
| knew what | had foisnd-I concrete
illustration Of back migration.
OII French automobile hosts W:nt
peacefully to bed: hut Willie and spent
a curious evening, looking al our native
land a. through a telescope reversed.
As word of our presence passed. young
couples. single aen. Cd folks and chl-
dren even fockrd 10 tie cafe 10 meet
rs all Americans-yet Europeans Curl
ouslv proud Of "emicrating backward.
vet pa1hetically anxious for news Of lit
Tie old New York and many another city
from New Orleans Ia Duluth.
Next morning We went toward Turin Nv
the Geneva. | said. Il Will do the
story when | get Ia Paris. Then | hes
itaied to tell how America could be de-
serted by adopted sons. en- masse
But when ] read a cable. Nest"rda>-
given out a. startling Information that
this year. already. there has been an rx
Cess of 1ja.uH Europeans quitting our
uoris over new arrivals, my ST. Neran
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younger set is following
its own diversions and max
ing the democratic friendships for which
the Capital city is unique.
The youngsters of society have no social
feuds to support. no r.valries to pursue
ard no heart burnings because ones in
yitation list so far exceeds his or her
own If so. they gurgle out their pro
tests in the unintelligible language known
only to their fond mothers. and so the
secrets are kept within the family circle.
In no city of the United States and
perhaps in Europe, are the smart babies
afforded greater outdoor privileges. 1t
is impossible for their ultra fashionable
mammas to give theii. afternoons-and
many of their mornings-to the Riddles
of the family, and SO the youngsters are
left the greater part of the day III the
care of their nurses.
While the winter afternoons afford many
of the babies a few hours of sunshine,
it Is in the springtime that juvenile
Washington turns out into the parks in
such numbers that from a distance 1t is
sometimes difficult to pick out these fasci-
mating little bright-coated blossoms from
tba real flowers in the park They swarm
into the bright reservations and romp
over the green roll their hoops or play
cl,iIdrens games throughout the after
noon. and with the bright flowers under
foot and the blossoming trees above the
effect is fascinating panorama.
Diplomatic, official and resident society
send their children into the parks OF
Washington. and on bright afternoons the
sight Is wholly fascinating. The children,
If their sturdy little legs are strong
enough to hold Them romp about and
pIaY their games. If not they lie back
in their go-carts or French buggies and
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FOR GOLFERS.

1IEERDlNAND SCHl MACHER the
oatmeal king sad an Akron gro
Ger. was a conservative. The man who
founded Tie enormous breakfast food
business luathed fads.
Il once tried To st him to join our
golf cuh. But he poked fun at u golf
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WITH The Americans OF
st. Neran" A United
States Town on the Franco
. Italian Frontier = Built OF
Marble With Our Money
. Return OF Successful Emf
grants to Europe a Normal
: if Silent Movement-This
Years Excess OF 100000
Z Over Arrivals a Mere De
!! tail in Back Emigration
/: Some Other Instances OF
:: How Our Emigrants Return
/ to European Homes With
! Good American Dollars.
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dependence of Tho Star.

SPECIAL Correspondence of Tho Star.
PARIS May 20 1905
]N many lost corner Of benighted
French Italian Europe there are
whole towns of Americans whose
Il picturesque inhabitants slang auto
tourists back in East Sidc New
YDrkese,
st. yeran was the first ! knew. ! came
oh IL by accident. Ii was last summer.
Accommodating in the Alps OF Dauphiny,
along an old-world road % the Genevr;t
pxss fwhere Hannibal took through his
elephants to Italyb. through ruined walled
.Sras and by watch towers Of old wars.
w suddenly rolled into clean. sweet,
hight little city built or villas in white
marble.
s.Whv this town * new exclaimed tie
kicker. THE D..soeS are waking up.
Hay-la. vooze oh-tr-.. k-i set ,-ai?''
II Will speak Italian. said our French
host. '.coulc-may
Come of talk United States. replied
Il conic-orcra tenor in brown velvet knee
breec!.-s He had been idylicaliS iollSine
d well EnoWu prima donna by malhl,.
fountain And. Say. Willie. forget tile
word Dago:' leading citizens OF this burg
haven; heard it since christopher street
wharf"
r. the coo, and spacious caf" there is
no real hot..l-'Willie' kicked because the
mail went only once week
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INDIES %~D5rlNGUIStlED FAr0LES
M@7HN -c7hkiH0 Their Llizy Czk1lQ@-

!. :~I-@I 80 $50. <S-.s-~G.( ::
!. pr O NJ ! \ F \ T Peoples ),
! Children From All Parts
!. of the World Taking Their :;
Daily Outings at the Ma {
. tional Capital = How the !
7 Children OF the Favored OF
: Fortune Add Color and Lie J
to the Parks in the North ;
!: western Section-Democracy !
. OF Quentin Roosevelt and :;
: Charlie Taft, Who Are as I
!. POPULAR Among Their j
} Schoolfellows. as T II cir I
. Fathers Are in the Nation ;;
: Daily Romps and Plenty OF (
7 Fresh Air Are the Methods !
Used to Keep These Chill +.
: dren Healthy and Happy. :
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If there is one youngster in Washington
who shond lay claim to being the most
democratic Juvenile in tie capital ii is
Quentin Roosevelt. Youngest son Of the
President.
When Quentin Roosevelt is ready 70!
school he straps his books over MS Shout
der mounts his wheel ana rides away
lust like any other American hoy. He
is 4 pupi =, the Force School, and when
ha arrives there IN the morning he is
just quentin or Roosevelt" and there
is 40 disposition on his part or on those
of his fellow students 10 regard him
in any other light than just a plain
American hoy and a good schoolfellow.
Like his distinguished father. Charlie
Taft son of the Secretary of War. thor
oushly enjoys life and goes on the prin-
ciple that good friends ere worth max
ing in any walk OF life. Charlie has
sunny disposition, and IS always ready
with a smile. It's good. big. broad smile,
in the morning with his books sluns over
nature. Young Taft and Quentin Roose
welt are great chums, and, like the son OF
the President. Charlie goes off to school
n the morning with his books slung over
his shoulder. ready to shoot" marbles
with the first fellow that comes along
to "swop'' his best penknife for the new
est agate in the crowd. He is a real
boy. and one who enjoys life to the ut
most. Charlie has many stories to tell Of
his recent world trip with mis- distinguish
ed father and he has seen many unique
things which escaped the eyes of his eld-
ers His initiative powers are keen, and
he colors his stories to the delight of the
boys. who never tire listening to the
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of Quentin Roosevelt. The little boys
Luis and Francisco. are still in the kim

of Quentin Roosevelt. The little boys
Luis and Francisco, are still in the kim
dergarten.
Another little belle in the diplomatic set
is Kathleen Moncheur the four-year-old
daughter of the Belgian minister and the
Baroness Moncheur. Kathleen is typi-
cal blond beauty. and with her golden
curls tucked coQuettishly under a big en-
broidery hat and her familiar happy
smile she is not only the pet of the le
CATION, but of society generally. Kath-
leen has a nurse who is as loyal to her
young charge as q devoted attendant
could possibly be. She Is never happier
than when romping with the youngster
in II street. where the legation is situ-
ated. or in Farragut Square. one of the
fashionable parkings half block away.
Kathleen spends nearly her entire time
out of doors. and Is healthy. bright and
full of life as her charming surroundings
can afford
Grandchildren Of Gen. Miles.
The little grandchildren of Gen. Miles.
children Of Mrs. Samuel Reber. are nearly
always to be found in the uptown parks.
They are typical American children. full
Of spirit and fond of bean bag" and
other sports that interest youngsters.
Three newcomers are conspicuous In
the younger circle in Richmond Pearson
Hobson. second; Philander c. Knox.
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GRANDCHILDREN Of GEM nnEs
Quentin-The Democratic.

vieyv the scene with all the majesty of
their baby state.
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Dainty Little Aristocrats.

One of the most fascinating members
of the younger set is little Miss kath-
leen de Martel, the two-year-old daught er
of the ViScount de Martel third secretary
of the French embassy, and the Viscount-
ess de Martel. Kathleen is as chic lit
tie French maid as ever crossed the
water. She was horn in Paris just two
years ago. Her smart little white frocks
and big drooong lingerie hats are conspic-
uous among the group of fashionable chill
dren. who. each day. are TO be found in
the vicinity Of the uptown parks. kat.l-
leen is always To be found in the custody
of genialfaced Frenck woman. whose
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TT WHILE the millionaire colony OF
Washington is attending teas
M and bridge parties the rea
w younger set" is following
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onl, to appear and see and conquer the
greatest beauty OF the upper Alps-d
Swapping seventeenyear-cld Nenus-he.
an old man of sxty-tWo,
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-23

H. T. Shurtlef, pioneer of Utah,
and prominent citizen of Salt Lake
county, died at his residence, 1875
South Fifth East, In Mill Creek district
at $50 O'Clock Sunday morning of
nephritis, aged 6S years.
Mr.. Shurtiff came to Utah with his
parents IN 1849 When he attained
manhood he married and settled upon
the farm where he died and upon
which, with the exception of a brief
residence in Rush valley, he has since
lived.
He was one of the first subscribers
to the Salt Lake Tribune and during
the years 1t has been printed it was a
regular visitor te the Shurtleff home.
He was a member of the Constitu-
tional convention and the Office of
supervisor of highways were the only
offices he ever held. He was a good cit
izen and the world is better that he
lived. He leaves widow'and six child
rem. the latter all gre wn, They are H
S. Shurtleff, guard at the Utah peni
tentiary; E. D, and Arthur E. Shurt-
left, who are in Twin Falls, Ida, L. R.
Shurtleff, clerk of the Idanha hotel at
Boise; Mrs. Nellie Shurileff Morgan, of
La Belle, Idaho, and Mrs Charles Bell
Of Mill Creek.-Salt Lake Tribune.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-23
TAKE RUPERT BY STORM.

The members of the Pythian
Dramatic club are very enthusiastic in
their praise OF the hospitality of the
Rupert people, who not only packed
the opera house and generously and
heartily applauded the club, but after
the drama had been presented, invited
the club to q reception and banquet
and in fact gave them the very best
kind Of a time from the minute they
reached Rupert until they took their
departure the next day.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-23
SCHOOL BOARD
LET'S CONTRACTS
Bids on Building Vary Greatly,
With Winning Bid Very Low.
A. White Of Twin Falls, Gets
Contract for Building, Berry
& Swank the Plumbing.

The school board pursuant to the call
for bidson the construction of the new
100000 school building opened the bids
on Monday evening of this week and
awarded the contracts. The bids on
the building were rather surprising in
asmuch as they varied greatly in the
tetals, the bid receiving the award be-
ing about ten thousand dollars lower
than the highest bidder. Instead of
the contract being let as whole it was
let in four bids: excavation already let
and finished; heating; plumbing, and
the building proper and in every case a
large number of bids were received
together with the certified checks re-
qulred by the board,
The building was awarded to A.
White Of this city formerly in business
with Paul Kartzke of Burley, at s43,890
Mr.. White is now in the city and will
push the work as fast as possible. Fitch
Ball will be superintendent of the con-
structlon and has been In conference
with the contractor this week.
The plumbing went to Berry & Swank
of Twin Falls for 1925 which pleases
the c!tiz, ns in That Twin Falls firm
gets slice of the money.
w j. Mcpherson com pany Of Port
land, Oregon received the contract for
the heating, the price being $3.50.
The board endeavored to get the
very best result from the bids possible
and have full protected the district
with regards to the class of workman
ship put into the construction and they
are to be congratulated upon the figures
at which the work was let.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-23
NEW SEWERAGE
AREA VOTED
City Council Vote to Put in Sew
er District Number Two.
Estimates of Probable Cost set at
$55,000--District Will Cover
all Outside of District |.

The city council at a meeting held
Monday evening unanimously votrd to
proceed with the laying out of lateral
sewer district. The plans for the sewer
have been under discussion for some
time and a committee OF the council
have been investigating and making
estimates of the expense. At the
meeting last Monday night the commit
tee reported the expense to be about
S55,00O