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Jaffrays had killed his young wife and the
details of the murder and the murderer a
escape were known fully to all who heard
Chief Harmon's announcement.
well, we'll, that's news said the captain,
1T seemed to me we had just the usual
Christmas party. Didn't know we had a
celebrity. stowaway l sppposs?' and he
began to give orders for a search.
"Not 81 fast captain said Chief Har-
man. Guess we won't have any trouble
finding him. Here's the despatch ! got
lest night from the Boston chief Of police. :
And he read: ~
Arrest and hold for us Joe JafYTays, Somer-
vile murderer. passenger Yarmouth boat
leaving Boston this afternoon Got away
disguised as nun We missed him at wharf
by Ave minutes.
$50 trot out your nun, said Chief Harmon.
@Why she-l mean he--is in my ROOM
exclaimed Margaret Cameron.
She had no time TO explain further. The
whole party rushed pell nell to Miss Cam
erons stateroom, she leading the way.
Chief Harmon and Ricketts, put their
shoulders TO the door and broke 1t open.
Before the tiny mirror stood figure clad
as nun calmly shaving. The bonnet was
OF. and Margaret saw the head OF young
man, hair cropped short.
He turned quickly When he saw the
uniforms Of the police officers he made a
move az II to put up fight with the razor
for weapon. But Ricketts, had him covered
with a revolver. re at
@You've got me- he said shortly in the
husky voice that Margaret had heard be-
fore, but this time he spoke much louder.
"rhere's no use In fighting all OF you" And
he threw down the razor.
Then he caught sight OF Margaret stand
ing in the crowd outside tho door and
grinned
Hope I didn't disturb you, miss he
said, "but there weren't no other way OF
getting away. Guess there amt mucf,
but trouble coming to me now'-includ-
ing the others in his remarks with a sweep
ing gesture--=but this young lady will
bear witness that didn't bother her none.
lived up to these togs except as TO those
pravers'-and he laughed heartily. '2 q
Margaret was trembling under ali tho
excitement, eflt'
@He didn't disturb me. Chief Harmon"
she said. @but l did waste little compass
sion until ! discovered that she-I mean
he-was shamming i'll and was eating in
stead OF praying. It seems to me that abe
II mean he-had better done little pray
They took Joe Jaffrays away, and I'm
due course hanged him by the neck until
he was dead. As for Margaret Cameron,
calm as she is, she shudders just a little
when sfe sees any ono In the habilimente
Of nun. And she never travelled by boat
again. without knowing the person who
shared her stateroom. ss 4,
ID N HI Il. . ~
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for harboring suspicion against person in
religious garb.
The next morning the sun. streaming in
through the shutters Of the narrow window
OF the cabin, played about hlargaret's hair
and face until he woke her up. IL was as
IL Old Sol was trying to say Get UP and
see what fine day 1t is. And it's my
doing"
However that was, Margaret greeted the
sun cheeruy. She got. up and pushed the
clear cold winter day. Tiny little waves
were chasing each other gayly about. send
ing up golden shower when they met
and broke into spray.
Margaret breSthed long and deep. Far
away she could see the lighthouse that
marked the way into Yarmouth harbor
She must got out on deck at once. So she
turned hastily to the business OF dressing.
In the upper berth her. companion still
lay In the same position. Apparently
Margaret didn't know whether the nun
was awake or not; II not. 1t was high time
on this beautiful morning, SO Margaret
called out gayly.
Better get up good sister. and have a
taste of Nova Scotia air. There's nothing
better in the world"
The nun stirred uneasily.
Are you going out2' asked the husky
voice. L was going To ask II you would
want to say my y,prayers and I prefer 10
he alone, nope you don't nina,
Margaret was annoyed. That creature
was going to have breakfast, she'd bet
producing it from the old fashioned satchel
as was done with dinner the night before
II this was a sample OF the Catholic sister
hood she was glad she was Presbyterian
But she spoke pleasantly enough.
AYou may have the room Tor the rest
of the trip" she said "I'll Just leave my
suit case here and get it after the boat
docks"
So Margaret packed up hastily. looked
her suit case. took her pocketbook from
under the pillow and went forth on deck.
Az the vessel entered the harbor she was
hailed by launch in which were two men
in uniform. Margaret knew them. They
we're Jchn Harmon, the chiaf Of the Var
mouth police force, and one of his men,
Herman RICKETTS,. She used to go to school
with Herman and laughed TO see him in
uniform.
The steamboat slowed down and the
launch ran alongside. Chief Harmon and
RICKETTS, climbed up on the deck, where
the captain met them. Margaret and the
few other passengers who had got up with
the sun drew near to see what was up.
you've got famous passenger this
trip, captain said Chief Harmon. -although
guess you don't know t.. It'sJoe Jaifrays,
the Sonerville murderer ~
|, His remark was startling. The newspa-
pera had been fun Of the Somerville murder.
h had bean . particularly brutal affair.
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GIFTS TO THE BARBER. sl.,
Ono That was Out Of the Usual Brought
In by Man From Long Island.

Cash is not the only shape in which sifts
come 20 the barber, Here was one In the
form Of a spray of apple blossoms brought
in by customer who has country place
out somewhere on Long Island. The barber
had put it in glass Of water and set It In d
central place by itself among the bottles
and things on the shelf in front OF his chair
a spray Of apple blossoms, with all the
apple blossoms delicate beauty.
1t is no reproach to the barber to say
that at first he didn't know what they were.
for he was born and brought up In the city:
and for that matter there were plenty OF
customers in the shop in the course of the
day who didn't know what they were any
more than he did; as for instance. one GUS
toner coming in along in the afternoon who.
his eye falling on the blossoms as he took
his seat in the chair, asked Of the barber:
what you got there?'
@Apple'blossoms. says the barber.
-Is that sop" says the customer. as he
surveys them with new interest
a @Yes,' saws the barber, athats what Gus
toner Of mine, VINO knows tell me. and there
are two or three BARRIERS mere in the shop
that know and that's what they say too
And this customer looked them over
ton bringing gradually other apple bloe-
SONS back 20 him with which 10 compare
these. andkthese were apple blossoms, sure
enough, some OF them not yet opened. still
of the unfolded blossoms beautiful pink, :,
and some opened with their petals of the
apple blossoms delicateiy tinted pinkishi
white. And then he smelled Of tho bloss
SONS, and they had the apple blossoms
delicate. " oody fragrance. 3D. ~,
Yes. Mr; they were apple blossoms all
in q city barber shop. And then the customer
60 haall and got shaved. - ra ~,
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newed on the wharf. on the gangway and on
the boat
"What, you're going home for Christmas
too?" was frequent greeting; and Yes,
indeed, can't miss that" would be the
answer. It was one big family party.
This was the last boat which would get
these eSiles home for Christmas, and the
captain held his vessel u bit over time. 50
that none might be left behind. He was
Nova Scotian and knew what this trip
meant to most Of his passengers.
The gangway was about to be taken in
when closed carriage drove rapidly down
the wharf. Two men got out quickly and
helped third person to alight and up the
gangway. The driver followed with a
large. old fashioned satchel, the only bag
gage.
Margaret noted this group particularly.
The person who was insisted aboard the boat
wore the garb of a nun. Margaret noticed
pale set face, somewhat stern, beneath the
bonnet as the group passed below her.
Then the two men and the driver ran back
to the wharf. the gangway was hauled in
and the vessel got under way.
There were few passengers out on deck,
but Margaret Cameron was one of these.
She had no fear OF seasickness, and the
ocean on rough day fascinated her.
She wondered idly, as the steamboat
threaded her way through the shipping and
the islands OF Boston harbor. who the nun
was and why she was making the trip at
this time OF the year.
II Margaret could haye looked ahead
she would have given more thought to this
last passenger TO come on board. but as 1t
was she had no premonition and she forgot
al! about the nun in the rapture with which
she surveyed the scene about her.
For the ship had left the karbor and was
forging gallantly along through the greatly
troubled waste OF water. Il had begun to
snow and Margaret's horizon was narrowed
to few hundred yards surrounding tho
ship. They passed close to liner In from
L liverpool which had anchored until the
task Of entering the harbor became little
] ess hazardous.
One by one the passengers disappeared
within. Here and there was one who had
delayed his departure too long Only the
hardy seagoers survived,
For the vessel, which was only Of about
Loo tons burden. was performing acrobatic
feats. Margaret found a sheltered corner
D
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=. ~ J. !. v. " u "A as.y.. II . . d a.,.,
on H'o H'o euso % MA ueAk We arens Anke'S
onto .nelr paoks. Nv, y
lseoore initiates ths motion o. some
aeropians-hke WINGS ana tne olass iook on
aonnsiy. one or Mo COPY, MN sur-
repuuousy. ,Rs
one q ms Siavinshy faniiiy orsaks tns
'oe noxs IN
" my pays nve cenn. teaoner, CoiV
anu hor IeleE can nave tnerr piculfes took n.
, Vas .'ony sis.'sr m tne parS iast Satur-
usy ana naa- H.
40 neans king, beacner. Stg
ana WHAT DO you 90 M me park besides :
navinR your picnres taken, cniiofonf
Perhaps ths visitors would like 70 hear.
~, eeacnor. hat Dananas'cecrean el
caketroosappiesand-a andsoop.
0oup AZ May parry :
IN, ho, .oaoner, shas was ~ "eooihs'
ano tne MISTAKE OF Ciara bu'ssny 10 irownep
upon ~ Me rest q tne oniidren' wh'ie
s'afa .N. oooo,nes neoao ~ ner suooen ourst-
ihs .u'o moVorieeyt sla. N
Ape Slivefsteln peseeches mat ne may
sno~ he visioo1s now hey p'ay Names
III Mo park wnore ACs haroer tnan ~ Me
sonooi Ioom, ferInissionS Ti', Is granted on
ao 9 ouno "a. .io s'iiie "
uce m zone quany: ;e
Aoe e1ands VIII ms PACK 70 tne room 10
eorner Win ~, nis iace muoen 10 ms ciawike
,,H nahus; ms ADDIey,sseu TROUSERS were once
nis 1@.ner anu aro neia UP py comphcatsd "a
siiensemen' % s.spenues ano coros. nis
IN, y sesen snaoes sno NAN Arom isssn
suu . mo ii1vA'os anu ms iac1 So1tn W 10 try-
rug W se' 1ie oes.a, VI eSon oeneH-.
vo.os sn ~ Nho DsAo. .. 'ne ,oom ~. suo,
ueny. uoou mormn az Slvelseen. ana
wiuou' ,sn.. nono' ~ ne1i,~uon Aoe iocates
WIN re'un' "oou "ornin MOTIFS
"o,us'e,n. ,.t5
oooo Hor"h Aoe oiiSersseih' comes
"ho.nef H,
ooou ihormn narry Levy
oooe inornh' npey.
uooo ihorhih, nahnan "ecnsier'
NO. ohce ~ 'weh.y-nVe OF .hrty calls
uoee Aue niahe hls'aAs. ena wnen ne gets
'niough 'he reu riihs Oh Pnue outhne mis-
smhy eyes, anu no vouchsaies .ne iniormnt
.ich Una. ~ tne ,as. May parry ne called out
Der.na hayser "heh he shouiu nave called
Eo o.foishy' pu'' as no saio' an auto
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Bertha Gotthold draws her fingers softly
over her completed Cinderella. ,, ,x
-Suoh loves az have on you she 'duf
murs to it.
And hearing 1t the teacher passes fresh
squares and says. '"Now you can draw ths
May day parties. children" and for a mo-
ment the fierce obsession of reality and
materialism is held in allegiance by all save
Morris Goldstein, who asks; -, ,t......... /.
"Is it five cent party, teacher. or, p ten,
center?" a..,a.,.-, :. y.
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children off to the station house to stay
locked up all night. That is what had
to work on.
Children, show the visitors your draw
ings of dreams"
There is a ducking Of heads and in mo-
ment the children sit upright, the drawing
squares held like plasters against their
chests, supporte on the upper edge by their
chins, They are proudly conscious Of their
work. but as the teacher AYERS. it sins on
}he side of realism. =.
The sun., 1908-05-17
sChiidren!'

aChiidrenl' &
" There is moment Of horrorstruck
silence on the part of the drawing teacher
and her assistant. The mode Of selecting
a queen is matter which had never oon-
cerned them in the least previously. They
had supposed. like the world in general,
that May queens were the most beautiful,
the best dancers. the most graceful and the
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And a, sinsIa voloe ID the background,
which belongs 70 very small boy with huge
srectaoles and n nasal twang. lends In
iividuality to what might otherwise DO q
Unanimous opinion by saying: ui!'
The one that gifts ,the most votes forrer
is Colly and she has to buy EN- E35
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-19
More Miracles.

Rome" briefly summarizes a few OF
the miraculous cures, all investigated
by the medical bureau. wrought at the
grotto of Lourdes during the Mig i'm
ages of 1908:
The first remarkable cure of the iu-
bilee period took place on May 16.
when Veronika sperling. of the Duchy
Of Baden, was suddenly cured during
the procession of the Blessed Sacra-
msnts of lateral amiotrophic. schlerosis:
the next day French girl. Virginia
1.audebourg Of Lons-lo- saulnier. was
instantly freed from vescical and renal
tuberculosis.
On the evening of May 81. little
girl of London, Noemi Nightingale. Is
years OF age. who had been deaf eleven
years. and whose case had been given
UP as hopeless by several specialists.
recovered her hearing while reciting
the rosary at the Grotto; the same
day a priest of Paris. the Abbe F1am-
ma. who had made the Paris pilgrim
age. was suddenly freed from a. vari-
cose cancer which had rendered him
unable to walk. About two weeks ago
a young Breton girl made her appear
ance at the Grotto. with her head
bound in flannel. She was the dough
ter Of a chemist Of Lamballe and had
been for four years g. professor of the
when she fell sick in May, 1907. For
months she suffered from violent head
aches and vomiting. and she was final
ly taken to the Clinic of DR.. Chevalier.
specialist for diseases of the nose and
head at Mans. A first operation by
him showed that the bones of the left
side Of the forehead were diseased, but
six other operations failed altogether
to arrest the progress Of the malady
On July Is, she arrived at Lourles
The forehead was in full supouration
the wound was loathsome to look at,
and gave a fetid odor. Towards s
in the evening during the solemn Mass
pontficatio9 by Msgr. Grasselli. the
pain ceased suddenly and suppurdtion
disappeared. Next day the wound was
entirely healed, and the girl was able
to present herself at the bureau in per-
feet health.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-19
A. Peculiar Will and Testament.

A peculiar will and testament was
made by an eccentric gentleman.
The following was the tenor thereof:
Because my daughter. before I had
rented a dwelling. refused me nights s
lodging, bequeath her but two cents,
and to the husband under her petticoat
government one and a half cents. for
a man who permits his wife in his
presence to insult her own father. is
no man. To my other children COM
mend diligent perusal Of the fourth
commandment. TO my mother in law
I bequeath six cents, so that she may
buy q rope which by hook or crook
she may yet find necessary for her
neck. The rest, residue and remainder
Of my estate amounting to about $780,
900, devise and bequeath to the poor
of my native city,"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-19
,ther splendid tribute in the form OF

! other splendid tribute in the form Of
round tower monument.
Here and there throughout the city
statues of famous lrishmen, like Grat-
tan and Moore and William Smith
O'Brien of the young Ireland party of
As. A bronze bust of Moore lies en-
hedded in the brick in the front of
the building erected on the spot where
ne was born.
Il noted the famous rotunda hospi-
tai, said by physicians and surgeons
the world over to be one OF the best.
and also a large hospital building for
incurables. I know of no such insti-
tuition in any portion of the United
States supported as 1t is by the pub.
lie purse
II also visited Phoenix Park, with its
100 acres, containing the residence of
the lord-lieutenant. and splendid ZOO
logical gardens-something which I
hope Boston will establish in the near
1uluIe. tFleu 10 raise tnG money Tor
a. geological garden when l was Mayor,
but other things more pressing made 1t
impossible for me to get through an
appropriation for this purpose 1t
seems a shame that our great Frank
lin Park, with it's hundreds of acres,
should be so barren of interest to the
people in the ordinary walks of life.
who would go there more frequently
with their children if there were somo
point of attraction such as geological
garden.
Il never was more proud Of the land
Of my father and mother than after
my first four days spent on Irish soil"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-19

Your teeth arc like stars" he said.
And pressed her hand so white.
And he spoke true; for like the stars.
Her teeth came out at night.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-03-13

IF you want to know anything about
4 anything you might send it to the
United States bureau of standards.
There are lot of wise men on the
government pay roll who are hired to
tell you all about it.
A celluloid collar and a set of false
teeth were received last week by the
bureau of standards to be tested. 1t
was not joke. The bureau promptly
made tests and furnished the desired
information to the anxious inquirers.
In the case of the false teeth the
sender wanted them tested for their
ability to sustain pressure. There are
certain standards to which even teeth
must measure up. If the porcelain, or
other substance of which the imita-
ton teeth are made, will not sustain
the pressure applied by the normal
action of pair of hungry jaws, then
they are a cheat. The dentist who
bought from the dental jobber wanted
to know whether he had been cheated
or whether he would be safe in fitting
up his customers with that brand of
porcelain.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-03-13
New White House Entrance Discovered

covered making his exit from a rear
door of the White House. A big crowd
of newspaper men wasted more than
an hour waiting by the main entrance
for his departure. He got away with
out saying word.
1t was next learned that friends of
the secretary of war have lately been
canvassing the hotels and whenever
a southern Republican of prominence
Is encountered who may be able to
control convention delegates arrange
ments are made to take him to call on
the president.
These visitors have been taken to
the east entrance of the White House
and then by a subterranean passage
through the woodshed or the kitchen,
thence through the laundry and then
into the Office of the president. The
newspapers are now making arrange
ments to station men by the east en-
trance to the White House with in
structions to keep a strict lookout on
all ths private doors and windows
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-03-13
Perfidious Modistes Embarrass Matronc

Richard Townsend's and the shock to
both was obvious to all their fellow
guests.
That the humor of the situation
failed to appeal to the beautifully
gowned and much-bejeweled New
Workers. also was obvious to the
friends of both, who declare that two
white silver dinner gowns are now
on their way to a confidential dealer
in secondhand apparel.
Both Mrs. Belmont and young Mrs.
Vanderbilt found the now discredited
model most becoming, notwithstand-
ing their marked difference in style
and feature. If there was any ad-
vantage it undoubtedly was with Mrs.
Belmont, whose slender girlish figure
took on severe princess lines better
than Mrs. Vanderbilt's increasing
avoirdupois.
Mrs. Belmont also had the advantage
in the point of jewels, wearing neck
lace, corsage ornaments and a tiara
of large perfect pearls and many dia-
monds. Mrs. Vanderbilt wore few
Jewels and introduced a becoming
touch of color by wearing a half
wreath of pink roses.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-03-13

VIZ TASHINGTON'S smartest circles
w were highly amused at a serio-
comic incident at dinner party a
few nights ago in which the perfidy Of
.dressmakers in general and French
dressmakers in particular was illus
trated under conditions most discon-
,certing to two matrons famous on two
continents for their good clothes.
They were Mrs. Cornelius Wander
biIt, Jr., who has just concluded a
visit to Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, and
Mrs. Perry Belmont, one of the New
York hostesses recently established
in Washington. The cause of their
grievance was two magnificent white
satin gowns, draped with silver tulle,
each ordered direct from Paris, and
each believed to be the only one Of its
kind in the United States. The ladies'
and their gowns met suddenly at Mrs.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-03-13
Representative

w AsHINGToN. = Representative
w Ernest F. Acheson of Pennsyl.
vania is trying to use the water wagon
as political Juggernaut in his efforts
to secure reelection to congress.
He will drive it through the ranks
of his enemies and crush them ruth
Iessly beneath its wheels. He drives
it every day. He nurses it. None
but Acheson can grease it's axles.
None but Acheson can WELD the
powerful whip that urges it's steeds
to greater speed. And, be it said,
Acheson has good reason to be for
ever on the job of managing the water
wagon.
His opponent for the nomination is
the grand exalted ruler of the Be-
nevolent and Protective Order of EllIs.
He is John Tener. Mr.. Tener has not
yet climbed up on the water wagon.
Moreover, Mr.. Tener Is a Penrose man,
and a relative of George T. oliver,
owner of the Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
Therefore, Tener is a foeman not to
be despised.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-03-13

Twas the days Of the hedge.school;
Mullarky was then
At the side of the fitch the most
dreaded of men.
Sure the fight of the bird, or the
speed of the hare
To watch for a moment there's no one
would dare.
An when circles and squares on the
dirt he would trace,
Twas amazin' the larnin that showed
in his face,
While the thoughts that revolved in
his towsy ould head
We're deep and tremendous, himself
often said.
Religion, of coorse, was a thame he
well knew,
Not your new-fangled notions, but stun
that was true.
Wild that he taught love for the sacred
ould sod,
Thus helpin' his kind, an so plasin his
God.
Now the seventeenth of March, reck-
oned then by old style,
The jewel of days in the darling ould
isle,
Was approachin' an so the good mas
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-03-13
Seeks Reelection Through Water Wagon

But Acheson is busy on the water
wagon. In rapid succession he has
introduced bills prohibiting the send
ing of publications through the mails
when they contain liquor advertise
ments, and taxing beer at the rate of
one dollar per barrel. He figures out
that the waterways improvements of
the country should cost $50,000,000 a
year. He has also figured out that the
brewers produce 100000 barrels of
beer year If his bill is enacted into
law he will secure from beer an an
nual income of $52,000,000.
But Mr.. Acheson has done more
with the water wagon. He has gal
loped it through his district in great
shape, leaving behind him declara-
tions for local option. He wants local
option. Mr.. Tener, the grand exalted
ruler of the Elks, has not yet come
out for local option. What will Mr..
Tener do? Mr.. Acheson is laughing
and working the water wagon over
time.
All of which shows that Mr.. Ache
son is a politician of purest ray Sc
rene. He has been in congress many,
many years. He is the only man the
Quay crowd could not defeat for con-
gress. He believes the Penrose crowd
cannot defeat him.
He regards the water wagon as a
fine political Juggernaut, especially
when Mr.. Tener is his opponent for
the nomination.