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~ treat her with physical violence.
lie declared publicly that he hated
her. ard made no secret OF his wish
20 get rid Of her on no fewer than
three occasions he tried 20 poison her
and each failure seemed 10 fan the
flames ~ has hatred
Even the fact that she was about TO
become a mother. instead Of softening
him, added 20 nis cruelty. until one
day the browning scene IN the tragedy
OF welded life came In one Of HIS
mad paroXysms OF rage he knocked
her down, kicked her repeatedly as
she lay senseless on the ground, and
left her bathed with blood.
let her die! The sooner the bet
ter" was the brutal answer 10 the
messenger who informed him that his
wifs's life was despaired OF; and
when. a little later. news was brought
10 him that she had passed away.
after giving birth Drematurely 70 q
child, ~ ne said was. Bury her. Get
her out OF the way as soon as you
cant
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High Born Infant.

More than seventy years earlier she
had been Graded with pomp and re-
joicing in a palace. the daughter OF
Louis Rudolphus. duke OF Brunswick
WolfenbuJtel and Christian Louise.
prince Of Oet1ingen.
From her cradle this high-born In
FAINT. II whose veins flowed the blood
OF a hundred kings. ami whose sister.
Elizabeth was TO reign as consort Of
Charles VI. I'm sror OF Germany,
was destined 20 De the bride OF one
OF the great ones OF the earth and 70
wear a crown as queen
When the Princess Charlotte Louisa
(for this was her nance biossomed
into young womanhood her charms
were enthusiastically spoken OF IN
every court OF Europe and many a
royal prince aspired 10 her hand. But
the dainty lady refused them all.
The prospect Of "A crown. half a
dozen OF them. has no power 20 daz-
zle her. Her heart was untouched. and
her hand should not be given where
Il could not also 90.
But TO her as 10 all such COY and
wilfuI maidens. the Fairy Prince came
AZ last. and he came in the gulse Of
the handsome Prince Alexis Petro-
witz, eldest son OF Peter the Great and
heir to the throne Of Russia
II was IN III that the Fairy Prin-
cess" as lovely and supremely happy
a girl as ever wore a bridal veil. was
led 70 the altar by the Czarevitch G.
Russia
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able that not man OF the seventy
1--WE contestants ever had seer dress
suit at close quarters, and there were
few OF them that troubled &c appear
in a collar. though there were some
who made a concession to town tastes
By "dlking" themselves cut IN cellu-
loid surcingies about the size OF horse
collars, through which the Adams ap-
pie in their long. rangy necks worked
up ana down Ike so many piston
rods.
Most OF them were attired in plain
linsey- woolsey. and the bags in their
trousers i,nees gave them no concern
whatever.
A few II the veterans manifested
slight symptoms of stage fright wnen
first called cpon to face the audience.
not being used to such an overwheIEu-
ing crowd. surrounded by such
grandeur as was furnished By Char
lottes new auditorium. but so soon as
they heard the scraDes of their own
bows and the whining catgut began 70
give forth the strains OF lifting time
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TO Chicago
CONTINUED from SIKH Pass)


miles Of the sliding and gliding Of
tie modern dance she was as fresh
and unrufled as if she had been
resting comfortably in big arm
chair.
The debutantes say that twenty
miles an evening SIS nothing when
you get used TO it, and they are
all striving to bring their records
up 10 at least twenty-five miles.
There is great rivalry among the
girls. and their mothers say that
they are really dancing more than
is good for. them" but they an
swer, How can we resist the lure
Of the ticker? II is like music in
our ears-at every step we hear
that little faint tick, and know
that we are a bit nearer our goal.
I'VE follow with the same in
tensity and eagerness the tick Of
our pedometer as the broker does
his ticker. 1t records similar gains
and losses, and the quicker its
rhythm the happier we are.
ayes, indeed, we are particular
about the condition of our pedome-
tiers. We are as careful about its
being properly cleaned and adj
justed as we are with our watches
IN fact. just at present the pc
dcmeter is getting the lions share
Of care and attention. You see. II
II gets out Of order OF Is not per
fectly adjusted Il is likely not 70
register the correct number %
miles.
Zone Of the girls in our set tried
70 cheat, but we finally discovered
that she would pin her watch on
before she got TO the dance. while
she was in the automobile. and, OF
course the continuous humping
made the pedometer register at
least two or three miles before she
even got 70 the dance.
Most every one is fair and
square about il, and we have great
fun comparing our records. One
Of the dancing clubs which I be-
long to IS going 10 give a prize to
the girl who has danced the great
est number Of miles during the
year. ] haven't missed one Of the
dances so far, and I hope-well.
maybe I'll get the prize. II I do.
It viii be the only consolation
even got to the dance.
All OF the debutsntes say that
they hope the craze has come to
stay-only st is quite q bit Of
work m see that the fhfuUe A.
properly regulated and set"
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around 20 shake a foot on rough clap
board floors.
The program included such old ia
vorites as "Arkanssw Traveller, ,"
Leather Britches. Green Mountain
Polka" mississippi Sawyer" ''Riek-
ett's Hornpipe," kiss Ne Again, for
I Like You" Turkey IN the Straw. I"
''Mocking Bird IN the Willow Tree, 3"
How 1 Do Like That Shortnin'
Bread Johnny Cut Hole IN the
Cowhide." Little Brown Jug"
Jimmie Put the Kettle On, BLACK
Eyed Susan" Rye Straw" ''Oid
Molly Hare" and The Old Maids
Dream" Besides the adding battles
there were matches between duos.
trios. and quArtets OF guitars. banjos.
and 'ceIlos.
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his employers stepdaughter, seven
teen years of age. The maiden vel
coined his wooing. and they pIghted
troth, but Cooks employer listened
without sympathy TO the young mans
old. old story. ever new" and then
discharged him.
Cook returned to Seattle. where his
home had been. obtained employment.
and then arranged by letter for an
elopement, Cook then went 10 Van
couver to carry out the plans. which
were. however. frustrated by the step
father. who discovered the plot To
make assurance doubly sure. he OBJ
tanned an Injunction from a Canadian
court to restrain the unwelcone sutton
from his attentions. and attempts 20
entice his stepdaughter and ward
into an unsuitable" marriage
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Few Weeks Of ParadIse.

For few brief weeks Charlotte
lived IN a paradise OF happiness more
beautiful than any she had ever
dreamed OF. She worshiped her hand
some young husband, and he IN turn
surrounded her with love and passion
ate devotion. But his ardor soon
cooled Itself: ne grew weary OF his
lovely toy. and the honeymoon had
scarcely waned before he revea led
himself TO her IN his true character
that OF q callous. cruel. brutal man
From neglecting his young wife and
driving her 70 despair by his insults
and his fragrant amoUrs. Alexis began
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She Fled From Cruel
Heir to Russian
Throne.
90 the MAJ O f. -

a BOUT the mi6die Of the eight
n zenith century a familiar lig-
- are In the streets Of Brussels
Was taat Of n old lacy. white
ualred and benevol emit looking, who
stiil bore traces OF a rare youthful
beauty. and who wore an air OF dis
tlnct.on out OF all keeping win the
piainness and almost shabDiness Of her
.l,tire.
rs she PASSED quietly along the
streets OF the Belgian ca pilal, many a
mead was turned for a serOud look al
a face which. with It's mingled sweet
ness and dignity. was somehow oil
ferent from other faces
she was "a woman OF mystery beyond
all doubt-one who could. II she woulc,
tell a story OF a very different life and
surroundings. But not one who spec
ulated about her past could have had
the falntest conception OF all that past
held Of romance. of mystery and tag
edy. for Nine D'Aubant. the shGboy
old lady who led her own obscure life
apart, had been born 10 one OF the
most splendid destinies IN EUrcpe, and
might have worn the crown OF an en-.
press.
More singular still. she had eerly
half a century earlier been mour ned
as dead in many Of the great courts
Of tive Continent.
There has probably never been
more remarkable story in the annals
OF royal houses than that Of Nine
D'Aubant. who was thus ending her
days IN deeds Il quiet charity, an un-
kaown exile In a strange city.
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her dismay Mime. D'Aubant beggea
the count not 20 betray her.
When at last her secret VAS re-
veaied To the King he promptly wrote
20 the governor Of Bourbon. instruct
ing him 20 treat Nine - Aubanf with
tie utmost respect and attention. and
20 the Queen Of Hungary infQrnine
her Of the fate Of the aunt whom shf
aad so i0ng mourned as dead
Efforts were made to induce Nm"
% Aubant 10 leave her husband ma
resume her rank and place 81 thf
world, buf To- all such requests she re-
turned an indignant and resolufe re-
fusal IN bourbon she remained an ii
her husband death. in iIas when.
having also lost her beloved daughter
She returned TO Europe 30 spend IN
retirement the few remaining years D
ner lroubieG life.
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While Cook has abundantIy proved
that he is no laggard IN love. ne real
lied that the whole Canadian govern
ment was arrayed against him and
that there is a limit beyond which
Lochinvars can no longer 80. There
upon he repaired TO Seattle. discour-
aged and broken-hearted youth
On the Day following his srriH II.
however. he was called TO the home
of his parents by q telephone message.
and found that bis sweetheart as-
com2anied by a cousin. had escaped
the vigilance OF her guardian. and AZ
rived there. So. rejoicing IN the as
suranee Of a lawyer who Was willing
TO advise that court DEGREES. except
those OF Judge Cupid, cannot pierce
international boundaries, an informal
wedding followed
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Suddenly two women caught hIm up.
and. smothering his cries. carried him
some distance and lifted him 10 the
back of & pony behind a blanketod
savage, His captors Travelled all that
night and all the following day. AT
dusk on the second day they flied
gulch
Indian Alec saws that the Indians
were kind 10 him, thai they taught
him 70 ride and to shoot They dyed
his hair and stained his face. and
taught him their language. On those
rare coca sions when white traders
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Log of Wood Buried.

But the wife OF the Czarevitch was
not dead. although for some days her
life trembled in the balance. The
story OF her death and burial was a
fiction. devised by a few faithful re-
tanners. with her consent, IN order TO
free her once for all from the tyran-
ny o. her brutal husband. orders
were given for the funeral stump
tu3us coffin was prepared, a log Of
wood was placed inside to, and quietly.
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X FZDDLERS FZDDLE nor FEST "

all feeling Of circumstances was
lost and the musicians bent over their
bows with happy smiles or rs1ninis-
cence cleaning IN their haIF-closed
ives.
Absorbed IN their own melodies. they
sWayed back and forth. saving away
and jigEing with their heels as they
~ettied down TO their tasks.
II did not take long for the audience
% catch the infection. a sew begun
10 Pat their feet. because It was i'm
possible to resist. Ere long the whole
audience was patting. till the building
sh0ck with the vibration.
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Solo trail. west OF Lewiston. Idaho
Here the trail entered the mountains.
they were compelled 20 XIII the oven.
because they are not sure-rocted on
mountain trails, and as The horses
were POOR and footsOre. all the heavier
and the less valUble goods were aban-
doned. and the burdens closer packed
no Indian signs were detected. and
the boys and girls were allowed TO
leave tfe camp 10 pick berries
One day Young Alexander CaTuthers
wandered around the shoulder OF
hill: found the berries thick. and be
came abs7rbed in gathering them.
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silently, mournfully. the procession
left the palace.
And the princess? What became OF
her? Under the direction OF the Count
ess Konigsmark, mother OF the future
celebrated Marechal SAKE. her Jewels
snd most priced private belongings
were collected: the princess was taken
from her bed. smBggied out OF the
palace and. IN the company OF one OF
her own ladies OF the chamber and
Of an old and trusted man-servant.
was taken 10 Paris. 10 begin her lfe
anew. away from the splendOrs and
tne horrors OF the court she had left
forever
Here. al least. she thought she could
breathe the air Of freedom and live in
peace without fear Of detection Bat
could she? She had not set foot many
days IN Louisiana when she was seen
and recognized BY a man who had
known her as q beautiful child in her
Brunswick home-the Chevalier D'Au-
bant. who. Ike herself. had retired
from the world 10 that remote colony.
Al last news came that the Care
witch was dead. and the princess be
cane the wife OF the Chevalier D'Au-
bant. In an uncivilized land.
One might have thought that after
AZ these years the princess would
have been safe from recognition on
her return to the capital Of France.
But she had not been many days IN
Paris when. as she was walking with
her little girl in the Tuileries Gardens.
she met the Count de SAKE face TO
face. The recognition was instant and
mutual There was no escape, and n
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belt Of unwonted simplicity for
marriage of that character-which'
It was at first feared. might dis
turb the diplomatic relations OF two
great nations. has been solemnized
at Dunlap. a nearby suburb. And the
bridegroom is not a duke, nor the
bride an heiress.
Until three months ago John Cock.
the bridegroom. who is an American,
was a clerk IA hardware store at
Vancouver, p. C. Cook fell heediessly
in love with Miss Bernice Williams,
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Owe laughs everywhere al
locksmiths. but IN Seattle he
smokers at court injunc-
lions.
An international marriage
OF unusual signiicance-al-
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HARLoTTE, y. c., has
Just had the time OF its
life An old-time nddiers'
convention and contest
was held there this week.
and the town is chuckling
and arguing over the merits OF it's
respective contestants yet.
Seventy-flve OF North Carolina's
most famous hddlers gathered from
far and near, and the old familiar
quick-step and breakdown tunes that
arose upon the air kept packed houses
stamping and yelling for two nights.
The tunes rendered were the old
time fayorites such as brought wild
rebel yells from old Confederate vet
Grams present. or the quaint old mei0-
dies that cause white-haired members
Of the audience to get out their red
h7ndanna handkerchiefs as freshly
awakened memories carried their
thoughts back 10 the break-downs. and
cornish elSing festivals of their Young
manhood days when country lad ana
lass gathered from many mila.
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Contests Fathers Estate
To Prove Himself White

~o establish title 20 a share Of
Smiths Island. a suDerfertile
SPOT at the mouth OF the
Snohomish river. and Incl
dentaIly TO prove that nc Is
full-blooded white man,
Indian Alec" a member OF a tribe
% the Shoshone Indians, has brought
suit in Everett. Wash.
Indian Alec" claims that his real
name IS Caruthers; that he was stolen
81 IndiGns when ne was ten years
old; tFat he remained with them for
many years. and that he has only re-
Gently discovered what became Of his
parents
According TO his petition hled IN the
superior court OF Snohomish county.
Joal Caruthers, accompanied By his
wife and two children. crossed the
plains in 1855. For several days they.
with other Immigrants. calnped on TIE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-01
Etenlng CIothes on Of Place.

Evening clothes would have looked
as strange in that assemblage as a
'violin"-with the accent on the lin
would seem on the stage. tt is prob
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-17

The purpose of our long process is to make
al the starch SOLUBLE. For starch is the main
part of wheat. The granules of starch must
be separated. so the digestive juices can get
to them.
food cooked half so well digests about
half so well. The balance is wssted-ald
worse. 1t ferments and breeds germs. 1t
is poor economy to pay for food that cannot
supply you with nourishment.
Mapl- Flake is the one food that's all food
The only food served In individual packages
In hotels. clubs. cafes. and on dining
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Women S Clubs.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Womans League will be held in the
Packard library hail. Monday, May IS,
at p. m. The following program Will
be given, and every woman interested
in the city schools should make II a
point to be present: Fairgrounds, -
Miss Rosalie Pollock; What Our
Schools Need" j. 5. WEIGH; Might
Schools" Rev. f. l. Goshen.
* x x
Mrs. Henry LaMotte entertained at
the last of the years meetings of
Spirit of Liberty chapter, Daughters
of the American Revolution, at her
home, So Virginia street, Thursday aft
ernoon. OfficeTs for the coming year
are: Mrs. LaMotte. Nregent; Mrs. Rus
sci L. Tracy. vice regent; Mrs. Ros-
coe Breeder, secretary. Miss Anna NJ.
Decker. treasurer; Mrs. L. H. Stohr.
registrar; Mrs. c. E. Allen, historian
Mrs. Clesson S. Kinney, the third d.
rector.
The Seekers Literary. club will meet
Tuesday, May 1s,7with Mrs H L. Dea-
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the engagement of their daughter
Stella Maud 10 William Give Bradford,
the wedding TO take place early in
June.
MT and Mrs. w. A. Miles announce
the engagement of their daughter
Donna TO Ernest II. Burgess. the we'd
ding 10 take place early in June Mr.
and Mrs. Miles also announce the en-
gagement of their daughter Leona TO
Ray Hatch. The date of the wedding
is set for June 4,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w Calder an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter Hazel Alice To Leslie H. Groesbeek.
the wedding to take place early in
June.
The date of the wedding of Miss
Blanche Hanson to William Joseph
CardWell is set for June 10. and il will
take place at the home of the bride
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Hanson.
1852 West South Temple
X
Mr.. and Mrs. John X. Nicholson an
nounee the engagement of their sister.
Lutte Nicholson, to Walter j. Eldredge,
the wedding to take place June 10.
X
Mr.. and Mrs. John harrington an
nounce the engagement OF their daugh-
ter Lillian E. to David NJ. Kemp, the
wedding TO take place June 10.
X
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. N,rris of Forest
Dale announce the engagement of their
daughter Hazel to Ri hard Card Cowan,
the wedding TO take place June II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas DangerfieId
announce the engagement of their
daughter Maud to Frank Welte, the
wedding to take place in June.
X X y
Mrs. $. A. Lemon announces the en-
gagement of her daughter. Birdie Ar
thur, to A. H. Eardley. the wedding to
take place the early part of June.
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day evening. May IS. The guests pres
ent were Miss Teanie Rasband, Miss
Sarah Lindholm. Miss Clara Folsom.
Miss Gertrude Lindsay, Miss Anna
StrOmness, Miss Elsie CARAT. Miss
Martha Perry, and Earl Higginbotham,
John Margetts, Ed Maiquist. Ray Pix
ton, Thomas ]. Thomas, Sam Pixton,
Fred Jackson and Jack Pixton.
K x
Miss Edna Folland entertained the
young ladies of the T. O. y. club last
Tuesday evening.
The J. B. G. club met at the home Of
the Misses Trap on Friday evening.
Refreshments We're served and pleas
ant time enjoyed by all. officers were
elected for the ensuing six months.
Miss Hazel Needham entertained a
number of friends at luncheon yester-
Gay at the family residence, 169 North
State street, followed by a matinee
party.
Mrs. o. E. Groshell. jr., entertained
the East Side Five Hundred Card club
at her home Friday afternoon. Prizes
were won by Mrs. T. L. Meakin and
Mrs. Oscar Rawlings.
Miss Loumina Ritter delightfully."- en-
tertained the girls of her sewing club,
THE Merry Widows" Wednesday
evening.
Miss Margaret McMahan will enter
tain for Miss Lawrence of Park City
next week.
Miss Adelaide Peters entertained at
dinner in compliment to her guest, Miss
Lawrence of Park City. Covers were
laid for ten.
June l the annual reunion of the
Young family takes place at Wanda
mere. President John NJ. Young and
the committees are working hard to
make the>day enjoyable for all. A fine
program and dancing will be provided.
Among the specially invited guests viii
be Governor John c. Cutler, President
Joseph F. Smith. All friends of the
family are invited.
X X X
One hundred guests were entertained
at dinner at the Bee Hive house by
President Joseph T. Smith Saturday
evening in honor of the golden we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mcdonald. The dining room was elab-
orately decorated with festoons of yell
low and white ribbons from the ceiling.
the mantels were banked with carna-
tiOns and roses and two life-size por-
traits of the guests of honor were at
the end of the hall. while between them
were the dates i'm letters of gold. The
guests were seated at six small tables,
on each of which was a centerpiece of
white carnations and roses. and bunch
of pansies with each place card.
x X X
DR.. Martha Hughes Cannon and
daughter. Gwendoline, have returned
from California, where they have spent
the last two years, to make their home
i'm Salt Lake.
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con, Sol West Second North street.
Mrs. d. d. Owens will be leader for the
day, and a selection from Aurora
Leigh" will be given by Mrs. Mont
* *
The art section of the Ladies' Liter
airy club will hold the last of the years
meetings May u at 1915 at the club
house. Mrs. J. NJ. Reynolds Will give d
paper ON English Cathedrals OF York.
Lincoln and Salisbury"
X X X
The Wasatch Literary club will hold
the last meeting of the year Tuesday,
May 49, at Gunton Memorial chapel.
\
Mrs A. V. Taylor will entertain the
Salt Lake Woman's club at her home ia
East Mill Creek on Tuesday, May 10.
The members are requested TO meet