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Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06

Permit me to thank you for the enthusiastic
reception you have given him. He came among
you an humble miner, he stands here repre-
senting a grand success, but still the same Tom
my"
"Whoopee! Bang Umpah Boom! Whoo-
root went the band and brotherhood, and the
remainder of that speech mingled with the
tains something. The crowd yelled itself to
a finish, the oratorcal party bowed itself from
the balcony and by midnight "silence like a
poultice came to heal the blows of sound"
Thus ended the famous wedding reception of
Tommy Cruise. Montana has never had such
other amboree and jollificaton, though the region
has enjoyed life right smart chance The day is
a gold-embossed cover to the book of memory
owned by all who participated
Last the writer knew of Tommy he was still
going the tenor and alto of his way
Time had dealt lightly with him and he yet
the plain, wholesoued, generous, simple citizen
but he has not been tempted since to "set-em-up"
to a territory.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06

morning. and now he is almost in a state of col
lapse. His temperature is two below normal"
Threnodora knew all too we'll what that meant
she looked at her hands. They were soft and
cool In vain she strove to throw her being into
tnem They would not respond Turning aside
She rushed into the darkened hall and prayed for
the agony in her hands. Now for the first time
she realized the height and depth of the curse
tnat had been laid upon her. In her hour of need
the force that might have quickened the dying
lifespark in him she loved, denied her Per-
haps 1t was gone forever. No. no! She would
bear life of such torture rather than part with
the force that had saved Austin from DEATH But
must she ever be paything in the hands of
Chriskios that he might torture her at WILL and
deprive her of her power when she had most need
of it?
AS she mused in bitterness, the lower hall door
opened and she heard light, swift step on the
stair. 1t must be Frank She peered over the
baluster to call to him; then started back If
she had seen an apparition from the tomb
Straight up the second flight of stairs, as lightly
as a girl of sixteen, Mrs. Strand She was
clad in dark red house dress, and around her
shoulders shawl hung loosely.
Aunt Laura" Threnodora cried in dismay
Where have you been?"
Been child" the woman cried in shri exult
ant tones. II have been over to Chriskos getting
cured oh, 1t agony, going over there Every
step was a groan. At first he was not going to do
anything for me. He said he had not healed any
for two weeks; but entreated him so that he
at last consented. | almost died at first He said
l suffered so because his body was surcharged with
power. But the sciatica and the rheumatism
gone forever. Why, am as light as bird. Just
feel me-"
She laid her hand on her nieces cheek. Threne
dora started back as If stung by an electric shock
Suddenly she seized the pulsating hand, exclaim
ing:
"Come, Aunt Laura. If Chriskios has given you
more of his power than you need you can impart
some of it to Austin. He is dying"
In moment the two at the bedside were
thrust back, and Mrs. Strands burning palms
were stroking Austins clammy body.
Continued next week.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
Automatic Bootblacking
Machines
By JAMES A. MORRIS.

We were having our shoes shned, and the
two little Italians worked away ndustriousy
on their Jobs the welldressed, prosperous-looking
and said:
LOS Angeles isn't as far advanced on the boot
blacking racket as San Francisco"
'Why?"
'Well when I was up there few weeks ago
had my shoes shined by an automatic bootblack."
"An automatic bootblack?" gasped.
yep! You see, it's shining shoes by machinery.
The first time | had my shoes done in that way was
in Europe. London, England, has number of
these devices, and Berlin, Germany is now max
ing arrangements for the installation of these
machines in the principal thoroughfares through
out that city"
How do they work?" asked
"Well," he replied, "the only manual labor
necessary is to fix the boot shoe to be cleaned
irrespective size shape, upon frame The
article is then carried by an endless chain past
six pair of resilient brushes, which are continually
revolving. First, the dust is removed, then the
cleaning medium applied, and brilliant shine
finally impaired With this mechanical appliance
from eighty to ninety pairs of shoes per hour can
be cleaned expect in a few years to find at
our various street corners, instead of human boot
blacks an automatic machine, where, by the in
sertion of a nickel or two, you place your foot
upon a rest and have them cleaned and polished
in about minutes time or less Mans inventive
ingenuity is wonderful, isn't it?"
I nodded and as he stepped down and had his
human bootblack" would then do for living
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
The Gift of Healing.
Continued from page A.

Then she dragged her weary body up the re-
naming steps and slowly approached the studio
door.
There, I have it. Glorious!" voice within
exclaimed
Quickly opening the door, she peered into the
room. There before the half finished picture of
the Magdalene stood Austin enveloped in his great
black coat. His palette was held lightly his
left hand and in his right he poised brush, the
tip showing stain of brown pigment.
"Austin, what on earth are you doing?" the girl
cried approaching his side.
See! See! have it at last. The picture never
satisfied me, and to-day got the inspiration. 1t
came to me like fash and had to get up and
imprison the idea before it got away"
AS Threnodora neared the canvas reflected
glare daZzled her eyes, but as she shifted her
position the picture began to emerge as from a
veil of light. The sanity old padre had vanished
No, the priestly robes still there but on the
lips there was subtle grin and in the eye sug-
gestive wink that was too plainly directed towards
the crouching Mephistopeles.
$50 you have effected a compromise between the
priest and the devil, and considering the company
your beautiful Magdalene is in, think it matters
little which gets her"
Austin turned her almost fercely.
what? Compromise! 1t is the eternal struggle
between good and evil" he cried
But can't you see Austin, that your priest has
the countenance of a Bowery sharper, and that he
is fairly leering at your Mephisto? Why, his face
actually speaks. You can almost hear him say,
Never mind old fellow Well play this little
game together and divy in the end Don't you
Austin fixed his gaze for moment on the grin
ming padre. Then he sank into chair and Gov
cred his face with his hands. Soon he began to
sob like grieved child and great tears triclled
between his fingers
81 tried so hard, and am tired" he moaned.
Threnodora put her gently around him and
pressed her burning hands to his brow His form
slowly relaxed and he lay, for few minutes quite
passive, his head pillowed on her breast. Gradu-
ally the agony left her hands and they became soft
and cool Then Austin seemed to feel a stir of
new life. His respiration quickened and his
cheeks began to glow.
'Now have it! Now l I have it," he
cried springing up and sezing his palette and
brushes.
Threnodora sat transfxed while the swift brushes
played over the canvas. The strokes were strong
and bold, and the painter seemed to be working
under the spell of a frenzied inspiration. The
beautiful, doubling Magdalene, the crouching devil
were left untouched; but over the figure of the
padre the skillful brush moved. few bold
strokes transformed the priestly garb into an
oriental robe. The cow gone from the head,
and in its place there shone halo Of glory. But
the facet Threnodora was dazzled so that she
could not follow the swift movements of the
brush At length Austin sank into his chair ex-
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
THREAT TO KILL FAMILY.
millionaire Receives Letters Tell
ing How Each Would Be Slain.

millionaire Receives Letters Tell
ing How Each Would Be Slain.
Munich. July 25-In q crowded court the
trial began at Munich or Bernhard Iuhof.
az ex-postaI servant, aged t1irty-tv-o, for
attempted bIackulaiIing Of the millionaire
Bavarian manufacture. Herr Wilhelm
LudovicL
Although Of good family and superior
education ImhOf has already served a
sentence Of i've years for enbezziement.
and confessed that he wrote 10 Herr
Ludovici. who IS worth s10000Olo. demand
tng sums ranging from s25,0O0 20 S5o9,050
under threat Of killing on his children
one BY one until HIS terms were agreed
TO, and Of finally robb.ng the millionaire
OF his own eyeslght
IUhOfs letters signed by q fictitious
name. told how the death Of each child
would be followed by a demand for an
additional SZ5o.o50 until all FIVE children
were killed The millionaire was assured
that no sort Of protective measures could
ward OF his awful fate. Irnhof declared
during yesterdays examination that he
wrote the letters only TO annoy and
frighten the millionaire. because, DESPITE
my greater intelligence, I was compelled
70 work Ike horse on his premises -
and also because Il was a matter OF Cos
sip among Ludovici's employees that de-
spite his vast fortune. he was stingy-
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26

the first step into the world. and the dif-
ference lies IN the hopes. ambitions. and
Ideals OF each graduate Some expect
70 continue their study. and look with
pleasure toward the delightful quest OF
knowledge upon which they are precti-
cally starting To these. Il Is in the true
sense Of the word a commencement.
They are well equipped and prepared 70
advance further and deeper into the
fuller understanding OF the mysteries OF
life. and the ways Of the world past
present, and future. Their study and re
search may take them into distant couu-
tries, but never viii they be able 70 for
get that step Away back on the frontier
of their lives. namely their commence
ment
"On the other hand. there are some 10
whom the course has been a preparation
for other kinds OF work. Their ife-call
has not been 70 study To them, com
mencement means q very different thing
No matter what they may take up with
the course just completed they feel Lhat
they have a good foundation They 90
forth with the knowledge Of how TO use
their talents. and with ambition and
plenty Of perseverance; they are bound
to succeed
Life is a medley. II is made up OF so
many different likes and dislikes. a-nbi-
tiors and ideals, that one cannot under
stand nor realize just how many phases
It has As q graduate looks on the world
on the night Of his commencement II
seems that
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
PRINCE SHOT DEAD N DUEL
Family Quarrel with Count Results
Fatally.


St Petersburg. July E--Prince Csou-
poff. a lad Of twenty-five. whose father Is
the richest man IN Russia. was shot and
killed in a duel yesterday morning by
Count NauteipheL The duel arose over a
romantic family quarrel
THURSDAY night Prince Csoup0n spent
gayly in q rEz-aurant with q friend, but
said nothing OF the ordeal he had 10 face
on the following day Yesterday morn
ing he was seen IN the blue frock coat OF
a student driving IN his motor car
through che leafy lanes Of the Islands
where St Petersburg society goes 10 take
the air in summer evenings With hin
were Two officers The car was followed
by three others with occupants in military
Uniform
They stopped at the polo ground On the
beautifully wooded Krist0vsky Island.
The company descended and disappeared.
A quarter Of an hour afterward four pis-
toI shots We're heard Later officers ap-
peareG bearing the body OF the prince.
The contestants stood twenty PAGES apart
and fired once without result The second
time the prince fell dead, shot through
the heart
At the palace CT the princes father The
servants, devoted TO their young master,
burst into tears al the sight OF his body
The family is distracted with grief Con
slant reCuiaEns are now being chauted IN
the death chamber.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
Trnfffc In Crtne-e CITY.

The problem Of train traffic in a Chinese
city presents peculiar difficulties. in view
of the crowded condition Of the streets
and the lack OF familiarity OF the people
with tiue-saviug devices generally The
construction Of new traraway system in
Shanghai has been practically completed,
although the current win be turned on q.
Hrst only in sections where the inexperi-
enCe Of the Chinese drivers and conduc-
tors wiz be less likely 10 have bad ef-
fects- Upward Of twenty-three miles OF
tracks have been laid. and the tram
routes have been divided into eleven sec
tons over which the passenger is en-
titled 70 travel, the irst-class fare for
one portion being only ~ cents. Each
car Is divided into two compartments.
not on a color basis, but rated according
20 fares paid.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
TIE SISTERS" BY RALPH PEACOCK.
CHINESE REBELS SPEAK UP.
Declaration OF Independence from
Ianchu Rule in Yunnan Province.

Something that sounds Ike the original
I Declaration OF Independence Of the rlir-
/ teen colonies comes from an unexpected
source-ChiEa- The rebels against the
9Ianchu dynasty. who have been gaining
more OF less headway against the imperial
troops IN Eunnan province and are said
70 be under the leadership OF the famous
Dr. sun Yat-seu. The adventurer and lee
turer On Chinese liberty in this country
and abroad recently published the follow
ing manifesto
TO Friendly Na-lOEs-Greeti1gs-
We. the citizens OF all China. are now
waging a war against the Manchu gov
erumenL with The object OF shaking OF
the yoke OF the Tartar concuer0r by. over
throwing The foreign and tyrannical gov
ernment which Is now holding sway over
China and Of establishing IL its place
republican government At the same
time. n the intention Of strengthening
the relations with friendly nations. SO
as 10 maintain the peace OF the world
and TO advance the happiness Of the hu-
man race. the following declaration is
made IN order 70 explain the reason o.
our act:
l. Al the treaties concluded between the
8Ianchu government and other nations be
EDLE LLals LLLE S4laAl lG EELlAa-4LeA AAA--la4L
eny alteration and are 10 remain in force
Until the moment when they are due %
expire
2 All debts and indsnrlties contracted
by the Mauchu government before this
date viii be recognized without any al
teration, and paid, as before, by the mari
time customs.
g. All concessions conceded by the Man
chu government 10 foreign nations before
this date Will be respected
l. All the subjects and properties OF for
elgn nations in the territories occupied
by the army OF the citizens viii be fully
protected
5. No treaty, concession. debt, or inden-
Eity concluded between the -lIanchu gov
erEment and any other nation after this
date viii be recognized
G. Any person Of foreign nationality who
allies himself with the Ianchu govern
meuJ n combining the army OF the ctti-
ze1s Of China viii be treated as an enemy.
= Any war material no matter in what
form, furnished by foreigners TO the Man
chu government viii be coufscated upon
capture
By order Of
YANG. NIINH-THANG
Ccmnzndsriu-chiaf q the Rero-uti8uarv A---y q
Yuuran-
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
Woman LAWYER in ErvDt.

Even Egypt has had to come to it. and
now there IS at least one woman barrister
in the land OF the Paraohs-8lrs. Nathalie
Michel She has passed all the examina-
tons with honors, and for months past
made application 70 the Egyptian tribunals
for leave to plead. and at last the mixed
Court Of Appeals has granted her permis-
sion She is an Armenian by birth,
daughter Of q weII-known barrister Of
Tifiis- She based her thesis. PRO Domo. -
on the Roman and Egyptian Law. which
she prSved gave her right 70 plead -
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
Appearances Were DeceitfuI.

From the New York Tines
zone day down in Texas" said a civil
engineer, 7 was sitting on the porch OF
my hotel with fresh yOungster from the
North. On his right sat a plain old man
smoking a cob pipe with the kernels left
on IL
'Ye gods said my friend, what do
you think OF that for nerve. Sitting right
W against a gentleman and putting his
old dope right into my face Here, you.
clear out with that pipe. Move clear over
on the other side, so the smoke won't
blow this way You are making q nuI-
sance OF yourself
"'An right said the old man, rneekIy.
I'll move.
He did so. John said I. do you know
who that old gentleman is you talked to
Ike thaty
Nope; don't know and don't care
q" That is the governor Of Texas II
really was
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26

London. July 25.-The last page OF the
first volume OF q love romance. as pretty
as any in fiction. has just been written in
the marriage register Of the old parish
church Of Beddington. in Surrey
The bride was Ethel Brignau. OF Wal
Iington- The bridegroom was Harold Alb
bot Titcomb. OF New Orleans They
were married on Wednesday IN the pres
ence Of as many friends as could crowd
into the church She is twenty-five and
fair as a lily. He IS thirry-two and dark
Until g little more than two years ago
NJ and Mrs Titcomb had never seen one
another or heard Of each others exist
ence. Mr. Tuconb was working as a
consulting mining engineer in America
Miss BriguaH was living al home al Wal
Iington. where many. people knew her as
one Of the most charming amateur &C
tresses in the neighborhood-
Popular Pictures
But some years ago Miss Brignalls
portrait was painted by Ralph Peacock
and was purchased by the Chanrey Be
quest II was called Ethel and every
one who visited the Royal Academy the
year Il was exhibited viii recall IL
L represents a pretty gtrl Of fourteen.
with long faxen hair, sitting before
large double door
Miss BrignoITs elder sister became Mrs.
Peacock and about three years after
Ethel was painted Mr.. Peacock painted
''The Sisters''-8I-s. Peacock and Miss
Ethel Brignau This picture was also
one Of the most popular Of the year al
the academy. and II has hung since then
1n the Tate Gallery
Two years ago Mr.. TiJcomb came TO
England. whence Two Of his ancestors,
John and Priscilla Alden, euigrated IN
the Mayfowe--
Ends in Wedding
M Titcomb. Ike other Americans.
went 70 the Tate Gallery. He looked al
The Sisters and thought IL beautiful.
He continued looking Al II. and thought
the younger sister very beautiful She
was Just sweet seventeen" He went
away thinking Of the younger sister and
returned TO think her sJiU more beautiful.
The oftener he went and looked al the
face the more II inthraued him. and at
last he found the artists address. wrote
70 him. and asked him 10 make q copy Of
the younger sister
AIr- Peacock declined. on the ground
that he never copied his pictures. but M
T:tcomb insisted on having a copy. and
1lr- Peacock introduced him 70 a brother
artist. who agreed 70 make IL
And there II began lIr- Titcomb dis
covered that the younger sister was
1Ir- Peacock's sister-in-law, and after
tine he was introduced 70 the family
he had hoped from the first that the
original OF the picture might become his
wife, and he lOs- no time in making his
wishes known 20 Mss BrIgnaII. who.
after q time, accepted a proposal OF mar
rage
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
HIS SILVER DINNER.
Eric Ravin Now in Bed Because OF
Novel Rcpust.


They say It's fine and luxurious 20 dine
OF silver. b-- Eric Elvi1 says not. and
Eric knows. He diued Of a silver quarter
out in Brooklyn yesterday, and now he IS
home IN bed az - Prospect avenue. try
.as 70 digest i- yet. Eric Rav.n IS only
about twelve years old. or it would no,
have happened. says the New York sun
Erie" said his mother yesterday even
Ing. take cl.s quarter and go out and
buy a quart OF ice cream for supper
Eric took The money and glLoped down
stairs. holding 70 tisl- in his hand They
both reached the street safely. Eric start
ed fo- the ile-creamery- He bounced the
/ quarter on The sidewalk on its edge a few
times 70 see If T. was good money. he
caught 81 easily each time, and the sport
began % pail
Next he tried f,pping Il Up IN the air as
he went and trying 10 catch Il heads up.
Sometimes Il came heads and sometimes
II came tails The last time he tried il. Il
didn't come either way. but slipped by
him somehow. and started rolling OF TO-
ward the sewer az a high rate OF speed.
Eric Ravins got on its tran. and succeed
ed in stepping or It and saving the family
dessert just before il rolled down.
That was TOO risky. and Eric sought fo-
some less strenuous way OF extracting n
expensive pleasure out Of Uncle Sam S
money He tried whistling on the edge OF
the 25-cent piece. and found that by put
ting It under his tongue somehow he
could let out a terribly shriu whistle,
that sounded like night watchman blow
ing for help.
He kept up the variations on this stun,
I'll he reached the corner. Then he quit
For good reason. too There was fire
engine coming down the avenue. ringing
its bells. blowing out smoke. and swaying
from side 10 side. the driver licking his
horses TO beat everything
-'Fi-verr-'' yelled Eric. as the apparatus
thundered past And he started up the
avenue after the engine To keep up with
it. ne took his handkerchief and stuffed II
IN his mouth 20 give him wind. Stufi1ng
il IN reminded him Of something What
was II? On. the quarter.
He hadn't put it in his pocket. he was
sure Of that. as soon as he had looked all
through them He might have dropped It
in the street
But he didn't think so.
Anyway. he went back and looked on
the pavement, after q last look Of regret
in the path OF the vanishing fire engine.
No quarter anywhere about
A very shame-faced boy came home TO
his mother. Where was the ice cream
she asked
Eric said he had lost the quarter. He
wanted 10 break the news gently, and he
just said at first that he had lost the
quarter. mislaid Il, he guessed
Had he looked IN his pockets?
MIN
Where did he think he dropped IT.
Think eat it," Eric owned Up.
You can feel II here" he said. gloom
ilv.
Erics mother screamed. ard then she
ran and teiephoned 20 the Seuey Hos
pitaL
Soon Eric had his first swift ride in q
real ambulance There Is q bright side tC
the clouds sometimes. even when q fellow
has a silver lining. They certainly gal
loped to the hospital 20 beat anything.
Well said Dr.. Anderson, looking a:
Eric this morning. You are stiH in that
quarter. my boy. but we'u have Il out to-
day: we viii yes. SIR
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
At a Country House Party.

Lady Troubridge tells an excellent anec-
dote about a guest who was staying at q
certain ducal mansion, says an English
writer
Economy was the ruling passion Of the
host and hostess, and II was impossible
for any Of those who were staying in the
house 70 obtain any Goals for their bed
rooms One Of the guests, remembering
his discomfort on a previous occasion.
owing 70 a lack OF warmth II the sleep
ing apartment. brought an extra port
manteau filed with coal and wood. IN
fortunately the bag burst open as il was
being carried upstairs, and the contents
came hurting out. and clstteTed down
the staircase Needless 10 say, this guest
did not receive another invitation 70 the
house.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
A Proposal and Acceptance.

From Judge
A young colOred man asked permission
Of his employer 70 use the telephone. as
he wished 10 speak 70 a colored girl en-
ployed al another residence. Upon receiv-
/ ing consent, he explained: You see, It's
dis way. loves dat gal an wants 20 ask
her to marry me. but fore de Lord, I
amt got de grit 20 ask her word out Of
mouth an SO I wants 70 use de phone
II Jest call her Up.
''Helloi Is dat Dilah2'
NO. VIII call her
Hello Dat you Dinah2-'
Yeas"
''D!nah, you knows thinks q heap Of
you"
Yeas"
An bin tryin' to make you think a
heep Of ne"
Yeas"
Z more den thinks a heap OF you. I
loves you. Dinah-''
Yeas
Now. Dinah-I-er-wants to ask If you
Will marry me2''
Yeas indsedy! Who IS dis what's talk
in 70 me2"