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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-11
NO CRIME TO BET GLOVES.
Nothing in Penal Code to Show Wager
Is Unlawful, Says Judge.

New Millions OF persons,
said Justice Gaynor, think that to
make bet is unlawful; that If two la
the law.
There is nothing in the penal code
from beginning to end to show that
If you and l make bet it is crime" ."
This obiter dictum was delivered in
the appellate division when the fam
GUS injunction controversy between
Justice Gaynor and Justice Dickey
came to be argued. The history OF the
case is this:
One Langfelt, at Coney islanf. ask
ed Police Captain Langan there il
he could run plate game"
as it gambling?" asked Langan.
NO" said Langfelt.
Then go ahead" was the ruling
The police. nevertheless, raided the
place and called the plate game"
gambling. Langfelt was discharged
He then obtained from Justice Scud-
der Of the supreme court a temporary
order enjoining the police from inter
fering with him. Before Justice Dick
ey the case came for argument, and
Justice Dickey refused to continue the
injunction. He said that the game
was gambling.
An appeal was taken to Justice Gay
nor, of the next higher court.
After hearing the manner in which
the plate game" was played Justice
Gaynor remarked that it was similar
to quoits or ring-toss aboard ship. or
Switchboard
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villa is perfectly delightful. thank you,
dear Burton she observes pleasantly
y selected it as you wished-just near
enough to be in touch with the gaiety
of Nice and far enough away for the
honeymoon retirement of Edwin and
his bride
Leading him into delightful draw
ing room, she adds: You must see
what a charming home have for all
of us. Marina and Enid are on the
yacht, l suppose?
Yes, the ladies will be here this
evening. my dear Lady Chartris." as
sents Barnes. Then he asks. desirous
to know If the privacy of the villa has
been preserved: You have driven into
Nice once or twice since you arrived p"
Yes, I've only been here five days,
and have been literally overwhelmed
with attentions Prunella remarks,
rather grandly My horses"-Barnes
had paid for them-"take me into Nice
in % minutes over that beautiful for
est road"
"Ah and Won Bulow?" he suggests,
roguishly
at my presence. Franz gave me a
lunch a the Casino
''Oho. it has got so far as Franz {"
laughs Burton. And your other ad-
mirers?" his tone is insinuating. You
cannot persuade me you hadn't more
than one. Lady Chartris."
oh. several but IL don't like to
speak about them" The widows face
becomes rosy.
A good deal of this has been said
as Prunella has been showing Mr..
Barnes about the pretty house. and he
has inspected the rooms set apart for
Edwin and his bride and Miss An
struther
Then, despite his hostess sugges-
ton. for Lady Chartris has a lovely
chamber overlooking the water for
him who is really the master OF the
villa, Burton selects for his own use
much inferior bedroom, but one that
gives him a commanding view of all
the country lanes that lead to the
grounds.
Seeing that everything is all pre-
pared, I'll bring Marina, Miss An
struther and Edwin on shore this even
ing. Please make no preparations for
us. Treat us all en- famille. l think
Barnes.
AS he leaves the house he asks
Are there any letters for me?"
why, yes. A Mr. Emory. who acts
as your agent, l presume-he paid your
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Burton II. Barnes. a wealthy American
uHuring Corsica, rescues the young Eng
h lieutenant, Edward Gerard Anstruth-
Or and his Corsican bride, Marina,
daughter of the Paolis. from the muir
derous vendetta. understanding that his
reward is to be the hand Of the girl he
loves Enid Anstruther, sister of the Eng
hsh lieutenant The four fly from Ajac-
clio to Aarseilles on board the French
steamer Constantine. The vendetta pur-
sues and as the quartet are about to
board the train for London AT Marseilles,
Marina is handed mysterious note
which causes her to collapse and necessi-
tates postponement of the journey
Barnes gets part of the mysterious note
and receives letters which inform him
that he is marked by the vendetta He
employs an American detective and plans
to beat the vendetta at their own game
For the purpose OF securing the safety
OF the women Barnes arranges to have
Lady Chartris lease secluded villa at
Nice to which the party is to be taken
In a yacht. Suspicion is created that
Marina is in league with the Corsicans.
A man. believed to be CorreSio Danella.
is seen passing the house and Marina is
thought to have given him sign Ma
rina refuses to explain to Barnes which
fact adds to his latent suspicious. Barnes
plans for the safety of the party are
learned by the Corsicans. The carriage
carrying their party to the local landing
is followed by two men. One of the
horsemen is supposed to be Corregio.
They try to murder the American. The
cook on the yacht-a Frenchman-is sus-
pected of completely in the plot The
party anchors at St. Tropez. The yacht
Is followed by a small boat. The cook is
detected giving signals to the boat.
Barnes attempts to throw him overheard.
but Is prevented by Marina and Enid.
The cook is found to be innocent of the
supposed plot and is forgiven.
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bill at the Grand hotel-came to me as
l was leaving Marseilles and asked me
/ to deliver this personally" Lady
| Chartris runs upstairs. and returning
! places an epistle in Burtons hand
/ adding: Here is also another ad
/ dressed in the same hand that arrived
/ three days ago, under enclosure to
me-" The contents of the first makes
| him knit his brows
! 1t reads:
Marseiles, May 27 1888.
! My Dear Mr.. Barnes:
| / send this by Lady Chartris Any fur
/ ther communications until l again see
| you will be mailed under cover to that
! lady, l dare not give our adversary
any chance of finding your location by
the post. for we have to deal with some
body whose devilish ingenuity beats that
of Old Nick himself. The way he sub
stituted his own assassins in place of the
two Trenches 1 had hired to ride be-
hind your carriage and guard you when
you left Marseilles will prove this.
He must have got onto me Immediate
ly after you employed me. Someone must
have followed you and seen our chat at
the Hotel des Deux Mondes and guessed
that you engaged me. All that day 1
must have been Swallowed slick
never suspected it. By this means they
must have guessed that hired Jamiesons
yacht for you and the men to guard you
to the embarkation. Any way. the two
E'renchmen who were to see you safe,
while waiting for you and party to get
into your carriage, left their nags at the
door of a wine-shop just around the cor
ner from your hotel, in the Rue du Mu-
see, and stepped in to drink and that is
the last either Of the buns know about
anything until they woke up with a
laundering headache and were told they
had been asleep in the wine-shop for the
last six hours.
they found their nags waiting for them,
but so bunged up they must have carried
the two men after you till they jumped
me at the Roucas Blanc. I have ques-
toned them and they admit that by
stander asked them to drink wine with
him.
In addition. II 1t isn't too late I want
to warn you about the cook for the Sea-
gull, whom Graham hurriedly engaged
The devil who's running this vendetta
on you may have got to him also in some
way, though everybody about the docks
says that Leboeuf is square.
l shall be in Nice not later than June
4, as from what you said to me l reckon
you won't be back before that time.
Yours anxiousy,
ELIJAH REUBEN EMORY
Then he opens the second letter
from the American detective, dated
June I'd. 1t contains a receipted
bill from the Grand, that he had paid
for Mr.. Barnes, and also a statement
that young Bernardo Saliceti had ar.
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Will Try 10 Reform,

Some of its readers having criticised
the London Law Notes for being too
Yankee in tone" the editor replied:
Have our candid friends any idea
how dull the English law and lawyers
have grown lately? Rarely Is there
any legal incident In this country with
grain of fun in it. Hence we are
driven to younger country, where
lawyers. in common with the rest of
the population, still retain some boy
ish instincts and are not too blase
with life to enjoy a joke. However.
we will try to be less Yankee and
more British and stodgy for as long as
we and our other readers can stand
it,"
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rived from Ajaccio on the Wednesday
boat. but 70 far as Emory could dis
cover. had met no one in Marseilles.
though he had received some tele-
grams.
Il am onto this young Corsican cock
a-doodle,' wrote the detective, and as
| find he is leaving for trip along the
coast toward Nice l shall follow him
TO see If he will lead me to the head
villain.
I've also written to Perrier. whom
address in Nice is 239 Rue Palermo.
You mention TO him Vendetta and
he'll know you and reply. Marseilles.'
1t ended with curious postscript.
Il have just discovered that young
Salicetis first stop is st. Tropez.'
Mr.. Barnes has very little time to
turn these communications over N his
mind for he is interrupted by a sudde1
swish of short skirts and Maud. startiA
ing beside his, demands: How MUGS
for mammals other suitor?"
Il don't believe | want him. Miss
Bribery and Corruption" mutters Bur
tol, DtluS dlAIOuS W ItutSl uIpl
orys letters.
Not curious to know Of the man
who brought mamma home yester-
day." she asks eagerly. the chappie
who kissed her sure; but whether her
hand or her lips. l couldn't see" grins
the girl.
Indeed. who is the ardent gallant?"
sneers Barnes, indifferently.
The answer that comes strikes the
Americans nerve centers.
Count Corregio Cipriano Danella."
remarks Miss Chartris, affably. You
know his poor brother Musso. is dead"
What, the fellow who gave Marina
the letter in the Marseilles depot that
made her faint?" The light of battle
springs into Barnes face. You put
me within ten PAGES OF that gentleman
with the scar over his eye. Maudie," he
remarks slowly. and you shall die of
bonbons."
Here Miss Chartris shocks his nerve
centers again.
"Oh, he's not scarry at ALL" cries
Maud, Indignantly. That dissipated
looking creature is not Corregio Cipri-
ano Danella. Corsican hat and plumes
so romantic-in deep black-so sad
manners like dancing master
quite actor-like, too. He buttered me
all over with compliments till my pig
tails stood on end with joy. While ma
was primping after her drive, We
played rolly pooly on the green and l
told him how Il chap who had a kind
OF family likeness to him had mashed
Marina and passed her billet douN
that knocked her silly in the Mar
seilles railroad station.
Then somehow he jollied me along
till got gay and told him how anxious
you were to buy the letter from me.
and II only had sold you the three
quarters of it that | had picked up on
the floor of the depot-the part that
didn't give anything away"
Then you have the other part?'
Burton's tone is so searching, his
manner so severe that Maud dare not
tell him, and falters out lie: "Of
course. | haven't. Didn't | tell you l
only picked up what | gave you?"
Barnes has risen and is striding de-
terminedly back to the house, definite
resolution upon his set face.
tTO BE CONTINUED
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CHAPTER Vl.-Continued.

To avoid the curiosity of passing
boats, Edwin has anchored near the
VGeauheu side of the bay. Upon this
Barnes now directs his glass. Looking
it over, the American thinks it will be
much more probably the location of
Lady Chartris, as it has number of
pretty villas, nestled among olive, al
mond and orange trees, good many
of them having water frontage and
several being possessed of boat land
ings, as he suggested. But on none of
them floats the flag of France, which
he had asked Lady Chartris to use as
a signal to locate her villa. He is al
most putting his glass aside prepara-
tory to journey on shore to deter
mine the location OF Lady Chartris
when he suddenly exclaims: Hang
that Maud"
Maud" cries Edwin, who has been
busy in making the vessel shipshape.
rs she above the horizon?"
Very much" laughs Barnes No
tice that Overgrown girl romping with
the big dog and waving the French
flag at him. That flag. l imagine, was
to have been our signal" Then he in
spects the villa carefully and is pleased
to see that a good solid brick wall of
sufficient height to exclude any but
very energetic intruders surrounds it's
pretty garden. Only on the water side
are Its lawns open to view, and this
portion of the quiet bay appears at
present devoid of boats
A light flight of stone steps that en-
ter the water and tasty little floating
wooden landing stage indicate the for
Aer owner of the villa had been
aquatic.
That's just the place to put the
ladies on shore as soon as it's dark"
remarks Edwin. for the two young men
had concluded 1t would be best to
make their entry into villefranche
very quietly.
Very well. order the cutter away"
says Barnes. land I'll get ashore and
see that everything's all right"
In few minutes the American is at
the little landing stage. As he runs
up the stone steps, Maud's bright eyes
light upon him. The girl stops her
romping with the big dog, and crying:
ulOl y 6lOI5, NIL bdIutS VI new Ork.
] thought you were in London!" flies
down to him with additional exclama-
tions of surprise and delight.
Where is your mother, Maud" re-
marks Burton. pleasantly, as the girl
snuggles one of her rather soiled
hands into his.
She's in the house, there. She's SO
blessed easy. think I'm going to have
a step-papa," answers Miss Chartris,
gaily.
'Ah, Won Bulow," remarks Barnes,
sententiously.
Perhaps. But mamma has other
admirers now" returns Maud.
This news is not at all satisfactory
to Mr.. Barnes. The more followers
Lady Chartris has lounging about, the
less VIII be the retirement of the villa.
Very well. run of and play, Maud;
I'll see you little later" he remarks,
glumly.
They are entering the ample portico
Of the house.
Lady Chartris at her door receives
generous Mr.. Barnes effusively. The
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-11
CATARRH MADE LIFE
A BURDEN 10 Me.

MISS ANNIE CATRON, 927 Main
AVA ST., Cincinnati, Ohio, writes:
"As l have found Peruna blessing
for severe case of catarrh of the head
and throat which l suffered from for a
number of years, am only too pleased
to give it my personal endorsement.
"Catarrh, such as l suffered from.
made life burden to me, my breath
was offensive, stomach bsd, and my
head stopped up SO that l was usually
troubled with headache, and although
l tried many so-called remedies, moth
ing gave me permanent relief. l was
rather discouraged with all medicines
when Peruna was suggested to me.
However, did buy n bottle, and bo-
fore that was finished there was a
marked change in my condition. Much
encouraged | kept on until l was COM
pIefeLy cured in a months time, and l
find that my general health is also ex.
cellent."
People who prefer solid medicines
should try Peruna tablets. Each tablet
represents one average dose of Perun@>
Man-a-Iin the Ideal Laxative.
Ask Your Druggist for FREQ Peruns
Almanac for 1908.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-11
Trusts Control Burma.

Burma is controlled by trusts. There
are two transportation lines which al.
ways keep in reserve per cent. of
the importers last six months busi-
ness. which is liable to forfeiture II
an independent shipment IL received.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10
A Good Mince Pie.

Mince pie is one of the staplpe
dishes for Thanksgiving day. An ex-
cellent rule for the meat, which. of
course. must be made art least two
weeks in advance, is this: Mince
fine two cups of boiled beef and six
apples; add a quart and a half OF
sweet cider. a cup of currant jelly, the
grated rind and juice OF two lemons
and two oranges, two cups of sugar,
one tablespoonful each of salt and
cinnamon, one teaspoonful each of
cloves and allspice. one-half teaspoon
full of nutmeg and pepper. two pounds
Of seeded raisins, one pound of cur
rants, a quarter of pound of shred
ded citrOn. pound of chopped suet,
and a cup of shredded candied aronge
peel. Flavor with the rich juice of
spiced or picked peaches to taste, or
add vinegar. This rule makes much
richer and more spicy pies than any
other. and will be found delicious
Harper's Bazaar.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10
He Anticipated.
origin.

A very beautiful actress. at lunch
con at the Plaza. told q story about
the late Tony Pastor
Before l went on the stage she
said, 4 was Il typewriter GirI My
employer happened to fail. and | adj
vertised for a new situation One of
those who answered my advertise
ment was Mr.. Pastor, anu | put his
name on my list and in due course
called on him.
But he told me I was too late. He
had engaged a typewriter carly that
morning. He was very sorry. he said.
| would have made a charming orna-
ment 10 his dull office He paid sew
eral delightful compliments TO my
eyes, my hair. my figure
Il rose with sigh
"'Well, l said, I suppose III have
to close with Mr. Koopon, then. I'm
horribly disappointed III ever so
much rather work for YOU
What, has old Koopon, the bank
or. made you an Offer Mr.. Pastor
cried
Yes said l. and very generous
one, too, but I pprefer this office to
his
And in this office you shall stay
said Mr. Pastor. whimsically. Well
make room for you somehow. Why,
my dear child, all my money is in
hoopon's bank. -Washington Star.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10

Reports of an attempt to reinstate
slavery into Papua recall the fact that
the name was bestowed on the island
by the Malays and means "frizzled,"
in reference TO the hair of the inhabi-
tants 1t is generally supposed that
Papua or New Guinea was originally
part of the mainland of Australia. 1t
was discovered by the Portuguese in
1926, though it was probably sighted
by 4. Dabreu during his voyage Is
years earlier. The Australian govern
ment realizing the danger that would
arise if an enemy seized land so near
their coasts, frequently urged Eng
land to annex the eastern portion of
the island, and after two or three
annexations a British
protectorate was established there in
1884
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10

while the southern states suffer
the stigma of night riders we cannot
justly point the finger of scorn at any
nation on EARTH" says the Pilot And
while there is SO much crime and law
lessness here in the north none of us
can afford to point the finger of scorn
at the southern states. Pointing the
finger of scorn is poor business, any
way, remarks the Boston Globe. 1t is
great deal better to be charitable to
our neighbours shortcomings and to do
all in our power to correct our own.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10

Prof. Goodwin of New York, who
thinks that the organization of the
public schools of the largest cities
must be revolutionized, says that he
would form the pupils into groups, one
for learning trades, another for prepa-
ton for commercial life, and a third
for the college and university. 1t is
so easy for ten-yearold boy to de-
eide whether he is going to be a
haberdasher or a minister!
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10

Why should the merits of the pro-
posed model husband contest in Chi
cago be based solely on their COM
parative speed in buttoning up the
backs Of the embroidered shirt waists
Of their respective wives? Has the
good temper displayed by them while
performing the task and their ready
compliance in undertaking it as often
as requested nothing to do with it?
Yea ratberl
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10

A Japanese lady of rank, who has
been travelling in this country, says
American women are unhappy and dis
contented, and she ascribes this to the
fact that they are so we'll taken care
Of that they miss in their lives the
stimulating influence of a little neg
lect. The inference is that If their
husbands beat them now and then
they would be more in a position to
appreciate their happiness.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10
An election board chairman in New

An election board chairman in New
York made trouble for woman suf-
fragist when she tried to register late
~. She camped on his trail, found out
he had home in New Jersey, lay in
wait for him to vote, and had him ar
vested and deprived of his vote and his
job on the ground that he was a non
resident. So much for what a woman
can do, even in politics, when she
makes up her mind to get even.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10

Hereafter men will think twice be-
fore they spend a half-dime, for the
other day q half-dime of the issue of
1902 sold for Sis. But after they
have thought twice they will spend it,
for there are not any more coins like
Nat in circulation.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10

Of the 1,125,OOO persons in Berlin
who support themselves or themselves
and families only 58,611, or less than
5A per cent. have incomes of $714 or
more year. About 100000 have
less than that amount and more than
half of these even less than 1914 a
wear
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10

A distinguished Methodist preacher,
Rev. Charles Goodel, expresses a
somewhat prevalent notion when he
rises to remark that if the superfiuous
money of Mr.. Carnegie and of Mr..
Rockefeller is really tainted it is in
cumbent on the churches TO take it
and relieve It of it's faint
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10

A British medical investigator ad.
vances the theory that high speeding
checks the tuberculosis germ in chauf-
feurs. 1t is, however, also conducive
to sudden deaths for the intersecting
part of the population.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10

In the presence of an ordinary crop
failure one may remain unmoved. but
1t Is grievous indeed to learn that the
recent forest fires will cause a short
age of Christmas trees. The least that
Santa Claus can do in such circunl-
stances is to permit good children to
hang uD more than one stocking.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10

Every American girl is a queen, &C.
cording to the old song, but they can.
not all have warships to accompany
them on their Journeys back to the
homes of their husbands, like some
that might be mentioned.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10

We would be deeply interested in
Nine. Melba's statement if she meant
that the women we know are to be
more beautiful 100 years hence than
thew are now
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10

Some young Chinese women are re-
ported en- route to this country to
study housekeeping. Can we teach
them anything on that subject, or are
they probably better capable of teach
ing us?
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10

The lettuce appears to De derived
from the endive, which is foun, wild
in temperate and southern Europe,
in the Canaries, Algeria. Abyssinla
and temperate western Asia
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10

London did not have an adequate
water supply till 1906. Two-thirds of it
comes from the Thames, the rest from
artesian wells.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10

The Panama canal is one-third COM
pleted. Evidently there is more work
going on than talk III the enterprise
under its present management.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10

Overcrowding in Scotland is not SO
bad as it used to be. The proportion
living more than four per room fell
from 1867 per cent. in 1861 to $50 in
1901.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10

The inscriptions on an Old com
which has been worn smooth may be
often deciphered by placing it on a
red-hot iron.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10

The German emperor is probably
ready to join the party whose platform
is: Let us alone"
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-10

England, which was 200 years in
passing the deceased wife's sister bill,
is not likely to grant women the ballot
this year.