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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-01
JUST AMONG OURSELVES.

tinually using the left hand is no.
ticeable. Children at the growing
age will be deformed, it is said, by
having the left shoulder higher
than the right, and, often, larger.
The hearing of the left ear will
also be wonderfully developed. Re-
Gently a noted aurist said that the
telephone Is making a race of left
cared people. 1t is even suggested
that future generations will go
around with their necks twisted
sidewise, that they may catch the
talk through their good ear"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-01

LAZY MAN IN BED 10 YEARS I

= JERSEYVILLE, H., April /.
. The LATEST man In the
. world lives in this village. His
= name is John Mumcra, and he
= has been in bed 10 years be-
= cause he is unwilling to COM
. ply with the rules of the Jer-
. sey county farm, which say
= that every one living there I
. shall rise at am
. Mumcra is not sick. He
. eats regularly and is In perfect I
= health. He says he will stay
. there the remainder of his life. Z
. He just lies there and looks Z
= at the ceiling. or rolls over Z
= once in while and takes a Z
= nap. When he talks 1t is all Z
. about how foolish man is to Z
. get up every morning when he Z
. knows he'll have to go back to Z
= bed again at night. Z
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-01
FIRST TO KILL IN CIVIL WAR.
(By United Press)

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, April
dan Knight, who drew first
blood in the civil war, is dead.
While on picket duty, Knight chal-
lenged William Brown, confederate,
who approached the union lines
Brown refused to answer. Knight
fired, killing Brown.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-01

When a man finds himself be-
tween the devil and the deep sea,
he generally goes to the devil.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-01

What is she-maid, wife or
widow"
81 think she was made wife, but
got a divorce"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-01
A WORD FROM JOSH WISE.

tradictions.
Mrs. P.-And l say it isn't
Bluff is good thing, used with
discretion, whether you're playing
poker, asking for a job, or trying
to win girl.
AS soon as the new crop of gar
den seeds gets planted the hens
joyfully begin laying again-laying
for the seeds.
One thing about a conceited man
when people criticise him, he
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-01
THE WHIRLIGIG OF LIFE.

never let's 1t worry him any, like
other people do.
Mrs. Riot Instyle-Come, Sylves-
ter. you may button my gown for
me.
Her Husband-But we're not 60
ing out tonight!
Mrs. Riot Instyle--I know it,
dear, but If you don't begin on this
500 button gown now, we will be
late for the reception tomorrow
night.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-25
Eisner's Hall Scene of Happy
Gathering at Anniversary of
Marriage in 1884.

Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Lindeman, of e
Johnson avenue, gave a dinner last
night to the members of their immedi-
ate family in honor of the twenty-fifth
anniversary of their wedding. There
were about fifty guests present who
each received a silver souvenir. The
dinner was given at Eisner's Hall, "a
Market street, the hall being prettily
decorated in red, white and silver.
Throughout the dining-room were
hung silver bells and silver drapery.
Mr.. Lindeman is vice-president of the
Temple B'nai %Jeshurun, a member of
the board of governors of the Progress
Club, a director OF the Progress Build
Ing and Loan Association, president Of
the Empire Building and Loan Asso-
citation, and treasurer Of the Avon
Building and Loan Association.
Some of the guests present were: Mr..
and Mrs. Philip Bernstein. DIR. and
Mrs. Newton, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Linde-
man.. Mr.. and Mrs. Mink Lindeman,
Mrs. Matilda Lindeman. mother of
Philip LiHdennan; Mr. ana Mrs. ANIL
Berla, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Berla, Mrs.
B. Strauss, Morris BerIa. father of Mrs.
Philip Lindeman; Mr.. and Mrs. Elias
Berla, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Marx, Miss
Annie Cohn, Miss Flora Cohn, Miss
Carrie Cohn. Miss Gussie Cohn. Miss
Rose Hammock, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
E1sner and Julius Lindeman.
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body else. She cooked me a good sup
per, an after eatin' it 1 aid down in
Lynn's bed-the dead boys bed, mind
y%ou-an' slept as sweet a sleep as I
ever slept in my life, the fust fer thirty
years She come to me away in the
night, pitapat, pitapat owe the
puncheon floor. jest like she used to
go to Lynn, I reckon, an spread more
cover on me. 1t reminded me of my
dead mother. I retched out an kissed
her hand an drifted away in sweet
dreams. This mornin' when l woke
the sun was shinin' in my room, an
! sinelt some meat a fryin' and
good coffee a-boilin' an seed that old
woman a-movin' about the big, blazin'
fire. George, George God is goodl
She didn't want to let me continue the
allowance, but when she seed how l
felt she agreed to do it an to come
straight to me fer it in future. Now
I'm goin' down IN tell Marthy all
about it. All these years I've been
afraid to mention the subject to her,
but I can talk about it now to anybody.
I wish / could reach the ears o. all the
men on the face o. the earth who are
afflicted as l have been. Eff they only
knowed, as ! now know, that God don't
hold them accountable fer what Their
old selves done, they wouldn't suffer
needlessly."
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ENTERTAINS FOR NHWLYwEDs.

Mrs. Margaret l.. Kelley gave q
dejeuner at Sherry's last week in hon-
or of her son and daughter-in law,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Z. Kelley, who have
recently returned from their honey
MOON. which was spent in the South.
The newly-wedded couple were at Hot
Springs, Va, at the same time that
President-elect William Taft and fam
lily paid the springs a visit.
Among those who enjoyed Mrs.
Kelley's hospitality. besides Mr.. and
Mrs. John E. Kelley, were Mr.. and
Mrs. George F. Mittendorf, DR.. Alfred
Mittendorf. DIR. and Mrs. c. J. Mac
CURE. William Mittendorf, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Marshall, John G. STRAIT
ton, A. Valentine, Miss Kathleen
MacGuire, Mrs. Katherine McKenna,
John and C. MacGuire, of New York,
and James T. and Charles Smith and
Miss Anna T. Smith. of Newark. Mrs,
Kelley was Miss Henrietta Smith, OF
SO Central avenue. this city.
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LUNCHEON FOR FIANCEE.

Miss Lillian Irene Fischer, of Hyde
Park, East Orange, whose engagement
to Edward Clifton Smith, of his city,
was recently announced, was guest of
honor Saturday at a luncheon given by
Miss Edith l.. Kollmer at her home, 291
Belmont avenue Miss Bertha kridel,
of Red Bank, and Miss Frances Sauter.
of this city, assisted in receiving.
Among the guests were Miss Evelyn
Fritsch, Miss Lily Smith, Miss I.
Snyder. Miss Florence Lyons, Miss Ger
trude Krause, Mrs. Kruger Ebert,
Miss Agnes Cummings. Mrs, Walter
Voorhees,, Miss Edna Condit, Mrs.
Charles Barrett, Miss Adele Braun,
Miss Lulu Schneider. Miss Edna
Venible, Miss Frances Sautter and Miss
Bertha Kridel, Of Red Bank; Miss Anna
Verrell, of Boston: Miss Hattie Verrell,
of Boston, Miss Emma Grieschele, Miss
Henrietta Schneider, Miss Lorraine
Harris. Miss Marie Weston and Miss
Belle Jenkins, of New York; Miss Alice
Stewart, of Elizabeth; Mrs. George
Gould, Miss Irene Belts. Miss Edith
Mentz and Miss Rose Goerdes, of New
York.
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She Wonders if He Cares.
Dear Miss Doom.

Dear Miss Doom:
l have known d young man for the
last three years and have always liked
him particularly. Now, Miss Doom, If he
cared for me do you think he would
remain silent so long? He always
speaks well of me, SEEING to feel
badly if l do not notice him. We are
employed in the same place. and meet
several times a day. There are times
when I try TO forget him. but he seems
to notice the difference in my manner
He goes with no other young lady.
Please tell me you opinion.
ANXIOUS NJ.
I think he likes you very well, but
that it has never entered his head 10
fall in love with you. Why don't you
try being very cordial to some other
young man? If he loves you this will
make him jealous, and he will soon let
you know that he cares. If I were you,
however, I would try to be satisfied
with his friendship.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-25
EMANON CLUB HOLDS DANCE.

The members of the Cinnamon Club
gave their regular monthly dance in
the club headquarters in Washington
street last night. The room was deco
rated to suggest a blizzard, with huge
icicles and snowballs hanging from the
ceiling, and the sides of the wall COW
cred with cotton to suggest drifts, the
whole covered with mica, giving a
sparkling crystal effect.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Lehman, Miss jeanette
Gutheimer, of Chicago; Miss Tessie
Reiss, Miss Jeanette Kohn, Miss Minna
Kruger, Miss Emily Schoenthal, of
Orange; Miss Kate Adler, Miss Carrie
Hemmendinger, Miss Sadie Mindes,
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an wasted he was. with the prints on
his pore ankles whar-'
She broke down and began to sob.
George Buckley sat up more erectly.
ITS the way God, Providence or what
ever it is that rules over all has of
managing matters he said, his eyes
flashing rebelllously. and. for my part,
I'm tired trying to do right. What's
the use? Why should that poor man
fall from his wagon while honestly en-
~deavoring to earn a living for his fam
lily. and through that accident end his
life in a prison? That's his fate, while
such men as Telfare-
Don't, don't, George" The Old
woman dried her eyes. 1T may all
seem wrong, but it hain't-it hain't!
My faith in my heavenly father is
brighter an it ever was. l don't know
exactly what it I'D be fer. but ! feel
like drappin' on my knees an thankin'
i'm at this minute. My heart is full
o sadness of a certain sort. but thar's
another feelin' hat I ean't describe.
AS l was comm on in the train 1 got
to imaginin' seem yore pore pa UP in
heaven. whar I know he is, an the
fancy struck me that our Saviour belt
the highest place up thar, beca'se he
suffered the most to help others along,
an then the thought come that maybe
up thar with Their keen. spiritual eyes
the angels had seed all the good that's
growed out O yore pas sufferin'. an
was givin' i'm credit fer his life down
here. Thar's no tellin' what the good
max be. Yore pas trouble is at the
bottom of all Mr.. Hillyer's done fer
you, all the kindness O them men at
the prison an the sympathy that's
foodin' this town right now, beca'se
one mar was so wrongly judged. Why.
George. it may make the courts more
careful in the future, it may make
doctors study diseases better, an it
will make some folks ashamed fer-fer
ever sneerin' at the brave son O. such
a man. George. thar's one heart in this
town that's fiowin' over with joy--ef
the news has reached her"
do you think so. mother9"
"Oh. / know it, George know it.
Id give anything to see her face when
it's old to 'er. She's led by them folks
O. her'n to some extent, but below all
that she's jest a good strong. sufferin'
woman"
George made no answer. They were
both silent for several minutes. then
Mrs. Buckley rose 70 leave. II want
10 so out home She said. 1T will be
sad. too. lookin' round the old place
whar he used to be. Now he's gone.
l don't seem to remember anything
but the good. sweet things he used TO
an an saw before his affiiction. He's
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THE next morning Georges moth
err returned to barley and came
directly from the station to his

TVHE next morning Georges moth
err returned to barley and came
directly from the station to his
room. As she entered he stared at her
in surprise, for she was dressed in
black, even to her s~unbonnet.
Mother" he asked wonderingly,
what has happened?'
She did not answer for a moment,
out sat down near his bed and folded
her bonnet in her lap.
When 1 heard how you was hurt
an laid up" she said presently, Il writ
MIR. Hillyer not to let o know about
yore pa. He was a sight wuss when
1 got to i'm, an they didn't see no
chance fer i'm to live. He's dead,
George; yore pore pas dead an buried.
All his trouble is over. He's in Gods
charge now"
They were both silent for a moment;
then Buckley said comfortingly: well,
you must not grieve over 1t toe much,
mother. After all. it may be better as
1t is
That's so. George she answered,
my heart aches fer i'm. He wasn't
treated right. my boy. 1t turned out
jest like / thought it mought. The
doctors up thar said his criminal acts
all come from that old hurs 10 his
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-25
SYNOPSIS.

George Buckley is the protege of Mr.. Hillyer.
q rich Georgia merchant. His father is sent to
prison for theft. George is attentive 10 Lydia
Cranston, daughter of a proud Virginlan. The
shame Of his fathers crime makes him desper-
ate. Hillyer sconfesses to George the murder Of
a friend thirty years before the story opens.
TO atone for the deed he took George out Of
his degraded home to make a useful man of
him as a substitute to society for his dead
fritnd. Hanks, & note broker. and Kenner. o
cotton buyer. have desks in Hillyer's warehouse.
Bascom T-uitt. a Confederate veteran. is a
,sw'neat on the advice of George. Mrs. Hillyer
praises Georges noble character. Hillyer is in
crir1,. Lydia comes from Richmond's best
social set. Governor Telfare. of Georgia. a
George champions. the cause of young Bob
Hanks, VINO Is am 10 saart 70 IN p'se, hilyer loans
lulls the fears Of her parents about George by
saving that she believes a daughter should re-
Hillyer sells his wheat at a great profit and
gives 1T to George, The Governor visits the
Lydia acce ITS his attentions and presents.
Lydia pays a visit to Georges mother and
WAL Of hope to the lover. Mrs. Cranston ap-
peais to Lydia's friend, Kitty Crosby. to bring
LYDIA that the Governor will be a good catch,
but, after hearing Of some of Georges virtues,
rest I tsr Ten 4 Truitt. son Of his friend Baseomms
from theyengeance Of a mob, Lydia and Kitty
hear the story recounteu III Inc piesence OF the
hero. Lydia adores George, but may marry the
Governor out Of regard for her father. who is in
Georges father IL he will give up Lydia. The
offer is hotiy spurned. Lydia snubs the Cover
nor In favor of George, but the excited lover
misconstrues the act and abruptly leaves her
In tears. Bascom, Truitt twigs the Governors
ear to avenge the insult to George. Lydia re-
joicee at the Governors discontinue at the
hands of Truitt. George rescues Lydia and
Kitty from a carriage accident and has an af-
fecting interview with his sweetheart. Georges
father insane. George wounded while defending
Hillyer's safe from burglars. George gets a
note with some roses from Kitty but Lydia
Is silent.
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head. After his death they made an
! examination. They found at a splin-
ter o. the skull had been workin' into
| his brain ali them years since his fall
of'n the wagon. II finally formed a
abscess thai killed i'm. Oh. the doc
tors raised a big fuss about it, They
told me wore pa had been treated
wuss'n a dog. They said what he done
in violation O. the law was caused by
the hurt in his head an that he'd never
"a touched a thing that wasn't his but
fer that. an when ! told 'em how hon.
orable all yore pas folks had always
been away back as fur as anybody
could trace an how hard you was
strivin' to live the disgrace down they
all got together an writ an signed a
paper-Mr. Hillyer's got it-testifyin'
under oath that yore pa wasn't natur-
ally a dishonest a They say, George
an Mr., FIillyer says he'll put it
through right away-that they are
son TO 81, the legislature to exhon-
crate yore pa.
Judge Moore was in the warehouse
as l come by, talkin' to Mr.. Hillyer,
an he come II an tuck me by the
hand. an says ha Mrs. Buckley. me
II IntIl 1NGlNt Aitl iiduG Il &NAlAl
mistake. An says he, EFF a case like
tina. had come up in a community whar
doctors an lawyers was up to the latest
notch in new discoveries a plea of in
sanity would a been made an sus-
tanned. But says he, the twelve jurors
will sign a paper with me, an yore
husbands name will be cleared Oh.
George. it mighty nigh breaks my
heart. I lowed all them years that
yore pa was jest mean an stubborn an
had old Nick in i'm, while the truth
was he couldn't help hisse'f. It's goin'
to be in all the newspapers tomorrow.
Are you glad to hear it. George2"
More than anything" was the reply
in a low, husky tone.
81 hain't through yet went on the
Old woman, wiping her eyes. "They
all read Mr.. Hillyer's letter to me about
how you refused the combination to
the safe, preferrin' to die ruther than
give in, because you wanted to show
the world was honest. an how you
was shot down an lay hoverin' betwlxt
this life an the next, an / never seed
a set o. men more anxious to be kind
to a woman in afiiiction. They got the
idea we was needy, an started in to
collect a lot o. money, but I stopped
'em. 1 told EN- you wouldn't like that
mo, l wouldn't" said George: con
l am glad they wanted to do it"
when I got to yore pa he was too
fur gone to know me- went on Mrs.
Buckley. 81 Jest wish he had. / was
50 SORRY ?es hin, when : SEED how thin
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-25

Copyright. 1908, by Harper & Brothers

1.-THE Land of the Changing Sum-" This North
Walk Mystery" Etc.

nighted up here. Nobody would be
mean enough to rob ur harm a woman
as old as l am
That's So says I. Her head was
as white as cotton, an she was all bent
over, but she had the sweetest. most
patient face | ever seed. 1t made me
feel easier about tellin' 'er who | was
an what I'd come fer, but l acknowl-
edge | was afeard. Then she proposed
to set the table, fer she said she knowed
l was famished, but ! wouldn't let 'er.
mo; wait say I. wait till I've
told you who ] am, Mrs. Hambright,'
says I. an 1 couldn't look at 'er then.
I'm Hiram Hillyer, the man who tuck
yore pore boys life.'
II seed 'er sorter jump a little, an
then she got as still as a grave rock.
1 was afeard to look at 'er. All my
new found hope seemed to be leakin'
out o. me. I bowed my head an waited
fer 'er verdict. God knows 1 was miser-
able, but l was prayin'-prayin' fer
pardon-prayin' both to her an God.
She was still a long time. I reckon she
was studyin' up what to say to me.
Then she spoke. Did you come away
out here jest to see me. Mr.. T%-illyer?'
she asked in a trembly voice, an l
nodded, still afeard to meet her eye. L
come to make a confession an implore
you to pardon me- l said.
Pardon your she said, slowlike an
saft.
Squire Trabue's dead I told 'er.
He died two days ago
~ heard he was low she said, an
l was sorry to hear it. fer he was a
good man, but is that all you wanted
to tell me?'
mo says I. ''twasn't. Mrs. Ham
bright, the pension he's been payin' you
all these years never come from the
government. 1t was from me-
Hiram Hillyer,' says she In Her
sweet old voice. I've knowed that fer
twenty-five years. Squire Trabue told
an axed me never to let on to you,
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Miss Jessie Wpangenthal. Miss Miriam
Mitchell. Miss Flossie FEEDER, Miss Rose
Kohn. Miss Sophie Schwabacher, Miss
Elsie Greenbaum, Miss Selma Selig-
man, Sidney Stein, julius Stein, Her
man Harris, Philip Blumenheim, Jack
Lehman. William Kamm, Vernon Ben
Diet, Selick Mindes, Albert Meyer, Will
lam Meyer, Edward Lovenstein, Fred
erick Seligman, Harvey Harris, Benja-
min Ofner and Joseph Steiner.
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fer he'd promised you never to let me
know; but, Hiram, eff I've prayed God
to bless you fer it once 1 have ten
thousand times. I couldn't "a lived
without that allowance. 1t has kept
me in comfort a n enabled me to helr
my neighbors in time o. sufferin'. I've
wanted to tell you how grateful I felt,
but the squire wouldn't let me an said
you never wanted that old trouble
mentioned. an so ] couldn't do it
Then. George, 1 broke down COM
pletely. I couldn't hold in. I set thai
an cried like a child. 7 told 'er how
long an hard I'd suffered an how !
had tried in all manner o. ways to git
forgiveness an feel right, an I never
seed sech a look or a human face as
was on her'n. She actually set dowr
on the bare ,iooi before the fire an
laid 'er thin. bony hands on my knee.
Hiram, my boy. my pore boy,' says
she. 'Shorely you hain't beer all that
time thinkin' yore God was that sort
of a God. Why. he's all goodness, all
glory. all infinite perfection. You've
been blamin' yoreself fer some'n' an
other man done. 1t was a man you
hain't seed in thirty odd year that shot
my son III d nasty pdSSiOn. IoQ uOn l
hold you-the new understandable
fer that, but he's been holdin' you ac-
countable fer thinkin' so i'll of him. fer
all yore worry has come from wrongly
accusin' yore Holy Maker!'
"Oh, George. she mad 1t as clear to
me as daylight. She was right-she
was right. God don't hold a new. re-
p~entant man accountable fer what his
old dead self done. She thought l
wasn't convinced, I reckon, fer she got
down on her knees an sent up a prayer
that ripped the roof off the house an
showed the glorious way clean to Gods
throne above the stars.
lord, Lore O. Hosts!' l kin re-
member every word the old saint said.
Show this pore, deluded man the truth.
Tear away the mist o. doubt an mis-
understandin' that's clouded his con-
ception an dampened the ardor of his
great soul. Give i'm peace right now,
this minute. Pity him. Lord, an don t
let i'm cling to his old self. Show him
the new soul that dwells in the old
shell o. mortality, an let i'm walk with
bare head unburdened in the sunshine
O. thy heavenly smile An, George
Buckley, when she riz to her feet I
did see an comprehend. I laughed an
sobbed an shouted. My fear was all
gone-all-an' it will never, never re-
turn, fer I understand now. She
showed me. Jest think o. sthat-Lynn
Hambright's mother was the one APP
pointed to show me the truth--the old
woman / was fearin' more han every
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-25
Fine Sewing Has Bancful
Effect On Eyes Of Women
Madame Alta Tells Some of the Evil Results OF Persisting in
Needework-Some of the Remedies.

One of the first prohibitions of the
oculist is,the needle. you must give
up fine sewing and fancy work" he
says, s"or your eyes will be ruined -
Why the modern eye and the eye OF
cultivation and good society is so much
more difficult to deal with than the eye
of the peasant and the women of old
Is a question that most people seem
never to have given thought TO.
The Mexican, South American, Irish
and German women do the finest OF
the drawn work and embroidery long
after their feeble and lettering limbs
refuse TO support them. They begin
this work almost as soon as they are
out of their cradles, and continue il
through a long course of years.
The modern, fashionable woman
especially in this country. does very
little fancy work until she has nearly
reached her majority. and then, or per
haps long before then. she goes into
the hands of the o%culist, and remains
there most of the time during her
natural life.
She suffers tortures, and there must
be some cas- for this. and the wonder
is that specialists in the treatment of
eyes have not published to the world
one of the prime causes of all of this
trouble.
The difficulty lies in the extremely
bad light in which people work. Win
dow draperies. awnings and shutters
are the bane of the eyesight. Tinted
furniture that the sun would spoil is
preferred to ~soundness of vision. al
though those who barter these priceless
possessions for such towdrY wares do
so without the faintest idea of the sin
of which they are guilty.
Women with troublesome eyes even
seem to have a mania for badly-lighted
rooms. Some recent experiments have