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'turesque Career Of Young Man with
Plenty of Money
Il Has Happened to Frank Snowden Ridgely Brown.
,n of Maryiand's Former Governor, Who Is Nou
Facing a Suit for Diuorce, With Many Charges
of Cruelty

OF the Baltimore American in his
beautifully appointed stanhope with
coachman at his side and foo,man
seated on the rumble. His horses.
Brandy and Soda. wore blue ribbons
and Frank was Justly proud of his
turnout. The millionaire reporter"
was told to accompany another and
number reporter on his rounds
through BaltimOre's East side, but
when he saw that his protege Intended
TO drive through the ghetto in his
beautiful equipage. the mere re.
porter baked and told Frank to meet
him at designated police station. as
the street cars We're good enough for
his. The policemen in the station
houses visited that day by Frank and
his mentor still possess souvenirs of
Franks first day as reporter. for he
scattered golden gifts with lavish
hand
Champagne for c. A. R. Veterans.
That evening Frank was assigned
to cover" banquet given by local
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MINISTER TO CHINA
Charles R. Crane Educated
Without Aid of College.
Has Visited Nearly Every Country on
the Globe and Is Master Of Sew.
eraI lansuases-Weii Ac.
quainted with Orient,

Chicago.-Charles r. Crane, newly
appointed minister from the United
States to China, is a rare type of citi.
zen In that he was born to wealth and
yet may be classed in the roll OF self.
made men. He was reared with the
idea that college education is not
essential to the life success of a man
who has brain of his own and uses
1t. His schooling ended when he had
done with the public school. What he
has gathered of learning since then
has been from books and from the
world and It's people as they have ap.
peared to him in extensive travel.
Richard T. Crane, Sr., father of
Charles r. Crane. is vigorously op.
posed to modern methods of education
as carried on in the great universities
and many OF the public schools. He
does not believe these institutions fit
4 man properly for the battle of life.
and says they are too theoretical and
not sufficiently practical. He went so
far as to declare 1t would be good
thing for one of the states II its state
university buildings were blown up.
Whether Charles r. Crane shared
the educational views of his father,
1t Is fact that. instead of spending
four years in college and winning q
degree. he jumped at once from his
boyhood schooling into the workshop
and started the business career which
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Crop Growing on Small Scale.

small holder In East Lexham is
making an interesting experiment in
barley growing upon his land to test
the possibility OF raising corn on n
small scale. In 1907 he sowed IS spe-
cially selected grains OF barley. which
yielded 400 ears. The resulting ker-
nels he sowed in 1908 and harvested
in II weeks. with the result that he
got n bushel OF threshed barley. which
he has sown this year. his object be.
ing to show what can be done In ce-
real cultivation from very small be-
ginnings London Standard.
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grounds, eluded the keeper, climbed
over the high fence and dropped into
Franks waiting car. Frank was ut
the wheel, and he let it out, and In an
hour or two was beyond the jurisdic.
ton of the Maryland courts. And once
more It became necessary for Brown
pere to get busy and square things
for Frank.
Meanwhile Franks AFFAIRS at home
had been going from bad to worse.
His wife says she was left much to
herself, for Frank was SO busy with
his other friends and associates that
he had little or no time to devote to
his Rirl.bride. Franks gay friends Of
both sexes were ever welcomed at the
youthful Browns home-that is by
Frank. Among these, his wife says,
were many actors and actresses, and
then It was that Frank conceived the
idea that he would like to enter upon
stage career.
He joined the stock company con-
Quoted in Baltimore by George Faw.
cett. and was given small parts. The
verdict Of Franks many friends after
witnessing several performances In
which he appeared was that he was
far more capable Of steering his su'
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THE NEW WOMAN
Mads over by Quitting Coffee.

Coffee probably wrecks greater
Vercentage Of Southerners than OF
Sorthern people for Southerners use
1t more freely.
The work 1t does is distressing
enough in some instances: as an illus.
tration, a woman OF Richmond, Va,
writes:
II was a coffee drinker for years
and for about six years my health was
completely shattered. l suffered fear
fully with headache and nervousness,
also palpitation OF the heart and loss
Of appetite.
MY sight gradually began to fail
and finally lost the sight OF one
eye altogether. The eye was op.
Grated upon and the sight partially
restored. then became totally blind
in the other eye.
my doctor used to urge me to
give up coffee, but l was willful and
continued to drink 1t until finally in q
case Of severe illness the doctor in.
sisted that l must give up the coffee.
so I began using Postum, and in q
month felt like new creature.
steduhy Sdlueu III uedltn anu
strength. About month ago I be.
gan using Grape-Nuts food and the
effect has been wonderful. I really
feel like new woman and have
gained about 25 pounds.
Il am quite an elderly lady and be.
fore using Postum and Grape-nuts
could not walk square without ex-
ceeding fatigue, now I walk ten or
twelve without feeling it. Formerly
in reading could remember but little
but now my memory holds fast what
1 read.
Several friends who have seen the
remarkable effects of Postum and
Grape-Nuts on me have urged that
give the facts to the public for the
sake Of suffering humanity, 20, al
though dislike publicity, you 0n
publish this letter II you like"
Read THE Road to Wellville." In
pkgs. There's q Reason"
Ever read the above letters A new
enc aDDoafs froA tfna t. tine. TAey
are geou1nes s1oos on4 1uu oe A0aan
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VIEW York. - Give an av-
erage American boy. with
out the restraining iniiu-
ence OF a mother. 10000 n
wear at the age of IA and n
\ million when he reaches his
majority. and what will be
bture?
4 is the story of such boy
young wife Is about to hale
Into the divorce court at the ten
lre OF "a as related by the Sun
Eorld This boy has faced many
Ies-homiCIde among them-but
Extremely doubtful II he has
passed through an ordeal so dis
iul AS that which awaits him
he answers to the many charges
hclty. brutality and iniidelity his
girlwife mentions in her bill OF
kulars
|pk Snowden Ridgely Brown. son
Iryland's former governor. is the
by youth who has sacrificed his
and once happy married career
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The Force Of Habit,

One of the campers had done some
thing peculiarly idiotic. and the dean
said: Dick reminds me of Thomas
colt"
What about Thomas colt?" asked
Dick. cheerfully.
why" the dean responded. readily
where | lived in Maine when | was
boy an old man named Thomas
raised horses. lie once put out to
pasture colt. which had been fed
from its birth in Il box stall and wa
tered at the trough in the yard.
The pasture lay across small
river. and in the middle OF the day the
colt swan the stream to go up to the
barn-yard for drink OF water."-
Youths Companion
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Either WaY,

Mr.. wilkins had been sitting quietly
on nail keg. perusing n paper which
he had found on the counter. The
date of It he had not noticed. Finally
sion.
What's this wireless telegraph sig.
nal. this &C. o. D. they're talking
about" he asked
Il guess it's C. Q. D. amt it?' sug-
gested Holbrook. the grocer. ANY.
way. it's n signal OF Distress" he add
ed. moodily.
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tomobile, or tooling his coach and four
than of playing roles upon the stage,
no matter how inconspicuous they
were.
Perhaps 1t was the inconspicuous!
ness of these roles that induced Frank
after a try at part in "Cyrano de
Bergerac" to abandon the stage as a
profession. His wife was deeply hu.
inflated at this venture, and she did
all she could to dissuade him when he
told her that he wanted to be an ac.
tor. This, she says. brought down his
wrath upon her pretty and youthful
head, and from then on trouble came
thick and fast for her.
Wife Tells Of Midnight Orgies.
1t is the alleged midnight orgies at
her home that Mrs. Brown most bit
terly complained of in her bill for di
vorce. Frank and his Tenderloin
friends, she declares, would wander
into the house at all hours of the
night and from then until the gray
dawn make night hideous for her and
her neighbors. 1t was impossible for
her, she declares, to make her escape
from the house, as Frank would in
sist upon her presiding at the table
! and serving him and his guests with
whatever their fancy dictated, despite
the unseasonableness of the hour.
Then, too, Mrs. Brown asserts that
Frank preferred her to be at the head
of the table during these bacchanalian
feasts, inasmuch as she made good
target for his ribald jests or the plates
or glasses he chose to hurl at her.
Sometimes. according to Mrs. Browns
complaint. the glasses were empty,
but more often they contained cham
pagne, for Frank was ever Jealous of
his reputation as n wine opener"
and he would never for n moment
have it thought among his Tenderloin
friends that anything else but cham
payne graced his table or his wife's
bathtub, for that matter.
Another sport of which her husband
was passionately fond. Mrs. Brown
charges, had to do with n most vii
lainous.looking and savage bulldog
which is ever at Franks heels.
Mrs Brown asserts that when
Frank was especially deep in his cups
he would set the dog on her. For
some reason, Mrs. Brown declares. the
dog entertained n violent dislike for
her and was only too glad to do his
masters bidding.
Finally Driven from Her Home.
II was the dog episode that proved
to be the parting of the ways. While
in drunken frenzy. Frank. II Is
charged In the complaint, set the dog
on his wife. and 1t attacked her so
savagely that she fled In her night
clothes and never returned. That was
last January and since then. she VOWS,
Frank has not contributed cent
toward her support and this in the
face of his wife's statement that he
had torn and cut up all her hats.
gowns, lingerie and pretty boots and
slippers. just prior to having the bull
dog charge her.
Mrs. Brown says 1t is lack OF home
influence that Is responsible for her
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INN, and, finding that Mr.. Warren
was then living in West Ninety fourth
street, Frank. his fiancee and their at
tehdants repaired to Mr.. Warren's
nome and there the ceremony was
performed.
iheir marriage came as great sur
PRISE TO their respective families, but
'he young pair was soon installed in
beautifully appointed home and
many predicted that Mabel would
make her young husband more CON
servative. But her charges against
MN do not confirm this hope.
Ills wife says he never settled
down. In fact, he became gayer than
ever after his marriage. If that had
been possible. His chosen companions
were as gay as himself. although few
II any Of them had the funds to
squander that Frank ever had at com
mand. His escapades became more
daring each day. and the governor"
as he is still called, was compelled to
admonish and intercede more than
once
Accused Of Killing Child.
Automobiling was this boys passion
ana he was never satisfied unless he
was bowling through Baltimore's ten
derloin at top speed. His arrest was
OF almost daily occurrence, and when
Baltimore awoke about eighteen
months ago to be told that Franks
car had killed negro child the night
previous the II told you sos" got busy.
L was not openly charged that
Franks car had killed the boy. but
the newspapers limited so strongly at
the identity of the driver and owner
OF the car that within "a hours the
trail led to Franks door and he was
arrested and formally accused of run
ming over the little pickaninny and
then running away without the for
mality of stopping to ascertain the
seriousness of the injuries inflicted
The parents OF the dead child re-
ceived $4,000 to drop the case against
Frank. This frightened Frank for
awhile, and he did not break into
print again until his friend Lester
Brcsec, who had figured in almost all
OF Franks escapades, was committed
" "ouHt nope, private asylum LOT
the insane and inebriatcs
Lester had been going the pace for
several years and when his mind gave
way none was surprised Frank sore.
ly missed his chum and often motorcd
out TO the beautiful retreat on Charles
Street avenue to spend an hour with
him. In the course of one OF these
visits Lester complained of his en-.
forced confinement and begged Frank
TO devise some means OF efiecting his
release.
I've tried that already said
Frank. but the courts won't stand for
1t. so guess the only thing can do
is to kidnap you
Go as far as you like" said Lester
but for Gods sake get me out of
here. haven't had drink for a
month"
Kidnapped Chum from Asylum.
The next day Lester. while out for
his afternoon airing in the hospital
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altar OF pleasure. Young
as he is familiarly called in
nore' has been pleasure-bent
ne was a boy of ten. and his
pfes, more often than not. have
purchased at terrific cost. He
~ MS fling. and when n boy OF
was blase and so satiated with
yeties OF the Old World that he
heout for new sensations and
eids TO conquer. Life for him.
.neh, was one mad whirl. and
le did not know about the but
iie wasn't worth knowing.
os'end he was the petted darling
men OF title. and otherwise, and
a prank that he played on one
se while In her bath house at
s resort that made 1t necessary
iather to spirit him out of
ana back to Baltimore. The
sonorred books and rarely
lie had the choice of any
s''y In America or Europe If he
out say the word. but instead
,erred to run wild, do as he
and give little. II any atten-
'he studies prescribed for him
tutors his father engaged for
..rtsd Work as a Reporter.
y. 'his time his father and his
",ay Brown, who later married
hughes, a New York lawyer,
aee his death married Alfred
w. whose former wife had
WIN Benchley, one Of Alfred
a"uerbilts stable managers.
" return trip to Europe.
was engaged in paying ardent
baltimore girl at that time,
lather told him II he did not
s"ny MIN to Europe he would
70 go to work.
e'" said Frank. nothing could
suit my purpose" At dinner
e evening he announced that
!olned the reportorial stan Of
ny. .inore American. Franks ad.
!" journalism will long be re-
ea IN Baltimore. and to this
Svuoriqust Of "Millionaire Re-
'lings to him.
frank reported for his flrst
"H ne drove up TO the once
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G. A. Il. post. Beer was the only tip
pie for the veterans. whereupon Frank
invited everybody to have champagne
with him. Accordingly Il dozen cases
were ordered by the Croesus scribe.
The hotel proprietor later sued to re-
cover the price of the champagne. As
a tipster to his city editor on the gay
dog doings of Baltimore society Frank
had no equal. So disconcerting did
these tips prove that friends of the
Brown family in the inner circle OF
Baltimore society cabled to Brown
pere to suggest some other field of en-
deavor for his youthful son. and this
he did. Franks journalistic career.
while brief was quite as meteoric as
every other that he has since launched
out upon.
1t was Just three years ago that
Young Frank saw and met Miss
Mabel Michael of Baltimore. The two
families do not move In the same set
and there was opposition from both
sides. The Browns had always moved
in that social circle which was known
far and near as the Brass Band,
while the Michaels. in every respect
the social equals of the Browns. be-
longed to more conservative ele-
ment. Franks courtship was brief
and ardent. Serious opposition from
both sides but served to fan the
flame, and when Frank proposed to
Mabel that they elope she with some
hesitation consented.
Eloped In Touring Car.
Just before midnight on October 23'
1906, Frank and his fiancee met by
appointment. His touring car was In
readiness and was geared up to Its
highest speed. Frank was attended
by one Of his many chums. while Miss
Mary Grismer accompanied Miss
Michael. The party bundled into the
automobile and Frank instructed his
chauffeur to cut out for New York
and get there as soon as possible.
Arriving in this city, they went to
the Waldorf. Astoria, where Frank had
spent much time in the handsome
suite of apartments his father used to
maintain there the year round. Frank
was anxious to have Rev. Henry M.
Warren, the hotel chaplain, marry
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husbands waywardness, and she
further avows that the governor" is
mainly responsible for this. She de-
clares that he has alienated Franks
affections. and now she is suing the
governor for heart balm to the tune
of 100000.
In the mean time Frank is continu-
ing on his merry way. With ample
funds at his command. and with the
prospect of sharing with his sister the
several million dollars Gov. Brown is
said to possess, young Frank has q
lively future ahead of him.
Will he reform? Ask his wife.
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u,. o, the Eye. In Reading.

Most people. according to the opti-
cal Journal, believe that the eyes in
reading follow the letters in q steady
movement clear across the column.
but II the readers eyes are watched
closely while in action 1t will be seen
that they make a series Of Jumping
movements. each jump corresponding
to about one.half inch Of letters. This
shows that reading IL done more by
words than letters, and that the words
are read without having to look d.
rectly ct them.
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has made him man OF practical
mind and alert powers of observation
When the opportunity came he in
augurated n program of travel which
sent him to many of the out OF the
way places OF the world and gave him
an intimate knowledge OF affairs pos.
sessed by few men even In these days
OF globe trotting.
Mr.. Crane has set foot In nearly
every country on the globe. has pene-
trated to -of-the-way hooks and cor
ners. has occasionally fitted out cara
vans of his own to explore unfre-
quented lands. and is rs much at
home In Russia or China as he is on
his home street in Chicago. He is n
linguist of considerable attainments.
Is n connoisseur in paintings, n collec-
tor of old and rare books and. what
is more. n reader of the same. He is
prominent as n civic enthusiast and
for years has been powerful factor
In movements for the advancement of
Chicago commercially. physically and
morally.
During his travels Mr.. Crane spent
much time in China. his business In
terests taking him into every prov
ince. He came into close contact with
all classes Of Mongolians. In his
home is large collection Of curios OF
his many visits to China.
In all his knocking about the globe,
Mr.. Crane was absorbing languages.
In his library in his Michigan avenue
home are books written in a dozen
different languages. They are not
sorted according to catalogues as a
less scholarly owner would sort them.
but instead are grouped under sub
ject heads. Friends Of Mr.. Crane say
that when he wants to look up a ref
erence on topic he goes to his
shelves and takes down books in sew
eral different languages and reads
them without the aid Of lexicon. He
is said to read IL languages and to
speak with ease and fluency six or
eight.
Five years ago Mr.. Crane added
SIC. 1000 of his personal fortune to THE
Young Empress Fund" for Russian
soldiers and sailors. This gift was
made through Count Rostofstoff. chan
cellor of the empire. and for It the
donor was the recipient Of grateful
thanks from the empress. Long and
close contact with official and civilian
life Of Russia has given him q friendly
feeling toward that nation. but at the
same time he has warm spot in his
heart for China and the Chinese. The
feeling is said to be reciprocated. The
Chinese have been drawn to other
members of the family. Professor
Williams, uncle of Mr.. Crane, was pro-
fessor of Chinese at Yale and he 10
the author of book on China.
Mrs. Crane was Miss Cornelia w.
Smith. whose girlhood home was Pat
erson, N. j., where she became the
bride of Mr.. Crane 2s years ago. Like
her husband. her interests are in the
more substantial things Of life. Her
name does not appear in the member
ship lists Of any Chicago club. The
family has beautiful summer home
1t Lake Geneva, Wis, and another at
Woods Hole. Mass
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my limbs swelled. / grew weak and
discouraged. Doan's Kidney Pills re.
moved these troubles entirely. have
been well for two years"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents a box. Fos-
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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tho kidneys to health.
Charles Cole, 204 N.
Buckeye St. lola,
kans., says: "The
k ! d n y secretions
were | r eg u ! a r,
scanty and painful
and contained sedi-
ment. My back was
stiff and lame and
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A SURE SIGN.
When It Appears Act at Once.

Trouble with the kidney secretions
is certain sign that your kidneys are
deranged and that you should use
Doan's Kidney Pills. They cure all ir-
regularities and annoyances, remove
backache and side pains and restore
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A LONG WAY BACK.

George-There' Miss Passay. She
claims she's never been kissed.
Harry-Why. I've kissed her myself.
years ago. She means not since she
can remember.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-26
TRAINS CHANGE TIME.
NEW TRAIN FROM CHICAGO TO SEATTLE
ADDED.

The Oregon short Line will inau-
gurate a new through train between
Chicago and Portland to Seattle, Sum
day, August %, reducing the present
service by 13 hours. The train is to
be electric lighted, and otherwise pro
vided with the latest and most inn
proved train equipment looking to-
ward the absolute comfort and safety
Of patrons. Instead Of leaving Chica-
go at 10 p. m. as at present, the new
limited is to leave at IL 80 a. m., ar
irving at Portland at $3.50 the third
morning, instead of 1920 p. M, and
reaching Seattle at 3:05 p. M East
bound, the limited will leave Seattle at
IL a. M, arriving Portland at 5:20 p.
m, leaving 5:45 p. m, Is hours ear
lier than the old schedule, and reach
ing Chicago at 7:45 p. M, on the
third day. The old time of arrival
was 1920 a. m. the following morning.
The two trains will be known as 5
west bound and eastbound and viii
carry mail. The cars will be stand
ard sleepers, observation cars, diners,
etc There will be no connection with
Salt Lake trains, the route being via
Granger and PocatelIo. To protect
the Salt Lake traffic, the Oregon
Short Line will put on an additional
train out of Pocatello, to connect with
No. 8, which leaves Salt Lake City
at 1880 p. M, running through tc
Portland, arriving there at 72O a. m.
the old regular hour of arrival. The
train will carry Boise and Twin Falls
as well as standard sleepers and chan
cars for Portland. No. 10, the east
bound train, is to leave Portland al
1880 p. M, arriving in Salt Lake al
$40 a. M, the second morning, OF
the time of the present No. A.
These several changes made by th'
addition Of the new train gives th'
following time table for trains arriv
ing in this city.
No. 8, west 1853 p. m.
No. z, west 2.15 a. m.
No 8, west 1905 p m.
No. IL, west, 1910 p. m.
No. 6 east. 2.25 p. m.
No. east 5.35 a. m.
No. 10 east 6.1s p. m
No. II east, TAG a. m.