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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-21
Let Us Show You
One of Those New
kimbau Pianos.

What is the use of buying a poor
piano, when So per month makes
you the possessor of Kimball,
one Of Americas Oldest and best
makes?
Ask the salesman to explain to
you the Kimball BRASS flange,
which overcomes all climatic
changes. He will also show you
the construction of the pin block,
sound board and other special fea-
lures that go to make the Kimball
a sweet toned, durable instrument
The manufacturer guarantees
them and so do We; in fact, we
agree to take them back if not sat
isfactory.
THIRTY DIFFERENT MAKES
We have pianos at the lowest
possible price for which a good,
durable piano can be sold. Thirty
| different makes to select from,
and terms as low as $3.50 per
| week
When you purchase piano,
don't gamble; buy an old standard
make, such as Chickering, Steck.
Kimball, Decker, Aesrer, Hobart
M. Cable, Smith & Barnes, Schu-
mann, Marshall & Wendell or any
other of our line.
We are exclusive northwest
| distributors for these famous
makes-you can't find them else
where.
Good second hand bargains at all
times.
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The mark of a free man Is that
he binds himself to some hign
duty.
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So long as you are innocent, fear
nothing-Longfellow.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
Exile in Louisiana.

Arriving at New Orleans after a stormy
voyage upon German ship from Danzig,
the bride of the czarovitch. with retinue
of servants, was conducted to her new
home in the wilderness. and remained
there for several years, surrounded by
the greatest degree of luxury possible.
but virtually a prisoner, forbidden to
communicate with Europe. Her story
is told in Voltaire's History of the
French Revolution"
Being a woman of great attractions,
the Princess Alexandra had other ad-
mirers beside the heir to the Russian
throne. and among them was a certain
Chevalier d'Aubant of Paris, who was in
some way connected with John Laws
Louisiana enterprises. DAubant acci-
dentally learned her place of exile and
sought her in that remote retreat In the
parish of st. Bernard.
After a series of thrilling adventures
he rescued the princess and took her to
his chateau in France. where they be-
came husband and wife after the death
of Alexis Petrovitch They lived happily
for several years, until he was so un-
fortunate as to incur the displeasure of
his sovereign and was banished to the
Isle de Bourbon. where he died in 1744.
The princess then returned to Louisiana
and reoccupied the mansion which had
been erected for her at the expense of the
Car of Russia until her death In 171o.
She was buried in the dooryard, and her
grave is still pointed out, although the
house Is In ruins.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
after the dinner. During the feast1ng
there was much music.
Great on Singing.

The lithographers are great on songs.
and had little sheet with a whole lot of
their favorite choruses printed thereon.
Every now and then the orchestra, over
worked and melodious. would play one
of these favorites and knives and forks
would drop unused while throats warbled
such beauties as 1T Looks to Me Like a
Big Night Tonight
They were also strong for ''Harrigan,'
and as for that cheerful marching love
song, Honey Boy" a prominent lithog-
rapher stood up and led the chorus four
times in straight succession. They sang
America and that other national song.
"A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight. :"
The orchestra tried Maryland" once and
there was a mixup. the German men,
bers singing 20 Tanenbaum," while the
others tried the words that they sing in
Baltimore. That old favOrite, ''Stein
Song" was filled to the urim with har-
mony twice, and there were musical also
rams which kept the diners in fine fettle.
Mr.. Goes was presented with dia-
mond ring, the stone of which was as
big as lump of furnace coal. He was
affected to tears when he received it.
The president, Mr.. Chandler, received a
gift too. 1t was tremendous bunch
of American beauty roses. and was the
exact counterpart in makeup of a bou-
quet sent to Mrs. Taft by the florist
yesterday afternoon.
Altogether the dinner was a tremendous
success, say the photographers.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
f133, 444, 49S 93 10 81
Great Peters Daughter-in-Law.

=
Down in New Orleans the other day l
heard a pretty romance that involves
Alexis Petrovitch, the only son of Peter
the Great Of Russia.
In 172O, or thereabouts. he secretly mar
ried the Princess Alexandra of Wolfen-
buttel, with whom he was much In love.
When his imperious father learned OF the
fact he banished the bride of the czaro-
witch from the empire and sent her. In
charge of duenna and suitable at
tendants, on a German vessel to Louisi-
ana-a country which was then attract
ing a great deal of attention in Russia as
well as in other parts of Europe because
of the enterprises of John Law, the
great Paris banker.
This gentleman, as you will remember,
was the promoter of several enormous
commercial enterprises, and in Decem-
Der, 172O, was invited by Peter the Great
to take charge Of the finances of Russia.
The cZar and many other Russian noble
men invested heavily in his mississippi
Bubble" as 1t was known, for the col
onization, under the supervision of the
French government, of Louisiana terri
tory Several Russian colonies were or
ganized, but never sailed for America.
However, Peter the Great was quite ia
miliar with the situation there, and
through the agents of John Law ar
ranged for the secret reception of the
Princess Alexandra at New Orleans. and
for the erection of a home for the beau
tiful exile in st. Bernard's parish east
of New Orleans, and between the Missis-
sippi river and the gulf. The Creoles
called it "Terre aux Boeufs," or the
land of oxen, because the settlers used
oxen in the cultivation of their planta-
tions instead of horses
Evening star., 1909-05-06
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL.
Granite Shaft Unveiled at Char
lottesville for the Dead.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. May g.
The granite shaft recently erected in the
courthouse square as a memorial to the
Confederate soldiers of Charlottesville and
Albemarle county was unveiled with i'm
pressive ceremonies yesterday. Splendid
tributes were paid the Confederate sol
dier by Senator John w. Daniel, Capt
Carlton Mccarthy. ex-mayor of Rich
mond. and Representative S. ]. Mccall of
Massachusetts.
Other prominent guests and visitors
present were Col. s. A. Cunningham of
Nashville. Tenn. editor OF the Confed-
crate Veteran; Judge T. r. b. Wright
of Tappahanrock. Va; Col. Charles S.
Peyton of Ronceverte. w. Va; Col W.
I. Poague of Lexington, Va; Gen. Thom-
as T. Munford Of Lynchburg, Va; Col.
James T. Bidgood of Richmond, Va;
Maj. Robert w. Hunter, commissioner
of Confederate records: Gen. Stith Boil
ling of Petersburg, Va; Gen. c.. Irving
Walker of Charleston. s. c., the COM
mander of the Department Of the Army
of Northern Virginia in the United Con-
federate Veteran organization, and Maj.
Waller M. Boyd of Amherst. Va. The
most distinguished veteran in the pro-
cession was Gen. Thomas L. Rosser of
this city, who bears seven scars on his
body as tokens of his service in the war.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
Five Killed by Gunpowder Explosion

MAGDEBURG, Germany, May 6.-I
Five men were killed by an explosion in
the Schoenbeck gunpowder factory
Evening star., 1909-05-06
Dredging the Rappahannock.

The Rappahannock river is to be fur
ther improved by having some OF its
larger tributaries dredged and opened to
navigation by the larger class of vessels
freighting lumber and other cargoes on
the bay. Engineer Harrison. from the
office of the United States engineer at
this city, with Representative William A.
Jones of the district through which the
Rappahannock passes, has recently been
examining the waterways for the pur-
pose of gathering data for the informa-
ton of the government authorities who
will have the work In charge. The big
hydraulic dredge General Mackenzie,
which deepened the channels about this
city last fall. and which. after remaining
here throughout the winter, left about
ten days ago for the Rappahannock, 10
now engaged in dredging work on the
channel up to Fredericksburg. The tug
James O. Carter of this city is doing
service as tender to the big dredge.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
ence. Perhaps both causes may have
had an effect.
Per Capita Consumption.

In 1908 the average expenditure per cap
ita of men, women and children for drink
in the United Kingdom was 93 12s 3Ad
and per capita per family of five persons
it was ELS Is 6a4d; compared with 93 los
Cd. per capita and ELS 1ss Sd per family
in 1907.
The following table shows the total con-
sumption, the total expenditure and the
quantity and cost per capita of the liquor
consumed in England during the year
1908:
Gals.
Gallons Der Cost
consumed head. Total cost. per head.
Total % a.,
spirits 26,S6O21S 8 935,oo9,s6o Al la
Beer = =
(bbls.). 20, 326 29.1 SI,Ul,9IS g
Wine. 9,647, ,392 . o,6S2, TO- IVA
1ignors Il 100000 3 100000 9h
Evening star., 1909-05-06
0BEU|SK FOR CAIRO
Ex-C0nsuI PenfieId Offers to
Pay Expenses.
SAVANTS MAY OPPOSE
American Would Bring Shaft From
Upper Egypt to Capital.
ACCEPTANCE IS PROBABLE
Great Britain's Liquor Bill Shrinks.
Daughter-in-Law of Peter the
Great Died in Louisiana.
ACCEPTANCE IS PROBABLE
BY WILLIAM T.. CIRTIS.

BY WILLIAM f. CURTIS.
Written for The Star and the Chicago Record
Herald.
Frederick CORTLAND Penfield, formerly
United States consul general at Cairo,
who recently married Mrs. Annie Weight
man Walker, daughter and heiress OF the
late Mr.. Weightman, the great manufac-
turing chemist of Philadelphia, has been
spending the winter in Egypt with his
bride Within the last few weeks he has
made a generous offer to the khedive and
the council of ministers of the Egyptian
government
Mr.. Penfield proposes Ito give proof of
my interest In the capital of his highness
wherein l dwelt several years, and
where l have many valued friends-by Of
fering to defray the expense of transport
ing from upper Egypt and re-erecting at
Cairo an example of the glory of ancient
Egypt in the form of an obelisk.'
The British capital on it's Thames en-
bankment has splendid specimen of this
expression of Egyptian art; the French
capital has an obelisk standing in its most
important square; Rome has four or five.
while the capital OF the Ottoman empire
is enriched by an even greater number,
taken from the land Of the Nile. The last
of these monuments to leave the land or
their creation was presented TO the city
of New York by former khedive.
For years it has seemed to me an
anomalous fact" continues Mr.. Penfield
in his letter to the khedive, that the cap
ital of the land of obelisks, the metropolis
of the continent and the unrivaled winter
resort of cultured Europeans and Ameri-
cans, should be less favored than the cap
itals and great cities herein named. To
play even small part in placing in Cairo
its logical home-an obelisk of import
ance would afford me great happiness;
and therefore l beg to make the offer. in
brief terms. to defray the total cost of
transporting and re-erecting in con-
spicuous place in the capital the Obelisk
of Rameses the Great, now standing with
pedestal and part of it's shaft covered
with soil, near the pylons of the Temple
of Luxor.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
catching fire and burning up. Six per

catching fire and burning up. Six per-
sons were injured. as follows:
Mrs. Cornwell, wife of ex-senator J. ].
Cornwell, of Romney.
Miss Kate Brady, sister of Mrs. Corn
well.
Mrs. George Cunningham, Romney.
Mrs. James Kellar, Romney.
Express Messenger II. Parker of Rom
ney.
l. NJ Baker. Romney
All the injured suffered only from
bruises and shock and We're able to
walk about. They were. however taken
to their homes in a hack from the scene
of the derailment which occurred about
mile and half from Romney.
The engine remained on the track. but
the two cars were thrown clear of the
rails. The tool cars were sent down
from Cumberland to place the combina-
tion baggage and smoking car on the
track and clear up the debris.
Joseph Inskeep Kellar, former proprie-
tor of the Kellar Hotel at Romney, went
down to view the wreck and dropped
dead there. Mr.. Kellar was fifty-seven
years old, and leaves a widow and two
children.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
Comments on shrouded Statue.

Speaking of monuments reminds me
that two ladies were overheard convers-
ing about the new Longfellow monument
at the junction of Connecticut avenue,
18th and NJ streets the other day.
The figure of the great poet was still
encased in its white cotton cerements
and looked very queer. and when you
come to think of it, many people have
never seen a statue before it is unveiled.
In this particular case the observers
were very curious.
"Who do you 'spose 1t is?" asked one.
Il dunno, I'm sure.'' replied the other.
"The names plain enough, though
L-o-n-g-f-e-l-l-o-w''- she spelled it
out.
Il suppose it must be a statue of the
poet"
What would they be doing with a
statue to poet in Washington? They
never put up statues here except to gen.
erals and admirals and politicians
And the ladies continued to commune
with each other in this wise for some
moments. until one of them exclaimed:
"Ain't that the name of the man that
married President Roosevelts daughter"
Evening star., 1909-05-06
!. oyERHol1 & CO.. uistiIIers. PII1ssuRs. PA.

the ship, worked her back to the station
and secured the vessel with extra ground
tackle.
The United States lighthouse service
steamer Tulip, on recent trip from
Tompkinsville, N. Y. to Norfolk with
supplies aboard for the fifth lighthouse dis
trict made the run I'm twenty-seven
hours-a remarkably good performance
for a steamer of the class of the Tulip
Capt. Trott. master of the Tulip was
formerly chief officer of the lighthouse
service supply steamer Armenia and
made numbers Of trips up the Potomac
In that ship.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
Labor Of Love.

II am fully aware that the project may
crouse the opposition Of savants and
Psychologists in Europe and elsewhere
and that their cry of 'desecration' would
find vOciferous expression. But l fail to
comprehend how Conscientious objection
can be made to the obelisk's removal
from upper Egypt, when 1t can be viewed
only by few hundred persons each win
ter, to the national capital, where the
masses, not only visitors from all coun-
tries, but the enormous native population
as we'll, may see it daily in their goings
and comings.
If this proposal be favorably enter
tanned, I shall beg that the task of re-
moval may be executed under the super
representatives of the service des an
tiquites as the Egyptian government
may assign to the work.
1T would be my wish to have the
or upon the space in front of the Khe-
divial opera house. But the choice of
site / should be willing to leave wholly
to the government of his highness.
Il feel that l am well enough known
in Egypt, through having for years been
the accredited diplomatic representative
of the American government, to have my
bona fides at this time well understood !;
and beg to assure your excellencfes that
if this petition be honored by the ac-
CcptdHCc u lily OlcI, / Will cause the
Luxor obelisk and its pedestal to be
removed to Cairo and re-erected with
out expense, whatsoever, to the Egyp-
tian government-and il permitted to thus
prove my affection for his highness'
capital, l beg to state that shall neith-
er expect nor desire reward in any FORM"
Acceptance Is Probable.
At the last accounts Mr.. Penfield had
not received reply, but there Is very
little doubt that his generous offer will
be promptly accepted by the Egyptian
government, provided the council Of min
listers can obtain the Endorsement of the
officials of the museum at Cairo and
other archeologists.
There has been earnest opposition
among all the archaeological societies In
Europe to every recent proposition to
disturb any Of the ancient monuments
upon the upper Nile. There Is now a
strict law against taking antiquities out
of the country. The removal of one
of the several obelisks on the upper Nile
to Cairo would not be contrary to that
law. although 1t would meet with the
general objections to disturbing any an
tiquity.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
SIX HURT IN WRECK.
B. & o. Passenger Train Hits Cattle
Near Romney and Is Derailed.

CUMBERLAND. Nd. May 6.-The
passenger train on the Romney branch
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
struck some cattle on the return trip to
Romney. w. Va. last night. and the COM
bination baggage and smoker and the
day coach were derailed and thrown over
an embankment, the day coach afterward
Evening star., 1909-05-06
ap22-th. h.tu.tf
Diamond shoal Lightship Adrift.

During heavy gale on the North
Carolina coast in the latter part Of last
week. according to report made by wire
less to Inspector Russell. in charge Of
this lighthouse district. lightship No. Il,
on the Diamond Shoal station on the
North Carolina coast off Cape Hatteras.
the vessel broke from its moorings and
the gale carried her twelve miles north
northeast from the station Next day the
mate, who is temporarily in charge of
Evening star., 1909-05-06
Dies After Return From Hospital.

B1NGHAMTON, N. Y. May 6.-S.
Mills Ely, a prominent business man and
philanthropist of this city, died last night,
aged seventy-four years. Mr.. Ely was
brought here last week from the hospital
at Orlando, Fla, near which city he had
q winter home.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
Britons' Liquor Bill.

The official statistics of the United
Kingdom for 1908 show a decrease of
expenditures for Intoxicating liquors
to the amount of nearly thirty mil
lions of dollars from the year 1907.
The total drink bill of Great Brit
ain and Ireland for the year was a161.-
O6O 4S2. or, counting five dollars to
the pound. $SO5 100000. as compared
with 167,016,2OO. or 1885. 100000 In
American money, fortthe year 1907.
The decrease wan R2,522.O14 in
spirits, E2,541 .OO6 in beer and ESQ.,, ,69S
in wine.
The following table shows the cost
of liquor consumed by the population
of the United Kingdom t44,53S.71Y
souls) in the calendar year 1905 COM
pared with that of 1907:
Spirits. COS Cd per GAL s5o527, ,iso e5s, ,o4o, ,9e4
Beer sos per barrel. 80 s.S1S.416 101. .359. 422
Wine. lSs per GAL. 10.2l4, ss6 1l,107 ,5S4
cider. etc, IS per gal 100000 1.5Oo. 600
Totals ....... E161 ,O60 ,4S2 fl67. .OI6 200
Taking the increase of population
into account, the net decrease in the
drink bill of the United Kingdom from
1907 to 1908 was equal to about ST.
529.913.
There is variety of opinions as to
the cause ydf this falling Off The de-
preston in trade and the loss of wages
majority of those Interested. but the
temperance agitators believe that it IS
due in a great measure to their influ-
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-22
EMIHiyy'lsl
The ROYAL Chef"

The Royal Cher is down for a
visit to Brunswick and win appear at
the Grand on Tuesday. December 20.
The music of the play is not only ex-
tremely catchy, but has scored num-
Der for number with any ever writ
ten for single production, in many
day. The scenic effects are de
scribed as great and the company with
Walter A. Bohm in the leading role
unusually capable The opera is stag
ed in fine style both in costume and
every accessory required to give it
proper setting, while the specialties.
chorus. dancers and supernumeraries
meet every requirement. and in point
of numbers exceed any that is usually
required in musical comedy. The To-
Gale of the Royal Chef is the myth
ical isle of Oolong," over which the
''Rajah" rules in exalted dignity;
finding his chef has attempted to poi
son him. he has the rascal beheaded
and orders Lord Mito,' his prime
minister. to find him another before
shutdown or suffer a like fate.
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a brass tea kettle for the 5 o'clock
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Let your present this Christmas be something useful
this kind is more Appreciated than any other We have
many articles in our stock which would make both timely
and useful presents and we offer few suggestions in
this line.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-25
Economy In Housekeeping
IT SOMETIMES LEADS TO DE.
LUSIoNS.

ECONOMY il not always what II
seems to the average housewife
IN fact, tho number ot women who
spend money wronGfully in Wild cr.
tort to save It is only tco large.
There are certain ideas, most OF them
very much exploded. which tho aver
age woman believes mean saving
For Instance, as regards cooking
atews are supposed to be economical.
but in reality they arc far from II.
when YOU consider the length of time
4 stew has TO cook and therefore the
gas that Is burned, also the vegetables,
condiments, etc, that 10 10 form IL.
YOU come to the conclusion that chops
would have been far cheaper. \ large
roast served for several meals is an
other fallICy In tho first place. a
large roast Is far from cheap. Again
ii takes a great deal OF gas TO cook It,,
and. lastly. it dries up and YOU have
to lose portions of IL; also because Il
Is cold the average woman is apt to
serve more vegetables with II. so the
result Is tho same as If small amount
of fresh meat had been cooked each
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-25

the state board of pardons, Edward
Crooks, the Dayton uxorcidc, will pay
the penalty for his crime in the elec
trio chair at the penitentiary annex
a few minutes after II O'Clock Friday
morning. The governors reasons for
refusing TO commute the death sen
tcnce to life Imprisonment are that
Crooks had fair and impartial trial,
That his case has been carefully re-
viewed by the circuit and supreme
courts. and that there is absolutely
no Doubt of his guilt, the crimo being
particularly cold-blooded one
Warden Jones of the penitentiary,
who is opposed TO capital punish
mont was seriously affected by the
announcement OF Governor llnrmon's Is
action, and denied himself to all
newspaper men for several hours.
Thank YOU, warden" said Harry
Crooks, in an cmotionlcss voice and
with lips that did not culver when
told by Warden Jones of tho peniten'
tiary that there was no hope for him.