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Poetic Justice.
Chicago Post

From the Chicago Post.
NO" remarks the editor, with mock
ing smile, II cannot use your verses. You
will pardon me for saying that they ut
terly lack sense. rhythm. meter. idea.
form. construction, and everything else
that should be in poem
With a proud. though peeved heart the
poet strobe from the magazine Office. took
his verses to popular song publisher,
had them printed, and within six months,
millionaire, came back. bought the
magazine and fired the editor.
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GEORGETOWN
u NV E r SITY
SCHOOL OF LAW

Founded in 1887
FACULTY
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watch. and she won. not in fifteen min.
utes, but in as many seconds.
There" she cried and gave the box
. to her brother.
He uttered yell like wild Indian.
The diamonds had come back to the
ebony casket.
1t required no very great pehetra-
tion to see through this case. Sylvia
had learned the secret of the box from
the cipher in the old blank book. Des-
perately anxious about McKellar's af-
fairs. she had striven to raise money
to help him secretly, since he would
not have accepted open aid from her.
But she saw that she would never get
the money In time to save him.
The jewels had inspired her with a
wild idea. She had taken them as
soon as her brother was safely up
stairs-borrowed them. let me say, for
she put them In pledge and raised the
money to redeem them at the earliest
moment.
Barber SWartzs brother stole an
empty box and was nearly murderer
for the sake Of It. after shaving in
his brothers shop he was sudGoalv
alarmed. and he fed. icavi1e tie box
behind him. His brother fau" q it
next morning and as he was thor
oughly honest fellow he returned it,
OF course with the discovery Of the
Jewels my work ceased
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The kaiser's Only Daughter.

Princess Victoria Louise Is the only
daughter OF Kaiser Wilhelm But she
Is known to all Germany as princess
chen She will be seventeen the 18th
OF next September. Then she will be
.princesscheH" no longer. but the peo-
pie who seem to love her will prob
ably always call her that even after
she has been won by some royal suit
or. This girl has recently had q castle
set aside for her 1t Is the Castle Of
Rheinsberg, and at one time 1t was
the residence OF Frederick the Great
The old historic mansion was given to
the princess by her father. and she
has been given a free hand to fur
nish the castle according to her own
ideas. She will occupy suit of five
rooms Her bedroom will be- uphol-
stored In white. with white enameled
furniture. which includes desk con-
yertible at will into a sewing table.
The dressing room will be paneled in
light maple. and the bathroom will be
OF colored marble. The boudoir aud
the two adjoining rooms her recep-
tion rooms. will be furnished in pink
her favorite color. The grounds will
contain all that regal wealth and taste
can devise for the outdoor amusement
Of the princess. The Young lady IS
very simple in her manuers and il her
royal fathers fayorite. 1t IL said that
she can twheetIle' anything cut Of
him that she wants. Her hrethsas are
devoted to her and searcel day
passes that they % net oe.t:.'9s:.e
something fer her e.stesttinnsastt sse
and her neither are constant com
nanicrs
Maria WILLIS CAAfl.REI.f4.
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Wilhelmina's Love For Dolls.

Wilhelmina, queen and idol of Hol-
own baby. was mother In her fancy
when she was q child. Then she had
dolls Of all nations. a doll house was
established for her, house so large
that she could walk in IT, The bureau
In the elaborately furnished dining
room stood no higher than her knees.
In this gflded palace were mamma
dolls. papa dolls, baby dolls. servant
dolls and little dolls which she liked
TO believe had no homes until they
came to her These dolls to please
their mistress and princess had the
joys and Ills that gladden. or grieve
real live children. When one would
get the .tulnmy ache" she was attend
ed by seriously looking. somber clad
doctor. ard he was doll. The moth
er" Of all these dolls was herself doll
in a toy chalet. The king. her father,
built for her a little estate. in which
she ruled. Dotted over the little es-
tate We're buildings for pigs. chickens
rabbits and lives for bees There was
d tiny lake. on which foated tiny
boat. On this lake the tiny ruler of Il
tiny empire would make voyages, and
always some Of the dollies that had
beea very coed were taken. The ami
mails Of the estate were taught to take
their food from her hands. she has
been queen all her life and is now in
reality the mother that she used to be
in her fancy
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:. oman :.
Features in this Column:
Yankee Ideas For Japan
Wilhelmina's Doll Life
Girl Rules the Kaiser

A graduate of the University OF
Tokyo, Mrs Hido Inowye is distin-
guished student at the Teachers col
lege Of Columbia university, in New
York city. She has come to this coun-
try to learn American housekeeping
or. as 1t Is called in college parlance,
domestic science. She is the wife Of
the japanese court of ministers. the
governing power Of Korea. When she
has finished her course at the Colum-
bia university she will take similar
course in the University of Chicago,
after which she will visit England and
Germany to study housekeeping in
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
eOVERIvI5ENT
OF ALASKA.
Delegate Urges That II Be
Better Organized.
/ JOKE NOT UNDERSTOOD.

senator TiiIman's Plea For Protectior
Oh Tea intended nc Sarcasm-How
government Service May Prove Prof
table In the Long Run-A Hosiery
Exhibit In the Senate.
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
THE THEFT OF
THE EBONY BOX,
A Detective Story Involving Cost
Iy Gems and a Cipher.
BY HOWARD FIELDING.

Copyright. 1909. by American Press Asso-
ciationl
In the possession of the Olmstead
family there was jewel casket more
quaint and curious than any other thai,
have ever seen, though have en-
countered some oddities in that line in
the course of nearly thirty years Of
detective work. 1t was made Of ebony
ornamented with silver and measured
0 by inches by in height. There
were many peculiarities of the silver
inlay. and the design was thought to
be highly artistic. but the chief point
to be noted here is that the thing ap-
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peared to be solid. even upon tho
closest inspection.
The hinges Of the lid were ingcn.
iously concealed. The line between
the two parts was invisible. and the
hidden sock was operated by secres
urally so strange an object WIS the
centerpiece of many queer stories.
which were collected by one of the
Olmsteads about sixty years ago and
set down by him In manuscript In a
leather bound book originally intended
to be ledger. AT the end of the book
Is very difficult cipher which con-
tains the directions for opening the
casket
But for this cipher the secret woulsS
have passed out of the world. A few
months ago. when the present head
of the family. Mr.. Stephen olmstead,
stumbled upon the old book of tradi-
tions. the casket itself had been for
gotten.
Stephen Olmstead found the casket
in Il sort of vault in the wall of the
country house which his father built
in Marchmont twenty years ago. and.
having solved the cipher after pro-
tracted struggle which nearly wreck
cd his intellect (as he Informed mel.
he opened the ebony box and was dis.
appointed because there was nothing
In it. He had no reason to expect any
discovery of treasure. but he is not
the sort of man to be Indifferent to
the possibility.
He was engaged to Mrs. Clara Hol-
ton. rich and charming widow. with
country house near the Olmstead
place. Mrs. Holton's lack of enthu-
siasm for jewels is conspicuous. She
has never been known to wear an
expensive ornament. Nevertheless
Otmstead had no sooner found the
casket than he was possessed with
the idea of buying something rare and
precious to put into 1t. ostensibly as a
wedding gift.
Accordingly he appeared at his
Marchmont home one evening with
a dazzling diamond piece Of historical
as well as intrinsic value, stomacher
that had once been worn by titled
lady OF the old world. Miss Sylvia
Olmstead sister Of Stephen. ridiculed
this purchase when the gewgaw was
displayed TO her and told Stephen that
Clara Hoiton would divorce him rath-
er than wear 1t.
She'll like the casket," said Sylvia
'It's quite In her line. How do you
open it?r
The diamonds were already within
and the lid closed.
Couldn't tell you,'. said Stephen.
He put the casket away in the vault
and locked the door. Immediately
after this they heard some one on the
veranda. just outside the windows OF
the library where the conversation
which ! have tried to reproduce
from their recollection of 1t occurred.
Both supposed that the person on the
yeranda was George McKellar, a neigh
Dor. and that he was coming to call
on Sylvia.
Neither Olmstead nor his sister spoke
OF hearing the footsteps. for McKellar
was delicate subject with them.
Olmstead opposed him as suitor for
Sylvia's hand on the ground that he
was not financially sound Mckellar
had inherited from his father busi-
ness In a rather bad tangle, and he
was having a hard struggle with it.
They waited for Mcclellan to be an
neunced, and one of them was disap-
pointed. while the other was agreeably
surprised. Half an hour later Nc
Kellar called Sylvia by telephone and
told her that he was occupied with
business affairs.
II may. have been aboDt o'clocs
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If ne had to choose he would identify,
| this man by his eyes rather than
Swartz by his mustache.
They look very much alike" he
| said. and | had begun tc think so.
too. though mt first | had not seen the
| resemblance. ! made up my mind
that this was Swartz's brother. al
though both Swartz and the prisoner
denied it.
At this stage Of the investigation +
was switched ITO a wholly new theory
by discovery which was partly ac~
cidental. learned that George Nc
KeIlar had encountered some sort of
good fortune and had tided himself
over his difficulty. Where had pe
got the money!
asked myself this question and2
set TO work to find an answer 1t
appeared that he must have raised
about $4,000. which could have been,
done by selling the stolen diamonds.
But the money seemed to have come,
from loan by McKellar's bank. al
though he had already owed the bank
I'LL uHCbSy Sum.
1t was In the midst of the late
money stringency, and l could not
believe that the bank had obliged
him to that extent. Well. l had q
friend inside that bank. as have in
some others, and learned the facts,
A lady unknown to my friend and
without Mckellar's knowledge had de-
cor 1ll ia oh RI fhiss
loan.
This must have been done by some
woman from whom McKellar would
not accept loan. and 1t did not take
me long. to work down to Sylvia Olm-
stead. But here | came upon a queer
thing. Miss Olmstead was worth
about $150O00 in her own right. but it
was chiefly in real estate and very
hard to realize money upon in time
of panic-in fact. nearly impossible.
learned that she had raised $4,000
or thereabouts by a great sacrifice, but
she had not succeeded until one week
after the $4,000 had been put into
McKellar's bank.
There was no way by which she
could have got the money unless she
had stolen the jewels from her brother.
But how had she opened the casket?
Did she know the secret? In order
to test her arranged a little comedy.
told one Of my assistants how the
box could be opened In order that he,
might be able to work with 1t clever.
ly In Sylvia's presence while watched
the girls face. Then we went to the,
Olmsteads and held a little session
with the brother and sister and Nc
Ke.lar
necessary for me to discover whether
a person could guess the trick of open-s
ing the box. My theories had adj
vanced, | said. to the point where L
must have evidence as to the real diff
ficulty of the puzzle. Undoubtedly
the thief had been lurking outside the,
window on the night of the robbery
and had seen the jewels put away. He,
had stolen them In the casket. Could
he have got them out of it in half
hours work?
Certainly not" said Olmstead.
"My friend here" said I. thinks he
can do trick. and I'd like you to
try. Mr.. Mcclellan, and you also. Miss
Olmstead."
"I'll wager" said she, that I can
open the box inside of fifteen min-
utes.''
"Nonsensev' said her brother. but
Sylvia took the casket while | held the
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Woman :.
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Features IN this Column:
Smart Girl In Big Bank
Michisan's Press Agent
A Romance In Politics

Miss Florence Spencer has the
unique distinction of being the only
woman librarian of the greatest bank
IA new York city. She is from Chica-
20 IN Which city she occupied SIM
lar position. She occupies a private
once and has charge of 1.5OO volumes,
winch fill two rooms In the historic
building OF the great financial concern.
LIE BOOKS in her care are, of course.
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text books. such as are consulted by
the officials of the bank. Her knowl-
edge of the volumes will enable her to
hand out any that may be asked for.
but her chief work Is to give such in
formation as the officials may require
at a moments notice, and then she can
furnish the volume as corroborative.
Miss Spencer is peculiarly fitted for
her position, as she has made a study
of financial authorities. Her ability
was recognized In Chicago, and the
president of the New York bank who
secured her services learned of her
worth when he was resident OF that
city. The president referred to is Mr..
Frank A. vanderlip. at one time as.
sistant secretary Of the treasury IN
Washington.
The first woman press agent for
circus is Miss Nellie Revel Of Michi-
gan. She was sent out by the manager
OF the show to take the place OF q
man who had not made good. She sue
ceeded. but soon after she was called
back by her state to take charge OF
promoting the state fair and OF boom.
Ing the industries of the common
wealth. Although she is known to the
public as Miss Revel, she was once
married woman and is the mother of
two interesting daughters, both Of
whom she has educated. When asked
IL she believed In marriage she replied.
Eyes. for my friends. but not for my
SELF
Al little romance of love and politics.
An appointee of Governor Hadley o.
Missouri married his old sweethVft,
rhey we're engaged III their earlier
wears. She married the other man.
He died. In recent campaign the
widow was elected to an Office. but
could not qualify because she was a
woman. Several lawyers volunteered
to take her case. guaranteeing that
they would see her seated. However.
she declined. Her manager in the
campaign was Il. FL. Ham. her former
sweetheart. He not only elected her.
but the whole ticket on which she was
4 candidate. They were married after
the widow concluded to quit politics.
Mrs. Josephine Sullivan of Chicago
has just been sworn In as policewon.
in. the only one Of her sex engaged in
such work. She has all the rights and
privileges given TO any member OF the
force. She has been assigned to do
detective work In a department store.
The first day she started out In her
new capacity she was robbed Of her
pocketbook. She wears a star and car
ries tiny pistol In her pocket.
D o
The three richest women In the Unit
cd states are Mrs. Hetty Green. Mrs.
Russell Sage and Mrs. Anne Weight
man Walker Pennfield. The fortune of
the first Is estimated to be $275. 100000.
IF the second 5000, 900 and of the
third about 100000. 600. The figures are
Approximately correct. Probably no
one but the women themselves could
name their exact worth in dollars.
= ~
Rutf Turner hlind. FIVE years of
age. II the latest musical prodigy. She
ifYes III riiil,uaeinllia. She began the
l.suts 81 aE0sls wilsn s.le was two
ysaas 81. Ste Is 80, i.sis1eilse aesu.ll.
lses' scta bl4..iss..sss'ss
sA isss sa slssS ctssag. .sfssf
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those countries. Afterward she will
return to her own land 10 establish a
branch of that In which she is now in
terested in the University of Tokyo.
She Is pleased with American methods
of housekeeping and wishes to see
them adopted in her country. In her
opinion the American mode of dress
is more convenient for homework
than the japanese dress. She wears
the latter while at her work. but In
her hours of leisure she prefers her
countrywomen's garb