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has been school teacher, cadet at
West Point Quitting on account Of
weak eyes), law student, superin-
tendent Of public schools in noun
tain country. and finally secretary
of state of Kentucky, until ousted
by a contest. and then arrested Us a
felOn.
But even before that, life has
given him its cup of bitterness to
quaff. In his young manhood ne
married girl whom he knew
when law student. Six months
afterward he stood by her grave.
Z While a prisoner in Jail his old
father died. He was refused per-
mission to attend the funeral.
His experiences would have
broken down the ordinary man.
But Powers, no matter what peO-
pie think of his guilt or innocence,
is not an ordinary man. His Will
is iron, his nerve chilled steel.
When the whole state literally
rocked with passion, when he
faced hostil judges, prosecutors
and juries, he never quailed.
In a preliminary trial at Frank
fort, while things were shaping
themselves for "gun play" be-
~'twecn rival attorneys, when men
made a break for windows and
doors and when others we're draw
sing their pistols. Powers remained
cool and tried to pacify his own at
tOrney.
So, in his third trial, Powers
astounded the state by making the
closing speech in his own behalf.
He spoke long, and he spoke well.
1t was the cold, clear exposition
of the facts as he saw them, with
out a single warm, human note,
until in the peroration, he expressed
the conviction that the jurors were
going to send him back to the little
mountain cabin he called home
where a grieving old mother sal
), watching and waiting and praying
Tor him.
The jury responded by sentencing
him to death.
But even then he did not break
down. While waiting once more fol
the high court of the state to de
termine his fate he resumed his
regular routine-so many hours fol
sleep, SO many for writing and sc
many for exercise with dumbbells
and pulleys.
So, all during his long incarcera
!, ton, he kept his mind and body
alert and active, ready for freedom
land . the opportunity which made
him 1.-THE gentleman from the elev
enth Kentucky" man whose name
is still anathema to Kentucky's
democrats, and who was once called
by fervid republican orators all oyel
the country the Dreyfus of the
dark and bloody ground"
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CHICAGO FIXES BUILDING LIMIT HEIGHT
OF SPOKANE'S TALLEST SKYSCRAPER

ing code limits the height to 260
feet.
The council agreed to give those
real estate men and investors who
have planned to erect skyscrapers
in the downtown district longer
respite. It decided that the new
provision should not go into effect
until July /, 1911.
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= WON ELECTION BY RHYME =
. BOSTON, Dec. 2.-Verse =
. writing was responsible for :
. the election of Geo. w. Edison Z
. of Stow, Mass. to the legisla- Z
= ture. fe conducted his cam =
. paign in rhymes. 1t was no Z
. easy job to win. as he is the =
. first democrat elected to the q
. legislature from Stow since =
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Slenderness In effect is the DOM
inant note of all the winter styles
In coats and suits.
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The Spokane Press, Csc a Month
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SITUATION wANrEo-FEMALE

Lady would like day work. In.
Quire Woman's hotel, Marie Pott.
kamp.
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CLASSIFIED RATES

classified MATES
One time rate. 80. &c per line
Three time rate 4e per line
Special rates by the month.
Minimum charge for single I'D
10 cents.
Call up Main $40.
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$40 plants the seed that secures for
you later q home; then 50 per
month. Call and see us. y. 3. Barrett
& Co, 1872 Wall street.
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5 room modern cottage; easy
terms. George L. Snyder, 602
Empire State Bldg. Main 1891.
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Suits and Overcoats

An immense assortment Of finest
quality man-tailored garments, in
tended for the best and highest
priced trade. My creditors insist
upon frightful cut in prices for
ready money. Can name only few
items.
$4,000 Atwood Suits, lined with
best grade of satin and tailored in
the most artistic style, go, SO my
creditors say, for ..........$S.75
$500 suits-the very finest
cloths and man tailored in the fin
est style, at ......$ 14.|o
Imported Scotch mixture coats;
regular value $500 and $4,000;
consisting of an elegant assortment
of patterns. My creditors say they
must go at. 1915 and $12.75
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Dressmaking and repairing. Phone
Max. 1918.
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BUILDING CONTRACTOR

4-room house built for $500; foun-
dalton and plastered. Phone M.
S472-R. M. Wise, ITO N. Napa.
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An immense stock of new gloves,
including Marshall Fields and
Meyer Bros favorite brands. Cred
itors insist on quick sale. Values
from $1.25 to $500, must go
at. .50f and 81 .25
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

Get Z nice bound books for $1,000
Henry Feise, 311 N. Washington
street.
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A FAIR DEAL.
A good six room modern, on 18th
avenue, near Mantle park. Cost $500;
improvements, $500; total, $500; Will
take $500; $500 cash; balance on
terms; good reason for selling. Ad-
dress No. 3, care of Press
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Many Haze Made Fine
Records in OIssrfcfS
Ubfcb a dopfed
Them.

Is there so little hope for the future OF
New York's orphan and homeless children
as The state Board Of Health II Louisiana
eerns-to think? Is il necessarily true that
their removal from tie city 20 new homes
in The country IS simply planting the seed
OF greater degeneration, more detectives
idiots. !mbeci.es and alcoholics, and tends
20 decentralization and heartaches in homes
-1sllere they are located" IS the superin-
TRIDENT Of the State Insane Asylum 1t
baton Rouge declares?
4 question Of heredity which has so far
4r.izzleG some OF the deepest students OF
she ,,roblen Is involved in the announce
fr4a. from Eaten Rouge that the state
ssoafd Of Health IS determined TO put a
st5p - the importation OF New York babies
for distribution in that state. because OF
tie danger TO Tie community from accept
T-{g infants 81 whose ancestry nothing Is
kToun TIE health officers Of the state are
not among those who believe that almost
any tendency IN q child may be eradlcated
u; -,roper training. and the superintendent
81 4se SAT-. I-saise Asylum says: The de-
l1osit OF These helpless little creatures com
fng, I,ossjlly s-onl tainted pToEcnitors. in
our Illiast s Simply planting The seed 81
greater degeneration. more detectives
s6E.,s i-abeciles and alcoholics and tends
- ccrraora liza;foa end heartaches IN homes
,x.4,ere tho babies are located
&oy. the question arises: Are the au-
.,,or,4ios ~ ti,at state justified IN making
SIS, assertions regarding the children q
1-ew York who. through no fauh Of taeir
on :rf- i-i-:-st aE an unkiad iaie III tie
f.l q 5p,.rns. I[..ol@T5ocilor@ This good
- "a. ..lt.oAgh 30 believer in :aee sui
60. as l.le l;..reau vi hitai Statistics "1.I
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of water in the Adrondacks and clustered
about its shores are the large estates of
], Pierpont Morgan, Alfred Gwynne Van
derbilt Mrs Coils p. Huntington. the late
William c. Whitney and eX-Lieutenant
Governor Woodruff. Many Of the fine
parks are now open and the attractive
summer homes on the shore of the lake
are practically all occupied.
Coleman Carnegie is at North Point
Camp, the Swiss chalet of his mother. Mrs
Lucy Carnegie, who viii join him here in a
fortnight Mr. and Mrs. ]. II. Ladew, Of
New York, are occupying Osprey Island,
and Ex-Governor Lounsbury of Connecticut
is at Echo Lodge Robert Collier has
opened Camp Stott for the season and has
his fast boat, the Skeeter, in commission
Mrs ]. K. Worthington, of Philadelphia, is
also here and occupying Island Camp.
Horace Inman has made many extensions
and improvements at Camp Inman. and it
is now one of the notable camps of the
AdirondaCks.
w c Whitcomb and family, of New
York, are at The Anters. where they are
spending some time
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LAKE PLACID.

Lake Placid, n. Y, July 1.-The advance
of summer with its continued warm wave.
is causing an early thrush to the cooling
atmosphere of Lake Placid The full sum-
mer schedules on both the New York Cen
trail and Delaware & Hudson railroads be-
gan recently, and the morning sleepers on
these roads bring numerous pleasure seek
ers to this resort and immediate vicinity.
The absence of black flies in the last few
days has made fishing agreeable, and sew
eral good catches are reported. the most
striking of which took place last week.
when A. Schoolhouse. of New York. with Il
guide. landed a twenty-one pound lake
trout
The weather this week has been ideal for
golfng. and the links are kept busy with
enthusiastic players.
The clearness of the atmosphere has
made mountain climbing a feature of d.
version for guests at the various hotels as
well as cottagers. Several trips have been
planned by organized parties to climb
Whiteface Marcy and Golden within the
next few days
The Lake Placid Yacht Club is planning
for an active season. The club members
will meet in their rooms on Friday, July 5.
and decide on the dates for the annual sail
ing and motor boat races
The large passenger boat Doris, which
was recently remodelled at cost of more
than So. oO0 went into commission on Thurs
day morning
The improvements made on Adirondack
roads this year have enticed automoDile par
ties to this section in large numbers, many
of whom will remain in Placid during the
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Chimneys, She would buy IA ticket for the
pit in the Chatham Street Theatre-for
there was no n!ckelodeOn in those days.
The most fortunate day in the young street
arabs life was that on which he was gath
cred in with other homeless children and
taken in the BLACK Maria to the aims
house on RandaIl's Island. One July day
in 1883 a representative of the Children 8
Aid Society went TO the island and asked
for volunteers To so West to new home.
How many of you boys" said the visitor,
would like to 20 out West. where you can
have d nice home on Il farm. with friends
10 care for you, horses and oxen TO drive
and many apples and melons to eat as
your little stomachs can accommodated"
The hands Of many BOYS went up. and
that Of the whilom street arab was among
them. He was one OF those selected. When
the party reached Noblesvlle John Green,
a lawyer of Upton. a neighboring COM
munity was in town attending to court
business He looked over the company and
decided TO take the former street gamin
back with him TO his 2G0-acre farm. The
lad became as his own son. He saw that
there was good stuff in. the boy and took
JOY in thinking of him a coming lawyer.
The boy, as he grew older, having joined
the Presbyterian Church thought other
wise. He wished to enter the ministry.
He taught school, and his energy on the
farm had earned him the ownership OF a
horse and a pair OF oxen AS his foster
father objected to his taking this course,
he decided to sell his livestock for $500 and
gain a start in college in this way. He
entered Yale in 1870 and worked his way
through. doing full duty at the rope of the
college bell Dy way of earning money Then
he went TO Alaska as a missionary In 1891
President Mckinley appointed him Gov
cfnor Of that territory. post he beld
through reappointment by President Roose-
Welt until 1906, when he resigned. Thus the
boy who stole metal in his youth became
the conservator of great ore beds n his
! unanhou''
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bred English bulldog A fierce battle was
waged, in which the bear left the dog a
sadder but wiser animal. Tracks left In
Mr. Agar's new lawn Indicate that the bear
was monster Another bear met
bicyclist on the highway and sent the man
into the topmost branches of nearby tree
where he was later rescued by passing
carriage party Hunters in this locality
are looking for some rare sport and hunt
ing licenses are in sudden demand.
Charles NJ Daniels, the champion swim
mer. has entered the ranks of motor boat
enthusiasts, and has launched the s~iftest
boat on Adirondack waters. Mr.. Daniels
new craft has speed Of thirty-fve miles
an hour, and is housed at the r. Dun
Douglass camp, near Wawbeek, where Mr.
ner
Sherwood Ferriss, one of the pioneer
campers of Upper Saranac Lake, is at Deer
Island Camp with the Misses Ferris and
Miss Schwartz
Mrs E. P. Swenson and r. s. Swenson.
of New York, have joined the other MEM
bers of the Swenson family at their bunsa~
low on the bay, near Wawbeek John R
Dunlap of New York, has also arrived and
is at the Dunlap Camp for the season.
Mr. and Mrs. Messmore Kendall and
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Ulman, Of New York,
are occupying Spring Brook Camp. on Up
per Saranac Lake, which Mr.. Kendall !s
negotiating to purchase. The camp was
originally owned and built by Levi P. Nor
ton when ne was Governor.
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Another boy in the Noblesville party be-
came a bank cashier. Other children be-
came farmers soldiers clergymen and good
mothers. Only two of this notable group
did anything which could be counted
against them and il is not certain that
they We're failures, for the unfavorable act
was that of running away.
Thomas Higgins was a homeless Brook
lyn boy when he was sent to farm in
Indiana The last letter received from him
by the society which was dated March,
1901, indicated that he was justice of the
Supreme Court in Oklahoma.
William Flynn was an orphan ten and a
half years old, about whose origin nothing
was known when he was taken from the
almshouse on Randall's Island and placed
on a farm in Marion. Ind. He followed in
the footsteps of his foster father DR..
Lomax and in 1901 became a professor in
medicine in the Indiana University in
Bloomington.
fellow member of the party which in
Guided Willie Flynn was Michael Demp-
soy, another lad from the almshouse about
whose forebears nothing was known. He
was a homely boy-so homely. in fact. that
when the party reached Marion nobody
wanted him. He was taken by Judge Kelly
out of pity for him. In 1904 he won a first
prize at the 81. Louis exposition for a
picture. At last accounts he had d studio
III Washington.
George Timmons still another of the lads
Louisiana would reject, of whose ancestry
little is known, rose to public office i'll
Michigan one OF his positions being that of
Auditor General of the state. James ~
Gray. a lad sent TO Ohio, was "a member %
IA.
in the Buckeye state.
In party which was taken 10 Albert
Lea. Mimi. in 1881. was lad whose face
bespoke promise. Small as he was. he al
ready possessed a sense OF humor This is
the way he looked at his reception. as de-
scribed by himself In letter while in col
lege eleven yeaIS lata-
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Louisiana Unduy Alarmed Over Imports of Nev York Orphans

How we'll I remember that memorable
morning when we all marched up from the
depot to the old courthouse and were placed
on the rostrum before that rustic audience
which was TO have the exquisite privilege
of selecting sons and daughters to suit their
tastes. And, indeed, IL is very pleasant
"Reminiscences. and something which pleases
whatever of egotism there may be in me.
to recall the scramble a number OF good
old benevolent farmers had over me TO see
Unto which of them 1 would conclude TO be
borne. That. indeed. was something OF an
anomaly. for il is seldom that prospective
son has the privilege of selecting from a
number he who henceforth shall be his
pa l finally made a selection That was
eleven years ago, and the one / selected
then is still the same kind old pa, and.
although he has not been as fortunate as
others. yet his heart is in the right place
and he Is my friend. and 1 have learned the
true meaning of that word"
This boy, who worked his way partly
through a college course, married the
daughter of the Mayor of the town. became
Il partner of lawyer who afterward be-
came an associate justice of the Supreme
Court OF Minnesota, and himself held the
position of city attorney for at least eight
'eeiiS- NHeti lHe Spdnlsh-American War
broke out and President Mckinley called
for volunteers he is said 10 have been the
first to respond. Within five hours after
the Governor received notice OF the call he
had enrolled i25 men and wired the Gov
ernor that he was ready to march, The
Governor wired back congratulations and
stated that his was the first company TO
report His company did not get any fur
ther than Chickamausa. but on his return
he was appointed major on the Gov
ernors stan. and in that capacity had the
honor OF serving as President Mckinley's
personal escort when the latter visited
Minneapolis.
The story of Joseph w. Hamer. who has
been prominent in educational work in Col
orado. is the kind one sometimes reads
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WESTPORT.

Westport. Y. Y, July 2.-The Westport
Inn. under the management of H. =. Smith,
opened its doors last Saturday and good
y number Of the summer colony were here
ready to take the apartments which had
been reserved for them. The cottages at
the inn are leased. and are now occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Morton Adkins. of New
York and Syracuse; Mr.. and Mrs. James
Isenox Banks and James Lenox Banks. jr,
who came up from New York by automo-
bile. and Nr and Mrs. w. J. De Renne. of
Havana with Miss Audrey De Renne and
Wimberley De Renne.
DR. c. r. Payne and Morton Adkins re
turned 10 Westport Monday from a
fishing trip to Nichols Pond, on Campbell
Mountain. They brought back creels
filled with black bass, with which the
lake abounds. Two fishermen went across
Westport Bay and camped for two days,
returning with sixty pounds Of bass.
DR. and Mrs Beverley Robinson, Miss
Pauline Robinson and Miss Anna Robin
son. OF New York, have opened their cot
raee at Westport, which they are using in
connection with the inn. Mr.. and Mrs.
J.. Foster. of New York, also arrived at
Their summer place this week.
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peared. The arrests in New York City in
the course of a year are more than . per
cent of the population.
In the year 1879 the society sent a party
Of twenty eight homeless children to No
blesville, Ind. OF this number all except
four were taken from the amshouse on
RandalTs Island. OF the early life history
of some of them little or nothing was
known.
One of these was Andy Burke. Andy
did not know anything about his parents
until he was nearly thirty years OF age
When he was twelve years old he became
drummer boy in the Union army. On his
return from the war he went to school,
working out of school hours in grocery
stores and express Offices Then he went
to college. but could not complete his
course, owing 10 i'll health. BY this time
Andy had elected TO be known as An
drew II. Burke. He set out for North Da-
kota in 1880. In 1880 he was elected Gov
ernor of the state on a Republican plat
form favoring prohibition and in opposition
to the chartaring OF the Louisiana Lottery
which had made strenuous efforts 10 gain
foothold under his predecesso" in the ex-
ecutive chair.
Way back in the SOS, among the boys
running about the streets was youthful
gamin bearing the Irish name Of Brady.
His father, it is believed. WAS i longshore-
man living in lower Roosevelt street when
the lad was born. When in drink. which
was often. a strap or anything else handy
served 10 assist in making the small boy
more active The latter cast adrift.
not yet eight years of age. His bed was a
packing case, hogshead or a recess under
some staircase according as each was most
available when night overlook him His
food supply WAS varied Sometime it con
sisted # scraps picked up II the markets.
At Other times ii was lecadent fruit col
lecteG on the fTuil piers When he sue
cccded AT some junk shop i'll disposing of
The lead whc: he had torn off from the
roofs Of houses from its place around TIE
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AT FORTRESS MONROE.

Hotel Chamberlin. Fortress Monroe Va
July 2-Bathing by moonlight promises 10
become the most popular evening diversion
at Old Point. for. unlike the waters along
the northern Atlantic Coast. the teHiPsFs-
ture of the water in the bay IS from IS 70
20 degrees. and night bathing Is pieasSse
here instead Of the courageous attempt
would b<s in the North. The added attrae-
ton of having the army clubhouse so near
III. bathing beach induces many of the
officers and their wives 10 participate In the
swimming parties. for later they join Jolly
crowd on The broad veranda or the club
Among those who are supporters OF this
novel night bathing are: Miss katherins
Nichols, Lieutenant and Mrs George L
Wertenbaker, Lieutenant and Mrs. Francis
w Hinkie. Lieutenant Frank D. Applin and
DR.. Maddox.
A party of Brooklyn people chartered
sailboat Wednesday and spent the day fish
Ing In the water OF Chesapeake Bay They
were Mr.. and Mrs. J. A Whitney, John
Mcdonald. Miss Irene Mcdonald. Robert
Grant and Henry Ames.
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few years ago. CanoeistS moving quietly
down the Raquette River have actually
seen the industrious little animals at work,
while fnnumerable deer are seen along the
watercourSes.
Members of the Upper Saranac Yacht
Club, of which Sidney NJ. Colgate, OF New
F, York, is commodore, are getting their craft
in readiness for the seasons races, which
will begin within fortnight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pierson, of New
York, opened their cottage for the season
this week. Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Walker, of
Dongan Hills. Staten Island, and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Murray Mitchell. of New York,
We're also among the cottagers who ar
rived
Mrs. R. S. Peabody, of Philadelphia, has
opened her cottage at Saranac Inn and is
entertaining her sister. Mrs Cultivate,
and DR. Charles Peabody, of Cambridge,
Mass Dr. Peabody will later go into camp
on the bay with his family. Mrs. A. H.
Belo will also spend the summer al Camp
of the Winds.
Mr. and Mrs. c. H. B. Frelinghuysen, of
Morristown, n. j., are occupying a cottage
at Saranac Inn, and S. P. Lawrence, of
New York. has one of the inn tents on the
bay. Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. kountz. of New
York, are also here and making side trips
to other resorts in their automobile.
One of the dinner parties of the week
was that of Mrs. C. NJ. Palmer. of New
York, who came by automobile and enter
tanned Miss Carroll. Miss Daveney. Mr..
Hyde. Mr.. Hillard and Carl Palmer.
Mrs. Edwin p. Merwin, OF East Orange,
with her son, +. 2. Merwin, jr., is at
Saranac Inn for an extended stay. Other
arrivals include Mrs. James Andrew Pickett
and Mr. ana Mrs. c. w. Townsend. of New
York: Frederick II. Gibbens of Montclair,
\. j., and S. B. Ward, of Albany.