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BEAUTY, BEAST AND BATHos
Anna pavlowa, the Russian Oanseuse.
Has Two Maids to Guard Her
Pet Alligator.

Fido whimpered dismal farewell to
his mistress. Anna Pavlowa. the dan.
suese who left on the Mauretania for
London. after concluding = successful
season in America, says the Now York
Telegraph. He was forsaken. thrown
In the discard. replaced In tho afiec-
tions of his mistress by Goosh. Who
Is Goosh? Goosh 10 the young alligator
which was presented to the dancer by
the mayor of New Orleans and has
been adopted as mascot BY Pavlowa.
who cast aside the dog which she
brought over here to act in that ca
pacity.
Nine. Pavlowa Is enthusiastic over
her new pet and has delegated two
maids to care for the reptile. which Is
by no means gentle and shows grea,
antipathy to anyone who approaches
within striking distance. The creature
is as gentle ~ 4 lamb. however. when
Pavlowa Is near. 1t 10 thirty inches
long and has q body 30 slender that
II resembles . snake.
Before sailing Pavlowa made special
arrangements for the comfort Of Goosh
on the boat. She procured a COLLAPSE
BILE rubber tub. such as IL used for
= baby's bath. and this will be used
as swimming pool by the alligator.
The reptile will be looked after as
carefully as child. and the danseuse
will see to It that 1: wants for nothing
on the voyage.
The dancer believes that the alliga.
tor brings her good luck and the last
thing she does before leaving the the
ater Is to stroke II. At home the
reptile acts like bodyguard. and will
not let anyone get near Pavlowa. 1t
snaps and Kisses at the approach Of
a stranger and only cools down when
the danseuse passes her fingers quick
ly time after time over its forehead
between the eyes In a hypnotic caress.
Pavlowa has great faith In mascots.
When she agreed to come to this
country last year she had nineteen
dogs. Her manager had a hard time
persuading her to leave the animals
at home. az she wanted to bring them
all over with her. She was finally
prevailed upon to bring only one. and
Fido acted as mascot until supplanted
by the alligator.
The danseuse will go direct to Lon.
don on her arrival on the other side
to hll engagements. and will soon
start making arrangements for the
new dances which she hopes to have
ready when she comes back to this
country In October.
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Reforming State Prisons.

Within ten years the elimination of
every extraneous influence In the ad.
ministration OF the state prison of
New York together with the introduc-
tion Of scholastic and Industrial train
ing. has produced an almost complete
change in the interior routine. A we'll.
fitting gray uniform has been substi.
tuted for the convlct's former striped
suit, and the military step has re-
placed the lockstep. His hair is trim
med neatly with shears. instead of be-
ing cut close 10 the scalp with clip
pers. Crockery has replaced the old
tin cups and pans in the prisons of
the state. An oculist and a dentist
look after the eyes and the teeth Of
the prisoners. An electric light in
each cell has replaced the old tai.
low candles. Infraction Of rules in the
New York prisons today merely con-
signs the convict to solitary conflne-
ment until he reaches normal coudi-
tion Of mind and signifies his willing.
ness to conform to discipline. The
paddle. the rack. the ducking stool.
and all other forms Of corporal DUN.
ishment have been abolished In New
York's penal institutions.-Frank NJ.
White. In Worlds Work.
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EATS WHAT HE LIKES
AFTER TAKING FREE SAMPLE

Pcpsln and 10 now cured. Hundreds Of
others would gladly testify.
1t II = guaranteed euro for indigestion,
constipation. biliousness. headaches. gas
on tho stomach and similar complaints.
A bottle can be had ut any drug store
for nifty cents or a dollar. but II you wish
to make test OF It FIRST send your ad-
dress to DR.. Caldwell and he will supply
q FREQ sample bottle. sent direct to your
address. You will soon admit that you
have found something to replace salts,
temporary reliefs. Syrup Pepsin will cure
your permanently.
For tho free sample address DR.. ". B.
Caldwell. 2ol Caldwell building. Monti-
cello, ILL.,
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COOK .0UTDID THE SCHOLAR
Maybe Sign Was Not All Good Latin,
but She Translated It Without
Difficulty.

Jack returned home from college.
where he had won high honors as a
student OF ancient languages. but he
pleaded ignorance one day when his
young sister asked him to translate
a sign she had seen of an opticians
which read thus: "Con sultu sabo
utyo urey es."
Jack struggled manfully with it for
several minutes and gave 1t up.
There are some words in 1t that
are Latin. The others aren't. any
how. 1t doesn't make sense"
THAT 10 what I said" replied his
sister. But cook translates 1t with
out any trouble. She says 1t means
Consult US about your eyes,"
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Denver Florence sheedy. who saw
her sister Marie start on her honey
moon in mid.February., had = love
secret Of her own. declares = writer
in the Chicago lnter-Ocean.
She 10 to become the wife Of Isaac
Townsend Burden. Sr The formal
announcement OF tho engagement 10
already in the mails. There were
negative head shakes when society
first began to whisper. but the maid
and the man bided their time. In the
meantime the young scion Of fashion
in New York found the atmosphere OF
Colorado very much to his liking.
Cupid's western headquarters had
been under the Sheedy roof for good.
ness knows how long And he has
been busy. very busy.
First young Bob" Livingston went
\ wooing-young "Bob." whose family
tree IL RS famous as the Charter Oak
in Hartford. and whose grandsires
lived In a manor house after the fash.
ion Of moneyed Knickerbockers. He
had the choice of easy chairs in the
Sheedy home. and Marie was at his
side He had met her frst in Europe.
and by n quick consultation OF time
tables managed to shape his itinerary
so that he could travel whittier she
went. And somewhere along the
Mediterranean. where the skies were
blue. he proposed and she accepted
him. Later on. when good old Dennis
Sheedy slipped n deed for a fne dwell.
ing In New York and a most attractive
check into his daughters hand with a
fathers blessing. he wondered why
his other daughter seemed so inter.
ested In the transaction. Now he
knows
Rivalry for Miss Sheedy.
Florence Sheedy had actually been
pestered with suitors ever since she
wore ribbons In her hair and her
frocks touched her shoe tops. She
grew up most attractive girl. full OF
breeze and life. Many Denver cap
was set for her. but she danced them
all on the string Of fancy and never
became serious until
Until Larry Phipps came along
And the strange part Of 1t is that she
didn't become serious with Phipps. but
with young Burden. II was a choice
member OF Harvard's crack golf team.
She accepted the latter.
OF course one may not know how
earnestly and persistently Lawrence
Phipps urged his suit for the hand Of
tho Denver bankers daughter. Lv-
ing In the same social environment.
he met her first when he was In
knickerbockers. and tho story 10 told
in Denver that he wanted her to prom.
ise him at that early day to become
his wife when they were older. She
laughed at him. BY and by she and
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ed the houses of sheedy and Living

ed the houses Of sheedy and Living
ston.
Career Of Young Burden.
I. Townsend Burden, Jr., is one Of
the favored sons OF New York society.
His parents have been leaders of fash
lon for many years, with a place In
the golden horseshoe at the opera and
a villa at Newport. The Burdens
town house is at No. 2 East NINETY.
second street. Andrew Carnegie lives
on the corner below. Young Burden
Is member OF the knickerbocker,
Racquet. Rockaway Hunt and Baltus-
rol Golf clubs in New York and is a
Harvard graduate Of 81.
The Burden fortune. like that Of
Phipps, came from iron. The elder
Burden. having = bent for inventions,
perfected a machine for making horse
shoes. 1t turned them out at the rate
Of one every second. His genius added
a railroad spike machine to the family
inventions. and together they have
been kept SO busy that the Burden
fortune Is probably AZ great ~
Sheedys.
Young Phipps. to whom life looks
mighty dreary just now. 10 the son OF
Lawrence Phipps. formerly Of Pitts
burg. The elder Phipps himself was
recently married the third time. The
first Mrs. Phipps died years ago
Young Larry was her son. The second
Mrs. Phipps was Genevieve Chandler
He was divorced from her In 1894 after
many stormy threats, q reconciliation
or two and tho kidnapping Of their two
little daughters. The last Mrs. Phipps
was Margaret Rogers. daughter Of =
former mayor of Denver.
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II will BE- welcome news to dyspeptics
to learn Of . remedy that. in tho opinion
Of Thousands. II an absolute cure for In
digestion and all forms OF stomach trou-
BILE. and. better still. Il 10 guaranteed to
do SO. The remedy 10 DR.. Caldwel's
Syrup Pepsin.
We all know tho value Of pure pepsin
in indigestion. and add to this some ex-
ceptional laxative Ingredients and you
have q truly wonderful remedy. Mr.. T.
W. Worthy OF Forsythc. Ca. got to tho
point where he could not even eat or d.
gest vegetables and after many years Of
seeking he found tho cure In DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pcpsin. Mr. Rudy Knsner OF
Moline, ILL.,. was in the samo bad pre-
dicament with his stomach. took Syrup
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her sister were sent to the Academy
Of the Sisters Of Mercy and Phipps
was bundled OF to boarding school.
where he continued to dream Of her.
II was not so long ago that they
both returned to Denver. she In the
full bloom Of maidenhood and he q
youth Of athletic build. with an allow.
ance In keeping with his position in
the world. He renewed his suit with
ardor. He gave sumptuous house
parties ut Wagon Wheel Gap. Papa
Phipps' mountain home. and had the
Sheedy girls As guests Of honor He
gave theater parties to Florence
Sheedy. and had her among his chosen
friends Al dinners and on motor trips.
but he made no headway In his love-
making.
Florence shesdy's Engagement.
During the recent polo tournament
at the Denver Country club. In which
Phipps engaged with all the zeal Of
u gallant In the lists OF an old.time
tourney. a whisper went around among
the fashionable set on the veranda
that Florence Sheedy had lost her
heart. She did not deny It. Phipps
heard 1t. New hope came to him
Then the truth came out. She loved
another. II became necessary. ac-
cepting the ethics which Cupid long
ago established. for Florence Sheedy
to keep her romance 4 secret for two
until such time AZ her elder sister had
taken step to the wedding march
After the Lvingston-Sh -Sheedy nuptials
the family intimates received the news
that another New York youth had
been successful in winning a member
Of the household.
Still young Phipps has not lost all
hope.
The Sheedy girls are not unknown
here. They had their social introduc.
ton some time ago and with sponsors
whose word means much. Likewise
they have been presented abroad. In
Denver their social position has long
been recognized. albeit their father
counts other things Of greater mo.
ment.
Who Dennis sheedy 10.
Dennis Sheedy Is type Of the west.
ern man Of energy and thrift. He
began lie rs cattlemRn and by
natural stages became miner. a
merchant and a banker. He typlfies
Croesus In the Rockies. His personal
fortune. It has been said. shows mil.
lion for every peak OF tho mountains.
He sits as a director In a dozen com.
panies. and his property Is listed on
many pages Of the tax books. He is
vice e-president Of the Colorado National
bank and touches elbows with Stand.
ard OIL interests in the International
Smelling & Refining company. His
homo 10 A. fine as a Pittsburg nabob's.
Nabobs have the finest.
Mr.. Shsedy makes no boast about
himself or his ancestors except to say
that his father was good Irish and
wore cowhide boots As a help to rails.
Ing the mortgage on his farm. His
family plate is new and he hasn't an
escutcheon.
Dennis sheedy's present wife 10 the
second to bear the name OF the pro-
gressive Irishman She 10 the niece Of
Bishop Burke Of ST. Joseph. Mo-. who
officiated at tho ceremony which unit,
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Tho Point Of vi0W.

II notice that you have given up
the fight for a cleaner city. You used
to be one Of the leaders in the oppo-
sition to the smoke nuisance"
Yes. I've come to the conclusion
that smoke cannot be abolished. It's
useless to keep harping on the ques-
tion."
by the way, what business are you
In now?"
"Oh. I've quit working for a salary.
An uncle Of mine left me a valuable
interest In one of our biggest ma
chine shops"
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Household Remedy
Taken In the Spring for Years.

Ralph Rust, Willis, Mich, writes:
floods Sarsaparilla has been house
hold remedy in our home as long as
can remember. have taken it in the
spring for several years. 1t has no
equal for cleansing the blood and ,ex-
peling the humors that accumulate dur
ing the winter. Being a farmer and ex-
posed to bad weather, my system is often
affected, and / often take Hoods Sarsa-
parilla with good results
Hoods Sarsaparilla is Peculiar to ITSELF.
There is no "just as good"
Get it today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called Sareatabs.
The Ordway new era., 1911-04-28
Country Of Small hoIdInos.

There are no fiber plantations in
northern China: that IL. no wide
areas belonging to ono or more own.
ers. The country 10 divided into small
holdings. the average size being nve
acres. These little tracts are not de-
voted to one crop. but 10 precious is
every square foot OF land that no
space Is wasted In fences. the boun.
daries being marked by corner stones
or little heaps Of earth.
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Willing to Mako an Effort.

On large estate in the Scottish
highlands 1t was the custom for a
piper to play in front of the house
every week day morning to awaken
the residents. After an overconviv-
tal Saturday night. however. the piper
forgot the day and began his reveille
(can It be played on the pipes?) on
Sunday morning. The angry master
shouted to him from the bedroom win
dow: Hero. do you not know the
fourth commandment" And the piper
sturdily replied: Nae. sir, but Yell
hic-whustle 1t I'll-hic-try 1t, SIR"
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ED GEERS. "The grand old man." he
il called for he is NO honest handling
sGsii 'i6f II CURE s'fe ter a
years. always with best success. 1t 10 the
only remedy ! know to cure all forms Of
distemper and prevent horses in same sta.
BILE having the disease" SOC and 81 . bot.
tie. All druggists. or manufacturers. Spohn
Medical Co.. Chemists. Goshen. Ind.
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Avoid the Cheap and "Bis Can" Bak.
Ing Powders.

Ing Powders.
The cheap baking powders have but one
Recommendation: they certainly give the
purchaser plenty Of powder for his money
but it's not all baking powder; the bulk
is made up of cheap materials that have
no leavening power. These powders are
so carelessly made from inferior mate
rails that they will not make light, whole
some food. Further. these cheap baking
powders have . very small percentage Of
lcavening gas; therefore it takes from two
raise the cake or biscuit ~ It docs of Calu.
met Baking Powder. Therefore, in the long
run. the actual cost to the consumer Of the
cheap .powders il moro than Calumet
would be.
ing powder like Calumet, that IL at the
same time modente in price and ono
which can be relied upon? Calumet gives
the cook the least trouble.
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Il Came Too Easy.

Cashier-Im sorry. madam. but I
can't honor this check. Your hus-
bands account Is overdrawn.
Lady-Huh! thought there was
something wrong when he wrote this
check without waiting for me to get
hysterical.
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luatIded,

Wagge-Why did Henpeck leave
the church?
Jagga-Somebody told him mar
riages were made in heaven.-Judge.
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The truth is that the love OF dress
is. next after drink and gambling. one
Of the curses OF our country.-Mrs.
Humphrey.
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SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES
Aliens Foot Eas~ the Antiscptie powder for Tired
aching. swollen. nervous feet. Givea rest ans
comfort. Makes walking delight. Sold every where
&c. Don't accept any substitute. For fRnl
sample. sddrrsa Allen l. OHM ssed, Le Roy, n r,
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9E w 70 RK. I'll


proud name OF Shee-
dy. long Identified
with riches In Colo
rado-banks. mines
and cattle-is to be
written on another
page Of the social
registers Of Newport
and New York. and
in brighter letters
than II now appears
In the blue book of
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Not Alarming.

Not Alarming.
'Arry-I card you've got job. Bill.
Is It fac?
Bill-Yus it's true: but there amt
no cause for anxiety: it's only tenn
pory!-London Opinion.
The Ordway new era., 1911-04-28

Your Drugglst VIII Tell You
Murine Eye Remedy Relieves Sore Eyes,
Soothcs Eye Pain. Try II In Baby'a
Eyes for Scaiy Eyelidy and Granulation.
The Ordway new era., 1911-04-28

It is in the minor acts OF our daily
life that our character Is revealed
Lee.
The Ordway new era., 1911-04-28

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Childrer
teething. softens the gums. reduces innamma
tion. ailays pain. cures wind collie, sc = bottle
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A woman's mind enables her to
reach a conclusion without starting.
The Ordway new era., 1911-04-28

Natures laxative. Garfield Tea, over
tone up the system in the Spring.
The Ordway new era., 1911-04-28

Garfield Tea. invaluable in the treat.
ment Of liver and kidney diseases!
The Ordway new era., 1911-04-28

To enjoy good health. take Garfield Tea /:
il cures constipation and regulates the
liver and kidneys.
The Ordway new era., 1911-04-28

To keep the blood pure and the skin
clear. drink Garfield Tea before retiring.
The Ordway new era., 1911-04-28

"A pin scratch may cause blood poison,
Z rusty nail cut is very apt to do 40.
Hamlins Wizard Oil used at once draws
impossible.
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Most women would be very uninter.
esting II they couldn't talk.
The Ordway new era., 1911-04-28

Some women are like some old hens
set In their ways.
The Ordway new era., 1911-04-28

It Is not necessarily true that the
worst is yet to come.
The Ordway new era., 1911-04-28

No man becomes a tailbird Just for
a lark.
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Not Possible

rs there q good parting scene in
that play?"
mo; the hero's bald"
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s'ss.'urs go Of &H2ZzZx
In Use For Over so Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
The Ordway new era., 1911-04-28

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORlA. safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
The Ordway new era., 1911-04-28

hs and that except IN hould submit hs
ysur VA Prserpse.' hes
The o. neda. of Its t.d tbs. produ. regularly
inIred;en; on h. ont.;ds s n hes
No
ueus medicine dealer. Don't take IT, Don't tribe
Medical
v. Pierce NJ Y-tsks advice
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WELCOME WORDS TO Women

Women who suffer With dsorders peculiar to their
sex should write to Dr. Pierce and receive free the
advice Of physician Of over 70 ysars' experience
"a skilled and successful specialist In the diseases
Of wsnea. Rvery letter Of this sort has the most
careful consideration and 10 regarded - sacrsdly
eonfds.tial. Many sssstively modest womea writs
tsat to their local physieias. The losel physieiaa
h pretty sure to say that be cannot Dc eaythial
without "sa exsmination.' Dr.. Pierce holds that
thsss distastefol exsainatisss ere 6sssraly nssd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
WRESTLER INJURED.
Gallaudet Heavyweight Will Not
Comnete in SATURDAYS Tourney.

1t became known yesterday that John
Conley Of Gala udet College. who quail
fled for Washington at the s. A. a. A. A.
A. wrestling preliminaries last Saturday
night. would not be in shape to go on the
mat the coming Saturday on account Of
injuries received Tuesday. Accordingly
his opponent in the qualification bouts.
X l.. Barrett Of the Y. NJ. c. A, will
take his place.
AS Barrett stuck with the heavy mute
for eight minutes and fifty-one seconds
fore being downed, there hardly seems
to be a great deal of difference between
the strength of the two men. The asso-
citation lad showed lots Of science
throug hout the whole of what was
rough bout Judging from his perform
ance. it is pretty certain that he VIII be
we'll fitted for coping with whatever
heavyweight is sent over from the Monu-
mental city
Director Joyce of the meet is authority
for the statement that the men who Will
compete in the finals are positively the
classiest bunch of amateur. grappiers that
has been brought together in these parts
for some time. He expects every battle
to he hard fought and full of science and
declares without reserve that the WASH
ington representatives will be well able
to cope with the Baltimoreans who car
ried away the majority Of the honors
last winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
INELIGIBLE BALL PLAYERS.
National Commissions Blacklist" Of
Men in the Major Leagues.

Twenty players are en- the blacklist of
the major leagues SO far as organized
base hall Is concerned, including Mike
Donlin. one-time captain of the Giants.
and Elmer Stricklett, who deserted the
Superbas to join an outlaw league In
California. The list has been promul-
gated by the national commission as OF
January. II IS supposed to be issued
twice a year-in January and July.
The New York Yankees have five men
on the list. among them being Fred Glade
and Jack Chesbro. Louis King Brock
EFT also was included. but since the names
were sent In the clever pitcher, who held
out last year. has signed n contract and
will play on the hilltop this season.
The men who are barred for failure to
report, except when otherwise stated, fol-
low:
National League-Boston, Barney JOY.
drafted from San Francisco I'm 1917.
rooklyn, Elmer Stricklett. joined Cali
fornia outlaws: Thomas p. Sheehan, join
ed California outlaws. Cincinnati John
H. Doscher. violation Of contract; +. &.
Ferguson. New York, II. F.. Mccormick.
not under contract; NJ. j. Donlin, not un-
der contract; NJ. c. Pyle, Joined Califor-
MIA outlaws. Philadelphia, Berghammes.
recovering from pneumonia and excused
by the club for remainder of the season.
Pittsburg. L. T. Nelson, drafted from
Brandon i'm 1905 st. Louis. Charles En-
right.
American League-Chicago, Fielder A.
Jones. Earl Hughes. Boston, +. Ander-
son. St. Louis. Olsen. New York, Fred
Blade. II. Hildebrand. Branch Hickey.
r. Zeller and Jack Chesbro.