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summoned. but Mr. Spencer was beyond
medical aid. Coroner Healy permitted
the removal Of the body 10 the Spencer
home $50 East Forty-c.ghth street Mr..
Spencer. who had been IN the theatrical
booking business f,r many yeav. was A.
years old and is survived by his wife and
three daughters
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NEWARK. y J. Dec. 1.-THE Fidelity
Trust Company, M executor, hled to-day
with the Surrogate ITS fourth accounting
~ the rntttc 81 ipr. l,cslir u. Ward.
vice-prtsldrnt Of the Prudential Insurance
Company The accounting showed the
present value " Tho estate to be
S2SsI sJsls
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Julius Saul, u retired clothing manu-
factu""r, died yesterday at his home
4ul West End avenue He was 70 years
OLD. Two sons and two daughters sur
NiNc HIM
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-16

varied sense OF style II disclosed 1e.
hciencies OF good tone and coloring which
led % much mono ouy
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28

leaped out again. The moment that
he had left the automobile my antag-
onist disengaged himself with ease
and blew a shrill, prolonged blast up
on his whistle. A moment later l heard
the thump of a policeman's night
stick upon the pavement, two or three
blocks away.
The watchman's strength was more
than mine, The only fortunate cir
cumstance was that as yet he had
not seen the broken pieces of the
statue in the tonneau. In front, Nj
kolai was cranking furiously. The
Waterman called and shouts re-echoed
from the street. Then the engine be-
gan to chug and Nikolai leaped in,
just as the Waterman gained the
street.
A policeman had darted up and, as
the wheels began to move, he grasped
at my collar. / shook him off. We
left him and the Waterman behind.
A moment later WI were ~traversing
the street at full speed and congratu-
lating ourselves that we had shaken
off our pursuers. We were premature.
1 heard a chug, chug, chug behind US.
AS 1 turned my head l saw the police
man leap upon the watchman's motor
bicycle and shoot in our direction.
Row followed a pretty chase. The
motor-bicycle was as swift as the au.
tomobile. Time and again the police.
man caught us; but one turn of the
wheel and U huger bulk turned in
upon him dangerously, threatening to
shake him from his perch. He whist
led all the while. Crowds came pour
ing out Of side streets. Once he drew
his revolver. but a deft movement in
his direction caused a slight collision
and, in saving himself, our pursuer
lost his weapon. By now we were
speeding through Boston's streets, the
city streets, which were as light as
day and filed with theater crowds
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28

Soon we should be compelled to halt.
Multitudes took up the chase. We
turned Off along the Common, shot
across the grass, and sped along the
deserted glades beneath the old trees;
and all the while the policeman follow
ed US, riding now behind, now at our
sides. We could not shake him off.
Suddenly a desperate expedient oc-
Cured to me. 1 turned, and, cropping
among the fragments of the dismem-
bered statue, l found the leg. l seized
it by the ankle and, taking aim, flung
it with all my might at our pursuer.
It struck him squarely beneath the
chin. He swerved and toppled from
his machine, and went crashing with
it upon the ground. Nikolai pulled
the machine to a standstill, sprang
out, and picked up our useful weapon.
He brought 1t back broken into two
parts but still s~erviceable. The po-
liceman remained stunned upon the
ground.
Then, speeding up the machine, we
regained the streets, and n few mo-
ments after we're leaving the city in
u real as we tore out toward the
country.
We vert safe. But, looking at the
pieces of the statue, l wondered how
Nikolai proposed to sell them to Es-
sayan.
Il shall not sell them to Essayan;
l shall sell them in London to his
-- 49,
Oh the following day, as we sat to.
gether in our Boston lodgings.
But Berg is an art expert; you
can't deceive Berg" l exclaimed.
Berg knows all the statues which he
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28

the items into the machine. | look
ed up. Nikolai was throwing out a
rope. ] caught the end as he sig
nailed me and waited, my heart beat
ing fast, for his descent. He came
down at a terrific pace and landed
heavily upon the ground, his hands
bleeding from the contact with the
rope. A filmy white dust had settled
all v e him. giving him the appear
ance of a miller. He sprang into the
machine.
Let her go, Summers" he cried,
and. even as he spoke. the Waterman
came back before his time and in an
opposite direction. He had evidently
suspected something. One glance at
Nikolai was sufficient for his suspic-
ions to leap into full activity. He
snatched a whistle from his neck and
placed 1t to his lips.
Before he could blow Nikolai had
seized him by the throat and grasped
his hands. Into the auto with him,
| Summers,' he cried in a low, pene-
trating whisper. GIVE a hand" /
pulled the struggling man inside.
Now let her 60" Nikolai cried,
Hurry, man"
And then a lamentable aspect of our
situation made itself manifest. The
automobile had actually broken down.
l had d~isarranged the gear in some
manner. 1t would not stir. No sound
came from the engine.
Crank her, crank her." cried Nj.
kolai, still struggling with the watch.
man, whose powerful strength was al
most a match for his own. Here!
Take him and I'll start the engine"
He forced him into my arms and
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28
MATTERS TO PONDER OVER
Some Timely Thoughts That viii Be
Found Worth More or Less
Consideration.

I like to talk about the good old
times" once in awhile, but / believe
the new times are better. Compare
the comforts of life and the facilities
for carrying on farm work of the
present day with those of % years
ago and you will agree with me, I
think. We are living in the best time
and in the best country the world
eve saw, but some of us have not yet
found it out.
You can almost tell what kind of
a farmer a man is by the rattle of his
moving machine. The best kept ma
chinery makes the least noise.
Too many of us believe in co-opera-
ton of the kind that means: You
help ME and I'll help myself.
The man who can afford to dress
his wife and daughter comfortably
and we'll and does not is a sorry sort
of a fellow.
God made woman's body the most
beautiful thing on earth and he in
tended that it should be properly
clothed and cared for.
Many a boys heart has been hurt
and his disposition soured by sense
less and thoughtless criticism Of his
personal appearance and manners.
The young heart is always sensitive
to ridicule-the cruelest weapon that
a be used-and it should never be
directed against a boy or girl. Recol-
lections of undeserved and thought
less ridicule of dress, the result of
poverty. 40 years ago, causes the
blood to rush to u own faces to this
day.-C. M. 8.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28
NOT A PENNY"
ANSWERED ESSEYAN.

has purchased for Essayan. You can't
sell him the same again"
Nikolai laughed. my dear Sum-
mers, perhaps l should have initiated
you into the whole secret at the begin
ming" he said. well l will do SO
now" And then he told me.
His story began with his arrival at
the custom house. After what seem
ed an Unreasonable period In the OBJ
security of his case he found himself
lifted upon a cart and conveyed to
Essayan's house. The banker had
left a deputy in charge while he was
away, a shrewd fellow who was in
structed to admit nobody to the mu-
scum under any .pretext at all. So
well did he fulfill his instructions that
he dismissed the carrier and, with the
aid OF the Waterman, carried the sup
posed mummy into the museum, with
much undoing of bolts and bars. He
placed Nikolai and his coffin upon the
ground in the mummy roc and re-
tired, chuckling over his shrewdness.
After waiting till evening, to assure
himself that he would not be dis
turbed, Nikolai opened the case and
emerged.
Cautiously he explored the cham
Der. He found that it opened into the
house by means of an unlocked door.
Clearly the banker did not apprehend
attack from within; and for the safety
of his house he trusted his Waterman.
Nikolai'S first act was to discover the
upper window from which he could
get into touch with me. His second
was to rearrange the contents of the
mummy case. SO that, when it was
opened, the absence of any body would
arouse suspicion Of trickery on the
dealers part rather than suggest that
1t had been used as a medium for bur.
glary. Having done this Nikolai en-.
tered the statue gallery.
Il had already formed my scheme.
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This plan | carried into effect. The
banker was in the country. | had
learned, and the house deserted. 1t
would be the easiest matter to accom-.
plish my scheme. Soon after mid.
night l drove up toward Essayan's
house. l duly stopped the machine,
uttered an exclamation of anger, de.
scended, and burrowed into the ground
beneath II. AS l had anticipated, the
Waterman paused on his round
Broken DOWN" he inquired sym
pathetically.
I'm not doing this for fun" l an
swered, with feigned anger.
He watched me for a while and
then resumed his patrol of the house.
The moment that he disappeared /
sprang from under the machine, seized
the blanket | had brought, and whist
led twice, the appointed signal. Then,
looking up, l saw Nikolai's head ap-
pear from an upper window.
Nikolai motioned with his hands; !
spread the blanket and braced myself
to receive the weight Of the statue,
To my astonishment, however, l re-
ceived, not what l had expected, but
an oblate sphere, that hurtled heavily
through the air and descended into
the receptacle. l glanced at it hastily.
1t was the fore part of a female head
of course in marble.
l laid it down stupidity and glanced
up again. Once more an object de.
scended. This time it was a leg
a marble leg, worthy of an Apollo.
caught it and fastened beneath the au.
tomobile again, ~concealing my treas
ures, just in time to hear the watch
mans tramp as he came round the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28
Exceptions.

Foote, the comedian, dined one day
at a country inn, and the landlord
asked how he liked his fare.
81 have dined as we'll as any man in
England" said Foote.
Except the mayor" cried the land
lord.
81 except nobody" said he.
but you must!" screamed the host.
81 won't!"
"You mustl"
At length a petty magistrate took
Foote before the mayor, who observed
that it had been customary in that
town for a great number OF years al
ways to except the mayor" and ac-
cordingly fined him a shilling for not
conforming to ancient custom. Upon
this decision, Foote paid the shilling
at the same time observing that n
thought the landlord the greatest fol
in Christendom-except the mayor.
Christian Register.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28

corner. I pretended to be very busy
with the machine. He halted for a
moment, glanced at me, and again re-
sumed his beat.
But why was Nikolai cutting up the
statue piecemeal?
The next object that anne down to
me was a single hand. l looked up;
l thought I saw Nikolai smiling. The
situation was an absurd one.
Don't cut it up SO fine" I whis-
pered. 1 do not know whether he
heard. A single finger next came
down; but an instant later l was stag
gering under the weight of a torso
and the hind part of a head, which
seemed to me to be the compliment
tary piece of the first one that had
descended. Again 1 sought the safe
ty of the bottom Of the automobile.
The Waterman paused so long this
time that l thought best to crawl out.
TITS the carbureter," / explained,
with a very dim understanding of the
meaning of the term. And 1 think
my spark plugs fouled, Do you know
OF any repair shop in the neighbor-
hood?"
Not at this time Of the night" an
swered the Waterman, gloating, as 1t
seemed to me, over my misfortune.
This was his revenge for my previous
reception of his sympathetic inquiries.
"Oh, well, I'll start the blamed thing
somehow" l answered, and began fun
bling the mechanism again.
He passed on upon his beat and
looked up to Nikolai. A forearm came
whizzing through the air; an ARM; a
second leg; then the greater part of a
trunk; finally two ears. And then,
as l still waited, ! saw Nikolai perched
upon the windowsill. / motioned him
back and crawled beneath the automo-
bile again.
This time the Waterman hardly look.
! ed at me. When he was gone l bundled
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28
Wanted Poatane.

Frequently in the cities, according to
the post Office authorities. letters are
held up because they have been
stamped with foreign postage. Appar-
emily many newcomer to this country,
through ignorance, use their own
country's stamps when they first ar
rive. But the mail doesn't get past the
first sub-post ONCE. The letters are
held for postage.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28
Method Of rrappInq EaoIes.

Every year thousands of Chinese go
into Mongolia to catch eagles to use
for fans. Tame eagles carried on
their shoulders are used as decoys
when certain spots are selected for
the batting of nests with Ken-yu or
small fish. Other eagles then join the
tame ones. and the nests are raised
by the trappers.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28
Preferred to Deliver II Himself.

Henry J. Waters, president Of the
Kansas State Agricultural college,
tells Of a young man who was collect.
ing funds for a benevolent institution.
He attempted to collect a dollar from
an old man who was noted for his
c~loseness. The youth approached the
older man and stated his mission and
asked for a dollar. saying he was col
lecting for the Lord.
collecting for the Lord ?" asked the
old man. Well. young man. how old
are you7"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28

Where did the phrase The longest
way round is often the shortest way
| home originate"
Il don't know" replied the man
| with a motor. Probably with a trafiic
| policeman"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28
clumsy In Proportion to Her Size.

Clumsy In Proportion to Her Size.
Muffin de mattah wild muh wife.
sah," stated Brother Stookey: dat ia,
'ceptin' she's so clumsy. Weighs
mighty nigh three bundled pounds. de
lady do, and she's allus steppin' on
de dogs or de child'en. Broke one o.
de dogs legs yiste'd'y, and spread po'
little Booker T.-he's de baby-out
fat dis mawnin'. Cou'se, | don't s'pose
she kin hep It. but needer kin de live
stock. Dunnah 'zackly what to do. but
rs bout commissioned to git a diyo'ce.
Dat dog was wuth a. dollahs o. any
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28
Church and state.

There is a very emphatic provision
In the constitution OF the United States
against any union Of church and state
In this nation. Article 1, amendment
1. reads as follows: Congress shall
make no law respecting an establish
msnt Of religion. OF prohibiting the
fires exercise thereof; or abridging the
freedom OF speech, or Of the press. or
the right OF the people peaceably to
assemble, and to petition the govern
ment Tor redress OF grievances" On.
Gle Sam has his religion and he IL
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28
UaefuI at The Raee,.

why did you pick Alpha 10 win
that racer never thought he would
wln."
Alpha is the first letter of the Greek
alphabet. figured that Alpha should
naturally lead"
"see what 1t in to have an educa.
toni"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28

$50 your youngest baby has learned
to walk" said the admiring relative
walk. nothing!" exclaimed the fond
parent. Some OF the steps 1t takes
look exactly as If 1t were i~nventing
a new fancy dance"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28
RslIe Hlnhlx Valued,

A handkerchief formerly belonging
to Richard Wagner, with a dedication
to the composers bride embroidered
on It, was sold for f720 at Munica.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28

willing for everybody else to haye
theirs. but he will not enter into co
partnership with any religion .-Chica-
go American.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28

Il am twenty-five" wer the
young man.
well | am seventy-ive years old.
and as you are only twenty-five years
old | think that | will get to see the
Lord sooner than you. / will hand
him the dollar myself."-Kansas City
Star.
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mans money, and now loogy at himl'
Kansas City Star.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-29
OUCH! RUB BACKACAE,
STIFFNESS, LUMDAGO.
Rub Pain from back with small
+ trial bottle of old st.
p Jacobs OIL"

Back hurt you? Can't straighten
up without feeling sudden pains. sharp
aches and Gw;nges? Now listen!
That's lumbago, sciatica Or maybe
from a strain, and you'll get relief the
moment you rub your back with sooth-
ing, penetrating Est. Jacobs Oil"
Nothing else takes out soreness, lame.
ness and stiffness so quickly. You
simply rub ii N your back and out
comes the pain. 1t is harmless and
doesn't burn the skin.
Il Timber up! Don't suffer! Get a
small trial bottle Of old, honest "St.
Jacobs Oil" from any drug store, and
after using it just once, yon1l forget
that you ever had backache, lumbago
or sciatic, because your back will
never hurt Or cause any more misery
1t never d%isappoints and has been re.
commended for GO years. adv
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-29
NEW NOTARIES.

Sixteen notarial commissions were
issued from the office of secretary Of
state yesterday. They were issued to
the following:
. Fl. j. Bernard, Pettibone; r. M. De-
Puy. jamestown; p. j. Green, Battle
view; Herbert j. strand, Fargo; Nels
r. Teigen, Minnewalkan; Anselm
Wolf, Southam; D. p. Bates, Lari.
more; David Clark, ,Jr., Kenmare; J.
N. Fox, Kenmare; r. w. Friis, Ken
mare; Geo. A. Gilmore, Williston;
Gilbert j.. Johnson, Wahpeton; A. C,
Kotchian, Kermit; George Frank
Ladd, Forbes; Cthas. G. Lund, Valley
If. G. Orr, Mott and IA. Toner,
Grand Forks. %t5iE
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-29
RIVER CREATES farm
Worth $|oO an ACRE [I|
FOR A YANk1ON Man

Pierre, S. d., Nov. 2S.-A thousanC
dollars for a 81 Investment is a nice
little pickup. William Van Ostdal, 1;
young man from Yankton county,
walked into the local land office this
week and asked to file upon a home
stead in Yankton county. The plat OF
the original survey over a half cen.
fury ago showed that the tract con,
tanned about Al acres, hut VanOstdel
said after making the filing that j;
had grown to about $50 acres by ac
erection, ,by action of the Missouri riv
er since that time. The records OF
the Office show that all the land adj
joining vas proved up before 1870
and that no entry has ever been mace
on this particular tract, 1t having
been open to the filing OF the first ap
plicant. Land in that section is wort.
$100 an acre. The filing fee was only
pa. .-. T. . @-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-29
OF CITY IN BRIEF

Olga Natwick Of New Salem was in
town shopping Saturday
Edward AllensWorth was a local
visitor Saturday, from Brittln.
Mr.. ana Mrs. A. Brook of Linton
were in the city shopping yesterday.
&. j.. Honsey OF Mandan was here
Saturday, looking after business mat
|ters. ys
IL. Anghney and Roy L.ambertDn Of
! Mandan were in town Saturday ON
business. ~ g. Ng Ar"
#, j. Burant OF Mckenzie was in
tho city Saturday attending to bust
| moss matters.
The Misses Alice and Mabel Flns-
ton %returned Saturday from their
home near Moffit.
J.AJ. Brosc OF Arena left yesterday
lor home after spending several days
in the city on business. tf
Mrs. Christ Johnson, and daughter,
Miss Alice, are the guests of J. l..
Johnson, in Dickinson. .sI.-.u g..
@. N. Dunham left Friday evening
for Minneapolis to attend to some i'm
portant business matters. KS.
Miss Josephine Hamel has return
cd from Washburn, where she spent
Thanksgiving with her sister.
Mrs. w. IF. jCrewe entertained Sat
urday afternoon at a reception i'll
honor Of her sister, Mrs. Elliot.
August Sigurdson returned last
night from Coal Harbor, where he
spent the Thanksgiving holidays.
Mrs. @. G. Draper OF Harvey, N. D.,
guest Of her sister, Mrs. l.. |. Rollins,
during the Thanksgiving holidays.
Miss Bertha II. Palmer is s%pendin:
her Thanksgiving vacation with Mr,
and Mrs. r.. II. Pugh, in Dickinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Nelson were To-
cal visitors Saturday from Garrison,
shopping and attending TO business
interests. III. .s... .r r.
Miss sigma Johnson returned yes
terday from her parents farm, near
Baldwin, where she spent this weeks
holiday.
Miss Marie Huber leaves today for
New Salem, where she teaches. Miss
Huber has been spending the week
end at the parental home. ~
Ed Peterson of the Underwood
Typewriter company now has his
headquarters in this city. Mr.. Peter
son was formerly located at Minot. 3
Mrs. Frank Buck left last night for
Aiken, Mimi, after spending a weel;
here with Mr.. Buck. Mrs. Buck takes
charge of their property near Aiken.
dr.. r. A. Bolton Of jamestown and
P. D. Bolton Of Ruthven, Ont, father
and uncle, respectively, Of DR.. Evan,
! geline Bolton, stopped in the city yes
terdav for a few hours visit.
Miss Esther Talcott was a charm
ing hostess Friday evening to a mum
Der OF her friends at a Thanksgiving
dance. Tho PenitenIiary orchestra,
seated on a balcony, furnished the
music. Delectable refreshments were
served. s.t-e. e.. ~ 80. s.
Miss Grace Holbrook returned yes:
terday to Underwood, where she is
instructor OF music and drawing in
the public school. Miss HOlbrool
lspent Thanksgiving with her sister
Mrs. C. L. Crocl<ard. " Pr. n
A. w. Lucas has recently purcllas
ed the Geiermann home or Avenue A
through r. j.. Young. This is one o
the finest homes in the city with {
splendid location and Mr.. Lucas j!
fortunate IN having obtained it.
The old German Evangelical churcl
building which has been purchased b.
S. r. Shannon, was moved yosterda!
from Seventh street to a lot in blCcl
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-29
THE VALLEY OF DECISION.

Doctor Harris will continue his
talks upon the war, taking his sub
ject, "The Valley Of Decision This
is the first { the new series, thu
Illustrations covering the country
around tho Adriatic. Other topics in
the series are: Never Again" 1.-The
Fall OF the Turks" and Jesus or
Nazareth" Hour, 1880 o'clock, Sun
day evenings, Presbyterian church.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-29
coNsipERs SCHOOL,

Notices are out in Phoenix School
District, calling an election for Dec.
s, to consider the proposition OF q
new school house in the southwestern
part of the district. The board has
requested County superintendent Wig
ness Ia meet with them. w,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-29
GUILD BAZAAR.

The Ladies' Guild OF the Episcopal
church win hold a bazaar and supper
next Tuesday, December I, at the
Commercial club. Some exquisite ar
ticles, including handmade baby
clothes, will be on sale. The sale be-
gins at 400 p. m .4, ...-. .....
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-29
REV.. REID ILL.

Rev. e. J. G. Reid, former Metho-
dist pastor at Steele, now pastor at
lWashburn. is in the Bismarck hospi.
tai for treatment.
Mr.. Reid is a member Of the State
Hospital commission for locating a
Methodist hospital in this state. A
number OF offers are before the COM
mission, but a site has not been Sc.
lecteQ.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-29
ASSISTS AT DEDICATION.

Rev. C..F.NStrutz. pastor or st. Panl's
Evangelical church of Aberdeen,
South Dakota, spent Thanksgiving
day in the city the guest OF his bro
Their, Rev. Robert T.. Strutz, and will
assist in the services dedicating
the tina new church, which has been
completed in this city. So.