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MS. COPLEY THAW IS IUPPY
Sister of PitUburj; Youth Glad to Be
Fret of Nobleman.
MAERIED LIFE ONLY NIGHTMARE
Mri. rollff Palmer to Opri r
London Homr King K.dnard
May 1 AMfiil, Thongh
Aaxleas to Do fo.
LONDON, Oft. 31. (Ppclal.) Mrs.
Copley Thaw, an thn countess of Yar
mouth, say she wishes to be known
hereafter, la now In Paris, where she
proposes to spend a good deal of time
In the future. Unlike the usual Ameri
can woman, she never took to Loudon
nor, indeed, to the. Kngllsh. To her
frlenda ahe refers to her inarrlfd life
aa "a nightmare" s ml aver nothing
woulo Induce her to re-marrr- tine
addn were ahe by any possibility to
ch an k her mind, uext time It would be
for love and love only. She has a ter
ror of fortune hunters and I it rather in
clined to look upon all men for the time
being In that light. The gossips go on
to state . that ahe has a romantic ad
miration for a certain great Italian tenor
and the Imaginative nre already arrang
ing ra poetic termination to, tin mutter.
Those who know her as a girl say ahe
la trappier now than ahe has oeen ' for
years and that she on. e more takes unJ
Intel-put In her looks and her frocks,
which was lacking totally while uhe was
married to the Rrltlsh nobleman. She
has Just had her autumn outfit made, and
(onie of the most exquisite gowns, which
l.i every case have been especially de
signed, are now being worn by nur. Tiiesa
lire In the prevailing dlrectolre and em
pire modes of cloths that are as fine
u satin and saline as suft as cloth.
Aaqnlth l.osea Interest,
Some American lost a brilliant position
In not having become the wife of the
I resident of the Board of Trade. Kor
Winston 1h sworn to bo prime minister
of Knglaiitl and that sooner than anyone
thinks. For the last couple of months
there has been a growing coolness be
tween Winston and his chief, a fact
which leaked out at the time of Winston's
wedding, when' at the last moment Mr.
Astjuith found he could not tear himself
away from his golf at Slain's castle. The
prime minister and his wife were rep
resented at the reception by a most or
dinary piece of filver which waa prob
iibly bought for something under 16 and
was, forsooth, their gift
John Burns and Winston Churchill are
hand In glove and both have stones up
their sleeves for Asqulth. John believes
Implicitly in Churchill and promises,
come what will, to be at his side Mrs.
John Burns and Mrs. Churchill have ulso
made friends, the beat proof being that
the bride, who wisely did not let the
grass grow under her feet, has , been
visiting Mrs. John at the humble Burns
Jww In unfashionable Lavender hill.
win v iij'uii n nun, it coupiej ul years ago,
another cabinet minister's . wife, o-wlt,
Mr.. Lu.u llurcourt, foigot to call on Mrs.
Bjrns after her husband's election to the
cabinet. On meeting Mrs. Burns somewhere
Mr.. llarcourt remarked to her: "You must
forgive me for not having called upon you.
Hut Berkeley Square is such a long way
from Lavender .11111. I have not been able
to got to you. Come and have tea with
mo Instead."
"1'nfortunalely' replied the labor min
ister's wICe, "Berkeley Square Is an equally
long Journey from lavender Hill and I am
so busy."
Mrs. Vlnston la Tactful.
Already Mrs. Winston has acquired - a
reputation for tact. She does not talk
much, but Pile has r.n eluq.it lit smile and
the lltllo she does suy Is well chosen. It
is ions dei ed clever of her to have dropped
Ho cusily into her position, us It Is one to
which in her wildest hopes she never as
piled to, tor though so well born she lived
with her mother In the quietest possible
junnner, going out only to most ordinary
parties in viliadcin until some wild stroke
of 1 ueli Inspired Mrs. Kreddio tluest to
invite her to n house party at which Win
sum I'll r.i hill was enn of the guests. As
everyone knows by Ihis lime their meeting
was one of love at fiist sight. Before
tiirifttmas Mrs. Churchill Is to give one
b'g political party at Captain Freddie
(.nest's house In Carlton House Terrace,
which has been lent to lliem by the Guests
and to which all and sundry wlil be Invited.
Mr.". Maldwln lJiummond, whom so many
people still cull Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr.,
Is expected shortly ut Danesfleld, her splun
ulJ seat in Herefordshire. I am told never
Vas honeymoon more prosaic than- hers.
i, good deal of the time shu spent limiting
a "euro" which she carried out most rigor
ously, and the other portion aha had to
give up to trousseau buying, us on her
marriage she waa like another lady of
fame who "had really nothing whatever to
w.ar" at least according to herself. Her
taste: In dress is at all times quiet In the
extreme.- but her frocks are always In tno
most perfect style. Her new husband has
presented her with a magnificent set of
sable direct from Russia equal to anything
of the same kind possessed by the csarlna,
Danesfleld is now one of the most pala-
V
tlal country scuts In England. Rhe took It
on a lease of twenty-five years, but 1
am told she revently requested to be al
lowed to purchase the place and has done
o. She has Introduced into It every con
ceivable luxury, from a golf course, to a
private swimming bath, not to talk of
central heating system and electric light.
The gardens (are a dream of loveliness.
Mrs. Iwummond Is herself something of a
horticulturist. Her head gardener Is a lady
and most of those who work under her are
also women. Mrs. Urummond Is one of the
Americana In London who have always
shown a marked preference for her own
country . people and likes to gather them
about her.
Mrs. Potter Palmer means to open her
new mansion In Carlton House terrace
with a great flourlnh of trumpets on the
arrival of her son and daughter-in-law
from the continent. Although It was In per
fect condition when the Drexela vacated
If. she has had it all newly painted and
decorated to suit her own beautiful things,
and now it la looking spick and span,
and It smells as fresh aa a hayfleld. The
latter achievement has been accomplished
through some new means of airing whereby
city houses can be made to aeem as fresh
as If they were miles from anywhere.
Like most modest women Mrs. Potter
Palmer realizes' the Importance of fresh air
In Its relation to beauty aa well as health
and has been one of the first to seize on
the latest Invention.
Her son's wife is bringing with nor from
Paris a wardrobe which Is bound to be
the envy of all her sisters who love the
beautiful. Of all the Americana in London,
there is none better versed In the art of
dresa than Mra. Potter Palmer herself,
so that if her daughter-in-law can improve
on her she will be a very clever person
Indeed.
"Will the king be present at this house
warming?" la being asked In society. His
majesty, by all accounts. Is quite willing to
Improve his acquaintance with Mrs. Pot
ter Palmer, but strange to say, he Is never
lo be found at the magnificent parties
which, from time to lime, she gives in
London.
The story goes that Mrs. Potter Palmer
has an enemy in the court circle and
dearly as the king would like to visit her
ne is prevented from doing so by a power-
LADY MARY.
01 Interost To Women.
3o tucta women as are not seriously ou
1 health but wfco Lave exacting duties
to perfornV either In the way of house
hi !d caresW In social duties and (uno
tidvyhichsertoii9ly tax their strength,
at iwelTuTio Cursing mother. Dr. Plera's
Favorite Prescription has proved a moit
valuable surrtlng tonic and luvlgorst
Ing nervine. By It timely use, much,
orlou tckne nnd suffering may 1
avoided. Tfie operating table and th
"iri"1?' kPl(f- won''1- t1 ' 'xllQ'iT.
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to In good time. Th " Favorite Prescrip
tion1 fi proven . great boon to expectant
mothers by preparing the system for tha
coming of baby, thereby rendering child
Llrth safe, easy, and almost painless.
Bear In mind, pleatw that Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription Is not a aecret or
patent medicine, against which the most
intelligent people are quite naturally
averse, because of the uncertainty as ta
their eoui position and harmless character,
but la a MEDiciNB or known eoui-osi-Tiox,
a full list of all Its Ingredients being
printed, in plain English, on every bottle
wrapper. An examination of this list of
ingredient wilt disclose the fact that l la
iion-alcoholle in It composition, chemic
ally pure, triple-re lined glycerine Ukiur
tha place of tha commonly used alcohol,
in Its make-up. In this connection it
may not be out of place to state that tha
Favorite Prescription" ut Dr. Pierce la
the only medicine put up for tha cure of
woman s pecuiiw weaknesses and ail
ments, anil sold through druggists, all
Us Ingredient of which have tha un
animous endorsement of all this leading
medical writers and teachers of ail tha
aevexal schools of practice, and that too
as remedies for the ailments for which
Favorite Preacrlption" Is recommended.
i hlUe book of these endorsements will
be sent to any address, posvpaid, and
absolataly free it you request same by
rstal card, or letter, of Dr. K- V. Pierce,
uffaliv N. Y.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure Con
stipation. Constipation la tha causa of
many diseases. Cure tha cause and you
aura tha Alseasa. Laay to take aa tand
ful influence.
GOLD BRICK MEN DO WELL
Game .Nearly Played Out In America
Find Good Field in
. England.
LONDON, Oct. 31. (Special.) This city
is me nappy hunting ground at the present
moment for the "gold brick" swindler. De
spite the fat that this form of confidence
game has had' world-wide notoriety and
ha? been explained and revealed times with
out number, it still proves effective in
many cases and the criminal investigation
department of Scotland Yard, alarmed at
the activity of the "confidence men," has
issued a warning in the following terms
"A fraud, commonly known aa the 'gold
brick' swindle, is Will rife, and finds ready
victims In this country, In aplte of the
notices which have been issued.
"The sclieme seldom varies, and usually
begins with a letter addressed to some per
son or property and lately deceased so
that tho letter may fall Into tho hands of
the executors expressing gratitude for nasi
kindnesses, and stating that the writer has
made a valuable discovery of gold' and de
sires to share his good fortune with his
benefactor.
"This leads to a correspondence between
the swindlers and the relatives, or. exe.ci:
lors or tne deceased, and, ultimately, If
the story is believed, to the dispatch of a
messenger, usually to America, to receive
the bullion found .; - - .
"When this stage is reached a demand
for money is, on some pretext or other,
sprung upon the victim, who In tho end is
generally fleeced to a very considerable
Amount by the production of what appear
to be bars or bricks of 'solid gold.' "
The majority of the crooks who are reap
ing a golden harvest by this antiquated
method hali from the United States, hav
ing of recent years found "Reuben of the
Tall Grass" fully alive to his tricks. -Here
tho most of his victims come from Aus
tralia, New Zealand and South Africa. The
native-born Englishman seldom bites.
Scotland Yard Is experiencing great dif
ficulty In rounding up theee transatlantic
crooks. s After each haul they scatter to
the four winds and being new on the
ground and strangers to the Ixmdon de
tectives, there la little chance of the latter
being able to locate them by their methods
of work. So prevalent has this means of
fleecing become In England that Scotland
Yard Is seriously considering tho plan of
posting up their wsrnlng in each hotel room
side by side with that hoary antiquity, "Do
not blow out the gas."
EARL TURNS DOWN OFFER
ENGLISH EDITORS DISGUSTED
Austria's t'oap In detains Tno Prov
inces Houses Wrath of News
paper Writers.
LONDON, Oct. 31. (Special.) Perhaps
the most significant and amusing indication
of the British state of mind regarding
Austrla-HuiiKary's seizure of a slice of
Turkey and Its part in the Bulgarian coup
has been compiled by a London Sunday
editor, , who went through the editorial
articles on the subject in the London
papers and tabulated the adjectives applied
to Austria as follows:
Cynical 15
Il.-credltaile g
("oiihpiraloii.il land conspiracy) 7
Brigand (and brigandage)
l.awlcfn laud In leaslienf 6
Treacherous (hiaI treachery) 4
Cruel 4
I'nscrupulous 4
Shumeiess land shamelessness) S
Wanton j
Provocutive j
Klugrant 3
Barefaced j
Aggressive 2
Mean (and meanncHs)
Disgraceful (and disgrace) ' 2
Wicked 1
Audacious " j
Tortuous 1
Highhanded 1
Shabby 1
I'lUHir 1
Pndatory 1
Groas t i
Hypccrltlcal ?
Sinister t
I'ntimely j
Impudent 1
1 1 1 -1 1 1 11 e I 1
Outrageoua 1
insulin g i!!".!!'.!!!".'!!"'"' 1
Malicious !.!!!!".'.!!!".!'. i
And this was from tho London papers
only.
Shaftesbury Has Fine Voice, but Only
for Private Use.
STAGE HAS NO ATTRACTIONS
Mlaht Ween re Fire Thousand Dollar
a Week If He Weald ; la
Music Halls on Contract.
LONDON, Oct. 31. (Special. )-lt has
been reported that the earl of Shaftesbury
has been Invited to go on the American
music hall stage at the modest salary of
tii.OOo a week. This heals Harry Lauder.
It Is the largest salsry ever offered to an
amateur or even to an earl. Lots of the
English noblrlty have found their way to
the footlights, but few have possessed the
qualifications of the young earl of Shaftes
bury, whose fine tenor voice entitles him
to recognition and big pay. Of course, the
fact of being entertained by a real live
lord should count on the playbills. Thuugh
his lordship has at present declined the
flattering offer of a thirty weeks' engage
ment in America at the sum named, 1t Is
Just possible that he may reconsider his
decision.
Karl with Hecord.
The earl of Shaftesbury stands in the
unique position for a peer of being wliolty
Independent of filthy lucre; nor has he
achieved a reputation through the chan
nels of notoriety which other titled stage
struck people have followed. So far, his
record has been a clean one. He has held
sevetal Important government commissions
and also army appointments. He was aide-de-camp
to the governor of Victoria in IS
and has been alderman tuid lord mayor of
Belfast. Ills wife, the countess of Shaftes
bury, is a sister of the duke of West
minster and lady-ln-walling to the princess
of Wales. In fact, only quite recently the
earl and lidy of S. af .eslmry entercalned the
prince and princess of Wales at their beau
tiful estate, St. Giles' house, In Dorset
shire. 1
If the music hall stage captures the earl
It will have one of 'Jie bluest blooded aris
tocrats who has ever appeared In public,
and the $(j,000 a week salary will be the
merest pittance under the circumstances.
One of the conditions offered by the man
ager who Is bidding for Lord Shaftesbury's
contract Is that the earl's "dignity would
be sustained In accordance with the noble
vocalist rank."
The earl of Shaftesbury's voice Is deemed
to be an exceptionally good tenor. He has
only sung in public on one occasion at the
dedication of the new organ at the church
of Shaston St. James, Shaftesbury, where
he rendered with fine effect, "If With All
Your Hearts" from Mendelssohn's "Elijah"
and "The Soft Southern Breese" from Barn
abys "Rebekah." He has sung a great deal
in private and for charitable purposes.
Musical Record Behind Him.
Lord Shaftesbury comes by his musical
proclivities honestly. The earl's grand
father, the marquis of Donegal', was a
great singer in his day and did a lot to
Immortalize many of the old Irish folk
songs. He made considerable money from
his musical compositions, and gave a large
sum to the Irish famine fund in "Black
'47." The present earl Is also strong on
Irish folk songs and Is the head of the
Polk Song society. He lias sung these songs
at Londonerry House. Park Iane, London
and at other private entertainments In
England.
Though the young earl has been singing
privately for some years. It was only a
short time ago that he first attracted the
attention of the music-hall managers. One
of them happened to be present in St.
James' church on the occasion of the dedi
cation of the new organ and he was greatly
Impressed with the voice of the singer.
Some correspondence took place after this
and a definite offer was then made with
reference to the American tour. A musical
critic, describing the voice, said: Lord
Shaftesbury possesses a voice of real ex
cellence. Some of the tones In the middle
register are of quite exceptional character.
If not of the robust order, the voice Is by
no means light and Is admirably suited for
singing oratorio music. The handling of
the solos betokened the true enthusiastic
artist. Such a voice would Indeed be an
acquisition to the musical profession."
Tan Itinerant Barker.
An itinerant barber who deosn't believe
in uavina rent i uM in muu.. ,. , ....
lug in a suburb of Philadelphia by making
a house to lu.use canvas. "Any one want
a ehave or haircut?" he uks when the door
is opened. Sometimes It's banged Bhut in a
hurry, but in most case he lands a cus
tomer. As a rule he makes his calls after
o clock and gets the man of the h.ue
after he finiahrs dinner, by attachlna an
extension to a dlninr rrMim tr kli..l.u,. ..,...!
and placing a footstool under the customer
feet he gives the men to be shaved as much
comfort aa can bo found In a shop The
1 nriii- hvn um ior in customer, and
uaiuer says 11 Deats havlnir
shop.
Proof Positive.
Tom Skinner Is an old hypocrite.
Jack Why do you think o?
Tom The othr day he told me that a
young man should never paos up an op-
poiiuiiiijr id emuraco a goou miug.
Jack Well?
iom When he caught me embracing his
uaugnier nut instil be kicked me down
iu 1 rum steps. Liiicago
EARLY HOMEOF FRANKLIN
Village of F.cton Full of Interest for
Americana Who Visit Old
Country.
LONDON, Oct. 31. (Special.) Few spots
In England have more American Interest
than the little village of Ecton, in North
amptonshire, and particularly the church
yard In that aualnt towrs. It was hero
that tho forebearera of Benjamin Franklin
were "gathered to their fathers." and In
the little churchyard one may see today
many monuments with the name of Frank
lin upon them. The father and mother of
Franklin were born In the village and
when Franklin visited the place years
afterwards he was able to identify the
blacksmith's forge o well known to his
parents. It was Im this little village that
the Franklins lived their frugal lives and
here It was that the future signer of !o
Declaration of Independence acquired the
habits of thrift which, perhaps, ns much
as anything else, helped to frame his future
greatness. Throughout Ecton, In all sorts
of odd nooks and corners, or comes upon
this name which contributed so largely to
the making of American hlfctory.
Indeed, the whole district is interesting
to Americans, for not far from Ecton Is
the home of the family of Georre Wash-
irton, known as Sulgruve Manor. Ecton
and Sulgrave Manor are visited nowadays
by hosts of the descendants of the man
who Is said to have said that he could not
tell a lie. Aside from the Amerlcun Inter
est of Ecton, th village Itself has been
immortalized by Hogarth, the great painter.
It was he who painted the sign of the
"World's End" Inn lr this place. Nobody
knows today exactly what Hogarth's idea
of tha end of the world could have been,
as a souvenir hunter many years ago added
this Interesting sign to his collection and
ever sliye that time the "World's End
Inr. has been without a sign.
Another curious relic of the village is the
ancient "atocks" In which offenders of
the day were "set," doubtless for the edifi
cation of the younger generation of those
times. Perhaps the sleeks were the only
advertising medium In England before the
advent of the modern Lcwspaper.
Canon Arthur W, Jephtron, who was a
meiiilx-r of the famous Mosely commission,
which toured 7,iut miles if America to
atudy educational problems a few years ago,
has lecently been presented by King Ed
waid with the living of the beautiful
church at Ecton. He i a great believer
In the American system and his report on
the commission strongly advocated tha
adoption of American methods. Canon
Jephson, who has many friends all over
tha United States, hopes to rebuild his
church with American money. He points
out that this church la referred to in
Franklin's autobiography and the name
Fr&ukllni appears frequently on the register.
As Americans seem to have a hobby for
restoring English churches, particularly
those associated with their own country,
diuhtless Canon Jeplison's appeal will ine-t
wltii a ready response.
tt.AMttsJ4iittiaiaaaiii
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Window Shades
We make window
shade?, all colors
and quality, rang
ing in price from
$2.00 to ... . .25c
Miller, Stewart
81 Beaton
413-415-417 South Sixteenth Street.
Carpet Sweepers
We sell ltisseU's
(Jrand liapids car
pet sweepers, cyco
hearing; price is,
each $2.50
I Some Remarkable Values for Prudent Buyers
Mattresses, Oriental Rugs, Linoleum and Portieres
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This week opens with many fine opportunities indeed every week this interesting store holds out astonishing attrac
tions, not only in the fine quality of FURNITURE, RUGS and DRAPERIES, but in its specially low priced stocks. We are
aiming to make you thoroughly acquainted with the advantages to he had here and the aim must he pretty accurate to
judge by the way our trade is increasing. We will always endeavor to merit your confidence in us.
Great tSale of Mattresses
THIS IS MATTItKSS WKKK AT OIR STOKK We nro going to uliow everyone who will mil nt our More that this Is the place lo buy a MATTKKSS.
MATTKKSS MAKING AM) .MATTKKSS SELLING Is one of Ol H SI'KCTALTIKS.
We cany a large tok embracing a wide range of prices which covers practically
everything ninde In the Mattress lino and we tan save you money on every purchase. ,
Box Springs
Our Itox Spring at !5.0O is made with 90
of the best high tempered steel springs
and tied eight ways with Italian Hemp
twine, upholstered with fine quality of
felt, price '$15.00
Same box springs, full size, with 20-lb..
hair pad, price $25.00
-si7.e, price $31.50
Other box springs and hair pads made In
renaissance and German linen ticking.
price
4-size, price
Important Sale of Portieres
The enormous increase in our drapery and curtain bus
iness in the last year is only a natural consequence of our
admirable system of quick sales and small profits. As a
special inducement for early trading we will offer for the
first three days this week very special values of POR
TIERES that will pay you well to inspect.
$20.00 Velour Portieres, per pair ,$12.50
$38.50 Fringed Velour Portieres, per pair $25.50
$25.00 Silk Tapestry Portieres, per pair $15.50
$15.00 Silk Damask Portieres, per pair $10.75
$'.).75 Mercerized Damask Portieres, per pair $5.95
$5.00 l?ep Portieres, )yith tapestry border, per pair. .$3.50
$3.00 Fringed Tapestry Portieres, per pair $1.75
$5.00 Figured Tapestry Portieres, per pair $2.50
$2.00 Figured Tapestry Portieres, per pair $1.25
$25.00 Craftsman Portieres, per pair $15.00
Our Special
45-lb. felt Mattress with double Imperial
Stitched edge, made up In renaissance
blue and drab ticking, will compare In
every way with the Osternioor Felt at
$13.00. our price $10.00
Idtige line of Mattresses, all full sixes
and extra good value. I'rlccs range as
follows:
$2.75 $3.75 $4.50 $0.00
$10.00 $14.00 $10.50
Oriental Ruqs
We were fortunate in making a most le- XovOv
sirable purchase of a specially rholc
lection of fine examples of the OKIE
WKAVKK'H AKT and we are going to give
our customers full advantage of this for
tunate purchase.
MONDAY MOKMXG, NOVEMBER 2d,
this sale will begiii and continue through
the entire week.
This will be a week of great rejoicing to
the lover of ORIENTAL RUGS. Many
pieces will be offered at nearly half regular
price.
The few we herewith o.uote are only an
index to tho general values offered.
One bale of SHIRVAN RUGS, size about
2-0x2-5; these rugs we offer each.....
One bale of DAG 1 1 EST AN RUGS, size about 3-7x5-5
are each
Two bales EXTRA FINE DAGHESTAN RUGS, size about 3-7x5-0; those
we offer, each $24.00
Two bales KAZAK RUGS. ALL SIZES; ranging In price from $60.00
to $18.50
One bale CABESTAN RUGS, size about 3-8x4-8, tjach $34.00
Forty room-size rugs, auch as AFGANS, MAHALS. PAMIERS, CANDA-
HARS and PERSIANS, In prices ranging from $250.00 to $05.00
gjs
S30.00 P
$20.00 E
Uiiy . El
INTAIi 'scsSSSt 1 "V-VSX--
$6.50
price of these rugs
$15.00
Gas Ranges and
Heaters AVe are
exclusive agents for
the well known
Vulcan Gas Ranges
and Heaters; call
and get our prices.
Special Sale of Printed and Inlaid Linoleum
We closed out the entire surplus stock of one of ihe largest manufacturers of IN
LAID AND PRINTED LINOLEUMS at greatly below the regular price, and we are going
to give oisr customers full benefit of the great roving In this purchase.,
50c Printed Linoleum, per squara yard 25
55c Printed Linoleum, per square yard 20
65c Printed Linoleum, per square yard 38
70c Printed Linoleum, per square yard 48
75c Printed Linoleum, per square yard. 12-ft. wide 4S
85c Printed Linolaum, best grade, 12-ft. vlde, per square yard 59
$1.10 Inlaid Linoleum, per square yard 68
$1.50 Inlaid' Linoleum per square yard ..88c
$1.65 Inlaid Linoleum, per square yard t)S
Sectional Rook
cases We are
agents for Gunn's
Sectional Book
cases and Filing
Cabinets.
MAN PROUD OF BEING HANGED
Polish llandlt icl .Marrinl Only Fevr
Honrs Before Ills Execution.
WAUSAW, Oi.-l. (Special.) Ladislas
Gluszkuwskl, a young Polish bandit, trkd
and sentenced to death In l.ods. the chief
manufacturing town In Poland, surprised
the governor of the prison on the uay be.
fore that fixed for the execution, a few
days oko, by asking; that he might get mar
ried and have a photograph tsken of tho
wedding party. After some hesitation both
requests were granted, a photographer was
sent for and a priest was asked to come
and perform the' marriage ceremony. The
reason the bandit gave for wishing to
marry was that he had a sou whom he was
desirous of legalizing. The mother, a girl
of 18. seemed to think It better to be mar
ried to a man hanged for murder than not
married at all, and so the wedding took
place In tho prison yard that day before
the execution.
Quite a large party was present. Anx
ious to have an original iiiise-en-scene,
Gluzkowfki invited the jailor, stipulating
that he should pose for the photo with
his key well In view. The altar, where
the marriage was solemnized, consisted of
a table upon which the cross was placed.
One prisoner, anxious to be photographed
at all costs, is looking out of the window.
After the group was taken, vodka, and
sausages were handed round und the party
began to dance. The cheerful look they all
wear proves that they were in the mood
for it. The murderer's child. In its grand
mother's arms to the bride's right, re
mained with the guests till the soldiers told
them to go at midnight.
A couple of hours later Oluszkowskl
walked laughingly up to the gullows and
paid the penalty of bis crimes. Jie refused
to see a piiest and said (hut he did not re
gret the murders he had committed, lie
gave directions that all the money he had
should be given to his wife and child; but
that all who took pa it In his wedding
should have a copy of the photograph he
cause they were not likely to have another
such In a hurry. ,
The recipients were proud to get it and
several openly declared that tlu-y looked
upon Gluszkowfckl us a hero. "iul what
if he did rob people." exclaimed one, "all
of them were richer than he and, if he
happened to have to kill a few, it waa
their own faults; they ought to huve given
up their money at once." These are the
Ideas that prevail amongst many of the so
called working classes In I.oilz. Having
been dally witnesses of murder, plunder
and other crimes for the laat four years,
they have grown callous to scenes of vio
lence. The prison authorities affirm that
tlioe l hey execute are quite Indifferent to
any sense of shame. Perhaps this is the
reason why, though an average of fourteen
are hanged a week (inLods alonel, robbery
and murder are as rife as ever. Capital
punishment has ceased to make any im
pression. And these people are not Jrawn
from the vagabond classes, but from ihoae
who were, a few years ago. respectable
working nun. Their sons refuse to go to
the factories and their daughters to do
mestic service.
One report of Gluszkuwskl's trial says
that he and his five accomplices robbed
different people of from $15,0(10 to a0.000
within a week. The money goes as quickly
as It comes In drinking and gambling and
then the young ruffans set about for more.
They are so well armed and desperate that
they never wait till night comes to raid a
shop or a counting house. It is all done In
bioad daylight and within earshot of bar
racks and police stations, for, as UIukz
kowskt himself told a reporter, "why
should we wait to work in the dark when
everybody else works by day? The night
is meant to drink and sleep not lo work."
In general, tho working classes In Poland
have changed their ideas since the last
revolution.
MORGAN AND THE GUILDHALL
American Financier Gives One of
out I lest Modern Hooks to
I.lrar .
LONDON', Oct. 31. (Special.) J. Plerpont
Morgan is much In evidence at the London
Guildhall just now. All down one side of
the entrance leading to the great and his
toric library is lined with enormous photo
graphs labeled, "Presented by Mr. J. Pler
pont Morgan." At first glance an Ameri
can wonders whether the Guildhall itself
has been presented to Mr. Morgnn, but on
close examination It appears that these
great photographs are taken from Mr. Mor
gan's latest excursion into bookland, "Tho
North American Indian," by K. 8. Curtis.
It sounds like a contradiction In terms to
speak of Mr. Curtis' book as being by
Mr. Morgan, but the financier p;i!d for the
research In getting up these great books
and afterwards paid for the special paper
and binding and very special photographic
folios which uccompany the books. With- '
out his aid it would have been impossible
for this extraordinary work to Ik produced
at ail.
The writer had a chat with the Guildhall
librarian, 1". M. Hurra Jo, who seems, so to
speak, tickled to death thut Mr. Morgan
should huve paidth!s attention to the Guild
hall library.
"We cannot too fully appreciate Mr'. Mor
gan's generosity," he said, "in giving these
books to tile Guildhall. Tiiey are so beauti
fully done that they are, with perhaps tile
single exception of the volumes of his
miniature collection, among the finest speci
mens of the printer's art In the world. The
number of sets to bo issued is limited
to t and we have No. 7. I do not believe
that even the Piitish museum has a set.
The Guildhall has always been especially
favored by Mr. Morgan, anyway," continued
the librarian, "for he presented us with his
catalogue of miniuiiu es fiuir extremely
handsome books, the costliest in the world
of the kind. 1 believe; also his catalogue of
paintings lti three volumes, and the cata
logue of His early-printed books In three
volumes.
"Tile present books will be twenty In
number and they will be a complete record
of the North American Indian. The fact
that the photographs come In separate port
foliosthat Is, the larger pictures is quite
ait advantage from our point of view, as
it enables us lo add to our art collection.
We have decided to display fourteen of
these pictures at a time until the. full num
ber has been exhibited. The photogravures
re really marvelous specimen of reproduc
tive art. They nre done by a special process
which certainly converts the ordinary pho
tograph Into an artlstlo triumph. J have
not any doubt thut the plates from which
these photographs were made alone must
have cost thousands of pounds.
"One special reason why the photos will
be more appreciated in Kngland perhaps
than even In America is because the North
American Indian is more of a novelty to
us. These pictures and the descriptive mat
ter in Mr. Curtis' graphic language give
us an insight Into Indian life which no other
book has done. Of course, the books will
not be on view so that they can be handled
by everybody who comes to the library,
hut they can always be examined In the
special room provided for them by anyone
manifesting an Interest In this class of re
search." Although the Morgan gift has been on
view only a day or two in London, quite a
number of distinguished savants have called
to inspect It. The librarian has eu putl.e,l
two assistant clerks to show the books to
inquirers, and the array of photographs
in the long passage leading to the library
has already attracted considerable atlen.
tion. All kinds of Indians from pipeioses to
full-grown "braves" are shown and every
phase of Indian life is pictureei in a way
that only Morgan's millions cou'd have
made possible.
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