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Evening star., 1902-03-08

cut and haul all day. and come home so
wearied that they can hardly crawl. Most
of them are too far from the store to come
down except on Saturday nights; they
tumble into their filthy beds and sleep un-
til the early call. The women are much
Of the same type; frowsy old before their
time, chewers Of snuff drinkers OF vile
liquor when they can get it, degraded in
thought and speech.
The worst of 1t Is that these creatures
are descendants Of the best blood of the
Virginias. You will find the fine old Vir-
ginia names there: the faces Of the men
are often fine in profile, with high fore
heads and well-set eyes. but with the
lower part Of the face hopelessly slack.
You can read there the degradation of the
gradual descent into barbarism, the de-
generacy of constant intermarriage among
a few families.
But to return to Billy Judd. We met
him some two weeks later. He wore a
satisfied smile. did you get Sib Turley?'
asked the superintendent.
Nav" responded the scion Of the Judd
race. II didn't git Sib, but / got his
brother. Old Turley shot Paws ear off
last night Reckon were goin' to have a
right peart feud."
"The one redeeming feature about It."
said the superintendent, lis that the more
these people git each other the better 1t
Is for the state Of West Virginia ana civil
tZation in general"
Evening star., 1902-03-08

Written for The Evening Star by Elias Lisle.
Down the winding mountain path small
boy, apparently ten years, stepped with
the briskness of one about some important
business We We're going up to the lum-
Der camp whence the boy had come. the
writer and the superinte ndent of the camp.
one of the biggest camps in Clay county,
W. Va. which is noted for its vast timber
cuttings and its murder record.
Hello. Billy Judd" the spcrintcndcnt
hailed in friendly greeting
'Howdy. Mistah Blair" said the urchn,
in the soft mountain drawl
Where are you off to- Billy, this busy
time of day?'
Jus down the road a piece
whats the matter with YOUR head?"
A neat white bandage circled Rily's era
MUM In the place where his hat should
have rested.
''Sib Turley," said Billy laconically.
You and Sib been fghting?"
Want no fightin' to it, Mistah Blair
Sib snook tpast tense of snealS) up hehin
me an beat me up right peart with a
black jack. Ben abed foh nign onto a
week.
You're up now. Why aren't you at
work."
Jus heard that Sib was down to the
Evening star., 1902-03-08
Selecting Names for Children.
From the Chicago News.


Such comment as has been elected on the
subject lately seems to show a disposition
to make light of the solicitude which pro-
fessor Of the University Of Chicago adj
mitted that he felt regarding the selection
Of a name for this infant son. The pro-
fessor was right however.
1t is a praiseworthy and time-honored
custom which dictates that either the first
or the middle" name of child shall per-
petuate the memory of some member Of the
family. Some lucky fathers and mothers
pra ctically have the matter decided for
them by traditional custom Of handing
down family names to posterity. So far.
however as the parent is free to let his
fancy range it could be wished that more
fathers and mothers followed the example
Of the university professor and devoted
study to the subject. A good name should
have euphony and character. There should
be some kind of balance and proportion
among it's various parts. First and last
names should fit each other. In this cosmo-
politan country there are many family
names which. on account of their peculiar
photographic structure their grouping
of harsh consonants within a single sylla-
ble call for especial care. Were the wise
parent whose surname Is harsh and gut
tural to pick out some strong, manly or
womanly name to precede it the cOmbina-
tion might not only have dignity, but an
attractive and impressive character of its
own.
Parents who take account of these things
and study to give their children good names
are making good use of their time
Evening star., 1902-03-08
Degraded Heir Apparent.
the Shanghai Men,nry

From the Shanghai Mercury.
As has already been reported in these col
umns. the degraded heir apparent, Pu
Chun, now known as Duke Chun, received a
liberal gift In silver and clothing from the
empress dowager just before her majesty
started on her return journey to Pekin from
Kaifengfu. when her majesty left instruc-
tions that the disgraced youth was to fol-
low the court later on under the charge Of
an expectant taotai. We now learn from a
Kaifengfu correspondent that Immediately
after the courts arrival at Pekin the en-
press dowager wired to Kaifengfu to the
effect that Pu Chun should remain at Kai-
fengfu and should receive 10000 taels from
the provincial treasurer OF Honan as an
other gift from her majesty.
Evening star., 1902-03-08

river" explained the boy. I'm goin' to
git him II he is
What would your father say to your
knocking off work like this?'
Paw? Oh he give me his gun fhere
Billy produced revolver half as long as
his arm) an he says: If you don git Sib
Turley, I'll bust the other side of YOU
head IN, he says"
That boy was a legitimate product Of the
West Virginia lumber camps. Along the
poplar-crested hills Of the Alleghanies'
western slopes there lives and works a
barbarian race, to whom murder is an or
dinary occurrence and vendetta the cnly
law worth considering. Men who have
been In all parts of the country, who know
the vicious slums Of the great cities and
the wild frontier towns Of "red-eye'' liquor
fame say that for sheer brutality and fe
rOcity the lumbermen of the little noun
tainous state are eminent. 1t is a fact
that Clay county-the great lumber center
has a record OF more brutal murders.
mile for mile, than any other locality in
the United States 1t is also a fact that
up to the present winter no conviction for
murder was ever obtained in that country.
Tough Citizens.
The lumberman OF that district Is unlike
his brother Of the great mort rthern woods.
He has no taste for the craft. He is an in
different workman and draws Indifferent
wages. Generally his apprenticeship is due
to one of two things; either he Is fugi-
tive from Justice on account Of some kill
ing, In which he has participated in a
neigh boring state or county, or the lum-
ber camp has established itself so near to
his home that he has been drawn into 1t by
a natural tendency TO do what every one
else about him is doing. His one idea is to
get through the week with the minimum
amount OF work and blow In his accumulat-
ed wages a grand spree. When he is
drunk he wants TO kill somebody; mostly
he succeeds. sooner or later.
In the summer the mountain lumber
camp is beautiful because lavish nature
covers everything on those slopes with her
lovely fancies OF climbing vine and blowing
flower But intrnscally the camp Is as
hideous and hopeless and bare a spot as
Evening star., 1902-03-08

keeper Of that camp entertained the writer
one evening with q running commentary
like a string Of fancies at the time, but
later enough was verified to convince the
most skeptical that it was all true.
A Choice Lot.
'Here comes'Turner and his three boys"
said the store man. "All sober tonight
I'm always glad to have my gun in reach
when they come in. They're from Ken
lucky way. Got into trouble with some
neighbors there and got chased out, but not
till they'd burned the other fellows house
and the old woman in 1t. (Evening, Sam.
Pain-killer? There you are. Can't drink it
here, you know. One dollar. That's right)
Is he sick? No more than you are. That's
booze. that stuff only kind they can get
here. Ever see a pain-killer jag? Well,
you don't want to unless you're up tree.
There's a worse kind. though Cinnamon
They drink the alcohol the cinnamons s
kept in when they can steal it. We lost six
men that Way last year. All died within
twentyfour hours. Yes, I've heard Of Gin
namon drunks getting over 1t. but all ] ever
saw went crazy first and then turned up
their toes. See that cross-eyed kid near the
door? Looks mild, don't he? He's mean
one. Got a grudge against a man named
White. over the range in the Big Sandy
district. White was a decent enough fell
low. This cuss goes over there one day
doesn't find White, but finds his three kids
keeping house. Oldest kid not more than
ten. He kills 'em ALL but one Of 'em must
have fought back some for he comes back
with cut In his shoulder. Do anything to
him? No. not in this country. Whites
been kind Of lOoney ever since. He'll like
ly get this kid some day. Now. there's old
Branch with his feet against the stove
Peddler came along a couple of years ago
and put up at his house Nobody ever saw
the peddler again. Branch went around
wearing fake jewelry for months. The no.
tion got around that he'd buried the peddler
under his floor. but when they wanted to
find out Branch got some Of his kin down
there and they swore theyd d kill any party
that came near the place. OF course, that
ended it. There's q lot of the murderers
Evening star., 1902-03-08

that amt around tonight Old Beebe that
dynamited the boatmen's cabin: Slason Mo-
rey that killed the miller down at Elk for
refusing him credit; the Perrin boys that
shot the two revenue officers; the Vances
that used to work in with the Hatfield
gang; the Richards from Tazewell county
that poisoned that gypsy outfit there and
lot OF others. Oh, there's a heap of 'em
In TINS camp You couldn't hardly shoot q
man mere without making a killing that the
law had ought to have made long ago."
From Bad to Worse.
II the lumbermen are brutalized there Is
nothing In their lives to reclaim them
from still worse depths. Their life is q
bitter one. particularly In winter. They
nrst be up at 5 O'Clock to take the train
over the mountain, where the cutting is in
progress. BY they are at work. With
an hour at noon for lunch excepted, they
Evening star., 1902-03-08

HAgnation can picture, the true outwa rd
Oppression of It's habitants. To see 1t In
its true aspect, one must go there in win
ter Picture to yourself the narrow gauge
railway-the private transportation plant of
the outfit-twisting and turning through a
hill top clearing. At one point In it's
course there is a little cluster of bare. one
story buildings surrounding a larger shack
This large building is the center Of the
town; the company's store. the focal point
the eye can see along the track in either
direction, stretch the wretched little houses,
sometimes only a few rods apart. some
times divided by quarter Of a mile of
vacant space.
Enter one Of them and you will find two
small rooms; in one huddle OF rags for a
bed. In the other q tumbledOwn stove, a ta-
ole. and few battered and greasy uten-
0ils. From the platform OF the store you
would guess the population OF the settle
Evening star., 1902-03-08
His Appropriate Quotation.
n the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.

From the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
Some years ago" said a preacher, we
inaugurated in our Sunday school the prac-
tice Of our children quoting some Scriptural
text as they dropped their pennies into the
contribution box. On the first Sunday in
question, a little shaver walked up and
said: The Lord loveth a cheerful giver.
and in dropped his penny Charity shall
cover a multitude of sins and in dropped
the next. 1t is more blessed to give than
to receive quoted the third, and SO on.
Just then up walked little fellow with the
unmistakabie remnants of molasses candy
on his chubby face and. as he dropped his
cent he bawled out: a fool and his money
are soon parted"
Evening star., 1902-03-08

kind OF formality in a private reception at
the White House is, to any Englishman. its
most striking feature. President Roose-
velts bearing is so frank and hearty, and
his intelligence SO keen, that no one can
meet him without feeling that he is in the
presence of the chosen of the people; but
he Is hedged in by no restrictions of court
etiquette. and he greets his visitor with
the cordial simplicity Of gentleman well
coming friend
Life in the Executive Mansion.
"On descending the great staircase that
leads from the hall to the Presidents room,
the eminent man to whom I was indebted
Tor the honor Of presentation drew my at
tention to the group of reporters gathered
on the first landing-a striking proof of
the position which the press hold in the un-
written constitution Of the United States.
When was descending the staircase after
my visit to the President / was accosted by
these eager gentlemen, who knew abSo-
lutely nothing of my identity, with an in
auiry as to whether I had anything to tell
them regarding my interview with Mr..
Roosevelt. This apparently was the COM
mon custom Of the place, and the Wash
lHgton newspapers every evening tell their
readers not only the names Of those who
have been received by the President during
the day. but the errands on which they had
seer him and the result of their visits.
Since Mr.. Roosevelt's accession to the
presidency the White House has been
frightened by the presence Of family of
young children, and 1t promises to become
the center of the social life of Washington.
The President himself seems to be liked and
admired by everybody, including those who
are not among his political supporters; and
despite the fears expressed by few as to
his alleged impulsiveness Of disposition, he
seems, SO far as an outsider can judge, to
pc entering on the duties Of his great Of
nee with every prospect Of a successful
term.
I ought to say at this point that 1t was
touching to hear on all sides the tributes
tnat were borne to the high character ard
personal magnetism Of Mr.. Mckinley A
lady belonging to the democratic party had
tears IN her eyes when she talked to me
OF the late Presidents indescribable charm
OF manner Nobody left his presence, she
SAID, without feeling that he was leaving
friend; he won everybody who came in
contact with him. This tribute to a side
OF Mr. McKinley's character, of which those
at distance knew nothing, helps to ex-
plain the depth Of the grief with which he
is still mourned in Washington"
Evening star., 1902-03-08
What Pa Doesn't Know,
From the Chicago Record Herald.


Most every day when I'm at school
The teacher tells us things
About the birds and animals
And Presidents and kings,
And then. at night, when l asst pa
II what she says is SO.
He reads his paper right along
And says: "Oh, l dunnO!''
One day she told us that the world
Is round, Just like ball,
And that there's nothing down below
It's standin' on at all.
l ast pa If she told the truth.
He read his paper though.
And put his feet upon chair,
And said: "Oh, dunnO!'
And once the teacher said the sky
Amt heavens floor and tried
To make us think no angels walk
Along the other side
And so that night asst my pa,
And oil he said was ''Oh,
Don't bother me about such things;
I'm busy-I dunno
I used to kind Of think somehow
That my pa knew lot
Bnt that was wrong. or IL he did
I gaess that he's forget.
Sinee I've started into school.
Most every day or 10
] hear about hundred Things
Pa doesn't seem to know.
Evening star., 1902-03-08

7 nent to be perhaps one hundred and twen-
| " or one hundred and twenty-five souls; In
reality it is from eight hundred to twelve
| hundred. Those wooden novels extend for
| five miles in both directions and some of
| them harbor incredible families. The writer
! has seen one house of two rooms inhabited
| by father. mother and eleven children of all
| sizes and both sexes, not to mention several
dogs
Hold Life Cheap.
| Their mode of life is absolutely without
| amusement or change except on Sundays,
when they get together for drunk or
| church service, the chances being In favor
of the former, liquor seems to be always
attainable, though the country is no-license,
whereas it is not once a month that
wandering preacher comes within walking
distance of the camp. In all that settle
ment you will hardly find half dozen
persons who would not be considered bar
barous by the dwellers in Cherry street s
toughest tenement The half dozen would
be made up of the superintendent, the head
foreman, the lumber inspector, and the
store men. These are always in peril or
| their lives from the Jealous hatred OF the
| lumhermen who recognize their superior
| ity. But they are fearless lot-no other
need apply-and, on the whole, II trouble
! ensues they are rather more likely to XIII
| than to be killed. Where the enmity is
openly avowed they can take care Of them
selves. but the lumberman has puerile
habit of fancying himself offended at some
! trivial thing and of treacherousy planning
| the death Of the offender. Two years ago
a mountain storekeeper told one of his Gus
toners that he was all out Of a certain
brand Of tobacco. Later In the evening he
found, a back shelf, some Of the brand
and sold it to another man. The first Gus
TONER finding this out. conceived the the
ory that he had been insulted and that
night when the storekeeper went out to
put up his dog he was fatally shot.
The owner of a large tract Of timber
land in that re- gion told the writer that one
of his minor settlements was entirely made
UP Of fugtives from justice. The store
Evening star., 1902-03-08
From Punch,

Dotty One co gorgeous visitor mysteri-
ously)-"Excuse' me, but have you such q
thing as bit Of toast about your
Gorgeous Visitor-.Great Scott! No! Why
should carry toast about with me? And.
besides, what do you want n fort"
Dotty One (more mysteriouslyl-"Pm a
poached egg, and I'm tired I want 10 sit
down!"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-16
Doqe's Palace Shaky.

Venice, Oct 16.-The eastern portion
of the Doge's palace and part of the
galleries facing the Grand canal, where
the books of the great public library
are stored, We're closed to the public
yesterday on the ground that the re-
pairs are urgently required. 1t is be-
lieved that the walls facing the prison
have been found to be unsafe and that
immediate strengthening is necessary
When the books We're being re-
moved it was found that the walls ac-
tually swayed. A gang of men were
sent to shore them up and to brick up
a number of windows which We're sag
ging. Government officials who ex-
amined the palace five years ago rec
commended the immediate removal OF
the library from the Doge's palace. 1t
was announced that the recommends
ton had been complied with, but it has
now been found that none Of the books
or papers were removed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-16
Eur1inu 9hursdap IT, 1902

the oats deal that they are still in court.
But it was not the oats deal that
brought him into trouble yesterday.
There was a deal in the middle of July
Litter the price had been advanced to 80
cents by John w. Gates and others.
Thoburn's firm was caught short 1885,
600 bushels when July corn sold at GIL
cents. They margined their trade to the
top figure and threatened to secure an
injunction il prices We're put higher. 1t
was this talk that had a great deal to do
with the abandonment of that corn deal.
Thorburn settled with Harris. Gates &
Co. at GS cents by securing 100000
bushels of cash corn from them and by
giving them names on trades that en-
.lbled them to deliver the corn. At the
end Thorburn's house owed Harris
Gates & Co. $4,000 and refused to pay
1T, it is charged. Thorburn was then
suspended from the board indefinitely,
and an investigation of the business
methods of the firm ordered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-16
iowa at Washinuton.

Washington. Oct. 16.-rhe postoffice
at Lilly, Pocahontas county. has been
discontinued; mail to Fonda.
I4ottie Baxter has been commissioned
postmaster at Muchakinock.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application of the follow
ing persons to organize the First Ma
tional Bank of Gilmore, capital $25,0O0;
B. l.. Willis, Webster City: George
Wambach, S. S. Biglow, Dennis b.
Hamersly, Andrew Teller.
Pensions to Iowans:
Originals-William F'rease, Brook
lyn, SIS. Increase, reissue, etc.-Charles
III. Cooley, Clear Lake, IS; Thomas Me-
Govern, Soldiers Home, Marshalltown,
$40: John Huffman, Harlan, $40; Ma
thias C. Mills, Cedar Falls, $12; John
Schwagler, Soldiers Home, MARSHALL
town, $40; John Jellison, Prole, $24;
Newton l. Howard, Preston, $12; Alfred
C. Bnllentine, Shannon City, So; JOS
eph Jewell, Canaan, So; George w.
Murdoch, Columbus Junction, IS: Jas.
W. Davidson, Marshalltown. So; David
Culver, Creston, $40; Norman B. Cor
nell. Knoxville, So; David p Beal, Dav-
enport. $12 Widows, minors and de-
pendent relatives-Mary NJ. Beaner,
Des Moines. IS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-16
Final Chapter In the Famous
Litigation Over Iowa Farm
journal Property
PIERCE GETS 1T FOR $4,000
S. r. Stewart, Pierce's Partner in Own.
ership of Property and Opponent in
Litigation the Only Other Bidder
Homestead Has Been Very Profta-
Bile, But QuarreIs Were Expensive.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. 16.-The Iowa
Homestead property was sold today to
James M. Pierce, present business
manager for s162.O1O cash. The only
other bidder was S. F. Stewart.
The sale today marks the conclusion
Of years of litigation over the property.
The Iowa Homestead attained it's great
est standing when it was under the
Joint management of Henry Wallace,
james NJ. Pierce and S. Il. Stewart
Iabout dozen years ago. Wallace
was the editor, Pierce the business
manager and Stewart handled the adj
vertising. Stewart lived in Evanston
land had Chicago office from which
the business was handled. But trouble
arose between the partners and COM
panies were formed within companies
and efforts made to crowd each other
out and finally the courts were APP
pealed to. In the main the litigation
Went largely in the interest of Stewart
and against Pierce. After a few years
Wallace got out entirely and started
another paper. More recently the SUI
preme court decreed the sale of the
entire property which was owned prac-
tically half by Pierce and half by
Stewart.
The property has been enormously
profitable in recent years. But owing
to the litigation it was almost buried
under debts of various kinds and the
business had been run extravagan
Both Stewart and Pierce prepared for
the bidding. If either refused to bid
the other would get it practically by
default. This would not do, so both
started in to get the property. AS an
added incident Pierce secured an OPP
ton on the Farmers Tribune, now
owned by Ed MereditclL and made
contracts with every man in his en-
ployment from galley boy to editor in
chief that they would all go with him
to the Tribune in case Stewart bought
the Homestead. This somewhat handi-
capped Stewart in preparing to buy the
property.
The Homestead occupies handsome
three story brick block and the equip
ment is very valuable.