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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24

"If they're Rich's Shoes
they're proper"
Ten-one F Street, Cor. Tenth.
Entire building-'Phone Main one-sfty."
Footwear for
Careful
DreSSerS.
The careful woman is as
fastidious about her foot
wear as she is about amy
other article of wearing ap-
parel and the same applies
to the careful man.
Rich's shoes are made for
careful dressers. They have
all the essential elements
which make them desirable
to those who have care for
distinctive fashion. They are
all exclusive shapes and have
an air of individuality not
noticeable about footwear
sold elsewhere in this city.
First and foremost they
are the product of the lead
ing American makers-the
arbiters of shoe fashion-the
creations of men who make a
study of style as well as COM
fort and durability.
Many of the effects shown
by us are the capitalization
of our own ideas and incor-
porate all the points which
are desirable to Our clientele.
So much for the character
of Rich's shoes.
Variety in selecting foot
wear is equally important to
the purchaser. So import
ant do we consider complete
assortment that we show ev-
cry desirable style. In
choosing street footwear
in choosing evening, recep-
ton, wedding and carriage
footwear-in choosing rid
ing, shooting, hunting, golf
ing or sporting footwear of
any sort you have dozens of
different effects from which
to select-a variety not
equaled south of New York.
And yet Rich's footwear is
not high priced. At $500 we
sell an exceedingly stylish
shoe for women and our line
of mems shoes start at $3.50.
New York's swell shoe shops
get at least a third more for
our same styles.
Just now we desire to d.
rect attention to Our Col
lege" shoes for young men
and women and the attention
of mothers to our splendid
showing of children's school
shoes.
b. Rich's Sons,
Ten-one F St.-Corner Tenth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24

A pleasant evening was spent at the res
idence of Mr.. and Mrs F. e. Stansbury, 81
street southwest, Thursday, September
%, the occasion being the tenth anniver-
sary of their marriage. Music was enjoyed
until late, after which refreshments were
served. Among those present were Mr..
and Mrs F. E. Stansbury, Mr.. and Mrs.
James E. Withers, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Specht. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown. Mrs. e. N.
Cook the Misses Ella Pennifll, Susie Bros
VIM. Weitzel, James Withers, Russell With
ers, Harry Miners, C. W. Stansbury, l..
Withers, E. Club and G. Huntress.
delightful trip, spent partly in New York
and partly in the Blue mountains, stopping
over for a while In Reading and Philade-
phia. At home to her friends at $40 street
northwest.
Among the latest arrivals of Washing
tonians at the Hotel Del Monte Monterey,
are H. B. Polkinhorn and wife and Thadeus
Tyssowski.
Mrs I. B. Brown of 1918 s street north
west and friends, Miss Towes, Miss Cora
Elwood and Miss Magee. have just returned
from delightful trip to- Niagara Falls.
Toronto. Buffalo, Rochester and Watkins
Glen. e.
Miss Helen Stoddard. who. with her
from pleasant vacation spent at Asbury
Park, N. j., left Thursday afternoon for
the st. Louis exposition, where she will go
government work In the department of
mines.
Mrs. w. s. Jones and daughter, who have
been visiting friends in southern aryland,
have returned home.
Mrs John o. Evans is now at Breton
Woods. N. H. - 8
The marriage of Miss Helen Evans Nit
cheil, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William ].
Murray, to Mr. Frederick Luther Fridley
Will take place at the home of the bride,
WEDNESDAY evening, October 8, at o'clock
few intimate friends. A reception from
$50 to 10 will follow the ceremony, to
which several hundred cards have been
issued.
Mrs r. A. Mowbray is spending the fall
Md.
Misses Elizabeth and Carrie Johnson left
last evening for Baltimore to attend the
wedding anniversary of Mrs George Rein
hardt While there they will be entertain
ed by Miss Margaret Reinhardt.
Mr.. Philip Lee Scantling. son of Lieut..
Col. Scantling. U. s. A., has returned from
his visit to the family Of Secretary of State
Tilghman and Mr.. John Caulte at Easton.
On Thursday evening last a reception was
given at the residence of Rev. and Mrs.
Richard Emmons In honor of their friends,
Mrs. Frank D. Walker and little son.
Winston, of Wilmington. Del, and Mrs.
Ward or Germantown, Pa. During the
evening vocal selections were given by Miss
Ida Schneider, followed by games and re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24

Miss Antoine Lindinger will return to the
city october L and be at 1116 18th street
for the winter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24

Miss Gertrude Rollins of 1905 4th street
northwest is visiting Miss Agnes McConvey
of West Falls Church, Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24

Major and Mrs. John Ash of 9O5 North
Carolina avenue southeast have gone to
Niagara Falls and Canada, and Will return
about November l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24

Mr.. and Mrs Victor H. Olmsted have re-
turned from lengthy visit to ST. Louis
and have resumed residence at their apart
ments in the Plymouth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24

After delightful trip through northern
s. H. Mullen, of Cambridge, the Misses
Rosai1e and Anna L. McGrath, accompanied
by their parents. have returned to their
home on Capitol Hill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24

Mrs. Lanier Dunn at Hot Springs yester-
day chaperoned large party of young peo-
pie on a long horseback ride. The girls
wore white linen riding habits. A hot sup
per was served at farm house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24

Rev. and Mrs. Albert Evans returned YES
terday after spending their vacation of two
months in western New York at Grand
View Beach, Lake Ontario. and in western
Pennsylvania
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24

The italian ambassador will entertain at
to the inter parliamentary congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24

Miss Bertha I. Lingle has returned from a
delightful trip, spent partly in New York
and partly in the Blue mountains, stopping
over for a while in Reading and Philadel-
phia. At home to her friends at $40 street
northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24

Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Poneiff. after
having spent the summer at Colonial Beach.
have returned to their home 631 street
northeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24

the Capitol Hill Knockers &C. H K
Club, having resumed their regular meet
lngs, held their first at the home of Mrs.
Walter Greer 2814 Brightwood avenue. The
meeting was presided over by Mrs Kathe-
rine Gotleibt G. r. H. s. A pleasant sur
prise of the social hour was the presenta-
ton by Capt. Bennett on behalf of the club,
of beautifully inscribed silver chocolate
pitcher to Mrs Mattern as wedding pres
ent from the Knockers" Games were
then INDUCED in, after which refreshments
were served. The next meeting will be
held at Mrs. Mattern's. 1917 Duncan street
nor theaSt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24

Among the latest arrivals of Washing
tonians at the Hotel Del Monte Monterey,
are H. B. Polkinhorn and wife and Thadeus
Tyssowski.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24

The British ambassador, who is here to
attend the dinner at the White House to-
night, will rejoin Lady Durand and their
daughter at Lenox in a few days, the
charm of the region is such at present that
more visitors are arriving than departing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24

Mrs. I. B. Brown of 1918 s street north.
west and friends. Miss Towes, Miss Cora
Elwood and Miss Magee. have just returned
from delightful trip to- Niagara Falls
Toronto. Buffalo Rochester and Watkins
Glen. q
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-08
COTTON AND COTTON PICkERs.

1t is a favorite idea of some writers
on the cotton situation that the South
hasn't the labor to pick more than
1O.5O0,OOO bales of cotton. Therefore
they insist that the crop this season will
not be more than that number OF bales.
Their idea is based upon the fact
that the negroes do not take as kind
ly to the cotton field as they once did,
and that white people cannot stand the
work that is to be done on the farms
during the cotton picking season. Of
course they are mistaken.
Unless we are mistaken the time
isn't distant when practically all of
the cotton crop will be harvested by
white labor. That is almost the case
now in Texas, and. to a greater extent
every year in other states, the crop is
harvested by that kind of labor.
AS the blacks move out of the cotton
fields the whites move into them. Ac-
cording to the dispatches all sorts and
conditions of people are to be found
in the cotton fields of Texas this year
In that state even white girls have
gone into the fields and are making
good wages The notion that people
having a white skin cannot stand the
Southern sun under conditions like
those which "a cotton field imposes has
been exploded. and. in the course of a
very short time. will be only a tradi-
ton
There is no doubt a scarcity of labor
in this and all the other cotton states
during the cotton picking season, There
wouldn't be perhaps if all the idle
hands could be obtained for cotton
picking. There are in this city, for in
stance, thousands of black men and
women who could make good wages in
cotton fields if they would accept EN-
ployment. Their services would be
gladly accepted, but they cannot be in
duced to go beyond the city's limits.
And so it is coming to be the case
that white people are harvesting the
crop In all the territory tributary to the
Georgia, Southern and Florida Railway
there are comparatively few negro
farm laborers. The farms are small
and are owned and worked by white
men and their families. It is a section
of country that has been opened during
the last fifteen or twenty years, and the
inhabitants are almost all new corners.
They cultivate, as a rule, the sea island
variety of cotton. What is being done
by white labor in this section will be
done in other sections of the South.
The farms are small, and the labor of
cultivating them is done largely by the
people who occupy them. The inten-
sive system of farming is becoming
popular. One acre is being made to
produce as much, if not more, than
two produce under the old plantation
system. Stock is being introduced and
much of the fertilizer that is needed is
being produced on the farms. In this
way the Souths output of cotton will
be increased from year to year and the
worlds demand for cotton met, even
though the demand should exceed 2O,-
100000 a year.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-08
An Early Morning Fire.

"Queerest fire 1 ever struck" re-
marked the Old Policeman. according
to the Philadelphia Press. twas an
early morning one down town. / was
the officer on the beat and 1 discovered
the blaze. 1 saw a curl of smoke COM
ing out of a second-story window, and
put my shoulder to the door of the
house and, getting in quickly, ran up
stairs.
There l found a man asleep on a
smoldering mattress, the only thing or
fire. l picked the guy up and tossed
him on the floor. Then I threw the
mattress out of the window.
by this time the engine had come
up and they finished the job I'd begun.
/ tried to wake UP the sleeping man.
Go way, was all he'd say, go way
an leave me lone.
We'll, he wouldn't get awake and ]
just had to go away as he asked.
And that was all the thanks / ever
got for rescuing one of those fools
who smoke cigarettes in bed"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-08

The rivalry between two sisters of
West Baltimore as to which should
shoot a burglar they discovered trying
to open the kitchen door of their home
a few days ago, became so great that
he escaped, and neither of them enjoy
ed the rare pleasure, Says the Baltf-
more Herald.
The older sister ran into the front
room, and Selling a pistol, returned
with it and started toward the window
for the purpose of taking a shot at the
intruder.
You had better give the pistol to
me-" continued the younger, "you
don't know how to shoot"
No" whispered the elder, 81
wouldn't think of letting you handle
it,"
You shan't shoot the pistol" COM
manded the younger, you are likely to
kill yourself"
The older sister attempted to walk
toward the window, but she was pre-
vented from doing so by the younger
one. The argument was begun again,
and as the young woman did not talk
In the softest tone of voice, the burglar
heard them distinctly, and, thinking
that their intentions were not of the
best, took to his heels.
Upon the return of their mother in
the evening, there was a consultation
as to who should capture all future bur
glars, and the older sister was delegat-
ed to have exclusive enjoyment of this
pleasant pastime.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-08

How Mr.. Bullion makes hunting de-
lightfuI, as described by r. S. Speers
in Life:
He came in a private car. He dis
mounted at his private station. He
followed his private roadway in an au-
tomobile. He entered his private. four
story one-hundred Thousand dollar
camp at the private door. He recuper-
ated from his private camp chest and
then the gamekeeper came in to re-
port the chances of killing game.
The imported moose are in splen-
did condition" he said, except one
bull. You can shoot him. He has been
sick a long time, and it would do no
damage to kill him. The imported
elk have not been within half a mile
of the stand in two weeks. If you
will walk hundred yards from
out of the question:" exclaimed the
sportsman.
''Well-er-we have two bears chain
ed in the back end of the lawn. They
possible to shoot them from the OBJ
servatory."
"Ah! Good! It will do to tell my
friends 1 shoot bears from my
camp. Couldn't you bring them
closer?"
Yes, and in the deer park we have
a hundred of the animals scattered
over five acres. You could-er-have
one of the men kill one from your au-
tomobile"-
"Certainly-have it done!"
Fishing in the private hatchery is
satisfying. The trout weigh three
pounds apiece and upward, as I have
found by dipping them up carefully
with a landing net. They are confin-
ed, each one in trough four feet
long and two feet wide. There will be
no difficulty in fastening them secure
ly to your flies, and then dropping
them into the main pond for you to
catch"
Good I need to tell some fishing
stories. Send some of the largest fish
to the taxidermists Immediately"
"Yessir Tomorrow, if you wish. we
will 80 out and see the imported
boars-they are in pens. 1 will see
that one is speared and the tushes
Prepared
ooh, WELL go ahead and do it; hand
me that Wall Street Review, and, sec
rotary have the telegraph operator
bring me the report of that last tres
pass case. I don't see why people Sc
lect my $4,000 acres to walk on. There's
lots of public highways all around the
mountains. We private preservers
ought to have the pleasure of seclu-
sion and quiet. Those common people
don't appreciate the woods. How can
they?"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-08
nae ELEcrIoN IN vERMoNr.

1t was expected that the Repub-
leans would carry Vermont by a good
sized majority. The Democrats hoped
to cut it down somewhat so the Re
publicans wouldn't be able to use it to
show that the tide of political senti-
ment was running in their direction.
The majority is little more than 81
600. That is smaller than it has been
in some years and larger than in other
years. For instance, the Republican
plurality in 1883 was 2S. 404; in 1892 it
was q .667. in 1896 it was 1884 and in
1900 it was 29,7t0.
The presidential campaign issue,
namely. President Roosevelt. didn't
enter into the campaign, it being for
state officers. If that issue had been
presented to the people it is probable
that the result would have been quite
different. 1t is an issue. however. that
has no place in a state campaign.
No doubt the Republican papers will
contend, however, that the people vot-
ed just about as they will in the presi-
Dental election. and that the inference
to be drawn from the election is that
there has been practically no change
in the political sentiment of the coun-
try since the last presidential election,
and that therefore Mr.. Roosevelt will
be elected.
1t is to be expected of course that
they will make every point they can
for their candidate. They will keep
in the background the fact that the
issue of the presidential campaign
didn't enter into the campaign in Yer
mont, and that the Democrats made
but a slight effort to bring out the
Democratic vote. The Maine election
takes place next Monday, and there is
no reason to doubt that the Repub-
licans will have their usual majority
in that state. for the same reason that
they got about their usual majority in
Vermont. The Democrats have made
no special effort to get out their vote
in that state. All they have aimed to
do there as in Vermont. has been to
keep down the Republican majority so
that the Republicans wouldn't be able
to claim that the state elections in these
two states indicated that Mr.. Roose-
welt was popular even beyond their
expectations. No doubt the Maine
election will show. as the Vermont
election has. that they accomplished
their purpose.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-08
Personal.

Wilton Lackaye, the actor, told a
friend some time ago that he had
made a dramatization of Hugo's LES
Miserables." The friend congratulated
him, but doubted whether any New
York manager would produce the piece.
Produce it," sneered Lackaye. why,
my hoy, l doubt if any New York man
ager could pronounce it."
WI Chao Chu. son of former Chi
nese Minister WI Ting-fang, has
changed his plans of entering the
University of Pennsylvania and is hur-
rying preparations to return to his
native land upon orders of his father
The young man has no idea of any
government office waiting occupation
at the other side of the world and the
letter was a complete surprise, as he
had matriculated in the university and
expected to begin his course in the
fall.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-08

From the New york Herald.

From the New York Herald.
Had any of the travellers on a Yves
Shore train which reached WeehawkeI
st fifteen minutes before o'clock Sat
urday night known that rattlesnake'
and black snakes of large size hac
been loose in the cars there probably
would have been lots of excitement
That panic did not occur was due tC
the GOODNESS of Mrs. Raymond l.. Dit
mars, wife of the curator of reptiles
in the New York Geological Park.
Returning from a several weeks triI
in the Shawangunk Mountains, where
they spent their time in blazing new
trails and hunting snakes. Mr.. ano
Mrs. DitmarS, accompanied by Adam
Dove and Morris Parsall, all vel
known snake hunters. left Liberty on
the o'clock train, carrying with them
1856 snakes of all kinds, including many
large rattlers.
Aided by William Snyder. a keeper
Mr.. Ditmars yesterday took his latest
captives to Bronx Park and there turn
ed them loose for inspection. He is
specially proud of the five large tim
Der rattlers which he obtained, and
which are among the largest in the
park collection.
city in wooden boxes, which were care
fully carried by the men of the party.
Before the train had neared this city
Mrs. Ditmars felt something crawling
over her foot, and. without attracting
the attention of the other travellers
glanced down and saw a large RATHER.
She quietly told Mr.. Ditmars, and,
fearing that a panic might be caused in
the car should the passengers learn of
the presence of the reptile he grasped
the snake tightly around the neck, and,
as his wife opened the window, dropped
it from the train. Mr.. Dtmars then
made an examination to discover how
the RATHER had escaped from the box,
and found a hole through which it had
crawled This he closed. meantime
wondering what would happen next.
An hour later Mrs. Ditmars again
called the attention of her husband to
a moving object on the floor, and in
vestigation disclosed two ffve-foot black
snakes moving around. One was put
back in the box, while the other was
dropped from the car window.
All tina party were now afraid that
the situation would be noticed by the
other passengers, and that the latter
if they became frightened would either
ask that the whole snake party or the
snakes be put off the train.
Fortune, however. favored the snake
hunters. as just then the train passed
through a tunnel, and the temporary
darkness gave Mr.. Ditmars time
enough to again hide all his snakes and
get the rattlers in a corner so the noise
made by them would not be heard.
When the party reached the city the
snakes were taken to the home of Mr..
Ditmars, in Bathgate avenue, where
they were kept until yesterday morn
ing. when they were transferred to the
Geological Park without any further
mishap.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-08
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Albany IN. " Argus CDem.)
says: Evidently Canada thinks that
commercial union or reciprocity is as
well worth our seeking as hers-and
such is the growing opinion of every
body but the narrow-minded. selfish
'stand-patters,' who want to build a
stone wall around the United States
TO protect their own little schemes and
profits"
The Norfolk Landmark Dem) says.
President Donnelly of the Butchers
National Union has proclaimed all
meats unfair In other words, he
undertakes TO boycott meat in order
to help the packers in their strike
President Donnelly would do we'll "a
MENUS Gassaway Agrippa told the Ro-
man Plebe about the attempt of all
the other parts of the body to starve
the stomach into subsection. Boycott
the stomach? Pshaw!"
The Washington Post Qnd.) says
1.-THE Hon. Tom l.. Watson is a par
ticuarly Intellectual man who finds II
to his taste to worry. or try to worry.
the people who have rejected him.
We take no exception TO that since
they seem quite able to take care OF
themselves but this Is to protest
against his playing tricks with the
Springfield Republican. which knows
nothing about Tom Watson and still
less about the negro yet b.. neverthe-
less, most reverend and worthy
newspaper
The Philadelphia Record Dem)
says Mr.. Watson has been berating
the Democratic party again. This Is
welcome. The only serious opposition
the Republicans can make IL 60 repre-.
sent that the Democratic party Is Pop
ullstic II has been beaten twice on
account of the bad company 10 kept.
ana the Republicans are trying 90
persuade the country that be- ass0cia-
tions have not Improved n the Pop
ullaf candidate for President win con-
finue to heratc fhc Democracy he viii
remove the only cloud upon iis pros
poets
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-08
NOW A SaoO,0oO GEM MY sTERY.



Newport, Sept. A sensational
echo of the white BALI given by Mrs
Hermann Oelrichs last month came
tonight, when it was reported that
valuable jewel was lost there. The
affair had been kept a secret, but
friends of Mrs. Oelrichs divulged it
by consulting detectives.
1t was Mrs. Pembroke Jones who
lost the jewel-a diamond from mag
nificent necklace, which is said to be
one of the handsomest of its kind in
| the cottage colony. and reported to
be valued at 100000.
The exact value of the missing dia-
mond is not disclosed, but it is said
to be one of the largest on the neck
lace. 1t was not missed by Mrs. Jones
until after the cotillion, which was
led by Mr.. Harry Lehr and Mrs. w.
K. Vanderbilt, Ir.
Mrs Jones quietly looked about the
ballroom, and with her husband
searched each spot she remembered
having been in, but the diamond was
nowhere to be found.
Mrs. Jones confided the secret to
Mrs. Oelrichs. Finally number of
the guests learned of the loss and
the searching became general. In
the morning every place was thor
oughly searched in vain.
The diamond is now among those
which Mrs. ]. Stewart Barney, Mrs.
Willie E. Carter, Mrs. John R. Drexel
and others lost here recently.
Mrs. Jones has said little or moth
ing about the missing gem. She has
had the gown she wore at the ball
searched, but nothing has yet devel-
oped to give the slightest clew to the
whereabouts of the magnificent dia-
mond.
The necklace was considered one of
the handsomest worn at the ball, and
so far as can be learned it was worn
there for the first time According
to report d fac-simile of the neck
lace, which was made by Tiffany, is
on exhibition at the ST. Louis Expo
sition.