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

The twelfth session of the Epworth
League convention of the Washington Dis
trict Conference, Methodist Episcopal
Church, was held at Emory Grove, Mont
gomery county. Md, September 1918, 1904
An address of welcome was made by Rev.
A. B. Dorsey. with response by Mr.. Benson
Locke. Addresses were made on junior
work by Mrs. Jackson. Miss Baird and
Miss M. L. Beason. Services in memory Of
Mr.. ]. L. Henson, late district first vice
president. was held, conducted by Rev. M.
w. Clair. A paper on 1.-THE Value of the
League to the Church was read by Miss
Thomas of Ebenezer Church and a con-
vention love-feast was conducted by Rev.
Bailey. There was preaching by Rev,
Bradley Johnson at II am: convention
sermon by Rev. Chestnut, at pm. and
conservation services conducted by the
district president, Mr.. Locke. The newly
elected officers are: Mr.. Locke. president;
Rev. NJ. w. Clair. first vice president: Mrs
Matilda King, second vice president; Mrs.
Estella Stokes, third vice president; Mrs.
Nellie Williams. fourth vice president: Mrs.
Susie Adele. secretary; Mrs. Elizabeth
Martin. treasurer: Mrs. NJ. L. Beason, g..
superintendent
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Ordered by Commissioners.

The District Commissioners today ordered
H. C. Kegan. inspector in the water depart
ment. to proceed from Addyston. Ohio. to
Holyoke. Mass, upon completion of inspec-
ton work at Addyston.
That the carriageway ON l. street north
west between 9Th and sth streets be resur-
faced. at an estimated cost Of $1,000.
chargeable to the appropriation for repairs
to streets, 1905.
That the resignation of Albert Fl. Potbury
chairman in the surface division OF the en-
gineer department. Is hereby accepted, to
take effect September 70. 1904
That " d. Cockey be appointed chairman
In the engineer department at $2.26 per day
and assigned to the surface division, ap-
pointment to take effect when he reports for
duty.
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elimination against the District was un-


A conference between Major Smms and
Mr.. b. ]. Lynch, representing the horse
shoers failed to remedy the matter, the
association maintaining that conditions ne
cesstated their increasing the price of
work. Since July l last, the blacksmiths
have charged the District at the rate OF 81
a set for horseshoeing. These bills, how
ever, have been held UP by the District Of
ficials. and in accordance with a recon-
mendation of Major Simms. they will be
returned to the blacksmiths with the state
ment that the prices charged cannot be
paid.
Major Simms has also recommended that
in the event the District cannot get its
horseshoeing done at reasonable rate that
the blacksmiths be hired by the District and
furnished with portable horseshoeing OUT
fits. thus permitting the District to do its
own work
The fire department is the department
principally affected by reason of the pres
emit controversy.
Mr.. Lynch. representing the horseshoers,
states that the association does not pro-
pose to recede from its position with re-
gard to the Increased schedule Of prices for
District work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24

by the colored people, a picnic, long plan
ned for. taking place In a grove near what
is known as "Colored Town"
A procession was preceded by a colored
band from Clifford. Md. Next in line was
a very tastefully decorated float. The pro-
cession moved from the picnic grounds,
and from there marched through the prin-
cipal streets of Laurel.
The most important amusements of the
day seemed to be the merry-go-round, the
dancing and the shooting gallery. The
crowd dispersed after midnight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24

Warde Nottingham. vice president: Clark
Fitzhugh, secretary; E. Clarence Rice.
treasurer. Those present were as follows:
Harold Allen, Clark Fitzhugh, Louis Diete-
RICH James Pattison. James Thompson.
Harry Lybrand Charles Morgan. Warde
Nottingham and K. Clarence Rice.
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Russia Smyrna Rugs.

1000 Carpet End Rugs,
ranging in size from I to 2 yards
and in price from CSC. to $2.oc
piece. .
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Boys, Club ELECT oncer..

The Lincoln Park Boys Club met at the
home OF b. Clarence Rice. Friday evening,
In annual meeting for the election OF ofii-
oefU. Thq following were chosen Tor The
eueuinx Sear; Jam1e RakdDon, pres11sut;
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democrat represented the old fifth district
would he be content.
The club Endorsed the candidacy of Dr.
Hill and promised 30 put forth every eff
fort to elect him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24
MoQuette Rugs.

Wilton Velvet Rugs.
Woven in one piece. The best
wearing rugs on the market.
Worth. Special.
ft.xl2 ft..................$35 5000 $25.U
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CARPETS.


TAPESTRY BRUSSELS CAR
PETS, 10 patterns to select from,
hall, stair and room car
R Sale 1riee1. sse. yard. 47hc.
BRUSSELS CARPETS. extra quail
fty, all wool, choice parlor, dining
room and chamber carpets, IL to ~
yards of a pattern. Reg
ularly soc. and 81 yard. kzN/.
Sale price.................. U/2C.
Extra Quality BRUSSELS CAR
PETS, choice of IL patterns. suitable
for parlors, halls, stairs. dining room
and chamber. Regular $l.0O 7MC
value. sale Drtce.............. ~
Best Quality BODY BRUSSELS. s.
frame standard makes, choice of II
patterns, quantities from IL to 20
yards, suitable for parlor. dining
room, hall and stairs.
Regular value. $50. Sale m7H/~
Royal Plush WILTON VELVET
CARPETS. guaranteed quality.
choice dining room. library, hall and
stair carpets. IA patterns to select
from, quantities from yards to 40
yards of a pattern.
yard. Sale price....... 1.lIh
The famous BIGELOw AXMIN-
STER CARPETS. a choice Of 10 pat
terms. suitable parlor and dining
room carpets. quantities from 70 to
:: s1.ss ys ysld. s Rssu pries Sl.27A
Imperial BIGELOw ADMINISTER
and FRENCH ADMINISTER CAR
PETS, choice of u patterns. suitable
parlor, library. dining room. hall and
chamber carpets. very choice carpets
with borders to match: do not miss
this opportunity. Regular value.
yard. Sale price. ~. .47h
SMITH ADMINISTER CARPETS.
choice parlor. chamber and dining
Regularly sl.aS yard ST 12lZ
Sale price. " S/2
WOOL VELVET CARPETS: car
pets and borders to match halls and
stairs; 10 patterns to select from:
big bargain. Regular %6h/v
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Old-fashioned VELVET CARPETS.
the kind that wear: carpets and bor-
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choice of Is patterns: suitable for
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bargain. Regular value. CT nm
S1.35. Sale price. ~ AsVV
ADMINISTER CARPETS. choice Of
6 patterns to select from; sufficient
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Sale price. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. WV
One lot INGRAM CARPETS:
plain filings; remnants from 8 to 70
yards. Regular values
up to 90c. yard. Sale 27T/C
price. w /ZSs
10 patterns Atwood Best Quality
INGRAM CARPETS. suitable for
chamber, dining room and library
carpets. Regularly CSC. A7GZC
Special. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~ /2~e
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Emancipation Day at Laurel.
Special Correspondence Of Tho Evening Star
LAUREL. Nd, September e, 1sGa.
Emancipation day was celebrated here
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-22

The democratic convention of New
York, held at Albany on Monday, was
dominated by the David B. Hill faction,
which Gagged the Tammauy tiger and paid
little attention to his growls against a
pledged delegation. The unit rule was
adopted and the delegates instructed to
vote for Judge Alton B. Parker for the
democratic Presidential nomination. The
platform adopted by the convention was
one of the most platitudinous ever en-
dorsed by the democrats of the Empire
State, and has ring of anything to win
about it.
{ The Pennsylvania democrats were more
cautious in their State convention on
Tuesday. The unit rule was adopted but
the attempt to pass resolution to in
struct the delegates met with defeat, the
leaders thinking it shrewd politics to lay
low, get their bearings and then climb
into the winning band wagon at the
National convention, where the sixty
eight uninstructed delegates can cast a
solid vote for any Presidential candidate
and for any platform he may select.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-22
Navor McIane is thoroughly disguised

Mayor McLane is thoroughly disguised
with and weary of the croakers and OBJ
iectors who have been delaying improve
ments and the work of rebuilding the vast
burned business district of Baltimore
He declares the city is infested with
mossbackism. The Mayor recently gave
expression to his dissatisfaction of the
course being pursued by the directors in
the following remarks: IT had hoped
that the fire which swept away the bust
ness heart of our city had also swept
away this mossbackism. I had hoped
that new set of men would come to the
front, and that the men content to make
fortune of 500, 1000 and then quit would
disappear. But they still seem to be with
us. There seems to be spirit abroad
that digs into every suggestion of public
progress, and pulls out reasons to show
why thing should not be done"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-22
suspend judgement, the pharse with

{ Suspend judgement" the pharse with
which captain Sigsbee appealed to the
country when the Maine was destroyed
in Havana Harbor, is again in the
mouths of naval officers, in regard
to the recent explosion on board the
battleship Missouri, when SO many lives
were lost. The target practice of the
Missouri proved more destructive to the
United States Navy than all the bonn
bardments and naval engagements OF
the recent Spanish war. There is strong
feeling that the facts, duly attested before
a court of inquiry, should be awaited be-
fore any one is blamed or any cause fixed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-22

Committee of both houses of Congress
having fixed their eyes on the old home
stead, are now refusing further hearings
and rounding up the odds and ends of bus
mess preparatory to Adjournment. The
last of the appropriation bills, the Defic-
iency, has been reported from committee
and will not cause long debate.
Senator Morgan, now in his eighties,
occupied the floor for more than two days
last week in a continuous speech on the
bill for the government of the Panama
canal zone. He takes the ground that,
having been acquired despotically, it
should be governed despotically; that it
was not acquired for colonization but for
a equalization, that it is purely United
States reservation, like any of our forts or
military properties, and that to engraft
upon it the functions of civil government
is transparent pretense and gross
sham. Senator Bacon of Georgia sue
ceeded Friday in securing the adoption of
an important amendment formally SUBJ
stituting the name of the Republic of
Panama for the Republic of Colombia as
the payee to whom is due the money
that is to be paid. Heretofore the admin
istration has insisted that the ratification
by Panama of our treaty with Colombia
entitled Panama to the payment of the
ten million dollars offered to Colombia
The bill passed.
The House has passed the Philippine
bill. 1t provides for the construction of
railroads, telegraphs, and other internal
improvements and for the taxation of the
Filipinos to pay for them. Democrats
declare that it is an elaboration of the
benevolent proposition that the Filipinos
can have everything under the sun that
they are able to pay for. A few weeks
ago Secretary Taft enlisted and fought
under the banner of 1.-THE Philippines for
the Filipinos," but he now pipes the
strain exceedingly small. He visited the
Senate Saturday and as looked down
upon him from the press. gallery / dis
covered that he had developed beautiful
bald spot upon his chestnut crown. II
oaths were permitted would swear the
tonsure was not there month ago when
l interviewed him for these letters. II
may have been created since that tune by
the vigorous keelhauling which he has
suffered at the hands of Senators Lodge.
Spooner and Aldrich. He looks as well
landihearty as any man would be likely to
pok who has been subjected to the third
fgree.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-22
Makes A Clean Sweep.

There's nothing like doing a
thing thoroughly. Of all the
Salves you ever heard of, Bucklen's
Arnica Salve is the best. 1t sweeps
away and cures Burns, Sores,
Bruises, Cuts, Boils, Ulcers, Skin
Eruptions and Piles. It's only 25c,
and guaranteed, to give satisfaction
by Eli T. Reynolds, druggist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-22

Some 600 school teachers of Porto Rico
will visit this country in July for two
months in our summer schools. They
will be brought and carried by the gov
ernment without expense.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-22
MARRIAGE Licenses.

Homar Morris Lilley, of Newark,
Del, and Margaret j. Maxwell.
Colored-Japhas Taylor and Mrs.
Anna Glover, both of Perryville.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-22

If troubled with weak digestion, belch-
ing or sour stomach. use Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets and you will
get quick relief. For sale by Eli T.
Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-22

The debate held at Delaware
College on Friday night, 10Th inst,
by members of the Delta Phi and
Athenaen literary societies, was
won by the Athenaen society.
Henry Kimble, of Appleton, re-
ceived the 800 prize and Fred B.
B. Evans, Of Elkton, the $50 prize
offered the successful debaters,
Evans also receiving the SIS
Alumni prize for oratory.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-08
4 S>xintOu-Ban story,

The cillX Of tn. neW spappr question
WaS touched by a brilliant joilrlEilisf
thr late John SWlntpi foI luanN year
managing editor Of tln. \eW York S,ili
in Il retort on Mr. Dana 'SWi:iton.
said NJ: Dana ON, day Il need IL frs
class editorial writer Have Nou on
to r"romlntudz' "liow much are you
wilj;ls Ia pay. Mr. Danaz" asked Mr.
SWutan For II first class MAN ST.
week. WAS the reply But you can
moi get first class fI4an for that, pro.
tested Mr.. SWittnu willy not asked
Mi Dana. "'Elat is what | pay you,
and don't yotl consider Yourself II iirst
class man." NO. Mr. Dana" reioinrti
Nh Swnton ,If ! We're Il first class
man | should be paying you ST., II
week That Sl25 Il week practically
marked fine limit of Mr. Swnton's op
portnnity, as ii may be said to mark
the limit OF the same quality Of brains
in journalism today and also the limit
Of something far morr vital, for tn,
difference between Il Dana and II Swim
ton defines Status.-Arthur X kiInbai
in Atlantic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-08
..E,EsN~wn rr-wxrxdEFIE4H
Big Noses In Favor.

In japan the nose is the only feature
which attracts attention. The nose de
termines the beauty or uglincss Of the
face, according as 1t is big or small.
This Is probably duo to the fact that
difference in noses constitutes about
the only distinction between on" Japa
nesc face and another The eyes are
invariably black. thr check bones high
and the chin reced.ny In Japan Il
lady who has Il hug" proboscis Is a..
ways Il great beauty and Il rcigning
belle. There ar" Il few large noses
among th" natives. and lucky is he Or
She upon whom nature laviSheS one
In a.. Japanese pictures representing
tie supposedly beautiful woman the
arts invariably improves on nature
By q 'p:rting this feature as abnormally
G"velopnd
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-08
John RuS1&i In.

Ruskin had every advantage in the
manifest domestic environment, and
when lie exhibited his treasures II
manuscript OF Scott or d drawing BY
Turner-one could fancy him to be Il
calm cOnnoiS9ellr with hobbies enough
to secure ample and delightful oeeupa
ton. He received one with the courtesy
of a polished gentleman Of the Old
school and talked delightfully."- without
the least assumption of superiority
remember how on my first visit TIE
gave t.lt a recent nuu3J"r of "FOrs, III
which, he said | ,itouId be Interested
because it spoke OF .AIpin" travelling
So if did I;li he had quite forgotten
1i.at h,. had taken al UDfOrt innate ~
tic!p of mine fot a text to illustrate th.
vul-arity of modern sCraTnblers. lit.
remarked that | thought the Alps i'm
proved by the otiOi Of my toDacce
S.no!ir adhere to that hcreSy: they
WetV gently improved for me. might
!53H, ,.lni!n"d To be Il disciple and told
III that their beauty had been inter
l,trtrd to me by Modern Painters.
thou@lr increased by my tobacco, but !
thought ii better To drop the subject.
Sii Leslie Stephen in Ailantle
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-08
.SDile" Tower.

Every one is familiar with various
spite fences or houses, but it is safe t
So taat e!uite the most costly anG
el;borat" enterprise of this kind in -
wos,',d IS the famous Wainhousp teWes
in lorI shire. England. Its builder
.!us#n Edward NaiHhoj!sr, WAS t!.=
o"Hrr of a dyeWork:, in that valley
Nezt to l..s estate !ay that o! an En-
!ish ! ! - t@o HHarraie'l. aA#
WanEo}ise- built tie t5Nef, Sc tliat he
tafs.d f,W.a@ overlook his ns:41bor,s
-'a1-1i..29, ,,.t..tst-il ti.rF i;3y insiei Al=H
-. .ss=a,3fa.. ~ war : neariy
..''2 feet Et@h All! cs,S, si.-},ae0 to huii,.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-08
Graphic's Daily Story

TO the best of my knowledge and be-
lief. Mr., White was we'll pleased with
the outlook-well pleased He saw his
way clear to accomplish certain OBJ
jcct, and after he had departed I got
down the family almanac to consult the
moon. | dcduced from it that | might
expect Il visitor about the third night,
and therefore began to prepare for
him. Neither my wife nor children
knew my suspicious or what had in
view, but at IL O'Clock on the third
night was ready and waiting.
Mr.. White arrived at Il quarter past
the hour. seeming to be in hurry to
close up the deal and get out of town
| heard the first noise he made at the
window, but my policy was silence
Up went the sash, and in came Mr.
White, and | may say that he was con
siderably surprised at finding his right
foot caught fast in big bear trap be-
fore it had touched the floor The yell
he uttered as the trap closed around his
ankle proved that he Was not altogeth-
er inperturbable and also awGke every
member of my household.
had Il match ready to light the
lamp, and as soon as the room was illu-
minated | saw the man lying on the
floor | wished him good evening and
inquired about the weather outside and
asked him if he had dropped anything.
Mr.. White was not the gentleman |
had supposed him to be. He sWore and
ravcd and called names. and his loud
talk kept the baby howling and my
Wife on the Verge of Il chill. He had
come armed with a big knife, but as he
could not get at me this did him no
good. lie had also taken the trouble to
put on false whiskers and an old hat,
and could and did truthfully tell him
that they did not add to his personal
appearance.
The talk had with Mr. White lasted
about an hour that is, he did most of
the talking, and his conversation was
all in English and of the most vigorous
kind. When he wasn't speaking and
| wasn't running upstairs to assure my
wife that things We're all right | got
off a few words of we'll meant advice.
He didn't like it a little bit
1t was very interesting while it last
ed, and | made it last great deal
longer than Mr.. White cared for. l
was selfish enough and mean enough
to want revenge for the worry he had
caused me- and SO I took things easy
and let the trap get in It's work.
Three months after Mr.. White had
been released from the trap and taken
to jail he was tried, found guilty and
sentenced to ten years in state prison.
About the last thing he said before his
departure from the town was that he
would get even with me, but If he has
yet served his time and this meets his
eye I wish him to know that my bear
traps now number half dozen and
that unless he brings lantern with
him on his next visit and rings the
front door bell besides l shall not be
responsible for damages.
An old fashioned bear trap with teeth
an inch long beats anything that mod
ern genius can invent for holding down
bad man. NJ QUAD
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-08
CLEANLY WOMAN.
Erroneously Thinks by Securing Her
Scalp That She Cures DandruR.

Cleanly woman has an erroneous idea
that by securing the scalp. which re-
moves the dandruff scales. she is curing
the dandruff She may wash her scalp
every day. and yet have dandruff her
life long, accompanied by falling hair,
too. The only way in the world to cure
dandruff is to kill the dandruff germ,
and there Is no hair preparation that will
do that but Newbros Herpicide. TIerpi-
eide by killing the dandruff germ.
leaves the hair free to grow as healthy
Nature intended. Destroy the cause
YOU remove the effect Kill the dam
sruf germ with Herpiclde. Sold by
loading druggists. Send 10c. In stamps
fnr sample to The Herpicide Co. De-
troit, Mich.
For Sale by L. B. Cocn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-08
Crossroads DurinlS.

Formerly it was a general custom to
erect crosses at the junction of four
roads on a place self consecrated
according to the piety of the age. Sui
cidcs and notoriously bad characters
Were frequently buried near to these,
not with'tho notion of indignity, but i'll
Il spirit of charity, that, being excluded
from holy rites. they, by being buried
1T crossroads. might he in places next
In sanctity to ground actually ronse-
Grated. Westminster Gazette.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-08
FOR Ten YEARS
copyright, 1903. by c.. u. Lewis.

copyright. 1903 by C. II. I.ewis.l
l was half owner and cashier of a
county bank when MIR. John Taylor
White came along as a general produce
buyer and rented one of the rooms over
the bank
Mr.. White was very friendly with
me and fattcrcd me so extensively that
I wondered what object he had in
view. | possessed duplicate keys to all
the rooms Oh the second floor and one
day visited Mr. Whites room when he
wasn't there, and on rolling back the
carpet ! found a hole in the floor over
the Vault. ~ the vault top was pro
tectcd H. r;s..:,rtI iron his attempt had
been a fallrr.
He had Hapiaapd th" cut floor fairly
well and il.eI abandoned thr idea for
another. N3at=UHs the other?
The question bothered HE H9t II lit
lie for i at7...- Ilicn found an an
sWef To it=5'ne day when Mr. White
dlopped il. IL see me looked him over
more carordly than had ever done
before 4a&' thAt he was Il detcrmiH
ed 4Qd rc"!.}"S~ man Who would stop
at nothing Ia carry out Il purpose !5a.-
In" II gpt #i0tn The vault above OF be
low. WoElda,i il be his plan to get pos
session of TIE Keys of tie bank and lha
vault and thus coIue IT the money!
reasoned tlfat it would. and two Incl
dents that fell under my observation
during the next fortnight strengthened
nay belief.
The first WAS that Mr White was
eulti41l.H@ or private WatchmAn and
seeking 10 m#!lc himself solid. Tho
second Naa=t!!at ! fouHd Eim Skut1iug
about my hot at night. concluded
was planning IL pay me IL midnight
visit to get possession of the keys, and
| began making preparations to re
ceive lim.
Burglar alarms We're unknown in
small towns in those days, and Win
dows We're secured by driving a nail
over the sash. No dwelling house in
town WAS secure enough to keep 4
burglar out if he wanted to get in
spent half an hour surveying my house
from the outside to decide by which
avenue Mr.. White would seek to make
his entrance. | finally concluded that
he would come across the common
climb my back fence and, keeping
along under the shadow of a row Of
fruit trees, reach the west window Of
the dining room. He could work there
unseen. and his chances of getting in
Were at least as good as anywhere
else
To hurry up his plans little and
have the affair off my hands l invited
him to lunch one day On that day the
east dining room window was securely
fastened, but the west one was not
We walked in the grounds that he
might note the best means of approach
and at lunch ! managed to convey the
idea that | WAS :: sound sleeper and
never feared burglars