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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
Medicated Vegetables.
From American Gardening.


VIII the doctor of the future instead of
prescribing some unpleasant drug, order a
course of medcated vegetables? This may
be the result OF the present attempts to
cultivate plants containing abnormal guam
titles of certain medicinal substances. 1t is
well known that the amount of any char
acteristic element In O plant varies with
its richness in the soil, and 1t is also known
that the assimilation of mineral elements
Of the body Is much more readily accom-
plished when these are partaken of in the
form OF food. In the past. Ii the body need
ed an excess OF iron, it has been supplied
by tinctures taken through glass tubes.
The modern idea is to supply this want by
such vegetables as indicated spinach. Ex-
periments with plants grown in SOIL enrich
ed by hydrate of iron proved that they
contained much larger percentage OF iron
than those grown in natural soil. This
opens a whole vista of interesting posi-
bilities. The iron, the potash, the man
ganese, the nitrogen needed by the system
can be supplied more effectively ana more
palataply through vegetables tnan through
medicines Already many vegetables are
known to have curative properties Celery
is generally held to be good for rheumatism
ana nervous disorders, lettuce Tor insom-
, MA peanuts for Indigestion, onions Tor liver
complaints, carrots for scufyy, tomatoes
Tor the liver, blackberries for diarrhoea and
apples Tor nervous dyspep STA ana rheuma-
tlsm. Certified milk, with its stated pro-
portion OF TAT, sugar and solids would have
seemed improbable some years ago. VIII
the future see certified vegetables!
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over the fire when some earth ana stones
feE from the roof fastening her hands in
The fire. They were burned 10 a or sp. Her
husband divorced her. because with no
Lands she C0lld DO no work FOR him. But
she and her little babe found a refuge Al
the hospital. and today she sits before the
Christmas tree and hears the story of
Christmas for the first time
ION the other side Is a man with a long
beard and green tUrhan. He came from
Lebanon. He is the guardian of the sacred
tomb OF MacDelah, where lie buried the
bones of Abraham. Isaac and Jacob. Sarah.
Rebecca and Leah. II you went to Hebron.
tho boys would stone you IL you attempted
II go near MacpeIah. This man was blind
when he came to the hospital now he sees.
he would have Spat upon the doctor had
the latter gone to him a month before.
over there is Bedouin from Palmyra.
He was shot in quarrel. and the ignorant
native doctor put rags in the wound. The
poor man grew thin and seemed near death.
They brought him from Palmyra to Damas-
Gus. four days journey; then three days
Journey more to Beirut. 1t a CHASTITY
wound. but the hospital doctor was able TO
heal it. Now this wild Bedouln sits calmly
and looks at the Christmas tree and learns
what 1t means. once his hand was against
every man; now he quietly listens TO the
message of peace on earth, good Will
toward men,
There are many more. from Jerusalem,
from Bagdad. from the Euphrates and the
Tigris, from villages In Lebanon, Palestine.
Cyprus and Asia Minor. Each receives
present, perhaps his or her first Christmas
gift-a garment or book or toy-and all re-
ceive gingerbread, candy, oranges and other
good things.
mo happier Yuletide festival Is celebrat-
ed in any land than that In Beirut at the
Hospital Of the knights OF St john
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Miss Hattie Il. Burdette, who shares with
Miss Sands too well appointed studios over
The Bandbox'' on 18th street. has just
finished an excellent miniature of Mrs.
Evans The background is broadly handled
and simple. the gown of back silk and
lace is rendered with exquisite finish and
the modelling and flesh tints are most adj
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CLANS" and the Missouri Mule
rom the Kansas City Star.

hi"ih tae hansaS Clty Star.
Berlin scientists continue to be interested
III the morse, Hans, which seems to have
the reasoning faculty and to be capable of
mental effort beyond the attainment or
many llliterate men. If the animal is not
really trick horse" and the ponderous
German scholars the dupes of his master.
the sclentlfic world may be much enriched
by the phenomenon of horse that can do
stunts in figures, supply the right note in
a chord of music and respond intelligently
to human questioning. And yet If all this is
true there would seem to be no immediate
likelihood that Swift's fancy of Houvbn-
hnms and Yahoos Is to be realized. 1t may
be complacently estimated that at least a
million years will elapse before the subli-
mated horse has the degraded man work.
ing for him, and there is no use In speculat-
ing about period further removed than
that. In the meantime the Missouri mule
will continue to do business at the old
stand, unmoved by the possibilities of his
relatives on the paternaI side.
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Miss Roosevelt and European Courts.

From the London Chronicle.
Probably Mr.. Roosevelt's election will
bring about somewhat more of state gayety
for the ladies of his family. During his
briefer tenure of presidential office since the
murder of his chief and predecessor Mr.
Roosevelt has been reluctant to allow his
daughter any part in the life of courts, wise
ly reminding her of what she was quite
years the quasi-princess of America might
have to retire into the life of citizen s
daughter, and that 1t was well not to make
the retirement a yeritable fall by too much
exaltation. Thus Miss Roosevelt declined
an invitation to a brilliant mid-European
court soon after her fathers accession. Now
he may perhaps relax this Roman kind of
rule. Miss Roosevelt may decline to marry
while still a princess presidential.
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The Trouble of Jewels.
From the New York Mail.

FROM the New 1ork MIL
Whose gets diamond gets trouble.
There is no doubt of it. Every day brings
its story of great diamond robbery" an
inside theft or an inadvertent loss The
fashionable woman with a valuable set OF
Jewels cannot be easy In their possession,
however much their beauty may enhance
her own, however keen may be the envy or
less fortunate women.
By her acts she shows that she Is not
easy in their possession. She dare not
leave them at home, for fear they may
tempt the stupidity of a maid or a butler.
If she wears them on the street she invites
the enterprise of thieves; and she runs the
chance that the brooch may become I'M
fastened, the string break and scatter
pearls OF great price on the restaurant
floor or the pavement If she carries them
in little bag, as nowadays she is very apt
to do, she may drop the bag or lay it down
and forget 1t. When she wears rhinestones
in her garter buckles and keeps her dia-
monds in a safe deposit vault she foregoes
altogether the function of precious stones;
they might well be bonds or currency.
From her predicament men are happily
free. The richest of them do not go about
with a fortune in their pockets. A dingy
"wad" of a few hundred is apt to be the
extent of convertible wealth in their pos
session, and that is not hung to their ears
or tied about their necks or carried in their
hands for every cut-purse to snatch. There
is no sword of Damocles hanging over
their heads in thu thought that they must
be on their guard every minute lest some
thing so valuable that its loss would make
them unhappy for a month. something so
fragile that any drapery may detach it.
something minute that It may disappear
in any Granny or crevice, may escape them.
Somehow jewels worth a princes ran
SON. seem better to fit the times when
princes had TO be ransomed-when the life
of the woman who wore them was passed
in the splendor of courts and the seclusion
of palaces or harems.
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Indoor SnowhalIs
'om Country Life in America.

7 nom Country LIE IN America
The snow balls for the Christmas tree
are easy of construction. They are made
OF emptied round candy boxes-the left
overs of a wholesale candy store-and are
covered with cotton wool. with string at
tached. The effect is of a fluffy Wilderness
more realistic than life
The five or six lines OF white pellets for
the five or six contestants are finished of
at each starting point by a Christmas tree
"a fve-foot evergreen. 1t is the duty OF
each entry, as he stumbles in with his
woolly snow BAH. to hang it on his in
dividual tree The final victory goes, not
TO the first man who is hung up, but 70
the first man chat completes his tree artist
eally The snow balls must be hung SYM
metrically, making the tree balance.
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Nearly Caused Bloodshed.

The Rev. Frank Patton. son of the famous
South Sea missionary. John G. Patton. tells
of thrilling Christmas which he spent
in 1899 at Lenakel, on the Island of Tanna
in the South Pacific.
He had a mission station there, and his
native converts We're no strangers to Christ
mas observance; but they invited large
number of their heather friends to come to
their Yuletide feast. These heather knew
nothing about Christmas, and were quite
unaware that it is supposed to be period
Of peace on earth and good will toward
men,
Over thousand natives were gathered
for the great feast. The crew of a
.blackbirding schooner" eager to get Ka-
naka labor by fair means or foul for the
Queensland sugar plantations. heard Of the
gathering and dropped anchor on the is
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Forethought.
From Puck.


Cleopatra pointed to her Needle.
~ had that made in proportion to the
gossip of the sewing circle" she explained
to curious friend
Hereupon she pumped the Jones' cook for
material for the next meeting
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incompetent,
From, Life.

President-we'll have to discharge that
superintendent. The doctors hate him
General Manager-Whats the trouble?
Why, he wants to take off the open cars
before the winter is half over.
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Card Games and Music.

Here the cards are brought out. and soon
every tableful IS deep in the intricacies of
scubilia The deck consists of the ace.
trey. king, queen, jack, eight and seven
spot Trey ranks next to ace. Ace counts
eleven for game. trey ten. king four queen
three and jack two. eight and seven moth
ing. Three cards are dealt each player, and
then one turned and placed. face up. AT
the bottom of the pack. After each trick a
ard Is drawn. that a player always
holds three. Ii is not necessary to follow
suit trump, and the nature of the eX-
posed card largely governs the play of the
lest trick. The player side winning sixty
one game points or more wins one point for
thar deal. or two points If he catches more
than eighty. Nine points constitute a game
and the loser is stuck for the drinks
II is a VocferoDs game, with many ex-
Cl3ma tions and disputes loud acclaim on
the part of the victor and recriminations by
the defeated.
After a bit some group tires Of card play
ing From somcw here a violin or two is
brought out bellying guitar of powerful
resonance, and a zither-like instrument
called the "santouri." Minor strains of a
waiting and strikingiy mournful cadence
ing swell through the room. 1t is a signal
eagerly accepted. Two, maybe four,
stalwart men. roughly clad and heavily
shod. step out on the floor and clasp hands.
Tables are pushed back out of the way,
spectators gather round and shout en-
courasement and jokes as the dancers begin
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-11
LUCKY WOMAN.
Bullet Struck Corset Steel and Her Life is Saved
 Man is Dead.

Winsted, Nov 11.-Word was re- ceived here to-day of an attempted murder and suicide which occurred during last night at Otis, Mass, just over the state line.
 James l.. Stevens, aged 45 years, a we'll to do farmer of Otis, Mass, shot his wife in the stomach and then put ting the revolver to h1s temple ireO one shot into his head and three into his throat, dying instantly. The bul> let which struck his wife was defect> ed by a es set steel and although seri- ously injured it is thought probable that she will recover.
 Mrs Stevens recently procured di- vorce from her husband on the grounds of intolerable cruelty and was given the custody of three children. In order to support the children she went to work for Mrs Tacy, and 1t was at this place that the crime oc> cured. Mrs Stevens was preparing supper in the kitchen when Stevens fired at her through a window.
 Coroner Hassett of Lee. Mass, has been summoned to the scene of the affair.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-11
sTRAUs LOOKS FOR PEACE.

New York, Nov 11-Former Minis ter to Turkey Oscar $. Straus, mem Der of The Hague tribunal, expresses the belief that a sudden termination of hostilities in the far east is possl- bIe in the near future.
 ssI have long had the impression" ]" he said, f'that we will wake up some morning and find that through the good offices of Great Britain, with the tacit consent of the sfgnatory powers to the treaty of Berlin, an arrangement has been agreed upon by which the near eastern and the far eastern questions have been settled by one stroke. That Is to say, Russia will have come to an agreement with Great Britain, and sec ondarily with the signatory powers, for having free access to the sea through the Dardanelles, in return for which a permanent adjustment of the Afghan istan boundary and Great Britainss domination of the Persian gulf will be granted, and that in the far east Ja- pans sphere of influence will be re- cognized in Korea, while Manchuria, with certain rights to Japan secured, :, will revert to China. This done, the peace of the world will be insured c l'- tainly for our generation, and by that time the nations will have become so accustomed to ayailing themselves of The Hague tribunal that wars will be largely eliminated"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-11
A RAPID INCREASE.
Rear Admiral capps Says Repair De-
 partment is Important

Washington, Nov 11.-Although recognizing the desirability of having some of the government yards euuip- ped for building naval vessels of the largest size, Rear Admiral w. l.. Capps, chief constructor of the navy in his annual report published at the navy department to-day says that repairing and oyerhauling of the fleet must at all times remain the import ant work of navy yards and in time of war their resources will be taxed to the utmost in performing such Work''
 The navy, he says is increasing so rapidly that ample work will be pro- vided for the navy yards by repairs and reits,'' alone.
 Of the work on the battleship Con- necHcut, building at the New York navy yard, the chief constructor says that despite every effort to reduce the cost of this, the first battleship to be constructed in navy yard to the most economical basis, it can hardly be hoped that the work will be done as cheaply as, when performed in pri- vate shipbuilding yards, whose rates of pay for nine hours work are, in many cases, less than those being paid for eight hours work at the navy yard in New York. It may also be noted that private shipyards do not pay their per diem employees for holidays or when on leave, whereas a very large proportion of the per diem en- ployes on the Connecticut receive pay for fifteen days leave and seven pub lie holidays during the calendar year without any work being done there for.''
 Attention is called to the urgent nec- essity for adequate docking facilities for vessels of the fleet and for the building of additional piers and gen. eral Improvement of the berthing fa- cilities at the several navy yards. Many improvements in navy yards are recommended, but the estimated cost of this work is not included in the DOT ton of the report made public today
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-11
BAPTISTS IN NEW YORK.
Condition of the Body Not What it
 Should Be.

New York, Nov 11.-Pessimism as to religious progress on Manhattan 1s- land has been expressed by several speakers at the twelfth annual meet ing of the New York City Baptist Mission society. Baptist conditions in New York were declared to be perhaps worse than those of any other Protest ant body. 1t was asserted that there exists i'll the body little interest, little denominational pride and little growth.
 One of the speakers declared that there exists a spirit of irreligion, in- difference to holy things, the putting of the material above the spiritual, and vulgar, ostentatfous display of wealth (which can well cause Us to tremble''
 The report of the treasurer showed a deficit of nearly $1,OO0, though the society was shown to have had a years income of more than $95,OOO.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-11
KILLED THE WOMAN.
Police Saved the chau6eur From the
 Angry Mob.

.
 New York, Nov 1.-The timely ar rival of squad of police has proba, bly, saved the life of William Wander heyden, a chauffeur, whose electric brougham had run down and killed an unknown Italian woman in Seventh avenue at the Twenty-ninth street crossing. The chauffeur was attacked by a big crowd who witnessed the ac- cident. He was beaten down, the clothes were torn from his body, and when the police arrived he was un- conscious.
 Vanderheyden was carrying cou- pie said to have been wealthy Phila- delphia lawyer and his wife to a down town hotel The brougham was running at good speed and the woman walked directly before it. She was hurled some distance and the heavy machine, it's speed unchecked, ran over her body. The chauffeur had ex- pected that the woman would stop, but she apparently did not realize her danger until the machine was only a few feet away It's wheels were quick. ly reversed, but skidded, and Wander heyden made an attempt to catch the woman by leaning over the front Of the car, but to no purpose.
 He was quickly attacked by hum dreds of men and boys and beaten to the ground. The police soon arrived, but had to use their clubs freely to dis perse the angry crowd. While the ex- citement was at it's height the couple in the brOugham disappeared.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-11
MRS HARRIS0N'S CASE.
Widow of the Late President Makes k. Expense Report for Court.

Mrs Mary Lord Harrison, widow of the late President Harrison and guar dian of their 6-year-old daughter, Eliza beth, filed her report as guardian in the Indianapolis probate court.
 The report covers a period of two years, and is made in Mrs Harrison's s handwriting. She sets out the fact that Elizabeth has had four maids in the two years, two of them French, and the amount paid to each is given. The reasons for the frequent changes are not given.
 The report says that Miss Elizabeth made tour of Europe last year. and the bills of each of the places she vis- ited, including cities in Germany, France, England and other countries, as well as those incurred at places of note in the United States which she also visited, are given in detail. The total expenditures for the two years on her account are given as 1,416.
 Mrs Harrison notes that Elizabeth is taking physical culture and that the bill for the same is $S. The income of the child during the two years was double the amount expended, while the sale of stocks and other property be- longing to her netted about $42,OOO.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-11
ONE DIVORCE GRANTED
 ONE CASE CONTINUED
Mother Given Custody of the Children-Iudge Cole Takes Another Fall Out of Watertown Bank Men The Lawlor Case Witnesses Are Telling Their Stories and Being Cross Examined

returning home after being two weeks away.
 What Mr O'Neill termed breaking in the door turned out to be the breaking of light of glass in the Kitchen win dow. This occurred in the forenoon and she broke the glass because the door was locked and there was nobody 1n the kitchen. By breaking the glass she was enabled to open the door. Sha did not see Father Lawlor that flay until shortly before dinner and them she had talk with him about the suit. The result was that he convinced hers she would make a serious mistake by pressing the suit for the partition ot the property. He said they had hard work accommodating the property and he did not wish to see 1t spent in law. She then withdrew the suit She de- nied that Father Lawlor or anyones else ever told her to get out of the house. At this point court adjourned to next Tuesday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-11
WANTS THE
 MILITARY
CharlestOWn Mayor
 Helpless.
Four Brothers at Head of Posse Capture the Town
 Sheriff Daniels and One Other Was Killed.

Charlestown, W. Va, Nov 11-As the result of the killing of Constable Walter Jackson. in Montgomery, Dy Policeman Elliott on Wednesday, and ! the subsequent capture of the town by the four brothers of Jackson at the head of about forty of their friends, a reign of terror exists there. The mayor being helpless, appealed to Sheriff Daniels yesterday. When Sheriff Daniels and John Rolf were killed by Ed Jackson yesterday the saloons were at once closed and Gov. eronr White was asked to send troops. The governor replied he would hold troops in readiness, but advised form ing large posse. If the posse should meet with serious resistance troops will be sent to their relief. The Jack son followers escaped to mountain strongholds with which they are ia. miliar.
 Ernest and Rob Jackson were ar rested and brought to this city by Deputy Sheriff Davis and others and placed in Jail. A posse, headed by Marshal Ash of Thurmond, is securing the mountains near Montgomery. Two bloodhounds were placed on the trail to-day Further trouble is feared as sentiment against the slayer of Dan- iels is strong. Before the murder of Daniels the sentiment was with the Jacksons against Policeman Elliott. Elliott is in the custody of Chief Hund. ley at the Ruffner hotel. A relative of Jackson appeared at the hotel and attempted to reach the room of the policeman. He was prevented by the attaches.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-11
MARYLAND IN DOUBT.
Still Counting the vote-Both Parties
 Expect to Win.

Baltimore, Md, Nov 1.-The off, cial counting of the ballots in Bald- more and the counties of Maryland was resumed this morning and will continue uninterruptedly until it is finished. So far only five wards of the 24 Baltimore wards have been counted and it will be tomorrow or Monday before the count in this city is completed.
 Tn the B counties of the state about one-third have been counted and it will probably be late tomorrow or Monday before all are heard from.
 So far the Roosevelt plurality keeps about 100 ahead, with the indication tIAt former Governor Frank Brown, democrat, has been chosen elector along with seven republican electors. Should the final figures show plu- rality for Parker, it is almost certain that Charles Bonaparte, republican, will be one of the electors, with seven democrats This unusual circum- stance will result from the fact that the names of Brown and Bonaparte were the first on the democratic and republican tickets, respectively, imme- diately under the names of Parker or Roosevelt and many voters by mis- take placed their cross marks opposite the names of these electoral candi- dates instead of the presidntial can didats. Both Bonaparte and Brown will probably run over 1000 ahead of the other elctors.
 The count in this city and state Is being very closely watched by attor- neys representing the republican and democratic managers and a fair enu- meration seems assured. Both sides are claiming the victory.
 Congressman William Fl. Jackson, who on the face of the returns in the first congressional district was defeat ed by Thomas A. Smith, democratic, has announced that he will contest the seat on the ground of fraud.