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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-04
Aged Literary Men.
o the Chicago Journal.

From the Chicago Journal.
The publication of DR.. Weir Mitchelrs
new novel, so closely following the au-
thor's seventy-fifth birthday, attracts at
tention to the fact that our American au-
thors have been and are today a Tong lived
class. DR.. Holmes attained the age Of
e;eh;y-five. Whittier and Harriet Beecher
Stowe died at eight-four! Bryant at eighty
three: Emerson at seventy-eight; Irving at
Eeventy-six; Longfellow at seventy five.
OF authors still living and with one or two
exceptions actively at work. Julia Ward
Howe will b. eighty-six In May; Edward
Everett Hale is eighty-three; Moncure Con-
way is seventy-two; Mark Twain is sixty
eight, and William d. Howells will be
sixty-eight this March Holmes and Whit
tier both did some of their best work after
oeventy-five
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DIED.

BAUM. Departed this life Monday April 3. 1905.
at 9s PM at s ses Beloved s,re of
William II. Baum and mother Of Mary Baum
Martin, Sarah f. Cooper, George c. Baum and
Funeral Thursday, April 9. at pm; from Nine;
eenh srest Baptist ssd
Richmond. Va New York and Providence pa
pers please copyD y
BEACH On Monday April 3. 1905 at 7:s0 pm.
ut her residence, 2ss 18th street southwest;
Elizabeth and Andrew Beach, in the eighteenth
year OF her age.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
DOHERTY. Suddenly. April 3. 1905 BRIDGET,
wife of the late Joseph Doherty
Funeral Thursday morning: April O. at $40; from
her late residence, 4s1 street southwest:
thence 10 ST. Dominic's Church. Relatives and
friends invited q
FOWLER. Suddenly Monday morning. April 8.
the late James !. Fowler.
Relatives and friends invited to attend funeral
from family residence. 453 NJ street northwest,
"Wednesday, April 3. at pm. Interment Pri-
waite.
FRANZ. On April 2. 1905. at II 80 pm. at her
JOSEPIiNE FRANZ beloved wife Of Albert
Franz in the forty eighth year OF her age.
day, April 8. interrnent at Congressional GENE
terry.
FENwICK. On Sunday. April q 1905, at s2o D
street northeast; ANNIE. NJ; devoted wife of
A
thews, Cecilia. Elem Catherine and Joseph
Fenwick
May her soul rest in peace.
Requiem mass at St cypri . Church chm iath and
am. 2
HUBBARD. Suddenly. on April 3. 1906. EUGENE
HUBBARD, in the fifty ninth year of his age.
Funeral from chapel at Oak II cemetery Wednes-
day, April 3, at O'Clock pm.
o'BRIEN. On Saturday. April l, 1905; JOHN be
loved father of Dennis l.. OBrien. In the
seventy fourth year of his age. Deceased was
a native Of County Cork. Ireland
Funeral took place this morning. April 4. at $50
am. from undertaking establishment OF J. F.
Clements l241 32d street northwest Mass at
Trinity Catholic Church at am. sharp. Inter
ment at Holy Rood cemetery.
PATTON. On Tuesday. April 4; 1908, NARY A..
eighty second year of her age.
Funeral Thursday. April 6. at II o'clock from the
1872 street northwest. Friends invited to
attend. Interment private. Uoudoun county,
Va, papers please copy y
REED. Suddenly, April /. 1905, SAMUEL A.
Funeral wednesday. April 3. at pm. from Lees
chapel, 1872 Pennsylvania avenue northwest
Interment Glenwood cemetery. wheeling and
Baltimore papers please copy)
her residence. 1905 PENNSYLVANIA avenue south
east, CARRIE w. STEWART. beloved wife of
Funeral from residence at pm. Thursday. April 6.
In Memoriam.
TIGNOR. In loving remembrance of dear
daughter and mother, Lillian GERTRUDE
STEWART TIGNOR. who departed this life
five years ago today, April 4, 1900.
We laid her away in her silent grave
With tear-dimmed eyes and broken heart,
And little we thought. when in life,
How had 10 part;
And the loved dearly
And tried in vain to
Lies in the graveyard. softly sleeping,
BY HER MOTHER AND DAUGHTER GLAD.
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Philadelphia; p. Kennedy, New YORK,
and NJ. Shire, Buffalo.
New william-Thomas Shelton Har-
rison, Philadelphia; ex-Gov. A b. White,
West Virginia: Gustav III. Schwab, New
York; A. f. Blackmor, New York; MI
r. J. Rich and Mrs. Rich, New York:
Gen. Joseph Wheeler. u. s. A: Clarence
Cary, New York: Silas w. Pettitt, Phila-
delphia: Ben l. Fairchild. New York; b
d. Caldwell, New York: II. =. Herbert,
New York: f. v. Halloch. New York:
John C. Wilson. Baltimore: S. L. Wall
lace, New York, and William III. Elliott,
Boston
Ebbitt-Lieut. p. C. Decker, u. s. N.
Mrs. f. w. Thomas, Lowell: f. A. Gra-
ham. Cohoes. N Y: A. J. Henderson. X.
c. S: s NJ. Laudrey. r. C. s., and Mrs.
Laudrey; A. NJ. Merriam. Manchester; r..
N Wrightington. Brookline. and r. 7.
Stewart Columbus. Ohio.
Hotel Norma ndie-Mr. and Mrs. ]. b.
Seabury and daughter, Wellesley Hills,
Mass; Mrs. Alice George. New York:
Mrs. a. G. Ropes. Morristown. n. j.;
Mrs A. De Witt Morristown. n. J.; Mrs.
Belle L. Beach, Morristown, n J.. Mrs.
David Ives Mackie. New York, and NJ. b.
Church, Grand Rapids. Mich.
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MARRIED.

FAGAN-MOXLEY. on August 20. 1904. IN Bal
timore, Md. by the Rev. Father Gavin. Mr..
CHAS. s. PAGAN and MARIE L. MoXLEY,
both OF Washington, u. G.
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Indignant Talent.
From Puck.

lecturer. who has always lattered HIM
self that he was in the front rank of pub
lie speakers. felt triie indignant over
his introduction TO western audience by
the chairman OF the committee having
charge of the town lecture course. IL was
the opening night of the course and the
chairman said:
know. the opening night of our town lee
ture course. / think that most of you
know that our lecture course last winter
was not financial success and we ran be-
hind nearly 500. To avoid a recurrence
of this we have this year engaged cheaper
talent the first of which will now address
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Woman's Progress.
From the Boston Advertiser.

From the Boston Advertiser.
Does any one think that this mass Of
women with college-trained minds are go
ing to continue to be satisfied with pink
teas and opera seasons for five or ten
years while they are waiting for the men
to get ready to marry them? They are
restless now. and they going to get
more restless. They are taking up serious
work, paid and unpaid, now. and they are
going to take II up more and more. And
the more they take IL up the more they
will fit into a normal niche in the social
scheme and cease TO be superfuous. of
course. If a woman has no vocation in life
except TO marry. and fails in that, she Is a
failure. She is the superfiuous woman.
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Experiments in Oyster Planting.

Up TO a few years ago the planting of
oysters on the ocean side of the Virginia
peninsula. commonly known as the east
ern shore of Virginia, was an unheard- of
proposition. Experiments along this line,
however, proved profitable, and now some
Of the most valuable oyster beds in Vir-
ginia are located In that section The oys-
ter industry, which has been steadily fall
ing off in Chesapeake bay and its tributa-
res for some years. has been on the COLI
slant increase on the ocean side of North
ampton and Accomac counties until land
there has increased to a marked degree in
value.
A tract of 700 acres in oyster grounds
has just been purchased by E. s.. JORDAN,
member of the Virginia legislature from
Frederick county, for $4,000 The grounds
which are in Accomack, belonged to Capt
William H. Lang of Accomack Court
House. Upon these grounds the largest
oyster packing houses in Virginia will be
established for the shipment of Virginia
oysters to markets as far west as Oma ha
Kansas City, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Min
neapolis, st. Paul and Sioux City
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Factory Run All Winter.

1t was said by the waterman that one
factory III this vicinity has been run con-
tlnuously ali through the winter. and has
used about one thousand barrels of crabs
each day. The speaker was of opinion that
fully two thousand barrels of crabs have
been dug from their beds near Lynnhaven
each day during the winter.
The taking of this great number of crabs
and the displacement of the greater num-
Der untaken which subsequently died, he
thinks, will lead to the practical extermina-
ton of the crab in these waters Case
line propelled and steam dredges are used
by the deep-water dredgers, and a tug
comes almost daily to Norfolk laden with
crabs.
One man said today that the fishermen
of Ocean View, who have been annoyed by
the crabs, who steal their bait. will be glad
when there are no more crabs to worry
them, but another interjecied that the
fishermen will then have no bait. since
crabs are generally used and prove most
allurng to the bay fish.
board of fisheries is likely to be called to
the wholesale taking of crabs out of sea-
son. and an effort may be made to restrict
the taking of crabs under such conditions
but thus far IL seems though nothing
has been done in the matter, and the
board of fisheries does not know what is
going on, or knowing, have not acted up
on their KNOWLEDGE
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-20
eERUTEC.~-:h- FThAMlrs 5.
Lightning Rods from America May
Be placed on Them

Be Placed on Them.
The Nile Valley in Egypt has ex
perienced remarkable climatic changes
since the completion by the British
OF the great Assouan irrigation sys
tenn, and there have been electrical
storms of character hitherto un
known to the country, during one oil
which the Khephren Pyramid, as was
cabled weeks ago, was struck by light
ming, an occurrence that has never be
fore been recorded.
Aside from it's meteorological i'm
portance, the event is of particular in
terest to Philadelphians, as it may re
suit in the complete equipping Of the
pyramids with lightning rods made
in this city. Inquiries are now being
made by ]. G. Hendrique, who is semi
officially attached to the Egyptian ser
vice, about the price and construction
of lightning rods turned out by local
manufacturers.
A lightning rod system for the pyra
mids would be pretty big undertake
ing, but eventually it may turn out
that the ancient piles will bear super
imposed devices bearing the trade
mark, Made in Philadelphia. "-Phila
delphia Record.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-20
COMES A TIME
When Coffee Shows What 1t Has Beer
Doing.

"Of late years coffee has disagreed
with me-" writes matron from Rome,
N. Y. its lightest punishment was to
make me logy' and dizzy, and il
seemed to thicken up my blood.
1.-THE heaviest was when it upset my
stomach completely, destroying my ap.
petite and making me nervous and irri1
table, and sent me to my bed. After
one of these attacks, in which nearly
lost my life, concluded to quit and
try Postum Food Coffee.
1t went right to the spot! / found il
not only most palatable and refreshl
ing beverage. but food as well.
All my ailments, the 'loginess' and
dizziness, the unsatisfactory condition
OF my blood, my nervousness and irriI
liability disappeared in short order and
my sorely afflicted stomach begaII
quickly to recover. I began to rebuild
and have steadily continued until now|
Have a good appetite and am rejoicing
in sound health, which l owe to thu
use Of Postum Food Coffee" Nam}
given by Postum Co.. Battle Greek
Mich.
There's a reason. II
Read the little book, "The Road 8
MELVILLE" found in each pkg
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-20
Relics of Stormy DAYS.

During the process of excavation a.
the municipal quarries, Woodstock
South Africa, the occasion arose to re
move bank of clay which lay clos.
under the old blockhouse which domi
mates the slopes of DEVILS Peak
The upper strata having been remov
ed, the workmen in taking away the
clay discovered some interesting rel
les of the old stormy times when the
Cape was the halfway house on the
voyage to India, and a bone of conten
ton for the English, French anl
Dutch. The first discovery was the
case of shell which had exploded IL
the clay, and which was found, thick
ly encrusted with rust, embedded 6
couple of feet from the surface. A lit
tie further to the right, and abou
three feet from the surface, a couple
of four-inch solid shot were found
and further along the bank seven
inch shot.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-20
Owls Devotion to Dead Mate.

A remarkable instance of bird in
stinct and devotion is reported from
Quaker Neck. Early last month Hen.
ry Brown, a farmer there, set severa.
jump traps about his farm to catch
providers, of whatever nature, that
had been playing havoc with his flocl
of fowls. A day or two later he miss
ed one of the traps. Bartus Trew, q
neighboring farmer, discovered two
owls in an apple tree. One, a large
horned owl, was in evident distress
trying to shield and warm it's mate
To leg of the dead bird was hang
ing Browns jump-trap with chain at
Philadelphia Record.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-20
COLORADO HAS A SODA LAKE.
Remarkable Discovery Made in the
Heart of San Luis VALLEY,

Remarkable Discovery Made in the
Heart of San Luis Valley.
One of the most remarkable dis
coveries ever made in the region is
that of lake of liquid soda in the in
accessible desert between Crestone,
Col, and Hooper, in the San Luis
valley. The lake is an acre and quar-
ter in extent and lies at the bottom
OF little basin valley in the desert.
lOn its surface soda crystala have
collected to depth of eighteen inches,
the whole lake having the appearance
of body of ice with a hard snow
covering.
A recent examination by the state
school of mines shows that these cry
stalls are 81 per cent pure soda, purer
than most of the commercial soda
offered on the market A Denver man,
e. M. Fake, has secured a lease of the
land containing the lake and is now
installing machinery which will con-
vert the native crystals into market
able form. There are 1900 tons in
sight.
The school of mines experts say
that the soda is a creation of field
spar. The granite masses of the Sangre
de Cristo range stand sentinel on
two sides of the little valley. The
feldspar in the granite, undergoing
decomposition, collects in the Take
basin, where it is held in check by an
1mpervious clay, and proper ccndi-
lions are furnished for concentration
and evaporation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-20
For the Quiet Hour.

eff any man say that he las no SIN,
he deceiveth himself and the truth is
not in him."
Attachment to Christ is the only Sc
cret of detachment from the world
A. J. Gordon.
1t was the vision of the perfection Of
Christ which made me realize my own
deep sinfulness.-G. Campbell Morgan.
Prayer will cause man to cease
from SHINING even as sin will cause a
man to cease from praying.-Frances
g. Willard.
One thing is clear to me, that no in
diligence Of passion destroys the spir-
.itual nature so much as respectable
selishness.-George Macdonald.
No man ever lost anything in this
world by attending properly to the
next. Indeed, it is only by that means
that we can understand or see this
world Alright James Hinton.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-20
Record Short Names.

Here are some short names. Many
years ago there was shop kept in
Brussels by Therese O, and there is
a Nine. 0 living with her two children
at Molenbeck, suburb Of the Belgian
capital. In 1866 among the Belgian re.
cruits was a young man named o,
who could not write, and signed his
name with cross. In the department
of Somme. in France, there is village
called Y, in the Zuyder Zee there is
bay called Y, and Amsterdam has
the river Y. In the Chinese province
of Honan there is a city called u, and
in France there is river and in
Sweden town rejoicing in the name
Of A.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-20
Great, But Absent-Minded.

1t is not disgrace, even for a fam
GUS man, to lose an umbrella, so TIM
New York Times tells with eviderA
delight Of a celebrated lawyer VIII S
darted into furnishing goods stoIk
on recent rainy Friday, purchase
an umbrella, and carried it as far d
the door.
There he stopped to make note in
a memorandum book. He left the
umbrella leaning against the wall
while he wrote, and when he finished
the writing he started out without a
thought of the umbrella.
Within a minute he rushed into the
other door of the same shop. He
wanted to buy an umbrella.
81 thought l had one with me when
left home," he said, in semi-apolo.
getic way, "but l guess must have
forgotten to take it." -
A second salesman sold him an.
other umbrella. AS he started to
carry it from the shop, the first sales
man confronted him
"You left your umbrella, SIR" the
clerk said, as he held up the original
purchase.
BLESS me, SO did," cried the law.
yer, "and I suppose l was going of
with some other man's!"
He pushed the second purchase
into the hands of the surprised clerk,
seized the first one, and dashed into
the storm again with his umbrella
under his arm.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-20
Cow Chased cycIist.

In Ceylon newspaper appeared the
following bit of police court news: "A
villager of Dodanduwa appeared before
Mr.. Constantine to-day to answer to
a charge of possessing a COW of a
dangerous and vicious disposition.
MIR. G.. A. Purser, the complainant,
gave evidence and detailed instances
that he was pursued by the animal
while riding his bike through the vii
lage. The animal was great danger
to cyclists. The magistrate ordered
the animal to be shot, the village
headman being requested to see that
this was carried out"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-20
The Valley Road.
ide / shade nv eyes

At eventide I shade my eyes
And peer into the west,
Where, winding down the shining plain
And round each shaded crest,
The high road goes the sunset way,
Upon the endless quest.
Full many a traveller I have seen
(And one was passing fair)
Go down the valley from the door
And swiftly vanish there
Some have sped upon their path
And lightened some of care.
One day too shall take my staff
And down the valley go,
For one who went was passing fair.
And waits for me, know,
And I shall find hero. my soul
Bevond the sunset GLOW
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-20
HOW TO LOCATE SPRINGS.
indians and Fronticrsmen Learn
Much From SIgns and OBJ

indians and Frontiersmen Learn
Much From SIgns and OBJ
servatlons.
There Is undoubtedly a practical
art Of discovering springs. Indians
or frontiersmen can find water in the
desert where a "tenderfoot" cannot.
Mexicans and experienced prospec-
tors can similarly find ore. These
arts consist mainly in the recognition
OF superficial signs which escape TIM
ordinary observer.
1t Is not necessary that the opera
tor should consciously note these
signs separately and reason upon
them. No doubt he frequently does
30, though he may not give away the
secret Of his method to others. But
In many instances he recognizes by
association and memory the presence
OF group of indications, great or
small which he has repeatedly found
to attend springs or ore deposits.
This skill, due to habit, is often
almost unerring for given limited
district, but under new conditions it
breaks down. Old miners from Cali
fornia or Australia have often made
in other regions the most foolish and
hopeless attempts to find gold, be.
cause they thought this or that place
looked just like" some other place
In which they had mined successful.
ly.
Apart from the magnetic minerals,
there Is no proof that ore deposits ex-
hibft their presence and nature by
any attraction or other active force.
With regard to water, however, there
may be an action affecting the tenn
perature and moisture Of the over.
laying surface. Even here, however,
it seems more likely that such et
fects are manifested visibly to a
close observer than by direct sys.
tenn. The favorable fields for waterk
OWNERS are regions in which waterI
is abundant, but not gathered upon
given horizons of impermeab1e STRATA
underlying porous rock.-Cassiers
uagaZine.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-20

spring, one end Of which is securely
fastened to the pole at some distance
from the end. The free enc crrries
the fishing line and means for engag-
ing trigger, which is designed TO be
sprung by any movement of the line
In order. to make tie sport still more
mechanical an audible signal Of some
kind is provided, which announces to
the fisherman that the line has been
sprung should he not be watching
closely at the moment.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-20
An Ant Reolv.

"A tourist who was sailing upon
Loeb Erne once wished to test the
alleged character of Irishhmen for
politeness. Now there was regu
lar squal on, and at moment WHOM
the old boatman bad all his energies
bent to keep the little craft before
the wind, the inquisitive one, leaning
over to the old boatman, shouted In
his ear, Very little wind today
Every little, indeed" was the reply
"but what there Is OF it is mighty
utrong!"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-20
"A MANUFACTURER.

"And so you live up there in the
mountains all winter?" asked the man
who met his guide of last summer in
New York the other day.
I Yes, the whole year round" replied
the woodsman."
ssBut you can't fish up there now r.
"Oh, no.
.sWbat in the world do you do?"
"Oh, / spend my time thinking mp
fish stories to tell you fellows in the
summer.''-Yonkers Statesman.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-20
Turkeys Worth Owning.

julie Dupuis OF Grafton. Mass. has
TWO hen turkeys which have made the
remarkable record OF laying nine eggs
In three days. Dupuis says that there
can be no mistake In the matter as
these are the only turkeys that he
owns. and he Is looking for further
unusual Developments In the egg-lay-
ing line,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-20
ENCOURAGEMENT.

"But," complained the young man,
IF you don't care for me. why have
you been encouraging me all this
time?"
Encouraging your" she answered.;
'why, I haven't been doing that. Of
course, 1 have let you --old my hands
some. but, gracious, if you call that en-
enlargement, you ought to see me
when I'm with Jack" Chicago Record
Herald.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-20
God the Comforter.

The only final comfort is God, and
He relieved the soul always in its suf-
fering, not from its suffering may, He
relieves the soul by its suffering, by
the new knowledge and possession Of
Himself which could only come
through that atmosphere Of pain.
Phillips Brooks.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-20
NONE MISSING.

DO you think that mosquitoes carry
malaria 2"
Il dunno" answered Farmer Corn
tossel. ''They never took any away
from here. Washington Star.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-20
A GENTLE REBUKE.

Papa Bass-"Now, my son, be sure
to keep out of danger and always look
before you bite
Little Finney Bass-"But, papa,
there's no danger just now. Isn't this
the close season for our famiIy?"
Papa Bass (sarcastically)-"Why, so
It is! And if a fisherman is fined for
having you il his possession, you get
half the fine to heal your wounded
feelings!'- Brooklyn Life.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-20
HOW 1T HAPPENED.

Meekerton-" 'Enpeck has just been
made Independent for life.'
Mrs. Meekerton Indeed! Some
lucky speculation, suppose?"
Meelzerton-"No; he sued for a di-
vorce and got it."-Chicago News.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-20
WOULDN'T KNOW IT.

Barber-"RaZor all right, STRIP
Patient-"I wouldn't know I was be-
ing shaved"
Barber-"Thank you, sir.''
Patient-"Its more like being hayed,
you know."-Cleveland Leader.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-20
Pole Catches the Fish.

The inventor of this device Claims
that it will automatically effect the
setting of the hook in the fish's mouth
il the bait on the hook is distur bed,
or it will snag a fish should it take
the bait when placed above the hook.
The arrangement is comparatively
simple, consisting of an ordinary pole
equipped at the extremity with fiat