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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-24
FED DYNAMITE TO DUCKS.
Weird Incident of the Sort for Which
LIE Sueur is Famous.

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From the st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The following letter from Prof. E. J.
Yapp of Rhinelander, Wis, to the LIE Sueur
Tyre is of great intrinsic interest in its ac-
count of the doings of that notorious man
Sparks of Rhnelander, and also interesting
because he recalls the fact that this same
Sparks is the inventor of the famous
Sparks Rat Killer which is made and
operates as follows:
A mixture of 10 per cent of dynamite, rs
per cent of oatmeal and per cent of glue
is rolled into small, hard balls with guam
tty of cayenne pepper in the center. These
balls are placed in the way of rats, which
eat them greedily till they get down to the
pepper which makes them sneeZe Violently
and the shock of the sneeze explodes the
dynamite and blows the rats into fragments.
1t will not kill mice, for they do not sneeze
hard enough. The letter to the LIE Sueur
Tyre follows:
RHINELANDER, Wis, October IA
man of the name of DURAN Q. Sparks was
taken into custody today by the game war;
dens on Thunder lake. During the last few
days enormous fiocks of ducks have been
passing over this region. The game war;
dens have been busy night and day, striving
to keep hunters within the limits of the law.
Thunder lake seemed to be the favorite
lighting place for the large fiocks from the
north, and the wardens are there in great
numbers. Sparks is an old hunter, and has
devised many schemes for the capture of
wild game. His arrest followed this last
venture, which was very destructive in ma
ture.
Mr.. Sparks is the proud father of fourteen
boys. all trained in hunting and boating.
He distributed the whole family in and
around Thunder lake to gather in the prod
uct Of his diabolical scheme
Early Sunday morning he was observed
on the lake scattering a substance which
floats upon the water. An hour later the
ducks came in great focks from the north
and alighted over the field covered with this
substance which Mr.. Sparks had placed
there.
After feeding for an hour without being
disturbed there was suddenly brisk fire
from guns on all quarters of the lake. AS
the fiocks arose from the water great ex-
plosions were noted by onlookers and thou
sands of ducks fell dead in the surrounding
swamps and the lake was literally strewn
with dead ducks.
The game wardens were appalled, by such
widespread destruction of game, and i'm
mediateiy instituted an investigation
They found that Mr.. Sparks had covered
the lake in the vicinity of favorite feeding
grounds with mixture containing dy-
Mantle.
The ducks being allowed to feed on this
for a sufficient length of time to fill their
crops, the shooting began and the above
results followed.
Mr., Sparks Is now In custody In this city
and Is carefully guarded by the sheriff to
prevent lynching. The district attorney
declares there is no law covering the pro-
cedure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-24
In i Mans Pockets.
ON the ebay Center (Kan.) Times.

A fairly we1l-equipped gentleman true TO
his calling and to his friends carries quite
4 kit Of tools. There Is a jackknife, match
box, cigar cutter, a nail file, corkscrew
a finger nail tool and possibly a cigar
holder. and some good hve-centers to give
away And vet women wonder what he
finds to put In his pockets. To facilitate
further the business of just hanging
around. he must have a little money,
handkerchief, bunch of keys, fountain pen,
come lead pencils and sharpener. eye
glasses. notebook, watch. old letters, pa
pers OF more or less supposed value and q
cardcase. Not one pocket could be spared
unless It Ii the one on hia njghtshirt, ana
that iooke I'd sweot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-24
Arrested for Smoking on the Stage.

FROM the Mexican Herald
The law against smoking In tneaters ia
being strictly applied. and there is no re-
spect of persons in the matter On Tues
day night almost the entire personnel Of
the actor folks of the Renacfmiento The
alter were marched Off to the comfsaria.
The play for the evening was "Zaza" In
the first act Zaza, who is a play actress
seen behind the scenes, is INSTRUCTED in the
book TO light cigarette and to smoke as
II she was used to IT and enjoyed It, The
other actors, taking their cue from the lead.
ing lady. also light up and halo OF smoke
rides over them. Heretofore they have car
ried out the stage directions in this re-
gard to the letter. When the governor OF
the federal district, Guiliermo de Landa W
Escandon. recently ordered the strict en-
f0rcemenf of the law against smoking I'm
theaters. even by the actors on the stage
senior Cardona, the manager of the COM
pany, feared that the staging OF "Zaza"
would be hurt to some extent
He states that he therefore applied for q
special permission in this case, promising
that all due precautions would be taken
and understood that the written permission
was to be sent him. As soon as the whole
party had begun to smoke on the stage
on Tuesday night the police officer VITO
was on guard went behind the scenes and
announced that at the end of the play he
the hour came, however, an exception was
made for Sonora Virginia Fabregas herself
on one of the others promising to pay her
fine. Senores Cardona, HarO. Calvo, So
lares. Pardayo, Sanchez. Carrfllo, Junqucra
and Ceryantes were all brought to the
third precinct police station and were let
go only when each paid his hne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-24

II you want work read the want coll
nmns Of The Star 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-24
Power of the Press.
From Madame.


The value OF newspaper publicity is both
indicated and impunged in the following
story:
The man who approached the editor IS
desk was visibly excited
Its all through your wretched paper!'
he spiuttered
What's the matter now2s' asked the ed
itor, without looking up from his leader ON
the Chinese boycott. for he was used to ex-
cited gentlemen.
why. you stated the day before yester-
day that thief had entered my room,
broken open my desk and stolen sum of
money, but that fortunately he had over
looked the gold watch which usually lies in
the lower small drawer"
Well. said the editor, weren't the facts
stated corrective"
CORRECTLY" the excited gentleman re-
peated. derisively. Eyes. That's just the
trouble. The man came again last night
and took my watch. and he'd never have
known where 1t was II you hadn't told
him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-24
Reason Of It.
From the Chicago News,

From the Chicago News.
Gebhart- What, So hard at work just be-
fore Christmas?''
Carsene-sThat just why. Ny wife
threatens TO buy me some absurdly expen-
sive Christmas present, SO I'm making q
little extrA working osertine. /"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-24
Mrs. Lois Cory Thompson,

For three years pupil Of Royal ConsorVafofy, Dre1
den. Germany. Voice Development. tone placing
ana repertoire work. Studio, 1914 8 Ct. n.w., ovsf
Grimes' piano store. oc7 "a. lSts.8
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-24
Don't Keep Useless Articles.

What's useless to you may be useful to
some one else. Costs only &c. q word TO
advertise for an exchange In the Trade
column OF The Star. Minimum charge. 13c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
INSTALLATION OF MORTON.
Says His WatchWord Will be for the
Interests of Policy Holders.
(By the Associated Press.)

10Y the ASSOCldleu ItSS-J
New York, June 10.-The inStalla-
ton of Paul Morton. secretary of the
navy, as head of the Equitable Life
tended today by the prompt accept
ance, as members of the new board
of trustees of Hyde estate stock Offer
ings President Grover Cleveland and
George Westinghouse, Justice Morgan
j. O. Brien, the third member of the
board. having already accepted Mr..
Morton also received assurances of
full APPROVAL of his selection as chair.
man of the board of directors from
August Belmont and Brayton Ives, the
latter of whom, after resigning from
the board, wrote to Mr.. Morton to eX-
plain his action and tender the as
surance of his best wishes for his sue
cess.
The new chairman spent the greater
part of the day in conference with
President Alexander and other officials
of the society. He will not enter on
the active discharge of his new duties
until after his resignation as Secretary
of the navy on July 1. In an inter-
view today regarding his plans for the
reorganization of the society, Mr.. Nor
ton said he intends to consider first Of
all the interests of the policy holders.
you can say for me-" said Mr..
Morton, that my WatchWord i'm my
connection with the Equitable Life AS
surance Society will be for the best in
terests of the policy holders The in
terests of the policy holders are the
greatests interests and it would seem
to me that no polivy leaving this fact
out of consideration can succeed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13

May Reduce Age Limit to
Eighteen Years.
Grand Lodge Will Meet in Charlotte
Tonight. Movement to Reduce the
Initiation Fee. Prominent Py-
thians to Attend.
Especial to News and Obsarver.)

Especial to News and Observer
Charlotte, ~ c., June 12.-For
weeks the members of the order in
Charlotte have been looking forward
to the meeting of the grand lodge of
knights of Pythias, which will assem-
BILE in Pythian Castle Hall on the cor
ner of Tryon and Fourth streets to-
morrow evening. II is certain that no
grand lodge is composed of a finer or
more representative body of men.
Since the last meeting of the grand
lodge in Charlotte, eight years ago,
the number of subordinate lodges and
the membership have more than
doubled There are at present 127 sub
ordinate lodges an dbetWeen 5000
and 1000 members in the grand do
main of North Carolina Fully 800
men will attend the session of the
grand lodge and the meeting of the
dramatic order of Knights of Khor-
rassan here this week. Prior TO the
assembling of the grand lodge a re-
cetion will be rendered at the Manu-
facturers' Club tomorrow afternoon
from $50 to Z o'clock, compliment
tary to the visitors.
The grand lodge will be called to
order at $3.50 o'clock in the evening by
Grand Chancellor w. f. Robertson. of
Wilmington. After the organization
and enrolment of representatives the
grand lodge rank will be conferred on
the past chancellors of subordinate
lodges present. After this the meeting
will be thrown open to all Pythians
and Mr.. e. r. Preston Will deliver the
address of welcome on the part of the
local members of the order and the
citizens of Charlotte in general Mr..
Marshall w. Bell, of Murphy, will re-
spond to the address of welcome.
Following the adjournment the Wis
itors vii lbe given trolley ride over
the city. Special cars will be provid :
ed. The grand lodge will be in ses-
sion through Wednesday and Thurs
day, during which time much business
of Importance TO the order will be dis
cussed and disposed of. Probably the
two most important matters to come
up before the body are propositions TO
reduce the age limit from Il to Is
years and to reduce the initiation fee.
These matters have attracted much
attention on the part of Pythians
everywhere and doubtless the discus
sion will not be without interest. The
voting strength of the grand lodge is
106, and it is probable that tn attend
ance will be a little greater than that.
About $50 men will attend the dokk
meeting, which will place the total at
tendance in the neighborhood of 300.
Among the prominent visitors who
viii lbe present are: Charles Il. Shive-
ley, Richmond, Ind, Supreme Chan
cellor: Thomas ID. Meares, Whining
ton Supreme Master of Excf@Iuer; b.
A. Morgan, Greensville, s. c., Grand
Chancellor of South Carolina; w. +.
Robertson, Wilmington, Grand Chan
cellor of North Carolina, and All S.
Barnard of Asheville, Grand Vice
Chancellor.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
WHY SO WEAK /?
Kidney Troubles May be Sapping Your
Life Away. Raleigh People Have
Learned This Fact.

When a healthy man or woman be-
gins to run down without apparent
cause, becomes weak, languid. depress-
ed, suffers backache. headache, dizzy
spells and urinary disorders, look to
the kidneys for the cause of it all.
Keep the kidneys we'll and they will
keep you Well Doan's Kidney Pills
cure sick kidneys and keep them we'll.
Here is Raleigh testimony to prove it,.
A. H. Haynes, policeman, who lives
at SGT New Bern Avenue, says: 81
have used Doan's Kidney Pills, pro-
cured at Bobbitt-Wynne Drug Cos
store, and attribute my being cured
entirely to them. | was so sore L
could not sit up in a chair and my
back ached right across the loins and
| was so weak | could not stand In
spite of using well-known kidney
remedies l did not obtain particle Of
relief. Doan's Kidney Pills acted like
a charm, the soreness and pain left
me and my back is as strong as it ever
was"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
CURE PERMANENT

Mrs. Burgess writes Feb. 20, 1908:
"My baby, who had Eczema very
badly on her head, as 1 told you before,
after using the Cuticura Remedies was
cured. She is now six years old, and
has thick hair and clean scalp"
Instant relief and refreshing sleep
for skin-tortured babies and rest for
tired, worried mothers in warm baths
with Cuticura Soap, and gentle anoint-
ings with Cuticura Ointment, purest of
emollients and greatest of skin cures.
This is the purest, sweetest, most
speedy, permanent, and economical
treatment for tcrturing, disfguring,
itching, burning, bleeding, scaly,
crusted, and pimply skin and scalp
humours, with loss of hair, of infants
and children, as we'll as adults, and is
sure to succeed when all other rene
dies and the best physicians fail.
Sold throughout the world Cuticura Resolvent 50c lin
form of Chocolate Coated Pills 25e per vial of CO., Oint
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
Top Of Head Covered with
Scales Which Peeled off
Taking Hair with Them.
CURED BY CUTICURA
Now Six Years Old with Thick
Hair and Clean Scalp.
Cure Permanent.

"My baby was six weeks old when
the top of her head became covered
with thick scales, which would peel
and come off, taking the hair with it.
Itwould soon form again and be as bad
as before. My doctor said it was
Eczema, and prescribed an ointment,
which did no good. then tried Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment. washed
her head in warm water and Cuticura
Soap and gently combed the scales
off. They did not come back and her
hair grew out fine and thick. She is
now a year and half old, and has no
trace of Eczema"
MRS. c. w. burgess, Iranistan
Ave, Bridgeport, Conn.,, Feb. 2I, 1898.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
PLUNGED TO DEATH
Automobile Dashed in
Open Draw.
Three Persons Drowned in the River
Machine VI; G)ing at Rate of rs
Miles an Hour. Others
Were Injured.
(By the Associated Press

Chicago, June 10.-Three persons
were drowned and two others narrow
ly escaped a like fate tonight, when
an automobile in which the five were
riding, plunged into the Chicago river
through the open draw of the Rush
street bridge. Those drowned are:
jerome q. Kurtznlan. Chicago man
ager for a chemical company.
Mrs. Jerome &. kurtZman.
w. A. Hartley, manager for an auto
mobile house.
The rescued:
w. III. Hoops. Jr.. manager for an
automobile company.
Mrs. jeremiah Runyon, New York,
city.
Both Mrs. Runyon and Mr.. Hoops
were unconscious for half an hour
after being taken from the water. but
are expected to recover.
The accident occurred at the north
end of the bridge where there is an
upward slope of 200 feet towards the
steep that it has not been thought
necessary to stretch chains across The
roadway, as is done at q number of
other bridges. where the approach Is
on the level
The occupants of the automobile
which dashed into the river were COM
ing south in Rush street close behind
another machine the chauffeur OF
which, seeing that the draw was open,
Stacked speed and came to stop
about so feet from the edge of the
draw
Hoops, who was driving the rear
machine thinking to pass ahead pulled
to one side. Putting on extra power,
Hoops machine shot toward the open
draw at % miles an hour. When close
to the open draw, Hoops realized his
danger, and throwing all his weight on
the steering wheel, attempted to turn
the machine to the left. The machine
was too close to the draw however.
The automobile turned slightly, ana
for the fraction of a second hung on
the brink. The tire of the front
wheel ripped off. the hub broke. and
the machine dropped into the river
80 feet below. AS the machine stop
ped along the edge of the draw. the
women in the automobile screamed.
and all of the occupants rose to their
feet. but had no time in which to make
another move before they were flung
into the river. and after them plunged
the heavy machine.
Hoops and Mrs. Runyon fell clear
from the machine and were taken
unconscious from the river by sailors
who were on a wharf near the bridge.
Mrs. Runyon was taken to the Lex
ingtnn Hotel in a historical condition.
Neither Kurtzman, his wife, nor Hart
ley rose to the surface, and it is
thought that they We're pinned down
by the machine.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
\ Launch Party.

Elizabeth City, n. c., June 10
On Thursday night Mr.. Carl Blades,
of this city, gave q very delightful
launch party in honor of the Misses
Tuil, of Kinston, n. c., who arc the
guests of tie Misses Aydlett of Main
street The weather was not very
favorable, being rather cloudy and
damp but the accommodations were
comfortable and the occasion was en-
joyed immensely by the large num-
Der of guests During the trip re-
fresnmentS were served on board and
partaken of with appreciative relish.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
NO OUTSIDE GAMES.
EIon College to Play Ball Only a
Home and With It's Own Teams.

1t is learned that at the last meet
ing of the trustees of Elon College q
resolution was offered by Rev. w. @.
Clements superintendent of Schools
of Wake, that ends all outside athletic
contests by Elon College students.
Tho faculty is said to approve the
unanimous position of the board that
the college should not be represented
by teams at any kind of athletic snorts
or @ames With other colleges o" insti-
tutions whether at home or away from
home. ard that athletics at I'lon Col
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
THE ANNUAL SHOOT
State Association Con-
venes in Durham.
D. H. StroYther, the Reported Suicide,
Son OF Durham Citizen. Veterans
Go to Louisville. Whiskey
Sellers.
Especial to News and Observer

Durham, n. c., June 12.-The sec
ond meeting of the North Carolina
Trap Shooters Association will con-
vene here Wednesday. The shoot Will
| be on for two days-Wednesday and
Thursday. There will be an interstate
| feature, quite a number of Virginia
! shooters being in the contests OF the
two days. 1t is expected that there
/ will be from sixty to seVenty-llVe en-
| tered in the various contests OF the TWO
days. In addition to the entrance lees
there will be $500 added money FOR
each day of the contest and this will
make the prizes considerable larger
than on the occasion of the first meet,
which was held last year. The Speclal
prizes will be interesting to the con-
testants. After the first five regular
events on Wednesday the ten men team
race between North Carolina and Nir-
ginia will take place This will be for
the Peters cup. A year ago this cup
was won by Virginia and if the same
team wins this year the cup will be-
come the property of that team. There
will be a hard effort made to prevent
this team winning a second time In
addition to this special feature there
will be ten events OF twenty targets
each.
On the second day the special fea-
ture will be the contest for the cham
pionship of the State. This will be for
the Lyon Loving Cup, given by George
L. Lyon, of this city. A year ago Mr..
Lyon won this trophy, and if he wins
again this year the property will be-
come his own. In addition TO this
there Will be the ten regular features
for that day. The shooting each day
will begin promptly at o'clock and
everybody will shoot from the sixteen
foot line Lunch viii be served on the
grounds and the shooting each day viii
bring quite Il large crowd here this
week. The officers of the State assoc
citation are: George l.. Lyon, Durham.
president. and Arthur Lyon Durham.
vice president
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
MRS. f. A. DUNN'S FUNERAL.
An Aged Lady Who Was Highly Es-
tcemed Here

The funeral of the late Mrs. e. 4.
Dunn was held from the First Bap-
fist church yesterday morning at IL
o'clock. The services were conducted
by the pastor, Rev. w. G. Tyree. The
floral offerings were very beautiful,
and there were many of them. The
interment was at lakewood
The following gentlemen acted as
pail bearers: DR.. James Mckee, DR..
A. w. Goodwin, and Messrs. Armistead
Jones. Ivan Proctor, James A. Briggs
j. b. Pearce, Y. G. Thompson. w a.
Wyatt, Charles Hinton and John e.
Raw
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
Left for Louisville.

Many of the Durham county veter-
ans left here this afternoon for Louis
VILE to attend the annual meeting OF
the veterans. With the Durham vet
Grams were a few of the old soldiers
from Granville and Orange counties
All of the Durham delegation did not
leave this afternoon, but will leave
during the night and tomorrow. Sew
eral were detained on account of the
Gattis-kilgo trial now on in Raleigh.
and others remained over on account
Of some of these who could not leave.
AS result the Durham crowd left in
squads. 1t was said this evening that
by tomorrow the number of Durham
people to leave for Louisville viii be in
the neighborhood of twenty-five. In
the party from here will be several
young ladies.
In the mayors court this morning
there were six defendants charged
with selling whiskey. Four were sent
over to court under bonds and the
other two were discharged because the
evidence was not sufficient TO send
over. All of the defendants were ne
groes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
Dry Dock Launched.

Baltimore, June 10.-The govern
ment dry dock recently rebuilt by the
Maryland Steel Co., at Sparrows Point
and which will be towed to Manila,
was successfully launched today. The
Dewey is the largest floating dock in
the world. 1t will life "a, 447 tons. 1t
is fitted with quarters for officers and
crews. 1t has telephons and ventllat-
ing systems. 1t will be located at
CaVitp.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13

court had decided against him was
conveyed to Patrick by the warden
while Patrick was eating his breakfast
i'm the death house. The warden said
afterward that the news did not seem
to have the slightest effect upon Pat
rick's appetite or spirits. He was not
only cool, but was. even cheerful, and
did not appear to think the courts de-
ciSion was by any means final.