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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-23
QUERIES AND
ANSWERS

Query-When did, Wagner write his OPP
era "Rienz and what Is Is ne e, =, 9n Hlls
of It's story? BLANDlNf
with number of the orsin breaking
1nto RIenzis house to abduct his sister
Irene. In this they are folled by the
arrival of Colonna and his followers.
The outrage provokcs a general insur-
recuon. and Rienzi Is appointed leader
The mobiles are worstcd and Rienz be-
comes n senator; but the arlstocracy hate
him and Paola Orslni seeks .unsucccss-
fully to assassinatc him. BY the machin-
nations of the German Emperor and Co
lonna, Rienzi Is accommodated and de-
serted. He is ultimately fired on by
the popylace and killed on the steps of
The Capitol
Query-Who wrote the following lines
and to whom is the ! a1lSsion mad made?
a tent of satin deliberately wrought
With fair coripna's triumph"
q Answcr--The lines are from Tennyson's
tPrincess.' The alllsion is to "Cor,nna,"
a Greek poctess, Baeotla, who gained II
victory over Pindar al the public games
13 c. 400,
hommcdans? II. S. Il.
Answer The Al sirat is an Imaginary
bridge between earth and the Mahom-
as saan PapadIsg bds not az we as sp
over into the abyss below
Query-What is the family name of the
Wallachlan authorizes. Dorla D'Istria?
Answer She was known outside o. Of h. her
authorship as the Princess koltzon Mas
salsky.
Qnery,lWy,he I the author Of ne scotch
song "auld Robin Gray N, l., |,
of the Earl Of I3aIcarres, She was after
ward Lady Barnard The song was
written IN l7I2 10 an old Scotch tune
called THE Bridegroom Graf When the
Sun Gaed Down"
Query-What was tins name of The
Maid OF saragossa2n DORATnEA'
Answer-Her name WAS Aug,sC ina
sarasoza, In 1908, when tho clty w.,s
/. INVESTED by the French, she mounted Inc
battery In the place 0f her lover. who
had been shot Lord Byron said when
he was AT Seville The paid" used 10
walk daily on The prado, decorated WIN
medals and orders by command OF the
1unla
Query-Why Is the sun flower 50 called
Answer Simply because The flower re-
sembles a picture sun With fits yellow
petals Ike rays around lis dark disc
Thcmas Moore is evidently ~ error when
ae writes:
''The, snofower turns on her god when
rho same look which she turned when
he roSe;'
as observation has shown that sunnozy-
ers have no tendency to turn toward The
sun or 10 shift their direction.
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After the Wedding.

"Who gave the bride away?"
,1Ier little brother lie stood up right
aIIurrah Fanny, you've got him at
last! Chicago Record-Ilerald,
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A Single Tree.


In small yard gives promise of great
possibilities for floral decorations. y seat
arranged around the trunk will not only
be effective when tho large plants arc
used inside for decorating the dining
room and parlor, bnt will be quickly con-
vcrtcd into n bower of beauty when the
rottcd palms and other house plants are
arranged upon 1t.
Every wcll-rcgulntcd home must have
generous supply of decorative plants IN
these gala days Palms, rubber plants,
Norfolk island pines, and sturdy shade
loving bogonias and ferns that have been
doing duty us inside beautiier demnid a
suitable place for outside rccuperat'on
during the summer months, and this
sheltered nook With tie large pots ar
ranged around tho tree will prove an
ideal summer home,
As The pots will have no contact with
the soil there will be no danger Of the
roots reaching down through the drain
nge hole and taking root in the soil he
meath. MS is often The case where ported
plantS are set up on the ground or sunk
into tho soil for the summer And h"'ns
raised from the ground the Ivy ana other
favoritc traicrs in large plants tubs and
pots will have an onnprtun1tY 10 lenglhen
generously during the summer, which Is
the growing season,-W Warrington Star,
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Query--What is the AL sirat of the Ma
hOmmcdans2 r. S. Il.
Answer-The Al Sirat is an imaginary
bridge between earth and the Mahom-
mcdan paradise not as wide as n spl-
der's thread. Those laden with sin fan
over into the abyss below.
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A al-logue.
! brighten with YOUR coming,

j brighten with your coming,
And thus 1t Is, my pet,
My life Is like the dial
Within the garden set
All other time is empty
And blank as 1t can be;
but record the hours
In which you shine on me.
-McLandburgh Wilson,
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Query1Who Is the author OF The Scotch
song ".uld Robin Gray" NJ. l..
wer--LaAy Anne Lindsay, daughter
of the Earl Of I3alcarres, She was after
ward Lady Barnard. The song was
written IN l7T2 10 an old Scotch tune
Sun Gacd Down.
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Query-What is the family name of the
" allachian authorizes. Dora D'Istria?
NJ. b. A.
Answcr-sbo was known outside Of her
authorship as the Princess Koltzoff Mas
salsky.
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Fixed.

She pluckcd a daisy all apart
Upon a garden spot.
And murmurcd, as the petals fell,
Loves me-IIe loves me not
Thc little votes too soon were cast,
Alas for fortunes knocks,
She got another daisy then
And stuffed the ballot-box,
In Gardening.
Dig deep and make the soil fine on the
surface.
Keep pulling out the weeds all the sum
NOR.
Sprinkle the seeds every day.
Water the bed thoroughly every few
days during the whole summer.
Pick your flowers every day.
Keep your garden neat
Flowers require attention all the sum
mer and by attending to these mat tcrs
you can have flowers all summer as wen
as In October
Plants will flower longer If not allowed
to 20 TO- seed, If you wish TO shVcsecds
allow only n few flowers to remain.
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Query-Who wrote the following lines
and to whom is the allusion made?
"They raised
"A tent of satin deliberately wrought
With fair coripnas triumph
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-23

Answer--The lines are from Tennyson's
f'Princess." The allusion is TO ''Cor,nna,"
Il Greek poctess, Baeotla, who gained u
victory over Pindar at the public games
u. c. 400
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-25
MiDDlES MAY TRY SUIT
For REINSTATEMENT

Annapolis, Md, Dec 21.-In view CT
the decision of Attorney General
Moody that midshipmen cannot be dis
missed from the academy by the sec
rotary of war on recommendation cf
the superintendent, there is discussion
ere as to whether the several midship-
men dismissed during the past few
years cannot by legal action compel
their restoration to the service.
The courtmartial in the case of MID
shipman Tremmor Coffin, Jr., and
Warren A. Vanderveer, for alleged con
nection with the hazing of Jerdone P
Kimbrough, will begin shortly after
Christmas.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-25
FAIR MANAGERS FALL
OUT OVER FIXING OF GATE

Chicago, Dec. 21.-Dates were al
lotted and officers elected at the an
nual meeting of the American Asso
citation of Fairs and Expeditions las.
night. A great deal of dissatisfac-
ton developed during the meeting
The dates suggested by the associa
ton for the Illinois state fair, which.
heretofore has been held Septembe
1929, were changed to a week late
and the Missouri state fair was sci
for September %. Representative O.
both states refused to accede to tn
associations suggestions. The &C.
mission Of South Dakota brought
about another controversy. The
Wisconsin fair will begin September
10. John M. True Of Madison, Wis.
was reelected as secretary
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-25

quick to follow the lead OF his confrere
from Pennsylvania. and from his room
at the New Willard many al i'm
portant communication has gone forth
to New York and Albany and Buffalo
Toward the end of his life the late
Senator Hanna, who was noted for the
conservatism Of his methods, became
an ardent advocate OF the telephone,
and, in fact, conducted more business
by long distance telephone than by
any other means of communication.
The prime advantage of the policy Of
giving the Bell men control of the tele-
phone business in Washington is that
every man busy with the affairs OF
state, from the president down to the
youngest private secretary of any con.
gresham, can readily get himself into
communication with distant points.
and nowhere else than in Washington
arise more often crises necessitating
the quickest possible establishment o.
communication to some city far away.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-25
Congressman Freely
Turn to the Phone
White House. Capitol and Departments Equipped With
EBranch Exchanges-The President asia Long Distance
Conversationaist- Cabinet Appointment Made the
Talking Wire.

Washington, Dec 20.-The strenuous
life has been resumed, which is an
other way Of saying that congress is
again in session Washington without
congress is like Hamlet without the
prince or like a watch without main
spring. It simply does not go at all
The air here is always filled with
gossip, both social and political, but
there is really nothing doing until
congress is in session. Then every
thing else takes second place.
Generally speaking, the excitement
attending the December reopening OF
congress spreads over several weeks.
From the proprietors of the fashion
able hotels patronized by the rich
bachelor statesmen down RI the
proprietors of the modest boarding
houses patronized by the thrifty con
gressmen-though the thriftiest or
them, however, soon learn that it i
hard to save money in Washington
all the public purveyors Of the hospl
tality for which the capital is famous
are busy for weeks refurnishing their
houses, foregathering their help and 10
a dozen other ways preparing for the
season" Then one by one are found
returning the wealthy people who,
though they take no active interest in
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this city who is acquainted with his
manner of doing business to learn thai
in a short time assistance was being
summoned by telephone.
To the stranger the large part the
telephone plays in politics may seem q
little surprising, but the fact that the
telephone possesses advantages all its
own, combining promptness, celebrity,
and accuracy, appeal to the executive
officers of the government and to con
gresSmen in a special manner. TIE
telephone seems to fit the presidents
characteristic Way-his way of doing
things promptly and directly. 1t was
over the long distance wire between
this city and Philadelphia, for instance
that he persuaded Senator Knox to
leave the cabinet and take up congress
sional work. He did not wait, as for
mer presidents would have waited, TO
urge his views in a formal manner by
mail, but he uttered them while the
mood was upon him and the telephone
enabled him to discuss the situation
quite as effectively as il he and Mr.
Knox were standing face to face.
1t was the same, it will be remem-
bered, during the memorable coal
strike, when the president frequently
engaged in long distance conversations
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with the leaders of both sides. Durins

with the leaders of both sides During
| the last national campaign the presi-
dent and Secretary Cortelyou, who
was then serving as secretary Of the
republican national committee, con
lverSed twice day for an hour OF
more between Washington and New
York. Naturally what they had to say
Ito each other in those critical days
would have been valuable material fo,
1.-THE campaign managers on the Other
side, especially when the republicans
leaders were striving to persuade the
president not to reply to Judge Park
er's charges regarding campaign con
| tributiOnS; but after the battle was
over Mr.. Cortelyou admitted that not
once had he received any informatioh
that would lead him to suspect that
the privacy of the telephone had been
violated.
Apropos of this important matter Of
privacy senator once remarked to a
group of his associates who had been
discussing the subject: II have founr
out by experience that the employees
of the Bell system are just as honor
able and can be trusted just as far as
the telegraph operators, or the letter
carriers and the other employees OF the
! pOstOffice. And as time is valuable
prefer to use the telephone"
The congressman without a tele-
phone is an exception to the rule. One
lOf these exceptions is Senator Knox
| himself, but even he makes frequent
use of the telephone that stands on his
| desk at the capitol. After congress
opens the wires are buzzing here night
and day. Congressman are cOnvers
ing continually, not only with one an
| other but with their lieutenants AT
home and with their constituents
The time the congressman formerly
spent in writing letters is now spent
otherwise, for he finds the telephone
the readiest means of communication
not only for short but for long dis
tances. Senator Quay was the first
party leader to make a practice OF tele
phOning from this city to his lieu
tenants at home, and both when at the
capitol and when at his residence in
K street he managed to keep in con
slant touch by means Of the telephone
with his friends and his supporters
1t is said that all his important in,
structions to his men gathered at the
state house at Harrisburg were de
livered over the telephone.
Senator Platt OF New York waa
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-25
NEW YORK LAWYER SENT TO
JAIL FOR CONSPIRACY.
District Attorney Jeromes Farewell
to Former Prominent Lawyer as
He Starts for Tombs to Serve Sen
tence of Year for Conspirinq to
Annul a Marriage.

New York, Dec. 21.-Attorney Abra-
ham H Hummell, one of the most
widely known lawyers in the United
States, was yesterday found guilty Of
conspiracy, the charge growing out of
the sensational Dodge Morse divorce
suit.
Justice Rogers sentenced Hummell
to one years Imprisonment in the pen
J itentiary and $500 fine This is the
maximum penalty.
| Hummell had a large practice in the
theatrical and divorce litigation He
entered the law Office in which he is
now the senior partner any years ago
as an office boy and worked his way
to the prominent place he has held for
some time past in the city's legal
circles.
The conspiracy charged in the
Dodge-Morse divorce litigation was to
show that Mrs Morse divorce from
Dodge was invalid. The object of this
was to upset her marriage to Morse,
who is a very wealthy banker and
owner of steamship companies.
The conspiracy charges were made
after an investigation into the manner
of securing the annulment of the de-
cree of divorce obtained by Mrs.
Dodge against Charles F. Dodge.
After this divorce Mrs. Dodge married
Charles w. Morse.
1t was said the real object of the
annulment of the divorce was to in
validate the Dodge-Morse marriage.
Hummell appeared for Charles F.
Dodge. Capt. Morse. nephew OF G.
w. Morse, said he paid over $4,000 to
HummeI to look after his nephew's
interests.
Immediately after sentence Hum
nell was taken to the Tombs prepara-
tory to being taken to the penitenti-
ary District Attorney Jerome ap-
peared in court and moved that SEN
tence be passed at once. He said that
Hummell had been a menace to the
public for twenty years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-25
SENATORS CLASH
ON RATE CONTROL
FORAKER SAYS HE DIFFERS
ONLY ON REMEDIES.
CONF RMATlONS RECALLED

Minority in Upper Branch Proposes
to Attack Chairman Shonts of Ca
nal Commission for Retaining Pres
idency of Glover Leaf Road-House
Still in General Debate.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-25

politics, appear to derive much enjoy.
ment from Washington life during the
winter. Gradually, too, the tradesmen
prepare to meet the heavy demands
that will soon be made upon their re,
sources, and the men in the postal,
telegraph and telephone services get
ready for a long period Of almost ua.
interrupted liveliness. Indeed all tbs
matters-social, industrial and govern
mental-involved in the incoming o.
congress are rather too numerous 70
mention.
Perhaps no branch of business, pub
lie or private, has more to DO during
the sessions of congress than the tele
phone. 1t is generally supposed that
the telephone service connecting the
capitol, the white house and the warn
Gus other federal buildings is managed
and controlled by the government.
But the fact is that it is a part Of
the widespread Bell system.
1t is for very practical reasons that
the government makes use OF the Bel!
line. Not long ago there was an in
quiry into the relative merits of this
system and government system IL
the capital and it was the decision OF
those who conducted the inquiry that
the results obtained under the presenl
conditions were better than those like
ly to be secured if the government it.
self went into the business. The white
house, the capitol and all the depart.
ments under control of the cabinet are
equipped with branch exchanges run
ming into every subdivision Of the
government service, and simply by
lifting a receiver President Roosevelt
can quickly communicate with any
member of congress, or, if he is in the
mood for an outing, can order his
| favorite saddle horse from the white
house stables. There is a telephone
and telegraph room in the white house,
and there the president is frequently
engaged in conversation over the long
distance wires The central telephone
station in this room is so arranged
that the president can talk with any
government official in Washington
without the Intervention of the city
central office.
When the vessel on which the presi-
dent was going down the Mississippi,
after his visit to New Orleans, was run
into and disabled, Mr.. Roosevelt, after
he had been assured that the Injuries
were slight, went on deck and took
command; and it surprised no one in
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-25
NO PROFESSIONAL COACHES.
Remedy Proposed for Football at
Princeton.

Princeton, n. j., Dec. 21-Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson and the fac
ulty committee on outdoor sports OF
Princeton university announced yes
terday the principal changes in the
methods of playing and conducting
football which Princeton believes es-
scntial for the proper reformation of
the game. They will urge earnestly
on all suitable occasions the follow
ing:
First-That in playing the game all
interference be abolished.
Second-That all coaching by men
who are paid in any way, directly or
indirectly, or who receives their ex-
penses or any part of them be done
away with.
Third-That the number of inter.
collegiate contests be materially de-
creased and the length of the season
for such contests be correspondingly
shortened.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-25
SETS UP OLD MARRIAGE.
Woman Claims to Be Widow or Rich
Brick Manufacturer.

ST. Louis, Dec. 21.-Mary Leafgreen
was on the witness stand yesterday
in the probate court, in her contest
for one-half of the 100000 estate OF
the late LaClede j. Howard, the
wealthy brick manufacturer Of this
city, whom she asserts she married
at Decatur, ILL.,, in 1888 She repeat
ed the story of her first meeting in
1880 or 1881 with man she knew as
Charley Howard, but whom she mar
ried in 1883 under the name OF
Henry Howard. The original mar
riage certificate of Mary Moore and
Henry Howard, brought by deputy
clerk from Macon county, Illinois,. was
exhibited and Mrs. Leafgreen fdenr
tilted her signature on the document.
She testified that when she showed
Rev. W. H. Musgrove, the minister
who performed the ceremony, a
photograph of LaClede j. Howard a
short time after the latter'S death in
1903, Mr. Musgrove told her the face
was familiar to him but he could not
say positively that it was that of the
man to whom he had married her 20
years before She also testified that
Mr.. Musgrove told her at the time
that he had no recollection of ever
having seen her before.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-25
New Senator Arrives.

John IT. Gearin of Oregon, who has
been appointed to the United States
senate to fill the vacancy caused by
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-25
NEW WESTERN TRAIN RECORD.

Los Angeles Limited Runs so Miles
an Hour in Spots.
Ogden, Utah, Dec 20-The Union
Pacifc's Los Angeles limited arrived
at Ogden at 2;54 yesterday afternoon,
having made its initial race from Chi
the rate of 40 miles an hour including
all stops. The train made 1900
miles in 80 hours, ending in the fast
est race against time ever made by a
regular train The train whirled
down the Weber and Echo canyons
yesterday afternoon at the rate of 80
miles an hour in spots.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-25

Superior, Wis, Dec. 21-The com
mon council revoked the liquor license
of Gustav Egdahl sustaining the
charges made against him by Chief
of Police McKinnon, who claimed that
the saloon was of rough house"
character
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-25

the death of Senator Mitchell, reached
Washington yesterday. He visited
Senator Fulton and arrangements were
made whereby Senator Gearin's COM
mission will be presented and he will
be sworn in today.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-25
Gen. Aliens Widow Gets All.

Oshkosh, Wis. Dec. 21-The will
of General T. S. Allen leaves real es,
tate amounting to about $4,000 to
the widow.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-05-17

hands of the foe. Only the chry- santhemum demands self-shed blood to bring forth its sweetest blossoms. The samurai throws down his life. A thousand men fight with redoubled vigor. They die, and others take their places. What is the gain In other lands brave officer dashes ahead of his troops, falls and dies. His men redouble their efforts. He is greater than the samurai. It is not for him to judge whether his wound is nor tal He fights to the last breath. Only Japanese can know for cer- tainty when a bullet has "pierced through his heart The men of Oth- CT lands think not of martyr-like hero ism, but who will say that they are not the greater heroes! Enough of the samurai. A fool and his life are soon parted.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-05-17
James Carter Tells Of Nugget Finds At
 The Grove
Miners Making Good Wages In The
 Clutches

James Carter, of Walnut Grove, is in the city, being on the jury venire of the present term of court. In speak ing of that section and its general out look, he has the old story to relate of the possibilities of agriculture, and tra- vels back to over twenty years ago in recalling what the Hassayampa was capable of affording in a big water supply.
 A few days ago, he says, it was i'm possible to ford that stream at any point, remarkable condition for this time of the year. In consequence of this. more land is today under eultiva- tion than ever before, and there is no question but that the yield in hay and grain and other products will be the heaviest in that section ever known. The range, he says, is in ex- eellent condition, but comparatively speaking there are no animals to be benefited as in former years.
 Considerable placer mining is go- ing on in gulehes that lead into the Hassayampa in the Grove, and some miners are very for cate. Jim Gamer on, he says, hit sin nugget one day. and the next washeG put a $36 one Others also report making from s to $S per day, the deposits Hoing bunehY and the gold very eoar-c. Up to date several thousands O. dollars have been produced in that section through this channel of mining, and it is but reas- enable to suppose that before the wa ter supply ceases several thousand more will be taken out.