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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-08-06

ers" going East or West. Every con
ductor was fixed said an old-timer in
relating those early experiences. THE
men would soon find out who had the
money and it was easy to fleece most of
them The conductors got s25 TO 500,
according to what was made. and if the
passenger made any fuss he only got
himself disiked or laughed at
1t was the custom for many women
to play poker on the trains in those
/ days. but Jerry Crowley would never
take money from a woman, and any
woman in distress found a friend in him
il he had n penny in his pocket. He
was a handsome fellow, and always well
dressed and flung what he made right
and left as easily as it came TO him.
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The RAMS Horn Inn.

Situated well ont on the Queens Chapel
road. past the Catholic University. its
doors have been open to hungry visitors
since Revolutionary days, so she host
declares, It is said that George Wash
ington himself has taken his dinner
there If he did. ne showed his good
taste for the Rams Horn Inn provides
a remarkably palatabIe meal today, and
it is probable that a century or so back
il was just the same. The inn is out
in the country. There is no mistake
about it's being real country, either II
the night is clear and the visitor has
'1nf1uence"-that's a hard word to use
in these days OF graft-with the proprie=
tor ne may have a table brought out
on the porch, though this Is not the Gus
tom of the place.
Across the road from the inn is a
corn field and when the moon comes up,
as It sometimes does while the visitor
stiH fingers over his dinner, IL foods
the dusty green rows with silver If the
man who sees It Is not Gold Democrat
and notices such things. he may linger
still longer over that dinner, The din
ner itself, consisting Of all the fresh veg
etables and the hottest kind OF hot
bread Is worth lingering over.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-08-06
Bohemianism at Lemoyne,s.

Lemoyne's was on Eighth street Op-
posite Kanns present st0re-was. be-
cause, unfortunately, the restaurant has
long since ceased 10 do business. Le-
moyne was a Frenchman. his wife WAS
also French. Together they ran a table
such as has never been seen ii this city
elsewhere before or since, There was
only one table, the family table" it
was called Twelve could sit al il COM
fortabIy. Lemoyne himself sat at the
head of the table. and his wife at the
other end To dine at Lemoyne's it was
a absolutely necessary to arrive On time,
and, as a rule, somewhat earlier, IN or
der to be sure OF q seat. If the would
be diner was a minute late he was barred
from the table though to tell the truth,
If he were late it was a sure thing that
there would be no room for him when
Iemoyne's was IN full swing. But 30
hemianism does not consist merely or
dishes and drinks, be they seasoned ever
so highly. The persons who do the eat
ing and drinking must have the bohe-
milan spirit And it was usually men and
women Of that type who gathered at the
family table, One dish. however. the
very name of which viii carry the fire.
duenters of Lemoynes back to the old
restaurant, was the rum omelette, for
which the place was famous
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"HOw He Missed the Children"

Nevertheless. the wives of these
abandoned husbands need not be too
much wrought up over their sad fate.
IN the first place. II they stop to reflect
upon the matter, 1t is a good thing for
their husbans 10 learn once in while
just how much they need their wives.
IL never did any man harm TO know
that unless he found out how little he
cared IN the second place. though the
capital of the nation hardly ranks UP
with the so-called summer resorts Of the
country. e is not as hot as Death Val
ley. Cal. and there are several places
in its immediate vicinity where a man
may sc to escape the tender mercies or
his cook and be reasonably sure Of q
good dinner There IS also a river or
which boats travel IN the night and on
Sunday where he can cool of If his tenn
perature hits the high spots. Aud if he
Graves excitement, there is Cabin John
Bridge, where he can ride on the scenic
railway and think hes doing stunts on
an ocean liner, can take shots at the
Niger babies with egg-shaped baseballs.
and then write 20 his wife how he miss
ed the children. dear little things.
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nerve to make the turn that Wouid WIN.
when every mans brain was intent ana
his keen eyes to every moment or the
others, this was the instant that all the
daring In Jerry nature sprung 10 inc
test. and almost looking into the muzzle
of death. he would take MS chances"
He was the Youngest. put the earnest
of all the noted gamblers, and only once
aid 7 know Of his getting into trouble.
Thar was in Cheyenne, some time about
1875. John ChaSe, a brother OF Ed
chase Of DENVER gambling fame, was
running things There with hish haIlo-
when Terry blew into town one day
Iob,, heard OF 1T. and soon found that
he had TOO p3werfui an antagonist TO
f..hf at cards. So he began TO bulldoze
Jerry. and Jerry took a shot at him
that took away two fingers. Jerry was
thrown into Jail, and It cost ms father
81 400 to get him out. He was the most
nfaceab HE of fellows, but he would stand
IN against amy man IN fight If neces-
sary.
when the KANSAS Pacific was being
built the gamblers used TO follow Inc
graders CAMPS from place 70 piact;
Jerry's reputation as hghter was equal
10 his reputation for manipulating the
cards and oIie night when the road
was built as far as Kit carson, IA
Eastern Colorado. a famous fight took
place in temp where the stakes "sns
up into the thousands, ana Jerry VIVA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-08-06

Washington and that speedy town. Alex
andria. are fair and rhe drive down and
back not TO be dreaded even after a
rain. Why the roads In Virginia should
be worse than those in nearly every
other State in the Union is a mystery in
view of the fact that the people of the
Old Dominion State probably travel as
much by means Of horses and carriages
as those Of any other There is also the
possibility of sail In this trip 10 Alex
andria should it be cooler on the river
boat than on the road The ferry be-
tween Washington and the old virginia
town is either now running or will soon
be again underway
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"KilI the Umpire. -

The category Of the doings Of Waf ,
ingtons abandoned husbands is like Z
list of the eating and drinking shops OF
the city. But IN spite Of the fact that
gastronomy plays large part in the
life Of every man until he becomes
confirmed dyspeptic, and Washington
men can get away with their snare as
a rule. there are d few other things ID
occupy their time during the summer
Here and there is a husband who IS
baseball fan. If the team is playing in
town he VIII be found at American
League Park. with his coat off, perhaps
yelling like an Indian and advising the
crowd to kill that umpire would his
wife recognize him if she saw him then?
There is. too. the trip on the boat 20
Norfolk Saturday night, which gives
many an overheated man of business a
chance TO cool off He can sit on deck
as far into the night as he likes. and bite
off great chunks OF ozone and swallow
several cooling draughts, preferably
mint iuIeps. After the sixth he doesn't
really care whether it is winter or sum
ner. and he is positive that the world
is a thing of beauty. A day in the suft
at Virginia Beach IS good anudote TOT
the night before, 50 the wife need not
worry if she knows that the bread"ln-
ner is on his way TO the famous Sou'h-
ern seaside resort.
Take them as a whole, Washington
husbands manage 10 pass through the
summer without any very great tncon-
yenience to themselves. and there are
some VINO sing:
''Oh, what fun
I've had since I've begun.
From my dear wife 10 roam,
Sending her from home
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If the Devoted Wives Who Are Spending
the Summer Out of Town Knew the
Truth They Would Feel Less
Sympathy for Hubby

What do you think?" asked the woman's
voice.
81 don't think" shortly.
mo I've noticed that"
A grunt from the man. Then:
why can't you get ready by satur-
day."
"Oh. clothes and things"
Just Ike woman, always clothes"
III try TO get ready by the end OF
the week if you wish Shall IT.
IT'S immaterial TO me what you do, >"
IN an excessively bored tone.
This man evidently was not losing
much sleep because he thought his wife
was going away. IF his wife IS wise
she won't worry much about the fate
OF her husband left behind in the not
city. He's probably not worth it.
There's always plenty to do in the day
to keep the husbands on the jump. dur
ing the period of their abandonment. It's
in the evening and at night that they
must look about TO find something to
amuse them. Hundreds OF them pile in
10 carriages or automobiles and make
Tor the numerous taverns and road
houses near Washington, where they are
sure of a good dinner. For. after all, a
good dinner helps the most lonesome
man. The Rams Horn Inn is one OF
the most picturesque Of these taverus.
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of Jerry Crowley, whose grave IS
now sought by n brother, made
in his rapid career as a gambler.
He was one OF the noted poker players
of the West and died when only twenty
six years old. He began so young that
his career practically covered fourteen
years,
Jerry Crowley was buried in ground
known as the old Pan placersr a Brock
enridge. which afterward became so val
liable that most of the bodies were re
moved and those that remained have
since been obHterated, jerry CrowIey's
among them.
His life began in Davenport, Iowa,
and he was one OF a family of ten chill
dren. When only five years old he went
with his parents across the plains, and
they arrived in Denver in June, 1889.
Jerry was the wild one of the family.
He was twelve when he ran away from
home. His father was q blacksmith
and wanted to make his three sons fol
low his trade. Jerry did not like the
discipline, and when he was still child
suddenly disappeared
He joined a leaning outfit and went
East as far as St. Joseph, Mo. Here
he got Il taste for gambling, as he sold
pa pers and BACKED boots for man who
was a professional gambler.
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Advice to Younger Brothers.

Don't gamble on anything" he would
say, but if you do gamble, bet on the
case card and find If the game Is on the
square before you go in. Don't play too
often, and then not more than 50 or SO
on the turn.
Don't drink and don't bet you're Nv
ing. for You viii be dead the next, -
which was Jerry+s way of warning them
that the life of d gambler was one OF
awful chances.
But though he advised others from
lis own experience, he could never be
induced TO give up the life. He was at
home at rare intervals. and Travelled
II ON coast to coast.
IN those days il was the custom of
professional gamblers to travel on
trains extensively and catch the suck-
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Rock Spring Hotel.

If a man can't make up his mind to
go all the way to Cabin John Bridge and
IS looking for auieter time any way,
all he has TO do is to stop and dine at
the Rock Spring Hotel The river is
one of the attractions here 1t winds
close by the hotel and after dark the
lonely husband can watch the moon
light on the water and imagine that
he is on the edge of Lake Placid with
his wife if he is provided with a first
class, double extension Imagination. the
kind that William Jennings 3. worked
overtime in a campaign not so very
many moons ago. 1t is usually delight
fully cool up the river in August after
the sun has gone down, and If you are
once ensconced In a comfortable chair
with Pete Daley, or a Dewey's
Own firmly grasped between your
teeth-you don't have TO smoke 1t II
you don't want tot will probably be
close. on to midnight before you begin to
think about making tracks for the
city.
The road to Tenleytown has its attrac-
tions also. The willows. only a few
miles outside of Georgetown is another
popular chicken Joint" A stranger
who had made the round of nearly all
the dining places in Washington this
summer, asked an old timer if there
was any place where they did not have
chicken for dinner better than the last
He said he was as sure of getting u
chicken when he went to dinner as If
he had sat OH an egg and Matched il out
Wasn't there any place, he asked. where
he could get a chop or a steak. such as
Browns IN New York. He was told
that II he found his way to Harvey
they might accommodate him with tn }
grosser food, but that this was Wash
ington and he might as well make up
his mind to fowl.
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Is It Wrong to Dance?

Farther still is Chevy Chase lake and
the pavilion. where the Marine Band
plays every night and makes the union
musicians exceedingly sore. There are
probably many husbands in Washington
who would never go near the pavilion
except TO look on, but there are others
who see no reason why they should
not dance with a pretty girl even if
their wives are in the dim distance II
the husband does not dance he can get
Il boat and float around on the lake
size number three. He won't fnJure his
health rowing
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Merry During GunpIays.

His superb nerve" said a friend,
was shown when the money was
Leaped in piles on the table and every
man had his gun ont at his side. Poker
was q serious game played in that way,
and the more dangerous 1t became and
the greater chances he took the happier
Jerry was 1t was this Indifference that
put him at The pinnacle. There was no
such thing % an honest gambler. and I
have heard Jerry say so. But the very
moment that IL became a question OF
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Did He Want Her to Coz

Then there is the kind of husband who
we'll how he feels about the matter
can be judged from the following con
versation. overheard IN a street car:
When are you going away7" This
In mans voice
Il was thinking about 1t today What
do you think of my going next satur-
day? The time Is so short. though that
7 am afraid could not be ready then.
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Abandoned husbands form large per
cent of the crowds which fill the Chevy
Chase cars night after night during
these hot months. First OF all there is
the Chevy Chase Club, and even if you
do have to pay more for Il drink there
than any other place in town you get a
good one in spite of the efforts of the
sheriff of the county. There is golf and
tennis 10 be had there in the day time
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-08-06

National Museum. The walls are cover
ed with enough reiques of great men
who have visited the place to tickle the
heart of the most enthusiastic collector
There are two dining rooms in Han
cocks and if you are lucky enough to
arrive in time to find a vacant place
you will eat some of the finest hoecake
that a Southern cook ever cooked and
that's saying something.
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Young as he was. the life fascinated
him, and he soon made his way back to
the Mississippi river. and there obtained
work on one of the river boats, where
he perfected himself in the art of card
playing. Those We're the palmy days of
gambling on the Mississippi, and young
Crowley made a reputation which soon
put him in the lead.
II WAS at this time he began giving
advice to his younger brothers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-08-06
Best Hoe-Cake in the South.

And then there's Hancock's on the
south side of Pennsylvania avenue Il
has been there since before the Tate
unpleasantness," as Ben Butler called
it, and viii probably be there for as
many years more. When you go in the
door you are not sure whether you have
reached Il restaurant or a branch OF the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-08-06

and on Sunday ali day long. 1t is the
usual thing for a score or more men to
spend the whole Sabbath at the club on
the links or the courts with a dinner on
the match.
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w 4s =: ;;' :.. s I'm: rs e %::s:s:
tons feminine population
digs out for the mountains, the sea-
shore, and the dear old dead level
country home. dragging with them the
children, but leaving to the tender care
of their husbands such menageries as
their offspring may have collected,
Weshington's corps of husbands has a
chance to reflect slngly and collective
~ on the above questions. He who
solves them successfully has arrived at
the true philosophy of summer life in
Washington.
Is there a man. married. who does
not at some time. no matter how happy
his life may be with a wife who talks
just enough, who never worries and
never scolds-that's a possible combina-
tton-step TO reflect on the joys of
backelorhood? Pipe in hand he fingers
beside the fire long after the rest of his
family has gone TO bed and thinks Of
Jim and Dick and Tom and what the
devil Of q good time they used to have
at college or IN their apartments after
they had started work on the hand
some salaries which college men always
receive, il they receive any. Immediately
after graduating. He signs as he thinks
that all that is A thing of the past.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-08-06
The Bachelor Husband and the Cook.

But If he thinks these thoughts il is in
Variably when his wife is near at hand.
Just let the wife be away from home for
month or two. and If the evidence con-
trfouted by Washington husbands can
be relied upon there's something of 4
change IN the way he regards a bachelor
existence. II may be that he is lying.
but when he begins 10 talk of writing
out menus. taking the wash list, feed
ing the canary, talking gently but firmly
70 the cook because she refuses to keep
dinner for him when she wants TO go
On an excursion down the river, there
appears to be a semblance OF truth In
what he says. Also they have TO write
letters TO their wives telling what they
are doing and how they feel, what they
are going to do. and they are going to
feel. and few men are cut out on the
lines OF the complete letter writer"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-08-06

Is married bliss the true
Spice OF ufe2
Does a Washington husband
Miss his wife?
Is il better TO drink hard
Drinks or soft?
Does a trolley ride really
Cool him on?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-08-06

Many a search has been made for the
bohemian in Washington and very lite
tie Of that illusive something has been
found The trouble is that bohemianism
10 hard to recognize, largely because
the majority of persons who seek # do
not know what il really means but
think that If men and women are
thrown together in the same room.
where all smoke and drink. the height
Of bohemianism has been reached. In
reality bohemianisrn, such exists in
the Quarter Latin in Paris, IN London.
and to a certain extent In New York.
is practically never found IN Washing
ton. There was one restaurant. how
ever, which came nearer to filing the
bill than any OF the rest-Lernoyne'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-08-06

r. OURTEEN thousand dollars in one
- night was the biggest winning
of Jerry Crowley, whose grave Is
now sought by brother, made
Rock Island Argus., 1905-10-06

Junior Deacon. George F. Kramer
1887 and 1883.
Senior Stewart. Hon. E. E. Parmen
ter-1S14.
Junior Stewart, NJ. NJ. Briggs-1SS5
and 1886.
The sessions Oct. II are TO be the
biggest event of the year in Trio lodge,
and over 500 invitations have been is
sued to masons in the district about
Rock Island. Among those who will be
in attendance will be Chester E. Allen,
of Galesburg, the newly elected grand
master of Illinois. and Isaac Cater of
Camp Point, chairman of the state
board of grand examiners. 1t is ex-
pected that all of the deputy grand
lecturers of this district will be in at
tendance, as well as the majority of
the masters of the lodges.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-10-06
Sheep market closed strong.
New York Stocks.

New York, Oct. 6.-Sugar 1429s, Gas
1O37s, c., R. |. & P. 33A, Southern Pa
cific 695s, B. & o. 1139s, Atchison pre-
ferred S91a, c., NJ. K St. p. 1919, Cop
per S5aac w. L. Tel Co. 93A, y. Y.
Central 151, l.. & \. 154B, Reading
common 123A, Canadian Pacific 17212
B. r. T. 717s, L. S. Steel common 3S%
L. S Steel preferred 105, Penna 44H,
Missouri Pacific 1855, Union Pacific
1929. Coal and Iron S77s, Erie com
mon 1875, Wabash preferred as. c. &
G. w 21as, Illinois Central 1S0k, Car
Foundry 37A, Republic Steel prefer
Rock Island Argus., 1905-10-06
CONFER DEGREES
Past Masters Named Who Will
Conduct Work in AN.Day
Session.
INVITATIONS SENT 70 500
Grand Master Chester z. Alien o,
GaIesburg Will come-Deputy
Grand Lecturers Expected.

Following the regular communica-
ton of Trio lodge. A. F. and A. NJ, last
evening at Masonic temple, the past
masters who are TO have charge of the
work of the evening session next
Thursday held a rehearsal. The past
masters night will conclude the all
day session of the lodge. The lodge
will confer seven degrees on that day.
the ceremonies beginning at $50 in
the morning. Dinner. supper. and a
luncheon at 10 O'Clock in the evening.
are to be served by the ladies of the
Eastern Star.
Work Assigned.
Following are the past masters, the
work to which they have been assigned
for the evening. and the year in which
they held the Office of worshipful mas
ter:
Worshipful Master. E. B. Kreis-
1898. 1894
Senior Warden. ID. ]. Sears-1S95,
1897 and 1898.
Junior Warden. Fred Schroeder
1900.
Secretary, p. Greenawalt-1S99.
Treasurer. G. B. Ward-Deputy
Grand Lecturer.
Senior Deacon. NJ. S. Heagy-19o1
and 1902.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-10-06
TO ATTEND O. E. S. SESSIONS
Delegates From Local Chapter Go to
Chicago Meeting.

Mrs. E. b. Kreis of this city and Mrs.
Katherine Carnaghan of Milan depart
tomorrow for Chicago. where they will
represent their local chapters of the
Order of the Eastern Star at the grand
chapter sessions Oct. 10 TO 12 Mrs
Kreis, who is the worthy matron of
Rock Island chapter, has been honored
with the appointment of grand repre-
sentative OF the grand chapter of the
state of Texas at the Illinois chapter
meeting.
Before returning TO Rock Island Mrs
kreis will spend two weeks visiting in
Chicago. Miss Carnaghan will be alb
sent a week
Rock Island Argus., 1905-10-06

Hogs at Kansas City 1000, cattle s.
600.
U. S. Yards, so IA. m.-Hog market
strong to best, others slow. Light 5.o5
M570, mixed and butchers 5.1OG 5.75,
good heavy 4.S00 5.7I, rough heavy
4.S0@ 5.05.
Cattle market strong. Beeves 3.4Od
G.35. cows and heifers 1.25G4.40, stock
ers and feeders 220@465.
Hog market closed strong to sc
higher. Light 5.10@5.70, mixed and
butchers 5.10d $50, good heavy 4.S00
$50, rough heavy 4.S0G5.05.
Sheep market strong.
Cattle market closed slow.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-10-06

per pound 10c; turkeys per pound 12c.
egetables-Potatoes. 39cM42c.
Eggs-Fresh. 19c@20c.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn, 50052c; oats, 26M2Sc.
Forage-Timothy hay, $S.0O0S1O.O0.
prairie. IS to 50; clover mixed. s7@$S:
Wood-Hard, per load. 81 .500$ $500.
Coal-Lump, bushel, 13c014c, slack,
per bushel, Sc@9c.
Cattle-Steers, $3OO0$4.75; cows
and heifers, s2.OO@$4.OO; calves, $500
@$5.00.
Hogs-Mixed and butchers, s5@5.50.
Sheep-Yearlings or over, $1,000
$500; lambs, $4OGm$6.50