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Charlevoix county herald., 1906-09-22
Living, But Legally Dead.

Wilson r. Mawrer, mourned for
dead in Marcellus for 20 years, after
he had suddenly disappeared, and
legally declared so in the probate
court, when his mothers estate was
settled the past summer, has come
back to life through his arrest at Mish-
awake, Ind.
His mother died last spring, and
when the estate, consisting of a few
hundred dollars, was brought into
court to be settled, every effort was
made to find Mawrer, the only missing
heir.
His arrest in Indiana was caused,
It is alleged, by making love to wo-
men, winning their confidence and
then leaving with their money. He was
a young man when he left there and
little is known of his career.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-09-22

The harvest of the sea has not been
as bountiful as that on land. There is
likely to be scarcity, IL not an actual
famine, as regards certain kinds of
fish, owing to the poor success of the
fishermen on the Labrador and New
foundland coasts and elsewhere.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-09-22

II Is claimed that in the English
army maneuvers the battle Of Antie-
tan has been fought without its mis-
takes. Uncle Sam will hardly attempt
s1lEsos c,s-1-aSa4r.s vtst ~ c,.Ss
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-09-22
The Democratic territorial conven-

The Democratic territorial cOnven-
ton of New Mexico Endorsed William
J. Bryan for the presidency in 1908.
Mrs. Johanna Scheffler-Strong, now
In Battle Creek, former domestic in
Banker Stensland's home in Chicago,
believes his downfall due to misplaced
confidence in friends. She denies his
alleged intimacy with women.
The National Surety & Loan Co. has
begun suit against the city of Coldwa-
ter for $4,000. The city holds that the
company has not finished the sewer
which 1t contracted for and is holding
back $1,000 on that account.
Donald Mckay, an employee of Port
Huron jewelry company, was held up
and robbed of a diamond ring worth
$3.50 and s25 in cash by three foot
pads late Thursday night. Mckay had
walked home with woman friend and
when crossing dark spot at Fifteenth
and Howard street was commanded
shell out" his cash and jewelry. He
offered no resistance and the footpads
scar ched him.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-09-22
Live Wire Victim,

Howard Mckenzie, lineman in
the employ of the Lansing lighting
commission, narrowly escaped death
Wednesday when he accidentally
touched a live wire while climbing
pole. He was unable to free himself,
but fellow workmen finally pulled him
away and let him easily to the ground.
He was bleeding at the mouth and his
shirt was smoldering. In a Doctors
Office he soon regained consciousness.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-09-22

George Studebaker, aged 16, OF Mus
kegon, has been missing for month.
His mother has asked the Detroit po-
lice to try to locate him.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-09-22
SPIRITS VENGEFUL.
Weird Story About Louise Gordners
Reason For Suicide.


The inquest over Louise Gordner,
who committed suicide In Jackson by
taking carbolic acid brought out the
fact that haunting spirits had made a
tramp out of her. She was born in
Bonneville, Ind, where the galaxy OF
spirits first asserted themselves and
drove her away.
First in one town and then another
she worked, fleeing some by night and
some by day in vain hope to escape
their nagging. From Ohio she came
to Detroit, where her spirits MANIFEST
ed themselves to such an extent that
she fled in terror to Canada. From
small town in Canada she was sent
back to Detroit, where she found her
spirits waiting for her at the dock.
Then she fed to Jackson. She complain
ed that her spirits Travelled along the
rails ahead of the engine which pulled
the train to Jackson and met her at
the depot when she alighted Finally
in despair of ever escaping them, she
committed suicide.
This story was gained from the girl
herself by Police Lieutenant Crow
comb, on request of Gus Gordner, OF
Bonneville, Ind, who made the request
in letter, saying he was her cousin.
The jury said she was insane.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-09-22
IL Happened.

Louis Baher, aged Is, Milford WEIGH,
son of an Ionia alderman, and three
other lads were playing with an air
gum To see what would happen WEIGH
put a bird shot in the gun and dyna-
mite cartridge on the end of the bar
rel. The cartridge exploded when he
fired the shot Welch's face was bad
ly torn. Baher was cut in the stomach
and both arms, and a piece of the cart
ridge lodged in one eye. The doctors
think he will lose the sight Of it, and
he has been taken to Grand Rapids.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-09-22
Grain, Etc.

Chicago-Cash sales: No. spring
wheat, 74@76c; No. 3, 70@74c; No. 2
yellow. 4S@4Skc; No. 2 oats. S2Nc; No.
white, 80 @34hc: No. white, 900
SSc; No. 2 rye. 5Sc: fair to choice malt
ing barley. 43Qb1c: No. 1 faxseed
81 03h; No. 1 northwestern, 81 O9:
prime timothy seed. - 02h "a 05; clo-
veYseed, contract grades. 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-20
Martha chapter Entsrtains.

Martha Chapter, No. 4. Order of the
Eastern Star. recently rendered reception
to the Grand Chapter. the occasion being
the annual grand visitation of the Grand
Chapter. The reception was held In the
Martha Chapter Hall. Naval Lodge build
ing. Pennsylvania avenue and 4th street
southeast
The entire Grand Chapter. comprising
Mrs. ]. r. Newton. w. G. NJ: Mrs. William
F. Hunt. W. G. p: Miss Clara E. Ball, A.
G. NJ: Mrs. ]. ]. Faber. A. G. P. and the
subordinate officers, together with Past
Grand Matrons Alcena Lamond NJ. E.
Espey, c. B. Allen. N NJ. Ladergren and
Kate M. L. GUIDE. and Past Grand Patrons
NJ. G. Dixon. b. A. Allen, Adolphus GUIDE
and George W. Mobray We're present.
The hall was decorated with trailing
vines. chrysanthemums and palms. Fol-
lowing the business meeting a musical and
literary program was in order. The worthy
grand matron. Mrs. Newton. and worthy
grand patron. Mr.. Hunt. were presented
with cut-giass tokens a mark of esteem
upon their retirement from office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-20
TOUCHING TALE OF VIC.
Its Owner, Believed to Have Died in
Poverty, Found to be Alive.

From the London Mirror.
After a brief spell of fame, 1t seems to
be the predestned fate of the Victoria Cross
hero to sink into a position so reduced that
1t is impossible to find his whereabouts.
Many are the romances which fate has
woven around men who. after daring feat
Of arms. have been rewarded by a grateful
sovereign with the proudest possession of
a soldier. But none of them Is more pa
thetic than that Of a distinguished officer
whose Victoria Cross was to have been sold
next week In London auction room.
Fifty years ago he performed such feats
of heroism In the Crimea that he received a
nations praise and a grateful queen pinned
on his breast the bronze cross that Is worth
SO little and yet worth so much.
Afterward he rose to high rank in the
army and retired. Ten years ago misfor-
tune overlook him, and as a last resource
loved cross in a pawnbrokers drawer.
Then he departed and nothing more was
heard of him.
A Victoria Cross Is never sold until after
the death of the man to whom It has been
awarded.
The auctioneers searched the Somerset
House registers for days, but the gallant
officers name was not to be found At last,
three days ago, his death was presumed.
and the cross was advertised for sale. 1t
was to have been sold next week but yes
terday afternoon. quite by accident, the
auctioneers heard that the officer was still
alive. although seriously i'll.
sfbly a friend will recompense the pawn
broker to the extent Of its value, and send
1t along to the officer In order that he may
see it again before he dies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-20
BASKET FISH.
When Dried the Queer Arms Closely
Resemble Plaster Of Paris.

Resemble Plaster Of Paris.
From Mature and Science" in November st.
Nicholas.
At its marine residence away down in
deep water. the name on the door plate
would be "Astrophyton," and 1t belongs to
species called Ophiurans 1t has a we'll
marked control disk, not unlike a clam,
but has no shell. From this central body
radiate arms, five in number. like those of
the familiar starfsh, and these arms are
divided into minute branches like the twigs
on tree. until they number In some cases
a thousand separately defined hairlike
tendrils. While the body is not large, the
branches, when extended, measure about
eighteen inches In diameter. The creature
has the power Of incurling these branches
until It closely resembles a shallow dish.
This 1t does when caught and about to die,
remaining in that shape when dried.
1t has been given the name Of basket fish;
that Is the only way 1t can be taken) throws
off these arms or parts Of them, so that a
perfect specimen Is hard to be procured in
its natural condition.
These arms and their subdivisions are al
most white when dried. and closely resem-
BILE plaster of Paris They are very brittle,
easily broken, and cannot be repaired. The
fish live among the roots of sea weeds and
are supposed to feed upon these, moving
these arms, or fastening upon the roots and
pulling themselves along
Most of the knowledge regarding their
habits Is conjecture, for none have been
taken alive and kept for sufficient time to
give them proper examination and study.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-20
Losing Time at the End of the VOYAGE.

from the Forum.
1t seems absurd to spend excessive sums
OF money in the construction and operation
OF steamships for the mere purpose of clip
ping few hours from actual time of cross
ing. when so much time which might readily
be saved Is so heedlessly wasted at the ter
minals. Both in steamship and railway
service nearly all effort to gain time is ex-
pended upon the most difficult and COSTLY
portion Of the trip. without giving a thought
to the time saving possibilities to the pas
senger at the end Of the run. At the pres
ent time the great steamship. taking her
pilot or Sandy Hook, sIackens her speed.
stops at quarantine. slowly proceeds up the
river and is laboriously and leisureIy warped
into her berth. The passengers are then
obliged to wait for all luggage to be brought
on. and are further detained until a body
Of customs inspectors, usually wofulfy In
adequate in number and absolutely indif-
ferent to the time limitations Of the passen-
gers, proceed to examine the trunks bags
and bundles. This time wasting operation
over, the impedimenta must be transferred
to wagons, while the passenger himself I'M
dertakes walk Of quarter of an hours
duration to reach the place where, after
wait of indefinite length, he may. consider
himself to be really in the control Of his
own movements.
Surely we have here as At field for the
application of scientific methods to the saw
ing of time as exists In the addition of
thousands to tina horse power OF the en-
gines and hundredA of tons to the daily coal
consumption while IN midocean. 1t ought
to be possible to have all the customs in
spections made on board the vessel. after
which all passengers could be transferred
with a minimum of delay to swift tugs
classified by destinations and delivering
persons and belongings directly to piers
upon which waiting trains Of electrically
propelled cars could receive them. leaving
the great vessel to reach her pier, with all
the present exasperating elaboration, free
from the presence of single passenger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-20
Odd conceits for rhanksetv,ne.

One OF the odd conceits that will be seen
on the Thanksgiving table this year is a
miniature. turkey gobbler." naughty as
to bearing and manifestly proud of his out
spread tail. Another Is a neutrality-suspicious.
hen. and third Is perky little rooster. 50
Hfe-like that one almost expects to hear
him crow. All Of these barnyard familiars.
as well as the more aristocratic peacocks
and pheasdntS that bear them COMPANY
have practical purpose in existing being
filled with bonbOns in the first place and
used as name-card holders in the second
There is little wire clip concealed in the
tail. which serves to hold the card
Then there are fruit favors In the shape
OF oranges bananas and rosy-cheeked ap-
pies, all deceitfully real as to appearance
and, Of course. all filed with delectable
lite candfes-among which there is gen.
orally concealed one of those quaint little
paper notices that have delighted young
sters everywhere for generations past, or
else one of the ridiculous paper caps which
never fail of being mirth producers. These
favors. it will be understood, are intended
20 De carried away as souvenirs of the
Thanksgiving dinner grown-ups and SIN Ill
fry sharing alike. 1t is a pretty custom and
one that will commend itself to every one
who has not forgotten what 1t means to be
young.
Another charming Thanksgiving idea Is
to take one of the biggest of the make
believe apples-an empty one In this in
enough fora coin to pass through and SET
II In conspicuous place in the dining
room Immediately below the coin opening
should be pasted label bearing the inscrip-
ton: From those who have much to be
thankful for to those who have little" and
the result will be happy one for some
poor family at whose door the wolf is
bowling
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-20
PUBLIC BUILDING FuRNrTuRE.
Proposed to- Relieve Chief Clerk Of
Treasury Of Purchases.

The Treasury Department has been filed
with gossip for several days about probable
changes In the work of the Office of Chief
Clerk Ludlow good many years ago the
business of buying furniture for public
buildings and of maintaining electric light
plants. elevator service. janitorships. ETC..
devolved on the supervising architect of the
treasury. For some reason it was turned
over to the chief clerk
Secretary Shaw has been giving consid-
GRAFTON to the question, but has not yet
reached a decision. He does not believe
that this sort of work belongs to the chief
clerk Of the department. He has absolute
confidence in Chief Clerk Ludlow and praise
for his management of this branch of his
bureau, but he thinks that the office that
designs a public building should also have
the duty of caring for it afterward, well
as furnishing it. He holds there would be
more harmony. more practicability in such
a course. In past years the furnishing and
maintenance of a building was carried on
without the slightest regard for the designs.
The whole matter, however, Is in the air
SO far. The subject Is one the Keep COM
mission has not yet considered. although
that body has been hard at work at the
Treasury Department for number of days
and various subjects have been under con-
sideration. The commission. 1t is under
stood. Is trying to get It's work in shape to
make final report to the President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-20
Unreliable Street Car Signs.
To the Editor of The Star:


Please let me add to and emphasize the
complaint and your sensible comment
thereon recently printed in The Sar about
markings and movements of Capital Trac-
ton Company cars. A few evenings ago,
with several others, 1 was hustled OF from
an east-bound 18th street car at list and c
streets. The trainmen alleged that there
was "a tie-up," and the car was run back
to the Peace Monument. No transfers
were offered and no obstruction was visi-
BILE, while cars of other lines continued to
move unhindered along c street in both
directions. So far as the grumbling pas
sengers thus forced to walk to the Balti-
more and Ohio station and far beyond
could see they had been badly treated "A
placard Is borne on the dashboard of some
of the yellow cars. 1t may refer either to
the monument, base ball, music, skating or
other function, to be determined only on
a close inspection by the would-be pas
senger-
Furthermore, this company is an old and
constant offender in the matter Of moving
and marking it's green cars. My wife and
two other ladies were surprised to discover
that their car, marked for the navy yard,
its destination was not turning down Sth
street. but continuing on toward the Penn
sylvania Avenue bridge over the Eastern
branch. 1 know of many such experiences,
and responses that have heard conductors
make to comments on this deceiving prac-
tice have not always been soothing either
in term or tone. There is no exterior mark
on any cars showing that they 60 to the
Eastern branch. yet half Of them do go
there. and the lettering on all cars Indicates
that they go to the navy yard, when in fact
only half Of them go there. Many of the
green cars carry notice reading IF and
g Streets Route" but 1t Is displayed only
on the dashboard thus being invisible ex-
cept to one standing in front Of the car
and his view annoyingly Interrupted by In
tervening vehicles. This causes great an
convenience. particularly at functions, to
passengers from other cars who wish to go
westward, but do not know whether. an
awaiting car Is bound up the avenue or
through r street.
These several annoyances can be RENE
died easily, and it should be the duty of
some power somewhere to see that they
are. JNO. p. CHURCH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-20
Ponies for Children.
rom the Home Magazine.


Children three years Of age are not too
young to be seen taking their first lessons
In riding On the fat comfortable backs of
Shetland ponies. while the young whip of
six. with his tiny cart and proud elation
OF ownership. may be seen on any neigh
borbood street or country lane known to
the reader trundifng along behind the will
Ing little trot Of this most docile of quad
rupeds. The size Of the Shetland his ex
treme lovableness. strength, hardness and
endurance all combine to make him first in
the hearts of the children. and for that
reason young parsonage Of decided pres
tige and market value There Is Something
appealing not only to the child, but to the
adult as well, in the perfect conformation
and poise of these tiny creatures, and it
does not take long to establish a bond of
1r1endliness between the youngster and the
diminutive Sheltie that he can ride and
harness like real horse, play with like
a dog and coax into the sitting room after
sugar; even pick up in his arms when the
pony Is leggy midget in early colthood
days. The writer has frequently seen a
little girl of ten or eleven yeass swoop down
sans ceremony on young Shetland colt
In field and coddle him up in her arms
like baby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-20
The Tenor Nuisance.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Ever since primeval man engraved his
rudimentary thoughts on tablets of stone It
has been fashionable to extol the joys of
summer. 1t has formed the theme Of many
a poem of excellent quality. and many an
other poem of considerably less excellence
1t Is the season for fond lovers. who stroll
beneath the lambert moon, exchanging
vows-ever old. yet ever new. 1t Is the sea-
son Of church picnics. fishing, peek-a-boo
waists. shoot the chutes roller coasters and
other joyous but feeting pleasures.
Taken altogether, the summer Is a bliss
full timA Aside from such discomforts as
wtIted collars, sunstroke and Ubiquitous
practices on the part Of icemen and vege-
table bearers, It is time Of Arcadian SIM
plicity, when people reside largely on their
doorsteps. and when the Utmost secrets of
the household are recklessly exposed to pub
lie view.
But-and let all admirers of the giadsome
summer take note of this-it is the season
of the tenor singer. He Is omnipresent He
covers the land like the seven-year locust,
and from his mellifiuous warblings there is
no escape. Through open windows from the
residences of the wealthy floats his voice,
carolling 20 Leonora, and other cnoice
and Classical bits. From the porch of the
humble tenement comes the echo of his
vocal exertions as he struggles with Irish
Molly or Cant You See I'm Lonely?
Tired workers, seeking surceaSe from toll
in the parks of summer evening. encount-
err the tenor singer in all his glory. He Is
multitudinous in these breathing PAGES At
every turn he is found, RECALLING his asso-
ciates with "Give My Regards to Broad
way" Just for Society's Sake" Waiting
at the Church and similar gems. and the
park police suffer it to proceed without OBJ
lection. From every quarter Of the town
comes the soulful yawp of the tenor singer
and from anguished humanity on every side
comes a wall of protest and an agonized
prayer for the advent of winter, when win
dows must be kept closed and aspiring
vocalists are forced to confine their efforts
to, indoors, lest pneumonia drag them to I'M
timely graves
: Domestic squabbles carried on In summer
tertainment for the neghbors and passers-
by. The man who transplants his bed to
the fire escape on humid evenings attracts
passing notice, but Is not particularly an
noying. Guitar players and enthusiastic
youths with mandolns cause transient dis
comfort, and Juvenile games of base ball
or hide and seek may prey upon the nerves
Of the dyspeptic.
But these summer exercises are as moth
ing compared with the plague of the tenor
singer. Other singers there be, but some
how their chortHngs are not so insistent as
those of the aspiring tenor. One tenor sing
err in the Heighborhood can rob a summer
of It's charm and make hideous nightmare
and a desolated waste out of period that
should be filed to overlooking with joy,
harmony. mint juleps and elbow sleeves,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-20
HOW s7,OOO WAS SAVED.
The Methods Of the "Gold Brick"
Swindle.
From the London Mail.


From the London Mail.
! The experience of two people who mar
rowly escaped being the victims of one Of
the American ''gold-brick' gangs is re-
lated in this weeks Truth. These people
were on the point Of going back to the
states with $1,000 in hard cash. to be paid
over to one of the swindlers. when their
bankers caution and a paragraph In Truth
concerning the self-same rogue with whom
they had been In negotiation deferred them.
The opening act of the swindle is to ad-
dress from America letters to some gentle
man recently deceased and whose will has
been proved. The letters are designed to
imply that the deceased gentleman has
been. unknown to his family. afYording
financial assistance to some person un-
known in the far west-familiariy alluded
to as "Thomas'-who Is engaged In pros
pecting for gold. The letter announces that
Thomas operations have been rewarded by
the discovery Of q mine Of SURPRISING
wealth. and that he has decided to convey
a half share Of the property to his bene-
factor in England.
In the present instance Mrs. s. and her
were tempted to go to New
York and meet &c. James Cromwell" who
wrote the letters. He showed them a sam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-20
"Booze" Drops Not Harmful.

District Chemist Lynch, who has been
analyzing the booze" drops, which are
alleged to be sold by different storekeepers
to school children in the District. particu-
larry those Of the Central High School. re-
ported to the health Office today that as g
result Of the analysis he did not consider
the CONNECTION as intoxicating or to con-
tain any injurious or harmful substances.
In his report DR.. Lynch says: This con-
lection consists of a chocolate-coated sugar
shell filed with colored and favored
syrup. An analysis of the syrup showed
1t to contain 1.10 per cent Of alcohol by
weight and lao per cent Of alcohol by vol
ume."
Health Off1cer Woodward has not as yet
made any recommendation to the Commits
sioners on the analysis Of the booze drops"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-20

pie OF what looked like gold as big as A
tennis ball. Thomas. he said had seventy
three sacks of similar stun, valued at
5000
1t then appeared that the vein OF gold
encroached on adjoining property, but the
owner was unaware of 1t. So they had to
go cautiously to work and purchase the
land from him. The man only wanted a
modest $1,000 for 1t, and after numerous
interviews Mrs. 8. and her relative came
back to England to get this sum.
Their banker, however, asked them the
reason for drawing such a large sum, and
his suspicious saved them being duped.
Truth states that this swindle is being
tried on somebody In Great Britain almost
every day with a sufficient percentage Of
successes to make II highly profitable.