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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20
TO ESCAPE SINKING.
One Should Not Submerge the Arti-
Gle to Which He is Clinging.

THE recent sad drowning accident in the
Potomac caused by the overturning of a
canoe suggests word of timely caution.
now that the season is opening" remarked
an old river boatman to Star reporter
II have been overheard myself great
many times, but escaped drowning by AL
ways bearing In mind and putting into
practice a general principle which seems
to be very little known, even among those
who alnog shore on the water and
that is that the specific gravity OF the
body in water is not as great as is sup
posed. 1t is upon this principal that
few pounds of cork or pith or other ex-
ceedingly light substance. will sustain the
body of a heavy man in water, with the
additional weight of water-soaked clothes.
While 1t Is, of course, too late to remedy
matters in the past instances OF this kind,
1t is not too late for the caroeists of this
city to remember and to caution ladies'
whom they take out on the river, that IL
the craft overturns 1t will sustain their
weight in all probability until assistance
arrives If they will only cling lightly to
its overturned sides as possible. allowing
the body to float In the water, which 1t will
do. and not under any circumstances to at
tempt to bear down upon the canoe or TO
crawl upon the overturned bottom.
This is where the fatal mistake occurs
In nearly all of these constantly recurring
drowning accidents. single man with
struggles and efforts to save himself push
the plank beneath the surface of the water,
ana drown then and there, whereas the
same plank will support the weight OF three
men who are well-posted and cool enough
merely to grasp It's edges with little
downward pressure possible. A single
oar has saved many a sailors life in this
manner, which a landsman would grasp,
push it down in the water and go down
with 1t.
There are over 400 canoes on the Poto-
mac and the sport promises to be more pop
ular this year than ever, as the facilities
for canoeing are especially good upon the
river which skirts the capital. 1t is. how
ever, very dangerous sport with two or
more persons In a single canoe. The fraiI-
ness Of the tiny craft is well recognized
by all, and this lends additional terror
when 1t overturns / have often thought
1t strange that canoe builders did not place
at either of the concave ends small air
tight compartment of zinc or copper. These
tiny alright compartments would not add
at all to the weight Of the craft, nor take
ND any appreciable room, but their pres
ence in canoes would reduce to minimum
such distressing accidents as was witnessed
the other day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20
News of Kensington.

epecial Correspondence Of The Star
KENSINGTON, Md, May 49, 19o6'
Mr. E. E Baer and family have opened
their home on Concord street after, spend
ing the winter in Jacksonville. Fla.
Miss Arbie Slifer, who was the guest re-
Gently of Mrs Samuel j. Rohrer, has re-
turned to her home in Rohrersviile, Md
Mrs. j. c. Marian of New York city is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs j. Wilson Town
send.
Miss Victorine Surratt of Baltimore Is
spending the summer with her sister, MIS-
Alfred S. Dalton.
Mr.. b. ii. Warner and family are again
in their home in Kensington-
Mr.. Loren H. Milliken and family are III
their home on Warner street after spending
several months In the city.
Mr. r. f Tyner and family have returned
to their Wheaton home after spending the
winter here,
building permit has been issued for the
erection of a residence on Fawcett avenue
next to Mayor Eckhardts home. Mr.. A. {.
Warthen of this place is to build the house
for Mr.. o. j. Fields
The Kensington base ball nine Will play
the Technical High School team on the
home diamond this afternoon.
Mr.. John A. Jones and family are spend
ing the summer with Mrs. Jones parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Mannakee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20
TRAINED FROGS.
They Come to Be Fed When a Bell
is Rung.

From the Hartford Courant.
The first heavy sheet of ice has glazed
JEWELS pond. In Pennington avenue. and
the bullfrogs have sunk to the bottom.
ptrrowed In the mud, and will not be seen
again until the warm spring days.
THESE amusing little water pets have been
trained by Mr.. Jewell, and answer to the
ringing Of cowbell They come to the
surface, swim In the direction of the sound
mount the bank, and wait there to be fed.
They have no fear. and can be picked up
and examined by any one who has the cour-
age and desires to become more familiar
with their clamminess. The first that
heard OF the pond was through a neigh
bors boy. little chap of eight, who walked
boldly up to me and said:
WfH you please let me set my mouse
trap IN your pantry?
In vain 1 tried to assure him that 7 was
not troubled with mice. but he pleaded
and persisted. You see I might catch
Just one, and then I'd get nickel The
a head for every mouse or English spar
row that we can catch alive. And there
amt no mice in our house." he added.
with look intended to excite sympathy.
FIVE cents" he exclaimed, jingling his
pockets. Caught EN- in the barn-seven
mice and three sparrows. Grover Cleve-
land eat three at once" He was gone before
the name of our only ex-President should
be so Familiarity mingled with English SPAR
rows, frogs and nickels.
Grover Cleveland is the big green fell
low" confided the good -natured Scotch
gardener, with broad smile He always
manages to get the biggest and the most.
Mr.. Jewell named him. Mr. Jewell is
republican.
Through the summer months the hospi-
tally of the garden was extended to me,
and through 1t lay short cut between
the studio and the house. so during the
four daily trips back and forth manag ed
to see quite a little OF the frogs and their
amusing ways AS 1 passed through at
nocntime used to ring little Swiss cow
bell that was kept in summer house
on the edge of the pond, and / soon found
that not only the frogs. but scores Of little
goldfish, who had learned that the bell
meant meal of soda crackers. would
start from every part of the pond and
come in the direction of the sound. When
the frogs reached the bank they would
scramble on to the grass and sit In the
and look meek and detected until some mo-
ton suggested mouse or sparrow.
Once the air becomes chilly not even food
will bring Mr.. JEWELS water pets to the
surface On a cold day at the end of Sep
tcnsber made several attempts to get
them to rise without success. Just as
had given up hope the neiehbor's boy APP
peared.
They won't come up no more this year."
he volunteered, land / am glad of It.
want the pond to freeze-ever I~made s.. 10
out Of mice and sparrows, and I am going
to buy skates"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20
NEWS OF LEEsBURG.
General Events Of Interest in the Vir-
ginia Town.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
LEESRURG, Va, May 10, 1906
The board of governors of the Loudoun
Hunt Club, at meeting here to arrange
for the hunting season of 19O6-O7, elected
Mr.. Westmoreland Davis master of the
hounds. The members of the club present
were Senator Henry Fairfax and Messrs
E. B. White, Westmoreland Davis David
B.. Tenant. Harry T. Harrison A. M Chi
chester, jr, and William Corcoran Eustis.
Mr.. G. o. Tavenner has sold as agent for
the heirs of the late Hiram Tavenner seven
acres of land in Hamilton to Mr.. F. Frank
Myers for 5000.
Mrs. w. D. Hoskinson and daughter of
Middleburg, this county, had a narrow es-
cape in runaway accident recently. While
out driving one of the Shaft irons broke.
letting the shafts drop on the horses
heels, Frightening the animal and causing
1t to run away. Both occupants of the We
hicle were thrown out and Mrs. Hoskinson
was seriously hurt. having her arm broken,
pesioes receiving several ugly cuts and
bruises. Miss Hosknson escaped with only
a few bruises.
The 31st Of May confederate Memorial
DAY: VIII be appropriately observed by the
In this county. The meeting. as usual. will
be held in Leesburg, and Senator John w
Daniel and Gov. Claude Swanson will be
present and deliver orations. An elaborate
program Is being prepared by the ladies in
charge of the exercises
Rev. Lewis 7. Lampe, son of Mr. J. Henry
Lampe of Frederick, formerly pastor of the
Reformed Church at Lovettsville, Loudoun
county, who retired from active work of
the ministry recently on account OF i'll
health. has gone to Phoenix. Ariz, to re-
cuperate.
Mrs, Ellen B. Green and children Of
n III
Mrs. Green's summer home, near HamiI-
ton, this county.
Miss Victerine Koones of Washington is
the guest of her sister. Mrs. William Haw-
ling, here.
Mrs Charles LIE Bourgeroise of New Or
leans Is with her two children at Gras-
mere for the summer. Mrs. LIE Bourgeroise
was formerly Miss Katharine Powell of
LeesburR.
Capt. William B. Lynch, Mrs. Lynch,
Miss Bette Wildman and Mr.. and Mrs w
w. Chamblin and son are at Old Point
Comfort, Va, for several weeks.
Mrs. r. q. Funston. jr., and son of st.
Louis Mo-, are the guests OF Mrs. Fun
stems parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Van
Deyant6r Of LeeSburH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20
From the Polkville Clarion.

From Puck.
A humorist up north Is trying to sell us
cash register.
The editor OF village newspaper 10 a
door-mat for the whole community.
We print our paper Thursdays; every
thing of importance happens on Fridays
Running country newspaper is like
chasing an antelope-the longer you run
the farther behind you get.
Notwithstanding the apparently universal
impression to the contrary. the editor OF
this paper is always willing to accept cash
on subscription.
Correspondents are respectfully requested
to get their communications In by Wednes-
day noon OF each week. We are always
full Wednesday afternoon-"we'' being
used, OF course. In the editorial sense.
We always feel delicacy about wound
ing the lettings of any one, so we viii only
say that the wedding of Miss AIyce Mae
Sprawl and Dinner Noper, which was set
for last Friday evening, was q complete
SUCCESS IN every particular. except for the
absence OF the GrDom who had eloped g.
lew hours previous Nth 3 prominant mars
rted lady Of this vicinity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20
Put His Money In Umbrella
, the Milwaukee Sentinel.

From the Milwaukee sentinel.
Berthold F. Dennhardt is mourning the
loss of pocketbook with about $40 IN good
American money
Mr.. Dennhardt suddenly discovered few
days ago that he had no safe hiding place
for the money around the house, and having
heard that thieves never look in the most
obvious or accessible places for money, set
out to find such a place. He decided that
placing the money behind picture or under
the carpet was too old trick. In roaming
around the house his eye lighted upon his
umbrella standing In the hallway
'Ah, ha." said Berthold to himself He
placed the pocketbook carefully in the UNI
breIla and hied himself hence with great
satisfaction, chuckling inwardly over the
thought that thieves could break in. but
probably couldn't steal when they struck
Berthold Dennhardt's home.
Yesterday, however. Frau Dennhardt
thought to take a walk to the house of d
friend few blocks distant 1t was rain
Ing. When she opened the umbrella the
pocketbook fell out, but Frau Dennhardt
did not notice It. On her return home she
CHANGED to fall In with her husband. He
gave one look at the umbrella and turned
several colors. He was speeches.. He
could only gasp. Finally Frau Dennhardt
learned the truth, and she. too. became
speechless She couldn't remember every
where she had been and a search for the
missing pocketbook proved fruitless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20
Nursery Pictures.
From Harper's Bazaar.


The most interesting part of the furnish
ing OF nursery Is the selection OF the pic
lures The babies and smaller children
want simple suggestive subjects simply and
broadly executed In rather strong colors.
These colors must not be crude. however,
ana the drawings must be good. The haby's
small finger invariably indicates as his
favoifte subjects the .moo-moo,n the bow
VOW baby" etc. so that for his pleasure
we must select pictures of animals. chill
dren and flowers The friezes partly meet
TINS need, but We may get besides naturally
coiored pictures of birds. animals and flow
ers They come in long folded sheets esue-
cially intended for kinderEartens or nurse
ries. There are, besides poster pictures of
Mother Goose rhymes. dogs, cats, birds and
little Dutch children. The pictures by Jessie
wilcox Smith and Elizabeth Shipper Green
Illustrating child life are wonderfully at
traetive named In narrow duh black frames
The eolors are very beautiful. In photo-
graphs there are the cows of Troyon and
van MarcKe. the sheep of Jacque, the horses
ana oxen of Rosa Bonheur the dogs OF
Landseer. Maud Earl Sterling. Walter
Hunt. etc. These men also have some
charming pictures of cats, deer. tigers and
lions. Gainsboroagh's boy Blue Is al
ways q favorite and the chiidrens heads
by Laurence. Ro,nney and Reynolds as
well. Chelazzo da Forli's angels are very
beautiful. OF the religious pictures the chill
dren and lambs of Muriilo will probably
delight the children most at first, but later
they must be taught to love the Madonnas
OF Raphael. and later on those of the Flor
entine school There must not be too MANY
on the walls at once OF any kind.
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Hyattsville News.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
HYAT~TSyILLE Nd. Nav !


EVANSVILLE Nd, May IS. 1906.
In connection with the recent fair held I'M
der the auspices of ST. Jerome's Catholic
Church awards were made to Mrs. Joseph
r. Owens. Mr. Mortimer Carr Miss Rose
Sutton. Miss Mollie Sutton, Mrs. Harry c.
Dobbs and DIR. J. c. Ohlendorf. Mrs.
Rogers received nearly SO in cash dona-
tions. and her table will turn in more than
$3.50. She was assisted by Mrs. Murray
Sands. Mrs H. C. Dobbs Miss Edythe GAL
liant Miss Claire Mattlngly, Miss Margaret
Eiclolz and Mrs. William j. Hickey. The
ice cream table, In charge of Mrs. Charles
II. Piggott, earned about 1928. Mrs Pig
gott was assisted by Mrs. Brewer and Mrs.
White and Miss Hoffman. all OF Brentwood.
The Washington Glorious. composed Of
rectors OF Washington churches, and Rev.
c. ]. LaRoche of Beltsvile DR.. Thomas
J. Packard Of Rockville. Rev. Mr.. John
stone Of Laurel and Rev. c. j. s. Mayor Of
HyattsvilIe was Hospitality entertained this
week at the home of Mrs. Harry c. Dobbs
by the four Maryland members. About
forty ciergymen were present. Rev. Her
bert Scott Smith OF ST. Margaret's Church,
Washington, presented an essay, rs the
World Growing Better" and general
discussion of the topic followed.
Luncheon was served under the direction
of Mrs. c, ]. s. Mayo. assisted by Mrs ].
b. Burnside. Mrs. Charles H Welsh, Mrs
J. r. Owens and Mrs. Geo B. Luckey. The
visiting clergymen were received by Mrs
Mayo Mrs. C. /. LaRoche, Mrs. Thomas
j. Packard and the Misses Lucy Mayo and
A. Mae Rogers.
Mr.. f. 7. Benton. ir., who has been alb
sent In Mexico for the past three years, has
returned to the states temporarily, and Wis
tied friends here during the current week.
Mrs Birdsall. wife of DR.. c. w. Birdsail
Maryland avenue, is visiting relatives In
Petersburg. Pike county, Ind She expects
TO be absent several months.
Miss Katherine Pennington OF Whining
ton. Del. is the guest of Miss Alice Tier
ney, "Ravenswood"
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How Small Carving is Done

From the New Orleans Times- Democrat
Thackeray could write the Lords prayer
on a sixpence. which is the size Of dime.
but it is now possible to write the prayer
on surface SO small that one grain OF
sand would hide It completely.
MicroscopIsts sell copies of the Lords
prayer written in a circle only the 6o0th
part Of an inch in diameter. To read the
prayer It is necessary to use a lens magni-
flying 500 times.
Writing 30 incredibly small is accom-
plished by means of levers six feet long.
These levers are so adjusted that the mo-
ton Is gradually le3sened ~ It travels
along them, till when Il reaches the deli
cate end armed with q minute diamond
the pen to register on the saAas writing so
small - - he 1nvieIble.
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ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS

'.cial correspoa64nes q The star


Special coEresDoadenes ~ The Star
ALEXANDRIA,, Va. May 10. 1903
Capt. Robert r. Knox. By virtue OF the
decree Of the corporation court Of the city
OF Alexandra. In the chancery cause OF
Mary G. g. Burch against Ella Rose Smoot
and others. sold at public auction today
for Francis I. Smith, Samuel q. Brent and
Eugene B. Taylor. commissioners Of sale.
a lot OF ground and q brick dwelling house
thereon known as No. 110 North Lee street.
to Rev. w. strother Jones for u $50: ave
parcels of land located between Cameron.
Lee and Union streets and Fayette alley, to-
gether with the sash, door and blind fac
tory and planning MILL with the machinery
used In the same, which for many years
was operated by the late r. H. d. Smoot
and more recently by Mr.. H. K. Field. to
Rev w. strother Jones for $4,000.
There was also sold lot of ground on
Duke street between Pitt and st. Asapn
streets to Rev. w. 8. Jones for -, 10O. A
LOT OF ground with brick dwelling thereon.
situated on the north side of Prince street
between Washington and st. Asaph streets,
TO- 10 "; > Jones for $1,000. Two houses and
s. Jones for $500. lot of ground. with
brick warehouse thereon, to Mr. II. K Field
Ior 10 A lot of ground, with brick
North Union street, to Mr. n K Field for
h,oo5 Two houses and lots at the north
west corner OF Lee and Cameron streets to
y. E. Robey for 81 200 A brick house and
lot on the north side of Cameron street,
No. 2o8. to George E. Price for S9T5.
frame house and lot, No. 2O5 Cameron
street, to d. e. Robey for 1925, and house
and lot No. 207 Cameron street to D. f.
Kobey for $3.50. The sales aggregated ST.
100 and were made to settle up the estate
or the late J. H. D. Smoot
General Matters
The new bridge over Hooff's rum Just out
side OF Alexandria, has been completed by
the Washington, Alexandria and Mount
vernon electric railway. and in a short
time the track will be laid thereon. This
Will extend the double track about 800
yards and allow the change from the double
to the single track to be made in the open
instead OF under the culvert as at present,
thus obviating the danger of collision.
Inc funeral of Mr.. Edward Hughes, who
andria House, will take place at 10 O'Clock
Monday morning from St. Marys Catholic
church. Rev. Father H. ]. Cutler. the pas
tor of the church, will conduct the services
and the interment will be in ST. Mary's
cemetery. The members of the Columbia
Fire Engine Company, of which Mr. Hughes
was formerly treasurer, will meet In the en-
CINE house at 8 o'clock Monday morning
and attend the funeral in body.
The members of the Columbia Fire En-
house in full uniform and marched in a
body to the Elks' flower carnival at the
Armory Hall.
petition from the residents on Henry
street that the abandoned railroad track
there be removed will be presented to the
council at the meeting next Tuesday The
tracks have not been used since last fall,
when the new union depot was finished.
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VALLEY DE- VIRGINIA
POWER PLANT BoR NEW ELEc-
Trio halfway TO THIS CITY.

WINCHESTER, Va. May 10. 1896.
President 8. H. Hansbrough and q party
OF officials OF the winchester and WASH
ington City Railway Company this week
made thorough Inspection OF tho power
plant that has been In course of construc-
ton several months for that company
along the Shenandoah river at MiiIvflle,
w Va. and found the work progressing
satisfactorily. The plant Is to be COM
pieted In short time. and then plans will
De mapped out for the railway project.
"hich Is to connect all the nearby towns
IN TINS section and then extend eastward
ana connect with a line running from
washington The big turbine wheels ar
riSed at Miilville a few days ago.
Strafton Fries of this county was beaten
almost to death late Wednesday night while
In vacant lot In the suburbs of Martins-
purg, w. Va, by several men. His part
ner. e. W. Lind. also OF this county. was
badly cut and bruised Fries In an un-
conscious condition, was thrown into "a
sewer, where he was found by the police.
His face appeared to have been beaten into
pulp by a sharp stone. His assaiiauts IL
Is said, have fed.
Spring Gardens" which was owned by
the late Robert Steele, sold this week
at private sale to John W. Hook OF Hamp-
shire county, w. Va.
The board of supervisors of Frederick
county has adopted the Byrd automobile
law, which was passed by the general as
sembly at its last session. and 1t Is now In
force in this county.
Battle Of New Market.
The forty-second anniversary of the battle
Of New Market. between the forces under
Gen. Breckenridge for the eonfederates and
Gen. Seigle for the Union. May 10 1854,
was celebrated this week with appropriate
exercises under the auspices of the Neff-
Rice Camp of Confederate Veterans OF that
place.
The base ball season in Winchester is
about to open. The schedule provides for
games with many of the best teams In this
section OF the country.
1t is stated at Chambersburg. where It's
main offices are situated, that the Cumber-
land Valley railroad will soon abandon
steam power and install electrical locomo-
tives over the entire system
Casper Dasher, who owns -four mill at
Peru, w. Va, is In a serious condition at
his home there the result of being caugat
in a belt while oiling machinery and whirled
around a swiftly revolving wheel and
shafting until all his clothing was torn
from his body. He alone at the time
and several hours passed before he was
found on the floor in an unconscious con-
ditIon.
Farmers living In various sections OF
Frederick county have suffered heavy losses
by mad dogs attacking valuable cattle in
the pasture fields, and many head of live
stock have been killed. The dogs, how
ever, have managed to escape.
Gov, Swanson this week designated Judge
Frank Christian of Lynchhurg to sit in the
contested local option election case to be
heard in the corporate ton court of Winches-
ter. May 2i.
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Gaithersburg News.
peciaI Correspondence Of The Star.

special Correspondence OF The Star
GAITHERSBURG. Md. May 10. 1906.
A fve-room dwelling in the east end OF
Gaithersburg owned by Mr.. Jesse L. Burns.
was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon.
The fire originated from oil stove lert
burning In the kitchen. Mr.. Davis occu-
pied the building and lost practically all
his personal property. Insurance was car
RED on the dwelling.
Interest Is undated in the mayoralty
election to take place here Monday. At
the election held two weeks ago MIR. Jonn
w Walker and Mr.. II. Fl. Miles tied, ana
the election Monday is to determine be-
tween them. Polls will be open an the Ma
sonic Hall from Il TO pm. Indications
point 10 another close vote.
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From Harper's Bazaar.


The Jackets that are to be SO extremely
fashionable this summer are not impossi-
BILE for amateurs to make, provided good
pattern is at hand. There must be suffi-
cient material used in the fronts Of the
Jacket to permit of its being fastened, al
though the design 10 to have the coat worn
open. showing q waistcoat or fancy waist
A mistake that amateurs are apt to make
is that of cutting the fronts Of the jacket
too narrow in order to gain the effect that
is given In the model With sufficient
width the fronts can be turned back II so
desired. but even when left to hang loose
they will not look too wide. for they will
stay in place.
good investment for any woman who
has her gowns made at home Is q lace or
embroidered bolero Jacket. There are any
number of designs to choose from this
season, and the prices vary greatly, 80
that 1t is possible to purchase them at
comparatively low cost. With jacket OF
this description one gown will do much
duty.