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The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

A large company witnessed the mar
riage Of Miss Grace Mantz and Mr.. Will
liam Francis Bowen. which took place
last evening at St Stephens Episcopal
Church. Mount Pleasant The rector,
Rev. George Fiske Dudley. oficiated.
The decoration of the church was most
elaborate. a profusiOn of tiny electric
lights among the tropical plants about
the chancel and altar being the chief
novelty in wedding decorations. The ush-
ers, who led the bridal procession, were
Mr Walter L Tenney MI D. A. Jack. CT
Philadelphia, DIT. J. Robert deFOTges, and
Mr. Cyrus MantZ, jT
They were followed by four maids. Miss
Marie F Cooper, Of Baltimore: Miss
Mamie Spigmunt, Miss Carl L. Bushby,
and Miss LOttie Denis each Of whom
wore "a white net gown, built on white
satin. and carried red roses. The matron
or honor was Mrs. Edwin J. Newmyer
a bride Of the early autumn, who wore
her own wedding gown of white crepe
do chine. and carried pink roses. The
bride who was escorted by her father
Mr.. Cyrus Mantz. wore a princssSe gown
Of all0yer lace over white satin, with
trimmings OF panne velvet Her veil was
OF tulle. and her bouquet a shower OF
roses and lilies of the valley. The bride
groom, with his best man, Mr.. Henry
Stefens, Of Baltimore, Joined the bridal
party at the chancel A small reception
at the home Of the brides parents fol-
lowed the ceremony.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
He Knew.

From the YonkerS Statesman.
Pop
Yes, my son."
What kind of wood do they use most
in tanning?"
.si0ell, when I went to school, my boy,
they used birch"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

The younger element in society turned
out yesterday afternoon to welcome Miss
Olga Converse. youngest daughter Of
Rear Admiral Converse. who made her
debut at a tea at her parents home on
Connecticut avenue. This attractive bud
welcomed her friends in one Of the most
effective costumes seen this season. a
gown OF dead white silk, relieved Cnly by
trimming Of silk ruffies. with folds of
the same caught with small rhinestone
buckles. and in place Of the conventional
bouquet, held a single lOng-stemmed
American Beauty rose. In addition 10
Mrs. Converse and the debutante, the re-
Ceiving party included the elder daugh-
ters of the family. Mrs. lie Baron Carle-
ton Colt, Miss Converse, and Miss Shelby
Converse, and Miss Petit, Cf Philadel-
phia, a guest of the family. Miss Joanna
Schroeder, Miss FrederiCa Morgan. Miss
Jennings. Miss Eleanor Slater, and Miss
Stephanie Trescott. Mrs. Ormsby Nc
Cannon and Miss Mary Southerland did
the honOrs Of the tea-rOOm
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

The marriage Of Mr.. Edward H Bulk
ley to Miss Margaret Stewart, Of St.
Johns, New Brunswick. but more recently
of Newport, r. l., took place in the latter
city on Wednesday afternoon at the la
Forge cottage, where the bride and her
aunt were residing temporarily, Rev.
Emery II Porter, D. D., rector OF EN-
manuel Episcopal Church, officiating ny
BuIkley IS IN Washington, where he is
member of the Metropolitan Club. and
formerly maintained a winter residence on
Eighteenth street. He is thirty-seven
years of age, but has been more or less
of an invalid for several years. His bride,
who Is twenty-four, handsome and well
connected, was formerly a trained nurse
in the Newport Hospital, where Mr. Bulk
lay was q patient during a long and dan
EeTOus illness eighteen months ago. Their
engagement was announced during the
past summer. when Miss Stewart left for
a visit to her former home, from which
she only recently returned to Newport at
the earnest solicitation Of MI Buckley
whose health would not permit him to un-
dertake the journey at this time. Mr..
and Mrs. Bulkley will reside permanently
at Newport, where the former owns a
cottage.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
In The SOCIAL WORLD
How President and Cabinet
Spent Thanksgiving.
MISS OLGA CONvERsE'S DEBUT

Younger Element of Fashionable Set
Fully Represented at Tea Given for
the Coming Out of the the Youngest
Daughter of the Admiral-Miss
Grace Mantz Weds w. f. Bowen.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

Ex-Representative Joseph H O'Neill
and Mrs. O'Neiu, of Boston, are the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank P. Burke,
at 1912 I street northwest
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

The marriage Of Miss Marie Scondau,
OF this city. to Mr. William Carl Hinson.
OF Charlotte, N. c.. took place Wednes-
day evening at the home Of the brides
mother. Mrs. Schondau. 12l1 l street.
in the presence Of a small company Of
relatives and friends, Rev. Edward NJ.
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Miss Gertrude NJ Clark. of Atlanta, Ga,
was the guest of honor at a dinner OF ten
covers given last evening at the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. Abe SakOlski, 1918 3
street
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Foster are enter
tanning a particularly interesting hOus'
party consisting Of their grandchildren
Mr.. John Foster Dulles and his sister
Miss Margaret Dulles with their friends
Miss Harriet Richardson, of Auburn. \
Y; Mr.. Finney, Of Baltimore, and Mr.
Sewel! Camp, Of Watertown. N. Y. Tn,
young men are from Princeton and tht
girls from boarding school for tht
Thanksgiving holiday.
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Mr. Louis JChnstOne. Of Richmond, Va
and Miss Laura Y. Allison We're married
at $50 a. m. Wednesday. November 2S,
at the residence Of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Allison, in South
east Washington. Rev. Theron Outwater,
pastor of Kendall Baptist Church per
formed the ceremony. The marriage was
quiet, only the members OF the immediate
families being present The bridal pair
left on the II O'Clock train for an extend
ed Northern trip. The brides going away
suit was Of dark-blue broadcloth, with
hat to match. They viii be at home after
December 10 at I9S Hickman street south
east.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

The Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks,
the Secretary Of State and Mrs. Root. the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Root, the
Secretary of War and Mrs. Taft, the Sec
retary OF the Interior and Mrs. Hitch
cock. the Postmaster General and Mrs
Cortelyou, the Secretary Of Commerce
and Labor and Mrs. Metcalf, all cele-
brated Thanksgiving Day in their Wash
ington homes with family dinner parties
last evening. and in most cases with
a few close friends TO share the holiday.
The Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs.
Shaw, with Miss Erma Shaw, passed
the day in the country home Of Maj and
Mrs. Schrtner, old-time friends, while
the Secretary of the Navy remained at
his suburban home near Baltimore, where
he and Mrs Bonaparte entertained a
small company at dinner. Mr. Moody,
tho Attorney General, and Mr.. Wilson,
the Secretary Of Agriculture, were the
guests of friends.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

President Roosevelt had quiet Thanks
giving dinner with his family. 1t was a
family party that gathered around the
big mahogany table in the state dining
rccm Of the White House at 7:SO o'clock
yesterday evening.
In addition to the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt. il was composed Of Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Nicholas LongwoTth.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt, and Archibald and
Quentin Roosevelt. Another guest, whose
name was not given out, was also at the
dinner. Theodore Roosevelt. jr., who is a
student at Harvard, and Kermit Roose-
Welt. who is attending school at Groton.
Mass. did not come home for the holi-
days.
The big twenty-eight-pound turkey sent
to the President by Hiram Vose, of Wes-
terly, r l., was served at the dinner
II was the only turkey received at the
White House this Thanksgiving. IN pre-
vlous years many turkey raisers have
sent their prize birds to the White House
al this season.
The President spent most of the late
afternoon working In his library.
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velored 9 theory that starvation was
necessary to get rid of the old body
and before new one could take its
place. .-.=a ..,.,.. 10 ~. sS
He bega: the great experiment. OF
course, we knew he was just starving
himself to death. We tried in every
way to persuade him to eat. But he
was a man of index;ble WILL. He kept
getting weaker, thinner: and thinner,
until everybody saw that he could not
live much longer, out still he would
not eat.
He recognized his mistake a few
days before the end. He felt he was
going. He said then that he would
take nourishment, but he had been a
vegetarian all his life, and we could
not get him to take any broth or meat
We called in DR.. e. P. Greene, but it
was too late. "
HE passed away cheerfully, saying:
I've made the great experiment, and
guess have failed. But am not
sorry. 1t is all for the best"
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DIES IN At TEMPT
TO PROVE: THEORY !: /
COLORADO MAN sTARVES AS
RESULT OF STRANGE VISION.
HOPE IS IMMORTAL LIFE.
Convinced That Mortal Being Can Elk
list Forever on This Earth, He Tries
to Find Solut;on-Succumbs
After 6O-Day Fast.

Denver, Colin T. vain ATTEMPT to
win immortal life on earth by a meth
cd revealed to him in a vision and
from morbid study of the philos-
ophy of the life hereafter, Charles La
Mountain, of Arvada, died of starva-
ton after self-lmposed fast OF 60
days.
The story is most wonderful one
of the striving of human soul to
reach immortality and knowledge of
the after life; cropping around, study
ing, thinking, in vain effort to ar
rive at a solution.
He died in an effort to prove that
upon the human frame new body
could be built repeatedly, after the
old one had been wasted away by
starvation. More than two months
ago he began the process of starva-
ton, and such was his iron will that
for two months he kept alive, never
tasting food, but finally nature got the
better OF him. When he started he
weighed ESQ pounds, and was a giant
In strength and ruggedness. He
weighed lis pounds the day before his
end.
According to Mrs. M. L. Martin, the
sister, LaMountain was born 81 years
ago. At the age OF II he enlisted and
served throughout the civil war; At
the end of the civil war he went to
Mexico, serving under ~Diaz~ and the
patriots against the invasion of the
French and Macmillan, who were
there trying 10 esta blish an empire.
He never returned east, but came. to
Colorado and became a railroad en-
g1neer. He served es engineer until
the boiler of his engine exploded, near
Leadville, in the early days of the
great camp, and since that time he
has been engaged in various enter
prtses, mining, sheep raising and in
venting. He retired several years ago
with money enough to keep himself
sister, and crippled brother, whom
he has been supporting all his life.
In his everyday behavior he was al
ways normal, clear to the end, and
there seemed no trace of insanity.
His peculiar interest in the unknown
problems of life and his striving after
Immortality began at the death of a
niece and her two children many years
ago, upon whom his affections were
conferred. He had been an infidel, not
believing in any, religion and in& the
answers they give i'll regard to the flu
ture life.
He began the study of everything
that promised to throw light on the
mystery" said his brother. "He read
everything, strange books on mesmer-
ism, psychology, science, weird phil
osophies of the Hindus, Egyptians, and
of all the people on earth you can
think of. 1t became passion with
him.
Some years ago he came to us in
the morning with the remark: 1t is
all right. Don't worry about Lizzie
She is better off than we are Then
he told us a story OF remarkable vision
81 was lying OH the bed in my
room,' he said, when suddenly be.
came conscious that the real I-haC
left the mortal body. I turned and saw
my body lying on the bed. 1 was g
| spirit, or something I know not what
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The spaces between the pleats Of the
material is tucked from the neck to
the bust. The waist is pouched and
sewn to the lining. The full skirt,
which is sewn to the lining, is also
tucked and pleateds like the bodice,
only the stitching on pleats is carried
part way down: A black silk sash is
worn round the waist The cuffs and
collar are faced with lace.
Material required: Three and one.
half yards 46 inches wide, ~ yards
lining, and silk sash.
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HE FIRED HIS REMAINING SHOT.
shooter the hunter entered the den
and had killed five of the pups when
the mother, hearing their cries, en-
tered the den.
It was too small for Blonde to stand
upright, so with only one cartridge in
his gun he was compelled to meet the
attack of the enraged mother on his
hands and knees and in darkness that
prevented his celoading his six-shoot-
er. The old wolf hesitated as she en-
tered the den, but the smell the
blood of her dead offspring and the
yelps of the pup still alive, emboldened
her to rush at the hapless rancher and
fix her teeth in his arm.
Just as she took hold of him he fired
his remaining shot into her skull and
fortunately killed her instantly, but
her teeth remained fixed in the ranch
er's arm, while the great body blocked
the way out of the little cavern.
t. After frantic efforts, using the barrel
of his six-shooter as a lever, Blonde
succeeded in loosening the jaws of the
wolf and made his way into the open.
His horse, terrified by the approach
of the old wolf or the commotion in
the cave, had fled, compelling the
wounded man to walk several miles to
him home With his wounded arm,
causing intense pain and his nerves
shaken by the experience he had
passed through: Prompt medical
treatment was given him and the
wounds cauterized, and no infection by
blood poison is now feared. p.
The killing Of six wolves with six
pistol shots Is feat never before
duplicated in this section.
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sbroiled chicken and ham, bread ana
butter, biscuits cheese and pound
cake, and later went home by moon
light singing all the way. .#@ zs. II. ( ~
E An essential thing for the success
Of any social function, whether it be
an informal spread or a formal dinner,
is good temper. A single cross or fret
full person may act as a wet blanket
on everyone concerned. There is no
surer way to spoil good time than to
carry along somebody who is selfish
or blue or disposed to find fault and to
try for the best place and the least
labor. Very possibly there is no such
girl in your school, but once in a
while she strays in at picnic or
party from some other locality. For
ourselves the best recipe for good
times is a sunny disposition, united to
a brave heart and real unse1fishness.
Everything in this world goes bet
ter If judiciously planned for and
managed according to system. Before
inviting people to function be sure
that you have arranged every detail.
If you are going on a picnic let it be
thoroughly understood at what time
you start and from what place, how
much it will cost each person for car
fare or steamboat ticket and at what
hour you will set out for home.
If possible always on such occasions
have the company of a teacher, a
mother or an old friend: Emergencies
sometimes arise when the presence of
somebody with experience is a COM
fort and safeguard, and a sympa-
thetic older friend adds to the enjoy
ment of the hour instead of detracting
from it.
Do not leave the provisions in the
care of an absent minded person who
may blunder into forgetting them
when she; steps from the boat This
once happened at. picnic where was
a guest, and we all stood forlornly on
the beach watching the departing boat
that carried away our lunch baskets
and left us lamenting because the con-
tents of, our combined pocketbooks
were not sufficient to purchase any,
thing except few dry crackers at a
country store.
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BEAUTY "Do,s. y; :.

=. See: that you never sleep in the un-
derclothes you have worn all day. tor
they have absorbed: much of the per-
spiration and etfete matter thrown of
by your body, and need to be turned.
shaken and aired all night. To sleep;
in them would be but to give your,
skin chance to reabsorb these waste
stutfs and that you know is: bad even
without my telling you.
Let never a morning pass that you
do not draw dozen deep breaths, ex-
banding and lifting the chest with
every one. before you leave your bed
and take few brisk arm exercises.
trunk bendings and some tiptoe work
on rising=-only minute, perhaps, but
you do not know how much 1t may
mean to you to form the habit >"~~'>. -,
! AT night give at least Ave or ten
minutes to this work and emphasize
the chest work and trunk bendings at
the waist line, the weak part of your
anatomy just now and possibly made
SO by the fashion OF wearing two-p,ece
garments, skirts and waists, as well
as by, the corset. which more or less
restricts activity just at the waist
line. Of. ~ .%- ~. &: ~ 80 $ II
4 Keep the skin clean. A daily sponge
and hard, brisk rub will not only pre-
vent your taking cold SO easily, but
be fine exercise for your arms, slim
ulate the skin to better work, strength
en- your heart and increase your lung
capacity. s ss z tn H. IS 81
Il Be sure to go out some time during
the day. Fill your lungs and exercise
your body IN the open air and sunshine
for at least ten minutes daily. Never
let rain keep you II, y for as long as
you are able to be UP and working
about the house you are able to run
out Tor q Bit into the open
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Terrapin Alive in Ashes.

= San Francisco.-One of the strangest
incidents following the great fire was
the finding of live terrapin in the
ruins of a building at the corner of
Powell and Washington, streets. Miss
Charlotte Estes and Miss Lille Plow-
man. went to the ruins of the Normal
school, where Miss Estes was a stu
dent, and while investigating condi-
tions, noticed something move in the
ashes in the basement. Miss Estes
climbed down and removed the ashes
and debris and found the terrapfn. It
was so active that when placed on
the ground near water it ran into the
bay and swan away. This animal
had undoubtedly passed through She
fire and lived for tadays II tina
ashes Of the basement IN which 1t was
found.
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Il BECAME CONSCIOUS THAT. 1.-THE
REAL I-HAD LEFT THE MORTAL
BODY"
Impelled by some ~unknown> and unseen
power, left the house and soon felt
myself rising in the air. After awhile
we stopped. It was a place something
like this world of ours, only much
more beautiful. But there was no sun
there. - b.. 80. H. -.
I'VE moved on and finally reached
the most beautiful spot that eyes have
ever seen. There were flowers and long
vistas of beautiful trees. heard music
and sweet voices. It seemed as II all
the grand music I had ever heard was
joined into one. Away In the distance
i saw a great crowd, And there /
saw Lizzie, 81. ES: ... 5*.s*=. =*sss IS
From that time my brother became
more morbid than ever on the subject.
He was sure that the vision was real
and that he had been taken to an
other life. Finally from his vision, he
became convinced that a person can
live forever IN this wctii, provided
only he can renew his body. and that
LIT was possible to leave 1t temporarily
land wander to the next world. He de.
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DESPERATE ENCOUNTER
WITH SAVAGE BRUTES
Hunter Enters Wolves Den and Stays
Six Beasts with Six
Bullets.

Embar, Wyo.-C. E. Blonde, of this
place, is under doctors care for
wounds which he received in an en-
counter which is unique I'M the annals
of the daring exploits of the hunters
of the Big Horn country.
Blonde is ranchman who has suf-
fered severely from the ravages Of
wolves among his cattle, and a few
weeks ago he set about systematically
to clear his ranges of the wolves. Re-
Gently he discovered den on a rocky
hillside in which were six half-grow1
wolves. Armed only with his six.
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the time uncle was interviewing theae

the time uncle was interviewing theae
curates :.s $,, 4 ~. IA
The next specimen was a sporting
parson, bur he was nice man and we
all liked him. I believe. he would havo
been a SUCCESS; but for some unknown
reason he didn't take to us! -
Whether his taste for horseaesh was
shocked by the sight of Nebuchadnez-
Ear, Or whether he couldn't stand our
coffee lit is bad, know We never
knew. think, myself, that he misin-
terpreted the advertisement, or took it
too literally. :"
He wrote to Uncle Bertram after his
visit and said that If he heard of any
one who wanted training for the Colo
MES he would remember him. :.
The fourth who tried his fate was
Mr.. Fitzgerald. He wasn't very young,
and yet he wanted title. He had
been to Cambridge, unattached, when
middle-aged, and eventually got his de-
gree. His history before that epoch was
yelled in mystery. The only clue to
his past was his apparent familiar &C.
quaintance with royalty. The touch of
mystery and his intimacy with the
roya. family made him interesting.
But / could see that uncle thought
him rather doubtful. I wish he had
told us candidly what he had been.
expect he had done something like
winding up the royal clocks. Though,
II that was the case, why need he have
been ashamed Of such good work can
not understand.
I think Mr.. Fitzgerald would have
suited us in many ways, but uncle
didn't feel sure of him, 80 he was dis
missed, though with less summarizes
than uncle dismissed his other unsuc-
cessful candidates.
After Mr.. Fitzgerald there was only
one other possible curate, Mr.. Mer-
ton, left.
When Nebuchadnezzar, with George
and me, Sc! out to meet Mr.. Merton, he
said, as plainly as any horse could say:
Nov, mind, much more of this unnec-
essary curate conveying and I shall
strike, and fell into his most irritating
and uncomfortable jog-trot forthwith,
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to emphasize his intention. When he
saw Mr.. Merton-who had described
himself as cheerful and homely look
ing"-he simply turned up his nose,
shifted and refused to move when
starting time came.
Only those who have had similar bit
ter experiences will believe me when I
say that move he would not till George
ran in front of him with handful of
oats 1--WE always carry a nosebag for
h1m) for the. first two miles of our
journey.
l shall never forget that afternoon.
Mr.. Merton, shiny, fat and beaming;
I jerking the reins and calling at Neb-
uchadnezzar till was hoarse; George,
furious, running In front of our sulky
horse with the handful of oats.
At the end of the first two miles
Nebuchadnezzar managed to seize the
oats and devour them. Then he al
lowed George to get into the drivers
seat, Mr.. Merton getting up behind
took the bit between his teeth and
raced home. Mr.. Merton hung, like
grim death, on our knifeboard of 9
back seat.
Well, somehow, Mr.. Merton didn't dc
either, though he :, wanted !: to be-
come our curate and said he should
have enjoyed the quaint life
"Quaint" WAS his own word, and ]
know he meant it natvely, and moi
~rudely. :. :
But Uncle was getting impatient, and
impatiencs only made him morescriti-
cal and not less easy to please.
AS soon az Mr.. Merton had been dis.
missed. uncle informed =us that he was
advertising again. It was a very dif
ferent advertisement this time. how
ever: Wanted, curate for a ouie
country parish. Age immaterial, blu,
must be earnest and gentleman, In
terview In London" r.:
There were not: SO many replies, bu
uncle said they were more to tn,
point" We were not allowed to SO,
them, and, of course, there was none O
the fun OF the curatess coming down. fo
the night. instead; Uncle Bertram in
terviewed them at the waiting roon
In the railway station, allowing half al
hour for six Interviews. : 8 IS ", ,~' =. + = :.
But he always came home afterward
downcast and alone: .s.... = - -. RI y.
Uncle Bertram ia stu Without !
curate. ~ q =: = = -
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