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The Washington herald., 1906-12-20

Alexandria Conclave. No. s47. Hepta-
sOphs, has elected the following officers
DR.. r. A GOrh3m. aTChOn. N &. Boone.
provost. T. J. Mcfarland. secretary,
Steward Smith, treasurer. George W.
B0ntz, jr., financial secretary. ". u. p.
Kelly. prelate; J. +. Teunesson, inspec-
tor: William WelkeT. warden. II. f. Nc
Keuney. sentinel, Robert I. Monroe,
Robert Elliot, and William Plerp0nt. trus-
tees
The Washington herald., 1906-12-20
Resumes Traction Service.

Special 20 The Washington Herald
Newport News, Va. Dec. 19-The trac-
ton company situation took a new turn
to-day, when Mayor Buxton explained the
terms Of an agreement he has reached
with the Hampton Roads Traction Com
pany. At his request the company re-
sumed service to-day on a portion of its
line in the city.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-20
Mayor of Clifton Forge Is Dead.

Special to Tho Washington Herald
Charlottesville, Va, Dec. I9.-Mayor Jo-
seph ". Lipop. of Clifton Forge. eldest
son Of Mrs S. E. Lipo9. of this city died
at o'clock this morning at the home of
his father-in-law. DR. Hughes, in Clifton
Forge. The immediate cause of his
death was blood poisoning, resulting from
an liberated tooth.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-20
Repair Shops Burned.

Special to The Washington Herald
Cumberland, Nd. Dec. l9.-The boat re-
pair shop Of the Canal Towage and Trans
portation Company was ruined by fire this
afternoon. The building was a new two
story frame. recently built to replace a
similar structure which had been burned.
Much Of the new machinery was dam
aged
The Washington herald., 1906-12-20
Miss Nina May Myers II Married.

NFe.IlI 20 IIU " dsIIIIIbIIII IItIdII
Winchester, Va, Dec l9.-The home Of
Mrs Margaret Myers. near Gaylord. was
the scene Of pretty wedding last night
when her daughter, Miss Nina May
Myers became the bride Of Herman
Fleming. a prominent young farmer Of
UppervlIe Rev J. Harry Smith, Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, Berryville,
officiating. The couple will spend their
honeymoon in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-20
Hold Alleged Highwnymen in Jail
Special to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Aberdeen, Nd. Dec. 19.-John Ringold
and Robert Tilden, colored, were arrested
for assaulting and robbing Martin D. VIII
lis. of Perryman. on Saturday night One
of the men has made a confession. Both
are in jail at BelaiT.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-20
David Fries Passes Away.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Winchester, Va, Dec 19.-David Fries,
well-knOwn resident Of the county, died
at his home. near Winchester, last night
after a lingering illness. aged sixty five
years He is survived by his wife. Mrs.
Julia Fries
The Washington herald., 1906-12-20
Mrs. j. w. TaIiaferro is Dead.

Special 70 The Washington Herald.
Harrisonburg, Va. Dec. 19-Mrs. ].
Wesley Taliaferro died at her home this
morning, after an illness of several years.
Death was due to the infrmities of old
age. She was seventy-eight years cd.
and leaves her husband and one son, John
W Taliaferro
The Washington herald., 1906-12-20
Cur,is Jett Trial Is Opened.

Cynthiana, KY. Dec 19.-The jury in
the case of Curtis Jet. on trial for the
assassination of James CockriIl. was COM
pleted to-day and court adjourned until
tomorrow. when the taking Of evidence
will commence.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-20
Wedding at Rockville.
pecial to The Washington Herald.


Rockville, Md, Dec. 19.-Mr. William
Henry Tyler Case. of this vicinity. and
Miss Laduica Mullican, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Mullican, of Garrett Park,
this county, were married at this place
to-day by Rev T. II. Campbell. at the
latters home.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-20

The Alexandria Electric Company.
which recently purchased the city electric
plant and leased the lighting franchise.
has completed arrangements for turning
on the electricity for lighting and other
purposes in stores and dwellings to-mor-
row evening. The new system. by which
the street lamps VIII be lighted, will soon
be i'm oneration.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-20

At the instance Of the committee on
light a special meeting Of the city cOun-
Gil VIII be held tomorrow evening for the
purpose Of taking action IN regard TO the
expected vacancy in the position Of sU-
periutendeut Of gas. Harry Hartman.
the incumbent. has received an offer TO
become superintendent OF the gas works
at CharlOttesviIIe
The Washington herald., 1906-12-20
coal Gas Proves Fatal.

Chicago, Dec D--One man was as
bhyxiated, three are critically i'll, and
more than twenty are suffering less seri-
ously from coal gas. which escaped from
q defective heater in South Side board
ing house early to-day.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-20

An aquarium with GOIdfishes makes
fine Christmas present. Schmid's Bird
Store, 7l2 18th st.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-20
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steamships for Boston
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- telephone Main 2eOl. or 9Th st. wharf Osls-
- phone Main $50.
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The Washington herald., 1906-12-20
Trolley to kensington

Via Rock Greek Bridges and PaTss. the Zoo Chevy
Chase Circle and Lake. Every visitor 70 Washington
should these BEAUTIFUL suburbs Cars every Is min.
ltss from 18th st. and y. Y ave. Round TIP tickets
&c. at Fusseli's. ls27 y Y. ave nO7-n
The Washington herald., 1906-12-20

The STOCKHOLDERS Of the Charlottesville
and Rapidan Railway Company held
their annual meeting to-day i'm the bank
ing Office Of Burke < Herbert, J. W
Burke presiding. All Of the directors
were reelected. Later the directors held
a meeting and chose the following off,
GERS. A. 3. Andrews. president. r. D.
Landlord. secretary; II. c. Ansley, treas
urer. and A. II. Plant. auditor. Resolu-
lions OF respect 10 the memory OF the
late President Samuel Spencer. Of the
Southern Railway, We're adopted.
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..BRIDGE TALKSe..
I Written Expressly for The Star by Nj
ALLEN of Milwaukee.
MISS BESSIE


strength. II you hold five trumps, Or four
with good honor. 1t Is usually best 10
open your longest suit-for with this
strength in trumps, you may establish and
make some of the small cards--or you may
use your established cards for forcing
the strong trump hand. which Is nearly al
ways wise thing TO dc.
Never hesitate to force the dummy when
he has trump strength, but when he Is
weak In trumps be careful not to let him
trump in IL you can help 1t. When dunn
my has but one or two trumps and can
trump a suit In which you or your part
ner hold winning cards, 1t is often good
play to lead trumps In order to exhaust
his. so that you can make your good
cards.
When opening the hand, holding no high
any singleton. hoping to make trick. or
two by ruffing.
Many players are so carried away by
short openings that they make them In
variabIy regardless of their holding in
trumps or In other suits. Remember your
singleton may be the adversary's long
suit, upon which, after getting out the
trumps. they will so discard that you will
ton Is decidedly poor when you hold a
strong combination like ace and king or
king and queen IN another suit; or when
holding four trumps with one honor or
three with two honors. In the latter cases
your trumps are too good to use for ruffin9,
so DO not court a ruff by leading single
ton.
When opening a suit OF any length, head
ed by queen and pack. or Jack and ten.
lead the high card. Lead high from any
two-card suit, but avoid opening from
king and one or ace and queen.
Against declared trump do not open q
tenace suit. The word etenace- means
best and third best, ace and queen being
the mayor tenace, and king and jack the
minor tenace Also avoid opening suit
beaded by ace and jack--you readily see
that a tenace suit Is better to have led
TO you, for then you win make both your
high cards. whereas, Il you lead 1t, you are
likely to make but one.
When holding four trunps and three OF
each other suit, oDen one Of the three suitsk
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the adversary's hands, with West, as East
would have led the higher of two only.
There is no hurry about drawing Vests
trump. Dummy. with the aid OF his three
trumps. may establish the spades.
Trick 4-North leads the king Of hearts
In order to throw the lead into East's
hand. to prevent Vests getting in and
leading clubs through his king and one.
Trick 5.-Elast, the leader, Is in q bad
place. To lead spades would be to play
the Dealers game. and to lead clubs would
be equally poor not knowing where the
king lies. The heart seems to be the best
chance as Dummy probably must make one
OF his trumpS.
Trick 8.-North might want his small
trump to put Dummy In the lead at the
close of the hand. SO ne trumps with the
ten.
Trick 9.-North leads his small trump,
putting Dummy In the lead In order TO
make his spade. II. at this point, North
leads heart and forces Dummy to trump,
West will trump the spade at trick ten and
North will be forced to over trump and
then lead his clubs. losing them both.
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scALPED BY INDIANS AND LIVED
Unique Distinction Claimed by an
Oklahoma Man.
Kansas City Journal.

Waukomis Cor. Kansas City Journal
Allen w. Edwards of waukomis claims
the distinction of being the only man liv-
ing who was scalped by Indians. There
were number of instances during the days
of Indian warfare where the victims of the
scalping knife recovered and lived some
times for years after the operation but Ed
wards is the last survivor of that number.
He has always been able to work as well
as ever, but has had trouble from time to
time as the result of the wounds in his
head and has lately had to submit to sew
eral operations. AS he Is now sixty years
old this has seriously Iessened his earning
ability, and he has lately made application
for a pension, which is being pushed at
Washington by Delegate Mcclure.
The battle in which Edwards lost his
scalp occurred on Walnut creek, near Fort
Zarah. about nine miles from the present
site of Great Bend. Kan. The wagon train
was en- route from Fort Leavenworth, Kan,
to Fort Union, n. M. and was almost in
sight Of Fort Zarah when attacked The
lead Transfers whipped up and reached
the fort in safety, but those in the rear
were cut off by the Indian charge and had
to make a stand in their own defense.
Their fight with the redskins began at .
O'Clock In the morning and continued until
O'Clock in the afternoon. Although very
poorly armed the teamsters succeeded In
holding off the Indians all day and killed
to Edwards story, the exact number being,
of course impossible to ascertain The
horses and mules were finally captured by
the Cheyennes and the wagons plundered
before body of cavalry arrived from the
fort to drive the Indians away. Ten OF the
teamsters were killed outright and five
were wounded.
All of the killed and wounded were
stripped of their clothing by the Indians,
and when Edwards was picked up by Inc
soldiers he was stark naked. was shot sew
eraI times and a scalp, four by FIVE inches,
had been taken from the crown OF his
head One bullet had struck him In the
the shoulder and five entered his body In
difrerent places The next dag. Edwards
was taken to Fort Larned. thirty miles
away and placed under the care OF the
noaf surgeon He had no other clothing
during this trip than an army blanket He
remained in the hospital until November
Following. when he was discharged as Wen
and allowed to return to his home In Me-
braska-
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Strange Cargo From the Amazon.

From the Scientific American.
One of the strangest cargoes a vessel
could possibly have was unloaded at the
London docks toward the close Of March
It consisted Of several sacks iilled with dried
flies. consigned to large Arm OF grain
merchants.
These flies, originating in Brasil, have
been purchased for use In the manufacture
of food for chickens. cage birds and the
Ike They We're caught on the river Anna
ION by Brazi1ians, who travel up the river
in hat-bottomed boats and who are pro-
vided with gauze nets with which they cap
ture these insects in millions, AZ flies hover
In dense clouds over many OF the swampy
reaches of the Amazon.
The fies TINS caught are killed, dried in
the sun, and then placed In sacks. Upon
arrival in London they are mixed with mil
let and other grain and are sold AZ chicken
food etc. Some time ago the Brazilian gov
eminent, fearing that the fish In the ANA
zon river would be starved. forbade the ex-
portation of flies, hence the price Of this
strange commodity. which used to be Sd
per pound, has now risen to II. 3D. per
pound and often a little more.
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some GREAT CROWDS
BIGGEST in the World Assem-
bles Every Twelve Years.
MADE UP OF HINDU FANATICS
Some of the Most Noted Gatherings in
This Country.
THE INAUGURATION THRONGS
Best Natured and Noisiest Crowds in
America Are Those at Base Ball
and Foot Ball Games.

Written for The Star.
IA crowd collected" The crowd was
large"
In all likelihood you will run across
these statements a number of times in
your favorite newspaper from now on, for
warm weather is pretty certain to bring
~eTowds In Its train. 1t Is crowd weather
spar excellence. The greatest crowd that
lever collects Is that one which comes to-
Bether once every twelve years at the
festival of Kumbh Meia, at Allahabad In
dia.
1t Is religious affair, this bathing fes-
-ttval, and 1t IS estimated that not less
than million Hindus from the crowd
tthat comes from all over India to battle
at the juncture of three rivers-the Gan
kges, the Jumna and the Sarawati Do not
De disappointed II you are not able to
locate the last named stream on your
map of India. Only Hindu fanatic can
see this river joining with the other two.
II exists only in the pigments of super
heated religious Imagination.
1t is proper to take a dip in the Gauges
at all times, for the river is sacred day in
and day out. But every twelve years one s
sins are to be washed away by plunge
Into the water where the three rivers join
hence the crowd that undoubtedly holds
the worlds record for size
It doubtless also holds the record for
picturesqueness. noises, fanaticism Of a
religious character and types.
On every side are to be seen religious
fakirs smeared with ashes, others doing
penance for their sins on beds of sharpened
spikes, while still others torture them
selves In the numerous ways characters
tic Of the Hindu fanatic. Turbaned cater
sre to the wants OF the inner man are
beautifully sprinked about. bargains are
driven at the edge Of the sacred waters,
and the noises OF traffic mingle with the
Eroans OF penitents, the shouts of bands
marching to the bathing. the shuttle of
hundreds of thousands of moving bare
end sandal-covered feet. There are
thousands of sightseers, of course, many
being travellers attracted to the spot
through desire to get a view Of million
people, which is possible from the roofs Of
buildings not very far distant.
Land of Big Crowds.
India is, indeed, the land of big crowds.
New York reads with wonder. the morning
after an important election, OF the jam the
night before along certain parts of Broad
way and IN newspaper row. Chicago is
openly proud OF the pushing crowds that
eurge in its State and other central streets
on special occasions. They remarkably
large crowds-for America. But they would
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avoiding, If possible. leading from king
and two small or queen and two small.
When obliged to lead from one of these,
lead the lowest. When opening suit of
three headed by any card below the queen.
lead the highest.
In a declared trump when leading from
your long suit and having no high card
combination lead the fourth best.
Against a declared TRUMP 1t Is seldom
wise TO open the hand with the trump
suit but you do SO when It Is passed
make and your partner has doubled, or
when you hold weak trumps and tenaces in
the other three suits.
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The Opening Lead.
No. 6-Against No Trump (Con-
tinued) and Against a De-

clared Trump
Against no-trump, when not holding
sufficient strength In your long suit to
open II with high card. lead fourth best
This shows your partner that you have
exactly three cards higher than the one
you have led. and possibly others lower.
II you lead the Two. you can have no lower
ones and. therefore. are marked with but
three more: or II you lead the Three. and
the Two falls, the deduction is the same.
Your partner. knowing your best suit to
be but four In length may prefer to violate
the customary rule of returning partner
lead In a No-trumper. and open some longer
and better suit OF his own, which he thinks
he may bring IN.
Leads Against Declared Trump.
While IT is a generally accepted rule that
you should lead your longest suit against a
no-trump. no matter Of what II consists. no
such rule applies against declared trump.
Against u no-trump you hold up the high
card OF your suit In order TO win the third
trick aud thereby make all your small
cards; but In declared trump, your long
suit is likely to be truTnped and high cards
lost so IL is advisable 10 play your aces
early and change from suit to sui ac-
eording to hints supplied by dummy and
the fall OF the cards.
The best lead against a declared trump
Is KING from ace anu kifS. Wnetaef atoHs
or with others This enables you to hold
the lead and to see the dunmy's cards. and
you can then decide whether or not to con-
tinue the suit
Not holding an king suit. the see
ond best lead is king from king and queen,
whether alone or with Others the third
best lead Is ace from ace and three or
more small cards. but not with queen or
jack.
Not having any OF the above high-card
Aaads. you should note your trump
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the ravine with impulsive. aimless. shuf-
fling gait.
A few miles farther the traveller came
upon a deserted stamp MILL as he deemed
1t. from the red dust Of the crushed ore
covering the roof and sides.
Higher up there was another, like the
first, a rough wooden structure built into
the hill. Then the road made a sudden
turn and there, cut off from the world. on
shelf. niche, in the heart of the noun
tain. stood cluster of small houses, built
alike. OF rough boards with square fronts.
doors set thick with windows and "stoops"
10 offset the slope OF the canyon. One of
them was larger than the rest, and on its
stoop lounged company of men: red
shirted miners. cowboys in blue or gray,
with heavy top boots. all smoking.
The newcomer alighted. on the wrong
cape the men on the stoop, and came to-
ward them.
Good evening. gentlemen" he began
with boyish confidence. Can you direct
are." he called Joyously, as a tail. fair man
appeared in tfie doorway.
Clement Vaughan cried the other.
hurrying to meet him. I'VE didn't expect
you for month. I'd have met YOU. Who
Martin Young, WIN Dover, this is my
friend Vaughan. Come in. come In. Mary
viii be delighted" Henley led the way Into
the house. shouting, Mary Clements
herer
less. came out of one Of the rooms which
led into the hall. their mother following.
.sF1ow you've gTownr' exclaimed Vaughan.
ssMay. I'd never have known you! And can
thfa be LAllIanf All. Nary ne Kissed her
"CIementi am 30 gladr' abe cried. re-
turning his embrace. then held him ~
arms length and scrutiuixsd hin anxtously.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-10
WINEMAN GOT MONEY.

Grand Forks, N. D., May TO-
States Attorney j. B. Wineman, as
special administrator or the estate
of Otto Schmidt, deceased Is in re-
ceipt of a draft from the Travellers
Insurance Co, for $1,750.32, which
covers an insurance policy for ST.
800, and the interest and court costs
of suit brought in the district court
by Mr.. Wineman to recover the
amount of the insurance. Mr.. Wine
man will proceed to probate the es-
tate, and all the costs that the coun-
ty has been put to i'm the collection
OF the amount will be deducted the re-
mainder being turned over TO the
state auditor, eventually finding its
way to the state schooi fund.
Schmidt was killed at I1arlmore
while employed by the Great North
ern and 1t was found through his own
statement made to the railroad com
pany that he had no relatives. In
such cases the Insurance or other
property escheats to the state, and
Mr.. Wineman brought the action to
recover the insurance with that end
in view. 1t will be four or six
months before the estate is finally
probated, and the amount due the
state is turned in. The case is the
first one in the history of the state
where any money has been turned i'm
to the state, through the law which
provides such disposition OF property
TO which there are no legal Claimants
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-10

AT YASSAR
SOME OF THE GIRLS
ARE AWAY ON VISITS
Anti Vice Crusade Against Notorious
Hotel Said to Have Alarmed Both
Young Girls and Married Women
Threats Made Against Chief.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y. May Io.-Witt
the opening of crusade for the suppress
sion of crime in this city, the home oi
Vassar college, a social storm has start
ed that menaces half hundred homes
OF wealth. The names of scores OF
girls and young married women OF
prominent families will be dragged into
the case when evidence against VIM. c.
Champlin, owner of the Savoy hotel,
which stands almost within the shadow
of the famous college for women. will
be heard Monday. The evidence is to
show he has kept a disorderly house.
Nearly score of young girls belong
ing to respectable families and ranging
IN age from 10 to Is years, have fled
from the jurisdiction of the magistrate $
court. The fathers and mothers are in
ignorance of the true reasons for their
daughters departure. On one pretext
or another the girls got permission to
go away for little visit with friends
SO as to avoid the service of subbenas
on them by the police
But these girls are not the only fugi-
tives. Half dozen married women
the wives of respected business men in
the city-have found it convenient to
leave town within the last few days for
visits" with relatives or friends.
More than eighty witnesses have been
summoned for the hearing, and of these
nearly half are young girls and married
women. Chas. j. McCabe, the chief of
police. has had before him twenty or
thirty daughters Of some Of the
best families and many have confessed
that the Savoy is not desirable re-
sort
Anonymous threats have been made
against several of the leaders of the
crusade Chief McCabe has been warm
ed that if he does not cease his activity
in the cause his life will pay forfeit.