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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10
French Woman Tells a
Tale of Carnivorous I rees
Special Correspondence of The Star.

respondent of the weekly
M Nos Loisirs sends his jour-
w nal the following amazing
story of "carnivorous
tree" in the depths OF the Indian 1ungla'
which he states was related to him by
Mile. Marguerite Lecomte. This lady has
lust reached France from lengthy jour
ney through India and other Asiatic
countries, and Il her other adventures ara
on par with this one Nos Loisirs prob
ably is correct in describing her as one OF
the most remarkable heroines that exist.
It is stated, by the way. that previous
reference to the "carnivorous tree" de-
scribed by Mile Lecompte was made re-
Gently by an English major in a report to
his government.
According to her story Mile. Lecomte
who was travelling with her cousin. war
correspondent, was asleep one night in a
tent on the outskirts of forest. They
had lit huge fires in a circle round the
camp to keep off wild beasts. and two
natives were set TO keep watch and to
give the alarm II anything untoward
happened.
In spite of these precautions. however.
whether for want of proper watching or
on account Of completely on the part of
the natives, Mile. Lecomte awoke in the
middle Of the night to find on her face a
wet mask which stifed her cries and
caused her to faint. When she came to
herself she found hersel' in the midst of a
troupe of fanatic Indians who were
yelling and brandishing their arms around
her. She was stretched on her back.
her limbs bound with cords, sand she
distinguished near her another white girl.
similarly bound and unconscious.
The dawn broke. The Indians ranged
themselves in a group. seized the two
girls and carried them, chanting the
while monotonous sort of funeral chant.
to the foot Of giant tree without leaves
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Washin gton Choral Society.

A special announcement was made at
the last rehearsal of the Choral Society
to the effect that all members were in
vited to ask their friends to join the So
ciety guests of the members for the
and performance of the
festival of tho Choral Society to
be given Tuesday evening, December
II. The oratorio. The Messiah" will be
given on that occasion, this work having
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10
Society Women Work in Factory
Amhoy Cor Indianapolis News

The canning company has many acres
of tomatoes contracted for. but the crop
is late this year So many persons here
are interested in the success OF the can
ming factory that the society women 60
each afternoon and work. Last year
the Dorcas Club. the air society of the
Friends Church. went to the grove In
which the factory is situated In a body
each afternoon and worked giving their
wages to the club treasury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10
STAMP MoIsTENER.
Provides Easy Method of Preparing
Large Quantities of Mail Matter.

An exceedingly handy and useful d, SIX
accessory is the stamp and envelope
moistener shown here. the invention Of an
Alaska man. Its purpose ostensibly Is to
obviate the nuisance of moistening stamps
and envelopes by the lips The ease with
which stamps and envelopes-especial-
~ large quantities-can be moistened for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10

fastening will be apparent. At the top
Of the device is a reservoir for holding
water the latter reaching the sponge
through a small tube. In the tube Ia a
spring which prevents the water escaping
except when released Attached to the
reservoir is an extension which supports
a blotter the latter being curved With
the moisture in one hand the operation OF
applying the stamps and sealing the 90
velopes IL an easy n1attey. ~ ,Sff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10

wherever it might appear. and especially
with d conductor of such a distinguished
record as Carl Pohlig.
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and whose forbidding aspect struck ter
ror into the heart of Mile. Lecomte. 1t
had only two branches. stiff like out
stretched arms. and its summit was fin
ished in the form OF large bowl. from
which dripped white sap like milk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10

Miss Irene Deiterich and Miss Olive
Demarest win give a recital November
Is at the studio of Miss Miller and Mrs
MCDuffie on r street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10

Al the song service TO be given by the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
choir on the last Sunday of this month
The SECTIONS will all be taken from the
UratOriO Of Elijah"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10

MI George G.. Daland will leave the
city tomorrow for a short period of res t
and recuoera ton at Atlantic City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10

The choir of st. Andrews Episcopal
Church gave satisfactory rendition
last Sunday night of Spohr's 20 Cod
Thou Art Great" with a chorus 'os fifty
voices and a quartet consisting of Mrs.
Fannie Atlee Gage. soprano: Mrs. Rob
erts, Contralto; Mr.. John Isle Apple.
tenor and director, and Mr.. Fred Schaef-
fer, bass, with Mr. Fulton Carr at the
organ. The chorus work was all good
but special mention should be made
Of the chorus with solo obligato by Mrs
Gage, which was rendered with excel
lent effect, Another number which
called for special commentator was the
duet by Mrs Roberts and Mr.. Apple.
Miss Emma Thurshy was one of the
"Ut-of-tOWn quests at the wedding of
Miss Jane Carlisle. gra nddaughter of ex-
Secretary Carlisle. and Mr. Fred La
throp Allen OF New York
The Misses Kieckhoefer formerly OF
Washington. now OF New York and
well known rs a trio Of artists, furnish
ed the music at the wedding of Miss
Carlisle here yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10

Mrs. William Hamilton Bailey has been
appointed organist and choir director at
81 Paul's Lutheran Church. 18th and II
streets northwest The choir asst Sun
cay. when she assumed her new duties
sang The King of Love My Shepherd
Is and al the offertory Mr.. Butterworth
sang The Publican" by Van der Water
The quartet consists of Mr. and Mrs
Theodore Apple, Miss Flora Bernheimer
and Mr. Butterworth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10

Miss Elsie Davis. daughter of Cen
Davis Will sing Mascheronis Ave Maria
a the offerJory this morning at St. Mat,
thew s Roman Catholic Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10

A well selected and attractive pro-
gram of music will be given Friday
evening next at the studio of Miss Geor-
sia Miller by Miss Katherine May
Brooks and Miss Ethel Johnson, So
prano. The instrum4ntal numbers by
Miss Brooks will be: "Berceuse." Him
sky: 'Humoresque." Dvorak; Album
"Poupee Ealsante.' Boldini Miss John
son will sing an Ave Maria" Luzzi ::
"A Merry Brown Thrush" "Rosalie,"
De Koven; Cradle Song" Mrs Brad
ley McDuffie; Jewel Song" Gounod !;
Itch Liebe Dfch," Hoffman; "Carmena"
Wilson, and ''Parla," Arditi. Mrs Nor
ma Zieber will play the accomplishments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10

Mr.. Fleix Ingo,d. tenor. who was al
one time well known in musical circles
here, has returned To the city and will
reside mere permanently
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10

The tea given by Mrs Betts and Mrs
Jennings ~ their studio on F street last
Monday was largely attended and was a
distinct success Miss Marie Hansen
contributed several good piano numbers,
though she was perhaps al her best in
Mendelssohns 'Rondo Capricioso" She
also played MacDowell's "Ungarische'
and "Nalse Poupee.' Poldini
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10

M Russell G. Abbott. who has been
seriously i'll at Providence Hospital, has
sufficiently recovered to return to his
home.
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Mr. Sol Minister will give a series OF
lecture recitals-four in number-at the
Washington College Of Music. beginning
November -. His subject will be The
Violin and it's Music" and his remarks
viii he illustrated by selections on the
violin rendered by some Of his pupils
Miss Lucy Powers and Mr.. Edwin Mertz
contributing the numbers al the first re-
CitaL
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The program given at the reading room
for the blind by Mss Flora Bernhcimer
was as follows: Happy Days" Stre!ez
ski: Song of Heart" Tunison; ''Ros s
Everywhere Denza; My Heart at Thy
Sweet Voice Saint-Sa rs; The Bird and
the Rosa, Eorrocks; Gould J." Tos,i;
ALA Stella COnfGente." Rohaudi a
Grieg sonata, opus s, for violin and piano
was played by Mr.. Ernest SEE nlelenyi and
Miss Clara Moran Rernheiuler.
An informal musicale was held last
Thursday evening by some OF the ad-
vanced pupils of Mr.. Felix Garziglia at
his new studio. in the Royalton. VI street
letween 9th and loth streets northwest.
These meetings will b. continued through
out The winter and will be especially for
The Practice of ensemble music. The pu-
pills taking part last Thursday were Miss
Nichols Miss Anderson Miss Elizabeth
Winston and Miss Lacy. Mr.. FltZhueh
Go'dshorough. v!olinist. and Mr.. Garzig.ia
vii! direct the ems mble work. The ueXj
m reting of the Associated Studios will
take place Thursday. November Il.
Tia Columbia Conservatory of Music
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10

Madame Marie Won Unschuld will give
recital for the blind at the Congressional
Move uber 90.
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Unusual interest centers In the forth
coming ensemble piano recital, to b
given on the afternoon of November II at
the Columbia Theater by Messrs. Ernest
Hutchinson and Harold Randolph of the
Pea body Conservatory. Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10

Mr.. Hicks. basso of Hamline Methodist
I Church choir, will sing today with the
New York Church Quartet in place of
Mr.. Arthur Hudson, who has resigned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29

The metal workers have been busy of late
and have produced lot of novelties more
or less useful One is a silver card case.
1t is about the size Of a large visiting
card On one side a jeWeled button slides
up and down, pushing one card at time
through the opening at the end. All you
have to do is to put in as many cards as
you think you Will need for the afternoon
rounds and shuttle them out one at 4 time.
Then there are new vanity boxes, card
cases for men and women and cigarette
cases made of dull gray chased or etched
silver. with a sort of envelope fastening
The flap buttons down with jewel
The theory that one cannot have too
many tee, table conveniences has stimu-
lated invention. Sugar tongs come in the
shape of lobster claw about four inches
long The smaller part OF the claw works
on spring, so thar the tips will pick up a
lump of sugar very easily.
Instead of the oldfashioned tea ball
there is a new percolator in the form of 4
basket Of openwork silver hung on a silver
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WARD the spot where he lies IN wait. The
movement is succeeding beautifully. The
four hartebeest are now 300 yards distant;
sometimes they stand with heads up snuff
ing the breeze and gazing in the direction of
the bushmen: anon their long faces go down
and they feed again. Steadily they APP
proach. Now at last they are within 100
yards. Will they come nearer? No. Yes
They still come on. But they are becoming
manifestly more anxious. and the move
ment on the flat is becoming more universal
The beasts are getting uneasy. Now they
are within 40 yards, hundred, ninety.
\ good bull hartebeest, with a fine thick
rugged pair of horns. stands nearest TO the
expectant gunner. lying there stretched
prone In the grass. The animals eye. the
dark face marking. are plainly apparent
The trigger is pressed and suddenly sharp
report breaks upon the wonderful stiffness
of the grass plain. Down goes the great
hartebeest. stricken in exactly the right
place. through heart and lung. He staggers
to his feet again. but. just he is attempt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29

range. One band takes off right-handed,
bearing round into the wind with the
breeze on it's left front. Another troop,
apparently more panic stricken and more
desperate heads nearly directly up into the
winds eye, and, CHANGING the bushmen,
passes within less than 200 PAGES of the
nearest Masarwas. third troop, quickly
getting itself into the wedge of phalanx-
shaped formation In which these antelopes
love to run, is making left-handed across
the fiat, bearing away obEquely so as to
pass on the further side of the advancing
bushmen. This troop is most carefully
watched by the second Englishman secreted
on the other side Of the plain. 1t is APP
parent to him that the hartebeest will
scarcely come within hail OF him in his
present situation. and he therefore runs into
the bush behind him for his nag mounts
and rides out to cut them off. Once on the
open grass he pushes at his hardest pace
and his gallant chestnut. knowing exactly
what Is required of him. and seeing with
his own sharp eyes a troop of running game
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29
By H. A. Dryden,
Author Of "K1oof and Karroo"
(All Rights Reserved.)

cally to skin his quarry. He has done as
much as he cares about i'll the way or
sport.
Not so his companion. who is now flying
after the troop running nearest him, that
on the extreme right of the plain. \ mile
or SO further and the chase sweeps into an
other and smaller plain. Suddenly about
the middle of this fiat, just as the sports
man anticipated, the troop swings round, as
if at the word Of command and, with heads
up red eyes staring-the hartebeests eyes
are curiously red of hue-and nostrilS dis
tended, stand and gaze. 1t Is fatal curl
osity. In another half minutes their pCr-
suer, swinging steadily along. has got with
in 800 yards of them. Suddenly he. too.
reins up. slips from his saddle, and. taking
aim at one of ''klompje" OF the antelopes
in the very heart of the troop, fires.
Dire is the confusion of the bay-brown
antelopes at the shot. One of them staggers
al the loud smack of the bullet, and the
whole of the troop-a score or more in
number-now fly at top speed from this 50
dangerous proximity. The wounded buck
lags little, but not much. He is not well
hit, struck he is too far back In the
barrel. and-so tenacious of life are these
antelopes-he may travel half day yet.
The horseman remounts and galops in
pursuit. hoping against hope that the beast
will tail and be ultimately secured. The
hartebeest, 1t is true, turns out OF the troop
as nearly all wounded animals do. but he
runs apparently strongly as ever. and.
after another hours galloping the hunter
gives up the pursuit. and. hot and a little
angry, returns slowly to his first buck
ON reaching the fat where the game was
first encountered the sportsman finds the
skinning and cutting-up operations nearly
complete. The skins, horns and the best
part OF the meat are fastened securely on
three ponies; the bushmen stagger under
loads of those delicate morceaux chiefly
from the entralls Of the slain beasts which
only such children of the desert can appre-
ciate. and presently the party sets off in
high contentment for the clear desert pool
a few miles distant. at which their wagons
are outSpanned.
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r. Is typical South African picture.
Dotted about the plain there must be
90 the very least two or three separate
.r.Drs os hartebeest. all attracted
..-.er by the new grass just now
s;e..-..g rapidly under the influence Of
J.t.a .,aa san. In al! some sixty hsTteheest
a altered about the Hat. some alone
s,..e !u pairs or threes, others in larger
rrp9ls. Most of them are feeding steadily
W. JLcic heads 70 the gentle breeze, just
!4v,, blowing IN the direction of the hunters.
\ few are lying down, chewing the cud
1l-r, two young bulls. down upon their
knees ara uutt!uE at one another p!ayfully
Cor al. the world like pair OF risky
lambs.
The two White hunters continue to gazc
earnestly for several minutes on the scene
hecu.e them. How best can they circum-
vent these big reddish brown autelopes and
bag q head or TWO OF game? y whispered
conversation with the bushmen, conducted
j. tie co.Ogcd aIter-rider as Interpreter.
between tire parties results quickly in
plan a.! action being agreed upon
The busluru are To- skirt the woodlands.
I.us,.u to Tie Aartcbeost, work their way
IU-ini. and appearing at the far end OF the
fiat. drive tile game as quietly as possible
81 the direction OF the mounted men. who.
81 their t-ru. are 10 remain concealed at
VARGAS points The Masarwas depart on
their crraHc q pleased, eager smile on their
lru.ze faces. THY scent fresh meat of all
tIiu.s iu This wide world the most dear to
them. TrtvorsiuE the screen of bush at a
steady silent trut-a pace these untir!nG
children o: the desert can sustain during
long day-tEey move away rapidly. and In
IL than an hour have fulfilled their mis-
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Iv0R DUNDAs' PART.
CHAPTER XII.
Ivor Goes Into the Dark,

Never had l been caught in situation
which / liked less than finding myself. long
after midnight. locked by Maxine de Rem
Zie into her boudoir while within hearing
she did her best t. convince her lover that
no stranger had come on her account to the
house.
| had never before visited her In Paris,
though she had described her little place
there to me when We knew each other in
London: and in cropping about trying to
find another door or window in the dark
room l ran constant risks of making my
presence known by stumbling against the
furniture or knocking down some orna-
ment.
/ dared not strike a match because of the
sharp, rasping noise 1t would make, and I
had to be as cautious as If l were treading
with bare feet on glass. although l knew
that Maxine was praying for me to be OUT
of the house. and | was as far from wish
ing to linger as she was to have me stay.
Only by a miracle did l save myself once
or twice from upsetting a chair or tall
vase of flowers on my way to second
door, which was locked on the other side.
At last. however l discovered a window,
and congratulated myself that my trouble
and Maxine's danger were nearly over. The
room being the ground floor, though
rather high above the level OF the gard m
l thought that l could easily let myself
down. But when l had slipped behind the
heavy curtains they were drawn and felt
smooth, like satin) 1t was only TO come
upon a difficulty.
The window. which opened in the middle
like most French windows, was tightly
closed, with the catch securely fastened
and l began slowly and with infinite
caution to turn the handle l felt that the
window was going to stick. Perhaps the
wood had been freshly painted. perhaps Il
had swelled; In any case. | knew that when
the two sashes consented to part they
would make a loud protest.
After the first warning squeak l stopped.
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coffee set has the three pieces arranged
one on top of the other. The long narrow
pot. just large enough to hold one cup of
coffee, is provided with cover in the
shape of a little round squatty cream
pitcher. This in turn has a cover like
skillet. which is designed to hold two or
three Jumps of sugar. more compact
article for the breakfast troy could scarcely
be imagined. 1t can be had in silver or
copper
Old bottles are being converted into
attractive decanters and TASKS The metal
workers take unique green and yellow
bottles of odd shapes and decorate them
with silver deposit work or some other
adornment, after which they are beautiful
enough to ornament a Sheraton sideboard
In some cases monogram is deposited
on the glass in a large silver ribbon design
or else crest or coat-of-arms can be put
on one side of the decanter
1t is difficult to get these old bottles
and they in themselves bring good prices.
When the silver work is added very
difficult thing 70 manage with old glass the
price soars.-New York Sun.
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chain. The top opens to receive a table
spoonful of tea and then the basket Is
swung in cup or pot of hot water until
the tea is brewed. A bunch OF silver grapes
answers the same purpose.
Lemon dishes of cut crystal with remov-
able silver openwork rims are new With
each dish comes a tiny silver fork, having
long slender tines 10 lift the slices.
Pierced sandwich plates of silver are
necessary now for the hostess who enter
tains in a small way. These plates are
larger than the ordinary dinner plate and
the edge is Cut out in very elaborate
pattern.
Copper is seen in new effects. One nov
city is a tall flower jug, which, besides
possessing a graceful shape and exquisite
color, has q very heavy base, so that it will
hold long-Stemmed flowers.
Ii was made from a cartridge shell about
eighteen inches long. The tip of the shell
was cut off and one side rounded out into
wide mouth. 4 heavy brass handle was
riveted a the side.
Cartridge shells are also turned into
coffee sets of three pieces. An individual
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ing to set off after his fellows. now scour-
ing away across the fiat, beating UP
obliquely in the direction of the wind, an
otter missile from the same weapon shat
ters his shoulder and he goes to the red
earth again. The impact Of two crashing.
rendering .450 bullets Is too much even for
the extraordinary vitality Of hartebeest,
proverbally the very toughest of all Afri-
can game animals. and the antelope. with
brief furry of kicks, stretches itself,
shudders and delivers up its life
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Leaving the bushmen and his after-rider
to look after the dead game. the hunter
runs back for his horse, filings himself into
the saddle, and in three minutes is squirting
after the hartebeest. which from all parts
of the plain are now gathering in their
various bands and making off upwind.
1t is interesting to note how quickly the
various units collect themselves in the
troops in which they are accustomed to
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anxious watchers begin to notice slight
signs of movement among the big red ante
lopes. The bushmen have appeared at the
other end Of the plain and are apparently
quite casually walking straight down the
center. 1t is not long before the group of
hartebeest nearest TO them have got their
wind and perceived them. But the ante
lopes are, IN these solitudes. seldom indeed
disturbed by firearms; they have no great
fear of the bushmen, at the comparatively
safe distance at which they now are; and
al they do for the present is to move a lit
tie further into the plain. Their action is
communicated as IL were automatically.
To- those of the anteiopes nearest to them.
and a gentle movement is to be noticed
among them also. The animals are not
alarmed enough to take upwind and break
into Galop; all they do is 10 s!dle away
gently from the proximity of certain sus-
picious characters, of whom. however,
present they are not greatly afraid.
But in this movement. which the
Masarwas approach. is 10 be noticed now
al over the flat. some of the antelopes are
approaching that risht-hand flank of the
plain where hiding behind a screen of
bush, one of the two Englishmen is, with
superhuman patience and a thrilling anx-
iety. awaiting them. His good horse is
fastened to a tree we'll in the shelter of the
woodland a hundred Yards away, and he
himself is watching. in that deep. half
pleasurable. half-painful suspense, so well
known to stalkers of big game. the ap-
proach of group of four hartebeest to-