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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03
Interesting NveddlnE.
PersOnnI Mention,

Miss Salley Hammer has returned To
the city, and will be at No. ldO6 Floyd
Avenue for the winter.
Mr., and Mrs. Herbert +, Iasigi, of
Norfolk, are taking an extended West
ern trip as far as Nevada. Mrs. Iasigi
is well-known in Richmond, and will
be we'll remembered as Miss Margaret
$500 .-.A. -It..---
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

Miss Virginia Rawls who has been
spending some time with friends In
Richmond, has returned to her homo
al Carrsyille.
Miss Louise Stacy OF Walkerton. Is
New-York tribune., 1907-11-23

More than once IN the course Of this biography
Washington's lighter side is illustrated. The
author shows also, how this lighter side
generally overshadowed. He always"
said one of his contemporaries. "dignifed and
one stood q little in awe Of him" But Mr..
Nister knowing that "a great man cannot do
great things without in a way growing apart
from his fellows" is alert to exhibit the essen
tally human poise which distinguished Wash
ington, so that even to those who stood in awe
of him he was not g. demigod, but man. In
oeed, the effort every page Of this volume
Is TO show the entire naturalness of his de-
iAeanor. His bashfulness in youth, which new
ertheless did not keep him from carrying his
heart from one unwilling fair to another; his
IOse OF life as a country gentleman at Mount
vernon: his half stern and half good natured
treatment of his often exasperating servants;
his Indignation against mean spirited politicians
ana his devotion to his soldiers-all this is set
forth with a. zest for the revealing note in the
specific incident and with an artistic purpose
forcing each little fact TO contribute 10 the
.1oaa effect of the whole. The value of the
D0ok consists largely In its placing Of Washing
~ IN the right perspective. Mr.. Wister's por-
'ait OF him is all OF piece.
ne mas drawn IT, too the more effectively be-
@ase he has known what to leave out He
S'er iabors q point. Though he is generous In
e'eetions he is at pains TO select only the frag-
!, AeS mat Will serve 20 illuminate the matter
e. liahn' He has some capital notes on Wash
general culture II was scant, so far
-. mere book learning went, but we are re-
uea OF his fondness for letter writing, and,
'' Oh This Afr. Wister has some interesting
New-York tribune., 1907-11-23
An INDIAN PRINCE
Dir. Nason's NeeO NoUeI of East
and West.

THE BROKEN ROAD. By A. E. w Mason
LIMO PIP W. as Charles Scribner's Sons
Mr. Mason is one of those literary men in
political life who really profit by their duaI
resource. Though he is q born teller of tales
man who seems to exercise the narrative gift
for It's own sake his experience in Parliament
has undoubtedly fertlized his art and given a.
more serious turn to his literary ambition
That. at all events. is what is suggested by his
latest book. THE Broken Road" Hitherto his
work has been purely romantic. In stories like
Miranda Of the Balcony" THE Four Feathers"
and Running Water" he has gone In chiefly for
adventure, with a strong love interest" Now
he frames novel which embodies some keen
reflections on the administration of the British
Empire in India. the ingenious plot having at
its core a problem of significance to political
students. He shows his cleverness in nothing
more than in the adroitness with which he keeps
this problem in subordination to the interest of
the story story.
The broken road is one travelling toward the
Hindu Kush, through a region whose warlike
and treacherous population are inimical TO it's
advance. One Andrew Linforth, an English Off
Ger. has set his heart upon the building of this
road believing that it's completion is essential
to the consolidation of British authority But
he has to leave his task unfinished, and so has
ANOTHER Lnforth. who takes IT up, the father Of
hero. Ordinarily the trouble might perhaps have
been settled in due course, with no very subtle
complications, but it so happens that the
of the regning Prince of Chiltistan-the terri
tory across which the road strives in vain TO
fling itself-is sent child to be educated in
England. 1t is this that throws the fat into
the fire. One Englishman on the spot is wise
enough to see that Shere Ali may prove tract
able If brought up among his own kind, but will
pretty certainly prove difficult ir he is reared
among white people. Unfortunately this
prophet dies, and the young Indian is sent
across the sea. He is happy there, and becomes
the devoted friend OF Linforth. whom he meets
at school But incidentally he falls In love with
an English woman. and from this episode in his
career there flow ell manner Of dramatic events.
The scene presently shifts to India, with Lin
forth and Shere Ali engaged in the work OF
men, and the question Of the road is reopened
under totally new conditions.
How II is settled we leave the reader to find
out for himself Mr.. Mason works out his plot
with O. practised hand. He has evidently ia
nnIllarized himself with the Indian character,
and while his sequence of incidents is arranged
with professional soIicitude for romantic and
dramatic effect he contrives it In such wise as
TO make the whole fabric unfold with the nat
ural progress of Shere Ali through the crises or
New-York tribune., 1907-11-23
IL. HELLEU.
Il Gallery of Beautiful Portraits
from His Hand.

GAiLhEiRY GALE OF PORTRAITS RAJ Repr9duGed from
5ginai stchings m BY Paul HeeU With h an in
xxx IonSmans. Green & Co.
This is a charming gift book. one of the most
charming we have seen in years. It is "book
of beauty" dedicated to modern femininity In
some of It's most piquant types There are
artists who are nothing if not children OF their
period. and NJ. Helleu is such an artist. He
came into the world to interpret the grace and
movement of twentieth century society. to be
a master of froa frOu. If his sitters have souls
he is not especially concerned with the fact.
What he cares for is the beauty OF the senses,
the pure line of we'll rounded cheek. the eIe-
gance of a delicately coumnar throat, the
richness Of cunningly piled masses of cleaning
hair, and the art OF the milliner trumphng over
ALL 1t is not poignantly touching, this mate
rial of his, but it is often bewitching and
sometimes it is lovely We have it delightfully."-
set forth in this large thin folio containing
remarkably fine reproductions of twenty -four
portraits of women.
They are nearly all portraits of French wom-
en-. The few exceptions are of American types
In a sense it scarcely matters where NJ HelIeu
finds his sitter. We may be sure that in any
case 1t will be in that fashionable world which
at bottom, is cosmopolitan If this brilliant
etcher recognizes any distinctive atmosphere
In his not at all atmospheric studies It is that
of his native land. He Parisianizes all his
models. Again we observe that it scarcely mat
ters. The main point is that NJ Helleu should
draw the face Of beauty with exquisite refine
ment. that he should frame it in a picturesque
colHWe, and that by dint of only lightly indi-
eating his sitters shoulders arms and hands
he should produce the total result a swift i'm
preston, incomparably vivacious and smart"
He does this rule, with a precision that
constitutes half his charm. and therefore it Is
positively astonishing to find the first portrait
in this collection presenting a nose for which
we must decline to hold the sitter responsible
NJ Helleu bunged. this time, and bungled
hideously. 1t was the irony Of fate indeed. that
placed this portrait in the forefront Of his
book. But he RECEIVERS himself immediateIy
and there is not one of the other portraits which
falls to leave an impression OF complete tech
nical authority. We believe that NJ HELEN bos
sometimes been compared with Vatican The
comparison is absurd. With the eighteenth CEN
tury master glamour is everything, and of
glamour. of soft poetic feeling NJ HELEN IS
quite innocent. But If the rathe. brittle brill
lance of our modern fashion has IN II ANYTHING
poetic. this etcher has expressed it. The Muse
OF the boudoir has In him a consummate tntor-
prefer.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-23

GALLERY OF PORTRAITS. Reproduced from
original etchngs by Paul Helleu. With in
troduction by Frederick Wedmore Folio. PIP.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-23

is Miss Jackson's heroine, but her troubles arise
not from vanity but from her unconquerable
turn for authorship. All sorts of catastrOphes
occur, upstairs and down. her father is miser-
ably uncomfortable her motherless baby sister
almost starves. while Betty in frenzy of writ
ing or reading, is lost to all going about her.
What can cure such situation? Betty, at
least, does not stop writing. as the feminine
noveists of past generations would make
her do
An uncommonly effective tittle story is George
Madden Martins "Abbie Ann 0he Century
Company. The little girl who gives her name
to the book is natural, affectionate. engaging.
sometimes very amusing. for there is humor in
her story well as now and then a hint OF
pathos. There is something of buresque in
the figure of the little girls mild old Aunt Ann.
but otherwise the characters are veracious
enough. Theodore" little. Brown & Coz. by
Katharine Pyle is pretty story Of early school
life. To be kind and patient, to pity and to
succor-these the wisest of the lessons
learned by the child Theodore. Much the same
lessons are taught in Judy 04itte Brown &
Coz. a book by Temple Bailey. Judy is impe-
rious and recalcitrant: she hates almost every
thing she is asked to see or do: but to young
people Of that temperament needful instruction
is given by unpleasant happenings and Judy Is
Lewis tells in The Next Door Morelands" dit
tie. Brown & Coz the story of a lonely little
orphan who coming from her home in France
to live with absent minded old American
uncle has many heartaches before she wins
his affection. In her sadness she is comforted
by jolly family of children next door-chil-
dren whose pranks and plays furnish forth many
interesting pages. '"The Queens Company
81. 3. Lippincott Company is a school story by
Sara Hawks Sterling. a story of adored teach
ers and merry pupils, of school athletics and
school theatricals. story which probably ap-
peals 10 children like those described. A book
Of more ambitious sort is Polly Pats Parish"
Fleming II. Revell Company by Winifred
kirkland. Red headed. impetuous Polly Pat is
the motherless daughter of a clergyman-a
clergyman who believes emphatically in prac-
tical Christianity. muscular if need be- The pair
more or less transform a warning community I'm
a way which in these days belongs strictly to
imaginative literature
New-York tribune., 1907-11-23

Continued on eighth page.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-23

soul at war with itself. This young prince
has every wish to be loyal. His good will toward
the English is spontaneous and dsinterested
But when he returns to the East circumstances
are bound to disllusionize him, and then, he
being what he is, the developments which Mr..
Mason describes equally bound to occur. It
it not surprising that the heroine of the tale
ultimately becomes a rather inconsequential fig
ure. She is brought upon the scene simply to
illustrate the effect of the West upon the East.
and, having served the purpose, she leaves Shere
Ali and Linforth to hold the centre of the stage.
The novel begins with the road. and it ends
with the road, the whole matter being symbol
ical We imagine this book being of grave
interest to a student Of racial antagonisms and
of modern political affairs But. what is more
to the point. can also commend THE Broken
Road" to the reader who cares for good story
we'll told.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-23
literary Nesvs and Cri1tcicn,

ell-nes 70 say on an important quality in the
POi'oence' sometimes neglected
cells oriIIlant contemporaries and colleagues not
bt SHOOK their heads solemnly over his writing;
,,eo o4ifG need not have done So They did so be-
dufiro 4.I sdsaclty and moral weight so stood out
49, s Iiese distracting times that such gifted
htI,. ystteIson and Hamilton fell dupe to a very
ItIltH ti Ihstlnct-they wanted to find Something
Wt4cn they could do better than he could and theY
Lheo ogt ! ms English style. They were quite mis-
" ME these collateral fathers Of the coun-
~ SoGIu Sf'cu words better than Washington, use
VI Us bellef they could not. No better prose than
II9 no MaS Et1tten, when he took time to il. There
are perlo0s during the (and periods afterward)
sion and dignity.
IhlS book Is a study of Washington in a very
lhtlmate sense. and, since it is so brief the
author has left himself little space in which to
speak of the times and of other personages. Yet
ne is surprisingly skilful in enlivening his
background and disclosing, if only through fleet
ing siimpses, something of the personal and
other forces with which the commander AMI
FreSldeht mad to deal. Occasionally as in his re-
marks on Jefferson. the author lets himself 60
but In the main he checks his pen at the proper
moment The background. like the portrait
is handled with perfect discretion. The reader
VINO is searching for an authoritative biog-
raphy of Washington. brief, and made humanity
interesting from the first page to the last will
find it here.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-23

of French prize. aud made great additions to her
crew from the piratical population. Then followed
the voyage TO Madagascar and the Red Sea. the
great haunts of pirates Whether Kidd's great
prize. the Quedah, merchant, was his lawful prey
or not is not made quite clear He might how
ever, have taken the Mocha frigate, with a vast
deal OF wealth, had he been honest, but Joseph
Paner's deposition . will convince YOU he
never attempted taking her. but just the contrary
1t is said that he hobnCbbed with the captain in
stead Kids tale of course, is different. He sent
in a list OF ninety-four men who deserted him and
Joined this pirate adding that there was one other
whose name he had forgotten.
Kidd's own story was TO the effect that BelIo-
Continued on eighth page.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1907-01-11

The peak Of Apo, huge volcanic
mountain in the center of the island
Of Mindanao, has been added 10 the
category or mountains remarkable
for possessing animal species pc
culiar to themselves and differing
from those OF the surrounding low
lands. DR.. L. a. Mearns announces
as the result Of a months examina-
tion of Apo that most OF the spe-
cics and several Of the genera col
lected on its higher portions are new
to science. 1t has added three gem
era and more than score OF species
to the list oil birds inhabiting the
Philippines. Its animal life TO a
large extent differs not only from
that OF the lowlands, but also from
that Of the other highlands Of the
archipelsgo.-Exchange.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1907-01-11
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
Expert instructions From the Head Of
the House

"Here." said Mr.. Tellitt when his
wife was trying to insert the point
of the scissors in the tight wrapper
of a rolled magazine that had just
been left by the po.tman; here,
that's no way to open that wrapper.
Let me show YOU how it should be
done, and after this you viii have
no more trouble. You 80 at it
wrong. lou shouldn't try TO rip
the wrapper down the smooth side
of the package, but should just slip
your finger in hete where the ends
OF the pages show. and
lie s.uck his finger under the
wrapper along the edge of the
leaves. but only tore away about a
quarter of an inch Of it.
This i, tolerably tight" he NUT
tered and took the scissors. IN
work ii tL way. You see, the way
YOU were 40 ng about it YOU would
have torn the cover ifnot several Of
the leavcs."
lie pashcl the scissors into the
wrapper and began showing, but the
paper was tough, and the scissors
slipped out after going about an
inch. lie tried il again, with no
better luck. Mrs. Tellitt looked on
with a Observation-Disclosures ex-
preston, and Mr.. Tellitt jabbed and
jammed with the scissors, bringing
away little scraps Of the wrapper un-
til finally he grew angry and stab
bed the magazine with the weapon
until he GOT one end free of the
wrapper: then he seized the free
leaves with both hands and ripped
and tore the thing from the strap
per.
There" he growled, handing his
wife the fragments of the periodical;
"there, if YOU had handed it to me in
the beginning and hadn't started it
TO rip there wouldn't have been any
damage done it. Next time either
come straight to me with it or don't
bother me about it at all."-Chica-
90 Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1907-01-11

The thing you don't want some.
one else may want. COURIER adys
will sell them.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1907-01-11
90 lnscrIption on a coin.

"Millions for the contractors, but
not one cent for the widows" IS the
inscription on a coin, dated 1868,
which was received under peculiar
circumstances by George A. Lee Of
this city a few days ago. The piece
is apparently Of a restricted issue
as none Of the many persons 10
whom it has been submixed for in
spection ever saw its like. 1t was
accompanied by a letter mailed from
Detroit and signed Howard Hen
zler. which informed the recipient
that the coin was given him as 6
pocket piece twenty-five years ago
in Raleigh, :. c., by the long since
deceased father of Mr.. Lee. The
epistle concludes with the hope taat
"the son Of my benefactor Of long
years ago may enjoy the good for
tune that has been mine since its
acquisition. "-Philadelphia Record.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1907-01-11

TThe real soldier never waits
until the battle is over to do his
The Jasper weekly courier., 1907-01-11
The Perfect Wav!
Scores of Jasper Citizens
Have Learned 1t.

fyou suffer from backache,
There is only one way to cure il,
The perfect way is to cure the kidneys
A bad back means sick Kidneys.
Neglect it, urinary troubles fullow.
Doan's Kidney Pills are made for
kidneys only.
Mrs Mary l.. Kelly, formerly OF 1905
East Michigan avenue. Evansville, saws
"Doan Kidney Pills procured at the
Drug store, not only cured my mother 5
backache. from which she suffered in
tensely, hut headaches Ahich made her
feel continually miserable ceased. She
sleeps better, is not nervous and restless
during the night, weakness follow ing
slight exertion II not nearly 80 apparent
Ny mother positively states that che
never used remedy equal 10 Doan's
Kidney Pills.'
For sale by all dealers Price 80 -en's
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo. New York
sole agents ror the nited States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1907-01-11

and cheeriulncss soon
disappear wheat the kid
neys are out oi order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become 50 prevalent
that itisnot uncommon
for a child 10 be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. 1.-THE child urin-
aicS too often. II the
The Jasper weekly courier., 1907-01-11
A Real Bargain.

Good 4 room house, lot 30 by
l4O Good well, and water works
on paved street with concrete
side walk. Cheap and on easy
terms. Apply at Courier Office.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1907-01-11

1t Is quite easy to wash and iron
the better kinds of chiffon and make
II look like new. Make lather with
soap powder in warm water. Float
the chiffon in this for about ten
minutes. Do not rub, but fold care.
fully between the hands and squeeze
gently two or three times. Then
place 1t between the folds of clean.
soft towel and press it until mosi
OF the moisture is absorbed. Iron
on the wrong side while still damp
and the chiffon Will be quite fresh
and glossy.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1907-01-11

arJ- The way to wealth is as plain
as the way to the corner grocery.
Have the things to sell and adver
tise them we'll.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1907-01-11
Commissioners Court.

Proceedings and allowances
made 1t the regular January term
1907:
The board of county commits
sionerS met in regular session
Monday. Jan. Z, and organized
by electing Henry Weir Presi-
dent and Henry landgrebe Secy.
for the ensuing year Commits
sioner Fred Allies was inducted
into Office.
Commissioner Weir thanked
the board for the houor conferred
upon him, and Commissioner
Landgrebe in a few we'll chosen
words, outlined the course for
the Board to pursue the coming
year. The motto adopted by
the Board at the suggestion OF
Comm'r. Landgrebe is Keep
Smiling" A vote of thanks
was extended retiring Commits
sioner Teder for the servicesl
rendered while a member of the
board.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1907-01-11

urine scalcs the flesh or II. when the child
reaches an age when IL should be able TO
control the passage It is yet afflicted with
bcd-welting. depend upon It. the cause Of
the difficulty is kidney trouble. and the first
step should be towards the treatment OF
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not 10 habit as
most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect OF
Swamp-Root is soon realized. II IS sold
BY druggists. in fifty Et
cent and one dollar <sT-sT5Eft a W. >. -
sizes. You may have n
sample bottle by mail S-s,ssls - ~
free. also pamphlet tell Home Of swAuIy, Root
ing all about il. including many Of the
thousands Of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Or. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton. N. Y. be sure and
mention this paper.
Don msEe anv mistake, but iemem-
Der tiie ram" swamp Root, Dr. Kilmars
swami Root. and the address, Bingham
ton, y ..'n e cry bottle.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1907-01-11

oClddA ~ ScuHduS hllcuen cap
met.
Miss Josephine Smith, Batten
berg pillow.
Mrs. Louisa krempp, , quilts
Mrs. w. Luegeri, bed spread.
Chas. Egg. heat ng stove.
Mrs Sebastiaa huebler Wiltor
rug.
and spread.
quilt.
Mrs. P. L. Sweeney, set OF
pillow slips.
Mrs. J Kuntz, kitchen apron
and child's shoes.
Mrs. J. A Sermersheim 2
quilts.
Mrs A. J. Berger; boys sweat
er.
Mrs. Herman Shmutz, table
cover.
Mrs Jos. Meyer, two night
gowns.
Mrs Felix Lampert, comfort.
Miss Teresa EckenfelS, quilt.
Mrs +. J. Kuebler, lace cur
tains.
Mrs VIM. Burger, couch COW
er.
Trinity Church Aid Society,
comfort.
Mrs. John Mehringer. Elder
down DIR sing sacque.
Mrs. JOhn Giesler, 2 small ta-
BILE covers
Mrs H. Vonderheide. set of
pillow slips and blankets.
Mrs. II. Pfau quilt and COM
fort.
Mrs. August Flick, Batten-
berg Pillow.
Miss Carrie Habig, sofa cush-
ion.
Jos. Brascher. lamp
Miss Amelia Egg, Table cover
Mrs. Peter Scheurich, bed
spread.
Mrs. Mike Kress, quilt.
Mrs. J. p. Huther, = comforts
Mrs. Paul Egg. blanket,
Woven by Mrs. A. Kress, %
yds. rag carpet.
Woven by Mrs. ]. Pfister, %
yds. rag carpet.
Woven by Mrs. 3. Urich .
ydS. rag carpet.
Woven by Mrs. B. Urich, 10
yds. stair carpet.
Mrs. VIM, f Cox, Il piece
chamber set.
Misses Klingel, 2 ladies white
waists,
Miss Dora Kunkel, ? boxes
soap.
Mrs, Mike Scheurich, Sr. quilt,
Mrs. Jacob Kuntz, pic ture and
easel.
Mrs J. F. Friedman, 2 satin
pillows photo tops
g. Rumbach, Rug and Table
cover.
Mrs. Albert Sonderman Sofa
cushion.
John Rees, picture.
Albert Urich, rocker.
Mrs. Nick Mehringer Wooden
quilt and sofa pillow.
Mrs. Kathryn Rottet 3 boxes
Cigars.
Mrs. George Kuebler 2 dressing
sacques.
Mrs. Albert Urieh quilt.
Mrs. Jacob Lorey, center table
John Giesler; Jr., picture
Miss Amelia .Schultheis.
child's dress and aprons.
Mrs. JOS. Dupps, Sofa Pillow
Mrs NJ l.. Wagner jardiniere,
Mrs Jos. Kunkel, dressing
sacque.
Mrs. Louisa Krempp, Batten-
berg center piece.
Mrs John &c er. Linen towels
Miss Barbara Rees, picture.
Mrs. Alois Sprauer, hand made
quilt.
Miss Victoria Urich, dresser
set
Mrs. John Dick, 2 pair lace
curtains.
Mrs. Mat Altneyer, white un-
derskirt.
Raymond Friedman, picture.
mrs. Rosa Friedman, comfort.
Mrs +. J. Kempf. sofa pillow
Miss Lena Urich, Table cover.
s0The real soldier never waits
until the battle is over to do his
fighting.
The thing you don't want some.
one else may want. COURIER adys
will sell them.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1907-01-11
Women as Well rs Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind. dis
coUragcs and lessons ambition. beatty vigor