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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-15

SIX E. MILLION Is DAILY GlvING PSYCHIC
readings ami independent slate writings. You
call any time aud have q private sitting.
Advice aud information. SI2 Eye ST. NV.
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QUERIES.

~ BRECKINRIDGE-W the Hon.
John c. Breckenridge. Vice President Of
the United States from 1857 to 1861. re-
lated to the distinguished Presbyterian
divine. the Rev. Robert j. Ereckinridge.
D. D., Ii. D.. Of Kentucky? D. H.
IS. TABB-Can you give me the direct
ancestry OF John Tabb, Of Black River.
Elizabeth City County, Va. who is be-
lieved 10 have been born between IT25 and
l75o, and who married a Miss Parsonsg
SAT
90. GRAYSON-What was the Christian
name Of the Miss Hart who is said to
have been the first white child born in
Kentucky, and also an ancestor Of the
present Carter il. Harrison. OF Chicago2
n \. B.
100. EDMEsTON-Can You. or any read
ers Of The Herald, give me any inTorma-
ton as TO the ancestry and descendants
Of James EdmestOn Jones. who married
Mildred Coleman Degge? She was the
daughter OF William Degge and Mary
Fox. who were married By the Rev. Han
cock Dunbar March 9, 1852. at Mantapike
King and Queen County, Va. The Joneses
lived In Lancaster County I'D April 1914.
as l have letter 10 that effect I am
anxious 20 get this information as soon
as possible. as their youngest son. now
IA his Hinetieth year. IS III. and his one
wish is 20 get the family record. which
was lost or destroyed after the death q
hts parents, which occurred when he was
six years old EP. G..
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.aThe Americnn Nnrr.n

Under a resolution OF the Navy League.
Mr.. John r. Speers. whose three-volume
and thorough history Of the United States
navy is well known, was authorized 10
prepare a Short History Of the Ameri-
can Navy" and he has done the work
well. He begins with the first fight afoat
in the war Of the Revolution, when the
British armed schooner Gaspe was burn
ed on reef Just below Providence, r T.
Then the narrative tells Of the other sea
fights OS the Revolution. Then comes
the story OF The Barbary pirates. 10 whom
the United States owes a debt Of graft
tude, in that it was their depredations
that forced us into building a new navy;
nevertheless, when the war of 1872 came
on. we had % hustle 10 build new ships.
aud our fortunes tn that war are ad-
mirably related by Mr.. Speers. Then
comes the story Of the navy IN the civil
war, and afterward the story Of the war
with Spain. Brief as these separate chap
tiers are. there IS a fine completeness
about them. and the book. on the whole
Is an Inspiring and patriotic one. ia dis
cussing the battle Of Santiago. as iu other
battles, Mr.. Speers does not stop TO dis
cuss TO which individual commanders
the glory belongs but IS content with
telling how the work was done.
This little volume, handsomely illus
trated and brilliantly written should be
OF great use and vaue IN awakening en-
thusiasm for q branch OF our service
which has always done great honor 10
the flag. (New York; Charles ScrIbner' s
SoDs)
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THE DELIGHTS OF GENEALOGICAL
RESEARCH,

The history which the genealOgist finds
in old letters. wills, and town and militia
records. charmingly writes Nj "A /. Ben
edict in the Cosmopolitan. is OF the de-
Hghtful nature of an informal acquaint-
ance which permits one 10 come into the
dining-room and library almost unan-
nounced. The geneaIogist starts with his
surname, then he becomes interested in
the various maternal lines, later he in
cIudes the families with whom his own
ancestors "neighbored.1 and with whom
they set out from the oldest established
towns to settle new villages. The con-
stanuy recurring names in the lists Of
historical and genealogical treatises be-
come familiar friends. Did not the writer
look with especial Interest upon the island
Of trees from which the Indians stole out
70 the massacre of DccTheld. because some
OF his own friends are descended from the
minister who has given us the best ac-
count of that memorable check on colOni-
zation2 And does not every genealogical
student learn TO be somewhat unseifish
and TO know men not only for what they
are but for what ancestral factors have
made their lives possible? Exciting Indian
raids, with murdered babies and burning
barns; the adventures Of Tory spies,
whom we now know 20 have been very
respectable persons, except that they DIFF
fered in politics from tie majority of cur
ancestors; haIf-toId. half-hinted romances;
occasionally Il spicy little scandal or quar-
rel; more often life histories of Christian
fortiude and love and unsellshness,
which make US wholesomely ashamed of
being discontented with the comforts
which the least fortunate OF us now en-
toys-these are the historic lore that ge-
nealogy furnishes. besides stimulating our
interest in the notable events of our early
development into q nation.
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RAILROAD SNOW FIGHT.
How Jim Hin Managed "A .BIockude
on the Great Northern.

on the Great Northern.
Prom the World To-day.
The first big tie-up came with heavy
fail Of snow December $40 The Great
Northern and 500 had the most trouble.
The lines We're cleared UP. and we're in
fairly good running order Then came
the fan in temperature and fan of snow
that stunned the 500 line completely. and
tied Up things on the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific so that sIeepless nights
We're spent by magnates and officials.
This Was on December L. The 500 line.
Kenmare branch, cutting the Red River
Valley, and part of the line from the
eastern part of the State, were showed
in This line was opened February J. IN
TWO solid months not a train passed over
it.. Rotaries worked against the SHOWS
from the Kenmare and Thief River ends.
but IT was like lighting iron with glass.
Then President Hill grew busy He
heard that his Rocky mountain divisions
We're blockaded as badly as his Dakota
lines. Papers were telling the people that
passenger trains from the Coast were
held for hours, and sometimes days, be-
fore drifts. Traffic was paralyzed. So Mr..
Hill hied himself TO New York Going
from one rotary constructor 10 another he
found no chance To get new ones built ia
time TO fight drifts this winter.
Hundreds of passengers stalled by snow
were being fed at the hotels along the
road at company expense It was cost
ing thousands. Rotaries must be had at
any cost. Finally, Mr.. Hill located some
rotaries en- route on the Erie for New
York. They were to 90 to a German rail-
road
Then wires got hot with bidding Final
~. Mr.. Hi secured the German CON-
pany's consent TO sell the machines on
condition that others We're built fo~ the
company later. And the flows were
rushed to Dakota, and the Dakota plows
to the Rockies Then an available labor
ers were rushed TO Dakota and the battle
began on both the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific. the 500 giving up in
desperation after exhausting every avail
able means.
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"The Yelled Lady.

The latest book by Mr.. +. Hopkinson
Smith. engineer, architect. lighthouse
builder. artist. and author. IS called Tho
Yelled Lady" Il is a collection OF short
stories In many veins. As the author
himself says. he does not know why the
book should be called ''The Yelled Lady, ="
exc opt for the fact that there happens 10
be. within its covers, a most charming
and lovabe houri. to whom the nightin-
gales sing lullables. But there are besides
beautiful Venetans, "a sturdy New Eng
land girl, and a prim spinster, whose only
consolation was the b0arder who sat OBJ
posite. Nor does the list by any means
end here. Rough sea-dogs with friendly
feeling toward other dogs crop up. as
well as brave Titans. who make derricls
of their arms and fender-piles of their
bodies Here. too, are skinny. sun dried
eXcellencies with a taste for revolutions,
Weu-grOOmed club sWeIls with a taste for
adventure and cocktails. not TO mention
half a dozen gay, roliicking Bohenians
with taste for everything that came
their way.
are very interesting and they show that
their author has had many end varied ex-
periences and has liked EN- all. j" Miss
Murdoch. Special" is a newspaper story
of considerable force, and " Loretta of the
Shipyard' is a charming idyl. This is
book that VIII while away many a pleas
ant evening, (New York: Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons}
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SHE SELLS TIPS ON MARKET.
Mrs. Ciark's Income from That
Source 81, 800 a Year.

hEss NtaFks income from That
Source 81, 800 a Year.
From tie New York Sun
Mrs. Marian B. Clark, a handsome
woman of about So. who was four years
ago a teacher in the public schools Of
the city, has gone into the business Of
selling tips on the stock market. She
lives at the Ansonia.
Light was thrown on Mrs. C1ark's oc-
cupation by her own testimony in sup
Elementary proceedings before Justice
Newburger. These were held upon the
judgment rendered In favor of Paul
SoToccO. a mOdiste Of East Thirtieth
street, for s76T.T3. for bill OF gowns,
waists. and other women's clothing
which it is alleged has been owing
since 1905. Mrs. Clark could not pay
the judgment.
According to Mrs. C1ark's testimony,
the income from her business of sell
ing stock tips amounts to about 81 500
year. This approximately balances
the outlay on the apartment in the
Ansonia which Mrs. Clark testified con-
sists of two rooms and a bath" The
tips, It appears. she got from sources
she believed to be perfectly. trust
worthy. Her method of operating the
business IS to tell the tips to some one
of her friends. who would play IL
When the profit had been made there
was a divvy with Mrs. Clark. bonuses.
commissions. or whatever you please
to call it," as she said offhand
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Herbert Strang seems inclined to lay
claim to the laurels laid down by the late
g. \, Henty, and, Ike that famous author
Of stories for boys. he seizes on a coun-
try that is more or less IN the public eye
and makes a story for boys about it,
OF such sort IS Fighting on the Congo"
which is full Of information. presented
in an interesting way. of a country ruled
over by King Leopold. Of Belgium. which
is likely 20 be much IA the public eve
Jack Challoner is the. hero OF the story.
He goes 10 the Congo with his uncle. and
during a tour through the territory they
meet with many and exciting adventures
The tale Is thrilling enough 20 carry a
lads interest finely. and at the same time
the reader will gain a lot Of knowledge
about the Congo which he would never
have had the courage 10 dig for himself
out Of the dry textbooks. The book is
fully illustrated. Fundamentals. The
Bobbs-MerriI Col
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Early Christ Church Marriages
rgurfrupT

Is22 Dee 3 samnel Tuckcr-Mary Moore.
ls23 Jan. g. Richmond Jolnson-AiaTgaret T. Bal
main.
1873 Feb g. Samuel HH,s-Eud0cia Gird.
1873 FEB H. george Taglor-Aiay Cox.
l53 Feb. g. Joseph Askins-Ha1Tiet Wilson lcol-
oredi.
1873 Feb. o Robert SOper-AIethea Cook.
Isl3 Feb g. Samuel b Chew Elizabeth A. Baker.
1873 March le. Richard K. Bmr-Aary Thompson.
lSz3 April e. Sa1nuei Goldsmith Elizabeth Rock.
1873 April u. William Glark-Delia kirby.
1873, april - James helly-Ann Shekeil
1873 Asy g. stephen e. stewart -Susauna Sutton
IEZ3 May Is. william Il L0velacc-.Nrn WhitmoTc.
ls23 June g Peter Grihiu-1aroliue iriscce.
ls25 june 70. William KidgWay -hauiat Wallace.
1923 july g. john Bolsg-Nancs Malone.
1873 JAY Is. Lawson BCall-Rgchcl webb
1922 July Il. William PFestaH-MaFy Fowler.
49, Juy II. puneu TayioI-iuth Nhitmcre.
ls23 July 10. RobeTt Fry-Alien Buckley.
1913 Aug 10. John Bisbon-8lary Miller.
l813 Aug Il. Washington Bohs-Sarah Talbot.
1924 May Is. Antonio fegsrfo-Sarah Culry.
lszl June p Abel Il. GFsgs MARY Mcfarland
ls-t sept 5 George B.aksee-tatIarius Marks.
81 sept Z. Maite b. BiOose-AiaTy sIgigs
24i Sept. q. Francis Beanes-Ann Smith c..lorcdl.
is1i oct - Washington }ilC0 ioa-TTgomder DaY.
1874 Noy. g. Alexander S. NaFdssoe,b-I5uisa j.
DgHuison.
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A Romance of Business.

''The Romance and Tragedy of a Wide
ly Known Business Man" Is a sort Of an
autobiography of Ny. William Ingraham
Russell. 1t is an unusual story, for in
this book the author lays bare the Sc
crets by which he rose from the position
Of ofiCe-bOy TO a recognized position in
the business world. He shows his capt
tai increased from 1873, when It was $1,000,
to 1892, when It was $629,0O0 During all
this period he worked hard, did a great
deal Of good. and as little harm as pos
mate trade, and very simply and unaffeet-
eddy. He tells OF his happy welded life.
the advent OF children. the establishing
Of his home. Surrounded by hosts OF
friends, having entry into New York
society, driving good horses, he thought
himself the happiest of men. But there
came a crash. Through the agency of
trusts and the market his prosperity is
changed in one fell blow to poverty: his
friends fail away from him. and he is
pretty lonely The story is well told; it
constitutes a sermon on false friendship,
and this business mans love story is
truly pathetic. He has struggled, so he
tells the world, to regain his old posi-
ton in life, but the fates have been
against him; and now, at the last, he has
turned to authorship and his first effort
is this remarkable human document
baltimore: The Neale Press.)
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GENEALOGICAL WIT AND WISDOM.
No distinction is tween man and man.
But as his virtues add TO him a glory
Or vices cloud hin. -Ffabbington


But his virtues add TO him a glory
Or vices cloud him -Hahbington
We forget the origin of a parvenue. II
he remembers ii; we remember Il, Il he
f0rgets it-J. Petit-Senn
I've learned to Judge of men by their own deeds.
/ do net make the accident Of birth
The standard Of their merit Mrs Hals
From yon blue heaven above US bent
the grand Old gardener and his wife smile
at the claims of long descent ,-Tennyson.
It is a shame for man TO desire honor
because Of his noble progenitors. and not
to deserve It by his own virtue.-St
.Chrysostom
It is indeed blessing when the virtues
of noble races are hereditary. and do
derive themselves from the imitation OF
.virtuous ancestors.-Nabb.
II is fortunate 20 be Of noble ancestry:
ii is not less so 10 be such rs that people
do not care to be informed whether you
are noble OF iguobie.-Bruyerc.
A noble birth and fortune. though they
make not bad man good. set they are a
real advantage TO a worthy one, and
place his virtues in a fairer hght-Lilio
It has long seemed TO me that II would
be more honorable to our ancestors TO
praise them IN words less, but in deeds
TO initiate them more.-Horace Mann.
People who take no pride in the noble
achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy 10 be re-
memberea with pride by remote descend
ants.-Macaulay.
It is only shallOw-minded pretenderS
who either make distinguished origin q
matter Of personal merit or obscure
origin matter of personal reproach.
Taunt and scoffing at the humble condi-
ton Of early life affect nobody in Amer
lea but those who are foolish enough 70
indulge in them. And they are generally
sufficiently punished by the published
rebuke. A man who IS not ashamed OF
himself need not be ashamed Of his early
eonditson.-Daniel Webster.
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GENEALOGICAL
DEPARTMENT
SUNDAY. APRIL z. 1907.

l. Names and dates must be clearly written.
2 The fun name and address Of The writer must
be gFen although not foT publication. unless desired
8 Aiake ali queries and replies as hEief as Is con
sistent with ciearness.
In answering queries always give date Of the
paper the number Of the query. and the signature
s. Letters addressed to Contributors . be Tor
aaFded. must be sent in blank stamped envelopes
accompanied By the number Of the query aAd Us
signature
e. Each separate query in & Communication iAist Dc
accompanied by tWo-cent ramp.
All communications shonid be addressed 20
GENEALOGICAL EDITOR.
WASHINGTON HERALD.
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AmhfEunnr.

From the Catholic Standard and Times
Yes, said the would-be author. "the
editor sent my manuscript back, but be
inclosed nice note, saying the rejection
of the manuscript did not necessarily i'm
ply lack of original merit
oh. ] guess he didn't read it, then. %
said his friend.
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By HECTOR FULLER.

II wish. dear that you we're here I am lonely
without sou and my spirit needs you near me
want 10 sit by the hreside and have you near me
with book that We both love, and want &c hear
the brave words Of old TeFvihed by your voice.
good book and uuselhsh loye-What more can wo-
naan Wautf DOROTHY NEVILLE
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THE Law and the Letter" by Mary
Polk VIM and Margaret Hannis, is a
story Of the province Of louisiana It
deals with the advent OF the French in
that province. among whom arrived Eu-
gene La Piece and Pierre Where, scions
Of noble French families, and CASTOR lie
Foydras. With the arrival of the maid
ems known as Les Files de Cassette, It
was declared that one Of these three
young men, popularity known as les trOis
beaux amis, must marry. The lot fell
10 Castor Poydras. He married la
Cassete, as his bride Was called in de
rision, and after a duel in which Castor
killed his friend Where, he continued for
a time TO reside in New orleans. but soon
he disappeared, and with him his bride.
It Is with the events following this
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The only Way.

From Puck.
'scribbleigh says thai his last novel is
sure to live
Eyes, he Is naming his children after
the principal characters.
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She loved him for an she was wer;h,
And alsu. its safe to infer
Since sAs had much goods Of this earth
That that was the way be loved her
Catholic Standard ana Times
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The last Of an immortal choir,
Who crowned AmeTica with song
He whom the gods 70 verse inspire.
lie cannot die for long
No Severance Of life from flesh.
has power 70 XIII the mind.
No such rare spirit. fair and fresh.
Could leave 10 love behind.
Mortality alone TO dEst returns
That which We love on earth. more than its form,
Lives after as, and earns
Immortal peace that follows on the storm.
Not % fargetfulness is that consigned
Which still records the beauties Of the mind
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Thomas Bailey AIdrieh.

J.
Asleep upon the summit Of the hill he lies.
and from the purple skies
Tie western sun sinks weeping. as he dies.
Then east Tire mantls Of ms mournful strain,
q muse upon the bier before cur eyes
And. like all else that follows IN its train.
Speak in soft scents Of our grief and pain.
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strange marriage that this novel has TO
deal II is a story OF mystery. Of brave
lighting, and high adventure The events
OF the war Of 1912 are brought onto the
canvas, and there is vivid picture OF the
Shaving deaiins ships OK just before that
time. The story Is an interesting one.
strongly human in It's appeal, and VIII
probably please many readers. (The Neaie
Co: New York and Washlngton.l
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The days Of the purple cow" which
made Geilett Burgess famous, are passed,
but still his mind seems to run on ami
mails of color, for his latest book is The
White Cat" It is an enjoyable and in
teresting story. IL somewhat weird The
narrator Of the tale Is supposed to be a
young architect who has been thrown
from his automobile somewhere in the
South. When he RECEIVERS consciousness
he finds that he is IN bed IN the house OF
Miss Joy Fielding, a most charming,
graceful, beautiful and dainty young
woman. who is living practically alone IN
a fine old mansion, her only attendant be-
Ing an unusual sort of colored woman
named Leah TO her patient and guest
thus thrown unceremoni0usly into her
house. JOY Fielding is all graciousness.
and the friendship between the young
man and the young woman soon ripens
into intimacy. Then one day she tells
him the fafFy-tale Of the White Cat,
about how the prince found the white
cat and fell IN love with her and how
the cat begged the prince TO cut of her
head and her tail. which having done,
the cat was transformed into a beauti-
ful prineess-"an so they were married
and lived happily ever afterward"
In a few days. Joy Fielding changes.
She becomes another sort Of woman en-
tirely; harsh to Leah, cruel 10 her dogs
mannish. inclined 10 fiirt. and tempting
the young architect 70 her own mood
soon the narrator Of the tale discovers
that this beautiful heroine is the victim
Of strange malady. Il causes her to
live double life, a la Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde, and that an interruptions phys!-
clan has hypnotized her and is using al
his power 70 keep her always Edna 10
prevent her from returning 10 the life Of
Joy Fielding. for his own selfish ends
The story tells how the young architect
saves JOY Fielding from her other self
The early part Of the narrative is sane
and understandable: the latter part. es-
pecially the episode Of the cure. Is wild
~ improbable. untrue, and melodramatic
Still, The White Cat" Is an interesting
story. and many readers viii doubtless
enjoy Il. Indianapolis: The Bookseller
rill Coz
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o master Of the ieWeled muse!
Creator Of Imdyiug art
Into our souls. from heaven infuse
some truths, some thoughts that shall not part
Let fall the mantle aud the hays
Tint crown your br0E-0n some young head,
Some votary who with fervor prays.
And wake the living nom the dead
March q 1917.
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IN this word-'tis the best you get at all:
Ter G0d in cursing gives better gifts
Than men 10 henedictiou. God says sweat
Tor f0reheads-fnen say crowns-and 50 we are
Gashed By some tdrmcnting circle Of steel
Which snaps with secret spring. Get work!
Get work.
Be sure lis better than what You work TO get.
Mrs. Browning
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The Macmillan Company has Just S.
sued in this country a new collected edi-
in five volumes. Two OF the volumes are
devoted TO the Poems, the others con
tanning. respectively, Principle in Art
and Other Essays" 'Rellglo Poetae and
Other Essays" and THE Rod, the Rood,
and the Flower"
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Prince Kropotkin,s 1.-The Conquest Of
Bread" win appear shortly ia translation
under the imprint of G. p. Putnam's Sons.
Tie book, first OF all, aims to show the
weakness of the position of those who
claim that, because the schemes of Ideal
states that hava haunted the thinkers Of
an ages hav" not realized themselves,
we are theasfore to conclude that COM
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A newly discovered autobiography of
Victor Huso-''A Post-Seriptum TO Ny
Life'-wil soon be published by Funk <
Wagnalls Company, in a translation by
Lorenzo O'Rourke. A considerable por-
ton of it was written during Eugo's eX-
lie at Guernsey.