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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25
Compulsory Attendance of Witnesses.

recent decree of the provisional gov
ernor of Cuba provides that civilian resi-
dents and citizens of Cuba may be COM
PEELED to appear as witnesses before gen
eral courts marital of the army. Refusal
to so appear will be punished by fine and
Imprisonment.
An effort will be made at the next session
of Congress to amend the law which makes
ii a misdemeanor for a civilian witness.
duly subpenaed to refuse to appear or tes-
tify before a general court-martial Of the
army, so that its provisions will extend to
witnesses subpenaed to appear before
officer empowered and directed to take
dispositions for use before q court-martial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25
In Defense of "Clcsed Shop

At a recent meeting of Council No !, Hod
Carriers and Building Laborers, announce
ment was made that the several affiliated
councils had voted almost unanimously
against tie open shop. The District body
thereupon voted ITO stand as unit in de-
Tense of the closed shop"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25
Of Course.
From Puck.

From Puck.
The Tough One-Dese are wind matches,
are dey, sonny? Wot do youse want wit
wind matches? Sos you kin light yer
cigaroot in a brainstorm?
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-10-10
AROUND THE HOUSE
LITTLE HINTS THAT WILL SAVE
TIME AND MONEY.
Excellent Method of Renovating Veil
dressing for Black Goods
Washing Piano Is Better
Than Polishing Ii.

Renovate Whatsoever broom
stick with white cotton cloth, the
width of a veil. Roll carefully. Pin
top and bottom. Steam over boiling
water. They will look like new.
Yolk of Egg Removes Spots.-To
take spots from wash goods, rub them
with the yolk of egg before washing.
Black Goods Dressing.-Boil ten
cents worth Of logwood bark in two
quarts of water. When cool add two
quarts of stale beer Add water sufii-
cient to cover goods; lift and stir
goods occasionally until of an even
black Then rinse, partly dry and
press.
Stop Squeaking Shoes.-Drive a peg
in the sole.
Wash the Piano.-When your piano
looks dull and dingy, don't daub on
more polish, but simply wash it. Take
any good pure soap, preferably white
CASTLE, and make lather with terid
rainwater. Wash the piano carefully
but thoroughly using a piece of soft
cheesecloth or clean chamois, and rub
dry with clean cheesecloth. The piano
will look like new. This is what is
used in piano stores.
Triumph Furniture Polish.-One-
half gallon raw oil, one pint turpen-
tine, one-half pint alcohol, one-half
pint benzine, one-half pine aqua ammo
mia. First remove all dust from article
to be polished, then rub with canton
flannel cloth dipped in the mixture.
Dingy Black Kid Gloves.-Renew
black kid gloves by adding few drops
of ink to tablespoon of olive oil. APP
ply with feather and dry in the sun.
Beer Polish for Furniture-First
rub furniture clean with a wooden
cloth wet with beer. Then boil piece
of wax the size of an egg, the same
amount of sugar, in two cups of beer.
When this is cold polish the furniture
with it.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-10-10

started last spring and It is their task
to make the preliminary surveys for
complete geological survey of the
region.
The concession was granted on con
ditions that make certain the immedi-
ate opening Of the country The
Americans must open 30 miles within
six years, and they are to have the ex-
elusive right to the product OF 20 Of
these for 80 years.
Copper and gold are the minerals
they expect to find in the greatest
quantities. Gold has been found In
rich deposits in the adjacent British
and French territory. and the same
veins run into the Congo. The ex-
istence of copper, all ready to be
mined, has long been known.
Plan to Benefit Natives.
1t is the plan OF these Americans
whom King Leopold has interested In
his African territory to treat the ma
tives on plan that differs slightly
from that of the Belgian concession
aires. They will start plantations of
bananas, peanuts and all the other
fruits, grains and vegetables, for
which the climate Is adapted; they
will develop the fisheries of the great
rivers and employ the natives to can
the products of both. They will at
first supply the natives with every
thing they need, including food and
lodging and pay them in beads and
trinkets, gradually teaching them the
use of money as trading medium.
They will have to start schools and
hospitals, and here Mr.. Ryan will find
wide scope for his philanthropy, al
though the field Is not virgin SOIL for
the priests and nuns of several re-
ligious orders are already In there
and have done much splendid work
among the natives.
Thus 1t is that New York million
aires are at work exploiting alto
gether about 10000 square miles of
African jungle, surveying virgin for
est, boring into unknown mountains,
building roads and railroads through
trackless wildernesses and exercising
absolute sovereignty over millions of
naked man-eating savages, with rea-
sonable prospect, whether they strike
mineral wealth or miss 1t, Of raising
their millions to the billion mark
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-10-10
Tomato PilIau.

Alternate layers of boiled rice and
raw tomatoes in the baking dish.
Sprinkle over each layer of tomatoes
little minced green pepper and tend
er young onion; also some previously
stewed veal, chicken, or ham. Salt
to taste. When the dish is full place
a layer of green corn from the cob,
and a little rolled cracker to give
firmness, with bits of butter on top.
Add cup of veal broth, which must
penetrate all of it, and bake half or
three-quarters of an hour, according
to degree of heat in the oven.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-10-10
She Said the Wrong Thing.

81 shall never forget the breakfast
gave to a pretty girl when first knew
her." the short man began. 1T would
make your mouth water to hear what
it was. Grape fruit to begin with, the
most delicate Of breakfast food. with
cream, a choice broiled chicken, a
small champagne cup with tit was
a late breakfast-the finest of fruit,
coffee. can't remember the things
ordered for her at that breakfast,
and what do you think she said when
she finished? She said: You needn't
have gone to so much trouble. don't
care for anything but couple of eggs
for my breakfast and a piece of
toast"
TT was the wrong thing to say,
will admit" sighed his wife. II was
that girl and have been living ever
since on a couple of eggs for my
breakfast and piece of toast"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-10-10
LIKE SHEETS OF ICE.
Were Bed Coverings Of Visitor in Eng.
lish Country Home.

The old-fashioned glazed chintz.
which in the Victorian era was for so
long a period in favor as a covering
for the English drawing room sofas
and chairs, Is now very fashionable
in this country, especially for bed
rooms.
This chintz Is generally a large
floral pattern, on q white ground, and
will last for years II properly cleaned
and "calendered," word unfamiliar
to most American ears, although In
England calendering Is a usual pro-
cess in every household, many house
keepers using it for their beautiful
linen sheets, which makes them dread
fully cold and slippery! 1t Is done by
a mangle that Furnishes the material
with a glaze, and for chintzes and
table napery may be appropriate, but
for sheets, except in torrid weather,
it Is anything but comfortable.
81 shall never forget" said an
American girl, speaking of calender
ed sheets, visiting at country house
in England, where in zero weather
they gave me polished sheets OF ice,
for that is what they felt like! I
shivered for an hour or more, unable
to sleep, and l took them off and slept
in the blankets. was afraid that the
housemaid would consider that 1t was
an American aboriginal habit, 80 I
made up the bed again in the morn
ing, pressing it down as If 1t had been
slept in. This l did every day for my
weeks stay, as 1 shall always remem-
Der those calendered linen sheets with
amusement, fancying my hostess
feelings If she had seen me at work
| night and morning"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-10-10

wilds of the interior, where are stu
ated the concessions of the American
millioniares.
To induce these natives to work,
the Belgians devised plan by which
each man Is taxed an amount OF rub
Der each other day that a careful cal
culation estimates should be collected
in 40 hours. For this he is paid at
the market rate. Some such system
as this which the missionaries in the
employ of Congo Reform association
persistently call slavery" will have
to be adopted by the Americans.
Rockefeller, Jr., Interested.
The American Congo company was
formed especially for dealing in rub
Der. John d. Rockefeller, Jr., is in
terested in this company and plans to
apply newly discovered process to
the manufacture of rubber. The So
ciete Internationale is to exploit the
mineral resources and 1t is this in
which the Guggenheims are interest
ed. This latter company's engineers
are now in the Congo making a sur
vey. The party is in charge of A..
Chester Beatty an associate of John
Hays Hammond; with S. P. Werner,
Dorsey Mohun and L. N, Boil. They
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-10-10

accepted the suggestion Of the king
of the Belgians that he take long
lease of this vast territory.
OF course 1t is something Of gam
BILE, for the American explorers are
going into what is virtually unknown
country, and the difficulties, sanitary,
engineering, economical etc, may
prove SO great that they will not i'm
mediately make any profits. But the
odds are so heavily in their favor that
the chance was we'll worth taking
The crown domain, which is large
part of the Congo, returns at con-
servative estimate profit of at least
100000 a year, and almost all of this
is from rubber, the minerals being
virtually untouched. So Mr.. Ryan and
his associates have every reason to
hope for large profits.
Exact Investment Unknown.
The exact amount they are invest
ing in the Congo is difficult to ascer-
tain, but it is known that they paid
King Leopold $1,500000 for the con
cession, and that he and the Belgian
stockholders retain substantial block
of stock In the Societe Internationale
Forestiere ct Minere du Congo one of
the companies they have formed. The
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-10-10

other company Is the American Congo
company; just how the shares in this
are allotted is not yet known, Be-
sides these companies there are the
two great Belgian corporations which
have had enormous concessions for
many years; these are the Anglo-Bel-
gian India Rubber company and the
Katanga company In both of these
the Americans have bought large
blocks Of stock-enough to secure a
dominating influence. The former has
concession for $4,000 square miles,
the latter for an area averaging 420
miles long by 300 miles wide.
These latter companies are i'm
mensely profitable. They collect the
taxes and police their own territory,
and the methods used by some Of
their employees in collecting the taxes,
which are paid in rubber have sup
piled the enemies Of King Leopold
with ammunition for their campaign.
Whatever truth there may be In the
stories Of atrocities" must be laid at
the door of these concessionaries.
Their experience with the natives as
workers will be valuable to the Amer
leans, as the latter will have precisely
the same conditions to meet and have
almost as plenary powers as their
forerunners. These powers have
been curtailed within a year, as a re-
suit of the abuses which a Belgian
commission discovered. The conces-
sionaires have been forbidden, for in
| stance, to use armed native sentries
or armed overseers.
Difficulties in the Way.
The great difficulty ahead of Mr.
Ryan's men is the improvidence and
savagery of the natives upon whom
they will have to rely to do the work
Money means nothing to them. They
must be paid, at any rate at first, in
something they can use-such as cot
ton, beads or knives. and it is the in
tention of the Americans to furnish
the natives with food and lodging as 6
return for their labor. But it Is ex
ceedingly difficult to persuade these
men to labor at all. They care moth
ing for the development of the coun
try, preferring to live by hunting fish
ing and gathering the fruits and nuts
with which nature has supplied then
so bounteously. Many of them ar,
canibals still and would practice thei
gruesome rites If it were not for thei
dread Of the stern punishment that /.
melted out to any who may be caugh
eating human flesh. This is made
crime by the laws of the Congo and /:
punishable by death. Cannibalisn
has been stamped out of the parts o
the Congo along the coast and thu
banks OF the great rivers, but there fl
no doubt that 1t still flourishes in thu
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-10-10
Buttons and Chenille.

Chenille trimming always suggests
a certain costlness, although as a
matter of fact it is no more so than
the silk braids and velvet applications
now used in such profusion. With
either braid, velvet or silk trimmings
chenille combines readily, and it is
we'll to remember that little of it
goes a great distance. For years but
tons have not been used in such pro-
fusion, and present indications point
to their appearance on all the street
garments of the coming winter,
whether those coats be of cloth, velvet
or fur.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-10-10
Velvet Cake.

Cream together one cup sugar and
one-half cup butter. Break into this
one egg and beat all together. Sift
together one and one-fourth cups -four,
one-third cup corn starch, one tea
spoon of baking powder and pinch OF
salt, one-half cup sweet milk and an
other egg. Now add little of the
flour, the other egg and a little milk,
beating each in thoroughly until all
are gone. Bake in loaf tin 40 or As
minutes.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-10-10
Oysters EscaIloped in Ramequins.

Stir half cup of butter generous
If you like into cup, each, of grated
bread crumbs (sofD and cracker
crumbs. Have the oysters carefully
rinsed with water, to remove bits of
shell. Butter the ramequins, put in a
layer of the buttered crumbs, then a
layer of oysters and sprinkle them
with salt and pepper; then add
sprinkling of buttered crumbs, table
spoonful of oyster liquor or sherry
wine, then a second layer of oysters;
sprinkle with salt and pepper and
cover with buttered crumbs. Leave
the dish uncovered and bake about 20
minutes. Serve in the ramequin.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-10-10

New York.-In the heart Of Equa-
torial Africa a group Of New York
millionaries has acquired an empire.
Out OF this empire, representing In
direct and indirect control region OF
10000 square miles, they expect to
increase their millions, perhaps to
turn them into billions.
The men who are exploiting this
untrodden wilderness of forest, noun
tain, jungle and morass are Thomas
F. Ryan, James ID. Stillman, John ID.
Rockefeller, Jr., II. p. Whitney, Il. B.
Aldrich and the Guggenheim brothers.
Other names have been mentioned, in
Guiding those of j. p. Morgan, Thomas
F, Walsh and Anthony N. Brady, who
may own STOCK in the two great com
panies which have been formed, but
they are not directors in either and
have taken no active part in their or
ganization.
These men have as partners Leo
pold, king of the Belgians, and few
Belgian financiers.
Their empire is in the heart of the
Congo Free State; in fact it stretches
almost across its greatest breadth,
from east to west, and consists of be-
tween 100000 and 100000 acres,
or, roughly speaking, an area about
the size of New Hampshire and Yer
mont. Over this they have powers
which are virtually absolute. Nom
inally the Congo courts have jurisdic-
ton over the territory and 1t Is gov
erned by the laws of the Congo, but
actually these Americans are its mas
tiers. They have the right to police
it and the terms of their concession
impose this upon them as duty.
They may employ native labor or may
| import coolies or Americans, just as
they like, but there is no doubt they
will employ natives.
Project Originally Hammond's.
King Leopold secretly sold these
Americans this concession some
months ago. Mr.. Ryan is not a man
who is in the habit of going into gi-
gantic transactions without knowledge
of what he is doing or without some
definite assurance that he will reap a
substantial profit from his investment
The man who advised him that there
was big money to be made in the
Congo was John Hayes Hammond
the famous engineer, who had looked
Central America over In a general way
and who knew the vast mineral wealth
that lay hidden in its immemoria
rocks. He had travelled through its
forests Of rubber trees, ebony, ma
hogany and other valuable woods, and
he knew that, even If the gold, the
copper, the silver should not pan out
as he expected, there was enough
money to be made out of the rubber
and the wood to reward handsomely
the men who should open up the coun
try. Upon his report, supported by
the reports of other experts, Mr.. Ryan
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-10-10

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Sec. Amt.
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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-10-10
RICH MEN PLAN
AFRICAN EMPIRE
AMBITIOUS SCHEME IN WHICH
NEW YORK MlLLloNAiREs
WILL INVEST MONEY.
PARTNERS OF A MONARCH

Thomas T. Ryan, James D. stillman,
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and 9th
ers Have Joined King Leopold In
Effort to Open Up Dark Continent
and incidentally to Turn Their
Millions Into Billions.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-10-10

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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-10-18
SOME TEMPERANCE NOTES.

At the last term of Middlesex court
j. II. Bayten was indicted, tried,
convicted and fined $40 for running q
speakeasy. Richard Dayton was like
wise indicted, tried, convicted and fined
500, to which the Court added 60 days
in Jail and issued a capias for his arrest.
Both parties are colored, and live in
lower Middlesex.
The State of South Carolina is finally
out of the liquor business. After four
teen years, one month and fifteen days,
the Palmetto brand" is known no more.
According to predictions of the friends
that stuck to the sinking ship, South
Carolina, six months after the revenue
from the whiskey monopoly was cut off,
should be financially embarrassed. The
actual condition is confusing to the
friends of the dispensary, for the State
is prospering as never before.
The term local option is often. incor-
rectly used for prohibition. But local
option is not prohibition. 1t is merely
the option which each community has
to take a vote of the people on the
question whether or not Intoxicating
liquors shall be sold in that community.
When such an election is held under the
local option law, if majority vote is
cast against the sale of liquor, prohibi-
tion prevails; if otherwise. prohibition
does not prevail. Times Dispatch.
Judge Edmond Waddill of the United
States District Court, at Norfolk, ex
pressed himself from the bench as be-
ing personally opposed to the liquor
business. The bankrupt Old Dominion
Brewery, of Newport News, asked for
an extension of ninety days on a pay
ment of $12,500. 81 have been forced
under the law to run bankrupt barrooms,
and lost nearly every time," said the
Judge. ''This is the first time that
have attempted to run brewery, anc
it seems to be less profitable There is
considerable force in the argument o.
the receivers that this class of property
is deteriorating all the time, as ther,
is great wave of sentiment all owe
the country against such business
and it seems to be growing. For m,
personally, it cannot grow too fast.
Judge Waddill ~ouid not gran
the extension.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-10-18
AFRO. AMERICAN NOTES.

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Fisher, of l.
vington, recently visited parentss at
Heathsville.
Mrs. L. V. Thomas, who has been
visiting in other states since July l, has
returned and taken up her school
duties. She was accompanied home by
her father, ]. P. Norris, of Baltimore
Miss Emma Granson made flying
trip to Baltimore recently.
Miss Fannie Augustus, of Richmond,
is the teacher at Mt. Jean public
school, near Tombs, this sessisn.
Mrs. Maria B. Hennings, of White
Stone, is visiting Mrs. Charles Smith,
of Baltimore.
Little Misses Susie Williams and
Mary E. Rust left not long since for
Rowland Academy, where they will at
tend school this session.
The Good Samaritan Hall at New
Town is nearing completion.
John Rust and Fitzhugh Rust have
purchased a saw-mill near Rehoboth.
Mrs. Maria Blackwell, of Tombs, is
out after two weeks suffering from a
sprained ankle.
w. D. Laws, of Avalon, was in Rich
mond on business recently. He stop
ped at the Exposition on his return.
Miss Maria Yerby, of Heathsville, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles Fisher,
near Irvington.
Captain M. F. Beane, E. Gaskins,
George Chowning and Jesse Parks
were at the Exposition week before
last.
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Parker and
Mesdames Emily Bell and Beadie Ed
monds have returned home after spend
ing the summer at Seaside Park, N. ].
Miss Ora Nickens, Of White Stone,
spent last week with Miss Jesse c.
Parks.
Miss Nida Banks entertained few
friends Sunday before last at tea and
left on Monday for Baltimore, where
she expects to spend tire winter.
Mrs. S. M. Schey and Mrs. Rebecca
Barber continues sick.
Mrs. Lue Mason, of Baltimore, Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. Lettie Jones, re-
Gently.
Mrs. M. E. Parks and daughter,
Miss Jessie, and Miss Pauline Smith
visited friends at White Stone recently.
Mrs. Louise Mutt died at her home
at White Stone week before last after
long illness.
Miss Winnie Jones, of Merry Point,
who has been spending two weeks with
her aunt, Mrs. Hannah Taylor, at Tombs,
has returned home.
Among the sick, now improving, are
Mrs. Alice Waddy and Mrs. Carrie
Beale, of Tombs; Mrs. Nancy Carter
and Chas. Fisher, Of Irvington.
]. Allen Williams, of White Stone
was at the Exposition recently.
James l.. Carter, of Rehoboth Church
and Miss Celia M. Pinn, of Merr,
Point, were married September 25th a
Willie Chapel church by Rev. j. A
Nickens. Wedding march was played b,
Mrs. l.. A. Johnson, of Wicomico. Mr.
and Mrs. Carter will reside at their new
home near Rehoboth.
r. H. H.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-10-18
GIVES A PERFECT SKIN.
Sulphur in Liquid Form Adds
to the Beauty of Women.

Beauty is only skin Deep" but you cannot
be beautiful if you have any Skin Disease or
bad complexion. HANCOCK'S LIQUID
SULPHUR quickly cures Eczema, letter,
Sores, Eruptions, Blotches, and all Skin Dis
eases. Apply HANCOCK'S LIQUID SUI
PHUR OINTMENT to the face just as you go
to bed, and it will soon give you a smooth,
velvety skin.
Taken internally, HANcOCK'S LIQUID
SULPHUR purifies the blood and clears up
the complexion. few spoonsfuls in hot
water makes the finest of sulphur baths. All
druggist sell it, Sulphur Booklet free, If
you write HANCOCK LIQUID sULQHUR
CO.. Baltimore.
DIR. W. W. Leake, of Orlando. Fla. who was
cured, says: 1T is the most wonderful remedy
for Eczema have ever kaown."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-10-18
IRvINGToN, VIRGINIA, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 1s, 1907
OYSTEROiOGY.

Here comes the oyster-all hail TO the
oyster,
The Chesapeake oyster, beyond all
compare.
Three cheers for the oyster, the beauti-
full oyster,
That gem of our waters, rich, luscious,
and rare
Wen fry him and stew him, Wen pay
tribute to him.
September releases him under the law;
All hail TO the oyster, the marvellous
oyster,
A jewel when cooked, and a dream
when he's raw!
Exchange.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-10-18

If you want dwellings. churches, tents o.
<ousee OF any description built write to W, H.
Jesse. contractor, Litwalton, Va. Estimates
wav down: mills located In Lancaster county
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-10-18

Baltimore prices paid for eggs by L. L.
Yerby s. Son, Kilmarnock.