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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-25
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
CHRISTMAS QUIETLY oBSERV-
ED IN CITY ACROSS POTOMAC.


ALEXANDRIA. Va, December %, 1907.
Christmas is being celebrated in a quiet
manner in this city. Church services
were we'll attended. omparatively few
people were on the streets this afternoon.
The first service today was at st. Mary's
Catholic Church, where solemn high mass
was celebrated at 5 o'clock. Another
mass was said at $50 o'clock. The last
mass was at 10 o'clock and was followed
by benediction Of the blessed sacrament.
Union services were held at Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church at O'Clock,
and at II o'clock services and communion
were held at Christ, st. Paurs and Grace
Episcopal Churches. At the Emmanuel
Lutheran Church services and celebration
will occur at o'clock this evening. At
all of the churches elaborate musical pro-
grams were followed.
The members Of Old Dominion Com
mandery, No. IL Knights Templar, at
noon today assembled to drink a toast
to the urand Master Of the Templars Of
the United States and Canada
The need of a modern fire alarm sys-
tenn for this city, it is said. was demon
strated last night shortly before II O clock
when the entire department was called to
the corner of Queen and Payne streets.
1t Is said that small colored girl entered
a downtown drug store and requested
the proprietor to turn in an alarm, stat
ing that a fire was in progress at the
corner mentioned. The proprietor how
ever refused to do so. Half dozen boys
appeared at the Columbia engine house
at 10 o'clock this morning gaSping for
breath and told Stephen Taylor, driver Of
the hose wagon, that fire was in prog
ress at the corner of Duke and Patrick
streets. Mr.. Taylor asked the boys where
they secured the information, and was
informed that they had been told by a
lady" Investigation disclosed that the
report was untrue.
Struck by Railroad Train.
Southbound train No. 81, Seaboard Air
Line, over the Washington Southern rail-
way. last night struck C. E. Rainey of
Fairfax county, Va. while he was driving
across the tracks about four miles south
of this city. The wagon was completely
demolished, and Rainey was thrown vio-
lently from the vehicle. The horse es-
capped unhurt Rainey was brought to
this city and taken to the Alexandria
Hospital. An examination revealed that
he only sustained a few minor bruises.
After having his injuries dressed he de-
parted.
Only a few prisoners appeared In the
police court today. Justice Cation dis
Jasper Lee Gaines. twenty years Of
age, died last evening at the home of
his parents, 321 North Pitt street. He
was son of Mr.. and Mrs. Zachery
Gaines, and was born at Brandy Station,
Culpeper county. Va. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow afternoon.
The remains of Fannie Shelton, colored.
whose death occurred In Washington yes
terday. were brought here today, and
buried in Bethel cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-25
SHIP LEAVES PORT ON FIRE.
1000 Passengers in Panic on Ham.
burg-American Liner Bulgaria.

NEW YORK, December 25.-Fire start
ed panic yesterday among the 1000 pas
sengers, half of them women. on the
Hamburg American liner Bulgaria, which
sailed for Hamburg. Just after the vessel
left her dock at Hoboken blaze was
discovered between decks. amidships. The
Bulgaria was off Gausevoort street at the
time. There was more smoke than flame
and this increased the fright of the pas
sengerS.
The Bulsaria's engines were stopped
and she dropped anchor. A fire alarm
summoned the crew to fight the flames
which had started in some loose cotton
between decks. The officers did their hes,
to quiet the passengers. In the course OF
a half hour the fire was extinguished
and the vessel proceeded on her way
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-25
The Only Novelist.
From the London Graphic.

From the London Graphic.
The cutlery of Mr.. Hall Game against
the omission in the panels of the British
Museum reading room OF all novelists ex-
cept Scott. who was also poet, is more
in accordance with expectation. and is
hardly likely to be diminished by the
statement of the official view that fiction
is not an exalted kind of literature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-25
GRAVEYARD Of Asiatics.
From Chambers Journal.

From ChamDerS JouThaI.
The Northern Territory is the graveyard
of innumerable Asiatics, who enter by
way of the Gulf of Carpenta-ia in quest
of gold. Death from thirst and starva-
ton accounts for thousands. The few
who survive return to China to spread
the fame of Australia's relentless solitude
and hunger-tracks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-25

THE Grand Lodge. F. A. A. NJ" with re-
Spouse by DR.. Francis j. Woodman. grand
master OF Masons Of the District.
At De Molay Commandery, No. 4. ap-
propriate remarks were made by w. H.
H. Ctssell. Rev. William Hart Dexter and
others. Greetings were exchanged with
the sister communicates and also with
ST. Johns Commandery Of Providence
and De Molay Cemmandery of Boston.
The exercises closed with the doxology.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-25
observation-disclosures Fire.

Fire. which caused about $500 damage,
occurred in the cellar of the grocery
store of E. F. Hall, Sd and c streets
northeast. at l o'clock this afternoon.
The blaze started near the furnace and
an alarm was turned in by a pedestrian
who noticed volumes of smoke issuing
from the windows.
The store had been closed for the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-25
Remembered by Employees.

Employees of the Castelberg's National
Jewelry Company yesterday presented
A. Brylawski. manager. with an English
chime clock. and Samuel Heller, auditor,
with a gold fountain pen. Mr.. Pennoyer
on behalf OF the employees. made the pre-
sentatiOns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-25
$4,000 Fire in Chicago.

CHICAGO, December 25.-The Burton
building. 71-S1 Van Buren, street. was
damaged by fire today. The structure
was occupied by number of small manu-
featuring plants. The total loss il esti-
mated at $4,000.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-15
/ MENTS OF
GLYNN GRAND JURY
Respectfully submitted.
- t'At+AttN~'
H. J. Read.
Tax Collector Giynn County. Ga.

H. J. Read.
Tax Collector Giynn County. Ga.
County Officers and Books.
We have examined the record
books in the Offices Of the ordinary,
clerk Of superior court, city courts.
county commissioners, treasurer.
SHERIFF. and coroner and find .s.em
neatR kept
Owing to the lack of system, f69
which, however. the officers do not
seem to be responsible, We are I'M
able to report as to the accuracy of
the books of the officers handling
public money. Such approval as has
been previously given by similar
committees in this respect must
necessarily have been based on SUI
perfcial examinations. which in our
judgment is neither just to thu
county or to the officers themselves.
who are entitled to have proper
books furnished to them. and COM
AAAANtSSS AiOlll S9ltlllu ItlllGo W nave
them examined and approved by re-
liable experts.
This grand jury erquests or au-
thorize the county commissioners to
employ an expert accountant from
some firm or company of recognized
competency to systematic the rec
ords for county officers handling pAb-
lie money, procure the necessary
books and to have them audited
quarterly or at least semi-annually.
Justices of the Peace.
We have examined the dockets of
all the justices of the peace in the
county, and find them as we'll kept
for the last six months as heretofore.
We find only one constable's bond
o.. ]. Leavy in the Goth DISTRICT re-
corded in the ordinary's office All
should be.
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Public Schools.

The school officials are required to
make their report to the December
term of court, hence do not make
any written report to the May term
Of each year.
The reports of our finance com
mittee show that the board Of edu-
cation is in the most excellent anan-
cial condition and we congratulate
the board upon it. With The present
plans carried out Glynn county wal
have the best endowed system Of
schools in the state and one Of the
best in the country They have on
hand $25,000.00, received from the
A., d. & A. railroad for the fee to
the South End property and we earn
estly urge that this amount be used
tn the erection and equipplng Of a
modern high school building, and we
request The city and county to appro
pirate enough additional money to
provide $50,00000 building.
We find a large number of parents
IN both the city and country 10 not
send their children to school. and we
request our representative and soma.
tor from this district to use their
best offices to have a compulsor2
educational bill passed We are
losing The growing white boy from
our school and this is one wav 10
save him. We cannot say too much
in praise OF the high standard OF orr
schools. The graduating class Of
this year O907) could enter f5a
sophomore class at the State ITpivar-
sity with very little additional stp5r
in special branches tnis sumner
7u,Go vfo,t,-
Two masbors Of tho oo,,,oi++.. ~,
piii.,tc oerrg and cog.i1te. .i..i4,.5 Il.
convict c,r,., moor ~, po;.4 .,.-
ana fa8ad tbara n cooyiote 9 ,.,i-e
and ~ o9lorea ar ,,.I.s ra... -.
near rs ha Tia oaad bo.1th ana ~,
Ia work. en MI rrh.,o ro3a An II
ther a.re.rcd IL ,l1l r.5
cared fr, ond qcer,.d a. Ia ,no,+a1
bv tba sr,arintend If and c,,rs.
IN human o.av ,rao ono,4er, r.,
,he guards as roll &C tba oornio-,
tha committee found in , olo.n en-.
ta,v condition rroyiaio,. nj,
bousod ard too,s wo,i oorad Co..
al Inc COUNTY LaSn me committee
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-15

iie May term 1JOI, lhG superior
count Of Glynu coNnty, Georgia
hereby submit thcao our general ~
sentiments
Finance.
We have received reports from IL
treasurer. tax collector, and clerk
The commissioners, all, OF which VI
submit herewith and each of viii
speak for themselves.
We verified the figures in the
port Of the treasurer which we find
correct. with the exception Of an
error of SS.79 in interest account,
which heawill correct.
T&e recommend that in future the
, eboN named officers be required to
make their reports up to the same
date. This will make it much easier
to verify and be less confusing.
We further recommend that the
commissioners of roads and revenues
make arrangements with some reput-
able sauditiag company to audit the
bookl of the county officers once or
twiceSeach year. as we have but lit
tie faith in these grand jury investi-
cations. The average grand juror is
not an expert accountant, neither do
thty have the time to do this work
in the wav in which it ought to be
Gene. and we think that If it is
necessary for the work to be done
at all 1t is necessary that it should
be well done. This is due the Off
ccys as well as the people, and in
our opinion the matter should not
he longer neglected.
We recommend - the item
known as the Pres Judgment be
gotten off the books in some way.
This item is of long stan ing and we
nave no cause to believeg that it will
Improve with age
Brunswick, Ga, Juns 4th, 1907
TO the Hon Foreman and Members
OF Grand Jury, May Term. 1907.
Glynn Superior Court.
Gentlemen: l submit you below Q
blief statement of the financial con
dilion of the county:
Cash on hand ....... $10,777.47
Sinking fund (for redemp-
dion Of bonds) .......... 14,36G.04
Uncollecced taxes O906)
.1F.,.,.s,trl 4, tod /
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Confined on eighth page)
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-15

We have received reports from t
treasurer. tax collector, and clerk
The commissioners, all Of which y
submit herewith and each of WIFI
speak for themselves.
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Finance.

Aere6y submit theao our general pN
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DLal .-......,...
Total to be accounted for.
Credit.

$4S828Ci
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-23
sra@.a.hI, Yyata WIle Lie.

re fairy had ever offered to grant
me three wishes, t.the full confidence
OF wild animals would surely have
been one of them and probably the
first. If we seek opportunities to be-
friend wild creatures and take advan-
tage of them, we shall often find, as
have done, that there is no lack of re-
Spouse on the part of the animals.
once walked up to pine siskin, as he
was feeding on the ground and picked
him up in my hand. He did not seem
bit alarmed, and when few min
utes later set him down he continued
his search for food within a few inches
of my feet. On another occasion a yell
low throated vireo allowed me to lift
her from her nest when / wished to
count her eggs and nestled down COM
fprtably on her treasures the moment
put her back. With a forefnger once
strOked the back of red breasted nut
hatch as he was busy feeding on a
tree.-Ernest Harold Baynes in st.
Nicholas.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-23
WHEN WAGES WERE LOW.

Columbus said an antiquary of
Chicago, ''got a salary of $500 a year
less than dollar day. His captains
got $50 a year apiece. His crew got
1926 month. To equip the expedi-
ton that discovered America cost 81
500. The total cost Of discovering
America was $1,000
Lawyers nowadays, especially cor
poration lawyers, think nothing of
earning million a year. In the reign
of Edward ~. a baronet entered in his
diurnal or diary:
"'Paid to Roger Fylpott. learned in
the law, for his counsel, 3 shillings.
with fourpence for his dinner
Ministers often make today $4,000
or $4,000 a year, yet John Knox only
got $500 a year, or st week, and that
was dollar more a week than Scottish
judges got
Small salaries, those concluded the
antiquary, ''but we must remember
that in that epoch there were no trusts
to initiate prices, and dollar went
long way In fact, a Christmas dinner
for family of six would have cost in
John Knox's time: For the turkey, 10
cents; cranberry sauce, 2 cents; pota-
toes, / cent; turnips, l cent; celery, 1
cent; plum pudding, 2 cents; total, II
cents, or less than 3 cents head"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-23
THE SACRED LOTUS.
Sentiment OF the Orient About the
Fruit of Destiny.

FRUIT Oh Destiny.
Concerning the rich fruit of the lotus.
which grew luxnriantly in the Nile.
many charming legends have been told
1t was believed that it was so delight.
full that those who ate of it would new
er leave the spot where it grew, but
for it would abandon home and friends
to spend their lives in a dream of Sc
rene delight. Homer, in the Odyssey,
mentions the lotus eaters who lived
on the northern coast of Africa and
records their attempts to detain the
followers of Ulysses by giving them
the fruits of the lotus to eat, so that
they should never wish to leave the
spot where it grew.
The same poetical idea is known to
the Arabs, who call it the fruit OF
disc, and it is Oh this foundation that
Tennyson built his charming poem of
the Lotus Eaters This mythical,
lotus has been identified by several
botanists with that indigenous to Tu-
mis-, which is a thorny shrub, with ber-
ries the size OF an olive.
Mungo Park found species of lotus
in Central Africa bearing berries OF a
delicious taste. which on being dried
and pounded made wholesome and
pleasant bread. The lotus fruit found
in Tunis has a stimulating. almost in
toxicating, effect, and it Is therefore
probable that this plant furnished the
foundation of the ancient legends.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-23
An Answered Prayer.

Il sent my little girl writes CORE
spondent, ito the butchers with so
cents to buy some steak. She came
home 10 cents short in change and was
sent back for the missing coin. Pres
emily the butchers boy called with the
dime and explained that his employe
had found out his mistake, although
they had seen nothing Of my little
daughter. The time went on, and
felt anxious until / heard her singing
merrily in the garden Did you go
back to the butchersg I asked. No,
mother, it is such long way, so
asked God to send for the dime. Has
it not come yetT"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-23
Parrot Pie.

Parrot pie is one of the delicaeies
over which visitors to Australia rave.
AS the fruit season opens the parrots
and parrakeets come by thousands, like
locusts, and, settling ON the trees, feed
upon the fruit until nothing but the
stones is left behind. They are shot
while gorging, themselves. The flesh,
though very dark, is said to be deN-
cious in flavor and almost to taste OF
the cherries. peaches and pIums on
which the birds have fed. They are
said to be more succulent than pigeons
and altogether superior to the palate.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-23
TRIAL MARRIAGES.
a queer Old Custom That Existee
For Ages I'm Scotland.

ssHandfasting' was custom that e1-
listed for ages in Scotland. The con-
tracing parties met at the annuai
fairs in their several districts. Inefes
young men chose the maids sgho pest
pleased them. They Joined hands Ahu
by that act became man and wife untii
the corresponding day OF the fOilo"lhs
year. If the love and fortunes OF the
pairs had prospered during the year.
on the anniversary of their meetlng
they We're legally married by the
priest: if all had not been well, then
they parted.
The practice is supposed to nave
arisen from the scarcity OF clergy u,
the pair decided to part at the end OF
the twelvefhonth the bride was at He-
erty to marry another man, her ap-
premiership to matrimony not carry
ing with it any reproaeh to her. SucAs
marriages wefes.by custom made legal
Any issue resulting from the union
would in the case Of second marriage
be taken by the father and rank as
heir after the children of the marriage
which lasted for life.
Many weddings were unmade at tue
end of the year, hut it was dangerous
IL the initiative were taken by the
| man who had welded the kinsWoman
of a chief. When Macdonald o.
Sleat awaited himself of his right TO
send back the sister of Macleod OF
Dungayen, the latter resented it as an
indignity. HE had no bonfire to ceie-
brate his wedding, but he shall have
one to solemnize his divorce" Macleod
swore. He kept his word, and terri
BILE vendetta between the clans re-
suited.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-23
no PUBLIC DRINKING CUPS
State Boards of Health Would
Abolish Them.
National Conference Takes Decid-
ed Stand on the Matter.
Car Sanitation is Also Subject
Requiring More Uniform
Regulation.

The public drinking cup may soon
be under the ban of the state boards
of health. At least the national con-
ference of representative of state
boards OF health, held at Washington
this week, agreed that it is nuisance
and should be remedied.
Or. Fl. NJ. Bracken, secretary of the
state board OF health, has returned
from the conference and he reports that
the public drinking cup was one of the
three important questions discussed
The public drinking cup is conveyor
Of contagious disease, they agreed,
and something should be done to abol-
ish it. Four suggestions we're made.
One Was that each passenger who con-
sidered that there would be probable
ity of his taking a. drink on a trip
should carry his own cup. Another
was that the company arrange to carry
cups for each Individual passenger
and sterilize thecups between drinks. :"
Another suggestion was penny in
the SLOT arrangement by which the
passenger by paying a cent might Sc
cure paper cup good for one drink
and then to be thrown away. Still
others suggested some arrangement
for drinking without cups.
Car sanitation was another impor-
tant subject at the conference. The
great difficulty in enforcing rules for
ear sanitation at present is the vari-
ance of regulations in different states.
Trains running through several states
have to comply with as many different
rules, and it is sometimes difficult for
them to have their equipment such that
1T will comply with all of them, and as
a train passes from one state to anoth-
or, it is impossible to change equip
ment to suit all tastes. Therefore
health boards have not always sue
seeded in enforcing their regulations,
and railroads have found il difficult TO
comply with the rules.
Ths conference expressed itAelf in
faver of uniform regulations in the
states, and appointed committee,
with DIR. Bfacken as chairman, TO
formulate code and report on the i
subject of uniform regulations.
Pure milk was the third topic of the
conference. The conference is desir- I
Gus of establishing archaeological
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-23
CONTAGIOUS.

An Irish lad on the east side was
obliged recently to seek treatment at
dispensary. On his return home from
the first treatment he was met by this
inquiry from his mother:
"An' what did the docthor man say
WAS the matter wild your eye?'
'sHe said there was some Turin sub
stance in it,"
1sShure? exclaimed the old woman,
with an I-told-you-so air, 'snow, maybe,
ven kape away from thin Eyetalian
boysy success Magazine.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-23
RAISES THE TAX ON TELEPHONES
New Gross Earnings Tax Bill Of
fered in the Senate.

A bill increasing the gross earnings
tax On telephone companies from three
to four per cent has been introduced
in the upper house of the legislature
by Senator Wright. The bill provides
for tax on all earnings of the COM
panies whether it be on intrastate or
Interstate business.
The bill also provides that gross
earnings, for the purpose of this bill,
shall consist of all receipts from the
rental of telephones, tolls or charges
of every kind, and upon all earnings
from toll charges on business begin
ming and ending within the state, and
proportion, based on the proportion
of the mileage within the state to the
entire mileage over which the bust
ness is done, Of the earnings on all
interstate business passing through,
into Or out of the state.
Upon the refusal of a telephone COM
pany to pays its taxes under this law
within thirty day after demand there
for is made by the state treasurer. he
is directed to add a penalty of 10 per
cent for each subsequent month the tax
remains unpaid: and if it is still un-
paid at the expiration OF sixty days
after the demand the treasurer shall
distrain sufficient amount of the COM
paDy's property found within the state
to pay the taxes, with penalty and
costs. The property shall be sold at
public auction.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-23
WOULD PROTECT THE MUsKRATS
Hunters Of NicoIIet and lie Sueur
Counties Get Busy.

Muskrat hunters at Swan Lake are
a petition which will be
presented to the legislature asking that
the state game laws be amended so as
to prohibit the shooting Of muskrats
duting the breeding season. The petit
ton has the support of the LIE Sueur
and Nicollet Counties Game League.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-23
Her Impression.

''N0W I have an impression in my
head" said the teacher. ''Can any OF
you tell me what an impression is?"
''Yes'm, I can replied a little fell
low at the foot of the class. "An i'm
preston is a dent in soft spot."-Bir-
naingham {Ala.) Advance.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-23
Exoisn, Of Authors.

Every few literary men get RICH
Perhaps it's just as well they don't
answered Miss Cayenne. IF a literary.
man got rich enough to found Ibrariesf
he wouldn't permit people to read any
but his own books" Washington.
Star.