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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-28

rather the world as had been then-as it had been
to John and her together
Then, somehow, she didn't say what she had come
to say quite she had intended. "John,' she
started, - is this true-about our boy?
Yes he answered, and his voice broke in an
odd. rough way in its attempt to get touch of ten
derness into its hard cadences. Yes, it's true,
Helen. When l heard of tit nearly noon-I
tried to get you on the long distance at the pier.
Possibly it isn't so bad.
Not so badl" she cried. Her weary eyes blazed
as she turned them him, and he was surprised to
observe, in the cherries, penetrating aftergow,
little unfamiliar lines in her face and a baggness
beneath her eyes Not so bad! What possibly
bring into the family "a"
Don't say it, Helen" he interrupted, And then
little more gently, he went on, We don't know
anything about her. She wasn't Chaperoned by
was working here, in this hot, deserted city"
In a comic opera ChOrus!'
Yes; and undoubtedly Arthur came to know her
without recourse to much fornality. But time will
tell all we need to know about her, He len. If she
is the you jump at believing her to be, she will
do for herself without interference: she II leave
him. But she doesn't look
You have seen herr" Mrs Morton gasped
Yes" he answered. Il have seen her at the
theater several tirnes,-a pretty, sweet faced girl
with great big innocent eyes and the frolc of youth
in every movement of her glrlsh little body. And
then this morning, when l heard, went to see her
at the boarding house where she and other girls
in the company contrive to live.
Il couldn't make you understand it, Helen. 1t
is one of the worlds that you and the like
YOU, have never even dreamed about. You think of
the girls of the dancing chorus glitterng embOdi
But you know nothing of another side-this side:
the shabby little hall room, too cold in winter, and
nsuferably hot in summer; the frugal meals, cooked
gas jets eaten sparngly from high stools at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-28

Taskagag in the same siege received Russian
steel bullet in the neck while he surveying
battery of the Cockscomb series from distance of
over fifteen hundred and fifty yards few min
utes later in a charge upon the battery he received
three wounds simultaneously in the breast
Perhaps one knows, or ever Will know, how
much in the Spanish-Amercan War single rifle
ball accomplished toward bringing the conflict to
an early close. 1t sergeant OF the Ninth In
fantry who fired the shot, at distance OF more
than fifteen hundred yards, that nearly severed the
left arm of General Lnares from his body and gave
the supreme command at Santiago to General
Toral Sergeant McInarney was the most advanced
soldier of the American forces, and took position
in tree. Beyond, within the breastworks he
noticed officer upon a gray horse, apparently
making an inspection of the entire line. Though
the order had gone out that day that no firing
should be INDUCED in, McInarney drew bead upon
the horseman and brought him down. Later it was
Linares regarded the best of SPANS fighters in
Cuba. Toral, commander who anxious for
speedy termination of hostties, assumed command,
and few hours later Santiago captulated to the
Americans.
An expert Filipino marksman deprived the
United States army of one of its best and bravest
Generals in the Philippines, General Lawton, at
San Pedro. The General, six feet four, was spec
tally good target; but the death dealing bullet
traversed the air nearly mile before reaching its
object. On that day Lieutenant Tate,
volunteer officer borrowed a rifle from an infantry
man. and put three bullets into a Filipino running
over hill in the distance. The fugitive fell each
time only to rise and run. When the soldiers came
upon his body he found to be boy of not
than ten or twelve years. carrying toy gun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-28

VIHAT may be termed craftsmanship
w Revival" is taking a strong hold upon the
military bodies of the United States, and it is
apparent that in another five years Uncle Sam will
be able to put a whole division of sharpshooters
into the field. This may anywhere from
nine thousand to eighteen thousand men who are
able to kill crow at five hundred yards, turkey
at thousand, and a a mile and quarter
away From nearly every State reports of
increased activity and interest in rifle shooting In
a number of States, hitherto without adequate
ranges ranges at all, appropriations have been
made for the purchase long rental of sites and the
erection of modern targets, shooting lodges, and
moving figures.
The Russo japanese War accentuated the lessons
taught by the Spanish-Amerlcan and South African
Wars as to the need of better individual marksman-
ship. Both armies in that great conflict were well
supplied with ordinary marksmen; but the Russians
were far ahead of the Mikado's rifle experts.
This is acknowledged by the Japanese themselves;
and the death roll of Japanese officers killed at
Pieng Yang Port Arthur, and Mukden is fearful
evidence of the Russian superiority in this respect.
During the siege and assault upon Port Arthur,
Japanese officers picked off by the at
long distances, and this despite the fact that the
majority of cases they wore neither distinguishing
marks uniforms. This convinced the Japanese
that the enemy using telescopes in connection
with the long range rifles and were thus able to pick
out those in authority. General Ichinobe twice
shot through the right shoulder, when he stood at
a distance of nine hundred yards from the nearest
Russian work, and again when he had retired to
than thirteen hundred yards.
Both bullets passed entirely through him; but
the wounds indicated that the same rifle, one of
specially small BORE had sent both bullets. General
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SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JULY 49, 1907

Sixth-ave. lunch counters: the makeshift clothes;
and the little economies,-and the hundreds
of girls who keep good through all of that
"John his wife said Il am willing to believe
that there is much good in these people, that this
girl may be pure and honest even, in her pur-
pose in marrying son; but she will never make
him happy; she will only drag him down
The evening very still; but the silence
sionally far off street bell from Lexngton-ave.
broke the stiffness, and and then heavy wagon
could be heard rumbling up Madison-ave But the
stiffness almost unbroken the line of closed
and suffered houses, the back yards from
the window in John Mortons room. Here and
there careakers in the yards, facing hopefully
toward bits OF breeze and in the kitchen door of
one house Janitor, in shirt sleeves and with pipe
between his teeth languidly playing a
CeTtlna. Morton took cigar from his pocket and
lighted it.
We'll see, my dear" he said-"we'1l see. I'm
sending them off to Europe-they go aboard to-
night. l think it better that you do not them.
| want the girl to have fair chance with Arthur.
/ III see to 1t that they have Superf1uOuS cash to
squander. There shall be glitter but such as,
pray God! will come from the JOY of their young
love And then, if she proves her love for him"
oh, John, you don't UNDERESTIMATE she inter-
rupted. 1t isn't question of virtue, or the lack
of it; of DEVOTION or of worthiness. Our Arthur
should marry woman of his class-one of his
own people, with all that that means. You
simply refusing to understand"
Its you, Helen, who don't understand" The
room was growing a little darker now but its bare
melowlng shade of comfort. A slight breeze stirred
but 1t was hardly less warm and humid than the air
OF midday: Its you who don't understand; you,
Helen, and the women like you" He had laid his
window, instead of at his wife. IF you had under
stood, this never would have happened. You don't
knoW-you all shrink from knowing-what these
summers in New York are like: what they come to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-28
FAMOUS SHOTS OF RECENT WARS
By WILLIAM F. MANNIX

The little fellow killed at distance of more
than fifteen hundred yards though it looked greater,
owing doubt to Lieutenant Tate's impression
that he shooting at
Two sharpshooters in the service of the Chinese
responsible for the loss of the Ninth Infantrys
gallant commander, Colonel Emerson H. Lscom,
the battle of Tientsin. That there were two ex-
perts upon the wall who had the brave Colonel in
view is known from the fact that he pierced
twice in the same second by steel bullets from
German needle guns. The distance between the
wall and where Colonel Liscom stood alone was a
little over eighteen hundred and fifty yards AS
the Chinese are the poorest of marksmen it is almost
certain that the American commander was killed
by foreigners in the Boxer service.
In that same campaign good marksmen in the
ranks of the Chinese were directly responsible for
the deaths of Lieutenant Colonel La Pointe of the
French army, Lieutenant Colonel 1gate of the
Japanese, and Major Roggmontz of the Russians.
Major Roggmontz was more than mile from the
little Chinese bockhouse at Yangthsun when his
pony shot from under him, and he about
to seek shelter when another shot brought him the
ground He failed to keep quiet however, and
La Polnte and lgate were more than fourteen hum
dred yards from the marksmen who shot them.
The roll of British officers killed and wounded
during the Boer War IS remarkable testimony to
the efficiency of the Africanders with the rifle
The number of officers among the dead and in
Jured in that war was altogether out of proportion
to the total casualties; and largely no doubt to
this fact be attributed the undue length of the
struggle and the many victories of the Beers
their British antagonists. The British war office
does not furnish figures to the distances at which
long range firing of small became effective in
the various battles; but The Daily News" of
London gave thirty-one instances where officers
were killed at distances of from eight hundred to
one thousand yards, eighteen at between thou
sand and twelve hundred yards, sixteen at over
fifteen hundred yards, four at sixteen hundred and
fifty yards, and one at twenty-one hundred and
fifty yards. Colonel Lionel Raymond of the 18th
was MORALLY wounded at distance of mile and
quarter from the nearest shelter at Spionkop, and
Major Ferguson of the Seaforths watched puffs of
smoke at krtigersdorf for FIVE minutes while large
caliber rifle balls kicked up the dust at his feet He
was a mile and three-fifths from the Boer sharp
shooters.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-25
Henry S. Wilson's VIII.

The win of the late Henry s. Will
son was admitted 10 probate by Hon.
NJ. /. Coke, county judge, on Tues
day.
The instrument, which was drawn
Nov. goth, 1896, and witnessed by
Judge f. f. Haskell Mrs. Haskell
aud the late Gov. +. Peek, names tive
testators wife, Mrs. Marion d. VIII
son, his brother, A Sad Z. Wilson. ard
his friend, Peter Cutcoran of Saci-
nav. Mich. executors. Mr.. Corcn-
ran has declined from some reason to
act The other two executors were
duly qualified The will is brief 1t
gives to the widow one-third of all
the property, and the remaining two
thirds is to be equally divided be-
tween his three sons, Harry c., Ray
mond G., and Edwin G. Wilson.
Mrs. Wilson has been spending the
week here at the home of Mr.. A. f
Wilson. She expects TO leave to-
morrow for New York, from which
place in company with her sister,
Mrs. 81 cum, and her son. Edwin c..
Wilson, she will sail for Europe to
spend year.
Tie will may also be probated at
Duluth, Mimi. at which place Mr.
Wilson, who died i'm New York the
week before Christmas. had secured
Il residence
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-25
Some Spafring Sport.

Luther Drak eford and Jupiter Til
gilman, prominent local cOlored
men, have arranged for u 20-rouud
sparring exhibition at Fry's skating
rink next Tuesday night, Jan. 29:h,
between Tubby Dixon, the middle
weight champion of the south and
Eddie Taylor of'Ocala.
There will also be three three
round skirmishes, and Bob Arm
stronS colored heavy weight cham
piOn of the earth, has given Il Every
cordial invitation to anybody TO
spar several rounds with him on this
OCCASION
That the exhibition will be con
Quoted on highly moral plane there
is the guarantee that the committee
in charge wishes to state that the eX-
hibition will be conducted strictly in
accordance with law and given under
the protection Of the city author
tiles"
The contestants are all colored.
DR.. A j. Thomas, colored physic-
ian, is to be the official timekeeper,
and the winner.is to receive 60 and
the loser 4C% of the receipts.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-25
Re Lee Memorial.

Appropriate exercises We're held ut
the court house last Saturday noon
in honor of the Tooth anniversary of
Gen. Rob't f. Lee. The meeting
was under the auspices Of the local
Veterans, the Sons of Veterans and
the Daughter of the ConfedeIacy.
Mr.. J. n. Blackwell acted as mas
ter Of ceremonies. Rev. j. f. Bell
offered fervant and patriotic prayer,
and the hymns, sung by representa-
tivts of the various church choirs,
were favorite hymns of General Lee.
DR.. f. w. Warren introduced the
orator of the day, Brig. Gen. Da-
want of Ocala, who deIived magni-
ticent address on the Life. and
Character of Gen. Lee
Mrs. Gen. Patton Anderson, at the
conclusion OF the exercises, presented
Confederate Crosses to Veterans H
Y. Snow, j. /. Wimberly, and
Messrs. DuPree and Chalfinch.
They were also presented to the fol-
lowing descendants of veterans: r..
b. Anderson, Chas. f. Anderson,
Mrs. Yelverton, Cornelius Carmen,
w. Edw. Wattles and f. ID. WRttles.
Rev. l.. r. Lynn pronounced the
benedictiOu
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-25
Horns Were Good, But

The band of vagrant holy rollers
who have been making both day and
night hideous with discord on Lemon
street for the past two weeks, quit
the city Monday night. They de-
cided that they would abandon the
people of Palatka TO the churches.
They had come unto their own but
their own had given them the hiuky-
dink, or words TO that effect.
Before leaving the band sefeuaded
the News, and like all mOuntebanks
and fakirs, rolled their optics sky
ward and pronounced ii blessing on
ali who had the temerity to interfere
with their graft.
In the afternoon two of the women
came to see the editor. One of them
said she loved him, but as it was
said publicly there should be no
scandal. The red-headed lady who
blows the bass dram didn't do much
talking, bur the tamborine artist
was wound up. She didn't care SO
much about what the News said re-
garding the religious (?) work of the
band, but SHE WAS really grIeYed
thar the paper had reflected on the
quality of their music. why"
said she, I'VE have two of the best
horns in Florida; they are expensive
Instruments, ana We feel awfully bad
TO have you make fun OF theun."
When assured that it was all mis-
take aud that the horns were all
right, the lady seemed satisfied.
She also stated that she gave ii man
his dollar back the other night after
We learned that he thought he was
giving to the Salvation Army
Before leaving town the rollers
sought out Chief of Police Hagan and
asked him to give Them a letter of
recommendation. The chief de-
cliued, after which they asked one
of the Fatrolmen.
The News takes the position that
the churches in this city are as yet
quite we'll qualified to look after the
spiritual welfare of the people.
1t also Will not hesitate to de-
nOunce as bogus any band of mat
tached, self appointed evangelisttc
bass drummers whose CHIEF argu-
ment consists in dcnunciation of our
churches.
And the paper has no apologies to
make for its work in assisting to
break up the work of this band of
rollers in Palatka.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-25
The Wrestling Bout.

There was good sized audience
of local sports at Fry's skating rink
Wednesday night to witness a wrest-
ling match between Waiter /. Will
Ioughby, the Buffalo Wonder and
Jack G. Crawley Of this city.
The agreement specified that Will
lOughby, who is a professional, must
throw Crawley three times in an
hour for side bet of $3.50 and the
entire gate receipts. Willoughby
did the throwing trick all right, but
whether he got the money or not is
not so certain. A rtd-headed young
man in close-fitting undershirt and
Scriven under panties acted as mas
ter of ceremonies and announced
tlat he was "a dead game sport"
himself and would guarantee the
whole thing was con the level. "
This statement made the audience
feel easier.
Willoughby, Il well-built athlete,
scored the first fall in minutes, the
second in II minutes and the third in
minutes. Crawley was game and
showed considerable science. He
would be hard man to down by one
in his class.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-25
Board Of Trade Grows.

At the meeting of the Palatka
board of trade on Monday night 10
new members were admitted, and
these, together with the old members
are II unit for the welfare of Palatka.
A committee was appointed to see
ellie Florida East Coast Railway
management and if possible secure II
change in its East Ialatka train
schedule so as to avoid the long wait
at that station which Palutka bound
passengers from the south are now
compelled to make at that junction
in the afternoon.
A committee was also appointed to
see the board of county commission
ers to secure a cleaning up aud orna-
mentatiOn of the court house square
by the planting of shade trees.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-25
For Highway Robbery.

Justice c. I. Rowton spent all day
yesterday in the preliminary hearing
of the case of the State VS.. Mamie
johnson aud Geo. Rivers, colored
charged with robbing F. g. Hafers
of $4S5.0O while the said Hafers was
in an inebriated condition on the
night of Nov. Sd last, The robbery
is alleged to have taken place on the
street.
Hafers at that time was doing
business as a grocer on Lemon street.
He now resides at Zolfo Springs.
The court room was crowded dur
ing the hearing. Judge. +. f. Has
he'll is prose cutting the case, Capt.
w. NJ. Davis of Jacksonville and
John E. Marshall are representing
Mamie Johnson, and Judge +. n.
Calhoun is representing the defend
ant Rivers. Both dpren1ants held,
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-25

A. Il. CanmaL, hicago, writes March
4, 1903. Having been troubled with
Lumbago, at different times and tried
one physician after another, then differ
ent ointments and liniments, gave it up
al ogether. So l tried once more. and
got bottle of Billiards. Snow Liniment.
which gave me almost instant relief. l
can cheerfLlly recommend it, and will
add my name to your list Of sufferers. :"
Sold by Alderman Stewart Drug Co.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-25
A STATEMENT FROM DIR.
ARMSTRONG,
The Well-KnOwn Eye and Nerve
Specialist of jacksonville.

1t is a welI-known and established
fact that 80 per cent of all headaches
and nervous troubles are reflex con-
ditions having their cause in eye
strain Although the eyes may seem
perfect in their functions, there may
exist some trouble that is latent and
will cause many complications of the
system and produce IA strain upon
the entire nervous system, thereby
causing many chronic troubles to
develop.
TO locate these conditions, a new
science. not taught in the old schools,
has been perfected and is known as
Ophthalmology. By this modern
system, which | now practice eX-
clusively, / straighten cross eyes
without operation, overcome all
forms of eye trouble, and chronic
and nervous arrangements disappear
within very short time. have ac-
complished excellent results in hun
dreds of cases throughout Florida
| can be seen in Palatka in person
at the Arlington Hotel on Feb. I'd.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-25
Knights of the Modern Mac
Cabees, Noticel

All members of Putnam Tent No
1872, knights of the Modern Macca-
bees, are requested to meet at H.
Finley fuckers insurance office on
Tuesday evening, January 29th, at
I 30 o'clock. Important matters will
be brought before the meeting.
Members who have not paid assess
ment No. 1876 for January are asked
to be prepared to give the same to
the finance keeper on or before this
date. II. FINLEY TUCKER,
Record Keeper.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-25

II you want to get your money 3 worth
and see a good COLD knockout, use
Peek's Pine Tar Syrup. If
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-25
II. /. Ernest,
Jeweler and R. R, Watch Inspector.
Merryday Block.

My stock consists of High
grade ! e, Goods such as Sterling Sill
yer Tableware, Watches, Rings
set set with DIAMONDS and OPALS,
Scarf Pms, Lace Pins, Handy
pms IN gold and gold filled, Gents,
and Ladies Fobs, the prettiest on
Inc market, and hundreds of other
Chlngs too numerous to mention
A fine Blue Unset Diamond
ia ., carat for sale at a bargain.
fIease give me a call and con-
vince yourself. i
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-25

DR.. f. H. Armstrong, the noted
eye specialist of Jacksonville, paws
his next personal, professional visit
to Palatka Feb. 2d and may be seen
at the Arlington Hotel.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-05
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Advertised list for week ending June
%, 1907:
The Basford Co., Frank Beiersdorf,
r. l.. Bennett.
James Chapman.
Mrs Clarence Dell.
Carl Gisler, Fred Gran, H. V. Guess.
Hatch Music Co., c. H. Houghton, The
Herald, Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Jones.
Edward Klebs.
Mrs. Sue Lambert, Mrs. Ella Little.
Mrs. Robert Little.
G. NJ. Box j92, Miss Mary McGrath.
Clarence Raodbaugh, G. S. Roberts, John
Rostrum, Mrs. Art Russell, Matte NJ.
Sevatson (4), Fred S. Seeman, Mrs. +.
H. Shonts, q; B. Sutherland, George
Wagner, Mrs. Westley, c. G. Williams.
In calling tor the above letters please
say "adve- .tised" and name the day OF
this list. One cent extra will be charg
ed for each advertised letter. Letters re-
naming unclaimed at the expiration Of
Is days from date will be sent to the
dead letter office.
A. j. VEIGEL, Postmaster.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-05
DIR. j. E. DORIAN
Medical Block, st. Paul, minnesota
June 2S, July Iii, 1907.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth.-SS. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Joseph w.
Dilley. deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Eli s.
Warner. administrator of the estate of Joseph
w. Dillev, deceased, representing, among
other things that he has fully administered
said estate and praying that a time and
place be fixed for examining and allowing
the final account of his administration, and
for the assignment of the residue of said estate
to the parties entitled thereto by law:
1t is ordered. that said account b. exam,
ined. and petition heard by this court, on
Friday, the 10Th day Of July, A. ID. 1897.
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, at the probate office, in
the city of Mankato in said county.
And it is further ordered, that notice there
of be given to all persons interested by pub
fishing copy of this order once in each week,
for three successive weeks prior to said day of
hearing i'm the Mankato Free Press. weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato.
in said county.
Dated at the City of Mankato. the 9th day
of June A. D. 1907.
By the Court.
HENRY MOLL,
Judge of Probate of Nicollet
I Probate I County. Mimi, acting for
lCourt Seal Judge of Probate of Blue
Earth County, Mimi
Benjamin Taylor, Atty.