davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
LECTURE ON HABIT.
DR.. Roland D. Grant Addresses 2.
M. C.. A. Meeting.


How to Spell He'll With Five Letters"
was the subject of an address before the
mems meeting in the gymnasium of the
Y. NJ. c. A. building, 1876 G street north
west. yesterday afternoon, by DIR. Ro-
land D. Grant of New York. The answer
the speaker said, was ''H-a-b-i-t. habit. -
The penalty of sin is the love of the SIM
declared DIR. Grant. The first time one
tries to smoke, he said, nature revolts
and turns him wrong-side out. The
would-be smoker swears he will never
smoke again. But when he RECEIVERS from
the sickness ne tries it again. Finally ma
ture says to him. You want to smoke.
do you? Well, then. 1 will help you"
When that person wants to give up smok-
ing, realizing that it Is not good for him.
nature revolts and forbids him. The
smoker has learned to love smoking, and
that is the penalty of the sin. DR.. Grant
continued by giving other illustrations.
Spiritual forces" said the speaker,
are as real today as any other. Men
insulate the wires which carry the deadly
and yet unseen electric current, and yet
they take hold of spiritual forces which
kill them the minute they touch. Sin is
a live wire, but civilization allows it to
remain so open that 1t kills its thousands
of young men daily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News of Mont
gomery County, Md.

a. oAo 1 C4ooud1 NEWS OIL AOuC-
gomery County, Md.
Special Correspondence Of The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, December 9. 1907.
Mrs. Kitty II. Connell died last Fri
day, aged seventy-eight years. Mrs
Bernice Swami of Washington. Mrs
Florence Higgins of Brightwood, Mrs.
Matte Thompson of Spencerville, Perry
II. Connell of Brookeville, Brice Con-
nell Of Burtonsville and Misses Ada
and Emma Cornell of Rockville, her
children, survive her.
pool tournament for the champion
ship of the Montgomery Country Club
is in progress. The participants in
clude DR.. George E. Lewis. Theodore
Mason. John Brewer, Edwin S. Hege,
James Veirs, John Higgins. Somerville
Dawson, Julian w. Whiting. George
Allnutt and Robert Welsh. The house
committee of the club, of which DR..
George E. Lewis is chairman, has an
nounced list of entertainments for
the month of December.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Brawner Nicholson
of this vicinity have gone to Atlantic
City.
Prof. Earle B. Wood, county superin-
tendent of public schools, has an
nounced the program for the annual
institute of the public school teachers
Of Montgomery county. to be held here
December 16 to 20. Among those who
will address the gathering are DR.. NJ
Bates Stephens DR.. William T. Chan
cellor, DR.. James H. Van Sickle, Dr.
Charles B. Gilbert. DR.. George NJ. Twit-
myer. DIR. George w. Ward. Prof
Thomas l.. Gibson. Prof. K. C. Atticks
Prof. Wood, Prof. E. A. Browning. Miss
Ella V. Kicker. Miss Minnie Z. Davis,
Brainard II. Warner George H. Lamar,
Blair Lee and others. Misses Lucy Gar
rett, alberta T. Rice, Sallie Fontaine
Beulah A. Dove and Virgie Brewer and
Prof. Wilson S. Ward have been named
a reception committee. and n music
committee. composed of Prof Frank w.
Watkins, John 7. Baker, Columbus w.
Day and Misses Grace BirgfeId and
Sarah j. Williams, has also been ap-
pointed.
A county Sunday school convention
will be held in the Rockville NJ. E.
Church South Thursday and Friday,
December 10 and 90. 1t will be under
the auspices of the Maryland Sunday
School Union.
George w. Mullican, sheriff, has an
nounced the appointment of the follow
ing deputies: Artemus Sullivan, Will
liam w. Hessie, Aaron r. Hewitt, Will
liam r. Embrey, Mervin G. Counselman,
Joseph Quinter, Reginald Cross and
Ernest Cissel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Election in District of Columbia.

The election of delegates from the Dis
trict Of Columbia shall be held under the
direction and supervision of an election
board composed of Mr.. Sidney Bieber, Mr..
Percy Crawford and Mr.. George F. Col
Inns of the District of Columbia. This
board shall have authority to fix the date
of said elections, subject to prior provi-
sions herein, and to arrange all details in
cidental thereto; and shall provide for
registration of the votes cast, such regis
tration to include the name and residence
of each voter.
THE delegates from the territories of
Arizona, New Mexico, Hawaii and from
Alaska shall be selected in the manner of
electing delegates-at-large from the states
as provided herein.
THE delegates from Porto Rico and the
Philippine Islands shall be elected in con-
formity with certain rules and regulations
adopted by this committee, copies of
which are to be furnished to the govern
ing committee of the republican party in
Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands
'All delegates shall be elected not earlier
than thirty days after the date of this
call, and not later than thirty days be-
fore the date of the meeting of the next
republican national convention.
The credentials of each delegate and
alternate must be forwarded to the sec
rotary of the republican national commit
tee at Washington, D. c., at least twenty
days before the date fixed for the meeting
of the convention, for use in making up
it's temporary roll.
"In any case where more than the au-
thoriZed number of delegates from any
state, territory or delegate district are re-
ported to the secretary of the national
committee contest shall be deemed 10
exist, and the secretary shall notify the
several delegates so reported, and shall
submit all such credentials and claims to
the whole committee for decision as to
which delegates reported shall be placed
on the temporary roll of the conven-
ton.
'All notices of contest shall be sub
printed statement setting forth the
grounds of contest, which must be filed
with the secretary of the committee twen
ty days prior to the meeting of the ma
tional convention. HARRY S. NEW,
chairman
ELMER DOVER,
Secretary"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Baltimore Woman Still Missing.

BALTIMORE, December 9-Except for
the single clue. which was to the effect
that Mrs. Wolf was seen alive in Balti-
more on Tuesday last, DR.: Albert ]. Wolf
whose wife left her home. $50 North
High street. zone week ago, continues his
search for his absent wife in vain. DIR.
Wolf is of the opinion that his wife is
still in Baltimore, and that she came from
Crisfied Monday last, as was stated by
parties at that place. The person who
saw her here Tuesday is positive as to
her identity and says that she wore the
same dress as described by DIR. Wolf.
Il am now of the opinion" said DR.. Wolf,
that she has become unbalanced At
first circumstances looked as though
she had either been the victim of foul
play or else had committed suicide. I
have no such beliefs now, as l am told
she was in the city Tuesday. My wife
was always happy and had everything
she wanted, and there was no reason on
earth why she should leave me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
LUCKY PIANO BUYERS.
Many Home Will Be Made Cheerful This
Xmas With the Strains of Music From
Pianos Bought at the Special Sale
of the w. F. Frederick Music
Co. at 1928 F Street.

eff we had thousand such
pianos to sell it looks like they
would all be TAKEN" said Manager
Pfeiffer in talking about the really
wonderful result of their Clearing
out Sale of all used pianos.
Did we say wonderful? Well,
it's certainly not at all wonderful
that they are selling SO fast. 1t
is wonderful though that such fine
pianos can be had for such absurd
prices as they are selling for.
Think of ever seeing an Upright
Hardman Piano sold as low as
$500. Or a Steinway Grand as
low as $3.50, or nearly new
Weber Upright or a Chickering,
Fischer, Knabe, Kimball, Gabler,
Haines, Price & Teeple, Brewster,
Cote, Marshall & Wendell, or lots
others we could name being
tagged for such utterly unheard-
of prices as Sis, $I2o, $I3o and
upward. Well, they are right
there at 1928 F street, in all styles
uprights and squares
and the latter marked as low as
sly.
During this fall the Frederick
Co. called in lot of pianos which
had been consigned to their many
small agents in Virginia and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Rural Carriers Uniform.

1t is recommended that the provisions of
section 1857 of the Revised Statutes, au-
thorizing the Postmaster General to pre-
scribe a uniform dress to be worn by let
ter carriers in the city delivery service,
should be extended to letter carriers in
the rural delivery service. Unquestionably
the dignity and efficiency of the city de-
livery service are greatly enhanced by
reason of the carriers wearing a uniform
dress. and it is believed this same advan-
tage should be extended to the rural de-
livery service. Such requirement would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
BOYDS AND VICINITY.
Celebration Of 25th Wedding Ami
versary-General items.


Special Correspondence of The Star.
BOYDS, Md, December 7, 1907.
Friday evening last the friends of Mr..
and Mrs. William Dawson rendered them
a surprise in celebration of their twenty
fifth wedding anniversary at their home.
Mr.. Dawson is son of the late Nicholas
Dawson of Montgomery county, and
twenty-five years ago, November 6, 1882,
he welded Miss Emma c. Veirs of this
county. They have four chldren-Misses
Corinne and Josephine Dawson and Will
liam and Nicholas Dawson, all of whom
were present at the wedding anniversary.
The reception was held from 3 to pm.
The home was beautifully illuminated and
decorated. The guests were received oy
Miss Corinne Dawson, and ushered into
the parlor to extend their congratulations.
after which they were invited to the
dining room, where refreshments were
served by Misses Bette Byrd, Josephine
Dawson and Laura Allnutt. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dawson received many handsome
presents
The guests present were from this
county and from Washington and Balti-
more, as follows: Miss Bette Byrd, Mrs.
Robert Lyddane, Mrs. Mollie Williams,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Allnutt. Mrs. John
Keys. Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan S. Allnutt,
Misses Mary, Sue and Grace Darby. Mr..
and Mrs. Alex Gassaway, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Veirs, Mrs. James Jones, Mrs.
James Windsor, jr.; Miss Lulu Beall, Mr..
and Mrs. Milton G. Darby, Mrs. Lewis
Allnutt. Mrs. James Beall, Dr. and Mrs.
U. D. Nourse, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence A.
Darby jr.; Mrs. r. B. Beall, Mrs jar s
Offutt, Miss Virginia Griffith. Mr.. and
Mrs. Meter Lewis, Mrs. William G..
Baker of Frederick county, Miss Lulu
Windsor, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence ALL
mutt, Miss M. Alice Jones of Buckeys-
town. Md; Mr.. and Mrs. Brooke Vincent,
r. Allnutt, DR.. s. B. Milford, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. c. Darby, Mr.. and Mrs. James
P. Gott, Miss Mamie Allnutt, Mr.. Brooke
Jones, Miss Rebecca Nourse, Mr.. Robert
Lyddane. Mrs. Charles Lyddane, Ernest
Allnutt, Smith Allnutt and Clyde Griffith.
The public schools of Montgomery county
will close this year for the holiday sea-
son earlier than. usual-from Friday next
until January 2, 19OS-due to the fact that
the teachers institute is to open at Rock
vile December 16 and last until December
20. inclusive.
The condition of Charles Grimes of
Boyds, who had his arm caught in a
crushing machine on the farm of William
M. Williams the early part of the week,
is improving. Mr.. Grimes arm was so
badly mangled that the surgeons at
Emergency Hospital in Washington am
putated it near the elbow.
The condition of James w. Darby, so
badly injured about arm, back and head
in his sons mill ten days ago, is better.
He is now at his home at Poolesville and
will, it is stated, recover from the in
iuries sustained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
INTERMENT IN NEW YORK.
Death Of DR.. A. M. Hoadley in
Local Hospital.

The remains Of DR.. Almer NJ. Hoadley
will be taken to his birthplace, Avoca, N.
Y, late this afternoon for interment after
short services in Lees Chapel. 332 Penn
sylvania avenue. at o'clock today.
DIR. Hoadley died yesterday at the
George Washington University Hospital,
the immediate cause of death being ure-
mia. He was forty-five years of age and
had resided in the District about twenty
years. He had been associated in the man
agement of the Belvidere Hotel. About
seven years ago DR.. Hoadley was grad
uated from the medical department of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09

Maryland. These agents sell
goods in the summer, but when
winter comes their trade in pianos
stops until the next spring.
Rather than let the pianos remain
out all winter unsold this COM
pany preferred to call them in,
sacrifice them to clean house and
be ready to supply fresh goods in
the spring.
These pianos, together with
others taken in exchange, rented
or damaged in transit, shopworn,
etc, constitute the pianos which
the President of the Frederick
Music Co. ordered sold CAT
SWEEPING REDUCTIONS
AT ONCE"
Friday and Saturday sales made
a deep inroad into this stock.
Many who wanted pianos were
wise enough to come early and
get a choice, but there still re-
mains the most attractive kind of
picking, and it behooves those
who want pianos to get busy"
THIS MORNING AT Q
O'CLOCK SALE WAS RE-
SUMED.
WE. FREDERICK MUSIC CO.,
D. G.. Pfeiffer, Mgr, 1928 F Street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Masonic Veteran Association Meets.

Arrangements have been made for the
thirtieth annual meeting of the Masonic
Veteran Association. in Scottish Rite
Hall. 1907 G street. next Thursday even
ing at 7:3O o'clock. The business to be
transacted includes the election of officers
for the ensuing year. the election of new
members and reports of the retiring off,
GERS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09

George Washington University-then Co.
lumbar. He Immediately entered upon
the practice of his profession.
DR.. Hoadlev had been Ill for almost a
year. and for the last few weeks had
been unable to attend to his professional
duties. His wife and his mother, both OF
whom live at the family home, 1903 LIST
street northwest. and two brothers
James z. Hoadley, an employe of the gov
eminent printing office. and Frank NJ.
Hoadley, employe of the War Depart
ment. survive him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09

With his head chopped to pieces. John
Ballard was found in the hallway of a
house in Norfolk, Va, Saturday night by
Zilphe Huff, negreSs, who keeps a
lodging house. Horace Fame, a nephew of
the woman, is believed TO have committed
the crime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund money If 1t fails to cure. E.W.
GROVES signature IL on each box. 25c.
Oc7-m.6
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-23
RECENT STRlNGENCY BRED
PECULIAR CONDITION.

saH IorE. rec. 28.-The JouuI, Of
Commerce tHs morning says
Commission houses and other lo.
sale distributors of New York Hr" nr-
coming rUsItu muer what they ..u-
slider distinct absence of appreciation
Bog Ihcir interior customers. DUNN.
he recent panic, when it HIr IHn
Ible far these customer Il purchase
Ncw York eNrhHuE. tH. Who'll. .U
trade here showed every possible OH.
slQaIatl1n going aH ar aa iH a...N.
checks GOA tneir customers |'..t laaAs.
DOB settlement of account. AND l.H|
boiling such .Hr.s. un4. U'IIn .'H'
HHrs possible
.It appear traf their 1Hlau having
once fnuul d fHHIHE Has grown much
Boo Favor among IHu Interior aH Ierr HHi
1ut of t1Nu .he. b. ore. De- I u.i.r-
stood. forming much greater uruu'f-
u1I az rHr remittance t1 Sow horH
rhau has been IHH eaHH iHr years
Sow Sou. banks Hr" uf Nh. .nIuu
thlt o. concerted action ns Sow hurN
merchant. fH demand hHH YORK rE
chang. $500 aa moro t1 compel no. 0lt
0f fuAu banks lo 'Wmea..ie a.sonn.
U.l. fH..r r1udire tactics ihW HHY-
OHM. .Hr Tnr interior HHHk. II /.
known. HTH aFrrss f1 HrfiuF uruu fND
.lsFeslons or efn1 ODE pressure inIi
might hr brought uF Sow hnrt n7nh#
several IarEU hou tl" UHH cone
uuea $500 heIeaf.. r.IuH. f1 rI. "a
1ut of town 0he.hH uutl tAty hove
been collected
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-23
DEATH OF JOHN N. HENDRY.
We'll known Resident Of the Tenth
Ward Passes Away.

John NJ. Hsudry. o. well known rosie
dent of the Tenth ward. died early sun
day morning from heart failure. DC
was NOT known to many uf hia friends
that boo was aiune. and Che announce
mont of his death came as o. shock.
The deceased was born in Scotland.
about 80 yaars ago. Besides ha iuI-
mediate family he is survived hy ser-
cral brothers and sisters. The funeral
win Dee held tomorrow from the Tenth
ward Westinghouse. commgucIu- al IT.
O'Clock Tho remains may he viewed
at tho late residence, 16l East Fourth
South street. from 10 60 ll.31 o'clock
Tuesday.
Tho Following tribute by benjamin
Goddard was written for publication
this morniuE.
"Johu NJ Hendy ia dead. The SAD
news viii boz "a shock t1 an his friends.
Few knew of his sickness and many
win regret that they could not grasp
his hand and speak tender words or
sympathy ere be passed away.
~ knew him many years ago as a
faithful energetic elder iu New Zea-
land and few. indeed, were endowed
with greater ability Co labor amongst
the native race than hc 1T. was adj
mIrCi as linEJist and was beloved
for his zeal and devotion to the work
OF God.
"I feel that this tribute OFF love is
due from one who travelled and labor
ed with him In a foreign land and who
gratefully remembers his many acts
and fcrNont testimonies Co the truth.
Members of lions Maori association
are invited 90 attend the funeral which
viii Dee held n the Tenth ward meet-
iughuuso ON Tuesday next at ~
o'clock"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-23
Ietties at Mouth of Southwest
Pass of Mississippi
Are Finished.
COST SIX MILLION DOLLARS.
Anord Dozen states Harbor Facilities
And Arc Largest of Kind
In the World.

New orleans Dec. 23-Oue OF the
greatest channel making undertaking.
m the history Of American river inn
rrovement viii be brought nearly 90
completion this week when the ietties
at the mouth Of the southwest pass
~ the Mississippi river are finished.
Those ictties. after some dredging be-
tween them Is completed win give the
south one OF the deepest harbors Do the
world by opening to the access of the
largest steamships anoat The 100 and
200 foot depths of the lower Mississippi
river The harbor thus made accessi-
BILE has navigable water connections
with az least dozen states bordering
the Mississippi and it's tributaries, the
Ohio. Missouri. Arkansas and Red riv-
ers. About $4,000 900 SIS being spent ON
this Improvement by the United States
government which has the work iu
charge
BEGUN FOUR YEARS AGO.
The new jetues were begun four
years ago. They are on q larger scale
and more substantial than the famous
ietties al the Mississippis south pass.
am outlet which for over 80 years has
been The rivers commercial entrance.
They are nearly parallel walls one
about three and the other about four
miles long, lying over half mile
apart and built On the shoal water at
the juncture Of the pass with the guilt
OF Mexico. Their purpose is % couhne
and thus accelerate the rivers current
across a mud bar about three miles
broad. so as to produce channel ai
D Mi q bal
depth of 50 feet. This swift current
which they have produced. aided hy
dredging even before their completion,
has caused tremendous scour and
has already made 30 to IS feet or water
On some places where al the beginning
OF the work the depth was but lttle
over a mans head To make the uni
form contract depth there As stin sew
eral spots about 10 feet Of mud 90 be
removed. Il Is expected that the nigh
water due within a few weeks VIII
spced the remaining mud deposits out "a
sea by the beginning OF next summer.
CONSTRUCTION FEATURES.
Probably few walls ever have been
constructed under greater .diihculues
than were these tetties. They are made
OF willow. scantling stone and concrete
Although in some places they are not
six feet deep and although their great
est depth IS barely 10 feet. they have
cost $500. 600 Every material entering
into their construction has been brought
froNl distances Of 100 20 500 miles. The
ietties have no foundation but rely fol
stability upon their broad bases, oeing
from 100 10 $50 feet wide al the bottom
In contrast 10 this great width OF base
the concrete ceppiug which forms tn
TOD OF the jetties and which Is the
work receiving its finishing touches this
week is but few feet wide. The cap
ping Is a sea wall 4ia feet high and Is
I the only portion OF the iettes not sub
merged. The wall weighs between two
and three tons per linear foot.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-23
MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR
]. G. boy" SHIELDS.

special memorial services were held
yesterday in Park city iu memory of
the late Boy Shields. tS-vcar-oII SON
of Mr and Mrs Chas. Shields "Boy"
ulcd Wednesday, Dec. ~. aud was
buried in This city Saturay Dee. 49,
As The younEster had been o. member
of SO. Lukcs Episcopal church n Park
city, and special favorite of Che min.
lister in charge The Rev Mr. George.
Or. George arranged special services boa
loving memory of his dead friend Dr.
George delivered the oulury and lu roe
latiug little stories of how he and
Boy" met and the friendship between
them rlpcncd. tears rolled down his
checks and he could continue with
great difficulty. only, Miss Donewith
sang solo and an enlarged choir REM
dcrcd appropriate music Ntmotiai
cards were given those attending and
the little church was filled with Young
people and old who knew and loved
the missing boy
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-23
CHICAGO SWEPT
BY SLEET STORM
Poor East Shiverinp While West
Enjoys Warmth of Un-
cIOuded Sun.
WIRES ARE CARRIED DOWN.
Large Cities Can Not Talk to Zach
Other and Blizzard t.
SIN Raging.

Chicago Dec. 23.--A severe sl.ct
storm which set in last night has
badly drmoralizcd Geographic CONE
municauou foo AN directions. Early
today 81 was impossible To- reach ST.
Louis from Chicago, save by way of
Omaha and Kansas city Peoria and
Bloomington We're both out of the
world as far as reaching them by wire
was concerned. AN wires Co the north
were working badly. and in the east st
was difucult Co make o. wire work
through from Chicago 20 New York
mos, of them being cut and dispatches
rolaycd at pittsburg.
The weather bureau predicted that
The storm would continue the greater
part of the day and night m the middle
west
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-23
PROMINENT WOMAN
DIES SUDDENLY
Mrs. Jos. Nelson Passes Away
At Her Home After
Brief Illness.

The death OF Mrs. Elnora Nelson. wife
OF Joseph Nelson OF the Utah National
bank. occurred suddenly and uneXpect-
eddy at midnight last night. II was
known 10 but few OF her friends that
she was aillng and the announcement
that she had passed away was a shock
ing surprise
The deceased was q daughter OF Pres
ideut Joseph +. and Mrs Sarah f.
smith. and was born in this city Jan.
30. 1871. on June a. 1898 she became
the wife of Joseph Nelson, then an in
structor in the Lattor-day Saints coll
I1ge. SHE was preceded into the spirit
world by TWO children, and FIVE survive
her.
Mrs. Nelson was a most estimable
woman. and her death is deplored by "a
wide circle Of friends. boy whom she was
held iu che highest esteem. The MEM
beers OF the family are almost over
whelmed with grief Arrangements Tor
the funeral have not yet been complet-
ed.