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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10
CHAPTER XIV.
A TIGHT Elk.


IA IN EANIIME, Kate, thoroughly sharp
MI ened as she was by three years of
the finty course at Northwood was
ESyM fairly at her wits end to conceal
~ Trix's absence.
In vain she and two of her accom-
pliees kept watch at the shawl-eloset window
The hour for the last roll-cal~ drew near. and
still Trix had not appeared.
eff anything dreadful has happened. I'll be
expelled. know!" said Kate, ruefully
And as she was the orphan niece of stern
old uncle, who stood no nonsense, expulsion
was to her very sorry ending to a Thanks
giving joke.
When the bell for the eight o'clock assem-
bly, sounded at last, and, ranged in wide
circle about the room, the, pupils each an
swered to her name as it was called, in Miss
Minerals flinty voice, Kate felt her last hope
was gone.
Lillian Claxton, Sarah Morris, Katherine
Kirke!"
Present." same the reply from each.
And then "Beatrix Talbot" was followed by
dead silence,
"Beatrix Talbot" repeated Miss Minerva
her keen glance wandering up and down the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10
Bear Fighting a Snake

T~W0 young men of Oroville, Califor
mia, while out hunting witnessed n
singular combat. On shelf at the
hEyEsNI top of cliff they discovered large
t-==s== black bear, sound asleep. Beng
armed only with shotguns, they con-
cluded to let Bruin Alone and had started to
retreat, when they caught sight of a huge rat
tlesnake approaching the bear. When close
to the bear it coiled up, gave the note OF
alarm, and then struck Bruin in the jaw; The
bear Immediately woke up and roared with
pain as it started to its feet, the snake dan
Cling from its jaw. Mad with fury, the bear
tore the snake loose with its paws, and then
stamped on it, with the result that 1t loosen
ed the shelf-rock, which fell with a crash.
Instantly the rock was alive with snakes, hiss
ing and rafting, and attacking the bear as
common enemy. Then the bear started to run,
but before going fifty yards the deadly virus
took effect, and it fell, never to rise again.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10
A Cat and an Eagle

"A LARGE Maltese cat was strolling to-
IA ward farmers barn, carrying in
s@S her teeth piece of meat, when a
tgsMSSI bald eagle, which had been lowering
over the farm for a week, suddenly
descended and then shot upward
with the cat. The path of ascent was clearly
indicated by loose feathers violently tossed
from the point of combat. In a brief time
the struggling pair came to standstill in the
sky The eagles wings had dropped now and
then, and he had given plain evidence of pain
and terror Now descent was begun, with
a rapidity which increased every moment, and
the two combatants struck the ground near
the point where they had first encountered
each other, but the eagle was dead, while the
cat was very much alive. Investigation show
ed that she had literally cut the eagles
throat, and then was clever enough to hold on
and let her enemy act as parachute to ease
the descent.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10

TO BE CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
CURRENCY QUESTION.
Economic Club Will Hear Prof.
 Summer and Others Speak.

Prof. Sumner has pleased his many admirers by his decision to speak at the dinner of the New England Econ omic club to be held at the Tontine hotel on the evening of Thursday, De- cember 12. For a number of years past Prof Sumner has taken little or no active part as public speaker.
 The topic of discussion at the din- ner will be 'Ts Our System of Curren- cy Adequate to Our Business Needs ?" Other speakers besides Prof. Sumner will be Prof Henry Crosby Emery Ph. D., of the department of political economy at Yale; Victor Morawetz, a member of the executive committee of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, and Secretary Charles A. Conant of the Morton Trust company of New York city.
 The. widely. entrusted. fields in which the speakers are interested and the tineliness of the subject for dis cussion, together with Prof. Summers proverbial reputation as a blunt and forceful speaker, would seem to assure q dinner of importance,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
PROFESSOR SUMMERS PRAISE. ;

Professor Sumner is now teaching sociology, not economics, which is greatly to be deplored. The Yale men of a few years ago used to say that Billy" Sumner was the best teacher they had in the college and his books and his other writings have illumin- ated a good many minds They are very clear and Sumner made them interesting. So far as economies can be entertaining he made it so. Prob ably in England if he lived there "Bil- fy' Sumner would be an adjunct of parliament and his figures and his reasoning would generally be adopted 1 by lawmakers and administrators. Here, however, we don't use experts, because, perhaps, we arc all experts l from the President down Our poii- ticians have had their lesson and have no further use for experts. They had David A. Wells once in the internal revenue office, but he outraged the mill-owners with figures so they sent him adrift and he went home to Nor
 Wich, Conn, where he made a for tune largely out of cotton-mill stock, They say-that is, the protectionists say--that that proves that David A. Wells was at heart a protectionist. On the contrary, his conduct was like that of an illustrious British ironmas- ter, who had protected mills here and Ia free-trade newspaper at home. When he was charged by fellow countryman with inconsistency his re- ply was, If the Americans are econ omic fools, why shouldn't I take ad- vantage of them?" Sumner was a classmate of William c. Whitney, who was very fond of the professor and who used to like to play with him in New Haven, he never seemed to care to. He amused his mind In anoth CT way and he once enormously an1us- ed Whitney by telling his old friend that the Yale corporation had great ly increased his salary.
 That's splendid" said Whitney How much more do they give you, Bill?"
 1.-Two hundred and fifty dollars 8 year" said Sumner.
 And he always wondered why Whit ney laughed So loudly and so long. H&rpers Weekly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
NEw HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL cOURER DcEMBER 19o7

The motto, "E Pluribus Unum." never authorized by law to be placed
 on the coin of the United States, first appeared on an American coin in 17S6. There was no United States Mint then, and, in fact, no United States, the con stitution forming the Union not hay 1 ing as yet been adopted. There was a private mint at Newburg, N Y, and
 E Pluribus Unum' was first placed on a copper coin struck al that mint. Few collections have specimens of this coin, and 1t is valuable. In 1787 New York goldsmith coined a piece of mon ey which was known as the sixteen, dollar gold piece" and upon 1t the motto was stamped in this form, ''Un- um E Furious. Only four of these coins are known to be in existence. They are valued at more than S2,000 each. New Jersey issued various cop per coins in 1878 with the motto stamped upon them. A great many of the early coins. before there was any legal authority for national coinage, were made in England. Most of these were copper, and were coined for diff ferent states, and all bore the words "E Pluribus Unun. The United States Mint was established in 1792, but the use of the national motto on any of the gold, silver or copper coins was not authorized or directed Fy any of the provisions of the act establish ing it. The motto remained on the ear ly gold and silver coins. Tn 1886 it was omitted from the 25-cent pieces, and in 1887 from all silver coins, It was not stamped on any coin again until it appeared on the nickel and the standard silver dollar.
 The words "In God We Trust'' were first placed on the two-oent piece, which came into the subsidiary coin age in 1866. The motto was placed there by direction of James Pollock, then director of the United States Mint at Philadelphia, and not by any legislation of congress authorizing the minting of the two-cent piece. The motto was subsequently stamped on the silver half and quarter dollars New York Tribune
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
City Co,,rt Cases

The result of the police activity in connection with the illegal liquor sell ing was shown in police court yester- day morning, only one drunk. appear ing before his honor in the city court
 Adam .zabensky, who was, arrested by the Howard avenue police precinct for breach of the peace and drunken ness, was fined $5 and costs on the first charge and had judgment sus- pended on the second.
 The injury to private property charge against Timothy Cusick was nolled because the complainant could not be found.
 This case dates back to July 4, 1906, when it is alleged that Cusic threw a giant flrecracker into the laundry of Lee Wash, at the corner of Hallock street and Washington avenue.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
Trial of officer Bright.

With supernumerary Policeman William J. Bright in the prisoners chair on breach of the peace charge, and John Hopkins Noel, the law school freshman, who was let go on that charge a month ago, on the wit ness stand as the complainant, the tables were completely turned yester- day. when the alleged brutality case at New Haven theater came up for a second time in the police court The greater part of@the day was taken up with the evidence for the prosecu- ton, and when court adjourned the defense had put in a couple of wit nesses. The hearing will be resumed this morning.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
CONDTcTOR OTT ON nam

Waterbury, Dec. 2.-Conductor John Dillon, who. has been locked up since Fridays trolley freight train collision, in which five lives were lost, was re- leased to-day on bail, the amount being reduced from S5,OOO to $2,OO0.
 "A local saloonkeeper furnished bonds. The 4coroner's inquest is being continued to-day and a finding is ex- pected to be filed tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
Common Pleas Court Adjourned.

The common pleas criminal court, December term, opened before Judge Bennett yesterday morning and was immediately adjourned to December 1T. 1t is unlikely that any jury 5rsi ness will he core by the court this month. f
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
Another Claim on Tgbell Estate.

Another hearing on the claims of John Brown against the Isbell estate was heard yesterday morning in Att torney Kleiner's offices in the Ex- change building. Brown claims $6O,- 900. The case went over.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
Bar Examinations.

Saturday was the last day for fling applications for taking the bar exam nation for this state in Hartford shortly and for New Haven county there were five applications all from Waterbury. They are Frederick c. BaubN Farrel J. G. Martin, Addis w. Lowell George A. Stokes and James A Hurley Hurley has been admitted to the bar in New York and also in oklahoma.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
Divorce Suit Against H. I. Emerson.

Divorce Suit Against H. I. Emerson.
 Attachment was yesterday made on the goods and estate of Hoadley Ives Emerson of 2s6 Portsea street in con junction with the bringing of suit by his wife for divorce, custody of a minor child and alimony.
 Attorney Carl A. Mears brings the suit for the wife, whose maiden name was Charlotte Louise. Talmadge, her marriage having taken place in 1894.
 In the suit it is claimed that the husband is guilty of intemperance, in- tolerable cruelty and adultery, while Constable Roscoe P. Brown served the attachment papers, the amount being for $2,000.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
EMERSON DIVORCE SUIT
TRIAL OF OFFICER BRIGHT
$60,000 Claim on Isbell Estate Suit for Divorce by Mrs.
 H. l. Emerson.

In the estate of William F. Osborn, which is estimated at about s7,5OO, Arthur H. Osborn has qualified for executor and James F. Wheeler and L. A. Watrous for appraisers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03

 St. Nicholas for December at The Pease Lewis Co.'S.
 The Martin gun shop is working full time, excepting Saturday half-holiday.
 Supper will be served at the West vile Congregational church Thursday evening under the auspices of the La dies Aid society.
 The Mothers Sunshine circle will meet with Mrs. R. G. Nickerson this afternoon. Mrs. Thomas of West Ha- ven will address the club on the sub ject, "The Florence Crittenton Mis- sion"
 Edgewood lodge, K. of P. conferred a degree upon one candidate last night.
 The condition of willis L. Isbell, the well-known G. IA. R. man, "Parson Is- bell," who is confined to his home on Whalley avenue suffering from a light attack of pneumonia, is reported as very encouraging, and it is thought he will be able to be out again in week or two.
 The Ladies Missionary society of the Westville Congregational church will hold an All-'round- -the-year fair in the .parlors of the church on Wednesday ana Thursday afternoons and evenings of this week The four seasons of the year will be represented by four booths from which sales will be made.
 -
 Complaint was made to Acting Cap- tain Dennehy of the detective bureau to-day of a burglary at the gun store of Tester schrnelk at 532 State street last night, and of a robbery of the display case in front of Davis & Ca. g Chapel street store. Two rifles valued at $20, were taken from the gun store, and three sweaters from the show case.
 The Aid society of Christ church, West Haven, will hold a sale at the rectory this afternoon ard evening. There will be no admission 1nd all friends interested will be heartily wei con1ed.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Goodyear, Misses Nancy and Bessie Goodyear, of East Haven, were in New London Thanksgiving to attend the wedding of Arthur, only son of Mir. and Mrs Good year, to Miss Elvira Carlisle, of New London. which occurred in the Episco- pal church, The happy pair will set tie in Danbury.
 George p. wauppesahl has purchased | ths 15-fannily house and lot at Nos. , 515-523 Elm street from Morris J. Beck. The sale price is said to have been about $2Oo80, and was made through A. Podoloff, the real estate agent, of the Exchange building.
 A special meeting of the Queens Daughters is called for this evening in St. Josephs convent on Greene street. This will be doll night, and all l members dressing and decorating dolls for the Christmas sale are requested !. to bring them tonight
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
Public Demonstration of Postum Cereal Co., Proc ducts will be conducted at
THE STORE OF D. N. WELCH 6 SON.

PosTUM FOOD COFFEE (the kind that Makes Red Bood) will be served as it should be-that simply delicious.
 GRAPE NUTS will be served as breakfast food and in buildings, salads and many new ways that will make charming acquisition to the daily
 ELIJAHS MAMMA remarkable production from white corn steam cooked rolled and toasted into delicate crisp flakes
 Its exquisite flavor and tenderness will delight the most fastidious epcure or invalid.
 It's Ripping" Good.
 v Come, eat, drink and be merry
 with US.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
LATE FEATURES OF
 TIE STOCK MARKET

Ccontinued from Fifteenth Page.)
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03

A special meeting of the Queens Daughters is called for this evening 'i in St. JoseDll's convent on Greene street. This will be doll night, and all members dressing and decorating dolls for the Christmas sale are requested to bring them tonight.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03

George P wauppesahl has purchased ths 15-family house and lot at Nos. 515-523 Elm street from Morris J. Beck. The sale price is said to have been about s2O,o8o, and was made through A. Podoloff, the real estate agent, of the Exthanga building.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03

Supper will be served at the Vest vile Congregational church Thursday evening under the auspices of the La dies Aid society.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03

The Mothers Sunshine circle will meet with Mrs. R. c. Nickerson this afternoon. Mrs. Thomas of West Ha- ven will address the club on the sub ject, "The Florence Crittenton Mis- sion"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03

The Martin gun shop is working full time, excepting Saturday half-holiday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03

The Ladies Missionary society of the Westville Congregational church will hold an All-'round- -the-year fair in the .parlors of the church on Wednesday ana Thursday afternoons and evenings of this week. The four seasons of the year will be represented by four booths from which sales will be made.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
BRIEF MENTION

High water to-day at s::24 p. m.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03

St. Nicholas for December at The Pease Lewis Co.'S.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03

The Aid society of Christ church, West Haven, will hold sale at the rectory this afternoon ard evening. There will be no admission tnd all friends interested will be heartily well conned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13

spoke again. He had no difficulty now in
recognizing the voice as that of Beatrice
Richford Bennington was a little stag
gered, for he had not expected this. He
had totally forgotten the letter. but 1t came
flashing back to his mind now, and Mary's
promise that no harm should come of 1t.
And yet Mary had either overestimated
her powers or placed too low a value on the
cunning Of her brother. AT any rate. there
could be no doubt Of the fact that the letter
had been delivered and that Beatrice was
here In reply to 1t.
Every good" Bennington said between his
teeth II will see that no harm comes of
this thing. Beatrice has been brought here
to be pumped as to her fathers papers and
the like. Still. thanks to my little adven-
ture tonight. I have pretty good idea
what these scoundrels are after Til just
go as far as the study and see that 1t Is
all right"
Bennington slipped of his boots and crept
along the hall. So far as he could see all
was quiet. There was double door to the
study, so that Bennington could not hear
much. but the inner door had not been
closed. 1t was only necessary to swing PACK
the baize door to hear all that was taking
place in the study.
But Bennington decided that he would
leave that for the present. It mattered very
little what Sartoris said to Beatrice. for the
gist Of the conversation. could easily be
gathered from the girl on some future &C.
cason. But opportunities for examining
that strange dining room did not offer
themselves at every hour. and bennington
made up his mind to make the best of it.
He pulled on his boots again. and set to
work.
For some time there was nothing to re-
ward his search The carpet appeared to be
intact, the table solid structure of ma
hogany. And yet there must be some means
i, of moving that table UP and down. much in
the same way as the thing used to be done
In the case Of certain French king and
the lady Of his affections.
But there was absolutely nothing here to
show that anything OF the kind had boen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13

Let it be as you like he said. II will
promise not to interfere. AS soon as you
have finished 1 should like to have few
words with you here. After that l shall
feel free to depart
Sartoris nodded. but the triumph that
filled him found no expression on his face
Bennington was no better than fool, at
ter all; few fair words had disa rmed him
Sartors would gain all he wanted and
when that was done he would take good
care that Bennington did not leave the
house. The man was by no means at the
end Of his cunning resources yet He
moved his chair in the direction Of the
hall.
You have made a very wise decision -
| he said. And l thank you for having some
confidence in me- VIII you wait for me in
the dining room?'
Bennington intimated that he would go
into the dining room and smoke a cigar.
He was free to depart now. but he was go
ing to do nothing of the kind. Sartoris was
likely to be engaged for some time, and
meanwhile Bennington was able to make in
vestigations.. He was DESTROYS OF finding
out the secret of the dining room, the way
in which things were changed there, and
the like. OF course, it had all been done
by human agency, and what one man can
invent another can find out. There was not
likely to be more favorable opportunity.
Bennington stepped into the dining room
and closed the door behind him. But he
closed it with his hand hard on the turned
lock so that it should sound as II 1t had
banged to. whereas, directly the handle was
released 1t would fall open a little way.
Bennington was not going to leave anything
to chance. and he had no hesitation in
playing the spy.
From where he stood he could hear the
wheels Of Sartoris' chair rafting over the
parauet flooring OF the hall. he heard the
front door open, and the timid voice of q
girl speaking. It did not sound like the
voice Of anybody with evil intent. and just
for an instant 1t occurred to Bennington that
perhaps his suspicious had been misplaced.
But only for an instant until the v0ice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13

| broad Potomac extended wide plain.
through which the Tiber wound It's way
| The romantic beauty of this little stream
was not then defOrmed by wharves or other
! works of art. Its banks were shaded by
| tall and outrageous forest trees of every
variety among which the superb tulip
| tree rose conspicuous; the magnolia, the
azalia, the hawthorn, The void rose and
many other indigenous shrubs grow be
meath their shade, while yiolets, anemonies.
| and thousand other sweet wood flowers
| found shelter among their roots, from the
winters frost and greeted with the earliest
| bloom the return of spring. The wild grape
| vine climbing from tree to tree hung in I'M
pruned luxuriance among the branches Of
| the trees and formed verdant and fra
grant canopy over the greensward. i'm
pervious to the MONDAY sun. Beautiful
banks of the Tber! delightful rambles!
happy hours, How like dream do We
now appear. Those trees. those shrubs.
those flowers are gone. Man and his works
have displaced the charms of nature
So completely have man and his works
displaced the charm Of nature which Mrs.
Smith so feelingly describes In the minuet-
ted language of the early nineteenth CEN
fury, that but few of the present inhabi-
tants of Washington have any idea of
the whereabouts of the valley Of the
Tiber.
An ancient map showing the bounds Of
every estate embraced in the territory des-
ignated by President Washington for the
site of the national capital before the sur
vey of Maj LEnfant. together with the
metes and bounds of the estates. and the
towns of Georgetown, Hamburger and Car
rollsburg. shows the courses of "Ty'ber
creek" Rock creek and their tributary
streams Whether because town destined
to rule the world. situated on more clas-
tsic Tiber was once awakened to Its danger
by the cackling of the sacred geese or be-
he Dpultrv HCmeSficS of those
ancient land owners. Daniel Carroll, David
Burnes. Bejamn Oden, William Deakins
and Motley Young. preempted the stream.
the noble "Tyber' was also called Goose
creek. 1t flowed southerly between North
Capitol street and Delaware avenue and
circled the western base of the "precpitous
sides of Capitol Hill. Passing through
what is now the Botanical grounds. it di-
vided. one branch continued in a generally
southern direction. though it made a good
sweep eastwardy around to the south base
of the hill, and the western boundary of
Carrollsbursh, emptied into the Anacostia
or Eastern branch. That portion is still
called the ST. James creek. The other
branch turned sharply to the west and
flowing but a short distance opened up into
a fairly broad estuary. The entire region
from ID street to 18th street below the
avenue the Smithsonian Agricultural and
Monument grounds was it's valley. 1t en-
tered the "Patawmack' just south of an
Cient Hamburger
That the Tiber did not deserve the SCOTS
and g,hes of Tom Moore who. when visiting
manner of Englishmen America. and par
ticulary the classic Tiber.' is further at
tested by Mrs Smith. Size says:
Not only the banks of the Tiber but
those OF the Potomac and Anacostia. were
at this period adorned with native trees and