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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-07
Townsend Against Burrows.
ecial Dispatch to The Star.


SAGINAW. Mich, September 7.-Repre-
sentative Charles E. Townsend of Jackson
has announced himself as a candidate for
United States senator, and it was intimated
that he will oppose Senator julius c. Bur-
rows for the toga if Mr.. Burrows becomes
a candidate to succeed himself.
Il have no hesitation in saying that ]
should like to be United States senator"
said Townsend in an interview 1T would,
however, onsy be by consent of the peop.e
l expect to become candidate and at the
earliest opportunity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-07
SEABoARD AIRLINE WRECK.
Five Badly Hurt In Accident Near
Helena, Ga.

HELENA. Ca, September by the te-
railment of an eastbound Seaboard Air
Line passenger train at Wilcox creek one
mile from here, last night, five persons
were seriously injured and many others
slightly cut and bruised. The seriously in
jured are:
Baggagemaster Sliger.
Two coored mail clerks.
Colored passenger, name unknown.
The entire train, with the exception of the
engine and rear coach, left the track and
went into the creek All the cars except
the frst-class coach, which was left stand
ing on the brink of the trestle, were de-
molished. The cause of the accident has
not yet been ascertained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-07
Burton Is Nominated.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, September Rep
Tcsertative Theodore f. Burton, chairman
Of the House committee on rivers and har-
bors, was today nominated by acclama-
tion for mayOr of Cleveland at the re-
publican city convention. Francis w.
Treadway was nominated for vice mayor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-07
Roosevelt Likes Bloomers.

OYSTER BAY. n. Y, September Pres
ident and Mrs. Roosevelt visited the riding
academy here yesterday, where the Presi-
dent reviewed the work of the class. Archie
and Quentin Roosevelt took part in the re-
view. The girls in the class ride astride,
and the President in the course of the re-
view expressed himslf as in favor of that
method of riding for women.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-07
SPANISH YACHT WON KINGS CUP
American Vessels Off for the San Sc
bastian Regatta.

BILBAO, Spain, September THE Span
ish sonderklasse yacht Princess de las
Asturias has come in a winner in both the
international races and has therefore been
awarded the kings cup. The second prize.
a cup given by Queen Victoria. went to
the Spokane I, one of the American COM
petitors.
The American yachts left here for San
Sebastian today to take part in the re-
gatta 10 be held there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-07
NEW YORK CITY BONDS.
Over 100 Proposals Received for Is
sue to Be Sold Tuesday.

NEW YORK, September 7.-More than
100 sealed proposals for the $40, 900, 600
worth of city bonds to be sold on Tuesday
have thus far been received at the con-
troller's Office. The indications, the city
officials said, were that the sale Of the ~
per cent bonds would be success.
Recently the city tried to dispose Of bonds
bearing per cent interest, but failed be-
cause of the money stringency and the
higher interest rates held out elsewhere for
capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-07
EPOCH-MAK|NC EVENT
Great Ocean Steamships Start
Race Today.
ACROSS THE BLUE ATLANTIC
Turbine Steamer Pitted Against Re.
ciprocal Engines.
GREAT INTEREST IN SHIPPING
ACROSS THE BLUE ATLANTIC
GREAT INTEREST IN SHIPPING
Lusitania on Her Maiden Voyage
All Accommodations on Both Yes
sells Taken-Notables Aboard.

LIVERPOOL, September THE people
of this city and its vicinity today concen-
trated their attention on what was con-
sidered to be an epoch-making event-the
departure of the giant Cunard Line
steamer Lusitania, the latest of the Atlantic
liners, on her maiden voyage to New York
Additional interest was given to the event
In that the Lucania leaves port at 4:39
O'Clock this afternoon, about two and half
hours earlier than the Lusitania, making
possible a trial of speed across the Allan
tic between the swifest ocean steamer
with reciprocating engines flying the Brit
ish flag, and the largest turbine steamer
Both vessels will call at Queenstown to-
morrow mornfnf, but the Lusitania will not
enter until the Lucania has cleared, so the
older vessel will have a start of at least
three hours over the boat which the
Cunard company built with the view not
only Of beating the fastest time of it's own
ocean greyhounds, but Of regaining for
Great Britain the blue ribbon Of the At
lantic, which was lost to Germany de-
cade- ago. OF course, the officials Of the
Cunard Line say that no race Is contem-
plated, but the engine reom crews Of the
two vessels have been busy for a week
past getting everything in readiness with
the expectation that the engines will be
called upon to do their best on this occa-
sion.
Notab1es on Board.
All the accommodation on both vessels
has been taken. For the Lucania $40 first
class and $50 second-class passengers have
been booked, and for the Lusitania 4SO
first-class and 495 second-class. The lists
include many notable people. Among the
passengers on the Lusitania will be Robert
Balfour. NJ. P; E. c. Barber, H. G. Dolan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hay, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Goelet, Countess Dunmore Mr.. and
Mrs. Cyrus H. Mccormick. Lady Victoria
Murray and S. c. Perkins. The Lucania
takes the team OF the Marylebone Cricket
Club. which will play a series Of games In
America, and Bishop p. J. OReilly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-07
PLAYING FOR TIME
Germany May Give France Temporary
Police Power.
CAID MacLEAN AFRAID TO EAT
Lives on Milk and Has to Go Without
a Bath-Has Chills From
Sleeping on Floor.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
CASA BLANCA, September Cen.
Drude, acceding to the enemys request, re-
ceived a Moorish delegation yesterday, with
the object of arranging peace.
The deputation represented certain of the
tribes and asked a suspension of hostilities
pending the conclusion of peace. Gen.
Drude gave the tribes till tomorrow 10
surrender.
1t is believed that the sole object of tha
enemy in sending the deputation was tc
gain time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-07

There has been no change
of any kind in the price of
the paper to newsboys, ana
readers should pay no more
than the printed price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-07
Germany May Yield Point.

BERLIN September 7.-Germany's reply
to Frances circular note to the sgnatories
of the Algeciras convention will not be
drawn up before Monday next. 1t is un-
derstood in the most influential quarters
that Germany will not give a negative
reply to the suggestion that the nterna-
tiOnal Moroccan police be temporarily con-
stituted from purely French and Spanish
elements. Some reserves, however, will
certainly be made on the subject.
1t is fully understood here that the pres
ent situation at Casa Blanca and MaZagan
was not foreseen at the time the Algeciras
convention was drawn up and requires to
be specially dealt with, but Germany will
consent for the moment to rely on French
loyalty TO the engagements entered into.
No limitation, therefore, is likely to be
placed the French military movements
so long as they considered to be neces-
sary for the security of Europeans and the
Moroccan ports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-07
The Editors Views.

In leading editorial, under the caption
His Retention an Insult Editor Sam Do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-07
NOTICE.

The price of this paper at
NEWSSTANDS and from
NEWSBOYS is
TWO CENTS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-07
Hampered by Algeciras.

The reports from Berlin to the effect
that Germany does not understand the pol
icy which France is following in Morocco
shows that Pfance, fettered by the restric-
tions of the AleeciraS convention cannot
make any movement without Its being liable
to arouse diStrust on the part of Germany
and other signatorieS of the convention, and
at the same time place France in a most
delicate position. in trying to remove the
suspicious of the powers and at the same
time pacify the Moors.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-07
PERSONAL

Miss Lou Dudley and Miss Elsie
Fleming, of Fairmont, leave Thurs.
day for two weeks visit IN Atlantic
City
Claude Gore has returned from a
pleasant stay in Washington, d. G.
1. B. White. of West Union, is a
visitor in the city.
Attorney F. G. Viger leaves Thurs
day for a three weeks business visit
in the oil fields of Illinois.
R. R. Horror and Ernest Sutton
left last night for an extended trip
through Mexico They will be gone
several months.
Walter NJ. Morris, of Mt. Clare,
was visitor here Wednesday.
Miss Charity Johnson, of Bridge
port, was visitor here Wednesday.
Smith Hood was here Wednesday
from Fairmont.
Isaac NJ. Kelley will take a trip
to Georgia next week.
Raymond Kenney, of Grafton, was
in the city for few hours Tuesday.
He was returning to his home, from
Webster Springs, where he has been
for the past week.
Mrs. Mary A. Rome, colored, has
returned from visit of ten days in
Charleston.
John NJ. Knox. Howard Post AMI
E. Thad Post will leave tomorrow
for Atlantic city.
Jesse NJ. Haggerty, of sardis.
spent the day here Wednesday.
Mrs. W. B. smithy and baby, ac-
companied by Mrs. smithy's father,
William Kimberling, left Wednesday
morning for Pt. Pleasant for few
days visit. They will be joined by
Mr.. smithy Monday and viii then
leave for the jamestown exposition
and Atlantic City.
Rev. L. B. Moore. of Farkersburg,
arrived here last night for a brief
visit.
Miss Margaret Flynn. of Wilson
burg, who is the guest of relatives
in Lewis county, is expected home in
q AaS VA ST.
Justice John T. Flynn, OF Wilson
burg, was here to see his mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Flynn, last evening.
Her condition is slightly improved.
Miss Anna Mary Hill, of 136 West
Main street, has gone to New Mar
tinsville to visit her aunt, and will
go from that place to New Matamor-
as, o., to visit friends.
Deputy Sheriff Cecil B. Highland,
of New Martfnsville, was the guest
Of his brother, Frank E. Highland,
last night, on the way TO Atlantic
City.
Mrs. H. R. Ward has returned
from Cincinnati after visit of ten
days.
Hugh Martin was here from
shinnston on legal business wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. White have
returned from Masontown, Pa,
where they were located several
months, Mr.. White having charge OF
company store near that place.
F. A. Orr, of Salem, was a bust
ness visitor here Wednesday.
Rev and Mrs. Edmond Garrett
are here from Bordentown, n. J.,
visiting relatives and friends.
DR.. and Mrs. NJ. j. Bartlett and
children Will return this week from
Atlantic City.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-07
Which Cannot, be
Beat Anywhere
In the City,

Tow of the best lots in
Industrial Addition on
Main street, Broad Oak
near the now free bridge,
size 6Ox16O feet. Price
ST. $50. You just take the
time to look at these lots,
and anyone wanting to
make a good turn in real
estate will buy them NOT
only for a home but for a
investment.
7 wo lots on WaIdeck
street, size 10000 feet,
James e. Wilson Addition.
Price $3.50 each. One
half cash, balance I year,
6 per cent interest.
Three lots in the James
II. Mines addition, one
5Ox115, one 50x13S ana
55x1Z5, The two lots
farthest west of the three
we will sell at $500 each
and the other one for $3.50.
House of SIX rooms, lot
SO by about rs feet on.
BougTlner and Huff add
ton, Mechanic street.
Price 81, 500, one-tflird
cash, balance IN one and
two years.
We have vacant lots on
Cemetery Lane, 34x9Ol
feet corner lot 5000; other
lots for $3.50, $3.50. Terms
SIS down, balance in one,
two and three years, 6 per
cent interest.
We have lot on Kelly
Hill, right near Pike ST,
35x1OO feet. Price 500.
we have another fine
property on Main street,
good big lot, fine residence,
slate roof finished in the
best of wood, cellar, good
well of water, servants
quarters in the rear, car
rage house and stable.
Price 81 800.
We have vacant lots on
Poplar street, one at $780,
two at $3.50 and $3.50.
Terms 5000 down, bal
ance in one, two, three and
four years. Lots lay nice
and level, size 31xo3 feet.
Have a vacant lot in
Broad Oak, 35x14O feet. |
Price $8Z5. Terms one
third down, balance one
and two years.
Fine residence property
in Broad Oak, house new,
only built about one year,
frame, slate roof cellar,
good well, lot 35xI4O feet
on Harrison street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-30
A Mise Old Doc.

A pretty anecdote of a dog is given
to Sir c. ]. F. Bunbury's Diaries and
Correspondence" 1t was told by Sir
George Napier.
When the British army was in the
south of France after the battle of
Toulouse. Sir George and several 9th
err officers visited the house of a gen
tleman who had a very fine dog, a
poodle. The dog had been trained TO
receive food only when offered it by
the right hand, and the gentlemen
amused themselves with testing his
steadiness in this respect and found
that he constantly refused to take
bread from the left hand. But when
he came to Sir George, who. having
lost his right arm. of course offered the
bread with his left hand. the dog look
ed earnestly at him and accepted the
bread. Then the other officers tried to
deceive him by Disgusting themselves
SO as to appear to have lost the right
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-30

Whittier Home association before go
ing to the meeting.
Preservation of Whittier Homcsteads.
Soon after the death of Whittier. the
late Hon. James II. Carleton pUrchas-
ed the homestead at East Haverhill.
and transferred it to a board of trus-
tees. composed Of members of the
Whittier club of HaverhilI. In the
deed of gift, Mr. Carleton expressed
the wish that the natural features of
the landscape might be preserved the
buildings restored as nearly as pos
sible to their original condition and
access TO them given to the public
that thereby the memory of and love
for the poet and the man may be cher
ished and perpetuated." Alfred 4.
Ordway was named as president of the
board of trustees. and he took charge
of the restoration of the house and
grounds, his aim being to bring the
estate into a condition as nearly as
possible resembling that of 50 years
ago. He found and restored to their
old places many of the articles of fur
uiture which were in the house III
Whittier's youth. The house is now
open to the public on certain days OF
each week, and thousands of visitors
make pilgrimage to the scene OF
"Snow-Bound," an electric car line
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-30

edited for while a paper in Hartford.
He was much interested i'll politics,
and when young man vas talked Of
for congress. But at this time, when
he was apparently at the beginning of
career as a public man, he threw
away his chance by allying himself
with the anti-slavery agitatorS, who
for many years We're denounced by
both the great political parties and
used their influence chiefly outside of
the parties. When Whittier threw
himself into this cause, however he
found his voice. Before he had been
writing smooth, agreeable poetry
which was much like other poetry of
the day and had no great distinction:
but now he was set on fire by his in
dignatiCn at the great wrong done by
slavery, and he began to pour out
verses which were like a trumpet blast
Not only so, but singing these real war
songs he learned the very art of
poetry, and then all his love for ma
ture and man and God found express
sion in beautiful poems which had
nothing to do with slavery No Amer
lean writer, unless Irving be excepted
has done SO much to throw a graceful
veil Of poetry and legend over the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-30

compassion and most stirring indigna-
ton were called out by African slav-
cry. 1t is not too much to say that in
the slow development of public senti-
ment Whittier's steady song was one
of the most powerful advocates that
the slave had, all the more powerful
that it was free from malignity or UNI
just accusation.
His fondness for a story has led him
to use the ballad form in many cases,
such as Mabel Martini" Skipper Ire,
sons Ride" and Mary Garvin." The
catholic mind OF this writer and his in.
stinct for discovering the pure moral
in human action are disclosed by Il
number of poems, drawn from wide
range of historical fact, dealing with
a great variety of religious faiths and
circumstances of life, but always point
ing out some sweet and strong truth
of the divine life. OF such are 1.-The
Brother of Mercy" THE Gift of Tri
temius," THE Two Rabbins," and 9th
ers. Whittier's "Poetical Works" arc
contained in three volumes, but haze
also been brought together into sew
eral different one-volume editions. His
Prose Works" are comprised in three
volumes; they consist mainly of MS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-30

country of his daily life. Essex coun-
ty in Massachusetts and the beeches
lying between Newburyport and Ports
mouth blossom with flowers of Whit
tiers planting; the region approaching
the White mountains is warm with the
color he has thrown on hill and lake
and forest. He has made rare use of
the homely stories he heard in his
childhood or learned afterward from
familiar intercourse with country peo-
pie; and he has himself used invention
delicately and in harmony with the
spirit of the New England coast Al
though of a body of men who in ear
lier days had been prosecuted by the
Puritans of New England, his generous
mind did not fail 10 detect all the good
that was in the stern creed and life of
the prosecutors, and to bring it for
ward into the light of his poetry.
slavery Awoke Compassion.
In a number of his poems he drew
his material from the relation held be.
tween the Indians and the settlers.
His sympathy was always with the
prosecuted and oppressed, and so while
historically he found an object of pity
and a subject for national self
reproach in the Indian, his profoundest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-30
Family Life In France.

Modern France is the stronghold OF
the family system. See French fam
lily at dinner in a restaurant or. for
that matter. at home. You will never
see a gayer, livelier function. There
Is such Il frank and unassumed sense
of community about the whole thing.
The boys adore their mother, the girls
their father. The parents take n
whole hearted delight in their children.
and the children are SO happy and re-
spectful, 1t is a sight of which every
Frenchman may be proud.-rLondOn
Mail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-30

try and wherever the English Ian
snasd is spoken.
Biographical sketch.
John Greenleaf Whittier, of Quaker
birth in Puritan surroundings, was
born at the homestead near Haverhill,
Mass, December Il, 1907. He has de-
scrbed his home and his boyhood life
in "Snow-Bound," ana the house visit
ed thus by the storm is still standing.
| 1t Is open TO visitors. and there may
be seen the kitchen just as it was
when the warm hearth seemed blaZ-
! ing free" At the secluded farm he
lived, knowing the delights of the
! barefoot boy, and knowing also the
| bitter winds and frosty ground of Il
/ New England winter. He worked upon
1.-THE farm and went to the district
school. His father had a few religious
books, and above all the bible, and the
: schoOlmaster once read aloud some
poems OF Burns in the Whittier kitch-
en- and left the book in the hands OF
the listening boy.
| ne HbItGiN ilidIiICl ldDOl utJOl W IlICli
he was employed was in part the fouI-
dation of that deep interest which the
IpOet never ceased to take in the toll
and plain fortunes of the people
Throughout his poetry, runs this gold
en- thread of sympathy with honorable
labor and enforced poverty, and many
.Ipoems are directly inspired by it. His
outdoor life let him into some of the
secrets of nature, and Burns gave him
the hint how to find poetry in common
things. But above all the bible was
the treasury from which he drew q
store of fine English and deep SENSE
Of the nearness of God to man.
Il While he was at work with his faith
er he sent poems to neighboring news
papers and began to attract attention
by his verses. A new academy was t.
be opened at Haverhill when he wa,
10 years old, and the editor of the
4 Haverhill paper offered to give him {
home while he studied there. He haC
no money with which to pay for hi.
schooling. but he learned quickly how
~ llidhO Il IiiGdp htHb VI oiipPtl, an
was SO industrious that in a few month:
! he had earned enough to pay his eX
pefses at the academy for six months
So closely did he calculate that at The
beginning of the term he reckoned tina
he should have % cents left over a
the end of the term, and so it proved
He paid his way and had just a quar-
ter. of a dollar left over. 1t was tn,
rule of his life never to buy anythin,
J till he had the money in hand to pa.
for it. and though he was pinched 70
I means and had hard struggle up t,
middle life, he never was in debt
ri Edited Newspapers.
ri After year or so at the academy h
y had the opportunity to be editor of
I Boston weekly paper, and afterwar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-30

which passes the spot making it easy
OF access.
Whittier's Amesbury home, left by
will TO his niece. is now occupied by
the granddaughter to whom he address
ed the poem, "A Name" Several
rooms are kept substantially as he left
them. and are open TO visitors. The
little garden room" which he used as
a study, and in which he received his
friends and guests, retains its books
and pictures. i'll the places he assigned
them The portraits of his mother and
sister remain in the parlor In this
house, also, is preserved the desk upon
which "Snow-Bound" and most of the
poems and letters of his middle life
were written.
Whittier's Appeal.
Whittier's works naturally find their
place in an American library for much
the same reason as Longfellow's. He
has so voiced the thoughts of the PEG
pie that one feels that such express
siOnS of them Should be always on
hand. His verses are read by the cot
tage Preside, recited in the schools,
proclaimed from the pulpit and plat
form He has given us some of the
most graphic and beautiful descriptions
of American nature i'll the language,
and the most stirring appeals to pa
tyiOtism of any of our poets. He is the
first of American religious poets, ana
his hymns of faith are sung in hun
dreds of churches throughout the coun-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-30

"iE centenary of the birth of
the late John Greenleaf Whit
tier the famous American poet.
Dec. II. will no doubt be observed by
the schools and literary societies
throughout the country Special cele-
brations will be held at Haverhill and
Amesbury, Mass, the birthplace and
home of the poet. A meeting is being
arranged by the citizens of Haverhill
for the afternoon of the 18th at the
Universalist church. and it is expected
that Frank b. Sanborn and Professor
Bliss Perry. editor of the Atlantic
Monthly, will make addresses. There
will also be a poem by Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe Whittiers birthplace at
East Haverhill and "The Button
woods" the home of the Historical
society. will be open 70 the public dur
ing the day; and there will be an cX-
hbit of Whittier manuscripts and
first editions of -the Haverhill public
library
The commemorative exercises az
Amesbury will be opened with music
by the school children. Hon. A. =.
White of Salem will read letter
which President Roosevelt has writ
ten for the. occasion. Addresses are
expected by Governor Curtis Guild OF
Massachusetts. Booker T. Washington
Edmund Clarence Stedman and eX
Governors John ID. Long and John /.
Bates. There will be reading by Mrs
Annie Fields. and incidental music
The invited guests will lunch at the