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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-28
" Voice Throwing''
An Ancient Art

? ESTRILOQUIsH hAs been used
for amusement and sntsrfain-
ment from time iumsTnoriAl
The pagan priests used The ar
% deliver messages from the
oraciss 20 their Astounded dupss. That
The cultivated power OF me ventrilo-
quist could De invoked for more Eeri-
cue ard useful purposes has been dsm-
onstrAted by an adept Of the art nov
In Denver
Trovollo. the ventrio0uiEt. has
Taught tonEueless man 20 speak
When Roger Gulipen. a NsV York
newspaper man and theatrical writer.
had hiE tongue removed on account OF
a oancerous growth. Il vas supposed
THAI ne would never be able 70 sPes,k
again
After he had recovered from the op-
Grafton Gillipen started 20 learn the
sign language. and meanwhile was
subject 70 the annoyance OF carrying
a writing pad on which ne made
known his wants 20 others Even .
request for drink or water had 10 be
Uritten. FOR Gillipen had not been able
20 make an Ineligible sound for
months About this time GilHpen met
Trovo.lo. who was an old friend
See here said the ventriloQuist in
my act 7 talk without usEg lips or
tongue 20 any extent Why cant Z
teach YOU 10 do the same thing2"
Gnlipens eyes took on new look
81 life and - first lesson began at
once. For several months the writer
-.-4 - -ort- oooH Fov u~ffr Tho mo
fessional ventriloouist and each day
the former dumb man grew more pro
.fcient in talking. He learned 70 speak
from the throat without use OF tongue
or lips IN articulation ard AZ the end
81 his course with Trovollo or How
20 Talk without = Tongue Giripen
uss able 70 make himself easily under
stood Ehersver he went
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-28

home The Rev. W 2. Cady. pastor
OF the church. by whom Mr. and Mrs.
Maple we're married. says he consid
ers Mr.. Maple. model man IN every
respect. and that he is proud TO have
him Tor one or his church members
Mrs Maple says that her husband
writes 10 her every day and that some
days ne writes two or three times
In his letters ne keeps her informed a.
10 the progress Of the railroad work.
and tells her over and over again that
he huds life almost uncomfortable with
out her aately. she says he talks Of
rothins so much as the approaching
end Of The work and the time when
they can re-establish thei- home IN
Chicago.
Mrs Maple is convinced that hers is
the worlds model husband, and II q
better one than he ever lived she nor
her friends ne-er have heard ~ him
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fnockins Ana they've nsver -
turned
'whAtY me doubter laushsd out
right oh. that's worse and more OF
itr'
IT certainly sserns 70 b doesn't IL
Nevertheless. each q these men. ssen
by chance ~ separate times, assured
me nat some person known 20 him hAd
entered shers, FOR what reason don't
know. and mat not one Of thsn had
emerged from the gate.
And 90 YOU take any stock IN mat.
Msltoy:' Weldon sAked.
~" I'm not prepared 20 say that ]
40 OF don't Indeed. at any risk OF
s-ousin3 Mr.. Sellers. must confess
that one rather curious thing occurred
to me before those very gates
Weldon took ths next chair 20 him.
Ths others. as Il By common consent
moved closer. and Msitby faced a
circle OF rather eager faces.
It's nothing OF such tremendous por-
tsnt," he laughed. IT had considerable
business IN that neighborhood n month
ago, which explains Why took the In
teroSt IN the house. ono evening. after
hsarins ,ho third story about the pedes-
tEian who went in and never came out.
sheer curiosity took me along past tho
House o. Suspicion a little after ten
II was an extremely dark evening. aad
the gates were not any too well i
luminatsd BY street lamp. a good 800
feet away. shining faintly' through The
trees which line the walk We'll 1
reached the gates and stood there for q
little and thought what an iurerusi
fool I'd been to walk six long blocks
FOR such a purpose. Then. just az I
vas about 10 turn away. there was a
soft creak. one Of the gates opened
and opened wide Inside. there wash &
= thing to be seen but the hint OF a
broad driveway leading up 20 the dark
house,'
Msltby drew a long breath. And
no one in sight 10 open the gate
came from weldon
Not = soul ="
What did you do weldon asked.
TO be perfectly candid and truth
fui. said Maltby. I ran Ike slI pos
sessed. I simply rSkhsrsS up my skirts
and rent down THAI street like a
streak N vel iuHr1czAod lightning
Pretty soss rsAshsA rns oorunr and
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The House Of Suspicion

pulled Up An acquaintance u uaina
WAs passing. by the merssL dNhnsA.
ard asked him 70 walk buck UsIh
me- We stopped ~ the gate and n
never opened. nor was there a sound
Lndaod Ne waited there for q run Eva
minutes. and even knocked
AZ the farther corner We parted
and my friend walked back. NIX
him next morning. he said uhat -hea
ne paused alone before the gate chs
Internal ching had opened And LhA1
substantiated the Othe- rumOFl'
which isr
That the mysterious gate VII orS1
only to single persoar' AaItby
crossed his legs ard dreamed 3 urtis
over bis cigar. The others we're varied
expressions. increduIity. specul&tiOu.
slight amusement but IN every thas
keen interest was plain.
Ia that the end o. de stOryY'
Dunbar Rsked finally.
80 fs- as 7 am concerned. yeE.
aaven't been back since
Sellers stretched MS A-ms ard
chuckled 'Maitby. when Ananias and
the late Baron Munchausen get trEck
q you. theyu make you honorary
president o. taeir own particular duh
That tales richr'
Don't believe a. ehT'
Ny dear fellow. I'm frG1k % SAY
that don't believe the Ho1ss % sus-
picion sxistar'
Maltby faced him with a sozpvnak
All right Then 20 ana So I'll All
the neigh borsi Try 20 rent tie placer
Address. plsase?' Sellers remarked
mockingiy-
THE house. 70 tho best o no rso0I-
lection. is on Shoreley avenue. botvSea
Holly and Calford EtroofEi You
couldn't miss - 20 save yuuT Rrs."
That calls you. an riEhSr- Cs<r
laughed. Going I'd. ssIlsrsg
No. siresr'
A chorus OF laughter sross as tna
doubtsr. emphasis. Ira dock struck
ten.
--Copyfeht. 1906. sv ~ Frsak A. lGznss
CoDDGny.
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South Mrs Maple remained with rim.
and then, finding that the climate of
thar country did not agree with her
health. she returned 70 her home in
Chicago. IN his recent letters Mr
Maple has assured his wife that his
work in Texas is nearing completion.
and that he will soon JON her
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upon Jointly TO decide. He never stays
away rom mis- nome evenings, she
said. because ue t-eeves that-home is
the proper place fcr a married man 20
srend his time when be is not w6rk-
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Sends Wife's Picture TO Beauty
Contest
Contest

Always enthusiastic about his wifes
beauty. Mr.. Maple sent her picture 70
the Lor8 & Thomas advertising agency
Immediately after the first advertise
ments Tor beauty pictures we're pub
lished. \ row weeks later be was
overjoyed to receive a letter from ;he
advertising frm announcing that his
wife had been selected by the judges
as one Of tfe prize winning beauties.
When be- entered his wife's photo
graph IN the contest Mr. Maple was in
McRnney. Tex. and as it was his in
tsnuon 20 srrprise her he said Moth
ing about 8, the time. Later Mrs
Maple learned = HIS action. and then
a special de'l ~ letter was sent 20
Texas demand ng an explanation. AS
yst the absent husband has failed 10
egyptian OF or than 10 assure his
wife that in his estimation she is the
most beaut M woman IN the world
Gnd that he considered IT fitting that
Der picture should be entered in a
sontest Of beauty
I all not approve Of my husband
Tsndin- my photograph 20 the beauty
Gpril rs, 1907
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-28

Wa live IN sxactinE times.
saw Or
one, must deliver the goods and YES
not Be caught with them. ---LouisviIl
CouTtAr- Journal.
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competition" says Mrs Maple out I
am free 70 confess that he never di4
anything before 70 displease me He
always has tried 10 make things as
pleasant for me as possible ever since
We we're married six years ago, and
am sure that better husband does
not exist why since he went 20
Texas few months. ago he has writ
ten me two letters almost every day.
and in every way possible ne has
shown me that he still cares, for me IN
the same Ray he did the day we were
married. Before be became interested
in the Texas railroad project We sell
dom we're separated. and YOU may be
SURE we would he together now n my
health we're better. went 70 Texas
when he did and remained there sew
eraI weeks. and ! have visited him
three tiioes since he has been away.
some time ago he wrote me That ne
was coming back to- Chicago early
this -p-lps. and YOU NAV he sure thar
am counting the days until he gets
here
NIr Maple is declared by his Vife
and friends 20 be- he jollics' man inn
arinable. and in the neiEhborhood
where he lives ii is tho consensus Or
opinion that a thousand microscope
would not reveal flaw m his dispcsi-
ton. His wife says that he never
qusrreis for the reason that there is
none Of the quarrelsome IN his nature
IN the six years that they have been
married Mrs Maple said that her hus-
hand never had differed Uith her on
any Of the questions they we're called
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Telephones her every few hours when
ne 10 In the city.
Tolls her hs does not know how he
got along before he met her.
Tells her that she 10 the most beau
ttful woman on earth.
Never stays out At night without her
permission.
Tells her that be loves her more
every Gzg.
Alvagu planning for her entertain
ns14.
oaetes po~t-T In his letters % hsF-
Never duaFrsls with her.
Attends church regularly.
Untn a few months ago Mr.. and
Ms. Maple lived st z7s Flournoy street.
Chicago. At that time he was elected
b the woe presidency OF the newly
organized Texas. New Mexico. and Pa
othc railway and this requires him %
spend most Of his 4me, for the present,
IA ToEas. For awhile after he vent
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Paas Five
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GOODS

Continued Next Sunday,
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Mrs. W. Sherman Maple, OF Chi
cago, Claims to Own Him, and
Proudly Tells Wherein He *
GELS All Other BenediCts.

II HE worlds model husband has been found The Chicago
Tribune claims to have discovered him in the Windy City,
and all came about by the great beauty contest His wife
one of the Chicago prize winners, convinced after mar
are experience Of six years that she drew first prize in the na
mona lottery and all the friends and relatives OF the couple are sure
nat nowhere could there be found approach perfection
husbands In the neghbohood where he lives and among ms business
associates both Chicago and in Texas where he has property in
trets his reputation well known and often commented upon
GOOD POINTS MODEL HUSBAND.
The name Of this second to among husbands " Sherman
Maple He attorney by profession and here are re" " me e'
sons why he is the worlds model husband;
Writes his wife two every day when he away from home
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AT1zA@4U

MRS. MAPLE. OF CHICAGO AND Ger MODEL HUSBAND.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-09-20
MADRAS CURTAINS.

Scotch and French Madras
Curtains, in rich designs and
colorings suitable for den, lib
rary and dining room.
* 10 nair Were So. so
4 M {" Z" $50
M q. &" $50
8 90 q" i" 1000
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-09-20

Political Excitement runs hlSb III
Cumberland, and out of it all comes
much that is not edifying, nor in the
least conductive TO either good order or
over respect for law. On the one hand
The News glories in the new leader
shin of the great changes to come, and
the "ncver-to-happen-again" awful
ness Of any other party ever eleotlng
candidate. Col. Pearre takes eXcep-
ton to the implied innuendoes therein
and replied at length in the Times,
srS gives some well directed rsps OF
things past and gone. Capt. 5. Philip
Roman meets Col. Pearre on the street
asks the authorship Of a certain paper
s,r knocks the chngrassman down
without warning, and to the disgust
If all bvstanders. Mr.. Brooke Whit
mo lately defeated for nomination fer
stets's attorney by Mr.. David Rooh,
ssts into an al creation with Mr.
4. G. Pownall, prominent Repuoll-
can who had forcefully condemned
the conduct of Mr.. Roman, ana the
two have a set-to, Mr.. P wnall, from
accounts given, getting the blow. All
this is disgusting, very.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-09-20
NEW TOILET SETS.

We are showing many new
and artistic effects in Toilet
Sets, in patterns and colorings
that blend perfectly with the
latest wall papers.
Special attention to the COM
plete Jar sets, we are offering,
in seven choice designs and
coloriug. at the special price.
$500 each.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-09-20

The Ministers and Layluen,s Insti-
tute the Shenandoah Baptist SSAsso-
citation will be held in the Summit
Point Baptist Church on September u
ut 7:l5. The Introductory sermon will
be delivered by Rev. s. p, Matthews,
and the address of welcome will be
delivered by Rev. :. z. Matthews, and
the response will be made by
Mr.. w Wilmington, The Shen-
andoah Baptist Association embraces
the Baptist congregation of Jefferson
Berkeley ard Mrgan count les in West
Virginia, with five adjacent counties
in Virginia. Members and friends
are requested to bring their baskets on
Saturday, September rs, AS dinner
will be given at the church on that
day. A cordial invitation is extended
to the public to attend.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-09-20
Lest Life on FRS; Trip

SATURDAY., just about daylight,
AL westbound freight train was pass
,ng through Terra Alta, S. E. Sine, a
new brakeman, who was making his
first TRIP over the road, fell from top u
a car and across the track. Both legs
were severed near the boby, enc Of
tacm being cut of, while the other
veg l.eid by a mere shred. Thc unfo'-
tun,te youu1 raliraader WAS CARED Is
. rearny house where ne died two
h. ur1 laler. He was perfectly c'n-
scious 10 the last moment AID talked
freely to those who surrounded him
during the short space oftime he lived.
He said he was sorry that he left home
but as ii was too late TO mend the mat
Ter. he took his fate heroicly, and sub
mitted to the result without further
Sine lived near Pickens,
Upshur county and just entered the
service.
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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-09-20

The house of Robert Campbell, in
East Luray, has been The ceu,er Of iu-
teresl ~ that lOcaiiIy rcceAd. foI
some time he building mas o~ea ln3s-
Ierousty pelted wilh small s,oaes "a
great numbers and all elt~r,slo cove
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in Aize, many OF them - size of a
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tween brea&ias, aud dtnutr tue other
morning. I.ie sides ofihe house AT
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but str nge Il, >~y, lot q wmdoW lignt
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rocks struck ;Sehiid Jres, but did ro
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August and Is; September 6 and 20;
October 6, 1907.

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October 6, 1907.
Excursion tickets Twill be@sold on
alb )ve datesiforlanystrain making con-
ne .tion MISUNDERSTANDING leaving
Washington 7.45 AN, Baltimore
Camden Station, $40 A. NJ, arriv-
ing Niagara Falls at II P. NJ.
From points Ewest of Mt, Airy and
Washington Junction, tickets will be
sold for any train or trains;previous to
above dates.
TI.ke.svalid for. return ten (10l days
includipg date Of sale, on all regular
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Call on ticket agents. for pamphlet
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side-trips, etc,
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LACE CURTAINS.

Renaissance, Irish Point ana
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designs.
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Hons


Locked up in the Southwestern Po-
lice Station, Baltimore, on the charge
of criminally assaulling two little
white girls, Joseph Green, colored,
aged p years, has been accused by two
boys of an airoclous murier.
he boys told the police that they
saw Green kill a ira mp, and after his
his body had been devoured by a hun
CRY herd of swine, the negro is alleged
TO have taken the bones spd. thrown
thom into Gwynns Fails. nannau
He was charged with coi1~ L.
assault on Kate +. Thorn aged
years and Aanle Lehner, tie Syesr-
OLD daughter OF Mr. Howard Lelyser,
poi Cnr.stian 81 Both girls identified
the negro.
The Leuner BOY told the pol -
he,and Frank Wilson ,hadioeen Hg
with drove OF hogs ca The field Wen
his attenticn was attracted 10y a negro
sauulering GOWN the road. sitting I'M
der u Tree about 200 yards from the in
tersection OF Brunswick St. and MIL
ington lane was man, apparently 4
tramp, VINO had chased ana caught Il
rooster ana was holding The fowl in
has arms Wien the negro approached
from behind and attempted TO graz the
rooster.
A night ensued and the negro was
seen oy young Lehner, SO he stated, 20
strike The nan over The head several
tltu,s win "a heavy CLUB which was
iNEs nearby.
A. ,ne Tine there We're several hun
dred logs III the neld, aad they we've
leedDg on Whatever They coulu plc&
from ,Ae ground. According 10 the
| uoy e,ory, the negro was seen 10 he
! me Ive. OF Inc rooster aAd lay hlm GA
/ me =. 5unu. Tuen he welA 10 The pros
/ .rate .ot.n OF Inc waite man and snip
| pea htAI OF eNe.y parucle OF clothing,
| tylng them IN a bundle. ne tueu loon
20 safe Instance ana WAN the same
ciuo liza. Ae Was seen 10 Strihe oown
The white man he went 10 the rear ol
inc uruNc Ct hogs ana lolced thenl
auuat &C lice uuucr wn.cn ;ne nuoe
! Iurm "a Inc tramp iay.
Accounting 10 lae 10y the hOgs fought
over the body OF the mai, and III d
lew minutes me Ieah nau uSed fora
from lne bones, aiu ali ,nas renal ed
MS lhe sheieton. me negro tned le-
tlrneu according oSeang Lenhet,anu
jtA6Iug the zones III has naldo, haue
| h way 10 inc salts.
The signt oi the cilne was SO horri-
! Ylng to lne chIldreu tnal tncy bre&tn-
lessly hurried home. But tney s&.u
nothing OF tne matter uatu Green " =
arrested yesterday.
The uegro tramp was sstn to taAe
the rooster ana thc bUAuic Vi ciothine
aud disappear ia the ncigloor hood q
Claremont stock 4HrGS.