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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-20
OPEN EVENINGS.

For the benefit Of those who may not
clearly understand who the ". i. Fred
erick Company Is, and just what II Is do
ing, permit as TO eIplain
". +. Frederick Music Company oper-
ates and controls upward % sixty piano
stores and agencies In the principal cities
of Pennsylvania, Maryland. West VIZ
ginia. and Ohio, Wholesailng and retaining
many thousands Of pianos annually,
The business OF D. G. Pfeiffer mas been
merged into this corporation, mf. Pfeiner
becoming its vice president and remain
ing in charge OF the Washington store as
manager.
The WareF00mS are To be remOdeled and
fitted up tn the most artistic manner
The finest class Of instruments 0btainaDle
will he carried in stock, including Art
Grands and Uprights. PlayeT-PIanOs,
Baby Grands. PaTiOr Grands, and Concert
Grands.
Ii is to be the home of the celebrated
Chickering. HaTdman, Fischer, Haines
Bros. Price & Teeple, and other pianos.
These new instruments are already ar
irving and crOWding ont the stock trans
ferred from Mr.. Pfeiner. We need the
ro0m-must have it-sO don't hesitate. but
come and get a piano at about half us
regular sellins price We VIII make the
terms % suit you. Many Of these pianos
had not been on the floor a week when
We took them over. Any that have been
used or show signs Of shop-wear are
marked aud sold accordingly
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1924 Daughters, FIVE new chapters. and
Eve 10 organize this year. in addition TO
its regular number. 1t has twenty-f0ur
Real Daughters and 155 Daughters-at-
large.
Miss FIoretta Vining. the regent Of
John Adams Chapter. of Boston, is a we'll
known newspaper woman, being the own
er Of a cluster OF newspapers In Massa-
chusetts Miss Vining has been repeat
eddy said 10 resemble the pictures of
Queen Victoria of England, and is a wom-
an Of commanding appearance.
Mrs Ella Stanley Babcock. regent of
the sarah CasWell ANGEL Chapter. Of
Ann Arbor. Mich, Is the great-grand-
daughter Of Esther Stanley. of New
Britain, Conn, and the d. A. r. of that
town have honored the name by calling
their chapter the Esther Stanley Chap
ter. Mrs. Babcock is a very progresses
ing woman IS always handsomely
gowned. and wears very beautiful jewels
Mr.. and Mrs Babcock are at the Dewey.
The regents of the thirteen original
colonial States held a meeting yesterday
10 confer with Mrs. a. J. Robertson with
regard to the coat of arms OF those
States. which are TO be painted for the
decoration OF Continental Hall. The arms
will be on large shields and illuminated.
While they will remain the property of
their respective States, the shields viii be
kept in Washington TO be used on public
occasions.
Several Westinghouse retire as officers
with the session Of congress ending to-
day They are Ms Teunls s. Hamlin,
chaplain general; Mrs. J. Stewart jamie
son, registrar general; Mrs J. p. Dolii-
yer, historian general; Miss Virginia Mill
er. corresponding general; Mrs. 81. r. $.
Davis treasurer general; Mrs. Mary 5.
Lockwood. assistant historian general
and Miss Aline f. Solomons, librarian
general
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CONGRESS CLOSES TODAY.
REPORTS of Officers, including That
of Treasurer, VIII BE Heard.

Reports of officers, Including That
of Treasurer, VIII BE Heard.
To-day the sixteenth congress Of the
Daughters OF the American Revolution
will come to close. The proba-
bilities are that the programme viii bring
about one of the busiest days Of the
week.
The most important feature OF the pro-
ceedings viii be the report of the COM
mittee on reference, TO which all the re-
ports of the officers have been referred.
one of these. IN particular, is that OF the
treasurer general Mrs. NJ 4. $, Davis.
1t is understood, however, that the treas
urer generals report viii be accepted by
the delegates,
Unfinished and new business to be
brought to the attention of the conven-
ton during the day win occupy much Of
the time of the last session.
This evening and tomorrow the dele
gates will begin leaving for their homes.
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RESULTS OF THE ELECTION.

President general-Mrs. Donald Ne
Lean. reelected, 81; Mrs. Eleanor
Washington Howard 152; blank votes.
il. Total vote cast. 6li
Vice president in charge Of organiZa-
ton OF chapters-Mrs Charlotte Elmer
son Main. reelected. Sos; Mrs. J. X.
Eppley. 49,
Vice presidents general-Mrs, J.
Morgan Smith. Alabama, $50; Mrs.
Charles II. TIE Deere. Illinois. re-
elected, 81; Mrs Wallace Delafeld.
Missouri, 5sS. Mrs Alexander f. Pat
ten, Pennsylvania 81; Mrs. Charles II.
Terry. New York 4ss MIS-. Amos A.
Kendall Maine. $50; Mrs. Ellen Spen-
Ger Mussey. District OF Columbia, 455;
Mrs. H. S. Chamberlain. Tennessee, re-
elected. $50. Mrs Lindsay Patterson,
North Carolina. AZ, Mrs Baldwin ID.
Spilman, West Virginia. SIS, Mrs.
Mary Wood Swift, California. AZ; Mrs.
James NJ Fowler, Indiana, "a. Mrs
James 7. B0ttsford, Ohio, l69. Ten
highest elected.
Chaplain general-Mrs Esther +.
Noble. i19. Mrs. James Glfllau, ls3
Recording secretary geHeral-Aliss
Elizabeth F. Pierce. so; Miss Cathe-
llLe butlGNr Aie.
Corresponding secretary general
Mrs John Paul Earnest, 40; Miss VIZ
ginia Miller "a
Registrar genCral-MUs a. c. Ora
per, SIC: Mrs Katherine Gerald, 81;
Mrs Louise b. r. Fisher. l39.
Treasurer general - Mrs Mabel
swormstedt. 4ll. Mrs Charles ".
Brown, 80.
Historian generaI-Airs- J. Eakin
Gadsby AS; Miss Susan r. Hetzel, 255,
Assistant historian general-AIrs.
Henry c. Bowron, 436; Mrs. Minnie f.
Mickey. IA
Librarian geCeral-Mrs, II Y. Boyn-
ton. $40. Miss Aline 7. Solomons. Sl2
Mrs Elr0y Avery. by unanimous vote
Vas elected editor of the American
Monthly Magazine Yesterday. Miss lii
ian Lockwood was selected as bushes
manager for another term
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DAUGHTERS HAVE BUSY DAY.
Receptions and Routine Session
Occupies Their Time.

The Daughters we're busy yesterday
attending receptions and other social
affairs. IN addition to the reception at
the White House. two others We're given
later in the afternoon.
The first was the reception by the presl-
dent and officers of the Focahontas
Memorial Association, at the Ebbitt
House. which began Immediately follow
ing that by President Roosevelt
The second was at the New Willard.
where Mrs. Matthew Scott of Illinois,
received with Mrs. Charles II. Deere and
Mrs. Babcoek. Several hundred Daugh-
tiers attended.
The afternoon session az Continental
Hall was devoted TO hearing leftover
reports of the standing committees.
Among others heard was that with re-
gard 10 the memorial building of the
society. being erected at jamestown for
the exposition.
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gowns and went to the Executive Man
sion I'm carriages The others We're dress
ed in their everyday clothes The recep-
ton was a great success. and the dele
gates were particularly enthusiastic after
Il was all over about what the President
had said TO them.
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SILENT AS TO THIRD TERM
Mrs. Mclean. Unlike President, Hes.
itates About Discussing It.
Attends Meeting Of Sons OF AmerI-
Speakers at Patriotic Exercises.

Unlike President Roosevelt, Mrs. Donald
Mclean declines TO express her senti-
ments regarding the acceptance Of third
term as president general Of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution.
The viewpoint from which the president
general regards this subject was disclosed
al the celebration Of the 132d anniversary
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against the stuarts. of which IL was the
direct successor in the hattie Of freedom,
carried on here as there.
The common bond of brotherhood which
the war Of the Revolution eRgendered be-
tween the North and South. was the sub
jeCt of the address of Judge GOOde.
Interspersed throughout the exercises
was the singing OF patriotic songs by the
chorus under the leadership Of Percy s.
Foster. The solo, "The Sword Of Bunker
Hill" was sung by j. Walter Humphrey.
The benediction by Rev DIR. J. J. Muir
brought the exercises 10 close.
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DARN HAPPY MOOD
Rejoice Over Election and
Delightful Reception.
MRS. MCLEAN CLEAR VICTOR

Entire Administration Ticket Wins
by Large MatOrity-TvyO Pleasant
Hours spent at White House, Meet
ing President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
Congress 40 End To-day.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-20
He said it was half-past 3.

He said it was half-past g..
Please wind the clock and then post
these letters
When he had closed the door she
went back to her ~writing-table. An adj
dressed envelope lay upon the blotter.
Unlocking a little drawer, h took
from it two crisp ~banknotes, folded
them in a sheet of paper, slipped them
into the envelope, and then re-locked
the drawer. Next she lit a small red
candle that stood in a silver socket, and
carefully sealed the envelope. Later
she walked slowly to the corner of On
slow Square, and posted the letter in
the pillar-box there.
Principally once a month, for nearly
twenty years, she had gone through
this little pantomime. But always she
had done it when hone was near to
see. #5@
Some friends came in at tea-tfme,
and soon after tea they left. The fog,
they had told her, vas growing denser
still. Later, as she sat alone in her
cosy boudoir, a strange feeling began
to steal oyer her. She felt uneasy in
her mind. An odd sensation Of rest
lessness took hold Of her. She had
never before been like this, she reflect
ed, and the thought was dls%concerting.
Twice she rose from her armchair, and
walked swiftly across the room to peer
out into the darkness. The square was
completely shrouded. She gave q little
shiver and drew the curtains nor
closely. And then she switched on
more lights. A newsboy with raucous
voice passed shouting along the pave
ment, then passed away into the dis
lance. For a moment she wondered
what he had been shouting, though
probably, she reflected, the news would
not have interested her.
The footman entered with her even
ing paper. She opened it almost list
lessly, and began to glance at the head
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-20
copper Idol Found with skeletons.

Copper Idol Found with Skeletons.
Skeletons are being found in a
gravel pit from which the Chicago,
Milwaukee and ST. Paul Railroad Com
pany is obtaining ballast for Its extern
sion through western South Dakota
from Missouri river to the Black Hills.
The gravel pit is situated on the east
ern end Of the extension, near the
town Of Oacoma, and but a short dis
lance from Missouri river. In the
neighborohod Of fifty human skeletons
have thus far been unearthed
Most Of them were found at a depth
of from four to eight feet beneath the
surface Of the ground and all were
buried in either a standing or sitting
posture. The majority Of the skeletons,
are those OF people Of a small stature,
much below the ordinary or average
height OF the present North American.
Indians.
One skeleton, however, is that of a,
man who In life must have been fully
seven feet in height In close proxim-
ity to the skeleton Of this giant were
found Implements Of copper and bone,
these being found in each Of the graves
near that Of the giant, while in another
grave was discovered a copper Idol
about eight inches In length.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-20
SUDDEN SHOWER.

Barefooted boys scud up the street,
Or skurry under sheltering sheds;
And schoolgirl faces, pale and sweet,
Clean from the shawls about their
heads.
Doors bang and mother voices call
From alien homes; and rusty gates
Are slammed; and high above it all
The thunder grim reverberates.
And then abrupt, the rain, the rain
The earth lies gasping, and the eyes
Behind the steaming window-panes
Smile at the trouble of the skies.
The highway smokes, sharp echoes ring;
The cattle bawl and cow-bells clank ;
And into town comes galloping
The farmers horse, with steamlns
flank.
The swallow dips beneath the caves,
And firts his plumes and folds his
wings;
And under the cataba leaves
The caterpillar curls and clings.
The humble bee is pelted down
The wet stem Of the h%ollyhock;
And suddenly, in spattered brown,
The cricket leaps the garden walk.
Within the baby claps his hands
And crows with rapture strange and
vague;
Without, beneath the rose-bush stands
A dripping rooster on one leg.
James Whitcomb Riley.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-20
"santissima noche cabel-

Mexican salute, "Santissima noche cabel-
iAro ~
Although the sentence had nothing pc
culiar about it the horsernan started, and
Immediately turning his horse round,
started In pursuit. Within a minute the
two horsemen were side by side the first
conner, SO soon as he saw that he was
followed, checked his horses pace, as II
with the intention Of entering into direct
communication.
"a fine night for a ride, senor," the
first horseman said, politely raising his
land to his hat.
1T u.s." the second answered, although
it IL beginning to grow late"
The moment is only the better chosen
for certain private conversation"
The second horseman looked around,
and bending over to the speaker, said:
II almost dcspaired Of meeting you"
Sid | not let you know that l should
Gomez"
True; but / feared that some obsta-
Gle"
Nothing should impede an honest man
from accomplishing a sacred duty" he
first horseman said.
The other bowed with an air of salts
faction. Then" he said, Il can count
on you, No"
n names here, SENIOR" the other
sharply Interrupted him. "Caspita, IN old
wood ranger like you, a man who has
long been a Tigrero, ought to remember
that the trees have ears and the leaves
eyes,
Yes, you are right. l do remember
it, but permit me to remark that if it is
not possible for us to talk here where can
we do So"
Patience, senior, / wish to serve you,
as you know, for you were recommended
to me by a trusty man. Be guided by
me, If you wish u.s. to succeed in this
affair"
Il ask nothing better still you must
tell me what l ought to do"
For the present very little, merely
follow me at a distance to the place where
I purpose taking you"
Ito be c~ontiuued.5
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-20
lines. The strange sensation possessed
her still. and her thoughts wandered

lines. The strange sensation possessed
her still, and her thoughts wandered
and were confused Suddenly she
started, then sat up. Something seem
ed to grip her throat. Her palate grew
dry and sticky. Quickly her bosom
rose and fell. A livid palor spread over
her face, but she did not faint.
Tragic death Of the Hon. Auberon
Fttz-Tempest,' were the words she had
read in the newspaper.
"We regret to announce" the para
graph ran, that the Hon. Auberon
Fitz-Tempest met with an accident this
afternoon which proved fatal.
"A little boy, aged 8, the son Of a
grocer in Euston Road, while attempt
ing to cross Great Portland street
shortly after 3 o'clock, in the thick fog
which still prevails, was upon the point
of being knocked down by a motor car
when a gentleman who has since beer
Identified as the Hon. Auberon Fitz-
Tempest, and who was standing on the
kerb, seeing the peril the child was IN,
:! sprang out, Into the roadway to try to
save him. This he succeeded in doing,
but at the cost of his own life, for, slip
ping upon the further side of the car,
he fell upon his back n was struck
on the head by the hoof of a horse at
achei tt an omnibus which was com,
ing from the opposite direction, and
| which, owing to the fog, he had proba.
bly, not noticed. Tie blow fractured
the base of the skull. and the unfor
tunate gentleman died while being con
yeyed to the hospital.
Born in 1854, the Hon. Anberor
~FitzlTempest was the third son Of the
late Baron water6el& Of latham Tow
ers, Derbyshire, anC Fedbury Hall
Northumberland
In dispassionate language the writes
I'VE On 70 touch briefly upon an i1na
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-20
ya.t pinerence.

There was v any haste at Aunt
Euphemia's table, consequently Dor
othy, the youngest Of all the nieces and
nephews who gathered at Poplar Hill
in the summer, had learned what to
expect. Everything vas served by
Aunt Euphemia, and age had strict
precedence.
There came a day, however, when
Dorothy, returning to the family din
ing-room after a season spent In her
room with a sore throat, found at her
place a little delectable apple pie, so
small that it seemed as If it must be
meant for her alone. Nevertheless she
determined to be cautious.
Gam T'-she looked anxiously to-
ward the head of the table, where sat
her awe-inspiring relative-'am I to be
aunty for this pie, or is it all mine,
Aunt Euphemiag'
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-20

dent which a quarter Of a century be-
fore had created a colossal scandal and
had led to the mar now dead being SEN
fenced to serve a term of penal servi-
tude. 1t had been an affair of a pecu-
liarly distressing nature, and from that
time onward the nan'e of Auberon Fitz-
Tempest had been but rarely mention-
ed. How, ostracizcd by society and by
all his former friends, and known to be
lease, succeeded In obtaining the neces-
sary means OF support, none knew, and
probably few cared.
The latter part of the report, how
ever, the Little Old MNid had left I'M
read. The paper, tightly clutched' in
both her hands, lay across her lap. Her
face had turned slowly aslen. Her
eyes, strained and fearless, stared I'M
seeing into vacancy.
The doctor attributed death to heart
failure, for the Little Old Maid had
been known to be suffering from a weak
heart.
LIZ va AoIAAiSs LAC col0, ~ lCdu
him to conjecture that death could
have been brought IN or fastened by
any sort of shock.
At the inquest held on the body Of
the Hon. Auberon Fitz-Tempets 1t was
mentioned incidentally that on the
evening of the day of the accident an
envelope addressed to him and contain
ing two Bank Of England notes had
been sent through the post and deliver
ed at his rooms after his death. Suisse
quently the numbers of the notes were
published. But the notes were never
claimed by any one.
1t was not until some months had
elapsed that a stranger who had be-
come the possessor of the Little Old
Maids escritoire accidentally discover
ed in it a secret drawer. The drawer
contained some photographs aud let
tiers. They were more or less faded
and discolored.
But the finder was a woman, and she
destroyed them.-Philadelphia Tele.
graph.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-20
The Little Old Maid
~0~~~0o~~

They called her 1.-THE Little Old
Maid"
But the words were never spoken In
the lone SO often adopted when an IN
married woman Of uncertain age is re
ferred to as an ''cld maid" Rather,
the way they were said implied a feel
ing Of affection-in a measure, of pity.
The phrase was generally uttered with
the infection Of voice that we uncon-
sciously adopt when we speak of one
afflicted, OF; of n for whose condition
we are sorry and with whom we SYM
pathize, or Of some exceptionally de-
lightful child. The Little Old Maid at
tracted everybody who came in contact
with her.
She was nearly so; yet her features,
and the profusion of the silvery hair
coi1ed about the well-shaped head,
showed how beautiful she must have
been. Her eyes were lovely still, and
quite magnetic when she smiled But
1t was the strangely sweet expression
that lighted up her countenance when
she spoke which made her seem 80 lire
sistible, and caused people of all class
ca to feel instinctively that they must
come to love her. It was said that old
men In her own rank Of life, and some
Of much higher rank-she was the
younger daughter Of an English baro-
net, whose forefathers had come I'M
scathed through.the Wars Of the Roses
often proposed marriage to her still /;
while effete young decadents, who
through dread Of ridicule would in the
ordinary course have denied hat a
woman no longer youthful could cast a
spell about them, admitted almost en-
Enthusiastically that the Little Old Maid
was "quite exceptionally fascinating"
Often people wondered why she had
= married. Her contemporaries
could recall to mind the days when half
London had, as they truly said. 'raved
about her. There were some who sigh
they tried to guess approx
mately the number of proposals OF mar
riaxe she must have received in those
brilliant days-those days when all
the world was young Yet, though
partial to mems society, and with an
exceptionally keen sense OF humor that
perhaps rendered her company addi-
tionally attractive to e the Little
Old Maid had never, v e ! n the mem
Org of her Oldest and closest friends,
met m man she would have wished
to wed. It seemed remarkable, more
especially as every woman, the plain
est not excepted, is said to meet once
at least in her lifetime her true af1ini-
ty, and that, failing to marry him, she
ends by focusing her love upon some
less worthy object. The Little OLD
Maid. however, had NJ pet dog and no
pet cat and no pet bird. It is true that
she loved all children with an intensity
that in some unmarried women might
have seemed unnaturaL And children,
almost at first sight, r~eciprocated her
afEection.
The Little Old Maid pushed back the
chair from the antique escritoire al
which she had been writing letters
Then she rose, crossed the room, and
touched the electric bell. 1t was an
Afternoon In late autumn. Outside, In
Onslov square, the fog seemed to be
t~hickentng, she noticed as she passed
the window. ri eT5&a
I *JohA, what time IL itf' shs asked,
90 til fsotman entered
~.