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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02

ing point of this island, rich in legends
of the days when the pirates of the
Spanish main made it a rendezvous,
and they came away extoling its mar
velous charms.
But one day Nature turned against
the island Perhaps the beauteous
panorama became monotonous. The
pent-up fires of Mt. Pelee were turned
loose in May, 1902, and the entire town
of st. Pierre destroyed. The total OF
dead numbered 10000, making this the
most terrible of all modern casualties,
and in three other eruptions within
the next four months 1000 more
deaths were added to the horrible to-
tai.
Thus was another garden spot turn
ed into charnel island.
The beautiful island Of Krakatoa, in
the Strait of Sunda, might have re-
manned comparatively unknown to the
remainder of the world, had not the
fearful eruptiens of 1883 drawn to it
hateful and tragis notoriety.
The shock was heard for 400 miles,
and the lights were seen 1000 miles
An after result, the famous red sun
sets, when for hours the sky was red
to the point of blood just before night
came, were results of this explosion
that we're noted in every part of the
world.
Krakatoa had not the many visitors
that go to such places as the Bay OF
Naples, Martinique or Kingston, but
such sailors as had stopped at its
shores were enthusiastic over the
glories of it's landscape.
The most terrific of hurricanes the
new world ever sees are those which
sweep across the West Indies and
move along the Gulf of Mexico. Com
pared to these, such plows as those
which devastated st. Louis are mild.
The recent hurricane that did such
damage along the gulf tore it's way
across thousands Of miles of the most
ravishingly beautiful tropical land
scape.
The fates seemed to guide it's course,
as they pick out the places for earth
quake and volcano. For the beauty of
the Arcadias, a baneful price is paid.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02

agate worn on the person is supposed
to be an infallible guard against light
ming, and some persons have asserted
that it was also cure for thirst--what
kind they did not mention.
The .beryl was by the ancients sup
posed to be sure cure for leprosy
and to promote happiness between
man and wife. Turquoise is said to be
protection against falls and sudden
injuries. The topaz was highly priced
by the ancients. 10 believed that IT
had magical powers of dispelling en-
chantments and calming frenzy.
The sapphire was believed by the
ancients to be emblematic of chastity
The pagans dedicated it to Apollo The
green emerald is held in high esteem
by the Peruvians and the worshipers
Of Mantu still believe that the mines
whence are extracted all emeralds are
guarded by terrible genii and dragons
Perhaps more superstition attaches
itself to the opal nowadays than to
any other stone. On the contrary, the
ancients considered that this fiery
gem had the power Of rendering its
owner lovable and also Of bestowing
on him the gift Of invisibility.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02
sWIDE SEVEN INCHES DEEP-ln VIRGIN PRAIRIE cHEYEr

With the use of denatured alcohol in
this country in place of gasoline it is
anticipated that small pumps will take
the place of windmills in MANY, in
stances on the plains. Thus the farm
er will not be at the caprice of the
Of water for irrigation purposes. ~.
The first report Of the government
experiment. station on the plains has
yet to be made. It is announced that
one will be issued this spring. But
there is no doubt as to the practical
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02

one of the most favored Of French pos
sessions. Here was asoil SO fertile
that the ordinary labors of the farmer
seem unneeded to make it bring forth
luxuriously. The inhabitants, domestic
and foreign, were lazy, but had no
need to be otherwise, for the earth
bore plentifully of a wealth of tropical
products. Here in truth was land Of
eternal sunshine.
Sugar, tobacco, cotton and cocoa
were the main crops, and the mer-
chants sent enough sugar and rum to
the rest of the world to live in COM
fort. Americans, Englishment and
Frenchmen, in numbers, made tour
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02

there is crop that we'll repays the
efforts of the farmer. .
The government has secured not
less wonderful results from windmill
irrigation on the experiment farm at
Cheyenne. Irrigated crops do not
need more than two irrigations in a
season. One irrigation at precisely
the right time, will often save crop.
Consequently the, farmer who has a
wellswith a good flow OF water is doub-
ly safeguarGed.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02

show that the saving habit is continu-
Gus with many enlisted men.
These deposits bear interest at the
rate of 4 per cent a year. but they can
not be Withdrawn until the soldier re-
ceives his discharge. Last1year there
was repaid to soldiers the sum OF
$1,16S,2S8; interest was also paid to
the amount of s7O.112. The number
Of men discharged is, not given, but
the amount repaid shows that their av-
erage saving must have been consid-
cradle.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02
BONES or ABNORMAL SIZE.

Death From Rare Disease Recorded
in Bellevue Hospital.
One of the diseases known to ply
sicians was the cause of the death OF
Ferdinand Schuckman, ithirty-three
years old, at Bellevue hospital, and
Heading surgeons who performed an
autopsy said the case was the most.re-
markable they had ever seen. The dis
ease is known as acromegaly, and the
physicians say the case was the first
in this city.
z For four years Schuckman, had been
a patient in the hospital He suffered
greatly from nervousness and dla-
betes. Gradually the mans bones be-
gan to enlarge. Although he did not
increase in weight to any great extent
the bones of his face, head, thorax,
pelvis, feet and shoulders increased to
almost twice normal size.
The first case recorded of the
strange disease was in 1856, when DR..
Marie, a French specialist, discovered
it. The French authority made numer-
Gus notes on the disease and after con-
fsultation with thesleading physicians
Of that country decided it was incura-
ble.-New York Tribune
#5S r. q Two We hooks q ,,,ay - hoor :,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02

success of the experiments in these
new kinds of farming. The crops
that have been raised on the Cheyenne
experiment farm need little supple
mentary explanation. They prove that
there is no longer any great Ameri-
can desert" and that the plains which
were once dreaded by emigrants will
soon become thickly populated with a
prosperous farming community.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02

green OF the crop begins to show. The
scientific farmer keeps the soil we'll
crumbled, not giving it chance to
bake in. the hot sun. There is no rain,
and each day the sky is cloudless. But
the spil remains moist and the crop
continues to shoot from the ground.
Then 1t yelloWs, and at harvest time
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02

ment $1.495.288. This'is respectable
sum and represents about II per cent
of the total pay of all the enlisted men
for that period. Had every enlisted
man made deposit the average saw
ing for the year would have been
s27.50. but that is the least interesting
feature of the system.
The figures show that the soldier
can deposit, under the law Of 1872.
only sums of SIS and over. n sAssthe pay
is small, the total deposits for the year
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02
The Pope's Views.

The Pope's Views.
Nine Camille Theimer, viennese
novelist and warm advocate of wo-
mans advancement, had an Interview
with the pope recently The pope ~
reported to have said to her; 1t 10
well that women are freeing them
selves from the yoke Of the centuries.
FEMININE liberation can but ennoble
her soul, in developing in her the
taste for work. and study and in ban
ishing from her mind her atavistie
leaning toward idle pleasures.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02

Since the enactingof the law of 1877;
the total deposits have amounted te
#$27. 7S9.553, and discharged soldiers
have received 81 ,582,s93 in interest on
deposits withdrawn. There remains
on deposit with the paymaster general
the sum ct $2,911 ,737.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02

boasting the beauty Of San Francisco,
the pride of the Golden Gate. Other
Americans and foreigners, too, have
admitted that in some particulars it is
the most beautiful of all of Uncle
Sans cities The famous entrance to
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02

the terrible earthquake that delivered
the city over to the additional horrors
of fire.
Since earthquake infrequent visitor
!, to the favored land of Uncle Sam, had
to come here, it is a singular fact that
a landscape of such charm must suffer
the visitation
The beautiful island of Martinique,
in the Lesser Antilles, was rated as
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02

the bay Of San Francisco, the Golden
Gate, the mountain ranges spreading
on all sides, the islands in the dis
lance, the beautiful harbor, the perfect
temperature and the almost ever smil-
ing sun all conjure up picture that
serves to increase the horror of the
present plight Of the city, the result of
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02

"A land of dreams" is a term fire.
quently applied to this picturesque
island that rises mountain high out OF
the painted waters Of the Caribbean,
its Jagged submits seeming to, reach
to the azure sky, while the coral and
limestone feet are washed in the
ocean.
For splendor of tropical forests it
could bear comparison with any coun-
try. Even to the height of 5000 feet
there is abundant plant life, and on the
level the forests are one endless sue
cession of wonders. Trees 200 feet
tall, having at half their height
branches which would be considered
big trees farther north, divide the at
tention with riot of many-hued flaw
ters, of which the! dazzling red spoincet-
ia is the queen both for height and
color
Every kind of palm, including the
date. cQcOanut and sage nod in the soft
southern breeze and all the fruits of
the tropics, the orange, wild and culti-
waited; grape fruit, banana, lemon,
guava, tangerine and dozens Of others
are part of the great natural orchards.
Matchless roads, so white that in
the night they look like the moon
kissed sands of the seashore, cross the
island in all directions.
To have seen Jamaica once, Ameri-
can and British dwellers say, is never
to want to live anywhere elst. Yet it
was on the chief city Of Jamaica -
Kingston that the blighting hand Of
earthquake and grim death was laid in
the last great cataclysm that aroused
the pity of the world and forced an ap-
peal to its generosity.
Californians have not been alone in
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02
SAVINGS OF THE SOLDIERS.

Paymaster's Department Has $2,s11,-
737 OF the Regulars Money.
The American soldier is not highly
paid, yet he is a thrifty chap. Last
year 54.260 enlisted men saved and de-
posted with the paymaster's depart
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02
VIRTUES IN VARIOUS GEMS.

Superstition Is Connected With Al.
most Every Precious Stone.
There is hardly precious stone
that has not some superstition con
nected with it. The Neapolitans still
wear amulets Of coral to avert the evil
eye, and perhaps some will remember
wearing string of amber beads about
their. necks during their childhood to
ward off sore thsoats. "A piece OF
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02
Wells Favorite Authors

Wells Favorite Authors.
II. G. Wells the author, works in a
room that is fitted with electric appar-
atus for light and heat. Swift was his
chief source of inspiration when a
youth; Sterne is the most profitable
English master, in his opinion, for a
novelist to study, and as thinker
Schopenhauer has impressed him more
profoundly than any other.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02

a woman always enjoys riding In a
street car because the conductor may
possibly forget to collect her fare.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02

It always shocks man to hear :
woman snore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-07
PLACED UNDER ARREST.
George o. F. Kramer Charged With
False Pretenses,

George o. F. Kramer. alias DR.. F. W.
Sherman, alias Count Won Bergheim,
alias Count Witzenstein a German, twen-
ty-eight years old, who is under indict-
ment here for false pretenses. has been
arrested in Baltimore. A bench warrant
was issued to secure his appearance in
the District to stand trial. A hearing
was given him today before a United
States commissioner in Baltimore.
According to the police Kramer. or "the
Count" as he is known, visited Washing
ton early last month and succeeded In
securing $3.50 from w. A. Engel. proprie-
tor Of the Engel Hotel. on a check which
turned cut to be no good. Kramer regis
tered ut the hotel under the name Of F.
W. stoesnlan. and by his cultured manner
soo1 gained the confidence OF the pro-
prietor. to whom he represented himself
as German physician from Pittsburg.
When he presented a check for $3.50 on
the Federal National Bank of Pittsburg,
sigred oy DR.. W. >" scher. to the order
OF d.. F. w. Sherman. he had little die-
ficu..y in persuading his genial host to
casa tie check. Other persons are said
by tke police to have been victimized by
the supposed nobleman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-07
Falls Church Society Notes.

SpeclhI correspondence OF Inc ctdr.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. October :, 1907.
Rev. w. s. o. Thomas. pastor Of the
Baptist Church. commenced revival serv-
ices last night. assisted by Rev. S. w.
Cole, the evangelist.
Miss Mildred Nelson, after spending the
summer in Baltimore and Hot Springs.
Va. returned last week. Mrs. Nelson,
her mother. will spend the winter with
her other daughter In Dallas. Tex.
Mrs. Hilton Anderson. who has been
visiting relatives in Rappahannock, Va,
has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs K. w. Coghill Of Hender-
| son. N. c.. are the guests of their daugh.
ter Mrs. George M. Newell.
Miss Susie Dawson has returned from
a trip to Buffalo, N. Y.
Miss Evangeline McGroarty, who has
been spending the summer In Colorado.
returned last week.
Mrs. e. j. Richardson has returned from
visit to relatives in Clarke county Va.
Mr.. E. G. Hough and family have re-
Miss Leonora Wright, who has been
visiting friends at Elizabeth, n. j., re-
turned home Saturday.
Mrs. E. l.. McNair and son Tenay are
again at their home, on Maple avenue,
after a visit to relatives in New York
Mr.. and Mrs. Judson Biggs of Fleming
ton, n. j., are visiting their niece. Mrs.
George w. Hawxhurst.
Mrs. J. L. Shotwell has as her guest
Miss Lou Carpenter of Woodviue Va.
Mrs. Gardes and sons of Washington
have leased the L. c. Hough residence on
Jefferson street for the winter
Mr.. and Mrs. A NJ. Smith left for At
lanta. Ga, to visit the parents of Mrs.
Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-07

You are very clever" he sneered ooh
SO clever. SO you are interested In Mrs
peIdhay 1ou think. perhaps. that
know deal about the murde, Of her
husband l know less about it than you
40 ana have no concern with her at
all. You had better ask her. She will
probably be astoniShed--'
An, see what you mean" Walter
exclaimed 1T was stupid OF me not to
grasp the problem sooner. OF course II
was not Mrs. Delahay at all / saw with
YOU but her sister, Countess FIavio."
something like an oath broke from
Silva's lips
Thank you very much" Walter said.
1ou could not tell me any more If you
were ever so candid. And now | know
exactly what brings you here. 1t is not
robbery"
Robbery" Silva broke out vehement
~ SIR your words are a deadly insult.
am an honest man. though | may only
be servant; | would scorn to touch
what does not belong to me-"
IN that case You came here for vio-
fence. then" Walter said. Yours must
DE a strangely Illogical mind You would
not sol! your hands with another mans
money. but you would not hesitate to
stab him in the back under cover of the
darkness. Come. don't let US argue any
longer. You came here the other night
TO murder my uncle. But for fortunate
chance Lord Ravenspur would be in his
grave now 1t is useless to deny it,"
have l made any attempt to deny III"
Silva said. in voice that was utterly de.
VOID OF passion. Have l lied to you in
any way? Oh, | see there Is no mercy In
your face. and doubtless II our 10 ,itions
were reversed. l should act as YOU are
acting tonight. You are going to hand
me over to the authorities. + shall be no
worse treated If / tell the truth. l did
come here to take Lord Ravenspur's life.
am only sorry that | failed"
Go be Continued Tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-07
HERNDoN AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Nearby Virginia Community.
pecisl Correspondence of The Star.


HERNDON. Va. October Z. 1907.
Miss Sadie Detwiler has purchased from
DR.. B. b. Detwiler lot on Eden street
adjoining the Kirk property, Herndon.
Mrs. F. w. Hudd eston has gone to
Oklahoma to visit her father, Henry
Moore.
w. W. McF1llen has sold to the Cham.
bin brothers about thirty acres of wood
land located near Herndon.
c. Vernon Ford commonwealth attor.
ney for Fairfax county, who has been
very i'll at his home at Fairfax, has so far
improved as to be able to be at his office.
Mrs. w. J. Robey, r., who has been
spending several weeks at her former
home at Cape Charles City and in North
Carolina, has returned to her home in
Herndon.
| f. L. Howard of Herndon, republican
congressional district. has been elected
vice president of the Anu-Saloon League
| Of Fairfax county.
| Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Mitchell and Mr..
and Mrs. Powell Summers will occupy
the McMillen house. which has just been
completed.
| Mr.. and Mrs B. A. Mankns have re-
turned to Washington city. and o. A.
Chambln and family will occupy their
cottage during the winter.
c. C. Carlin. the democratic candidate
for Congress from the eighth district. has
refused to meet E l.. Howard, the repub-
lican candidate in Joint debate. and tho
political canvass will probably be a quiet
one.
Miss Margaret Handy and Walter Han
dy of Washington city, and Messrs. Phil
and John Moss of Fort Smith, Ark. have
been spending several days with MIR. and
Mrs. w. NJ. Ellis at Herndon Heights.
| The large Catholic convent at West
Falls Church is nearing completion and
will be ready for dedication In few
| months. This building. which is of brick.
is located near the Catholic Church and
school building. and when finished will be
the largest structure in this vicinity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-07
NEWS OF ROCKVILLE.
Principal Named for Jamestown
School-Social Items.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, October Z, 1907.
The County school board has succeeded
In finding principal for, the new high
school at Jamestown. Mr.. H. c. Apsley
Of Baltimore has been appointed to the
position and has entered upon the dis
charge Of his duties. The appointment
was rendered to three others, who de-
clined. Miss Montgomery is the assistant.
Montgomery county's share of the quar-
terly distribution of the state school fund,
just made, was $G.s02.36 being considera-
by larger than the county has been re-
ceiving from this source, the increase be-
ing due to the fact that the total amount
distributed throughout the state was $5O,-
800 more than that for the same period
last Year.
The condition of Edward c. Peter, who
is i'll of typhoid fever at his home here.
continues satisfactory. A day or two ago
he had decided turn for the worse, but
quickly rallied, and his condition Is not
now considered alarming.
Miss Ettye Mahala Orme Of Frederick
county and Mr.. James L. Reed OF Mar
tinsburg, this county, were married few
days ago at Martinsburg, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. B. V. Switzer Of
the NJ. f. Church South.
Mrs. William Dorsey entertained the
Morning Card Club and q number of
other friends at euchre at her home near
Rockville. Her guests included Mrs. Har-
ry A. Dawson, Mrs. Spessard. Mrs Theo-
dore 8. Mason, Mrs. Evelyn Glasscott,
B. Peter. Mrs. Lee 8. Dorsey Mrs. Ohio
Talbot Mrs. Robert N. Bayliss. Mrs
Morgan Washburn, Mrs. L. L. Nicholson,
Misses Rose Williams, Lizzie Prettyman,
Eliza Choate, Daisy Hege, Sue Cotton,
Rose Armstrong. Mary Almoney, Priscilla
Dawson and Miss Young, Prizes were
won by Miss Dawson. Miss Williams and
Mrs. Bayliss. Preceding the playing a
splendid luncheon was served.
General and Personal.
Thomas NJ. Tai, a former resident of
this Vicinity died last Thursday night.
His wife, who was Miss Hattie Henley OF
this county. survives him.
On certificates of Drs. Eugene Jones
and William T. Brown the county COM
sioners have adjudged Evan P. Nicholson
OF the vicinity of Norwood, this county
to be of unsound mind, and have ordered
him committed to Springfield Hospital
at Sykesvile, for care and treatment at
the countys expense.
Judge Henderson, in the circuit court at
this place, has signed a decree granting
to Sadie Hall Daphney an absolute d.
vorce from Edgar Murphy Daphney on
the ground of desertion.-
license TO marry has been issued by
the clerk of the circuit court here to Ray
Albert Leslie and Clara Louise Colcord,
both of Takoma Park. this county.
The county commissioners have decided
to open a road connecting Takoma ave-
nue. In Takoma Park with the Blair
road, and have authorized Commissioner
Clark to arrange for the work.
Mrs. DAVID NJ. Munro and daughters,
after spending several months in Rock
Vile. have returned to New Orleans.
Mrs. T. Richard Falvey has returned to
her home in New Orleans after spending
the summer at the home of her father
Col. Spencer G. Jones here.
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News Of Boyds and Vicinity.

BOYDS. Md. October I, 1907.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
The fuperal Of Miss Margaret Rawlings.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Raw
linss. formerly of Jacksonville, this coun-
ty, took place Saturday at Monocacy GEM
etery at Beallsville, in the presence of a
large crowd of persons. Miss Rawlings
died at her late home at Clarksbure.
where she recently moved. Funeral sery-
ices were held at the home
The high prices of food for milk cows
and the low prices paid for milk are caus-
ing many of the dairymen in this section
to talk of retiring from the business.
Three or four years ago dairymen paid s15
to $l7 ton for bran but it Is said thev
are today paying $27 to $40 per ton and
it is declared that unless the Washing
ton dealers offer better prices than are
now being paid but few will remain In
DR.. NJ E. Higgins, who for several
years has been connected with Ancon
Hospital as a physician for the govern
ment at Ancon Panama, and recently re
turned from Vienna, Austria, where he
has been studying medicine, will be as
signed soon to position in the navy as
physician. He has passed the required
examination.
George F. Pollock, who has been in the
west and northwest for nearly two
months in special work connected with
the government forestry service. has re-
turned to his home here
Mrs. L. E. Ellis of Warrenton. Mo-,
who has been visiting Mrs. John B. Byrd
at Jacksonville. left for Washington.
Mrs. Georgiana Lewis is in Laurel Nd,
visiting relatives.
Mrs. NJ. c. White, the wife of County
Commissioner Joseph II. White, left last
week for New Market. Va. to visit her
relatives. She will be gone a month
Mrs. Arthur Williams of Kens.T ton
was a guest last week Of her son, john
w. Williams. near Jacksonville.
A large number of representative eth
gems of Montgomery, Frederick, Carroll
and Howard counties have organized a
road improvement association. the object
of which Is to take concerted action TO,
matchmaking the roads in these counties