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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23
Deaths in the District.

The following deaths were reported to
the health office during the past forty
eight hours:
John P. Spindle. 45 years. 934 o street
northwest.
Olive Watts, IS years, $50 street south.
west.
Nancy Jones, So years. 25th and S
streets, Randall Highlands.
Julia Parnell, 50 years, COL NJ street
northwest.
Joseph H. C. Rollins. 81 years, 81 Sew
ard square.
John T. Hagner, 81 years, 1411 E street
northwest ....-..-.s.,,.-....
Julia w. Van Braulik. II years. 24O LIST
street southeast
Michael Crafty. so years. $50 I'd street
northeast. '-'t'
Elizabeth ]. Crawford. GO years, 90 New
Jersey avenue northwest.
John Ingledue, So years. Washington
Asylum Hospital.
Elizape Dewey. 81 years. 419 I'd street
northwest.
Annie Ewel. As years. 7O2 Sd street
southwest
William NJ. Sirich. 81 years. Congress
Heights. d. G.
Infalt of Aloysius and Cassanda Gfis-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
Stanley P. Anderson of Watertown, N.
Y, and Irene L. Judson Of Hangchow,
China.
Olyon V. Thurston and Kate Coleman
Robert s. Gamble and Lena S. Knox
John N. Baker and Laura Coles, both
of charlottesville Va
Loyed Lawson and Ellen Hayne, both of
Westmoreland county, Va.
H. " Ruebsam of Pittsburg. Pa. and
H. H. McDermott of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23
In Memoriam.


dear husband, SOLOMON CHRISTIAN. Who
departed this life nine years ago yesterday
December o. 1885,
He is hushed In silent death.
Resting from toll and care,
In heaven l hope to meet him
In answer to my prayer.-
BY HIS DEVOTED WIFE. N. CHRISTIAN.
DAVIS In sad but loving remembrance Of my
dear son and lovin: brother. GEORGE
DAVIS. who deoarted this life 10 Phil .
phia two years ago today. December q, 1903.
Oh sleeD on nv dear son.
oh, sleep on: God called you home.
Where changes never come.
No pains, sorrow. toll nor care.
Oh wait meekly wait, wait there.
My boy mamma ia coming home.
BY HIS LOVING MOTHER AND SISTER MA
BILE.
THOMAS. In sad but loving remembrance Of
our dear daughter and sister C1n ~ y;
ago today, December q. 1906
God called her home; it wss His will;
But in my heart love her still.
Her memory is as dear today
As In the hour she passed away.
BY THE FAMILY.
You are not forgotten. dear aister,
Nor ever will you be.
For as long as life and memory last =
! Will remember thee.
BY HER DEVOTED SISTER LOUISA.
WASHINGTON. In loving remembrance Of our
dear mother. WINNIE WASHINGTON. who
fell asleep in Jesus two years ago today, De-
cember %. 1905.
We miss you from around u.s. dear mother,
We miss You from your place;
shadow DER our life Is cast.
We miss the sunshine OF your face.
We miss your kind and willing hand,
Your fond and earnest care; :,
Our home is dark without you,
We miss you everywhere.
BY HER LOVING CHILDREN ROSA, MAMIN
AND JAMES WASHINGTON.
XANDER. In loving remembrance Of my dear
wife and our loving mother. MARGUERITE
XANDER. who died eleven years ago today.
BY HER HUSBAND, KARL XANDER, AND
THE CHILDREN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23

Representative ]. Davis Brodhead, Mrs.
Brodhead and Miss Brodhead have gone
to New York for Christmas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23

Mrs. Kate X. Mccartney has invitations
out for young peoples tea, Thursday,
December 26, at 5 o'clock, to meet Miss
Granger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23

Miss Sullivan and her sister. Mrs. John
j. Dolan. have returned, after a six
months tour of Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23

Mr.. Redden Randell. student at Wash
ington and Lee University is visiting for
the holidays at Mrs. Livingston Vann on
Corcoran street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23

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eul !sulInp IsAesooH SIN pue lusp
-Is9Id eul 10 lssnS 90 IIIM puB asnoH
elIuM eul lB peAIILB sgu MoLeO sSIW
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23

Miss Clara Cohn Of Newark. n. j., is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. William Lowen-
thai and will be pleased to see her
friends on Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23

Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Foster enter
tanned Saturday night at a dinner of
twenty covers in honor of the Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Fairbanks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23

The Washington Auxiliary of the Ma
tional Indian Association will hold a meet
ing Friday, December 81, from 3 to 5
pm. at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. H.
Alexander. I'LL Q street. There will be a
social hour from 3 to 4, followed by an
address by Mr.. James r. Garfield, Secre-
tary of the Interior, after which there will
be an Offering for the Walker River In
dams. All interested are cordially invited
to be present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23

Mrs. John Leech has invitations out for
tea Saturday, December %, for the debut
of Miss Katharine Leech.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23

NJ. Noel Bardac and Nine. Bardac,
father and mother of the Viscountess de
Mattel. have arrived from France to spend
some time with Viscount and Viscountess
de Martel, their son-in-law and daughter.
who entertained the rest of the French
embassy staff at dinner last night to well
come the travellers. NJ. Henry Bardac ac-
companied his parents here, and is also
staying with his sister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23

The marriage of Miss Gertrude Clagett,
daughter of Mrs William Clagett; to Mr.
Edmund w. Bennaffon, paymaster, U. S.
N, will take place at ITO 1 street Satur-
day, January H. at 4 o'clock. Only a
small company of relatives and personal
friends have been invited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Choate of New
York are here to spend the holidays with
the parents of the latter, Gen. and Mrs.
Robert Shaw Oliver. Mrs. Oliver will give
a small tea December 81 in honor of her
daughter, Mrs. Choate.
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-23
ws..~ Was pss

In q certain Denver church one sun
day . bright new half dollar was no
tiresi In the aisle by \ woman In one
of the pews She was wondering how
she'd get II. and In glancing around "a
see II her discovery had been noticed
she saw woman directly behind her
looking at the coin. The first woman
feared the second would beat her TO
IT," 50 she put her hand over her
mouth and whispered:
How shall get that half dollar ]
Just droppedy'
''You didn't drop that. ! dropped
IT," replied the other.
The women were both wondering
how To get the half dollar when n man
came along with the contribution box
As he offered her the box woman
across the aisle from the other two
said to him:
Il just dropped a half dollar on the
floor. Would you lie 80 Kind as TO
hand II to mef''
The man picked IT up and gave 1t to
her. The other two women. although
they ar. nsixhbor~. haven't spoken to
each other since Denver Post.
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-23
lta~os.-s W~.s.s r.w~ss-

Lincoln was always strong with q
jury. He knew how to handle men,
and be had direct way of going to
the heart Of things. He had. moreover.
unusual powers OF mental discipline
IL was after his return from congress,
when he had long been acknowledge
one Of the foremost lawyers Of the
state. that he made up his mind he
lacked the power Of close and sustain-
ed reasoning and set himself like q
schooli'oy to study works OF logic and
mathematics TO remedy the defect Al
thi. time be committed TO memory sig
bucks Of the propositions OF Euclid.
..s.. as always. he was an eager reader
on many subjects. striving In this way
TO make mp for the lack Of education
he had had when n hoy. He was a.
ways Interested In mechanical prtnci-
pies and their workings and In May.
1s49. patented n device for lifting ves-
sels over shoals. which had eviiently
bren dormant In hIs mind since the
days of his early Mississippi river ex-
Trrienc~s. The little model of Q boaf.
Whitfield eus with his own hand. shat
he sent 10 the patent o0ce whpa ~
aissi his application is still shown 10
visitors. though the invention iteelf
fhil~d fe hiring stvut any change In
steamboat architecture Mo-
ny in 81 Nicholas.
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-23
ssss~sS Q. a~ss.

Grwwfh is prvsiemlnantIy . fuscsssn
- rv~s w"rk s> chiefly sn energy 81
pentiinx and tearing down re0rea
9est following worh is ehie6y . buihI-
- ~ and growing proves. wort
~ furnish the csssdifions uulDer whirA
saanrquent growth may ovur. bat In
1eneif n is d<~trHesive. NJ werA we -
0inn In the workl- but we - -
ervw by work We grow daring r~se
~ h not the ealy eoositSsa -
GfVwth. bat IL ~ eae u IT, ennEnffal
euo3ist~~s- The t~sf wcrh nat 2ess
- - - h ~ b<gsa in oW e0c<s -
- - ae~ka. BOT wh<n ne are wan-
ops1oG ia TIE wesuas - sitting q8i>ely
- 0s;rprsel snsugAes. Hssw 49,
Oolg0 a. s1rA ssD<s shsre oaao iusx
- otsAs sh0e tor1s ~ AsuRa -
esuoRu1 - u~e& vs~esas - hsw - -
- vAsrA psevfs0ly - sexue1 -
l11R. uew s>U91e5sa. Ap1B aD1
omnx.. WxA - - psu<sa - susa0-
- n easefua haasore - 0R0uua
49, 49, lssuely 441ns - -
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La Junta tribune., 1907-02-23

Tie I.answoosis had just moved Il
GIeu.lEle after .nerstlons of residence
in Lexington When Miss Maibilde
ouiy going To live in the same towf
with herself. but as close aci1hbors
she began To hustle about and max.
hospitabIt preparations for receiving
them I'm her own home
Twenty years ago. when Mathiids
westley was n girl In her teens. she,
too. with her mother. father. sisters
Sad brother. had lived in Lexington
and the Lonswooas and Westleys were
like twin families. But one by one the
parents and sisters had passed away.
leaving Miss Mathiide and her brother
sole survivors. After a few years OF
dreary lingering in the Old home they
had drifred to Glendale. where Jake
westiey had built up fiourishing liz.
tie mercantile business.
A little later had come also the Pea
boiys aud pitched their tent just across
the street from the West,eys' pretty,
rose sieathed cottage. But for this cir
eumstanec Miss Matiiiide might hay.
been contented. even fairly happy. Her
life was full OF eongeniai. healthy tasks
which she performed with as much
cheerfulness as she did thorouxhness.
each day standing forth as lis own
bright monument OF reward
II only there had never been a Rus
sell Peabody. Every day for fourteen
years she had been forced TO see him
three times. four. sometimes Ave. as he
passed In and out OF the gnte across
the way going back and forth TO his
work
For just . little while many years
ago the IN Of happiness had shone
upon Miss Mathiide's life. II was in
the days when she was . vasssr girl
and he q student at Harvard. They
had net. fallen desperately In love. sa-
ehan0rd vows and rinSs. only IN md
sn their return from college shat . bit
ter feud had existed between The West
isys aud the Peabodys for scores Of
year, back. That marked the end Of
Aathilde westiey's brief love dream.
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-23

~ sight se III trim strange naA. ~
- teok the dish from her hands vi6h
. smiie Of appreciation Probably so0s
ns1ghbo-ly friend Of the family. pity
ting his bachelorbood. had sent IL over.
From Miss westiey-Miss Msthiide.
sir-for the sake Of Aud Lang Syne.
she said. A moment later Kitty Was
out of the gate, and Russell Peabody
stood staring into the space through
which size had disappeared. and as he
stared radiant hope awoke In his
eyes For one eecond he knew what
is termed mad. deiirious bliss" What
IL she had meant that there was no
past-that she wanted him again as he
used to beat her side: that she cared
even as he had. more AMI more through
all the lonely years that had divided
themE Was she clearing the road for
him at last the road for which he
,onget. but lacked the courage 10 taket
After awhile he closed the door and
went back into his study. With trem
bling hands he gathered up all his
treasures and locked them back in the
cabinet-all but the faded knot OF rib
bon. This be wrapped carefully In a
piece OF paper and wrote across the
back OF II.
"win you wear IT this evening for
Aud Lang SyneT"
Afterwar,l he went out In the street
and stopped boy who WAS coming
along with some papers. He gave him
the package. thrust n half dollar into
his hand and pointed the way TO Miss
MathlIde's cottage.
The DAY hung heavy on Russell Pea
body's hands Would she wear the
pink ribbon. or was her overture OF
the morning simply an act of neigh.
borly kindness; When night came. he
dressed himself more carefully than he
had done for a score OF years. He
discarded the usual black tie for one
Of less sober hue and nicked imaginary
specks Of dust from his brOsdclo'h
laf,elx at least q dozen times. He
looked Mt himself = bit uncertainty in
the glass: but. after all. forty three
was not 40 very old. and time had
traced no unnstterinx lines on his
keen. good looking face
At n O'Clock be left the house and
walked rapidly. without looking up. tiii
be came 10 Miss Mathiide's gate. The
high fence was tangled In clemstis.
and he did not ses her at sli Till his
hand Fessed on the latch. She was
dressed all over In white. With
white ross nesting at her throat
shove q faded knot of pink ribbon
"Mashiid--' A vivid light leaped TO
his face. iiluminlng II.
she answered by n quick Fash of her
eyes. and h~. reading loves language
In them. held out his arms.
She went to him with little some
thing between q sob and a laugh. and
he kissed her softly under the twin
king November stars.
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-23

and Russell Peabody settled down aS
an old bachelor almost before he was
man. Thus the years drift.-d.
This morning Miss Mathilde was
busy with her dust cloth. interrupilng
herself every little while In the clean.
Ing Ia ruu back to the kitchen and
glance at the preserves sizzling In
big copper kettle. The new maid was
tending them. and Miss Gathllie. after
stirring them vigorously for moment
and proBouncing them done. pushed
back the little damp ringiet that In
sisted upon escaping from the soft
knot on top Of her dainty head. while
sudden look Of inspiration giowed In
her face She took a deep old fash
ioned dish out OF the cupboard ana
eiied II with the fragrant sfeamlue
preserves.
Put on a fresh white apron right
away. Kitty. and take this over to the
little brown house on the other corner
where the Longwocsis live. Tell them
that Miss Mathilie .~nt it-sw Aud
Lang syne.' Can YOU rmemher fhsty-
Then she added TO her~eig.
They've just moved In. AL I know
thy haven't got everything hxed up
Jet 60 the peaches viii come In handy .
View. th~re we're two iittIs brown
houses scros- the way. and each Of
them stood on q conner. Also Kitty
was Q new maid. and u Was not unnat-
Eral that she sAsuA have .ebecssSl the
wrong place Miss Mathilie Was -
deeply engso~sed In the bostBng prcc-
ess that she did not even bccA up ss
the gsri went cut cf the gate
Russell Fesboty by some peculiar
circumstances sat In his ssDiy looking
over the contents cf an oil cabinet
drawer ~ had nct cp<ss-i for many
1ears- lie hid Ia BE hand . fadso
enet q pink rib<sa-sse tAat ehe -
worn that night - sheir hetrveAAJ- ana
his fsc~ was seD ruAAy sAna Ne vsne
- ~ recnIsr<s tn swe<t nemcrses -
sheis sAcrs Hve1 hapPfne~s - ~ NJ
s<v tkougAss II aI sAe drao yeass shSs
lsSSswsSl
TA< sAs0 ppsl e - dss<seu
beUuuna - - - feue Al - ~
O1se eU1r - - suDmag. - esuD .
OBvun1 - n - Auun. - - -.
OUuuu0 - - namw0
= - - 0uUx1B - ~ - -
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-23
r..s er... .s IN. We. ,.s,-..

In tn. West indies is found n sTscies
u land crab which lives n considerable
distance from water. but once Il year
migrates {, the seasbore Ia order to
spawn. As soon as the crab reaches
th. beach Il eagerly goes to the edge
of the water and bets the waves roll
over Its body 10 wash on the spawn
The eggs are hatched under the sand.
and soon after millions Of the new born
crabs are seen quitting the shore and
slowly travelling up the mountains. The
yearly mixrations of the old crabs are
among the wonders OF animal life. In
going d,wn the crabs Of a large region
seem TO select certain r~adezvous.
and there they gather In COUNTLESS
numbers- The preccssion. whieh is
commonly divided into bsttsiion-. with
the strongest In front. sets forward
with the precision Of an army. In trav~
cling they turn neither 10 the right pes
left Even IL they meet . heu~e they
viii try to scale H. The night is their
chief time of travelling. but II IL rains
ny dsy they Improve that occasion.
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-23

! nsst Asvs ehaas.1 . Asai sanss -.
1Aai was eeasiy tuslss ysafs aon-
Just fsnry-
Il daa't - the chansrs.- s.id -
calamity. TO me you're just tAs
name."
Hut. Oh. how tired she looked-his
gay. light hearted little prsnce~s: And
how be ionged to fold her protectinxly
in his arms. The wide divergence In
that moment between what this man
wished To do and what he did d.
stands for civilization
DO you remember those glorious
sails We used 10 have ON Long Island
sonnd:' be- asked co.i.trainediy, pick
ing up the fan which she had dropped
Remembert The Pari.ian opera
house and the hum VI cl,attering voices
faded away. In their place canse the
big blue sound covered with white
sails. and no voice save that of Prince
Pauf teaching her the -MarseiilaIse- in
French Oh. what voice be had. And
the salt spray was again on her tanned
cheek. the wind blowing through her
hair
Once upon time" began Paul Dem
Arrest. there was a young chap with
= lot Of ideals and ambitions and that
sort o. thing who went to spend .
summer in a quiet little place on Long
Island. II seemed absuriiy. irritzt-
ingiy quiet to him until he met-a
princess She didn't wear q crown.
except her glorious dark hair, whose
thick 'aDsis:ls the wind was always
blowing awry. ansi she wasn't follow
ed about by . court chamberlain, but
she had the dearest. most loving IA
ther ! ever knew. Well the princess
was quite i've yearu younger than the
man. but they read together and sang
together and sailed together. and whea
he WAS suddenly called away 10 France
he pupos~d coming hack one day
when he Was IN independent person
and claiming the little psincess- He
didn't set hack as quickly ~ ~ had
hoped. When he did, be found that
she bad Aown. and- he could And no
trace Of her.
When the low. mesmeric voice had
finished. Dorothy cIemmens looked up
with startled eyes. The iambcnt Aams
In them met IN answering Fash N his
"rathss died the year ] graduated. -
she said uasteadily. We had to give
up our Old homo. and ever since I've
been putting what little IsaFning rd
gained to use-'teaching the young
mind etc. Incidentally now I'm chap
eroning. ~ you see'' She gave . vague
graceful little motion with her slim
hand. which included Elya. the two
Engiish chsppie~ and part Of the stage.
Back In that little spot on Long II
land" went ON her companion eagerly,
''the sea 10 Just ax blue as ever, I'm
sure. And the white sails are theee.
and-don't you think. princess. II we
went back we might nnd fairylsndy'
Just here the orchestra took up the
superb .sretto of The Decision Of
Love- and there Was the general stir
In the house Of people getting ready fos
the third aN-
When at the end OF the mouth Elya
DIX sailed for America. Miss Dorothy
Cieminens sailed with her ~ Paul
Demarests fiancee.
But isn't II terribly funny. mothes."
said Elya as she unpacked her Partisan
nnery. TO think OF my coming back
from CAV Paris quite unengaged and
my chaperon with a prize on her
stringf-
And Mrs. James Dix cIasped her ring
bcsiecked. plump hands In acquiesence
---
La Junta tribune., 1907-02-23
Ne. sA~ Wsss Wss r.Ass~..

0o<o e0e - 80 O0o u0000&0-
Between the Missouri and the Pa-
sifc-- said q member Of ceaxr~>.. save
a strip OF euIfurshie prairie not shcve
I'D or 30 miles wide the region h
waste and sterile no better than the
desert Of Sahara and quite as danger
Gus TO crees- The sufbor Of tfseup
~orsss was Edward BATES Of Ni>eousf.
whom Horace Gre~sey tsoG afsefwaea
ocom~d for ~ presidency In the ysw
Yerh Tribune sDA In - CAfcaev Re-
r0eiscan canventiea ef 1snp. asA wAs
b~eane asss<.ey se~<s.l h Hisrsea's
cahsee1 nb was In IT, se~stsa -
cca9re9 q 1sAL A. lase ~ less Ne
Tpu0e - acusA Cnseslaa ~ . spppcA q
tbe sp1ase. vhtrA wss .appsaU1ea -
mnny p<s.sas n a. - - taat eAa0-
-. 6es1nsea NJ - aUssr~eewse -
pu.s he wsua1 - e1ve . psseA -
- ~ - 49, e<ssseuy- -
- - 0RAV osunnniA NuDO
MssAs1. F.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-04
Many Bring Lunch Baskets.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

j. y. Jacques and wife to Edward
Gables part of lot 3, block 155,
plat a .........................
Charles w. Olson and wife to
Charles j. Bryngelson lots 46 and
a. block l. Harrington D. q n.
subdivision ........... ............. 4cC
Ella S. Sears to S. S. Sears part of
lot 5. block p, plat F..............s 200
Ezra Thompson and wife to Francis
Charlton part of lot T. block Al.
plat A Observation-Disclosures, 1896
Phebe l.. Langton and Brigham
Langton part of lot 4, block 80,
pat I ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 800
Robert S. POLAND TO r. H. Harrison
part of lot s. block l. five-acre A. COG
Alfred Ehrigreen to Peter Winward
part of section IA, township south,
range l west ................ /
Joseph f. Hengly and wife to Lor-
emo c. Hengly part of section
q. township south, range / east loco
Peter NJ Burke to Grace Denton
lot 8, block 80 plat ID ....... $500
Glen r. Boutwell,. ct al, to Mary A.
Davidson lot s, block p. plat F. 1850
Eliza NJ. DAILY to Mary Judge lot
.. block 81 plat A .......... l
Mary Judge to Eliza NJ DAILY lot
D block 81 plat A ...
II. c. Hoffman and wife to W. J.
Rogers lots g., Z, s. g. block g.
North Columbia subdivision !
Abba A. Sermon to Raymond A.
Sermon lot 20, block 16, plat -. 5000
Z. T. Ashton and wife to r, e.
Rich, IT., lot 4. block 49, plat A. $500