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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-27
BURGLAR WAS ON ROOF |
EXCITEMENT AT RESIDENCE OF
MRS. WALTER s. ANDREWS.

Four men standing upon the pavement in
front Of her residence and debating as to
the best way to enter the house was the
proposition Mrs. Walter 8. Andrews of 1736
M street faced at an early hour last Sum
day morning. Not to be surprised by an
invasion of her home, Mrs Andrews de-
seconded to the reception hall of the house
armed with two heavy Colt revolvers. As
she did so she could again hear the men
upon the pavement conyersing in low tones
regarding the best way to enter the resi-
dence.
Without warning to them Mrs. Andrews
threw open a window and demanded to
know what they wanted in the neighbour
hood at that hour of the corning. The
hands of the supposed burglars did not
arise Instead they answered that they were
officers o. the law and were debating how
to effect the capture of man who had
been seen by one of them walking upon
the roof of the Andrews home. Not to be
deceived, Mrs Andrews demanded view
of their badges of authority and r. e.
Lungenbeel, a special officer of burglar
alarm service company detailed to watch
the Andrews home, flashed pocket cleo
trio lamp upon the badges of the officers
with him.
Assembled to Roof.
1t was then stated to Mrs. Andrews that
IL she had no objection the officers would
ascend to the roof of her home in the hope
of capturing the man who had been seen
walking along the cornice. Mrs. Andrews
at once returned to her boudoir and in
few moments the front door was opened.
Policeman Jerry Donovan of the third pre-
cinct and Special Policemen Lungenbeel,
Timothy Corners and Howard j. Dyer
mounted to the roof of the house. but failed
to find any trace of the man who had been
seen walking along the cornice only short
time before The search was then abandon
ed from that point. the police descending
through the Andrews home and securely
closing the door leading to the roof.
Next door to the Andrews residence is
the legation of the Netherlands where
Minister Jonkheer r. de Marees van Swim
deren makes his home. While the search
was In progress the minister was awakened
by noise in the legation, but thought 1t
was caused by some of the servants NOV
ing about and did not pay particular at
tention to the disturbance. Later, after
a search of the surrounding neighborhood,
the police arrived at the conclusion that
the burglar made his way from the home
of Mrs. Andrews to the legation building
and escaped therefrom through q rear
window on the first floor.
Mrs. Andrews, who is stated to be an
expert shot with a revolver, is a daughter
of DIR. ]. l.. M. Curry of Virginia, who was
minister to Spain under President
Cleveland. Her husband, who was in New
York at the time of the excitement at his
home. is a graduate of Yale and men,
Der OF the Chevy Chase and Metropolitan
clubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-27
MORTALITY REPORT.
Statement Issued by the
Health Office

The weekly mortality report was issued
today. as follows:
1.-The record of reported cases of con-
tagious diseases during the past week
shows reduction in the number of cases
Of each disease since the close of the week
previous. There were II new cases Of
diphtheria reported and "a cases discharged,
all recoveries. making total Of 10 cases in
quarantine as compared with 80 at close
Of previous week. Scarlet fever shows 3
less cases than were In quarantine at close
Of the previous week. There were new
reports received and cases discharged as
recovered, leaving 81 in quarantine.
THE typhoid fever record shows a reduc-
ton in the number of cases from 81 at close
of last report to "A. There were but new
cases reported during the past week and
IL discharged as recovered. During the
same week of last year there were new
reports received. and said week closed with
% cases on hand The District is still free
from smallpox.
THE general mortality record Of the past
week shows more deaths than occurred
during the week previous. viz 14O as COM
pared with 1873. OF these recent deaths 76
among the colored, which represents the
following rates per 900 per annum: White
Ill; coored, 800 and total, 22.3. This high
colored mortality was caused in part by the
| following diseases: Out of 25 deaths from
consumption IL were colored; out of &c
deaths by pneumonia 10 were colored; out
| of II deaths due to heart disease were
| colored. and out of II deaths from kidney
diseases were among this race The death
rates during the week previous were:
White, 1919; colored. 26S. and all, 219 Dur
| ing the same week of 1906 there were 134
| deaths. representing the following rates:
J White, 1871: colored. 2s.5 and all, 21.1. Some
| of the principal causes of this recent NOR
| tally. other than those mentioned above,
| were malignant growths, Z; apoplexy, 5;
| bronchitis, 6; grip, - diarrhoeal diseases.
! B, and meningitis and whooping cough, 2
each.
The births reported during the report
period numbered 1876. of which 90 were
white and 43 coiored. During the same
week of last year there were reported 147
births"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-27
Personal to River Men.

Mr.. w. c. Robinson, formerly master
of the steam yacht Giavota, belonging to
John r. DosPassos of New York, but
who has been residing in Westmoreland
county. Va. for the past year, is in the
city on a visit to friends.
Mr.. Frank Kersey of this city has been
appointed second engineer of the tug For
tuna, employed in barge towing work on
Chesapeake bay and the Potomac, from
Baltimore. The Fortuna was formerly the
tug Edward Gummell of Georgetown.
Capt. E. s. Randall general manager of
the Washington and Potomac Steamboat
Company, has gone to Richmond, New
port News and Norfolk business con-
nected with his company. At Newport
News he will inspect the work being done
on the steamer Harry Randall at the big
shipyard there.
Mr.. John Callahan, general ma mayer of
the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company. has returned from business
trip to New York city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-27
Police Boat OFF the Wavs.

The harbor police boat vigilant, which
has been hauled out on the marine raiIwa
at Benefits boatyard for several DAYS mast
having the winter wheel removed and the
summer service wheel put on, also having
her hull painted, was launched yesterday
evening and taken back to the harbor pre-
cinct pier. The tug has not yet returned to
service as there is some little engine work
to be done to her, and Lieut. Sutton wishes
to have her painted before she goes into
service for the summer.
While on the railway the hull of the Vigil
liant was examined and was found solid.
so that no repair work was necessary.
When the tug goes into commission again,
in the latter part of this week or early I'm
the coming week. she will look as bright
as a new pin and will be In good order for
steady work during the summer months.
When the Vigiiant Is out of service the
power launch Major Sylvester is used by
the harbor detail for patroiling the harbor
and the waters of the District OF Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-27
Her Name Slaughter-Fought Police.

Charges Of disorderly conduct and heav-
ing missiles were filed against Clara Slaugh-
ter, colored, in the Police Court today. but
as the prisoner looked from the dock there
appeared to be nothing belligerent about
her, except her name.
Il arrested this woman for throwing mis-
siles and she fought me all the way to the
patrol box" Policeman Stott testified.
Did you see Clara yesterday" Judge
Kimball asked Frances Goodlow."
'Yas. sir, l saw her sittin' on her doah, {"
Frances replied. land she threw a brick at
a man and 1t pretty near broke my win
dow
Did you hear her say anything?" she
was asked.
Il heard her usin' inflame language" the
witness relied
The Slaughter woman was seen by other
witnesses. and they told of what she did
Il never parted my lips to cuss" Clara
said when questioned about the affair The
Lord knows / didn't swear"
The vehement denials, however, did not
convince Judge Kimball. Sentence of forty
five days in the workhouse was imposed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-27
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK?
Thousands of Men and Women
Have Kidney Trouble and
Never Suspect lit.
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Root, Will Do for YOU, Every Reader of The
Star May Have Sample Bottle Sent
Absolutely Free by Mail

you are sick "feel badly" begin taking the ereat
kidney remedy Dr. Kmer Swamp Root because as soon rs
your kidneys begin to better help the other
organs to health. trial will convince any one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-27
Grand Chapters Incorporate.

Articles Of Incorporation have been filed
here by the Keystone Grand Chapter of the
Order of the Eastern Star for the District
Of Columbia and southern and western
Jurisdictions. The incorporators were
Serene Hopkins, Alexander A. Payne, Alex
ander Dabney, Julia Ieftwich, John M.
Washington. Matte Sparrow. Elizabeth
Garnett, Edmonia Carter and Grace Will
kerson.
The Keystone Grand Chapter of the Order
of the Eastern Star of the District of CO.
lumbia also filed articles of incorpora ton
with Rebecca Z. Brent, Clara " Ray,
Henry c. Scott, julius Smith, Ida l., Raw.
Inns and Julia Jackson as incorporates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-27
Pennsylvania RAILROAD
Bulletin.
EASTERTIDE AT ATLANTIC CITY.

Atlantic City Easter is the Mecca of social pilgrimage
and pilgrim finds conditions his liking There's gayety
for those who seek it there's calm for those who
there's the middle ground which those may tread who dilute
their relaxation with just fling of freedom
The comprehensive hotel system the requirements
of every class The rich, the welo-do the poor-a find
tertamen square with their purses and they enjoy each
in his sphere Out of doors the free gift OF the great board
walk with its wealth of salt all and waterscape
SPOIL.
Atlantic City is the people, playground.
1t is of the functions OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
promote this carnival OF spring time pleasure by providing
of trains adapted to the best convenience of all and
every class of visitors
On weekdays from March 20 &c. inclusive, the cat
lantic City Special through OF Pullman buffet parlor
and coaches, will leave Washington PM Express
trains connecting Broad Street Station Philadelphia leave
Washington AM Saturdays ony) 1885, 4 100 PM
and 80 night weekdays; 80 AM, 400 PM and 1890
night Sundays.
The atlantic City Special returning will leave Atlantic
City 2:I5 NJ weekdays March rs April inclusive.
On Easter Sunday, March, 3D. special train of standard
day coaches will leave Broad Street Station, Philadelphia
$40 NJ for Washington and intermediate points Train eav
ing Atlantic City AS PM. via Delaware River Bridge
Route will with special train Broad Street Station
Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-27
A New F rock for the
iffIe Maid

4153-The younger sister as well as the
older one likes to have new frocks and If
these must be made at home the dress
shown will prove pleasing. The waist has
two tucks extending over the shoulder
which lend height and breadth of
shoulder. while the skirt is tucked in
groups of two. The latter assist the flare
of the Ct and prove most becoming to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-06
Antiquity OF Tennis.

Among all the popular games OF
today none perhaps is of greater an
tiquity than tennis, for 1t is said to
have originated in the ball games
of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
In the first place the ball was
struck by the hand, later on heavy
gloves were worn or cords strapped
round the palm; and the racquet was
contrived during the fifteenth CEN
fury in France, where the game was
very popular, and thence introduced
into England Captain.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-06
DON'T SELL THE GRAIN.

The experience of farmers in Ohio,
Indiana and sections of Illinois should
emphasize the Importance of keeping
stock on our farms in order to keep
up soil fertility. 1t is stated that
farms in Ohio began to decline about
80 years ago, and the next census
showed that live stock was declining
in the state at very rapid rate
What has been the result? Look at
the yields of wheat and other small
grains. They tell the story of reduced
soils better than anything else. Be
sides this, farmers in Ohio are pay.
ing out more than 100000 a year
for commercial fertilizers. What is
true of Ohio is true of parts of In
diana and southern Illinois. Under
our system of cropping there is no
way under the sun to keep. up our
soils, without buying fertilizers, or by
feeding the crops grown upon the
farm The growing of COW peas in
southern Illinois and feeding more
live stock is helping matters there.
And since the alarm has been sound
ed thousands of farmers are turning
their fields ito clover and alfalfa and
are filling up their pastures again
with live stock.-Indiana Farmer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-06
College Girl Has A New idea.

''These college girls" said clergy
man, as he gazed at the white and
superb ranks of the beautiful grad
yates, ARE boon to the race. They
introduce new ideas.
IT christened the other day the
first baby of a married college girl.
Now, babies usually cry while they
are being christened; but this one
was as quiet as a lamb. Throughout
the ceremony it smiled up beautiful
ly into my face.
"'Well, madam said 1 to the
young wife at the christening's end,
I must congratulate, you on your lit
tie ones behavior. l have christen-
ed more than 1000 babies, but 1
never before christened one that be-
haved so we'll as yours
1.-THE young mother smiled de-
murely.
No wonder he behaved WELL she
said. His father and l, with pail
of water, have been practicing chris
tening on him for the last 10 days.
THE idea of rehearsing a baby
for a christening! Who but a COL
lege girl would think of such a
g?"-Philadel Record.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-06
Marine Monster of 1900.

When I saw our latest leviathan
warship, the Indomitable. launched at
Glasgow the other day." writes cor
respondent, 81 could not help won
der:@g what our forefathers of CEN
fury ago would have thought of her.
In 1900 a leading naval authority
wrote: The size of our ships seems
now to have reached it's ultimatum.
The French, indeed, have lat
terly built a ship of most extraordi-
nary size, 172 feet keel, SO feet 9
inches by the beam, tonnage about q
$50 tons; but she is pronounced to
be entirely unfit for service And yet
this marine monster of 1900, whose
size made her so unwieldly that she
hath never been out of harbor,' was
but third as long as our latest
cruiser, little more than two-thirds the
width, and a sixth of the tonnage-n
fact, she was relatively so small that
she might easily, one would think, have
been carried On the Indomitable's deck.
Although a fifty-acre forest had pro-
vided her timbers, and it had taken
200 shipwrights year to build her,
her total cost was less than one-tenth
that Of her successor of today. West,
minister Gazette.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-06
No Shop Talk.

A Washington educator is telling
a story about young medical stu
dent of his who is interested in insan-
ity symptoms and is sort OF anna
teur alienist. The other day the
student got a chance to visit one OF
the wards in the asylum for the in
sane, and having heard that there
was a man confined there who la
bored under the hallucination that he
was God the student asked that he
be allowed to see that patient first,
as he appeared the most promising
for his investigation. He was taken
to the ward where the lunatic was
confined and the following conversa-
ton ensued:
Student-Are you the Deity?
Lunatic-From everlasting unto
everlasting, / am he.
Student-We1l; I've been looking
for you for long time. I have a
question to ask you. How do you
reconcile the doctrines of predestina-
ton and free will?
The lunatic drew himself up to his
full height and giving the medico
a scornful glance replied: my dear
sir, never talk shop. Washington
Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-06
HAY FOR YOUNG Stock.

On most farms there is usually
field that will produce the finest quail
fty of hay. Frequently this is an up
land piece of clover, which has not
grown SO rank as the bottom fields,
and on account of the lighter crop
it is handled better and cured out
nicer. A very sensible stockman tells
me he always saves a crop of this
kind for his young stock, and he uses
extra care to cut it at just the right
stage, and cure it nice and green.
This hay is not SO woody as the
heavier growth, and it is not near so
apt to mould or become musty. Young
animals need something during the
winter to tempt them, and nothing
will do it like nice, sweet-smelling
clover hay when the leaves and not
big coarse stems, form the bulk Of
the crop. Just for the calves sake,
take some extra pains in laying in
the winter store of clover.-IndiaD
Farmer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-06
CHILDREN TORTURED
Girl Had Running Sores From Ecze-
ma-BOy Tortured by Poison Oak
Both Cured by Cuticura.

last year, after having my little girl
treated by very prominent physician for
an obstinate case of eczema, resorted to
the Cuticura Remedies, and was SO we'll
pleased with the almost instantaneous re-
lief afforded that we discarded the physi-
clans prescription and relied entirely on
the Cuticura Soap. Cuticura Ointment and
Cuticura Pills. When we commenced with
the Cuticlra Remedies her feet and limbs
were covered with running sores. III soout
six weeks we had her completely well, and
there has been no recurrence of the
trouble.
an July of this year little boy in our
family poisoned his hands and arms with
poison oak, and in twenty-four hours his
hands and arms were mass of torturing
sores. We used only the Cuticura Rene
dies, and in about three weeks his hands
and arms healed up. Mrs. Lizzie Vincent
Thomas, Paramount, Walden's Ridge,
Tenn, Oct. Is, 1905"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-06
A Florida Shark story.

A tarpon pursued by shark Aear
Garden Key in one OF its tremendous
leaps fell across a skiff containing
two fishermen who were so busily en-.
gagged with a net that they did not
notice it's approach. The skiff broke
in two, the fishermen became entang.
led in the net and the shark took a
huge bite out of the side OF one of
them. Bolton Larkin, cutting his body
nearly in two. 1t is thought the shark
mistook Larkin's body for the tarpon
it was in pursuit of, for sharks in
these waters have never been known
to attack man.-Punta Gorda Herald
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-06
COMMERCIAL COLUMN.
Weekly Review of Trade and latest
Market ReD0rts.
R. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly Review

R. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review
of Trade says:
In most sections of the country
commercial activity is fully MAIN
tanned, and negotiations for fall and
winter trade indicate mo loss of con-
fidence, but at few points the
weather has not favored the crops,
which causes conservatism. Several
New England mills lack adequate
water power because of prolonged
drouth, and the money market re-
tard numerous undertakings. Col
lections are also slower in some
cases because of the financial situa-
ton, but the large majority of re-
ports are favorable.
New business constantly appears
in the market for steel products, and
specifications are large on old con-
tracts. Several important orders
were placed during the past week
aggregating considerable tonnage.
and other plans are under negotia-
tion. Work ON the Panama Canal
calls for heavy shipments of rails
and the railroads furnish many new
orders. Most of this business is for
better quality rails than were form
erly taken, making the average price
of new business higher than the old
standard quotation of $2S. Impor-
tation of biTlets for use in making
finished steel for export testifies to
the difficulty of securing domestic
material; and is made possible by
the drawback.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-06
Numbering The Stars.

The 100 million stars usually sup
posed to be shown by telescopes and
photographs may be taken as max
imum estimate From the counts on
photographs, Mr.. Gore gets an aver
age of 4,137 stars per square de-
gree in the Milky Way, 1882 near
the Milky Way, and 40S in the
nongalactic regions. Combining
these results with Professor Picker
ings, the grand total of stars is
found to be 64,1S4,757. Stars too
faint to photograph would increase
the number, as would also clusters,
one of which has $4,000 stars per
degree.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-06
HOW TO GET CLEAN MILK.

A New York producer of certified
milk gives these requirements for
the production of high-grade milk:
Clean stables, healthy herd and
careful, Clearly men. His cows are
always fed after milking. Just be-
fore the milking they are brushed
and the floor and walls of the stable
are sprayed. A map with warm water
and towels then washes the sides and
udders of the cattle. A second man
repeats the operation, after which
the cows are MIXED into cans GOV.
cred with sterilized cheese cloth GOV.
ers and the milk Immediately re-
moved from the stable to the cooling
room, after which it is bottled. This
dairyman gets twelve cents a quart
for his milk and is thus well paid
for the extra care and expense in
volved in it's sanitary production
Farmers Guide.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-06
Best Wood For Heating. 4.

Contrary to widespread belief thas
hardwoods give more heat in burn-
ing that soft varieties, the scientists
at Washington are contending that
the greatest heating power is pos
sessed by the wood of the linden
tree, which is very soft. Fir stand
next to linden and almost equal TO
it. Then comes pine, hardly inferior
to fir and linden; while hard OAK
possesses s per cent. less heating ca
pacity than linden, and red beech
10 per cent less.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-06
FEET OUT.
She Had Curious Habits.

When person has to keep the'feet
out from under cover during the cold
est nights in winter because Of the
heat and prickly sensation, it is time
that coffee, which causes the trouble,
be left of.
There is no end to the nervous con-
ditions that coffee will produce. It
shows in one way in one person and
in another way in another. In this
case the lady lived in S. Oak. She
says:
II have had to lie awake half the
night with my feet and limbs out of
the bed on the coolest nights, and felt
afraid to sleep for fear of catching
cold. had been troubled for years
with twitching and jerking of the
lower limbs, and for most of the time
/ have been unable to go to church
or to lectures because of that awful
feeling that l must keep on the move.
when it was brought to my atten-
ton that coffee caused so many nerv-
Gus diseases, concluded to drop cof-
fee and take Postum Food Coffee to
So @if my trouble was caused by cof-
Zee drinking.
II only drank one cup OF coffee for
breakfast, but that was enough to DO
the business for me. When l quit 1t
my troubles disappeared in an almost
miraculous wa*. Now l have no
more of the Jerking ami twitching
and can sleep with any amount of
bedding over me and sleep all night
in sound, peaceful rest.
postum Food Coffee IS absolutely
worth its weight in gold to me-"
There's a Reason" Read the little
health classic, ~The Road to Well
Vile" in pkgs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-06
Rule OF Cornish Chapels.

In Cornish chapels the invariable
rule is for men to sit on one side of
the building and the women on the
other.
A visitor and his fiancee who are
staying in the district went to chapel,
and just before the service began the
young man was greatly astonished
when the chapel steward, observing
that the couple were seated in the
same pew, came over to him and, in
an audible voice, said: Come on
out of that, me son; we don't ave
no sweetheartin' ERE