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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-31
TRYING LARGE BORE RIFLES
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SPENDS
DAY AT DIR. RIXEY's FARM.
Callers at the Executive Offices Dis
appointed-New Design for
Medals Submitted

President Roosevelt has been INDUCING
in rifle practice and a hunt for small
game today on the Virginia farm OF Rear
ADMIRAL Rixey. surgeon general OF the
navy. He left the city before 10 O'Clock
this morning. accompanied by Dr.. Rixey
and his son Kermit, who will accompany
him to Africa \ messenger went along
to take charge of the four guns and am
munition that were placed i'll the two
carriages. The President and Kermit will
not return to Washington until late this
afternoon. Rabbits and quail are the Invest
and best game to be had, but the Presi-
dent made the trip for the recreation
and the exercise and to try some of the
big guns to be used on his African trip
He will have a muddy day in the Vir-
glnia fields, which are wet and covered
in spots with slushy snow. The farm is
In Loudoun county, on the Potomac, a
few miles west of the city.
The President has not yet had a good
opportunity to test some of the large
bore guns he intends to take to Africa
with him, and on DR.. Rxey's place he
can do this without interruption.
\ number OF callers who did not know
of the Presidents absence from the city
went to the executive offices.
President Praises New Medal.
Frank y. Leach, director of the mint.
has laid before President Roosevelt a
beautiful bronze medal commemorative
the departure of the battleship fleet from
Hampton roads for its trip around the
world. The President is delighted with
the design, and has directed Mr.. Leach
TO compliment the officials OF the United
States mint at Philadelphia upon Their
work
One side bears the figure of Columbia
sending away on the waters of the Allan
tic the fighting vessels, young America
of the United States, and in the lower
right-hand corner this inscription: ''Hamp-
ton roads, December IT., 1897. Departure
of L. s. Atlantic fleet in cruise around
the world
The other side of the medal contains a
fine relief profile of President Roose-
Welt with the words Theodore Roosevelt
President of the United States, and a
small anchor, surrounded by a bouquet of
flowers.
The engraving was done by Charles E.
Barber and George T. Morgan of the
Philadelphia mint, and Mr.. Leach pro-
nounces it the equal of any he has ever
seen. The medals are to be kept at the
mint for sale along with other medals.
They are sold at their actual cost.
Interest in medals is growing through
out the United States" said Mr.. Laach.
encourage the development of the high
class of art required in this medal In
France this art has taken high rank, and
the result is many beautiful medals COM
memorating various events in French
history"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-31
Virginian Killed Shooting Crows.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. December
31-Robert Y. Brookng. the thirteen
year-old son of V. c. BrooKing. a well
known farmer five miles west of Orange.
died yesterday at the university hos
pital as the result OF gunshot wound.
Tuesday afternoon young Brooking went
to his fathers barn to get shot at some
crows which had been pilfering grain.
After killing one OF the crows he started
to descend from the loft. with his gun
i'm hand In some manner lie slipped and
fell The gun was discharged. the entire
load penetrating his right arm and COM
ing out of the left side OF his body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-31
PENNSYL vANIA RAILROAD
Bulletin:
A New Five Hour Train to New York
Bulletin:

The passenger service of the Pennsy lvana Railroad
IS constantly improving. 1t is the effort and aim of the
management to anticipate the requirements of the travel
ing public and the addition from time time OF trains
which fill in gaps the train service brings quick and
appreCiative response.
On January 4, 1909. another fast train to New York
will be introduced. 1t will leave the Union Station
day at and through to New York in five hours,
1t will be made up of vestbue coaches. Pullman parlor
and dining all of the latest type This will
afford convenient train for morning travel to New
York, and is fit counterpart of the famous Congress
sonal Limited in the afternoon.
The new pm. train to New York, recently naugu-
rated, is meeting with great popular favor.
Under the schedule of January the service to
New York will cover than every hour in the day.
Trains will leave Union Station for New York and
Philadelphia 1910 go s. O. TO- am; 80, 3, 4,
AGO, $50 and pm eekdays I2:Io EGO g. H.
Philadelphia only. 80 9Io, II:55 am; SIS, 3:Io
5 :35 and Io45 pm weekdays; J. 9Io SIS, 3:Io
5:35 and o:45 pm. Sundays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-31
az II IS
Drinks

It's nice getting them in, get
ting them out. But there's a way
CASCARETS are known to hundreds
Of thousands for the natural and easy
way they clean out the system of over
drinking. Be prepared, box in your
pocket of CASCARETS-take one or
two sure when you go to bed-then to-
niorro,r trill be pleasant. sso
CASCARETS-Ioc box-week's treat
ment. All druggists. Biggest seller
In the world Million boxes a month
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-31
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The big dredge Gen. Mackenzie en-
ployed for four months CT longer deep
ening and improving the Eastern branch
channel,is now working on that part near
the new Anacostia bridge. Within the
next month she will complete sthe work
and will be ready TO move To some other
place where dredging is to be done.
The Mackenzie, since she las been
working on the channel has botli Deepen
ed and Widened it, and has pumped sew
eral hundred thousand cubic yards of
material from the channel upon portions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-31
WRIGHT DEFIEs COLD.
Flies Long and Far to Increase
MicheIin Prize Lead

LIE MANS, December 31.-Wilbur Wright
made a long flight yesterday morning in
spite of the intense cold III the hope OF
increasing his lead for the Mchelin prize.
He remained in the air an hour and
ifty-two minutes. covering ninety three
kllometers, officially. He covered 10 kilo-
meters in reality. The hight was not
marked by an incident.
Wright descended almost frozen and
was loudly cheered by the spectators, who
were full of enthusiasm at his eXtraordI-
nary pluck. Today ii it is fine he in
tends to make a longer high: than ever.
He believes he can rem lin five hours in
the air
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-31
ANNAPOLIS in Need Of Funds.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, December 3.-The
city of Annapolis has found itself with
out funds on account OF a number OF re-
cent improvements and additional current
expenses, and tie amount of cash in the
treasury was exceeded by the amount OF
bills payable. A meeting of the city coun-
ell was hulriedly called and the finance
com IA Ssion was authorized TO borrow
ST.. 600 10 tide the city over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-31
Nixon Consulting Engineer.

I'VE have been working every day on
the design for the ship. / have been
asked to act as consulting engineer. OF
the personnel Of the company l know very
little.
Nh. Pennington mentioned the names
OF the directors. I have forgotten them
"ThurioW Weed Barnes, who has been
in connection with Chinese railway opera
tons, is mentioned as the president
really know nothing about the company
itself except through MI Pennington. He
told me that he had some important and
wealthy men in the directorate.
There is no reason to doubt the perfect
success of this ship. All of the principles
involved in its construction have already
been tested and found feasible.
"Of course, 1t will involve d gas en-
yelope. This envelope will be OF silk or
OF the new type of linen that has been
found to be practical for this purpose.
1t Will be inclosed III one OF steel or
aluminium. In fact. we decided upon
aluminium at yesterdays conference as
the highest and best tor this purpose.
Passenger Ship, Too.
Now, while all of the general principles
OF this ship are perhaps not new. most
of its features are. There are many of
the same general principles involved ia
the construction of an 2irship as OF a
water ship. In an airsh.p however, We
must combine strength with !Shtness and
stability.
Passenger ships? Yes, sir; that is MIR
Pennington'S plan, ! believe, This COM
panS may not only build airships but il
will construct aeroplanes and tying ma
chimes.
'Mr. Pennington, | know, foresees the
alrShlp as passenger vessel, and II
would not be surprising if ships to carry
passengers will be realities in the not
distant future
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-31
Henry Lottenden.
Churchwardens.
Anne Boleyn's Baptismal Bowl.


\ large metal bowl. in which Anne
Boieyn was baptized, disappeared in 1S4-
and has never been seen since. The tomb
OF her father, who died at Hever two
years after her execution, stands near
the altar. 1t is a handsomely carved sar-
cophagus of white marble and bears this
inscri- tiCn:
Here lieth
Sir Thomas Rullen.
knight If the Order of the Garter,
Erie Of Wilscher aud Erie of Ormund.
which deceased the 18th dai Of Marche
i'll the ierc OF our Lorde 1898.
He departed this traHsitnry world
| trust to the everlasting lorde,
for b. made the end Of good
Christian man. ever remembering
the goodness Of Christ.
The tomb of his son, Lord Rockford.
who was beheaded with his sister, aud
that of another son. Sir Thomas. whose
name is spelled BwllaSen. are nearby.
There are q number of common people
buried there also, and among them was
Nicholas Francis, the village blacksmith,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-31

Who died in 1893. aged seventy-seven
years. aud whose epitaph reads:
My Slcdge and Hammer lie reclin'd:
Aiy bellows. too. have lost their Wind
My Fires extinct. my Forge de ray'd
And in the Dust my Body's laid.
Now ! am gone to my long Home.
NV Nails are drove nv Work is done
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-31
FIRST AIR WARSHIP TO Be BUILT
NIXON TO CONSTRUCT PEN
NINGTON'S IDEA.
Will Garry 100 Men and Big Guns.
700 Feet Long-Able to
Cross Ocean.

NEW YORK, December 30.-Lewis Nixon
the expert engineer and shipbuilder, tells
of plans to build the first real air war
ship in this country.
1t is to take form i'll the Nixon yards.
under his supervision. The Aerial Navl-
cation Company of America, with a CAPT
tai of S50.OO0,O 900, has been organized to
furnish the money
I'VE expect to start the construction of
this airship almost immediately" said Mr..
Nixon. 1T will be 100 feet long, with a
diameter of 80 feet and passenger room
for 100. Yes. we will mount some guns
but | am not at liberty TO speak of them
Besides its passengers and armament.
the ship will be expected to carry food
and fuel enough for trip across the
ocean
THE ship will cost something more than
81 100000. When completed it will prob
ably weigh 40 tons. II has been most
carefully thought out in every detail by
Mr. Pennington-.Airship Pennington as
he is known. The shape OF the vessel
as well as the arrangement of the motive
power and many other details are original
with him. He has been at work on them
for twelve years and some of his patents
on features OF this ship were obtained
twelve Years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-31

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-12
TWENTY CENTS FOR PRINCE
Count Boni de Castellane Found
Guilty of Assault and Battery
Upon De Eagan.

Paris, Feb. 11.-COunt Boni de Cas-
tellane, the divorced husband of Anna
Gould, Of New York. was today found
guilty by the correctional court of
criminal assault and battery on Prince
Helie de Sagan, his cousin, and fined
$50. The prince was awarded twenty
cents damages.
The encounter between Count BOni
de Castellane and Prince Helie de Sa-
gan, which resulted in the prince pre-
ferring charges against his cousin,
took place January in front of the
church Of st. Pierre d'Chaillot. whehe
a special memorial service had been
celebrated i'm honor of Lady Stanley
Errington, a relative of both Of the
fighters The service had just ended
and Count BOni and Prince Helie met
on the steps. Words were exchanged
and the two men came to. blows and
Count BOni swOre at his cousin and
spat in his face. The prince took the
matter to court and made charges
against the count and his brother
Count Jean. The charge against Count
Jean was dismissed.
The cause of the fight is said to have
been because Prince de Sagan was
paying attention TO Nine. Gould, and
this is supposed TO have provoked
Count Boni to the assault.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-12
PROCESS OF PAIRING DOWN
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Appropriation Bill Cut by
House Committee.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE legisla-
tive. executive and judicial appropri-
alton bill was reported to the house
today from the committee on appropri-
atoms by Representative Bingham Of
Pennsylvania. 1t will be taken up i'm
mediately, after the disposition of the
Indiana appropriation bill.
1t carries a total appropriation of
S32, 337, 073, reduction of $1,S73, SAB from
the aggregate of the estimates sub
mitted Provision is made for the pay
ment of 14,S1S salaries, or 34l less than
the number estimated for by the de-
partments and q more than were pro-
vided for in the present fiscal year.
The figures 1888 do not include emu
meration of the specific salaries Incl
dent to the operation of the govern
ment printing office, whose conduct by
the suspended Public Printer Stillings
is now under investigation by order of
thep resident. These salaries will be
carried in the sundry civil bill.
Estimated expenses for payment of
employees in the service of the senate
are reduced in the bill from 100000 to
SIS, 000 twelve S1,S00 clerks to senators
who are not committee chairmen being
cut off.
A similar cut of $4,000 is made in
the estimated expenses of the house.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-12
KAISER'S SON VISITS PARIS
Prince Eitel Frederick Stops Over on
His Way Home From Bra
ganza Funerals.

Paris, Feb. 11.-Prince Eitel Freder-
lex, second son of Emperor William of
Germany, who arrived here last night
accompanied by the members of his
suite, from Lisbon, where he represent
ed Germany at the funeral service of
the late king and crown prince of Por-
tugal, left Paris this afternoon for
Berlin This is the first time since the
Franco-Prussian war that a member of
the royal house of Prussia has come
to Paris, other than in a private ca
pacity. 1t was proposed several years
ago that Emperor William visit the
French capital, but the popular feeling
was too strong and the idea had to be
abandoned. Today the French press
prints no comment upon the presence
here of the young prince, but il does
give detailed accounts of his sojOurn,
and it is generally believed that the visit
of the young man will have a good in
fluence on the relations between France
and Germany. The only official rec
ognition of the visit of Prince Eitel was
to provide him with an account of
French army officers when he drove to
the army museum and to the tomb
of Napoleon. Several hundred Ger
mans and small gathering of French
men were at the railroad station to
see the prince leave the city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-12
HELD ON LIBEL CHARGE
Division Superintendent of Cores
pondence School Published Card
Rejecting on Local Agent.

Logan, Feb. lO-Justice Braugbam to-
day announced that he would hold George
T. Gilbert for trial in the district court
on charge of criminal libel. The pre-
limlnary hearing took place Saturday.
but the justice reserved his decision until
today. Gilbert is the division sIiDerfn-
tendent of the International Correspond
enee Schools. and some time ago came
here to adjust some differences with J.
w. Eames, the local agent of the schools
He published card in a local paper ask
Ing students to bring in certain receipts
which Eames had issued. stating that
they were 'valueless." and this is the
basis of the suit. Gilbert had left town
but promised to return and furnish the
bond.
The family of s w. Ritter announces
that funeral services over Mr.. Riter's re-
mains will be held in the Logan taber-
nacle at 10 a. m. on Friday next. The
early hOur named was chosen so as to
on the afternoon train.
Something of smallpox scare has de-
velOped here as the result of an incorrect
diagnosis or case by local physician.
He reported a case of chickenpox at the
home of NightWatchman Drysdale, but
Sanitary Inspector McCullock, in going
to put up the quarantine flag, became
suspicious of the physicians diagnosis.
day or two later he asked Health Officer
7. 3. Bulge to look at the case. and il
was Immediately pronounced smallpox.
A great many people had been exposed
dents OF the A. c., and on Saturday
school was closed in order to permit the
fumigation of all the buildings of the col
lege. 1t was completed today. sharp
watch is being kept on all who have in
any way been exposed and no outbreak is
feared. but when the news got out that
the college had been Temporarily closed.
considerable alarm was shown.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-12
FOUGHT FOR THEIR MONEY
Three Miners at Goldfield Success
fully Stand Off a Couple Of
Desperate Highwaymen.

Goldfield, New, Feb. 11.-An UNI
known highwayman who attempted to
rob three employees of the Consolidated
Mines company in their cabin near
Hall street and Sundog avenue, last
night at 8 o'clock, was shot by A. Col
die, one of the men, and is believed to
be desperately wounded. Officers this
morning followed blOOdstains for three
blocks, but were unable to locate the
man,
Goldie, ]. NJ. Ellis and J. Whiteside
occupy the cabin, and work in the
Combination mill They were paid off
yesterday, and two of them were pre-
pairing TO go on shift when a knock
came at the door. Ellis opened the
portal and was confronted by two
masked men, armed with revOlvers. He
turned from them to get his gun, and
they forced the door open. Goldie and
Whiteside rushed to the assistance Of
Ellis, and in the melee the five men
lurched through the door. One of the
guns of the robbers went off and, one
of the pair, frightened, ran away. FL
lis grappled with the other, who at
tempted to use his gun. The firearm
was discharged, but failed to hit Ellis.
While the two powerful men fought
in the snow, Goldie ran into the cabin
and secured his gun. AS he returned
the men separated for an instant, and
Goldie opened fire at close range. The
robber ran a few steps and sank to the
ground, crying, Boys, don't shoot, I'm
done for" Goldie and Whiteside,
thinking Ellis had been wounded, ran
to his side, and the man struggled to
his feet and escaped. The sheriff's Of
flee was notified and two officers came
to the scene of the fight, but made no
effort to search for the wounded rob-
Der Had they acted promptly he
would SURELY have been captured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-12
SENATOR B0RAH'S PLAN.
Title to Irrigated Lands to Be OBJ
tanned in Five Years.
ipeciaI to The Herald

Washington, Feb. 11.-Senator Borah
today presented to the interior depart
ment the question of permitting set
tiers under the MinidOka irrigation
project to form a water users associa-
ton and to allow that association to
assume responsibility of guaranteeing
payments for water rights after five
years of residence. His idea is to al
low settlers who are members of the
association to prove I'D and secure I'll
tie to their land at the end of five
years, the association being response
BILE to the government for the payment
of the five remaining installments that
may be due on water rights. At pres
ent the department will not permit set
tiers to make full payment for water
at the end of five years. but insists on
ten years residence and ten annual
payments The matter is under advise
ment and Borah is doing everything
possible in behalf of the settlers, hop
ing to get a favorable ruling in the
near future.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-12
FRENCH TREATY
SAME AS old ONE
Unless Senatorial Opinion Has
Changed New Convention
Is Certain of Defeat.
SECRETARY HAYS FAILURE
ONE LITTLE WORD PROVED A
STUMBLING BLOCK.

Paris. Feb lit was learned here to-
day that the treaty of arbitration be-
tween France and the United States, which
was signed yesterday in Washington by
Ambassador Jusserand and Secretary
Root, followed closely the terms of SINH
lar conventions already made by France
with Great Britain Italy. Spain and Hol-
land, the only differentiation being the
method of ratification by the American
senate and the French parliament. The
treaty provides foV the submission of all
questions and difficulties arising between
the two powers TO The Hague arbtra-
ton, which was established in 1899, with
the exception of those matters which con-
Germ the vital interest, the independence or
the honor of either country, as well as
questions affecting the interests of other
powers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-12
SLAUGHTER OF ROBINS
FOR FOOD DOWN SOUTH

New Orleans, Feb 1.-THE announce
ment that about one million robins
have been killed by hunters this win
ter in Louisiana, was made today by
Frank NJ. Miller. president of the
Louisiana Audubon Society. Following
this announcement George E. Hotel,
a government expert here TO investi-
gate the habits of the robins, said that
the government may prove that the
eastward movements OF the boil weevil
had been facilitated by the reckless de-
struction of the robins. The birds are
killed for food.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-12
Fashion and Fat.

Isn't it fortunate that when fashion
demands slender gracefulness of wom-
en- who have TO break corset laces to
make themselves even presentable that
science steps in and makes their task
easy2
For dieting and exercising it has sub
stituted a pleasant wholesome mixture
that can be obtained at small cost
from any druggist viz: y ounce Mar
mOla. y ounce Extract Cascara Aro-
matte, and SO ounces Syrup Simplex
One teaspoonful of this mixture after
meals and at bedtime will take off
four 90 seven pounds of fat a week
without causing wrinkles. interfering
with the diet, or distressing the stom-
aCh i'll the slightest