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THE LIBRARY, HAWARDEN.

adhered to by the trustees, is to furnish
the opportunity and the material for al
persons who desire to increase their
knowledge of the Holy Scriptures and the
history of religion.
Owed Little to Living Teachers.
Mr.. Gladstone was one of the most
ardent and persistent book collectors in
the kingdom, and curiously enough. his
fad was religious publications rather
than political, historical or economic. In
the belief that, as he once said, Religion
Is the master key In the study or life;
the first concern of the human race"
He was. undoubtedly, the most learned
layman of the nineteenth century. His
familiarity with Latin. Greek and He
brew. French and Italian gave him the
opportunity of reading ancient ecclesi-
astical lore in the original. One OF mis-
habits, when he happened to be sitting
under a dull preacher, was to translate
familiar hymns into Latin and Greek
In his published works you Will find both
Greek and Latin versions OF ROCK OF
Ages" Jesus, Lover of My Soul. and
other familiar hymns; All OF them were
written on the fly leaves of hymn or
PRAYER books during religious services.
Mr.. Gladstone left on record at the
age of sixty-nine these words: Ever
since I began to pass out of boyhood. L
have been feeling my way, owing little
four dead ones-Aristotie, st. Augustine,
Dante and Butler-and over and above
all the -Four Gospels
He also tells US that in childhood The ne
and Froissart's Chronicles were his ia
yorite books. In later life his favorite
novels were John Inglesant' and Mrs.
Harriet Beecher Stoves Ministers
Wooing." both of them involving re-
ligious experiences. The group of the
LAGOON was his favorite sculpture: the
Sistine Madonna mis- favorite picture;
Burns his favorite poet, and Sir Walter
Scott. aside from the two novels I have
mentioned, was his favorite novelist.
He read the Had through thirty times.
and tells us he found 1t at every read
ing richer and more glorious than ever
before" Each reading was from the
same volume, which was rebound three
times since his college days. as 1t be-
came worn with constant handling. The
fiy leaves are covered with notes and
memoranda, and in the Illiad one OF the
leaves is adorned with the plan Of a
cricket match with the names of the
players and their places in the field,
which took place at Elton School when
he was a boy The family have his
school copy Of Cicero's orations, in which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
BOYDS AND VICINITY.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

BOYDS, Md, October "a, 1908.
The old telephone system. formerly
owned by the Boyds Telephone Company
and operated in Montgomery, Frederick
and Carroll counties and sold out some
years ago to the United Telegraph and
Telephone Company, has been bought by
the new company organized under the
name of Montgomery County Telephone
Company at Poolesville. ten days ago.
This new system is now taking
subscription for stock and proposes to
build new metallic conduits at once. The
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany has agreed to give through connec-
ton into Washington and all over the
country.
At Germantown a new store is being
built for r. H. Humphrey, a prominent
merchant, at a cost Of 5000 A new resi-
dence for Mrs. Horace D. Waters will
cost about $1,000. A residence for Her
bert d. Waters, nearing completion, will
cost about $1,000.
Miss Genevieve Simms of Washington
Miss Jennie Burdette. Miss Maude An
derson of Washington accompanies Miss
Simms.
Misses Hattie Derr and her sister are
in Frederick.
Mr.. and Mrs B. C. Colt and their
for Annapolis, to reside this winter. Mr..
Colt some time ago received an appoint
ment there in the adjutant generals
office.
The Farmers Club of Goshen recently
met at the home of Charles Griffith. near
LaytOnsville. Many members attended and
discussed farm conditions.
Walter Griffith and his bride. formerly
Miss Estelle Hawkins OF Etchison, who
were married last week and spent part
OF their honeymoon in Hagerstown, have
returned home.
The democratic speakers for the big
rally here October % are: w. Trickett
Giles of Baltimore, Blair Lee, E. c. Peter
and probably a representative from the
western states.
The republicans held a rally tonight in
Waters Hail. at Germantown. The speak
ers were ]. Frank Hogan Of Washing
ton. s. McComas Hawken Of Maryland
and Thomas ]. Donovan of Illinois.
The last meeting of the democrats next
week will be held October %. at Kensing-
ton, when Isaac Lobe Strauss Of Balti-
more, Charles A. Douglass Of Washing
ton, A. s. Golsborough of Baltimore and
John Wesley Gaines of Tennessee will
speak State Senator Blair Lee Is to pre-
SIDE
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the Boyds
Presbyterian Church met at the home of
Mr. and Mrs John w Williams at Boyds
Miss Florence NJ. Williams, the president,
was in the chair An oyster supper Is to be
held by them in Boyd Hall to raise money
for improvements to church property
here, on November and I.
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ASKS BETTER ENGLISH.
Chicago Club Declares Enunciation
of Americans Is Sloyenlv.

CHICAGO, October pa movement
for the teaching of better English in the
public schools was begun by the Chicago
English Club here today. following
charges by various educators that the
enunciating of Americans. and particu.
larly those of the middle west. is slovenly
and ungrammatical. Miss ]. A. Wilcox
in enumerating instances asserted that
she had overheard a teacher say. II amt
particular how my pupils say a thing.
What I'm after Is facts
when Edwin Arnold visited this coun.
try Miss Wilcox said. he took a Ger.
tain society lady out to dinner. She
called attention to the elegant establish
ment they were in. referred to the ele-
CANT gown Of an opera singer spoke Of
the authors elegant reading. and pres
emily described as elegant q pickle that
had been served her. The superabundance
of elegancies In the woman's language
was a sample of the poverty of the
American use of the English language.
If we paid a little more attention to
teaching English in our schools we would
not hear young ladies speak of Rebecca
in Scott's Ivanhoe as perfectly grand
of Rowena as 'awfully sweet and OF
Front de Boeuf as fierce"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
TEST VOTE IN DAKorAs
Straw Ballot Shows Heavy Republi
can Slump, But Safe for Taft.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO. October 24.-North and South
Dakota will yield 5000 plurality for
Taft and Sherman. according to a test
vote taken by the Record-Herald in the
two states named
The figures show forthcoming repub-
iican plurality in North Dakota Of 49,
542. and In South Dakota Of 14,2sS
Both Of the Daoktas are placed in the
doubtful column by political managers
and a strong, virile claim has been made
by both sides as to where the two states
will land election day.
The straw ballot results are strongly
indicative Of the fact that the leaders
who look for a heavy slump from Roose-
welt figures are correct In their pre-elec-
ton forecasts.
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THAw CREDITORS RESTRAINED
Suits Stopped Until After His Ad
Indication In Bankruptcy.

PITTSBURG. October 24.-Two of
Harry Kendall Thaws creditors were re-
strained from proceeding with cases
against him which are now pending in the
circuit court of the United States in the
southern district Of New York. by an or
der of Judge James s. Young in the
United States district court here today.
The suits affected are one for $50 OO0
orousn. " COO. hro,,aht ueAson
H. Graham. The plaintiffs are restrained
from proceeding until twelve months after
Thraw's adjudication in bankruptcy or
until he makes application for a discharge
in bankruptcy.
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the margins, the blank pages and several
interleaves are covered with notes, dia-
grams, miscellaneous scrbblings and
drawings usual to schoolboys. Several
other text books used by him at Elton
and at Christ Church College, Oxford,
are made valuable in the same way.
Loved the Book, Not the Binding.
Mr.. Gladstone had no passion for rare
books, first additions. or elaborate bind
ings although the latter were highly priz-
ed by him when he received them as gifts,
as he often did. He used to say that q
rich binding could not add to the value
OF book, although q noble work should
not appear unfitly bound. Paper, type
and ink are the body in which the soul
is domiciled, and these three-body, soul
and habiliment-are TRACE which should
be adjusted to one another by the laws
of harmony and good sense" But he
was not a rich man and often explained
that he could not afford to cultivate a
taste for rich bindings. He preferred to
put the money into more books. He was
as sensitive to the treatment of book
as II it were a child or pet animal.
Nothing ever aroused him SO quickly as
to see a book ill-treated. He used to say
there should be society for the preven-
ton of cruelty to books.
During his life his books were kept
in wing added in 1860 to the castle
at Hawarden and called 1.-THE Temple of
Peace" Conversation was strictly pro-
hibited in that room. 1t was given UP
to reading exclusively, and perpetual 81
tense was imposed. Members of the
family and guests of the house were at
liberty to enter at any time and to use
any volumes on the shelves, but woe
to the man or the woman who left one of
Mr.. Gladstone's books lying carelessly
about or showing evidences of careless
usage. That was an offense that could
not be forgiven. and the penalty was the
loss Of Mr. Gladstones respect and
friendship.
Bought Secondhand Books.
Most of his books were bought second
hand. The great statesman seized q pub
lishers catalogue with the same eager
ness that q stock broker will scan the
market quotations. This characteristic
was well understood among all the sec
ond-hand dealers of Europe and they
promptly mailed him every new edition
Of their catalogues, which he would i'm
mediately study and mark for purchase
In preference to reading the morning
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Effect Of Two-Cent Fares.

LANSING. Mich. October 24.-Members
of the state railroad commission today Is
sued a statement Of the passenger earn
ings of Michigan railroads for the first
nine months since the two-cent-a-mile
fare rate went into effect. While there ID
q slight falling on the commission de-
clares that this is due to the financial de-
preston and not to the new rate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

paper. 1.-THE Temple Of Peace soon be-
came overcrowded
Great books. small books, lean books,
brawny books
Brown books, black books, gray books,
tawny books
accumulated SO rapidly that cases were
erected In the corridors of the castle, the
billiard table was evicted and the bill
lard room was lined with shelves. In
1889 Mr.. Gladstone built two large iron
rooms on the crest of hill near the
house and personally selected $1,000
volumes which were removed to their
new home. He took each book down
from the shelves with his own hands
When they arrived at their destination
they We're laid on the floor in the order
in which they came. until he, aided
sometimes by one of his daughters, had
the leisure to place them upon the shelves
where they belonged. This is the library
that is now housed at "St Deiniols
Home for Divine Learning
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taken as q measure of the demand for
subsidiary coin then. for it is quite likely
the amounts recorded would have been
somewhat larger If the treasurer had had
a greater stock to draw from.
THE total outward movement or total
reduction of the stock of fractional or
subsidiary coin In the hands of the
United States treasurer since the busi-
ness needs of the country a few weeks
ago demanded a return of this money to
the channels OF trade in round numbers
amount to over S., 500 ,000."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
TRACTION MAY BE SOLD OUT.
End in Sight to Litigation Over
Gould Properties.

RICHMOND, Va. October 24.-Judge
Waddill Of the United States circuit court
today filed a decree looking to the final
sale OF the Virginia Passenger and Power
Company properties. which means an end
to the present receivership and protracted
litigation of the street railways of Rich
mond and Petersburg. in which the Gould
interests are large holders.
In the event that the security holders
DO not agree upon a sale price within
thirty days the properties will be offered
for sale to the highest bidder.
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Students, Fees and Endowment.

Admission Is granted upon application
by mail to 1.-The warden Of st. Deiniol's Lii
brary, Hawarden, Wales" who will sup
ply all necessary information concerning
terms. regulations. privileges. etc. There
is no fee for tuition or for the use of the
library, and the charge for rooms and
board is only cts Cd ($6.75 in American
money per week. This. OF course, is
merely nominal and intended to cover
only the actual expense. There has been
an average Of twenty students. mostly
clergymen Of the Church of England.
theological students and writers who are
preparing lectures or books on church
history and kindred subjects.
The endowment for the maintenance
of the institution Is only 100000 The
institution, as II stands, the building, the
home and the books. represents an invest
rnent OF about 100000 of which 500 900
was left by Mr.. Gladstone, $4,000 was
contributed by the nation toward the
building, and the remaining $4,000 was
contributed by his sons and daughters to
complete the plans. The allowance for
the purchase Of new books is only 81, 500 a
year. but II Is hoped that generous peo-
ple recognising the value OF the institu-
ton and sympathizing with It's purpose,
will increase the fund by gifts and !ega-
cies.
It IL intended. as circumstances will per-
nit TO provide q series of lectures by emf
nent theoiogians and scholars. either paid
or voluntary. but that plan Is for future
consideration. The central purpose of Mr..
Gladstone, which IL being conscieutiously
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
FREE BOOK ABOUT CANCER

cANCEROL has proved its merits In
the treatment OF cancer. II Is not In
an experimental stage. Records Of un-
disputed cures Of cancer In nearly
every part Of the body are contained
in nr. Leach's new 1OO-page book.
This book also tells the cause Of can
Ger end instructs in the care Of the
patient: tells what to do in case Of
bleeding. pain. odor. etc. A valuable
guide In the treatment Of any case.
A COPY OF this valuable book free to
those interested. Address DIR. /. T.
LEACH. Box go. indianapolis. Ind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
The Records by Weeks.

1T should be said that the amounts
stated for the year. 1907 ought not be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

In the operation Of one Of the trains
between New York and Chicago 1t has
been shown that the train arrived on
schedule time about 81 per cent. Of it's
trips.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
Are YOU Making
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-14
minnie and Paul Still scrapoino.

The 81. Paul bank clearIngs las.
week showed an Increase of 1913 per
cent. while thosa of Minneapolis went
1913 the other way. But The Min
ncapols papers are unaware of the
fact. editorially and hcadlinely. When
the increase UP there is a little lar
ger than st. Paul's the Minneapolis
papers never fail to honor the fact
with gleeful notice. This week. II
they should be asked about 1t, they
would probably declare that last weel,
there was no such thing in The
world as bank clearings. like the old
farmer who. after seeing Giraffe foi
the first time and carefully looking
him over. asserted: There amt no
SIGH animal" st. Paul Dispatch. +.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-14
Wonderful Two.tal,es Cow.

The two-tallcd COW owned at the
Waldorf Story, from near Buffalo. In
Dallas county, Mo. has been sold 10
Baron Won Theissen. Dutch brccdc~.
at auction. and probably will be taken
out OF the country. The bidding on
the animal was spirited. and she was
finally sold at STA. Aside from heinz
n freak of nature. this COW has scy
eral unusual points. 1t is said by
tho owners that during the summer
months, when the COW was being wor.
ried by flies. and in consequence CAV,
but little milk, the douilc-tailed COW
maintained her average Ordinarily
when n COW switches her tail arc ind
on one side the flies assemble on the
opposite. This COW was ALL. 10
switch on both sides at the samo
time and this so confused the pests
that they ceased worrying hcr.-Kan-
sas City Journal
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-14
One Of tie
Essentials

oil the happy homes of to-day is a vast
fund Of information as to the best methods
OF promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge Of the worlds
best products.
Products of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval Of the
Well-Informed OF the World; not of indi-
viduals only. but of the many who have
the happy faculty of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One of the products Of that class, of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and CON-
mended by the Well-Informed Of the
World as valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the wcll-known Syrup of Figs
and Elixir Of SIENNA. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-14
Modern French Ideals.

The old notion that military heroes
held first place in the esteem of the
French people must be dismissed from
the mind. If the French ever wor.
SHIPPED the soldier they have been
cured. and the proof seems to rest
in the result OF the plebiscite taken
by The Petit Parisien on the pre.emi-
nence of the great Frenchmen of the
nineteenth century. AS there were
100000 answers TO the papers cues.
tions. very fair expression of the
opinion of the nation was secured. II
the great soldier was still tho idol Of
France Napoleon should have receiy.
ed by far the most votes, yet he was
only fourth in the contest. Pasteur.
Victor Hugo and Gambetta each led
the great genius OF war-Pasteur with
i,33s,425 votes, Hugo with 1,227lo3
and Gambetta with 1.155.s72. Napol.
con was closely pressed by Theirs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-14
overahoea Tor Hnraen

In large cities like Chicago and
New York icy asphalt pavements
cause the death Of hundreds OF horses
every winter. Many styles and shapes
OF shoes are now being introduced in
an endeavor to stop accidents, one OF
the most promising OF which consists
OF q chain tread. which can DO quick.
~ buckled on and as quickly taken
of the foot of horse without the use
OF tools. 1t ia practically self.adjust.
ing, Is strong, cheap and durable.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-14
Evolution Of tho sauaw.

The fair visitor stopped in front OF
Chief Umbrellas tent.
And are you real indiana" ven.
tured the visitor. timidly.
I'm, yes" grunted Chief Umbrella,
as he pulled HIS long pipe.
"Weli-er-is It true that the red
man makes the squaw do all the
work."
I'm, no. Used TO. lady Now
squaw come from college. wear feath
ere instead Of husband and make hus
band do all work and mind papooss
Education bad thing for poor red man
lady"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-14
MAY Refusa 70 Drink

There is a movement among some
OF the graduates OF the German uni.
yersities TO abolish compulsory drink.
ing by members of the student corps.
AT present no one is admitted to these
societies If he BIO aR abstainer. and
when students are initiated they are
required to drink almost TO the intox.
icaten point. 7is.ssscsc. -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-14
What Men
Most Admire
In Women
BY Julia Masruder

CLEOPATRA Was Not Beautiful.
But Charming - Beauty Com
mon In Comparison with Charm
The Trustful and Dependent
Woman Most Attracts the Man
The Ever Womanly" Wo-
man Has No Charm for Others
OF Her Sex-The Elemen, OF
Mystery Large Part OF the At
traction Between Sexes.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27
Entertainment for Women

On all the excursions the women will be guests, Mrs. M. F.
Funkhouser being chairman of the women's reception committee.
This committee will see to it that every wish of the women from out
of the city is anticipated, and no stone will be left unturned to show
them a good time.
w. H. Bucholz is chairman of the general committee, the other
members being Councilman Funkhouser, Lee Bridges, DR.. ]. @.
Davis, H. B. zimman and G. F Brucker, together with George F.
West, George H. Kelley, John Steel, H. j. Penfold and w. L. Yetter.
The general reception committee lie composed of the following:
G. w. Wathes, L. L. Kountze, F. w. Judson, Mayor J. c. Dahlman,
E. P. Bergman, John A. Rne, Robert Cowenl, DR. A. H. Nipple,
Bryce Crawford, F. A. Nash, c. M. Wilhelm, F. P. Hamilton, Dan B.
Butler, George Rogers, Harry e. Burnam, w. M. Giller, DR.. r. w.
Connell, Waldemar Nicholson, William Wallace, A. c. Smith. g. M.
Hitchcock, J. P. Crick. Charles H. Withheld, E. c. Page, David
OBren, Thomas ]. Flynn, Harry McVea and Frank A. Furay.
1t is expected that fully 500 delegates, with many others who
from cities in every part of the United States and Canada, invita-
lions having been sent to every city of the continent having a popu-
lation of 5000 or more. In Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Wyom-
ing, Kansas, Missouri and Colorado invitations have been sent to
smaller cities.
The mails every day bring the information that large delegations
will attend the convention. So far, Baltimore and the state of Mary
land have signified the intention of sending the largest delegation,
a special train to be run from that city. Another special train will
carry the delegates from the New England states. st. Paul will
send twenty-seven delegates, headed by Mayor Law1er, Mayor Haven
of Duluth will head a delegation of twenty-five from that Minnesota
city, Mayor Critenden and ten delegates will come from Kansas
City, and larger or smaller delegations will be sent by other munich
paliues.