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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15

taking down the old pieces. of sandstone
will go right along from today.
The great derrick that will lift the
granite pieces worked we'll today. and
the contractors think that everything
will proceed smoothly from now on. The
stonework has been sublet to p. Hoschef
Of Philadelphia, who is represented by
W. H. Gaskins. The first pieces taken
off today were the ornamental affairs
on the balustrade above the portico.
Within a day or so the sandstone pill
lars will be down. 1t is proposed to
take out ten Of the thirty pillars at one
time. replacing them as fast as possible
with the solid granite pillars. which will
weigh thirty-two tons exclusive of the
great bases upon which they will rest.
Each granite base will weigh six tons.
making the total weight of the pillars
10000 pounds. Other pieces to be put
in will not be so heavy.
Some of the sandstone pieces removed
by the contractors will be used by the
supervising architect in other, buildings
in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15
Injured by a Cartridge.

While at work In the Potomac yards.
Virginia. about 8 o'clock this morning.
W. H. Batter. forty years of age. Of 312
r street northeast. employed as a brake
man on the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac railroad. was injured on
the right leg by a, piece of railroad
cartridge striking him. He was brought
to South Capitol street and Virginia
avenue on an engine and from there
removed to the Providence Hospital in
the fifth precinct patrol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15
TO EXAMINE BUILDERS.
Commissioner West Favors Enact
ment of law

The hearty support of the Commission
ers to the proposal to secure the enact
ment of a law by Congress at the next
session which will require the examination
and licensing of master builders in the
District seems assured. Maj. Morrow has
expressed himself on numerous occasions
as favoring such a law: and today Com
missioner West made a statement in
which he voiced unqualified approval of
the proposition.
mo one in the District of Columbia can
practice law, medicine or dentistry. nor
can any one assume charge of steam
boiler or engine without undergoing ex-
animation to demonstrate his fitness for
the performance of his responsible du-
ties Mr.. West said. "At the present
time any one can take out building per-
NIT, and no authority Is vested anywhere
for an investigation of the experiences or
ability of the person to undertake the
work for which the permit is issued.
There Is no question that the public would
be much better safeguarded if licenses
were issued only TO builders who can
prove their ability and who can be held
responsible in ample security for the
faithful performance of all work in COM
pliance with the District building regula-
tions.
The only objection ever raised to the
proposition came from persons who said
they could not pay the annual license fee
of $25 or furnish proper bond. and who
claim that licensed builders would form a
trust, which would destroy competition
and result in higher prices. l. does not
seem to me that this obj lection IS well
founded and personally 1 believe that If
only competent builders were licensed and
were subject to the revocation of their
licenses in event that they were proved
unworthy or incompetent the situation in
the District of Columbia would be greatly
improved. The number of licensed build
ers would always be large enough to Sc
cure active competition. 1t is all the more
essential that the District should have a
law of this character, because 1t is hardly
likely that Congress will provide a force
of building inspectors sufficiently adequate
to give constant supervision of construc-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15
STRIKE Is ON THE WANE.
Camp Wine View Tenanted by onl,
Two Men Today.

Camp Wine View will soon be thing
Of the past. y
But two of the striking machinists &C.
cupied the tent near the railroad round
house today. They informed Capt Daley
that they were recupsratng only. They
also informed him that the camp " Ill be
abandoned in day or two.
Believing that there is no longer any
danger of trouble. Capt. Daley has with
drawn the police guard from the vicinity
of the strikers camp. and the roundhouse
ard locomotives are now guarded by Capt
William Tyser's railroad detective force.
Officials of the Washington Terminal
Company, against whom the strike of the
machinists is directed, stated this after
noon that enough non-union mechanics
have reported for work to carry on the
operations of the roundhouse, and that
so TAR as they are concerned the strike
has failed in its purpose
The striking machinists take the oppo-
site view. and declare the lend Is not
yet" and the International union will
back them to the last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15
Looking for Missing Man.

The local police have been asked 20
locate James Eagan, white thirty eight
years Of age. who has been missing
from his home N San Francisco. Cal.
since July o. He is described as being
about five feet nine Inches tail aud
weighing about 115 pounds. a reward
of 5000 is offered for information re-
garding his whereabouts or the recov-
cry of his body
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15
Hotel Arrivals.

Raleigh-A. S. Gould. New York; E. ].
Riggs and Mrs. Riggs. North Carolina
w. H. Warren, Richmond, Va; w. M.
Burton and Mrs. Burton. Atlanta, Ga.
L. Moss. Cincinnati; w. Anderson, New
York.
Arlington-Robert ]. Murphy. Portland
Me-; C.. Bein, Old Point Comfort, Va.
w. G. Chase, New York.
New Willard--E. D. Ledyard. Mobile
Ala: Rudolph Dodge. Caracas. venezue-
la: c. Yegen, Billings Mont: Frank Ha-
german, Kansas City, Mo-; Donald Mac
Rae, Wilmington. NJ c.; e. l.. Flithen
Dallas, Tex
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15
Stole Harness-Now in Jail.

Daniel Aston, colored arrested several
days ago by Detective Johnson Of the
ninth precinct. was adjudged guilty this
morning OF the larceny of a set of har-
ness valued at $34 from Chester A. Scala.
who conducts a feed stable at the inter-
section of 18th and c streets northeast.
and in default of $50 fine was commit ed
to Jail for two. months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15

Joseph P. Harris. 81 years. Government
Hospital for the Insane. .-----.--
Gwynetta Anderson s months. 1918 Linz
den street northeast
Orbra Barber. Z months. 22o6 Liberty
street northwest
John T. Boxley, months. go l. street
northwest.
Charles Johnson, months. 1919 Consti-
Triton alley.
Walker L. Jackson. IL months. S35 ID
street southwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15
HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY.
Colored Man at Bladensbure
Charged With Attempted Assault.

William H. Thompson, a colored man
twenty-eight years old, was charged at
Bladensburg this morning with at
tempting - assault Mrs. Ellen Hodges.
young white woman of that place.
While on her way to visit neighbor.
Mrs. Hodges testified. she was accosted
by Thompson. Becoming frightened, she
turned and ran up the road to her own
home, where she tainted from fright.
During the testimony the defendant
gave very straightforward story. but
as doubt remained in the mind of the
justice of the peace he was held for the
action of the grand jury in $780, 1t
is unders TODD that friends of the ac-
cused win probably obtain security.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15
Held on Charges of Theft.

Daniel Nolan and Joseph Truman. re-
Gently arrested by Policeman Donovan of
the fourth precinct charged with breaking
into the Norris warehouse on the water
front about a month ago and stealing
two propellers valued at $50. waived their
right to a preliminary hearing before
Judge Kimball of the Police Court this
morning on the technical charge Of house
breaking and were held in $500 bond
each for the action of the grand jury.
Both defendants admitted the charge
against them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
OFF FOR A VACATION AT AT.
LANTIC CITY.
The Cuban Minister and Family Are
Going Abroad-Travel Plans.
Personal Notes.

| The Mexican charge d'affsires and Nine.
Godoy and family are going to Atlantic
City tomorrow for a stay of some length.
Mr.. Jose Godoy. jr.. who has been ap-
pointed third secretary OF the Mexican
legation at Costa Rica. left for New Or
leans last night, where he will sail for
his new post.
Mrs William Postlethwaite of Washing
ton gave a dinner, followed by cards. a,
the Bishop villa last night at Lenox. Mrs
Henry Ives Cobb her daughter, came up
| from New York last night.
Mrs. James F. Barbour and Miss Mar
guerite Barbour have arrived at Nara
gansett pier where they will remain a
| month or so before going farther north
The Cuban minister and Nine. Quesada
| will sail Saturday for Europe and expect
| to remain abroad for some time Their
children will accompany them.
| Prof Newcomb and his daughter, Mrs.
| Wilson. after spending three delightful
months in Italy. took some long walks in
the Alps. He is now In Interlaken with
his eldest daughter. DR.. Anita Newcomb
| McGee and her children.
| Gen. Clayton has gone to York Harbor.
Me-. where he will join Mrs Clayton and
| their daughter Mrs. Arthur Grant Dun.
who are spending the summer there.
Mr. and Mrs. c. Mprray Deener of 1922
30th street have as their guest Mr.. Ralph
Nichols Of Huntington. Pa.
DR.. and Mrs William H. Fox leave
town Wednesday. to be gone for the rest
of the summer.
Mrs f. M. Thomas of 625 street
l To-.
ed trip to Philadelphia. Newark, Orange
N. j.. New York, Atlantic City and As
bury Park.
Mrs John S. Hollingshead and her
daughter. Miss Byzantine Lee Moore,
have been at Atlantic City since the
1 Fourth. During August they will be in
the mountains of Virginia.
Mrs. E. "A. NJ Lawson, Miss Edith and
Pauline Lawson and William Lawson
have returned to their Langdon home
after pleasant sojourn at Colonial
Beach. Mr.. E. A. NJ. Lawson was a week
end visitor at the Beach while his family
| were doing two weeks last past.
Mr.. I. J. Baker of Langdon is a visitor
at Chatauqua, N. Y. He will attend the
national rogue convention before return
ing.
Miss Mona Roberts of Usage Lodge
| AduSOOu, Is Visiting relatives ana 1rlenQS
| among the mountains of Pennsylvania.
| Mr. and Mrs w. A. Roberts of oath
street, Langdon. are at Atlantic City.
| They will visit friends at Newark, N. J.,
and New York city before returning.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Pain of Pine
| Cops, Langdon, are at Warrenton, Va,
| for a months vacation.
Miss Susie Warren. formerly of oath
| street, Langdon, Is now residing at Ia
koma Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Farwell, who were
here on visit, are now at Lake Forest.
| ILL.,, where the county fair Is the present
great attraction.
Mrs. c. F. Hermann and son, accom-
| panied by her sister. Miss Hilda c. War
ner Of Syracuse, n. Y, are spending a
| few weeks at Atlantic City.
| Mrs. William Carney of 219 9th street
| northeast Is convalescing from recent
| attack Of bronchial pneumonia, and en-
| tertainS hopes of soon being. out again.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Farweli, who were
here on visit. are now at Lake Forest.
ILL.,, where the county fair Is the present
great attraction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15

Miss Susie Warren. formerly of oath
street, Langdon. Is now residing at Ia
koma Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15

Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Roberts of oath
| street, Langdon. are at Atlantic City.
They will visit friends at Newark. N. j..
and New York city before returning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15

| Mrs c. F. Hermann and son, accom-
panied by her sister, Miss Hilda G.. War
| ner Of Syracuse, n. Y, are spending a
| few weeks at Atlantic City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15

Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Pain of Pine
Cops. Langdon, are at Warrenton, Va,
for months vacation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15

Miss Mona Roberts of Usage Lodge.
LangdOn. is visiting relatives and friends
among the mountains of Pennsylvania.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15

Mr.. I. J. Baker of Langdon is a visitor
at ChatauQua, N. Y. He will attend the
national rogue convention before return
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15

Mrs. William Carney of 219 9th street
northeast is conva1escing from a recent
attack Of bronchial pneumonia, and en-
tertains hopes of soon being out again.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-04
Disnenser of Kisses.

A Frenchman, who apparently has
been amusing himself by reckoning
up the number of kisses he has given
his wife during the first 20 years of
his married life.
He finds that in the first year he
dispensed about 100 kisses a day, or,
say, allowing for birthdays and legal
and church holidays, about 36,700 in
the year.
In the second year this number was
reduced by half, and in the third
year to ten day, while in the fifth
year his better half had to be content
with two day, one in the morning
and one in the evening.
What happened after the fifth year
is wrapped in mystery" but at the
same rate of progression" he prob
ably arrived eventually at one kiss on
the first of January every leap year.
Chicago American.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-04
BAD ITCHING HUMOR.
Limbs Below the Knees Were Raw
Feet SwolIen-SIeep Broken
Cured in 2 Days by Cuticura.

Some two months ago | had hui
NOR break out on my limbs below my
knees. They came to look like raw
beefsteak, all red, and no one knows
how they itched and burned. They
were so swollen that l could not get
my shoes on for a week or more.
used five or six different remedies and
got no help, only when applying them
the burning was worse and the itching
less. For two or three weeks the suf-
fering was intense and during that
time 1 did not sleep an hour at time
Then one morning l tried a bit of
Cuticura. From the moment it touched
me the itching was gone and 1 have
not felt bit of it since The swelling
went down and in two days l had my
shoes on and was about as usual.
George B. Farley. so South State ST.,
Concord, N. H., May IA, 1907"
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-04
JUST A TOUCH OF SATIRE.
Little Note That Probably Made Mean
Employer Vince.

Prof Charles Zueblin, the brilliant
and original sociologist Of the Uni
versity of Chicago, enunciated before
the League of Political Education in
New York superb epigram:
HE who begins with saving to pro-
tect his family may end with neglect
ing his family to save"
Discussing the dangers OF immod-
crate saving Prof. Zueblin said the
other day:
Its by saving immoderately that
we come to inserting want advertise
ments like one l saw recently
Wanted, capable Office boy; salary,
81 a week
"A young man Of Seminary avenue,
noticing this advertisement, couldn't
resist replying to it. His reply ran:
81 beg to offer you my services.
Should you require premium l could
furnish $500. You do not mention
Sundays-should l have to work on
that day? Neither do you state
whether the applicant must be clothed
or not, but l have concluded that he
must at least wear trousers, or he
would be unable to carry home his
wages"
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-04
KNEW WHAT THE JOB MEANT.
Angry Citizen Put Ordeal Up to Street
Car Company.

Not long ago there entered the Office
Of the superintendent of a trolley line
in Detroit an angry citizen, demand
ing justice" in no uncertain terms.
In response to the officials gentle
inquiry touching the cause of the de-
mand, the angry citizen explained
that on the day previous as his wife
was boarding one of the company's
cars, the conductor thereof had
stepped on his spouse's dress, tearing
from it more than a yard of material
II can't see that we are to blame
for that" protested the superintendent.
What do you expect us to do, get her
a new dress?"
mo, sir, do not" rejoined the
angry citizen, brandishing a piece Of
cloth. What 1 propose is that you
people shall match this MATERIAL
Harper'S Weekly
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-04
"Helpful Hints" That Hinder.

Many of the helpful hints" followed
by our mothers are now proved utterly
useless, If not more harmful than
helpful. For instance, no one now
uses moist tea leaves to clean a carpet
or rug, because of the inevitable stain
ing. And salt used on a carpet col
lects dampness and rusts the tacks.
Newspapers, dampened and torn, an
swer the purpose much more satisfac-
torily. Rugs should be shaken from
the sides, for the strain of the weight
on the end is very apt to loosen the
Weft
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-04
g e. the 7 Bodies Taken From River.

Sunday added another chapter to
Clarendon Tuesday evening of last
week, yet 1t has inspired the hope
that all the bodies of the victims will
be recovered, three having been taken
from the river Sunday.
At about o'clock Sunday morning
the watchers on the steamboat Aida
were rewarded by seeing body float
ing on the water in the middle of the
river, about half mile below where
the accident happened, and upon in
vestigation it proved to be that of DR..
A. L. Houston. 1t was Immediately
taken from the water and taken to
Clarendon and found to be fairly we'll
preserved.
A few hours later the watchers
were again rewarded by finding the
body of Miss Lillian Winfield, and
still later on in the day, the body of
Miss Matte Counts was discovered
floating down the river nearly three
miles below the place where she was
drowned
The funeral of DR.. Houston was held
at the Methodist church Sunday af-
ternoon, the sermon being preached
by Rev. Mr.. Cavett. The Knights
Templar, together with all the Masons
of the town, attending in a body. At
ter the religious services a Masonic
service was held Relatives, &C
companied by Hon. T.. H. jackson,
representing Chandos Commandery
knights Templar, and r. F. Milwee,
representing the other Masonic lodges
to which Dr. Houston belonged, left
with the body over the Cotton Belt
railroad for Decatur, Ala, where in
terment took place Monday.
The funerals of the two young Ia
dies whose bodies were recovered
took place Monday. That of Miss
Matte Counts was held at the Meth
odist church at o'clock, and the
burial was at Shady Grove cemetery.
The funeral of Miss Lillian Winfield
was conducted at the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church at IL o o'clock, and
the body was taken to Holly Grove and
inferred in Macedonia cemetery, the
burying ground of the family.
The river is being watched contin
uously and it is now confdentially
believed that every one of the bodies
will be recovered within a very short
time.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-04
Thss Woman's Fault.

"That wDman next door is really
dreadful, john" said young married
woman to her husband. she does
nothing but talk the whole day long.
She cannot get any work done, I'm
sure"
"Oh," remarked the husband. 81
thought she was chatterbox. And to
whom does she TALK"
why, my dear, to me, of course"
was the reply. "She talks to me over
the fence"
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-04

There is Catarrh in this section Of the country
than ali other diseases put together and until the
few years was supposed to be ncurable. For great
many years doctors pronounced 1t local disease and
prescribed local remedies and by constantly failing
to cure with local treatment pronounced ncurable
Science has proven Catarrh to be constitutional dis
ease and therefore requires constitutional
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney
Il Co.. Toledo, Ohio is the only Constitutional
the market. 1t Is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to teaspoonful. 1t directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send
Tor circulars and testimonials.
Address: F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for consultation
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-04
The Entire Family.

Grand Pop used it for Rheumatism.
Dad for Cuts, Sprains and Bruises.
Nanny for Burns, Scalds and Aches.
Sis for Catarrh and Chilblains. l use
it for everything, and it never disap-
points any of us. 1t surely yanks any
old pain out by the roots.
Hunts Lightning Oil is what l am
telling you about
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-04
We Reiterate

That for more than fifteen years
Hunts Cure has been working on the
afflicted. It's mission is to cure skin
troubles, particularly those of an itch
ing character. Its success is not on
account of advertising, but because
it surely does the work. One box
is guaranteed to cure any case.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-04
Eceentricities of Genius.

Genius is freakish. 1t is claimed
that the brilliant DR.. Johnson used to
touch every post in his pathway"
II know one of them geniuses."
And does he touch every post he
comes across?"
mo; he touches every friend he
comes across, or everlastingly tries
to."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-04
Don't DELAY.

Save possible serious spell of fever
later on by cleansing your system now
of it's accumulation of impurities. SIM
mons Sarsaparilla will do it. 1t makes
fine blood, fine appetite, great strength
and grand ambition.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-04
The Contrary Child.

Mrs. Popley-Little George won't
take milk at all now. He used to take
it but
Mr., Popley (crossly)-No, and it's
all On account of your imprudence.
my imprudence?"
Mr.. Popley-Yes, you allowed him
to hear you say it was good for him.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-04
Actual Facts.

For upwards of fifteen years Hunts
Cure has been sold under a strict guar
antee to cure any form of itching skin
troubles known. No matter the name
less than one per cent. of the pur-
chasers have requested their money
back. Why? 1t simply does the work.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-04
Wonders.

eve live in an age of wonders" re-
marked the inventor.
Yes" answered his disconnected
spouse; wondering when the money
went out and whore it's going to
rome from"
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-04
II Cures While You Walk.

Aliens Foot-Ease is a certain cure fc-
hot, sweating, callous, and swollen, aching
feet. Sold by all Druggists. Price 25c. Don't
accept any substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. lie Roy, N. y.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-04
A Good Cook.

rs your wife a good cook?"
Il should say SO. She knows eight
different ways Of Disgusting cold
lamb. Detroit Free Press.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-04

One must look downwards as we'll
many have passed us in the race,
there are many we have left behind
Sydney Smith.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-04

Set the allowance against the loss
and thou shalt find no loss great;
he loses little or nothing that reserves
himself.-Quarles
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-04
A Loalcal Conclusion.

"Mr. Pursington says he believes a
man should pay as he goes"
Judging from the way he gets in
debt, he must be accustomed to trav-
cling backward. Washington Star.