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FOR RENT--FLATS.

1922 AND 1888 9TH ST. NE.-Two Of the
finest flats in the northeast. coal ard gas
range, five rooms and bath. hot and cold
water. SIG. FRANK 7. RAWLINGS. 1905
Pennsylvania ave. NV. oclO-3t
FOR RENT-Three rooms and bath; 30 and
SO. 3620 X ST. NV. ocl0-3t
FIVE LARGE bright rooms: bath: furnace;
coal and gas ranges, S20.5O us 18th st. Sc
Also similar fats. l4Ss Pa ave. Sc, SIS 30.
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DENTISTRY.

once Hours. $50 A. n. 70 $50 P "
DR. OTIS W ELZEY, DENTIST
I0A + ST. nv. (same iOJr as Mss Shacklette)
DIR. ". J. ELZEY, DENTIST
y Z. Cor 4th and +. Capitol sts- ne
Specialists in Painless Extracting, Cola
Grown and Bridge Work. Filings. and Plates
that 1T Satisfaction guaranteed or money
refunded Moderate prices Phone N 4Z52.
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FOR RENT-STORES.

CORNER 18TH & GALES ST. NE.--Store. 4
rooms. bath. porch and cellar: only $40
KARRICK & METCALF, 1920 New York ave.
II
FOR RENT-ROom for barber shop. TAY-
LCRS HOTEL, Il Z St NV. ocIO-St
SSw STORE, Sox50 feet; all plumbing nx-
cures; electric light. SIS. 203I 7th St NV.
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PERSONAL.

FREDERICK MARTIN, who left Germany
between 1870 and $50 and who died Ii 80
country IN 1855. any one who Is Interested "a
as s9n he can De found n T. S senate OF
nee building German papers please copy.
L
AADAA IHEO. palznist, card reader, ana
medium German spoken. s25 II A ~
oc67.9I
r YOU NEED MONEY 7 4iu make -oI a
loan Of from SO 20 SO al q rate nat WIN
pay you 70 investigate BOX - Tines odcs
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WANTED-STORES.

WANTED-Small store with four living
rooms in northwest. but west from sth st
State price and location. Address BOX 252
Times offioe. ocl0-3t
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MISS COCLIE- master Of dancing II YOU
can wax can teach you 20 waltz r-{y-ar..
lessons. SC Main uSs- 81 Eye 81 NV.
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wORKINGMAN'S WANTS

WORKINGMEN. the fall season has arrived
why put Up a bunch Of money for a suit OF
OvercOSt when Ne can save you a s. bill al
least on either. coat and vest. s. 10 "a:
pants. $780, coats, $780, goods al wool tall
Jr-made tsllghty used)s one price TO al. Call
and see them JCSTH'S OLD STAND, 6Ig
y. oc5-7t
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FOR RENT-sTA3LEs.

FOR RENT-A brick stable. suitable for au-
tOmobile or horses: terms reasonable. Apply
17lS 9Th st. ocl0-9t
FOR RENT-Stable. on 18th St, between
1 and X SITS. NV; terms. S35 per month.
Apply MANAGER, Army and Navy Club.
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FOR EXCHANGE

FOR EXCHANGING have first-ClaSs farms
from. s., 900 to $4,000 for trade: apartment
houses; any section OF city; OF anything under
head Of general real estate business: we Will
show you immediate results. l. V STER-
RETT & CO., us 18th St NV. OClI-3t
FOR ENCHANGE-Smau truck farm: water
front on Potomac. near city; what have YOU
TO ofIer? McGHIE, 6l3 New York ave. NV.
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DANCING.

PROF. WYNDHAM. AZ I'm a. m -,
b0c. class Mondays. wednesday ana $500
evening. 1sSJs Viii guarantee you 70 da1ce
s Lessons. s25G - -
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NEW YORK CITY REAL ESTATE.

NEW YORK real estate. acreage or lots:
greatest investment in the world; monthly
payments, free trip: circulars. Address
COLLINS CO., 1915 18th st. city. ocil-5t
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THE DENTIST.
DIR. J. W. KEYES.
has moved 10 l4T 81. Ru2s-s0t
ALVEOLAR TEETE-PaInless lasting. won
derfully nfellke. brldgework or plating IN
necessary; painless dllng. DR. J. l. VIII
sJN. LOB F. iyel-tf
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FOR SALE-The greatest bargain ever offer
eE IN Georgetown large broom house. fine
condition, steam heat, plumbing changed. new
kitchen added Oreled for s. 90 under its
value Key al once OF HENRY ". OFFCTT.
SD and y srs see9-f
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BUSINESS EDUCATION

NIGHT SCHOOL-One month free uaco7-
dilOnally. a. DRAUGHONTS PRACTICAL,
BUSINESS COLLEGE. Academy OF AIuaio
Bldg, cor. Pin and D sts. nv. BEiuK this Do
tiCe- ociO--f
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CARPET CLEANING.

CARPET CLEANED BY compressed air; on
your floors. OF at our plant Phone Main
5sSS 2024 c st NV oct-30t
SAVE YOUR old carpets rugs woven from
old carpets; the only weaving factory OF its
kind IN the city: carpet cleaning. WASH
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The F. II. Smith Co.
E. Q. Smith, Pres.
Lee D. Latimer, v. P.
1908 N. Y. Ave. N. w.
OclO-6t

SIX BRIGHT outside rooms, bath; large
porch and yards. janitor service: steam heat
KENT n6 y. Carolina ave. Sc. ocIl-3t
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CLAIRYOYAETS.
PSYCEIC=PAIMISr

GET READING from Mr.. AIIloa Il nm
want information On any matter Re MI
tel You what you wish 70 know. ReafInTE
81 90. Hyp1Otism taught SIP Eye o. Al -
Tel Mai1 "a .eTo--F
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NEW SIE-ROOAI. tile bath. oak trim. hot-
water heat. large lot best yf.IJ0 nv. house.
reduced 10 $780, easy terms. BOX 80.
Times 5@lCe- ocs-3r
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DIARIES
THE IVY DALE DAIRY co,

81 Virgins. VIII start their wagons October
l. 1905 wi.d milk from young. select tubgr-
culin- tested COWS Mr- @. H Rice will give
his own personal attention 20 soliciting and
delivering the milk. which Is especially adapt
ed FOR the baby. This milk viii not be ship
ped and rehaldled, Il VIII come direct from
our farm 70 you Send your name and ad-
drcsS today BOX =. Times once. Ocq--f
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FOR RENT
ONE OF THE FINEST
HOUSEKEEPING APARTMENTS
N EAST WASHINGTON.
Containing seven large. airy rooms,
hot-water heat. with all modern CON
yeniences- Leased by the year only
at reasonable rent 70 responsible ten
ant.
rs Pa. Ave. S. z. Inquire at Store.
o~T
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-HE BARN DANCE,


Al The new and original Sra7r al, -
- SS - z aceIG- waltz. tNo-stsP. three-step.
private lessons day OF evening. with music.
Character songs and special dances FOR cbfI-
drel-
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| TWO APARTMENTS Of four and Eve rooms
and bath. very cheap II taken AT once Appiy
go East Capitol St ocIO-St
! THE RUShIN. 800 Sherman ave NV. ore
I block east Of Ilth and Columbia road NV
/ nve rooms and bath; steam heat; unlimited
hot water, free telephone. rear porch two
extra rooms for storage: rent. $50 per month
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COOL BREEZES.
Take cool tide IN the country. Hire an
automobile any hour OF the day or night al
THE SHERMAN. 20 c 81. NV Phon8 Line
81. Experienced chauffeur explaining poinIs-
5es-tr. su. tu-e0t
FIRST-CL1ASS open and closed cars: spas
senger cars. 50 hour: 7-passenEer cars, s.
hour. ZIMMERMAN & KENNEALLY, 1902
nth St NV. North 1888. oc10-30t
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AUTO LAMP EXPERTS.

T F. MOORE & co.
Lamps Of every description repaired. uIs+s5
and polished 505 John Marshall place nv.
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Dogs, PETS, ETC.
JUST RECEIVED. DinEo. Australian Wild
dog also chihuahua, Cuban pood .es. Scotch
coll-es. St Demands. black and tan singing
canaries, parrots. gO!dfshes, etc. SCHMID-S
BIRD STORE, I'D 18th ST ocf1-+f
PEDIGREED screw-tailed brindle. Boston
terrier pups. French pOodles. parrots. cana
ries, guinea pigs; pets boarded: rates reason
able.
LEES BIRD STORE. rs nth y. W.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
Drawings by p. v. E. Ivory

Nab and l. was a nephew, and Nab But
you shall learn about her go I'll let Uncle
Tom Andy Bill tell her little story
was teaching school, and was learning shorthand
at the time; practised taking down Uncle
Tom Andy Bills stories of his boyhood days he
told them to his family about a winters freside
and that is the way happen to have them to tell
to YOU
Uncle Tom Andy Bill always sat in his great arm
chair the right side of the enormous fireplace.
He near the fire that the smoke from his pipe
would go UP the chimney. Next to him-very, very,
cose-sat Baby Nab in her tiny rocking chair. The
rest of the audience ranging years from Die, who
ten, to myself that time | scared in the
empyrean heights of twenty-one,-sat in a circle
that is half circle, in front of the hearth The fire
furnished light and heat, and plenty of each
The picture presented, with old NestOr on
right flank, the dancing flames in front of
lighting up faces, and the fitting shadows 81
lenty playing hide and seek in the dark of
the room behind us, one worthy of masters
brush | wish had it canvas.
| shall not try to reproduce Uncle Tom Andy
Bills inimtabe dialect but shall give you his
stories as l took them down; redolent, however,
man of much reading and of considerable culture
but he spoke the language of his friends, and cared
a great deal more for what he said than for how he
said it. l believe Uncle Tom Any Bills stories
were in the main true, though occasions he
may have 'idealized" certain incidents for the
benefit of his open eyed. credulous audience. 1t is
almost impossible to resist the temptation to
wonder in those who believe all one says.
One cold evening, fortnight before Christmas,
Uncle Tom Andy Bill yielded to importantly and
began
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ings to finish the story, and many adventures will
happen on the way"
1.-The more the better!" shouted every boy and
girl in the room. And we do want you to begin at
the very beginning and tell all about it right up
to the end" -
And we want lot of bear stories too said one
of the boys.
Don't you hope it will take all winter" whis-
pered one of the small girls
Sh! Sh Sh! came from several pairs of older
lips, and Uncle Tom Andy Bill began again.
YOU see father and mother up from Caro-
lima about the year 70 or 20, and settled here
in Indiana on Blue River. | little fellow, ten
or twelve years old: but remember it all-all We
built cabin where the old house still stands.
down the river five miles from here, you all know
thought father selected the spot close to the river
that should not have to go far to fish. He prob
ably had other reasons; but you the one boy in
family of girls is apt to think that all the spheres
of the family system revolve about him. It's bad
for boy to get the notion into his head that he
the whole thing; for you see he has to get it out
again 1t is knocked out of him later in life and the
firmly the idea becomes fixed in his head the
harder the knocks must be to loosen it. 1t cracks
many fools skull for good and all.
The neighbors for miles around came to help us
build our log cabin. When it finished and the
openings between the logs were we'll chinked with
mud, father built great chimney; then We moved
in, and Were>aS snug bug in a rug After the
house was built father went to work to make
clearing by chopping down trees and grubbng out
underbrush
'Oh, how enjoyed the great bonfres when the
neighbors came to help at the log rolling! Father
chopped down the trees and cut them into pieces
which could be easily handled When the neighbors
came they rolled the logs together and piled the
brush then the torch was applied. And what
sight it was! Talk about your Fourth of July fire.
works! Compared to log fires, they look like a
candle beside burning barn
Clearing the ground hard work: but father
soon had fine patch of rich bottom ground cleared
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of whom could boast of more than one name.
laughed at his unusual assortment. Some called
him Tom, Others Andy, and Others again found
that Bill came trippingly on the tongue. In time
the three names amalgamated, and Tom Andy Bill
fell permanently to his lot. My mother was
of Tom Andy Bills sisters. She and my father dying
when l very young, my uncle took to
raise" and warmed me in his great tender heart.
Uncle Tom Andy Bill old bachelor though
he had reared family of fourteen children, all
adopted All these children except one (of her you
will hear great deal in these pages) nieces
nephewS, and grandnieces grandnephews whose
parents, like mine. had died, and every member of
the adopted family worshped with unquestioning
faith at the shrine of So The Adopter, as some of
Tom Andy Bills older friends lovingly called him
: The mother instinct strong in Tom Andy
Bills heart that all his friends regretted he had
married. l remember once hearing two old ladies
deplore the fact. One of them said tendery:
i. oh yes. it's too bad. He the hkeest young
man l ever knew.-so tall and strong and gentle!
He like Greek statue in form. and like hero
in bravery and truthfulness and all that good.
His hair dark, and cured about the finest head
and the handsomest face l ever No, he never
married; but he had sweetheart once Yes, yes,
you know the story. Sad, wasn't it? So sad!"
had often wanted to hear the story; but no one
of my generation seemed to know it, though many
had heard it mentioned in general way very
sad" None of Uncle Tom Andy Bills generation
would talk on the subject,-a the romance, doubt
less having oozed out of them.
Many years ago, when Uncle Tom Andy Bill told
the stories which follow, he quite an old man;
but he still young in heart. and strong in
person. He fully six feet two inches high
and straight as gray ash arrow. His face
smooth, his glowing dark eyes had lost none of
their luster, and his great shock of waving white
hair veritable halo of glory. Seven members
of the adopted family still under his roof at the
time of which speak, the other seven had married
Or Uncle Tom Andy Bill said had flown the
> ~, L.
were grandnieces and grandnephews Baby
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The Uncle Begins

THAT was long. long. ago,-ffty odd years back
in the heart of time. You all can't imagine
how far back fifty years is One has to live seventy
years to understand what it When man
of seventy looks back to his boyhood it like looking
down from great height at and women on the
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mother had three girls and only
one boy; SO they said they would
give him as many names as boy
could stand, to make up, in a
manner, for his deficiency in
number His plaYmates. none
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Copyright. 1908. by Charles Major
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1908-04-17

Judge Gray, of Delaware seems
now to be fully before the country
as a presidential candidate for nom
instion at the Denver convention.
Offices have been opened at Wash
ington with R ] Beamish of Phila.
delphia, in charge, a Journalist and
lawyer of wide note. He says that
it will be the effort of himself an d
those associated with him to pro.
mote the Gray movement and that
they will not be drawn into any
attempt to detract from the public
or private reputation of any other
candidate.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1908-04-17

KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Prominent Sherman Citizen Laid
Low at Club House.

Low at Nluo Rouse.
Sherman, Tex, April 11.-At the
club house of the Sherman County
club Albert R. Richards, forty-eigh4
years of age, native of this city, pres
ident of the Commercial club, and
member of the Elks and United Com
mercial Travellers, was killed by light.
ming Friday afternoon.
In company with Harry Barnes, C.
c: Rountree and Eugene Cherry, Mr.,
Richards went out to the club pre-,
serves, intending to spend the night
and engage In q duck hunt. After
reaching the lake Mr.. Richards decid'
cd to remain at the house, while the
others went out on the lake In boats.
Shortly after 5 o'clock to escape a
sharp thunder storm, the others of the
party came in and ran into the club
house to find Mr.. Richards stretched
on the floor, his feet near the hearth
upon which fire he had built was
blazing. He was given attention at
once, but was quite dead and the evi.
dences that he had met death from an
electric bolt found.
DSoAhAAAS nAOn LuO ilSuI SluC VI tu0
face and going downs the right arm
and leg the current had left dark
dtscolofation. Just above the mantel
two small holes had been torn through
the flue cap and calendar that had
hung over it was badly riddlsd, which
indicates that he was standing in front
Of the fireplace and the bolt came
down the brick chimney and passed
out through the cap near his head. IN
his hat small hole had been burned
through the rim. The chain of his
watch, which was in the right pocket
of his vest, had been melted, but the
watch was still running. The body
reached the city at 9 p. m.
He leaves widow, but no children.
Mrs. Richards left for visit to Honey
Grove just a short while before the de.
plorable accident occurred. She was
notified.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1908-04-17
TEXAS PATENTS.

List of patents granted to Texas
inventors this week. Reported by
G. A. Snow & Co., patent attor.
neys, Washington, D c.:
] P H Bailey, Burnet, railjoint;
T A Hill, Bivins, mail-holder;- H
c Schaefer, Ell Paso, rotary engine;
G E Smith. Coleman, cotton. chop.
per; ] G Walker. Waco. rotary ex.
ylosive engine; G H Wolls, Neinda
harrow; ] A Wigs Jr, Beaumont.
rotary we'll boring machine.
For copy of any of above patents
send ten cents in postage stamps
with date of this paper to G, A
Snow & Co. Washington. D G.
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ROSenthal'S

1t is expected that aesolution
authorizing the president to take
such action as he may deem ad-
visable. to secure redress from the
Venezuelan authorities for losses
suffered by cisizens Of the U. g..
will soon be passed by congress.
If congress should adopt resolu-
ton similar to that passed in 1890.
Secretary Root will probably pur.
sue the same course as adopted b.
Sec. Blaine with this difference.
that he will act promptly and moi
give the venezuelan president two
years to reflect. Mr. Root has al.
ready shown sufficient pa thence
with the Castro government. II,
has arged arbitration in very cour.
teous terms only to be met by con.
temptuous defiance. Castro will
comply when our government pos
itively demands redress,
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THE'WORLD1AKES OFF
ITS HAT TO TYLER
COMMERCIAL COLLEGE
OF TYLER, TEX.

The world loves a winner. This
school won over all other CONNER
cial schools in making the largest
enrolment for daystudents for 1907
1t is sure to win the same honor
again in 1908 if the present large
attendance is any indication.
The Tyler Commercial College
was the first school to reduce the
time for completing a thorough
practical course of shorthand from
six to eight month down to three;
it was first to reduce the time of
taking bookkeeping course from
six months to four, Notwithstanding
the fact that it adds a thorough
cours of business training to it. 1t
was also the first to reduce the
time of combined course of book
keeping and shorthand from ten
months and year to five months.
Other schools are now loud in their
claims that they can do what the
Tyler Commercial College is doing
that they have the same meth.
DDS. the same systems and oppor-
tunities to offer. What folly! They
are simply wanting to ride in our
wagon of progress. If they have
the same systems, the same meth
DDS and could offer the same in.
ducements why do not some of
them enjoy the honor of being the
largest commercial college in Am
erica; they are much older than
we!
4 A prominent travelling man who
has been travelling over Texas for
the past IA years, remarked that
his business put him in touch with
the business Offices in the various
cities throughout the state, and it
was his experience that 9 out of 10
bookkeeppers and stenograthers he
met were from Tyler Commercial
College. There is but one Tyler
Commercial College; it is located
at Tyler Texas, and when any 9th.
er school tells you they can offer
you the same systems, the same
methods and advantages as this
school is offering youNcan put it
down right then they are
trying to deceive you. We own
and CONTROL the copyrights of the
famous Byrne Simplified Short
hand and practical Bookkeeping
and buiness training, and allow no
other commercial school in the
Southern states to teach them; so
how can the.- have these most
modern and wonderful systems?
/ When we first introduced these
systems and modern methods, ma.
ny of our competitors were adver.
Using that we could not make good
our system would not do; now
they have turned right around and
claim they have the same thing.
They are just as far wrong now as
they were before. Write for our
catalog and be convinced of our su-
perior systems and methods. Ev-
cry statement made in our catalog
} is backed by 500 cash guarantee,
Tear out and mail: Send me cata-
log. Nance ........ .... 90. ....... %.
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NOTICE,
THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,
To the Sheriff or any Constable of
Marion County:
You are hereby commanded to have
published in the Weekly Jimplecute, a
newspaper published in the City of JEFF
ierson, Marion county, once week for
four successive weeks, the following
notice:
No. 756. In the matter of the Estate
of 7 r Vickers deceased.
TO all perso IS interest in said Estate,
J A r Moseley, administrator, has filed
in the county court of Marion county,
his final account in the estate of T R
Vickers deceased, which will be heard
at the next term of said court, COM
mencing on the list Monday in May, A.
ID, 1908, the same being the 4th day of
May 1908, at the court house in the city
of Jefferson, at which time all persons
interested in said estate may appear and
contest said final accounts, should they
desire to do so
Herein fail not but have you before
said court on the first day of the next
term thereof, this writ with your re-
turn thereon showing how you have
executed the same.
Given under my hand and seal OF
said court, this March 3lst, 1908,
| [SEALl W. F. JONES, Clerk,
County Court, Marion County. Tex
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