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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-21

lSS AN A SIAh-
RER fingered at
her breakfast table.
dividing her atten-
ton between an
open letter lying by
her plate. and a
teaspoon she was
balancing on the
edge of her cup.
She lived /: g.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
Women Involved in the Hill Imbroglio

easy matter to have u hint dropped
that a continuation OF Ambassador
Towers term would please every one
concerned. The trouble CONSISTED In
the hints being dropped In tho wrong
quarter.
Another suppoKitlon that seems ten.
abi. IL that hinicd at by u former
Washington society woman. now u
resident of Paris. She intimatcd that
social. not political. enemies ~cr. re-,
sponSibic for the supposed rundown.
She In thoroughly convcrnant with tn.
secret diplomatic history OF Europe.
and asserted .mpha,icaiiy that the
whole iinbroriio was social.
According to this authority. there
has been s,ron. fc-iin. In the dipio,
matte set RIainst Mrs. Hiii ever since
she became th" wirc of the then ms.
Hisiant secretary Of state. Washing.
ton social enemies made then. shc de.
ciar"d. are striving now to accom-.
pliEh her husbands downfall. although
every one. even her enemies. Is fond
u him.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17

A LTHOrGH the Hili anair Is mp.
"a parcntiy settled II In still the par
amount Subi.c, Of gossip In diplomatic
society circles. Two theories are nd
vanccd to explain the opposition 10
DIR. iilil as American ambassador To
Berlin. and both have io do with WON
en- and hish society.
In some quarters wise ones profess
to have seen In the entire affair the
desire of Mrs. Charicmasnc Tower to
continue In the German capital. where
she conducted u most successful cam
paiEn. She In an especial fayorit. Of
the emperor. and Ii welcomed In cour,
circles. For this reason. Il was pointed
out. u clever woman would ind II an
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17

cPEAKER CANNON and other lead.
y crE In the house are concerned
over the growing practice Of repre-.
sentatives In being away from the
chamber during the consideration Of
important business. II always has
been difficult TO keep tho members
present during the daily sessions. hut
absen'ccism has become a positive
evil this year.
This is due TO tho fact that the
house now owns large Office build.
ing. put up at cost of several mil.
lions of dollars and containing fine
quarters for every member. In the Sc.
clusion OF the ofIice building n mem.
Der who Is not burdencd with any re.
sponsibiliiy other than to cast his vote
when n signal for him TO do No is
given spends his time sending OFT
seeds and writing TO the folks Dack
home.
II present plans are carried out an.
other excuse for members who are not
disposed to attend the daily proceed.
inEs will be provided. What Repre-.
sentative Tawncy OF Minnesota calls
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
Popular Misconception of the Cloakroom

and dank. smelly raincoats on wet
days-as the only place to which
patriotic but pestered statesmen might
resort when tagged or In need OF a
smoke.
The reality Is so different. as most
Of us who live here are well aware.
for the Republican and Democratic
cloakrooms OF the house. for instance.
are furnished with such attention to
solid comfort-not to speak of luxury
-as to make the loungine room OF the
ordinary club look like a parlor In
Thrums by comparison. There's a
scrumptiousiy thick carpet. u perfect
flock o, astonishinrly comfortable
chairs and half a dozen leather.covered
dnvenports OF remarkably Formulating
qualities.
II Is In the cioak.room that the leg.
islative back unbends and the brow
unwrinkles. Atlas. having = tenn
porary respite. unstraps his world
burden. dumps It In the nearest
corner. slaps brother Atlas on
tho back and borrows a cigar. Re-
iicyed from n pose that is oft.ntimes
physical as well M mental. Atlas be-
comes human. He listens. he tells n
story. he sometimes laughs. And In
the intervals Of rcminiscence and such
and sometimes there are no intervals
he broiis to a turn. with language
comprehensive and ornate. every per
son aud thin. connected with the gov
crnmcnt. from the president and the
constitution down to the messenger
to the eighteenth assistant secretary
OF state who does not know his place,
and the wearing iii.ht OF steps to the
second floor of the census ONCE. And
oftcntimcs they put each other on the
pan.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
of Seeds to Be Stopped

the interests Of the farmer. gardener.
horticuiturist4 and honest seedsman.
The United States has become the
dumping ground for the poor seed OF
the world. which can be and is used
by INSCRIPTIONS dealers for adultera.
ton purposes, Seed that is held over
until the germ is dead and the vital
force is entirely gone. is mixed with
fresh seed OF the same kind. The
mixed article is sold as fresh seed In
buying seed II is usually impossible
for the, purchaser to tell the true char.
acter or quality OF the seed. 50 1t is i'm.
possible for the ordinary purchaser to
see any difference In appearance be.
tween turnip seed worth 40 cents a
pound. cabbage seed worth 81 a pound,
and caulihower seed worth $40 a
pound ll1 LH ~
Tile bill prepared by Mr.. Mann Is
severe upon those who misbrand OF
seeds q fine OF 5000 IL pre-.
vided for the first oTcnse. 5000 for the
second orfense. and Imprisonment, for
one year, or both.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17

w WASHiNGTON. - Every now and
W then there's u paragraph In a
local paper. or perhaps In dispatch
sent ont from here. that has TO do with
things political. mention of ''cloakroou
gossip" AT the capitol. To tell the
truth. II Is doubtful whether half
dozen people. outside Of those who live
here In more or less intimate ca
pacity at one time or another. know
what the capitol cloakrooms are like.
In fact. from u remark innocently
dropped by a friend of mine from
Egypt. ILL.,. Cacc upon n time-and who
may be taken M fairly representative
At feast OF several million ordinarily
Intelligent folks-i'm quite sure they
haven't an idea.
Il never could understand said this
supplemented person. apropos Of u
comment Of mine on some cloAkroom
briliiancy. how II was this great gov.
ernni.nt couldn't provide somethin.
better than cioakrooms for senators
and representatives to use when they
are not working. but have TO be there
Just tn. same
have no doubt that this modern
Egyptian had pictured In his minds
eye n cloakroom all ciuttercd up with
assorted garments In even the best
OF weather. and made uninhabitnblc
by soggy. mnd'spiai,crcd soloshcs
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
Hurry.

To our own ase belongs the credit OF
having raised hurry from the degraded
position of a disease to that OF com.
mercial process. Formerly hurry sim.
ply brough; people to an early grave.
with nothing to show for It. whereas
now 1t is become the means of trans
forming peace Of mind, which Is a
solecisn. tn say the best OF It. into
ready money. Hurry .as grown to le
a great fact in life. Even the fashions
take account of It. until women are
found doing up their hair In such
way that they mny go the speed limit
without iear Of It's coming down. And
the best Of hurry is that II Is It's own
sufficient Justification. lIobody ex.
poets hurry to have any particular
reason behind II any more.--I.ife.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
Truants Worry of "Uncle Joe'' Cannon

a plot" To rciard business In the
hous, IN In proccaS Of bcin. hatchcd.
When the ONCE building was o,n.
picicd members made complaint tina,
they were so far. removed from the
chamber they had no way of finding
out what was going ON except by
means Of n telephone. This was unEa,.
isfac'ory. !; was then suggested that
n ticker. such aE iE used in trans.
hitting stock quotations. he installed.
but the scheme was discarded. Then
the house officials discovered n device
that II IL believed will MI the bilL II
put into Use this device will comiGini.
cate over the wires to rooms In the
Office building every sound and syl
liable uttered on the house floor.
why not connect the wires with
Washington homes Of congressman"
said n house leader. And then prob.
ably in the process Of development III.
time will come when measures will be
adopted making II unnecessary for the
members to come TO Washington at
all.
"Firs, thing We know the house will
rejoice in the possession Of an upto.
date siRnnl service. including a wire.
less outfit. From his home In Homo.
lulu the delegate from Hawaii. by
merely touching button or sending
a message by wireless. will he able TO
register his vote on a given measure.
Where In II all going to end
''Darned II know" ID
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
Grass Widow Defined.

Presiding Elder G. A. LenhoR OF tho
Macon district. says the Macon Herald.
tells this story Of ilse late Bishop W.
". Duncan OF the Methodist Episcopal
church:
When Bishop Duncan first went to
Texas to preside at u state conference
there he was suffering severely with
hay fever. He was OF a nervous dis
position and referred To his malady
with such frequency that II became =
bit tiresomc TO the preachers. A
brother got up to make n report and
In the course Of II he used the term
grass widow"
Grass widow" cried the bishop.
I've heard that expression used half
n dozen times since I've been here. l
never heard II before. VIII you please
tell me. sir. what n grass widow is!"
The offcndin. brother looked as calm
and ms serious as AN undertaken dur,
INK the storm Of laughter which tho
bishops speech had developed. When
things quieted down he said. very
gently:
"a Hrnss widow. bishop. is a woman
whose husband has died with hay
fcyer'"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17

THERE will BE no more mixing OF
! cheap. inferior or old seeds in the
packages which win be sold by deal
crs after Representative Mann's bill
becomes law. The measure Is TO
prevent the misbranding and adultera.
ton of seeds, and II has been favor.
ably acted upon by the house com
mittse on Interstate and foreign com.
morcc. The prospects for the passage
o. the bill are good. 7
Some interesting statements arc
made in the report on the bill. which
has been presented to the house. II
asserts that the frightful extent TO
which the adulteration of seeds has
s,VUn in our countr! is menace ~
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
A Terrible Appetite For Chicken:

Henry T.. Dixcy was Snccring about
the sIuabbic that went ON between
two brave youn. men over a Carnegie
medal.
1T IN not very cnnoblinE thing"
he said. Ito rcc two heroes fighting
and jawinE over n medal for hcroism.
Mr.. Carnegie should hav. thought OF
this when he originated his hero fund.
''Th. taste for medals. once formed.
IL worse than tn. tast. for chicken.
You know what Mrs. q. Washington
white said Of her husband, don't youf
ANY wash. she said. Is tho wust
man for chicken you ever nee. Why.
u he cant s., n chicken no other way.
he'll .o and buy one"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
4, CHAPTER XVI. ID
llonu the CyeIamsr path,

Both young men are riding light:
Barnes for this speedy dash has left
his rifle and his field glasses behind
him. and they gallop up the pass OF
the Force. But the ascent is SO steep
they are soon compelled to walk their
horses. A precipice is on one side OF
them and the great TANKS Of Del Orc
are on the other. Both Edwin and
Burton have been silent, thinking OF
their wives. The latter now remarks.
pointing TO a deep gorge running up
the mountain side: THAT. I believe,
leads TO La Pintica. the home OF the
Bellacoscia. which the sendarmes
never dare to visit"
But they having reached the summit
Of the Col. now speed their horses
sharply down the deciivities into the
great forest of vizzavona, the road
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17

gram to Bastia. We journey to protect
her against design upon her safety
upon even her honor. Lieut.. Anstru.
thcr. unused to the language. would be
Of little use
Design against the honor of the
daughter of the Paoii!" snaris Boneiii.
Impossible! I will go with you upon
this crrand myself"
Z hut the enchanting tones of Sally
Blackwood make him pause: she is
pleading: What. and desert me
among your wild mountains"
NO. It's best go not" remarks the
bandit chief. 'Gendarmes. with me in
your company. would be an embarrass.
ment. and they in their bungiing way
may doubtless aid you. And your wife.
where is she. Signorc Barnes?"
."StIli in the hands of Saliceu or his
friends @ ......
They did not surrender her as they
agreed rfi'HI.a 4a-.l
NO. They substituted this lady
"Corpo di Diavolo.= Saliceti has
tricked me! proclaim a vendetta
against Bernardo Eduardo Saiiccti.'
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Copyrs b. isN. nusd Ne.a 3 Co. y. :
SYNOPSIS.


Hpr'op u, Barnes. q wealthy American
is.rins cor.ic., rescue. the, young Eng,
hsh licu,-nsnt. Edward d-rard Anstrvmh-
dasEh;rr Of the Psoiis. from the rnuT-
d~rous N~nd-tis. understanding that his
I-weT !. g. be N. hand OF the, girl he
Loves ENID AnsfrutEsr. slater Of the Eng
hsh nest,snAut: The four ny from AJar-
-. I.oa I.ys,'ils. on hoard III. French
s'fs."sr const.ntIh.. Thr vendetta pur-
hoard the train Tor london At Msrs.iil-s,
Marina ztsz-hsndest = mysterious note
,.i.s pos,pen.,n-nt OF the Journey.
h.rn-. and Eaid are married. Soon
sn,, sm-r their x Wedding nsrn-.. bria- ais.
s.sn kidpsp-d and taken to Corsica,
To- krcom .s',,ir.- nshins y-ss.i and
- .eaa' .3 star, 'r pursuit Of hi. bride.
ia. villa and PUSHES hack To h..sr that
An'irnth-r's wife. Marina. !. also miss.
,'ors'es without delay. and So he leaves
the search for Mama to her husband
ssnii' be .o-s to hun, Tor Enii. Jus, b..
shor. Marina IL discovered hiding In q
corner OF the weasel She explains her
ilArnes rescue his wife from the corsi.
-ans When iiafn-s and Marina arrive
" S"r.'sa n. Is given a NOT. written BY
-. m. VENDETTA may klii him. Hrrn--
M" = .~sasn Nor ssr p' Ens rs.y ss'n,",.. %s,r. I" |"
sishf OF her and h-r cspior. In tho cor.i.
can mountain wild. Just as nixht ap.
prnsehss. In seeking shelter trom a
storm the couple enter n hermitage and
there To th-ir amas-m-nt they discover
T1mas.o. the foster father Of Marina.
who WAS supposed TO have b~vn Killed b,'
b~ Rsllor . soldiers. and for whose death
bA-n-n had hen s-nd-tta-si. Tonas.s
learns that Mafina's husband did not
hili her brother, Many wrongs arc right
sd Barnes IL surprised In the hermitage
h> tnrhinI md ltomano. the two defeat
es bandits. ~"o had b-~n searching for
L.iH IL murder iIim TO- lI- money. The
bandits attempt u take away Msrins.
Narnss darts out 10 door. The bandits
s,art tn pursue. bp. they roach tho
doar both are laid low by Uarn-.' rcvoi.
Yer. M-tnb-ru Of the t-''rrosrin enter
and uarn-s IL 'onpr-d f..r lis great ssrv.
lr- tn I'll. community In .,iiinE the hated
Isss hini and Romano. tn. release Of
Enid i- promised. Harnr. !. conveyed In
triumph lo bpcognano, Marina araualht- =
the brliaroscfa with Saiic-tts plat
aEai-.fi hor husband aud the people are
Instructed To vote aGninst him at t.r
coming election. Narnes !. taken tn t.l-
mansion of the Paoii. Ia meet Enid
Marina receive. n telegram. She starts
fer IlsHtia to meet her husband. Enter.
tns the room to greet Ills wife Hnrn-- ts
bs s~iia-r-d To md the adventures Ia
1t-li- Bisrkwo.i. hut not Enid Sh- had
b.-n substituted for the Americans bride
~ = rhr-~j plot.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17

a. a. L. [. M TT.
main street is the telegraph station."'
answers the younE man. and y stable
10 hire horses is ut the inn"
4 "Thank you. Also want to see
your chief II he hasn't already gone to
the mountains" IT,.
/. rs It Important" n
"very.Y
Then Slgnore Antonio will be here
In q few .minutes. ]" answers the young
fellow and speeds on through neigh,
boring lane. HI n
The two hurry to the inn. but Bocog.
nanO has gone to bed. Its houses are
ali uniiEhted. their doors are locked.
In this land OF the vendetta. even AZ
the auberge. people hesitate to open
for unknown travellers knocking on
the portal, ,A t.-. III ' N,
to Baxtia or any way station on that
road before tomorrow morning. 1t is
nearly an hour before they succeed In
arousing q somnoient hostler NJ the
Inn stables. who niutters all the horses
are tired and must have u nights rest.
, but stimulated by a gold piece placed
I'm his sleepy hand the man finally
awakens sufIicientiy to saddle two
horses. which he says are the liveliest
OF amy In the stable. III.
On two sorry beasts they dash up to
Mnrins's home and nnd waiting on It's
steps the great bandit and one or two
OF his men. rF-sa4raaa. F
Il have favor to ask you. Si.nore
Roneiii. In addition To the others you
have done mo. that you will escort 10
the yacht Mt Sa.one the lady within
this house and get her safely out OF
Corsica" --.- -r LII
1"Oh. you needn't ask that. Mr..
Rarn~x Of New York" cries In Belle
Blackwood. stepping airily onto the
vcranda. = have already petitioned
the great Beliacoscis. aud I think he
will protect me against any man
won't you. SiHnore Bonciii," The soft.
ness Of her sweet voice is . cnrsxs.
"Sapristi. will not T." says the ma.
nifccnt man. his hawks eyes flashing
as they look upon the iovcliness Of the
ontrancins American adventures
Count on Bonelii to his hearts blood
Then he asks iuoodiiy: But why are
you compelled to leave your wife. Sig
nor" harness"
This lady Is not my wife"
Santa Maria. not your wife, Gran
Dio. whose npous. Is shc!'
"Nobo,ly's.'' T..
'Diavoia suprcma:" cries the great
bandit. n tremendous JOY nyinr into
his face. And you-you ica,. this
loyciincss-'' he adds. as II he cannot
understand.
Her lovciincss In not mine. Siknors
Bonelii." remarks Burton. coidiy. lie
sides. II Is n matter Of life and drati,
that calls m-. This gentleman
Iiarncs Introduces Ed~in-''is the hus
band Of Mad-moisclic Paoii. who has
been iuTcd from here by lying ,clc
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
CHAPTER xv.-con,inued.

This is spoken as he springs on the
horsc. tosscs the bride to the boy. and
runs up the stairs. Marina is inside.
! imagine" he says. and calls through
the doorway.
age" says barnes.
why did abe leave for Bastia7"
a telegram" answers Barnes. "pur.
porting to come from you stating tina,
you would be at that place tomorrow
morning. Notwithstanding her fatigue.
rhc went on by carriage to meet you. =
a telegram: impossible. Bastia
Is Mt the north end Of the island. !
arrived at Ataccio. the south end. lie.
sides. I sent no telegram"
Edwin is interrupted by . short cry
from Barnes: "Cipriano Danciia!"
With an execration Anstruther asks
to do with this?"
81 pretty certain OF It. You do
no; realize that fellows passion for
For my wife? BY heaven. I'll kill
= >him!v and the young English ofiiccr
hooks round to call the boy who has
come with him. but the urchin. being
eager for bed. is already out OF hear
ing with the horse. Suddenly he cries:
barnes. you're not going to leave
Enid here unprotected" for the Amer
lean is almost running down the ave.
nue.. Edwin after him.
Il haven't found my wife,
THE lady upstairs. whom hcard?"
WAS not Enid. II was that Internal
La Belle BIackwood. and yet forgive
her. for she told me the direction she
thought Enid had takcn." and as they
half trot, half stride down the avenue
under tho chestnut trees. Burton epit-
omizes his adventures Of the day.
what are you going to do now?"'
Get horses and follow your wife.
She is the one to which We have
ciew. We must prevent her falling
into Danella's hands. Perhaph-I
pray God-in following her we may
find also the way to my wife,
"whye. .ffrHH HH
because Cipriano is the real brains
OF this Internal outrage"
AS they reach the gateway OF the
grounds they are abruptly intercepted.
One OF the young Bellacoscia. hidden
in tree. springs out TO them, gun In
hand, but recognizing Mr.. Barnes, the
young man says: Il am one OF those
watching that no Saliceti troubles you.
l let this man pass because saw he
was a foreigner $50.
That's all right" replies Burton.
but could you show me the telegraph
station and where to get horses?"
Beside Hotel Mouvrages in the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
FLYNN shin In 1900.

In the Evening Post. London news
paper published In the reign of Queen
Anne. bearing date the 2O.22 Decem
Der. 1i09. there is curious descrip
tion of flying ship. stated to have
been invented BY Bartoiomeo Lorenzo.
brazilian priest. The paper has an
OF the airship and long
description. The inventor claimed tina,
he could travel 200 miles In "a hours.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
The Wrooo Time.

Miss JaGks0n-Mr. JOhnslng, Al
have nn'i'y decided to be yo' vile IL
yo' wants me! 90. 4--,; ...uFT
Mr.. Johnson tunaffectedly)-Dis am
do unsuspioious time to impose yosslf
to me. All understand .yo' Just lost yo'
1ob!llneL NrH rlEI1 FittI-L
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
Didn't Marry Him.

Howell--When I began counting the
girl who is now my wife she said that
she wouldn't marry the best man who
ever lived. g.. u
Poweil-=It, isn't every woman who
keeps her word like that. 4 - .-
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-10-14
NOTICE
As To Telephone Service

This notice is written on ac'
count of complaints from our sub
scribers as to slow service and
busy lines, Am. h..
These troubles are largely due
to the use of phones by non sub
scribers, and the subscribers not
giving the operator the number,
line and signal wanted. We have
given positive instructions to all
our operators, not to allow nom
subscribers to send messages I'M
less paid for, and to require all
persons to call by number, line
and signal. ,r
We ask the hearty cooperation
Of all our subscribers as to the
above rules, as we are confident
better service will be the result.
A complete list of all phones will
be ready in few days.
Respectfully.
LEXINGTON MUTUAL TELEPHONE Co.
By T. S. Burwell, Manager
Sept, 30-O8-4t o.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-10-14
Real Estate and Property Trans
fers Recorded

The following deeds Of bargain anc
sale we're entered of record in the
Clerks Office of Rockbridge county fol
week ending Oct. II, 1908:
M, j. Lyons to Jennie Lyons, house
and lot on Houston street, Lexington
adj. Mrs. Sarah Seal, etc.
John A. Eakin to Mrs. Mergaret b
Parent, tract Of land near Donalds
burg, adj. j Copper.
barry B. Baker to MaryMaglll Long
rs acres adj. G. w. Parsons, two and
one half miles north CT Natural Bridge
1885.
Thomas J. Huffman, 8 acres, 2 rods
and 10 50. poles, adj. Arthur Fultz, etc.
South River district, 5000.
FL. Moses to K. B. Moses. his one
fourth interest in THE Point mil
property" on North River at Licking
ton.
A. r. Shields, clerk, to Mrs. l.. E.
Love, lot in the land Of Goshen Land
& Improvement Co.
E. w. Montgomery to W. S. johnson,
acre adj D. s. Greever, Buffalo dis
trict, $25.
Willie Virginia johnson TO W. g.
johnson, her interest in her fathers
land of AZ acres, adj. late Fannie Good
bar, Buffalo district, $75,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-10-14
w. l.. u. Played U. of N. c.

Washington aud Lee University
football team played the Univer.
Sly of North Carolina in Newport
News last Saturday afternoon. The
following report of the game ap-
peared in Sundays papers, sent
out from Newport News:
Washington and Lee and the
University of North Carolina
played a no score game here Satur-
Cay evening In the presence of
nearlI 1900 spectators.
The game was listless, and en-
thusissm was conspicuous by its
absence. The Tarheels kept the
ball In Washington and Lee terri
tory nearly oil the tine and mar
rowiy missed touchdown several
times. bit couldn't get it over.
Both teams were lacking in
ginger, Feuerstein, the little
Washington and Lee quarterback,
played hard GENE. and furnished
what life there was to the work Of
his team. His splendid effort at 9
goal from the Carolina forty.fve'
yard line. tie ball sailing squarely
between the posts and barely be-
low the bar, was one CT the features
of the game. Thomas, half back
and Kiley, full back, were the stars
for Carolina.
Referee, Armstrong (virginia)
Empire. Pat Berry (virginis)
Head linesmaD, Ccpperberg,