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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
LAUNCHINCS.

Can't you hear the creased ways creakingf
See each shape as IL uplooms?
Can't You hear them strike the water2
IT'S the launching OF the booms.
Some beside the broad Atlantic,
Some beside Pacifics wave,
On the Wabash and Ohio
Or where Podunk's ripples lave.
Some in fine champagne are christened
or brand well known TO fame;
With the deacon's cider barrel
Others still receive their name.
By the great horn spoon. its touching.
When their logs shall tell the tale
All. save one, Of that brave squadron
Up Salt river has to sail.
-Brooklvn Lie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
A Serious Problem.

You didn't seem to enjoy your din
ner"
NO." answered Mr.. Cumrox. II con-
TESS I was wondering about how much
I ought to give the waiter. You see, If
you give a waiter too little he snubs
you and if you give him too much he
knows you are a stranger in the place
and scorns you anyhow"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
VARIOUS VERSES
ON TIMELY TOPICS
SOUVENIRS.

Have We been TO Europe?
I should rather smile.
Piked across the continent,
Travelled round in style.
Motored from Berlin 10 Pest.
Watched the miles unravel
And we've brought from every place
Souvenirs Of travel.
Here's bit from Notre Dame
Knocked IL of myself:
Gar=ovle. This from Ely's church.
Cunning little elf,
See this key from Windsor, pray
Swiped IL from the guard.
And this piece Of l.uther's chair
Wood WAS awful hard.
Marble here from Bouy's tomb
Pretty near got caught:
Old EtruScan pottery this
The kind that can't be bought;
Piece OF Venus hand. you see
Artist had the trick
Got IL I'm the Vatican.
Broke IL OF right quick
Have we been 10 Europe?
Well. i should oninei
Plked across the continent:
Travelled down the Rhine.
Parliament out Of sight
Here's the speakers gavel,
Brought. you see. from every place,
Souvenirs of travel.
Milwaukee Journal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Superstition.

$50 you cling to that childish super
stition about thirteen being unlucky,"
said one traveller.
Yes" answered the other. Cant
get away from it,
But see how completely 1t is dis
proved. This glorious country started
with thirteen colonies
Very true. But 1 am an English
man"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
NOT YET, BUT SOON.

Last year put Off getting wood.
And getting winter clothes,
Until norther curled liz up
And We We're nearly froze
And swore this year we would he
In time-wOuld not forget
And would buy such things early-but
We have not bought them vet.
Houston Post,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18

number of representatives in Con-
gress who used to be most enthusiastic
in their personal compliments to the
Speaker have refrained from insisting on
the privilege of assisting him in his pres
ent campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
WRITE YOUR OWN POEM.

Gold,
Fold,
Void.
Such Is the stock in trade
OF which fall rhymes are made.
Quail,
Raj,
Dale.
You've seen them lots of times
In good old autumn rhymes.
Leaf,
Sheaf.
Grief.
Just take your pick Of these
And ill in as you please.
Louisville Courier Journal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18

Korea is taking an active interest in
forestry protection. The Korean gov
eminent has become convinced that it's
mission in affairs is to say nothing and
equip future generations for saving wood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18

Maybe Arohbold is getting some solace
from reflections on a lot of interesting
correspondence that Hearst did not get
hold of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
THE STAR has regular and permanent
Family Circulation much more than the
combined circulation Of the other wash
ington dailies. As News and Aover-
Using Medium It has no competitor.

The Evening Star. with the Sunday morning
edition fs delivered nv carriers within the city
at 80 cents per month: without the Sunday morn
ing edition at II cents per month.
BY mall. postage prepaid:
Daily. Sunday included. one month. e0 cents
Daily, Sunday excepted. one montn " cenIs'
Saturday Star. one year. 81 w.
Sunday Star one year 81. 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
Uncharitable.

"Bliggins says he owes everything to
his wife"
Well" answered the man who never
has a kind word, Il don't know of any
one else who would take chance on
being his creditor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
In a Little While.

The weather news we read Of yore
Scant notice will secure
Well have to ask the janitor
About the temperature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18

Henry Watterson says Bryan will carry
New York by 100000. He evidently feels
that kentucky is safe enough to take a
chance on exporting some Of it's prophecy
talent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18

Magazine inducements are SO tempting
that it will not be surprising to discover
a statesman now and then who would
rather write than be President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
Secure for the Moment.

why is it that a woman who gossips
is always sure to find listener"
Il suppose" answered Miss Cayenne,
its due to realization that when she's
gossiping to you she can't be gossiping
about you"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18

"A man who has done as much campaign
work as Mr.. Roosevelt has should be ex-
cused from acting as escort on inaugu-
ration day If he insists on it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18

Gov. Haskell arranged with the Sheriff
for notification ceremony which did not
entirely please Mr.. Hearst
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18

The Sultan of Turkey has always been
depicted as a very nervous and timid
man. And events prove that he had a
right to be SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18

If Hearst Is to be sued for libel Arch
bold doubtless hopes he will not be called
on to testify.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18

The campaign button manufacturer is.
as usual, quite as unbiased in his political
demonstrations as the brass band leader
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18

Small contributions thankfully re-
ceived" has been adopted as a campaign
motto.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18

Weather prophets are having great diff
fculty this year in shaking off the warm
wave habit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18

It will be rough on the rattlesnakes
when Col Stewart gets back into the
wilds and begins to relieve his feelings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18

Prince Bismarck, installed in the Pal
ace Radziwill, invited the secretaries of
the congress. NJ. de RADIO
BtSmarck'S WITT and Count de Mouy
Comment. ~ uie VII" INN anu MS
family only. In a friend
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-05-08
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.

Richmond. Va. May T. 1908.
(Wholesale Quotations on 'ChanGe)
WHEAT.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-05-08
RAILROADS REPORT
BUSINESS PICKING UP

PITTSBURG-Spec commit
tee of Pennsylvania Railroad officials
which has been circulating among the
manufacturers of the Pittsburg dis
trict to ascertain how great an in
crease of business Is anticipated. has
completed its work.
The manufacturers, without excep-
ton. have declared that they expect
the volume of business TO be almost
double during the month of May. Or
ders are pouring into the Pittsburg
district and conditions have taken on
most rosy hue.
In view of these encouraging condi-
tions. the Pennsylvania Railroad, as
well as other roads entering Pittsburg,
Will busy themselves with prepare
tons to handle the increased business.
Orders for new equipment will be is
sued at once. and cars which have
been idle on sidings since the financial
depression began will be brought out
and overhauled.
There are few industrial concerns in
Pittsburg idle at the present time. and
those that have been running on sin
gle turn are preparing TO go back 70
double turn again.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-05-08
GIRL STARTS \ FARM
FOR HUNfNuNGBIRDS

NEW YORK.-Special-
that humminGbirds will make good
household pets, Miss Gwendolin
Brooks. of 335 Central Park. West, is
going TO raise them in Central Islip.
l. l. Miss Brooks has bought a farm
there and has obtained plans for ava
ries from w. Albert Swasey, of 80
West Thirty-third Street.
She proposes to sell the tiny birds.
and said yesterday she already has a
lot OF commissions for them. In spite
OF their small size. they are not DIFF
f1cult to keep In good health, she de-
clared. and they are most interesting
to study. She has experimental in
raising them in the South and West.
At Central Islip Miss Brooks will
make a specially OF the species known
as the ''ruby-breasted" birds. Their
real home IS in South America. but
they migrate to this climate in the
hot weather. nest here and return ia
the tropics in August before cold wea-
Their can nip their frail bodies. Just
how they manage to survive the hard
ships OF their long journey here and
back to the tropics has long puzzled
naturalists.
Miss Brooks says that II the birds
| have considerable space TO fly about
I'm and are we'll fed with honey and
insects they are not hard to raise.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-05-08
AMERICAN SURGEONS
IN ANNUAL SESSION
RICHMOND. vA.-SpeciaI.

The initial meeting Of the conven-
ton OF the American Surgical Assoc
citation. which meets in this city this
year. was called to order at 10 o'clock
Monday morning in the auditorium OF
the Jefferson Hotel and went at once
into executive session.
The executive session was devoted
to the hearing OF reports from the sec
rotary. the treasurer and the recorder;
to the appointment OF various commit
tees; to the report of council by the
secretary; to the report of committee
on annual meeting: to the report OF
the publication committees; to the re-
port Of the committee on arrange
ments, and to several addresses
Among those to address the execu-
tive session was DR.. George Ben John
ston.
At 11:45 o'clock the doors to the
auditorium were thrown open and DR.
William III. Carmalt. of New Haven
Conn, who is president of the asso-
citation. delivered his presidential ad-
dress. speaking on "Reminiscences OF
the Early Days of the American Sur
gical Association, by One OF the Foun-
ders." His discourse was interesting
The address of the president was
followed by a paper from DR.. Stephen
II. Weeks, of Portland, Me-. which
article bore on The Surgery of the
Gasserion Ganglion."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-05-08
SAVED MANS LIFE
WITH RABBIT SKINS

NEW YORK.-Special-It was de-
clared I'm the Supreme Court. in New
ark, Thursday. that the presence or
Antonio Maggie. as plaintiff i'm n suit
for $4,000 damages against the J. +.
CLASSIFY Lumber Co. was due to the
successful grating upon his body OF
the skin of several live rabbits.
Maggie was terribly injured by the
explosion CT glue melting machine
at the company's plant. in Newark.
in January. 1905. He was laid up for
six months and left cripple for life.
His right leg and right arm were frac-
tured in many places and stripped by
fire OF their flesh.
DR. D'Amico testified that he was
called to attend Maggie five days after
the accident. He used the surgeon
knife for four hours and then found
results to he unsatisfactory. II was
decided that grating must be resort
ed TO. Maggie had no friends who
would submit to sacrifice portions or
their cuticle TO save his life. so the
surgeon decided to take chances with
the skin of live rabbits.
Several of these little animals were
were prepared for the process. The
operation covered a fun week before
IL was completed. \ fresh animal was
subjected every day To the process.
The result was satisfactory, in 50
far as saving Maggio's life went. but
the plaintiff, almost blinded and hob
bling on crutches. was an object OF
pity in the court The case was con
tinued.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-05-08
WAS SHOT ON HIS WAY
TO THE HOLY LAND
Kansas Capitalist, Who Was
Wounded by Accidental Dis
charge Of a Gun in Hands
of Turkish Nobleman, Re
turns to New York.

NEW YORK Special-The body
OF Bernard Warkentin. the wealthiest
man OF Newton. Kan. was brought TO
New York today on the North Ger
man Lloyd liner KONG Albert from
the land where he had been shot by
a young Turkish nobleman while on
a railroad train. He had postponed
the trip abroad until he had seen COM
pleted "a $4,000 mausoleum In the
Newton cemetery
Mrs. Warketin today was bitter
against United States Minister Leish-
mann at Constantinople. because of
the way he had acted Mrs. Warketin
said that the United States Ministers
chief anxiety was apparently to have
her sign a release eXcusing the young
Turk who had killed her husband,
and who had been captured after a
chase. following his escape from the
railroad train.
The Warkentins left the West for a
trip to the Holy Land in February.
They were travelling from Damascus
tc- Beireut when Mr.. Warkentin was
shot. The Turk was i'm a neighbor-
ing compartment OF the train on his
way To a lion hunt. He unstrung his
revolver belt. and in spite OF the pro-
test of the guard. started to clean his
weapons a revolver was discharged.
and the bullet penetrated the com
partment partition and struck Mr..
Warkentin i'm the chest. Embedding it,
self i'm the lungs.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-05-08
RICHMOND S FIRE LOSS
FOR 1907 WAS S278, 900
RICHMOND. vA-special.-

RICHMOND. VA.-SpeciaI.-
The annual report OF the Board OF
Fire Commissioners and that OF the
Chief Engineer OF the Fire Depart
ment and the superintendent OF Fire
Alarm and Police Telegraph has been
received from the printer. The re-
port contains such valuable and in
teresting Information.
Loss by fire and the insurance for
the year so far as is possible to
learn, is summarized as follows: In
surance, stock and fixtures. SSO9.69O.
buildings. $697.2OO: loss. stock and
fixtures. $1S9,726.3O; buildings. $SS.-
S09.S5.
The valuation OF property i'm the de-
partment is placed as follows. at
S217,O32.5O. itemiZcd as follows:
Engine Company 40. l, $11.305:
Engine Company 30. >. $17.O79: En-
CINE Company No. 3. S34.625: Engine
Company No. 1. S23.37O. Engine Com
pany No. >. S1S.62O; Engine Company
40. g. SIP, S25; Engine Company No.
- $l6.i95; Engine Company 40. s.
$l3,l55; Engine Company No. 9. $17.-
QS5; Engine Company No. 10. $21,-
600; Truck Company No. /. $6.G25;
Truck Company 40. >. $9,915: Truck
Company No. 3. $l.S75; officers de-
partment. $500: fuel departmc nt.
$500. store house and horse hospital.
$5.l57.5O. store room in headquarters
building. 500; reserve equipment.
STATS; machine shop. and its equip
ment. $500; annexed territory-two
lots purchased, S2.6S5.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-05-08
PATIENT LEAPS FROM
HOSPITAL WINDOW
Mrs. Robert Priddy, of Richmond,
Suffering From histeria, At
tempts Suicide BY Plunging
to Sidewalk From Third
Story Memorial Hospital.
RICHMOND VA-Special.-

RICHMOND. VA.-Special.-
Impelled by what is believed TO have
been a violent attack OF IA terra. VII ch
for the time assumed the form of sui.
COS West Cary Street. leapcd from the
third story window OF the Memorial
Hospital Friday afternoon within
ten minutes after she had been I'd
mitted to that institution.
That almost instant death did not
follow seems remarkable. but the SUI
ferer. nevertheless. received terrible
fatal She was picked up unconscious
on the Broad Street side of the build
ing and a hasty examination disclosed
a fracture Of the left jawbone and
many bruises.
Mrs. Prlddy. accompanied by her
taken to the Memorial Hospital at 4
o'clock. The two men had Just left
when the patient made her wild leap.
but unhappily IL was sometime before
the husband could be found. He stated
that Mrs Priddy had previously
no one suspected for an instant that
she purposed doing So
1t was while the nurse had her back
turned that the unhappy woman made
the plunge Great was the horror OF
the attendant when one of the patients
phlegmatic manner. told her that Mrs.
Priddy had Just jumped out OF the
window"
The would-be suicide had been taken
to the hospital to undergo an opera
ton. but I'm view of what happened
yesterday this will have to be de
Mr.. and Mrs. Priddy were married
last November. and since that time
the wife's health has been bad
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-05-08
Dog Knew Masters Shoes.

ATLANTIC -Special-Because
ne discovered a stranger wearing a
pair of his masters shoes. Jack.
the watch dog in the pharmacy OF
DR.. c. M. Hayes Deemer. on the
Boardwalk. bounced on James M:
Robinson. wearer of the shoes. and
held him until the arrival OF po-
liceman.
Robinson believed. with good rea-
son, that the dog might start to chew
him at any moment. and his screams
caused much excitement. Deemer had
presented the shoes TO Robinson. who
came here from Philadelphia and was
making a poor living by doing odd
Jobs.
Proudly wearing the slightly worn
foot covering, Robinson passed the
store. when the dogs delicate nose
scented his masters shoes. Robinson
insisted on returning the shoes &c
their owner rather than take another
chance of being taken for a thief BY
the dog detective.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-05-08
THAW BEGINS ACTION
TO SECURE LIBERTY

NEW YORK-Special-Ha Thaw's
fight to obtain his release from Mat
teawan where he was sent as insane
after acquittal OF the murder OF Stan
ford White. began Monday before Judge
Morschauser I'm Poughkeepsie on a
habeas corpus to test his sanity.
Whether Evelyn Thaw will appear
released is not certain. She has been
subpoenaed.
When the Thaw family gave her
$4,000 and settled an allowance OF
$4,000 a year her. she agreed she
would hold herself in readiness to tes-
tify for her husband whenever he took
steps to get out of Mattcawan. Her
action for the annulment of her mar
riaSe Is still pending. however. and
her friends fear that IL II is proved
Thaw is sane now. and he is discharged
a hard fight against having his mar
riage annulled. The ground on which
the annulment is sought is that he was
insane when the ceremony was per-
formed.
Thaw'a fight to be found sane now
will place him In a peculiar position.
A jury found him Insane when he
killed Stanford White. The jury in
the present proceedings will be asked
to find he has recovered his reason and
should be set free. after his family
has commended that he has been in
sane since birth.
Thaw was taken from the asylum in
the early morning by DR.. Baker and
one OF the Matteawan attendants. He
was driven to the station at Fishkill
and there placed aboard the morning
train for New York. alighting al
Poughkeepsie.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-05-08
DYNAMI TERSWRECK
BURLINGTON FLYER
Train Was Blown From the Track
and the Engineer Killed Near
Butte, Mont.-Revengeful
Tramps Believed to Have
Done Dastardly Work.

BUTTE. MONT.-Special- das-
tardly attempt was made TO dynamite
train No. 6. eastbound. on the North
ern Pacific. The train is known as
the Burlington Flyer and is due in
this city at midnight. Owing to heavy
grade a helper engine Is used on trains
entering the city from the West and
Is attached TO the train at Garrison.
When within a mile and a half of
this city the helper engine struck what
dynamite and was lifted clear of the
rails. settling on the ties. along which
she ran for 500 feet.
The story of the wreck is best told
by Engineer Lensie. of the helper en-
CINE. He said: when we left Gar
rison We were fifteen minutes late.
and when nearing Butte were run
ming at fifty miles an hour. My en-
CINE and the one behind me were car
rying a full head OF steam. The line
at that point is perfectly straight and
we had a clear track. Our headlight
did not show any obstruction on the
track. and II IL was dynamite we ran
into il must have been a small pack
age. and most of II buried under the
rail on the left side.
suddenly there was a terrific ex-
plosion and my engine was lifted clear
Of the rails. settling back on the ties
with her right driving wheels about
which we ran for 800 feet. Both my
fireman and myself got a jolt that
sent our heads against the top of the
cab. and for moment we were
stunned. and upon recovering L swung
my air brake lever clear over, bring
ing the train to u stop. My fireman
John Doreing. and 1 ran back and
found the second engine lying on It's
side and Engineer Bussey nowhere ir
sight. The injector cap in Bussey's
engine had broken of when she turn
ed over and steam was escaping ir
clouds"
"Bussey's body was later found un-
der the engine. where he was wher
the engine rolled over on it's side"
Although many OF the passengers
were severely shaken UP by the sud
den stoppage OF the train. no one wa.
seriously injured. and all arrived here
on special train at $3.50 o'clock thi,
morning.
There is no clew to the perpetrators
OF the outrage. although the opinion
is expressed in railroad circles thai
the dynamite was probably placed BY
tramps In revenge for being put OF
the trains.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-05-08
BURSTED TANK OF NAPTHA
SET BUBBLY CREEK AFLAME

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS desc
late district Back of the Yards on
the bank OF "Bubbly Creek" was Wis
tied Friday by an accident in which
at least one man was killed. five
riously injured. and eight are re-
ported missing. The police believe
the eight may all have lost their lives
in the accident. The cause OF the dis
aster was the explosion OF a large
tank of naphtha in the plant OF the
Chicago Reduction Company. the con-
Germ which handles the city's garbage
at Thirty ninth and Iron Streets.
The roof of the four-story brick
and concrete building was blown up
with a terrific flash and roar. There
was a rain OF burning naphtha. which
rendered "Bubbly Creek" a river OF
flame. Fragments from the frame
work were precipitated for blocks
around, freight cars were blown from
the tracks. and the big plant was a
mass of blazing ruins within a few
minutes.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-05-08
EGGS FOR MATCHING.

WHITE LEGHORN EGGS FOR
Matching. $3.50 per is: exhibition
mating. $3.50 per Is. s. 8. STAINS
BURY. Richmond. Va
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-05-08
HELD BEAT MEETING
ALL BY HIMSELF
RICHMOND. vA.-SpeciaI.-

RICHMOND. VA.-Special.-
Mr.. John X. Russell, who belongs
to the old-line politicians of Henrico
county. and is the well-known regis
trar of Town Hall Precinct. in Va
rina District, has at length put an
end to the contention that there is
no delegate elected from his district
to the Roanoke convention by deciar-
ing that he is that delegate himself.
Moreover. the election of Delegate
RUSSELL was unanimous.
The election took place after this
manner: Mr.. RUSSELL was notified I'm
due form by Secretary Taylor. OF the
Henrico County Democratic Commit
tee. that he (FusselD should report
with his registration books at Town
Hall Precinct by o'clock in the af-
ternoon of Tuesday. April 29th.
II was there by 2:40 O'clock" de-
clared Delegate RUSSELL at Hcnrico
Courthouse today. II was there at
2:40 o'clock in the afternoon; 1 re-
manned until 4:15; 1 took three chews
OF tobacco. / next opened the con-
vention. declared nominations in or
der. ran without opposition. cast the
deciding vote. declared myself unani-
mously elected. and adjourned the
meeting. After this i returned to my
home"