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The Washington herald., 1909-08-28
TANKS OF OXYGEN
NOT FOR HARTMAN


are not getting ready for an operation
Mr.. Hartman is better" Then Mr.
Gerry got into an automobile and started
for Goshen. He was back on the crest
OF the hnl inside of two hours with three
men in the automobile with him.
The identity OF the men could not be
learned. The special train which formed
the third link in the chain of circum-
stantIal evidence leading TO the supposi-
ton OF an operation went to Goshen. At
Goshen II was said that the train had
aboard a number of enthusiasts bound
for the races. II returned early IN the
evening. 1t did not stop at Arden on
either trip.
DIR. CriIe's Visit.
DR.. George w. Grille. OF Cleveland. a
surgeon. was reported to be on his way
from Breton Woods. in the White Noun
tains TO Arden. He was expected by
special train. and unless he came over
from Goshen in Mr.. Gerry's automobile.
he didn't arrive. No knowledge OF his
coming was admitted al Arden House.
Late tonight there was no expectation
here that Mr. Hartman Is about to un-
dergo an operation. The approaches 20
the house have shown no signs OF dwelL
ers in or out The roads are untraveled,
and no special trains from any direction
have passed within access Of the Harri-
man house.
Wall Street Guesses.
New York. Aug. 2z-WaH Street pro-
duced to-day more than the usual num-
Der OF stories IN regard to Mr. Harri-
mans condition They ranged all the
way from having the railroad man walk
Ing in his garden to depicting him on
the operating table At Mr.. Harriman's
Offices. Charles c. Tegethon. his private
secretary, said:
"Mr. Hartman Is feeling better. He
is UP and dressed and walking about the
house. There Is an Improvement"
A Wall Street news agency gave out
an Authoritative statement" OF Mr..
HarrimaR's condition. II said:
Mr. Hartman Is not suffering from
any organic disease and the many as
sertions that have been made since his
return that he was afflicted with a ma
lignant growth or other incurable malady
are entirely without foundation in truth.
The denials that such a condition ex-
isted, already given out by Prof. Steump-
Eel. OF Vienna. the specialist by whom
Mr.. Hartman was treated while abroad
and by DR.. w G. Lyle. Mr. Harriman's
own physician. may be accepted with
confidence. and as In no way containing
mental or professional reservation As
has been stated. by his physician, Mr.
Harriman's trouble arises from a COM
plote nervous breakdown. from which re-
covery may be obtained by a course OF
complete rest from business cares and
worries OF all kinds
An unusually large crop OF conspiracy
stories also were artfully disseminated
to-day.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-28
Big Attractions FREE
at GLEN ECHO PARK.
SEASON WILL NOT CLOSE UNTIL SEPT. Is
KINDLES FIRE WITH OIL.

Hagerstown. Nd. Aug. p. - Eugene
Brown, aged six years, son OF Mrs. Jen-
ME Brown. OF Baltimore. was nearly
burned 10 death while rekindling a fire
in stove at the home of his aunt,
Mrs. Alice Brown. IN Williamsport. this
county.
the stove IN which there were live Goals
The OIL ignited, and the flames communi-
eating with the can caused II 10 explode.
All Of young Browns clothing was
burned of. and he was burned from his
neck down. and his condition is serious.
His aunt beat out the IRE and saved his
life
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can't BOwmnn mead.

Valley Furnace, ". Va, Aug. H.-Capt.
Adam Coleman Bowman is dead at his
home in Valley Furnace from Bright's
disease. aged seventy years. He was
a native OF Tucker County. Va, now
West Virginia. he was a prominent
member Of the Barbour County bar at
Phnippi He was a gallant Confederate
soldier.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-28

Special to TIE Washington Herald.
Grafton. W. Va, Aug. 27.-Eleven-year-
old Leo Villers. who fell under a train
yesterday at Littleton, was saved from
death by his mother. The boy climbed
between the bumpers to get home. the
train being In his way He fell, his
head striking the rail, and he was made
unconscious. His little sisten ran TO her
mother. Mrs. Villers arrived just as the
train began to move. and, at great peril.
pulled the boy from the track.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-28
SLAIN AND ROBBED.
atsH-symen Active Around EIIzins,
Vest Virginia.

atsH-symen Active Around EIIzins,
Vest Virginia.
Special 20 The Washington Herald
Elkins. ". Va. Aug. Z7.-WhOlesais rob
berries were committed last night. as an
incident OF the crowds attending the an
nual fair here. one robbery leading to
the death OF the victim.
Gus Abramson. a SWede. was found on
Tannery row. about midnight. with the
base OF mis- skull fractured. He had been
robbed Of everything except a small note
book by which he was identified. He was
taken to the Davis Hospital. where he
died this morning
Kirk King. district superintendent for
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany. was held up on a vacant lot near
his home this morning and relieved of
about 800 Three revolvers and as many
flashlights made him helpless. Members
Of band were deprived OF their watches.
money, and instruments whlfs 7sleep in
q local hotel.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-28
Jack st. Clair Dies.

Special 10 The Washington Herald
Lynchburg, Va, Aug. 2. - Jack St.
Clair, the youth who was shot in Bed
ford County on Sunday evening by a
white man named Dan Booth ii is al
legged. died at & hospital mere to-day. His
remains will be taken 70 Thaxtons to-
morrow for burial
The Washington herald., 1909-08-28

Havana. Aug. 2.-An Argentine wreck
er has presented a proposition to the
treasury department to raise the Maine.
The proposition was referred 10 the state
department 70 ascertain the International
legal status regarding the ownership of
the wreck
The Washington herald., 1909-08-28
GIRL PLEADS FOR YOUTH.
Victims of Suicide Compact in New
York VIII Probably Recover.


New York. Aug. 26.-"Mamma. mamma
where is Frank? Is he 6ead?"
These were the first words Of Florence
Lillian Wood, OF 667 Decatur street.
Brooklyn. when she regained conscious
ness In Bushw!ck Hospital to-day. Flor
ence was shot by Frank F. Williamson.
her lover. who then shot himself.
mo, my dear. he isn't dead" the
mother watching by her cot replied gent
", but he's in the hospital here on the
next floor Perhaps he will get well, as
you WILL and then everything will be all
right"
The hospital surgeons say both will
probably recover
Williamson, who is only nineteen. left
his home at 3l5 Marion street. firmly
determined to end his own life either
after the girl had killed herself or he had
put an end TO her life The tragedy oc-
Cured on the front stoOp OF the girls
home while her parents were within
doors.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-28
Three States in movement.

Special 70 The Washington Herald.
Mountain Lake Park, nd, Aug. IA
tri-State good roads association. cum
posed OF the States Of Maryland. Penn
sylvania. and West Virginia. will hold
q meeting here tomorrow and continue
In session three dayG
The Washington herald., 1909-08-28
NEW OUTBREAK OF PELLAGRA
Alabama BactertOIOgist Is Besieged
with Demands for Attention.

Alabama BactertOlOgtst Is Besieged
with Demands for Attention.
Montgomery. Ala. Aug. 2T-With a
hundred cases Of the new leprous disease.
pellagra. on his hands. in Clarke County.
on the Gulf coast and half a dozen IN
Butler County. with scattered cases in
nearly every county. Dr. E. NJ Mason.
State bacterioIogist, is besieged with de-
mands for attention to hookwOrm out
breaks.
More than 2oc specimens from the hook
worm malady are IN his Office and a new
outbreak is reported in Madison County
In the northern part Of the State, where
it had no. be-c heard Of before.
DR.. Ma ior says pellagra cases are not
increasing. and the county doctors are
finding no trouble to do all that can be
done. He is bringing patient 10 Mont
gOmery for observation. so. that he can
watch the progress Of IL, believing that as
the trouble grows out Of an animal para
site there is some anttoxin that will
reach K.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-28

FL Reso, Aug. 27.-Mayor Joseph U.
Sweeney left to-day for Mexico City to
present President Diaz WIN the freedom
OF the city and get his views regarding
the entertainment TO be prepared FOR
Taft and Diaz when they meet here in
October
The Washington herald., 1909-08-28
BYERS NOT A SUICIDE.
PittSburg millionaire Expatriat,
Died Natural Death.

Paris, Aug. H.-The rumOr in certain
quarters that Dallas c. Byers, OF Pitts
burg. Pa, who was said TO have been a
fugitive from justice. had committed sui
eide at Dinard. is without foundation His
death resulted from paralysis. with which
he was stricken at the Villa Kerozar Ma
louine. Dinard. where he had been stav-
Ing since August l. He underwent an
operation for appendicitis in May His
brother-in-iaw took the body from Di-
nard to-day. and it will be sent to
America on the first steamship for New
York.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-28
REYES RESIGNATION RUMORED
Governor, Who Is Hiding in Noun
tains, May Visit Europe.

Mexico City. Aug Pit Is announced
on semi-official authority that the regis
nation Of Gen. Bernardo Reyes as gov
ernor' OF the State Of Nuevo Leon. will
be formally rendered to the legislature
OF that state az a special session. which
will probably be convened next week.
1t is understood Gen. Reyes contem-
plates an extended trip to Europe He is
said TO be in the mountains in the VI
cinity Of Galcana, but no direct word as
to his whereabouts has been received
here for several days.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-28
EXPLOSION RUINS FLAT.
Michael BOassart Had Refused to
Yield to Black Hands Demands.

Wilkesbarre. Pa. Aug. H.-Micheal
Boassart. Of Pittston. near here. had
been threatened by Black Hand men. but
refused TO accede to their demands.
At o'clock this morning there was a
terrific explosion in the hallway Of the
fiat his family occupied above Fitzpat-
rick's livery stable. The doors were
shattered. the floor was ripped up, and
the walls torn out.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-28

F. Clinton knight. s25 King street Alexandra.
Va. Is authorized agent and carrier for The Wash
mgton Herald. The Herald viii be delivered daily
and Sunday 10 any address 10 Alexandra for 50
cents a month
The Washington herald., 1909-08-28
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Tucker Faction Snubbed in
Political Meeting.
REPUBLICANS ARE JUB1LANT

Democratic Split Gives Them Hope
of Largely Reducing the Usual Vir-
ginia MajOrity-BOdy of Melissa
Piper, Negro Woman, Recovered
from the River by HarBor Police.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-28
VIRGINIA CENSUS
OFFICIALS NAMED
WOODWARD n Lawyer.
Continued from Page one.

pver the Seventh district appointment.
!or which Representative Hay advanced
Arthur l.. Warthen. Of Front Royal
The Washington herald., 1909-08-28

While you think or II, telephone your
Want Ad to The Washington Herald
and bill win be sent you at l cent word.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-28
ADJUSTMENTS.
Daily Matinee &c Eyes &c SOC, ard Tsc
Inaugural Bill Of the Latest LAughable HitA
Vim. MacsFf and EihIVnna RradfoFd

Musical comedy stars. IN a legitimate Hold-up.'
Edmond Stanley a Co. IN Loves Garden fhe
Great Lester. Pred Warren and Al Blanchard.
sullivan a PnsquelCna Co Rayno'g Football Dogs.
Elying Martins. An Inspiring Sunset and '-Ths
Infant Terrible Viiaeanh
NEAT MkEk-Coc1l Lean and Florence Holbrook.
1sIooInstick Witches from Isle Of Spice" Suzarns
hocarno1a. &c. Buy seats To-daT.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-28

and recommendations he received. led
10 his selection.
His district in 1900 had a population OF
lbel9l. and embraces the counties OF
Carroll, Franklin. Grayson. Henry. Pat
rick. and Pittsylvania, and the city Of
DanvilIe.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-28

Fred Hennick and Frank Martin.
tramps, were arraigned in the police court
this morning to answer a charge Of tres
passing on the property of the Southern
Railway Company. They were fined s.
each.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-03
rRMB1
1W
M0MS
ORIGIN OF THE WORD CANARD
10 French for "Ouek" and Was First
Used IN Prevent Sense IN Eight
esnth Century.

You often declare that some noat-
ing piece OF intelligence 10 : -canard's
while hardly knowing why such =
word should be applied to an unbound.
Cd story. The word itself Ii tho French
for duck" and was nrxt used In its
present sense In the latter part OF tho
eighteenth century. having It's origin
In q gigantic hoax.
About that time French. German
and English papers were straining ev-
cry nerve to see which could publish
the most sensational items. Their
writer's ransacked the earth. the sky
above the earth and the cAverns. BE-
meath it, surface" for material on
which to found extraordinary stoties.
At last Cornelison. one Of the Paris
competitors. stated that an interest.
Ing experiment had just been CARRIED
out In that city which proved the ex.
traordinary voracity Of ducks team
ards). Il
Twenty Of these fowls had been
placed together one morning. and At
an appointed hour one Of the number
was killed. cut into small bits, feath-
ers and all. and fed to the other 10.
Fifteen minutes later No. 10 was
hashed and served to the remaining
IL In the same tanner The expert
ment was commenced at seven o'clock
In the morning. the experimenters reg
ularly flashing" q duck every Is min.
utes, and at a quarter to twelve
(noon) there was but one duck re-
naming in the pen. and he, Of course.
was placed in the position OF having
eaten his 10 companions.
This story, pleasantly narrated. OBJ
tanned a success which the writer had
never even anticipated. Before the
end OF the year II had run the rounds
OF all the prominent journals OF
Europe, and had even been translated
into Indian. Chinese. japanese and
other Oriental languages. When II
had been all but forgotten. the Amer.
lean papers took II up and gave II
many applications. including a Ger.
tificate of the autopsy OF the last sur.
viving duck. which was declared to
have swollen out OF all proportions
and to have had his oesophagus badly
injured.
For many years a%fterward the story
Of the twenty canards" was a com.
non laughing stock. and the word II.
self has ever since retained Its novel
significance.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-03
Oysters Are In Season.

Oysters are now put up and
shipped under such sanitary restric-
tons that the old time Joy may be re-
newed in the oyster stew.
He was a bold man who first did eat
an oyster.-Swfft
The chatting dish may be used to
cook and serve the oyster in many
delightful ways. oThe advantage OF
seeing the dish prepared before one ia
great for the novelty never quite
wears away. How many invalids and
"shut-ins" have been delighted with
the process Of cooking before them
Don't fail to buy an individual cha
fling dish for your sick friend. 1t will
entertain and help to pass many 9th.
erwise dreary hours.
The tough muscle OF the oyster
should never be given to a sick per-
son as 1t Is hard to digest.
Oysters are lot especially nourish.
ing. but are easy Of digestion, and
serve to make variety In our diet.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-03
FOR HAM AND STEAK ROLL
New Idea TO Some Of the Readers
Of This Column.

One and q half pounds of bacon.
one and a half pounds Of steak. half n
pound OF bread crumbs. two eggs. salt.
pepper. paprika and n teaspoonful
OF worcestershire sauce. Have the
bread crumbs finely made and pass
them through a wire sieve.
Chop the bacon and steak and mix
them with the bread crumbs and sea.
sonings, This liz best done with the
hands. Beat UP the eggs well and
mix them with the dry ingredients.
adding the Worcestershire sauce.
Have a pudding cloth wrung out ot
hot water and sprinkle II with four.
When the roll Ia tightly squeezed into
shape. tie II up In the pudding cloth
like a roly poly. Plunge into q sauce.
pan full Of boiling water and boil for
two and a half hours- Let II cool
In the water, take OF the cloth. place
1t on a platter with a heavy weight
on the top to press firmly together
This can be cut into thin slices.
Chicken or zeal croquettes wrapped
separately In parafin paper will be
found a good addition to the menu
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-03

Spirits Of carsphot VIII frcshes
soiied playing cards.
From coal are produced mors than
200 difereas colorcd dyes.
Spain buys more than one~Quarter
Of Its tobacco from the United States
The FIRST refrigerator cars In bra.
Ill will be put In service In b near
future or railroads controlled BY the
government.
The japanese cabinet recently -
pealed m ordinance enacted IN 1875
prohibiting the use Of foreign inks on
oficial documents.
A kAnsan has been granted Z
patent upon = wire basket. 10 Be huns
from two small wheels on . clothes
lire to hold c~iothespins.
A new weed destroyer for gardens
combines . narrow spade with > pail
Of jaws. operated from the handle Ia
such a manner ~ to iin weeds which
the spade has loosened.
A mixture Of equal parts al alcohol
and water 10 the best for cleaning
sreasy and dingy surfaces OF lantern
mirrors.
BY turning an old skate over and
screwing II to the end OF Z stef
through the riyet holes. 4 handy boo'
scraper IL made.
Salt II used A. 4 nux In melting
brass and other copper alloy metals
- II reduces the oxide that forms and
cleans the metal.
The Cambridge experimental farm
has begun An interesting investigators
Of the Inheritance Of horns and fecs
color In sheep.
The Italian army has constructed
dirigible balloon with . capacity o1
$500 cubic meters. all parts Of which
were made In Italy.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-03

The duchess Of Bedford. In British
Birds" gives some remarkable in.
stances OF longevity among birds In
her own collection. A Barbary dove
which has been In the duchess pos
session for Is years was left her BY
an old woman who also owned 1t fot
Is years and who always said it .was
an old bird when ii was given to her
A Chinese goose has been in the pos
session OF the family for 81 years. A
pintail drake which the duchess
bought 20 years ago, when 1t was al
adult bird, still survives. Another bire
was taken from the nest in 1852 ano
died in 1900. 1T vas chained by the
leg to a small hutch" says the Ouch
ess, land lived As years under these
miserable conditions"
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-03

Much good. wholesome food is prac.
tically wasted by being overlooked,
Overlooking Is the principal objection
I o canned meats. because food that Ia
otherwise excellent In quality has
been spoiled In the process OF cooking.
and has. therefore. become practical,
ly unfit for use. Meat must be cooked
70 . certain point. but once that point
lis reached further cooking Ii down,
right waste Of material, both as re.
CARDS quality and quantity. Good
food Is often spoiled by o rapid
cooking. Meat which Is allowed to
boil after the preliminary Ave minutes
becomes hard. tough and tasteless,
and Is almost indigestible. owing to
the hardening Of the albumen all
through the meat.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-03
Hot 1amaIea.

The Mexican recipe for making hot
tamales Is to cook one OF two chick
Ems until tender Remove all meat
from the bone. shred IL In the chop
ping machine and add to II the liquor
IN which the chicken has been cooked.
This IL seasoned with any desired
condiments. especially red pepper. and
thickened with cornmeal. The rolls
are about the size OF link sausage and
they are wrapped In the inner husks
Of green corn. Tie the husks with
strings at each end 10 secure them
and boil them for three hours. II is
best to taste the preparation before
adding meal to note whether II Is
rich or needs more seasoning, allow
Ing for the meal to be added. which
will take up the sharp flavor.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-03
I<<kcA 11~<AI.
Hawks as Snake Destroyers.

G. X. Council says he doubts the wis
dom of the new law offering a bounty
for hawks heads. as they destroy a
great many venomous reptiles. A few
days ago n of his neighbors was lay
ing for a large hawk that had been
carrying OF his chickens. The hawk
sailed down lei where this, party lay
concealed and as 1t rose carried away
in its tahOns a ra~ttlesnake pilot, and
lighting on a nearby limb proceeded
TO tear of the r~attler's
head, when 1t let the snake fall to the
ground and few away.
The gentleman could easily have
shot the hawk as it was perched upon
the limb, but he permitted the bird to
take wing, preferring to lose an oc-
casional fowl to having his premises
infested with rattlesnakes.
Mr.. Council says hawks destroy
many venomous reptiles that would
overrun the country were these birds
of prey all killed for the little bounty.
-Whiteville News-Reportcr.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-03

Have . Hobby.
Have o noticed how interesting
q woman may be who has a hobby?
Whether II Is birds. bees. flowers or
china, there 10 always something re.
freshing about her for she Is enthu-
sfastic. and enthusiasm is the impor.
tant quality which gives zest to life.
We car never learn too much OF
life's interesting things. and she who
specializes on one subject may give
to her friends much that will enrich
and improve their knowledge.
Life is too short for us to be In.
formed fully upon many lines; but We
all desire to be intelligent upon the
common topics OF the day. and the
common things we see. and there IL
really no c for this lack. There
are not many women who are not &C
quainted with the robin: look for its
coming in the spring as eagerly as the
children do. Even the busiest house
wife will find time to do the things
she very much wants to do, and II
you choose the thing that seems to
you most interesting. you will find
new and wondrous things open up all
the while In Its study. This universe
OF ours Is an exhaustless library from
which We may draw and ever see be
yond beauties which we can o reach
or hope to understand.
Mans reach Is beyond his grasp OF
what's a heaven for.
People will call the rider Of q hob
by a faddist. or a crank: but don't lei
us forget that what were once fads
and fancies are now staid realities
Cranks are what turn things, SO dom
be afraid OF being a crank. Many Of
our great inventors had the pleasure
OF bearing that cognomen and lived
to rejoice over it.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-03
NEW PRODUCT IS VALUABLE
Nssinit Well Adapted for lmprennat-
Ing Porous Substances 70
Render Waterproof.

Resinit. a new product. 10 described
by II. Lebach. . German. - similir to
glass, celluloid. and hard rubber. but
superior to these and other substances
for many uses. II seems to be adapted
to q great variety OF purposes. II diff
fers from shellac and other natural
resins. - we'll ~ from various arti-
0cial resins prepared from phenOls
and aldehydes. In being slow burning.
infusibIe. insoluble. and unaffected By
acids and alkalies. A mixture OF
crystalixed carbolic acid and 4 20 per
cent. solution OF formaldehyde II
heated with potash. soda. or other a.
kali or neutral salt. The product 10
. yellowish. mobile liquid. which 10 An
impure resinit with much water. and
n adapted for impregnating porous
substances, like wood and paper. 70
render them hard and waterproof. Dis
tilling on the water leaves q yiscous
liquid of many possible applications.
When the thick Liquid il heated for Z
certain time to It's degrees Fahren-
heit. and then to about 400 degrees.
II II changed to a glossy, vitreous
solid. which n pure resinit-red.
brown or yellow In color. transparent
or translucent. and having I con-
choidal fracture. It can be dyed and
cut. turned and polished. IT. great
hardness. and slight brittlesness are
united for some purposes, but !
more elestic and easily worked ma.
terial can be had by simply mixing
the pure resinit with k~ieselguhr. I'll.
cum, Of other filler.