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Evening star., 1909-01-10
RUSSIAN COUNTRY HOUSE.
Series of Buildings in Circle and
Connected by Galleries.
From the London Standard.

From the London Standard.
The approach to a great house in Rus
sia is not marked by any signs visible 10
the unaccustomed eye, for Russia Is a
boundless land in every sense. For mile
or more we had noticed that the ditches
were deep and clean, with properly buiit
culverts; the bridges over wayside streams
we're of sound tirnbers, with uprfgnts
truly perpendicular and guard rails m
tact, and other telltale details. when we
came at length upon the avenue leading
to the home park. and soon reached the
house. passing by monument erected
by the peasantry to the memory or Alex
ander II. the czar emancipator
Built in the days of the Great Cath
crime, the ancient house is rather curious
than imposing Properly speaking, 1t con-
sists of a series of houses built around
circle and connected one with another by
galleries, closed and open. The circle or
buildings Is broken only by the entrance
gates, which are fianked by two tall obe-
lisks, repeated at the outer end of tho
avenue of approach. Opposite the en-
trance gates stands the principal house.
a two -storied building containing the
state reception rooms and chambers Of
honor.
From this on either side right around
in a circle to the obelisks run the living
houses which are one-storied buildings.
the whole simple to baroness, without
architectural pretensions of any kind.
The carriage drive is a perfect circle, and
the whole space left in the center and at
the sides is occupied by flower garden
such as can only be seen in great houses
after many generations of culture. Field
cannon, captured a century ago in battle
from the Turks. flank several of the house
doors. The prevailing impression is of un-
pretentious comfort and peace abiding.
You breakfast in one room or closed
gallery or open terrace, lunch In another.
dine in a third--alwayS in the sun or in
the shade, away from the wind or the
driving rain and snow, moving around
the circle according to the hour of the day
or the weather conditions of the changing
seasons. as the fancy of those concerned
may suggest. There is one striking Pc
culiarity inherent in this form OF house:
with the exception of the staterooms, in
the principal building there is not a rec
tangular room to be found. The front
and back walls of the other buildings have
true ares OF a circle and incidentally have
provided opportunity for the inventiveness
of the masters of the cabinet makers
art in the days when beauty and utility
were welded for all time.
Evening star., 1909-01-10
No Loser for Him.
EverybOdy's Magazine.

From EverybOdys Magazine.
This one is credited to o. Henry. but
he refused the two dollars. A pessimis-
tic young man dining alone in a restau-
rant ordered broiled live lobster When
the waiter put it on the table it was OBJ
viously minus one claw. The pessimis-
tic young man promptly kicked The
waiter said it was unavoidable-there had
been fight in the kitchen between two
Holsters. The other one had torn off one
of the claws of this lobster and had eaten
1t. The young man pushed the lobster
over toward the waiter. Take it away"
he said. wearily, land bring me the win
Evening star., 1909-01-10
CAMDEN.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
CAMDEN, S. c., January 2, 1909
Socially Camden Is spending much of
its time in the vicinity of the Country
Club and polo field, both the practice and
match games attracting visitors, special
interest centering in the contest for the
New Year cups which the Blues won
from the Reds. two to three-fourths,
Dalton Kennedy aQd Newton Boykin lined
up for the victors and K. G. Whistler
and Duncan L. Edwards for the losers,
f1ve-minute periods being played. Whist
Ter made the first goal in the opening
play, the second period dead heat but
fast riding, Edwards new pony, Dash"
kicking up bit. In the third period
both Boykin and Kennedy scored, and in
the last Kennedy made a brilliant try
which Whistler thwarted. T. Edmund
krumbholZ acted as referee.
At the Country Club New Year eve
the members spent the old year and well
coined the new in true Bohemian fashion
a vaudeville filling in the time until the
midnight toast with remarks by Mr.. III. n.
Shannon. DIR. Robert Dunn. Mr.. James
Wolf, Mr.. T. E. Krumbholz and Mr..
Benjamin Ticknor.
A dance at the Hobkirk Inn. given by
Capt f. w Eldridge in honor of the
Misses Eldridge, was much enjoyed, the
invitation list being large and the old
mansion charming in its decoration of
holiday greens.
Among informal affairs was tea given
by Mrs. Miller Boykin in honor of her
guest, Miss Alton of Virginia, and a din
ner of ten covers by Mr. Robert Pitts of
Laurens at the Kirkwood, for Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Featherstone and Mrs. ]. D.
Pitts Of Laurens
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto T. Won Schraever of
st. Louis have been entertaining their son
from Harvard and his chum, Mr. Sam
Shaw, and their daughter from Bryn
Maur during the holidays. Mrs. G. l..
Wiltshire and Miss Ann Wiltshire of Gin
cinnau are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Duncan l.. Edwards at Hadgefield
The coming week will add many new
faces to the companies assembled at the
kirkwood, Court and Hobkirk inns.
Evening star., 1909-01-10
The Value of Books.
From the New York Times.

FrOm the New 1HFk Times.
A young girl once asked Mark Twain
if he liked books for Christmas gifts
We'll that depends drawled the great
humorist eff book has a leather cover
IL is really valuable as a razor strop. If
1t is a brief, concise work such as the
French write 1t is useful to put under the
short leg of wobb.y table An old
fashioned book with clasp can't be beat
as missile to hurl at dog, and a large
book. like a geography, is as good as a
piece of tin to nail over a broken pane of
glass;"
Evening star., 1909-01-10

Marie Hill. Miss Mabel Hereford Miss
Freddie HILL Miss Rebecca Berry. Miss
Christabel Hill, Miss Katherine Billopp,
Mr.. Officer of Washington; Mr.. Webb o.
Baltimore; Messrs. Wilson and Hall, of
Anne Arundel county: Messrs. Joseph and
Frank Addison. Clarence NJ Roberts,
Charles NJ. Berry, Claude Owen, w. Beall
Bowie, George Brooks. Harold Sasscer,
Percy Duval. James Berry, Roger Berry,
George b. Merrick, NJ. Hampton Ma
gruder, William Rooms. Guy Clagett.
Evening star., 1909-01-10
Great waist bargaims-
effects in drawing room or library witl

effects in drawing room or library with
wide and deep window can do worse
than to copy the French way of getting
together an assortment Of cacti in odd
shaped vases. The plants are attractive.
Being natives of the far SOUTH they get
along excellently in the air of the modern
steam heated house. There are twenty
different varieties that bloom in the
house in winter and they give to room
a touch Of richness and color which other
flowers lack. Mrs. Roosevelt has been
caring for cacti in her south window on
the second corridor of the White House.
She has rare old hammered brass pots
which are cumbersome about a home un-
less such a use may be made Of them.
Evening star., 1909-01-10

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Houser have issued
invitations to the marriage of their
daughter. Mary Pleasant. to Mr.. John
Alexander Hope, the. wedding to take
place at Forest Glen. Loudoun county,
Wednesday, January 20 next.
Evening star., 1909-01-10
' Nordlinger, Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Rosen-

berg.
Hotel Strand-James F. OShea.
Seaside House-Mrs. A. J. Bache Miss
Helen E. Bache Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Scott Youngman.
Hotel Traymore-Mr. and Mrs. William
Weller, jr.
Hotel Warwick-John Rothermell
Evening star., 1909-01-10

The Bridge Club was entertained We'd
nesday afternoon last by the Misses
Harrison at their home on King street.
Those playing were Miss Margaret Mer-
rick of Washington. d. c.: Miss Virginia
Bowie, Miss Florence Van Devanter, Mrs.
Richard Edwards Wise. Miss Mary Ar
thur Fendall Miss Maria Washington
Harrison, Miss Cora NJ. Lutz Miss Anna
Sheppard, Mrs. John Aldridge Gibson,
Mrs. William Preston Gibson, Mrs. Hart
ley Trundle Mrs. William H. Martin,
Mrs. Benjamin Viers White, Mrs. Robert
Bentley Wildman, Mrs. Thomas w. Ed
wards. Mrs. William Albert Metzger and
Mrs. Harry Tazewell Harrison.
Evening star., 1909-01-10
When Roosevelt Is Editor.
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
DR.. Abbott (shuddering)-Mercy what's
the uproar in Mr.. Roosevelt's room?
Office Boy (pale)-Somebody has sent .
q nature fake, sir.
Evening star., 1909-01-10

Miss Patience Van Devanter entertained
informally at her home in Paeonian
Springs. this county, Saturday evening
last. Her guests were Miss Mabel Mitch
ener of San Francisco, Cal: Mrs. George
Franklin Buell. Miss Sally Simpson, Misses
Mabel and Lillian Van Devanter, Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Braden and Messrs. William
Francis. Robert McCray and Robert Bra
den.
Evening star., 1909-01-10

Tuesday Miss Mary Virginia Land,
daughter of the late Nathaniel ]. Land,
Of Emporia. Loudoun county. and Mr..
Charles A. Whaley of Mecklenburg coun-
ty, Virginia. were married at the home
of Mr.. r. c. Land, in Emporia, Rev.
Mr.. Davis officiating. They will reside in
BrodnaX, Va.
Evening star., 1909-01-10

Miss Nellie Rice, daughter of Mr.. c.
W. Rice, of near Arcola, this county,
and Mr.. Cassius Downs of the same
vicinity, were married Wednesday at the
parsonage of the Baptist Church at Wax
pool. Rev. George w. Popkins, the pas:
tor. performed the ceremony.
Evening star., 1909-01-10

Cards have been received here announc-
ing the marriage of Miss Carrie w.
Grubb, daughter of Rev. j. w. Grubb,
formerly of Leesburg. but now living at
Valley City, n. Oak, to Mr.. Samuel f.
Harper. son of Mr. Harrison Harper. of
near Waterford, this country. They will
make their home near Valley City, where
Mr.. Harper owns a large estate.
Evening star., 1909-01-10
Foot Ball.

From the Yonkers Statesman.
Church-My son lost an eye and an arm
in the Philippines
Gotham-Oh, has foot bal recahed there
already?
Evening star., 1909-01-10
A Missouri Courtship.
(Afo.) Democrat.

T TOM tUe MtIupHls thIUE DtNIoVIdt'
One of our budding young gallants
called on a maiden few nights ago
and valiantly offered to brave the dark
ness of the back yard to bring bucket
of water He reached the yard, set the
bucket down and turned a crank vigor-
ously for several minutes. His efforts
met with failure and he returned to the
house with the statement that the pump
was out of fix. On inspection it was
found that he had set the bucket down
by washtub and had been busy turning
the clothes wringer.
Evening star., 1909-01-10
PINEHURST.
Special Correspondence of The Star

PINEHURST, n. c., January g. 1909
A novel feature of a merry week spent
much in the open air was the Bellies VS..
BeauX' base ball farce, and society
graced the occasion with its presence.
making the grandstand gay with bright
color and awakening forest echoes with
its laughter. a perfect day contributing
to the pleasure of all.
Evening star., 1909-01-10
LEESBURG SOCIETY.
Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
LEESBURG, Va. January 9. 1909.
Mrs. Evelyn Byrd Silcott, daughter of
Mrs. Mary E. Purcell of Purcellville,
Loudoun county, and Mr.. Harry l.. Weiss
of New York city were married in New
York Saturday, January 2. They are
now guests of the brides mother in Pur-
cellville.
Evening star., 1909-01-10

The most conspicuous toilet upon the
diamond was that of the umpire. Mr.
Wilbur c. johnson of New York, his
superb figure wreathed in a flowing
drapery of oriental texture, needing on.y
u tiger skin to complete the makeup. Mr..
Spencer Waters of New York was stun
ming in light blue bolero over plaid
waist, khaki skirt and white hat of won
drOuS native architecture
Evening star., 1909-01-10

The Saturday evening "housewarm-
ing hop at the Carolina was enjoyed by
the entire village, and numerous informal
affairs in the way of teas and dinners
rounded out the week, among them an
evening supper given by MIR. and Mrs
Leonard Tufts of Boston at the Mystic
villa, for "a small party of friends, includ-
ing Mr.. w. c. Johnson of New York, Mr..
G. l.. Young of Newark and Miss Ethel
Check of East Orange. Fox hunting is
claiming increasing attention, the quail
hunters are making excellent bags and
next weeks midwinter golf tournament is
being looked forward to with anticipation
by all.
Evening star., 1909-01-10

The United States consumes more than
Evening star., 1909-01-10

Cactus Blooms in Drawing Rooms.
From the New York Press.
Those who admire picturesque winter
Evening star., 1909-01-10

A dance at the Hobkirk Inn given by
Capt. F. w. Eldridge in honor of the
Misses Eldridge, was much enjoyed, the
invitation list being large and the old
mansion charming in its decoration of
holiday greens.
Evening star., 1909-01-10

Mrs Frederick Page is entertaining a
small house party at Ivon farm, the
home of her father, Capt. Arthur NJ. Chi
chester, near Leesburg. Her guests are
Misses Elwyp and Frances Turner of the
Plains. Fauquier county. Va; Mr.. Cassius
NJ. Chichester. instructor of law at the
University Of Virginia; Mr.. Stevens Thom-
son Mason of Baltimore. Md; DR.. n.
Pinkney Herbert Of South Bethlehem, Pa,
and Mr.. Slaughter of Alexandria, Va
Evening star., 1909-01-10

Mr.. James Gilroy Of Queen Anne ha
been visiting friends and relatives in Bal
timore.
Evening star., 1909-01-10

Miss Edith Ryon of WASHINGTON ha
been visiting Mrs w. T. Davis at tn
Marlboro House. Upper Marlboro.
Evening star., 1909-01-10

Mr.. and Mrs. George Nj. Mcleod OF
West River, Anne Arundel county, are
visiting friends near College Park.
Evening star., 1909-01-10

The Misses Mabel and Ola Keilholtz of
baltimore are visiting their sister, Mrs.
William B. Clagett
Evening star., 1909-01-10

Miss Virginia Sylvester of College Park
mas returned after visit to relatives in
Woodville, this county
Evening star., 1909-01-10

Miss Carol Wilson Of Washington ha.
been visiting Miss Marguerite Clagett.
Evening star., 1909-01-10

Mr.. Eugene Mudd of the MARYLAND AZ
ricultural College has been visiting his
aunt. Miss Matte Mudd, near Chelten-
ham. this county
Evening star., 1909-01-10

Miss Veva Haynes of st. Timothy's
School, at Baltimore. has been visiting
relatives in Middleburg.
Evening star., 1909-01-10

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Oliver and little
son OF Capitol Heights have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Jones'
Evening star., 1909-01-10

Mrs. Frederick H. Hoban. jr.. of Wash
ington, d. c., was the guest of friends in
Leesburg during the past week
Evening star., 1909-01-10

Miss Matilda Arnold entertained at din
ner New Year day at her home near Luck
etts. this county. Her guests We're Miss
Virginia Johnson of Washington, d. c.,
Miss Mary Titus, Mrs. Louis Titus. Mrs.
Henry l.. Titus. MIR. Eugene Titus and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Mcintosh of Lees
burg
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-20
NINETY FATHoM DAM
FRIELE rs COMMODORE

SAN FRANCISCO, October IL
Ninety Fathom DAM is no Ionge,
the appendage of Captain Daniel E
Friele, master of the Pacific Mail Line,
China. He is now to be known a:
Commodore Friele, as indicated by
the eommodore's flag. blue pennant
with white star, which has fioated
not many days from the masthead OF
the trim transpacifc steamship.
Captain Friele is today the Oldest
skipper in the service of the Pacific
Mali company, and that is the reason
the new flag futters in the China s
fore. il is now Commodore This and
Commodore that but the down Fast
mariners old title of Ninetv-Fathom
Dan will not be forgotten, because it
means that he is among the most can
tious and skilled of ship masters.
Commodore Friele has never had an
accident, and his old title sprang from
the statement made one day that Friele
would not move until he had pinetv
fathoms of water under him.
To watch the Commodore on the
bridge of the China one would never
guess that he is 6s years of age and
that he has been in the service of the
Pacific Mail company since 1869. His
time before that was put in on the old
clipper ships, when men learned how
to manage ship in the good old way.
In the Pacific Mail company Commo-
dore Friele has been on both the Pana-
ma and transpacific runs in various
steamers.
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CRUISER ALBANY MAY
GO TO AsIATIC STATION

VALLEJO, October 9.-The navy de-
partment has telegraphed from Wash
ington to the Mare Island officials in
curing as to the length of time nee
essary to fit the cruiser Albany for a
three years cruise in foreign waters.
TINS Is believed to indicate that the
snip will be sent to the Orient in the
near future. The Albany is among the
squadron that viii participate in the
Portoia festival at San Francisco.
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.OTHER TIMES
THEY WORKED
Super and EbersoIe Tell How
Campaigns Go in Other
Communities.

"They are defeating during the frs
week OF next month the only othe
building with which I have had any
i'thing TO do in the way of raising
money" said Secretary Paul Super las
evening. ''Ig is of stone, cost $1,000
and is at the entrance to the ground:
of the University Of Missouri, where ]
was secretary for the student Y. NJ
| c. A. The student body undertook to
raise $4,000. We had one gife of 80,
900. one of 5000 and one of $1,000
and at the end Of two years we had
$4,000 on hand. There were $500
students and both they and the faeultv
gave literally, but there were only a
few wealthy people at Columbia and
the men with money didn't have the
ideas about giving that the rich men
in Hawaii have.
George R. Carter is a fine man for
this sort of work. continued the sec
rotary. His enthusiasm is contagious
and 1 should judge that he would throw
himself heart and soul into anv cause
to which he wa: committed. His lead
ership in this campaign has been the
strongest thing of that sort that I have
ever seen.
:" y feel at the end of the campaign
that the members of the community
have been benefited just in proper.
ton to the interest they have taken
IN 1t. 1t is grand experience for anv
man or any town. Such work makes
for harmony and good fellowship.
smashes discord and creates friendship
The true spirit of coopertion has been
developed to a high degree. Men must
appreciate more than ever the effective
ness and necessity of unitv of purnose
and what can be done by group action
when there is an entire absence of petty
criticism
Ebersole' Much Experience.
This was the fourth building cam.
paign of Rev. A. A. Ebersole, assistant
pastor of Central Union, who acted as
associate secretary of the Y. NJ. C. A.
during the week. Sat LAFAYETTE. In
diana, said Mr.. Ebersole, "we wanted
only $4,000 and started out with a
gift OF $1,000. At the end of one wear
we had $4,000. Then the project rest
ed for two years, when it was taken mn
once more and the fund run to $50 600.
At Mount Vernon, Ohio, [ put in
a vacation on building campaign. The
target was set at $4,000. We sent a
clear to Atlantic City to
secure $4,000 and at the end of the
month had $4,000. At Newark. Ohio.
| was with two committees that raised
$1,000 to pay debt of $4,000. This
was mighty hard work.
''On leave of absence from New.
ark, / was for three weeks at Pains
vile, where We raised $50, geo for a new !.
Mr.. Ebersole was in Y NJ. C. A. work /
rs secretary for number of years /
md says that after some of his expert
enee, as related above, he is fairly be-
Fildered by the generosity of the peo-
Die OF Honolulu and especially by the
willingness and readiness of the wealth
er men. In one of his campaigns
at Lafayette group of rich men
simply boyeotted the project. People
lere, Mr.. Ebersole says, seems to sim
'ly delight in giving, to have the i'm
'ulse of philanthropy as part of their
-ery natures, in fine to realize that it
s truly "more blessed to give than
0 receive"
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mon OF all ills, and it is certainly
gratifying to sufferers to know that
chamberlain s Pain Balm will afford
fellef, and make rest and sleep posi-
Die. In many eases the relief from
pain which is at first temporary, has
become permanent. For sale by all
dealers, Benson, Smith & Co., Ltd.
agents for Hawaii.
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RHEUMATISM The MOST COM.
MON CAUSE OF SUFFERING

rheumatism causes more main and
suffering than any other disease fo-
the reason that it is the mos+ .oro
Evening star., 1909-06-06

Weather main braces, lads! Well do as he says"
With black, nervous. apprehensive looks at
Willie they aft and laid the main yards to the
mast; and while this going on boat, full of
armed blue Jackets lowered from the destroyer
and pulled toward the brig.
Who's in charge here?" asked officer who
followed by a dozen muscular men, belted and pis-
toled for active work. climbed over the rail
Il am sir" answered Willie blankly. Il was in
charge, l mean.
Then you led the mutiny Where the Cap
tain and officers?"
Locked up, sir. The skippers down aft, the
mates forrard.
Release them at oncei'
"Pry open the bo'sn's locker and the lanproom,
lads!" he called. The jig's up
He himself stepped into the cabin and opened the
door. Come out, Cappen," he said sorrowfully
pity to lock ye up"
The two followed Willie to the deck, where the
officer advanced toward the Captain:
I'VE got your wireless Captain he said &C
Q. D. Mutiny-locked in cabin-brig Florence
latitude. 4o.5 north: longitude II west That was
nearly position, and had noticed this brig
wearing ship, we knew it was you
Thank YOU very much chuckled the Captain
Wireless telegraphy is certainly great institution
1t fad of my young son here, who had made
study of it and allowed him to install his apparatus
board. but did expect such immediate and
vital results .
They are more vital than you think, Captain
Every ship and station within two hundred miles has
got your cry for help There comes batteship, and
there cutter. There will be big disturbance
unless your gets busy. Better send him down to
announce the mutiny queled, the whole coast
will be aroused
That will declared the delighted boy. as he
made for the cabin
And soon Willie heard more of the cracking and
rasping, though the boy was breaking boards
Evening star., 1909-06-06

He could not understand. and stood looking mourn
fully around The men forward stood close together
and the two mates had joined their skipper.
WELL, Captain" said the officer after he had
" taken long, searching look the battcship
and cutter, which had shifted back their courses
the credit of quelling this mutiny seems to have
been left to our boat Now what do you want to
turn back and Jail your crew, or go on!''
To go on, of course. My crew all right until
this huge demon wakened this morning and infu-
enced them If | was rid of him. could control the
others. Can you take him back to New York and
punish him j?
Not unless YOU come back and testify
Can you take him back and land him.
Il can do better. l enlist him at the navy
yard. We are bound straight for the dock, What's
your name my MANI?
Willie" cred the demon. "Wille's me
name; but | never shipped in this hooker |
shanghaied ag in me will and just acted turned
loose, any ought to. | only wanted to get
back to chose ship and go way"
DO you want to enlist in the navy? We want men
like you,-men who can influence crew to take
charge But want them. not to mutny, but to
fight You'll have good clothes no abuse, good food.
good pay, and good companionship
But want me liberty, to go me own way.
You cannot have it, in any walk of life. / can
not; neither my commander; neither the
President of the United States
Can get drink in the navy when | want it :"
No. you must go ashore for that, and if you come
aboard drunk. you will be punished. Can you quit
drnking?'
Il can. with enough to eat
You II do
THEY no longer call him Whisky Willie He is
master at arms, and they call him the name he
once deSpIsed, Mister Willie; and sometimes, in the
petty officers mess, when he is not within hear
ing, they refer to him as Wireless Willie.