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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21


We are in love.
Can this happen twice?
At the House of the Bureomaster
WE were lingering at dinner at the house of the
Burgomaster, group of old friends so shorn
of external ceremonies that spoke what
thought.
The Burgomaster sat at one end of the board, and
opposite him sat the widow his sister, and then there
were, besides, the Bishop and earnest young
who dreamed dreams and sold them, and myself
We were curious company. In the first place. the
Burgomaster not Burgomaster at all. He was
simply very agreeable man who had grown tired of
the city and elected to live in the country, whose
taste or purse had caused him to become the owner
of a cheerful yellow and white house, queer, SO
quaint, altogether unlike any other, that people
for want of better knowledge promptly nicknamed
it The House of the Burgomaster.
He was an interesting man. Like Ulysses, he had
cities and men. In his youth he had been
ried and, we had been told unhappily at that; but
we knew him the experience seemed to have de-
parted far from him. There about him always
a certain aloofness from love Sometimes he decried
it, sometimes he merely used it as a target for his
w.t. but he never failed to convey the impression
that he standing at side watching it 60 by.
He seemed to live solitary life in thought world
of his own, with lamp burning in his study far in
the night. For the rest he was blond and cool and
smiling and smoked great deal and read great
deal and smiled great deal, the latter with much
Wr1nkl1ng OF brow and many nne lines ABOUT MS
grayish blue eyes.
His sister, the widow, kept house for him, or, as
she said, took of his books. She elderly and
the striking possessor of strange admxture of in
nocence, ignorance, and double chin. She seemed
to have got beyond her first emotions and she
natural that people listened to her and
seldom looked at her. but we liked her. much
should like chair that we had owned for long time
even if we seldom used it. And she liked usher
brother the Burgomaster because he was her BROTHER
and the Dreamer because all his speeches were the
fine aerial fauntings of youth and that was where
she had stopped many years ago; and the Bishop
because in the very air that one breathed to
like the Bishop and myself because l had been
growing into her life for good many years. like an
arm or a hand or something that part of her.
The Bishop seated opposite me. Dear, gaunt,
grizzled old mani
He was inextrcaby interviewer with all my earli-
est ideas of morality expounded by anxious
family during a hayward childhood. My first adj
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21

hours this is the real life. What matters anything
else? Nothing, nothing Away! Away!
We in love.
Can this happen twice?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-26
.SUFFRAGETTES
GO TO JAIL
House Of Commons Raid Lead
ers Refuse to Pay Fine
WELCOME THEIR ARREST
Lady Constance Lytton, Miss Solomon,
Miss Dugdale and Other Well
known Women in Society Make
Themselves Martyrs.
WELCOME THEIR ARREST

London, Feb. 2e.--The suffragettes
arrested Wednesday evening in two un'
successful raids on the House of Com,
mons were arraigned in the Bow Street
police court yesterday morning. A num-
Der of them were sentenced 10 give sure
ties in the sum of 500 for good be-
havior for six months or to 90 to prison
for one month. Lady Constance Lytton,
who Is sister Of the Earl of Lytton
and daughter Of the former viceroy OF
India; Miss Solomon, daughter of Sir
William Henry solomon, former prime
minister of Cape Colony; Miss STAFFORD
Dugdale, daughter of Commander Dug
dale of the navy and cousin of Hon.
William Peel, who was elected on Tues
day last at Taunton to represent that
borough In Parliament, and several 9th
ers elected to go 10 prison.
Lady Constance told the magistrate
that it was the proudest moment Of her
life when she was arrested, and she
warmly urged her confederates TO &C.
compsny her TO prison. One of the de-
fendsnts. who, BY mistake, was sen
fenced to two months imprisonment,
protested vigorously when the magis.
trate reduced her term to one month.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-26
WEBSTER AND CHoATE.
The Latter a Rapid Fire Maxim, the
Former a Thirteen Inch Gun.

The Latter Rapid Fire Maxim, the
Former Thirteen Inch Gun.
Probably no educational institution
In our country has ever graduated two
more eminent and eloquent lawyers
than old Dartmouth college gave us
In Daniel Webster and Rufus Choate,"
says writer in Our Dumb Animals
at was my privilege as member Of
the Suffolk bar to attend many years
ago the trial OF one of the most I'm
! portant cases Of the year in our SUI
preme judicial court at Boston.
con the two sides. were arrayed
Bome half a dozen of our most emf
nent lawyers. Daniel Webster and
Rufus Choate, as 1t happened, were on
the same side.
"a hostile witness was put on by
the other side, some OF whose evidence
was of the utmost Importance to Web
ster and Choate, If 1t could be OBJ
tanned, and Choate undertook the task
Of obtaining II. No man at our bar
had more profound skill In cross ex-
animation, and the questions he put
to the witness were like the fire Of a
Maxim gun, but In every instance he
failed to get the evidence he wanted
aud finally sat down In despair.
4Then Webster. who lad been sitting
In his great armchair, apparently about
half asleep, ais though taking no inter
est in the case whatever, slowly arose
to his feet put his great eyes on the
hostile witness, asked him In the most
serious tone a single question and
brought instantly the required answer.
Then as quietly he sat down and mp
parently went about half asleep again.
1t was scene photographed on my
mind, never to be forgotten.
1.-THE difference between Webster
and Choate cannot better be explained
as it rests IN my mind than to COM
pare Choate to a Maxim gun raining
bullets Of eloquence wherever be chose
and Webster to a great gun that can
send out thirteen inch shell to pene-
trate an ironclad
ut was wonderful to listen to
Choate. remember case in which
an ordinary lawyer would have sim
ply said TO the court that he moved a
postponement of the case because wit
ness So-and-so was sick. but In this
case Choate arose and commenced by
saying that his important witness was
on bed of sickness and perhaps a
bed Of death and so went whirling up
o1y,1,ef r., 4f,o elrtar ~, 4hsa ufr,xla v,,,>
ton, TO the great interest of everybody
that heard him.
"0ur old chief justice, Judge Shaw.
one OF the greatest lawyers Of bis
time, was a plain, practical man, and |
looked in his old age as be sat on the
bench somewhat like a Chinese idol,
and be used to frequently cut OF Mr..
choate's eioquence By calling him back
TO the plain facts
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-26
WAGNER MADE RI. HOT.
The Composers Trick When Money
and FIrswood Were Scarce.

The Composers Trick When Money
and FIrswood Were Scarce.
Here Is an anecdote Of Wagner's
early life as related by List: "wag-
ner. Bulow and were all quite young
when we iiTed together 10 Leipzig and
bad good time-that ia, l enjoyed
myself, but Wagner was already fer
menting with bis political and philo-
sophioal ideas, and our prosaic cir
rumstances offered little ground for
the heaiists OF the future. We called
Bulow 'Kriikus,' and we, especially 7,
always feared his sharp tongue a lit
Ne. OF course all Of us had little mon
ey, but Wagner put our slender purse
to great strains. He could not bear
money worries. and we let him feel
them as little as possible.
"0nce, after long autumn, II be-
came cold suddenly. and Wagner
with his nerves suffered from the
sudden change In the temperature.
He demanded heated room at once.
For two whole days the debate ragged
between him aud Bulow as to the i'm
mediate purchase of wood with our
reduced purse.
II was not asked, because Bulow
knew that would yield. bat he as
treasurer commended that 1t was ridicu-
lous 10 buy wood in the month of Sep
tenber. But ] am freezing.' said
Wagner In rage, to which the inex-
orable Bulow suggested that he go out
and get warm by running Or warm
himself BY his muse. Laughing at his
cheap, spitefil advice. Buiow and
went cut. but when we returned after
two hours we were thunderstruek to
find Wagner In the room heated to
guffocation. He sat at bis writing ia
BILE deep In bis work. His face was
red.
Where began Bulow, but the
words stuck ia bis theoat, for a glance
around the room showed him how
Wagner had helped himself. Several
chairs and our work tables lay on the
door, permanently crippled. Wagner
had cut off their legs and made the
fire with thaEa. Buiow was speschless
with rage, but stood at the door and
laughed TIL the tears came at this in
genious way OF helping oneself. Buiow
lamanted that we would have 10 re-
place the Iandiady's chairs ana tables
and that be ccald NOT sit down or
work.
Wagner answered spitefniiy: Il
have what needed Fellows HE you.
who do nothing but 20 walking need
neither chairs nor tables. II you had
given me the money right of, your
valuable furniture would still be in ex-
istence. You wished 1t 80! Firewood
would have been cheaperr"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-26
THE MEASLES cANNIBAL.
Method Of Vancouver Island Tribe
TO Drive Away Disease.


to Drive Away Disease.
A few years ago an epidemic of
measles broke out among the Indian
tribes living on Vancouver island, In
British Columbia. not far from Fort
Rupert, and Che shamans or medicine
men came to the conclusion that can
nibal sorcerer, whom they termed the
''hamatsu" (measles cannibaD, was
staying their children to eat them and
that he would continue to do so until
be was killed.
As they could not Stay ghost in his
own person they arranged ceremony
In which one Of their number posed as
the cannibal and was treated as they
would have liked to treat the real foe.
This fact Of substitute was, OF
course, not made public, only the med
icine men knowing the truth Of the
matter.
Against a wall Of rock was painted
an imitation opening, In the center OF
which the ''cannibai" was fastened.
At the proper time, after going
through various incantations, a cover
ing was jerked away. exposing the
cannibal apparently springing through
the solid rock He was promptly grasp
ed by two Of the priests, who dragged
him out and rushed him through FIRE
which was burning in front OF the
place and which was surrounded by
all the members Of the tribe beating
drums and singing at the top Of their
voices. BY some Jugglery the canni-
bal was got rid Of, and the people were
told that he had flown away through
the air and would not come back.
After this ceremony had been re-
peated several times 10 put an end to
other epidemics, which were only too
prevalent among the Indians, 1t grew
into a sort OF annual affair, managed
by the members of secret society
whose members know that the sup
posed ''hamatsu" was only q man..
Scientific American.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-26

70 save the young lady's life. This
room was fright when I got here.
VIII you stick your thumb over this
hole tIll can rest my arm a bit7 And
he sticks his thumb over the hole, and
| bids him courteous adieu and
slides, leavin' him there. didn't stop
Cor nothirl. not even me lantern. I
was sick. j was afraid ! wouldn't be
strong enough to ger to safe place
before I'd hive to stretch meself. May
be you remember. Muggsy, how grog-
~ was for q time after got hereY
Eyes" responded Mr.. Kelly. with q
succession Of mods, II remember"
-Well, that was the string / had on
Van. and after I'd served what l
thought was fair time for what I'd
done 30 Snapper Griffin writes to the
governor, recailin' to him the circun-
stance. And he comes down hand
some, as was sure he would. He
gives me the honor Of a personal inter-
view. and he falls on me neck in a
sort Of mid way and tells me that he
believes me story regardless of the
court, and he sends me pardon, and
that's ALL"
"Geeg' said Mr.. Kelly after a
thoughtful fntervai. "SuppostR Van
hadn't BEEN electedY'
-Don'ty said Mr.. Dawson. ''Tt gives
me a horrible pain to think Of itr'
-And the gir4-what was the matter
with herr" persisted Mr.. Kelly.
II didn't ask" responded MT. Daw-
son. "sYwas none of me business"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-26
Tricked Of IN. Time.

A Philadelphia lawyer who spends
most of his time at bis country estate
employs a sturdy Irish gardener whose
one desire in life Is to live until the
banner Of freedom IS unfuried ever Ire.
land.
One evening the lawyer strolled
through the grounslssof bis place and
stopped to have cat with the gar.
dener.
Michael, do you know that while
we are here enjoying the beautiful
twilight It is dark midnight in Ire.
land?' be asked.
Faith. an 0i'm not surprised re.
plied the gardener. ireland niver
sot justice yit."-audge
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-26
SAYS RADIO THOR
CAN KILL CANCER
DR.. F. II. BIaclnmar Gives More Details
of Remarkable New Dis

Chicago, Feb. 26.--Dr. F. III. Blaclrmal
Of Hahnemsnn Medical college yesterdaJ
gave further details Of the discovery Of
"radio-t thor" which was made public a,
New Orleans yesterday by DR.. II. S
Bailey, also of Hahnemann Medical col
lege. DR.. Blaekmar was associated Will
DIR. Bailey in making experiments.
"0ne Of our most curious experiment:
with the new substance" said Or. Black
mar, was the taking of a photograph
through stove lid on which some radio
thor had been spread. The powerful
rays of this element enabled the light
to pass through the iron plate, thus per-
Mating photograph Of number Of
rennies and other articles on the oppo-
site side.
Its basis is pitchblende, but with
this element are mingled others whose
names / do not carq to disclose at this
time. Some of them ara 30 rare that
We keep them ia a safe deposit vault.
The new element, while far from being
inexpensive, win be within the reach Of
everybody who needs 1t for treatment.
Its action is quite as efficient a. that Of
radium There il not enough radium in
the whole world to treat all the people
who need its curative properties.
''The therapeutic value Of our radio
thor or the-red.x has been established
beyond question in the fourteen months
that we have been using ii for treat
mdnt OF diseases. IL never has failed
10 give relief, and in many cases IL has
cured. Some of the diseases on which
IL acts successfully are cancer, tubsrcu-
Iosis of the skin, ulcers, birthmarks, and
nervous affections. Its rays are rs eff
fcctiva as those Of radium. although 1t
does not act 20 quickly. Its inordinate
action keeps it from being harmfully
csr1stac, as radium Is likely to be when
in the handle Of unslSilled persons.
"It has the same selective power as
radium; that Is, it seems to act only on
tissues which are diseased, having no
effect on healthy tissues. This power,
which has been we'll described by Sir
Frederick Treves in recent article, no.
body il able to explain"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-26
|DR. WILEY
| OVERRULED
Chemist Loses Fight Against
BenzOate Of Soda
-----
is REPORTED HARMLESS
Report Of Remsen Board Will Be Accept
ed as the Rule Governing the
Department Of Agri-
culture. ....'--

Washington, Feb. 26.--The department
of agriculture yesterday struck a blow
at Or. Harvey w. Wiley, chief OF the
Bureau Of chemistry, by announcing ths
regulations Of the department in accord
ance with tho decision Of the Renser
referee board. This board, it win b.
recalled, found benzoato Of soda was noA
injurious to health. DR.. Wiley held II
WINS. Now the department. has issued an
order which permits the use of benzoate
Of soda without limit.
The enemies of DIR. Wiley are once
more jubiiant over the action OF 6ecre-
tary Wilson and the department. They
are once more proclaming that they will
resign. The friends of Dr.. Wiley, while
admitting he has been turned down on
this matter, declare the country is with
him in the benzoate of soda controversy
and that he win stick to his post and
fight the battle of pure food to fin-
ish.
In an official bulletin signed by Sec
rotary Cortslyou, Secretary Straus and
Secretary Wilson, the report of the Rem
sen board of scientific experts was adopt.
ed as the future rule of action for the
department in administering che food
laws, and all bulletins and orders Of the
department will be amended to conform
TO the new order.
The Remsen board, Of which Prof. Ira
Remsen Of Johns Hopkins, is president
and Profs. Herter Of New York, Chit
tenden of Yale, Long Of Northwestern
university and Taylor of the university
of California, are members, was appoint
ed by President Roosevelt a year ago
TO settle the long controversy over the
use Of benzoate Of soda. After nearly
year of experiments they decided the
salt was harmless.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-26
The eas From the country.

Said visitor to teacher ia west
side business college:
'.rhat girl from the country seams to
be the brightest student In the ROOM
AT the request Of the teacher she
designated more particularly the girl
she had In mind.
sOh, res, said the teacher, ''she ~
very bright. But how did you know
she Is from the country She doesn't
look countrtfed-s
"Her habit of washing her hands so
often gave her away said the visitor.
'T have been sitting here about two
hours. IN that time she has washed
her hands three times. No city girl
would have done that. She would
have sharpened pencils or turned over
dusty books and simply have polished
Der hands on her pocket handkerchief
and gone on working. The country girl
would find It impossible to work under
such conditions. She must have clean
banda All country people have ma
MIA for washing their hands. After
each task down go their hands into
basin Of water city life cures most
country habits. Frequent bathing of
the hands Is the last to go.p-New
York Tines
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-26
He's Otherwise Engaged.

let empires totter To their fall
Or fall with horrid chatter,
And my concern for that is small
To me it will not matter.
Let freedom shrek, on moan, or yell,
To her | would not rally.
You see, tho honest truth to tell,
I'm taken up with Sally.
Let lightning fash and thunder peal
And cyclones swift, unsparing,
Their death and desolation leal
It's little / am caring.
Should fiery volcanoes spout
Destruction through each valley,
That should notice it ! doubt,
I'm taken up with Sally.
Let mighty armies battle wage
Wherever You might mention
in great events and III engage
That I'd not pay attention.
All Interruptions | detest,
In primrose paths / daily,
And don't feel any interest
In anything but Sally.
Chicago Daily News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-26
Punishmsnt In EMcy.

Punishment In efagy was legally
practiced in France and with great
solemnity up to the time Of the first
revolution. If the man condemned es-
capped, dummy was put up in his
cell and the entire routine Of the law
allowed to take its course. The war
rant was read to It, and on the day
appointed 1t was conducted to the
scaffold in the presence OF all the le-
gal functionaries and with all the cir
cumstance. of the law. Sometimes
the same person was executed In efiigy
simultaneously in several cities, but
that did not exempt him from actual
punishment should he be afterward
caught.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-26
RUSSIA EX-
PECTS WAR
Fears That Her Hand May be
Forced
RESULT OF SENTIMENT
Germany and Austria Spintedly De-
fed-A St. Petersburg Paper Says
That War Is Not
Feared.

ST. Petersburg, Feb. 28.--The pessi.
mism with regard to the Balkan crisis
is steadily deepening in diplomatic cir
cles, where it is believed that Austrian
action against Servia may be expected
within fortnight unless a solution to
the present grave problem is soon ar
ranged. Foreign official officials state
that Russia is not disposed TO consider
an invasion of Servia alone as a casus
belli, but there is fear that the govern
ment's hand may be forced under such
circumstances by popular feeling. The
beginning Of hostilities would throw
thousands OF Russian volunteers into the
Seryian ranks. Donna leaders who visit
ed the foreign Office Wednesday expressed
themselves convinced that war is newt
able. Information received from Kiev in
dicates that no military measures have
yet been undertaken on the Southwestern
frontier, but all applications of officers
for leave of absence have been refused
and the Kiev department is ready for
instant mobilization.
The Novoe yremya publishes spirited
reply TO what it describes as Austrian
and German threats" The paper Says
I'VE and our ancestors more than once
have had foreign conquerors on our soil,
and the bones of several hundred thou
sand remain as the only evidence Of their
rash attempts to assail the integrity of
Russian territory. We do not want war
with anyone, but We do not fear war
and we viii not be inundated by empty
phrases. If Austria Hungary and Ger
many attacked Russia, they would not
have to deal with her alone"
An order published yesterday calling
the Rsservists Of certain classes to the
eolors for their annual training is being
given great deal Of attention by the
sensational press Of st. Petersburg. This
step, however, is in no way connected
with the present crisis; 1t applies only
to the regular summer manoeuvres.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-26
Monex oAsers.

de you think It pays to send our
sons to coIlege7 Do they obtain the
practical experience in money getting
that is 50 necessary IN these dsysT'
swell. judging from the experience
7 have had with my son, should say
they did. His practical experience In
money getting increases with every
letter that receive from him"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-26
The pure Food ana pns Law

has not only brought the foods and drugs
of this country up TO a higher standard
Of purity, but It has eliminated the harm
ful medicines with which this country
was flooded
Such medicines, however, as Lydia F.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, purely a
roots and herbs product, viii continue its
beneficial work ameng Wonen
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-26
The ROyaI Boz.

Kaiser william never travels incog-
nito.
King George of Greece is the poor
est Of all European monarclls.
King Edward when Prince OF Wales
seyer vssed on any political question.
but be always voted for the deceased
wife's sister bin. which was a social
and not 3 political matter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-26
tales Of cites.

In Leipzig there are street kiosks
where for a penny the city directory
can be inspected
New York city Is now CROWNS at
the rate of 1o,572 persons a month by
the birth rate alone.
Chicago may soon have a forester
70 look after the Planting and care Of
trees in the city streets. A citizens
committee has taken the matter IN
and is planning to ask the legislature
te authorize such an efaciaL
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-26

A traveller stopped at hotel in Green
land, where the nights are ak months
long, and as he registered, asked a ques-
tion of the clerk.
What time do you have hreakfastf'
From half-past March to quarter
to May Harpers Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-26
A Difficult Position.

A young captain, who was drilling the
awkward squad, commanded thus:
Now, my men, listen to me. When
] say Haiti put the foot that's on the
ground beside the one that's in the air,
and remain motionless. Success Mag
azine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-26
JINGLEs AND JEsTs
they Invariably Fail.

One Of the great troubles with trial
marriages seems to be that they never
prove to be satisfactory. Chicago Re
cord. Herald.