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The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
FAMILY NUMBERS lo5.
Five Generations Represented in
Household of PennsyIvanian.

rive generations Represented IN
Household Of PennsyIvanian.
Robesonia. Pa. March 27.-Race suicide
has 10 stronghold in Heidelberg. Bs-ks
County. There are dozen families in
this township IN each Of which there are
a dozen sons and daughters and twice as
many grandsons and granddaughters. but
there Is no family IN all Berks County
that can rival the offspring OF Mrs. Elijah
Wenrich. The family circle numbers ex-
actly los persons. representing FIVE living
generations.
Mrs. Wenrich is the mother OF i've
daughters and four sons. as follows;
Katie Ann. Emma E. Elizabeth. Adaline
s.. Mary l.. David H., George F., James
E.. and wallace E
Katie Ann. the Oldest daughter. mar
ried Moses Nye. and they are the parents
OF seven sons and two daughters. and
their children. most OF whom have mar
RED. are the parents Of nine sons and
six daughters, representing fifteen great
grandchildren.
Emma T.. the second Oldest daughter
is married 10 Ell Nye and they are the
parents Of seven girls and six boys; they
In turn are the parents or sixteen girls
and seven boys. and In this family Is TIE
eat-great-grandchild. or the fifth gener-
alton. Arthur Bashore. son OF Arthur and
Stella Heller. who is the daughter Of Mr.
Adam Heller married 70 Minnie Nye
daughter OF Emma. wife OF Ell Nye. the
head OF this branch Of the family and so
on the list runs until Il completes the
exceptional 100
There have been no deaths among Mrs
Wenrich's descendants Most OF them
live either IN Heidelberg or the sister
townships, Lower and North Heidelberg
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
HAD $50 FOR HIS FoEMAN.
Maltese Cross Worn by Soldier
Brought Blue and Gray Together.

h1AtNHN NEVhb WoAA ~ coA1ACE
Brought Blue and Gray Together.
Pottstown. Pa. March "a plctur-
esque and prominent figure for several
generations in Eastern Pennsylvania. DR..
Elias c. Kitchin. one OF the Oldest and
best-known physicians in this section.
died a few days ago at his home. near
Amityville. Although eighty-two years
old. he practiced his profession until
quite recently.
DR.. Kitchin made & fine record as a sur
geon IN the civil war. having shouldered
his rife and gone to Harrisburg when
he heard that the Confederates were in
vading the State. He was assigned to the
Twenty-six,h Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Prominent as a Mason. he wore the
Maltese cross Of the Knights Templars All
through the war. and on the day follow
ing Lees surrender al Appomatiox a
surgeon OF an Alabama regiment, also a
Mason, recognizing the cross OF his order.
asked DR.. Kitchin for so 20 reach home.
He gave II. and before his benefactor was
mustered out the Confederate had for
warded a so check 70 Mrs. Kitchin The
Confederate's name was DR. William F..
Beard, Of ShelbyvllIe KY, and their
warm friendship had continued ever
since.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
THE COLONIES TIP.

parlance It looked as though some one
was going 10 cut a melon" although the
stable connections had not wagered a
penny.
The Colonel went out 70 the lawn. 20
watch the race through his glasses. just
as the CRY went up from the thousands in
the stands. They're off, When the
horses neared the long stretch, three or
four gentlemen asked him which horse
was leading.
First three are necks apart" fav-
orites got the rail" he answered.
Just before going up 20 chat with his
sister In the stand. the Colonel had made
wager on the favorite who had been
heavily backed by the general public TO
win. Many OF his frieads. knowing the
Colonel had backed the favorite. were
surprised because he was not roofing
Tor that horse. as was his custom when
he had bet down Like a troop OF. cav
airy, the horses came rushing down the
stretch. the first four noses apart, and IN
this order they went past the judges
stand
The cry. THE favorite wins" swept
over the course; an instant later. how
ever. the number Il was put I'D first
Jack Homer had won by a nose.
When the jockeys came back to weigh
In, applause greeted both horse and boy.
All the world read OF it next day. The
result Of the race was that night flashed
everywhere. From coast 70 coast the
name Of the winner was on every tongue
It was a turf sensation. The owners
name became a byword in racing circles
The trainer and jockey became famous
The stakes won were a fortune IN them
selves
All this the world knew the next dav
but It never knew until now thar the
result OF that race enabled a little ai~l
and a tan MISUNDERSTANDING gentle
man 10 cross the sea 10 Vienna. the
home Of q great specialist. who treated
the child for many weeks
Jack Horner's winning meant fortune
and happiness 10 many, no dOubt. but the
greatest happiness came later 10 the
mother and father OF the child. wbe, ore
morning they received a cable message
which read: Alice entirely cured. pic
ture OF an angel; she is 10 start for home
to-day" "COIONFT. ..
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
PENSION FoR SpINSTERS.
Bachelors the victims If Maine BIZ
Becomes a Law.

occOAAcA n LEW
Augusta, Me-, March 27.-NaInes "old
maids" are 10 be pensioned at the expense
Of the bachelors and widowers. If a bill
introduced in the legislature becomes a
law
The measure proposes 10 mulct every
unmarried man of thirty or more at the
rate Of $40 a year. the fund thus raised
to be applied 70 the support and relief OF
deserving women who are still spinsters.
although willing to marry IL they get a
fair chance. Bachelors or widowers who
can show that they have made reason
able effort to get a wife. by proposing
three times. either TO three different
women or 10 one woman, are exempted.
The benefciaries are to be spinsters who
have reached the age Of forty years who
have not refused any reasonable offer
Of marriage
Reasonable" offers are held 10 be any
proposal made in good faith by any man
who is not an inmate OF an insane asy-
lum and who has not been convicted OF a
felony or infamous crime. No beneht eX-
ceedlng 800 a year is 10 be paid 70 any
spinster
Some Of the members OF the legislature
have been inclined TO regard the act as a
joke, but Mr. Campbell says that It viii
be no joke for the unmarried man II It
passes
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
Obituary in 1901.

Is the work-a-day world less feeling.
or simply more practical than in the
days Of our grandfathers2 Imagine the
amusement that would greet a news
paper guilty Of an announcement like
the following. which was printed IN the
city's mosf conservative sheet in 1901:
'On Mr.. Jones death being announced
10 the House OF Representatives. it was
Immediately resolved by unanimous vote
that each member should wear for one
month crepe band around his arm. and
that the funeral be attended by both
Houses. When the melancholy tidings
of MS death were announced in Congress
the tear Of grief on all sides OF the
House showed that political animosity
was overcome by feelings more hon
orable 10 humanity; each seemed TO be
sensible that the House had lost an or
nament and a friend
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28

The feat OF Detective James Sheridan
last week in New York IN spotting Rev.
John ?. Dugan as the man who choked
Jennie johnson some fifteen years ago
brings up some other men with accentu-
ated memories for faces.
About a year ago James Lawlor. spe-
cisl officer Of the National Fsrk B X.
New York, helped 70 arrest ore OF the
most famous bank crooks IN the country
Lawlor had never seen the nan in his
Iife before. He has a collector Of photo
graphs OF crooks. gathered from all
sources, and Il was from an intimacy
with one OF these pictures that he was
able Instantly TO recognize the man
In Wall street they tell all sorts OF
stories OF the ability Of one Hewitt, of
New York, TO keep faces in his mind =
eve. Not long ago q whlte-haired man
entered the First National Bank. He
looked about him with a half familiar
glance. yet as one unscoUainted with
the premises. Instantly Hewitt walked
up 10 him Il have not seen you here
IN fifteen years. Mr.. smith, he said 10
the startled stranger. And neither ne
had. for Smith, fifteen years ago, was one
OF the banks biggest customers. and
since that tine had lived in London.
There Is a somewhat similar story told
of Christopher Smith. former New York
policeman and now detective OF the Bank
OF Manhattan. Years ago he had the post
at Broadway and Franklin street. Gen.
Grant and A T. Stewart knew him well,
as did every man whose business took
him frequently past that corner.
He was standing IN the bank one day
when q man came IN 20 have check
cashed- He had no means Of identihca-
ton and payment was refused by the
teller. Smith meantime was standing by
digging into the past
You knew A. T. Stewart. dida't your"
he asked as the stranger was about 70
leave the window.
Why, yes" was the startled answer.
7 remember you. Several times I've
seen you go uptown with him IN the
afternoons.
On the strength Of this the man got
the check cashed-
It Is generally forgotten. since he has
attained Cabinet positions. that George
D. Cortelyou owed a large slice OF his
advance 70 a wonderful memory for
faces.
II is said OF him that he would stand
on the rear OF President McKinley's train
when the President was touring the
country and not only recognize the men
Of the town who had during his time
come 70 Washington, but recall their
names as well.
One time. It Is said the train stopped
a. a small station in the West. C0rtel-
you with the other members Of the Presi-
dents party aIghted for few minutes
70 timber Up. A man came up TO him
and proceeded 20 introduce himself. Cor
telyou interrupted him.
L am glad 20 meet you, Mr.. Jones.
That matter about the claim Is IN the
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
An UnIucky Date for RoyaItv.

From the Dundee Advertiser.
The number fourteen has come to be
looked upon as an unIucky one for the
royal family. It was on December "A
that the prince cOns0rt succumbed 70
what was apparently q mild attacl, of
typhoid fever. and on the anniversary,
Of her fathers death, seventeen wears
after, the Grand Duchess Of Hesse al
ways dearer 10 the English nation under
her name Of Princess Alice, died a VIC
tim to her motherly devotion. The LATE
Duke OF Clarence's death took place on
January H. and twice has his present
majesty been in danger Of his life on that
date-the first time when as Prince Of
Wales he lay i'll Of typhoid fever. ana the
doctors all but gave him I'D on Decem-
Der IA, 1871, and again on June IA. 1902
when down at Aldershot. in the middle
OF the night the first alarming synp-
toms OF the illness that kept him hover
Ing for several days between life and
death first manifested themselves.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
Reward of Five Cents.

The entire reading public Is rejoicing
over the return of the kidnapped child
10 its parents. and thinks that the $4,000
ransom for his restoration a small mat
ter as compared to his safety. Last
Tuesdays Herald with the welcome news
that the stolen Whitla boy IS sent to
his father" chaneed TO lie upon a COPY
OF the National Inteuigencer. Of June
1901. In the latter paper there was we'll
displayed the following advertisement for
information OF a runaway lad:
Five cents reward Ran away on ApriI
26 from pilot boat lying at St AIary's
James TStron, about nineteen years OF
age; feet high: 100 pounds: red hair:
red complexion; appears simple when
spoken 10; has a down look. and usually
wears sailors clothes. I hereby warn
any person or persons from harborfng
said runaway before the year 1875; after
that time any person may employ him
JOHN WELSH"
June J. 1901
Surely the estimate placed on the value
Of human life is variant as life itself
No wonder the poor lad whose race Is
long since ended had a down lool,''
when his six feet of manhood was valued
by his master at cents
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
The New Soufb

Wise is the wisdom that souls must sys slser to
gain.
Hers the calm giadnes that grows from the dark
silt Of pain;
Strong with strength plucked from the deers Of u-
plWnmeted woes;
Peace in her breast-thOush stn abide scars Of Old
blows
Csal-syed. confident, frOuting the morning she
stands.
Smiling at Fate as one smiles who holds fatss IN
her hands;
Flushed With the faith that does deeds. leaving
issues 20 God
Eager. with feet On the threshold Of empires untrOl
DON MARQUIs.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
A TRAITORS PUNISHMENT.
Lieut.. ILLINOIS Easy Life as a Pris-
Oner on Devils Island.

Lieut.. ILLINOIS Easy Life as q Pris-
Oner on Devils Island.
From The London Globe.
The first man. a Paris contemporarv OBJ
serves. lost the earthly paradise by a
fault. and man to-day has found Il by
a crime. Ex-Lieut. UilmO. who was con-
demned as a traitor and who is now on
Devils Island. is the person referred 10,
and Il our contemporary is not u.issn-
formed the assertion IS not very wide OF
the mark
The ex-ieutenant has a nice little cot
tage; his costume is white flannel, and he
wears white boots. He rises late and
spends a long time dressing HIS toilet
table, we learn, IS laden with scent bot
ties, and IN the room IS a portrait which
bears a strong resemblance 70 Ia Bella
L!so1. His study IS well supplied with
books, theatrical and other reviews, such
as one would find IN q country gentle
mans house Books on philosophy also
ind place, the ex-lieutenant's favorits
writers being Kant, Fichte. and Schelling.
After breakfast UllmO walks about his
little domain. feeds his fowls. and gives
Instructions to his cook Nearly every
day a launch brings fresh meat nom
Tile Royale, and 70 guard against stormy
weather and the nonarrival OF the launch
the lieutenant has, "a ara assured q
well-stOcked larder with Sygs. butter. pre-
serves. and chsrcuterie IN abundance. Af-
ter breakfast he takes a rest and then has
q walk under the shadow OF the trees and
watches the beautiful sunset and possibly
thinks Of DTeyfus IN this little solitude.
At lunch he can have plenty of fresh
milk and cheese, FOR he has 4 herd of
goats.
After dinner the ex-Iieutenant and his
guards play cards. and before retiring tia
chef-who. Ike Goldsuith.s chest or
drawers. ~contrives a double debt 70 pay
Transformed into a valet de chamber,
asks the prisoner fo- Instructions for tbs
next day. The correspondent who fur
nishes this account was surprised at wha;
he saw. and so we mink win be his
readers.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
SEES AvENGING SPIRIT.
Flaming Arrow I'm the sky Stirs I'D
Residents Of a Mining Village.

Flaming Arrow I'm the sky Stirs Up
Residents Of n Mining Village.
RIahanoy City. Pa. March Z7--The min
ing village OF Stockton. about twelve miles
northeast OF here. is wrought Up over the
appearance at night OF an srrow Of flame
which hovers over the spot on me noun
tain where the dismembered body OF a
woman was found IA a barrel two years
ago.
Reputable and veraciOus persons have
seen the flaming arrow. among them the
two Donneu brothers, who are Leading
members Of the Methodist church.
The light appears every night az about
9 o'clock. and hovers over the spot until
midnight, but It disappears when any one
approaches 70 investigate
The superstitioUs villagers say Il IS the
aveaging spirit OF the slain woman come
hack TO keep alive the memory of the
crime so that the murdereTs may some
day be epprehended-
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
The Shame of Eers.

Ffum the Youths Companion
Prof. Darcy Thompson recently enter
tanned the Geological Society OF London
with a mathematical discussion on the
differences in the shape os eggs. A few
eggs. Ike those OF the owl and the tor
toise, are spherical. OF nearly so; 8 few.
like the grebe's OF the cormorants are
elliptical, with symmetrical ends: the
great majority, like the hens. are ovoid.
or blunter at one end than the other.
The hens egg is always laid blunt end
foremost Eggs which are IN the most
unsymnetrical are also eggs Of large size
relatively TO the parent bird. The yokes
Of eggs are spherical, whatever the form
OF the entire egg may be- This Prof
Thompson showed to be due TO their be-
ing inclosed in a huid. the white. -
which makes the pressure everywhere on
the surface Of the yoke practically con-
slant.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
Longest typhoid Case Known.

Morocco. Ind. March 27.-Prof. Selby.
superintendent Of the fMomence public
schools. is dead from typhoid fever after
an illness Of III days. the longest case
OF typhoid fever heretofore reported be-
ing, It is said, 12l days Five nurses and
several physicians were worn out with
the long fight against the disease When
Prof. Selby was taken ir he weighed 1e0
pounds. and at death the body weighed
forty-five pounds
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
GALL SMILES CLUB IN OHIO.
Girls Meet Once n Week and Smile
at Entertainment.

Bellefontaine. Ohio. March 27.-Smilers
for fair are all Of the members Of the
"All Smiles" Club. an organization Of
young ladies Of Sidney.
These happy smilers meet once a week
and always have "A real reason for smiling
over the entertainment afforded Tba
girls always smile. and even when a
mock luncheon is served. when thew eA,
nothing but the echo Of their order. or a
contrary luncheon. when the opposite to
the order IS served. stiu the s!rls smile
NJ matter what calamity may have he
fallen any member or how treacberons
any unfaithful Jack is, grille rnust
smile or leave the club.
The "AI Smiles make their club p-ac-
teal In everyday life. and carry iov and
gladness wherever they appear.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
PUSHED WRONG BUTTON.

Caller at school UnwittingIy Started
Up the Fire Drill.
Upland. Cal. March IA man called
at the Upland grammar school 70 see one
Of the teachers a short time ago. and.
uncertain just which was the room he
wanted. noted the bell buttons IN the main
corridor He pressed one Of them. HIS
surprise was great when soon after the
sound Of the gong children and teachers
fled forth from the various rooms, all
In orderly line. and with no excitement
or crowding.
The visitor had pressed the button
which called for the fire alarm drill prac-
tice.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
RUN OVER THREE TINES.

Chicago Man, Struck by Automobile,
Has Remarkable Escape.
Chicago. IL. March Z7.-After being run
over by three automobiles, Arthur Subers
was taken 70 the Emergency Hospital,
and when examined by physicians Il was
found that he had not been injured.
he was crossing Michigan avenue 81
Harmon place when a motor car struck
him and threw him 10 the pavement Ac-
cording 10 witnesses. the machine passed
over him and was followed by TWO others.
both OF which ran over his prOstrats
body.
Subers Is said TO have been drinking
He lives az No $50 Jackson boulevard
The names Of the persons driving the au-
tOmOoiles were not learned by the police
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28

II some one told you that man could
get along year in and year out with only
three or four hours sleep OUT OF every
twenty-four, and meanwhile carry on his
shoulders more business responsibility
than a half dozen ordinary men. you
probably would not believe t. But there
is such a man n New York City. Il is
Herman A Metz. comptroller, who be
cause Of his remarkable activity is called
by the men IN his oaiee The Man Who
Never Sleeps"
He never sleeps as much as seven or
eight hours at a stretch He very sell
dom sleeps more than three and half
or four hours. He Usually sleeps three.
And he has done II for years.
Stin. II you should see him hustle into
his Office some morning al s O'Clock you
would think he had enjoyed = fuu night s
rest and topped it on with Turkish
bath. He once said II ne slept eight OF
nine hours without interruption he would
not get over Il for a week. His mind
works with Hghtning-llke rapidity when
he has his customary three or four
hours rest: Il works more slowly when
ne mas u lIu4oAEtQ S-ccp. LAX DL AlcLALd4
rest seems 70 keep HIM IN the pink Of
condition. Here is his actual routine for
one twenty-four-hour period within the
last ten days.
% a m.-AtteTded % personal business.
a. II 20 1 ?. n--Signed papers. received visit
ors and looked after the thousand and one details
q the comp.rol-e-'s ofics.
to ? D Mad luncheon with -four nsn Eho
had business appointTnerrs with him
20 20 ,. u--LOoked after his peTsonsl eorre-
spcudezce
30 % $50 2. n--Attended a meeting q the
board % estimate
So % $50 . m-E'crf0rrred duties q con1ptrcl e.
and received az least 100 visitors.
SO 10 2 p m--Gos shaved and ma ssaged and put
cu eTeninz clothes
z % = m--Attsnded banquet a. Ersineers Cab.
= m--Wezt 20 q second banqu-t 40 Recto-'s
l0.0 ?. m.-Drupred iu az a yheateT box party
Il - p Made speech AZ a political banquet
D5g p. m--J0ined supper party a. an uptown
restaurant
2 a m--Star-ed for Brooklyn IN ar sut7nobsls.
3 A. u--Piayed game q billiards az TIE Brock
lyl Dem0cratic Club
4 a. invent hou,e ard % bed
a n.-Goc up 10 preTare Tor another days AZ
fairs.
Not Unusual for Him.
There IS nothing unusual IN this for lIr
Metz Frequently he goes 10 three and
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
MIRAGE PHOTOGRAPHED.
Strange Picture Appears on Negative
Taken in Piaua, Ohio.

Piqua. Ohio. March 27.-Harry Imboden.
OF Maplewood, thought only TO get a pic
ture OF a railroad train when he took a
snapshot the other day. but when the
picture was developed. besides the scenery
photographed there appeared. as II sus-
pended in the air. upon the same negative,
a mirage IN which can be seen several
buildings in Jackson Center. ave miles
away. The buildings are easily recogniz-
able as the Jackson Center elevator. the
Old College Building. and the Burke resi-
dence.
A mirage is something out OF the Ordi-
nary in this section. although often seen
IN the ocean OF deserts. but a picture OF
mirage was never known 10 have been
taken before
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
An Editors DEFY

The difference IN view point a hun
dred years have wrought IS well brought
out in an editorial comment made by
the famous nestor Of Washington jour
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
Not TnusuaI for Him.

There IS nothing unusual IN this for 8Ir-
Metz Frequently he goes 70 three and
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
Dramatic Successes.

With the success OF Alabama" Mr..
Thomas started IN to dramatize other
States and Territories OF the Union
Quickly following he created IN Miz-
zoura," Colorado" Kentucky "Ari-
zona and others