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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-20

FUDGE GAYNOR, during the tense
J days of the mayoralty contest in New
York, said of thickness in the course Of
an after-dinner speech:
But the tricky man usually winds up
by being too tricky-like Brown,
Brown, who lives I'm 5th avenue. sus-
pected his English butler OF drinking his
wine So one night he drugged a couple
Of bottles OF four or five dollar Chateau
Yquem. and left them I'm the dining room.
unfortunately, that night, Browns
wife returned late from the opera. She
saw the rare wine. and had IL put down
in the wine cellar along with the twelve
dozen other bottles of Chateau Yquem
that Brown had laid in.
Brown is wondering to this day which
two bottles are the drugged ones. lie
has stopped drinking Chateau fquem. In
fact. / understand his whole stock OF II
is for sale at u reasonable price"
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his way to keep that promise.
81 thought" he continued, IF l went on
TO the house your aunt might be there.
and perhaps-well. perhaps she might not
appreciate music.
She wouldn't Shirley laughed. 'ex-
cept Onward, Christian soldiers or Old
Hundred"
Which, unfortunately. are not in my
repertoire" ne laughed in return. May
l walk by your side for a few steps,"
why not?" the girl answered.
There is no reason. really" he said in
return. THE road has no conventions"
We are three she said, smiling,
you, your pal and myself. You may
walk with me as far as the crossroads.
there by the big willow you shall play
for me again. ana then YOU can so your
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forward march until the next onslaught
OF fate"
I'm so glad Shirley said. her eyes
shining. Il knew all the time. somewsy.
that you weren't even that extraordinary
tramp you told me to think you. I used
to wonder how you were getting on. and
shudder nights when there was q hard
storm
You needn't have worried" he replied.
smiling hack at her. Il would lie In
barn those nights and wonder II you
would give me Strawberries and cream
when I came your away again"
Hardy" laughed Shirley. in Sep
tember"
The old brown fiddle was brought into
use once again. and this time its music
was a bridge between hearts young with
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smiled as if TO hide her feeling. Promise
me-" she said, that you will come bac6
this away again this summer and play
for me-.
The man turned resolutely. II promise"
he said. God willing"
He went at last, but turned once at the
crossroads where he might have a last
sight Of the white farmhouse. Shirley
was still standing at the gate. gazing after
his retreating form.
In late September the tramp passed
that away again-not the same tramp.
for he was made new by the healing CT
nature. He was no longer thin and pale,
but stalwart and rudy. and he swung
along with the buoyancy of health.
Shirley came from the village. where
she had been to get the mail. 1t was a
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out by a few discreet questions back
there in the village today. j did not do
il for curiosity, but because / wanted TO
know the name Of the one person who.
in all my wanderings. has treated me Ike
an equal. 4 flannel shirt and knapsack
make lots of difference. don't they?" he
said. trifle bitterly.
Its like this" he went OF. While Oh
a story one day in the New York slums
contracted typhoid fever. | had il for
seven months, and when | finally got on
my feet again they were about all hal
left The doctors in the hospital said my
heart and lungs were shaky and that /
must take a long sea voyage or a summer
in the mountains. and that 1 must sleep
out of doors IL possible. AS ! had just
$50 to my name-the paper had kept me
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good mile and q half To the farmhouse,
but she liked the walk, and better s:ill I"
get away from the narrow circle OF lie:
aunt's insular but kindly nature and from
UannaIl's sharp tongue. AS she got quit"
out Of the village she Was surprised T."
hear music coming from behind great
oak tree by the side of the road She
stopped suddenly, for she recognized the
song her extraordinary tramp'-as she
always called liim In her thoughts--had
played and sung for her that June day.
Seeing her pause. he came out i'll the road
and bowed to her.
II was in the village" he explained
and saw you so into the post office. L
came out here and waited. on the chance
Of meeting you and keeping my promise
to play for you again." He did not tell
her how many miles he had come out OF
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"n The pay roll as long they decent'y
"oulJ- .ise thing looked p-epostcrnus. B;!t
di,In'; intend 10 Jet Il little thing Ike
The Jack of money keep me down after
lighting for my life all those months. 50
/ thought out the plan of coming up here
in the Berkshires and tramping il for 4
while I was studying music and could
play fairy we'll, and I could draw IN
glop-dasl sort of way. / thought the two
combined might earn me food enough,
though I should have preferred the more
muscular sort of work. I'd have sawed
wood that day, you know he added
quickly. as IL lie wantedsfo explain some
thing particularly, IF I had been able"
You see,' he concluded, the expert
ment has been a success. I'm on my way
back to the city again. The paper will
give me a Job, SO it's shoulder arms and
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io" and rich with hope.
'Promis. me the .layer said, when las
rad iinisl.c :, HAT nav come this way
again aid Icy tor you. II get acquainted
with the Village preacher, - l can Get
him 10 introduce us--for Aunt Luella's
sake" he smiled can you PROMISE?
II PROMISE said Shirley, smiling. and
nov goodnight" She held out her hand
to him and he took il for a brief second.
and held it In his own. Then she started
homeward In the dusk.
From far down the road a strain nf
music was waited back-a joyful, happy
tune, to which the words Of an old nursery
rhyme had been set:
Bobby ShaftO's gone to sea,
Silver buckles on his knee:
He'll come back and marry me,
Little Bobby Shafto''
Copyright, 1861
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blanche order, merely asking for the
finest thing on the market and. provided
she got a superb specimen or a shawl
caring nothing for what il cost her.
Under these conditions $1,000 was not
considered too much for "A shawl, anu
there were instances when S3,uo or even
S5 600 was invested in such a garment
When A. T. Stewart, New York's great
est merchant. was in the height or ms
success he did an enormous business III
shawls.
What made the remarkable profit in the
business was the fact that a woman of
wealth speedily became a victim OF the
fad. It was not enough that she should
have one shawl. She wanted g. collec-
ton.
In three years il was nothing uncom-
mon for some wealthy leader Of society to
buy as many as a dozen shawls. Queen
Victoria followed the fashion set by her
friend. the Empress of France, and wore
many wonderful black and white lace
shawls.
Then a shawl vas the favorite gift of a
man to his fiancee and also to his bride.
A father felt it to be a proper present
for his daughter to wear on the night Of
her coming out. In fact. there was no
surer way to win the approval Of the
gentler sex than to make a gift Of a
handsome shawl.
Naturally, tall women had the advan-
tage In the wearing of the garment. for
as In the case In nearly every mode the
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own free way and | Wiz so back to nay
convcntiCns," she ended. a little sadlG.
Shirley scanned his face in orc swift
glance. You look di!Terent--a great deal
better" she said.
IT am no longer IL" he told her: anl
then went OH, speaking rapidly, Il thin K
will tell you part of my Story. at least"
he said. 1T will take only a few mo-
ments. l should like to have left you
that June day with better opinion OF
Inc, but as It was only an experiment i
didn't think 1 ought to. I am not a
tramp-a real hobo" he told her, but a
very ordinary man in the disguise OF one.
am Willard Baker. newspaper man. at
your service"
And I am Shirley Baker, schoolmis-
tress," she said.
Yes, ! know" he answered. II found
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zee SHAWL OF OUR GRANDMOTHER IS AGAIN FASHIONABLE

peats itself. and the sly le abandoned to-
day ever has It's revenge in the possibility
of its return tomorrow
That is what has happened to the lace
shawl. Designers of womens modes
have found out that with some modifca-
tions Ii has a special value in connection
with the fashions of the present year
Therefore many shawl that delighted
grandmother will suddenly have en-
HANGED value and will come out OF the
storeroom, to bee something more than q
mere relic.
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L 4 y DMOTHER )
shawl Is coming
back
Not alone for
grandmother to
wear, nor as q
garb fit only for
the antiquated.
In fact. the shawl
Is to be the mode
in it's new adapta-
ton. Mother. sis
ter. daughter and
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handsome India shawl, with an i'm
pressive array Of points, was regarded
as a sure sign not only OF wealth. but
almost of social standing.
In the cedar chests of many inland and
rural communities are undoubtedly saved
many of the fine old lace shawls that
once cost a small fortune and were rel
egated to oblivion when the fashion
passed, but will now be brought out
since they have once more taken place
In the tickle affections OF milady.
1t is said that the beautiful Empress
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by the graceful effect of shawl that
dra ped pretty form.
The woman who could only AFFORD to
buy one shawl. made it a black one in
the old days. 1t was her most important
article of dress, and even though the re-
mainder of her garb might not be strictly
in accord In the fashion plates. she was
comfortable II the shawl was all right.
OF course. the woman of wealth went
far deeper into the fad. She must have
a black shawl and "A white one. she
needed one for ordinary street wear. and
still another to wrap around her wher
she went TO the opera or to the theater.
From the early sixties to the middle sew
entities the shawl had most enormous
vogue and II held a certain place till the
end of the eighties, but in the last decade
it was hardly known. save to very old
women, till the present revival brought
back the lace shawl in a somewhat mOdi-
fed form.
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tall. slender figure is the one to which
the fashions are best adapted.
There were at least half a dozen ways
of putting a lace shawl OIL several of
which some women never seemed to ac-
quire. A favOrite fashion with young
women was to fasten the shawl between
the shoulders about six Or seven inches
below the collar and cross the ends In
front. throwing one end up over the left
shoulder and securing ii there with q
handsome jeweled pin.
Another favorite way was to form n
sort of BedOuin hood in the back OF the
shawl before putting 1t on by doubling 1t
and fastening the upper edge together
This hood dropped q little below the back
OF the neck and the shortened ends were
caught together in front at the throat
with an o nament and allowed to hang
down straight.
Middle-aged women were fond OF taxing
up two or three little pleats in the center
Of the shawl at the edge in the back be-
fore pinning it an inch or two below the
collar Of the dress, which gave trife
extra fullness to the shawl over the
shoulders The ends were then fastened
with a single tie in front
Had ready made Jackets and cloaks been
at all plentiful In the eos it Is doubtful
il the lace mode would have had such
vogue, but jackets and cloaks We're for
the most part made TO order, many of
them being made at home, and the lace
and the crepe shawls, to say nothing of
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I'D the boX-hedged wax loWaru the MUSE
shc noted him carefully. He was tan ana
wore a knickerbocker suit of DUH brown
yclveteen, with an olj SLOUGH hat pulled
rakishly over his eyes. Around his neck
was knotted a red silk handkerchief a"u
through his open coat was visible plue
flannel shirt In one hand he carried d
violin case, in the other a heavy such
for walking. and on his shoulders WIS
strapped a light knapsack.
"a peddler," thought Shirley, or
wandering musician. Probably the latter
though I never saw such clean-iooRihs
one. He has rather a brigandish air. 'oo'
and if he staggered instead of walking
so straightforwardly a think I'd call for
Hannah TO come to my assistance
These thoughts passed rapidly through
the girls mind but heI face reflected none
of them.
The stranger. coming to the foot OF th@
steps and seeing the girl for the hrst
time. took off his hat with low bow,
an. she saw that he was very thin. IN
deed so emaciated that his clothes just
hung on his body. His face was white,
INT a slightly bronzed look was beginning
10 appear, as ( he were living out In the
sun and wind a great deal. He had soft,
curing brown hair and a high white
forehead. These details Shirley added to
ner mental inventory of the man before
he smoke, which lie did not do until he
had deposited his violin case on the step
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-20

T. Y a.. sitting
out Oh the front
porch. sewing, was
startled out OF her
summer afternoon S
waking dream by
seeing a man enter
the gate. Not that
such I sight was
unusual, but such q
man was.
As he came slow
~ and deliberately
slN Lnr,Sa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-16
CITY NEWS.

Good watches only al lie Brons.
Blankets, buy them at Sher
woods,
"A real musical treat at Dodges to
night. The Cramer Trio.
Hear Rogsrson and Nodler in the
latest song hit, Don't Go Away" al
the Bon Ton tonight.
What could one give a man that
would excite more genuine apprecia
ton. An Ewers Mccarthy Co. suit,
overcoat or crayenette.
the recent issue OF I.eslie's Week
II contains 2 reproduction OF pho
tograph taken OF the baseball men
who met al Memphis lately Press.
dent Justice Of this city is among the
group which is included.
Volunteers OF America. % South
Third street Friday night Bro.
Means will preach on the doctrinal
points OF sanctifcation: song service,
7.s0:: preaching. $40 o'clock. ANY.
enc having clothing, bedding or fnrni-
ture for poor. please notsfv Capt,
Carpenter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-16
CRY NEWS.

Seal ship oysters at Hauberts.
Skating is fine at the Roil-a-way.
-Sleighs, blankets, lap robes, Sher
woods.
Select a Christmas watch at LIE
Brons'.
-Hea the Craner Trio. at Dodges
tonight a real treat
Hear the Cramer trio, in popular
songs at Dodge's tonight.
Fancy boxes and choice candies
at Burke Bros. 5o4 Main.
Both biograph and Edison pic
ture at the Bon Ton tonight
We sell old reliable Emerson
pianos. Loewenstein' Music Store.
Your whole family VIII feel bet
ter and enjoy the candy you buy al
Burke Bros.
The greatest biogranh picture o.
the season, "A Corner in Wheat a:
the Bon Ton tonight.
Pen Pictures OF Early Western
DAYS. is by a local author. Make
some one happy by presenting them
with a copy Els q Christmas gift.
David ". McElroy. who is at
tending college at Ames, together
with other Young electrical and me
chanicai engineers. and professors IN
charge. left there last night 10 20
through the various large plants in
Chicago. Gary. Milwaukee and Joliet.
accompanied By 2 special guide. They
expect TO spend about a week in this
way. II being part Of their educa-
tion. Afterwari David srcEiroy will
go On 10 New YORK and East Orange.
where he viii spend q part Of the hoE-
days visiting with his brother. John
4 McEsroy and famTlv.
Nauyoo Independent: James
Clark and Two sons OF Dzysaoo-t.
Iowa. are ice-hound in houseboa-
above the steamboat landing. Their
destination IS KeoEuk AMI they stin
hone that the river will clear d tca
sufficient 10 allow them To continue
70 the end Of their trip ThsT are
sll expert musicians Tha father K
Il years Of axe. bat he handles The
violin 70 finish, playtng AL lie Cd
tine times IS veil IS The latest pro
daetions without mates. and are c0a-
20 any engagements 70 play for parties
Or entertainments on their trip thar
plsyed n al the towns alorz the
river and also engaged IN ashinr.
trapping and hunting
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-16
CITY NEWS.

Six big pictures and the Crame-
Trio al Dodges tonight.
-Edison's latest masterpiece, THE
Imp Of the Bottle, a the Bon Ton
tonight.
Hugh L Cooper. the water Po~er
man. VIII leave this evening for Chi
cago, accompanied by his sec7etary.
He ordered separate drawing room
car for his use on the trip.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-16
CHRISTMAS GIFTS

We have the largest stock Of Christ
mas pictures and novelties in the city
and We are selling them Al the mar
ufacturers ecst Ton had better
cone early while the stock is com
plete and make your selection Our
less Is your gain. s2s Main street
Fouikas & sons.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-16
NOTICE TO CONSUMERS.

II your gas service Is not satlsfac-
tory please notify the Gas Company
and prompt attention viii be given.
Keokuk Gas and Electric Co.
-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-16
AllWon
Manicure
Buffers

Those very latest buffers
which contain a whole set
of manicure tools and
powders.
This buffer opens at the
side and contains within
good substantial tools
of attractive patterns.
Cuticle knife, scissors, emory
boards, orangewood sticks, nail
enamel and powder, all are
handily enclosed in this
handsome buffer. Besides
all this, the chamois skin
is so put on the buffer that
it can easily be replaced
when worn out.
Let US show you these
Sterling Silver, $500
Silver Plated, $3.50
Nickle Plated, $500
Evening journal., 1909-05-13
DOG IN SCHOOL
CAUSES PANIC
Jumps Through Howard
School Window While Chill
dren are at Study

The scholars in the Fifth primary
grade, School No. 16. for colored chill
dren, at Twelfth and Orange streets
were thrown into a panic shortly after
10 o'clock this morning by a black and
white bull dog jumping through a win
dow into the room. The animal was
forthing at the mouth and was acting
wildly.
The children jumped to their feet
and cried aloud with fear. They stood
on chairs and desks as the dog ran
about the rom swapping right and left
The room into which the dog Jump
cd is on the first floor and the win
dow is not far fro mthe ground.
Teachers Good Work.
Had it not been for the presence OF
mind Of Miss Ida Caldwell, teacher of
the class, some of the children might
have been bitten or injured in a stam-
pede for the door Miss Caldwell took
in the situation at a glance and man
aged to get the children into an ad-
joining room In the meantime. City
Dogcatcher George Kopp was notified
and he made hurried run with the
dog wagon to the school, The dog was
in the room and with some manouver-
ing he managed to capture the animal
and it is now at the pound where it
will be kept to await developments.
Dogcatcher Kopp says he does not
believe tho dog is mad and explained
its strange actions 20 being badly
frightened.
Evening journal., 1909-05-13
CIRCUS TO PITCH
TENTS TOMORROW
White Canvas City to be
Erected When Whining
ton AWakenS
BRILLIANT STREET
PARADE PROMISED

Springlng up I'm a night like phan-
tom or q colony of mammoth mush-
rooms. q great array Of white canvas
tents. constituting the city Of the cir
Gus, will await the awakening Of VII
mington tomorrow morning. With It's
roster Of 1868 persons and hundreds Of
animals, varying from the trained dog
to the elephant and camel, Ringing
Bros, circus win sweep into Whining
ton shortly after ~ o'clock tonight in
trains OF IS coaches.
The several trains will be loaded with
that clock-liSe system for which the
circus is noted and started on its way
toward the show grounds at Lancaster
avenue and Union street. before dawn.
By o'clock everything viii be in
readiness for the series of exhibitions
with a parade and two performances.
That fascinating air Of mystery the
proverbial small boy attaches 10 the
circus will, as usual, draw hundreds
Of youngsters to the show grounds.
Fresh From Winter Quarters.
The show has been on the road but
one month since leaving winter quar-
ters, and Wilmington will see the per-
formers and the latest novelties in
their youth.
According TO the optimistic advance
agents it is the greatest exhibition the
world has ever seen or is at all likely
to see. There will be two perform
ances. The afternoon performances
win begin at . o'clock and the night
shows at s o'clock.
The doors viii open an hour before
the performance 70 allow an inspection
Of the menagerie. There are 375 peg
formers on this years bill. OF these
about 250 are said TO be foreigners ap-
bearing i'm America for the first time
Among the moro prominent features
are the Arthur Saxon trio OF strong
men from Germany. the Schuman per-
forming horses from the Circus Schu-
man at Berlin. tho double lting
automobile flight. the telephoning ele-
phants. Alexander Patty (who walks
on his head. a Mexican wire dancer,
the Iserch family OF acrobats and "tne
80 best clowns in the world"
Those who wish TO avoid the rush al
the show grounds may purchase re-
served seats and admission tickets
downtown al the same prices. charged
at the ticket wagon.
Big Parade Promised.
The parade tomorrow morning Is
scheduled TO leave tho show grounds
at Q o'clock. II win move over the
usual route.
In the parade there viii be six bands
cages contaiing lions, tigers. bears,
panthers. wolves. monkeys. deer ante
lope and all sorts Of animals; 40 ele-
plants % camels and zebras on foot;
a mounted band Of Arabs. mounted ring
masters ana performers in hunting cos.
Evening journal., 1909-05-13
new PHONE CO.
DOWN In SUSSEX

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
GEORGETOWN. Del. May ls-with
four independent telephone companies
already in operation in this county. a
fifth was organized at Hollyville few
days since. with J. E. Joseph as presi-
dent; J. w. Hunter. vice-president;
Harry Prettyman, secretary, and
Harry J. Anderson, treasurer and gem
eral agent. The new company is
known as the Indian River Telephone
Company, and work on the line, which
is to extend from Hollyville and Fair
mount to Harbeson where a switching
station is being provided for tapping
the line Of the Diamond state Com
pany, viii start in a short time II
is evident by the rapid growth Of these
independent telephone companies that
the residents in the rural districts are
anxious to improve the condition Of
their communities by bringing them IN
touch with the outside world. The
farmers around Bridgeville were tho
AlA 81 W. e+nNBA AAlt lNtd OF knAdhlloIllE
an Independent line and closely fol-
lowing them were the residents of Cave
Neck. near Milton. Then followed the
Nassau and Stockley lines built by
capitalists of those places. The Stock
ley company has extended its line as
far as Bryan's, a distance of about
eight miles. J. Edward Goslee, a
prominent Republican politician and
assistant county treasurer at the pres
ent time, is president of the Stockley
Telephone Company. Arrangements
are being made TO connect the diff.
ferent lines. and when this is done
there will hardly be a farm house n
the county which win not be in com.
munication with the different parts OF
the county. other companies are be.
ing formeAin the county. and will soor
start the erection of lines.