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The Washington herald., 1909-03-25
The New Spring
White Goods.

w its entirety our new spring
stock of White Dress Ma
terials, which is the largest and
most select we have ever shown,
and which comprises all the old
staples, the new weaves and the
seasons novelties.
As very special values we offer
the following:
ss,inch Pure Linen Lawn. an excellent
quality.
Special price. 25c yard.
4O-inch Pure Linen Lawn
$50 yard. Value, soc.
2S-inch Checked Dimity. Of exceptional
fneness.
Special price. I8c yard.
s2-inch Mereerized White Rep-yarn
mercerized.
3oc yard. Value, 375zc.
2s,inch Mercerized Reptile imported
Special price, 25c yard.
Second foor-Esvsnth st.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-25
Special Values in
Silk PetticoatS.

THREE lots of Silk Petticoats.
L made of good quality mes
saline and taffeta, in black,
white, street colors, and evening
shades. Well made and attractive
ly finished, and offered at about a
third less than regular prices.
Womenis Black Tanfeta SILK Petticoats
made with deep lounce OF sectional ryf-
fies. finished with stitched bands.
S3-S5 each. Value, $500.
Women's TaTeta silk Petticoats IN
black. street colors. and the light evening
shades; made with deep tucked founca
finished with wide tucked ruf1e.
$500 each. Value, S6.z5.
Women's Taffeta silk and MessaIine
Satln Petucoats, in black. white. and All
the fashionable street colors. made IL ~
several attractive styles ana varto,,s n,
trimmed with accordion pIaifin1 rrcI,,
ing. circular ruffies. and bias bands
Special value, $3.50 each.
Third iOor-ElsTeu1h st.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-25

The White House was the scene Of
much gayety and merriment yesterday
afternoon on the occasion Of an at
home" given by President and Mrs. Taft
Tie women members Of the Congression-
al circle in Washington were specially in
vited for tea at o'clock by the first
lady OF the land. She received in the
Blue Room, assisted by the only Cabinet
hostesses in the city, Mrs. Knox, wife Of
the Secretary Of State; Mrs. Wickersham.
wife OF the Attorney General. and Mrs.
Meyer, wife Of the Secretary OF the Navy.
President Taft remained throughout the
function.
The presentations were made by Capt
Archibald Butt. one Of the President s
military aids. and in the great state
dining-room Mrs Francis G. Newlands,
wife OF the Senator from Nevada, served
ices, and Mrs Herbert Parsons, wife OF
the Representative from New York. pour
ed tea Mounds OF lovely pink roses dec
GRATED the long table.
Mrs Taft wore a becoming gown OF
soft pink satin with draperies Of silver
net and effective touches Of embroidery
The Marine Band was stationed as usual.
In the corridor. and the occasion was enc
OF more than ordinary Interest. Knots
Of people stood about the historic apart
ments, all chatting gayly, for everybody
knew everybody else, and seldom have
they enjoyed the White House as they
did yesterday IN its simplicity and com
fort OF not being OvercrOwded-
The Washington herald., 1909-03-25

The next lecture before the National
Geographic Society will be given to-nor-
now evening at New Masonic Temple
The speaker viii be DR.. Hugh NJ. Smith
Deputy Commissioner OF the Bureau O.
Fisheries. his subject being Brittany
the land OF the sardine" illustrated with
vievs. This lecture was enormously an
nounced for this evening.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-25
DUSTIN FARNUM MARRIED.
Actor WEEDS Miss COnweII, His For
mer Leading Lady

mer Leading Lady
Chicago, March 24.-Eluding his friends
and members Of his company. Dustin Far
nun left Chicago early to-day. vent 70 a
nearby town. and. according 70 friends,
met and married Miss Mary Bessie Con
Well. his former leading lady.
The actor had conhded his plans 70 one
friend He said.
i am going 20 be married secretly
but don't eel any one"
The friend. with about a dozen others
was at the Stratford early IN the day
waiting for the actor 10 appear and ex-
peeting 10 accompany him on his mar
riage journey. but Farnum had left and
his destination was unknown
The Washington herald., 1909-03-25
EXPLORER Is LAUDED
Lieut.. ShackletOn's Feat Is
Highly Commended.
GAIN VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE

Immense Amount OF Work Required
10 Reach the Point TO Which the
Expedition Won, Says English
PhysieiNt-FaiIure to Get to the
south Pole Due 10 Loss of Ponies.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-25
In THESOClAL WORLD
White House Is the Scene of
Much Gayety.
RECEIVED IN THE BLUE ROOM

Largest Reception Given by Presi-
dent and Mrs. Taft since Inaugu-
ratiOn-Mrs. Richard Townsend En-
tertains Brilliant COmPany-sIr.
COrteIyOu Returns to Capital.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-25

Mr.. and Mrs. TaHmadge A. Lambert
have sent out invitations for the mar
riage Of their daughter. Mildred Bene-
oickas TO DR.. James A. Cannon, on Wed
The Washington herald., 1909-03-25

Mrs. Richard Townsend entertained a
large and brilliant company at dinner las;
evening in her mansion In Massachusetts
avenue, in honor OF Lady Paget. OF Eng
land, who is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Moore. n this city. Those
asked TO meet Lady Paget were the Bra
lillian Ambassador and Mne. Nabuco
the Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs
George Won L. Meyer. the Minister from
Denmark and Countess Won Moltke, Sen
atOr and Mrs. Lodge, Senator and Mrs
Aldrich, Senator Root, former Secretary Of
State, Mrs. Robert Bacon, M. and
Mrs. William Endicott. OF Boston; Lady
clifford. OF Chudleigh, England, who is
a guest for a few days at the Shoreham;
Col and Mrs. Colin Campbell, Of Eng
land, Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre LOrillard, OF
New York; Lieut.. Col. and Mrs Charles
L. McCawley. Hon. Maud Pauncefote
daughter of the late British Ambassa-
dor TO this country. Miss Mathilde Town
send. daughter OF the hostess: Rear Ad-
miral Cowles. Capt. Archibald Butt. and
Commander ROdnerS
The Washington herald., 1909-03-25

Mr.. Henry Foster Du Pont. son Of Sem
ator Du Pont, Is in the Roosevelt Hos
pitaL, New York, where he is recuperat-
ing from a serious attack OF appendicitis
and where he had an operation performed
last week.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-25

at O'Clock, and was followed by a re-
ception in the home of the brides uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. William \.
Glover. 6l3 Twenty-second street
The church was decorated with a pro-
fusion OF white carnations and Mains
and ferns, the coler-scheme being all
white and green Miss Sutton PLAYED the
Mendelssohn and 'Lohengrin" wedding
marches The bride was attended bv
Miss Edith Tate, maid Of honor ana
Miss Margaret Weightman. Miss Marion
I'arner. Miss Helen de wint French and
Miss Henrietta Martin as bridesmaids
The best man was Dr. George Shenar5
O. S N, and the ushers were Dr. NJ
Dowell, DR.. Johnson, DR.. Chambers 90
Dr. Sutton, all Of the navy. They s1s
the bridegroom wore their full dress mil
forms. which made a scene of briIIiaDcA
IN both the church and the home r-be
brides gown was Of heavy ivory sa+fv
with panels Of embroidery extendi,e,
from her shoulders to the edge % +he
close-ftting skirt. inc
Her veil Of tulle was held with oranrs
blossoms. and she carried a looSe -
OF lilies Of the valley. Her ONLY o-,s
ments were some diamonds Inbe-i+o5
from her mother. The maid ~ 49,
wore a gown OF green messaline r7sso
oirectoire fashion. and carried Mi,
roses. while the bridesmaids were A.
white net gowns over white cbiffon 49,
SATIN and carried white carnations 49,
maidenhair ferns '''N
The decorations at the house were all
IN green and white, also The hostess
mrs. Glover. wore gown OF lavender
Sa1in' haae olrectoire. trimmed with
pearls, and carried pink roses. ana ~
S. A. c. Bartlett. another ann - us. .,ss
bride, wore black lace over bIacl sat 81
and carried pink carnations.
The bride and bridegroom wont - NJ.
York late last night. and VIII leave 70
night for their Journey to the hide
groom's post Of duty, in San Francisco
The bride wore dark blue cloth 70. -
going-away gown, with a hat IN nostob
trimmed with a bird Of paradise STho
bride is the daughter OF the late ria,,t
John NJ. Sullivan, Of civil war fame go
a granddaughter Of the late Burgess m n
Bartlett, OF Middleburg, Loudoun Conn
y. Va.
Ms. F. B. Crowninshield. daughta- -
Senator Du Pont, OF Delaware. has eona
TO New York 10 attend the weddine 90
net- COUSIN MISS Elaine irving, next Sat
urday.
Mrs. Robert HOLSTER Chapman is ex-
pecting a visit from her cousin AIRS
Hills. Of Auburn, N Y, who VIII az
rive in a few days. Mrs. Chapma, has
invitations out for a luncheon in honor ~
Mrs. Hills next week.
Mr.. Henry Foster Du Pont, son Of Sem
ator Du Pont, Is in the Roosevelt Hos
pital, New York, where he Is recuperat-
ing from serious attack OF appendicitis
and where he had an operation performed
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. TaImadge A. Lambert
have sent oft invitations for the mar
riage Of their daughter. Mildred Bene-
olekas 70 DR.. James A. Cannon. on We'd
The Washington herald., 1909-03-25
TAFT GOING TO CHARLOTTE.

Continued on Page :, Column 6
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22

IN the Gauges delta, called Sanger. and
memento OF his achievements in killing i'm
mense number OF these animals he was by uni
Versal consent OF the natives called THE Tiger"
name which adhered TO him for the rest of his
adventurous life
While In India Dunlop was seized with a
severe attack OF fever. which resulted In his e.
turning home and being invaded on half pay.
To secure living he first Of all lectured on
medical subjects and then devoted himself to
newspaper work. He was for n short time
his journalistic success was not great his style
being somewhat quaint and unique He had II
may be explained. bgoted and lifelong hatred
OF France and Frenchmen.
But perhaps the most interesting work that
stands to his name is his WILL which Is a far
famed testamentary document, and ranks high
as literary curiosity. No account OF his life
would be complete without II. and II runs fol-
lows:
In the Name Of God Amen
4, William Dunlop of Cairbraid. Western Canada,
Esquire being in sound health OF body and mind.
which my friends who do not natter say Is no
great shakes at the best Of times. do make my last
VIII and Testament follows, revoking OF course
all former Wills l leave the property OF Gairbraid
and all other property / may be possessed of TO
my sisters Helen Boyle Story and Elizabe Boyle
Dunlop. the former because she is married q
the latter because she is married TO nobody, is
she likely to be, for she is OLD maid and not
fnarket-rife. And also / leave 70 them and their
heirs my share OF the stock and implements upon
the farm providing always that the Enclosure round
my brothers grave be reserved; and II either of
these should die without issue the other is to
inherit the whole.
leave to my sister-in-law Louisa Dunlop all my
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22

OF sturdy children. who have learned TO turn
cartwheels for the British halfpenny. They
come down the passes from the comparatively
settled government Of Afghanistan, through the
tribal hills. AS each Border tribe has way OF
levying and toll at the swords point. the
Ghilzais come armed to the teeth and give a
Roland for oliver any day. Yet the tribes
succeed in getting some geldt.
II is the policy OF the British TO guard, so far
as may be by corps of tribal militia. these great
trading highways, and the policy has met with
some success. This yearly exodus OF the Chill
zais from the plateaus beyond Ghuznl is done
with much order. Tribe by tribe. clan by clan
sept by sept, they march TO tuck OF drum the
headman, with Martini over ms shoulder anu
q brass bossed target on his back, strides at the
head OF his caravan. Behind on the camels' III
lacouered filters ride the Comely women, ana
the children and the puppy dogs and the Persian
pussy cats tied together and nghting. Inc
comelv lady OF the last decade is not accorded 4
camel but struggles behind, carrying the teapot,
and privileged to collect fuel for the fire ana
catch the escaped camel II tiresome and gar
rulous she is left by the wayslde. while the
Laughing ladies OF the lacquered htters never
seem TO see their lot waiting them AT the brit
fish border arms deposited tllI the return III
the spring. The women and the OLD men IorIh
large camps within the border. and the men DRIFT
OF TO trade all over India. In former years mum
bers went 10 Australia. and came back well-to-do
and sueakirc Australian English as 10 TIE man
ner horn Now and again a white woman has
come with them. and gone up In the rae usred
filters TO Ghuzni. Whether they have STUCK 10
the filters or whether IN old age they WIN loi-
low the fate Of the others whose beauty mas nc
narred does not traaspire The whlte rae ~, .
too may succeed in asserting itself--'T' +. MAJ
Mum in COTnhill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22
AN ORIENTAL CARAVAN.

Tsai Hsi-Yung was q mule driver in Of
the caravans which come every year with iron
pots and pans and gold leaf walnuts, dried per-
simmons felt rugs. grass hats. orpment and
various odds and ends from Yunnan 10 the Shan
States on the borders of Burmah. The caravans
come down at the end of the rains travel about
all over the states, and go back at the end of the
hot weather with loads Of cotton and opium. TO
their homes In China before the heavy rains
begin. 20
II Is a desperately hard life The caravans
start nj or o'clock in the morning. after the
drivers have had "A meal of jerked beef or pork
and rice travel till II or / o'clock. unload for n
couple of hours. turn their animals loose to
era ze and then saddle up and go on till dark.
Jbev halt anywhere. the only absolutely neces-
sarv thing being water The only rest they
have is when they come To a market. or To a.
capital town, and then they are engaged all day
selling their goods.
on reasonably good roads they cover thirty
miles q day and in billy country, where they
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22

share of the household furniture and such traps.
with the exceptions hereafter mentioned.
l leave my brother-in-aw Allan my big silver
Christian. with sWag belly and jolly face
John the representative OF the family. / would
have left it to old John himself, but he would have
melted it down TO make temperance medals and
that would have been a sacrege. However, have
left him my big horn snuf-box; he can only make
temperance horn spoons out OF that.
I leave my sister Jenny nv Bible, the property
formerly OF great-great- GRANDMOTHER Betfla
Hamilton OF Woodhall, and when she knows as
much OF the spirit she does Of the letter she will
be another guise Christian than she is. | leave my
late brothers watch 10 my brother Sandy exhort-
ing him at the same time TO give up WhigStng and
RadicaliSm and all other sins that do most easily
possess him. I leave my brother-ln-law Allan my
punchboW as he Is big. ''Gausy' man and likely
TO do credit It. I leave 10 Parson Chlrussie my
big silver snuff box got from the Simcoe Militia.
az a small token Of my sister Maggie whom no
man Of taste would have taken.
leave 10 John Cadet silver teapot, "a the end
that he drink tea therefrom 10 comfort him
under the afiicton OF a slatternly wife. / leave my
hooks 10 my brother Andrew. because he has been
so long a Jungle wallah' that he may yet learn to
read with them. ! leave my silver cup with the
sovereign ~ the bottom 81 n to my sister Janet
Graham Dunlop, because she Is old maid and
pious ard therefore given 10 horning; and also my
grarGtather's snuff-box. II looks decent 10
old maid taking snuff. tSf"redD
WILLIAM DUNLOP.
-ChamberSS Journal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22

scramble up and down rocky paths or earthly
slopes, slippery with the morning mist, and go
for miles along torrent beds, mostly made up OF
powders. they often do twenty miles and sleep
the night under their pack loads, with mat
spread over the top to keep of the drenching
dew OF the paddy valleys. The drivers do the
whole distance on foot. They go at q sort OF
iops, and average perhaps five miles hour.
1t Is only the owner of the caravan who rides.
bedding, wadded quilts and miscellaneous gar
msnts
Chu Ko-Liang the owner Of Tsai's caravan.
came from a large village half way between
Shang Kuan. at the north end OF the Tall Lake.
and Iichang- Flu. where the strongest liquor In
Yunnan is made. He was g heavy drinker, In
contradistinction TO his men, al OF whom were
opium smokers. It is confirmed BELIEF OF the
Chinese that a man cannot both drink strong
drink and smoke opium He must do the one or
the other If he both drinks and smokes, ne dies
little earlier than he would II he took neither
Opium Is the surest relief OF overstralned
muscles and tired out frames Moreover IL
! soothes whereas "samshu" infiames. and espe-
cially the liquor of ichiang-Fu- 1t made Gnu
ko-Liang violent tempered
One day. on a particularly steep and rocky
path. one Of the mules in Tsars batch threw Its
sort OF groove. and the loads tied on to a
kind of bridge which fits into the groove. and
| can be lifted on and off the saddle with the
greatest ease and rapidity. The bridge is some
| thing like hairpin cut short and prised out az
| the prongs. or like the Marble Bridge In the
| grounds OF Yuan Ming Yuan. the summer pal
ace, under the western hills outside of Picking.
Load and saddle ordinarily fit very well to-
gether but if the side Of the bridge hits against
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22
A "FOXY" PLAY BY KELLER.

Not long ago Keller probably saved game for
the Yankees by brilliant play that was scarcely
understood by those who IL. Philadelphia
x,as Dlavtng here and with Eddie Collins, a swift
runner on third base Baker batted long foul out
10 right field Keller raced off, got underneath
the ball and saw that 1t was sure to fall foul 30
ba stood with folded arms and watched the pan
strike the ground. The crowd In the oleachers
roarea at him for losing the ball in the sun. as II
sunDosed but matter or fact heeier kte"
.bat Collin. would have time 10 get home ana Tie
the score after he made the CATCH and preferred
90 take a chance on Bakers striking out or beng
s,srossa q, by the inneld- The event Justified his
oonedence and the Yankees won the game
IT, easiest bit of thinking recorded In baseball
this wear was in one OF the games between new
VII and Chicago OF the National League in their
-. tics With one man out and New York only
owe run ahead Evers one OF the swiftest runners
IN baseball was on second base. and tinker
mighty hitter at the bat tinker smashed the
bau hard and fast over shortstop for as il emed,
. cure hit to left field. Doyle thought the hit was
safe but he dashed for second Just the same as
Tinker left the bag
The ball went fast that Doyle was still ten
feet from the bag Bridwell leaped and made
marvellous catch He kept on moving. and Bird
we'll without time 10 turn TO make his throw. shot
the ball at second base. knowing that Doyle would
think as quickly himself and expect the ball
Tinker turned and slid back but Doyle took the
ball with hand as he leaped for the base.
touched the bag and completed the greatest double
play of the year.
Crockett. d Yankee pitcher. made almost fine
a play against Boston last week. carrigan on
first base and when Niles hit to Elbcrfeld he made
Tor second Elberfeld threw Niles out at first and
In that instant Brockett seeing Carrigan turn
second without stopping. decided that Knight would
throw to Austin third. and rushed get behind
Austin The throw bad, and ths ball got
away from Austin. but Brockett. BY his fore
thought In a position to recover II and throw
Carrigan out at the plate. cutting off and
saving the game
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22
GREAT BASEBALL PLAYS
BRAIN as NECESSARY as
SKILL and MUSCLE.
EUen Practice Before the Game Has
us Direct Bearing ON actual
Contest.

Every who wen. 10 a baseball game be-
tween league teams has probably seen the practice
that takes up the half hour Just before the umpire
calls Play" He has a player stand at the
plate and balls in all directions the Infeld
and has clapred la2guidly and then when some
fast play wonderful stop has been made.
But TO he has turned his neighbOr and
said: why do they waste their strength making
gallery plays now? Why don't they wait until the
game is on"
There things the man in the stands doesn't
know about this fielding practice, however and If
he did he would revise his opinion. Hardly a pur-
poseless is made by any player. and mis-
take In play Judgment Is sharply criticised by
actual game. Each play Is actual reproduction
Of situation arise later in the game.
In the season. least when the batter calls out
sharp directions before he hits the ball.
Take 1t at American League Park. for instance.
Orth is at the plate and the infeld Is waiting for
the word. Bases full out - says Orth. In
stantly the infelders close In Elberfeld creeps
toward third base trife. and comes in the
grass, while Austin plays just a trifie further out
and mite more away from third base Laporte.
second, Is the grass. too. and Chase deserts
his sack altogether. The ball goes bounding out
toward centre field. Laporte races over and Chase
back TO first base. ready 10 take the throw
from the catcher Laporte's throw the
plate has disposed Of the suppostiOus on third
base. thus cutting Off a run. for, with men on all
the bases the third obliged for
the plate fair ball was hit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22
THE INDIAN FRONTIER

-, ~ YOU i've on the frontier IN tn. autumn Won
80 eee me ..afiias come in OF those tribes fur
til They are largely OF the great Ghilzsf race
Sno lor several generations found an emperor
ADi Dslhl- Men tell you that Ghilza. means
Simply roober- Others, that IL is Turk for men
pi the sword. Be that s IL may out of the
h'Shlahcs OF Afghanistan they come without be-
pearl that claim descent from one eighteenth In
oifect succession from Saul. Semitic the Dura-
ms or Afghans proper certainly are from their
n@ihes and Their features and their title Of the
Ben-i-lsrael. The Ghilzais who are NOT AZ
ghans, however. look equally Jewish and one OF
eheir largest tribes is called the Sueiman Khel
OF the tflbe or solomon They to be seen
each autumn coming down TO British India by
the hhyber or the Gomal by the tens Of thou
SANDS. with their camels and their families and
their OK and their ass and everything that is
theirs. The everything includes some remark
able comely laughing lasses. and whole swarms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22
~ EXTRAORDINARY WILL.

William Dunlop was educated at Glasgow Uni
versity and, graduating AT early age as Il
Doctor Of Medicine determined 10 join the army
service. He obtained commission In the Con
naught Rangers and saw active service IN the
camualgus against the Americans bSl3-I1)
during which he not infrequenty laid down the
lancet for the bayonet and played 4 conspicuous
part in three engagements When peace had
been arranged between Britain and the United
States he went with his regiment TO Calcutta.
where he was stationed for some time Shortly
after his arrival there he contracted to exter-
nina &c the tigers which Infested = certain Island