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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-21
SHOOTS HIS NURSE
Girl Morally Wounded by
Man in DeIirium.
DISARMED By HIS VICTIM
Miss Brown, Cool and Brave, Seizes
Smoking Revolver.
PANIC IN STERLING HOME
Typhoid Fever Patient Suddenly De-
velops Homicidal Mania in Pres
ence Of His Family.
PANIC IN STERLING HOME

a martyr to duty. Miss Mary L. Brown.
. trained nurse, lies in the Emergency
Hospital today with pistol bullet wound
through her right breast and lowering
between life and death. Martin L. Ster-
ling. typhoid fever partient. who was
seized with homicidal mania while in
delirium and who shot Miss Brown, Is at
the George Washington University Hos
pital and today his illness is at its crisis.
The shooting occurred at the Sterling
home. $40 c street southwest. shortly
after o'clock last evening. and it was
followed by a scene of wild excitement.
scores of neighbors being attracted by
the sound of the shot and crowding into
the house. to be followed in turn by the
entire corps Of physicians who resided
in the neighborhood and finally by the
reserve squad Of police from the fourth
precinct.
Dramatic in the extreme was the story
of the affair as related to the police by
it's only eyewitnesses, Mrs. Sterling and
Miss Efi1e Sterling, wife and daughter OF
the fever suHerers and Mary Richie, the
negro cook 1t seems that the crisis In
Sterling's illness was expected last night,
and Miss Brown left her patient appar-
emily asleep in an upstairs room for only
a moment, while she went to prepare
some broth for him. She had barely
closed the door from. the hall into the
dining room when 1t was jerked open yio-
lently behind her and Sterling, cad only
in pajamas and with the wild light In his
eyes betokening his delirum: leaped with
in. All four women were before him
and without an instant's hesitation he
raised his right hand, leveled revolver,
which he had secured from a bureau
drawer, and pulled the trigger. A sec
ond time he fired, but the strength Inn
parted by delirium was disappearing and
the muzzle wavered and his finger trem-
bled as tt sought the trigger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-21
Pleasing Gifts i'm
Upholstery Store.

@7GS1 UNUSUALLY large display and beautiful things
suitable gifts reasonably priced service
\1z1A able and attractive
Luxurious Pillows for sofas, divans, dens coy cor
In silks sans damas tapestries and other attractive
stuffs.:
Table Covers in decorated tapestry, flax velour cnled silk
velour, ETC. All Sizes
Couch Covers in almost endless variety of handsome designs
in rich reps armures, tapestries,
Mantel and Piano Scar dainty things to throw over fur
niture to prevent it from getting marred
Lace Bed Ses-imported and domecin rich and elegant
effects.
And wealth of other things from which to pick gift that
will be acceptable and in keeping with good taste.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-21
Northwest Residence Sold.

Patrick Hannah has sold through his
agents. Gardiner & Dent. Inc. house No.
1908 r. street northwest. a two-story
bay-window brick containing eight rooms
and bath: deep lot extending back to a
wide alley. The purchaser. who Is a Bal
timore man, will occupy the house as his
home.
The consideration was $1,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-21
Disarmed by Wounded Nurse.

Sterling's only shot had struck Miss
Brown. wounding her possibly mortally,
but in the tension of the moment even
this was forgotten, and while Mrs. Ster-
ling cried at her husband to shoot no
more the nurse walked calmly toward
her patient, demanded that he give the
weapon to- her and, when the order was
refused, she grabbed Sterling's hand,
bent his body Backward over the dining
room table and wrenched the revolver
away. with one motion Miss Brown sent
the weapon crashing through window of
the rocB. aud as weakness overcame
her. she staggered toward the telephone
to call for help.
Police Of the fourth precinct received
the message, and although the words
disturbances. shooting, 80 c street. were
barely. distinguishable. the urgency in
the woman's voice at the other end of the
line could not be mistaken. and Capt.
Mulhaif and the reserve squad made
record time In the patrol to the C street
house. Qhey found Miss Brown lying
on the ho0r behind a door, while Sterling.
who had collapsed. was stretched out
partly under the table -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-21

Grouped on separate tables IN
unbroken variety.
CSC each, upward.
Fifth door, @ st.
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Baby Plates.

Will not overturn, and a great
aid in teaching children to eat.
Prettily decorated in childish, sub
jects. New shipment just arrived.
CSC each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-21
[ Jsefml and Beautiful Gifts
ON the Fifth Floor.

@A place this time is fuller OF Christmas op-
M portunites than our splendid departments on the n''n
Here may found in the broadest variety the newest
and best efforts dainty Brilliant Cut Glass; Imported
Basket Wares Chang Five O'Clock Tea Kettles Carpet
Sweepers Articles Odd Gifts for and hundreds Of
other articles both useful and that will make ideal Xmas
gifts for the home folks and friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-21
Japanese China
Almond or Olive Sets.

One large and six individual
bowls; shown in many dainty
shapes. sizes and decorations.
$I.25 to SAYS the set.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-21

Colonial Cider. gallon jug. .............. .SSc
.ColonisI' Sparkling Ginger Ale and Sarsapa-
go, 81 90
..Cliouot'' Ginger Ale and SarsaparfIa. dozen.
Richardson 4 Robhins's Plum Pudding. In !.
. and ID. cans, Id. .....-............ .<oc
Atmore's Plum Pudding. h., &c; IDS. soc;
g lbs.
Fancy Washed Figs. jar. .10c to Doc
selected Filled Figs nuts and cherries), 3ar.3Oc
selected FILLED Dates fuuts), Jar. ....--- .SOc
Selected Fard Dates. b..
Fancy Smyrna Pressed Figs. h.. .iSc and lsc
Fancy Protoben Pulled Figs. Bib. box, 1oc;
IN Observation-Disclosures. .ic
..Cnlouiar' Pure Vermont Maple Sirup. gallon,
Il SIS: h-gal., csc; al. DOC
Colonial Maraschino Cherries. bottle.
25c, zoe and sc
Colonial Pure Fruit Jams, assorted favors.
Dozen $50: jar. '~>sC
Phoenix Brand Seeded Raisins, dozen. 81
DacknGe -h<C
''Perfecto'' Brand Seeded Raisins, package .12c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-21
Hints for Christmas Week Shoppers


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Making Xmas Gifts.

AMA OW showing very rich
MM and effective colorings
NE( and designs in both I'm
ported and Domestic
Cretonnes, especially desirable for
making Xmas gifts. such as
Laundry Bags, Handkerchief
Boxes, Book Covers, Covering
Picture Frames and Utility
Boxes, etc.
Domestic. zoe to $50 yard.
Imported, 35c to Coo yard.
Fourth door. st.
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2 Help Quickly Arrives.

Meantime a call had been sent to DR..
J. r Bigks Of 1905 Virginia avenue, the
Sterling family physician. to DR.. Louis
4. Johnson of III G street and to the
Emergency and the George Washington
Hospitals. and the ambulances and ply
sicians arrived in quick succession. Ster-
ling partially recovered consciousness
when restoratives were applied, and al
though his delirium was gone, he retain
ed some idea Of the tragedy for he beg
ged pitifully to be told that he had shot
no one. Miss Brown was too weak to
give other than meager details of the
affair. and she was placed on a stretcher
Immediately ana hurried to the Emer-
gency Hospital. .
Blood was oozing slowly from the
wound in her breast, and on the way to
the hospital the wounded nurse. taking
a leaf from her book Of experience with
surgical cases, expressed regret that the
wound did not bleed sufficiently because
this fact indicated internal hemorrhages
Miss Brown was placed on the operating
table and the bullet. which had gone all
the way through her lung, was removed
from her back.
As one of the surgeons expressed it this
morning, Miss Brown has barely q
shadow of a chance for recovery"
Mary Richie, the negro cook, fell head
long down flight of steps into the base
ment when the shooting began and she
received broken arm. She, too, was
treated at the Emergency Hospital.
Policeman Guarding Patient.
Sterling's chances for recovery from the
typhoid were somewhat prejudiced by the
excitement, but he is resting as well as
could be expected at the George WASH
ington University Hospital today. A DO.
liceman from the fourth precinct will re.
main on guard by his bedside
The Sterlings have been living on C.
street for some months. Mr.. Sterling.
who Is forty-two years old, is a broker
with offices in Baltimore, and until he
was taken sick he had been travelling to
and from his business daily.
Miss Mary l.. Brown, the wounded
nurse, came to Washington from Virginia
ABOUT two years ago. She Is twenty-
seven years old. and she was graduated
from the Columbian .ChiIdren's Training
Scnooi only last spring. She has been
making her home In the Hillside apart
ments. 1415 Chaplin street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-21
The Christmas Food Store

oYS inviting and complete readiness to supply the Ho
iii day Table Needs in choice imported and domestic fruits and
III foodstu high standard of quality always maintained
" by Prices will be found fair and reasonable in all in
The showing table fruits of all is especially strong
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-21
Imported
Decorated Celery Trays.

French, German, Austrian and
Japanese China; desirable decora-
tons, every one,
soc each, upward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-21
AS Xmas Gifts.
Special Stag-Handled Chatting Dish.

Es1o1 ARE showing very special in Stag Handled
an and Trimmed Chahng Dish full three pint capacity;
k beaded edge best regulating lamp with stag
handle; ivory enameed feed PAM in either copper or
nickel.
Special price, $775 each.
bno,N
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Imported
Nmt or Bonb0n Dishes.
New treatments IN French
German and Japanese China.
25c each. upward.
Imported
GLASS Vases.

Our varied and generous dis
play of Imported Glass Vases
presents new designs and color
ING effects, for both long and
short stem flowers.
25c to $6.75 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-21
Imported
Decorated Stems.

SteinS-aII OF our OWL HHPUl u
t;on This season the decoration,
coloring and design are especially
excellent.
Imported Stems for Gifts
surely they will be appreciated
both for their practical and orna-
mental value.
CSC each, upward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-21
Attractive Screens
AS Xmas Gifts.

their varied usefulness we'll as their beauty
ANN elegant Christmas gifts They form
Nv attractive feature all well furnished homes
For keeping off draughts obscuring and doors,
they Indispensable
Our collection from tiny fire
moth creations show the artist creennakers best WORK
Included light oak forest silver maple and
mahogany with filings of denims and burlaps with top
els of tapestry, quaint figures, ETC.
Fire Screens, S3.75 to $4,000 each.
3-fold Screens, S1.75 to $4,000 each.
4-fold Screens, S3.75 to $3.50 each.
scondf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-21
Cracker Jars.

Shown in both high and low
shapes, and in handsome designs.
SI.oo each. upward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-21
Bowls ON Tray.

Imported Mayonnaise
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Piano and
Mantel Scarfs.

: : &: Is; 5 s::: T.: +: &! i:
cidentally pretty Xmas
gifts.
We are showing large assort-
ment of Silk Scarfs, in rich plain
colors and pretty figured effects.
$2.5o to $500 each.
Cretonmes for
Making Xmas Gifts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-21

Washed and Cleaned Currants. package. >. .10c
Fancy Table Raisins. cluster. .......2 5c
Extra Fancy Table Raisins. layer
$1.35 and 81 rs
Fancy Gtron. Lemon and Orange Feeling, ID Zoe
Colonial Fruit Cake baked by us. lb. soc
Colonial Mixed Nuts. H., 1sc: lbs. :. 81 90
Choice Soft-Shell Almonds. Ib...22 c
Fancy Grenohle Walnuts, lb............2oc
Jumbo Pccans. lb. Observation-Disclosures. .25c
Round Fflberts. d.. 15c and 1Sc
tnoice tecdns. ID .lSc
Best Brazil Nuts. ID. i5c
Finest Paper Shell Almonds. lb-....... Use
Choice Eating Appies. basket. ...... Zoe 10 sc
Fancy Florida Oranges, dozen. ..... .Isc TO soc
Fancy California Oranges, dozen. ;. .3oc to &c
Fancy Imported Malaga Grapes. ID. &c and Joe
Fancy Cape Cod Cranberries. qt........10 c
Extra Fine Quality Grape Fruit. each,
&c. 10c and 13c
Choice Palermo Lemons. dozen. ;. .25c and coo
Colonial" Extra Fancy Creamery Butter put
up exclusively for us, In !, and ib. sanitary
packages.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-15
CHAPTER xxx,
Preparing the Way,

Mr.. Rice was taking Marion to Lon
don to see her relatives. He had de-
voted himself to her interests with an
enthusiasm that was almost touching.
No mere professional interest could
have equaleds the zeal which he threw
into the case. It was not for gold or
kudos that he spent ~sIeepless nights
and anxious and laboriouls days. 1t
was the rare and sweet personality of
his client that appealed to him. Had
his W little daughter lived she
would have been about Mariou's age.
and he pictured his own little Ruth
thrown m~otherless and fatherless
upon an u%nfriendIy world. Not for a
dozen years had his lonely heart
been so touched. Had she been a few
years younger he would have adopted
her without more ado.
His first step was to get a paragraph
inserted in all the London pa persl con-
tradicting the report of Martens
death which hal appeared previously.
He had a shrewd suspicion who had
inserted that report, but. being a eau
tious man, he kept his own counsel
and waited.
When three or four days had elapsed
and there was no sign from any one,
he took a journey to London and hunt
cd up the address of Lord Richard
Grovely. The marques of Fowey did
hot concern him for a moment. Lord
Richard was the interested party. His
brother Edwards English estate
would come to him if he died without
issue. Moreover, rs next of kin he
would get his share OF the American
property. which was reported to be
considerable.
Mr.. Bice argued that the
Of Fowey, being sufficiently rich al
ready, would not worry himself about
his brothers property. Moreover, the
marques had the reputation Of being
a very high-minded mana nan who
would not stoop to a meanness Of any
kind.
ITO ae Continued.l
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-15

women appeared to, do-treat mar
riage a. q profession and let romance
and sentiment go by the board? He
grew cold at the thought. He was
still young enough to cherish ideals,
and yet old enough to know that the
idols men set up and w%orshiped had
too often not only feet of clay, but
hearts OF clay also.
Il presume Mrs. and Miss Mawgan
are well?" he said to Marion when
she turned to go.
Very we'll indeed. In fact, I never
saw Miss Mawgan look SO WELL"
She has been out OF doors a good
deal. l hear?"
Every day, as long as Mr.. Jackson
remained. You should see his motor
car: it is a beauty"
S I've been told. l suppose Mr..
Jackson himself is very nice?"
Il shouldn't apply the word nice
to him exactly she said, with a
laugh. Hes a big, k~ind-hearted man.
A little bit rough in some things, but
very likeable."
He seems to have enjoyed himself
at Mawgan Chase"
so much so hat he is coming
again.
is that so?" he questioned, with a
slight catch in his breath.
He appears to be interested in
shipping and lighthouses, and | don't
what else. Anyhow, from a
hint he dropped, business may bring
him down frequently during the next
month or two"
Il see. Thank you SO very much
calling. hope you will get safe
ly through all your diff culties, and be
very happy"
And l hope you will soon be as
well and strong as ever. Goodby."
And with a radiant smile she was
gone.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-15
LANDS WITHOUT RESIDENCE.

Government Will Sell Remaining
Gregory County Tracts in the
Spring.
Early next spring the lands remain
ing undisposed of in Gregory county
will be sold by the government, the
transfer going directly from the gov
eminent to the purchaser without resi-
dence. No person will be allowed to
purchase more than GAO acres. The
sale will be either at public auction
or by sealed bids. AS most Of the
land which has not been taken by
homesteaders is rough and o of it
in small tracts scattered about among
homesteads, the purchasers will prob
ably be largely the holders Of adjoin-
ing lands.
A report from the general land Of
fee showing the condition Of Gregory
county lands Oct. l, gives the receipts
at $1,169,612. At the time the bill
for the opening was before congress,
the department insisted that the price
should be high enough to reimburse
the government for the million dollars
which was to go to the Indians for
the land. The receipts have already
exceeded that amount, and more are
to follow. The amount left Oct. l to
be placed upon the market was 1879
acres.
Prof. G. G.. Wenzlaff. president of
the Springfield state normal school,
is the author of a new book on psy-
chology which will shortly appear
from the press of Charles Merrill &
Co. to Maynard, Merrill &
Co.. of New York. Prof. Wenzlaff has
some ideas of his own on psychology,
some of which do not agree wholly
with the accepted idea in this field.
The book will be ready for sale in
May or June and is expected to make
more than the ordinary stir in educa-
tional circles when it does appear.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-15
wv not 0vniinO7
ONE or THE DEsT WAYS 70
MAKE MONEY 70 TO INVEST
IN WESTERN CANADA.

Deep down In the nature OF ever
properly constituted man is the desire
to " some land" A writer in the
Iowa State Register thus tersely ex
presses q well-known truth. The ques
ton Is where is the best land to bt
had ct the lowest prices. and this the
same writer points out in the same ar
tcle. The fact Is not disguised thai
the writer has q personal interest II
the statement Of his case, and there Is
no hidden meaning when he refers te
Western Canada as presenting great
er possibilities than any other part Of
the American Continent, to the man
who is inclined to till the soil for q
livelihood and possible competence
What interests M are the arguments
advanced by this writer, and when
fairly analysed the conclusion is
reached that no matter what personal
interest the writer may have had, his
reasons appear to have the quality OF
great soundness. The climatic condi.
tons OF Western Canada are fully as
good as those of Minnesota, the Dako-
tas or Iowa. the productiveness Of the
soil is as great, the social conditions
r on a parity, the laws are as well
established and as carefully observed.
In addition to these the price of land
Is much less, easier to secure. So, with
these advantages, why shouldn't this
the offer Of Western Canada-be
embraced. The hundreds Of thousands
Of settlers now there, whose homes
were originally in the United States,
appear to be-are satisfied. Once in
awhile complaints are heard, but the
Canadians have spoken Of the
country a. an Eldorado no matter
what they may have thought. The
writer happened to have at hand a few
letters, written by former residents of
the United States. from which one or
two extracts are submitted. These go
to prove that the writer in the Regis.
ter has q good basis of fact in support
Of his statements regarding the excel
lency Of the grain growing area Of
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
On the goth Of April of this year w.
r. Conley, of Lougheed, Alberta, wrote
. friend In Detroit. He says: 1.-THE
weather has been just fine ever since
/ came here in March. and I believe
one could find II he wanted to some
small punches Of snow around the
edge of the lake. There is a frost near
" every morning: at sunrise it begins
to fade away, then those blue flow
ers open and look as fresh as IL there
had been no frost for a week. ...
There IL no al why this country
should not become q garden Of Eden;
the wealth Is In the ground and only
needs . little encouragement from the
government to induce capital in here.
There 10 everything here to build
with: good clay for brick; coal under.
meath. plenty Of water in the spring
lakes. and good springs coming out Of
the banks"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-15
BUSY LOT OF
Build Twenty-Five Dams and Hold Up
q CITY Water Supply.

City Water Supply.
Superintendent Retallic Of Mar
quette's municipal lighting station,
who took several men to the Rainey
Creek country to open beaver dams in
order to release some of the water
held up by them SO that the supply in
Dead river could be rep!enished, is OF
the opinion that the busiest lot of
beavers to be found anywhere are at
home in the district.
In Rainey creek they have dams
about every 200 feet. About half a
dozen dams were opened, with the re.
suit that the level Of water in Dead
river has appreciably raised, and at
that Mr.. Retallic has now learned that
he missed the largest dams, located
higher up the stream.
There are twenty-five or more dis.
tinct dams in the creek. AS showing
the capacity of beavers for woodwork.
ing, the superintendent relates the fol.
lowing Incident: Close to the power
station a family Of beavers recently es-
tabllshed themselves in the river and
constructed a roOmy house. One morn.
ing the past week the men found Ave
trees that the beavers had cut down.
The stump of the largest was nine
inches through and the others were
not much smaller. The next morning
these trees had been cut up, branches
and all. and used by the beavers in
the construction Of their house. The
trunks had been cut accurately in four
foot lengths.
Beavers are protected by law, and
Of late years they have been rapidly
increasing in numbers. There are hun.
dreds OF them in the colonies estab-
lished in the Dead river district.