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Evening star., 1909-08-29

of Shepherdstown. w. Va, whose father
invented the Rickard paddock. was strick-
en- with paralysis a few days ago and
died Thursday. He and his father
made the irons which were used on John
Brown during his Imprisonment in the
Charles Town Jail.
The remains of Mrs. Britannia Smith.
widow of Thomas 8. Smith, formerly OF
Georgetown, d. c., who died recently in
Memphis Tenn, were inferred In the cem-
etery at Harpers Ferry at the side of the
grave Of her late husband. She leaves
two daughters and one son.
Virginia Veterans to Meet.
The annual meeting of the Grand Camp
of Confederate Veterans Of Virginia is to
be held this year in Danville October
12-14
While bathing in the Potomac river op-
posite Okonoko. Hampshire county, ".
Va, a few days ago Roy Polling, aged
eighteen years. who had been employed a
a peach picker In the Miller orchards.
was drowned. His body was recovered
the following day and buried near his
home.
Another large orchard company. COM
posed of j. III. Baker of Buckeystown.
Md: w. G. Baker, jr.. of Baltimore. and
c. E. Jones of Kearneysville, W. Va. has
been organized and will operate over 600
acres of land in Jefferson county.
Wafford ID. Daily, son Of Emory Daily
OF Whitacre, this county. who has been
connected with the detective department
of the Pittsburg police force for
number of years. was attacked and badly
beaten by Italians during the trouble at
Mckees Rocks one night last week. and
is now in serious condition in a Pitts
burg hospital.
Evening star., 1909-08-29

senate for another time during a similar
howl last year, but kept firm hold on the
committee. and If he refuses to crafty
the desires of his political enemies now
it will probably be because he can offer
the tangible excuse that the state COM
mittee win not have serious business until
1872 or two years after the census is
taken. and that accordingly there will be
no occasion for committee activity during
the census period.
1t is dollars to doughnuts If whyte
should resign that his place will be taken
by DR.. Hatfield Of the same county. who
was Whytes senatorial substitute, and
whose leadership in the Norfolk and
Western region is acknowledged. Hatfield
is big man by every measure, and ap-
pears to have promising political fu-
ture If he can repress a certain tendency
to be overly strenuous on occasions where
there is personal difference of opinion.
Levy for Good Roads.
Tax Commissioner Townsend's recent
order to levying bodies to provide for an
additional levy for good roads in con-
formity with legislation last winter called
attention to a certainty of increased
taxes that did not get the proper atten-
ton when the measure was put on the
books at Charleston. This is just another
little bit Of tax business that is going to
perplex the advocates of tax reform who
promised lower taxes with an implied as
surance that they would stay lower be-
yond the life of the Dawson administra-
ton.
In lieu Of any particularly burning issue
the signs multiply that the hustings mex,
year will resound again with tax argu-
ments to the end that those on the ag-
gressive side before will be on the EN-.
barrassing defensive; which means there
will be some anxiety for the republicans
but not any large satisfaction for the
democrats, since the same question hal
mixed them up equally as much as the
dominant party.
With an off-year campaign the tendency
will be, however, to hamper the republi.
cans and likely reduce their matorities.
Evening star., 1909-08-29
PREPARES FOR WAR.
Bulgaria Ready to Send an Army
Into Macedonia.

BELGRADE, August 2S.-The Poll
tika has received telegram from Sofia
to the effect that the Bulgarian govern
ment is preparing to enter Macedonia
with an army should Turkey declare war
on Greece. Ali the garrisons, especially
those in Eastern Roumelia, have received
secret orders to be ready for an eventual
march, and the military contractors have
been asked to execute their orders as soon
as possible before a given date. Some
thousands Of rifles, bought abroad by
we'll known dealers in arms, have been
sent to the Macedonian district Of Melesh,
and other great quantities of ammuni-
tion and arms from the military stores
have been forwarded to the frontier in
order to be distributed to the Christian
population.
Evening star., 1909-08-29
WON'T VISIT DENMARK.
Gear and Cxarina Will 60 to Their
Country Place.

ST: PETERSBURG, August 2s--Ai-
though preparations had been made to
received the czar and czarina at Copen-
hagen it has now been decided that their
majesties will not visit Denmark this
year. The Danish police had declared
that there would be no danger, and the
Danish Socialists had agreed not to pro-
test against the visit
On returning from Italy the czar will
take up his residence at the delightful
imperial country palace of Livadts, in
the Crimea. In the middle OF January
he, will return to st. Petersburg, residing
officially at the winter palace for the
first time since the winter Of 1904.
Evening star., 1909-08-29
Ill of Ptomaine Poisoning.

Louise Cannady. seventeen years old.
and Irene Cannady. her sister. who is four
years younger. were removed to the Eaner-
gency Hospital from the home OF their
parents. It's 10th street, yesterday after
noon to be treated for ptomaine poisoning.
The children had been sick about week
and yesterday afternoon their condition
was such that their parents deemed IL ad-
visable to have them taken to the hos
pital. 1t was said last night that they
were in a serious condition, although II ~
expected they will recover.
Evening star., 1909-08-29
Will Use 14-Inch Pipe.

Fourteen-inch pipe will be used. and
the line will cross the counties of Min
eral. Hampshire, Berkeley and Jefferson.
in West Virginia; Frederick. Loudoun
and possibly Clarke, in Virginia, and
Montgomery, Howard and Baltimore. in
Evening star., 1909-08-29
Prize for an Essay.

The United States Civil Service Retire
ment Association has offered SIS in prizes
for essays written by it's members on the
topic Retirement of Superannuated En-
ployes in the Classified Civil Service of
the United States" The competition will
close December Is. 1909. In a circular
which has just been sent out by the as
sociation 1t is stated that the essay
should. in logical way. explain and
argue the advantages that would accrue
to the government and to the employees
through the operation of such a law"
Evening star., 1909-08-29
WANTS TO SUCCEED ELLIOTT
JAMES E. DOYLE CANDIDATE
FOR U. S. MARSHAL.
West Virginia Republican Whose
Aspirations Are Tangled With
Senatorial Ambition.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
WHEELING, W. Va, August %, 1909.
determined fight to succeed Maj.
Charles d. Elliott Of Parkersburg as
United States marshal for the northern
district of West Virginia has been OPEN
ed up by James E. Doyle of McMechen.
ex-sheriffff of Marshall county and a
leader in republican politics in the north
ern Panhandle section. 1t will be an
interesting battle, with the outcome some
what mixed.
1t is not considered likely that Senator
Scott will care to make decision in
federal patronage before he has cinched
his own chances of acquiring another six
years in Washington, and there Is just
the probability that a decision on Sena-
tor Elkins' part would be delayed to a
date two years later If he could stave
off the proposition. Two years after
ator expects the West Virginia legisla-
ture to elect him for fourth time.
Framing Up Endorsements.
Jimmy Doyle as he is popularity known,
bas begun framing up Endorsements to
present to the senators, and he is meet
ing with good, subStantial encourage
ment in Ohio and Marshall counties and
throughout the upper tier of counties.
He realizes he has a job on his hands.
Marshal Elliott was active in the state
organization at the time the state passed
into the republican column and he has
never ceased to be active. OF course.
some of the cynical ones assert that he
shines more as a poser than does.
There has been roar about him two or
three times in his political life, but
nevertheless he keeps a-traveling, re-
gardless of critics, and claims with
some assurance that he gets results. Ger
tain it is he stands close to the powers
that be.
Elliott must for the first time face the
music for further prefrment without be-
ing connected with the state COM
mittee. Doyle managed to get on the
committee as the second senatorial dis
trict's representative last year, and II
may help him, as it certainly has helped
others in the way of recognition. How
ever, as stated at the outset, 1t will
take a year or two to develop definitely
whether Mr.. Elliott or Mr.. Doyle is to
be Uncle Sans big policeman in the
northern end.
Mandate Mixes Things.
The mandate from Beverly that census
party committees has a special signif-
canoe in the case of w. w. Whyte of Nc
Dowell county. the fifth congressional
district appointee His membership on
the committee has aroused persistent op-
position on the part of certain republi-
cans who were identified with the Lincoln
party faction, and they see an opportunity
in President Taft's order to have Whyte
step down and out from the committee.
Whyte resigned a nomination for the
Evening star., 1909-08-29
NEW AND BETTER CREDIT TERN
Monday We lnaugurate Our First Annual
September FACTORY SALE
OF fine FURNITURE.

from the factories large number OF beau
u sample pieces Furniture and Furniture which has been
show the various sexposons- the newest-best con
elegant designs produced America and
offer them in our great September Factory Sale than
of manufacture and the liberal credit terms.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-26
ROADS
AND So 4
RoAD MAlkNoAA4!
PREVENTION OF DUST.
Automobiles Make Problem Assume
Urgent Form.

Automobiles Make Problem Assume
Urgent Form.
In recent years perhaps the most
important and certainly the most diff
ficult problem which has engaged the
attention of highway engineers is the
prevention of dust Until the gen.
eral Introduction of motor vehicles
dust was considered as neither more
nor less than nuisance. The prob
lem has now, however, assumed
more serious aspect. The existence
OF our macadam roads depends upon
the retention of the rock dust form
ed by the wearing of the surface.
Under ordinary traffic conditions this
dust remains on the road and con-
solidates to form a fresh wearing
surface. But a heavy rubber-tired
automobile moving at high rate of
speed produces a partial vacuum be-
hind each wheel which sucks up the
dirt from the road surface and
throws it into the air to be carried
off by the wind. This action soon
strips the macadam road of all fine
material, the result being that 1t
soon disintegrates.
France, both by reason of her
large mileage Of macadam roads and
the general use of automobiles, has
given this subject the earliest and
most thorough consideration. In
vestigations and experiments have
also been conducted in England, and
to some extent in this country. Dur
ing the past year thorough investi-
cation was made Of the systems In
use both in France and England. Ex-
periments with tar and oil were con-
Quoted during the past summer in
Kentucky and Massachusetts, with a
number of materials and prepara-
tion designed to preserve macadam
road surfaces.
This is a subject which should en-
gage the earnest attention of the Ma.
tional Government at once. No mat
ter how important we may deem the
building of good roads, we can moi
but consider it even more important
to preserve those which have already
been constructed.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-26
Roads an Index.

Roads are so closely related to the
life of community that they may
be taken as an index of its ethical,
financial and industrial condition.
Good roads encourage immigration
of the right sort. They attract cap
ital and increase production and
cheaper the cost of living. The
prosperity of community is in di-
rect proportion to the condition of
its roads. In a community with bad
roads you will find dilapidated
schools, broken-down vehicles and
worn-out animals, and a people who,
although they may toll from sun-up
to sun-down, have but few of the
comforts, luxuries and conveniences
to which their labors entitle them.
On the other ham, in a community
where good roads abound, you will
find, as a rule, a happy, prosperous
and contented people, beautiful
homes, with all modern conven-
fences, good schools, fine churches,
blooded stock, rural free delivery,
telephone and, best of all, money In
the bank.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-26
A False prohphet.

Secretary Wilson of the Depart,
ment of Agriculture tells a story of a
Connecticut farmhand's methods of
weather prophecy.
This farmland believed he could
foretell the weather infallibly," said
Secretary Wilson. "On walk with
me one afternoon a frog croaked, and
he said:
1--WE will have clear weather for
twenty-four hours. When frog croaks
in the afternoon you may be sure OF
twenty-four hours of sunshine We
walked on, and in twenty minutes or
so heavy shower came up, and we
were both drenched to the skin.
"'You are a fine weather prophet,
said l, as we hurried homeward
through the downpour. You ought
to be ashamed of YOURSELF
"'Oh, WE'LL said the farmland, the
frog lied. It's blame, not me. Am
responsible for the morals of that
particular frog?"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-26
Tested,

The proprietor of a lanyard was
anxious to fix suitable sign to his
premises. Finally a happy thought
struck him.
He bored hole through the door
post and stuck a calf's tail into it,
with the tufted end outside.
After a while he saw solemn
faced man standing near the door,
looking at the sign. The tanner
watched him a minute, and stepped
out and addressed him.
Good morning, sir!" he said.
Good morning." said the other,
without taking his eyes off the sign.
DO you want to buy leather?"
asked the tanner.
NO"
Perhaps you've got some hides to
sell?"
NO"
Are you farmer?"
mo"
What are you, them"
II am a philosopher. I've beer
standing here for nearly an hour
trying to find out how that calf got
through that hole"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-26
The RIoodthirsty Woman,

When an English princess became
the bride of King Alfonso it was pre-
dicted that the tide of popular favor
would turn against bull fighting in
Spain. But Queen Victoria has alb
andoned her moral campaign aga 1st
the brutal sport because of the active
opposition of the Spanish women. It
has now become apparent that wom-
en- are the chief support Of bull fight
ing in Spain, as they are Of the
theatre in this country. At all the
recent fights in Madrid and Barcelo-
ma women have been in the great
majority in the audience, and not
satisfied with their seats in the boxes
these bloodthirsty Castilian women
have organized and forced the build
ing of special seats for their eXclus-
i've use on level with the bull ring.
almost to reach out and touch the
tortured bulls, while mere man has
to be content to sit by his loneliness
in the boxes. Queen Victoria mas
introduced English fashions in dress
into Spain but she has been powerlesS
to check the national sport. After
her first taste of bull fighting. wher
a bride Of two weeks, she vowed tha'
she would not return again to the
arena, but political expediency has
forced her to appear at frequent IN
tervals in the royal box.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-26
HCahIlope naV."

have heard of village in New
York where a certain day of the
week Is set apart as cabbage day."
and upon that day nobody is at home
to anybody else. This seems a good
plan, but all villages are not 30 sys-
tematic, and so, despite the assevera-
tions Of the cooking teachers that
there Is no need for cabbages to
smell at all, the dwellers in small
city houses are aften mortified at
feeling that caller can guess from
the front door what the family din
ner Is to be. have lately learned
q great scheme-to set beside the
cabbage cup a small cup Of vinegar
where 1t will gently simmer. This
done, the lady at the front door will
not preserve a delicate reticence,
but will ask. in the very moment of
greeting, "Oh. what good things you
are cooking!" For the aroma of
cabbage and boiling vinegar mingles
into q fine counterfeit of the smell
OF pickles cooking.-Farm Journal.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-26

Late swarms are both unwelcome
and improbable to the beekeeper.
They cannot always be avoided, es-
.pecially in the localities where the
autumn honey flowers are abundant
from such flowers as golden-rod,
heartsease and boneset. We have a
number of such swarms each year
during the month of August. They
are from young colonies which have
built up fast during the summer from
young, prolific queens, which were
reared during May or early June.
When these swarms are hived into
new hives, the prospect Of any sur
plus honey from them is gone. Some
times they will build up strong to
winter we'll, but often both the
swarms and the parent colony will
be so diminished in bees as to sue
cumb during winter weather. Proba-
bly, the best thing to do with such
swarms is to hive them into a COM
mon box inverted and placed near
the parent live. In the course of
three or four'days the queen-cells can
be removed from the parent hive,
and a super of empty sections placed
on top of 1t. Toward evening the
swarm can be shaken out of the box
in front of the hive from which 1t
issued. They will no doubt be cured
of the warming fever and go right
to work in the sections and probably
fill the super or two with honey be.
fore frost kills the flowers. The old
box will probably have a few combs
in it, and little honey which can be
used in some other way. If the hiv'
ing is done in the evening the
.swarms will feel pretty well at home
by the next day.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-26
Rlueinp.

This Is especially done to improve
the appearance of white clothes and
bring back some of the clear cJlor
which they lose through wear and
age.
Blue, which dissolyes most readily
and leaves least sediment after he
water has stood some time, is the
best.
1t Is impossible to lay down rules
as to quantity, as 1t depends both
upon the kind of blue used and the
texture of the articles undergoing
operation.
AS rule, body linen requires
more blue than other articles, and
table linen less. To prepare the
blue water, half fill tub with clean
cold water.
Dip the blue bag into the water
and squeeze 1t tightly, repeating the
process until the water becomes a
pale blue color.
The blue water must not be toe
deep in color. as 1t spoils the ap'
pearance of the clothes. Stir the
water well before immersing the
clothes.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-26
ONE on THE LAWYER
Milwaukee cross-Examiner Became a
Little Too lnquisitive.

Milwaukee Cross-Examlner Became
Little Too lnquisitive.
The lawyer who cracks jokes at
the expense of the witness often gets
more than he gives. The following
incident in a divorce trial is told by a
Milwaukee lawyer:
The witness was an elderly lady
and the lawyer was confirmed bache.
lor.
How old are you?" asked the law
yer.
II am an unmarried woman, sir.
and l do not think it proper to an
swer that question"
"Oh, yes; answer the question:
said the Judge.
"Well, am fifty"
Are you not more?" persisted the
lawyer.
"Well, l am sixty"
The inquisitive lawyer then asked
her if she had any hopes of getting
married, to which she replied:
"Well, l haven't lost hope yet, but
1 wouldn't marry you, ror l am sick
and tired of your palaver already. Sc
you can consider yourself refused
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-26
Don't Separate Swarms.

If a prime swarm and an after.
swarm with their queens unite, the
young queen will usually be found
balled, and it is seldom worth while
to separate them. A great trouble
with after-swarms Is their unstable
ity. Sometimes they contain several
queens and will alight in two or
three clusters, and after you have
hived one of those and congratulated
yourself upon having secured the
queen, you are very much astonish-
ed to see the other clusters leave
for the woods. Sometimes they will
not even settle when first issuing. II
we have been unable to prevent the
use of an after-swarm, and do moi
wish to keep 1t, we hive 1t as we
would any other swarm, and return
1t to the parent hive after forty-eight
hours, say on the evening Of the sec
ond day.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-26
The Sting of the Tail.

WI Koo the brilliant young Chin
ese editor of the Daily Spectator of
Columbia University, said the other
day of a criticism:
when l began to read, l thought
the article was laudatory. l soon
discovered my mistake however. That
article recalled to me motor ride
that took with junior last month.
1.-THE juniors car was not a re,
markable one and out in the coun-
try after luncheon the young man
was rather pleased when a farmer
said to him:
"I guess that thar automobile OF
yourn is a hundred Horsepower isn't
it?'
"Oh, no. said the junior, with a
pleasant smile. oh no, my friend
1t is only five horsepower. A hun
dred horsepower would be ever SC
much larger
"I want jedgin' by the size, but
by the noise,' said the farmer"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-26
LAW OF BROKEN HEARTS.
Curious Breach of Promise Laws In
Other Countries.

Other Countries.
England is the best place-from
the plaintiffs point of view-for
breach of promise action. All other
countries seeem to regard with grave
suspicion any attempt to recover
monetary consideration for the loss
of a prospective husband, and unless
the plaintiff has very strong case
indeed it is never worth her while to
carry her grief into the law courts.
In France breach of promise cases
are rare for the simple reason that
the law requires the plaintiff to prove
that she has suffered pecuniary loss.
Now this is not an easy thing to do
on the part of the lady, especially in
a country where a girl without a
dot-that is. a marriage portion
has a poor chance of finding hus-
band. Holland and Austria have
adopted the French system, and the
result has been about the same.
Breach actions are rare, the injured
damsels or their relatives usually
taking the law into their own hands.
Practical Germany, as might be
expected, has perhaps the best meth
cd for solving this problem. When a
young couple have become engaged
they have to go through a public be-
trothal ceremony that ought to knock
% -," shvness out of them. In the
local town hall the pair declare their
| affections, willingness to marry, ETC.,
ending by signing n collection Of
documents that apparently leave no
loophole for escape.
But If either party to the contract
wishes to withdraw, another jour
ney Is undertaken to the town hall
and another collection of docments
signed. witnessed and sealed. Then
/ the authorities determine the ques-
tion of compensation--sho 1t be
claimed. In this connection 1t may
! be said that the man can, and often
does claim solatium for his wound
ed feelings. The usual reward is
one-fifth of the marriage dowry. 1t
Is easy to understand, when all this
is remembered, how loath the young
people of Germany are to break their
betrothal oaths.
AS the law of Italy offers little or
no protection whatever to Tilted dam
sells and swains. it is not surprising
whatever, that the stiletto should be
of promise cases. The Italian law
demands that the person suing fol
breach" shall produce writer
promise to marry him from the de
fendant; otherwise the action cannot
proceed This difficulty is almost in
surmountable. and the Italian judge!
are seldom troubled to adjudicatt
between old-time lovers.
To bring an action Of breach o
promise of marriage against a reign
ing monarch is an achievement, bu
1t has been done, and by an Englisl
lady. 1t is now fifteen years sine,
Miss Jennie Mighell sued the Sui
tan of Jehore. and as there was
doubt whether the dusky one wa
actually a reigning monarch, tn,
case was allowed to come into court
But the judge quickly disposed o
+ the action by ruling 1t inadmissibl
for the reason referred to, and Mis-
Mighell was non-suited.
1t is remarkable that one of tn
: two actions which have brought ver
diets Of $4,000 each to the plain
| tiffs should have had for its defend
: ant the editor of matrimonial pa
per- The second case was betwee
7 well known actress and the secon
son of an earl.