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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03

F. w. Feuerherd of FREDERICKSBURG.
Va, went TO Baltimore recently and pur-
chased driving horse, After the horse
arrived 1t broke a blood vessel and had
to be shot. A second horse was purchased
and the next day 1t died. All this occur
red within ten days. The cost of the two
animals was over 500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03

Contracts were awarded Friday by the
of1cials Of the Merchants and Farmers
Bank of Martinsburg, W. Va. for the
erection Of a handsome granite-front
banking building on South Queen street
lot recently purchased for $4,000.
The total cost of the Improvement will be
about Ss0,Qeo. 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03

James Black. a former liveryman OF
Harrisonburg. Va. is said to have drunk
two ounces of laudanum in an attempt to
commit suicide. about year ago he is
said to have tried TO shoot himself. but
failed.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-10-07
% sailors Drowned.

Captain Rodgers. of the battleshiB
New Hampshire. places the number
OF sailors who persisted Saturday bv
the swapping Of a barge in the North
river, New York. at twentynine.
Eighteen others are missing. but it IS
supposed that they merely overstayed
their shore leave.
On board the New Hampshire sixty.
one sailors with wet clothes were
counted, ind 'cating that as the numbe,
who bad been saved
The nigh wind is supposed to have
been responsible for the accident The
boat carried the men when she len
the One Hundred and Fifty-sixtb
street dock for the New Hampshire
They we're the first of detail OF
$50 whose shore leave had expired.
The men boarded the battleshiDs
barge, whic was towed by a steam
launch Al,er the launch. with the
barge had left the float 10 was caughf
by the strong wind and, bufeted D.,
the Hood u e, was running ~ stream .
at fve-mile an hour clip
The river was covered with white
caps, and the short tow line added To-
the danger of the situation
In their anxiety to get aboard tho
New Hampshire the sailors pressed
forward in The bow of the barge. The
unusual weight threw the prov under
the waves, and tons of water poured
into the boat Il was dark and in the
confusion many Of the tars lost theii
wits
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-10-07

Brookins Breaks Flying Records
Walter H. Brookins. the young ayia
tor, landed at the Illinois state fail
grounds at Springfield and was cheer
ed by the $4,000 spectators after he
had finished his flight of 1856 miles
from Chicago
The time including stops. was seven
hours and ten minutes
The actual time in the air was five
hours and forty-one minutes. and his
average speed for the distance. with
stops eliminated, was about thirty-two
miles an hour
BroOkins arrived in Springfield two
minutes ahead of the special train
with which he had raced from Gilman
In accomplishing this feat he won
the $4,000 prize for which he was
striving and demolished two records.
one Of them the worlds record for
continuous cross-country flights, ana
the other the American record for sus
tanned flight
First Of the records to be demolsh.
ed by Brool ms was Hamiltons Amer.
lean cross-c0untry record from New
York to Philadelphia This was sur
passed when Brookins went over
Mount Pulaski, lightweight miles from
Gilman this distance being two mile.
greater than the mileage record Oh
Hamilton
The second record was hung up by
Brookins, when his total distance trav.
eied from Chicago exceeded l4l miles.
set up by Glenn Il. Curtiss in a flight
from Albany 10 New York, as the
worlds record for a continuous fight
between two geographical points, In
GLIDING necessary stops.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-10-07
Taft Extends Civil serulns

The first definite result Of the pres
cent cabinet sessions in Washington
was the announcement that President
Taft VIII issue an executive order ex
tending the civil service 10 include all
assistant Postmasters.
: The president also will recommend
TO congress that second and third class
postmasters be placed under civil ser.
vice This action is in line with Post.
master General Hitchcock's recon.
mendations BY this order some 5000
assistant postmasters will be affected.
The cabinet took up in detail the
departmental estimates for the com.
ing year General Wood, before the
cabinet met, went over the war de-
partment estimates with the president
in the absence OF Secretary OF War
Dickinson
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-10-07

1t is announced that Theodore
Roosevelt is to deliver two lectures at.
Harvard during the current college
year. The colonel will talk Of peace,
under the auspices of the William
Belden Nobel Foundation. The dates
have not yet been fixed.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-10-07
GlrI DIes In Marathon Wall.

Miss Elizabeth Marris said, 81 could
die Waiting" at the close Of dance
in Chicago. AS she seated herself she
fell over and died within a few min.
utes. She had been dancing continu.
ously for four hours. Miss Harris was
twenty-five years old.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-09

breakfast; perhaps you will go with
me-"
The lunatic assented. During the
walk the officer led the way, intend
ing to deliver his charge; but 1t never
occurred to him to examine whether
his order was safe. When they got
within sight of the asylum, the luna
tic exclaimed:
"What a fine house that isl"
YES" said the officer, 'T should
like to see the inside of it."
$50 should l." observed the lunatic.
"Well," said the other, II dare say
they will let us inspect 1t. Anyway,
I'll ask"
They went to the door; the officer
rang the bell, and the keeper whom
the lunatic had previously seen made
his appearance with two assistants.
The officer then began to search his
pockets for the order, when the luna
tic produced 1t and gave 1t to the
keeper, saying:
"This is the man I spoke to you
Hands were at once laid on the
poor officer, who vociferated loudly
that the other was the madman, and
thus conforming the real madman's
story.
The officers violent struggles
ended in strait waistcoat being put
upon him. The lunatic then re-
turned to the hotel, paid the bill, and
set out homeward.
The good people were not little
surprised to see him back, and they,
fearing for the officers safety, asked
him what he had done with him.
Done with him?" said the mad
man; "why l left him at the Middle
town asylum as mad as possible"
Which, indeed, was not far from
the truth, for the wits of the poor Of
ficer were well-nigh overset by his
unexpected detention and subsequent
treatment.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-09
IKE nothing so much as q thImbie.

| like nothing so much as . thimble.
but the tall little man clapped 1t on
his head and scampered away through
the forest as fast as his legs could
carry him. AS ne ran, he called back:
mo, l haven't seen any fairies,
but perheps my sister has. She Is
mixing cake on toadstool over there.
You will know her because she wears
gold ring abou. her neck" and the
little man hurried on.
So the child looked about for a
| toadstool. Presently she spied one
standing tall and straight like real
| table. Beside it was the daintiest lit
tie lady that ever was, in little pink
dress that had short sleeves, and
wearing a gold ring about her neck.
She had an acorn bowl, and she was
stirring very fast with maple leaf
for spoon.
please, have you seen five fair
ies?" asked the little girl.
Hand me that sugar." said the
little lady. That's right. Now put
a gill of rose water and an ounce of
dew and a measure of honey in. Now
beat it we'll until l tell you to stop,
and then, If you are good child
and you look very sweet, If your frock
is unbuttoned and your hair is mussy
you may wash all my dishes"
When Jane had stirred the cake
until her arms ached, and then
washed the dishes in the spring, the
little lady said:
you asked me about fairies. Sup
pose you ask the baby. l put her to
sleep over there in the humming-
birds nest, but she's awake now. Per-
haps she has seen a fairy. Babies do
sometimes, you know"
The little girl peeped in wee hum
ming-bird's nest that hung on tree
close by, and there she spied the lit
tie lady's baby. Such a dear baby,
no longer than James tlniest finger,
but as pretty as the prettiest doll!
Her dress was spun of gossamer spi-
der webs, and her cap was of frost
| lace, and her cheeks were as pink as
rose petals, and her eyes were as blue
as the blue of the sky.
ooh, you dear little thing" cried
the little girl, taking the baby up in
her hand You look like a fairy
yourself!"
The baby laughed, tinkling little
laugh that sounded like bells. Jane
looked-and what do you think had
happened? There were five fairies
right in her hand! There was fat
Thumbiin, with Pointer standing
very straight Just behind him. There
stood Tall Man in his thimble cap.
There was the little lady in her gold
ring. Last of all, there was the dear
baby, so pink and sweet.
Run home, little girl" they all
cried. "You helped us, and we are
going to help you now"
So the child went home to her fairy
godmother with her hand full of fair
| les; and the five-Thumbkin and
Pointer and Tall Man and the little
Ring Lady and the Baby-helped the
child all the rest of her life.-Carolyn
S. Bailey, in Kindergarten Review.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-09
BABY's EYES.

Tell me, baby sweetheart,
What would mother do
With those shining eyes,
Like the summer skies,
That are stepped in the morning dew!
Tell me, oh, my baby,
What should mother do
With a curly head
And lips so red,
Dyed to loves own hue?
Shall she cover them over with kisses;
Shall she kiss the smiling eyes
And the crimson tips
OF the fragrant lips
With love that never dies?
Search We the whole world over,
There is nothing half so sweet
As the fond alarms
OF baby's arms,
And the patter OF little feet;
The touch of clinging fingers,
The sound of a lisping voice,
And the going TO bed
OF drowsy head,
To make the heart rejoice.
Buffalo Evening News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-09
A CUNNING LUNATIC.

A court officer from Binghamton
was taking lunatic to an asylum at
Middletown, N. Y, pursuant to an
order from a committing magistrate.
The lunatic was informed that he
was merely going on pleasant rail-
road trip, and he cheerfully accom-
panied the officer. The breakdown of
freight train occasioned two hours
delay, and when the passenger train
arrived at Middletown, it was too
late to proceed to the asylum, so they
put up for the night at hotel.
Early next morning the lunatic got
up, and searched the officers cloth
ing, and he found the magistrates
order. With that cunning which lun-
atics not infrequently display, he
made his way to the asylum, saw
one of the keepers, and told him that
he had poor mad fellow down at a
hotel, whom he should bring up in
the course of the day, adding:
Hes a queer chap, and has very
odd ways. Don't be surprised If he
says l am the madman, and he is
bringing me here. You must take
care of him, and not believe word
that he says"
The keeper promised compliance,
and the lunatic walked back to the
hotel, where he found the officer still
asleep. He awoke him, and they
went to breakfast together.
You're lazy fellow" said the
lunatic; II have had good walk"
Indeed" said the officer; II
should like q walk myself after
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-09
TOTES WOUNDED BROTHER ALL
NIGHT.


John Thomas, woodchopper, oc-
cupying a shanty on Washington
Mountain, near Pittsfield, Mass, with
his brother Frank, went to the wood
pile to split wood. Thomas could not
see we'll and one swing of the axe
missed a block, of wood and the keen
edge plowed through Thomas rub
ber boot and split the foot nearly in
halves.
His brother bound up the foot and
through two feet of snow and five
foot drifts Frank Thomas started for
civilization carrying his brother on
his back.
From o'clock Sunday night until
4 o'clock Monday morning Thomas
carried the wounded brother four
miles. He finally reached rural tel
ephone and telephoned to a surgeon.
The Pittsfield surgeon feared to make
the attempt i climb the mountain.
Thomas got horses, attached them
to a stoneboat and hauled the wound
ed woodchopper into Pittsfield. where
his foot was sewed up. Only the
superb physical condition and the grit
of his brother saved John Thomas
life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-09
CHASED BY ELEPHANT.

Cycling in Rhodesia occasionally
has the charm of adventure-if there
is much charm in the excitement of
the chase when the chased is the
human rider.
A cyclist who was riding from
Broken Hill to Ndala on the edge of
bush clearing almost ran into the
hindquarters of baby elephant
half a score hands high.
every likely | never got off my
bike so quickly before, and I suppose
both of us looked rather hamboozled.
My new acquaintance gave me long,
doubtful look, and, screaming, ran
toward home, or rather an old tusker
and three COWS browsing on the oppo-
site end of the glade" he said in tell
ing of his adventure.
an wonderment l stood rooted to
the spot. The wind was blowing to-
ward me, and the bull, a magnificent
monster, swung his trunk to and fro
through the air to smell me out. 1t
appears that elephants cannot see
very far; besides, the sun was right
against them. AS soon as the now
whimpering youngster arrived by his
protectors they fumbled with their
trunks all over him to find out what
was wrong, uttering the while a curl
Gus rumbling noise through the long
nostril.
by this time thought it was time
to return. In swinging my cycle
around some dry twigs broke under
me with sharp cracks. The puzzled
bull stood for moment motionless,
with his huge ears extended like some
topgallant sails; then, as he heard
the chink of the metal through my
mounting the bike, the huge animal
lurched forward with a grunt that
rumbled as distant thunder down his
big trunk.
II waited no longer, but pedaled
for dear life, and wonder even now
how | lodged the many obstacles on
the path.
Behind me came crashing Of
trees, did not look back, but put on,
as it were, more steam, until, after a
retreat of some four miles, hearing
nothing more, 1 nearly came neat
cropper over an ancient tree stump.
"Still a trifle furried, I dis
mounted, but except the signing Of
the forest and the buzzing of tsetse
flies there was no other sound. A few
miles behind my carriers came bel
lowing along with their peculiar
swinging gait. AS I believed the
yarn of those elephants might fright
en- them further, mum was the
| word.
However, I halted them on pre-
tense of desiring a rest, and after an
hours delay we all started once more.
My cycle enabled me to scout eau
tiously in advance, but, as I expected,
the elephants had gone to some more
sequestered sylvan retreat, and moth
ing more was seen of them. Rho
desia Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-09
g SHZNCS
lsSWORTH KNOWINGE

A bee visits on an average of ten
flowers before securing a load of nec-
tar.
Old silk hats are in demand in the
East End of London as nosebags for
donkeys.
Over 1000 muscles have been
counted in the body of a single COM
mon moth.
Farmers are beginning to light up
their lands with electricity generated
by waterfalls.
London motor bus drivers are fined
for being ahead of time, but rarely
for being late.
Tanning snake skins for the man
ufacture of women's belts has become
lucrative industry in Madras.
The largest delegation of foreign
students attending American colleges
last year was sent by Canada, 242.
The Chinese divide the day into
twelve parts. Each part is distinct
in itself and is of two hours dura-
ton.
The sudden demand for popular
education IN China is shown by the
fact that the school attendance in
one province alone has increased
5000 per cent. in five years.
An iron cyclone cellar is a novelty
described in Popular Mechanics. 1t
says that metal concern in one of
the cyclone States of the West is
manufacturing the cyclone cellars of
extra heavy galvanized corrugated
iron. 1t has cylindrical shape, and
is provided with stairway, seats,
shelves and bins.
A large number of money prizes
are awaiting winning in England by
aerial flights of different distances
and under different conditions, but
the one great condition attending
nearly all the prizes is that either the
machine or the aviator, or both, must
be English. The most important
prize is the $4,000 offer of the Daily
Mail.
Horses seldom suffer from de-
cayed teeth, but because of the upper
teeth closing on the lower ones a lit
tie on the outside, points are some
times found which lacerate the cheek
or penetrate the gums, creating q
tenderness that prevents the proper
mastication of food. annoying the
horse SO much that he falls away
very rapidly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-09
Modern Man
Is Greater than Hercules

:Ysf,sess,ss>N,f@ssS
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-09

dahng
tall
flourish die
eyewinke No sight ever saw can equal
presently
me like wine 1t had in it something
Man. the New
oude-nd he commanded
nothing mold And now wnat
might? SO short
this has all about within the memory OF
of There are centuries
endless he ach
accelerag acceeratg not by addition
only, muhpyngy
Man..
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-09


always found the
unread
this
on purlng rppes play.
with
filled
with trout called it sport
In early summer bamboo
skill with the fight and cunning of the
toward home fish cree but
brotl know this brook will not
askm me why-From Recreation
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-09
-"a--2,0U2fC
$ ~ My Brook ~ Y
0~NNs--.7f,.
Ey II. NJ. EoUmdn

KNOW little that Winds through sleepy mea
dow through quiet grove and spends its last hve
hundred yards of life in little dark ravine whose sides In
spring are red and blue with flowers.
yet sometimes think do not know this brook, for
stroll along its grassy banks hear new music
it's rushing joys reflected in it's depths
Sometimes take my book, and lying meath some tree
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-09

BY Eugene Uood

pass the main tent If you have looked at the
animals long enough. don't to out Of the building
but behind the open hearth in which some steel has been
boiled and boiled until it is now done and ready
I'm this isn't of the furnaces tha tney
tin I'D to We'll have to make out the best
we can The gushes Of the tappnghoe with the
rich flow of cream about the color of it, II cream
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-09

climax antcHmax AS TO WHICH ol
the presence OF
of million Equmaux
Babbag his calculating machine to the satisfaction OF
the Cau without
from the
the still
distinguished Americans seem
hide the North
artistic principles
Pole Nnsen He tall enough TO
beacon TO
which
to exquisite
into policeman seriousness,
VIII
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-09
~~-~>.--o~ ..The.. ~--~--~'
Jquabble for the Pole
By c. K. Chesferton

North my youth used to be serious subject; IL
with great heroes and the heroic age Oh
science Tennysons tribute to Franklin in Westminster
Abbey this North Pole is as grotesque as
Greasy being fought for with frantic gescu
lations by comic Americans. The quarrel itself and tne
sanglng seadvertisng style in which it conducted 1a
so far deam that the actual discovery
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-09

the would be laid indoors sometimes garden the street
night would be mady
this han a o n
throat affect
ing badly attention of specialist Much my aston
ishment
the successfully suddenly occurred to
the meaning of that singular dawned
that is bond TO
had been
At
plainly felt by
o he in a symbolic dream
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-09
~n~As<>~s<seA =
3 Dreams That
! fire Meant for Earnings
Ey H. Hddington Eruce.

ONE years ago, eary in the summer dreamed that while
out taking walk suddenly attacked by huge cat,
which cawed ferociously throat That was all there
to the dream, any rate that all remembered
awakening in the morning and naturally enough dis
missed it from my mind nothing but dream But wnen
found myself dreaming the dream again and again.
began what significance could possibly have
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-05-07

feels his altitude. The first kind OF
man is a fawning hypocrite, but this
last one is just plain fool, and ii
is hard to tell which is the worse OF
the two, or the more to be pitied.
There is another man that measures
up to the fullness of what manhood
should be. And he is not stuck up
nor is he hypocritical He comes at
you as a man to man, he talks to
you above board, and looks you in
the eye. He has few secrets, no
scandals, and talks loud enough to be
quoted. He begs no quarters but
earns his way by fair and square
dealing with his fellows. He knows
his nefghbors, can grsap their hands
and can sympathize with them or re-
joice with them, as occasion de-
mands He stands on his own feet
and measures his power with those
about him. He is the man after your
heart and after our heart, and he is
the salt of the earth.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-05-07

the table covers were laid for sixteen,
marked by hand-painted place cards
bearing the names of sixteen ladies
of the congregation who were respon-
sible for the invasion of the minis
ter's home. The reception room was
a mass of carnations and ferns and
the bed room was decorated in spring
flowers. Rev. Jones has just returned
from Palestine, Texas, where he had
conducted a series of meetings, and
Mrs. Jones had been away from Ma
rion for several weeks for the benefit
Of her health, being joined by Mr.
Jones on his way home.
A further welcome was extended the
returned pilgrims at the morning SER
vices. When Mr.. Jones entered the
pulpit the entire congregation rose
enmasse and gave him the Chatauqua
salute and Immediately joined in sing
ing "Blest Be- the Tie That Binds"
1t was touching tribute and the min
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-05-07
Welcome Home.

When Mr.. and Mrs. j. Boyd Jones
arrived home Saturday evening they
found a huge placard on their front
door bearing the words Welcome
Home" Upon entering the house they
found that their domicile had been in
vaded at some time during the day
and while nothing was missing they
found table spread with choice sill
verware, cut glass and china and a
fine home cooked meal in sufficient
quantity to satisfy the cravings of the
inner man and woman, too, for that
matter, until somewhere the middle of
the week. The center piece of the
table was massive candelabra bear
ing five pink candles, the whole hood
ed in pink, and the dining room was
mass of pink and white flowers. At
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-05-07
THE DEATH OF A KING.

England today mourns the death Of
a king. The passing of King Edward
comes at peculiarly distressing time
for England, when the country is torn
with political dissension and questions
of state are pending that are of grave
Importance to the kingdom. 1t may
be, and possibly is true, that these
very perlexities had much to do with
the kings breaking down, for surely
his concern has been great. Edward
has not been a great king, and it
may be that his successor may be
able to cement the factions and pull
the kingdom back to its former unity
of purpose. But England will mourn
for the dead king nevertheless, and
this is as it should be. The nations
OF the earth will add their sympathies,
and then the old order will give way,