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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13
Angry Man Smashes Mirror.

Because he was refused a drink at the
Tontine Hotel at 1870 o'clock tonight
James Self became angry and. selecting
a bottle of beer from a case nearby.
it is alleged, threw 1t at the head of the
bartender, Charles f. Hall. The bar
tender lodged the missile and a tremen-
dous crash followed, the bottle striking
against the wall after smashing a big
plate glass mirror, the latter valued by
the owner of the hotel at between $50
and $40. Immediately following the oc-
currence Self left the place. The police
were notified and Self was arrested by
Chief Goods and Policeman Bell. He will.
be given hearing in the police court
Monday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13
City Council to Meet.

4 called meeting OF the city council
will be held Tuesday night for the pur
pose Of considering the new set of build
ing laws. 1t is expected that each sec
ton will be taken up separately. This
set of building laws has been under
consideration for long time. but it will
be it's first submission to council for its
action.
The need OF a new and modern set of
building laws has long been apparent in
this city 1t is said that the draft TO
be presented will prove entirely ade-
quate for present needs. II will be OF
material benefit to builders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13
Town Clock Ticks Again.

After being laid up for repairs for
more than four months, the old town
clock in the city hall steeple has at last
been repaired, anu is in running order.
1t started in to work at noon TO-DAY,
and tonight was brilliantly Illuminated,
1t attracted more attention tonight than
it did during the afternoon hours. The
hands and figures on the clock have been
painted black, and show up to better
advantage than formerly, the old figures
and hands having been done in gilt. The
hands on the clock are new All o. &c
dials except that on the north side are
the same as before. the latter being new.
That particular dial shows up to i de-
eidedly better advantage, the figures be-
ing larger, such as are used on all mod
ern city hall clocks.
At present the old-time indicator is be-
ing Illuminated by gas. 1t is, however.
the intention of the public property com
mittee to substitute electricity, and this
would have been tone tonight if the
wires had been connected up. 1t is
claimed that the old clock is equally
as gooc as a new one, and for many
days TO come. il everything goes right
its toll of the hours can be heard
throughout the entire northeastern Sec
ton of the city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13
ALEXANDR|AAFFA
Long Lost Portrait Restored
to Its Owner.
TOWN CLOCK IN SERVICE
City Council to Consider New Build
ing Regulations-Damage Caused
by an Angry Man.
TOWN CLOCK IN SERVICE
DeciaI Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. February l.. 1910.
After remaining for more than ten
years in a house where it was left by
an agent, handsome crayon portrait
of George Hepburn was today turned
over to the police by a woman resident,
at whose home it Lad been LETT.
The lady stated to the police that i
had been left at her home by man
who was soliciting work of that char
acter for a firm with which he was
connected. He requested that she hold
it until his return. Weeks. months, and
finally years went by, and she kept her
trust. A few days ago she became
tired of holding the picture, a handsome
affair in large oak frame, and con-
cluded to deliver it into the care of
the police. 1t is presumed the agent
died or left the employment of the con-
Germ with which he was employed. At
any rate. he has not returned to claim
his property.
AS soon as the photograph was brought
to the police station the policemen on
duty recognized it as a photograph of
Mr.. Hepburn, and that gentleman
accordingly notified. He came to police
station this evening and identified the
picture as his, and 1t was at once turned
over to him.
Mr.. Hepburn stated that the crayon
was taken from a photograph which had
been given to an agent number of
years ago. He took it for granted that
the picture was lost. and had given up
hope of ever seeing it. 1t was to have
been enlarged, according to the promise
made by the agent. He was glad to
get it. and expressed his thanks to the
lady who had so kindly restored it. The
picture now adorns place in Mr.. Hep
burns parlor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13
English Perambu1ators

in three finishes. Brewster Green,
Royal Blue and Brown; large roomy
wood body: nicely finished: large and
we'll made springs: rubber tired
wheels; pretty hood-a very luxurious
vehicle for baby, at our special price
of
S14.4O
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31

"women make me tired" grunted Billy, call knock
ing her all the time. Promise not to squea? Honest?
Well, I've been there"
lie gloated Rosa's horror and went on boast
fully: "Yep, twice She called me in to fix her bird
house up her stoOp, and then she let hear her
funnygrsft and she let me run it myself too gee,
think It's peacherino. l don't see why mas SO
down funnygrafts"
"Oh," gasped Rosa, in dismay, "you mustn't ever go
there again, Billy; nobody goes to her house."
Il do" asserted Billy. independently "and I say
she's ell right. Folks JUS jealous OF her. Geo.
hain't her hair grand"
Eyes" agreed Rosa, soberly.
"sae's got awful swell clothes, too" Billy went
II should think folks would like her stead of being
down her."
"But Mrs Rensselaer, Brown says she's simply i'm
possible insisted his cousin "and nobody does know
her"
Hold this basket" ordered Billy with masculine
decision. "Im going to sneak around and ask. I'll
bet get slew"
Rosa waited, timorousIy Miss Thompson, it ap-
peared, not at home, but her maid good humored
1y collected great many bottles, fifteen cents
worth they reckoned as they trotted home with the
heavy basket. They found the twins busily scrubbing
in the Kitchen 1t Megs afternoon out and Eoise
had been seized with brilliant notion. The bottle
man might pay more for clean bottles! Billy and
Rosa joyously agreed it splendid idea And
they smeared themselves with soap they sQuabbud
happily over what should be the division of profits
and speculated gleefully the probable envy Of
their less energetic neighborS.
"Cle Miss Johnson's rheumatism comes in grand
bottles" chuckled Elsa she tried nutmeg crater
refractory label.
"Currycomb couldn't get that off," Billy grunted,
throwing down the can-opener disgust Gee, girls
cent mere I'm not going to wesh. Jake said could
go to tie blacksmith's with him. Mind you don't
touch mine while I'm gone" But late in the after
noon when he counted his bottles he was certain
that gone. He wasn't exactly sure but he
thought it very laroe two-cent one, ard he
vehemently accused the twins Of having smashed it
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31

After their mother had quelled the inevitable strife
she sighed little.
Children such savages," she said to Meg she
helped the irate maid clear the dsordered Kitchen
Seems to ME they wrange constantly"
miss Rosa doesn't" drawled Meg. "Shes still as
a lamb md she helped wash oop bit, too"
"She's a dear little SOUL" agreed Mrs Remson "But
then" she added in humorous defence Of her own
Just before father comes she's good she be y!
For it was only two days more! Two days and
night and then lie would come Rosa asked slly1y
for light blue hair ribbons instead Of the customary
dark
"And I want my birthday dollar" she said. Il
guess won't wait till Christmas to spend It."
Aunt Rernson patted her cheek as she gave her the
money. as father going to have present, too this
tme! she laughed
Rosa nodded. her eyes shining "A lovely one!" she
sighed, ~ lovely that's surprise. You couldn't
guess it at ALL"
Her henry authorization rn"de Mrs Re.nson sigh
She seemed filled with delight Quiverng with JOY. Her
cheeks flushed SOFTLY. her eyes shone The chubby
prettiness Of the twins seemed ordinary enou~h beside
the t~c,rloUS h"-'',oes trnt ''"7n tho plaD little
fare in-~1v. Nv S+nnbnns0n wou'J arrivn n
O'"lo"' t""n. 71,H- roonnt T"@a Ard for
-" ~'"rS. For dc"r Au"t D~"1eon who cnuId"s keoD
fe"retS ~ oil hinted broadly that Uncle Frederick
blaming evening tree!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
Mlucil!e
baldwin
Var, Slyke

Long after the others were asleep Rosa lay wide
eyed and tried to forget the homeiy little face OF the
mirror AID remember OILY the pretty new mother
She Cd not cry about it any more.
Il guess she thought, as she grew bessedly drOwsy
II guess the Lord wouldn't have been good to
regular pretty girl and sent her this locket He must
JUS know how needed you" She kissed the locket.
"Course he couldn't love very lots father couldn't
after having you-but want him to-"
During the rest of Aunt Vance's visit, and indeed
long az Ter she had happily terminated her stay Rosa
was quiet enough to satisfy the most exactng aunt.
She mcped her books sat lost il day-dreams.
Once, to be she convulsed them all with Of
her old time FRANKS. She oated to bed chackling, her
head covered with grotesGuely lunpy spots, kids
borrowed from Sadie Alive +er and Iaboriously adjusted
according to tle profuse directions upon box.
The bofore-breakeast frolic TIE morning following
WIS hilarious They not successful Curls that the
"kids' had produced Eosa's head. Her fine locks
were hopelessly entanled in unaccustOmed coils they
stood out facetiousy ct the wrong places and were
wickedly straight in sections. Aunt Eenson found the
girl and her cousins in gales of laughter Without
an obliteratng shampoo school out Of the ques-
ton. Or course it wcs al very funny, but somehow
there wcs nervous strain in Rcsa's laughter.
81 s'pose. she ss.d soberly, with her head the
radiator IN f-ezied atteCt 20 get properly dried
before school, 81 sose, Aua.y EeIa that if the Lord
hasn't time to make you curly hair you can't do It
yourself. Probably Sadies hair is weeny bit curly
anyhow.'
After all these sober days Aunt benson siched with
relief one afternoon when she heard Rosas little
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31

gurgle of laughter and watched her ecitedy into
the EOuSe with the others The absurd cause of the
childrenS CiSe brought tears of mirth to her eyes,
'The bottle mal is comng" shrieked Billy. "Us
four is going to get milleryuns of bottles for him :"
Two cents for big ones this year, !" cried Rosa, with
shining eyes. Il know where there's whole raft Of
'em -
''Nd cent for mejuln Sizes" painted Elsa
"Teenys cent md two for cent, mamma ~ Eloise
screamed.
Whence came the mysterious rumor no one seemed
to Know but the entire neighborhood engaged bsiIy i'm
the absorbing pursuit The Remson children ransacked
the attic the medicine chest the pantry shelves, and
even the stable. They pleaded with Jake, the stable
boy to put his liniments and oils into tin cans they
prowled behind the garden fence; then tramped miles
TO Tunored dump-heaps. For two exciting days the
hunt ragged. and then. rerforce, game the
hunters gave ~ the chase.
Coni'" ba"k tie l"st Hf'ernocn from hunt that
had yielded only tTN small 'pair killers and
cracked fruit Ter. Piv ard Rosa added and counted
as they trudyed ac-oss crcssots path.
"fice w'toe, :" s~'1 PiIy, stopping abruptly It
know h-llv rlace''
"V'hc"e?' do-,o,,f'cd Pea
'''Fcs' rrfor,-r,,,',
"Ia"SH s''"r'o7 - t'f~t .r'ouI1n't oo 4here s,,n
Chfe"'c7. '.'i'rt, .vcr'-'+ 1or rs Shed be awful
'shallod 81 aI,vDat:v ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31

lilly and the twins and Rosa rushed
noisily in from school crying variousiy,
"Want dougtnut" "Doughnuts!
Doughnuts" and "Mayn't have raj
sin-cooky?'
"Wait minute" laughed Mrs. Rem
son. "You haven't any Of you said o
word to Aunt Vance"
The four faces sobered instantly. "ual-
loo" said the twins, d.smally.
"IIow d'you do?" asked Rosa, shyly,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-23
REFORMS IN TURKEY.

New York Tribune-The remark
which is frequently heard, partly
critical, partly regretful, partly cyni-
cal, that there have been few, if any,
substantial changes in Turkey. save
the substantiation OF Mehmet for Abb
dul Hamid-on the principle Of "Amu,
rath to Amurath succeeds does not
appear to be well rounded.
1t would be much to expect the en-
tire administration of a large empire
to be wholly reformed in a single
year, and the fact that in SOME places
in Turkey violence is still manifested
toward "giaours" no more disproves
the general reformation of the en-
pire than occasional cases of peon-
age in some of our states disproves
the abolition of human slavery.
1t is indlsputable that in the mill
tary establishment and in the civil
service there have been thorough
and drastic reforms, and if these have
been effected there we may be sure
that they will before long extend to
all departments of Turkish admins.
tration and life
In the Turkish army the number of
field marsha}s has been reduced "for
the coed Of the service" from thirty.
five to two Instead of $50 generals
Of division there are now only fifteen,
while the coo brigadier generals Of
The old army list have been reduced
to eighty In one instance a general
vas reduced to the rank of captain
Favoritism has given way TO the rule
Of merit and seniority in promotion
And yet there has been only a single
resignation. that Of an officer who
YVES more of a diplomat than a sol
der.
OF course, such changes have at
once increased the practical efficiency
Of the army and decreased its cost to
the nation. They have also doubt
less made it a far more trustworthy
agent of the civil government for per.
forming the proper functions of IN
army and have minimized its menace
to the government as q scene of revo-
lutionary or reactionary conspiracy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-23
Moving Pictures in Farming.

Washington Post.-1n connection
with the New York state department
Of agriculture the United states De-
partment of Agriculture is arrang-
ing to give a series Of moving-picture
Demonstrations Of how to conduct a
.paultry farm.
officials ct the Cornell College Of
Agriculture say that L, S. Williams
of Washington has been taking sew
efal thousand feet of ilms at the
es'tfy farn1. and that II the expert
meat vas q success he viii return to
q complete pictorial account OF
he wogk being done there
3ioHiue pictures ~ere taken Of ths
o6Hitry- students at work at
The various poultry houses, feeders,
ineglators and machines and a pan
cgama Of The college poultry farm
wlh rs thousands OF fowls Of ali
kinds It is believed that they viii
Re az especial educational value at
country and state fairs.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-23

wood. and early brick houses still
standing are apt TO be small Six or
eight rooms often sufficed for a we'll
TODD sixteenth century family, and
when there were more rooms they
were often rather small A 1920 OF
$4,000 country seat of today viii have
living room bigger than that in any
except the greatest of early eighteenth
century houses.
There we're a few early houses in
the Tar south, but most Of the early
plantation houses were of moderate
size. The fact that the kitchen was
usual, in separate building made
it possible to { lid plantation houses
comparatively small. Mount Vernon
was not great house when George
Washington fell heir to it.
When the cotton gin, late in the
eighteenth and early in the nineteenth
century made cotton growing very
profitable, the planters began to
build bigger houses. In the same way
some Of the big farm houses on the
Delaware peninsula date from the
early days of peach growing, when
the most successful farmers some
times got from $4,000 to $4,000 for
their peach crop in a single season.
What went on all over the older
part of the country in the seventeenth
and the early eighteenth century went
on in the middle west from seventy
five to one hundred and fifty years la
ter. Settlers in the Ohio valley were
content with small and simple houses
like William Henry Harrison's log
cabin, until they began to grow rich
toward the middle of the last century.
lt was the same in Kentucky and
Tennessee. The big plantation houses
OF those states are seldom a century
old, and the town houses We're mostly
simple affairs until well into the last
century Well to do folk of the middle
west today would find it rather cramp
ing business to live in the homes of
their eighteenth century ancestors.
and most of the great houses in that
region have been built since the
seventies of the last century.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-23
HER CHARM.

She used to wear her hat tipped over
to the right,
And then she vas, indeed, a most be
witching sight;
In later years she wore it tilted W
behind,
And SO eontrived to rob me of my
peace of mind.
The fall she wore it far, far over on
the left
She seemed so fair that l of calm.
ness was bereft;
And likewise when it fared up high
above her brow
She kept on being just as beautiful
somehow
Now that she wears a hat which
Tops down all around,
So that one has to search before her
face is found,
She manages TO have her way as here
tofore,
And still possesses charms that thrill
me to the core.
There is q doctrine = lich I'll cling
to ali my days
The style which te Affects may
merit scorn praise,
She has charm wi h which to bring
or Danish cares,
But it is in herself and not in what
she wears
S. f. Kiser in Chicago Record
Herald
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-23
The Girl composItor.

compositor is one who sets
type for paper; a compositor can
also be boy and yet also a girl. Girl
compositors are generally equally as
good as men compositors and some
times, indeed, better. They don't have
to stop in the middle of line to
light their pipes or send the Office boy
20 the store after fine cut. They make
mistakes like others and occasionally
marry the foreman. Cases of this
kind have been known and instead of
setting type the girl sets bread and
or press nights sets up late for the
the foreman to come home and lock
the door.
When a boy goes 20 work in
printing office, he is Immediately
made general manager OF the broom,
he also carries wood and water I'M
til his back aches, but he gets tic
Iet to the circus and is never absent
from an Uncle Toms Cabin show
After be has wiped up the job press
aud gone after the mail he is given a
piece Of reprint and an old compos
ing stick, an advertising dash for
rule, and he is set to work.
II he is smart boy he learns the
business in about two weeks, when be
throws a handful of long primer type
in the BREWER case and after the fore
man pies few handouts trying to
make up the paper with the mixed
type the young mans knowledge un.
ravels TO the starting point and even
back OF that. 4 few sad days follow.
but he soon works himself up into
the class, when he is sent to the
other Office for a round chase or
handful of lower case periods. He
soon has his desire to feed the joh
press gratifled, but after he has run
the grippers on the type and put the
best font in the office out Of business
he has another reverse after listening
to the following words:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-23
By CHARLES GARvICR

that he stopped growing and wagged
his tail, keeping. however, very close
to Hal as he assembled the steps and
rang the bell.
A tall man servant. dressed in
black, opened the broad glass door.
is he Princess Verona within %
asked E,..
The man inclined his head.
Isl Senior, he replied.
q wonder whether he means yes"
or mo- thought Hail.
But the man evidently meant yes
for he ushered Hal into the hall.
which was of white marble, with
futed columns, and very large.
He gave the man his card and
while 4 was carried in, amused HIM
self locking at the tall palms stand
ing in pots OF majoIica, and by con-
versing with the dog, who stilI
mounted guard beside him.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-23
GOLD FLEEv N YUKON.

The Yukon territory now has q feet
Of sixteen gold dredges. or ships, as
they are spoken Of by the miners.
and I'VE or six more are being equip
ped A dredge buff ready for opera
ton in the Yukon costs $4,000 on an
average. and handles daily from
1900 to 5000 cubic yards OF gravel.
which will yield from % cents to s25
of gold a cubic yard The daily out.
put Of gold dredge is from $1,000
10 $4,000, although it is said that
there have been days on which a
single dredge has taken out $4,000
Popular Mechanics.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-23

The really bad boy in the printing
Office is when the Office cat goes to
sleep on the local page and is run
through the press. The cat will stop
the press if the press don't stop the
cat A cat is said to have nine lives,
but Babcock press can shorten that
up a few lives if the gasoline engine
behind is good and angry. 1t is the
boys fault, of course, that the cat
was allowed to sleep on the best page
OF the paper. He might have been out
for benzine at the time, but the duty
of scraping off the remains off the
type awaits him on his return, and
communication, by the foreman, pub
lished orally, accompanies the work
Sank Central Herald.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-23

manner in the world. she stretched up
to him and fixed the flower with a
pin. Halls face went crimson, poor
boy, and then pale, for he was pos
sessed by a maddening desire to
seize the two white hands hutteringI
at his breast and kiss them.
To be continued.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-23
mAcVEAeH HAS BAD COLD.
secretary's Condition is Not Serious
but Physicians Warn Him.

oeCFSIaTyS Conu ttoh Is MOI serious,
but Physicians Warn Him.
Washington, d. c, Feb. 13,-Sese-
tary MacVeagh remains confined to
his house with a heavy cold. For the
last three days Mr.. Macveagh mas
passed part of the time in bed ana
his physician has tJrbidden him TO
talk, his cold hayii,. settled in his
bronchial tubes. making him extreme
ly hoarse. Mr.. MacVeagh was taken
with his cold two weeks ago. but per-
sisted in carrying out his official ana
social duties, with the result shat he
has been confined to the house inter-
mittently since then. His condition
is not regarded as serious, but he mas
been advised to be careful about ex.
posing himself
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-23

New York. Feb. 13,-More Than
200 steamship men and exporters met
on board the Almirante. first of the
four steamers built for service to ia
maiea. Colon and Columbian ports.
Luncheon was served and afterward
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-23

ante and her companion steamers are
the largest vessels TO be employed
regularly in the service from New
York TO Jamaica. They have accom-
modstioUs for $50 first cabin travel
lers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-23
S ) ALk9IR ANTE

S $ ALN3IRA ANTE = .
officers Of the company and Captain
Il. A Henshsw. commander Of the
AlmiTante and commodore of the
feet. took he visitors on a tour OF
inspection of the fine new steamers.
on more than 5000 tons the Almir-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-23
Too True.

Pa. what is a libretto?T
a libretto, Aurelius, is home for
old jokes Detroit Saturday Night