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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06

SO hahd to keep from laughin'! Hit was mighty
divertn'i
And what did Elder Baxter do?" | asked.
Sheba wiped her eyes, Overlooking from her
mirth. and said, He actually tuhned green.
Miss Kate. green round de mouf. an den he jes
sailed in an begged de Lawd not to rain fab an
birthstone on some sinnahs he mought mention
but which should be nameless.'
ONE day Sheba came to me in great perplex-
- ity. Miss Kate" she said. wat is dis
Glory Seekers 'ligion dat Clorinda's a-braggin
bout all de time? She's a-puttin' on mo aihs
bout heb ligion dan she did bout dat weddin'
down in 'Ginny She done tole me dat Metho-
dis is all out oh style an dat All ought to come
in to de light, an lot OBJ stuff bout Great
Horned Beast or somet'ing or uddah, an All
got SO mad at heb All jes' natchelly fought
Ahd ak yo' bout it.
/ tried in my feeble way to explain to Sheba
some of the mysteries of certain religious cult:
but she only rolled her eyes in confusion.
dat Great Horned Beast. Miss Kate" she
said, "Ah 'ies can't make haid no tail to him. =
We'll. Sheba. replied, 1.-THE Great Horned
Beast is the devil of these people"
Obi she exclaimed. de debbils Wall
now, with great sarcasm, "ole Mistah Satan
oughtuh feel mighty complimented OBJ havin
sech gran tail to his name. An de fallacy,
OATS kin OBJ SIM YOU say, Miss Kate?"
Its as near that as | can get, | replied.
They claim there is no sin. or rather that sin
has no power; but they have something they
call falacy which is akin to it,
Kind stepchile to sin, All s'pose," re-
joined Sheba. IT. ank 70, Miss Kate. OATS
mighty divertin': but All guess de oletime
'lgion an de oletime debbil'l do Sheba awhile
longah" And she numbered from the room.
ONE of Shebas greatest culinary triumphs
- was wonderful cake of almonds, cream,
and marshmallows, the receipt of which she
brought from Kentucky and jealousy guarded,
as indeed she guarded all her formulas. One
drawer in the kitchen dresser was devoted to
Shebas papers, and woe betide anyone who
ever peeped into that receptacle!
This cake made only on state occasions.
Therefore, when Sheba graciously announced
that she going to make the almond cake for
Miss Kate to calmly to dat 'Pisclopian lawn
PATTY" l was nightly pleased. Certainly
more toothsome CONNECTION never issued from
kitchen than the cake l contributed to that
church function and great was the JOY thereat
of all, from rector to children, the delicious
morsels were distributed
An attractive woman. a stranger to me,
asked me if l thought my cook would let her
have the receipt. | replied that Sheba was
very secretive with her culinary details, but
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Bathsheba
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possibly it might be arranged in this instance
Very well" said my questioner Il am
Mrs. Armitage. and l will call some day soon
and see if can get the secret of this exquisite
CONNECTION"
A little after that asked friend who knew
everyone in our suburban town if she could tell
me who Mrs. Armitage was.
Yes, indeed" returned my friend "She is
member of the Glory Seeker Church and
very charming woman"
The incident passed from my mind
PUT few days later it was forcibly recalled
| lay on my couch one afternoon by the
open window of my room reading when |
heard Sheba industriously sweeping off the
side piazza. Then came the swash of water and
| realized that she was having what was known
in her vernacular as "a gran CT arm up.
Presently there was the sound of wheels and
glancing out saw a little phaeton and horse on
the driveway below my window. Oh. bother
Callers!" | said impatiently, and rose to doff
my kimono and scramble into frock when a
sweet voice outside arrested me.
Are you Mrs Turner'S cook?" it asked
"Yas'm, l heard Sheba's mellow accents in
return
/ looked from the window. Mrs Armitage
and an elderly lady were in the phaeton. | saw
directly they were not calling. and curiosity
held me to listen to the interview.
Il came to see you" said Mrs. Armitage
"Yas'm," once more that rich big voice
Il would like very much to get your receipt
for that delicious almond cake
stood where could peer into the piazza
and saw Sheba suddenly stiffen 'Ah fixes to
'blige folks, madam" she said grandly. but
All don nevah give way nah receipts
''Oh. well, said Mrs. Armitage persuasively,
you can make an exception to your rule. can't
you? | am very anxious"
"Ah don nevah give way no receipts to no
body" the big voice was growing bigger,
The elder lady suddenly spoke. Emily"
she said to her companion this is fallacy"
saw Sheba start and roll her eyes. Watts
dat? Watts dats" she demanded threaten
ingly Don yo' 60 TO to call me no names!"
It is worse than fallacy." went on the lady
firmly, it is undoubtedly the Great Horned
Beast We must work over it"
She got no further: for Sheba caught up her
bucket of water. "Ah'll teach yo-all to come
a divertin round yeah" she doomed, "callin
a respectable colohed lady debbil! Ahn
teach yo!' She bounced down the steps, her
bucket poised for destruction; but the ladies
drove hastily away.
"Sheba!" l warningly called.
But Bathsheba Blennerhassett was on the
rampage. She ran after the carriage as fast as
her big body permitted, brandishing her bucket
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-02-24
Camel a Delicate Beast.

Contrary to the widespread but err
roneous opinion, the camel is a very
delicate animal. A camel that has
worked fifteen days in succession
needs a months pasturage to recuper-
ate. 1t is liable to a host of ailments
and accidents. When a caravan
crosses a sebkha, or dry salt lake, it
Is rare that some Of the animals do
not break a leg. If the fracture is in
the upper part of the limb there is
nothing for it but to slaughter the
animal and retail its flesh as butchers
meat.
If the lower part Of the limb has
been injured the bone is set and held
in position by means Of splints made
of palm branches, which are bound
with small cords. If no complications
ensue at the end of a. month the frac-
ture is reduced. When it is a case of
simple dislocation the injured part is
cauterized with a redhot iron, then
coated with clay and bandaged with a
strip of cloth. Fifteen days afterward
the animal is generally cured.-Vulga-
risation Scientifiuue.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-02-24
GET POWER.

The Supply Comes from Food.
If we get power from food, why not
strive to get all the power we CAM
That is only possible by use of skill,
fully selected food that exactly fits the
requirements of the body.
Poor fuel makes a poor fire and a
poor fire is not a good steam producer.
From not knowing how to select
the right food to fit my needs, / suf-
fered ~grievously for a long time from
stomach troubles" writes a lady from
a little town in Missouri.
TT seemed as if / would never be
able to find out the sort of food that
was best for me. Hardly anything that
I could eat would stay on my stomach.
Every attempt gave me heartburn and
filled my stomach with gas. / got thin
ner and thinner until I literally be-
came a living skeleton and in time was
compelled to keep to my bed.
"a few months ago I was persuaded
to try Grape-Nuts food, and it had such
good effect from the very beginning
that I have kept up it's use ever since.
Twas surprised at the ease with which
I digested it.. 1t proved to be just
what I needed.
"All my unpleasant symptoms, the
heartburn, the inflated feeling which
gave me s. much pain disappeared.
My weight gradually increased from
SO to 116 pounds, my figure rounded
out, my strength came back, and I am
now able to do my homework and en-
Joy it. Grape-Nuts did it."
A ten days trial will show anyone
some facts about food.
Look in pkgs. for the little book.
''The Road to Wellville." There's a
Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
human interest.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-02-24
BARRIERS WHO BECAME FAMOUS.
High Rank Attained by Many
WieIders of Strop and Razor.

High Rank Attained by Many
WielderS of StrOp and Razor.
Perhaps the best known of all bar
bers who have attained fame were
Arkwright, the improver of the spin
ming jenny, who was said to have
turned to mechanics when the wigmak-
ing trade fell off, and Jeremy Taylor,
who was brought up in his fathers
shaving shop at Cambridge, says Lon
don Tit-Bits. Edward Sugden, after
ward made Baron St. Leonard, was
the son of a hair cutter in a shop IN
Lincoln's Inn, London. Once when
Sugden was addressing a crowd in the
interest of his candidacy for parlia-
ment a a called out to know what
soap cost and how lather was made.
Il am particularly obliged to that gen
tleman," Sir Edward is reported 20
have said, "for reminding me Of my
lowly origin. 1t is true that I. am a
BARRIERS son and that I myself was
once a barber. If the gentleman who
SO politely reminded me Of these facts
had been a barber he would have con.
tinued 70 remain one till the end of
his life" Charles Abbott, Baron Ten
terden, was also a BARRIERS son, and
it is related how, when he was made
a peer of England, he took his own
son to a little Westminster shop and
babe him remember it was there that
his grandfather had been accustomed
to shave others for a penny. William
Falconer, the poet, was a poor barber
in Edinburg until his poem, "The
Shipwreck," brought him renown and
incidentally a commission in the royal
navy. Craggs, associated with the
South sea bubble, was a barber turned
promoter. He became enormously
wealthy, but when the South sea crash
came his fortune dwindled and in des-
pair he committed suicide. Giovanni
Belzoni of Padua was a barber with a
varied and interesting history. Bel
zoni set up a shop in England, but
soon found more profit in posing at
Sadler's Wells as the "Patagonian
Samson" Being of thrifty temporal
ment, Belzoni accumulated quite a for
tune. He achieved lasting fame as the
%discoverer of interesting relics in the
tombs of Egypt and as a traveller.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-02-24
RUSSIAN MOBILES.
Their Increasing Poverty Because of De-
clining Incomes.

AdCll AnCIcdSlHS FUVeIly DeCduSc VI OG-
Clining Incomes.
The Gar and the more aristocratic of
his ministers are in dire perplexity with
regard to the increasing poverty of the
Russian nobility. Some statistics which
have been collected recently go to show
that within the last eight years the in
come of this caste has decreased more
than 40 per cent. on the average, and
that in some cases it has fallen more than
80 per cent. The noble land owners are
III q parlOuS state. and are fOcking into
the land banks with their possessions in
order to raise the most ruinOus mort
cages. Within the period under review
land belonging to mobiles has been mort
gagged to the incredible amount of 49,
OOO,OOO,O0O, and it is computed that the
value OF the property in question is near
ly four times this amount. Nearly 5000
houses belonging to men of noble birth
have been let or sold within the same
time. In the army the number of mobiles;
applying for commissions has enormous
ly decreased, as they find it impossible to
maintain themselves. Their places are
being taken by the rich merchant and
professional classes. Chambers of com
merce throughout the country state in
their reports that the number of mobiles
engaging in trade is rapidly increasing,
and that the idea of trade being mira dig
to a Russian noble is rapidly disappear
ing. No fewer than 1900 persons of
noble birth have applied within the last
eight years to be admitted to the bour-
geoise class with the object of being re-
lieved from the class tax which now
presses SO heavily on them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-02-24
REINCARNATION
1t Is Woven Into a Plea by a Japanese
Murderess.

MurdereSS.
for murder in the trial at Toxic of a
woman named Yasu and her sweetheart.
Yataro. The two are accused of killing
Yasu's husband Kichigoro. Yasn de.
livered an extraordinary address to the
judge. Listen with your whole-souled
attention." she began, lest you should
miss my words and ask me to speal,
again, which L will never do. [ had a
very profound motive in killing my hus-
band. Kichigoro. It was all due to the
d~ispensation of Providence. In m " pre-
named Yakichi. A certain feudal lord
fell i'll love with me and proposed to buy
me. l disliked him, yet what could
l do? He madly insisted and | had no
choice but to yield. In this sad predica-
ment a gallant knight whose name was
Sadaemon bravely came forward to my
rescue. He declared that 1 should not
be welded to the nan l disliked, and
then and there took me from the infu-
ming of the genuine love that sprang
up between the knight and myself, and
finally ended in our happy marriage.
My benefactor in the previous life is
the self-same Yataro as he now stands
before YOU. The husband l killed was
in the former era only my errand boy.
Imagine the wrath of Providence for
my prepOsterous act in deserving my real
husband and benefactor and marrying
l persisted in this hideous sin. So in
obedience to the will of Providence /
took the life of Kichigoro, the ~reincar-
nation of my former servant. Sentence
was postponed after the prosecutor had
demanded the death penalty"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-02-24
porceIains Worth a Million.

Edgar Gorer of London got through
the custom house with over S1,0OO,OOO
worth of rare old Chinese porcelains,
which he is exhibiting at the Hotel
Plaza for a couple Of weeks. The other
100 odd pieces are now being exhibited
at the hotel. They are cuiled from the
masters of the old porcelain who sup
piled the tableware for the royal house
hold during the Sixteenth. Seventeenth
and Eighteenth centuries. Because the
Chinese have lost the art these pieces
have risen in value. One plate, worth
about SIS to the Emperor Chi Yung, is
now considered cheap at $4,000. Mr..
Gorer says it is acknowledged to be
the finest plate in the world. He thinks
j.. Pierpont Morgan will be interested
to see it, as he has one which has also
been acknowledged to be remarkable.
Others pieces which may interest some
American collectors can be picked up
for $4,000 or $4,000.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-02-24
Americanizing London.

Another stride in the A-mericanization
of London was taken today, when the
Savoy hotel was thronged with women
and children celebrating Christmas eve.
Hitherto Christmas festivities have been
of a religious and domestic character
only, and it was most difficult to find a
theater or even a restaurant open on
Christmas. The breaking up of this old
fashioned English Christmas began a
few years ago with the introduction of
the New York style Of welcoming the
New Year, and the custom has so grown
that the Savoy hotel expects a throng of
over three thousand guests to speed 1909
and welcome 1910. Other hotels are ar
ranging for similarly large ~throngs.-
London Cor. New York American.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-02-24

The condition of the people whose
homes are in the flooded districts of
Paris must excite the sympathy of the
world. Paris has lived side by side with
the Seine for centuries. Indeed if the
Seine were not there the city would not
be there, for the river supplied condi-
tions necessary for the city's establish
ment and growth. But now and then,
despite the brightness of her people,
Paris suffers from the Seine's temporary
moods. The engineering acumen which
hGilt the Eiffel tower was not equal to
protecting its foundations from being
undermined by water, the genius that
constructed the subways did not safe
guard them from being flooded.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-02-24
RULING A SAVAGE TRIBE.

The author of Heroes of Modern
~Crusades," the Rev. Edward Gilliat,
M. A., at one time master Of Harrow
School, says in his most interesting
book that he had a few years ago the
privilege of meeting the king Of the
Quiah country, Tetty Agamasong, at
Harrow. The Quiah king had been
educated at ST. Augustine's College,
Canterbury, and was able to lecture
to the Harrovians in good English. IN
his lecture he told a quaint story
which brings one ear to the weird
lives of the Quiahs, a small agrlcui-
tural and trading tride of inoffensivo
character on the west coast Of Africa.
I'm my country" said the king, W
have 40 prisons; therefore II a u
prit is brought to me I must chop off
something-an ear or two, a hand or
a foot-and he goes home a sadder and
a. wiser man. Just before / left for
England a chief came to my hut,
bringing a prisoner.
What has he done, friend?' I ask
ed.
"+He is a dangerous witch, o king;
he can turn himself into an alliga-
tor
"'Pooh! nonsense! l don't believe
that old-fashioned stuff
"tOh, but we saw him do it, down 6y
the big river r
"Indeed! Well, chief, tell me all
about it. You saw him yourself?'
ct did. We were hunting by the
banks of the river with our rifles when
all at onc we saw a big alligator lying
on a rock in the river. The witch man
was lying asleep in a hammock some
fifty yards away. o the dangerous
creature he isl
well, king, do not laugh with your
eyes like that, for I am speaking the
truth. / put up my rifle to shoot the
alligator, but to our great fear, as soon
as l fired, this fellow rolled out of his
hammock and fell on the ground, and
rubbed his back. and swore he was
hurt.
Nov. o king, if this witch had not
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-02-24
A LADY BOUNTIFUL.
The Countess of Granard Winning Cold
en- Opinions in Ireland.

The Countess of Granard Winning Gold
en- Opinions in Ireland.
The Earl and Countess of Granard
(she was Miss Beatrice Mills of New
York; are passing a very quiet winter
season at Castle Forbes, Longford, Ire
land. Occasionally the earl has friends
down for the shooting Uord Powerscourt
and Lord Massereene were recently at
the CASTLE but the state of the countess
health forbids extensive entertaining just
low. When Lord Granard was called to
London on official business his sister,
Lady Margaret Forbes, and his brother
came to visit the countess during his
absence. The countess munificence to
the poor on or near her husbands lands
excited their warmest gratitude, espe-
eially as this is their first experience with
q Lady Bountiful." When the severely
cold weather began the countess dis
tributed $1,000 worth of warm clothing
and blankets among those who most
needed them. She takes great interest in
the nuns industrial school, which she
often visits and joins in he's games of the
children there, enjoying herself unaffect-
eddy. In the village of Newton Forbes
the countess simple manners, kindness
and good humor have won all hearts.
This generous Amerlcan-Dorn woman had
q splendid Christmas tree, a tree such as
the children here never dreamed of in
their widest visions of Santa Claus.
She gathered all the children of the par
ish in her husbands home, a castellated
mansion rising on the edge of Tough
Forbes, one of the prettiest lakes which
the river Shannon enlarges. She gave
to each child a substantial Christmas
present.
Athletic games will be held III the
castle grounds January 16, and at the
same time the old folks among the
tenantry will be entertained.
Lord Granard has always been very
popular with the gentlefolks who are his
n~eighbors. But now his countess has
captured the peasantry, whose witty and
quaint sayings give her delight and
amusement.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-02-24
500 Reward. Si00.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
co learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Gatarrh cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its cura-
I've powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that 1t fails TO cure
Send for list of testimonials.
address: f.. ]. CHENEY G. CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Iake Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-02-24
INvENTS A NOVEL CRAFT.

has been invented and il. just now being brought to perfection by John F.
Cahnl a weI[known ST. Louisan, and plans for the construction of a pioneer
boat after Mr.. Cahils models are expected to maturea at al early date. Ex-
traordinary light draft, combined with lage tonnage. seaworthtness, safety
and speed, are claimed for the ew boat by its inventor, and that it possesses
these qualities is vouched for by some notable authorities on shipping o
structon.
Coming. rs it does, at a time when inland waterways traffic is a sub
jct attracting national attention, the invention is me of exceptional inter-
est With such a vessel placed in commission, Mr.. Cahil promises freight
and passenger traffic from ST. Louis, Or other inland cities of the larger
streams, to interior points O the great rivers of South America, or else
where, without the necessity of a transfer o. cargo or passengers at deep
water ports. For more than twenty years Mr.. Cahfl has devoted himself
to the perfection of this type Of vessel, and during that time has spent a
small fortune in experimenting. improving and perfectng his idea-St Louis
PostDispatch.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-02-24

Consul General Guenther, formerly of
Wisconsin, writes from Frankfort that
the consumption of beer in Germany de-
creased from 81 gallons per capita in
1907, to 291a gallons per capita in 1908.
He adds that it is expected a still fur
Their decrease Of the consumption will
take place during the current year in
of higher price due to the
increased tax levied upon beer in the new
German finance bill. If there be any
one who has ever doubted the uni
versatility of the rule that higher prices
cause decreased consumption, here is evil
dence which should be enough, without
argument, to convince him that he was
wrong.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-02-24
Adding to Her Laurels.

Patrons of the opera at Florence,
Italy, are jubiiant that Mile. Mignon
Nevada, the daughter of the great Ameri-
can singer, Emma Nevada, has been Sc
cured for six performances at the best
theater there. The young woman will
sing t.The Barber of Seville" She
created a sensation in Rome in
tistini as tenor. Mile. Nevada has made
great strides since her debut here two
years ago, although she was then, at IS.
considered to nave a voice of great prom
Use. She mas added to her laurels wher
ever she has appeared.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-02-24
CHICAGO MERCHANT
MAKES STATEMENT,

After Spending Thousands of Dolla,
nd Consulting the Most Eminent
Physicians, He Was Desperate.
CHICAGO, lLLS.-Mr. j. G.
aIecker, of 1874 Van Buren, ST., a
Nell-known wholesale dry goods
dealer, states as follows:
81 have had catarrh for more
than thirty years. Have tried
everything on earth and spent
thousands of dollars for other
medicines and with physicians,
without getting any lasting re-
lief, and a say to you that /
have found Peruna the only REM
edY that has cured me per-
manentlY.
"Peruna has also cured NV
wife of catarrh. She always keeps
1t in the house for an attack of
cold, which it invariably cures in.
a very short time"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-02-24
Bell Silenced for Sick Woman.

Under an order from court the bell of
Trinity Lutheran church at Wrightville,
Pa, was silenced on account of the i'll
ness of Mrs. John Poff, who lives oppo-
site the church. Mrs. Poff has been
suffering from a stroke of paralysis and
the ringing Of the bell, it is said, caused
her to become unconscious. Despite mott
fcation the bell of the church has been
rung sometimes for five minutes without
c~easing, and as often as a half dozen
times on Sunday.