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wedding OF the early morning and Of
interest here in congressional circles, as
we'll as in Franklin. Tenn. where both
belong. took place at the parsonage Of the
s. Howard Wells officiating. The BRIDE
groom is Mr.. Lee Ridley, private secre-
tary to Representative Lemuel Padgett OF
Tennessee and the bride was Mrs. Made
G. Newsome Representative and Mrs.
Padgett. MIR. Thomas D. Grove and Mr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-30

There will be a number of dinners to-
night to which the women guests will go
in the fancy dresses and headgear in
which they are TO appear later at the
navy yard ball. Secretary and Mrs. Meyer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Roosevelt, Mr.. and
Mrs Thropp and Representative and Mrs.
Boutell will be among the hosts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-30

Mrs Henry Clay Browning and Mrs.
James f. Baines with their daughters,
Miss Elise Browning and Miss Betty
Raines. are spending this week in New
York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-30

Mr.. Robert Taft and his three college
friends. Mr.. John NJ. Even. jr., of Chi
cago. Mr. L'Engle Harkrdge and Mr..
l.. King, returned to Yale today.
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IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
WHITE HOUSE GUESTS HAVE
RETURNED TO COLLEGE.
President Taft Attended Marriage of
Miss Hoyt and Mr.. Won Stumm.
Other Events.

Miss Helen Taft returned this afternoon
to her studies at BrSn Mawr College and
Miss Grace Henry of New York who was
her guest, went home this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-30

Miss Noble at the Lenox. will be at
home Thursday, March 81. and have with
her her sister, Mrs. Marshall Of Pitts
burg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-30

Capt. and Mrs. Southerland. Mr.. and
Mrs H. c. Perkins and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ten Eyck Wendell were among those
giving dinners last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-30

Mrs. Beekman Winthrop entertained at
a small tea yesterday for young people.
gate Of New York. who has spent the
Easter holidays with her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-30

BASTABLE. On Tuesday. March %. 1910. at
her home 1900 n street northwest, MARY,
widow Of Charles Bastable.
Funeral from the residence Friday, April I, at
2 O'Clock. Friends invited. tnterment
private.
BONTZ. On Tuesday. March %, 1910. at 5
o'clock pm, R0RERT HILL BoNTZ be-
loved husband OF Margaret Boptx.
northwest. on THURSDAY, March 81, at y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-30

Miss Harriet Anderson remains at the
White House. Her sister, Miss kath-
crime Anderson. is expected TO arrive to-
day, at the home of the Misses Souther-
land. daughters of Capt. and Mrs. South
erland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-30

Sir Gilbert Parker's words but voice
the sentiment OF hundreds Of other famous
people. Lady Henry Somerset, Lord Ed.
ward Churchill, Hall Game, Sarah Grand,
Marie Tempest. Constance Collier, etc.,
have all found that for tired, WORKOUT
nerves and down bodies nothing is so
efficient as
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shrub. These tuberous formations may be seen
during the dry season lying about wholly unan-
chored, as the slender roots dry up with the close
of the vegetative season, which lasts but few
weeks
In February, 1902. some of these tubers were
taken to the New York Botanical garden and a
large specimen not treated in any way was
placed in museum case, where 1t has since re-
NAMED. Annually at time fairly coincident
with the natural vegetative season in its native
habitat. the major vegetative points awaken and
send up few thin shoots which reach length
of about two feet only since they do not obtain
sunlight. After period of few weeks they lie
down again and the material In them retreats to
the tuber to await another season. Seven periods
OF activity have thus been displayed by this spec
men with no apparent change in its structure or
size 1t does not seem unreasonable to suppose
therefore, that the guarequ is a storage structure
of such great efficiency that water and other ma
terial sufficient to meet the needs of the plant
for quarter of century held in reserve
in its reservoirs.
The morning-glory Qphomoea arborescens) is
here tree 20 to 30 feet high, with smooth
chalky gray trunk and branches. During Febru
airy 1t is leafess throughout, while large white
flowers open one by one on the ends of the naked
branches. From Its white bark the tree is some.
times known palo blanco and from the gum
or resin. which exudes from incisions made in II
for the purpose and which is used as incense in
religious ceremonies. 1t is also called palo santo
One of the striking features of the Tehuacan
desert or southern Mexico is the extreme locali-
zation or strictness of colonization exhibited by
many species which found to cover an area
of a few square yards the face of slope the
crest OF clin or the floor of a barranca, with no
outliers and with the nearest colony perhaps
many miles away.
The Cactaceae more abundant here than
In any other part of the world yet visited sew.
eral OF the species being massive FORMS
Cephalocereus macrocephalus is a tall species
of the massiveness OF the sasuaro, and like 1t
having central shaft bearing numbers of
branches which closely appreesed 1t
was seen only along the cliff near the Rancho
San Diego. along the eastern edge the valley
Pilocereus fulviceps. of general distribu-
ton on slopes. has series Of branches In mary
instances 40 or so in number, denseIy clustered
and arising from short trunk which barely rises
from the ground before It branches
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-09-30
PAGE FROM ANCIENT HISTORY
Incident Of HannIbai's Career That
Writers Appear to Have
Overlooked.

Hannibal and his staff were pacing
merrily over the Alps on their faithful
war elephants. Suddenly a man with a
tin badge and chin whiskers rushed
into the roadway and held up his
hand You stop right where you bel"
he cried. why should | stop?" thun-
dered the great Carthaginian as his
mahout hooked the elephants ear.
You're exceedin' tho speed limit" re-
piled the man with the star. AN I'm
duly appointed constable, by heck"
Hannibal was SO overcome by this
amusing holdup that he tossed bag
of gazoolians to the officer and laugh
ing Historically rode away. Later on.
however. his Indignation uppercut his
sense of humor. and he proceeded to
slam the life out of the Roman con-
suls and their picked veterans, foro-
Ing the fighting to the very gate of
shuddering Rome.-Boston Traveller.
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ardity increases until in the vicinity of the ha
cienda of that name extreme desert conditions
are found. The ancient structures here are In
dicatve of type of civilization characteristic OF
the desert, In which cooperation or communism
carried to great lengths 1t must have
been in the pueblos of the northern deserts In
America.
One of the most difficult problems to solve is
that of transportation in the desert and there
extensive areas In American deserts that have
not yet been systematically explored by reason
of this condition.
comprehension of the part that water plays
In existence and travel in the desert is to be
gained only by experience. Some of the native
animals, such mice and other small rodents
have been known to live hard seeds without
green food for periods of several months or even
as long as two three years. and nothing in
their behavior indicated that they ever took liquid
in any form
Deer and peccary abundant in deserts in
Sonora in which the only available supply of open
water is to be found in the cacti
Man and his most constant companion the
desert of America, the horse are comparatively
poorly equipped against the rigors of the desert
A horseman may go from the morning of one day
until some hour of the next in midsummer and
neither he nor his horse will incur serious dan
ger: experiences of this kind are numerous II
the traveller is afoot, abstinence from water from
sunrise to sunset is serious Inconvenience to
him. and IL he continues his Journey the follow
Ing morning his sunerings may so disturb his
mental balance that he may be unable to follow
a trail. and by the evening of that day IL he has
not come to something drnkable he may not rec
ognize the friendly stream in his way Instances
are not unknown in which sufferers from thirst
have forded streams waist deep to wander out on
the dry plain to grisly death.
Scouting Indians have long used the bisnaga-
and a drink may be obtained in this manner by a
skilled operator in five to ten minltes Some trav-
elers inclined to look with much disfavor on
the liquid so obtained. but 1t has been used with
out discomfort by members of expeditions from
the desert laboratory. That 1t is often preferred
by Indians to fair water is evidenced by the fact
that the Whipple expedition found the Mohaves
near the mouth OF the Bill williams river In
1858, cooking ducks and other birds in the Juice
of these plants by of heated stones
dropped into the cavity containing the pulp
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preserve 1or desert vegetation, the installation
u an'oa.on eoase ucton OF telephone light and power
connections and Of road to the site of the lab
oratory, about two miles from Tucson This
spirit OF nearly cooperation has animated every
organization in the city, and has enabled the lab
oraoory TO gain control of domain of $50 acres.
OF the greatest usefulness for general experiment
tai work
Extending ncr,nward for nea.l 100 miles
from El Paso is the noted Jornada del Muerta
tJourney of Dsath), which has width of 30
to 40 miles, 1t formed a portion of the route
connecting the earliest settlements alcug the Rio
Grande, and here the traveller was compelled to
leave the stream far to the westward. in its
deepIy cut, inaccessible canyon, and toll for two
or three days in the burning heat without water
except such as might be carried. It was for three
centuries one of the most menacing and hazard
GUS overland journeys to be encountered in the
American desert. Recent investigations however
have shown that the region traversed is in real
ity a basin, and that water is to be found as in
many other deserts. within reasonable distance
of the surface
Beyond lies equally remarkable desert the
Otero basin, which is the bed of an ancient lake
and is noted for great salt and soda fat salt
lake. and most striking of all. the White Sands"
area of about 300 square miles covered with
dunes of gypsum sand rising to a maximum
height of 60 feet
The surface of the dunes is sparkling white
due to the dry condition of the gypsum powder
but few inches beneath 1t is of yellowish or
DUN Color ana lS dlstlncty moist and cool TO the
touch, when the air is extremely hot
The most characteristic plant of the dunes is
the three-leaf sumac (Rhus trilobata). which
in the form of single hemispherical bushes
four to eight feet high the lower branches hug
ging the sand. The plant grows vigorously, the
trunk at or beneath the surface often reaching
a diameter of three inches. The binding and pro-
tecting effect of this bush is often shown in
striking manner when in the cutting down of
older dune by the wind column of sand may
be left protected above from the sun by the close
covering of the branches and leaves. and the sand
in the column itself bound together by the long,
penetrating roots. One of these columns
about Is feet high from its base to the summit
of the protecting bush and about feet in diam
eter at the base.
A marked peculiarly OF the White Sands is
that cottonwood is occasionally found in the
lower dunes. reaching a foot in diameter but BEL
dom more than 15 feet in height: yet at the same
time not mesquite seen. The mesquite LIS
tree requiring less moisture than the cotton
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Echinocactus was represented by half-dozen
species. Of which one, e. grande. is undoubtedly
the most massive of all the genus. being as much
as or feet in height and 80 even SO inches
in thickness. which, with the many convolutions
of its surface. makes it very grotesque feature
of the scenery.
e. favescens forms small heads In clusters
while in u. robusta colonies 10 or is feet across
making mounds or feet high. include hundreds
of heads
No systematic account of any desert is to be
found in which the storage function appears 80
highly developed and by many species OF
course all of the cacti exhibit this feature in a
very marked degree. and single plant of Pilo-
cereus fulyiceps may retain several hundred gal.
Ions of water. The large stems of Yucca, which
is q prominent member of the flora of the stones
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-09-30
No WI after

what Liver or Bowel medicine you
are using, stop il notp. Get 100
box-week's treatment CAS-
CARETS today from your druggist
and learn how easily, naturally and
delightfully."- your liver can be made
to soork, and your boDels move evcry
day. There's new life In every box.
CASCARETS arc natures helper.
You will see che dfffsrsncsi q
CAscARETS Ioc q box for a week's
treatment, all druggists, biggest seller
In the world. Million boxes . mouth.
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Not on Your Life.

An lrishman obtained position in
a skyscraper that was being built. He
had to carry mortar up to the top
floor One day he went up and
couldn't find his way down. The boss
missed him and called up to him:
Pat said the boss, why don't you
come DOWN."
Il don't know the way" said Pat.
We'll. come down the way you
went up"
Faith. and won't" said Pat. "for
] came up head first"
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OhJZs ar R4LNz5 INzzE AzSoDzY ar. II C,dNxuyy


function to this pur-
pose to some extent.
W h IL q the fieshy
leaves of Agave
marmorata and 9th.
er species and oi
Hectia, are essen
TALLY storage or
gans for reserve
4 DO d and surplus
water. Here is also
a Euphorbia and q
Pedilanthus. with
thick upright cylin.
drical stems. In
which the storage
function Is made
more effective by
the possession Of q
thick milk Juice.
AS one proceeds
to the ancient ruins
of Militia. SO miles
to the southeast
u,ar1 Nf no-noa tba
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No Friend Of His.
is Mrs. Gaussip a friend Of yours?"
No; she's a friend of my wife's."
Isn't that the same thing?"
Not at all. She feels very sorry
for my wife"
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The world will always be indiffer
ent to the churches that emphasize
their differences.
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would not drink 1t at
the end of their first
days drive.
Probably the most
extraordinary product
of the Sonora desert.
west of Torres. Mex
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-09-30

Mrs. Winslow'p Soothing syrup.
For children teething. softens the gum g. reduces n
nammAton. .AIiays palm. cures wind collie zo bottie
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-09-30

Too much stategy can tangle itself
more than 1t can fool others.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-09-30
ZHE Dk.cERT PLAIN or Z45 NGAL l1E4DA

wood. Apparently the presence of excess of
gypsum is prejudicial to the growth of the mes
quite
The bottoms among the dunes have a dense
vegetation as compared with that of the dunes
themselves. 1t is characterized especially by the
presence of grama grass (Bouteloua) forming
almost turf. and by frequent clumps Of Ephedra
of a grayish purple color at this season and with
three scaled nodes. These bottoms usually show
no sign of moisture. but in two places we found
water holes. the water SO alkaline that the horses
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-09-30

II Your Eyes Bother You
get box of PETTIT'S EYE SALVE. old
reliable, most successful eye remedy made
All druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, ny
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-09-30

of the desert of Arizona, it is cen
traily located. both as to position
and transportation, with reference
to the deserts of Texas. Chibua-
hua, New Mexico. California and
Sonora.
The University of Arizona, with
its School of Mines. and the Ari-
zona agricultural experiment sta
ton are located at
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Tucson.
Not the least of
the advantages of
Tucson as a center
for the activities OF
t h e government
desert laboratory is
t h e broad-minded
comprehension OF
the Importance of
the purposes of the
institution evinced
by the citizens, ac-
companied by an
earnest desire to CO.
operate in its estab-
lishment. This ap-
probation was ex-
pressed in the prac-
tical form of subsi-
dies of land for the
site of the building
and to serve as a
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-09-30

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-09-30

Signature Of of&H2ZzM
In Use For Over 30 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-09-30

UCSON has a eli
mate of a thor
oughly desert char
acter. and a fora,
including noun
tains and plain.
rich in species and
genera. In addi-
ton to its situa-
ton in the heart
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-13
Gives Eyasivo Answer.
DEATHS FROM TUNNEL
GAZING NUMBER TWELVE

Jersey CITY, n. J., Sept. 12.-
Twelve deaths have now Resulted from
tho fall OF rock at the west end OF the
old Eric tunnel In Jersey city ycstor-
day. The twelfth victim was John
Lewis. a negro OF Jersey City, who died
in the hospital today. Ten workmen are
recovering from injuries.
or the known dead five were Ameri-
cans, three were unidentified and four
were foreigners
For several years the Erie has been
working al the gigantic task Of carv-
ing an open cut for its passenger trains
through the solid rock of Bergen hill,
Witch in some spots Is 300 feet high.
,rhe cut was opened for travel not
long ngo but there still remains the
task OF hewing common portal for The
old tunnel and tho new out OF The lodge
where they will meet west OF the boulc-
ward. It was there that the fall came
Sunday,
A wall OF rock from four TO ten feet
thick still separates the two sets OF tracks
and eight scts of drills were pounding
away nj IT, Their jar loosened strip OF
rock forty feet wide and twenty feet
high II peeled off like wall paper and
topplcd into the spot where the r'cn were
tearing down brickwork at the mouth
OF the old tunnel, Instantly they wcrs
buried under q mass of debris.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-13
GET-RICH-QUICK SCHEME
OF MAGNITUDE FAILURE

CHICAGO, Sept. 12.-Wjlliam II. Iiol-
comb. who as vice president OF tho Unit
ed Exchange. capitalized at $4,000, 600 is
charged with violating the postal laws
In the alleged conducting OF n 'get-rich-
quick" schcmc, bound over TO the
federal grand jury today in bonds OF
$4,000.
Postofficc inspectors and former en-
ployccs OF the company testified before
United States Commissioner Foote that
IIocomb's scheme was embracing.
There arc practically no assets belong :
ing 10 the concern. it is alleged except
the scheme itself. Earl Smith. post
office inspector. testified that the pic
ture of the company's alleged office,
printed on It's literature, was really
likeness OF railway ticket office at Los
Angeles.
''IIolcomb said the big scheme, Itself
constituted the compnny's assets" tes-
tilted Smith,
According to the witness. the company
planned TO furnish information on any
subject anywhere; 10 conduct country .
wide railway and hotel advcrtiaing ana
a national system Of garages; 10 accept
sales agencies, 10 conduct tours, ana
many other enterprises. BY cooperation
OF the agents In the various lines The ln,
vestor was told that the company couiu
furnish tho various services cheaper than
individuals. Holcomb Is alleged TO nave
sold conside rable stock In the company.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-13
FIGHT IN NEW JERSEY
SAID TO BE LIVELY

TRENTON y. j.. Sept. 1e.-At the
primary election tomorrow. New Jersey
voters, for the first time. viii have an
opportunity 10 declare their choice Tor
United States senator 10 succeed Joha
Kcan Jr. whose term expires March =.
They also Will vote directly 10 NOM
mate candidates for all Offices except
governor and congressman. and Will vote
for delegates to the Subcrnatorial ana
congressional conventions. Aside from
the United states scnatorship. there VIII
be but few contests.
Congressman Charles l.. Fowler Gre
pubican). ono of the most conspicuous
anti Cannon men in the last congress. Is
seeking denomination In tho Fifth dis
trict He Is opposed by Judge William
II. Runyon of Union county, who mas the
supper; OF the Republican regulars.
In Essex county, former United states
Senator Smith and State Chairman
James r. Nugont are leading the fight
for delegates To the Democratic conNen-
ton friendly to the nomination for gov
ernor OF President Woodrow Wilson OF
Princeton university. The opposition is
being led by Sheriff William IIarrigan OF
EssoX, n candidate for the nomination.
The Republican fight In ESSEX county
is between candidates for delegates in
dorsed by the regular Republican organ
ization friendly to the nomination ot
Vivian NJ. Lewis. and candidates FOR dele
gates who favor the nomination OF Will
liam r. Martin. one OF the state leaders
of the new idea" Republicans.
The Republican convention viii! be held
Continued on Page Two,
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AUT0ISTS HELD UP
BY UNKNOWN BANDITS

POUGHKEEPSIE, y. Y. Sept. l2.-
Three belatcd automoblists hurrying In
to Poughkeepsle at q forty mile an hour
pace In a big touring car were matted
al lonely spot on the new state road
near Rhinebcck. y. Y. early this morning
by the swinging OF pair OF red lanterns.
AS their machine stopped the lanterns
went out and two masked men hoped
lightly TO the high step Of the car There
was one Of them on each Side Of the au-
tomobile and each carried a glistening re-
volyer.
"Get out here while we search YOU"
said one OF the men as he swung open
tho door OF the car. The automobilists
stepped down while the barrels OF the
two reyolvers covered their every move
mcnt.
up with your hands-and no fooIing."
was the next command. Then while one
CT the hiEhwaymen stood on the seat or
the car the other went through q score
or so OF pockets. missing nothing In his
deliberate search, He took out a ban
dana handkerchief and carefully tied UP
in IL his booty-$lI5 cash. three watches
The value OF which is not stated
AS the highwayman stepped back to
allow his victims TO return to the car.
one OF the trio. j. w: Towsiey OF New
York City, stopped quickly, picked up a
rock and 3prang upon the masked man.
The second hlghwayman, afraid TO fire
at Towsiey for fear OF injuring his com
pauon, rushed 10 the rescue. shooting
Towsley away, hurting him spra wiling to-
ward tho car which the other automo-
bIlists were Just entering. Then he
grabbed his companion and the two dis
appeared In the darkness at the side OF
tho road.
The automobilists made record time 10
Rhinebeck. and from there tclephoncd TO
the authorities In Poughkecpsic and
ncighborinG towns. Deputy shcrlffs werc
at once sent out In pursuit of the high
waymen.
Nearly a score OF automobile holdups
have occurred In this neighborhood dur
ing the last few weeks.