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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
Repartee Among Doctors

SENATOR DOLLIVER tells of physi-
~ clan at Fort Dodge, Iowa, who had a
grave made for man who was dying; but
the man got well, and the doctor was joked
about it for many years afterward.
Once, in consultation with three other
physicians, he attended patient who died.
After the death, one of the physicians said:
Since a quick burial is necessary, we
might inter the body temporarily. l under
stand that DR.. X. has a vacant grave on
hand"
Yes, l have" said DR.. X, and l be-
lieve | am the only physician present whose
graves are not all filed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
Recipe for Good Health

GOOD health is my only ailment," says
~ Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas. II work
like harvest hand and have an appetite
like prize fighter need plenty of air when
am at work, and that s the reason l am al
ways found in my shirt sleeves when in my
office.
Il have been admonished frequently that
am violating the rules of good society.
Now, don't give cuss for the rules of good
society, when those rules are. the rules of
fools and contrary to the rules of common
sensei
Would you get any good work out of
draft horse if you kept blanket on him on
hot day? Not much, you bet! Well, I'm
a draft horse; l always work in my shirt
sleeves"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
Evolution in New York
In the Swim

MANY young man tries to get in the
w swim," says Senator Beverage, LONG
before he proves himself to be a swimmer y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
Marriage as a School

ONE of the friends of Secretary Knox ex
~ pressed regret that his son had married
before completing his education"
THE same might be said of ever mar
that marries," said the Secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
Not Up on Proposals

FORMER Vice President Fairbanks says it
happened at White House reception
that one young woman giggled to another,
Jack B. proposed to me last night"
He does it awkwardly, doesn't he, dear?"
murmured the other one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
CAPITOL TITBITS

of his pupils called on him and inquired con-
corning his condition, Professor Greenup re-
piled grandiosely:
My physical condition is discontnuous,
truncated. | am now an incomplete human
being, a mere minuend deprived of an al
most indispensable subtrahend."
But he got we'll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
Had Wood to Burn

John SHARP WILLIAMS says, Zone of
> the negroes on my place did me quite a
valuable service once, and | wished to show
my appreciation. After paying him, asked:
Now, Uncle, which shall | give you, a
ton of coal or big bottle of whisky
"'Fo de Lawd, Massa John, he REPLIED
yo' shorely knows All on'y buhns wood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
Hay Fever

and Asthma quickly relieved by the use of an
effective device which will send to any sufferer
for days free trial. They may then decide
whether not they want to keep it. This device
filters the air of all foreign matter, dust and pollen
which cause the irritation known as Hay Fever and
produce paroxysms of Asthma
No medicines used-no operation is re-
quired. The of this marvellous device will
bring quick relief any sufferer. Persons who are
compelled to breathe great deal of dust find this
device of immediate relief 1t protects the sensitive
membranes of the nasal cav::ies from all foreign
matter in the air, thus eliminating the irritation
If you troubled with Hay Fever Asthma.
send your name and address. You this
The Nasalflter Company. 431 Globe Blgd., St.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
Submitted to the Touch

T SUPPOSE all of us have our little vani-
ties" says James Hamilton Lewis of Chi
cago. "When was member of Congress l
was called out into the corridor by stran-
ger who asked, Is this Colonel James Ham
ilton Lewis?'
"'Plain Mr.. Lewis, at your service, l re-
piled.
"'Well, Mr.. Lewis, he said, L was so
struck with speech you made in the House
last week that | went to the document room
to get copy for myself and for another
friend. They charge five cents for copy,
and haven't cent of change. Can you let
me have the money to buy two copies?'
Now | had not made any speech, and
they do not charge five cents nor any cents
at all in the document room; but gave him
the dime he wanted, and reproached myself
afterward for my stinginess. Such an artist
at fattery ought to have had quarter, at
least"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
A Long Time to Forgive

WHEN Victor Murdoch first went to
Congress, he attended reception at
the White House, and the late Associate
Justice Brewer introduced himself. saying:
81 am Justice Brewer. May ask your
name?"
Certainly" was the reply. Il am Rep
resentative Murdoch, from your own State
of Kansas"
Il was quite sure that you were the man"
said the Justice, although it is thirty-fve
years since you scratched my face so dread
fully, in stagecoach near Wichita. You were
the worst behaved red-headed youngster
ever saw. You ought to have been spanked
and maybe it isn't too late yet to give it to
YOU"
We'll, Judge, my mother says that was
only two years old when | did that trick:
Can't you forgive me, after all these years?"
We'll, maybe | can" said the Justice
musingly, maybe | can; but | see that you
are still an insurgent."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
A Successful Petition

THERE was substitute chaplain on duty
in the House one day, and he prayed
too long, almost unfortunately. The regular
chaplain does not pray longer than two min
utes. The substitute prayed SO long that
Speaker Cannon's mind manifestly wan
dered; for when the substitute chaplain con-
Guided, Uncle Joe brought down his gavel
with heavy whack on the desk and said:
The petition will be approved"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
Reason for His Silence

SENATOR HALE of Maine tells of two
~ women at White House reception who
were strangers, but were conversing to-
gether, as everybody does converse at those
informal affairs. At last one of them said:
Il wonder what is the matter with that
tall blond gentleman over there? He was
very attentive to me awhile ago; but he
won't even look in this direction now"
Perhaps he saw me come in, said the
other.
"Oh, my!' said the first one with shrug
You must think you are stunner!"
No, I'm not exactly what you would
call a sumner" was the reply; but | am
that mans WIFE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
Should Know How to Milk

DRIVATE JOHN ALLEN of Mississippi
= says, Although have lived in cities all
my life, they have generally been surrounded
by farming country, and SO know great
deal about farming. One of the first things
that the city bred person should learn about
the farm is how to milk COW. The best
way to begin learning is to sit on the side
farthest from the COW and nearest the soft
spot in the pasture"
, 1910-12-08

N verufcs was mat Arnold Arm.
strong had met his death at the hands
OF a parson or persons unknown, and
we prepared to leave. Barbara Fftz-
hugh nounced out without waiting I
speak to me. but Mr.. Harton came up,
as I knew he would.
You have decided to give I'D the
house, I hope, Miss Innes." he said.
Mrs. Armstrong has wired me
again"
Il am not going to give IT up" I
maintained, until I understand some
things that are puzzling me. The day
that the murderer is discovered, I will
leave"
Then, Judging by what I have
heard, you will be back in the city
very soon," lie said. And I knew that
he suspected the ~discredited cashier
Of the Traders bank.
Mr.. Jameson came up to me a. I
was about to leave the coroner's Of
fce.
How IL your patientY" he asked
with his odd little smile.
Il nave no patient" I replied.
startled.
"th Pos II III O uIuSTcut WAY,
then. How is Miss Armstrong;"
"She-she is doing very well" I
stammered.
Good" cheerfuIly. and u ghostf
Is It laid?'
"Mr. JAMESON" I said suddenly, "I
wish you would come to Sunnyside
n spend a few days there. The
ghost is not laid. I want you to spend
n night at least watching the cir
cular staircase. The murder of Arnold
Armstrong was a beginning, not an
end"
He looked serious.
Perhaps I can do IT," he said. II
have been doing something else, but
well, I will com out tonight"
We were very silent during the
trip back to %Sunnyside. I watched
Gertrude closely and somewhat sadly.
To me there was n glaring flaw in
her story. and it seemed to stand out
for every one to see. Arnold Arm
strong had had no key. and yet she
said she had locked the east door. He
must have beer admitted from within
the house: owe and over I repeated II
to myself.
That night, as gently AZ I could, I
told Louise the story of her step
brothers death. She sat in her big,
pillow-flled chair, and heard me
through without Interruption. 1t was
clear that she was shocked beyond
words; If I had hoped to learn any
thing from her expression, I had
failed. She was as much in the dark
as we were.
, 1910-12-08
CHAPTER XVIII.
A Hole In the Wall.

My taking the detective out to Sum
nyside raised an unexpected storm of
protest from Gertrude and Halsey. I
was not prepared for 1t, and I scarcely
knew how to account for It. To me
Mr.. Jameson was far less formidable
under my eyes, where | knew what he
was doing, than he was OF in the city,
twisting circumstances and motives to
suit himself and learning what he
wished to know about events at Sum-
nyside in some occult way. I was
glad enough to have him there, when
excitements began to come thick and
fast.
A new element was about to enter
into affairs; Monday, or Tuesday at
the latest, would find DR.. Walker back
In his green and white house in the
village, and Louise's attitude to hin
in the immediate future would siRni.
fly Halsey's happiness or wretched.
ness, as 1t might turn out Then, too,
the return of her mother would mean,
Of course. hat she would have to
leave us, and l had become greatly At
tached to her.
From the day Mr.. Jameson came
to Sunnyside, there was a subtle
change in Gertrude's manner to me.
II was elusive. difficult to analyze, but
It was there. She was no longer frank
with me, although I think her anec-
ton never wavered. At hi time l laid
the change to the fact that / had for
hidden all communication with John
Bailey, and had refused to acknowl
edge any engagement between the
two. Gertrude spent much of her
time wandering through the grounds,
or taking long cross-country walks,
Halsey played golf at the Country,
club day after day, and after Louise
left, as she did the following week,
Mr.. Jameson and l were much to-
gether. He played a fair game OF crib
bage, but he cheated at solitaire.
The night the detective arrived.
Saturday, / had a talk with him. l
told hin Of the experiences Louise
Armstrong had had the night before
on the circular staircase, and about
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time on Alex, the gardener, slept
there. One man in that barn of a
house was an %absurdity, with things
happening all the time. and I must say
that Alex was as unobjectionable as
any one could possibly have been.
The next morning, also, Halsey and
made an exhaustive examination of
the circular staircase, the small entry
at its foot. and the cardroom opening
from ii. There was no evidence of
anything unusual the night before, and
had we not ourselves heard the ap-
ping noises. I should have felt that
Louise's imagination had run away
with her. The outer door was closed
and locked, and the staircase curved
above us, for all the world like any
other staircase.
Halsey, who had never taken seri-
ously my account Of the night Liddy
and | we're there alone, was grave
enough now. He examined the panel
Two 81 $50" wainscoting above and be-
low the stairs, evidently looking for q
secret door, and suddenly there flashed
into my mind the recollection of q
scrap of paper that Mr.. Jameson had
found among Arnold Armstrong; ef-
fects. AS nearly as possible 1 re-
peated its contents to him, while Hal
sey too them down in a notebook.
Il wish you had told me this be-
fore" he said, as he put the memo
randum carefully away. We found
nothing at all in the house, and l ex-
pected little from any examination of
the porch and grounds. But as we
opened the outer door something fell
into the entry with a clatter. 1t was
a cue from the billiard room.
Halsey picked it up with an excla-
nation.
That's careless enough" he said.
Some Of the servants have been
amusing themselves"
was far from convinced. Not one
of the servants would go into that
wing at night unless driven by dire
necessity. And a billiard cue! AS a
weapon of either offense or defense
it was an absurdity. unless one &C.
cepted Liddy's hypothesis of a ghost.
and even then. as Halsey pointed out,
a billiard-playing ghost would be a
very modern evolution of an ancient
Institution.
That afternoon we, Gertrude. Hal
sey and l. attended the coroner's in
quest in town. DR.. Stewart had been
summoned also, it transpiring that in
that early Sunday morning, when
Gertrude and l had gone to u rooms,
he had been called to view the body.
We went. the four of US, in the ma
chine, preferring the execrable roads
to the matinee train. with half of a
anova staring at us. And on the way
We decided to say nothing Of Louise
and her interview with her step
brother the night he died. The girl
was In trouble enough As it was.
, 1910-12-08

and the exit point OF the ball had been
found in the muscles of the back to
the left Of the spinal column. 1t was
Improbable that such a wound had
been self-infiicted. and its oblique
downward course pointed to the fact
that the shot had been fired from
above. In other words, as the MUIR
dered man had been found dead at
the foot Of a staircase. 1t was prob
able that the shot had been fired by
some one higher up on the stairs.
There were no marks OF powder. The
bullet, a 38 caliber, had been found In
the dead mans clothing, and was
shown to the jury.
Mr.. Jarvis was called next, but his
testimony amounted to little. He had
beer summoned by telephone to Sun
nyside, had come yer at once with
the steward and Mr.. Winthrop, at
present out of town. They had been
, 1910-12-08
CHAPTER XVII.
A Hint OF Scandal.

In giving the gist of what happened
at the inquest. 1 nave only n ex
cuse-to recall to the reader the
events of the night Of Arnold Arm
strong's murder. Many things had
occurred which were not brought out
at the inquest and some things were
told there hat were new to me. Al
together, 1t was a gloomy affair, and
the six men in the corner, who con-
stituted the coroner's jury, were evil
IDENTIFY the merest puppets in the
hands of that all-powerful gentlemen.
the coroner
Gertrude and l sat well back. with
our wells down. There were a num-
Der of people I knew: Barbara Ftz-
hugh. in extravagant mourning-she
always went into black on the slight
est provocation. because 1t "a becom-
ihg-and Mr.. Jarvis. the man who
mad come over from the Greenwood
club the night of the murder. Mr..
tiarton vas there. too. looking I'M
patient as the inquest dragged, but
awe to every particle of evidence.
from a corner MI. Jameson was
Watching the proceedings ~intently.
DR.. Stewart was called first. His
evidence vas told briefly. and amount
eu to this: On the Sunday morning
previous, at a quarter before FIVE, he
mad beer called to the telephone. The
message was from a Mr.. Jarvis. who
asked him to come at once to Sunny
, 1910-12-08
YMARY ROBERTS RZNZXZ4RI'

sruo, as neIc nau Deen an acc,oenr
tnere' and MIR. Arnold Armstrong had
peen shot. He dressed hastily. gath.
ered up some instruments, n drove
to S%unnyside.
ne was met by Mr.. Jarvis, who tool
MN at once to the east wing. There.
Just as he had fallen, was the body of
arnold Armstrong. There was no
need OF the Instruments; the man was
dead. In answer to the
q~uestion-no. the body had not been
moved, save to turn 1t over. II Law
az the foot of the circular staircase.
res ne believed death had been in
staneaneous. The body was still some
what warm and rigor mortis had not
set IN. 1t occurred late in cases of
sudden death. No, he believed the
probability of suicide might be elm.
mated; the wounds could have been
seif-infiicted. but with difficulty, and
there had been no weapon found.
The doctors examination was over.
but he hesitated and cleared his
throat.
"Mr. Coroner" he said, at the risk
OF taking up valuable time, I would
hk to speak of an incident that NAV
or may not throw some light on this
matter"
The audience was alert at once.
Kindly proceed, DOCTOR" the coro-
ner said.
My home is in Englewood, two
miles from Casanova" the doctor De-
gan. I'm the absence of DIR. Walker.
a number of Casanova people have
been consulting me. A month ago
fve weeks, to be exact-a woman
whom l had never seen came to my
office. b was in deep mourning and
kept her veil down. and she brought
foT examination e child, a boy of six.
The little fellow was i'll: it looked like
typhoid, and the mother was frantic.
She wanted a permit to admit the
youngster to the Children's hospital
In town here, where I am a member
of the staff. and I gave her one. The
incident would have escaped me, but
for a curious thing. Two days before
Mr.. Armstrong was shot, / was sent
for to go TO the Country club: some
one had been struck with a golf-ball
that had gone wild. It was late when
l left was on foot, and about a mile
from the club, on the Clayburg road,
| met two people. They were disput-
ing violently, and had no difficulty Ia
recognizing Mr.. Armstrong. The wom-
an. beyond doubt, was the one who
had consulted me about the child"
At this b:nt of scandal, Mrs. Ogden
Ftghugh sat up very straight. jamie
son was looking slightly skeptical,
and the made a note.
1.-THE Children's hospital. you say,
doctor?" he asked.
Yes. But the child. who was en-
tered as Lucien Wallace. was taken
away by his mother two weeks ago
I have tried to trace them and failed.
All at once I remembered the tele-
gram sent to Louise by some one
signed F. L.. W.-presumably DR..
Walker. Could the yelled woman he
the Nina Darlington of the message?
But 1t was only idle speculation. l had
no way of finding out, and the inqa-st
was proceeding.
The report of the coroner's physi-
clan came next. The post-mortem ex-
animation showed that the bullet had
entered the chest in the fourth left
intercostal space and had taken an
oblique course downward and back
ward. piercing both the heart and
lungs. The left lung was collapsed,
, 1910-12-08

the man who had so frightened Rosie
on the drive. l saw that he thought
the information was important. and to
my suggestion that we put an add
tional lock on the east wing door he
opposed a strong negative.
81 think 1t probable" he said. "that
aGr 4ytsitor will be bsck-again. and
Continued on Page ~
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-02
UTAH TRYING TO
GRAB HALF OF The
ARIZONA CANYON


Washington Feb. - Utah is trying
TO grab half of the Grand Canyon of
the Colorado from Arizona, and lively
scrap may be expected in congress
vaen an innocent looking bill by Sena-
tor Smoot is brought up.
For years they have been doing their
best to educate tourists and map build
ers TO call the wonderful ditch the
Grand Canyon of Arizona" and have
almost succeeded. Now Utah comes
along and demands that Arizona give
up the strip ten or fifteen miles wide
on the northern and western side of
the chasm
If Smoot gets his bin passed 1t will
be over the dead bodies, figuratively
speaking, of most OF the citizens Of
Arizona. The actual bloodshed will
come later If Utah gets the land, when
her tax collectors attempt to assess
residents of the strip.
For years the plateau has been a no.
mainland. The settlers have paid taxes
TO no one. for no one has had the nerve
to collect them. Arizona officials would
be obliged to cross the canyon. a days
journey, and Winchesters would await
them.
Bold Arizona sheriffs MAD attempts
years ago. but found 1t improbable.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-02
PLAN FOR JOINT
STATE MEETINGS
JEWELLERS WORKING ON PRO.
cRAMME AND OPTICIANS, Pro-
GRAMME ALMOST COMPLETE
FOR THE ANNUAL JOINT CON.
VENTIoN FEB. is, is AND II.

Sec. g. Il. Tillson of the North Da-
kota jewelers. association has been IN
the city for some time under a physi-
slams care and today was the AIRS,
Tune that he has been able to work
with his stenographer in planning the
programme of the annual convention
which will be held in Fargo Feb. liz.
10 and IL, in conjunction with the state
Opticians association.
he has been in correspondence with
number of speakers and states that
an excellent programme will result but
ne will be unable to give out anything
definite regarding the programme for
some days yet.
1t is anticipated that this joint con-
vention will be one of the biggest ever
held by these two associations i'm this
state, There is more interest manifest
throughout the state amongst tIie
members of both and it is expected
that there will be hundreds here for
the meetings,
The programme for the opticians will
be ready in a short time. It is being
prepared by Sec. H. o. Sheldon of Bot
tlneau and Pres. o. M. Varnson of Val.
ley City.
On the three days of the convention
the jewelers. will have the forenoons
and the opticians the afternoons. One
or the features of the opticians pro-
gramme will be an afternoon devoted
to clinics.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-02
CAUSES % PER CENT Of
DISEASES
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TROUBLES AND HOW TO
REMEDY THEM.

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