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The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-30
GIRL LIVES AMONG PUEBL0s
Enallsh Student Writes Home OF In.
teresting Experiences In New
Mexico.

London.--Miss Frlerre-Marreco, who
holds a research fellowship to Somer.
Vile College, Oxford, an adventurous
young woman who is deeply interest
ed In the study Of anthropplogy and
who has taken the unconventional
course of living with the Pueblo In
dams in New Mexico, with view to
getting flrst.hand information in her
pursuit Of knowledge, has been writ
ing to her friends in Oxford giving in
teresting details Of her life among the
Indians.
She tells how the Indians have
christened her "Ta Yopovi," or "Flow'
er Of the Sedge." She lives by her.
self in little house Of wood and can
vas, doing practically all her own
Homework. The Indians treat hel
with every courtesy and friendliness
She finds an obstacle to her purpose
however, In their reticence on al
matters relating to themselves.
1.-THE people are extremely PROUD
and sensitive" she writes, land very
much on an equality with white PEG
pie, in their own estimation, at least
There is an obvious determination Il
Illustrate the inQuisition Of white pee
pie. In some places 1t Is yelled unde
forms of politeness; in others it take
the form of open hostility"
She further tells that she succeede
best with the old women, whom sh
induced to teach her something abou
Indian medicine.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-30
Mosquitoes Most Deadly and
UnreIentinq Foe.
Experiments Being Made at Bronx
i, Park to Determine ACCESSIBILITY OF
Raising Insects to Destroy
Little Singing Pests.

New York.-"Some experiments are
being made at Bronx park to deter
mine whether it would be a good in
vestment for the government to breed
dragon flies to destroy mosquitoes,
said TALL elderly man who sat in a
boat on the Little Bronx river at One
Hundred and Eighty-fifth street and
Boston road the other day. He was
William Conroy, an employ Of the
geological department of Harvard, and
IS spending his vacation In and about
New York and Jersey City taking
notes on the mosquito
mot everyone knows" he said, that
the dragon fly Is the worst natural en-
envy that the mosquito has. Il Both OF
them are born in the water, and both
wriggle around in the mud and ooze
till the time comes for them to
emerge. Then they come out on the
stock Of a lilypad, dry off in the hot
sun and split their skin down the back
and emerge from 1t with wings.
1.-THE dragon fly has a wonderful
lower jaw that shoots out like an arm
and can grab almost anything that
comes its way, but what it likes better
than anything else is a mosquito.
"a few years ago was out on the
plains Of Wyoming at rather high
altitude and near some wet land where
!, mosquitoes simply seemed to eat u!
alive. Late in the afternoon the,
came swarming around us as the SUI
sank, and made life a torment. / wa'
with troop of United States soldiers
and we had camped for the night ans
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-30
BOOK ON IRISH FOLK MUSIC

O'Neill, 1T was to be expected that
my MOTHERHOOD rest her soul-would
memorize much of the folk music OF
Munster, and naturally transmit 1t by
her lifting and singing to her children,
who inherited keen ear, retentive
memory. and an intense love of the
haunting melodies of their race. Sim.
ilarly gifted was our father, who, full
Of peace. and content and occupying
his accustomed chair beside the spa
cious fireplace, sang the old songs in
English or Irish for his own pleasure
or the entertainment of those who
cared to listen"
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-30
BREED DRAGONF FLY

built fire to smoke the mosquitoes
away, but it did little good. While
we sat there slapping at the pests
there came sudden dispensing OF
them. In seconds time almost there
wasn't one of them in sight. We all
noticed it. Then, darling from side to
side and flying around the camp came
the dragon flies, six or eight of them,
with their big, shining bodies and
tremulous gauze wings making pref
ty picture in the afternoon haze.
Gan old indian guide who was in
the party was the first to point out
the dragon flies and tell us that the
mosquitoes had been afraid Of them. A
little after the dragon flies had gone
and back came the mosquitoes. Then
after q little the flies came back, a
dozen of them this time, stretched out
across the plain in line of battle Is
feet apart and each one advancing and
darting from side to side in quick
F., dashes. Every dash meant mosquito
killed and eaten, and it was no wonder
that the mosquitoes fed.
"A few years ago the question was
seriously taken up at the Museum OF
Natural History and at the Smith
sonian In Washington Of whether II
would not pay to breed dragon flies, OF
DEVILS darning needles, as the grand
mothers used to call them, to rid the
country of mosquitoes. The investlga
lions were called off for some reason
and never pursued.
~ knew a lady out In Cambridge
who breeds lot of dragon flies in Al
aquarium on her back porch ever!
summer just to keep the mosquitoes
away. After breeding they han!
around the porch all summer close t
the water, where they were Matched
and she never has to use screens
| While sat there on the porch, unde
| the honeysuckle one evening counte
Is dragon flies on the walls or vines
but never mosquito"
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-30
WAR ON UNLIMITED GUESTS
Enuljsh Woman Asks Friends to Bring
Cards of lnvitation-Police
Eject Undesirables.

London.-The experiences Of the
London hostess, who has requested all
guests invited to her dance at a Lon
don hotel to bring their cards OF 1nVl'
tation in order to exclude unlimited
guests, have been related
The lady in question, very we'll
known London hostess, has suffered
such annoyance at the hands OF unln'
vited guests that nowadays she never
holds any large function without first
taking strict precautions to render the
presence of these undesirable persons
practically impossible.
Some time ago I had my eyes
opened to this scandalous practice IN a
most unpleasant fashion" she said.
Ihad occasion to give dance at a
London hotel, to which I invited 2oo
guests. l had very carefully checked
these figures before the dance began
| vet before it was halfway through
| the manager Of the hotel Informed
me that there were already over 40O
people in the rooms who claimed to be
my guests
Last year l heard Of two ladies'
no one seemed personally acquainted
with them-who had attended unln
vited practically every dance or tunc
ton of the season. Consequently
have been driven to adopt precautions
which, as truly pointed out short
time ago, had become absolutely nee
essary for the exclusion of these PEG
pie.
so I have asked all guests invited
to a dance I am giving at hotel Thu
week to bring their cards OF invita-
ton.
THE hotel management has prom
ised to have three men at my disposal
whose duty it will be to take tn
name and address of every person
who comes claiming to be my guest
but Is without an invitation"
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-30
Former Chief of Police Francis o'Neill
of Chicago Has Rescued Old
Melodies.

Chicago.--No melodies are more
tuneful than Irish melodies. No songs
stir the heart more surely than Irish
songs.
No tune set the pulses leaping or
the feet dancing more quickly than
the dance music Of Ireland.
Who has not been moved to Joy or
sorrow, smiles or tears by the lyric
witchery of Tom Moore? The words
Of his songs were his own, but the
music to which he set them was the
music of the Irish race.
!. Irish folk music is wonderful
treasure house of quaint melody. 1t
has been due to the indefatigable In
dustry and antiquarian zeal of former
Chief Of Police Francis O'Neill ana
other Chicago Irishmen that much OF
the ancient folk music Of Ireland has
been rescued from oblivion.
Captain O'Neill's two former books,
1.-THE Dance Music Of Ireland" were
collections of music which resulted
from his researches. Another volume
has just been published which is an
outgrowth Of his delvings in the music
lore Of his native land. He has called
Il Irish Folk Music" It sets out the
history of the ancient tunes and Is
Ifull of interesting and cosby infor
nation about them.
/ Captain O'Neill is a native Of Wes'
Cork, the glens Of which, he says, are
a storehouse OF musical treasures lun
i explored by the great collectors o
y Irish melodies. Near the Castle Dono
i van. his grandfather, O Mahoney MOI
d OF, sas he was generally called, Cianacl
his clan title kept open hous'
.Ifor the wandering minstrels Of hi
. time. .
/, Born ard brought up in such Y
!, home amid an environment Of trad
tional music and song" says Captain
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-30
Mr.. Knocker--I had little faith In
the curative properties Of your medi-
cine.
The Agent-But It cured you?
Mr.. Knocker- Yes, Of even the little
Iaith had in it.
Sense of Taste.

From series Of experiments re-
Gently made at the University of Kan
sas 1t is evident that the average per-
son can taste the bitter Of quinine
when one part is dissolved in $4,000
Yparts Of water. Salt was detected in
water when ore part to $40 of the
liquid was used. Sugar could be tast-
ed in 22S parts Of water and common
soda in 48. In nearly all cases women
could detect smaller quantity thaD
men.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-30
Tramps' Segregation Urged.

New York.-The Prison Association
Of New York. in its annual report for
1910, takes a strong, stand for an in
zdustrial segregation Of habitual tramps
and Migrants.
''Tramps and Migrants cost the state
Of New X ork s2,00o.00o q year says
the report. why pay this price to an
unproductive class? New York may
well precede other neigh boring states
IN the ablishme Of q farm col
ony.',
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-30
Asklnq Too Much.

s'The count has promised that he will
never beat or kick me II will marry
him. said the beautiful heiress.
"But has he promised to work for
your" her father asked.
s'Ol4, papa, don't BIZ unreasonable"
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-30

Of nation @ Ef4
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5to rset snee an allays Inflammation ana
fever, and tones up the system: tito 70
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M n, v Doctors case i and advise you by
n'I Prof. : Munyon. SD and Jefferson streets
Philadelphia, Pa.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-30

we. cannot teach truth to another.
we can only help him find it.-Gal
salea.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-30

How 1t Happened.
He was limping down the street
with one arm in sling and both eyes
in mourning.
whats the matter?' queried q
friend. "Automobile accident?"
NO." replied the other, sadly. Il
met man who couldn't take joke"
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-30

Many a woman is single from choice
the choice made by man who
chose another.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-30

Steal march on your enemy by ad-
hitting you were in the wrong before
he finds 1t out.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-30
Why Kick?

Why Kick?
Louis Wisna, the Newark artist,
wore gloomy look on his usually
cheerful face.
1T has just struck me-" he said to
Charles Strasse, that my shoes don't
cost ne as much as my youngsters"
Then what are you complaining
about" asked Strasse.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-30

No matter how long your neck may be
or how sore your throat, Hamlins Wizard
Oil will cure it surely and quickly. It
drives out all soreness and inflammation.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-30

Customer lin grocery store)-Are
those eggs on that counter fresh?
Clerk-Yes, maam.
Customer-How long have they been
laid?
CIerk-I laid them there myself,
ma'am, 20 minutes ago.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-30

There is no playing fast and loose
with truth, In any game, without
growing the worse for it.-Dickens.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-09
Let r. ]. Brunton Tell His Own
Story of what Breathing
Hyomei Did for Him

Booths Hyomel Co, Buffalo. y. Y.
TentlemeH:-'I have been sufferer Of
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all gone I feel as well now as II
never had any catarrh-
would not take 5000 for my HY-
OMEI outfit provided 7 could not get
another one I have recommended FTY-
OMEI TO all cata-rh sufferers around
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Cured OF Catarrh after
Is Years of Suffering

ne. for ] honestly believe that it viii
cure any case Of cafarrh. throat or lung
trouble If il IS given a fair test.
Now gentlemen, Il you think this
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you are az liberty 70 have II published
Perhaps Il might help some other suf-
ferer that has tried 50 many other
medicines 70 no effect" Yours truly.
r J. Brunton, 81 GaIIia St, Ports
mouth, Ohio, March II, 1916
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-09
Felt Slippers

Felt Renee or Ever
EFT style slippers, with
leather sOleS and pad
ded wool soled Comfy
Slippers
Csc and S1.25
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FEUD IS REVEALED
BYSTORY OF THEFTS
Robbery of Aged Mrs. Alex
ander Keeps Police
Busy.
Continued from First Page)

who has an eccentric dread OF modern
deposit sries, furnishes a nIot or prob
lem worthy Of Sir Conan Doyle, premier
of rys es-- Always guarded, within al
most the reach Of its owner, the box has
been rine1 tine aeain-oniv 70 deepen
the mystery Even while II lay con-
cealec Under the pillow, which Ccuched
The yChIte-haired head of the infiTm
WIDOW and bOlted door closed the
bedroom from intruderS, $50 disappear
ed one night several wears ago
Several times only q few S1t0 bills left
the cd box, ard several thousand dol
lars N re remained untouched During
all the period Of he plUnderlng Mrs
Alexander has uttered not a word OF
accusation against q relative So far as
s known 10 The police. Unwilling To
ne the aCcuser, she rather has patiently
roTne the deDredations and remained
silent
70 cIew furnished by the victim Of the
long train Of thefts is known TO the
police unless It be the deductions drawn
from her steadIast trust in PERSONS who
had had access 20 her apartments
In the latest thcfts, occurring within
the last two weeks, during which per-
l0d Sl,490 has been missed, Thomas w
Hay, a brother, is said 10 have been q
victim EOth the police and the family
refuse % dfvUlge details Of these rob
berries.
Mystery Revived.
Now the strange and remarkable mys-
terry has been revived with all its baf-
fling elements and the feeble protests
OF Mrs Alexander against permitting
the police 10 point suspicion toward her
family However, over the objections
% the aged victim the probe Of the
mystery VIII now 20 10 the bottom and
startling disclosures viii be made
Arrests in the case may be delayed as
the veStlEaLIO1 VIII cover the dozen
wears since the death Of Cn7urn bus Al
eXandeT and viii be most searching III
detail
Thomas ". Hay, a brother OF Mrs
Alexander, at whose apartments in the
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mother. or. as designated by the VIII ,
Her part being the western part
from the passage dividing the house.
with use of the dining room, kitchen,
Tantries and washroom-
at is my earnest request that the
joint occupancy of the homestead be
continued tremendously" was the
closing clause Of the will
Columbus Alexander was the father OF
four sons and one daughter, al OF whom
are dead. The sons were Columbus
Alexander, Harry II. Alexander. Fendail
Alexander. and Dr. w. o. Alexander
The daughter was Mrs Q. F. Russell.
Alignment of Factions.
A divorce herself. Mrs Russell vas
the mother Of three Divorces, ore of
whom has had three husbands. She and
her daughters lived at the Dumbarton
for q number Of years and constituted
one faction Of the family feud, the other
comprising the seven children Of Mrs.
FendaH Alexander
One of Mrs RusseU's divorced daugh-
tiers is Mrs T. O. Hayes. who was the
wife Of Ernest o Hayes OF Warren
ton the well known cross country rider
and JthOr. She Is reported 10 have
left yesterday for the Bermuda Islands
TO spend the winter, but il Is posi- bic
that sic win return to help in the in
vestigation Of the thefts from her
grandmother
Mrs Eva Mclean Carter Bouic.
another daughter of Mrs. Russell d.
vOrced her first husband. the second one
died and the third IS still living.
Mrs J. y WeiSiger. the third daugh-
ter is row the wife of the manager OF
the Direct Gable Company and lives IN
New FORK Her first husband was
named EoderiSue-
Grandson d Lawyer.
The late Dr. W. o. Alexander, one Of
the sons OF Columbus Alexander, has
a son, A. A Alexander, an attorney.
whose present wherea bouts is not
known definitely He has taken no
active part in the family feud, but has
handled funds for his grandmother.
such as paying taxes and other ex-
penses.
-Four years ago. when the mysterious
thefts and the turmoil Of the -suily
first were barred to the public by the
unknown man making the complaint
20 the police about Mrs Alexander be-
ing robbed, there lived at the Dunn
Russell and her two daughters. Mrs
Hayes and Mrs BOuiC The other
members Of the divided household were
children Of Mrs. FendaH Alexander.
A strange condition Of Affairs IN the
homestead was revealed by statements
and contradictory statements given out
at the time II was shown that one
faction lived on one side Of the man
sion and the other faction on the other
side. each uslng-at different tlmes-the
same dining room, the same WashrOOm.
and the same pantry one set had
breakfast at 7:S9 a m and another at
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to me last night forgot all about the
bills
Detectives Cox and Berman, OF the
Central office, who were assigned by
Inspector Boardman TO investigate the
latest series Of thelts from the aged
woman, said today they had been IN
able to obtain any clue 20 the Identity
OF the thief or thieves The detectives
sdnaft the case + one Of the most oa 2
fling that has ben brought 10 their at
tention IN years
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bins under her pillow The visitor was
guest Of one OF the aged woman-s
granddaughter She sent for the
granddaughter and told her about the
money
"Oh. that is nothing" she was told
7 got that pillow case from grand
mothers room last night. and the
money belongs to her. She has bills of
large denomination tucked away IN
everything She just hid the money IN
the pillow case, and when she gave Il
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-09

Toronto the woman has been STAYING
since October, Instituted the iuvestiEa-
ton when he called at central police
station in company with Attorneys
James b Archer and John l. Smith
and presented the case to Inspector Of
Detectives BOardTlan- Detectives are
now working on the case
May Name Committee.
It was declared today that it is quite
likely that attempts viii be made by
friendly relatives Of Mrs Alexander to
have a committee appointed TO take
charge Of her person and estate, not
only as a means OF putting her large
fortune beyond the reach Of thieves
but also as step looking toward the
vigorous prosecution Of the person or
persons suspected OF having robbed her
All that IS necessary in this proceeding
Is 10 present proof TO the court that
because of her extreme age and infrm-
tiles she is incapable OF handling her
fortune
Relatives Of Mrs. Alexander and a col
ored woman are under surveillance. and
one Of the startling turns Of the case
viii be reached when certain persons
are called on 20 explain the source of
their income. which. apparently, has
touched thousands. within the last
dozen years The theory that the aged
woman vas robbed BY professional
thieves * secuted by police detectives
and relatives
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Denied Receiving Money.

sr.z5 To Baltimore and Return
Saturdays and Sunday s via Pennsylvania
Railroad Tickets good returning until
Sunday night All regular trains except
The Congressional Limited '-Advt
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S:5o a m, and throughout the day the
other meals were eaten on the same
system.
A Pathetic Figure.
More than ninety years old then, Ms
Columbus Alexander presented the pl-
theuc spectacle OF trying in vain TO stop
the discord. and the while being robbed
OF thousands She hid her money under
her pillow. she secreted IL in other hid
ing places in her bed room, but stiil
bills Of large denominations disap-
peared at frequent intervals Stiu trust
ing, she demanded that the police give
M the pursuit Of the thieves, and up
braided the unknown man VINO nad
sought 10 save her fortune from pTeylnG
persons.
1t is stated on reliable authority that
the nOnOgenari8n victim has an income
OF about $500 month, but from mat
amount there have been times Wnen the
taxes on the old homestead could not
be paid Using this superstition as a
basis, il has been estimated that TIE
thefts have reached more than Sl5l.oe7
How much. in truth, viii not be known
until the rigid investigation Is at an
end. and even then the amount may
always remain mystery
Servant Questioned
Following the report OF the $4,000
theft about two ears ago. detectives
who were assigned to the case de
cided To question one OF the servants,
and old cOIored woman who had been
in the employe of the family for more
than thirty years When Mrs Alex
ander learned what was beng done
she sent for one OF the detectives. and
said
Il win not allow you to throw the
slightest shadow Of suspicion on TINS
woman I have implicit confidence IN
her. and would trust her the same as
a member Of my own family
After this interview the detectives de-
cfded that IL would be useless 10 Try ana
ferret out the manner in which the
money had disappeared
I-u to that time the police had Deen
working on the theory that some one u
the house knew more than had been
told Suspicion pointed 10 a certain
relative Of the aged woman The sus-
picion- however, was not sufhclent 70
warrant an arrest
Denied Receiving Money.
IT met this relative on the street one
day." said detective this morning
He told me that he knew the police
suspected him. --I didn't get the money
he said, and 7 don't believe you VIII ever
ind ont who did
A story IS told OF how a visitor IN the
Alexander mansion was surprised 10
wake up one morning and hnd SIX Sl,OD