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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
TACOMA TO APPEAL
Prominent Citizens to Ask for
Census Recount.
ON WAY TO SEE PRESIDENT
Director Durand Opposed to Fur
Their Enumeration.
BELIEVES FIGURES NOW RIGHT
Minneapolis Asks to Be Set Straight.
Declares Returns Were Not
deliberately Padded.
BELIEVES FIGURES NOW RIGHT

TACOMA, Wash, October 19.-Vice
President 7. F.. Ripley and former Presi-
dent William Jones of the chamber of
commerce and one other prominent bust
ness man. to be named today, will leave
for Washington tonight to see President
Taft. Secretary Nagel and Census Di-
rector Durand and demand a recount of
the city's population.
Minneapolis Would Be Set Right.
NEW YORK. October 19.-The follow
ing telegram has been received by the
Associated Press:
Minneapolis. Mimi. October IS, 1910.
ITO the Associated Press:
The first announcement of irregularity
In the census returns from Minneapolis
was made in the Associated Press story,
sent out for last Sundays papers, in
which especial prominence was given to
the methods pursued in Tacoma.
THE careless reader might infer that
Minneapolis was open to the same criti-
cism to which Tacoma has made herself
subject. although Director Durand spe-
officially stated that such was not the
case. Mr.. Durand's statement, however,
will not be as generally read as the first
uHiouItelIculp except III CO0HecIlOn WIN
the announcement of the MINNEAPOLIS
census figures, which, he has stated, will
be given out this week.
Statement Asked For.
Gould you arrange to have paragraph
added to the announcement reading some
what like the following:
The figure for Minneapolis as given
out today is only slightly below that
originally returned by the Minneapolis
census supervisor The large percentage
of increase, as shown by this return,
caused the national census director to or
der a thorough investigation with the
result that the original returns of the
local supervisor was practically verified,
and the final result, as given above was
not announced until the census authori-
ties had fully satisfied themselves as to
the absolute legitimacy of the enumera-
ton
The letter is signed by II. A. futile,
president, Minneapolis Commercial Club;
w. l.. Harris, president, Minneapolis
Publicity Club; G. f. Piper, president,
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce; J. F.
Conkling. president, Minneapolis real
estate board; F. "A. Chamberlain, presi-
dent. Minneapolis Clearing House Asso-
citation; j. l.. Lynch, president, Min
neapolis Retailers Association; J. NJ Gil
lette, president Minneapolis Traffic AS
ISOLATION; c. II. Hamblin, business man.
ager, Minneapolis Tribune, and w. S..
Jones, business manager Minneapolis
Journal
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Exhibition and Sale of Shetland Ponies
From Belle Mead Farm Markham, Virginia.


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
Clocks for Gifts.
The Height of Artistic Skill.

~ ESlGNED and executed in the handsome patterns
~ they endowed with individuality which them
y easily distinguishable commonplace productions
Nothing suitable for Wedding Anniversary Gifts
and the wide choice of selection easv
N0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
Durand Opposed to Recount.

The census bureau is not inclined to
grant recount of Tacoma, Wash, or of
any other city in which padding of the
census returns has been discovered
Census Director Durand said today that
the government had already spent a
large amount of money taking the count
of Tacoma and the other western cities
In which fraudulent enumeration had
been found. The officials of the census
in making their Investigations in Tacoma,
he said, have eliminated all fictitious
names given in the original list, and if
any bona fide inhabitants Of the city are
left out because they have changed their
addresses they are SO few as not to war
rant the expense of a accommodation of
the entire city to have them included in
the final count.
In regard to the methods employed by
the census bureau in detecting fraudu-
lent enumeraticns Director Durand said:
1T appears to be the opinion of some
western cities that the only reason why
the census bureau has made special in
vestigation of their returns, with a view
to discover whether or not they are pad
ded. is because of incredulity at the
enormous increase shown. Others appear
to suppose that the discovery of fraud is
largely due merely to accident
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
New French Lingerie
For Fall Brides.

e~A ECENT imporatons enable show this time
I'LL X complete varied of French Lingerie,
HIN single and matched The materials used
from the percales the sheerest finest
socks The trimmings especially dainty and include simple de-
signs of hand embroidery the elaborate lace embod
cries and ribbons
The attention of prospective fall brides is directed the
beautiful matched which
The following items unusually good values:
dmade of
enbo and
an hand n
moral enecs SI.25
n $3.50 each vomens French Gowns good malt
$I5o each. SI.75 EACH
nocrE Eleventh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
Rich Surmptu0us Fmrs.

JWr ASHTON, with wonderful versatility. has made the garment
of fur indispensable for adonment and its beauty
IL we'll practcaby. And longer regarded
W. essential merely for warmth OF the pieces be-
ing soft ostrich and with scarcely greater weight
Every choosing from displays enjoy the wild
latitude knowing that her selection will be the MOTE admired
because of its being apart from the commonplace
Today speak of Matched Sets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19

At SJOo-A girdle top model. with
long hip: also with me-
dunn and high bust and long hip.
At s Models f for slender ndh , and
skirts
AZ 60 ga heavily boned model.
for both slender and stout
figures with extended skirt.
At S2.25- s a model Sslrd for the short
A. A model for the slender
TO'/S figure, with girdle top and
extended skirt: also with medium bust
for the average figure.
Third floor, Eleventh ST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
Wedding Gifts.
Lamps and Domes.
Practical Models-Unique Designs.

n SUPERB Artistic and Beautiful Electric Gas
t1l and Oil Lamps also Handsome Designs in Hanging
Nv Domes. The Reading Lamps for the library, 1angings
for the hall music Domes for the living
Piano and Boudo Lamps together with other lighting eff
fecs the the home the result of the
careful designing and execution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
The Hwy" Corset.

HE ivy" Corset American production designed
who knows the of the feminine
W is made along French lines, of sturdy materials
and with reliable hose 1t
that doing comfort stylish appearance
of both slender and full figure than other
1t designed hygienc principles and mods the figure
graceful outlines without the sacrifice OF health comfort
1t ideal young and old We have models
ing figure reducing appearance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
Satisfied With Results.

"As a matter of fact, the census bureau
has for months been engaged in careful
and systematic scrutiny of the returns,
with view to determining whether they
are complete and whether they show any
evidence of padding. The returns of
cities already announced were all first
subjected to this thorough scrutiny
"A selected force of about thirty clerks
is engaged in this work. This special eX-
animation follows a more general exam
ination by much larger force, made pri-
marily for other purposes, but which has
served to direct the attention of the
picked force to any apparently irregular
schedules.
1T is also true that if any city or town
shows an altogether unusual rate of in
crease the census bureau is likely to de-
vote special attention to investigating the
schedules in the office. Mere rapidity of
growth alone, however, is not considered
sufficient reason for sending men into the
field to investigate conditions locally.
This systematic investigation, while it
cannot be expected to discover every sim
gle case of census padding throughout
the United States, is nevertheless so
carefully conducted that it is believed
that few serious cases will escape atten-
finD
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Work Competently Done.

'In every case where such investiga-
ton indicated sufficient ground for sus-
picion competent men have been sent
from Washington to investigate locally.
Such men have interviewed the super
visors, special agents and enumerators
who took the census as well as others
in the community, and have made a
house-to-house canvass in the suspected
districts. In many cases they have
found that the enumeration of the sus-
pected districts was entirely correct but
in considerable number of other cases
they have found clear evidence of pad
ding.
where padding is discovered the su-
perf1uous names have been eliminated
either by an entire RECOMMENDATION of
the district concerned or by a careful
rechecking from house to house. to as
certain which of the names originally re-
ported were not entitled to enumeration.
THE census bureau has done much
more in the way of investigating the
accuracy of the returns at the present
consus than at any preceding census.
Herein the advantage of the existence of
permanent census bureau has been
manifested"
The census bureau was advised by a
telegram yesterday that former Special
Agent COrwin, who was charged with
the census frauds in Tacoma, is now re-
siding at Portland, Ore, where he is en-
ployed by the local gas concern.
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Artistic Brass.
Hammered. Polished and Brushed.

~H% RASS for its value increasing
INK in Nothing will produce beautiful har-
WY monous effect with style of furnishing The splendid
showing of S varied in shapes
Hammered Brass. ST Sd
$500 and So
$500 Polished and Brushed
800 Candlescks
soc $375 Window Boxes S. So
soc Bonbon Dishes
Main foorG st. 81 -
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Black Wolf Sets consisting of large
pillow muff and shawl collar, trimmed
with four tails. Special value at
$500 each.
Black Opossum Sets, consisting of large
pillow muff and shawl collar, trimmed
with s tails. Special value at
$3.50 set.
American Silver Fox Sets. consisting of
large pillow muff of three skins, trim
med with heads, tail and claws, and
large collar with square back, trimmed
with tail and 3 claws. and front ends
finished with heads and claws. Special
value at
$1,000 set.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19

A. G, A model for the graceful
49, slender figure
At 500 model with very high
bust for the slender fig.
ure; also a medium model for the aver
age figure.
AT ST 20 Models for both slender
and stout figures.
AT SS.OO-A model, made of i'm
ported coutil, for the
average figure, with extremely long skirt
AT $50. , model for the ayeras.
eoutil, with whalon boning and very Ions
hip
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25

:. 14Mias Annie Lillian Carter, of
HAIsboro; Is visiting IN Concord a, d
iotheF plao.s.
MI. Jackson G. .Crabtree, of
Emo, township sowea 8, bushels and
8Rsekx. Of wAeat On 10 sseses. and
made s;272 bpshsls, an a1sIage OF
so ahushsass for ,eyery one so we'd.
Who can beat i? ~
M. t, Taylor and Mrs
Floyd Leonard will cave Hillsborp
90 Monday, August 20 tor the city
of Baltimore, to purchase a stock Of
kalt lsnd Winter Millinery Tor Mrs.
N. il TAYLOR d Sister.
77-fo buying a cough, medicine,
don't be afraid to get Chambcrlain's
Cough Remedy. There is no dan
ger from it. and relief ~ sure to IL
low Especially reo0mmended 10,
coughs, colds and whoopi1.g cough
Sold ny w. A, Hayes aud Wet
End Drug co. :,
Major John w., Graham, the
DemqGratic ,nomipee f}r State Se"a-
tor of this the 18th Senatorial Die
t{ict. composed of the coun,ies of
Alamanoe, .Caswell, Durham and
Orange counties, has gone to the
Bqffaio Li,bia Springs, Virginia, to
spend week or two.
The Republicans Of Orange
County wilt hold their County Con
sehtion in The court house at Hills
boro, on Saturday. September 10, e
nominate cant idates for the Leglsla'
enre and The various county Offices;
The Precinct primaries. will be held
ON Saturday, September 3, to elect
delegates to the. County Convention
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
10th District state sem
ntorial Conventions.

A -. # .i .AE ES.jat.2 4aZ
| The State Senatorial Convention
Of This District, composed os The
counties OF Aiatnance, CaSw ell, Dur.
ham and Orange, opnvened III the
coort house az Hill ,boro, Wedoes
day. August. q at II n Hon S
N Gsttl, presided, and Messrs A
L Fletcher, Of The Durham SIM,
aud Joseph A. Harris, OF The Or
angge,tC County Obser> er, were elected
Chairman Gat'is stated that the
ohjject OF the meeting; was TO nomi-
nate twp candidates for State Sena
Eto'e. and that according to. the plan
adopted by the four: counties, Cas-
we'll aud Orange were entitled TO
the cantid ater in this elenion and
announced that nomln atoms ere 10
MI. D C Parks, Of Hilluboro.
plared in nomination Major john
Nv; Graham, of Orange i
+ Mr. David A Mebane, Of. Cas-
well placed IN nomination Dr.. Ja>.
A. hurdle, OF .Casweil
Lhese %seh'leme9 ~e'e 9omi' ate !
Mfoaos were appointed 70 notir,
Ma1orfG rafis i'm aud Dr.. Hurdle OF
Their nominations s.
The folio wing District, Executive
Con mittIe an elected :.
Alamance-0r. r, A. Freeman.
n GasweIi-T. Y. Compton.
D"rham-R . Evere,l,
Orange-Alan Browning
FOLLOWING the sdjoornmsnt 9ftie
Convention the ttewly elected E1-
eouti.e Comu,lttee met and in re-
eog99ltion of The splendid services
rendered by Nj. r q. Everett in
tbs last campaign, reelected that
gentleman Chairman.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
0CfOCI on AuQO8L 20, lVIV.
ATORTaAGE SALE OF LAMB.

1XI
By VIRTUE Of bower given, in IN nmort-
gage deed execWed by James McCau-
fey and Julia A, McCauley his wife.
and pfoperly RECORDED i'll, the. office of
Register OF Deedsl tor Orange county.
in Book 8. page. 1873. the undersigned
will sell for cash at public auction at
the court house door in Hillkboro: at ~,
H., on Saturday, September "a, 1910, =
tract OF land lying and being in Orange
county. Hillsboro township, on. the
waters Of Emo river. and bounded On
the, north by Henry Pickett. on the
east bv John c.. Strayhorn,. on. the
south by Miss Maria, Berry. on the
west by Durell Riley, containing tl2 l-2)
Twelve and One-Halt Acres, more or
less. ,t - {
and to pax costs. J..
This 23d day of August, 1910.
E. j. GARDEN,
Assignee OF A., d.. Rufin and a. W,
Webb, Administrators of Jas. Webb
surviving partner OF James Webb
Jr. & Brother.
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Address
Addfe.. ),
v, i. ROGERS,
Trust BUILDING,
Borhsm. II. g.
s,oant% Hovrd ii lies.
tfOm8.

A meeting of the Board OF Ele4
lions OF Orange Cpu"ty,, composed
OF Messrs. w. N. Priicbard,, James
A. Check aqh Joseph A.. Harris,
will be held il the court house at
Hillsboro, on Monday. September s.
1910, for the purpose OF organizing
aud also a~pgointiog Registrars
and Judges Of EIec,iq9 for election
TO be heId IN Tuesday. Novembe
8. 1915.
AN persons hhs,ing business. ti,h
tbe Coqn,y Board Of Elseiioa9 sfe
Requested TO meet with the Board
30sEPH 4. HAkRts,
Secretary.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
.ICKoRY AND Boo
WOOD WANTED.

As inches long, 8
inches in diameter apd larger,
tree of bird pecks aud worm
holes.
Dodw,oob;5 inches III diameter
and zip.
Will pay $500 pc, cord for good
timber delivered a. my mill.
!. &. ~kosEMbNb,
Hillsboro, N. ..
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
cHiiarYn !. Cry
FOR FLETcHER's :
GAST0
+. AND SALE.
Ell

Under and BY virtue ct an ORDER, of
the Superior Court OF Alamance Coull7
ty, III H;aSpecial Proceeding iii which
the, Administrator and heirs-at law OF
Maiv Carter, deceased are duly cOnsti-
tuted as parties. I'll undersigned will
offer for sale at public auction to the
highest bidder on Monday the 18th day
Of September. 1910, at l o'clock p. M,
at the court house door in. HillsbOrc,
Nc. the following. described real es-
tate to- wit : A certain tract or parcel
OF land in Bingham township. Orange
county. N. c.. adjoining the lands OF 5.
5. Webb, w. 6. Stanford. the bingham
land, the. Union Mile, land AMI Others,
and .ontaiping One H ,ndfed and Fifty
Acres (l5Oj. more or less. pa. ticniarly
described in a deed from E. :. Parker,
Trustee. to- Mrs. Mary Carter, bearing
date Julysl, 1899, and recorded in Book
of Deeds No. 55.pages 5S5 and 5S9 in
the office OF the Register OF deeds for
Orange county, to which record refer
ence is, hereby expressly made tor a
more particular description by metes
and bounds y
Terms OF sale : One-half of. the pur.
! chase price to be paid down IN, cash on
date of sale and the other bali within
| six months from sale, deferred payment
TO be secured by note bearing lnteres'
from the date OF sale at the rate OF si1
ner cent, and title reserved until pun
chase price is fully paid.
This August -. 1910.
JOHN M. COOK.
/ Aum'r Of Mary Carter, deceased.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
+

- E# L
Remaining, in the post-ofice a,
HNlsbero Angus. 20, 1910:
Ashby, Mr:Joe1
Briggs, Mrs. SalGe.
Caflton,iM Mis- Fannie.
Evans. Miss. Ethel,
Jones. Mr.. James M.
Williams, Miss Nora !.
Persons calling for above letters,
will please say "adveuisel"
CHARLES G.. kosEMoND, r. M.
wihtaf oats Tor SHE.
~ nfe oi nss .]lst B ge;; 81 IT,, Of Winter .s;s
~ F. g. ~IH}pMpsoN.
r r. u No 2, Ehand, II G.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25

Mise. Josephine Forrest i. visit.
purpose 81 making. purchases OF i
stock OF Fall and Winter Millinery
for he Misses Forrest, Hillsboro.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
millinery AT RE
DUCED PRICES.

Mrs. N. Z. Taylor. q Slsssa are
selling .thei7 sa@rfsr Millinery a.
reduced prices to make room for
. large and handsome Fall Stock
They have three lots of Sailor Hats
worth IS cents each that they are
selling for Is cents each as LONG IS
they last. All other goods have
been greatly reduced in price, and it
will be worth your while TO call and
make your seleUtioos before the best
is all sold.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25

.,-Mrs. Polly Leo, 4 white iomale
OF the County Home, aged about go
years, died Monday night. This
leaves only; 9 white aud 2 oolored
men and 1 tolored woman in the
Home. twelve inmates in all.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
chmar$n Cry
-. FOR FlETcHER.s !.
Aston


Private school.
Mrs. BkkAea AsBB Miss HEARTH
will resome he exercise. of their
so.E &, N August ID. 1910.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
Names

W. wish to send out a large num-
Der OF sample copies Of the '.Wit-
ness" and sabbath Reading"
and we ask our readers to kindly
furnish us with lists OF names.
10 those who will send us a list
of fifty (5O) names and addresses
(heads OF families preferred) who,
You believe will be interested in,
our papers, we will send a picture
Free and postpaid.
WITNESS AND SABBATH
READING COMPANY, lao
NASSAU STREET. N. Y.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
Couhty freasnrer'su
Office.

ALL persons having business with
Comfy Treasurer Parish will fod
him iR the office VIII Mr.. T. Win.
gate Andre US, County-SuPerinteod.
ent, in, the G and Jury room OF the
court house.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
Vito HAS LOST MONTY IN.
VESTED IN ~UN1MapRovlED
PkoPEkrY In .bbluJkhAN
NORTH CAROLINA, AND
IT'S sUtbU'kBsr

The Durham Land and. Security
Company has a few Desirable Lots
55x15O feet On Driver Avenue;
which has recently been Imacaiam.
line d, the Durham TRACTION Com.
paoy and are jp~t outside The Dur
BAN city lights and within one block
q The new $40 600 90 mqder" sphool
bn'ldipg which will be opened this
tall For the mex twenty DAYS
stO9o 90 cash will buy any one Of
these lots.
On Guthrie Avenue, which /. also
within n BLOCK Of the car line and
the SCHOOL building above referred
TO. the Company owns several very
desirable lots vtioh car be bpugh,
for from $4,000 to S55U.Qo. A
dwelling house which ces,s not over
500 90 to build on any of these
lots will FEAT from $40 90 to 1880
per month
F rvs coz o;nase7 f1:t sri, Ssssrsoedy
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-21
MARRIAGE LICENSES

MADOLE- E-McCONNELL-Pliny NJ. Madole
age AZ, native of New York. and Emma
Mcconnell. age 40, native of New York
residents of Murietta.
R-BUTLER-Herbert A. Dyer, age 33
native of Canada. and Celia Butler, ag
39 native of California; residents of Loni
Beach
REYNOLDS-SHAN Reynolds
age 43, native of Canada. and Helen NJ
Shanahan, age AZ, native of Ireland; resi-
sdents OF Santa Barbara
CHISHOLM M-DICKINSON-Rober B. CHS
hold, Jr.. age 22, native OF California ant
resident Of Claremont. and Eta r. Dick
Inson, age 25, native OF Connecticut and
resident of Pasadena.
FOLEY-TANDVIN-Joh G. Foley, age 80
native of Missouri and Helen c. Tand-
vn age 81, native OF Canada: residents Of
Los Angeles.
FOX-ELY-Frank Clifford Fox, age SO. ma
tive of Canada. and Matte Francis Ely
age 83, native of Kentucky; residents OF
Los Angeles.
observation-disclosures Marslco,
age 46, native of Italy, and Margaret Sc
galas, age 40, native Of France; residents
OF Los Angeles.
FLETCHER R-WHIFFEN-Pau B. Fletcher
age %, native of Missouri. and Ruth e
Whiffen, age 23, native OF Illinois; resi-
dents of Los Angeles.
DUNHAM- M-WINTENBERGER John A
Durham, age "a. native of Iowa. and
Katherine Winterberger. age 40, native
of Missouri: residents of Los Angeles.
HOLTzE- -TAYLOR-Jam II. Holtze, age
20, native of Ohio and resident OF Los
Angeles. and Florence Taylor age 10, ma
tive of California; residents of San Fran
cisco
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-21
BLACK CAT WANTED TO
KILL WHITE HOODO0 RAT
Steamship Purser Seeks to DispeI
Curse Voiced by Bermuda
Island Seeress

NEW YORK, Jan. 2O.-Assistant
Mail Packet steamship Orotava was
in desperate straits last night. The
curse foretold by the Obi woman, the
seeress he had consulted many months
ago in Hamilton, Bermuda, had come
upon him. He had seen a white rat,
not once, but three times, on the voy-
age from the SummeNIsle that ended
here yesterday.
All of the 101 passengers knew of the
direful thing that menaced the assist
ant purser All knew he must have
that rat killed by a black tomcat that
had not a single white hair. For had
not the Obi woman said so? Mr.. Lips
combe himself confirmed it and groaned
as he did so.
you will have good fortune" she
told him, until you see a wild white
rat When you do i'll luck will follow
you unless a perfectly black male cat
kills the rat"
The assistant purser laughed with
joy. His fortune seemed assured, for
who ever heard of a wild white rat?
That was last summer and the as
sistant purser's lucky star seemed on
the ascendant until the Orotava was
cutting the Atlantic two days ago.
Then the rat appeared. 1t leaped on
the table in front of Mr.. Lipscombe,
ran across it, jumped to the floor,
scampered the length of the saloon and
disappeared.
The sight of that white rat spoiled
the assistant purser's dinner. He
sought the ships cat, but alas! the
animals tail was tipped with white,
1t was such a tiny white speck in the
very end of the tail that Mr.. Lipscombe
did not notice it until the cat made
many futile efforts to catch the white
rat that appeared twice on Sunday.
Then Mr.. Lipscombe shut up the cat,
fearing it would kill the rat and to
have the wrong sort of cat do that
would be the worst of evils, He was
moody when the ship berthed, and as
soon as he could leave his duties and
the sympathizing passengers he went
ashore to look for an utterly black
tomcat.
Purser Sturgess says he has not the
least idea how that white rat came
aboard the Orotava.