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WESTINGHOUSE UMBRELLA
Presented to Mount Vernon Associa.
ton by J. Pierpont Morgan.

The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.
in session at Mount Vernon for the last
ten days, adjourned yesterday William
A. Anderson. former attorney general of
Virginia, was elected a member of the
advisory board. succeeding the late Chief
Justice Fuller of the United States Su-
preme Court Arthur E. Brice of this
city was elected treasurer. succeeding E.
Francis Riggs of Washington, deceased.
Several mementos of Washington were
presented to the association. among them
an umbrella that Washington owned. 1t
was presented to the association by ].
Pierpont Morgan.
The association ordered many improve
ments to the grounds surrounding the
old mansion
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Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been re-
ported to the health office during the
past twenty-four hours:
Robert A. Howard. Is years, Cecil
apartment
Robert S. Chiffon. IS years, 2o15 1 street
northwest
Robert Campbell. 70 years. TAT eth
street southeast.
Elmer Miller Dunn, Al years, 1919 18th
street northwest.
Frank A. E. Disney. "a years, 100 Mas
sachusetts avenue northeast
George NJ. Brayton. Il years, the West
moreland.
John r. Adams. "a years, 1908 5th
street southeast.
Catharine ]. Squire, 10 years, 1929 10Th
street northwest.
Sarah C. Seton, 65 years, 1887 14th
street northwest.
Katharine A. Macdonald, s. years, the
Montgomery.
Charles r. Ridgeway. months q days,
626 Park road northwest.
Infant of Robert and Pearl Clarvoe 20
days, the Mount Vernon.
James Watson. GO years, Washington
Asylum Hospital.
Thomas Byrd. Sc years. Little Sisters of
the Poor.
Edward Boswell. so years. 156 ouander
street.
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STIMS0N READY FOR DUTY.
Transfer of War Department From
Secretary Dickinson Monday Next.

1t has been arranged that the transfer
of the Office Of Secretary of War from
Mr.. Dickinson to Mr.. Stimson shall be
made Monday morning. that date having
been fixed to meet the convenience of
Mr.. Stimson, who desired little time to
arrange his private affairs in New York.
His nomination already has been confirm
ed by the Senate, and he will receive his
commission and qualify Monday morning
He Will find the affairs of the military es-
adjustment in excellent condition, Secre-
tary Dickinson having disposed of all
current business in anticipation of his re-
tirement
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ATWOOD. On Wednesday. May II. 1911 KATE
ATWOOD. dearly beloved wife Of r. ]. At
wood and daughter % Jennie Weston.
Funeral from 1924 X street northwest. Services
at Shiloh Baptist Church Monday. May "A
at 2:3u pm lnterment NJ Harmony cene-
terry.
20 an at her residence. 81 seaton place
northwest. CASSIE N. beloved daughter 81
Funeral ,rrivste, from parents residence AZ .
pm. Monday. May 80. Il
EASToN. Departed this life May n. 1911 at
AS an. at her residence, ii2o I'D street
OF Henrietta Jenkins and Maggie Hsrkum.
Dearest mother thou hast left us,
We thy loss deeply feel
But tits God who has hercfi us:
He can all our sorrows heal.
Funeral Sunday. May 81. at pm. from Uniea
Wesley Church 23d street between and n
streets. Friends and relatives respectfully
1911. at Drnmmond. Nd. Mrs EUGENix
la RoussELLIERE HENDERSON. mother
baltimore and Charleston. $. c.. papers please
copy
Hospital. STELLA NAY HENDERSON.
IN ' Rk creek ss@serg ''h@s
ei5 Morton street northwest.
LYONS On May IT. 1911 at BOSTON HESTER
LYONS tnee Howard. sister Of Charles T.
Howard.
Funeral from Friendship Baptist Church. south
west. Washington. ID. c.. Sunday. May Il. a.
2p.m.
MCKEE. On May - 1911. at am. MARGA-
RET L. the daughter Of the late Thos. 3.
Funeral Tuesday. Nav D. at 10 am. from si1
I'd street northwest. -
PRINCE. Departed this life on Thursday. May
Is. 1911. st $50 O'clock pm. at her resi-
dence 200, I'd stree, northwest. MELNrM ~,
A hnntk pf mi ia and
lie Prince.
Funeral sunday. May Il. from her late resi-
dencc.
RIDGEwAY. On Friday. May 10. 1911. at 4:ao
and Lily H. Ridgeway lnee Pickles..
Funeral from parents residence 626 Park road
northwest. Saturday. May 20. at I'm. In
terment at Rock Creek cemetery. 20s
sHATTuck: On May y.s 20; iaIi. at an.
west Capt. ANGRY II. SHATTUCK.
Notice OF funeral hereafter. 21s
SQUIRE. Suddenly. on Thursday. May is 1911.
at 7:so pm, at the residence Of her danss.
northwest. CATHRINE. widow Of William
Squire. 20
TIPPETT. suddenly. on Friday. May IN. 1911.
MARIE TIPPETT
Services from 1914 Bohrcr street Monday. 3 pm.
Interment Rock Creek cemetery. Private. 2is
TRIMBLE. Suddenly. on "Wednesday. May II.
SMITH TRIMBLE. dearly beloved wife OF
late Edward Smith OF New York city.
Funeral from 1892 18th street northwest, SERVERS
at st; Thomas Church: Washington. r.. C.:
Saturday. May 20. at pm. Interment ut
Woodland cemetery. New York city NJ the
convenience of the family. New York papers
please copy %
WILLIAMS On THURSDAY. May is. isIi; e
$50 am, at III street northeast. EIZIE.
the beloved brother of Fila Harris, John
Williams. Samuel Theophilus and Frank
Stewart.
Funeral Sunday. 1880 pm. from above resi-
dence
YEATMAN. Suddenly. on Friday. May TO- 1911.
GEORGE w. beloved husband 81 Fannie z.
Yeatman in the fifty fifth year " his age.
Funeral will take place from his late residence,
400 Maryland avenue southwest on Monday
2:30. Friends and relatives invited. re
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
Ronald P. McInnis and Annie L. Mad
den.
Joseph A. B. Amaroso Of Hyattsvile,
Md. and Frances J. Parker Of this city
Algernon T. McLearen and Mary NJ
Armstrong, both of Fauquier county Va
Ira L. Reed and Amy H. Soper both of
Laurel. Md.
William d. Sisk Of Baltimore, Md, and
Elizabeth NJ. Ball Of Leesburg. Va.
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claws, biting with his bcak and striking
with hts wings. After ten minutes OF
this one-sided battle Mrs. Balone was
able TO break away and reach Mr.. Ba-
ione's shotgun in the house. The hawk
had resumed his feast upon q hen. Al
though Mrs. Balone had never discharged
a shotgun. she required only one shot to
kill the hawk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
Concert by the National Train
ing School for Boys Band.

L. Eugene Wflles, Director
On the Lawn at the School, Sun
day. May q, 1911, at pm.
March. "Semper FideIis'' Sousa
Overture. ''Lustspiel''. Keller Bella
SeXtet from Lucia. Donizetti
Paraphrase on Nearer, My God,
to Thee" Langey
Sacred Medley, Refuge. .Langey
Revere, Springs Awakening"
Bache
March Fort Lawton" McCaughey
1.-The Star Spangled Banner"
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Speaks Nav 20.

The address Of Representative Thomas
Upton Slsson. who is announced as the
speaker at the next meeting of the
Southern Society of Washington, at
Confederate Memorial Hall, 1922 Yer
mont avenue, will be delivered the even
ing Of Monday, May g.
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Archie. the six-year-old son OF Capt.
William Taylor of Chncoteague, Va. was
burned to death Thursday. Having nearly
filled tin can with potato bugs. the
child poured in a quantity of coal oil and.
lighting a piece OF paper. thrust It into
the can.
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ranean and the orient, including Spain,
Palestine Jerusalem and the Nile, and
are again at their residence, 1888 18th
street

ranean and the orient, including Spain,
Palestine. Jerusalem and the Nile. and
are again at their residence, 1888 nth
street.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond.
who are sailing next week for England,
will be entertained at dinner Tuesday
night by Mr. and Mrs Hearst.
Mr.. and Mrs Hammond will be accom-
panied abroad by their sons and MISS
Hammond, the sister of Mr.. Hammond
In London they will occupy the house of
the late Baroness Burdett-Coutts, in Picca-
dily. for the period they will be In Lon
don
After returning from the coronation-to
which Mr.. Hammond goes as special en-
voy from the United States-he and Mrs.
Hammond plan to spend the summer at
their home near Gloucester, Mass.
Mrs. Horace Wylie and her children.
the Misses Katherine and Margaret wy
lie, Mr. Andrew Wyle and Master Craig
Wyle sailed today from New York on
the Lapland to spend the summer in
travel
former Senator and Mrs. Beverage. DR..
and Mrs. Wallace B. Neff Miss Nancy
Neff, Mrs. Frank B. Noyes. the Misses
Frances and Ethel Noyes. Mrs Charles
Brooks, jr.. were passengers from this
city aboard the Lapland. sailing for Ant
werp from New York today.
Miss Ruth wynne sails May q for
England and will be the guest of her
brother-in-Iaw and sister. Lieut.. and Mrs.
French. throughout the coronation season
and will later travel with them on the
continent. Lieut.. and Mrs. French have
a lovely house in Hyde Park and will en-
terrain frequently throughout the season.
Mr.. and Mrs John Poole are spending
several days at Atlantic City.
Mrs Oliver Cromwell of Washington
is in New York to see her son-in-law and
jr.. off for Europe. She sails herself next
week.
Miss Elizabeth MERCER Ball. daughter
of Mrs. George Adie Ball of Leesburg,
and Mr.. William Dixon Sisk of Baltimore
will be married this afternoon at the
home of the brides uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Lee Whitmore The officiating
clergyman will be Rev. Herbert s. Os-
borne of Virginia, cousin Of the bride,
and only members of the contracting
families and a few personal friends will
be present.
Miss Julia Ball will be maid of honor
and Mrs. Ball will give her daughter in
marriage.
Mrs. Sisk. mother of the bridegroom. is
here from Baltimore for the event with
other members of the family.
Mrs. Whitmore Of Loudoun county, Va
aunt OF the bride, is also here. Miss
White Of Maryland. a cousin of the bride
will play the wedding march.
Miss Eva NJ Crump and Miss Ida M.
Weeks left Monday night for an extended
visit to Miss Crump's sister and brother
in-law. Rev. and Mrs. John NJ. Gill of
Seattle. Wash.
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MISS GERTRUDE GAyNOR
SURPRISES HER FRIENDS
Mayors Daughter Quietly
Welded to William S. Webb,
Jr., After EIopement.

NEW YORK, May 2o.-Miss Gertrude
of Mayor William J. Gaynor, and William
Seward Webb. jr.. son of DR.. w. Seward
Webb. eloped yesterday to Wilmington.
Del. where they were married in the
First Presbyterian Church by the Rev.
j. r. Stonecifer, the pastor. The young
couple were attended by Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry X. Ningut. the latter a daughter OF
the mayor. and by younger members of
the bridegroom's family. Immediately
following the wedding they returned TO
New York Last night they were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Pulitzer. at IL
East I'D street. Mrs. Pulitzer is the
sister of young Mr.. Webb.
Merely Advised to Wait.
It was stated last night by a member
of the Webb family that neither DR..
Webb nor Mayor Gaynor had the least
objection to the match. but that the
father of the bridegroom had asked his
son to wait until he was a bit older be-
fore taking a wife.
Mr.. Webb. jr.. who is twenty-five years
old. was graduated from Yale in 1907.
He is I'm the banking house of j. p.
Morgan & Co.
The Rev. Mr.. Stonecifer was sworn to
secrecy. When the facts became known
Mr.. Stonecifer srnlingly admitted he had
been asked to keep the secret and seemed
surprised that the news had gained the
ears of newspaper men.
Before leaving for New York Mr.. and
Mrs. Webb and their friends called at
the office of Attorney General Andrew
Z. Gray. son of Justice George Gray Of
the federal bench. and were warmly con-
graduated by him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20

Torchy has romance. See when Wee
Tired the Dare" tomorrow In our Sun
day Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Stein, .1533 9th street
northwest, announce the bar mitzvah OF
their son Raymond at the Adas Israel
Synagogue Saturday morning, May 90.
Reception at home Sunday. May u, from
to 10 pm
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Soda Water in Wedding Toast.

BY way Of wedding toast the party,
now augmented by Mr.. Gray. walked
down Market street. the principal thor
oughfare, and entered Watson's drug
store. where they ordered soda water
The couple then went to the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad station, where they were just in
time to catch the $40 o'clock train for
New York.
The couple would have gone directly to
the home of DIR. Webb on their arrival
In town last evening but for the. fact
that the house is closed, DR.. Webb being
at present In Chicago. Mayor Gaynor
was at his country house at St. James.
l.: l.. and so the bridegroom took his
wife to the home of his sister
A few years ago Miss Gertrude Gaynor
was reported engaged to Alexander Stew
art Wetherel, but the engagement was
broken off. Mr.. Wetherel is q wealthy
broker and Well connected
Rufus w. Gaynor, a son of the MAYOR.
took wife without consulting his father.
December 10. 1908. he went to Chicago
with Marie Cuff of New London, Conn,
whom he married there. The marriage
was annulled later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20

Nature

1t is the nature of women to suffer
uncomplainingly the discomforts and
fears that accompany the bearing of
children Motherhood is their crown
ing glory, and they brave its suffer-
ings for the JOY that children bring.
No expectant mother need suffer.
however, during the period of wait
ing, nor feel that she is in danger
when baby comes, if Mothers Friend
is used in preparation of the event
Mothers Friend relieves the pain and
discomfort caused by the strain on
the different ligaments, overcomes
nausea by counteraction, prevents
backache and numbness of limbs and
soothes the inflammation of bre,s+
glands. Its regular use fits and pre-
pares every portion of the mothers
system for a proper and natural end
a 'ns it s' assures 'ns ssi iot MOTHERS
s as9 quick 1e: ,s"d FRIEND
cry. Mothers Friend is sold at drug
stores. Write for free book for ex-
pectant mothers.
BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.
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Mrs Horace Wylie and her children,
the Misses Katherine and Margaret wy
lie, Mr.. Andrew Wylie and Master Craig
Wylie. sailed today from New York on
the Lapland to spend the summer in
travel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Frain gave a BAN
quet at their home last evening in honor
of the twenty-first birthday of their son,
Harry Frain. During the evening there
were a number of songs, monologues and
toasts rendered by the guests. who were
Messrs. ]. Roy Stake. Joe Sullivan. Her.
man Nesbit. Earnest Brooks, DR.. E.
Norton, Harry Dunn, Burton Brunger
Howard Norton, Thomas Jones, Charles
Aue, j. Ceaser, A. Brown, Frank K.
Frain and Harry l.. Aue.
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A very pretty wedding took place last
Monday evening when the Rev. Arthur
Johns of Christ Church united Miss Mabel
Wood and Mr.. George Lear in marriage.
The ceremony was performed at the
home of the brides parents at 521 9th
street southeast The occasion brought
out a large number of friends of the hap
py couple who made merry at delight
full wedding breakfast. The bride re-
ceived many beautiful presents. After
June 30 Mr.. and Mrs. Lear will be at
home at $40 9th street southeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20

Mrs. Skunk. the wife of Col William
A. Skunk, L. s. A, is a guest at l742
P street. Col. Skunk is on duty at Doug
las, Ariz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20

Mrs A. V. Cushman of Chevy Chase
gave a croquet party at her home in
honor of Miss Catherine Holiday of Bos-
ton. Mass. who is the guest of the Misses
Williams on Lamont street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20

Mr., and Mrs. F. Carl Smith have Just
returned from their trip to the Mediter-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Frailey enter
tanned a number of their friends at din
ner the past week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20

Count Moltke. the Danish minister gave
a reception at the Danish legation last
night in compliment to his countrymen,
the Danish student singers. The Nor
wegian and Swedish ministers and a num-
Ter of persons from the musical and
literary world, well as officials and
residents. also enjoyed the occasion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20

Mrs Oliver Cromwell of Washington
is in New York to see her son-in-law and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Brooks,
jr., off for Europe She sails herself next
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20

Mr.. and Mrs. John Cameron of Pawling,
n. Y, are the house guests of DR.. and
Mrs. d. G. Davis of Mckinley street,
Chevy Chase.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-12
that WAS THE LAST STRAW
u,rv Women There Are Who VIII"
Understand Just Why lons-su''
ferina "Worm" Turned.

covora, wears ago al Atchison cou'
Mo we're living happily together. Inc
Community was shocked one day Wheh
,ho wife applied for divorce and got
u The story of the divorce has come
"ut II seems that the wife went into
Mo kitchen and shaved all day She
made bread, pies, cake, cookies ana
Dort and beanss She boiled tongue
made a potato salad. stuffed eggs
made a custard and brown bread
When her husband came home at
o'clock in the evening he found het
dressed up. And on the table was
cold tongue, pork and beans treSl
bread, cake, cookies, pie, potato saiad
Stuffed eggs. brown bread and Gus
tard The wife thought her HUSBAND
would say: "You poor darling nov
Won have worked today" Instead n
said in surprised way: GOLD SUI
per! Lord, but you have an cas-
time!" His wife did not answer mn
She was speeches. with rage an
he does not know to this day why sh
asked the court to be divorced iroi
a BRUTE.-Atchison Globe.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-12
WHY, YES, She GOT THE NOTE
Beautiful Roses Appreciated, but
There Was "Fly in the
Ointment"

A young man whose gallantry IS IN
excess of his means sought to remedy
this defect and to save the expense
of the money required for the pur-
chase of flowers for his lady loves by
arranging with gardener to let MN
have q bouquet from time to time III
return for his cast-off clothes. SO II
happened that one day he received d
bunch of beautiful roses, which ne at
once dispatched to her house. IN
sure anticipation of a friendly wei
come. he called on the young woman
that evening. He got frosty recep'
ton.
"Did-er-did you get my flowers
today?" he was finally forced to ask.
yes, and the note that went ~l'f
them"
Note? Why, did I send note?'
"You did A disgraceful note
scrawled with a blunt pencil, on dirt!
paper. Here it is. don't understand
It. and | don't think you are YER
humorous.
The note read as follows:
, Here's your flowers, but you ow
, ne a pair of pants for 'em."-CleV'
\ land Plain Dealer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-12
Now What Did She Mean?

At recent wedding baby had
shrieked without intermlsslon 10 the
great annoyance of the guests e.c'
As the bridal party was leaving the
church slight delay occurred one
If the guests seized the opportunity
TO say to the first bridesmaid;
what a nuisance babies are at a
wedding!" .,-
yes, indeed" answered the ofiue g.
maid angrily. when | send out III
vitations to my wedding ] shall nave
nrinted in the corner, No babies eS
pected. Judge.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-12
The Impossible.

Andrew Carnegie, at a recent dln-
ner in New York, said of certain
labor trouble:
at is silly of employers to pretend
in these troubles that they are always
in the right. Employers are OFTEN
in the wrong; often unreasonable
They often-like Mrs. Smith-Jones-
ask impossible things;
Mrs. Smith-Jones, taking villa
at Palm Beach, engaged for butler a
stately old colored deacon.
"'Now. Clay she said to the olo
fellow. there are two things | mus'
insist upon-truthfulness and obedi
ence.'
Eyes, madam the venerable serV
ant answered, and when 20 bios M
tell yo' guests yo's out when yo's IN
which shall it be, madam"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-12

r,a editors of Health Hints" and
.6 tne and Answers" have one ques-
,,9u e That is put to them more often than nal
m aun eh and which. strangely enough,
ANY AMY o and the most difficult to answer.
That is How can / cure my cohsupa'
tion? ... snac;a,st In
Dr. Caldwell, an eminent spe sa howeis i.
diseases of the stomach lvef anu has nrac.
t .as 'o ths specialty for forty years ana Is
o esev that the ingredients contained
S ;n what is called Dr. cadwellst sys,uI
pensin has the best claim to attehtioi
from constipated people. - a.,,h,orr con
It's success in the cure OF sta ,sp,ane the tn,
situation has done much 10 dlsplaoe '''
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-12
The Lesser Evil.

Gresham college in 11l9 was lhe
scene of famous serio-comic duel be-
tween two celebrated doctors, Doctor
Mead and Doctor Woodward, both OF
whom were lecturers at the college,
While walking down Bishopsgate
street one morning they quarreieo
over some medical question and ad
iourned to the square of the college
to fight it out with swords. Woodward
fell, wounded in several places, Where
upon Mead magnanimously said, lak'
thy life" Anything but your phys'c'
Kissed back the chagrined Wooo"a''
ere he swooned away.-London enron
| iclp
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-12
.,4. Ia crouch" Bottle.

London.-A new regulation mas Dee ~
ID under the poisons and pharmacy
'ot relating to the sale OF 'sulphurlc
w va fv,triol. nitric acid, hydrochlo
. ~ ocia (spirits of salts), and soluble
u, n.y. ~ oxalic acid. 1t states that the
, .a.se, IN which the acid is sold must
,esS a,st,npuishable by touch from or
:. containers and must be dis
na".,y labeled mot to be taken" ANY
.etailers of these acids who TAU :
,eu,n,v with the regulation viii o.
,able to a penalty.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-12

me would see him SO that he could
nractice and carry out the plan ne
had In view.
When Winemiller Is ready to go In
to action he selects a stump OF
fallen log, wiggles out OF MS coat
shakes the box of cartridges out OF
specially prepared pocket removes
tbo lid with his teeth and dumps the
cartridges on the ground. Then-ana
always to the amazement OF vet
oran marksman-he places his rifle at
rest with the muzale pointing up
ward holding 1t In position with a
,eathern throng strapped to the stump
~ b,s left arm, leans over and presses
Tho snring of the magazine with his
teeth causing the receptacle to open
with his mouth he drops In the cart
ridges. us.;a,
Tbose who see this exemplificatlof
, ,f necessity being the mother OF IN
vention are somewhat perplexed u
NOV, how Winemiller will pull tn
, srieger with his teeth and avoid dc
aaet;ne or raising the muzzle OF tn
/, r,ae He has made provision for thi
Nv having the breech mechanism s
i. ,a,;cately adjusted that 1.-The trlgge
~ What might be termed a superb
! i've hair trigger. BY contracting n
49, ha "a able to draw the taut will
hist the merest fraction OF an inc 4
, r,,thout the slightest movement OF n
aasd The cartridge is exploded al
The bullet is driven to Its target