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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-12-14
A MOTHERS PLEA TO THE WO-
MANS PAGE.

Dear Mrs. Lee: I have been q ST.
lent reader of The JEFF, and have
been watching the Woman's Page
ever since it was created, and must
say | am very much disappointed in
it. l suppose the reason we do not
have any more letters to read is, that
all the sisters are like myself; had
rather sit and read some one else's
letter than to worry their brain try
ing to think of something worth
while for others to read
How did you mothers spend
Thanksgiving Day? I spent the day
in cooking and sewing for my little
urchins and was very thankful to the
Great Giver.
Some of you good writer's that
haven't any children, fill our page
with something interesting, till after
Christmas. then the mothers that are
trying So hard to get their children
ready for school will cooperate with
you.
This is such a busy time with the
country mothers; and ] venture to
say that the Woman's Page is read
almost entirely by the country moth
ers. Though it is a busy time for US
it is good time; for potato-digging
day and the hog-killing day both
come. Then there are plenty of big.
fat pOssums lettering around in the
nearby woods.
Let's get an interesting subject
started, then everybody will want to
write and say something. Some one
write us good letter on literature.
VIII some one kindly inform me,
through the Woman's Page, from
what publishing house I can obtain
''The Colonial Girl?
l must bid you adieu as the forest
primevals are singing. "milk time,
and the baby is saying, supper
time.
Hoping much success to the Page.
Ashland, Ga. MOUNTAIN MOTHER.
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do you call that?' he inquired of a
lanky native.
"Razor-back hawg."
"Well, what is he doing rubbing
against that tree?"
Hes stropping himself, mister,
jest stropping himself. THE House
keeper.
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agnes watson Lee, thomson, Ga.
THE OLD SHOP WINDOW.
There's holiday, Christmassy feel
in the air,
A bubblfng spirit that nothing can
rid
"A whisper Of secrets in hallway and
stair
And fitting of shadows where
treasures are hid
a Christmassy, holiday feeling that
brings
A touch to the heart that you
scarce understand,
AS though it were mem'ry caressing
the strings
And charming us back to a happi-
er land
Wonderful land!-with it's tinsel and
show,
And back to old Christmas COM
panions again
To the best friend of all in the long,
long ago,
The gingerbread man with the
peppermint cane!
By some trick Of memry the years
haven't been.
Nor worries, nor woes, nor the
things that distress
The world is still peopled with rosy
checked men
And wee little women in quaintest
of dress,
So small they must stand on their
tiptOes to see!
The little shop windows are glow
ing with lights,
And children, piled deep as the chill
dren can be,
Are marveling much at the won
derful sights!-
A row of bright faces all filed with
surprise
And there, under guard Of the
white frosted pane,
With coat made of frosting, and ap-
ple-saed eyes,
Is the gingerbread man with o pep
permint cane!
There's a holiday, Christmassy feel
ing tonight,
A bubbling spirit that nothing can
A whisper of secrets and Christmas
delights,
And fittering Of shadows where
treasures are hid;
A holiday feeling that parents must
share
And be Of their holiday pleasures,
and yet
There's none of the old-fashioned
parents but spare
A feeling Of sorrow and sigh Of re-
gret
That Youth cannot know what To-
day hasn't taught
The spirit OF pleasure and Christ
mas refrain
This envoy Of Christmas of other
days brought,
The gingerbread man with the pep
permint cane.
JOHN d. WELLS,
in Buffalo IN. - News.
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did you ever know a girl to die
for loVe?"
eyes"
did she just fade away and die
because some man deserted herr"
No; she just took in washing and
worked herself to death because the
man she loved married her. "-Hous-
ton Post.
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PAGE TWO
PAGE, 4e,5 s7 7;f:s; =.

All communications for this page
Agnes Watson Lee, Thomson, Ga.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-21
Dissension in Government.
AMERICAN FLEET LARGE.
Strong Naval Force Is Gathering in
Chinese Waters.

A feet Of American warships greater
than the fleets of any foreign power or
even of China will be in Chinese waters
by tomorrow or the day following.
Twelve vessels-three cruisers, two de-
stroyers, five gunboats, one transport
and one collier-with Rear Admiral Muir
dock in command, will have assembled
at the mouth or in the Yangtze river
Admiral Murdock is hurrying from Ma
Mia to Shanghai, at the mouth of the
river, aboard the transport Rainbow.
The collier Abaren'., with detachment
OF marines and ammunition; the first
class cruiser Saratoga, formerly the New
York, and the flagship of Admiral Samp-
son off Santiago during the Spanish war,
and the third-ciass cruiser Albany are
also on their way from Manila to Snang-
hal.
The two destroyers, the Barry and the
Decatur, and the third-class cruiser New
Orleans have been ordered from Shanghai
to Nanking, about 100 miles above
Shanghai and about twice that far from
Hankow, the center of revolutionary ac-
tivities.
The gunboats Helena, Elcano and
Villalobos are off Hankow at the present
time. The gunbOat Samar is little
farther down the river. The Whining
ton, gunboat, which has arrived at
Canton. makes the twelfth American
warship in these waters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-21
WORLD MARVELS
PLACED ON VIEW
Some Exhibits That May Be
Seen at the New National
Museum Tomorrow. n
SELECTIONS AT RANDOM =
FROM VAST COLLECTIONS
Many Thousand Specimens Received
Every Year.
NOW ACCESSIBLE TO PUBLIC
Argus Pheasants From Siam, Huge
Giraffe and Skeleton of
Sea Serpent Among
the Exhibits.
Many Thousand Specimens Received
Every Year.
NOW ACCESSIBLE TO PUBLIC

Three argus pheasants from
Siam. marvellous birds, one OF
which is "strutting." with
spread of wing almost equal in
surface to the sail OF a small boat
A giraffe from Lake Borangu,
British East Africa. over sixteen
feet high.
The skeleton Of an actual meat
eating sea serpent, whose tail could
lash to pieces any whaleboat that
ever put out from a New England
fishing port
The bones Of a reptile which ex-
listed millions of years before the
famous serpent of the Garden of
Eden. nearly seventeen feet long,
and equipped with exactly the sort
OF legs now seen on a leaping kan
garoo.
A flying dragon. whose actual
presence would be more terrible
than the famous dragon laid low
by the spear and sword Of the
doughty St George Of England.
A rock larger than two folding
beds. which fell to earth from a
clear sky.
All these on view at the new Ma
tional Museum building tomorrow
afternoon from 1:30 to 4:3O O'Clock.
North door.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-21
CHARLES c. M'ROBERTS
KILLED HUNTING DUCKS
Former Washingtonian Acct
dentaI|y Shot by Guide Near
Antioch, III.
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, October 21.1Charles G. Nc
Roberts, who less than fortnight age
was appointed assistant United States
attorney here, was shot and killed by hi!
guide yesterday while hunting ducks near
Antioch, Ill.
McRobertS and the guide, Ben Cobb
were in boat together. The guide told
McRoberts to duck" meaning to bend
down low in the boat, just as he Cobb
was about to shoot. McRoberts misun-
derstood the slang expression. and
thought the guide meant that flock OF
ducks was approaching. Instead of bend
ing down, he raised his head just as
Cobb pulled the trigger. He received the
full load of shot in the neck and died
instantly.
The body of Charles G. McRoberts is
expected to arrive here tomorrow morn
ing shortly after 10 o'clock. Mrs. Vir
ginia Goodwin McRoberts. his wife, will
accompany it.
Arrangements for the funeral have not
been completed. but the burial will be
made IN this city Funeral services will
be held at the home of his mother, Mrs
Mamie II. McRoberts, at 302 street
northwest.
No news has been received by his fam
lily from Chicago. and they know nothing
about the accident that resulted in the
Young mans death save what they have
read in reports from Chicago.
Graduated in Law Here.
After graduating from the Columbian
Law School, now the George Washington
University Law School, Mr.. McRoberts
practiced law in this city for several
years. He went to Chicago six years
ago upon his marriage to Miss, Virginia
Goodwin of Union Springs. Ala. to make
his home there. 1t was only about a
week ago that he was appointed assist
ant United States attorney.
Mr.. McRoberts was thirty-nine years
old and native of this city. He was
born at 3O2 c street northwest, and
went through the public schools. At
Central High School he was captain of
Company B. High School Cadets 1S90-91.
He went with the Southern Railway
Company shortly after his graduation.
and for about seven years was chief
clerk in the treasurer's Office. He left
the Southern in order to practice law.
Mr. McROberts Is survived by his
wife, his mother and a sister. Mrs.
Robert Turnstall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-21
CLYDE ON WAY TO NORFOLK.
Disabled Steamer Due to Reach
City by Nightfall.

NORFOLK, Va, October 21.-The dis
abled steamer George w. Clyde is being
towed to Norfolk today by a wrecking
tug. This news came in from sea by
wireless. The Clyde is due to reach this
city before nightfall.
NEW YORK, October 21.-A wireless
message from Sandy Hook today said
that the Clyde line steamer George w.
Clyde, which broke down yesterday on
her way from Philadelphia to Norfolk,
was anchored this morning twenty miles
north Of Hog Island in ten and one-half
fathoms Of water. The Old Dominion
liner Hamilton, which passed the dis
abled steamer at 4:4O am. said she was
blowing signals of distress and asking
for a tug to tow her in.
The Clyde left Philadelphia Thursday,
carrying freight but no passengers. Her
shaft broke at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing and she Immediately dropped her
anchor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-21

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, October 21.-Sydney
E. Mudd, who represented the fifth dis
trict of Maryland in Congress for many
years, died this morning at the sanatorium
of DR.. s. Weir Mitchell in Philadelphia.
The former representative had been in i'll
health since 1905, when he was sent to
the sanatorium.
Mr.. Mudd hau always been very active
in the politics of this state. In fact, it
was his untiring work that is thought to
have caused his breakdown three years
ago. He had long been recognized as one
of the hardest workers in the republican
ranks. and his friends were rejoicing in
the hope that he would soon be able to
take his place among the leaders of his
party.
Denied Part in Politics.
to the sanitarium he was kept absolutely
ignorant Of politics. None of his lieu
tenants was permitted to see him. In
deed. for the first few months his family
was not permitted to visit him. All dur
ing the past campaign the conditions in
his own district were kept from him.
though his counsel was missed by his
neutenants.
For years Mr.. Mudd had been a force
in Maryland politics. He had always
taken a prominent part in the councils
of his party. and by his wise counsel
had guided the party to numerous vic
tories. Outside of Baltimore city, he had.
to a great extent. been the guiding spirit
of the republican party
The principal cause of his popularity as
representative was his untirins work
for Maryland. When any national i'm
provements were to be made or any pub
lie funds to be spent. Representative
Mudd was always in the fight to secure
the just proportion for Maryland
Through his efforts the government naval
proving grounds were located at Indian
Head. He had always been a friend of
the Naval Academy, and many of the
improvements there had been secured by
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-21
OPPOSE TOBACCO PLANS.
Attorneys General of Three States
File Petitions

NEW YORK, October 21.-The attor-
neys general of Virginia and North and
South Carolina today filed a Joint petit
tion with the United States circuit court
against the proposed reorganization plan
of the American Tobacco Company. A
similar petition was filed on behalf of the
Independent Manufacturers Association
OF the United States.
Both petitions ask leave to file written
objections to the tobacco trusts PROPOSE
tion for disintegration already in the
hands >of the court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-21
ROYALTY AND NOBILITY
PRESENT AT WEDDING
Marriage of Archduke Karl
Franz Josef of Austria and
Princess Zita.

VIENNA, Austria, October o1-The
Archduke Karl Franz Josef and Princess
Zita of Parma were married today in the
the presence Of the emperor. the King of
Saxony and many other members of the
royalty.
Special interest attached to the we'd
ding, as the bridegroom, in the ordinary
course of events, will one day become
emperor-king Of Austria Hungary He is
the elder son of the late Archduke Otto
and great-nephew of the Emperor Fran
els Joseph He is also the nephew of the
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir pre-
sumptive to the throne. AS the latter
made a morgantaic marriage with the
Princess Hohenberg and renounced all
rights of succession in her behalf and of
any children of the union. the Archduke
Karl Franz Josef is next in the line of
succession.
Daughter of Duke Of Parma.
The bride. Princess Zita, is the thir-
teenth child of the late Duke Robert of
tonia Of Portugal. She was born May Q,
sisters. She is remarkably handsome
brunette. The marriage is said to be a
genuine love match. The archduke is
twenty-five years older than his bride
Emperor Francis Joseph, who motored
from Schoenbrunn to Schwarzau was
the principal guest at the wedding, which
was attended also by Frederick August
III, King of SaXony, and large number
of archdukes and archduchesses and
princes and princesses, mostly relatives
of the bridal couple.
Magnificent Wedding Gifts.
The Pope sent a special envoy, who
brought a magnificent wedding present
a holy picture in a magnificent gold
frame decorated with the papal arms
and those of the bride and groom.
Emperor Francis Joseph gave the
bride "a diamond coronet arranged in
five tiers, each Of which can be taken
off and worn as separate ornament
1t is surmounted with unusually fine
brilliantS and cost something more than
OCOO.
The young couple will reside in an old
imperial palace at Hetzendorf. a sub
urb Of Vienna, which has been loaned
them by the emperor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-21
GERMANS NOT FIGHTING.
Berlin Gets Denial Of Report Of Con.
fiict at Hankow,

BERLIN, October 21.-A dispatch to
the German Cablegram Company from
Peking fatty denies the report of the
captain of the German cruiser Leipzig
October IL that there had been street
fighting at Hankow between German
bluejackets and Chinese mob.
A dispatch to the same agency from
Shanghai states that the English reports
OF the rebel victory at Hankow were ex-
eggerated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-21
Crime a Shocking One.

This state has had mysterious murders
To the communities where they occurred
but never before within the memory of
the oldest police officer has there been d
more dastardly crime than the one this
clergyman Is accused of having commit
ted.
In effect Richeson is charged with fur
nishing nineteen year-old girl. TO whom
he is said to have been engaged TO be
married and who would soon have become
a mother, with cyanide of potassium
and the inference is that he told her that
by taking the deadly drug she would
bring about d desired change in her
physical condition.
1t is declared that he deceived the girl
as TO the nature of the drugs effect for
the express purpose of causing her
death so that no ENHANCEMENT might ex-
list which could prevent his marriage to
Miss Edmands, whose father is mil
Iionaire.
IL is hard to- conceive of Clergyman
of any faith committing a capital crime.
but it is more inconceivable to ina gine
that one could go to a druggist. and, with
the purpose of numbering young girl
uppcrmost in his mind, say to the man
from whom he purchased the deadly
cyanide, Il want to kill dog and then.
when the transaction is concluded. invite
the druggist to attend the wedding which
was to be made possible by the killing
of Miss Linnell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-21
CARS COLLIDE IN FOG.
Ten Injured, But None Fatally, Out.
side of Cleve1ond

CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 21-Two
Cleveland, Southwestern and Columbus
interurban cars cOllided head-On in a
fog just outside the city today. Ten
people were injured, one seriously, but
none fatally. Ben Meyers of LenoX
Park sustained three broken ribs and
IL fractured skull.
Both cars were demolished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-21
FAIRBANKS JEWELS STOLEN.
Wife of Son of Former Vice Presi
dents Reports $4,000 Loss.

CHICAGO, October 21.-Mrs. Warren
Fairbanks of Chicago, social leader and
wife of the son of former Vice President
Fairbanks, reported to the police today
that bag containing jewels worth
$4,000 had been taken from her in
Pullman train Ell route from Boston to
Chicago, a week ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-21
Story Told by Druggist.

That was the remark Richeson is al
legged to have made to William Hahn. the
Newton Center druggist. with whom he
became acquainted when a student at the
Newton Theological Seminary, the night
of October 10. when he visited the apothe-
cary and secured the poison.
Miss I4innell was living at her home in
Hyannis when Richeson became pastor
Of the Hyannis Baptist Church in 1909.
il was his first pastorate, and. while he
was eloquent. he was not very popular
with all the members
Among those who wOrshiped at the
church was Avis Linnell She was a
pretty girl, then fifteen years old. a stu
dent at the normal school in the town
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-21
WARREN, Pa, HIT BY FIRE.
Two Business Buildings Burned
Causing Loss of $15O.OO0.

WARREN, Pa. October 21.-Fire broke
out early today in the Young Mems
Christian Association building here, COM
pIetely destroying that building and the
Wendleboe and Mexican blocks.
The loss is estimated at s15O.0O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-21
Attended Schooi Here.

Sydney Emanuel Mudd was born Febru-
ary II, 1858. in Charles county, Nd. and
after graduating from the public schools
of the county he entered Georgetown
University. this city. A part of his edu-
cation was also gained at ST. Johns Col
lege. Annapolis. and after reading law
privately he attended the law department
of the University of Virginia. He was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1880
Active in the political arena from early
manhood Mr. Mudd first obtained pre-
ferment at the polls in 1879, when he was
elected to the state house of delegates
He was reelected in 1881 and was an
elector on the Garfield and Arthur ticket
in 1880.
Mr. Mudd first came to Congress on the
crest of hard-fought contest in his
district, and his claims and the claims
of his rival. Barnes Compton. the incum-
bent. We're not settled until the House
itself passed upon the matter, and Mr..
Mudd was made member of the Fifty
first Congress. He was defeated of
election. but again in 1895 he became
member of the state house of delegates
and was speaker of that body.
Attended National Conventions.
He was a district delegate to the ma
tional republican convention in 1896 and
a delegate-at-large to the convention of
l90O and he was chairman of the Mary
land delegation at both conventions Mr.
Mudd again was elected to the House
of Representatives in 1897, and was
member continuously of the Fifty-fifth
Fifty-sixth, Fifty-seventh, Fifty-eighth
F'ifty-ninth and Sixtieth Congresses.
For several years of his long period of
service in the House Mr.. Mudd was
member of the District committee, and
he also was prominent in the work of the
House naval committee. In the latter
capacity he StubbOrnly resisted the at
tempt TO secure the removal of the Unit
ed States Naval Academy from Annap-
oils to Newport, and after winning this
battle he secured appropriations of sew
eral millions OF dollars. under which the
Naval Academy was greatly enlarged and
improved.
Four Children Survive.
Mr.. Mudd's wife. who was Miss Ida
Griffin of Clinton. Prince Georges county
Nd. died several years ago, and the only
surviving members of the family are
three sons and one daughter. Sydney
Mudd. Jr., who Is assistant United States
attorney of the District; William Griffin
| Mudd. a practicing attorney of this city:
Thomas f. Mudd. reporter on a Balti-
more newspaper. and Mrs. Eleanor Will
mer of La Plata, Md.
The news of the death of his father.
| which came by telegraph to Assistant
| United States Attorney Mudd, was a
| shock. The son. with his brother, VIII
liam Griffin Mudd. and William Gichrist.
former secretary to the deceased, took
the first train for Philadelphia to take
charge Of the funeral arrangements
Services will be held Monday next at
l1:D am. at ST Thomas Catholic
Church near La Plata Md. A high mass
of requiem will be sung.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-21
Daughter of Millionaire.

Mrs Harrington before her marriage
was Miss Laurel Louisa Fletcher, daugh-
ter of Stoughton J. Fletcher. a million
aire banker and capitalist of this city.
At his death he left her a large fortune
She is a writer of verse and has con-
tributed it to magazines under the name
of Louise Harrington.