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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-11

proof Of guilt which the anti-Loriner
senator's have found against as many as
twelve members of the Illinois lessla-
ture no convictions have been secured
and none have been repudiated by the
voters in their respective districts, ex-
cept the tour who said they received
Lorimer money. Senator Johnston closed
by saying:
'The whole fabric of this case rests:
First. upon the testimony of Charles
a. White, q seh-confessed scoundrel,
who was contradicted by many witnesses.
and whose manner and bearing upon the
stand was such that six of the seven
members of the committee entirely dis
regarded his unsupported testimony.
Second, upon the testimony OF Beck
erneyer and Link, who, taken before
grand jury, first swore that they never
had received any money, were either in
dicted or threatened with indictments for
perjury, and then changed their stories.
Third, the testimony of Holtslaw, an
other confessed periurer.
These men were fatty contradicted By
Browne, Wilson and Broderick. men
whose bearing on the stand was Infinitely
superior to these vile creatures.
Testimony Rejected.
so far the testimony of the first three
men has been contenaptuously not be-
heved whenever /, was given before
jury I'm Illinois, and now six OF seven
senators seeing and hearing them do not
believe that any weight should be givsn
to it. The subcommittee was almost
unanimous that those men were not only
base. but utterly unworthy OF belief.
not only have a reasonable doubt Of the
truth Of their stories, but have no
reasonable doubt Of their testimony being
utterly false"
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the vessels and wine remaining under the
bar, and all the pots and cups except
those of gold and silver, in the vine cell
lar after dinner. This proposition. though
modest and ibusinessiike when compared
with that Of the wafer making ord of the
Manor Of Lyst0n. was treated somewhat
conternptuously by the court of claims. The
duke was, indeed. allowed to appoint
deputy chief butler of England. but he
only received q cup and ever for the ju-
dicfous selection of good man. Appar-
emily, il was easier to find a relia BILE
butler in the reign Of James II than it is
now.
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PROPERTY GAINS $500
IN VALUE IN ONE week
WiIkeshire Apartments, Sold
for $27 500 a Week AGO,
ResoId for $4,000.

Many sales Of apartment houses IN
Washington have been reported by differ
ent local real estate brokers within the
past few weeks and one of the best In :
dications OF the high regard in which
property of this character is held by in
vestors was offered this week in coniec~
ton With the sale to Samuel II. Stidham
of the Wilkeshire apartments, l1J7 CO.
lumbia road. This same property was
sold a week ago for Mrs. Charlotte Daley
20 Creed NJ. Fulton, a local attorney. for
$1,000. Mr.. Fulton. in turn. rcso.d the
property through Z. II. Taggart, real
estate broker, and in this transaction the
Wilkeshirc commanded price Of $3n0rO,
SO that Mr.. Fulton netted a profit Of
500 ON An investment Of only one weeks
standing. The Nilkeshire contains six
apa-tmeuts. with large colonial porches
III both front and rear, and It stands ON
lot which has an area OF 5000 square
feet. The rental income from the build
-ng aggregates 5000 year.
Mr.. Tasgart also sold Cor Mr.. Fulton
an unimproved lot, 20 by 100 feet, at 1890
stree: northwest for 5000 The pur-
chaser. Matthew q. LepIey. will break
ground February II for IL tilree-story
apartment, which will cost about $4,000.
More Deals Pending on the ''Shires."
Another transaction reported by Mr..
Tagsart was the sale of the three-story
eleven-room brick house at 1908 S street
northwest, for Samuel H. stidllarn. to ].
Edward Giles. The property has a 'front.'
aga OF twenty-five feet and e. depth of
leo feet, Will, stable on the rear o. the
loo. 1t is understood the consideration
in the transaction was $500
II addition to the sale of the apartments
at 11J7 Columbia road. Mr.. Taggart also
has sold another of the "Shi-es'' for Mrs.
Daley The purchaser o. this building.
the Yorkshire, was r. l.. Evans Of Front
ROYAL. Va, who paid $4,000 for the prop
erty. Mr.. Taggart said yesterday that
The sales OF the Nilkesh.re and York
shire were only two of a chain Of deals
which he had pending on the Shire
apartments.
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Took Four Shocks to Kill.

RALEIGH, y. c.. February 11.-Philip
Mills. a negro wife murderer. was
electrocuted in the state penitentiary
here yesterday. Four shocks were neces-
sary to cause death. The crime for
which Mills was executed was commit
ted last August. and followed an argu.
ment with his wife as to the future
OF their three-year-old boy. Mills club
bed her to death. Tho child died two
days afterward
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Wanted to Make Peace.

The earl marshall Of the period was an
ambitious but well meaning man. All he
proposed doing was to appease the de-
bates that might arise In the kings house
on this day. to keep the doors Of the
same and Of the abbey, and to dispose Of
the places Of the mobiles. etc. He asked
no fees for performing his impossible task
Of peacemaker. Not an ever or a night
cap did he mention. But his offer was
declined on the very credible ground that
1t was unprecedented. The Lord Of the
Manor of Ashlee, Norfolk, had quite an
American fondness for souvenirs. He en-
pressed q comprehensive wish for all the
disused table linen. But. he being I'M
provided with any sort Of evidence. the
court Of claims would have none OF him.
The Duke Of Norfolk, as Earl OF Arun-
del and Lord Of Kenninghal Manor.
claimed to perform by deputy tho once Of
chief butler Of England, and to have for
his fees the best gold cup snd cover with oil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-11
WAS ENGAGED TO WED.
Milk Wagon Driver Missing From
His Home Ten DAVIS.

Nothing has been heard by the police
concerning the whereabouts Of George w.
pNnn. who disappeared from his home,
y51o New Jersey avenue northwest, about
% days ago. Flynn was employed as
driver by the White Cross Dairy Com
pany.
F1ynn's mother and his employer called
at police headquarters shortly after he
disappeared and asked that the police
search for him. 1t is said that the young
man was engaged to be married to Bal
timore woman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-11

Will Cole. colored. charged with selling
liquor without q license, was fined $50
and sent to Jail for sixty days in the po-
lice court at Richmond, Va, witnesses
testifying that it was Cole who sold the
liquor to Frank Payne. the negro who
died from poisoning alleged to have been
put in the whisky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-11

In an address to the Hundred Club of
the local Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton at Richmond Thursday, Gov. Mann
declared that in the future he wanted all
Of those present to make the meeting his
torical by raising the right forednger
session adopted the Agn a. onciaL !
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Demanded All the Dishes.

The master of the horse seems to have
been a man Of extraordinary versatility.
He felt himself competent to attend the
coronation in the irrelevant position Of
sergeant of the silver scullery. For doing
his duty in a capacity for which a master
OF the horse would seem to be absolutely
untitled he demanded ito have all the
silver dishes served on that day to the
kings table, with the fees thereto be-
longing. and to take assay Of the kings
meat at the kitchen dressing bar" The
court of claims dismissed the application
as Unprecedented. But the mere formu-
lation Of such request shows that James
Ii possessed master OF the horse with
q sinsuiarly original turn OF mind.
In spite Of considerable opposition from
the Duke Of Norfolk, the Earl OF Derby
and the Earl Of Kent. Lord de Grey OF
Thyn succeeded in his application to carry
the kings spurs. He claimed by right OF
descent from n very ancient Earl of Penn
rect descendant Of the de Grey line for
the past 700 years, viii carry the spurs
Of George V. At the coronation Of Queen
Victoria, this Office was performed by Lord
Byron as deputy to the Baroness Grey de
Ruthyn.
A curious tenure was that under which
the manor Of Hayden, In Essex. was held.
BY virtue of one moiety its lord claimed
to hold the basin and ever to the king
towel by virtue Of another moiety Of the
manor. Though apparently able and will
ing to pay the whole Of his rent, the court
declined to allow him to pay more than
one moiety. It accepted his offer to hold
the towel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-11

Capt. William F. Simpson died at his
home on the Wicomico river, in Charles
county. Nd, Wednesday. after a short Ill.
ness OF heart disease. aged seventy-two
years. Capt. Simpson was lifelong
resident Of Charles county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-11
CLAIM QUEER FEES
Rewards for Participating in
Coronation of the King.
MANY FUNCTIONS CUT OUT
Court Of Claims Leaves Something,
However, of Picturesque.
BASED ON OLD PRIVILEGES
Even in Days of James II CONNER
cial Instinct Was Not Absent
Among Mobiles.
BASED ON OLD PRIVILEGES
Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
LONDON. January IS, 19l1..
The court Of claims has just decided
who shall perform certain ceremonial
functions connected with the coming
coronation OF Geoge V, and though the
browning is shorn of many of it's most
picturesque features, several are retained,
and the rewards of Office, such as casks
Of wine, silver or gold batons aud forty
ellis OF scarlet cloth, are sufficiently pecu-
liar as to be reminiscent OF old-time coro-
nations.
At the coronation Of James III many OF
the claims were remarkable less for SEN
tirnent than for commercial instinct Even
the lord great chamberlain in 1883 made
this proposition to the court: That he
should bring the king his clothes on the
morning of the coronation and should ac-
complfsh his toilet. For this simple but
highly honorable service his terms were
forty yards of velvet Qor u robe), the
kings bed and bedding (for no specified
purpose). and also the furniture of his
chamber where he lay the night before,
with his wearing apparel and nightgown.
Ills remuneration for serving the king
before and after dinner he fixed at 1.-The
basins and towels and the CUP CT assay"
But the court. without disputins his title
to perform the functions he desired. re-
ate While allowing him the material for
q robe, this semi-judicial body drew the
line at the "cup Of assay" but granted
him EGO in lieu Of the nightgown and
the other knickknacks.
Thought Highly of Waters.
The lord Of the manor of Lyston, in Es-
sex, purposed making waters for the king
and queen, and serving them to their
naajesties Himself. So admirable did he
deem his waters that he asked in ex-
change for them all tho instruments of
silver and other metal used at the table.
The acumen of this lord of a manor may
we'll be noted. ''Other metal" presum-
ably, included gold. However expert lie
may have been as u manufacturer of
waters, he would seem to have possessed
little merit as a butler, for the court Of
Claims insisted that the victuals should be
served by the kings servants. and got
rid Of the enterprising Essex man for
cash payment Of ESQ. which seems to
have been good business.
A bright idea was that OF the lord of
the manor Of Bardolf, in -Addington. Sur
rey. He claimed the right of finding a
kings kitchen. His claim being allowed.
he had no difficulty in finding the man.
In fact. he Immediately hit upon avery
likely person for the purpose He found
the kings master cook. All this he did
absolutely free of charge. -
The Earl OF Exeter. Sir George Blum
DEL. and MIR. Thomas Snaggs, being fefed
of several parts Of the barony of Bed
ford. asked for miscellaneous collection
OF things, including silver aims basin,
the cloth on which their najesties walk
ed a tun of wine and a fine thread
towel. Apparently this was small syn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-11

Within the narrow confines of Pana ma
Canal Zone the United States has lately
come into possession Of
Orchids in rare orchid field. Pan
n.,1 anna Is the home Of
SssA OoAAo' two very distinctive
orchids, the santa Maria ana the Santa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-11

That America has been behind in
interest in orchid culture is partially
due to the fact that
Rare Varieties the interests OF the
-, ., country have not
IA AAAAPPAAsS0' been largely CENTER
ed in localities where the rarest varieties
have been found. Since our connection
with the Philippines and other tropical
countries Americans have awakened to
the value Of orchids. The Philippine
Islands furnish several rare varieties
which have been brought to America in
quantities during the last five years. The
National Museum and the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington are giving in
creased attention to orchidae. SO that it
is now possible for the orchid student to
receive much help.
South America Is known to contain
numberless orchids OF exceptional beauty.
With the development Of the South
American republics comes the realization
OF the commercial and scientific value Of
its flora. For the past century the
orchids of Mexico and Central America
have been we'll known to the scientists
Of the world and many Of those now sold
in American cities arc cross breeds from
these products.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-11
I Send You Absolutely Free A
Trial Package Of a Remedy
Tat Cures This Distressing
Condition. 1t Comes Pre-
paid to Your Door.

Consider my offer. / willingly send you free
OF charge trial treatment OF the wonderful
Gauss Combined Catarrh Cure. You have every
thing to gain and nothing TO lose. It's up TO
you. II wish to be cured Of that foul splitting
and hawking--that wretched depressed sensa-
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further delay. l possess the remedy that VII
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must supply Il. That's all ask. Simply Gil
out the following coupon and mail IL to me to-
day. 1t will be the means Of restoring you -
a perfectly normal condition giving you .
sweet, pure breath.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-11
Matter Under Consideration.

The inquiry has been taken under ad-
visement by the department and the in
Quirer will be informed whether his local.
ity Is better suited to mountjacs or Chi
nese deer. and which there probably will
be the largest demand for on the market.
At the present moment there are no quo
tations on mountjacs outside geological
gardens, where they are reported steady
TO firms at $500 pair. At this price
there ought to be some profit In raising
them, but will require considerable cap
ital to start a ranch Of any extent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-11
Dimjnutive Deer of India.

Tie mountjac is native of India, and
while it is a true deer and has all the
characteristics of full grown venison, it
Is only from twenty to twenty-five inches
high. One valuable feature as a breeding
animal is that it always has twins,
but then there are other species of small
deer that have triplets or even quad
rupiats, SO the motntjac has nothing
ON them. These desirabls little citizens
arc the Chinese water deer. They are
.ess shy than the moun:jac ard will live
in d swamp or anywhere else. and eat
anything OF nothing as the opportunity
offers.
The correspondent Of the department.
in Texas warts to go into the business
Oh u large scale and says that he has land
enough and money enough. but that he is
shy on mountjacs or mountji; or mount
jacases, however the department may
prefer to call them. He wants to know
where they can be bought, how much per
and how they should be packed for trans
portation.
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Told to Go to Law.


The master of the kings great ward
robe claimed to receive from his deputy
a pail Of cloth Of gold, and to carry It
to the altar for the king to offer. He
also, for some covert reason. requested
that his deputy, Of whose well-being he
seems to have been extremely solici.
tous, should attend near Garter King OF
Arms neatly dressed in scarlet cloth
with a gold crown embroidered on the
left sleeve. The court Of claims would
not hear Of any such suggestion, ana
told the master of the kings great ward.
robe that ne could go to any law about
the prudent costumer that he was, he
merely went about his own business.
No better fate met the clerk OF the
great wardrobe, who came with the pleas
ing and well-thought- tout scheme Of bring
ing, presumably at the nations expense,
a rich pail of gold to be held over the
kings head while he was anointed. He
also had wish to wear a gold. crown on
his left sleeve. Litigation was prescribed
for him too.
In striking contrast to the conduct OF
these gentlemen is the generosity Of the
Lord of the Manor Of the Neither Bill
sinston, Kent He claimed to present
three ma pie cups to his majesty. Whether
OF difference to him. The court did not
see lit to place any impeachment in the
way of this charming presentation. II
he had said nothing about the matter.
the nature Of his tenure would have
been forgotten, and he might have pre-
scented his surplus maple cups to some
one who had a use for them.
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dictate for the promotion of some univer.
sal supply emporium. II one may hazard
a guess at this distance of time. Snaggs
was the real motive power in the concern.
The earl and Sir George were mere OF
namental figures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-11

That America has been behind
interest in orchid culture is PARTIAL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-11

tlrer pointing out that. even with the
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-22
Exhortinq the Ducks.

There are two tiny boys in this
town whose mother sings often to
them at their request. and as she is
an ardent church woman. the children
hear as many hymns as anything else.
The other day they were playing with
their wooden ducks in the bathtub.
and strangely enough the ducks were
more inclined to float sideways than
in the approved manner. After sew
eral attempts to keep the misguided
ducks straight the older boy shouted:
Stand up. duck. stand up" Then
two-year-old, noting the familiar
phrase. leaned over the tub and ex'
horted: ""Tand up. duck! 'Tand up
for Jesus"
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-22

o., m ,,o ~, hi. s,bordinates-no two reports
on this point alike-found the So q; .
that bears Wilson's name. Inc n "a.
ridge OF rock, $50 feet long. 40 TO ~ 'ee' VIZ"
On % ao Zoo, .bove ground. and no one yet knows
how deem that is heavily laden Win eoiu- -,
the moss from ii anywhere and there 10 e.
Nothing in the history of gold mining peter
illustrates the eccentrcities or goo "liie'' nc.
the discovery of the Dome Inc us.o
party consisted of three men. headeo os 90 ,'
Wilson The expedition was financed py Sh''
ca.o man named Edwards. who was engaseo III
the manufacture of lighting fixtures. ho~aiu
was to put up all the money IN return ior
half interest in anything that might De disco'
cred. Wilson was to have quarter interest," ""'
each of the other two an eighth
For several weeks they prospected first TO the
east of Porcupine lake. in Whitney township thei'
TO the west in Tisdale township. they 1o"na
gold and staked some claims. But the great
Dome" although they camped. some OF the time'
within sight of it, almost escaped them. 1t was
finally discovered. according to the story tnat
is generally believed. only because one OF VIII
sons subordinates stumbled across H. he was
not a miner. knew nothing about geology. out olo
know enough to scrape OF moss. Also. ne mao
eyes. When the moss was on he could not heip
seeing the gold. The great ridge that was hence
forth to be known the Wilson Dome had
been found. Stakes we're driven and claim laid
to the huge boulder.
Perhaps the most remarkable story. however.
prospector named "Bill" Wocdney.
A mining man whom believe to be reliable told
me that Bill came to him one day and showed him
remarkably rich piece Of gold quartz. at the
same time asking him where he supposed II came
from.
Not from anywhere in Canada" was the reply.
Il thought you would say that" was the COM
ment. but you are wrong.
Then Bill" told his story.
He said the quartz was given to him by a widow.
Her husband had been accidentally killed short
time before she gave it to him. The widow told
him that the quartz came from a vein near Lake
Abiribi frigid sheet of water up toward Hudsons
bay 300 miles north OF Cobalt Her husband and
two other men whom she named had found the
vein They had not staked their claims and regis
tered them with the government at Toronto. be-
cause such registration would have been a notifca-
ton to the world that they had found gold in the
region Winter near when the discovery was
made and they wanted to return in the spring.
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-22

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