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detective, fully dressed, leaned back in
his chair and ruminated.
The door opened and an excited but
otherwise healthy woman entered.
IT knew 1t was you who opened the
door as soon as you entered the room,'
remarked the great detective. and the
woman Immediately became lost In
wonder.
Feeling around, however, until she
found herself again, she exclaimed,
They tell me you can find anything?"
The great detective bowed modestiy..
"Oh, sir, my baby has swallowed q
valuable needle. How can I find it?"
Without even pausing for reflection
the wonderful man spoke: Have the
child swallow a thimble.'
1t was pretty case!
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

lars of the church. and some pillar, too,
that gave me the chance. I knew I
oughtn't to have sprung 1t on her, but,
as say, when a good joke taps me on
the shoulder 1 just have to go along.
Mrs. Meek, the original model for a
proper noun, was buying tomatoes.
How red they are!" she chants.
''Yes," I come back, they've been
looking at the salad dressing"
won't run the chance of saying it's
exactly original, because you may have
EsArd It before. Anyhow, way down In
ay heart I knew the ice was cracking
when I sprung II on Mrs. Meek. Keep
your old tomatoes" she says, and beats
It. And, honest, had to go around and
apologize before the boss. agreed to
kesp me on the pay roll.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

who refused her
kiss.
That isn't the trouble with Burt Belle She's the cngn
vine girl that's she's hangin
mans neck and lookn rustu Which very nice girl
and gratfyin' the butwe
wise old granmohers used say
But the Clingng Act is Nice
Even though know how is Belle look
cngn girl without havin' feeln of innocent
heart because for real unaduated
there's nothn think of equal maxim cngn vine
yourself Goodness feen havn somebody that's
gon keep the wind bown you for the your
Gfe
highly enjoyable things, won't do. before
Walker snatched Kate his manly instead an the
trouble propose Kate used look his with
look and let him hold her hand entirely too long
before he'd goodby somewhere around mid
night When really, Belle she ought "a been packn him off
10 o'clock with just the of smile make him
whistle all the home.
1t must Walker
why said himself what
l that entities be engagedE
while he decided that his wouldn't be clear
without deervn and he's his
back
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Heat Will Not
Affect These
OBLIGING SERVANTS

Mistress-I am surprised. You say
you were married six months ago, d.
vorced three months ago, and remar-
ried to your husband last night.
Domestic-Yes'm. You see, at the
first place he had they wanted a mar
ried man, so we got married; but the
next place they wanted single man,
so we got divorced, and came here.
Now he's found a place where they
want a man for gardening and the
wife to cook, so we got married again.
and I'm going with him.
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Well Qualified

Prospective employer (perusing refer
ences)-Have you any knowledge of the
silk and satin department?
Applicant-Spent all my life among
'em, sir.
Prospective Employer-And sheets and
blankets?
Applicant Cforcibly)-Born among EN-,
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fairly knocked the sense of humor
senseless in the crowd.
And how she talked! Any pretty
girl-as pretty as she-could have af-
forded to say nothing with all her
energy-in a voice that did not jar the
idealisms of every one Of her hearers
till 1t shook with palsy. Not one Of
the men would have cared how inane
she was If she had SOUNDED harmon
iously. But, even with the inspiration
Of her flashing eyes, veiled at intervals
with the fringe of her lashes, 1t was
impossible to dream dreams and see
visions in her neighborhood. She scared
them away!
The looming Rasp
This, then, occurred to me. She was
manicured to a pink sheeniness. It
took time to do that! She was mas
saged till she had that exquisitely sat-
iny complexion which well groomed
women can enjoy. That took time and
money! She was gowned with such in
dividuality, blent with the fashion Of
the moment, that it was patent she had
spent thought and cash on her clothes.
1t counted up a big amount in dollars
and time and trouble, all that excel
lence of preparation. And 1t was all
made worthless by a voice that COM
bined the queer ringing quality Of Q
stretched string hit with a pine stick
and the mummy, zooning rasp Of q
prodigiously active buzzsaw. Forty of
the dollars she had spent with the
tailor might have been diverted toward
a short course in speech training. Any
man would have loved her-voiceless.
But no man dares acquire such beauty
with the prospect of divorce when he
tells his wife to, keep STILL" She would
say he told herto shut up" Nothing
but trouble can come from such q
voice!
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
PUTTING Him Wise

Stranger Cat big hoteD-I notice you
fee the walters. Do you get better ser
vice?
Regular Guest-No.
Stranger-Then why do you 90 it'
Regular Guest - So they won SPIN
the soup down my back
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
Our Grocery Clerk
Saws In Bad Again

Say. II see a chance to spring a
good Joke all the kings horses and all
the kings men can't put the lid on.
That's tAe way 1t happened this morn
ing. It was Mrs. Meek, one Of the pill
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
The Thimble Case;
Or, Down the Canal

Running his bow lightly OF heavily
across his old violin, according as he
wanted light or heavy music, the great
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

second husband and and happiness reign both
point life, doesn't it? Perhaps
ofnds sensbtes think long have been
toned to looking the trouble Yet why not!
Isn't there something and big the sympathy that
who, loneliness and
husbands " wife had undergone opened her heart and home
lack
she should live?
Gave Up His Wife
Isn't something heroic the sacrifice of who
with gratitude and tenderness
the home offered by the happy couple who they their
his generosity?
Undoubtedly affairs requires the elimination of
jealousy the feminine propensity brood situations and
personality enough do with the possibility of little
hurts.
So it would that the trio by ideal house
homes might readily
that dwel when jealousy thrust
when wife and
faithfuns and the which
confident of his wfe love and
does not other her thoughts
her life
So after back the greatest lesson of all, doesn't
Il? lesson upon which based the contenment in those
and in others, and that isth lesson OF faith
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
A Grand Success

miss Ella, was your fair a success ?"
GLORIOUS! All the men had to walk
home"
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
ENGLISH Joke FOR TODAY

Small mirrors are to be supplied for
the use of peeresses during the corona
ton ceremony.
Peer-glasses would have been more
srIitable.-The Pink Un.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
M A ME TELLS BELLE
It's Fine While
II Lasts, Bot
GIRLS SHOULDN'T CLING

KNEW it, Belle, knew it That engagement be-
tween Kate Burt and Tom Walker could no more
a lasted than a pound O. fudge in seminary
Toms case is like man BLOWN in a 6ve-dolar
bill he's found somewhere; he didn't have to work
to get it, so he don't mind lettin it go.
It's good tip, Belle-make 'em work, and
work hard, before you let 'em know there's the
slightest excuse for em to even look at the dis
play of dimon' sotaires in the jewelers. window.
Men built they on'y appreciate what they
have to fight for l remember when l was little
enough to be natch'ra, and we used to play spin
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
L INIT OF JE A LOU S Y
Discussed After Considering
Some Recent Events
BY PEGGY VAN BRAA M

THERE an age limit to jealousy or is it that the
passing years, opening wider paths of sympathy
and understanding, do away with the petty side
of love in some cases?
1t would seem that way, at any rate, for living
happily together in western states families
of three-trios that have shattered tradition by
amicaby living together. One household includes
forty years of separation and his second wife, to
whom he was married six years ago, while
in another home there live a young woman with
her first husband who allowed her to get divorce
when he found she loved younger man and the
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
OUR DEVIL WONDERS

II 1t isn't fortunate that when the
hot weather comes and the chorus
girl market becomes feeble that there
is always a strong demand for wait
resses at the summer hotels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-11
Light Infantry Banquet.

Among those expected to make speeches
at the Alexandria Light Infantry banquet
Monday night are w. w. Sale, adjutant
general Of Virginia: Col. William Petry,
commander of the LIST Virginia Regi-
ment; Gen. c. c. Vaughan, commander
of the Virginia Infantry: Representative
c. c. Carlin and Gen. Robert K. Evans,
chief Of the bureau of military affairs OF
the War Department. A number OF city
officials have been invited.
In the police court this morning William
Dade, colored, charged with assauting
John Simms, also colored. was fined $3.50.
John Courtney, colored. charged with
destroyed the property of Rose Johnson,
also colored, was acquitted.
William Pye. colored, who was arrested
last night by Policemen Nicholson and
Roland on suspicion of having robbed the
home of Andrew Javins in Fairfax county,
several days ago, was released this morn
ing because he could not be identified as
the man who is wanted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-11
HIGHER PAY IS URGED
FOR BUREAU WOMEN

Local labor leaders and other speakers
declared at a public meeting of woman
employees of the bureau of engraving and
printing and their sympathizers, held at
Typographical Temple last night, that
the funds being contributed by WASH
ington business men to carry on a cam
paign for higher pay for government en-
ployes are being used In the interest of
legislation which does not affect the
women of the bureau. The speakers were
strongly in favor of increased pay for all
of the government employees. but they in
sisted that in all fairness the women of
the bureau should be the first to bene-
fitted.
Representative Buchanan of Illinois was
the principal speaker. He Endorsed the
stand taken by the women. and promised
to do everything in his power to help
their cause and assist them to get higher
pay. He said he was firmly convinced
that the pay they are now receiving is by
no means adequate for their needs. and
that they had been neglected by the gev-
eminent.
81 am certain he said. that II men,
beers Of Congress realized that the gov
eminent Is only paying the women OF
the bureau % cents a day for their labor.
and that they are receiving in all only
$3.50 a day-each plate printer pay
ing his woman assistant $1.25 and the
government % cents bill would be
passed Immediately rectifying these con-
ditions. The class of women see before
me are certainly worth more than that.
and should certainly receive more than
that. l will talk with other congress-
find . means to better conditioning
President Snellings OF the Central Labor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-11
Mems Underwear.

WIEN S underwear.
Mems Regular 39c Athletic Under
shirts. sleeveless style, with low
neck: knit with fine, ~u<
elastic rubbing. G. T. Il VRC
e..
Mems Coo Cross-barred Nainsook
Athletic Underwear, con-
sisting of sleeveless coat
shirts and knee drawers. WC
G. T. P................... "
Mems SOC Porosknit Underwear, in
white and ecru; athletic shirts and
knee drawers and short 80
sleeve shirts and long ZWC
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-11
INFANTILE PARALYSIS TOPIC.
Will Be Discussed by Georgetown
University Medical Society.

Infantile paralysis will be discussed at a
meeting of the Medical Society of George
town University Saturday evening. Ten
members will speak, and their addresses
will be limited to ten minutes each. Dr.
John F. Anderson, in charge of the hy-
gienic laboratory of the Marine Hospital
service, will open the discussion, talking
on the etiology of the disease. Other
speakers will be Drs. Thomas A. Will
liams. John L. Lewis, Prentiss Wilson,
Phillip S. Roy, S. S. Adams, William c.
Gwynn. Francis B. Bishop and John Dun
lop.
Kipling at his best. See "Honors Even
in our next Sunday Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-11
=. NO HOPE OF RECOVERY.
Physicians Now Trying to Prevent
Spread of Chambers

With very slight hope for the recovery
of E. C. NJ Combs. who is detained al
the Quarantine Hospital suffering from
CHAMBERS, the medical officers of the
health department are now making every
effort to keep the disease from Mrs
Combs, who is isolated at the hospital
While the physicians who are studying
the rare case of CHAMBERS in human be-
ing say that the patient is doing as well
as can be expected. not one Of them will
say that he has much hope of recovery.
DR.. j. A. Flynn, who discovered the
case, will lecture on the disease before
the Georgetown Medical Society Satur-
day night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-11
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Three Names Mentioned for
Position of Fire Chief.
SALARY MAY BE INCREASED
Directors Of Washington Corpora
lions Elected-Plans for the
Light Infantry Banquet.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Nav II 1911
1t is understood that Frank Entwisle
will be a candidate for chief engineer
Of the fire department when council elects
a fire chief. The names of Robert Gronau
and John Leadbeater have also been men,
toned for the position.
1t is expected that city council will at
its next meeting raise the salary of the
chief engineer and then elect a chief
A resolution having for it's object such
action was presented at the last meeting
of council and referred to the finance
committee.
Directors Elected.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Citizens Savings Bank of
Washington, held at the office of Attorney
Leo P. Harlow, the following directors
were elected for the year: Sidney 1.
Besselievre, Henry S. Powell, p. G. At
1eck, William T. Ballard, William IL.
Martin, E. j. Quinn, E. J. Mcbride, A.
e. Riddle and Charles A. Drake. The
reports of the officers showed that the
banks business was in a fiouriShing con-
dition.
The Smoot & Jelleff Co., Inc, today
held its annual meeting at the same office
and elected these directors: Frank r.
Jelleff, Samuel c. Smoot and E. p.
Lynch.
Sixteen delegates from Post F. Trav-
elers' Protective Association, will leave
here this afternoon for Danvilie to at
tend the state convention which will con-
vene tomorrow.
The examination of witnesses for the
defense was begun this morning in the
suit of Edward Dents administrator
against the WashinStonS Southern Railway
Company to recover damages in the sum
of $4,000 for the death of Dent, who was
killed at the Potomac railroad yards,
Alexandria county. in October, 1909 At
torney Robinson Moncure represents the
plaintiff and the defendant company Is
represented by Attorney F. L. Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-11
Friday Pickimgs

SOC Swiss Embroideries, including
27-inch Flouncings, with deep, hand
some designs and beautiful ~
open work all over en- ZSC
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Odds and ends of Val Laces sold
for sc. Round and diamond mesh
styles. in many pretty pat
terms: edges and inser- no
lions. G. T.
Regular Soc Chamoisette Gloves;
the soft, fine quality that shows its
goodness at a glance; ma
tural color. Special for VAC
Friday, G. T. P.A OS
Another opportunity to buy High
grade Cluster Hair Puts at half
price. These are the
$500 Nell Brinkley and 40
crescent clusters. G. Su AVU
Cleanup lot of Women's Stylish
Wash Belts, in plain. pleated and
embroidered styles: gilt and
pearl buckles; CSC values. SC
G. 7. P............. II Wv
The popular and comfortable
Byron Collars: latest fad in wom-
ems neckwear; plain and
embroidered effects; 15c QDC
and 25c values. G. T. p. Il Wv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-11

George Clendenning lost in his race with
death to Huntington, Va While en- route
from albuquerque. N. NJ. to his home
there, ne died just as the train was steam
companied by his father. who had gone
to Mexico to make the trip with his boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-11

April 4 last Robinson presented at the
Commercial National Bank a check for
500 to his order. signed sB. Nelson"
The check Eas cashed, but was returned
to the banKmerked mo account" Rob-
inson has not been arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-11

Union presided. and large number OF
representative labor leaders attended to
lend encouragement to the women. The
union formed recently by the women now
includes nearly every woman employee OF
the bureau. and practically all Of them
attended the meeting.
Conditions 1T the bureau are now SO
bad. according to the speakers. that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-11
home in Brooklyn, from a complication Of
ua fun old

home in Brooklyn, from complication Of
ailments. He was seventy-two years old.
Admiral Gibson entered the navy dur
ing the civil war. In 1900 he had the dis
tinction of taking the Monongahela from
San Francisco to New York under sail In
1O6 days, a record trip. He served in the
Pacific during the Spanish war. and was
placed in command of the battleship
Texas in 1900.
Death of Maj. Haines.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May 11.-Maj. T.
Haines, nth United States Cavalry. died
in the hospital at Fort Sam Houston to-
day. Death was caused by peritonitis
following a recent operation for appendi-
citis.
He was born March 8, 1854 and was
graduated from West Point in 1886. He
participated in the South Dakota Indian
uprisings in 1850 and 1891 and in the
war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-11
Alexandria Notes.

Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy j.
Treakle were held this afternoon at her
late home, $40 South Lee street. The
services were conducted by Rev. w. f.
Watson, pastor of the First Baptist
Church. and the interment was made in
Union cemetery.
The remains Of Miles B. Preston. who
died yesterday morning at the home Of
his brother, j. T. Preston, Us South
Royal street, were shipped last night to
his late home in Hartford, Conn.,, for
burial. The body was accompanied by
his brother J. r. Preston.
An amendment has been granted by the
state corporation commission to the char
ter of the Columbia Cafe Company, In
corporated, increasing the capital stock
from $50, COO to $4,000.
J. D. Normoyle, real estate dealer, has
sold for Miss Ellen Fegan to Mrs. Annie
E. Hayden house 81 South Columbus
street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-11
Indicted ON Forgery Charge.

John r. Robinson. former press agent
for Battling Nelson. the pugilist. was In
dicted To-Day by the grand jury for
aDgHery. The indictment alleges that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-11
Willow Plun1es.

Handsome Black and White
Plumes underpriced. in three lots.
Note that the lengths we quote are
actual number Of inches In the
stem-when f1bers are extended they
are much longer.
$40 12-inch Willow Plumes. 95
$15 14-inch Willow Plumes. 49, 5
$1S 16-inch Willow Plumes. .S11 .90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-11

many OF the women find Il absolutely
impossible to live on what they are get
ting
1t was decided to send q Representatives
Of the Central Labor Union to New York
OF the tariff commission. who has always
taken an active part in urging higher pay
for government employees.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22
Fire Tax Notice.

AS Secretary and Treasurer of the
Farmers & Mechanics Mutual Insurance
Association of Cecil County, Md, here
by give notice that under date of Sep. o,
1911. an Assessment Of IS cents on the
$Ioo. on per cent basis. all highter
rates in proportion. was ordered by the
Board of Directors OF said Association to
meet losses of the North East M. E.
Church Parsonage, William Cameron,
Theodore Woollens. Thomas Taylor,
Thomas Saunders. Henry c. Hess and
other small flies and expenses thereof, to
be finally due and payable on or before
November 9. roII.
If any person shall~refuse or neglect
to pay his or her tax by that date, his or
her property shall not be protected by the
Association until said Tax is paid !"
E D. CARHART,
1854 Secretary & Treasurer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22
WOODLAND.

So
Miss Virginie Charsha, of Baltimore, 4 was a
weekend guest at her home here.
:; Miss Lula Thompson is spendingafew days in
Mrs. Theodore Vanneman and Master Donald
3. Abrahams. =
Mrs. Il. 7. Bryde and Miss Mildred. spent Satur.
day and Sunday with Mrs. I. B. Tyson
Miss Olivia Keiholtz is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Miss Annette Phillips of wilmington, was a
Thompson
Kelton, Pa, last week. =
Mn. Rebecca Meredith is visiting in viii
mingtOn
Mr Edward First died last week at the home Of
'our sons ana one daughter. Mrs. G E. Tyson
Mrs. Walter Brickley of Pittman, N. visited
Miss beulah Mccall last week
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22
Concluded sest meek.

Weather prophets see signs of an early
Fall in the movement of the birds OF
this section.
The blackbiTds are swirling and
marshailing for speedy southern flight.
They arc holding daily meetings and en-
joying daily practicing and signal flights
in great groups. Enormous strings Of
them will soon be going southwark.
The alert robins. too. are counseline al
to their early aviation trip to their south
ern winter homes
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22
Tuesday. October II, 1911
AN ELEVEN o,cLoc., 4. bal.

AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK A. M,
at the Court House door in the town of Elkton
Cecil Comfy, State OF Maryland. all that farm or
tract of land situate the south side OF the pub
lie road from Brady's x Roads to Coles Corner,
in the Sixth Election District OF Cecil County
Aforesaid. near the village of Colora, adjoining
lands OF r. L Christie and Mrs Title Tosh and
Others, whereof William N. sharpless died seized
and possessed, and which contains
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
Real Estate

In virtue of the power and authority contained
In decree of the Circuit Court for Cecil County,
In Equity. in the case of Sharpless vs. Finnegan,
ct. al, No 1882 Equity Docket. the subscriber, as
Trustee. will sell at public auction on
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22

The new Union station in Baltimore.
which has been under construction for
more than year. was thrown open TO the
public on Thursday night Of last week.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22

Why Il that the average Is worth much less IN
money and property than have right expect him to be
II inn because he doesn't make the money for the average
man is industrious and has earned from $40 to in
the past ten years 1t because he doesn't give serious
thought either to his income his ougo Serious thought
would teach him the value Of dollar he would
spend carefully and deposit steadily That system soon
any man ahead of his fellows This bank will welcome va
account
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22
ORPHANS COURT.

rhe Stated Meetings of the Orphans,
curt OF Cecil county will be held on ths
second Tuesday ofevery month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians, wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring ip
their vouchers few days before Court.
Test: THOS. B. MILLER, Repiste,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22
Pocketbook Lost.

Lost on public road between Rising Sun and
Zion; on September IL, fair-leather POCKET
BOOK containing large sum of money Owners
this office or Thomas w. McMullen, Zion, Nd.