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The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-10
STOCKS.

New York, Oct "a higher ranges
of prices were established at th%
opening of the stock market the
most active being American BeeE
Sugar which moved up one point, At
ter ten minutes the demand loosen
ed. A feeling of expectancy over the
governments crop report which fE
due at 2.15. Nearly all the impor-
tant stocks shared the early up turn
The curb is steady. American stocks
in London are irregular
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-10
Killed His Wife and Daughter

Chicago, Oct. 9-In a frenzy of rae'a
over his domestic affairs John Lor
aschitski shot and killed his wife,
Frances and his two year old daugF
ter and killed a man named Gerta,z
Lonaschitski. He is under arrest
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-10
Big Ship Launched.

Portsmouth, England, Oct. 9.-Fr~-
lands newest and biggest battle III
King George V, was launched toda~
Its displacement is twenty four thoI-
sand TONS
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-10
OFFICIALS
CONFERRING
In AN ENDEAV0R TO end The
STRIKE ON ILLINOIS CENTRAL
RAILROAD
GOVERNOR noel PRESET

Jackson, Miss, Oct. 9.-PresiG eat
Markham of the Illinois Central Rail
road and Governor Noel are in c-n-
ference here today with representa-
tives from the striking employees OF
that road with a view to bringing the
strike to an end.
Chicago, Oct. 9-President Mark
ham of the Illinois Central and Gov
ernor Noel of Mississippi and a num-
Der of the strike leaders are holding
a conference at Jakcson, Miss today
and it is hoped it will end the strike
in which the N echanics of the Illi-
no1s Central and Hartman lines are
seeking a recognition Of the union.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-10

Mr.. B. J. Arendell who went to Mt.
Olive on Wednesday where he was
summoned to appear in civil action
was discharged by the court and the
plaintiff taxed with the cost.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-10
PROVISIONS

Chicago, Oct. 9.-The opening fm
wheat was Dec. 81 ga, Corn, Dec. g.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-10

Local rains tonight or Tuesday
with light to moderate northeast
winds.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-10

Mr, r. E. Crawford, returned this
uofning from Raleigh.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-10
IationaI League.

AS the result of the games ,SatuF
day the clubs stand as follows:
National aanIie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
Napoleon in London.

From the Dundee Advertiser.
Summing up a discussion of the ques-
ton whether Napoleon was ever In Lon
don. writer in the Standard remarks
that the year 1892 Is the only one IN
which Napoleon could reasonably nave
accomplished his English trip. and that
the sole opportunity in that year was in
the interval Of rather more than three
weeks. between June p and July ~:
This would suffice for an elongated week
end in England, but in Napoleon's state
of anxiety for his commission he was Tar
more likely to be engaged in securing
what patronage he could influence than
in amusing himself with a trip to Eng
land. When to the known facts showing
the extreme difficulty Napoleon would
have experienced in making trip to
England we add the consideration that
such visit is mentioned by no serious
historian, and that. even the most gar
rulous gossips of the time fail to give
even a hint of 1t, 1t must be admitted
that the case against Kelly, limbs.
Mathews and their supporters is over
whelming. 1t is a fascinating picture,
that of the great Corsican watching, him.
self unknown. the life of the great city
which he afterward strove vainIy to
humble It would be pleasant to think
of him, somber and severe. oppressed by
vague ambitions, rebellious of the present.
uncertain of the future. repeliing the ad-
vance Of Frenchmen who were still hardly
compatriots Of the Corsican, haughtily
taciturn to the natives. But 1t Is one
of those cases where the burden OF proof
lies wholly on the appellants, and up to
the present no sound reason has been pro-
duced for a reversal of the general YER
dict Of history that Napoleon's foot never
pressed the soil Of England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16

servant hotel clerk yesterday. "The
trouble is. when a thing is found with
out much effort on their part they sell
dom give a reward that inspires any
body to be honest.
Our house detective found a purse
with valuable contents the other day
and made every effort to find the owner
even advertising. This attracted the at
tention of the woman who had dropped
the pocketbook near our front door.
and She hurried here, proved her prop
erty and got 1t. What do you think
she sent the detective? A polite note
of thanks.
Then there was a woman who not
long ago left two diamond rings on the
edge Of the wash basin IN the lavatory
and went out and forgot them. The ring!
could not have cost less than $1,000 Tor
the two. The woman was very gratefui
when she rushed back down here ana
found the maid had turned the rings
into the office. At the same time all
she gave the maid was 50 bill"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
SCHOOLS FOR WATERS.
There Are ia Ways Of Folding a
Napkin.

| From the Strand
In the British metropolis there are three
schools for walters which attempt to teach
the rldiments OF what is. on the whole. a
difficult and not unremunerative- art, and
to one of these academies a. writer in the
February Strand recently paid a visit.
In long room occupied by three square
tables, with a mirror at one end and
pair Of baize- covered push doors at the
other, a group of eleven young men are
listening to the exhortations of a pro-
lessor.
1.-The first thing you've got to do is to
be clean.'' he says: 1.-The second thing is
to be quick and the third thing is to be
graceful BY graceful don't mean you've
dancing master. but you mustn't be awk-
ward in your movements. And you've got
to have good memory. There's nothing
| annoys a customer SO much as a waiter
saying he forgot.
And now. gents. If you'll give me your
attention. We'll begin at the beginning
table laying" Forthwith a cloth was pro-
duced and. with the assistance OF a pupil,
demonstration given Of how table
| should be laid-plates, knives. forks and
glasses. bread, salt, napkin and the rest.
There are as many ways OF folding
napkins as there are Of cooking eggs
namely, ia: but the leading ways recon-
mended in the best houses are these"
Here the professor slowly performed sew
eral simple feats in napkin folding, after
which he proceeded:
I'VE now. with our kind friends as
| sistance, assume that diner has sat
down. Now. of course. l needn't tell you
that diners are of various kinds, each of
| which has to have rather different treat
ment. Wen begin this morning with res
taurant diners. The customer arrives. II
he hasn't been previously to the cloak
room, which in this class is probable, you
must bow-like this-and take his hat.
coat and umbrella, and, placing them on
a chair for a moment, help him to be
seated and hand him the menu. While he
is studying the menu YOU dispose Of his
hat and coat and return, taking up your
position on his right-like this.
According to the professor, there is
much virtue in an attitude.
The exact pose you ought to assume
in various circumstances is not to be
learned In a day. A years study will
hardly do it. 1 know one waiter who has
made it the special duty of a Lifetime.
The poses of one waiter at certain pri-
vate hotel in the West End make a diner
forget when the soup is cold or the ices
takes his tip with his back to the Gus
tomer-quite an extinct fashion.
"Is the dinner table d'hote or a Ia carte?
If it is table dhote. after serving the hors
sir? Never try to be original There's
no room for originality in our vocation.
What We do is the evolution of centuries
conduct in Its relation to the inner man.
once knew a waiter who invariably
asked. Clear or thick, sir?' but it put the
customer off his feed at once. Suppose
the customer asks you what potage Ia
st. German is. you tell him, because you
have previously asked the head waiter
what it is. You always get the menu
don't happen to know chefs French nat
urally."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
Youthful Boards.
rom the London Chronicle.


We must be growing younger as We
grow older. You will note this as you
look through the family album or the
photographed book. The family album
with uncles in it has just been laid be-
fore this writer. There is an uncle who
is now clean shaver, and alert at seventy
five. But his photograph at seventeen.
carefully preserved. suggests an old man.
Old before his time. A young man who
wore side whiskers at seventeen and
looked seventy. There is really nothing
that makes you look so old as the hair
on the face.
A search through the albums and the
photographs of fifty years ago will con-
vince YOU that we are younger now
They look horribly old at twenty and
grow younger as they move onward. As
an instance. look at the photographs Of
the university crews OF the seventies.
They are whiskered men of middle age.
But they shaved as they grew older, and
the hairy uncles Of the seventies are the
airy grandfathers OF today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
The Confetti Nuisance.
n the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
We note an alarming increase of con-
fetti throwing in climes alien to that of
its nativity. 1t Is especially prevalent
here on election night, among the profess
sional bohemians who infect table d'hote
restaurants with their. mechanical mirth,
and even at weddings. where the coored
paper Il SKIS are sometimes substituted for
the OLD fashioned grains Of rice Confetti
throwing Is as natural an outgrowth of
Italian life as are Harlequin. Columbine
and Pantaloon. each one Of whom rep
resents the comic spirit of its own
province as truthfully as the late Peter
DALEY represented that of New Yorks
famous province OF upper Broadway. 1t
carnival time, and the Italian populace
eXults alike in throwing and being
thrown upon. 1t fourishes without arti
fetal aid among the Latin races, but in
English speaking countries 1t is deaths
head revel that no one really enjoys.
Snowballing is the only thing that can
properly take its place in this latitude.
and that is, at least. fun for the boys. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
Prom the Pittsburs Dispatch.


y unique character, whose life i'm many
respects was a parallel to that OF Cooper
famous Misunderstanding. passed away
yesterday when James Stephenson died in
the house in Summit township. Washing
ton county. where he was born seventy
four years ago. He never left his home
without his old rife. and hunting was a
mania with him. Early in life he formed
an ambition to find 100 bee trees before
he died. He found his ninety ninth tree
several weeks ago and before he sue
cumbed 10 heart failure he was trying to
locate the tree that would crown his rec
ord.
Stephenson was pioneer Of Washing
ton county. His father was born In Ber-
kelley county. Va. on a plantation adj
joining that of George Washington. The
elder Stephenson and George Washington
OuSs friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
Washington and the Poacher.

81 Nlch0lAe.
AS an example of Washington's fear
lessness. Sparks. the historian, tells of
an occasion when Washington was
aroused to quick action upon discovering
a poacher on his grounds Hearing the
discharge of a gun. he mounted his horse
and. riding In the direction of the sound
soon found the intruder. who quickly
jumped into his canoe and padded out
into the river. Washington rode instant
ly into the water in spite Of the poach-
er's threatening him with his fowlinR
piece: and sezing the boat he drew il 10
the shore. dsarmed the poacher and gave
him sound thrashing then and there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
The Time to Paint a Shin.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
The latest thing in ship painting is to
apply no paint at aii-not until they have
been at sea for some months. a any rate.
The constant repainting of armored ships
and ships with steel bulls involves an
enormous cost, and since IL has been
found that when a vessel is allowed to
go implanted for several months the steel
scales. which usually come loose under
the paint and afford an opportunity for
rust to attack the surface, wear Off the
British government is experimenting with
implanted craft.
The training ship EXmouth was the
first one tried. 1t was given two months
at sea with no paint. and then given four
coats in dry dock. At the end Of FIVE
years there was scarcely trace of wear
except at the water line, and the bottom
was in perfect condition. The idea was
first suggested by A. &. Holzapfel who
had made a study OF the Exmouth and
now the steel ships are "a. put out TO
soak before being painted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16

the company will be in a position to store
at one time $1,000 barrels of apples.
A man claiming to be from Ohio, who
said he intended to buy large fruit
farm near Winchester. made such a good
impression upon a local jeweler that the
latter accepted a check for about 500 in
payment Of several diamonds, which, the
man said he intended to present to his
wife as soon as she arrived here. The
check has been returned as being worth
less and the man has disappeared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
Currying No Favor.

From the Louisville Courier-JournaI.
Lend a hand, Hiram, and help ketch
the alderman's pig"
Let the alderman ketch his own pig.
I'm out of politics for good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
GOSSIP OF BERLIN
Insurance Plan to Be Tried for
the Unemployed.
GIRLS UNIQUE PRIVILEGE
Allowed to Wear Male Attire Be.
cause She Looks Like Man.
HAREM SKIRT GAINS IN FAVOR
Advertised Under Other Names at
Suggestion of German Dry
Goods Organ.
HAREM SKIRT GAINS IN FAVOR
Special Cableeram to The Star

Special Cablegram to The Star
BERLIN. April s-The attempt to get
Berlin and its fifty-six suburbs to estab-
fish system of unemployed insurance
has failed. but one of the largest SUBJ
urbs, Charlottenburg. puts forward a
scheme which is thought to have a good
chance Of adoption. 1t is char acterfzed
by two features. the grant Of subsidies
not exceeding 25 cents a day and the re-
taxation OF the rules forbidding with
drawal without notice OF savings banks
deposits. The unemployed workman must
have lived at least a year in Charlotten-
burg and his last employer must have
had a workshop there. The non-employ-
ment must not be due to the fault Of the
workmen nor caused by sickness. acct
dent, strike or lockout. The subsidy
ceases with Unemployment, on refusal
to accept suitable employment or at the
end of sixty days. A committee decides
on the "suita bility of the work offered 8"
Concurrently with the system of SUBJ
sidy 1t is proposed to establish a munich
pal unemployment insurance Office to be
started with a sum OF 5000 and aided
by a yearly grant OF $3.50. The work.
men must pay a weekly contribution Of
cents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16

From the New York Sun.
"It is no wonder people lose valuables
and never get them back" said an OBJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
A Promising Outlook.

From the Baltimore American.
II there 10 luck In ode numbers there
surely should be plenty Of 1t in 1911.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
Allowed to Wear Male Attire.

The Berlin police have with unprece-
denied Hberality granted permission to
a young lady to wear male attire in pub
lic The lady, who is twenty-four years
old, has such pronounced masculine ap-
pearance that when dressed in female
clothing she has several times been mis-
taken for a man in feminine disguise and
subjected to annoyance from the police
and facetious loafers. She is tall and
muscularly built. is with perceptible
curves. has a manly stride. and the OBJ
vious dawn of a mustache. The unfor-
tunate girl suffered SO much continual
persecution that her health broke down.
and she had to consult a nerve special
list On the latter's advice she sent a
petition to the police president to be al
lowed to wear male attire. and the petit
ton was accompanied by a letter from
the doctor and portraits Of herself in
male and female dress. Herr Won Jagow,
after some days deliberation. granted
the request. under the condition that no
disturbance of public order. such as the
gathering Of crowds" must result from
1t.
After four years as commander of the
Imperial Infantry Guard at Potsdam-the
kaiser's bodyguard-the crown prince be-
comes commander of the corresponding
cavalry regiment the famous Deaths
Head Hussars,'' At Danzig. His I'm
pcrial fathers choice Of so distinct post
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
fractional Fight Renewed.

A factional fight between the repub-
licans of Rockingham county was re-
newed this week, when John Paul, the
federal referee of the seventh congress
Sional district, announced that the two
committees of Rockingham county had
agreed upon a new county committee.
This was followed up by a circular let
ter from Charles Nj. keeZel, who was
recently ousted from the Harrisonburs
postmastership, claiming that such action
was illegal, there being no quorum pres
ent at the meeting.
Prof Campbell of the Shenandoah Col
lege at Reliance, Warren county, dropped
a cigar stump believed to have been eX-
tinguished into waste paper basket in
his room few nights ago, and an hour
later students passing through the hall
way discovered the room afire. Prof
Campbell was aroused with great diff
Guilty and the blaze was extinguished
before it had communicated to other
parts of the building, which is large
four-story wooden structure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
Fruit Damaged by Frost.

Reports from a number sections of the
state indicate that some of the early va
rieties of fruit have been damaged by
heavy frosts during the past week, but
in the Shenandoah valley section no in
jury Of consequence has been noticed.
The season has been backward, and this
has prevented the buds from swelling.
With the Georgia peach crop practically
ruined, the fruit growers of this section
are counting upon getting higher prices
than usual for early peaches
Settlement of the estate of the late Mrs
Mary J. Glaize. widow of a wealthy farm
err. has been held up here on account of
certain heirs contesting her will. After
making number Of requests she left the
residue to 1.-The parsonage" presumably
the First Baptist Church, of which she
was a member for many years, and the
court is asked to give an opinion as to
whether she meant the Baptist parsonage
when she executed her will
An active campaign against the spread
of tuberculosis in Winchester has been
inaugurated by the Latane Anti-Tubercu-
losis Society. organized in memory of the
late DR.. s. p. Latane, who devoted much
of his time to telling INDECENT persons SO
infected how to care for themselves. Miss
Ann Carson of RivertOn, Va. has been
appointed visiting nurse by the society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
Would Gust General Manager.

Whether the city of Staunton will con-
tinue to employ a general manager to
attend to the city's business is being
discussed there by the taxpayers and
voters generally. At recent meeting
Of the city council it was pointed out
that while the general-manager plan has
saved the city considerable money over
the old system of municipal govern
ment. the administration of affairs
through that Office is costing the people
more than they anticipated. Some Of
the people are in favor of aboliShing
the Office. while others are Of the opin-
ion that the experiment should be given
more time.
The new opera house at Berryville,
and secure structures of the kind in
this section, has been completed, and
will be formally opened the evening of
April q. when the Berryville Choral
Society presents the oratorio, Esther"
Arrangements have been completed at
Charles Town for the regular spring
meeting of the Winchester Presbytery.
which will convene there April IS. The
opening sermon is to be preached by
the moderator. Rev. DR.. J. H. Lacy Of
Winchester. and several foreign mis-
sionaries are expected to tell a bout their
work
The congregation of the Presbyterian
church of Woodstock has extended a
call to Rev. DIR. j. A. McMurray of
Lynchburg to succeed Rev. DIR. p ID.
Stephenson, who recently resigned on &C
count Of impaired health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
City Hall at Winchester Is De.
CIared to Be Unsafe.
FACTIONS FIGHTING AGAIN
Formation of New Committee Is Pro.
nounced Illegal.
WANTED HIS PAY IN CASH
Actor Refused to Accept Draft for
$32,8O as Purchase of Farm.
Damage to Fruit.
FACTIONS FIGHTING AGAIN
WANTED HIS PAY IN CASH
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

WINCHESTER, Va. April Is, 1911.
A report made by Fire Marshal z. w.
Nicholson of the Washington fire depart
ment that. in his opinion the thcater por-
ton of the city hall of Winchester is
dangerous and unsafe in event of fire or
panic was submitted to the common
council this week. and after it had been
read Mayor II. II. Baker declared that
he intended to exercise his authority and
close tho building until more exits and
fire escapes are installed.
The mayor was prevailed upon, how
ever, to withdraw his determination un-
til a committee had certain work done
on the building. a critical inspection of
the city hall was made recently by Fire
Marshal Nicholson. who declares it is a
menace. The theater is leased by Fred
III. liable of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
Insane Man in Mountains.

Members of Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road freight crew found an insane man
roaming through the West Virginia noun
tain section several days ago, clad only
in a night shirt. with his legs and body
lacerated by brtars. He was taken into
the caboose and clothed. The condition
of his feet Indicated that he had been
wandering many days. and when offered
food he ate ravenously. At first some of
the people thought he was Dr. William
A. Gray of Washington. who has been
missing for some time, but descriptions
did not correspond.
Rev. William D. Smith. rector of Christ
Jones of Winchester paid $4,000 cash
this week for the Dutterer-Goetz farm
or 100 acres, near Summit Point, w. Va,
seventy-two acres Of which contain ap-
pie trees. Rev. DR.. Smith also owns a
portion of the famous Rosemont farm.
near Berryville. and has been very sue
cessful as a fruit grower. in addition to
being one of the most prominent ministers
In the Virginia diocese.
All owners of personal prOrerty have
been notified by the commissioners of
the revenue that the tax heterogeneous
for 1911 must be made out item by item
this year. and that same as last year"
written across the front of the sheet
Will not be accepted. For the first time
IN the history of local courts the grand
jury will inspect all returns made to
the commissioner Of the revenue, and a
special committee of the common coun-
Gil will also scrutiniZe the returns. TO
see that no tax lodging is practical
Although the city council of Martins
burg is on its honor, as result Of the
recent election held here. not to gran;
licenses for the sale of liquor after July
l, John Creque. well known saloonist.
has applied to have his license renewed
1t is a test case, and the people are
waiting to see whether the council will
grant the renewal.