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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-01

it to me. Some of it read like
this:
On my wall han S calendar
with a thought for each new day.
For this day on which your letter
reaches me / read something that
seems to me to be intended for
you. lust to add an edge of
thought to every duty. a border
of joy to every act. shading of
meditation to every moment
this is the footpath to a truly rich
life" You are quite right in
thinking that your daily tasks are
to be regularly done. but also in
thinking that your life is not to
stop with them. If you have
flowers growing outside your WIN
dow, you can watch them, study
their growth, and rejoice in their
color. as you work. Let this be a
symbol to you: every task has its
window, with a possible flower
outside. Write again. whenever
you feel the need of a word of
cheer.
Yours faithfully,
SYLVESTER SHARP.
l don't know why, but that
letter made me feel like laugh
ing again. Of course it was
pretty; but l didn't just see
how it would help anybody to
be happy, or to live a larger
life. However, Marcia took it
so seriously that l said nothing,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-01
Yours faithfully.
SYLVESTER SHARP.

and let her think too lost in admiration to speak
should like to show the letter to Henry Parmenter
and see what he would think of it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-01

anyone, it would be a flesh and blood
person. | should want to cook for him,
and see him eat.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-30
NIGHT wATCHMAN THINKS
OSTRICHES ARE BURGLARS
6Iazes Away at Queer Eyed Faces
He Sees Staring at Him Through
Windor.

OAKLAND, Cal, May S0.-While
sitting alone In the Office OF the Bent
ley ostrich farm at Melrose, Andrew
Walters, impelled by a strange feel.
ing. locked up from his paper and
was startled at seeing two weird big
eyed faces peering at him through
window He pulled his gun and sent
two shots through the window and
then pursued two fleeing forms into
the darkness outside, firing as he ran.
His ammunition exhausted, he has
tened back 10 the Office and tele-
phoned to the police station.
I've just shot burglar he said.
Two OF them tried to break into the
office and chased them. killed one
and the other owes his life to the fact
that | had no more bullets. Come
quick. You may catch him before ne
gets away"
Sergeant James Walters and posse
from the Melrose police station has
tened TO the scene In an automobile
and surrounded the big farm. Trium-
phantly Walters led the sergeant TO
where a dark form lay huddled in a
heap on the ground, testimonial as
TO his marksmanship.
Sergeant Walters bent over the
form. Why, it's the ostrich" he ex-
claimed.
Walters still maintains that II was
two burglars who peered at him
through the windows and led him q
merry chase. and not ostriches.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-30
EMPLOYEE AT APIARY HAS
MADE PETS OF THE BEES
They Crowd All Over the Man or
Hang From Him In Clusters and
Never sting Their Friend.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. May 30.--An-
employee Of the Maverick apiary nam
ed Charles Potchernick has unusual
control over bees. He handles them
with as much apparent ease as one
would in playing with kittens OF a
harmless pet. He is used to their
ways and appears absolutely obliyious
to the fact that they can sting. While
working with them he goes -are-
armed and bare-faced and pays 40 at
tention TO the insects as they crawl
or pile up In great clumps on his face.
Recently he had a picture taken hold
ing small limb In his teeth on which
a swarm had settled. The bees form
ed a kind OF long beard hanging be-
low his waist. and his entire face was
covered with those that crawled from
the limb.
Old bee-eekpers say that his feats
In handling bees are the most remark
able In the world. He claims that he
has not been stung In two years.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-30
Only Woman Veteran Of Union Ranks Spent Her
i Honeymoon on Battlefield Marches With The Vets
on

Would you nike TO become acquaint'
ed with the only woman veteran OF
the Union ranks OF the civil war. q
woman who saved a whole regiment
by bravery that would have done cred
II to Joan dare herself and before
which even the courage OF Barbara
Frietchie palesf
II 80, then come to the historic
Jumel mansion on Washington
Heights In New York city and see the
famous ''Kady" Brownell. heroine OF
Newbern battle.
In the room which during the days
Of the Reyo' qtion was the council
chamber Srge Washington.
slim little Jan with snowy, curly
hair, the ~ ....iing OF blue eyes and
mouth that simply dances with
smiles, tells her visitor:
well, it's all long ago, but / en-
listed and fought In the battle OF Bull
Run. II was a run, too a regular
skedaddle. Yes, | was wounded. but
II was only a scratch. ..
Il was really hurt though in the
battle OF Newbern. We were charging
a battery OF Confederate guns which
were in advance OF the main lines
when another command OF Union
forces coming upon the flank OF the
Rhode Island men thought they were
the enemy and opened fire. Pretty
soou our men were dropping all
around.
Il saw the colorsergeant fall, and
| just grabbed up the colors and ran
into the advancing line. They stop
ped lighting their own forces then
Time was when 'Kady" Brownell,
mere slip Of a girl. enlisted with
her husband in the First Rhode Is
land volunteers. Three days before
the war broke out they had been mar
ried. On the battle field and In the
tented field OF war camps, their honey
moon was spent. Adopting q. semi
military dress, and practicing daily
with sword and rifle, the young bride
became as skillfnl shot and as ex-
pert a swordsman as any OF the com
pany of sharpshooters to which she
was attached.
She was the color-bearer of her
company, marching with the men,
ever carrying the flag TO lead them
on, into battle and upon the long.
weary marches. q. =. a... *.
For two years and eleven months
The Detroit times., 1911-05-30
ENCOUNTERS AND FIGHTS
A SHE BEAR IN HIS BARN
With the Most Convenient Weapon, a
Pitchfork, Farmer Routs the In
truder and Her Cubs.

PLEASANT VALLEY, Wash, May
SOTO enter barn and unexpected.
ly run up against she bear and fight
her with a pitchfork was the expert
ence Of farmer E. r. Wilt.
Mr.. Wilp, who lives in the foot
hills went TO the barn to do his
chores, and upon entering was con-
fronted by large black bear and her
two cubs.
SEEKING pitchfork he attacked the
old bear and succeeded In infiicting
several severe wounds, but the animal
finally managed TO get out the open
door. and followed by the cubs. es-
capped TO the woods,
A little Of small pigs kept In the
barn attracted the animals. q.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-30
KAISER WINS GRECIANs
FROM THEIR OWN RULER
King George, Under Advice, Takes
Steps to Recover Affections
He Was Losing.

King George, Under Advice, Takes
Steps to Recover Affections
He Was Losing.
ATHENS. May s0.--King George Of
Greece's visit 70 Corfu and the kaiser
seems to have, been in4the nature OF
an unspoken iesson rather than dis
play OF even kingly friendship. Each
year that tire emperor has visited
Greece he has played to the gallery or
the simple island folk with an In
creased display OF affections. with the
result that the populace have, in a
degree, transferred their allegiance
from the king Of. Greece to the Ger.
man emperor. ~
This rather startling state Of affairs
was recently brought home to the for
mer by his ministers and it was ar
ranged that his majesty. whose previ-
Gus visits to the island could be count
ed on a single hand. should demon
strate his kingship by visiting Corfu
when the kaiser himself was In resi-
dence there. To give the royal visit
from the mother country better set.
ting It was arranged to make II coin,
eide with the cruise OF Queen Alex
andra, sister to the king of Greece,
Through this arrangement, The World
correspondent learns, came about the
recent happy family gathering of the
HohenzolIern and the Achilleion.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-30
ACCOUNT
BRINGS REASON BACK
Bank Cashier Who Suddenly Disap-
pears Finds Himself in q
Railway Station.

Railway Station.
GREENFIELD, Mass, May 3d.
Brought to realization of his plight
through reading In newspaper OF his
disappearance, Ernst ID. Hamilton, tile
missing cashier OF the Southbridge
National bank, made known his ident-
lily in the railway station at Albany,
N. T., today and asked to be brought
back here.
The news OF Hamilton's discovery
came through message from the Al.
bany chief of police TO Ernest ID. Alex.
ander. who has been active In the
search.
Approaching policeman. Hamilton
showed him the paper and said, Il am
Hamilton for whom they are looking,
He then collapsed. His friends here
say he IL mentally III
The policeman, seeing the picture
in the paper. recognized Hamilton as
soon as the latter had made known
his Identity. Hamilton tainted in the
poiiceman's arms and was sent to a
hospital
Alexander, who IL a close friend
OF the cashier, and Darwin F.. Hamti.
ton, father of the missing man, left
for Albany to bring him back.
Cashier Hamilton disappeared from
the Southbridge bank at p. m. last
Tuesday and boarded trolley car FIR
Springfield on his way to Greenfield,
his former home. Previous to his
Southbridge appointment last month
he had been teller OF the Franklin
County National bank of Greenfield.
His accounts We're in perfect condi.
ton.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-30

mind the teachers orders and to come
home as soon as school was out. This
the girl proceeded TO do. The teacher
threatened punishment the next day.
and Mrs. Hass concluded to stop this.
She sailed forth In battle array the
next morning. and. meeting the teach
er before About 80 pupils, proceeded
to give Miss Lewis whipping and hit
the teacher several times before two
citizens, who were passing. went 10
her rescue and stopped the assault.
Law suits are threatened. and It is
said the papers are made cut In a
case ready TO be served.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-30
Our Hall OF rams

George Ellison, Memphis, was
caught snatching the last penny from
blind newsboy.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-30
clicks" THE TEACHER.
Girl Pupils Mother Resents a Threat
Of Punishment.

CENTRAL VILLAGE Conn, May
30.-Miss Viola Lewis. %, teacher OF
the public school in Chaplin. is suf.
fering from shock caused by the
blows she received from townswo-
man In Chaplin. Mrs. John Hass. Miss
Lewis kept Mrs. Hass' daughter after
school for neglecting hel studies.
This had occurred a few times when
the mother commanded the girl 10 not
The Detroit times., 1911-05-30
nDHBRY BOARD
||51bD[D HROOsT
FQ[lNE DUCKS
|shbrows and Government Officials
Are in Tor Remuneration for
Services Rendered.

WA1Il,sySst1 w, n.y. evsr--.sus. pe,
Ap.n .lis. - ~ e ..t :
ne Aiu.iSh p'sh nuo me oue,
ssy s ~ ,,,s naa evst me poopie
s1vts.ev.so ~ invneeay .,r
slon pension to,i tor ueau uu ~
eno CLOAK LOT Aiuricn. slses ni, :.
access to tne noDr On me senats' ~
MAKES nlm q poveLina iopDy's..
since the account Lieu. INC so'el'
m9nt nns been pAying monlliy sa AZ
*zes ainouhtihf 70 soo1.oV APIECE -
~ uead duck senato.s 'l
tiur HALE money, lanaIerro anu
teller, anu deaa duck representAtlN,s
bonynfe mas drawn slo,ool'oo IN SAL
arIes ana the same amount mas UeeD
paid 70 Teller before ne dieu over
street drew ys,zoV
But the salary list Is only an mel.
dental the commissions Oily expense
~ Tor other Things Ipere are loe
81 authors on the payroll Tnelr loo
y 70 write what they cali monoerapns'
Almost anybody can write mono
graph "A monograph - lou Q, SUN
~ pampniet poiIed oown no Na Oo 49,
dealing with q given subject Uns
can select from the DooA Sun SnA'
=. W "A 4 --.. ~ :. ...x..s.x. -. tha hn,aa askad
y. I. . ~ - .s 1870 for : de.
taLIed statement 0L sAps sr. 49, Sasn
nc commission. Lns .ep ~. n - re-
n1ue- ~ ls $500 49, rouse
RoIh ns.e arg ~ 49, az, S,aision h
the migration. me nrst uluIslon
= relstea nat for interviews on the
bankine and currency systems Of
,Fnkland. France. Germany, Switzer-
Isod and italy (541 pages) senate
+. documenf 4O5. price IS cents, the gov
3 ernment paid for clerical assistance
s230.37: for TRANSLATION $48.75 and for
travel $2.O93.70. The total cost OF this
pamphlet was $2,3T3.s2
-FOUR closely printed pages tell OF
similar expenditures for monographs.
Sometimes the money goes for cleri-
5 cal assistance, ana bOmetitucS lhc 80
The Detroit times., 1911-05-30
LANE DUCK CLUB.

One Of the things with which Pres
ident Taft Il charged by the progress
siyes OF his party Is the use OF fed
ofsl patronage TO reward reactionRry
public servants who have been re-
pudiatcd BY the people. The latter
arc generally called lake ducks.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-30
Woman at 80 is q Farmer.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. May 30.--The
most active aged woman In Warwick
is Martha Spradley, SO years old, who
has broken ground for a large acre
age or corn. She and her daughter
live on their farm and they have
never employed a hired hand. but
have always done, their own work.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-30

Pennsylvania, figure as authors ut
I.517.50. DIR. George e. Barnett,
Johns Hopkins university, $3.50.
Andrew Mcfarland Davis Is an au-
thor on the Origin OF the National
Banking System" at $500 plus clerical
assistance OF s546 and travel, $242.
DIR. o. M. w. Sprague OF Harvard, Is
an author on Crises Under the Ma
tional Banking System" at $1,S65.06,
plus clerical assistance and travel
DR.. David Kinley, University OF mi
nois, Is an author at $695.50, plus $685.
for clerical assistance. He IL in again
for s6Is.50 on the independent Treas
.ury System OF the u. s." Dr. Edwin
W. Kemmerer, Cornell, IL an author
on Seasonal Variations In the De
Emands for Currency and Capital" at
s2,129.50. plus clerical assistance,
81. 960.11 and quite some travel
I'D. Noyes, financial editor of the
New York Evening Post, comes In
for q modest 800. -
DIR. Joseph French Johnson. New
York university. IL an author at $500.
Hartley withers, and Sir r. III. Inglis
Paigrave combine TO pun down an adj
ditionai $s,S76.50.. A couple Of French
editors draw s704s60. One got $20o,,
but it cost 81 ,666.45 to translate what
he wrote. :, 81.
2 Charles A. Conant, connected with
a financial paper in New York. and
the head OF the Philippine monetary
commission: Charles p. Huse OF Har-
ward and Warren M. Persons Of Dart
mouth college, are Jumped under q
sum OF $2,f56.S5. s ,.
Financial diagrams, done by A.
Piatt Andrew, cost Us s372.5s.
Total of monographs issued, Vs.
1886.
The commission bought s4,545.ss
worth OF books and paid man Si.-
1884 TO take care Of them.
!. There are 20 clerks and three mes
sengers. One clerk gets $3.50. Al
together they get $29,197.s2
AIdrieh Charges Expenses.
Aldrich charges his travelling ex-
penses to the commission. ~7
A special meeting OF the commits
sion at Narragansett Pier, in July,
1909, cost us s3,494.73. The travel ex-
penses of the commission in Europe
cost us s1s,250.1s.
! Under the mysterious title OF
I"Clerical force and persons In attend
ance upon commission" we find
George b. Cortelyou, at S22.53.
4 Here again occurs that familiar
name Andrew, but this time It Is not
mentioned as "A. Piatt Andrew" but
"A, p. Andrew" He got s1,75s.3s for
attendance. '
| One OF the clerks got $40 for at
i tendance and Shelton, the secretary
OF the commission got s1,104.35 for
i"attendance upon the commission"
iHeFnando de Soto Money jjFrson- OF
flame duck" ex-senator Commissioner
Hernando de Soto Money, got 1892 for
attendance" '-...,
Under this mysterious head appears
10. Hale as drawing $40. The only G..
Hale known hereabouts is Chandler
Hale, third assistant secretary OF
state. but why he was In attendance"
or what he wanted with the nineteen
il not explained .s,.. ~.
Although the commissions head
quarters are located In the magnifi-
cent new senate ofice building, with
no Iimit on FeeHsr there 10 an -efsiee
rental charge of s1,249.1s.
Senator LaFollette proposes to ask
that lot OF things be explained and
that the commission be abolished.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-30

! CHICAGO, May 30.-<The numerous
hold.ups IN Chicago led Myrtle Van
Horn. known 10 the customers OF the
big cigar store at NO. / State street,
I'm the heart OF the loop district, as
pretty Kittie smith,. 20 keep re-
|Yolver In her cash drawer Monday.
Ehiie explaining rs working 10 Joseph
'erk her sweetheart she pulled the
~. Clark WI die.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-30
Woman RIdes 70 peath h AUTO.

FOWLER, Ind, May 3d. Racing
along at sixty miles an hour. after
midnight this morning, touring car,
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs, William Mo
Even and Mr.. and Mrs. Wills MINER.
OF Freeiand Park, plunged over an
embankment near Montmorenci, re-
sulting Ia the death Of Mrs. McEwen
and the serious injury OF all OF the
others. The women were sisters and
were rushing to the bedside Of James
Fleming, their father, who was dying
at Charlottesville MINER will die.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-30

In an examination during his. suit
over Nine. Tetrazzini, OSCAR Hammer.
stein boasted that his ingenuity in
press agenting had tremendous part
In making the singer star. How do
you like that. you editors who fall
so easily Tor Theatrical exploitation?
New-York tribune., 1911-09-07
Asked Men to Sing to Him.

A. 42o o'clock in the morning the
dawning light showed them the French
village saLgatte. three miles distant. Bur
CESS complained Of feeling weak and light
headed He said ne could see mirages and
had a III or the blues. and II the boys didn
sing 10 him he should soon chuck it.
The party thereupon cheered him, singr
ing the ''Alarseillaise' and other songs. lie
had an attack Of muscular cramps in the
region or the heart. which he attributed
to the exertions Of the over-arm action.
but he continued swimming YEARLY, with
frequent inquiries as 20 his position until
nearly s o'clock. Then. thinking that he
was stin many miles Z. he asked for
twenty drops q champa gne ever hour
ana not another drop-if | 80 down on
ms knees for II.
Very soon afterward another attack OF
stomach cramp weakened him. The west
ward tide was sweeping him of shore. and
ne decided 10 change his course and make
a dash for the nose OF Gris-Nez. AZ SD
the point of the cape was straight ahead
hut he had missed il by quarter Of a
mile Many on board thought he had
failed. but he pluckily persevered He
said he felt baG but would make a dash
for the shore
The party again trolled the harseillaise'
as Burgess fought mis- way men by inch
into the bay east OF Girls Nez. IL was
New-York tribune., 1911-09-07
BARONESS WINS HER POINT
De Graffenried Must Defend Suit
Involving Property Here.

Baroness de Grafenried, who was Miss
Gertrude Van Cortlandt and later Mrs.
Schuyler Hamilton, r., Won an important
victory in the Supreme Court against
Baron Raoul de Graffenried, whom she d.
vorced, when Justice Page overruled de-
rnurrer made by the baron IN suit brought
BY the baroness TO set aside a conveyance
under which the husband had half in
terest in the Empire Court, al apartment
house az West End avenue and 95th street.
They were married in Paris in 1901. Baron
de Grafenried protested that he was hu-
inflated and that r. was not in accord with
the customs of his country 10 have Il ap-
pear he was receiving money directly from
his wife. He asked Baroness de Graffenried
10 permit him 70 collect his own rents.
whereupon she conveyed the half interest
in the apartment house.
In 1905 the baron brought an action for
divorce in Switzerland on the ground OF
desertion and grave injury The baroness
brought a counter suit. alleging grave IN
Jury" The husband lost his suit and the
wife obtained her decree.
Then she sued in this country 10 have the
conveyance she made set aside, declaring
that the laws Of Frame. where they we're
married. and the laws of Switzerland, whore
the divorce was granted, provided that
vrben q wife obtained a divorce the hus-
hand must return 20 her all property ne
received from her. Baron de Granenr1eo
den1urred 10 this, saying that as the prop
ertv was IN New York the laws OF this
state should hold In the action. Justice
Page overruled the demurrer and gave the
baron twenty davs 70 answer the COM
rlaint
New-York tribune., 1911-09-07
WATSON'S HORSES WIN
R. G. Vanderbilt s String Second
in Newport Show.

NeUport. r +. Sept 6.-Close contests
between Reginald c. Vanderbilt and George
watson in the championship classes marked
the closing day Of the annual Newport
horse show to-day. Mr.. Watsons stable
won and lIr Vanderbilt was obliged 10
he content with second place. In the cham
nionship harness class Messrs. Watson ana
vanderbilt appeared personally the for
roer driving Florham Tiptoe and Mr. Van
dernilt handling Dr. Selwonk. Mr Watson
won.
Miss Eleanora Sears OF Boston drove
,tr vanderbilt's entry. Silheld Lily. in the
ladies single harness horse class anu Won
the blue ribbon The summary
rad,e. saddle horses u5.2 hands and over
Won hv Miss II. D. Aiterbury' oca's'-'-7' 80 80
I,sdies' sing.e horses shown to phaetons' iaGies
drivtngj-Won by 4. c. Nah'eio''' WIN 80
''Ii9a H91iers i up 70 carving 300 pounds contors
ton 10 count 80 per fsn,,IMcEn rooE abbeI
Pair OF horses 15.o hands and GVeflLNgn "
George Watson. MoTTistown: y. j.. WIN o. T.
p-lorhsm Topnotch and Florham Iiptoe ,.,..
saddle horses Judged Tuesday as park hacks
and now, a. road hacksD--Won ny Juilah Noi4ls'
9a4nnre1 Va. with b. m. Connaente.
Ia5',Ps pPr' c,,,rsLWon bv George Watsons four.
psir ~ hurters-Von by Blenhelm Farms
with b g Algome and b. g K93ggy Crai CoIna- Won
ladies' saddle horses tunder To- nallas' W '''
~. T1iisn Morris with b. II. ConndeHte ~.
10y '-sa,nrior harness horses tany heighp-Non
b,. George Watson with b. e Florham Llpiee. .
Champiorship saddle horses-Non 70! 1ulia"
Morris with D. m. Conhdente' ... -, h.
,-sau,pionship pairs tauy height -" on ny
r.ecrre Watson. with b. z Florham Iiptoe ana
D. e Tlorham Topnotch ,,,
f-iub members in livery % the hunts. conioI ma
ION 10 count y rer cent. and performance 80
per ceutj-Won by (. II. Witherbe@ NeN Aork'
with D. z. Tacorite. - -..,.,.
rs,lenlpionship hunters--Wou by Z. u. WIN
eri,ro vlth gr s. David Gra,.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-07
THEATRICAL NOTES.

Anna Held sailed from CherboGrs, France,
on the Kronprinzessin Cecilie yesteroaE'
After a short season in the West in MISS
Innocence" under the management OF
Ziegfeld. IT,. she will appear IN a new musi-
cal pIsv. the Joint work of George '. Ho-
hart. RAYMOND Hubbell and Julian Mitchell
The engageuents Of Dore Davidson for
rsddv Tvl. Giorgio Majeroni for Fire and
E5srriet Sterling for Night complete the
cae+ for the Iiebler & 60. revival Of The
Blue Bird which opens at the Century
Theatre Friday. September 10.
An entirely new production Of The PINK
r adv" will be made at the New Amster-
dan, Theatre bv Kiaw Erlanger on Mon
do,. svening. The gowns and hats VIII rep
rasent the advance styles for 1919 of the
latest cuts. shapes and material
Tho Sbuherts announce that Cyril Scott
t,, Modern Marriage" will be seen for the
first time in New York at the BiJou Ihea p
,re on SATURDAY. night. September TO- IN
stesd of ON Friday night as previously an
,,ourced Emily stevens viii be Mr.. Scott e
leading woman.
The juvenile performance OF 'PlnaIore
"a ne given at the Casino Theatre on FIJI
dav afternoon. September 10 VII ITO, mo- MAJ
,,,tu o'clock 50 that school cnlldren nlay
HIt. D onprrtupitv 10 come with tnelr
nsrents and witness the producn93n. faY
!rempieton is TO play with lle children
The special benefit in aid OF the Russian
,no. Immigrants Society will take place
a. The Winter Garden tomorrow his y. =.
Most Of the dancers appearing IN La
Saison des Ballets kusses are huSs'''iS'
when sweet Sixteen ne" song play
,vitb music by Victor Herbert. which which, was
scheduled for It's Nsw Naor d9rA EtIib' se1fember II
bss' bpa.' been postponed unit! the following
THURSDAY