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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-08

gins manipulatin' with linen table scarf and
some sofa pillows didn't tumble to his act
until he plants himself in the old girls big
easy chair and starts paddin himself out.
"Too bad Aunty's missin' this turn, says
l. 81 wonder if she couldn't be brought
down for it?'
"By Jove" says Mr.. Robert. "If we
could only manage it,
"Why not?" saysI. "Lemme have stab
With that l slips out, beats it upstairs,
and meets the nurse just closin' a door soft.
ASLEEP yet, is she?' says |.
"The madame?' says she. "No, no. We've
hardly begun to undo-what is it,"
"It-it's MIR. Teedy!' | pants out.
"Her nephew!' says she. "Why, what is
the natter Has-has anything serious hap
pened?"
Cant say yet" says l, "only they're all
standin around him and-well, all know
is he don't look quite himself.
Heavens" gaSps the nurse, maxim a rush
through the door she'd just closed so easy.
Course it was all we'll enough for Mr..
Robert to stand back and sick me on; but
when it comes to heavyweight old girls with a
jaw like Mrs. Brooks Linn, I'd rather debate
at long range So slips along to the cloak
room, makes quick change with the obligin'
Tubbman and beats her to the lower hall.
| want any too quick; for right on my
heels comes Aunty, putin like steam der
rick and bein' helped along by the nurse and
two maids. gives her the right of way;
but follows in far enough to see if the show
is still on. 1t was. Teedy is maxim the hit
of his life, and the way he Tolls back in that
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SHOWING TEEDY THE DITCH
Continued from page 9

big chair, and rolls his eyes, and shippers, and
girl. Anyway. he had the crowd shriekin'
and he was enjoyin' himself to the limit I'M
til all of a sudden he looks over their heads
and sees her standin' between the draperies
glarin' at him.
The finish? Say, you don't suppose, when
I've touched off the fuse myself I'm batty
enough to hang around while the blast goes
off? BY the time she opened up on him
must have been a block away.
RUT it worked like charm. Mr. Robert
- reports next day that inside of ten min
utes Aunty had disinherited Chubby boy
three times, tainted twice, and been logged
off to her room with the nurse holdln' smell
in salts to her nose. Also it appears that
Doc White stays through the excitement.
and grabs the first chance he's had in two
weeks for town the Hon. Miss Greaves into
the conservatory and whisperin' a few re-
marks in her ear Must have been right to
the point too; for the latest bulletin from
him is that it's all settled.
Rough on Teedy though, says |, "losin'
out on both girl and will at one stroke.
"You needn't worry about that, says Mr..
Robert. "He and Aunty made it all up yes
terday. AS matter of fact, she can't get
along without him.
"Sort of a Twin comic supplement for her,
is he?" says l. well, that's one kind of a
job, amt it?'
And, as was sayin', somehow or other we
all seem to fit into the scheme So there
must be some system to it. after all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-08
WEST AFRICAN INAUGURATION
BY DIR. RALPH ST. J. PERRY

had become an experienced man of consid-
cradle influence among his people, he took
unto himself the name of N1omolu MasaquOi,
by which appellation he is to-day known to
many people of Europe and America; for
the lad has developed into quite a man of
works for the betterment of his people.
Family names, such as this boy has taken,
al known only among royalty.
MANY of the natives who live by the sea
A~A have acquired English names of rather
peculiar origin, being selected for purely
euphonious reasons. Thus, one of the first
Kroo boys | met was called Tea Pot. Later
on l learned that, having reasoned out the
desirability of cognomen, the entire family
had appropriated the names of the various
utensils of the pot tribe, and were now known
as Tar Pot, Coffee Pot Soup Pot, Paint Pot,
etc., to the limit of the equipment of the
ships galley and forecastle.
One Kroo boy who was working at UNI
loading cargo from the bark Liberia solemnly
informed us that his name was Cockroach,
and was sorely offended when the announce
ment was met with OUTLAWS. For two or
GERS and crew; then came an appeal from
the poor little sawed-off heather.
Daddy, wha' for you all laugh at my
name Cockroach?"
do you know what cockroach ISL"
Him one fine big bird"
who told you that?"
Zone sailorman; him give me dat name;
him tell me. "
so? You come with me-" and, taking
the man by the hand gently led him to the
galley, where he was shown his fine big
Bird" the gay and festive BIdtta, scurrying
in and out among the pans, pots, and kettles.
"Cockroach, that sailorman humbug you
plenty!" And it was evident from the ex-
preston on the poor fellow face that he fully
grasped the reason for the ridicule that had
been heaped upon him. In his indignation,
wrath. and disgust he vehemently renounced
all right, title, and ownership to his appel
lation and begged me to give him another
name. Taking him to the poop deck,
consultation was held with the Captain and
first mate, and after profound elaboration
we informed the boy that thereafter he
would be known as "Ony McGinty,"
whereupon there was much Joy in his savage
bosom. Five minutes later the second
mate, who was a huge red headed Hibernian,
shouted out.
Here you, Cockroach! Grab hold O
that line there!"
"Me no more Cockroach; my name be
Ony McGinty now.
whats that?"
''My name be Ony McGinty now"
"You You little runt, you! Calling
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|NATIvE Africans, like most unciyiized
people, have no family names. While
this may seem strange to people of our more
enlightened countries, it is necessary to go
back only few centuries to find our own
ancestral relatives in the same condition.;
and even to-day, with some nationalities,
children are known as the sons of their
father by his Christian or baptismal name,
as Johnson. Hanson, Larson, etc. Africans,
as is customary with many savage peoples,
adopt the names of the familiar animals of
their land, or the youngster is named from
some personal popularity or from some in
cident in his life that has made an impression
upon his fellows. Often the children are
given the same name; but are numbered in
order of their birth; as in one town there
were five boys born of one mother all named
Seenah, and distinguished as Seenah First,
Seenah Second, and SO forth.
There are names always reserved for twins,
and upon meeting one of the name bearers
you will at once know that there is mate
somewhere The boys are named Goomah
and the girls Zeenah. Where both children
are of the same sex they are distinguished as
First and Second, as is also done in the
emergency of triplets.
In some sections a regular system IS used
in naming the children. Up in the Sherbro
W IiIC iloi Iil"SoI VI 1@ioSilo1, IilC
first son of every woman is called Che, the
second Thong, ETC., there being a regular
series arranged for family use. The first
girl is Boye, the second Yemah, etc. Nat
urally, in each village there would be many
children by the same name, and this often
occurs in families where the father is rich
enough to practise polygamy, in which event
they are distinguished from one another by
appending the mothers country name" AS
the child grows and acquires some trade, per-
sonal popularity, or habit, the birth name is
changed to an individual or country" name.
NAMES are frequently changed several
- times as the child natures and takes up
or changes his vocation, or incidents happen
to distinguish him from the general mass of
the tribe. Take, for instance, my boy who
acted as interpreter, guide and assistant.
When first catalogued his name was Boge
Bo-ge); but when he was placed under the
tutelage of a Mandingan teacher with the
view to becoming Mohammedan priest his
name became Momora (after Mohammed).
Subsequently he escaped the church of the
crescent and became enrolled as student in
one of the Christian mission schools, where he
was called Mono Four, as he was the fourth
boy of that name to come to that school.
When he was baptized he was named Albert
Thompson, after some helpless churchman
somewhere who happened to be in the mind
of the sponsor. And still later, when he
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
WOULD EXTEND PATROL LIMITS
East Grand Forks Saloon Men Circu.
late Petition to Allow Building.

East Grand Forks.-A petition is be-
ing circulated in the city asking the
city council to extend the patrol limits,
that is the territory in which liquor
may be sold, so that saloonkeepers
who are unable to lease from the
breweries may build saloons and OBJ
tain their own licenses. At present
only 100 feet on either side of Demers
avenue from Fourth street to the river
is included in the patrol territory and
this is all occupied. If the petition
is granted several new buildings may
be erected for saloon purposes.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
kiNSFOLK WIN WILL CASE,
Nephews and Nieces of Matthias Stof-
feI Get Court Decision.

Mankato. - Many nephews and
nieces, scattered through several
states won out in their fight for the
property Of the late Matthias Stoffel,
whose body was found in his lonely
home a week after his death had &C.
Cured last winter.
Two alleged adopted daughters were
the first to try to have the estate pro-
bated, but at the hearing the nephews
and nieces put in an appearance and
claimed that Stoffel never had any
adopted children. An adjournment
was taken to allow the two women to
procure proof of their adoption, but
when the adjourned hearing came on
in the probate court they failed to put
in an appearance, and Edward Cou-
sander was appointed administrator,
as petitioned for by the nephews and
nieces.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
LAKE OF THE WOODS OPENINGS.
Good Season in Navigation is looked
for at Ports.

Observation-Disclosures on the Lake of
the Woods has been a little later in
opening this spring than the date last
year, but the nice warm weather of
the last week has broken up the ice
and some boats have been out. Own
ers of big boats that ply these waters
every summer have everything ready
for the first trip. The traffic this sum-
mer on the lake will be much greater
than in previous years, both from a
commercial and passenger standpoint,
as the lake shore almost all around
is settled with new settlers. The
Northwest Angle Is to be designed as
good shipping point for timber that
will have to be loaded on boats and
landed at Warroad on the American
side of the lake, and everybody is
looking for busy season around there
this summer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
Ho me FULL or DYNAMITE.
Alleged Chronic Lawbreaker Was Pre-
pared to Resist Police.

Walker.-The disappearance Of
SHOW has revealed hidden mine
around the premises of Charles
Schmidt. the alleged murderer OF
Deputy Sheriff Harry McCabe.
Schmidt IL in the county Jail awaiting
the spring term Of district court.
A short distance from the house
was found buried well point such as
is used at the end of the pipe in drive
wells. This point was filled with dy-
Mantle with dynamite cap in place,
from which ran fuse underground
to the house. In the shed a short
piece of gas pipe was also found
buried and filled with dynamite all
capped and fused, while hidden in
this building were sufficient ex-
plosives to blow up all the surround
ing buildings.
Schmidt had been accused of steal
ing and knowing that the police would
visit him sooner or later he barri-
caded himself.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
ELkS PUT ON A CIRCUS.
Fraternity at Mankato Prepares 70,
Dedication May rs and 26.

Mankato.-The Elks' lodge gave a
circus two nights last week and it
was made society event and the
house was packed. Most of the fea-
lures were put on by members of the
lodge, only a few actors from outside
being secured. A street parade near
ly a mile long was a forerunner of
the performance, and was highly cred
liable. The Elks' band, in purple and
white uniforms, a band of mounted
Indians, riders of the different nations,
wild animals in cages, $4,000 beauty,
clowns and all the other features were
present
The new $4,000 Elks' building will
be dedicated May Is and 26. There
will be ball the first evening and a
banquet and dedicatory exercises the
second, to which Elks throughout the
state will be invited, including Gov
ernor Eberhart.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
SIMPSON WINS TWO SUITS.
Minnesota Attorney General Gets Quick
Action in Supreme Court.

shingtOn.-Attorney General Geo.
T. Simpson got quick action in the SUI
preme court in the lumber cases he ar
gued last week and in both there is a
victory for the tsate.
Both involved timber trespass on
school lands, one by the Rat Portage
Lumber company and the other by the
LIE Sueur Lumber company. The court
below awarded damages at $500 to
the state in the Rat Portage case and
$4,000 in the lie Sueur case.
Chief Justice White announced that
both were dismissed for want of juris-
diction, which confirms the decision of
the lower court The announcement
was verbal and was not accompanied
by a written opinion.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
SCHOOLS WILL COMBINE.
G'enwood Academy to be Meraed with
Park Region Luther College.

GlenWood.-At a meeting Of the
Glenwood Academy corporation it was
decided to consolidate with the Park
Region Luther college at Fergus Falls.
A tentative agreement bad been made
by the board of trustees Of the two
corporations, which was ratified at a
special meeting of the stockholders.
The Glenwood academy for a certain
consideration agreed to close the
school here at the end of the spring
term.
Both schools belong to the Nor
wegian Lutheran Synod and it is be-
lieved it will be to the interest Of the
church to combine and make the
Fergus Falls school college. The
Park Region Luther college was two
years ago made college by the Min
nesota district and this year at the
general synod to be held in st. Paul in
June will likely be made a synod col
lege.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
new BOAT LINES PLANNED
PROSPECT OF REVIEWING OLD
TIME RIVER TRAFFIC.
st. Louis Pontoon Promoters and
Diamond 10 Ask Leases on the
st. Paul Levees.

st. Pau1.-With plans made for es-!
tablishing on the Mississippi river al
large line of pontoon boats to carry;
trade from st. Paul direct to the;
Orient via the Panama canal, St.
Louis capitalists have asked for terms!
of lease on 1000 feet of the new leveesi
proposed by change of the channel I'M
st. Paul.
The company has obtained the pat
ent on the new pontoon system boat
recently tested by the government
boat capable of carrying heavy freight;
traffic with small draught, and, if its
plans are carried to successful and
termination, will give not only MINI
nesota but the entire Northwest, water
transportation by way Of New Orleans
to the outside world.
Have Written Mayor Keller.
The plan is one of the largest and
most important to Mississippi river
navigation of any that has been con-
templated in recent years. With $780,
100000 appropriated by Congress to
improve the channel of the Mississippi
and with plans under way which in
volve the expenditure of $4,000, 900,
possibilities of making the river one
OF the greatest transportation courses
on the American continent, has at
tracted the attention of the St. Louis
capitalists, with the result that they
have written Mayor Keller. They
want to know what chance they will
have to obtain 1000 feet of the pro-
posed new levees, where at least six
Of their pontoon boats may be tied I'D
at one time.
TO Open Large Traffic.
AS proposed, the boats will go from
st. Paul to New Orleans, loaded with
products of the Northwest. Grain.
flour, wool and iron will be exchanged
for cotton, agricultural implements,
sugar, tropical fruits, and all products
of the land which lies in the zone to-
ward the equator. Manufactured pro-
ducts and the products of the farms
will be given the most direct route,
possible to other countries. With
the network of railroads radiating
from St. Paul and the boats which;
ply the Mississippi north of here,
communication will be established and
developed which heretofore has been!
limited. ;
Diamond 10 Line Wants More Room.
The reorganized company which:
took over the Diamond 10 boats, also:
has been looking to St. Paul for in
creased dockage. With the land along:
the river front now fully occupied and:
with practically no opportunity for
improving or increasing the levies,:
the proposed change in the channel:
of the river will be godsend to the
companies which propose reopening.
traffic on the Father of Waters.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
lnterurban Surveyed.

Mankato.-The two engineers who
have been making permanent survey
for the proposed interurban electric
line between this city and st. Peter
have completed their work and gone
to Chicago, and their report is ex-
pected this week. They followed the
route of the various railroads, in the
valley, finding the easiest grades there,
and will cross the Minnesota river on
the main road between Kasota and
st. Peter. The cost Of the line will
be greater than at first estimated.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
GOING AFTER. FLAME DUCKS"
Representative Clark of Florida Would
Investigate Sinecures.

Washington, D. C. An overhaul
ing of the nests of numerous lame
ducks was prescribed in a resolution
introduced in the house of representa-
tives by Representative Clark Dem.,
Fla. 1t provided for committee to
investigate the "labors" of all commits
sions, boards and special bodies in the
government service.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
Diamond Salesman Robebd.

Duluth. = G. w. Armstrong, a
travelling salesman for a jewelry
house was robbed of $4,000 worth OF
diamonds which he carried in his coat
pocket while being shaved in the Len
nox hotel barber shop and the porter
of the shop, Frank Smith, colored, is
under arrest, charged with grand lar
ceny. The case with the jewels in
tact was found in the adjoining room,
when the police with Armstrong
searched the place. The porter denies
having stolen the property, although
he had taken the coat
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
FIRST INTER.LAkE CLEARS.
Steamer Harry Berwind Leaves Duluth
for Fort William.

Duluth. - The first inter-lake boat
to clear from Duluth this year was
the steamer Harry Berwind, which
left for Fort William to load grain.
It is expected that by the time she
gets loaded and has reached Sault
Ste. Marie, on her way to Buffalo, the
St. Mary river will be open to naviga-
ton. Several vessels are loading grain
and package freight
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
ANOTHER WITNESS.
DULUTHIAN SAYS HINES LUMBER
CO. MAN TOLD HIM OF.
CONTRIBUTING.
new FIGURE IN L0RlMER JACKPOT
$4,000 Was Sum Named Converse.
ton Took Place On Winnipeq
Flyer Says the Wit
ness,

0pI1hSueAu, 1llluOlS.-lnfee more
important points developed dur
ing the hearing before the senate bri-
berry investigation committee. The
first was the defiance of a committee
mandate by Edward Tilden, Chicago
packer and banker.
Tilden was under subpoena to pro-
duce his banking accounts in person
before the committee. Instead, he
sent a lawyer. The lawyer read an
affidavit and letter to the committee
from Mr.. Tilden.
The affidavit said that Mr.. Tilden
knew absolutely nothing and his bank
accounts showed nothing directly or
indirectly upon the election of Sena-
tor Lorimer. The letter stated that
Mr.. Tilden would allow one member
OF the committee to examine his bank
accounts in confidence, provided he
(T1lden) was allowed to name such
member of the committee.
The second surprise occurred before
the committee when William Burgess.
a Duluth electrical contractor, took
the witness stand. Burgess testified
that as late as March, 1911, P. F.
Wlehe, brOther-in-laW of Edward
Hines, declared that he (Wiehe) sub
scribed $4,000 to a jackpot used to
effect the election OF Lorimer. Bur-
CESS said that this conversation took
place aboard the Winnipeg flyer in
the smoking compartment Of sleep.
ing car.
Hopkins. Memory Poor.
The third phase of the case against
Lorimer was opened up by former
United States Senator Albert ]. Hop.
kins Of Aurora and Chicago. Mr..
Hopkins testified that former State
Senator Mccormick of Madison coun.
~, had told Mr.. Hopkins secretary,
John M. PETERS, that he (Senator Nc.
Cormick) had been offered $4,000 to
vote for Mr.. Lorimer. Former Sena-
tor Hopkins proved a somewhat reluc.
amt witness and his memory was poor
regarding many things said to have
occurred about the time of Lorimer's
election.
In connection with Edward Tilden's
refusal to appear before the commit.
tee, officials of the Drovers' Deposit
National Bank of Chicago also de-
clined to submit certain accounts
which they had been called upon by
subpoena to produce before the COM
mittee.
A letter from the vice president of
that bank was read. The banker
stated that 1--WE feel strongly that it
would not be right for us to disclose
the private transactions of one of our
clients in any such sweeping manner
as is demanded by your subpoena"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
HOTEL GUESTS ROUTED OUT
When Nearby Buildings Burns in New
York City.

New York. N. 7. The four up
per floors of six-story loft building
just behind the Broadway Central
hotel burst into flame at midnight.
Two hundred guests of the hotel
tumbled from their beds and fled to
the lobby in scant attire. Fire Chief
Croker led the fight against the flames
and confined them to the loft build
ing. Loss. 100000.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
MANkATO CHAUTAUQUA.
Heney, Folk and Bishop QuayIe
Among the Speakers.

Mankato-Francis J. Heney, San
Francisco's we'll known prosecuting
attorney, Governor Folk of Missouri,
and Bishop Quayle will speak at the
Chautauqua to be held in this city
July 10 to Is. The musical features
of the program Will be the Thavia In
ternational Orchestral bapl of forty
pieces, and grand opera quartet,
which will give selections from grand
opera in costume.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
RATE ADVANCE SUSPENDED.
On Malt Shipments on the Milwaukee
Road. ..a.

Washington, D. c. - Freight rate
advances on shipments of malt from
Duluth to Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railway were suspended by the
Interstate commerce commission until
August Is, 1911. Meantime an inquiry
into the reasonableness of the pro-
posed advances will be made.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
OFFICER SHOT BY THIEVES, DEAD
Operation Fails to Save Life Of Wound
ed Duluth Policeman.

Superior, Wis. = Officer Roy w.
Jackson, who was shot March q in an
attempt to arrest couple of bicycle
thieves, died following an operation
performed Thursday. The body will
be taken to the old home at Montague,
Mich, for burial. He was 80 years
old; is survived by a wife and three
little children. The assailants have
not yet been caught. Il
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
CITY HALL BURNS.

Brussels, Belgium city hall at
Schaerbek, suburb of the capital,
together with it's priceless works Of
art including notable paintings and
Gobelins was destroyed by fire. Two
firemen were killed during a desper-
ate effort to save some Of the con-
tents Of the building. It is believed
the fire was of incendiary origin.