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Evening star., 1911-08-16
CHAPTER XXXIv-Continued.

There was a newspaper in Ashville
which came out once week, and the
company decided. after stormy debate
to spend one of the six dollars In buying
from the office large sheets or rolls of the
coarse white paper on which this weekly
publication was printed. Having secured
q good supply. and obtained black paint
and big brush from a sympathetic sign
painter who was a customer of the hotel
Ioveland set to work. with Binney's aid
and direction. to manufacture some crude
posters.
He announced in black letters, so gil
gantic as to be almost convincing. that
the principal members of the Little HUI
man Flowers All-star Company had been
persuaded to remain for special three
nights engagement. in order to produce
the sparkling comedy, Lord Bob" New
York's latest and biggest success, by the
popular playwright, Sidney Cremer.
At least a dozen duplicates of this an
nouncement he produced. after hours OF
painstaking labor. which cost him a
cramp in his right hand, IL not in his
temper.
It really was nervous work for an anna
teur. drawing out and spacing the huge
letters with pencil. then filling them in
with thick splashes of black paint-espe-
cially as the paper was thin, sometimes
letting the big brush break through. and
costing another sheet, another hours toll.
But IL was extraordinary how much inter
est Loveland took in lis self-appointed
task how easily controlled was his i'm
pulse TO he cross when Ed Binney or
Pa Winter interrupted him with a sug-
-estion.
lie felt that the companys present
plight had been brought about partly by
him; through mis- friendship with Lille
0iow could Miss Moon guess IL was for
Rilfs sake?D and his thoughtless promise
OF secrecy. Therefore. ne was inclined to
do his best 10 atone; and the blase young
soldier who once had thought all work
and most pleasures bore toiled like a
slave through a whole day and half a
night 70 save Ed Binney fatigue.
After midnight, when the impronptu
posters were ready. Loveland and Pa
Winter went out together with big rolls
of paper under their arms and a huge pot
of -four paste. stirred up (for the sake of
CIordon's beaux yeux) by the hand of the
landlords niece over the kitchen fire.
They had no right TO grab spaces -
Pa Winter pointed out: and il they put
up the new paper on top OF the old the
agent OF the Dandy Lady Minstrels''
would ruthlessly cause IT to be covered
over with his own bills. Still. despite
distributed the advertisements of Lord
Bob" as we'll as he could. hoping for the
mercy or the negligence of the coming
rival
What remained of the night he spent
In committing 10 memory the part o1
Lord Bob for which, without a dis
senting voice, the five other members o
the company had cast him.
II was part which q London or New
York leading man would have studied
for two weeks, rehearsed for three anC
finally played with joy mingled with mis-
giving. But Loveland could not afort
artistic scruples. The play was the thini
and the acting must take care OF itself.
They went out to rehearsal early mex
morning. and were thankful that ther'
had been neither rain nor snow to destro.
the fragile posters. In front Of one which
Evening star., 1911-08-16
A Yale Funeral.

One of the best stories within Who
Was Belle Carlton n?''-Gelett Burgess
New York Arabian Nights Entertain
ment-~is in the installment published in
our next Sunday Magazine. 1t is the tale
Of the Great Yale Funeral, when young
blood from Harvard, flushed with the first
victory Cambridge had won over New
Haven in years, hires all the hearses In
New York and proceeds to give Yale a
wonderful funeral. But Yale had a few
bloods of her own. and there ensued a
contest that went down In Gotham's his
tory as one Of the most dramatic and
spectacular ever known. Fenton finally
got the famous Brewster jewels into the
hands of the Janitor. according to his
promise to the octoroon-and then dis
covered that he had made a terrible mis-
take. This next installment is brimming
with action.
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he was on the stage, for he pictured Les
ley's head and her aunts bent near 10
one another. while he and his affairs
We're discussed in whispers, perhaps with
stifed laughter. 1t seemed to him that
the evening would never end: but at last
the curtain went down on the third act.
and Loveland was making bolt for
his dressing room when one of the stage
hands intercepted him, holding out an
envelope.
Say you're the manager Of this show.
amt your" asked the man.
II suppose / am at present, said Love-
land not attempting to evade responsible
ity.
well. then. this is for you," and the
letter was in his hand.
ITO the manager OF the company pro-
ducing Lord Bob " was the address PEN
ciled in an attractive handwriting, which
might be that Of a man or a woman.
Val hesitated for an instant and then
tore open the envelope. On sheet of the
Ashville theater paper were written the
words. "A friend and agent of Sidney
Cremer will be obliges by a few words
with the manager Of the company, in the
private room of the manager of the opera
house, kindly lent for the occasion
(To be continued tomorrow)
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Loveland had put UP on the face OF the
opera house stood girl and an old man.
talking in low voices.
They're reading about the play and
making up their minds to come. mutt
tered Loveland to Lille de Iisle, with
whom he had walked to the theater. AS
he spoke the pair turned and stared
sharply for an instant at the actor and
actress Ioyeland was disappointed.
After all. they did not look like the sort
of persons who would care to attend a
performance given by transformers. The
girl was a lady, the man a gentleman
They were well dressed. their faces had
a cultivated expression, indescribable yet
| unmistakable. Altogether. they were or
different order from the people VINO
had composed the audiences at the opera
house during the past week
II shall certainly write and tell them
| what's going on" remarked the girl to
her companion. who was probably her
| father It's a shame. Something ought
to be done.
I'VE might telegraph. if you think it
would be worth while" replied the old
man.
Loveland heard the words. spoken as
| the pair turned away to walk down the
street toward the residence part or the
town. but he attached no Importance to
| the disjointed sentences. The anairs OF
the Human Flower Company were oc-
| cupying his mind for the moment to the
exclusion of all else. He was not even
! thinking of lost Lesley Dearmer. or WON
dering whether there would be a letter
from his mother forwarded by Bill to
/ Bonnerstown this week.
| Everybody was in deadly earnest, and
/ the rehearsal went off very well. consid-
ering all it's disadvantages. They had an
other in the afternoon; and by that time
| they learned joyfuly a few seats had
i actually been booked in advance.
| Ed Binney's cough had not improved.
/ but he was kept UP on strong, hot conee,
| and they got through the performance
/ that night. two men short, almost with
out a hitch. Nevertheless. though lord
| Bob was q great New York success, as
\ and bristled with brilliant scenes and
bright dialogue. II was q little above the
heads Of an average Ashville audience.
| few we'll. though plainly. dressed la
| dies and gentlemen were In the front
| seats. and all seemed to know each other,
| laughing and talking together between
the acts: and among them. through a
peephole in the curtain, Loveland Iecog-
nized the nice-looking girl and old man
| he had seen staring at his homemade
| poster in the morning. The rest of the
audience. however, were OF the usual sort,
and preferred wild melodrama to spar
king light comedy.
The profits of the first performance and
the next were not what Val had expected
though the acting of the company i'm
proved: but on the last night Loveland
tried to hope that Ashville would turn
out in full force.
Having set the first scene himself, in
default of q stage manager or competent
stage hands. he applied an anxious eye
to a small "spyhole" in the curtain and
peeped olt.
4 His heart sank. The house was hall
empty. But II was early still. There was
hope Vet. People were coming in. There
was the old gentleman and the girl hs
! had seen before. finding their way Onct
more to the front seats. Some one was
Evening star., 1911-08-16
NEED WARSHIP IN ECUADOR.
Secretary of State Says American In
terests There Are Jeopardized.

The Secretary of State has suggested
that an American warship be sent to
Ecuador to protect United States inter-
ests during the existing revolutionary
situation. He has been informed by the
Navy Department, however, that there
is none available unless the gunboat
vicksburg can be withdrawn from Mica
ragua, where trouble also exists.
Evening star., 1911-08-16
Personal Friend Of Lincoln.
Senate Approves Publicity Bill.

The Senate today agreed without de-
bate or division TO the conference report
on the campaign publicity bill. providing
that publicity shall be given to all CAM
paigp expenses and that no senator shall
spend more than $4,000 nor any repre-
sentative more than $1,000 in securing
his election.
Evening star., 1911-08-16
MAJ. .RATHB0NEDEAD
Army Officer Who Witnessed
Assassination of Lincoln.
CAREER ENDS IN ASYLUM
Served With Distinction in Military
and Civil Capacities.
GALLANT. CONDUCT REWARDED
Following Army Service He Was
Appointed u. s. Consu1-His
Mind Gives Way.
CAREER ENDS IN ASYLUM
GALLANT. CONDUCT REWARDED

HANOVER, Germany. August 18-Maj.
Henry Reed Rathbone. who was q mill
tary aid to President Lincoln. and who
was stabbed by Booth when attempting
10 defend Mr. Lincoln when he was assas-
sinated. April II. 1855. died Monday In
the Hildesheim Asylum for ths Criminal
Insane. where he was incaroerated for
numbering his wife. He will be buried
today.
The major had been Ill nearly q year.
He was United States consul here when
he killed his wife after his mind had
become deranged. He was convicted and
committed to the asylum He made sew
eral attempts to obtain his freedom.
Evening star., 1911-08-16

Sample-accordion pleated and
lace trimmed-marked $500. The
first caller gets this beautiful
garment.
Evening star., 1911-08-16

with them: they were bringing guests
That looked encouraging!
Val fingered at the "spyhole."
The girl and her father sat down.
With them were Lesley Dearmer and
her aunt, Mrs. Loveland.
Evening star., 1911-08-16
EDUCATIONAL
IN WASHINGTON.

OUT OF WASHINGTON.
Evening star., 1911-08-16

Hilbert Simmons, twenty three years
old and married, fell overheard from his
grabbing boat and was drowned In Tar
. bay, Lower Dorchester county, Md, Mon
day morning.
Evening star., 1911-08-16
EDUCATIONAL.
IN WASHINGTON.
STRAYER'S
BUSINESS COLLEGE

Ninth and r Streets,
Recognized As the leading Business School
In Washington. Over 800 students attend
ed the school the past year. Those who
contemplate taking a Business Course are
invited to call and see our school before
definitely deciding where TO attend.
[ Shorthand. Typewriting. Bookkeeping,
English. Civil Service etc. taught by ex-
graduates.
Day and night sessions now open. Write,
call or phone now and secure q desk.
Catalogue free.
Evening star., 1911-08-16
His Eventful Career.

Mai. Rathbone had an eventful career.
He was born in Albany. n. Y, July 1,
1891 and served with distinction in the
civil war He entered that conflict in
May, 1861, as captain in the 18th Infan-
try and was appointed major and as
sistant adjutant general of volunteers in
March 1865 In July. 1867, he resigned
from the volunteer service and in Feb
ruary 1860, was appointed major in the
9Th United States Infantry.
He was brevetted three times-the last
time as colonel-for gallant and merito-
rious services during the campaign from
for services during the campaign from
the Rapidan to Richmond: again for serv-
ices in the Office of the provost marshal
general of the United States and third
time for services in connection with the
organization Of the volunteer armies dur
ing the war. His military career ended in
December. 1870, when. at his request, he
was honorably discharged
Personal Friend Of Lincoln.
Maj. Rathbone was a personal friend of
President Lincoln. and accomp anied him
to Ford's Theater on the night of April
IA, 1865, when the President was fatally
wounded by John Wilkes Booth After
firing the shot at the President Booth
stabbed Mai. Rathbone as the latter was
attempting to prevent his escape from
the box
In 1887 he was appointed by President
Cleveland to he United states consul gen.
eral at Hanover, Germany, and had
served only short time when mental de-
rangements necessitated his transfer TO
the asylum where he died last Monday.
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II ~
Tons Of Flowers ON Spring
Hats Writes Winifred s.

Special Fashion Correspondent Fifth Avenue
style News Cynthia Grey.
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MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN Delight
IN READING THE LETTERS AND ADVICE
S0{E1Ya

tanned this afternoon byMrs. w.
H. Crump at her ihome, 1927
North Prospect street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gotlieb Jaeger of
the Jaeger apartments are at
home from two months visit in
Los Angeles.
News from California was re-
Iceived yesterday of the marriage
of Mrs. Florence Allen to Frank
Allyn, both of this city.
Mrs. c. II. Drew was the guest
of a surprise luncheon at her
home yesterday on her S5th
birthday, at which Mrs. Sarah e.
Beaverton entertained.
Mrs. w. III. DOud will enter.
tain her club at cards this even
ing at her home on North 18th
street.
William w. Roberts of New
,, York city is the guest of Mrs
Margaret Thomas Craig.
Mrs. II. ID. Ross, 1911 South
9Th street, has returned from
Rochester, Mimi.
The first and fourth compan
les Coast Artillery reserve, will
be hosts at a military bali to be
given at the armory Feb. 22 In
honor of lWashington's birthday
After a months visit will
friends in Tacoma, Miss Clara Ger.
Vase left today for her home III
Chicago.
The Young Peoples society OF
the First Christian church gave
a basket social last night at the
church.
st. Margaret's guild of Trinity
parish will entertain at dancing
party tonight at the Masonic tenn
lple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo MetzIer are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of son Thursday.
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Charlottes full name Marie Anne Char
lottle Corday D'Armont. She twenty-five when
she made her dramatic appearance in history. Her
youth had been passed in convent. where she
Corneille Though of a titled family, she sym
pathzed ardently with the revolutoniss, until the
fall the Girondists ushered i'll the Terror, when
she swung to the other extreme.
She admired Mr.. Brutus of Rome, and de-
cded to emulate his example, her victim being
Jean Paul Marat, degenerate and bloodthirsty
went to Paris, bought a knife and set out to save
her country by assassination. No one knew her
plans.
Kills brutal NIrat.
On the morning of Juyy 10, 1893 Marat
asked, through his newspaper, the Ami du Peuple,
for 200, 900 more heads. That evening he sat in
his medcated bath. Historians say he might have
soaked himself for years without either whitening
his soul of helping the loathsome disease from
which he suffered. knock at the door.
Come I'M" cried Jean Paul, not even dry
ing his feet. +
Charlotte Corday entered and pretended to tell
Marat of victims for his hood thirst He
bent to write down the names Charlotte crept
closer and drove her knife between his ribs. straight
through the heart
~ Hoping to end tyranny, she only made Marat
a popular hero by his death. Marat would have
died within few days, anyhow, they sayy. if left
to his disease Charlotte had planned to stab him
of her superb natural qualities as an actress She
narrowly escaped death at the hands of an in
furiated street mob was dragged to JAIL quickly
tried and beheaded Thereby Marats friends made
mistake, for Charlotte in turn became the popu-
lar idol-and thus set our styles in 1911.
Charlotte's story has been embellshed with
a dash of romance to the effect that she killed
Marat to avenge the death of her lover, NJ Bel
sunce, officer of the garrison at Caen. But this
Charlotte denied
Mile Charlotte's features were regular and
beautiful. Her face gave an oval setting to blue
eyes and lght-borwn hair. She was graceful of
medium height, and well proportfoned.
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The indian, for a moment, re-
manned motionless; the gun made
no report. 1t had missed fire. The
indian. with fearful warwhoop
|leaped upon him. Other readskins
rushed on and bore him down.
Putnam was tied to a tree, and
from this painful and helpless posi-
ton he watched the battle. Repeat
edly shot tore his clothing, but he
was powerless to move from his
dangerous position.
The battle turned out to be q
victory for the combined British
and American forces, and Putnam
hoped that the victors would make
a final rush and liberatae him. But
with cruel cunning the indians had
foreseen this possibility, and away
they whisked the patriot deep into
the forest. They stripped off his
clothes, bound him to a strong
|sapling and piled dry wood knee
deep about his feet. Putnam real
lied with horror the meaning of
this.
A torch was applied. The dry
wood kindled fiercely. Closer and
closer Tapped THE flames. like
tongues of fire, toward the patriot,
scorching his flesh.
And then, as by Divine Provi-
ldence, the black, ominous clouds
that had been climbing up out of
the west that hot afternoon broke
into a torrent of rain above the
f1nnI M To do
ing the fire.
Refreshed by the cool water,
Israel Putnam hoped, But. nothing
daunted, the indians revived the
fire, and again the flames crept on,
lever closer and closer to the
soldier.
-I All hope now gone, Putnm
prayed, clenehed his teeth, and
stood erect awaiting the end, a
model of manly, stoical endurance.
The indians broke out into the
weird chant of The death sonls
A swishing sound as of running
feet came to Putnam's ears. Be
fore either he or the savages could
Understand the strange Interrupt
|tion a figure in the uniform of a
French general dashed through the
ranks of the startled redskins,
scattered the burning fagots and
released the captive.
The French general was Molana
against whom, with his indian al.
lies, Putnam had been fighting that
very day.
The two outran the indians, and
Putnam was delivered to Gen
Montcalm at Ticonderoga. treated
kindly. and sent a prisoner of wal
to Montreal.
An exchange of prisoners gave
him his liberty and he, lived 4
flight with vaior in the American
war Of Independence
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Miss Charlotte Corday, young and beautiful
just 1T years ago. is setting the fashions for 1911
This is the authoritative word from Paris,
sponsored by Worth, whose lead is being followed
by many other important houses.
Simplicity is the keynote the simplicity of
costume affected in the earlier portion of the great
French revolution, and so charmingly worn by the
tragic Charlotte.
The little basques or short TUNES, the fichus,
the broad collars and other features of simple
character, have been borrowed freely by the lead
ing Paris designers for spring costumes and suits
The costume was worn then because aristoc-
racy was a capital crime, and those who wished 10
keep their heads upon their shoulders affected
form of dress which identified them with the
'bourgeosie" middle class. 1t will be worn
in this year 1911 by the stylish. who simply MUST
keep their heads tilted high the highest.
Charlotte Corday styles are adapted from her
portraits and those of other women of the French
Revolutionary period. Perhaps the most famous
of the Corday pictures are those showing her be-
hind prison bars and sitting, crimson-gowned, in
IA tumbril the way to the beheading block, the
latter, being by jacques Hauer.
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Conductor j. w. Todd deserves
much praise for the marked sue
cess of the Orpheus club concert
last night The club gave a rept-
tition of the program given earl
Ter in the week and was very well
received by the audience.
The Alpha Degree of Honor will
give a card party Monday even
ing in Fraternity hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. ID. Porter of
70S East 35th street arrived home
this week after a delightful trip
of four Months in California and
Mexico.
The oWman's Education ASSOC
citation will meet at the st. Luke's
parish house, COL st. Helens aven-
ue Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dempsey left yes
terday on pleasure trip through
Southern California.
Mrs. +. $. Hall, who has been
the guest of Mrs. f. c. Richards
and her sister, has returned to
Portland.
Mrs. RaiIsback and daughter
have returned from an extended
trip in the East.
The Misses Donahue Have as a
guest this week Mrs. Curtis Bost-
wick, nee Miss May Elliot.
QQuery club ON. III was enter
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Attack Like Tigers.

In fighting to keep the blood
pure the white corpusclas attack
disease germs like, tigers. But
often germs multiply 50 fast the
little fighters are overcome. Then
see pimphes. boils. eczema, salt
rheum and sores multiply and
strength and appetite fail. This
condition demands Electric Bitters
to regulate stomach, liver and Rid
neys and to expel poisons from the
blood. "They are the best blood
purifier" writes c. I. Budahn of
Tracy. Calf. 81 have ever found
They make rich. red blood, strong
nerves and build up your health.
Try them. soc at Ryuer Malstrom
Drug Co., 93S Pacific ave
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big supplies of large winter hats,
he said. when suddenly somebody
put out the ding-a-ling hat. A
few Fifth avenue milliner pushed
them, and even wore them them
selves. Suddenly the craze was
developed, and the supplies of
hats which the milliners had on
hand were passed by, while wom-
|ankind demanded the little ding
Ia-ling. 1t cost the milliners in
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Red-Blooded American Heroes
WOULDN'T BURN

Israel Putnam, leading a party
of British and American soldiers in
the Frencsh and indian war, had
fallen into an ambush of redskins,
not far from Fort Anne. 1t was a
hot August day in 1853.
From behind the forest trees the
poisoned arrows of the indians
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Iwhizzed about the head of the
patriot Putnam. The battle came
to a close encounter. A stalwart
indian buck sprang out with up
lifted tomahawk, confronting Put
nam. Putnam quickly leveled his
musket against the indians breast
and pulled the trigger.
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Printing as good as the best, al
prices lower than most. Bartoc
Printing Co. *f'
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INTERESTING ARTICLE ABOUT THE
TRAGIC CHARLOTTE CORDAY WILL
INTEREST EVERY WOMAN READER

America pretty penny"
Yours In a furry,
lWINIFRED GRACE SHELLEY.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26

under the supervision Of the local post
Office. After excluding over 1000 resi-
dents at the Carlisle Indian School and
$40 Dickinson College, Law School. Con-
way Hall, and Metzgar College students,
the names of n,711 persons as against
,3o3 are announced, which is the actual
population. Including the community al
its edges, and of the students, the total
population would surpass 1900.
I have known George Ramsey for many
years-from the days when he was print
ing the Craftsman up to now. In the old
days he got my name as Jackson and
don't reckon he has got 1t straight
ened yet. But I want to congratulate
him on his writing up of printerdom
in The Washington Sunday Herald. Like
his brother "Bill,'' who was for a number
Of years foreman of the old specification
division. he never forgets a friend, but
always gives a fair deal to the ''other fel-
lows Just the same.-J. ". johnson, in
Trades Unionist.
Frank s. Lerch, in assuming the own
ership of the Trades Unionist, promises
that in a short time the paper will be en-
larged, with the intention to cover the
entire labor field of the District and aim
to be the mouthpiece Of all organized
labor.
Henry p. Mccormack, OF the document
section, was a weekend transfer to the
War branch.