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Evening star., 1912-11-17
Marriages This Week.

The wedding Of Miss Frances Beardsley
Clark, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Edward
Brayton Clark, to Mr.. Frederick Leonard
Deyereux, will take place next Wednes-
day night at the Hamilton. The maid of
honor will be Miss Cornelia Mercer
Smith, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
G. Smith, jr., and the bridesmaids, Miss
Florence Evelyn Pomeroy of Utica, N.
Y. and Miss Elizabeth Pennock Smith Of
this city. Mr.. Philip Owen Coffin of New
York will be the best man and Mr.. John
Fairfax Slavin and Mr.. Frank B. Dew
ereux will serve as ushers. A reception
will follow the ceremony, which will be
performed by the Rev. Walter F. Drum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark will entertain the
bridal party tomorrow night at a dinner
at the Columbia Country Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Devereux will be at home
after January 1, at 80 Claremont avenue
New York.
Miss Elsie Barbara Ernst will also be a
bride of that date. Her marriage to Mr..
Daniel Leigh Morris will take place at
7:3O at the First Congregational Church.
Miss Helen s. Ernst will be her sisters
maid of honor and the bridesmaids will
be her two cousins. the Misses Mary w.
Ernst of this city and Kathryn Moore of
Lancaster, Pa.
Mr.. Clarence J. Ernst, brother of the
bride. will be the best man. and the ushers
are to be Mr.. William Jesse Finley and
Mr.. Herbert Robinson. A large reception
will follow at Freund's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris will. be at home
after December I. at s23 Jefferson street.
Brightwood Park.
Miss Eleanor Cullom Ridgely, daughter
Of Mr.. William Barret Ridgely, and Dr.
Henry p. Parker will be married at noon
Friday, November 22, at the home of the
brides grandfather. Senator CuIlom. This
date was selected because it Is Senator
Culloms eighty-third birthday anniver-
sary. Little Eleanor Ridgely Brown
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Phelps Brown
the brides niece. will be her only at
tendant. Mr.. John Donaldson Parker
brother Of the groom. will be the best
man. Only the family will attend the
ceremony, which will be followed by a
large reception.
Evening star., 1912-11-17
Engagements.

The engagement of Miss Ruth Mar
garet Blacksted to Lieut.. Leonard Craig
Sparks OF the 4th Field Artillery, L. S.
A, has been announced. The bride-elect
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. 0. P.
Blacksted of Amherst place. st. Louis,
who have as their guest Mrs. Charles
Easton Morton. wife of Capt. Morton.
whom Miss Blacksted was visiting at
Fort Russell. Wyo., when she met her
future husband.
There is interest to the naval element
IN the engagement of Lieut.. Joseph Ralph
Morrison, l.. S. N, to Miss Jessie Mar
garet Barcus. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James /. Barcus of Albany, which was
announced Tuesday.
The engagement of Miss Elizabeth Nc
Laws of Savannah to Lieut. Edward Pos
tell King, L. S. A., is announced.
Lieut.. King is an Atlanta man. His sis
ter Miss Mary King. recently travelled
aboard with Miss McLaws, Miss Helen
Rowland and Miss Ger rude McLaws for
six months. The wedding will take place
in Savannah just after Christmas. Miss
McLaws is now returning from Europe.
Evening star., 1912-11-17
out for a dance on Thanksg wing even
ing in st. Teresa's Hall, Anacostia.

Mrs. Philander Prestly Claxton will
entertain the League of American Pen
Women and its friends at he. home on
Connecticut avenue next Wednesday
evening. Prof. Mitchell Carroll. seere-
tary of the Archaeological Institute of
America, viii give an address. Greek
Legends and Archeolog cal Discoveries"
Evening star., 1912-11-17

r. N. Moorhead Mrs Phillips, Mrs. c..
H. Poor, Mrs. Riano, Mrs. c. n. Richard
son. Mrs. Ridgeley, Mrs. w. c. Moses,
Mrs. Rixey. Mrs Fitch Shepard, Miss
Sheriff., Mrs Hunt Slater, Mrs. +. C.
Stevens, Mrs. Robin T. Thompson, Mrs.
Richard Townsend, Mrs. l. L. Reamey,
Mrs Van Reypen, Mrs. Eugene Watson,
Mrs. Wickersham Mrs. Beekman Win
throp. Mrs. Francis Warren, Mrs. c. B.
Wood, Mrs. L.. Wood and Mrs. Spencer
T. Wood.
Evening star., 1912-11-17

The President and Mrs. Taft have ac-
cepted the invitation Of Mrs. George
Sternberg, chairman of the Army Re iet
Society. to attend the special drill at
Fort Myer Friday afternoon. November
%. for the benefit of the Army Relief
Society. A tea will follow the drill when
Mrs. Albert Mills and Mrs, Garrard will
Evening star., 1912-11-17

There will be an entertainment for the
benefit of the church given at St. An
drew's Parish Hall. corner 14th and Cor
coran streets, November y, at o'clock.
Evening star., 1912-11-17

The board of lady managers of the
Catholic Home for Aged Ladies will holG
a tea and donation party at the home.
143S n street northwest, Tuesday next
from ) to o'clock. Groceries, canned
goods and household linens may be sent
to the home in care of the matron, Mrs
NJ z. Burke, or be brought the day of
the tea
Evening star., 1912-11-17

Mrs. Gilman. Mrs. Kelton, Mrs. G. r.
Smith, Mrs. Marshall. Mrs. Hof, Mrs.
Burr Mrs Walcott, Mrs. Aleshire, Mrs
Young. Mrs. de Witt Mrs. Foote and
Mrs. Borden among many others.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-23
MAKING A TENNIS COSTUME.

Fine vale white pique is lovely for
such costumes. Make the blouse with
the plat at front, hand finished at each
side with embroidered scallOp, round
collar at low neck. the edge likewise
scalloped. and With turnback cuffs on
short sleeves, the same trimming edg-
ing these also. \. colored tie would be
effective with this blouae. Make the
skirt with closing at center front in
deep tuck effect with large pearl but
tons all the way to top Of four inch
hem. A belt Of the material or one Of
patent leather repeating the note Of
color in the tie would be appropriate.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-23
Fashion and Care of the Home
SUNSHINE FOR STAINS.
Helped by Skill and Other Agents, II
Accomplishes Cleansing,

Summer brings stains galore. It also
brings sunshine. which is sovereign for
SO many of them, helped, of course, by
other agents.
Washable things need no more than
soap and wafer and, Of course, skill
and sunshine. larry stains and those
from axle grease demand yreasinG.
Butter or lard or oil will answer. the
less salt the better. Rub it well into
the stain and let stand for twenty-four
hours in q warm place. sunshine if pos
sible. Then If the stained thing is silk
or stuff lay it stain down upon several
thicknesses OF soft cloth and pour gas
cline through the grease spot marking
the stain, rubbing hard on the wrong
side. Move the spot to q clean place
and pour through more gasoline. Turn
over quickly and with a soft. clean
cloth, sopping wet in gasoline, go over
the stain. wiping with the grain Of the
cloth. AS soon as the wiping cloth
shows soil take a clean one. After
wiping off all you can of the blotch
shift TO a clean place on the cloth, pour
more gasoline through and wipe gently
again. If a mark remains 1t
quickly with powdered cornstarch
mixed with magnesia. Pour gasoline
over the powder and leave untouched
for several hours. Then shake off all
that will come away and brush off
what remains.
With Il wash fabric stretch 1t, stained
side down, owe a basin and pour
through it from a height Of a foot or 50
q stream of boiling ate Afterward
let it lie a minute or two in the water,
then turn, cover thickly with white
soap and lay in sunshine for an hour,
Washing in the usual way will do the
rest. Upon delicately colored fabrics
it is best not to lay in sunshine.
Grass stains sometimes yield to 8
good soaking for twelve hours in mo
lasses. If that fails try soaking II
milk, with boiling water poured
through afterward. Begin any deter
sive process from the wrong side; thu:
the cleansing agent does not take tn
stain farther in. After its hold on Abe
has been loosened wiping is Of NOR
avail. Grass stains on a white gar
ment may themselves disappear, ye
leave a yellowish mark. In that cas-
squeeze a ripe tomato upon the stain
sprinkle we'll with salt and lay in tn
s~unshine.-New York Tribune.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-23
years ago | vas employed in
il signal block tower on a rail
,.noH YhQcn toy,arS qta nSo6 RI

"EN years ago | was employed in
Il signal block tower On a rail
road. These towers are used to
operate the levers controlling
the semapiIores which direct the ELL
yineers Of passing trains. They are
raised high above the tracks, and those
located out in a sparsely settled
try are lonely places. At that time
some Of the overs were worked by
women, and l was Of these women
Indeed. l was a girl Of twenty.
My duties were not onerous. I had
time for sewing or fancy work or mu-
sic, the latter Of which l was very
fond. l had the night watch, and I
and my colleague Of the day watch
kept our quarters in spick and span
condition, with plants in the windows
indeed, everything to make the place
homelike.
Our tower wat some distance from
any house, but I was eve lonely or
afraid. for at the approach Of danger
l could lock myself in, and with arms
and ammunition the place had great
advantages for defense. But I never
thought of defending myself, for I
could see no reason why I should be It
tackled.
One evening shortly before dark I
was singing, accompanying myself ON
my guitar. I did not hear a footstep
ascending, and suddenly, looking back
Of me, I saw a man standing In the
room. He was quite respectfully
dressed. but there was something In bis
face l did not like. Bowling to me def.
e%rentially. he said:
Pardon me for this Intrusion. ]
heard the music and was surprised
that it should come from a railroad
watch tower. I am very fond Of music,
and your voice Is delicious. Would
you mind my sitting here.' taking q
seat, while you sing?"
I was not deceived by his smooth
tongue. But what could I do? I mus
meet deception by deception. I ap
peared fattered by his approval and
continued my singing, though with
trembling voice. The song was I'll
the Cleaning" It was very appropri
ate, but l was not thinking of tn
cleaning. was thinking how l nigh
outwit some nefarious scheme I wa
sure the man had in view. It occurre'
to me to play Miss Simplicity. As 500
as I had finished the song I began t
talk about music, how I dotted on
and how l felt an immediate liking fo
any one who loved It. But the ma,
soon turned the subject to my worl
, asking mi all manner Of questions wit
regard to 1t-the levers. the sema
= phores and how I threw the trains O.
= to the right track.
l Judged from this that he was Their
rather with some object in view cor
nected with the railroad than mysel
l personally. l made it appear that
| was pleased to tell him what he wisl
: ed to know and talked necessarily /
order that l might keep him on ths
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-23
USEFUL INFORMATION.

Small pieces OF charcoal laid in the
corners and upon the shelves Of closets
will absorb dampness and dispel I'M
pleasant OdOrs.
To remove a fiShhone from the
throat cut q lemon in halves and suck
the juice slowly. This will dissolve
the tiShbone and give instant relief.
To emo tartar from the teeth
sprinkle Il little powdered ma"nesia
on the toothbrush and rub he teeth
unon which the tartar has collected.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-23
. SWATTlNG THE FLY.

The boy scouts are swatting the fly.
In every part Of the country they are
organized into special fly swatting pa
trolls. The boy scouts are being taught
the danger Of flies as carriers Of dis
ease. and as the boys are eager to do
their good turn for others they are
taking up the crusade against the flies.
The boy scouts in Glen Ellyn. a sub
urb Of Chicago. have set hundreds OF
fly traps and are working as a unit to
destroy the flies. Boy scouts In Weir.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-23
The PAPER
IF | WERE KING.
School Children Tell What They Would
DO In Such a Case.

\ writer in the London Post quotes
the following from a series Of compost
tons written by children Of seven or
eight upon the theme IF l We're king"
If l We're king l would try to make
peace-that is to say, l would try to
stop all the battles. l would also try
to make every man take part in work
50 that each would help the other"
If | We're a king l should live in q
palace and be happy all my life. My
name would he Edwin William |. The
palace would be called buckingham"
III | We're a queen l would want a
court Of ladies. While l was having
tea the king might have gone out fight
ing. | would SO in Il cab and meet
him"
If I were a king I would be a good
king and give parties tythe poor, but
40 one could go under twelve
"If | We're Il queen l would go about
and make people Well and healthy and
teach them all about God. l would
have housemaids and ride about in
traps to all different countries"
III l were a king l would not let any
wars come into the country. 1t is the
king thar brings wars" (The author
Of this IS named Pym.)
IF l, were a queen l would be very
haDpyx | would knit nice warm clothes
for tlIe poor little children, and l would
make them dresses and give them
enough money to so to the picture pal
ace"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-23
Trimming Of Yelled Material.

Veilings are still considered effective
on day and evening gowns alike. More
attention is. however. paid to the trim
ming Of the material which is yelled
than to the semitransparent covering
Of nipon or net itself, and a good deal
Of elaboration Is put into the orna-
mentation. which Is more or less hid
den.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-23

Kan, are jealous fly fighters. The
Rev. Walter Burr of Olathe. scout
master. has enlisted the boy scouts Of
Kansas in the crusade against the fly.
One of the most important lessons
learned from this seasons anti-fy CAM
paign in Kansas is the value Of the
utilization Of the boys organizations OF
the state. The boy scouts helped in a
number of the cities Of the state. clean
ing up waste. including bottles. cans.
accumulated debris, garbage, etc.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-23
The Victory of a Girls Wit
Over a Bandits Designs
By HELEN L. B. ROBERTS

subject, hoping to stave off any inten-
lions be might have with regard to me.
Now, suppose" he said, "a train
should come along. What's the next
train"
1.-The Bentford express"
"Well, you wish to put it on the
right track. What do you doT
II pull this lever"
And II you wished it to take the
right hand track Of the Y, q short dis
lance up the track, what would you
do?"
II would pull this lever" putting my
hand on another.
Hin! It's very interesting. What
a simple system once you know itr
Very"
He looked at the clock rather nerv-
ously, / thought, and listened. There
was a distant rattle Of q train.
rs that the e~xpressT' he asked.
II have no doubt It IL"
The expression ON his face began to
change. The Interested look he had
thus far worn gave place to q of .
oludon. he walked back and forth,
and I saw him put his hand to his hip.
I was satisfied that this wa TO make
sure his weapon was In 1h proper
place, though l did not . why he
needed it for a girl like me. Perhaps
he was going to shoot tho engineer.
When the train came within q short
distance of the tower I stepped TO the
levers and put my hand on one OF them.
Ny visitor stopped, evidently 70 ~ not
to be e from below.
mot that" he said from behind;
not that one; the other. Throw the
train on the li"ht hand track Of the T."
I heard 4 click and, looking back,
saw tho muxxle Of q revolver pointing
at me. I pulled the lever he ordered
me to pull, and the train went thunder
ing BY"
Taking a pair Of nippers from his
pocket the man cut the wires connect
Ing my telegraph instrument with the
main line and, taking a piece Of the
wire with him, RAJ out and hurried
down the stairs. I locked the door and,
staggering to the window, looked out.
He was running after the train. He
turned and said:
"Goodby, sweetheart You sing like
a nightingale"
As soon as he vas out Of sight I fell
on the floor In a dead faint. Then,
coming to myself, I got up and, weak
as I was, danced. When he had asked
me how to throw the train on to the
, wrong course I had told him the way
! to put it on the right one.
: I was called on the wire from an
other station, and. not replying, a mes
senger was 500 sent to learn the
: cause of my silence. Since there was
: no damage done, the missing wire was
the only confirmation of my story. II
was enough, and I received a liberia
: reward. My visitors intention wa
never explained. It was doubtless in
t tended to wreck the train and rob It
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-23
Pleased With Himself.

saw Fl little. weighing wor1n.
Uncertain what t o do,
Wh6sssSplX sQuirmed his little squirm
Unrn ths~day" was through.
IT want to KNOW the little worm
Exclaimed as he expired,
III one but wiggles all day long.
Whit more can be desired?"
-Theo lore c. Williams In st. Nicholas
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-23
MiIady's Parasol.

Shirrings OF t%affeta, lace and chiffon
and ruchings Of ribbon, both silk and
velvet. are much used for the decora-
ton Of the parasol.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-21
Vote on Mulct Law.

The net result of the recent con-
test over the open saloon in Water
loo has been the pitting of neigh
Dor against neighbor, the expendi-
ture of vast sums in Litigation, and
the question still unsettled. If the
celebrates had decided it by ballot,
would have acquiesced in the re-
suit
To petition a community in which
votes come and go each day; COM
munity in which, like every other.
there are men who seek to compel
each other to conform to their stan
dard Of morals = and who make
themselves judges of the opinions of
their neighbors, cannot fail to be q
mockery and to fall short of a real
expression of opinion. This Phari-
saism, like all of it's kind, en-
trenches itself behind the strict let
ter of the law, and defies an appar.
ent--an actual majority.
There is but one decent and
orderly way in which to settle such
matters; and that way is by a vote.
Meanwhile, despite the intemper-
ance of both extreme r:ctions, and
in spite of the effort to make moral
ity by statute, the cause of real ,em-
perance is growing. But in order
to minimize both kinds of Intent
perance, the matter should be Set
tied in the ordinary way-by vote
OF course the direct beneficiaries
of the funds raised to test each
statement of consent-the lawyers
mostly-may not agree with this
But the everyday man, the man in
the ranks, is tired of the endless up
heavals in each community, caused
by this unspeakable cowardly make
shift, known as the mulct law-Ad-
vertiSement. 's.-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-21
GROCERY BURGLARIZED
Store of Estes & Cn. was Entered
last Wednesday Night and Cash
Register looted OF $50.

Last Wednesday night the gro
Gerry store of Estes Co. in the opera
house block was burglariZed and a
sum of money somewhere between
$50 and $50 was taken from the
cash register. At the time of the
burglary Mr.. Estes was in Chicago
on business, the store being in
charge of Lew Gillian, who when
he locked up the store for the night
left the receipts for the day in the
cash register. On opening the store
the next morning the burglary was
discovered. Nightwatch c. E. Wood
in making his rounds of the bust
ness houses, found a young man
named Burley Russell coming out
OF the billiard hall which adjoins the
grocery store, about 2 o'clock that
morning On questioning him he
stated that he had been locked up
in the billiard hall, being asleep at
the time. He was arrested Satur-
day, charged with committing the
burglary of the grocery store, it hav-
ing been found that there was
closet in the billiard hall, where
formerly there had been a door con-
Meeting the two rooms, which had.
been boarded up, but the boards
were SO fixed that a. person could
push them off and enter the grocery
store. The preliminary trial Of
young Russell was set for Tuesday
morning, but change of venue was
taken from Justice A. NJ Pryor to
Justice A r. WarfOrd, before
whom the evidence was submitted,
the defendant being represented by
G.. w. Hoffman, while the case was
prosecuted by county attorney E.
H. Sharp. The evidence had been
all submitted but the arguments Of
the attorneys was yet to be made at
the time The Reporter went to
press Wednesday afternoon,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-21
Leon Foot Ball Stars.

J, In the annual football game be-
tween Iowa and Ames, which was
played at Ames last Saturday, Leon
was represented by a star player
on each of the teams. Captain
Hurst, who played at quarter for
Ames was one of the main stays in
the work of the eleven which repre-
sented the Agricultural school.
while Ralph McGinnis held down
the position of full-back on the VIC
toriOus Iowa team. The game re-
suited in win for the Iowa team
by score of 90 to and this was in
no small way due to the excellent
work of the local lad in the back
field. Both of the local players came
in for the lions share of the praise
in all the papers and it is apparent
that the work of the two was all
that could have been expected. In
the account of the game the Regis
ter and Leader has the following to
say concerning the Leon boys:
'One of the surprising features of
the game was the fact that the cy-
clone line depended upon as one of
the chief assets of strength and re-
garded as invulnerable in defense,
weakened before the attack of the
HaWkeye forwards and yielded time
and again before the terrific plunges
OF McGinnis-McGinnis was called
against the line and rarely failed to
gain. In the second quarter Iowa
unlimbered it's great offense and
smashed their way down to the
Ames yard line from where Nc
Ginnis carried the ball over with a
plunge through the line. McGinnis
made warm place for himself in
the hearts of the Iowa supporters
early in the game by breaking
through the line and blocking a try
at goal from the field which Burge
was getting off. Hurst tried for
place kick in the first quarter, the
ball being blocked by McGinnis.
Captain Hurst and Weyrauch
shared the honors for Ames. The
Cyclones leader tried desperately to
stem the tide of defeat but failed.
He carried the ball for good gains
many times and carried back punts
with an ability that went long way
towards offsetting Hanson's super
iority in the punting game. Ames
tried a double pass in the third
quarter, Hurst to Vincent to Cowan
that resulted in the only touchdown
made by their team. Ames tried
the forward pass time after time
and was successful in goOdly pro-
portion OF the attempts. Hurst
made some most remarkable passes
with Iowa men almost on top of him
as he threw. Some of the Aggies
best gains came on long passes from
Hurst to Burge, Weyrauch and Vim,
cent = - E"s4'' J.
In addition to the numerous men
tions of Hurst, the Register and
Leader publish snap shot taken by
a staff photographer in which Hurst
is shown running back a punt.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-21
PENSION BUREAUS REPORT is
GIVEN OUT.
Over 100000 Persons Are Draw
ing Allowances from Uncle
Sam,

There are now on the government
pension rolls $4,000 soldiers and
sailors, 321,932 dependents and
widows, and 1862 army nurses, ac-
cording to the annual report of the
pension bureau, made public recent
ly. These include 497,263 surviv-
ors Of the civil war and 238 widows
of the war of 1912. To provide for
all of them this year $151,558,141
has been appropriated, decrease Of
$3,27S,090 from last year.
The total number of pensioners
under the general pension laws is
3S,210, their pensions aggregating
1885, $50, and under special
acts Of congress 220,S40, aggregat-
ing $6,5S4,572 annually.
From the foundation of the gov
ernment to June 80, last, the United
States paid S4,3S3.36S 164 in pen
sions to soldiers, sailors and marines
their widows, minor children and
dependent relatives on account of
military and naval service in the
various wars and in regular service.