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Will Establish Storehouses.

Storehouses are to be established at
convenient points throughout the state
where the road building and repairing
equipment can be stored. and man will
be put in charge of each OF these store
houses. The plan is being considered of
and other equipment. and of renting them
to the counties as needed. at fair rental
charge, is done with contractors.
A proper type of road to Withstand the
constantly changing and increasing strain
OF modern motor traffic, is giving the
state road commission not little trouble.
The types of roads now heing constructed
are being adapted, as far as cons -Stent
with a proper system OF state highways.
to the physical characteristics. the traffic
requirements and the wishes of the peo-
pie in the several sections of the state.
At this time it looks as If some form
of concrete road. with a bitumen carpet,
would come nearest to answering the re-
quirementS. This class of road is beng
tried out in several states, and very eX-
tensveiy in Wayne county, Mich, In
which the city of Detroit is located.
Careful study and investigation OF this
subject have been made by Chairman
the result that in Maryland five roads of
this kind are now being started, three
short stretches on the Washington boule-
ward, namely, at Bladensburg, at Point
Branch near the Maryland experiment
station, in the town of Laurel, also five
miles in Charles county from Rock Point
to TOmpkinSvilie: and the worst of
the CLAW sections on the old post road
from Northeast to Elkton in Cecil county,
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MARYLAND IS BUILDING
MANY NEW HIGHWAYS
Maintenance Storehouses to
Be Established All Over
State and More Bonds Sold.
,pecial Correspondence OF The Star

SpFCIHI correspondence NJ TIT STAT.
HYATTSVILLE, Nd. October >, 1912
The work to be done upon the highways
of Maryland during the next several
months and that already accomplished
during the administration of Gov. Colds
borough will add thousands of dollars to
the states assessable basis and, incident
ally, improve every piece of property
abutting upon these improved thorough
fares. The work will require the expendi-
ture of S5,NO2.C00 in two years in the
twenty-three counties of the state and in
the city of Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-05

Almost eoncurrenty with the growth of
the menaserie and the introduction of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-05

she posed for a tableau of Britannia.
But poor Crockett had other beasts to
tame that were more ferOcious. He proved
himself Drawer than his own lions on
many thrilling occasions Finally he
dropped dead in Chicago as he was about
to enter the arena during one of his Wis
it's to this country.
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After the performance such of the ce-
lestials lived in Dublin, where the
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-23
CARRYING II Too Far.

Scientific management, like any
other good thing, may be carried to
excess"
The speaker was r. Marriott
Thompson, the San Francisco scienti-
fic management expert. He continued,
says the New York Tribune:
I'VE scientific managers mustn't go
as far as Hustler went.
"Hussler was the proprietor of a
tremendous factory where scientific
management had reduced the mo-
lions of every hand from 800 to IL.
Hussler attended very fashionable
wedding one day. a wedding where
the ceremony was performed by a
bishop assisted by a dean and q
canon, and In the most impressive
part OF the writ. Hustler, overcome by
his scientific management ideas. rush.
ed up to the altar and pushed the
bishop and canon rudely back.
Here. boys he said. ones quite
enough for little job like this"
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-23

The offer to pay cash was pleasing to
Mr.. Henderson. It sounded good"
but he would take no chance on a
double cross" being handed out"
The money must be paid in his pres
ence at bank. No meet me under
the oak tree" for him. He was onto"
the iniQuities of the human family.
BY gradual. indirect suggestions, 1
uncovered the plan to pay at the JEFF
ferson Trust company in Richmond un-
der his eye. He took to that. 1t was
the old hens nest" to be sure. but
doubtless the only place where she
could gather up SO large "wad OF
dough" And thus, after many glass
es OF vile brandy. which. on my part,
l managed to tip out deity into the saw
dust. We got the"business" closed. Mr..
Robert Henderson nearly crushed my
hand at parting. 1t was 30 rare a
thing. he said. to meet one of his
kind Of gentlemen nowadays. Mad
anne Versay beamed, and we parted
in genial fashion.
had a word with Popinot at the
door. after oiling the itching in his
palm with a silver dollar. "Poof!"
he said, Madame Versay was less
French than his cafe cat She was
born In Harlem under n shamrock. She
had heard him. Popinot. name the d.
vine Versailles in flood of longing
for his native country. The name
pleased her; she implored him to say
1t again and yet again, until she got it
and so came Madame Versay." Mon
Dieu! ones sides split themselves with
laughter. A grisette named for pal
ace. Monsieur Villon never did so ex-
cellent naming. La demi-monde.
redif1ce publique. one saw instantly
the fitness of It." He, Popinot. was a
genius of the first order.
And SO left him, shaking in the
door. and calling upon Olympus to send
down his need of bay-leaves. Incom
parable Popinot of the Golden Moon!
Shortly before ten o'clock on the
tenth day of February, l walked from
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-23

drunk. Didn't tell you I was drunk
when did It? and they've got to GO
back to her."
Madame versay suddenly changed
her tactics. She leaned over. seized
the young man by the collar and shook
him. What she said could not hear.
but the effect on the drunken youth
was marked. He pleaded in blabber-
ering slobbers: That's all right, you
keep them; they're yours. You dis.
solve them In vin'ger and drink EN-
like Cleopatra. You're good Ill thing.
you're a good. Ill. sweet thing
The mans drooling grew gradually
inarticulate. his head wobbled. Pres
emily he made an Intellectual effort to
pat Madame Versay's porcelain cheek,
and fell forward with his arms out
stretched on the table. Popinot's Bur
gundy was indeed distilled from the
peoples of the Disc!
The woman ordered a tumbler OF
whisky and drank 1t like water. My
hour had arrived. l arose and thread
ed way to her table.
Have l the honor" said, ito ad-
dress Madame Versay?"
A further light came into the cold.
tallow eyes. mot SO loud" she said.
Are you plain-clothes Johnnie?"
l assured her that had attained to
no such dignity as that. was merely
one coming under flag Of truce with
q message from Miss Caroline Pickney.
said this over several times and in
variety of ways before Madame's
suspicious were soothed down. Then
I laid before her the offer to pay ten
thousand dollars cash for the jewels.
clean cut trade and no questions.
The money in her hands for the Jewels
in ours did not go further into the
place or details Of payment. that would
better follow little later on.
I'll stand for that" said Madame
Versay. .'if it's straight goods; but you
will have to show 1t to Henderson. If
he don't flag 1t, the old hen can have
her sinners"
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-23
POPULAR SYMBOL OF VALUE
Young Man Evidently Was Lacking In
His Appreciation Of the coun-
try's Statesmen.

There is plenty of food for cynical
thoughts in the national capital, as Is
shown by the following incident which
happened on Washington street car:
A worldly young man, prone to crit
icise. was gazing at the advertise
ments which decorate the interior OF
the car One advertised new kind
of collar for men. The dome Of the
capitol was represented encircled by
one OF the collars. and on the SEN
ate and house wigs Of the build
ing were placards giving prices and
sizes. The placard on the senate end
OF the capitol read, Quarter size,
and that on the other end said, Two
for quarter
The worldly cynical young man
turned to his companion.
That" he remarked, Just about
expresses my opinion Of some OF
these here congressman
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For the legal principle In
voived In this story see United
States v. Barrett, III. Fed, 36e.
MAN EATER CAUGHT IN BAY
San Francisco Fishermen Forced to
Battle for Their Lives
With Shark.

After fighting desperately for two
hours with a fullgrown man-eating
shark, which had become enmeshed in
their fishing nets off Angel island, five
Italian fishermen finally conquered the
unusual catch. The shark measured
~ feet over all and weighed GOO
pounds.
Although the common mud shark Is
often hooked on fishing lines and
caught in nets by fishermen In the
bay. the capture of q grown man eater
inside the heads is unusual.
Two nets were torn almost to shreds
by the shark. and In order to secure
the giant and bring him near enough
to attack with clubs. the fishermen
sacrificed a third net.
I'VE were afraid that II we let him
go he would sweep our smack to
pieces with his TAIL" said Salvatore
Balisterri. This would have left US at
his mercy, and, as we could see that
he was ferocious and out for blood
we could take no chances. There is
doubt that had we been overturned
the shark would have injured us and
might have killed one Of U.s."
The captors of the shark declared
that the battle, which ragged without
cessation until the catch was uncon
scious. was terrific.
1T looked bad several times for
u.s." said one of them. THE first we
knew of the sharks presence was
when one of the nets was almost
swept away. Then we started out to
get him. He had chances to get away
but seemed to want to wreck our boat
and it was lucky that we succeeded in
killing him"
The big shark is the largest ever
captured in the bay, the Oldest fisher.
men say. The owners of the fish
found ready market for 1t through a
Chinese grocery merchant. The flesh
of the shark is highly esteemed as a
delicacy by Chinese, the meat being
smoked and dried.-San Francisco
Call
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-23

Where shall Justice begin. with
those who have power or with those
who suffer wrong? II exact and ideal
justice were done, the weak would
make an effort to give to the strong
all that Is their due. and the strong
would try to put their affairs in order
so that no just cause of complaint
should exist anywhere. The unhappy
element in the relations of the strong
and the weak is that both are think
ing too much about exacting Justice
and not enough about doing that
which is just and right. PAY what
thou owest" is the cry most often
heard "Give me that which Is my
due, then / will pay you what l owe"
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-23
rom he IadY.
1 wondered mildly II we might find

l wondered mildly II We might find
Henderson somewhere.
Sure" and Madame Versay. Then
she summoned Popinot. Call up Hen
derson's Detective Agency" she d.
rected, "and tell Bobbie to chase in
here"
While we awaited the chasing-in OF
Bobbie. drew the celebrity out a lit
tie on the subject of the slumbering
youth. He was an only nephew of
Miss Caroline Pickney and her half.
brother, Bishop Simonton of New York
He was an orphan and a very ebon
sheep. Having fallen victim to
Madame Versay's charms, he had
| shouldered the onerous duties of an
"angel." burned his money" and final
ly "swiped" the jewels from his rela-
tive and bestowed them on this Dull
| cinea. These jewels Madame Versay
thought 1t advisable to retain, since
the law could not take fall out of
her" without Juggling the youth. She
| appealed to me to affirm the moral
soundness of her attitude In this A
poor girl must look out for herself
/ was spared the embarrassment OF
decision on SO vexed question by
the arrival of Bobbie Henderson. I
was also glad of all the people In the
Cafe la Lune dor when he came burst
ing In it. He was a person with a va
riegated waistcoat, many seals and
yellow diamonds, and face that
would have convicted him before any
jury in America without word OF evil
dence for the state. He sailed down
upon me with the buster OF the east
wind.
Flash your star" he said. "or jar
loose from the lady" His language
was beyond me. but his manner admit
ted of no doubt.
Madame Versay sprang up and
thrust her elbow vigorously into the
region of his diaphragm. Cut 1T out,
| Robbie" she said, you amt wise
to the gent. He's no plain-clothes
Johnnie. This things business"
Mr.. Robert Henderson was ilhl-
mined. He drew up a chair and ex-
| pressed his desolation at the error.
! Then the three OF us got down to the
details of Madame Versay's business"
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-23

either end Of 1t, and, holding the end
of the pack in his fingers shook out
the bills before the district attorney.
The lawyer had been listening with
the closest attention. his face clouded
and distressed. Now, 1t cleared like
a summer morning. Are the others
like this?" he said.
THE same" replied Henderson. "a
good tenner on the top and bottom
and the rest queer"
Then" said the district attorney.
the laws of the United States have
not been violated These bills are not
counterfeit"
Mr.. Henderson mopped his wet face.
money; is IT."
No" replied the lawyer; It is not
money at ALL
Astonishment drove Mr.. Henderson
to his primal tongue. Hell, mani" he
said. "'Taint good! 'Taint bad!
You're stringin' me-"
The district attorney was amused.
He took the pack of money and spread
1t out on the table. ''These," he said,
ARE bills of the Confederate States
Of America. They are in no sense
counterfeit. The passing of these bills
for money of the United States is no
crime against Its laws. The Federal
courts have time and again so decided,
although these bills closely resemble
certain bank-note issues of the Federal
government and have been more than
once complained OF by the treasury
department"
Then he added. with courtly bow
to Henderson. my dear sir, you have
in your hands the promise of van
ished republic to pay you some ten
thousand dollars. Once upon a time,
these bills might have purchased you
an excellent lunch and perhaps cigar
with 1t. I doubt 1t a little, now. You
might try Moseby Taylor on the corner
below. Mention Jubal Early"
Then he turned to me. "Mr. Parks
he said, "as you have not these potent
tokens Of great sentiment to assist
you, must beg the honor Of your pres
ence at luncheon with me. have
heard of Randolph Mason"
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-23

my hotel over to the Jefferson Trust
company in the city of Richmond. 1
was taken at once into the vault Of
the safety deposit boxes, where l
found Miss Caroline Pickney and the
vault officer. Mr.. Montague Thomas.
This young man greeted me courteous
ly. but 1 had only another stately nod
from Miss Pickney. She would never
come to understand the social order of
commercial civilization. One who
took directions/from another, no mat
ter in how exalted a sphere that 9TH
er sat. was a variety of servant. II
was the theory of the master bred in
deep, and persisting into commercial
age.
Promptly at ten. Mr.. Robert Hender-
son arrived. He wore large checked
ulster, a top hat and astonishiHgly
yellow gloves. He greeted me as a
lost neighbor discovered in distant
country, shook vigorously the rather
limp hand of Mr.. Montague Thomas.
but went back on his heels before Miss
Caroline Pickney She did not see
him. she never saw him.
l appreciated the need to get the
matter speedily over, and requested
Mr.. Henderson to allow Miss Pickney
to examine the Jewels. He threw open
his ulster. revealing a small leather
handbag, secured to his waist by a
chain, such as is used by bank mes
sengers. He opened the bag and took
out an ancient black leather case,
which he also opened and held in his
hand. In it, lying coiled up against
the lining Of old purple velvet was
pyramid pin, two drop earrings and
strand OF oriental pearls. Miss Pick
ney expressed satisfaction to Mr..
Montague Thomas and directed him to
open the safety deposit box. The
young man fitted the key into the
lock of box number 800, and drew
down the door. showing the little steel
vault packed with banknotes. He took
out the money In packages each en-
losed by a printed slip, such as are
commonly used by banks. and marked
Two thousand dollars"
Mr.. Robert Henderson handed me
one end Of the jewel-case to hold, and.
with his free hand. he slowed these
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-23

Ave packs of bills into the little hand
bag. When he had the last one safely
In, he relaxed his grip on the Jewell
case. locked his handbag and hurried
out Of the bank handed the case to
Miss Caroline Pickney. She opened 1t
and caressed the jewels lovingly. But
she said no word, and gave no evil
dence OF the great emotion Juggling at
her except the trembling of her hands.
Then she put the case In her bosom
and went down to her carriage in the
company Of Mr.. Montague Thomas.
went out behind the pair OF them.
Not in all my life had been SO thor
oughly puzzled. What did this woman
need with Randolph Mason II she in
tended to pay a painted actress the
full value Of the Jewels Any police
sergeant could have done as well as
he. What need was there to send me
scouting into the Tenderloin and then
here? The thing was idiotic. had
been waiting to see the iron lid Of
some hidden trap fall swiftly and
crush Madame Versay. Instead. had
carried out Mason's directions to the
final letter. only to see the money
paid, the incident closed, the thing
ended For Randolph Mason 1t was
not defeat only. 1t was a capitula-
ton, a rout. His standard had been
dragged of the field by variety &C.
tress and red-light detective. was
unspeakably bitter and depressed.
My train to New York left over the
Southern at twelve o'clock. I would
go to the post office for some letters
sent after me. get little lunch and
hurry out Of this city. l went into
the post office, got my letters. and was
coming out when deputy marshal
touched me on the elbow and asked
me to come up to the district attor-
ney's office. l knew then that Mason's
trap had sprung, and l hurried with
the little man up the iron stairway.
Mr. Robert Henderson was boiling
in picturesque expletives when l en-
tered the ante-room of the prosecutor
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-23
WELL PEOPLE TOO
Wise Doctor Gives Postum to Con.
valescents.

A wise doctor tries to give nature its
best chance by saving the little
strength Of the already exhausted pa
tient, and building up wasted energy
with simple but powerful nourish-
ment.
Five years ago." writes a. doctor
II commenced to use Postum in my
own family instead Of coffee" OTIS
a well-known fact that tea is Just as
injurious as coffee because 1t contains
caffeine, the same drug found in cof-
fee.) Il was SO well pleased with the
results that had two grocers place
1t in stock, guaranteeing its sale.
Il then commenced to recommend It
to my patients in place Of coffee, as
nutritious beverage. The consequence
is, every store in town is now selling
it, as 1t has become a household me-
cessity in many homes.
I'm sure prescribe Postum as oft
en- as any one remedy In the Materia
Medica-in almost every case of indi-
gestion and nervousness 1 treat, and
with the best results.
When l ooce introduce 1t into a
family. 1t is quits sure to remain. I
shall continue to use 4 and prescribe
1t In families where practice.
In convalescence from pneumonia.
typhoid fever and other cases 1 give
1t as liquid, easily absorbed diet.
You may use my letter as reference
any way you see fit" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read 1.-THE Road to Wellville," in
pkgs. There's a reason"
Ever read the above letterY A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of humaa
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-23

for the government. His collar was
wilted down, his wonderful waistcoat
crumpled, tiny threads Of Precipitation
lay along the fat folds of his chin. He
broke out louder when he saw me.
That's him. That's one of the gang.
he shouted Nov get the other one.
Get this Caroline Pickney woman, and
Veil land them in the penitentiary."
At this moment, tall, gracious man
with soft, drawing accent that
purred dangerously like cats, ap-
peared in the doorway of the district
attorneys office. May inquire" he
said, who 1t is that Is about to send
Miss Caroline Pickney to the peniten-
tiary?"
Its me-" said Henderson. Her
queer"
Your language Is unintelligible,'
said the man.
why, green goods" growled Hen
derson. "Passin' counterfeit money
that's what I mean"
1t was my turn to be astonished Sc
the packs were counterfeit! Surely
Mason could not have made SO danger.
Gus a blunder. He knew the laws of
the United States. He could not have
opened the doors of the penitentiary
wider to us. The mere possession OF
counterfeit money was a crime. Per
haps he did not believe that Madame
Versay would dare come to the off,
GERS of the law with it. Perhaps some
other arm of his plan had broken
down. was amazed and alarmed. The
! man in the door looked inquiringly at
me. 1 took out my card and handed
1t to him. He bowed II am the dis
trict attorney" he said. Then he spoke
to the deputy marshal. Go outside
close the door and see that l am not
Interrupted" He turned then to the
detective. Now, my man." he con.
tinued. what is all this furore about p
Henderson gave the matter swiftly
in detail. translating his Tenderloin
terms as he proceeded. When he had
concluded the narrative, the district
attorney asked to see the money Hen.
derson unlocked his satchel, took out
pack, stripped of the gum band al
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-23

The mother of little boy in Kan
sas City. Kan. recites negro dialect
stories charmingly. Her small son is
quite proud Of her accomplishment
and frequently boasts of it. One day
recently, when some of his playmates
were Wanting the achievements Of
their several mothers, the little boy
braggingly remarked:
MY mother is smarter than any of
yours; she can talk two languages"
What are they?" demanded his
companions.
White and colored."
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-23
"Jes' Full o. Take"

The cast OF hats and dresses of the
women Of the family have frequently
been offered to the maid in a north
side family. Last week, when asked
whether she would take pair of over
shoes that were believed to be too
heavy for wet weather at this time OF
the year she replied: 20. yes'm. yes'm,
Use jes' full O. take; Use raised up
never to refuse anything. "-Indianapo-
liat News
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-23

When Napoleon was a student at
Brienne he happened to be asked by
one Of the examiners the following
question: "Supposing you were in an
invested town threatened with starva-
ton, how would you supply yourself
with provisions?" From the enemy"
replied the sub-lieutenant of artillery
and this answer 30 pleased the exam
liners that they passed him without
further questioning.
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-23

Royal letter writer's may expect that,
In the vicissitudes of the centuries,
their popularity will come to the test
of that democratic implement, the auc-
tioneer's hammer. Judged by this
standard, King Edward III. and Queen
Elizabeth have no reason to feel
sighted. In London the other day one
of the kings letters sold for $1,450,
and letter from Queen Elizabeth to
Henry Ill of France brought 1925.
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-23
Kind Man.

A local philanthropist ordered fan
for himself, nice electric buzzer.
He also took the key out of the door
SO that some of the air could go
through the keyhole into the adjoin-
ing room, where there are eight per-
spring clerks.
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-23

MISUNDERSTANDING the first dance
have with you be sure and say some
thing to me.
She-Why?
He-Because you're SO light. II you
don't speak l will not know l have
you in my arms.-Princeton Tiger.
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-23

so you took your wife to the base
ball game?"
Yes" replied Mr.. Meekton.
did she enjoy IT."
only part of 1t. She thought they
wasted great deal Of time running
around the lot, but she thought the ar
guments with the umpire were quite
interesting. ''-Washington Star