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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-19

Uncle Joe" Cannon. NJ Q dinner IN
Washington. said OF q piece OF tariff
revision that he opposed:
1T "a useless for the foreigner and
nc good az all for the American pro-
Queer. The whole thing In q costly
error. like the case Of slanks hired
man.
"slank. for q June treat set before
bis hired man O nice mesa Of fried
Boft-shell crabs. The crabs wer to
DO for the cook and stable boy 60
well. but Elank happened I'm On the
hired mar in the middle Of the meal.
and found the cooks and boys pros
poets looking very dark.
Why said Shank reproachfully.
you are eating your soft-shen crabs
without bread
Well. boss.' replied the hired
man. as he thrust half q crab into his
mouth. them wot can't eat good rich
crabs like these without bread D.
RRfvaB to 20 hungry,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-12

Immediately beneath cliff grew
patch of high bamboo like that which had
journey Many of these twenty high sharp
strong that they stood they made formidable
We passing along the edge of this
caught by the CLEAN of something white within it. Thrusting
head between the found myself gazing heshless
skull The whole skeleton the detached
itself and lay feet the open.
With few blows from the acetes Indians cleared the
spot and able study the details this tragedy
few sheds of clothes could still be distinguished
the remains of boots upon the bony very
the dead European gold by Hudson
page
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upon rock his absurd boh straw hat tilted on the back Of his
head his supercou dominating from under his dropping
lids, his black beard waggng he slowly defined
present situation and our future movements IL
Beneath him might have the three of Summere
his pipe; Roxton
edge with his supple alert leaning upon his
rifle and his eagle fixed eagerly the speaker myself
young and after openair tramp Behind
grouped the swahy habeeds and the little knot of
Indians while in front and above lowered those huge ddy
ribs of rock which kept from goal.
4 need say said leader that the my
last examined of climbing the cliff and
failed do think that likely succeed
something Of ountaneer had none of the appliances of rock
climber with have taken precauon bring
With their aid positive could climb that detached
pinnacle to the summit; but long the main cliff ovhang
vain ascending that hurried last visit
by the approach OF the rainy season. ana by the exhaustion OF my
supplies These considerations limited time and claim
only that have surveyed about miles of the
of finding possible What then shall do now?
here to be only reasonable said Professor
Summerlee eff explored the should
the base of the cliff to the west and seek for practicable point for
ascent
That's it, said Lord Roxton The odds plateau
great se
back the point which
Il have already explained friend here said Cha
enger Che has way auding a
years od THAT quite impossible should be
easy way anywhere for the simple that there
the summit would Isolated and those conditions would
obtain which have effected singular interference with the
general laws of survival Yet admit that there
be places where expert climber may
and cmbous and heavy animal be unable descend
certain that there point where IN S possible"
How do you know that, Sir?" asked sharply
Because my predecessor American Maple White actually
made such How could
which he sketched in his notebook"
There of
stubborn Summelee. II admit plateau, because l
it, but have satisfied myself
form OF life whatever"
What you admit, Sir, what you admit
nconceivaby small Importance glad perceive
plateau itself has actually obued upon your intelligence
He glanced and then
his rock and Selling Sunneee by the neck he tilted
the air. Now Sir he shouted hoarse with excitement
help realize that the plateau
HAVE said thick fringe green overhung
cliff Out of this there had emerged black glenng
AS slowly forth and overhung chasm,
large snake with
wavered and quvered above
cleaning
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THE ground the cliff and broken
the going slow and difficult Suddenly however
something which cheeed hearts the site of
old with several Chicago meat tins bottle
labeled brandy broken tin opener quantity of other
travellers debris crumped dsintegated revealed
itself 1.-The Chicago Herald though the had been ob
Grated
"Not mine' said Challenger. 1t be Maple Whes'
Lord Roxton had been gazing crous fern which
overshadowed the Il look hs! said he.
Il believe it is for a signpos'
slip of hardwood had been nailed such way
to point to the westward.
Most certainly sgnpost said Challenger. what else? Find
himself dangerous Grand has left this
that any party which follows him know the he has
taken Perhaps shall other indications
proceed
We did, indeed but they of terrible and unexpected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-12

A Huge, Black Shadow.
Twenty Feet Across.
Skinned Up Into the Air.
and the Next Instant 1t
Was Gone-and So Was
Our Dinner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-12

HAVE said that thick fringe of green oveung edge
cliff Out of this there had emerged black glening object
AS slowly forth and overh1ng chasm
large snake with peculiar fiat spadeke head
and qivered minute morning
cleaning upon its sleek coils Then slowly
and disappeared.
Summarize had been interested that he had stood unresng
while Challenger tilted his he shook his
colleague off, and came back to his dignity.
Il should be glad Professor Challenger you
make remarks which without
Selling by the chin appearance very ordinary
rock python does not appear justify such liberty"
But there life the plateau all colleague
replied triumph And demonstrated
conclusion that is clear however pejudced
obtuse am of opinion that
and travel westward
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01
SHIPS GUARD U. s. INTERESTS.
Chinese Disturbances Prevent Eish,
Cruisers from Review.

Conditions in China are so unsettled
that eight of the naval vessels now do
ing patrol duty in Chinese waters will
be unable TO participate in the mobiliza-
ton and review of the Asiatic squadron
which is to he held at Manila October
12-l5. simultaneously with the review in
New York.
1t is now definitely known that II will
he inadvisable to withdraw the following
ships from their routine work at the
time of the review: Helena, Wilmington,
Fl Cano, Villalobos. Quiros, Samar.
Callao, and Piscataqua.
Nineteen other vessels, however, will
assemble at Manila for the review by the
commander-in-chief,R Rear Admiral r. F.
Nicholson. These include three cruisers,
two monitors, four destroyers, four sub
marines three fuel ships, and three ships
of special type. They will have a total
tonnage of 50,041 tons.
. The vessels are: Cruisers-Saratoga, AL
bany, and Cincinnati. Monitors-Monad-
mock and Monterey. Destroyers-Decatur.
Dale. Chauncey, and Barry. Submarines
Az. Al, AS. and Al. Fuel ships-Nan-
shan, Alexander. and Abarenda. Tender
Pompey. Transport-Rainbow. Gunboat-
Pampagna.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01
OPERA SINGING
SHOWS DECLINE
Such Is Opinion of Nine. ,Sembrich,
Who Says Orchestra Over
shadows Voices.

New York. Sept. 90 - The decline OF
singing as an art in opera was mourned
to-day by Nine. MarceIla Sembrich. who
is in New York preparing for a concert
tour from coast TO coast of the United
States. According to the noted singer.
acting. stage settings and the orchestra
now take up a far larger part of opera
than the singing. and she deplores the
fact that the singing has not kept pace
with the mechanical contrivances which
go to make a success of opera.
THE bel Canto singers are fast disap-
pearing.' she said The tendency in
opera nowadays is to strive for effective
stage management for wramatic action,
and for good enunciation. Opera COM
posers devote their attention TO the or
Chestra. This is all in the way OF prog
ress. but what a pity that the singers
could not have kept up with it. 1t IS
very easy for girl with good looks 10
achieve success on the operate stage
after she has studied a very short time,
and by no means placed her Voice. That
could not have been done when I was
singing. One cannot sing Norma or
'Somnambula' without Judy, and hard
study.
In some Of the modern works il is
hardly necessary to sing at all Not
Necessary. | say. but how much better
the works sound il they are properly
sung: and how much longer a voice lasts
If it is properly used"
Nine. Sembrich hinted that she might
take up the teaching of operate singing
at an early date, but would not return
to the opera stage.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01
CRANDAL MACKEY, JR., IN FIGHT
Son of Commonwealth Attorney
Mixes IL with Fruit Vender.

A request for a match yesterday caused
fight between Crandal Mackey. jr..
son of Capt. Mackey. Commonwealth $
Attorney OF Alexandria County, Va. and
George Alex, a Greek fruit vender, re-
sulting in young Mackey going to
Emergency Hospital with knife wound
in the back, near the neck, and AleS
going to the First precinct station with
a blackened eye.
Mackey and the Greek fought in front
of the Greeks fruit stand. at Seventh
and D Streets Northwest, about 1 O'Clock
in the afternoon. and a crowd OF hun
dreds of persons gathered. Alex said he
was called Guinea" and was struck
in the eye and knocked down when he
resented the term, which he considers
an insult. Mackey says he was walking
away from the fruit stand when the
Greek ran up and stabbed him.
The wound is not serious. 1t was in
fiicted with a keen-edged banana knife
Mackey left the hospital and went to his
home in Alexandria County. Alex is
twenty-four years old, and lives at 80
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01
PLAN BIG MUSICAL SEASON.
German Societies of District Are
Holding Rehearsals.

Musical programmes in all four o.
Washington's German societies are ex
pected to be better this season thar
ever before The Arion Gecangvereir
is making spcial efforts to perfect It's
chorus. Rehearsals are being held every
Wednesday night under direction OF Prof
Carl Holer.
Last night members Of the Washington
Saengerbund began rehearsing for their
first musicale. which is to be given oc'
tober 70.
At the Columbia Turnverein active ef-
forts are also being made. Nightly re-
hearsals are being held at the Germania
Maennerchor. The Maennerchor will
hold its first entertainment on October l.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01
NO TRACE OF MISSING GIRL.
Detectives search for Alice white,
sixteen Years Old.

No trace has been found by the police
of Alice White. sixteen years old. who
disappeared from her home at % Pros.
pect Street Northwest on Saturday NIGH
last.
Relatives of the girl are alarmed. be.
cause she wore no hat when she left
and evidently did not intend to remain
away any length of time. 1t was at first
supposed she had gone to the home OF
friend.
When the girl did not appear yester.
day morning at the laundry where she
IL employed, the police were requested
to search for her, but an all-day in.
quiry by detectives failed to reveal a
cIew to her Whereabouts.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01

| Lee Watson. Of the First Cavalry, U. 8
A. now stationed at West Point. Mis-,
\ Ewing Is a niece OF former Senator F.
| NJ. Cockrell. and OF Mr. Paul z. John.
son. of Washington.
The Minister of Bolivia and Mime. Cal
deron. accompanied by Miss Elena Cal.
deron. have returned to Washington
(, from Old Point Comfort.
Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles was the
| guest OF honor at a luncheon given by
Mrs Stilson Hutchins at , her villa In
! Gibbs Avenue on Sunday. Gen Miles Is
staying at the New Cliffs, Newport, r. I.
Miss Laura Merriam has left Valley
Forge to visit friends on the North
sister. Mrs. John T. Wheelwright. of
| Jamaica Plains.
Mrs. Robert G. Gamble, Of "welaunee,' -
| Haverford, Pa, has as her house guest
Mrs. Edmund Pendleton, OF Washing
ton. Mrs. Gamble entertained Informally
for Mrs. Pendleton on Saturday night.
Mime. Sophie de Meissner. who has
spent the summer on Cape Cod, has re-
turned to Georgetown. She has taken an
I
ter. and will move there next week.
The wedding OF Miss Nydia Adonell
Wilcox, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Morton Wilcox. and Ensign Ralph Earle
Sampson. L. S. N. son of the late Rear
Admiral William T. Sampson and Mrs.
Sampson. will take place at the Church
Of the TRANSPORTATION in Providence. r.
J., to-day.
The brides sister. Miss Adonell NJ.
Wilcox, will be maid of honor, and the
bridesmaids are Miss Elaine w. Wilcox.
Miss Marian II. Barney, Miss Alice d.
Scattergood, OF Providence. and Miss
Jeanette N Mills. of New York.
The best man will be Lieut.. Harold e.
Sampson, of the Coast Artillery, who is
the brother of the groom. and the ushers
will be Mr.. Ralph D. weyebacher, assist
ant naval constructor; Ensign Franklin
r. Conger, U. S. N; Ensign Charles II.
Maddox. L. S. N. and Ensign Hugh p.
lie Clair, L. S. \.
Mrs. Grant. widow of Mai. Cen Fred
erick Dent Grant. is in Washington for
a few days arranging her new house in
New Hampshire Avenue before leaving
for Europe. where she will spend the
winter with her daughter, Princess
Catacuzene.
Miss Jessie Fremont. daughter Of the
late Rear Admiral John c. Fremont and
Mrs Fremont. has returned to Washing
ton and opened her apartments in Nine
teenth Street
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01
Met Death Through CnreIcssnes..

Dominic Caesar, an Italian employe of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company who was crushed to death in
pit at Fifteenth and H Streets North
east Sunday when his head was caught
between a car plow and the edge Of the
pit. came to his death as a result Of his
own carelessness, according to the ver-
dict of coroner's jury after an inquest
at the morgue yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01
Prices from $3.50 to $500 Pair

tween New York and Boston via the
Metropolitan line route very materially.
two magnificent new steamers, the finest
and largest ever built in America, will
be found ready for operation by the
Eastern Steamship Corporation between
the two cities.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01
War Regarded ms Certain.

Belgrade, Sept. 3o-The Skupshtina
CThe National Assembly of Servia) was
to-day called to convene in special ses-
sion Thursday to authorize the mobiliza-
ton OF the entire Servian army. War
with Turkey is regarded as certain here.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01
SOUND STEAMERS END SEASON.
Dfscontinuance of New fork-BOs-
ton Service Announced.

Announcement is made that the steel
fliers. the Massachusetts and Bunker
Hill, OF the Metropolitan steamship
line, between New York and Boston,
Mass. will be withdrawn from passenger
service after this week. the closing trip
to be made from Boston on October and
from New York on October 5.
The Massachusetts and Bunker Hill
have had an exceedingly profitable sea-
son. having grown into popular favor.
1t seems from present indications that
upon the completion of the Cape Cod
Canal, which will shorten the time be-
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01
Special Attention to These Three Prices:

Special at and Navy Blue Serge Suits of
heavy quality material the strictly tailored and satin
lined the skirt of the models having plaits in
front and back. We commend this suit
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Special at $1s75-Serges dagonals and whpcord in navy
blue, black and brown-he best shades for general
have velvet collar and cuffs and sembelt effect trim
med with buttons and buckles particularly skirt with
panel back and side plats that compares favor
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Our $25 90 Suits-Te pleasing style all brought
this with splendid effect, and the variety
great that find difficult do justice describing
them Serges, Whpcords Dagonas, and Wdewale weaves
Cheviots and fancy materials black, navy light blue
brown and mixtures; 32-inch coats with tailored fancy
in straight front and cutaway types; many styles in
skirts
hor-G st
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01
STAGE DANCING

The only teachers Of Stage Dancing in Washington.
Clog Buck. and all stage work Studio Garden
rheater City. Acts Taught: vaudeville engagenents
secured for pupils- Winter classes now formins.
All lessons given " professional actors Address
THE vAUDEvILLE STUDIO. GAndn Thsta.
9TH ST., near E
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01

Mai. Charles Beverley Ewing, L. S. A.
and Mrs. Ewing. who now reside in
Savannah, Ga, have announced the en-
gagement of their daughter. Miss
Eleanor Febiger Ewing. to Lieut.. Henry
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Ashton de
Peyster, who spent the summer at North
Easter Harbor. are at the Hotel Neither
lands, in New York. Mrs. de Peyster is
the sister of Mrs. Walter Tuckerman. OF
Washington.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01

The Minister of Nicaragua and Nine.
de Castrillo have returned to Wash
ington and have taken an apartment at
Stoneliegh Court for the winter. The
Minister and Nine. de Castrillo spent
the summer at Rehoboth Beach, Del.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01
Women's Tailor-made Fall Suits

In Splendid Showing of Styles, with New
est Ideas in Cut, Colors, and Materials
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01

Miss Jessie Fremont. daughter Of the
late Rear Admiral John c. Fremont and
Mrs. Fremont. has returned to Washing
ton and opened her apartments in Nine
teenth Street
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01

Saturday. October @. is the date an
nounced for the wedding Of Miss Bess
Rist daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. n. A.
Rist. of Dawson. Pa. and Ensign Gay
lord Church, u. s. N, formerly OF Mead
ville Pa. which will take place in the
Cochran Memorial Church at Dawson.
The bridal party will include several OF
Ensign Church's naval friends.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01

Mrs. Stephen H P. Pell. daughter Of
Col. and Mrs Robert Thompson. who
arrived from Europe. has left New York
and gone 10 her country home at Ticon-
derega, y. Y.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T. Oxnard gave an
informal dinner on Sunday at the Hotel
Gotham, New York. for Mrs. Oxnard's s
sister. Miss Pichon. Mr.. and Mrs. OK
nard and Miss Pichon will return to
Washington this week.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01
The Values Are Very Special

Pretty Charmeus Dresses of splendid quality material and
attracve designed that they should find ready acceptance
Robepierre collar long sleeves with rules of lace finished
with secovered buttons side and front fastening Colors
those soughnavy blue black and soft aupe $1675
Storm Serge Dresses mary tailored possessing warmth for
present and resistance practical service; black vel
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military STYLE simply trimmed with tailored braid conforming
exactly with type of designing velvet collar and cuffs Shown
in black and navy blue. .$125 80
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01

Mrs Robert II. Traver has arrived in
Washington and opened her new resi-
dence on the corner of Connecticut Ave-
nue. and Q Street for the winter.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01

Rear Admiral William II. Emory. U.
S. N, retired. and Mrs. Emory. will
close their country seat on Long Island
early in October. and return to WASH
ington for the winter. Mr.. Edmond Ovey.
second secretary OF the British Embassy.
and Mrs. Ovey. formerly Miss Blanche
Emory. are returning to America from
England. and will join her parents here.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01

Mr. and Mrs George Appleby. who
have spent the summer at Narragan-
sett Pier and Atlantic City. are visiting
Mrs. Appleby's mother, Mrs. T. Ritchie
Stone. at her residence in Connecticut
Avenue, before returning to their win
ter home in Florida.
The sun., 1912-07-14

good opportunity. rushed forward to 30
cure his prize.
The blacksnake mounted through the
bushes to their tops and went from the
tops to the lower branches OF a small
birch. 1t continued to mount upward
and made its way to the yayinR tip,
some fifteen feet In the air. performing
the feat az quickly az a squirrel could
have done II.
From this elevated position the black
snake surveyed the man In triumph.
But its eNultation was short lived, for
a vigorous shake OF tho tree brought II
down, and as It fell up the soft bed
OF leaves at the hunters feet the man
threw himself upon the serpent and
succeeded In catching It.
Even then the blacksnake did not
lose Its head, but by an unexpected
movement managed to fasten one Of its
teeth In finger. inficting deep
scratches
The naturalist kept this snake for
nearly two months. II prove 4 to be the
most intrattable ~ blacksnakes. When
Nsr the nai uiaiist torh il iutu his mn mis-
II would exhibit much ingenuity In Its
attempts to escape
The sun., 1912-07-14

ing q saint In Russia 10 that the body.
when taken from the grave. must be In
perfect condition. The ascetic mode OF
life OF these monks and the conditions
Of the soil in the cemeteries Of the
monasteries. usually situated in sandy
places. paralyze the process Of decay.
and after q certain number Of years
the body turns brown. retaining its
former appearance. In one OF the caves
In the Caucasus seven such bodies were
found and were seized by the local or
ganizations for their churches. Later.
however. It became known that the
seven bodies were those OF a band Of
robbers who had been driven into that
cave and who had been starved to
death.
Everybody was confident that sera-
phim's body would be in perfect con-
dition. But to the general astonish-
ment there was an ordinary skeleton
In his grave. The local archbishop.
scandalized by the sad state OF the
remains OF Seraphim. refused to sign a
protocol in which was n description Of
the perfect condition OF tho body Of
the saint. But such trinc as the
opinion Of the highest representative OF
the Church OF that province could not
hinder Plehve's plan, and the unwilling
archbishop was replaced by a more
obedient dignitary OF the Church.
Soon the religious festivities COM
menced. To please the Gear all the high
dignitaries brought offerings to the
newly discovered saint. All sorts of
image-lamps. rugs and adornments--
were brought to the fortunate monastery
by the pilgrims. Cripples. beggars, para =
lytics came fiocking from tho neigh
The sun., 1912-07-14

boring provinces. and the police were
stream Of people al the monastery.
The weather was splendid Tho fields.
covered with meagre crops, the huts
stripped OF most OF the furniture for
nonpayment OF taxes. the people ex-
hausted from the famine. the emaciated
children-all these were covered with
decorative contrivances to deceive the
great visitors who were expected = at
the monastery.
The Car. deeply interested In al the
details OF the canonization Of the new
saint. prayed in the churches. at the
rocks and the springs: he carried the
images and the oaken casket into which
the skeleton of Seraphim was placed.
Aside from the naive peasants there
was not a soul. not a heart. that beat
in unison with that Of the Car. All.
beginning with the cunning monks And
Plehve and ending with the last lackey
Of the imperial suite, concealed their
real thoughts, figuring the profits de-
rived by them from the Cars "sim-
plicity." and they made every effort
to demonstrate their devotion and re-
ligious feelings.
over the modest comm of the hermit.
who had known life and the world so
well. and who had fled from the worldly
life to the desert Of Sarev. an orgy OF
hypocrisy and deceit was arranged. 1t
looked az though there. under the mask
Of saintliness. the abyss Of human weak
ncsses was revealed. and the bells Of
the monastery carried the tidings OF on
unheard of mockery Of religion.
The Czar departed. after bathing IN
the little Seraphim lake. hopeful that