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The Washington herald., 1912-08-04

the cabin. His exertion had brought a
! flush of color back into his face, which
lighted up with a smile as the other
came through the door.
1T was close shave, thanks to
you" he said, repeating Philips words.
Just So" replied the doctor. He had
placed brace of short bulldog revolvers
on the table and offered one of them
now to his companion. "The shaving
isn't over yet, Falkner."
They ate breakfast, each with a gun
beside his tin plate. Now and then the
doctor interrupted his meal to 60 to the
door and peer over the broadening vista
of the barrens. They had nearly finished
when he came back from one of these
observations, his lips set little tighter,
barely perceptible trernor in his voice
when he spoke ..-..
They're coming, Falknerp
They picked up their revolvers and
the doctor buttoned his coat tight UP
about his neck. For ten minutes they
sat silent and listening. Not until the
crunching beat of snow shoes came to
their ears did the doctor move. Thrust
ing his weapon into his coat pocket, he
went to the door, Falkner followed him,
and stood we'll out of sight when he
opened it. Two men and dog team
were crossing the opening McGill's dogs
were fastened under a brush lean-to
built against the cabin, and as the rival
team of huskies began filling the air
with their clamor for a fight, the
stranger team halted and one of the
two men came forward alone He
stopped with some establishment before
the MISUNDERSTANDING little man wait
ing for him in Pierre's doorway
as Pierre Thoreau at homer" he
demanded.
'Pm a stranger here, so / cannot
say" replied the doctor, inspecting the
questioner with marked GOODNESS. at is
possible, however, that he is-for |
picked up a man half dead out in the
snow last night, and I'm waiting for
him to come back to life. A smooth
faced, blond fellow. with cut on his
head. 1t may be this Pierre Thoreau."
The words were scarcely out Of his
mouth when the man kicked off his
snow shoes and with an excited wave
of his arm to his companion with the |
dogs. almost ran past the doctor.
It's him-the man / want to sec"
he cried in a low voice. my names
Dobson, of the"
: What more he had meant to say was !
never finished. Falkner's powerful arms
had gripped his head and throat in a |
vise-like clutch from which no smother |
Of sound escaped, and three or four
minutes later, when the second man
came through the door. be- found his
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Begin Rabies Campaign

tirely absent from the western states,
but during the last 18 months it has
made Its appearance on the Pacific
coast, transmitted, presumably, by ami.
mails from the eastern part Of the
country. Dogs, cats, wolves, horses,
sheep, cattle. hogs, squirrels and
skunks can transmit the disease.
Apparently the disease is increas.
ing, but this may possibly be due in
part to the greater pains taken in the
collection Of the mortality records,
The census bureau statistics show 90
deaths in 1900, Al in 1901, As in 1902,
43 in 1903, 3S in 1904, A in 1905, 50
in 1906, Is in 1907 and III in 1908
During 1908 nearly 1900 persons
were given the Pasteur treatment on
account of having been bitten by
rabid or supposedly rabid animals.
The inquiry by the public health
service shows conclusively that the
only effective way to. suppress rabies
in man is to eradicate the disease
among animals. This calls for the de.
struction Of infected animals and the
muzzling Of all dogs in infected areas
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sistible effect in dull greens. James
eyes looked out from beneath sweep
ing plume like twin seas in a storm
and her cheeks were crimson.
When she was ready to start down
town for the Taller office the te!s-
phone rang.
Jane stamped an angry little foot as
she hung up the receiver Jack Robin
son had called up to congratulate her
upon her advent into the literary
world. That, Peggy Poynter, is a
tricky nom de plume" he had said.
Jane smiled in spite Of herself and
before she left the house two tele-
grams and three more telephone calls
were added to her list of congratula-
tions.
When the elevator took her up to
the editorial rooms of the Taller. Jane
felt that her every heart beat could
be counted by the elevator boy. The
courage with which she had been
trimming over before leaving the
house had had vanished and she had
resolved to let Peggy Poynter appear
in every edition Of the paper without
her: saying nay.
But alas, the elevator had stopped
and Jane found that she was standing
in the hall and that she was asking to
see Peggy Poynter.
A very small boy in a very large
uniform looked up at her and grinned.
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HAT SET ATTIRE IN CHURCH
Nun Smothers Blaze, Started by Ia
per, With Wrap in Lackawanna-
Women Uninjured.

Lackawanna.-The sight Of q wo-
mans hat ablaze in the Church OF
Our Lady of Victory during the serv-
ices threw priests and worshipers In
to excitement for a moment. The
church was crowded to the doors.
Just before the elevation of the host
each Of the worshipers. men, women
and children. held lighted tapsrs In
their hands. In some unacceptable
manner the plumage on the hat worn
by an unknown woman became ignited
and in all instant the foliage and feath'
ers which adorned her hat were burn
ing briskly.
Some of the children in neighboring
pews screamed. One of the sisters
connected with the Protectory on Vic
tory Hill seized wrap and wound 1t
about the burning headgear, smother
ing the blaze. The hat was a total
wreck.
The woman kept her presence OF
mind and was not injured in any way
whatever.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-22
New Workers Pay 81 Pair for the
Bunnies and Are Glad to Get
Them at That Price.

A quarter million rabbits have been
killed in four counties of Kansas dur
ing the past two months, dispatch
from Wichita announces. To think
OF all the rabbit potpies that might
have been made from these edible lit
tile animals! When a New Yorker re-
fleets that he has to pay 81 pair for
rabbits at his market, increase in
household expenses appears unneces-
sary. These ''hares" could have been
shipped to this city in refrigerated
cars and sold at so cents pair. Their
flesh would feed people who cannot
afford to pay twice that price for the
sans delicacy.
The American people are told that
$500 in bounties were paid by those
counties-every dollar Of which could
have been recouped many times over
by sending the carcasses to market,
either at Chicago or New York The
weather Ia % cold In Kansas. another
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-22
First Outbreak Reported at Boston In
1768-One Hundred and Eleven
Deaths Caused by This Weird
Disease in 1903.

New York.-Among the many bene-
fetal activities Of the United States
public health and marine hospital
service, a campaign against rabies, I'M
dertaken in 1908 and extended since
that time, is just now of particular in
terest. The boards of health of the
different states have been urged to
make this "reportable" disease-that
is, one of which all cases shall be re-
corded. Until that shall be done in
all states the full extent of this dis
,tressing and weird disease cannot be
determined. There is an increasing
demand upon the public health service
for anti-rabies serum.
That rabies has been prevalent In
the United States for more than cen
fury is shown by the medical litera-
ture Of the nation. The first outbreak
was reported in Boston in 1868. The
legislative council Of the American
Medical association in 1907 recon-
mended that rabies be investigated by
the public health service with a view
to it's prevention and control.
In 1908 there were Ill deaths of hui
man beings from rabies, and 534 cases
among animals were reported during
this time. The disease in both man
and animals was practically confined
to the territory east Of the Missouri
river. 1t was found to be almost en-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-22
Dr.. Griffith John Spent More Than
Half a Century in Religious Work
in the Far East.

London.-After more than half a
century in the service Of the London
Missionary society, and now in his
eighty-first year, DR.. Griffith John has
returned to his native land gray
haired veteran, broken in health but
with his spirit unquenched.
Dr.. Grifith John was born at Swan.
sea in 1881, and the religious life early
took hold of him. He preached his
first sermon when he was IA years
ole-at a small prayer meeting held
in a private house-and he won fame
as a ''boy preacher" In 1855 he was
ordained and married, and in that
year accompanied by his wife. he
sailed for Shanghai.
"Sending children to convert the
Chinese" was one of the criticisms
leveled at the young enthusiast, but
the Child" grew and waxed strong
In she east, never faltering, always
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of green that can be worn unless
there is pink tints in the cheeks. then
dark green will be becoming.
Deep, rich ivory, soft old rose. and
silver gray are colors recommended
for evening wear -
Black is one Of the most unchar,t..
Bile tones this class can choose. IN.
less, Of course, in the case of q verv
stout figure. Then black will be her
best choice, but it must be relieved
above the bust with cream or ivory
white.
Brown is color that should be IN.
preached with the greatest caution hv
the woman no longer young.
It is all very we'll to say a woman
should match her eyes to her gown.
but It Is not always true.
Blue-eyed women can wear blna
we'll. as rule, but not all brown
eyed women look well in brown -
any means. It requires ve.Y good
complexion and pretty dark hnir--noe
iron-gray-to carry brown succeas.
fully. s. '::s IA .z== Il. 4
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-22
TWO INDIANS awake RICH
Girl May Get $4,000 From Est,t. y,
Kansas city-oiI Found On Farm
Of Redman.

Venice, Cal.-There is much "a.
joicing in the camp of the indiana =,
Wild West show which is wfnterfnp
here. Through a search now batne
made by the attorneys of the estate
of the late Nathaniel P. Simpson who
died in Kansas City three weeks a1o
it is believed Mary Simpson, a hair.
breed, will share his fortune of 1922 .
900. Provision was made in his viii
for IAN Indian maiden" said to ba
Mary Simpson, who was to receive
$4,000 as her share, it being claim..o
she is an issue Of his marriage witt,
an Indian.
Dick Little Soldier, another Indian
In the camp, awoke to learn that oil
had been found In large quantities on
his land in Oklahoma, 1nd that h
would have IN tncome at t1c3 dav.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-22
TAFFETA'S MANY USES
MATERIAL IS THE MOST POPULAR
OF THE SEASON..
Two-co1oc Gowns Much In Vogue
Semblance Of Severity One Of the
Smartest Features Of the
New Season.

Taffeta has a prominent place
among the new materials, although
the modern brands Of this silk bear lit
tie resemblance to the old. The
choicest qualities, especially those in
old blues and pinks, have a luminous
surface as if they had been slightly
faded by moonbeams. Shot taffeta, or
changeable taffeta, as we called it iii
other days, has special vogue, cos
tunes in this sort being trimmed gen.
orally with the two colors. There are
gowns entirely of taffeta, tatfeta coats,
tatfeta hats and trimmings Of tafteta
on chiffon, lace, net and every other
thin fabric used. The yelling dresses,
taffeta trimmed, are most effective,
the bands or other concentrations be-
ing put on with close machine stitch
ing.
The illustration shows a dress quite
plain, yet this severity is one of the
smartest features Of the new season.
The toilet, which is for medium dressy
use, Is Of shot taffeta in gray and blue
and plain gray yelling. The cording
used upon the bodice and long tunic
is made of the yelling and silk COM
bined-two narrow pipings twisted to-
gether-while the frilling at the neck
Is Of plain white silk NULL This would
be an admirable design for a cloth or
satin street dress, and if liked pep
lum could be added to the waist. II
the cording seems too difficult for q
yelling wait and tunic, bias Of the
taffeta could take its place.
One of the most extraordinary uses
OF taffeta is it's employment on odd
chiffon bodices and on all such waists
in f1lmy materials as would be worn
with fine tailored suits. The silk and
chiffon are blended together in the
most patchy ways, one part Of the
waist being of one material and the
rest in the other. There is no rule for
the dividing line; the bottom of the
waist may be of the taffeta, or only
the sleeves and belt and peplum, for
these old time little tails are as plen-
tfful as blackserries in August. One
stunning bodice seen recently was Of
white chiffon and black taffeta, with
which had been thrown in some wisps
OF black chantilly and delicate silver
embroideries. But the chiffon part of
the waist, the white, was absolutely
without a touch of garniture, and so
such parts looked singular indeed
with the business elsewhere.
On waist of plain cream silk net
over thin gold tissue, taffeta in half
II dozen different colors had been used
to make daisy trimming, the flowers
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-22
Whistler's White Feather.

One Of Mr.. Whistler's many pecu.
liarities was lock Of white hair
cleaning from among the black
tresses on his forehead At one house
to which he had been invited to din
ner the butler came into the drawing
room and whispered:
There's gent downstairs says e
as come to dinner wot's forgot rs
neektie, and stuck fewer in his
air"
For at this period Whistler never
wore necktie when in evening
Dress
The white lock bewildered others.
On one occasion when in q box at the
opera the attendant leaned over and
said: beg your pardon, sir, but
there's white feather in your hair,
just on top."-The Gentlewoman.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-22
MAN TASTED FIFTY-S!x DAYS
Han'ey Of Marlboro Apparently Has
Fully Recovered from Terrible
Suffering He Endured.

Marlboro.-William B. E7anley, who
disappeared from Marlboro April 20
and who was found fifty-stx days aft.
erward in a swamp near W'estboro In
a weakened condition. has apparently
fully recovered from the terrible suf-
ferings that he endured.
When he was found he waz barely
able to breathe, and his life was al
most despaired of. He was taken in
charge by physicians and sent away
to Forge village, where, under the
open-air treatment, he was restored
to health. He returned to Marlboro
the other night, and he is apparently
as well as ever. He is as heavy as he
ever was, and eats well and his mind
Is as clear as bell. He speaks but
little concerning his awful experience,
but there is no question that during
the entire f1fty-six days he went
without food.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-22
AS TO CHOICE OF coL0RS
by the Woman Who Has Left
Youth Behind.

Baby blue is, Of course, out Of the
question, but there is q soft, pretty
shade of pastel blue that may take its
place and prove extremely becoming
to the woman who has been fair in
her youth. The faded tones of mauve,
heliotrope and wistaria will be equal
ly kind to this type.
Tones of old gold will be better
than fresh, vivid yellows for the dark
woman of uncertain age, and faded
or burnt orange should be preferred
to the genuine shade.
Old rose will now take tho place OF
true pink. Pale, soft old rose IL one
of the best colors the premature1y
passee woman can adopt, because 1t
may be described as just an echo Of
pale pink, the color Of youth, In the
same measure as the woman Il Ieav-
ing her youth behind her. 81.
i: Soft dove grays are often becom-
ing, relieved with cherry color or sun
set yellow. Reseda g the only shade
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-22
High Heels and Hobbles.

Taken singly, high heels and hobble
skirts are sufficient handicap for any
woman; taken together, they are more
than the sex can sustain in safety.
After the study Of 70 cases, covering a
period of three months, the Pennsyl-
vania railroad has reached the conclu-
sion that this combination of high
heels and hobbies is responsible for
a large proportion Of the injuries u.s.
tanned by women while getting on and
on trains and in mounting or descend.
ing station stairways. Heel caught
on step Of coach and tore or" and
High heel caught while descending
stairs; wore hobble skirt" are typical
entries in the reports of accidents
Leslie's.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-22
Chief of Republic Has Had an
Adventurous Career.
Went to Hawaiian School-Proficien
In English, History and litera-
ture-Narrow Escapes From
Capture.

Honolulu, H. 1.-The young Chi
nese party" in Hawaii is represented
by IS per cent. Of the population OF
Hawaiian born Chinese and Is per
cent. OF those whose birthplace is
somewhere in China. Is it to be won
dered at that proSressiveness has had
such a hold where the president Of
the new republic was brought into the
world? DR.. Sun Vat Sen was born in
Kula. Island of Maui. November "a,
1870, and was taken to China by his
parents when about four years of age,
remaining there until he was ten
years old.
In 1906 he crossed the Pacific to the
mainland and was admitted to the
United States as a Chinese student
and traveller on certificate procured
by him in China. After touring the
United States and Europe he returned
to Hawaii, making Honolulu his home
What remained Of his family resided
at the old homestead on Maui until
about four years ago. when the price
on the head of the doctor reached an
exorbitant figure.
Then they decided to take passage
from Honolulu to Japan, where they
arrived safely. While In Honolulu
and on the voyage to Japan agents Of
the dowager empress lowered danger
ously close to the family. apparently
with view to kidnapping the men,
bers and holding them as hostages
against the revolutionary DOCTOR
Chicago may not be aware Of cen
sus Of Chinese taken In Hawaii short
~ after annexation. At the time reg
listers Of the birth of Chinese in the
Islands we're made and certificates
given. 1t opened the way to graft,
aud was a source of income to many
attorneys, for the Chinese would pay
any price for certificate which show
ed their children to have been born
here and which gave them the fran
chise. Also, holders of these certif1.
Gates could get by the argus-eyed in
spector Of customs and immigration
agents '-l the Pacific coast. A certi-
ficate was valuable asset and rare,
indeed, was the Chinese who was not
willing to tempt an official to issue
one on the payment Of much fine gold
Those of the Chinese securing the
coveted paper who were old enough
took the oath of allegiance to the
United States. DR.. Sun Vat Sen was
one of them. That he had once offer
ed certificate from the Chinese gov.
eminent was not considered a renun-
citation of his citizenship. His Chinese
certificate, issued by the imperial gov.
eminent. was looked upon as a proof
OF residence which carried with 1t the
right to travel throughout the empire
Two years later, when the doctor
was in China, the Chinese minister in
Paris cabled his government that the
much wanted man was travelling be.
tween Hanoi and Yunan and should
be arrested. Again the doctor es.
capped. In 1900 he personally led a lit.
tie band of 600 rebels in a revolt which
had for it's object the overthrow of the
monarchy and the establishment of a
government on western ideals. His
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Missionary is Back Home

progressing, and turning thousands up
on thousands from the icy grasp Of
Confucianism" by bis craftsmanship,
by his resource, his indomitable will,
his travels, and his acquired knowl-
edge of the written and spoken lam
guage OF the people among whom he
worked.
From Shanghai he penetrated the
country in every direction. Hankow,
however, has been the principal scene
OF his work. Today the agencies con.
nected with the Hankow mission in
clude hospital, high school, nor
NAL school, a divinity school for the
training Of native evangelists. and a
medical school
DR.. Griffith John translated many
books and established the Central
China Religious Tract society, which
has distributed millions of publications
among the Chinese. His translation
Of the Scriptures gained him the hon.
orary degree of D. D. conferred by Ed
inburgh university in 1889. He has
only spent i've years aut of China
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Jane Harding gazed idly through
the columns of the Daily Taller. The
paper was particularly uninteresting
and 1t was in a semi-conscious way
that her eyes travelled over a pictured
face.
Suddenly she sat bolt upright. She
was staring at her own picture there
In the columns Of daily paper. Jane
dow sharp breath and the hot color
famed into her cheeks.
Her picture was accompanying IN
article entitled THE Lovers Nook, "
by Peggy Poynter and her own pic
ture was supposed to be that of the
person who gave free advice to lovers.
Jane sat in angry silence wondering
IN what possible manner such mis-
take could have been made in re.
putable paper. Finally, curiosity got
the better of her anger and she read
the column. A large subhead inform
ed the public that Peggy Poynter
would each night give her advice to
lovers.
We'll! She certainly will mott"
Jane Harding informed the paper. AT
least she won't with my picture at
tached to it. Miss Poynter is prob
ably some hideous old maid who is
ashamed of her own face" Jane
thought vindictively and cast smil-
Ing glance at her own wonderful like
ness.
Jane remembered IN a dark moment
that she had once, in the dim past,
given her photograph to an enthusiast
tic reporter who had talked her into
1t In spite of her better Judgment She
had been a participant in a harmless
academy escapade and had often been
sorry that she had given her very
best photograph in the hands of the
newspaper
The longer Jane looked at the sup
posed portrait of the author of 1.-The
Lovers Nook" the greater became her
wrath.
She would go down to the Taller
Office and demand an explanation.
She would not have her picture ap-
peartng in the columns of the daily pa
pers. Jane had visions of herself in
large case of libel or suit for dam
ages or something. James ideas were
rather vague on the subject of law
suits, but she felt very much like
starting something of that order
Perhaps her belligerent mood
of war, which proved to be an ire
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SUN VAT SENS LIFE

force was defeated by 1000 imperial
lists sent against it. Later two towns
fell before his little force of revolu-
tionists.
At night he remarked that the
Manchu dynasty was surely weakening
and that Chinese would rise and drive
the Manchus out of China. He hoped
to see erected a republican form of
government.
Events transpiring in the empire
during the past few weeks confirm the
prophecy Of the doctor, for the army
and the navy turn now to the reyolu-
tfonists as friends, not enemies.
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three-quarter sleeves-this to be worn
with any dress of smartish nature
is another device for the use of this
fairly inexpensive and very smart ma
terial.
At any rate one must have some
thing Of taffeta this spring, If it is no
more than a cart wheel in a hat, or
else be behind the times.
We are going to have a taffeta mad
ness, and it has already begun.
MARY DEAN.