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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-09

With mine thy youthful lips csrest
NJ, son. do not despise
mothers prayer. mothers tears.
Whatever be thy vow.
Take counsel OF the fate she fears
And listen 10 her now
An. mother lov'd. brave Hector said.
II one apon this earth
Could swervc me from tho path tread
'Tis thou who gave me birth
And yet must deny thy prayer:
must not. cannot Weld.
Achilles wrath will Hector dare,
Tho fate his doom hath 'seard.
The Trojan DANES. with sweeping
trains.
Shall laugh ne not 20 scorn:
No towards blood Z, in my veins.
For I am hero-born.
And row the fierce Achilles came.
Full clad in burnish'd steel
which in the sunlight hsshd like fame
And made al terror feel
Three times around the wall he ices,
Md then DrdNe f1tceoa S'oiN7
To meet the death that fate DEGREES
At stern Achilles hands
Although At last proud Troy falls
Before her cunning foe.
Though IeveTd were her lofty walls
Three thousand years ago,
still down the ages comes this prayeS
I, Uorner's deathless lines.
, mothers love and her despair
In undinrn'd psthos shines.
DUvAL PORTER.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-09

Paid her fare from far-off Sweden.
Met her az the railroad train.
She was what We had been needin'
And had sought for long in vain.
Was not very stylish lookin'.
And tho English didn't know.
She was ignorant Of cookin'.
And did not pretend to sew.
For her wages she got double
What We could afford to pay.
Then we badc farewell TO trouble
And We ssid. This one will stay
Let her cat with US at dinner.
Let her have the guest room. too.
And we'd thought we'd picked
winnet
Who'd be constant tried and true
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-09

Talked to her by making signs.
And she changed her field OF labor
With our wash still on the lines
lie had offered her a dollar
More in income" so to speak.
And we didn't dare . "h0l;er,'
For we'd kept her most week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-09
Voice of the People
The Prayer of Hcrubs-

The Prayer of Hcsuhs-
CFrom The HAD
ON. Hector. my beloved SON
Come. come within the gate
OF lofty lion. else Undone
is Troy with thy fate.
n ever with this AGED breast
sooth'd thine infant cries.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-09

Realizing that President Wilson is
not goin gto have very much TO do
when he grasps the helm OF the ship
Of state. We have taken the liberty
of compiling the suggestions that
have been made by our myriad rea3-
ers for his guidance. Since he was
elected this Pillar OF Uplift and Col
umn of Higher Thought has been be-
sieged with suggestions as to legis-
latiOn needed. Some of them follow.
Make 1t crime punishable by fine
and Imprisonment 10 smoke cigarettes
in a telephone booth.
Place prohibitive tariff on i'm
ported titles.
Prohibit the transportation of grape
fruit from one state to another.
Make the manufacture of prickly
underwear Il misdemeanor.
Pass law providing that every
seat in every theatre shall be in the
nth row on the isle
Ten years and 800 fine for every
man who has his photograph taken
with his head resting on his hand.
Prohibit the audible chewing OF
gum during matinees.
Life Imprisonment for a man who
fails to shovel the snow OF his side
walk.
Make il A misdcmcanor to wear red
necktics and yellow shoes at the same
time.
And stabbed himself in the solar pick
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-09

Thee probes are getting TOO rsaiistic
ehcr f6e, hc<ir problne " Rocke-
f~liers throat to soc whether he o.
really sIrs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-09
Ill NINATfoN On 60.

Hr su mans sst fs~ 80 convention
.-nt on fHe So qaesfoa. lt s Iaca.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-09

ls t1.s fro-f hat killed the Csiif0r-
Hia orstses fhe same one that gets tue
eco. "a p.s.a -T0p sscry sprips7
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-09
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-09
Old songs wanted.

Old songs wanted
can YOU induce Judge William III.
Turpin 90 give the words 10 the Old
songs. snow Bird on the Ash Bank. :
ole. Dan Tucker "Ole AUNT Kate The
Garden Gate" and the chant. 'sre
You We'll. Sorry FOR to Leave You
TIDEWATER
We shall be very pleased 70 have
them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-09

Bu, one day our next door neich6'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-09
QUERIES&
ANSWERS


Old Song
please tell me who was the author
90 Tho old song. Why don't the men
propose. mamaE II ~ ~
Thomas ". BaylN-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
Sharks Announce Their Capture.

From thk Wide World Magazine.
Sharks are numerous in Magdalena bay,
IN the west coast of the peninsula OF
lower California the Pacific rendezvous
If the American fleet for target practice.
The monsters at this point seem to take
almost any kind of bait, and it is rarely
that a. warship is seen at anchor with
ont from one to i half-doZen lines dang
ling from its stern. Watching a shark
line is a tedious business, but it is strictly
necessary in order that the fisherman may
know when the monster is hooked, as
its frantic rushes. if allowed to go I'M
checked are pretty sure to cause some
part of the line. leader or even por-
ton of it's own anatomy to give way
and result i'll it's escape. The old scheme
of tying the line around ones big toe
and going to sleep would probably work
ALI right so far as rousng the fisher
man was concerned, but the sequel might
not leave him in condition to give I'M
divided attention to landing his prize
TO this end the officers and sailors have
hit on an ingenious plan. Instead of
taking in their lines when the dinner
gong sounds or when for any reason they
are on duty elsewhere, they run a stout
piece of marlin Irvine from the shark
line up to the steam whistle, leaving it
for the man-eater himself to announce
the event of his being hooked by sound
ing tOOt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
Sharks as Prison Guards.

.ptn tho Wide World Magazine
shark skin, shark teeth. shark oil
shark meat. and several other by
products OF the dead shark are ar
ticies OF greater or lesser utility, but
! have never heard of but one in
stance where the living shark was
put 10 a practical use This was when
'hey used him as prison guard in
the old days when British convicts
we're transported 10 Australia the
monsters serving this purpose for
many years at the Port Arthur settle
ment ten miles south of Hobart, the
present capital OF Tasmania The
prisons at this point. some of which
may still be seen. were situated upon
a peninsula whose only connection
with the mainland was by q long. mar
fow strip OF sand called from its con
fssuration. the "EagiehawSs Neck"
The conyicts were allowed constd-
cradle liberty on the peninsula, but to
prevent their escape TO the mainland
half- starved bloodhounds were chained
All the way across the narrowest por-
ton Of the Neck" Several prisoners
having avoided the bloodhound zone
by swimming. the authorities adopted
he effective but gruesome expedient
several times a day. In few weeks
the place became literally alive with
the voracious rnan-eaters. and from
that time on the only convict who
ever escaped accomplished his purpose
by rolling himself up In kelp and
working along. inch by inch. timing
his movements to correspond with
those of the other heaps OF seaweed
that were being rolled by the surf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
The Master Mind. "

''The Master Mind" "A four-act play
by Daniel II. Carter. will be next week S
attraction AT the Columbia Theater.
This play In brief has for its leading
character a man Of great magnetic force
and dominant personality. He has plan
ned for years an elaborate revenge on a
district attorney who sent his younger
brother to the electric chair for a murder
committed in the heat of passion. Once
aware OF his danger. the district attor-
ney lights back. and the war of strong
wills goes on, with element of a woman 5
love entering and changing the issues
The suspense is well sustained until the
climax. Through the plots and counter
plots runs a love story that is sweet and
tender. presenting self-sacrfice on the
one side and trust on the other.
Mr.. Edmund Breese, a sterling actor
VIII appear in his original role of the
Master Mind. supported by F'rancine Lar
Iirnore. Dorothy Rossmore. Cellne Kirk,
Arthur ;, Hull, Frank Allworth. William
Riley Hatch, Walter Allen, Archie J.
curtis. Sidney Cushing and John p.
Dougherty. The original Harris Theater
company and complete production will
come to Washington There will be
matinees Thursday and Saturday. the
former at popular prices. The sale of
seats will begin Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
OLD RUSSO-TURKISH PACT.
Memories of a Witness of the Sign
ing of San Stefano Treaty.

Lord theyiesmore, in the Strand.
! am inclined to think that | witnessed
the most impressive sight of my life Sun
day. March 3. 1878. the day on which
the signatures Were attached to the treaty
of peace between Russia and Turkey at
San Stefano.
IN order TO arrange terms of peace an
armistice had been declared January 81.
and slowly the rumor spread that when.
Sunday, March $: a review was to take
place in honor Of the ears acceptance
of the throne, there was more than a
possibility that peace might also be con-
cluded that DAY. In consequence. large
number of excursion!sts from CONSTANT
nople arrived at San Stefano by steam
boat shortly after dawn. and when, as
early as u in the morning. the whole of
the Imperial Guard-a magnificent body
OF some 5000 Incorporated before the
quarters of the Grand Duke Nicholas
, even at that early hour a crowd OF over
twenty thousand spectators had assem-
BLEED.
Slowly the hours passed. and O'Clock
IN the afternoon came and went without
any movement from the house. so that
at last the dread fear began to pervade
! the expectant watchers that even now
some difficulty might have arisen which
would prevent the signing of the articles
of peace.
Happily, however. this fear proved un-
/. founded. War. after all. was not to
break out The review was DELAYED owing
TO the fact that the grand duke was wait
Ing for the signatures 10 be attached to
the treaty. which could not be done until
| the Russian and Turkish copies of that
document were complete
Whether the delay was caused by the
well known dilatory tactics of the Turk
know not. The fact remains however,
that it was not till close : in the after
noon that the grand duke rode up to the
diplomatic chancery and asked at the
door if the treaty was ready AS he wait
ed for reply the agitation Of the crowd
grew SO intense as to almost reach break
ing point Groups of anxious watchers
whispered nervously: rs il to be peace
or war? Was the PROSTATE and gasping
Turk To be called upon 10 once more put
up the best defense he could To the relent-
less and ever-advancing Russian forces?'
Tn. grand duke. wheeling sharply
round galloped off To the hill on which
the army was drawn up, and a few min
utes afterward a carriage was seen rap
idly driving toward the spot
AS he approached the commander-in-
chief. Gen. Ignatieff, rose, and. speaking
very slowly and distinctly, said: 81 have
the honor to congratulate your highness
| on the signature Of peace
A roar OF satisfaction rose from the sol
| diers in the ranks. The grand duke rode
| between the lines and, hating on !. small
/ hill. exclaimed: Il have the honor to in
| form the army that. with the help of God.
we have concluded a treaty of peace
Again the cheering rose and swelled for
there was not man present who did not
/ experience feeling of intense relief that
all possibility OF renewal of war was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
B. F. Keith's Next Week.

Cecil Lean. musical comedy author and
performer, will be the headline feature
of the +. Il. Keith Theater bill next
week. commencing with the Monday
matinee, October q. and continuing until
the following Sunday night. Mr.. Lean
will be assisted by Cleo Maylield and
James Billings in 4 tunefui Offering. en-
titled Songs and TraVestieS. Florence
Roberts, supported by d selected metro
politan company, will present for the
first time here The Woman Intervenes,
blending laughter, suspense and thrill
The piece is by J. Hartley Manners. The
English music hall coincidence. Dainty
Marie" will make her American debut.
Other features will be the Three keat-
ons. billed as the Tumble Bug Family.
Charles and Fannie Van, in From
Stage Carpenter to Akter Eva Shirley.
prima donna; Mcmahon. Diamond and
Clemence, in patter and persihage. Paul
LaCroix, The Mad Halter" and The
Better Success story Of gripping
scenes in kinemacolor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
THE VIRGINIA CAMP MEETING.
Warm Defense Of an Old American
Institution.
. Richmond Times-Dispatcn.

From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
August is here. declare several of our
county weeklies. and it is time for the
camp meetings. They are to be upon us,
and woe to the farmer who is not pre-
pared with abundant frying size chickens
and a pair of good shoats.
This is certainly refreshing news to
those of us who remember the camp meet
ing in all its glory. To be sure, the num-
Der to be held this year is pitifully small
and the grounds which are deserted
seem to increase every summer. Yet
survive with all that they mean to the
social and religious life of the country.
The camp meeting? 1t was the week Of
all weeks, the season when all the excite
rnent of the summer seemed rolled into
one mass or sensation. Dozens of fami-
lies would desert their farms and camp on
the grounds. with beds and dining rooms
and Kitchens; others less fortunate would
rise with dawn, hurry through the neces-
sary work and drive the four-horse wagon
to the grounds. laden with young people
and grooming under the weight of good
victualS.
And once on the grounds, there was
pleasure from day till dark. In the tab
ernacle," the ''arbor'' or the pavilion
IL was NaflOuSly StNltt-SDfne mighty man
Of power would be eXhOrting the sinners
in the grove the young people would be
sparkling; around the hitching posts the
heather would gather TO discuss crops
and to swap horses. and sometimes, for
those who knew the ropes, there was a
wee drop of contraband liquor in the big
woods back OF the grounds. And such
eating, such SarSantuan banquetS! Not
"A man would leave without dyspepsia, and
il Il visitor was not hauled away on the
last day, stricken with indigestion, his
hosts would feel ashamed
Second only to court day in old Vir-
ginia, the camp meeting was the gather
ing place of the multitude. There farm
ers who lived across the county would eX-
change ideas ladies who had not seen
each other for years could gossip undis-
turbed girls who had been separated
since they left the seminary" or the
high school could kiss to their hearts
delight Even had there not been q man
redeemed in those splendid services in the
arbor camp meeting would have been
worth while.
Now and then some pessimist walls that
the camp meeting has degenerated, and
that il might as Well be abolished Stop
camp meetings: close the old grounds for
ever; give our country people no way of
mingling once a year? AS soon destroy
the state seal and sell Houdon's statue
of Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
Sothern and Marlowe Repertoire.

During the Sothern and Marlowe sea-
son at the Belasco Theater. week begin
ming Monday. October - they will pre-
sent seven Shakespearean plays. as we'll
as Justin Huntley McCarthy's romantic
drama IF l Were King. the roper
tore, as arranged. is as follows: Mon
day, Tanning of the Snrew': Tuesday,
Romeo and Juliet Wednesday matinee,
If | Were King: Wednesday. Much
Ado About Nothing: THURSDAY Mac
beth: Friday Merchant of Venice :;
Saturday matinee LAS You Like It.;
:; Q iday. Hamlet
.nr Sothern appeared in If | We're
King for the first time in 1891. and
achieved a great success in 1T. For this
revival of the play he has provided an
entirely new production. As Miss Mar
lowe appears in the Shakespearean plays
only, she will not be seen i'll If | Were
King"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
[ !5SS3NEAR FUTURE
"The Ghost Breaker

The sudden sound of shots, tine
startling entrance of Jarvis and the cry
OF alarm OF the princes. into whose
room he has brcken-these factors in
the thrilling opening OF The Ghost
Breaker" which begins its engagement
at the National Theater Monday. October
=. are really the basis on which all the
remainder of the play was built
Charles W. Goddard. co-author with
Paul pickey, was on motor cycle trip
from Chicago to New York. when, one
morning. leaving South Bend. Ind. be-
fore daybreak, he heard in wayside
hotel the sound of a pistol shot, saw
lights flash in the windows, and thrilled
AT woman's full-voiced scream.
The village constable Scorned his offer
Of assistance and refused to give in
formation, so that Mr.. Goddard never
knew just what had happened. but all
the way along the line. as he struggled
over the bad roads of Indiana and Ohio,
the incident kept returning to his mind
Day by day his imagined explanation
Of the shooting grew In completeness. as
little scenes and pictures were added.
IL was in his head to make a novel of
the thing. but Paul Dickey persuaded
him 10 collaborate in working il into
= play The Ghost Breaker" was the
result
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
Primrose and Dockstader.

Primrose and Dockstader. the reunited
veteran minstrel stars. with their COM
pany of celebrities, will present at the
Belasco Theater next week their big
revival of old-time minstrelsy. in which
every member OF the company appears
in black face.
After a separation which lasted nearly
ten years, Primrose and Dockstader got
together last season and decided to con-
solidate their respective companies into
one mammoth organization and to pre-
sent TO the public a big revival of min
strelsy as Il was created. with ma2ni-
fcent scenic embellishments and sump-
tuous costuming. The success of the re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
Officer 666.

Officer s66'' will be at the Academy
for one week. commencing Monday night.
Messrs. Cohan and Harris are said to
have given the public something new in
this farcical melodrama. \ clever plot
is tangled and untangled with sharp
dramatic climaxes and real thrills, ana
there is lot Of wholesome and refresh
ing fun. with degree OF love interest
The author. Augustin MacHugh, is new
to theater-goers, but his reputation as an
entertaining author has preceded him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
Bells of Aberdovey.
From the London Chronicle

From the LONDON Chronicle.
Aberdovey, where the fishermen are
battling for their rights. has been made
famous by the Bells of Aberdovey." and
the townsfolk are hard put to it to ex-
plain how that song ever came to be writ
ten. For Aberdovey has no bells worth
mentioning. and until forty years since
had not even a church. Some suggest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
The Travelling Salesman.

James Forbes comedy. The Travelling
Salesman" will be next weeks offering by
the Poll Players. In his picture OF Christ
mas day AT Grand Crossing. a village in
the middle west. the author has drawn
vivid characters of real villagers. Beth
Elliott. the pretty ticket seller at the
Grand Crossing depot; Bob Blake, the ir-
repressible drummer, and the usual loaf
crS az small town railway station are
introduced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28

that the old song was a metaphorical al
fusion to maidens' voices floating across
the water Another tale runs of a giant,
perhaps Idris himself, who carried i huge
bell in his hand and was wont to wade
across the estuary at low tide. One day
he was overwhelmed by a tidal wave and
drowned. but his bell still sounds over
the sands at certain hours and seasons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
GUIDES OF MAINE
FINE COMPANIONS
Yankees Are of Higher Type
Than Indians or French
Canadians.
ARE EQUALS OF LATTER
IN WOODCRAFT PRACTICE
Star Correspondent Describes Life of
the Sportsman and Tourist
in the North Woods.
Special correspondence of The star.

Sfecldt correspondence of The Star
ONBOW. Maine September % 1872.
The guides Of Maine who pilot and care
for sportsmen in search of fish or game
certainly deserve all the good things
that have been said of them. AS a class
they are substantial, honest. competent
and agreeable men. and are considered
as rather of a higher type than the
Indians or French Canadians, although
purely as Woodsmen the two latter are
certainly their equal. They are, in a
majority of cases. Yankees. with one
now and then born in Ireland or New
Brunswick.
Not only do they know their business
thoroughly. and are necessity to the
sportsmen, but as companions, both men
tally and physically, they are mighty
pleasant to have along. In the winter the
majority engage in some form or other
of numbering and many are trappers.
In summer. making the tourist. or
sport, as they always call him. COM
Portable, is their specially, and they take
a most professional pride in having
the camp site and all the details as near
perfect as circumstances Will allow. 1t
is a source of never-ending pleasure 10
the city-bred man, and of amaZement.
too. to watch them at it. SO quickly. so
quietly do they work at their allotted
tasks that it seems sort of sleigh of
hand trick. They make. so TO speak 4
few passes at what was wilderness,
and in moment camp has appeared.
No Worry for "Tenderfoot."
Take just for example the common
combination of four sportsmen with a
guide for each and a cook. Four men
can get along nicely with considera bly,
less in the way of a staff and be most
comfortable and. perhaps. have more
fun at it. But this proportion of guides
to sports seems to give fullest play to
their system" of accomplishing things;
enables them to do better job and do it
quicker and entails not the sightes.
effort or worry OF the 'tenderfoot's
part.
After long and usually hard day
with paddles or setting poles, at either
likely spot. the head guide will sug-
gest:
We'll. ] guess we'd better camp
After what appears to be a rather
vague glance around, he begins etc
chop with his small woodsman's AK
Another usually joins him and in short
order the tent poles are up and the
ground cleared. A third slips off into
the woods and starts Telling the first
goodsize and convenient hardwood
tree. This is cut into logs and the
butt end becomes the back log for
the big fire in front of the tent. Small
er logs are split up for the cooks fire
so that usually ali the cook has to do
is cut his crotched sticks and pole and
hangers for his pots and start the
meal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
Virtues Reward.
From Judge

From Judge.
Mr. Pumpernickel. the florist, was sick
with a malady that made his face red
Another florist met Mrs P.
What ails Mr.. PumpernickeI?" he
asked.
The doctor calls it acne rose-acie, =
she said
"Well, that is not so bad" he replied.
"It advertises business
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
The Columbia Burlesquers.

The Columbia Burlesquers, an aggrega
ton of beauty and talent. will make it's
annual appearance at the Gayety Theater
beginning with a matinee Monday, Oc-
tober q. A clever musical burlesque will
be presented, and the cast includes many