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Evening star., 1913-02-23

appointment December ], 1904. Mrs. Hat
tie NJ Leonard is given So per month AZ
laborer in charge OF the Watch point
light In Vermont, to which place she was
appointed April 10, 1909
Mrs Emma NJ Lassen. in April. 1909.
was made custodian of a lighthouse reser-
walton, and later was given charge OF
Grassy hummock light in Connect
. cut. where she acts as laborer at SIS per
month. Mrs. Minnie /. Lupton was sp-
pointed May -. 1908. to assist her hus-
band. the keeper of the st. Joseph point
range light station. i'm Florida. Her paw
is $40 per annum. Mrs. Sine Had. who
is the nearest resident to the Umpdua
river range lights in Oregon. was ap-
pointed laborer at s2iG year. September
]. 1911.
Evening star., 1913-02-23
Starting Early.

Representative Fitzgerald oe New York.
chairman of the great appropriations
committee of the House. and one OF the
most powerful men in the national gov
ernment, can control many things. i2ut
he cannot control his young sons ncrdf-
nate passion for having himself photo
graphed Itinerant photographers in
Washington know this and make a tidy
sum on Jester Fitzgerald, who looks so
bright in a photograph that his father
cannot resist digging into his pocket for
a half dollar for the photograph. One
Of the latest portraits gained in this way
now is sitting on Representative F'itz-
geraId's desk in the same silver frame
which originally held fine picture Of
Mayor Gaynor of New York
Charles D. Hilles. secretary to Presi-
dent Taft is an expert in the industrial
training of young boys.
Evening star., 1913-02-23
Sight of Clothes Fright@ms
These Pigmy Bellies

itself up to unrestrained wailing ana
gnashing Of teeth; the women hugginS
and clasping the carcasses in their un-
natural grief, whilst the air rang with
shrieks and tears coursed down every
cheek.
OF the land through which he journey
ed to reach the pigmies country the eN-
plorer draws anything but pleasant PIE
ture 1t seems to be composed aboui
equally of swamps and almost impenetra-
BILE jungles-''sago swamps and mangroNe
swamps. near which sickenlnS clouds OF
blue bottles and mosquitoes swarm. and
loathsome leeches drop on one from the
trees"
1t is about the wettest country, too. on
earth How it rained,' gasps the eN-
plorer "One of our party took the
trouble to keep an account of the wet
days, and found that during the first
year rail fell on $50 days, and on 10 days
was accompanied by thunder and light
ming. Was there ever such a streaming
land?'
Evening star., 1913-02-23
Mountain Fever.

MISS DORA kEENE was talking. at
1VA a tea at the Acorn Club In Phla-
delphia, about mountaineers enthusia sm
The frenzy to get higher higher. high
err" she said. lis quite incredible to those
who have done no. mountaineering
There's a story, doubtless true about
a girl who climbed the Schreckhorn.
difficult rock-scramble. When the sum-
nit was reached the head guide, wiping
his brow painted:
Well, here we are, miss, up on the
top at last
But the girl said, fretfully:
oh. guide. cant We go any higherr
Not unless you climb this alpenstock,
miss the guide answered, thrusting 1t
into the frozen snow"
Evening star., 1913-02-23
GET Tu. Brute ?"

Two days after the last ELECTION. when
the republican party had swallowed the
fact that Utah and Vermont were the
only states which President Taft carried.
Uncle Joe Cannon called at the White
House to see the President. In the ante
room sat Senator Reed SmoOt. with a
batch of papers. AS Uncle Joe went into
the Presidents Office he remarked:
IT just saw that great Mormon senator
from Utah out there with half your cleo
toral vote i1 his pocket
Evening star., 1913-02-23

chief when it was presided over by Gen.
Clarence r. Edwards with Gen. McIn-
tyre. then major. as assistant. would in
dicate that the title of pacifier was de-
served.
Gen. Edwards was one day in the midst
of an interview when the telephone rang
and was answered by Maj. Mcintyre
That official placed his hand over the
mouthpiece and reported that so-and-so
was again asking about such-a-matter.
Tell the blankety-blauk idiot to go to
blankety- -blank?' roared Gen. Edwards.
Evening star., 1913-02-23
A Great" Editor

John f. Wilkie,
for years chief or
the secret service.
and now chief OF
the division OF
special agents or
the Treasury De-
partment, says that
once there was an
obscure subeditOr of
the NJ a n c hester
Guardian, In Eng
land. 1t was q long
time ago, and the
CT a r d 1 al was
scarcely X n o w n
Evening star., 1913-02-23
Handing It Back.

r pre- sentative
John Lamb of VIZ
ginia was a full
fedged captain In
the army of the
Confederacy, and
served under the
well loved Gen.
Robert E. Lee. He
is, of course. en-
tirely reconstruct
ed, but he always
wears a tiny Con-
federate b a d 6 g,
and has all a
southerner's innate
Evening star., 1913-02-23
Not Verbatim

Gen. Frank Nc
tntyre. chief of the
bureau Of insular
affairs, has recent
ly returned from
S a n [ o Domingo,
where he was sent
to bring peace out
of chaos. being
chosen for the
work because of
his reputation as a
pacifier. An Incl
dent that occurred
in the bureau of
which he is now
Evening star., 1913-02-23

In all those years the light never fail
ed once, not even for an hour, and in all
that time but one wreck occurred at the
point guarded by the giant eye in the
lighthouse tower. That was on a beauti-
full moonlight night in summer, when a
careless skipper allowed his vessel, the
Pride of the Sea. to drift upon the rocks
and reefs near the shore. When Mrs
Williams died. in 1905. her daughter.
Mrs. Caroline Morse. a widow. was ap-
pointed to succeed her.
That the life stories Of these heroines
of Uncle Sans beacon lights are not
unmixed with pathos is shown by the
fact that almost all of the woman light
house keepers have succeeded husbands
who either lost their lives in the light
house service or who died while occupy
ing the post of keeper of some lighthouse
An instance:
Commander Charles ]. McDougaL. ".
S. N. in charge of the California light
house district. left the lighthouse tender
ManZanlta, anchored off the light station
at Cape Mendocino, in a surf boat with
eight members of his crew. for the pur-
pose of inspecting the station and paw
houses are paid only every three months
and always in gold and Commander Nc
Dougal had with him in a money belt
buckled about his waist the money with
which to pay off a number of keepers, the
sum being approximately $1,000.
AS the boat approached the shore it
was struck by a huge breaker and over
turned. The eight members of the boat 8
crew saved themselves. and Commander
McDougal might have been rescued had
he been willing to unbuckle from his
waist the belt containing the govern
ment's gold that was to pay the wages of
the lighthouse keepers. But he refused
to lose the gold. When within sixty feet
of the shore he was dragged beneath the
surface, never to rise.
This occurred March 2S, 1881, and soon
thereafter his widow was appointed to
take charge of the light station at Mare
Island. Cal, a post which she still holds.
Mrs. McDougal has charge of a light sta
tion and fog bell which is run every ten
seconds. by machinery. during foggy
weather. and her salary is $500 a year
She Is one of the best paid of all the wom-
an keepers of lighthouses and her salary
is as large as any and much larger than
that of most.
These woman guardians OF the lights
are not paid princely wages. The pay of
some is as little as $96 year. and none
which. in most CAGES, is added the govern
ment per diem of 80 cents for subsistence
or rations. This 30 cents is paid to the
keepers either in cash or in rations, the
cost of which is deducted from the 80
cents day. The pay of the actual keep
ers of lighthouses ranges from $50 to
Evening star., 1913-02-23
On the Job!

DR.. Harvey w.
Wiley, form erly
the governments
pure food expert,
has other things to
recommend him to
fame besides his
exploits in the
land Of benzoates
and acids. He Is
one of the few hv-
ing men who tao
killed. a congression-
al committee for
money and came
away with every
cent he asked for.
Evening star., 1913-02-23

a minute ago and Senator Lea OF Aen
nessee told me that I must be on mana
to hear Senator Bailey sing his swan
song; and l said that I would surely De
there because / perfectly loved music.
Now won't you tell me why he laughed SO
hard? / don't see the ioke!'
Evening star., 1913-02-23
What Could He Do!
K epre sentative

K pre- sentative
Philip Campbell OF
Kansas, he who
had such a merry
verbal set-to with
Col. Roosevelt eur
ing the recent cam
paign, is a young
giant in stature,
standing we'll over
six feet two inches.
and boastting the
shoulders of a var
sity fullback. His
head is large. and
of the type called
leonine, His face
Evening star., 1913-02-23
Poor Singing. Perhaps.

Two days before
Senator Joe Bailey
Of Texas delivered
his farewell speech
in the Senate
chamber a young
woman who tries
her best to keep
up with things was
talking to a man
in the S ,nate press
gallery.
Now do tel!
me" she asked,
what is the joke !
I was downstairs
Evening star., 1913-02-23
The Cure.

A PROPOS of young man who, Tilted
by beautiful debutante, was about
to marry an elderly widow of great
wealth, Charles Dana Gibson said the
other day In New York:
well. at any rate. there's one cure for
love-the gold cure
Evening star., 1913-02-23

II have no time to spend on such drivei-
ing fooishnessH
Maj. Mcintyre turned to the phone, and
said in the most unruff1ed tones:
Gen. Edwards says that he greatly re-
grets that circumstances prevent his TAX
ing up the matter just as present"
Evening star., 1913-02-23

y the rolls of the
lighthouse service
OF the L n | { 2 d
states appear tire
names of twenty
8 e en- w o m a n
keepers. all OF them
of beacons that
warn s e a ( a r ing
men of dangerous
rocks and reefs,
shoals and bars.
upon which the
Evening star., 1913-02-23

mother used TO take down her big Bible
and read to me about them hanging the
thief on the cross-and now l see they
hang the cross on the thief!'
Evening star., 1913-02-23

Mrs Georgia s. Brumfieid. the keeper
of the Turkey point light station. Nd.
was appointed to succeed her mother
prior to the date the keepers were taken
into the civil service. She earns $3.50 per
annun.
Mrs. Mary F.. Bethel succeeded her hus-
band as keeper of the Key West light
station and Key West main ship chan
mel lights in Florida, and has served
more than twenty years. Her son is as
sistant keeper. She receives $72O p'' an
mum.
Mrs. Daniel Williams is the keeper of
the light station at Little Traverse.
Mich. and dates her appointment from
1872. Her annual pay is $50. Mrs. Flora
Mcneil receives SAG a month as keeper
of Bridgeport breakwater light. Conn.,.
to which she was appointed February
10 1905, succeeding her husband Mrs.
Evening star., 1913-02-23

resting. famished. during which the sig
nails were sounded.
1t was all in the days work, and the
files of the service show only this:
II have the honor to report that the
machinery of the fog signal, Gamewel
No. 3, was disabled July .. 1906 at $50
am. Telegrams were sent Immediately
to the lighthouse inspector and the light
house engineer for assistance. Mr.. Burt
came July 3. at 10 o'clock am, and made
slight repairs. Meanwhile I had struck
the bell by hand for twenty hours and
thirty-five minutes until the fog lifted.
ION the night of July 3. 1906. the ma
chinery worked badly. striking irregu-
Iarly. On the Fourth Of July the machin-
cry went to pieces, the great tension bar
broke in two. and l could not disconnect
the hammer to strike by hand. / stood
all night on the platform outside and
struck the bell with a nail hammer
with all my might The fog was dense.
with heavy mist almost rain. The ma
chinist from the office of the light
house engineer has just replaced the ten
sion bar. Respectfully,
JULIA E. NICHOLS, Keeper"
In California is another woman keeper
of one Of these beacons of the sea, whose
mother preceded her. she, In turn. taking
the place vacated by her husband on his
death. This is Mrs. Caroline Morse
keeper Of the Santa Barbara light station
Her father, Horace F. Williams. was
keeper of the light from 1856 to 1865
Then her mother. Mrs. Julia F. Williams
was appointed, and in the forty years
during which she tended the light she
left the lighthouse only twice, according
to the records of the service.
Mrs Williams lived in the Santa Bar
bara lighthouse forty-nine years nine
years with her husband and forty years
with only her children. And every nigh,
of those forty years she climbed the iron
steps leading up the inside of the tower
to the great lantern. 17S feet above the
ground, and lighted and tended the lamp
Every one Of those nights the lamp was
trimmed at midnight, changed with
her own hands for a fresh one, and every
morning, as the sun gilded the mountain
tops to the east. her hands extinguished
the light and drew the curtain over the
lens.
Evening star., 1913-02-23

received $4O. She was promoted to keep
er November 1. 1903. She now gets $500 a
year
Evening star., 1913-02-23

bones OF GOOD SHIPS WOUIu UIedCH WIZ
the guiding lights or the deep-toned fos-
bells untended for night Some Day
writer will arise who will tell to the
world. in fitting words, the story OF these
women Day after day, night after night,
in sunshine and in binding fog. they do
the work of strong men. for the meress
pittance OF mans wage.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-20
'NfERRY COUNTEssv A THRILLER.

Philadelphians are certainly ban
quoting on the feast of good things
in The Merry Countess" at the Lyric
Theatre Even second and third
time at the performance is required to
thoroughly digest the delectahle solids
of music, song and bewildering dance.
Truly the terpsichorean features are
equivalent TO veritable carnival.
There are solo dances, duet dances,
trio dances, ensemble dances and
best of all, wonderful team dancing
that fairly lifts devotees OF the IN
toXicating art TO the seventh heaven
Of delight The premieres In this
colorlul and celebrating pastime OF
the gods are without doubt the peers
Of their profession: there is Martin
Brown. than whom America has never
seen a more finished and polished ex-
ponent, radiant and beautiful RozsilSa.
whose charms are as the sunbeams
and whose talent simply permeates
the atmosphere, and last, but by no
means least. the dazzling Lysa Gra-
ham, whose classic evolutions may
be Justly described as the very poetry
OF motion. Reinforcing these incom-
parable artists is one Of the daintiest
and most charming doll Baby" ball
lets that ever plrouetted through the
ravishing maizes of Strauss measure
johann Strauss, you know, COM
posed the music OF "The Merry
Countess"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-20
EASIEST WAY" AT
AVENUE NEXT WEEK

THE box Office Of the Avenue Thea
IRE has been the scene OF such activity
this week that one would suppose the
theatre was open. II is woll-known,
that the playhouse is closed this week
Ia observance OF Holy Week. The box
ollce is open daily from 9 a. m. until
z D. M for the reservation of seats
for next weeks great bill, 1.-THE
Easiest Way" The sale of seats has
been so large that IL is a certainty the
Avenue will be crowded throughout
The coming week.
1.-The Easiest Way" was a pro-
dounced success when Il was first
produced: and its drawing powers
have never lessened. The CONFESS
Players will give a presentation that
Vill be on a par with that OF the
Original company. Mr. Edwin Robins,
Who was leading man with Frances
Starr for three years in the original
production. will play a similar role
next week. This gives assurance
nat the play will be correctly pro-
1uced IL will. moreover, be the best
nrtseutation of this drama ever
gwen by a stock company in the East.
Ihat is assured
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-20
COOLEY CASE
GOES TO COURT
Witness Tells Of Placing Bets
on Horses With De-
PENDANT

Elwyn c. Cooley charged with an
alleged violation of Chapter Al.
Volume 20. Laws of Delaware, which
relates TO betting on horse racing
was held under $1,000 bail for the
May term Of Court by Judge Church
man last night Mr.. Cooley was rep
resented by William II. Cooper, Jr.,
while John Lynn, assistant city So
licitor prosecuted the case.
Emanuel Fisher and Claudius
Brown. witnesses who we're absent
when the case was first called we're
present last night and were called on
to testify. Fisher said he had col
lected money for Cooley to play
the races" Counsel for the defense
objected to this testimony, saying it
implicated the witness. Fisher claim
ed that the majority Of money he
placed was for himself. At times this
money was placed in an evelope and
sent to Browns pool room on Mar
ket street and the bets we're paid ac-
cording to the announcements in n
New York newspaper
Cross examined Fisher admitted
that he understood all bets we're made
with Cooley only and he knew of no
connection between Cooley and any
race track. He also said that bets
could be made at any time prior to a
race.
Brown denied that his pool room
was used az headquarters for the race
track men and said he never bet with
Cooley The packages left at his
place, he said, he thought contained
money but Cooley never gave him
anything to give anyone as a result Of
a bet.
Several other witnesses denied
placing any bets with Mr. Cooley,
after which Mr. Cooper argued for
dismissal on the ground that the bets
We're oral ones.
The court did not grant the re-
quest and Mr. Cooley was then plac-
ed on the stand in his own behalf. He
testified that all the bets he made
were bets between himself and the
second party, that he had no connec-
ton with any race track and that he
settled bets according TO the an
nouncements in a New York news
paper He said he would not require
a man to put up cash If his credit
was good, or If he knew him. If he
did not know him he would not take
his bets.
Mr.. Cooley said he got money only
from Fisher and had been doing this
for probably three months prior to
his arrest. He considered the bets be-
tween himself and Fisher only. The
court then held him In bail.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-20
BOX PARTY FOR CHURCH.

A box party given by the Misses
Olive NJ. Rhoades and Essie NJ. Now
land. at No. 1920 Lancaster avenue on
TUESDAY evening for the benefit of
the Ladies Aid of Bethany Baptist
Church was a success socially and
financially. A prize drawing on
small miniature dolls was won by
Charles w. Welthmann holding the
mcky number 13. He presented the
noll to Little Miss Mary Wilson.
Among those present were the Rev.
and Mrs. Hunsburger, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elias Rhoades, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Rowland. Mrs. NJ Reese. Mrs L. Will
son, Mrs. Blansfeld, Miss Florence
Blansheld Miss Reva Blansheld, Miss
IDA Little. Miss Margaret Reese. Miss
Mary Wilson. Miss Louisena Wilson
Miss laura Attalian, Miss Louisa At
talian, Miss Margaret Rowland, Miss
Essie l.. Rowland. Miss Olive M.
Rhoades. Miss Elizabeth Rhoades
Miss Mary Walker, Miss Annie Farra
Harvey Rothwell. Wilbert Holiings-
NORTH, Moreland Warren. Elmer How.
Pll, OF Marshallton; Vaughn Rhoades
Of Chesapeake City; Harry Chestnut
~ Havre de Grace, Nd; Purnell For
amer, Martin Arters. Louis Blansfeld
William Rhoades. Charles w. Welt
mann, Kemp Wright, Henry II. HUI
hnger.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-20
CLEYER ACTS AT GARRICK.

More pretty girls figure in this
weeks bill at the Garrick Theatre
fhan usual. Nearly every act has one
or more young women in it and all of
them are good looking and graceful.
while all are clever vaudeville ar-
lists. This situation would not be
surprising II there was some act IN
the bill which contained large num-
her of girls. but instead of that being
the case the girls are scattered all
through, and all of them are making
good. The bill this week is largely
comedy and IL is classy throughout
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-20
MESSAGE no RAILROAD MEN

f. S. Bacon, IL Bast St.. Bath. Me,
Bends out this warning 10 railroad
ers everywhere. my work as con-
ductor caused a chronic Inflammation
al the kidneys and ] was miserable
and all played out From the day
began taking Foley Kidney Pills l be-
gan to regain my strength. and ] am
better now than have been for
twenty years" Try them. N. b. Dan
forth, Market and Second streets,
Wilmington, Dell
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-20
BIRD OF PARADISE.

In 1.-The Bird OF Paradise" which
begins an engagement at the Adelphi
Theatre, Philadelphia, Monday even
ing. March "a, the public Is promised
novelty In playmaking and acting
This play of Hawaiian life is by Rich
ard Walton Tully and was first pro-
duced by Oliver Morosco in Los An
geles. II proved so popular in the
Pacific Coast city that Il was sent to
New York. where It remained for 1--WE
months. Il comes TO Philadelphia
with what is said TO be the original
company. including Bessie Barrlscale,
Guy Bates Post, Lewis S. Stone. Mar
garet Langham, and a score OF others
together with a band Of Hawaiian
singers and musicians.
The scenes Of this romance are all
laid in the Hawaiian Islands. or, as
they are termed. Tho Paradiee Of the
Pacific" The first scene discloses a
cave on the Puma coast with its chro-
matte bloom and grass houses. Next
is shown the interior of this hut and
then follows scene showing a bum
galow on the beach near Honolulu
with its tropical moonlight effect The
last scene in the play shows Mount
/ Pele in eruption and IS said TO be one
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-20
TO LECTrRE ON birds.

The Rev. W. j. Rowan. of Newark.
will speak on "Our Bird Neighbors"
in .Elsemere Presbyterian church at
730 o'clock tomorrow evening. Sew
enty-five colored slides will illustrate
the lecture and show the colors of
the birds under discussion. General
admission 10 cents. children 10 cents.
Services at Trinity church for the
remainder Of Holy Week and Easter
Day will be as follows
Today, Maunday ThLrsday-Holy
Communion, a. m; morning prayer,
S.i5 a. M; Holy Communion. 9 a. m. (;
evening prayer. with address and
meditation on the Lords supper, 7.45
p. m.
Good Morning prayer, lit
any and sermon. 1890 a. m; evening
prayer and address, 5 p. nj. At 7.45
p. m. Stainers cantata of the Cruel
fxion will be sung, preceded by the
pentept Office.
Easter Day service-Holy Commun-
ion. z a. m; morning prayer, sermon
and Holy Communion. IL a. m; chill
dren's festival service, $3.50 p. m;
evening prayer and sermon. 7.45 p. m.
For the first time in Trinity church,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-20
ELKS AFTER FUNDS
TO BUILD HOME

Wilmington Lodge OF Elks Is plan
ming 10 give "Old Heidelburg." the
play that made Richard Mansfield ia
nous, in the Garrick Theatre On the
nights Of May 81, 2 and %. The
principal characters will be local
amateurs who have established repu-
tations for themselves and the cho-
ruses will be composed OF about sixty
members OF the lodge.
The play will be given for the bene-
flt of the Elks Home which the lodge
expects to erect on the corner OF Del
aware avenue and Tatnall street. The
home will cost about 100000 and all
but $4,000 has been raised It Is hoped
that T. or FIVE thousand dollars will
be raised by the benefit performance
The plans for the home have not
been fully completed yet, but II will
be four story structure of stucco
and concrete and will have all the
conveniences Of a modern hotel From
the submitted sketch the building will
be one Of the most beautiful in the
city and will be a great improvement
10 Delaware avenue.