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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
COURT IN WEE sMA' HOURS.
Wales Farm Hands Meet Their
Sweethearts in the Kitchen.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
LONDON. December 81, 1912,
. Co,irting In rural parts OF Wales was
described in the following terms by the
Rev. Cfwilym Davies Of Carmarthen at
the West Wales Free Church councils
federation at Llanelly:
Saturday night hundreds of young
farm hands would set out for the social
event Of the week, a counting expedition
BY 10 or il o'clock the young man would
be throwing dust at the girls bedroom
window as signal that he had arrived.
The girl would creep downstairs without
boots to open the kitchen door. The
youthful lover also would very Likely
take off his boots, and the pair would
remain together in the kitchen till or
4 O'Clock next morning.
ut should be said in their defense that
they had no other opportunity, and
besides, If a young man and young
woman We're seen walking together in the
daylight to or from chapel 1t would be
a subject for ridlcule and scandal"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
GET MUSCLE IL KEEP YOUNG.
Best Method to Combat Age, French
Novelist Declares.
Correspondence Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence OF lne Star
PARIS, December -, 1912.
NJ Marcel Provost the French novel
list. speaking before an audience of fash
ionable women at the Universite des An
Males said the best method of combat
ing advancing age was to develop mus
Gle. So long as people only told them that
sport was good for the health, women
were Indifferent, but as soon as some one
affirmed that sport meant youthfulness
women took 1t up with impetuous en-
thuSiasm
NJ Provost severely condemned the
practice of attempting to reduce the fig
ure to slender proportions by either tight
lacing or dieting. The rouge with which
women colored their lips had nothing in
common with the redness of natural lips,
and the carmine and beauty lotions they
put on their cheeks produced an unnat-
ural blush, slate-colored complexion.
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LAW WORKS WELL
Probation Act in Virginia
Brings Excellent Results.
C. e. TAKES ON NEW LIFE
Clifton Forge Convention Causes
More Interest in the Work.
WANTS FARMS MADE SMALL
Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce
Would Have Large Estates
Cut Up.
WANTS FARMS MADE SMALL
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
LYNCHBURG. Va, January 4. 1913.
One or the results of the Virginia pro-
baton law. which was put into operation
here during the past six months, Is that
today more negro husbands are providing
for their wives and families than was
ever the case before in Lynchburg. The
indolent black man who is of the caliber
not to provide for his wife and family
has little fear of ten days in jail for
vagrancy, which was formerly the pun
ishment. If any punishment was melted
out at all. but fear Of the state road camp
has been the means of getting many a
negro to go to work for his wife in the
past few months.
But this is not all the law has done for
Lynchburg. for the colored woman who
has worked long over the washtub to
support a worthless husband has learned
that all she has to do Is to threaten to
notify the probation officers, and to work
goes the husband. Several negroes
thought the wife was merely bluffing. but
mere mention Of her troubles to the Of
ficers brought the law down on the re-
calcitrant husband The law has also put
wife beating under the han to an extent
that did not prevail before. for the price
mas gone up to $40 with a bona that &C
companies membership In the wife-beat-
er's class.
Since the Clifton Forge convention, at
which time Rev. c. Morgan Compiler.
pastor of the Methodist Protestant
Church of LynchburG, was made presi-
dent, the Virginia Christian E>ndeavor
has taken on more life than has been
characteristic Of the work for at least
decade. The division of the state into
districts. which was accomplished at the
Clifton Forge convention. Isl the change
that has brought about greater interest.
which is resulting in Increased member
ship and interest and the formation of
new societies. An illustration of this
came at the first convention held In the
Lexington district. which resulted in the
organization of ten new societies in that
district
Plans are being made now for rally
in the Petersburg district during the
spring. This will probably be held in
Petersburg. Another is being arranged
for the Lynchburg district February 4.
at which time DR.. James Lewis Howe Of
Washington and Lee University will be
the speaker.
At a recent meeting of the state execu-
tive committee here the Endeavorers of
Staunton were asked to entertain the
next annual state convention. which is to
be held late in May. The convention is
almost certain to meet in the Valley
city. which has long had several excel
lent ORGANIZATIONS.
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f1cers. Capt. X. D. Yancey, past grand
master of the Virginia Grand Lodge. made


master Of the Virginia Grand Lodge. made
the statement that the orphanage and
old folks home maintained by the Grand
Lodge just outside the corporate limits Of
Lynchburg, are out of debt. and he pre-
dicted that the scope of these institutions
Will be enlarged and that their usefulness
will be greatly Increased.
AT the banquet there were about a hum
dred persons present. numbering among
these being members of the Lynchburg
Home Rebekah Lodge. The officers in
stalled were noble grand, w. B. Smith:
vice grand. J. S. Mason; secretary. John
p. Bell; financial secretary, J. c. Will
liams. and treasurer. c. w. Whitmore.
Amherst Court House is making a des-
perate effort looking to the establishment
OF a tobacco market in that place for
next year. Subscriptions to stock are
being secured and 1t begins to look as
though an effort covering a period of
number of years will be successful for
the sale Of the coming tobacco crop.
The Central public school in Amherst
county soon is to have new house with
room for four schools two-acre lot
has been donated for the new building,
and already $1,000 has been pledged in
addition to appropriations that VIII come
from the county and state.
The Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce,
which has accomplished much in its spirit
of cooperation with the counties con-
tiguous to Lynchburg. has commenced a
crusade to induce the landowners of
these counties to cut up their large farms
into small farms and to sell the surplus
land not actually needed to homeseekers.
To start this movement the chamber is
having advertising matter appear In the
weekly papers in the counties surround
ing the Hill city. and 1t is believed that
it will have the effect of putting a num-
Der of small farms on the market.
J. T. Shuff1ebarger. postmaster at Cove
Creek Tazewell county. this week caught
a wild cat in a trap, which is similar to
an ordinary rat trap though much larger.
The trap was baited with live chicken.
The animal was afterward placed on eX-
hibition in Mr.. Shufflebarger's store 1t
is so timid that it refuses to eat during
the day, but devours food greedily at
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
DOUGHOREGAN MANOR.
How Charles O'Carroll Came to Per
petuate the Name in MARYLAND.

Letter to the Editor OF the New York Sun.
Some doubt Is expressed as to the origin
of the name of the famous manor house
and estate in Howard county known as
Doughoregan Manor
If, however We are to accept we'll
known authority and the colonial records
of Maryland. there is little room for
doubt on this question. According to
Betham's Irish Antiquarian Researches.
Charles O'Carroll. prior to his coming to
Maryland, was a claimant for the Irish
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

George Stevens i'm 1896 Describing
the day of the presidential election in
New York, he says: 1T must be eX-
planned that Americans do not vote.
like us in public building. During
the last few days broad. dark green
wooden sheds have squatted on the
stpeets all over the city. In these tab
ernacles they take the sacrament of
citizenship. In the poorer quarters.
where the streets are narrower. shops
are cOnSecrated to the solemn rite.
Usually cigar stores are chosen--sOme
tines. with genial irony for the de-
feated candidate, an undertaker's.'
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WOULD PUNISH WIFE BEATERS.
Lady Aberconway of England Favors
More Severe Penalty.

Foreign Correspondents OF The Star.
LONDON, December %. 1872
Lady Aberconway. in speech at
Blackburn, advocated severer punishment
for wife beaters.
ut is astonishing she declared "how
many square inches of woman's flesh a
man can bruise for shillings."
She contended that the wife should no
longer be an unpaid servant, but the
partner with her husband In the prop
erty possessed by the pair.
Marriage did not confer penny piece
of the husbands property on the wife.
who could be left penniless under her
husbands will Nothing could be more
outrageous, she said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
TRAVEL IN WHEELBARROWS.
French Officials in West Africa
Forced to Adopt System.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.

Foreign correspondence OF The Star.
PARIS. Deceber %. 1912.
The French officials on the Ivory coast,
West Africa, make their official journeys
In wheelbarrows.
The official gazette Of the French Afri-
can colonies points out that the natives
are showing an increased Discrimination
to carry either baggage or travellers on
their heads. A one-wheeled vehicle of
light and elegant structure. capable Of
carrying one passenger and his baggage,
has therefore been devised.
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Premium Placed on Children.
'oreign Correspondence Of The Star

LONDON. December 2s. 1912.
The Dutch government proposes to in
crease the salaries of married teachers
who have reached the age of twenty.
eight and who will have two or more
children. They will receive SIG a year in
respect of each child until the children
reach the age of eighteen. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
AIDS KNOCK-KNEED YOUTH.
Kaiser Will Have Him Cured That
He May Enter Army.
Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.

Foreign correspondence OF TIE Star.
BERLIN, December D. 1872
Refused as an army recruit on account
of knock knees a youth at Tiisit address
ed a personal appeal to the kaiser. who
has now ordered that the youth should be
taken into the Royal Hospital surgery at
Konigsberg and treated there at the
kaiser's expense until his legs are
"A knock-knees are durable the re-
cr,ltt's ambition to wear the kings uni
form will eventually be gratified.
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FIND NECKLACE WORTH $4,000.
Messenger Given 500 Reward by
Woman for Its Return.
Of The Star.

PARIS. December %, 1912.
A necklace containing seven rows of
fine pearls and number Of brilliants.
said to be worth $4,000. was picked up
in the Avenue de Messine, Paris. by q
messenger. who took it at once to the
commissary of police.
The necklace later was claimed by a
wealthy american woman staying I'm q
hotel, on the Boulevard Haussmann. who
rewarded the honest messenger with
800
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
BEES RULE OVER STATION.
Put English Railway Men and Pas
sengers to Flight.
hlencc Of The Sta

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON, December %. 1912.
A swarm of bees took possession of the
railway station at Empangeni recently
and drove away all the station officials.
most of whom were badly stung, as we'll
as crowd of waiting passengers. includ-
ing the chief magistrate of the district
Trains had to be pulled up 200 yards
away from the station and the passengers
and mails discharged in a siding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
Moves From Frederick County.

Clark Gather. who for a number Of years
has been a member of and for the past
year chairman of the board of super
visors of Frederick county, has sold his
Clearbrook farm, and will move to an
other farm he owns near Herndon. Fair
fax county. Judge Harrison Of the cir
cult court has appointed Scott Grant to
fill out the unexpired term of Mr.. Gather
as member of the board.
At a meeting of the board of directors
of the Valley Turnpike Company, which
manages the highway between Winches-
ter and Staunton, held this week. 1t was
decided to receive bids for the cOnstruc-
ton of large steel bridge across Middle
river, near Verona. and the directors also
money with which to resurface the pike
with new asphalt binder. Upward OF
$4,000 has already been spent during the
past few months for resurfacing.
George w. Rathman. a Winchester bak-
er, had much of the flesh In the palm OF
his left hand torn and crushed this week.
when 1t was caught between two large
steel rollers Of an electric dough mixer.
Albert F. Davis. seventy-seven years
old. a resident of Summit Point. Jefferson
several days ago. his death occurring just
less than a year after that Of his wife.
Mrs. Mary Davis. He was for number
of years sheriff of that county. Two sons
ana TWO daughters survive.
Charles J.. Nicodemus. son Of John A.
Nicodemus, a commercial fruit grower
of Frederick county, and Miss Minnie u.
crisman, daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Jacob
Crisman, were married Wednesday after
noon at the home of the brides parents
at kernstown, by Rev. 4. Knox. They
will live on one of the Nicodemus farms
near Lenorc. where young Mr.. Nicodemus
has charge of about 1850 fruit trees.
When Louis Iipsic, a young business
man of MartEsburg lay down to rest in
his apartment, after a hard days work.
he turned the key of a gas heater, in
tending to extinguish the gas. but In
doing so he accidentally turned 1t on
again. and when found by persons pass
ing In the hallway. who had their atter-
ton attracted by Il strong odor of gas.
the young man was unconscious. Phys1-
clans saved his life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
Polling Booth.


The term polling booth" still fingers
IN this country. although We vote now
Usually in "A school building which has
nothing of the booth about it, But
America has system which is strange
To English observers. as it was TO
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SUICIDE Of CONWCTS
IS SEQUEL TO MURDER
Each Had Killed Sweetheart,
Promising to Take
His Own Life.
Foreign Correspondence of The Star.

LONDON, December 81. 1912
BY their suicide in Maidstone prison,
the two convicts, Sidney Bunyan and
Harry Finch Southcliffe, have carried
out the compacts they made with the
sweethearts whom they killed.
Southcliffe was convicted Of the muir
der of a girl named Burchell, at Ports
mouth. and had served five years. the
death sentence having been committed
to penal servitude for life. he dead
girl left letter stating that he had
killed her at her own request. 1t was
also alleged that Southcllffe had promised
he would follow her shortly, and that he
had attempted to cut his own throat.
Bunyan had been a barman at 1sling>
ton, and gave himself up to the police at
Enfield declaring he had murdered Lucy
Smith. The girls body in this case was
found in a field near Enfield Highway.
and Bunyan said. they had agreed to die.
together. He also was sentenced to
death, and afterward reprieved.
Mystery Partially Cleared.
How the two men came together in
Southcliffe's cell is still unknown. But
the officers of the prison are able to offer
a suggestion that probably solves the
mystery When the convicts return
from work they are allowed to proceed
to their cells. and are supposed to slam
the doors, the locks of which are self
acting.
a little later the evening meal is served,
one warder opening the cell doors and
second following with the food. Usually
the doors do not open more than q few
inches, just enough to allow the food to
be passed to the prisoner, who Is then
instructed to again shut his door. 1t Is
supposed that on the night Of his death
Bunyan made a dash across the corridor
to the cell occupied by Southcliffe, slam
ming his own door, and thus avoiding
suspicion.
The weapon with which both mems
wounds were inflicted was crude sort
of knife, manufactured by one of them
in odd moments. Probably 1t was made
by Bunyan, who was employed in the
tin-working shop. He had access to TOOLS
scrap iron and a grindstOne. and there
is little doubt that he took the -oppor-
tunity Of grinding up a four or five inch
length to an edge sharp enough to cut
his throat
Probable Agreement.
Bunyan may have told Southcliffe he in
tended to carry out his promise to the
girl Smith, and probably his fellow
prisoner asked him for the loan of the
weapon to follow his example. In order
that the scheme should be carried out
successfully 1t was imperative that the
first to die should be close to the other
i'm order that the transfer Of the weapon
might be made.
The men were prison friends and as a
result of good conduct had earned privi-
leges which included permission for. a
weekly talk with another prisoner of their
own choosing. Bunyan and Southclife
had in this way opportunity for arranging
their double suicide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

CraWford-Everybody wonders at your
good Judgment. How do YOU manage it?
Crabshaw-Just little system / worked
out. Whenever | ind I'd like to do any
thing ] make up my mind it's something
Ia better not do.--Puck
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Odd Fellows Install Officers.

. At banquet Thursday night given by
James River Lodge 30. 4s. I. o. o. F..
following the regular installation of Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

Bacon-Burned but q few years ago as
useless rubbish there now IL world
wide demand for the waste from SPANS
cork factories. E,gLert-I never use H.
Use what" Breakfast ."-Yonkers
Statesman.
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Arrange Rally Program.

NJ. NJ. Lynch. the superintendent of
public schools in Frederick county has
arranged a general rally program for
practically every section of the county
during the coming week. and he will be
assisted by Prof. J. III. Binford. executive
secretary of the Cooperative Education
al Association Of Virginia, in spreading
the gospel of modern teaching and modern
sanitation in rural schools.
Charles w. Foreman, freight brake
man of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
living at Martinsburg, was struck and
instantly killed early New Year morning
senger train No. -. while his train was
on a siding. 1t Is thought the young
man sat down on crosstie and fell
asleep.
The breeding of Angora goats for COM
mercial purposes is to be made quite
an important industry in jefferson county
by Capt. ii. c. Getzendanner of Charles
Town. whose first consignment of 100
breeders have been shipped by Kansas
dealer. All the goats are young and
each will average about seventy five
pounds 1t Is the intention of the owner
of the goat farm to make additions from
time to time until he has one of the
largest Angora goat farms in the east
Although the weather has not been very
cold during the past few weeks. 1t has
been cold enough to freeze the water in
many tanks along the main and branch
lines of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
are guarding the tanks closely. Several
tanks having capacities ranging from
10000 to $1,000 gallons of water have col
lapsed during the freezing period. Water
Is also reported to be lower than usual
in the mountain streams.
Another breakdown at the Harrisonburg
electric light and water plant which 10
situated about eighteen miles from the
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VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
Charles Town and Harpers
Ferry Want Liquor Licenses.
APPLES IN GOOD DEMAND
York Imperials and Albemarle Pip
pins Bring High Prices Abroad.
JUDGE FAULKNER RESIGNS
Retires From Bench After Twenty
Years of Service in Three
Counties.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

WINCHESTER, Va, January 4. 1913.
The Jefferson county court, which is
made up of five commissioners, will meet
at Charles Town Monday for the pur-
pose of taking up the question of grant
ing or refusing to grant licenses for the
sale by retail of liquors and other intox-
icants in that town and Harpers Ferry.
but 1T is not expected that any decision
will be rendered on account of Commits
sioner Burns being Ill in Baltimore hos
pital. His attitude is not definitely known
but with him absent the court is tied on
the question, there being two for and two
against liquor being sold in the county.
The town councils of Harpers Ferry and
Charles Town recently Endorsed several
applications. but it is necessary for the
county court to determine the matter The
anti-saloon people have gotten up Pc
tition, signed by more than 1000 persons
of Jefferson county. who declare them
selves being opposed to the granting of
licenses. and the petition will be presented
to the court by attorneys for the temper
ance people
Apples grown in Frederick county still
command excellent prices in the English
markets. shown by returns received
here yesterday by l.. +. Calver. the local
representative of J. and II. Goodwin of
Manchester, Eng. A carload from g.
West Bakers orchard. containing 100 bar
rels of York Imperials and ninety barrels
of Albemarle pippins, netted Mr. Baker
~. a barrel after every item of expense
had been paid. James l.. Robinson re-
ceived an average of S2.SI for York I'M
perialS. and John Gather, who shipped 300
barrels of Albemarle pippins. realized
$50 barrel, exclusive of all expenses.
The apples were shipped from New York
November 2S and were sold In Manches-
ter December II.
Miss Virginia Kitchen, the Frederick
county heiress and daughter of the late
John Newton Kitchen. who left the bulk
of his large estate to her. had to be taken
back to the insane asylum at Staunton
this week, after being at the home of her
mother near town for more than a month.
1t was thought she had been cured of her
mental deranEement
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town. occurred early Thursday morning.
throwing the town into darkness and Sc
riOusly interfering with industries which
depend upon electricity for motive power.
Men were rushed to the plant to make re-
pairs. but the people and business men
suffered much Inconvenience in the mean
time. AS a result of the numerous &C
cidents at the plant the town council OF
Harrisonburg has advertised for sale a
gas franchise, but the specifications are
said to be practically prohibitive. and
number of Winchester capitalists who
were at first inclined to investigate the
project have turned it down.