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Kills Wife in Hospital;
Then Takes His Own | Life

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Aug; 14.-As
Mrs Tellie Roife. twenty-nine. lay on
the operating table. prepared for an
operation for appendicitis, at the swed-
ish Hospital. John Rolfe, her husband
shot her and then killed himself Shs
died an hour late-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-14
ANACOSTIA.

Salem Lodge, No. %. Independent Or
der of odd Fellows. met last evening
in Masonic Hall. Degree work was &C
complisbed. and reports heard. Fol-
lowing the business a social time was
enjoyed.
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Twenty Hurt at Circus.

STURGIS. Mich. Aug. fL-A score Of
persons were injured, FIVE Of them, II
Is feared, fatally, when a storm de-
molished tent under which the Hagen
back & Wallace circus was being
given.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-14
Praises This kennedy
for Lung trouble

Many people are led to believe that
lung trouble is unconquerable. This Is
not the case. as many have been re-
stored to health b. EckmanS Altera-
tive. Investigate this:
Bowling Green. Ny. +. No. T.
''Gentlemen-ln IgUS | had severe cough
for six months. | tried all the medicines
that my doctors recommended. but no re-
suits came for the better. had night
sw eats and would cough and spit until got
50 weak ! could hardly do anything. But,
at last James DeerinG. Of Glasgow juno
ton. insisted that | try your medicine. In
one week there was quite an improvement In
ily condition. and after | had taken several
bottles | felt as well ever in my life.
hrmly believe Eckman's Alternative will
relieve any case OF lung trouble u taken
before the last stage Abbreviated.
(Afiidavip. \. Z. BETTERSNORTH-
Eckman's Alternative is most csfica-
tious in bronchial catarrh and severe
throat and lung affections and >upbuild-
ing the system. Contains no harmful
or habit forming drugs. Accept no SUD
stitutes. Small size. 81; regular size, s..
Sold by O'Donuelrs Drug Stores and
leading druggists. Write Eckman
Laboratory. Philadelphia, Pa, for book
let Of recovsriss.-Advt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-14

Governor Goldsborough has sent to
the clerk Of the circuit courtsthe COM
mission of A. w. Simonds, as forest
warden.
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ROCKVILLE.

Fire destroyed the barn on the farm
of John F.. and Charles H. Javins,
near Colesville. yesterday. Large
quantities of hay and wheat were con-
sumed, and six horses and a colt per-
ished. The loss is placed at about
81 900, and is partially covered by in
surance. The Janvins brothers recently
agreed to sell the farm, but the deed
had not been passed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-14

Clarence Anders was injured yester-
day when his automobile upset, pinning
him beneath II. He was bruised about
the face and head and cut on the wrist.
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The Anacostia Citizens Association
will not take any action on the ques-
ton of municipal ownership of the
street railroads until the meetings are
resumed next month. In July, several
of the members were anxious that some
action be taken, but because of the
fact that it was practically certain that
no action would be taken by Congress
at this session the matter was deferred.
Several times during the past few
weeks il has been desired that meet
ing Of the executive committee be heid
to take action. but the officers feel
that no immediate action is necessary.
and are DESTROYS that every citizen be
given an opportunity OF expressing
views.
y. Il. Harnish, of Maple View ave
nue.. left today for Boston, where he
will join Mrs. Harnish, who Is visit
ing relatives there.
The marshes along the Eastern
branch are being watched with eager
ness 10 find out whether or not the
coming bird season. which opens Sep
TENDER l. is to be equal TO those in
said Yesterday that the black and
reed birds would be as plentiful as
last year. if not more SO. Each even
ing about dusk large numbers of black
birds are seen flying to the marshes.
Citizens of Randle Highlands and
Twining City arc beginning to make
plans for renewing their request for
the erection of a waiting station at the
intersection of the street railway at
PENNSYLVANIA avenue and Seventeenth
street, as the time will soon be here
when such a shelter will be greatly
needed.
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Victor H. Lindenberg. thirty-four. of
Boston, Mass. and Mrs. Helen Lam
ders Feast. thirty-six. of Washington,
were married yesterday afternoon by
the Rev. Samuel X. White, of the
Baptist Church.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-14

With q large number of delegates in
attendance, the 18th annual session of
the Primitive Baptist Churches of
Maryland, Virginia, and the District of
Columbia convened in Seneca Church.
Jacksonville, today. The Rev. A. II.
Dalton, of Fairfax, Va, delivered the
openjnC sermon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-14

PRESIDENT F. F.sMarbury, of the board
II aldermen, has gone to Atlantic CITY
or a vacation of ten days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-14

the delegates of the First and Second
b. ptist Churches of this city who have
been attending the meeting of the Po-
tomac Baptists Association held at Mid
dIeburg, Loudoun county, have re-
burned home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-14

White, black. tan. blue, green,
gold. lavender. red. gray, and
pink. Made with high spliced
heels and double soles, extra
heavy fine quality silk. o.
Absolutely perfect ..... LfC
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y. Il. Harnish, of Maple View ave-
nue., left today for Boston, where he
will join Mrs Harnish, who is visit
ing relatives there.
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In white and color3
made OF sheer line
organdy. crepe and rice
cloth in all the new
models. Prettily trim
med with laces Coo
and embroidery OSC
See the up to $500
Chiffon, Lace, and silk
Waists, SELL Ct 40
ing for 800. U1sfV
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-14

The smoker given by the Old Domin-
lon Boat Club in their clubhouse, foot
bf Duke street, was largely attended
Ind a number of athletic events were
held.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-14

The Oriole club of Bladensburg will
give its first annual excursion to Mar
shall Hall Monday night.
The Washington times., 1914-09-24
The Daily
Editorial
For Women
4 Business Opportunity for Women
By BETH JEFFRIES.

Despite the lack of serNa ants. and the
fact that the want columns are iull ot
pleas for ''househoid help' no one seems
TO be doing very much about it. With
out any doubt, the women in the Dis
triCI will continue to change servants
several times year, and accept the
services of unframed irresponsiDleS.
Although there are several clubs
! am told. make an attempt TO
solve this problem, the average house
keeper has nothing whatever 10 do with
them, and is benefited in no way by
their existence.
There is. however. chance open
r.ght no. for some club or other Wom-
an for that matter, to form an unusual
mutual AID DuT"au.
Several women have come to my Of
flee and have siSnified their willingness
10 do expert visiting work to be paid
for by the hour. They are not desti-
tute, and not servants. but want to
earn ''pin' money. As in many cases,
it happens that they are fitted for no
other business but some branch Of
household work. But this should be
enough. provided they can find a mar
ket for their services.
The regular routine Of houseWork is
unbearablv monotonous to some women.
They may excel at some special
branch. but the rest may be gall and
wormwood for them. why should they
therefore, not market their services by
working exclusively at that branch in
which they are really proficient?
Sweeping, housekeeping, and even
dishwashing are done by the hour on
q small scale even now. The plan of
these women Ia simply to do more of
the tasks of the household on the same
general but an infinitely larger plan.
remember they are specialists. not serV-
ants. and could do YOUR work intelli-
gently. What do housekeepers think Of
this plan7
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really very little Of value left in our
cottage. Most of the furniture had
heen pretty we'll wrecked. Here and
there. to be sure. were pieces of furni-
ture that we had polished over and
fixed up. but for the most part the ter
rife explosion of the water heater had
done deadly work.
Beginning Over Again.
Mary and talked things over very
seriously one night after our little
apartment was quite in order.
Peter" she said. 'I-Ive laid awake
nights thinking of how this dreadful
thing is all my fault and IL want to
promise you that I'm going to begin
ali over again. The fats new and 'he
furn:ture's new. and I'm going to turn
over quite A new leaf. won't forge:
SOAP and matches or ANYTHING.
There was such wistful desire TO
atone in her eyes that l felt lump in
my throat.
Don't worry. sweetheart" I said
cheerfuEy. Let's rather think how
pleasant the apartment looks. It's like
another honeymoon"
Which pleased Mary nightly.
You don't hate me. Peter" she
whispered.
certainly not" said l. And Mary
and ] shook hands with q feeling tha;
we were beginning over again. AS. IN
deed, we We're.
After all. | must not blame Mary so
much. Looking back over her idle.
frivolous girlhood. shielded from all
knowledge of the things that would
have fitted her for wifehood and wonl-
anhOod. what was there to help her
steer her course right? She fancied I
was merely to replace her mothers
care and protection. There was TO
realization in her pretty conception Of
our idyllC relations that I wanted her
for a stanch. true partner of veal and
sh:rk when she was tired. Her mini
was filled with dresses and the acute
sentimentalty with which every girl
Colors her dreams of marriage
Now at last we are beginning to face
relates. Mary is beginning to think.
Copyright. 1914. Newspaper Feature Service1
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gar will be found fattening and en-
ergy-producing, the juice and flavor
are refreshing. TIE salts purifying
what more could be asked.
The most economical way is to
buy a large basket, and not the
smaller boxes frequently seen wrap
ped with ornate lace paper. We
pay for the paper and the wrapping.
but we get less grapes. Estimated on
their food value alone, grapes are
economical. and a hearty dish of
grapes with brown bread or a cheese
sandwich is a quite satisfying meal.
Indeed. at some of the European
grapes. of which they eat immense
quantities.
Wo are apt sometimes to think of
them more as a luxury, or an addi-
ton to an already heavy meal The
better way Is to think of them as a
sugar food. which cen have a dis
tinct place on cur fall table.
All less perfect and dropped"
grapes can easily be made into
marmalade or jam, and grape juice
is rot the difficult work that many
would have us believe. to manufac-
ture at home. The two essential
points are the steaming. and not
boiling of the grapes. and very per-
feet straining Of the juice, even unto
the third and fourth time. before 1t
is bottled in order to avoid sediment
and a product of an unpleasant
color. 4 grape butter is not to be
despised. II grapes are cheap. All
grapes take kindly to splicing and
seasoning. and there are very many
chutneys. catsups and jams which
will enable the family to eat the
fruit of the vine. even in late winter.
Here Is the recipe for the famous
French grape butter.
Equal weight Of grapes and pears.
Simmer grapes alone in a little water
after washing and stemmlnS them.
press through coIander and add the
pears. uncookcd but pared and sliced.
Simmer and stir until thick. then
sweeten and place in Jars covered
with raraffine.
-opyright. 1914. by Mrs. Christine Frederick
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Natures Patent
Medicine
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK
Author OF The New Housekeeping"

~ Ut Of her most bountiful har-
vest September fills her flow
" ing basket with grapes of all
Colors. black. red and white.
No other fruit. save possibly
the apple. ranks so high in health
value. and the grape cures OF Europe
have been famous for centuries.
Beside their most refreshing fla
vor. grapes yield from 10 to 30 per
cent of sugar. ard. most important.
the magnesia. iron and tartaric acid
from which the commercial cream
Of tartar is obtained. 1t is because
OF these natural salts and mineral
substances that the grape is such
blood purifier. Then, when we con-
slider the high contents of sugar.
We see that IT offers a most unusual
fruit Authorities say that grapes
are particularly helpful in cases of
kidrey, liver or intestinal trouble.
and, indeed. one could go on at
length and ascribe to 1t all the vir-
tues of the most advertised patent
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A Searching Criticism.

rive-year-old Herbert. scion of book
ish family. had learned to read so early
and so readily that his first Ghmpses
of story-land were growing hazy In his
memory One day he confded TO his
mother:
"Ruthie showed me her new book 10
day. and its the queerest thing you ever
sawA Why, II Just says: rs IL a dog?
II is q dog Can the dog rum md a
lot of things like that Course I was
too rolite to say SC. but it didn't seem
to me the style was q bit juicy Lip
pnCotts.
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Origin of Name.
Congress has appropriated s50o.G00,
but will be called upon by the public
health department to increase this in
order to eradicate this fatal distemper
Of man and rodents. Underground
squirrels. rats, gophers. and field mice
will carry the disease even into outlying
rural neighborhoods.
Black death. bubonic plague, the lutra-
ebony bridge across the Styx. the orien-
tai scourge, are names that have been
applied to this Asiatic pest 1t is a
havoc making. contagious ailrnent
caused by a tiny microbe called bacillus
of pest or bacillus pestis. Thousands of
millions of mankind are in their graves
due to its ravages, yet the germ has
only been known since the French pupil
of Pasteur, Yersin. and the great Japa-
nese bacteriologist. Kitasato discovered
IL only little over a score of years ago.
Epidemic always in the dirty, senti-
mental, anti-vivisectionistic far East,
bubonic plague is always ready TO cash
the earth. The odd name "buoonic" is
given it because in the neck. in the
groin. under the arms and elsewhere
there appear swollen glands. huge shot
like blind boils called "buboes-"
The Anti.Toxin Serum.
If flea with a plague bacillus hops
on you. bites you and thus gives you
this death-dealing contagion, in three to
five or seven days afterward, chills.
fever, headache, nausea, and vomiting
make you stagger or throw you into bed.
Two periods of fever occur within few
sl.
falls and you live. as Boccacio did, to
tell of 1t.
Drugs are of no avail vaccines and
anti-toxic serum are vastly more ef-
fective as preventives while the cpl
demic RACES than As cures Yersin's an
ti-bubCnic plague serum, made by vac
cinating healthy horses with malignant
plague bacilli and then tapping blood
from the animals jugular vein, has
the first ones it meets. Injected into
men exposed to plague 1t has saved
many lives.
Haffkine's plague vaccine Is much the
same as the anti-typhoid vaccine. which
every sane person now takes to prevent
typhoid fever. The only difference Is the
use of inert. dead plague germs In lieu
of typhoid bacilli.
Bubonic plague was accurately de-
scribed more than 10000 years ago in
ancient Babylonia bricks and Egyptian
prehieroglyphics Rufus Ephesus. who
lived before the Bible was written, de-
scribed it with scientific precision
Its first modern mention and visit
were in 543. 1t then killed 10000 per-
sons ir Constantinople, or one person
in every ten It slaughtered even more
in Rome in $50, and in the fourteenth
century il drove Boccaccio and other
mobiles out Of Florence into locked villa
while il devastated all Europe. In 1851
alone 10000 perished in London out Of
$50, 600 inhabitants.
Copyright 1914. Newspaper Feature service)
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near her. and was in great hurry
TO get il done.
Now Mrs Tabby was kind old
lady cat. and very fond Of Roly.
and when she offered earlier in the
day to show the puppy girl how
to make the dress she meant II in
the best way possible. But RoIv
Just threw hack her head and said
she knew how, and NJ. Tahby
went away.
u cant think what has come over
Roly," she said with Sigh as she
went home. She is not at all Ike
herself and seems to think that
she knows everything. ! suppose
all children get that wa some
times. However. if she gets lm
trouble and comes TO me politely
I will help her out"
After she had gone Roly had
taken her little scissors. and on hey
LITTLE table. she had cut out IN"
dress Then she began to sew y
together and il seemed To be all
right Roly was always hurrEInE
10 go some place Somehow or
other she always played and put
things off until the last minute.
would have to make the dress for
one Of the pups. hut had forgotten
# until the last day. So here she
Was sewing like a crazy dog. to
try TO get ready in time to go out
q nd make some calls.
Every once in a while she would
sew over her paw. and fasten he
fur TO her dress. Then she would
have TO cut off some fur. and some
times she pulled il out, and it hurt.
Mrs Tabby. I'm grown up, she
said 10 herself and ] don't see why
Mrs Tabby still hangs around and
tries to interfere in my work. /
know how to do il. Ouch she cried,
for just then she had scwed UP her
paw again. She cut the fur loose
and kept on sewing. but she was get
ting more and more cross.
Aat last the ANS were all ias-
tened. She glanced hurriedly at the
clock. She would barely have time
to get hte pups ready and be off
One new dress which She had made
just finished. she put in little SUIT
case. They were TO dress the chill
Aren in when they got TO the Tab
bys. for In spite of the way she
treated Mrs. Tabby. she Intended TO
leave the pups there while she called.
The short dresses were IL play in.
and the ones the pups Eore would
then be fresh TO wear home.
In a few moments she was ready,
and in just five more she was at
Mrs. Tabby's with the pups. You
Just run on" said Mrs. Tabby to
Roly, and I will undress the pups
and put on their play dresses" But
Roly shook her fuzzy head. No.
thanks she said, decidedly, I'll
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LNNNI.
FACING REALITIES.

FACING REALITIES.
THE building inspectors came out
in the morning and condemned
i nv little home as utterly unsafe.
The daily paHers printed pictures
OF It. and spoke charitably of Mary's
having forgotten the gas heater. but
all IN all. We suffered a notoriety far
from pleasant After time it died out
as even sensations in country town
VIII. and Mary and l were lace to face
with certain facts. must buy new
furniture. That in itself would commit
us TO debt, for we were living up TO our
means. And We would shake the dust
or suburbanism from our feet and take
q little apartment near mother and dad.
Vain Regrets.
Mary gave up utterly She cried a
Irest deal, and grew so nervous and
hysterical that I did not know at times
how 10 pacify her.
To think, Peter" she would exclaim
shuddering. 1T was all my fault-just-
Just because ] would forget things If
If 1 hadn't forgotten to turn off the
gas heater the boiler wouldn't have ex-
ploded. and we'd have our home still
And the cat wouldn't be dead"
It was odd how the sight of that dead
cat on the sidewalk had seemed to i'm
press the tragedy more on Mary's mind
than anything else. What an abnormal
gift of sympathy women possess,
Well" l would answer hopefully
lets not worry any more about il.
Well take a little apartment in town
and begin all over. To be perfectly
truthful, dear. the suburban atmosphere
of this place has been getting horribly
on my nerves for some time. Wen soon
forget this experience and be none the
worse for it
But il was destined to have an effect
on my life that ] was not to forget.
After Mary was quite herself again.
we hunted Up a cozy little apartment
in town and bought furniture again as
in our honeymoon days. There was
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Question Box

I62H Fourteenth str"e. northw-rt.-
There are no premiums on the 5N-rcnt
pieces dated 1911 and 1896.
Mrs. Z. F. Hamii;pn.-WhetLn or not
Government emplov.. appointed from
A particular Stat. can return nome TO
vote depends Upon th- State. thu laws
differing in dif"ren; pIac:s II y1u de-
sire information about n particular
place. phone to the Library Cf Congress
and they will tell YOU Yes. forrign-r
who has / com a naturaIizcd citizen
Of the United St1t-s is eligible to be-
come a Government -m2Ioye.
4 Reader. THE total population Of
NJ, xico. according 10 he last census il
u, ,053. .2N. Of thcs" - per cent are In
uiaus. ~ per cent are Spanish, ard 43
per cent of mixed blood.
F. Stein-To make grape juice. nick
off the grapes, wash and put into a
kettle. Just covering with water Boil
until pulp separates from skins. Pour
into cheese cloth bag. let drip over
night Put into kettle three quarts of
juice to every cup of sugar. Bring to
a boil. Bottle.
Belle Landow-Kerosene will drive
ants from closets and walls. OF course
il cannot be used in the refrigerator.
Borax seems the best remedy Try
washing the shelves and sides of the
refrigerator with scalding water and
borax Dry the shelves in the sun and
sprinkle thickly with dry borax. II at
first unsuccessful. repeat the process
several times.
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TIMES BEDTIME STORY
ROLY MAKE S CLOTHES.
By FLORENCE E. YODER.

dress one. but you may dress the
other" She wanted to have Mrs.
Tabby say something nice about the
new dresses which she had made all
alone.
They began to put the play dresses
on the fat pups. But something
seemed To b wrong. The arms
seemed funny. One of each pup
fitted. hut the other arms wnulc not
even go in the sleeves. Roly grew
red in the face as she struggled with
her pup but it was of little use. and
Mrs. Tabby stopped working COM
pletelv. There was a funny smile
lowering about her whiskers. and
the other Tabbys who were looking
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on began To grin.
At last RoIv stopped in disgust.
Well what is tn" mater sh" "ried
GROSSLY. looking at the funny Tsbbys.
! m afraid" said Mrs. Tabby very
kindly. that you have made all four
sleeves for the ,amo arm" The
small Tebbys lef. perhaps To laugh
outside. and ROlv hastily he@an 10
MT the dresses together Her fur
stuck out worse than ever. and her
very eyes began 20 get rink Yes.
they W-rr all for one arm. and they
were sewed i'm. too
She hung her head. and several
tears fell into her lap.
'Nevcr mind s.,id dear cid Mrs
Tabby. run alou- and I'll fiN them
Up for YOU" R0lv dried nor "y,.s.
put on her bonnet AMI started out.
Tut s',o came ba.'k and put hcr arms
ar"Un Mrs, Tabbvs neck. Sh" knew
nov how much sh' needed her oil
',."nd. and made up her mind never
l." b" Gukind to her again.
copyright. 1914. by F E YoderD