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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
Drawings by Arthur I. Keller
PART I
The Tragedy of Birthstone
CHAPTER VII (ContinuedD
The Solution

The Solution
As Holmes spoke the bright, yell
~ low light in the study was OBJ
scured by somebody passing to
and fro before it. The laurels among
which we lay were Immediately oppo-
site the window and not more than a
hundred feet from it. Presently it was
thrown open with whining of hinges,
and we could dimly see the dark outline
of mans head and shoulders looking
out into the gloom. For some minutes
he peered forth in furtive, stealthy
fashion, as one who wishes to be assured
that he is unobserved. Then he leaned
forward, and in the intense silence we
were aware of the soft tapping of agi-
tated water. He seemed to be stirring
up the moat with something which he
held in his hand. Then suddenly he
hauled something in as fisherman
lands a fish, some, large, round object
which obscured the light as it was
dragged through the open easement.
"Now!" cried Holmes. "Now!"
We were all upon our feet, staggering
after him with our stiffened limbs, while
he ran swiftly across the bridge and rang
violently at the bell. There was the
rasping of bolts from the other side, and
the amazed Ames stood in the entrance.
Holmes brushed him aside without a
word, and, followed by all of us, rushed
into the room which had been occupied
by the man whom we had been watching.
The oil lamp on the table represented
the glow which we had seen from out
side. 1t was now in the hand of Cecil
Barker, who held it toward us as we
entered. It's light shone upon his
strong, resolute, clean-shaved face and
his menacing eyes.
"What the devil is the meaning of all
this?" he cried. "What are you after,
anyhow"
Holmes took a swift glance round,
and then bounced upon sodden bun
die tied together with a cord which lay
where it had been thrust under the
writing table.
"This is what we are after, Mr..
Barker,-this bundle, weighted with
a dumb-bell, which you have just
raised from the bottom of the n
Barker stared at Holmes with amaze
in his face. allow in thunder came y
know anything about it," he asked.
Simply that put it there"
"You put it there! You?"
"Perhaps 1 should have said 'replat
there" said Holmes. "You will rene
Inspector Macdonald, that l was SOM
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refuge in a somewhat acrid irony.
"You know such lot, Mr.. Holmes. per-
haps you had better tell us some MORE" he
sneered.
"I have no doubt that I could tell you
great deal more, Mr.. Barker; but it would
come with better grace from YOU
ooh, you think so, do you? Well, all can
say is that if there's any secret here it is not
my secret, and am not the man to give it
away"
"Well, if you take that line, Mr.. Barker"
said the Inspector quietly, eve must just keep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18

AS Holmes spoke the bright, yell
~ low light in the study was OBJ
scured BY somebody passing to
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-04-11
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
(Omaha Bee.)

Muckrakers have scooped I'D snug
sums of money preaching their SEN
sational doctrine, but their day, hap
PLY, seems to be fading into it's sun
set. OF course, their influence has
not all gone and it will not entirely
pass away, for there will always be
those who choose to look upon the
dark side Of life, choose to believe
az these incendiary writer's and
speakers proclaim, that the tendency
Of the world is backward and down.
ward.
The worst of this heretical slush
Is that it tends to weaken the faith
Of men in fundamentals. Clever word
painters can always make Dlaus :bility
resemble logic. SO good folks are
not immune from deception But who
will come boldly out into the open
and declare that the world is growing
worse and not better?
1t takes no genius to see that, pro-
Vidde theworld gets the proper view
point. Society is better organized
today han it ever was for social amel-
grafton. 1t is doing more for the in
tellectual, moral and physical well
fare than ever. The rich man is
more conscious Of the needs of the
poor. Philanthropy has taken on
new vigor and new sense. It's aims
are higher and more rational, as
well as more numerous
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-04-11

Lexingt on. Virginia, IL n great place
Republic Of Liberia got it's birth from
there. and Thomas Jefferson was its
godfather There Gov. Mcdowell
lived. He had in his family daily pray.
ers. and all of his slaves bowed and
sanctioned bis prayers by their own
Manifestations. He never whipped his
slaves. He loved and reasoned With
the m when they did wrong, and where
can be found fioer type Of men and
women than those and their of springs
who belonged to the Mcdowell est. =.
Before the ~sr. on one communion az
casion-( whites and black attended tn
and bowed around the altar to $40 the
emblem of the blood If Jesus Christ
George Ed m ondsnn, his slave followed
him. and bowed down 1T the same
altar by his side Hhen the master .nv
who was by his side. he threw around
him his aims. then handed him tn
cup. and when his slave had drunk, h 9.
pressed the cup to his lips drank and
said: GOD be pra,sed.'
How many white men in Martinsbu, q
would bow down IN their churches b.
the side of Negroes throw ,he,r arms
around them and s"y God be prais. d -
pass the cup to them, then drink from
the same cup? There is one ye editor
knows would do il-Rev. DR.. William
Gerhardt, who is 81 ears old ana ripe
for the kingdom of God
After the war. and this slave was
returning home from the army, he met
his master in the road. on horse
Seeing il was George, down he jumped
opened wide his arms. and rushed Co
the Negro whose arms were IA widely
opened-and thus they embraced
Rugged each other three times, cr,,np
like children. God grant that feelings
akin may once again obtain in this
country, and all 20 t6 God IA lie wa,t
they should.
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That the beat men Of the old Repub'i
can party are to be found in lie Prog
rcseive party is az true as truth IS right.
True some good men who love the pri,i-
ciples because they are right. and be-
cause said old party has done SO much
good are on the outside Of the Progress
i've party, but time will not ba long till
they see plainly that the Progressives
are 'rying 10 preserve those 1855 adop-
ted principles and fall in line.
Men like Roosevelt. P,nchot, Ben.
Lindsay. Miss Jane Addams aud thous-
ands Of others are good enough for
Clifford to mix and mingie with IN pol.
itics, and be clean in charac,tr---l thing
impossible here ofOre.
You cant judge the party in it. en-.
tirety by few Negro haters. One OF
such chaps was found among the dis
ciples Of the Son Of God The best of al
for the Negro is answering manhood
-0hat manhood that will stand shoulder
to should with the fair men and won
en- of the world, and make pixmies OF
the few shallow heads, who think their
paler skins are badges Of supe iority
nay passports to heaven.
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With THE BOXERS.

Bob McAllister will grab a boat
and sail for Australia after his bout
with Sailor Grande in Oakland next
month.
Victor Breyer the French promoter
says there is nothing doing at pres
ent in the way Of muss between
George Carpenter and Eddie Nc
Goorty.
Nothing to 1t but Smith when Jeff
Smith, the Jersey middleweight
meets Dave Smith, the Australian
champion, in Sydney on April 10.
The bout with Willie Richie put
AID Wolgast's right hand on the hum
mer. Ads injured fin will keep him
out of the game, until July.
Frank Moran, who is matched to
fight Jack Johnson in June, will sail
for London May 8. Frank Kennedy
and AL Kubiak will help get Moran
in condition for the bout
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STORY OF 4 YEAR :.
TOLD IN PICTURES
THE NORTH AMERICAN OFFERS TO
READERS AN UNUSUAL
RECORD

GECOfD.
A very unusual publication along en-
tirely new lines, 10 the North Amer
cans History Of the Yosr In Pic
lures" a book thas covers With arts ic
Photographic reproductions all the big
events OF 1918 that could be treated
successfully in such q way. The book
l2O pages in board covers costs % cents
and is 4 faithful r'm,Ldrr Of the year.
Nearly 500 finely printed haIftonss
are made uss Of in telling tho story OF
the year. The events, 40 treated will
Sui prise the busy man, who would and
himsslf stumped II called upon to name
4 score OF the great occurrences Of the
year. The plague in Maooh aria, the
worlds great inventions, the ,nauaura-
ton, the war In the Balkans, the com
pstion of the Panama canal, naval ad-
vances, the conquest Of thea tho sue
csssion Of groas rulers, wonsn and the
vote, lighting disease, labor troubles
tho western floods, the Gettysburg csle-
bratlon and numbers Of other events
are fully and faithfully pictured and
photographed
The North Anerican book is q faith
full beck of references for young and old
students Of current events. It is sur
priainsly good and surprisingly cheap.
Price, 20 cents; by mail, 10 cents ex
ira.
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ingratttude.

Our information is that Mr.. Ed.
wards furnished all the "wind-up'
money with which the Republican
state ticket was elected in 1912, and
that as testimonial OF their appre-
ciativeness some Of the high-up Of
ficeholders offered to give their as
sistance to him as candidate for
United States senator. AS a sequel
he didn't get a vote that was under
the influence Of these high-up Off.
Gals. About all that he has got for
HIS beneffcence has been the untir,
ing abuse Of the stand-patters, like
the Journal.-Fayette Tribune.
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A Spring Poem.

It's garden making time; it's house
cleaning time; it's springtime. Can''
"ou feel all this in the air? o.
course you can. Long about this
time of the year the gardens are be
plowed and planted. Of course
TIE men have to do it. Long about
this time Of year that houseceaninc
rrocess is launched. Of course the
w0mcn do It. But you can smell
hat abution, that whitewash, that
rarnish, that wall paper for weeks.
md that's not ALL Somehow the ra-
tons arc cut short this time O. year.
Poor man pokes along on abbreviat.
81 meals.
This is as much part of the uni
verse as is the change of the season.
And who would have it different?-
Tyler County News.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-04-11

When Mr.. Wilson was running for
the place he occupies. opposition to
trusts and all big corr orations was
faithfully promised. and he started out
on the line of promise. Seeing however,
before getting far on that line. that his
efforts we're causing hard times and
feelings, Notwithstanding he pledged to
put the brand of Cain on hard time
makers, he is on his knees to them as
he Is to England, begging scores of
those in both houses by ballot robbery
10 help b inn prove false to his promises.
Taft played the same game TO win, ~ d
when, in the history of this country did
president 60 out Of office more shame
fully. Your answer must be never
Then, since the incumbent's conduct is
worse than Taft's how will he go outp
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-04-11

The editor of this paper ID not only
Progressive In politics, but also in re-
ligion as preached and practised in this
country. For the reasons: politics Is
we'll represented in a newspaper cut the
other day, where two we'll dressed
white men in meeting Negro, Iaised
their hats, and in return the old Negro
jerked off his cap and stuck it under
his arm and smiled graciously. And
for the past forty years q class of re.
publicsps in order to make sure Of lin.
ing up the Negro voters, have preached
disfranchisemen if they were not kept
in power, and kept in power they were,
and while in power allowed the Negroes
of the South to be diefrsnchie ed
In religion the preachers tell of q
frightful hell fire, and agonize over an
angry God, Or course this theory scares
their hearers to the mourners bench
from which they jump up shouting
hallelujahs. In all Of this, there, is as
much deception and fraud, as there is
in politics. Why not preach how low.
ing and good God is to the children Of
men, and inplore their love in turn for
Himp Every one who lays claim to
christianity on the ground of being
afraid of helfre as taught, knows
nothing of the love Of God.
The whole truth is, God wants less
praying and more loving duty done.
And the electorate wants less campaign
smiles, bowling and promising and fair.
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play given. In short they want every
right guaranteed 70 them by the consti-
tuition of the Unlt. q S,,ies.
We shall live nhd de proHresr,v g
religion st and care no more where ip.
norance says we have gone. than we
shall of The abuse neaped on US tor bee.
ing better days, tia es and deeds by
berry a Progressive.
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The Presidents forecast Of New or.
sey's victory for his administration, was
sad-for a republican was elected, and a
Massachusetts democra, in opposition to
him also won.
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ILLINOIS GOES
. INTl)T)II)l|:I l:l)I||iA@
Rcports Show That Majority o
the Counties VIII Lose
:. Their Saloons.

- :. Their Saloons.
8 CHICAGO, April s:-neports fro,
the battlcnelds Of the VETS an
drys" al over the state indicate
sweeping victory for the Anti-Saloo
League yesterday. The women's volt
was the determined factor in maHl
Instances.
The ''wets" carried Springfield, til
capital OF the state. The majorit
was $4,000 and n this instance bot
men, and women, yotud ne. Wet ticke
Dixon, Aurora. Sterling and Joile
are also in the wet" column {:
.hough there are conflicting report
md confict:ng figures sent out b
Zach side. Gales burg, Dwight, Roc]
ord, Pontiac, Elgin, Batavia, Cal
On, Bloomington, Freeport, Assam
lion, Monmouth, Clinton and Farr5
agton were among the cities carrie
~ the 'drys."
1.-THE result is sweeping victor
or the drys" said F. Scott McBril
superintendent of the Anti-Sa,od|
league last night. The indicatio
ire that we win carry about nine Cd
of every ten counties in which til
proposition was submitted to vo.
The comparable victory to this
the victory Of 1908 when we W,
1858 -out of 1900 townships. The
however, none Of the larger dow
state towns were captured. It is &C
ain that we have won Knox, Canto
Warren, Dekalb, McHeGry, Whitesii
Dewitt and possibly Mclean cou
les.
All over the state the fight W
bitter: Intense interest was .hor
everywhere. In Aurora the ccEte
brought. %: the ,b'ggo vote ey
cast n that city ana out Of a total
1888, $500 women cast their b;
OTIS.
;. The city &C Springfield gave ::
'dryg" the surprise OF their lives.
h;rts-nine precincts the women ca
1919 dry votes against 1857 for tt
saloons. The men voted two to O.
or thc ives"
Great interest centered about
fght Of Rockford which was the on
large city which was dry" and viii
he "wcts'" sought TO regain. Roc
ord: voted dry" a few years ago al
hen went "wct" again and then Il
n was captured by the "drys." T
town went dry" again yesterday
1000 majority despite the fact til
he men favored the saloons by ON
1000 Only one-ffth Of the WON
voted for the wet proposition.
Galesburg the only Swet' place in
county, there was a dry" major
of os31
One OF the first cities to be retu
ed to the dry column was Dwig
the home. Of the Kelley institute.
abolished saloons by the slender m
Gin Of 43. Tie narrowed margin vi
n Lake county where Wocunda vot
vet by only ID. Ten saloons WI
put out Of business in Clinton by
vote of 924 women, only 120 men
ing, for a dry" town.
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May Forget 1t.

If Pittsburg wins a pennant and
Cleveland does not, our thriving sub
urb at the confluence of the Allegheny
and Monongahela may forget it's dis
appointment over the location of TIE
regional bank-Wheeling Register.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-04-11
Too Much Chewing.

More than thirty MILLION dollars a
Trar is spent In this country for
chewing gum. Sometimes we think
Wheeling is us:ng more than its
share Wheeling Register.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-04-11

A Chicago Judge has decided t.
man. gives girl presents at
own risk. Yes, they do make gra
violence in a breach of prom
case.--Wheeling News.
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Should be Glad.

On the theory that misery loves
company West Virginia should be
glad that Uncle Sans navy is going
dry July 1-'Wheeling News.
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SATURDAY. APRIL H. 1914

The colbred woman who WAS lynched
a few days ago in Oklahoma by white
men, only committt d the crime Of kill
ing white man who was doing his
best to rape her.
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Three Weeks.

1t may take three weeks to reach
vote in the United States Senate
on the canal bill matter. Let's seer
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Not Sure.

The Grafton Leader says we will
have to pay the Virginia debt, sure
as we live. Not unless we want to
do so.-State Journal.
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.APptAL 10 Ir,L
:. NEGxO t;RtTAktI'


many; there will be a great Exnio:
ton made up and organized to show
the Graphic products OF all people
lands and nations from the earliest
times up to these days. The plan
OF the exhibition shows the following
10 groups: l. Graphic Arts; II. Ap
Piled ,Graphics apd Book-making,, II
Illustrating; III. instruction, EducA.
ton, Schools; w. Paper Manufac-
turing; V. Siatic1er. :.i4 ,!. :.
Materials; VI. Colors. ,,ithucranh
and Copper plates; VII. .pAoLo,r,.i,
VIII. Reproduction; IL S;reotyp.
l!cetrctypy; y. Printing P,rocossoi !:
I II. Bookbindng; NIL. Publishing,
oook-trade; XIII. Newspapers, Adj
vertising, Canvassing, Periodicals.
XIV. Libraries; XVI Machinery;
XVI. Measures for the Protection
and Welfare Of the Workers, etc.
These groups have been subdivil
ed into about 60 classes. Each
| torical and technical instructive &c,
partmeHt. The development and the
position, in the history of civiliza,
ion CT the various branches of the
book industry will be clearly dem:
onstrsls:d. models and apparatus fol
demonstrating purposes and the Gin
ematosraphlc art will be shown. TIL
publications OF booksellers. and
music publishers will be brought di,
rectly to the notice Of the puo'i,
through the medium Of Libraries ant
leading rooms, through lectures
public readings. recitations and cor
cert recitals. Anything, In our mind:
will DO under tho banner Of tn,
black art" Many learned soctet.e:
and associations connected with 4!
book industry VIII have their con
crosses apd meet at the exhibition
ground.
When ! read the news ashed my
self If it would be possible to SHOW
at the exhibition some exhibito
;ho negro people In America, IL
whoac matters am especially Intsi
ested. So come to all willing t,
help me in my undertaking. to ash
for their cooperation while collect
ing exhibition matters.
Any printings, writings, photos.
pictures out OF the slavery. ti1h he I'M,
Ill this day will be welcome.
Pupils and students, lessons.
school plans. and pIctures,tp hotos O.;
professors, teachers, students and
buildings, whole models OF publish
Ing houses, Schools, Colleges and
| Universities will be heartily accept
ed: Likewise drawings. Of scholars
and students.
Authors or publishing. houses
should send of all books and pam
pilots and writing they have pub
lished one or better two copies with
order blanks that every exhibition
visitor may have the opportunity OF
ordering the exhibits through my
self
Lodges, banks, societies and 9th
er organizations should contribute
sone amount to cover the cost Of
certain matters to he bought willis
not on the market.
Editors should send the best they
have, If possible model Of the
whole business plan.
Here 10 an opportunity for the
! colorsd people Of America and for
those who have devoted their lives
to the cuIture-work among the. color
Cd people, to demonstrate what they
have done already and what shey
| esuld do in the future. Another i'm.
portant feature while collecting en-
Asbition materials Is that all will
have great value for the future, as
the great Museum-library Of. Leipzig
will participate in the exhibits when
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WITH STATE EDITORS
New Significance.

Water, water everywhere and not
a drop to drink" will soon have a
new Observation-Disclosures News.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-04-11

what was the name OF that woman
who wrote it?-State Journal
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-13

went marketing with the steward
of the Ringing shows when he or
dered his supplies for one day. This
is what he ordered:
Four thousand five hundred pounds
fresh beef, 300 doz. eggs. 300 pounds
bread, $50 pounds butter, IS bushels
potatoes, II bushels other vegetables,
$50 pounds crackers, % pounds tea.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-13

For: ten, years they struggled along
under canvas as small "wagon
show" Then they grew large
enough to buy cars: By 1900 they
had grown so that they were serious
competitors of Barnum, Forepaugh
and Robinson and ranked with Bar
mum. ~
Those we're battling years, for Bar
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-13

mum and Bailey's show was deter
mined to hold its claim to the great
est on earth. The two great cir
cuses fought each other for life, fol-
lowing each other over the same
routes. The Ringlings we're deter
mined to stamp themselves as the
greatest.
AS it costs $4,000 a day for 200
days to run each of the shows, and
perhaps $4,000 more to operate the
smaller ones, and they average about
800 days season, you may figure
easily that the American people pay
over 100000 into the box Office
before the Ringlings can begin to
take interest on their investment and
count profit.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-13

ALI T., Charlie and John Ringing
started the show as a concert troupe;
with rag carpet and a paper whale;
an old cornet, played by ALT; some
bottles and a lamp which Al Jug
gled; John doing Dutch comedy, and
Charlie giving Rotations, while Otto
got the money.
After one frail season in halls and
barns and vacant store rooms they
bought two horses. Al rode them
forty miles. They had a small tent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-13

Washington. June 12.--Estimates tonight by Secretary McAdoo indicated that the government income for the fiscal year ending June 30 will exceed ordinary ex- penses by about ssO,0O0.oOO. This is about S1o 000,0o0 less than last years surplus Income tax returns nave fallen below original estimates but the customs houses turned in about $21, 900 more than pre- dicted. Whatever surplus there is will be absorbed by Panama canal payments, as it was last year.
 Secretary McAdoo estimated that this years ordinary receipts would aggregate $7s3. .000, 900 and the total ordinary disburse- ments $7030O0,O00. Total receipts for the last fiscal year were $723. TSP 921, with ordi- nary disbursements of s6S3, ,699,692
 "The ordinary internal revenue receipts will probably be about s31l 100000, de- crease of about $l,000,O00 from the origi- nal estimate" said Secretary McAdoo, in a statement tonight
 ''The additional inteA nal revenue re- ceipts will probably amount to about $75- 100000, the total excise tax assessments to date against corporations is between s43, 3,00o 900 and s44,0oo,000. about $2,4O0,000 in excess of the estimate. The personal in- come tax assessments to date are s3o,-