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The Washington times., 1915-11-08

SLEEVE BOARDS. in several sizes; one style
covered. and another made to clamp onto tho ironing
board; others plain style with rest. 25c to $l.15.
WOODEN ROLLING PINS, in several sizes.
l0c to Soc
SHOE POLISHING BOXES. in plain styles S.. .25
and $l.5Q each: white enamel boxes, $500 each;
with upholstered top, S3.75.
"COLONIAL" STEPLADDERS are we'll known;
hey braced under each step, and fitted with rack
for pail Sizes from 3 to feet, 90c TO $2.4O.
"COMET" STEPLADDERS, in sizes from 3 to
fcet; fitted with rack for pail. 6Oc to $l.2O.
STEPLADDER CHAIRS with wooden or cane
seat very good for the small home $l.5O and 81 90
each.
WOODEN BENCHES for wash tubs-a plain
style, >1.50 and $780, folding Styles from soc 10
S225: and very strong benches, fitted with wrngcr
at $500.
Fiftl FIoOr-F street
The Washington times., 1915-11-08

Miss Christina Boggs, of Perth Am
boy. " j., Is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Mactier at their home in Chevy
Chase. Md. for few days.
The Washington times., 1915-11-08

Commander Edward McCauley. L. 8.
N. and Mrs. McCaulcy have leased Oak
View, the interesting estate beyond
Cleveland Park owned by Mrs. David $.
Gordon. and once tho suburban home of
President and Mrs. Cleveland. 1t was
leased recently to Senator and Mrs.
OGorman. If New York. Mrs. Me
GSuley. who was formerly Miss Jean
The Washington times., 1915-11-08

Mrs. Sidney Ballou has gone to New
York to attend the Horse Show and to
join Judge Ballou. who preceded her.
The Washington times., 1915-11-08

Albert Stuart. Of Albany. ~ Y. and
Ohio, Is visiting in Washington for a
few days.
The Washington times., 1915-11-08

Mrs. Herndon Sharp. who was the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harry PItton
for several weeks, has ioincd Licuten-
ant Sharp in Lawrenccvillc, Va. wher,
they will remain indefinitely.
The Washington times., 1915-11-08

Mrs. Victor Kauffmann will give a
dance in honor of Miss Ruth Lester,
one OF the seasons debutantes, at
on December 50.
The Washington times., 1915-11-08

Mrs Buckingham. of Washington.
spoke on city missions at the First Bap-
tist Church this afternoon,
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Dsily Thogahs.

There q rot miln 10 the world but
somathing improves In his soui from
the ssoment hs ioyes--and that, though
his love DO yalgaf.-Maeteriinck.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-06-24

Roup enc Of the most troablesoms
DISEASES among <hickeps. II Almost
Always esased By damp quarters. .Kesp
ths quarters dry and warm and the
yards clean and roup wfli not trouble
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-06-24

Ifhas happened IN Lower caisfcrnia
that . pesrisnshIng expedition fitted
oat at m .expense Of over $4,000 re.
fuEne1 nth bsarls~ not Forth $1,000
N ell. k1t <As me<lere Epeax1xathered
nsas1J pzyssalf szBsasds IN such cases,
erovidsd no beat flas been Iost. -
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Out of a
Shipwrecked
Past
sSSooSSSS0000SoG
(Copyright. 1915. by w. q. Chapman.l
:By II. NJ. ECBERT


The cattlemen aboard the big trans-
Atlantic liner looked with disfavcr
upon the parties Of saloon passengers
who come between decks to watch
them feed and water the steers. They
resented the intrusion. and the evi-
dent curiosity OF these beings from q
world wholly alien from their expert
ence.
Perhaps it was the look upcn
Mayne's face that struck the girl who
had fingered behind.
"You-you don't like IN % come
here?" she asked tim.9ly.
He shrugged his shoulders. "If the
sight Of our poverty and menial labor
affords you satisfaction-yes. madam" !"
You speak like q gentleman" said
the girl. looking at him curiousiy.
Il used to be one." he answered In
differently.
She still stood looking ut him. He
had a refined face. but an embittened
expression on at- He was perhaps
thirty years OF age. She looked at
his hands; they were white. but hard.
ened by toll. Undoubtedly he had
been a gentleman.
Mayne. for the first time. raised his
eyes to hers. She saw now that
there was n furtive expression In
them, as though the man wished 70
hide something-as IL he were
ashamed or something. He saw a
pretty girl OF about twenty-five, fash
ionably dressed. but O little hard. he
thought. They watched each other.
while the cattle lowed and the wran-
Cling voices OF the cattlemen I'm the
fo'c'stle seemed to blend into harmony
with the throbbing screw and plash
of the waves.
1T is never too late to change" said
the girl softly. placing her hand upon
his sleeve.
Not when the wish remains" he
answered. But when hope IL gone"
What then?" she cried, and he
saw her face nnomentsrily distorted.
as IL she remembered some terrible
misfortune.
1T would surprise you" he said.
IF I were TO tell you that I have
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-06-24

chosen this life deliberately. Yet such
is the case. used to be quite q dif.
ferent sort OF man. In fact. I was
what is called q college man. be-
lieve. though the words awaken no
pride In me now. Yes, ] chose de-
liberately TO herd with men OF this
stamp. because-here alone nnd
frankness. loyalty. friendship. -
He broke on suddenly and looked
moodily at her.
Tell me-" the girl whispered.
He was my friend. and she-well.
we had known each other all our lives
and were engaged to be married.
| came home Unexpectedly and
found that he had betrayed me.
That is all. Il happened FIVE years
ago. But about the same time my
trustee robbed me Of my fortune.
That was why she was false. IL ft
had been love for him I could have
forgotten. So I disappeared from my
world and chose this one. Now run
away TO your friends. little girl. and
play" he sneered brutaIly.
He might az. well have sneered as
one of the patient cattle. for ail the
effect II had. - -; =, it'ss-
"And-you think that you are free7's
she asked 'You have no sense OF
law. OF citizenship. OF public duty1"
Hardly" he said. scofing. "Yes,
we are free equally. you in your gid
ed luxury. and I I'm my comradeship
with the outcasts OF the world"
Il free?" she cried. beginning, 60
laugh He heard the catch In her
throat and his eyes softened mo-
mentarily. Listen. then. We shalt
never meet again, and I can tell you
what cannot tell anybody elsa Ny
father is many times O millionaire"
Yes. that can be seen." he said.
looking at her dress. her Jewels. He
saw the flush creep mp under her
skin. His penetrating glance seemed
TO dissect her. e
you know the lives of IN womsnY-
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-06-24
FHHa<'

lena Teei Ter Dragging Out and Kill
/ Inc Wssda
10 should never be allowed to 10 70
seed. The patch. tf seen early enough,
can be dug up. going deep enough to
insure getting all the roots. Shake
them out and burn. This may seem
no small task. but one viii find that IL
is Insignificant when compared 10 the
labor Of determination. if allowed D 20
unmoiested for several years. The
writer has seen entire fields taken in
ten years time. when q few days Ia
Dor &C nrst appearance would have
effectively controlled the pest.
IL 10 has obtained o fcothold I'm any
considerable area, then IL is a matter
of cultivation 10 exterminate Il. The
petch should be allowed 10 grow until
ths first heads appear. Il should then
DO psowed % Q depth OF SIX or eight
inches. lt should be thoroughly pull
veriEed with the disk and narrowed 90
that subsequent cultivation can be
easily accomplished. The reason for
the late plowins 10 20 allow as much
growth above ground az possible at
the time % heading. when the great
est possible amount Of strength and
vitality 40 being forced into the pro-
ducsion Of seed and the root system
may b poasihly weakened and more
easily destroyed BY the plowing. After
this arst pulverization no green blade
Of the grass should be allowed to ap
pear above the surface.
= Frequent surface cultivation win at
tain this end. This IN why it is essen
tiai % pnlyerixe shs soil thoroughly
when 10 10 plowsd. n the sod II left
mach % the plow leaves II. no subse-
ouent cultivation can be given and II
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-06-24

can readily bs Identified by its long.
slender spike or head. the splkelets
arranged alternately. much like wheat
grass or the rye grasses. Aside from
this. the plant grows from under.
grouna rootstocks or rhizomes. which
would aid In making Identification pos.
tive.
IL produces both from the seed and
these underground stems. II the lat.
Ger are cut up into sections. each of
which has but one node. and planted.
they will produce an individual plant.
We zee. then. that the pest after once
getting established can very quickly
spread 70 all parts of cultivated field
by simply leaving portions OF the roots
broken on and deposited again by the
harrow. cuitivator or almost any farm
tool.
Tha matter of eradication ia not q
serious one. u taken up In earnest as
soon 40 n patch OF the pest appears.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-06-24

poesn't Pay 70 Knock Toe Hard.
II you knock . man often enough
you viii make him famous
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-06-24
KILLING QUACK GRASS
Steps Should Be Taken to Stamp
Out hoxious Plant.
Maefsr % Eradieation Co Not serioua
One 70 Taken Up In Earnest at
fts First Appearanes-
uss olsk Harrow.

(by Y. l. KENNARD. Ieaho Experi-
ment 6tatfon.)
Several inquiries have recently come
70 this once relative 90 quack grass
and its determination. Apparently the
pest u gaining . foothold In some sec.
lions and steps should be taken AZ In
arst appearance % stamp II out.
The plant. no doubt. has been intro
daeed through impure grass seeds. Il
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-06-24

Everybody has some friend whom
they wish to make happy. It may
be Mother or Father, Sister or Bro
ther. 1t may be a Wife or it may
be q Sweetheart-and often Them
selves.
Our stock of Jewelry and Bric-a-
Brac is complete. Each piece has
been carefully selected and we feel
satisfied that a visit from you will
bear US out that we have as fine a
selection as can be found anywhere.
ANY article that you may select
will be laid aside and delivered when
wanted.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-06-24

MoFs Gh&Hce % WIN.
Never bet on sure thing when you
can take q ehanca 49,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-06-24

Some people think II fs "cute" 70
Let the puppy run through the nock
and set the hens % nying Maybe it
is. bat the -egg production wJn always.
faal eG amer sleh O performance. n !!
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-06-24
w. +. 81 {. Railroad Time Table.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NAY q, 1913.

Trains leave Mechanicsvtile at Lao
p n, arrive at Brandywine e a:sl0.
r. n. Pope Greek Line leaves Brandy
wine at 6:l1, p. m. Arrive I'm BaIfi-
moro NJ 600 r. ~, and Washington at
SO P.sA.- Trains e0nneesing With she
F0pe's Creek Lice Mt Bowie leave
Washington 5.s5, A.. NJ Raltimure at
500 A. r. No: Sunday trains % or
from Mechanicsville.
MailStageleavesLe Leonardsoun every
day, except Sunday, for Mechanics.
vile at 7:30 A. n; leaves Meehanics-
vile as soon rs mail Is sorted, not
later than p. NJ. =
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-06-24

is this that win eventually destroy the
gTess,- On sone sails q may be adyis-
able % repiow the. same. fall but gen
orally NOT sanffl fhsi felIawing spring,
FwAsa tzseS Saliiyef efiesiI: ikpufd :bs .con.s
. H1asd. wee ef k6is nssd treat
msnt should disephrsee. the anack
grsss and it Efil peacefully give up
poasssston .of tho iand. ..,'.4s. = 4.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-06-24

Amer sitting comfortably In szx.
faes car reading your paper. you sAoula
look uD and discover that tie tan.
haadsoms woznsn Of mi6dls ags who
had been hasszng On 70 . strap In
sfroak q yoas for the past twsnsyn nzinr
ntss was fhs mofher sof TIA sfrl yUu
were nsrving yourssif mp %. DroDoss
70 that svsniagf-Whst woald yoa 1ei
Lila. a.ss 2 i44
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-23
The Rock Of Moses.

The rock Of Moses lies in the wild
valley at the base ofsJebel Musa, the
Mount of the Law. in the peninsula of
Sinai The rock Is eighteen or twenty
feet high, slightly inclined, rough
indentation running over each side,
which Is intersected here and there
with Sits, and the stone Is worn away
in places as II from the effects Of rum
ming water 1t Is beyond doubt the
oldest known legendary object in the
vicinity The Koran refers to this rock
more than once, and from these allu-
siOns arose the reverence Of the Bed
ouins, who hold 1t sacred. From the
middle ages onward it has been visited
by Christian pilgrims, who have carv-
ed rude crosses on its side. OF all the
objects in the desert 1t is most closely
bound up with the simple faith of its
wild inhabitants and Of Its early visi.
tants.-Strand Magazine.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-23
The Prison Of sark.

sark, the loveliest of the channel Is
lands, possesses a quaint old prison of
two cells more as a matter Of form
than Of necessity, for serious crime Is
almost unknown in the island, which
has no paid police, but simply an elect
ed constable. 1t Is some years since
the prison was called into requisition,
and on the last occasion the bolt was
found to be so rusty that it had to be
broken before the door could be open.
ed. The prisoner was then put in. left
all night with the door open and made
no attempt to escape.
On another occasion young English
servant who had stolen some clothes
was sentenced to three days imprison.
ment. The prospect so terrified her
that the authorities took pity on her
loneliness and considerably left the
cell open. The little maid sat in the
doorway and was consoed by kind
hearted Sark women. who came to
keep her company. still more curl
GUS incident is told Of a man who was
convicted for neglecting his wife and
children. He was ordered to betake
himself to the prison and there wait
for the arrival of the constable. This
he did, sitting outside until the door
was opened.-Strand Magazine.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-23
"literarv StyIe."

A high school student writes this Of
fee inquiring what constitutes litter.
airy STYLE" Without trying to answer
this interesting and difficult question,
two remarks may be cited that throw
light on it.
When Charles James Fox was told
that his speech read well he retorted
Then it was a bad speech" When
one Of my congregation would tell ME
at the end of service that the ser
mon was fine," Dr.. Lyman Abbott has
said, II knew had made failure"
In general the style is good when ii
fits the thought so we'll that the style
itself does not attract attention AS
soon as you begin to be conscious Of
the style-unless Of course you are
reading with that end in view-you
may be pretty sure it's bad style.
Style Is something like clothes or fur
niture. The well dressed man is the
man whose clothes do not attract at
tention. The we'll furnished room is
the one you 60 out Of satisfied, but
unable to describe the furniture.-K Kan
sas City Star. 81
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-23
Short and Sharp Justice.

1t was short and sharp justice that
was meted out to the communists in
the Paris Of the seventies. Sir William
Butler in IAN Autobiography" tells Of
a visit to the prison Of La Roquette:
1--WE were shown into small court
yard by young naval lieutenant. who
coolly explained to us the processes OF
the trial and execution of the commun-
lists. We strip their right shoulders
he said. If the skin of the neck and
shoulders shows the dark mark pro-
duced by the kick Of the chassepot
rife the court pronounces the single
word ''classe:" II there Is no mark of
on the shoulder the presi-
dent says 'passe'' and the man is re-
leased. Those to whom "classe" Is said
are shot. One hundred and fifty were
shot at daybreak this morning in this
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-23
The Alpine Guide In London.

Melchior Anderegg proved when he
visited London that great Swiss
guides typographical sense is not nee.
essarily confined to the mountains. He
was met at London Bridge station in
thick fog by Leslie stephen and T.
". Hinchliff. who accompanied him on
foot to Hinchliff's rooms in Lincoln 5
Inn Fields. "a day or two LATER" says
the biography Of Anderegg in Pho
neers Of the Alps" 1.-The same party
found themselves at the same station
on their return from Woolwich. Now,
Alelchior,' said Mr.. Hinchliff, you will
lead us back home Instantly the skill
full guide, who had never seen larger
town than Berne, accepted the situa-
ton and found his way straight back
without difficulty, pausing for consid-
Grafton only once, as if to examine the
landmarks at the foot of Chancery
Spectator.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-23
nor.ne, Of III. Bible.

One thing Is Notwithstanding
Of the Bible Is far less general now
than it was In the days Of my child
hood. That amazing familiarity With
tho sacred book with which John
Richard Green credits the people Of
England in the days Of the common.
wealth had persisted until my boy
hood among the sons of the Puritans
and the Scotch Irish in New England
and in New York state. 1t was not
universal, but it was general. The
kind of tests by which college stu
dents and students In secondary schools
are frequently in these days made to
display un ignorance Of the Bible which
is astounding could have been passed
with credit by the majority of country
boys and girls sixty or seventy years
ago. But this thorough acquaintance
of earlier generations with the Bible
was not due to any considerable ex-
tent to the public school. All that we
learned about the Bible in school
would have added very little to our
store of religious knowledge. 1t was
in our churches and our Sunday
but chiefly in our homes, that
most Of us learned what we knew
about the Bible.-Washington GLADDEN.
in Atlantic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-23
Folks, Good Opinion.

Few persons do not value the good
opinion Of others. Pulling down the
character Of some one else is not the
way to build up your own; the ruin
Of another does not mean yonr build
ing up There are some who appear
to think another's possessions some
thing taken from themselves. This Is
a mistake. To point out an error in
another's character 1t is not to prove
corresponding virtue in ones own.
Let your chief aim be to make your.
self worthy Of the good opinion Of
others. Belittling them is a plain
acknowledgment Of conscious fault
Of your own. The way to. win the good
opinion of others is to be worthy Of It.
If you are you will not need to call at
tention to it.-Milwaukee Journal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-23
Tho Scot. KiIt.

Some writer's allude to the kilt as
kits" and In this connection q
Scotchman recently wrote letter to q
London journal protesting as follows:
II would like as Scotchman to pro-
test to you as an English journalist
against the reference one sees SO fire.
quently in English newspapers to the
highlanders' kits The highlander
does not wear kits: he wears a kilt
You may talk of battalion Of soldiers
being dressed in kilts-though It would
be correct to say that they wore the
kilt-just as you would say the Per
sian ladies wear the 'yashmak.' 1t IS
Just as absurd to say that General So
and-so wore 'greatcoats' as to say that
he wore kits. The kilt is single gar
ment."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-23
A sisterly Turn.

The Discharged Help (sullenly)-
I suppose I can look to you for ref
erence, ma'am.
The Former Mistress (coldly)-C Con-
sidering all the unpleasant circum-
stances, don't see how you can expect
It. Have you any prospects?
"If I could get a reference I'm sure
Mrs. Barlow would take me on as par
lOr maid"
''NIrs. Barlow? Mrs. Barlow7 That
woman! Sit down a minute, Susan,
I'll give you reference that would
satisfy q seraph!'-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-23
Racket or Raquette.

When you use the racket in playing
tennis you do not stop to think what
it means and how difficult it has been
to trace the word. Some thought that
II was 50 called because of the noise
made by the ball striking It, but this
,ts, impossible The real origin is from
the French raquette, the palm Of the
hand, which was originally used III
thu game before the racket was in
TeptsdetIt all very simple when you
dhnowAExefange.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-23
emit Cared y Suggestion.
mi And y9H sRy fhat Jorkins was cured
teaf Rp s4K5tfeme1A ,bad case OF insomnia

'0iins c1fed ~ Suggestion.
mi Ana Ap y9H spy J fhAt Jorkins was cured
Sc Rp a4EfEHeme ,Daa case OF insomnia
IRA sogsastia9fs N.g WIG
1d6esaeQuretno bzns suggestion. bis
owifsisueaeseedp unu nnoa ne could not
= 1872 saRs sa 114 d1nor. pNa, up ano
a1M ase :. ftIaise HE banIo Wra asG ilAe
, ssn4arg5dt rol h1noeI Ylsu11om
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-23
Cause Of I'll. Worry.

Ned - I'm dreadfully worried about
my debts. Jack-lt must be frightfully
annoying to be continually dunned
Ned Oh, hang the dunsl What wor-
cries me IS the melancholy fact that l
cant get any more credit Kansas
City Journal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-23
Too Good.

MARY. after the week is out shan't
need your services" the boarding house
keeper told her cook. Your cooking
doesn't suit me.
"But the boarders seem to like it,
ma'am."
''Yes; that's why l must get another
cook"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-23

Gcriedrich.a flrst impulse Xaa to ac9s
cuse the landlord anew, fortified pye
this proof. 6VJ{las not used to act :,
ing on impulse Instead. he went t9ei
o ;sens q ts9 .ssis8s|.a t5!l &. fllel
buried the god ID Inherent places unsr
III apr3 tarihonre OH = Afft1 yHihed tflb
9|sp B3644f, sy fsh 81 sfd IT,
The merchant consented. and they
n Of1oisnIFD9 kpeeYQ h {,
1ther being outside all day to Watffh,,
both tRsss gasRd tbs landlord s.,
see TINT he did not remove the gold
IA! 4 az q Fra e, 3,
reafed; -which "a Zen Rte
sylt,sssp.1{s5sEt.:f ssss Z! SEE ,ss
l Sss SUI t6s. i - I'LL into1 !
<eJsFle,sss.lal ,skip<s hdsegs f39s
fleaIlf bsifpFa fgs % elk aa 4Of{.
sss5 3 as;j 81 hiss q, nsistSd bqe
~ IS fh s il 5 4da,
d43lN4lVse tStut iAe !1at tofs that
Morelli should send Il by him to Agatha
fot wedding present