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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04

PROJECT is on foot to erect simple tomb
~ stone the grave of man one of whose
= books ranked next to Uncle Toms Cabin"
in stimulating public opinion against slavery and
rayeG considerable part in winning the election
CT 1860 for Abraham Lincoln This man Hin
ton Rowan Helper. On March 8, 1909, he dsap-
peare from public view. Later he found dead
in obscure lodging house in Washington under
circumstances which indicated too plainly that he
had put end to his existence himself. Having
no relatives or appreciative friends, his body was
about 10 be placed in a grave in the Potters Field.
when notice of his death caught the attention of
Stephen II. Hines, a resident of Washington. Rec
cgnIzng the part that the octogenaran had played
in the history of the country he assumed the fu-
nersl expenses and the body was laid in the Capt.
tai Cemetery.
Helper was born David County, " c. Deem
Der 81, 1929. In 1851 he started for San Francisco
by way of Cape Horn The vessel was dismasted
and put in at Valparaiso for repairs. This was
his first visit to the continent in whose future he
was in later years to take active interest. His
experiences in California were later published in
a volume called THE Land of Gold"
In 1857 he published "The Impending Crisis of
the South: How to Meet It." This was the work
which was to place his name on the pages of
American history. The son of stakeholder he
inherited no love for the negro race but his atten-
ton early drawn to the fact that slavery as an
institution curse to the Southern States
His book SHOOK the country" in the language of
one historian. The Abolition Society, which was
rapidly growing, in it champion of their
cause, while the South considered it deadly
attack upon their peculiar institution"
Few if any books have appeared in this coun-
try which were more strongly denounced by one
groyp more ardently commended by another
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04

IN this country in 1873 and extends from the
main line connecting Washington with Balti-
more to point halfway down the peninsula
it's lower terminus being settlement consist
ing of waiting room and two dwellings, at
some distance from the track In this large
and well populated territory are three small
towns-Marlborough La Plata and Leonard
town, county seats of Prince Georges Charles
and ST. Mary's-and scores OF little places
hearing names on the map, few of which are
the merest hamlets and most OF which are only
store at a crossroad with perhaps two or
three dwellings near by.
DISTRICT OF FEW TELEPHONES
AND MUCH PEDIGREE.
The telephone was introduced few years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04

thew once were nor 80 r"merous as they now
are on the Virginia side OF the Potomac.
There is pride OF ances,y among the ola
families, most of whom trace their coming 70
MARYLAND back to the landing OF the calvert
PILGRIMS in 1884, rr the decades OF active
immigration soon following that event. IL
a land of Revolutionary American stock and IL
would be lite unusual to ind family III TIC
humblest home down there whose ancestors
were not soldiers in the American Revolution.
There is a low degree OF illiteracy among
N. white people, and there arr so many
churches that traveller on Sunday is seldom
bevond the sound their pious bells
A succession of brooks and branches pass
through valleys flowing westward into the 70
tomac or eastward into The Patuxent, and the
intervening ridges are high and steep Several
extensive swamps, thickly grown with TIMBER
mainly birch, mark that part OF the country,
and two of these swamps, Mattawoman ana
Zachia. are identified with the fight OF Lin
coins assassin In the days of slave labor the
farms were generally large-thousand acre
tracts being not uncommon-and were very
profitably cultivated mostly in tobacco, with
corn and wheat as auxiliary crops. The land
holdings are much smaller to-day. The land
under the plow is mainly devoted to corn and
tobacco. and vast area is upgrown in pines.
This pine waste is being repaired by the tact
that few years ago il was found that this
pine could be converted into pulp for paper
making, and the business of cutting and ship
ping this pine wood is now extensively car
ried on.
After the assassination Booth mounted
horse in the alley behind the theatre-a morse
of the National Hote! where Booth boarded
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04

TIME assassination Of Abraham Lincoln,
the fftieth anniversary of which is
Il April ID, is still a current topic in that
part Of Maryland through which John
Wilkes Booth and David Herold, one Of his
accomplices fled after the great tragedy at
Ford's Theatre in Washington during the per-
Torrance OF Our American Cousin" by Laura
Keene and her troupe.
This stretch of country lies between the Po-
tomac and Patuxent rivers.
Its people were especially Mortified by the
crime. Mrs Mary Z. Surratt, who with Herold'
Payne and Atzerodt persisted on the scatold,
was a native of that neighborhood. Before her
marriage she was Miss Jenkins, and was
member of one of the old and widespread lam
lilies of the lower Potomac country. She was
a devout member of ST. Marys Catholic
Church at Piscataway-a hamlet which was
an Indian settlement when the first OF the
Europeans came-and she was related to and
on cordial terms Of acquaintance with most OF
the jewellers in the counties of Prince Georges
and Charles and a considerable number IN the
county of ST. Mary's. Down here to-day are
hundreds OF old men and women who speak OF
her tenderly.
DR.. Samuel A. Mudd, who, not knowing
that the President had been shot, reduced the
fracture CT Booths ankle, which the murderer
sustained in catching a spur in the flag which
draped the Presidents private box as he,
Booth leaped from the muTGer-box to the
stage. was physician know by everybody IN
the three rural counties below Washington
City. He was member of one of the most
numerous families in that part of Maryland,
and it is within reason to say that to-day :hou-
sands OF his kin are living in the territory
through which Booth and Herold fed TIE
name is a very common one in the southern
counties of Maryland, and Sidney Mudd the
elder who long icpresented that district in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04

The Ottoman Empire is made up OF TURKEY :.
Europe-the strip of territory stretching ae'O,
from the Black Sea to the Adriatic- and IufAsy
Asia, which includes Arabia, Syria and Pale'''",
and provinces in the isles OF Samo5 and Oyp'"
are also under the Sutans rule.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04

Congress- was a kinsman, and so Of course is
Sid, ey Mudd the younger who was elected 20
Congress from that district last fall.
DR.. Mudd for his part in the tragedy was
sentenced by military court to by Tortugas
for life, but in 1869 was ,ardoned by President
Andrew Johnson. Returning 20 his home ne
practised medicine till his death in 1882. His
widow died four years ago and the family
house. in which Booths .nkle set, is dwelt
in to-day by DR.. MuGd's son and his wife and
children.
Samuel Cox and Frank Robey, prosperous
farmer and overseer, who pointed out to Booth
a place Of concealment in a bit of dense pine
land on the Cox farm and who brought the
fugitive into communication with Thomas
Jones, who had ben Confederate agent, are
both dead, but their descendants and collateral
kindred are numerous, and CoX's daughter is
the wife of the >lerk of the county OF Charles.
Jones died few years ago. Throughout the
war he maintained signal station on the
Maryland side of the Potomac at Pope's Creek,
and he transient Z :~ail and supplies out of thu
Union lines and into the Confederate lines in
Virginia and smugged travellers of many kinds
through the prohibited lines. For ten days.
though the country swarmed with spies and
was searched house by house. and it was
thought foot by foot Jones supplied Booth
and Hcrold with food in their hiding place in
the pines. and on prcpitious night start, d
them across the Potomac into Virginia. A
couple Of miles from the place of this exploit
Jones's son runs blacksmith shop, and in every
mile of the country relations of this man.
Wilkes Booth himself was known to a large
number of residents of that region, having
often visited in the villages of Piscataway,
Bryantown and Port Tobacco, and at the
homes of various plantation holding gentry
roundabout. Herold, though of Washington
family, had relations down there and because
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
Samuel A. Mudd, Son of DR.. Mudd, Mrs.
Mudd and Their Children.

of his frequent visits had fair knowledge of
the roads of the section.
That part of the country has undergone but
few changes, though, of course, to people liv-
ing there the changes appear to be numerous.
It has been slow to recover from the economic
overturn due to the Civil War For reasons
not easy to explain, unless it be the absence
Of the usual attractions such as fertile land and
ready and profitable employment, very little
immigration has turned that way, and such
population changes as have come about have
been due to death, birth and removals to large
cities-generally to Washington and Balt
more. However, all over the country have
spread the younger and often the more adven
turous members Of these old families which
have been settled for many generations in this
picturesque peninsula between the rivers Poto
mac and Patuxtent and the Chesapeake Bay.
Commerce with the outer world is main
tanned principally by lie steamboats, which
make the river landings-many of them old
and wcrn-and which poke their slowgoing
noses up the rivers and broad creeks tributary
to the Potomac which so abundantly water
this land. A single track OF railroad was built
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-13
LODGE NOTES

Camp s5 #00dmeu Of the World and
Grove y. W0odmen circle. held their
regular meeting lass H-ght at Math S
hail. At the close the ladies of Grove
n. who have been serving refresh
uenrs for the orders every meeting
during the spring and summer months
we're surprised bv tba men of Camp
S.. vino SET tables IN fae dining Boom
and served refreshments which had
been prepared elsewhere and brought
TO the hall Camp Musician l.. F. Freeze
tuEu shed the music for dancing and
The balance of the evening was en-
iovad socially. Entertainments for
members only Will occur frequently
during tae fau and winter months APP
plicauans for membership are now be-
ing received by both orders for the
class adoption to take place I'm Deem
Der.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-13
Builders Exchange Incorporated.

Springfield. III. OCT. 1S--The score
tary OF state today issued a license TO
incorporate the Quad-City Builders
Exchange Of Rock Island, without cap
ital stock; object beneficial Incor-
porators. Alphonse 4 Arnould. Ed
ward kimkel. William 2. Pulls
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-13

coos and rasts moss taa1 aud EoI
forget they are there DO your feeE
sweat and smell bad2 Then you want
ToNG0 quick Tor TO>GQ ma ss
them healthy again u restores cir
CDiatton Il SiEes them 4 nice soft,
clean skin like bRbEs, and your
tight shoes won't hurt any more
Nothing like T9SGO for foot CON-
fort and foot health. 26c all drug
gIats. or sent prepaid br Dennisou
and have ven feet tomorrow.
Ynu viii always end Touge Ie--r 4
Sehuefderis. has. J. Strate's- { o r.
Exer.S 4 J. Heisz and Gsssi<sz Tar
macy, Rock Island. III.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
LIKE A DIAMOND IN
 THE SKY

our beautiful stones shine out at nlighn and are just as brilliant in the day time. In fact, they twinkle all the time when they arc procured from our superb stock. For evening wear OE for gifts for brides, I5lrtI1days or an- niversaries you. can always choose something rich and unique at Buech- Ier's, the place for good quality and right style Jewelry.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
THE FARMER: MARCH %, 1915

w. Wilson, John T. King and City Clerk Robinson. A quartet consist ing of Mrs. I. 8. Kearney, Miss Grace Munroe, C.. A. Rose and John flaw ley, sang. Mrs. c. A. Ross was ac- companist. Rev. w. H. Eley made the address of dedication. Mrs. Lucy Dorsey sang. Other speakers were District Grand Master w. H. Pugh of New Haven and Mrs. Minnie Brad ley of New Haven, secretary of the Household of Ruth.
 At the conclusion of the exercises refreshments were served in the base ment of the building which has been fitted up as a kitchen, and dining hall.
 The officers of the lodge are Noble grand. w. s. Gordon; vice grand, z. Campbell; chaplain, Rev. w. H. -Eley;
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
Negligee Shirts

AT soc ON THE DOLLAR
 Mems Soft CuR Shirts, formerly |, priced atA$1.5O. Sale price 75c Silk Front Shirts, formerly priced
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
STOCK MARKET

New York, March 29-Opening-A further rise of over seven points in Bethlehem Steel was the dominant feature of today's early opening. The stock rose to S2, a new high record, and 15 points above it's price of last Friday. Further realization of the company's increasing business and short covering contributed to today's movement Another speciality, Gen era1 Motors, added seven points to last Saturdays eight point rise. All of the more seasoned stocks were higher, Canadian Pacific being fore most in this class with a gain of 5-S. Prices shared in the general list be- fore the end of the half hour.
 Noon-Beth1ehen Steel yielded little of it's meteoric advance, despite extensive profit taking, falling back a trif1e only to advance to hte new high price of 8s. The automobile stocks also held or added to early gains and the speculative specialties gained 2 to 8 points. With. the excep- ton of New Y York Central, which rose over points, most of the railway and other repr presentative shares were re- actionary. Reading and New Haven fell over point from their best, while Southern Pacific. Northern Pacific ana1ganated and Smelling were frac- tional1y lower. Prices stiffened again at midday. Bonds were steady.
 TEhAY.e arc az 600 Canadians in active
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The Young People Thursday Even ing dancing class in varuna, hall, will meet with the Teachers class this evening, on account of so many mem bers planning to spend Good Friday out of town, leaving Thursday even@ ing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29

There are 95,Oo0 Canadians in, active service at the present time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29

treasurer, L. J. Brooks; elective sec retary, W. H. Jackson; noble father. Robert V. Minor.
 The members of the building com r1littee are Lucius J. Jordan, presd- dent; the Rev w. H. EIey, vice presi- dent; George w. Short, treasurer; w. B. Hill, secretary and Fred Arlington, assistant secretary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
Mems Underwear

AT soc ON THE DOLLAR. Lox1ton Atl11etIc, UndeFSe for, nnerIy priced at SOC.
 Sale Price 25c Otis BaIbrtggan Underwear, for merIy priced at 5Sc.
 Sale Price ... .29c Gold Star Brand Ba1briggan Un- Nderwear, formerly priced at soc, Sale Price .. 25c Glastonbury Natural Wool Under wear, formerly priced at $1.25 and $1.75.
 Sale Price .,..,. esc and s7c
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
DEDICATE HOME OF
 PARK CITY LODGE

With appropriate exercises, mem- bers of Park City lodge. No S644, Grand United Order of Odd Fellows dedicated their new home at 497 Housatonic avenue, yesterday after noon It is the first organization of colored men in the city to own it's home Extensive repairs and all terations have been made to the building. There was a large gather ing of members of the order, and their friends
 Brief addresses were made by Lynn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
GRHENWALn PRoMoTED.

Julius Greenwald, who was recently chosen monitor of Abraham lodge, I. O. B. B., has been promoted from Connecticut agent for the Obermeyer- Liebman Brewing Co.,, to the position of general sales manager. He will have an office in New Y York and will assume his new duties this week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
Moss 1reger storevhre Sale Ever Held Going on
Shoes

AT soc ON THE DOLLAR Mems Tan and Black Calf Button and Lace Shoes, formerly pFtce0 at $4 and $S.
 Sale Price =. 1.09 to $2.49 Mems Black Vici Kid, Bal and Butcher Shoes, formerly priced at $4 and $5.
 Sale Price .0S to $2.49 Womens Shoes, in tan or black gun metal and patent leather. Formerly priced at $3 to $4. Sale Price .... $1.49 to $1.0S Boys Gun Metal and Satin Calf Butcher, formerly priced at $2 Sale Price 98c
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
Hats and Caps.

AT soc ON THE DOLLAR Mems Soft Hats, formerly priced at $2 to $S.
 Sale Price ... 9Sc to $1 .49 Mems Derbies, formerly priced at $2 to $3. Sale price 9Sc to $1.49 Mems Gaps, formerly priced at soc to $1. Sale price 25c to 49c Boys Caps, formerly priced at soc and S1. Sale price 25c and 49c
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29

The authorities at Rome will permit at Genoa to export to Swift zerland 100000 quintals (22, ,0Oo, COG pounds) of American lard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-04

and suffering from frequent and severe
attacks of asthma, he went to Mexico, os-
tensibly to join the staff of General Villa.
In Mexico he disappeared, and it was
reported to the State Department at
Washington that he had been foully
dealt with. Rumors of various kinds as
to his death, or as to his whereabouts as
a living man, were published in the news
papers; but the State Department could
find no definite trace of him after his leav-
ing Chihuahua city in December, 1913.
He was reported to have been murdered
just before the battle of Torreon, while
serving on General Villas staff; but
Villa declared that Bierce was never with
him-that, in fact, he never had met him.
After nine months of weary waiting for
news of him, his family gave him up as
dead, and long obituaries of him were pub
lished in newspapers and magazines.
But behold! On April 2, after having
utterly disappeared for over year, a
cable came from London stating that the
missing author had turned up in that city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-04

in good health, and that he had joined
Lord Kitchener's staff. The papers that
had printed his obituaries published this
news with the stories of his life and his
strange disappearance. But now the obit-
uary writer's are again sharpening their
pencils, for the State Departments in
vestigation of the new report is said to
have resulted in finding it groundless.
He Was Fatalist
ONE fact that would tend to show that
the world has seen its last of this re-
markable man is that Bierce had told
a few of his friends that he did not in
tend to survive his seventy-second year,
as life had become burden to him be-
cause of his malady. He was seventy
two on June "a, 1914. Others, however,
point out the indisputable fact that
Bierce had been lifelong fatalist, and
that the bare idea of suicide was alien to
his temperament. So this remarkable.
is still mystery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-04

l expect her costume was just the thing
for blackberryin'. Anyway, not much
more could happen to that saggy khaki
skirt, or the shirtwaist with the sleeve slit
to the shoulder. Some shoulder it was
too! And the lady didn't need to worry
about her complexion. 1t was beyond
marin.
She don't seem at all fused at SEEM
strangers in her kitchen. Course she
gawps bit, as is only natural, and then
turns inquirin' to Little.
"Why, Paw" says she. "Whos this?'
Paw he amt quick thinker or ready
explainer. "Why,' says he, workin' his
fingers nervous, "this is-er-it's-"
He was stammerin' and gulpin' and
shuff1in' his feet pathetic when Mrs. Dunt-
ley-Kipp comes graceful to the rescue.
IL stopped to ask about some one used
to know here long time ago." says She
"You see, l spent a summer here as
girl, and-well, there was a boy, of course.
You understand. A perfectly dear boy
he was too, and we had such silly, de-
lightful summer together that IL want
ed to know what had become of him."
"Oh!" says. Mrs. Little, noddin' her
head. ayes, yes. Well, Paw he used to
live here-I wonder if he knows who it
could have been? Do you, Paw"
WHICH was battin' it straight at Mr..
Little. He wouldn't make good
shortstop, though, Paw Little. He'd
tumble anything that come his way, like
he does this one. What do you guess is
his answer to that?
"Know who it WASP" says he. Maybe.
What-what if it was me?"
"You!' gasps Mrs. Little. She takes
one quick, startled look at him, and then
stares for second at our flossy grass
widow, takin' her all in. Then she turns
back to Paw, sniffin contemptuous. "You!"
she goes on. ooh, talk sense, Paw!"
Then it's Paws turn to gasp. Also he
colors up some in the neck. "But see
here, Maw!' he insists. "You asked if"
"There, there!" breaks in Mrs Little.
"Run out to the back gate and see that
them clumsy boys don't spill that pail of
berries fore they git 'em in here. Trot,
now!'
And Paw he trots. So do we.
We finds Pinckney pacin' up and down
the road restless, smokin' cigarette,
and Sadie out pickin' a bunch of daisies.
"My word!' says Pinckney. ave were
beginning to think you'd both gone for
good"
"I'm sorry kept you waiting so long,
says Mrs. DuntleyKipp.
Couldn't be helped, says l. We've
been way back into once-upon-a-time.
"And is the excursion ended?" he asks.
"Quite," says Mrs. -kipp,
climbin' into the limousine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-04

once. Yes, please drive on, right through.
His house was out ways,-a white house
with a crimson rambler over the front
door. 1t set quite distance back from
the street."
And, looking for that crimson rambler,
we mighty near missed the house after
all; for no climbin' rose is in evidence.
Mrs. Duntley-Kipp, though, spots couple
of attic dormers that looked familiar.
"That's where it ought to be-" says she.
"But there were no bay windows nor front
veranda."
Maybe they've built EN- on since," l
suggests. "Lemme hop out and see What
was the name?"
Little" says she. "Ask if this isn't
the old Little place."
so pushes through the gate and goes
scoutin' up the walk to the house. Seat
tered promiscuous on the veranda are a
couple of baseball bats, a jointed wooden
fishin' rod, doll carriage with a busted
front wheel, and row of fancy mud pies
set out to cook in the sun. But not soul
in sight. raps on the new screen door.
Nothin' happens. could hear some one
movin' about in the back, though; so l
strolls around until comes to the kitchen.
"Hello!" sings out. "Anybody homer"
And then there appears this meek,
scrubby-lookin' party with the funny bald
spot in front and the prominent neck
apple. He's in his shirt sleeves and suspen-
ders, and around his waist is tied blue
and white checked apron. Also he's smok-
in corncob pipe and wipin' dishes. He
glances at me bit suspicious and timid.
"Just tryin' to locate the old Little
place., says l.
"Why," says he, "this is it..
"Well, WE'LL" says 1. "Some ones been
revisin' it, eh?"
EYES," says he, wavin' me in cordial.
"Ive been doing little every summer
since got hold of it: not much, but here
and there. l did want to build on
sleeping porch this summer; but business
has been so slow. You see, we only stay
here a couple of months"
"Oh!" says l. "Come up from the city,
do your"
Brooklyn, says he. "I'm in the retail
coal business, and summers there amt
much dom. This is such good place
for the youngsters They're out now with
their Nav, blackberryin'; all but Am
aryllis here
1 steps further in and takes peek at
Amaryllis, perched up in her high chair and
dabblin' with spoon in dish of oatmeal
"How many, all told?" says l.
"Kids?" says he. ooh, there's five.
They need a lot of room to traipse round
in, and this place is just right for en-"
"Don't expect you know anything of
the Littles that used to live here?" says l.