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Facing O'Reilly, the man painted:
THERE You saw her! She wouldn't
listen to my Wife"
"Oh, warned her!" walled the woman.
But it was too late"
Norine's Crime"
you must tell her what she has done"
said the fellow in the stiff hat
We'll, what has she DONE" Johnnie
managed to inquire, whereupon every
one began n separate explanation:
"She will never become your wife. 7.
Look! That's not her first mango.
Enough to destroy an army. You
can see for yourself. Wait! Ask
her how many she ate Ask her, senor,
implore your
There was a silence while Johnnie
translated the question and repeated the
answer:
she says she doesn't remember, they
are so nice and ripe"
$50 nice and ripe'" shouted the owner
Of the farm, tearing his hair.
so nice and ripe'!" echoed his wife.
$50 nice and ripe"" groaned the man
Ramos told me to guard her with my
life because she is the guest of Cuba.
Well. shall kill myself"
The country woman laid trembling
hand upon Norine's arm, inquiring,
gently: How are you feeling, my beau.
tiful dove? Sick. eh?"
What on earth ails these people?" in.
quired the object of all this solicitude
81 haven't made away with baby. May
be they're afraid l won't pay for my
food?"
Light came to O'Reilly. II remember
now" said he. "Mangoes and milk are
supposed to be poisonous. The woman
wants to know how you feel"
Poisonous Nonsense! They taste
splendid. Tell her I'm still half starved"
1t proved that one of the three mem
unsuspected knowledge of English, which
modesty alone had prevented him from
revealing. Under the stress Of his emo.
tion he broke out:
The aching Void"
"Oh. missy! Those fruit is skin you"
II don't believe It," Miss Evans de.
cared.
1T skill you, all right. Maybe you
got headache here, eh?" The speaker
laid hand upon his abdomen and leaned
forward expectantly. ..-.y .t b.
Nothing but an aching void"
This confession, or a garbled transla.
tion Of 1t, was enough for the others: ii
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night and the next day Daniel Webster the guest father
Among several letters written my father by Clay the fol-
lowing comment upon that campaign is of interest:
and,
Dear SirI received friendly
mucatng of
matters OF history but apprehend
grateful for the which
desire National Councils
DONG My desire is the days life
Grateful to ardent faithful friends shall
cherlsh the wams aecon them private station
country. am truly, otedent
H.
Isaac A. Pennypacke
AT later period he invited Mr. home
to which the Senator replied
Washington July
My Dear SirI obliged
which proer shall hardly be able visit PENNSYLVANIA this
which
around With
DANIEL. WEBSTER
There likewise visits from people in other lines of fe
Sgnor Bz the conjurer exhibition his skill in the
sitting the father and mother of
children and medical student He silver dollar,
marked that might be recognized placed his
he sat chair Over the dollar he then kid glove; after
slight manipulation the glove lifted and the dollar had dsa
peared One of the pointed by Bz found his
pocket Of the difficulty of such performances increased
by the absence of implements.
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Charles H. "Tom Thumb exhibition Barnum
the house. told feeble
with spghtly the details his kindly by
Queen Victoria whom he had visited The
Miss Boomr and led discus
One afternoon Gertrude X. Whitaker, then
lady, and her cousin Mary Bav the house sort of
dressed breeches
recollection have astonshment than either
shape color of
Governor William +. johnson visitor He offended
mother by the exharated
and he had to be put to bed and kept out of sight until the next
morning
Neal Dow the author of the Maine liquor law and afterwad
brgader general the War the Rebellion prisoner
Prison. proseytng the
found father earnestly sympathy He doubt absemous
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nretty lady by milking one OF the cows
he made it plain, however, that he ois'
claimed all responsibility for the result.
Johnnie. who was badly tagged from
the previous nights work. found shauy
spot and stretched himself out for nap.
He inquired idly If there were any span
iards In the vicinity, and learned that
,here were. but that they seldom came
this way.
.'. No Spaniards Around
"We'd never see them here, if 1t were
mt for these sin verguenzas-may pau
lightning split them!-who take money
TO show them the bride paths the coun'
tryman explained I'D like to guide them
once. I'd lead them into a swamp ana
leave them to sink In the mud, then Ia
GO hack and cut off their heads. Ha!
That would he satisfaction ho"'
wouldn't it,"
O'Reilly agreed sleepiiy that 1t would
doubtIess be very great satisfaction in
deed
"I'm as good patriot as God ever
made" the fellow ran on. you can see
that, eh? But. what do you think! l
have a brother, very blood brother,
who would sell himself for peseta. he
passed here the other day at the head OF
a whole Spanish guerrillero." The speaker
barred his teeth and spat viciously.
Christ! How would like to cut his
throat"
The shade was grateful. oReilly dozed'
He was awakened by being roughly
shaken, and he found the man with the
derby hat bending over him. The fellow
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NORRISTOWN, Pa. Nov. 49, 1917.
There appearing in the EVENING LEDGER autobiography
az late Samuel Pennypacker The
:, ;nsalments. Mr. Pennypacker foremost citizen of
ntromey County and of the State Of Pennsy He was
who broad contact with life filled MANY dist;n.
shed positions of trust and honor He con.
With of types. believe teacher
sou this autobiography and from time time bring to
hs notice of the pupils particularly of the high school the
% II there locality that should be particularly inter
lid the autobiography OF Ex-Governor Pennypacker
stovn. Respectfully submitted A. s. MARTIN,
Superintendent of Schools.
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in of the
whose handed almost tradition interesting his
of Civil
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her retreat and sat down among them.
"Senorita! This is suicide" they i'm.
plored.
Then, as she ignored them and helped
herself literally to the food, their own
appetites vanished and they pushed them
selves away from the table.
with a twinkle in his eye O'Rcilly said
gravely: Dying people have strange fan.
cies. Pray don't thwart her"
On the March Again
Indifference so calous on the part of
lover shocked the Cubans. They rebuked
O'Reily silently; II was plain that they
considered Americans barbarously cold
booded race. Meanwhile they apprehen'
sivey watched Norines every mouthful.
When. after a time, no il-effects having
appeared, she suggested departing, they
whispered together They agreed at last
that II was perhaps the course of wisdom
to humor her. She was the guest Of their
Government; it would not do tn dispease
her. Inasmuch as her end was inevitable,
it could matter little whether she died
here or elsewhere, Accordingly they sad.
died their borrowed horses and set out.
All that afternoon Norine was an object
of the tenderest solicitude on the part of
her three Cuban guides. They momen.
tarily expected to see her stricken. Then
when she gave no sign of distress they
marveled and expressed great admiration
at her fortitude in enduring pain.
That night was spent at another farm.
house. When on the next morning No.
rne not only was seen to be alive and
well, but insisted upon making her break
fast of mangoes and milk. the fellow In
and told O'Reilly:
1T is no less than a miracle but now
she courts the wrath OF God senor As
for me. | shall never again associate with
eccentric persons who delight to fly in
the face of Providence. 1t is my opinion
that all Americans are crazy"
~ Cuban Scenery
The party had penetrated to the foot.
hills of the Sierra de Cubitas now, and
as they ascended the scenery changed.
Rarely is the Cuban landscape any.
thing but pleasing. For the most part
green pastures sown with stately palm
trees and laid out as II for a picnic alter.
nate with low rolling hills, and In but
few places are the attitudes at all i'm.
pressive. 1t is a smiling island. 1t has
been said. too that everything in II Is
friendly to man; the people are amiable,
warm-hearted; the very animals and in
sects are harmless Cuban cattle are shy,
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The First Stop

There were three other members of the
uaveling party, men who knew some
ming Of the country round about; they
we're good fighters, doubtless. but In spite
VI their shiny new weapons they resem-
ehd soldiers even less than did their
major. All were dressed as they had been
snen they left New York; one even wore
derby hat and pointed patent.leather
NOES Nevertheless. Norine Evans
ucueht the little cavalcade presented
aulls a martial appearance as 1t filed
sway into the jungle.
The first few miles were trying for the
wst'was swampy and thickly grown up
underbrush; but in time the jungle
use place to higher timber and to open
~vannas deep in guinea grass. Soon
.'er noon the travellers cine to farm,
we owner Of which was known to one Of
>ue guides, and here stop was made In
'uer to secure horses and food.
~ was charming little rancho. Tho
r5hatched house was set In grove
Nancy and mango trees, all heavily
s~asned with fruit; there was Wanda
*esand, wonder Of wonders, there were
aaf dozen cows doing in the shade,
sps@s these animals, Norine promptly
nAnded glass 81 milk. and o'Reilly
-sns'sted her request 10 the farmer.
'ae man was obliging until he learned
.ne American lady purposed drink
MIX fresh and warm; then he refused
sWey. Fresh milk was full of fever,
aplained; 1t was alive with germs. He
oring her. instead. some which
4. a peen boiled and salted in the usual
s manner. This he did. but after
<<E Hsser mouthful Norine insisted upon
0Hsfnal request. With dubious
g bis head and c further warning
NJ dirsctsd his son to obligs the
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Copyright. 1917. Harper & Bros.
CHAPTER XVI-COntinued

IT TOOK OReilly but short time to
collect the few articles necessary for
the trip; indeed, his bundle was so small
that Norine was dismayed.
Can't take any clothes?" she inquired
In panic. II can't live without a
change"
1t Is something you'll have to learn"
hs told her. "An insurrecto with two
'hrts is wealthy. Some Of them haven't
N.Y.
Isn't It likely to rain on us?"
IFS almost sure to-"
sdiss Evens pondered this prospect; then
'hs laughed. 1T must feel funny" she
The Washington herald., 1917-08-24
GIRL TICKET SELLERS
TO BOOM BALL GAME
Pretty Maids to Invade Downtown
Section for Police.

That no really big thing was ever
accomplished without the assistance
OF the fair sex may again be pointed
to through the announcement that
George Markward, chairman of the
committee on tickets for the police
widows and orphans benefit baseball
game, to be held at American League
Park Labor Day.
Chairman Markward has arranged
to further amplify his forces with a
company of the brightest and pret-
tiest girls in Washington, who will
be asked to invade the downtown sec
tion and see to it that all good citi-
zens respond to the appeal to help
out in the fund for the wives and
children of deceased policemen.
P. r. Pullman, chairman of the
committee on music, has great expec-
tations of securing the United States
Marine Band for the day at American
League Park, which will be in the ma
ture Of an official celebration of the
event.
John Slaven, chairman of the COM
mittee on ushers, has advised Cen
eral Chairman Odell S. Smith that
sixty Boy Scouts will act as ushers
at the big game.
Tickets for the police widows and
orphans benefit game may be had at
Spalding's, cog Fourteenth street
northwest.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-24
DONOVAN HAS UNIQUE
STATUS in u. S. ARMY
Only Officer in the United States
Without Uniform.

Acting Adjutant-GenersI Daniel
J. Donovan Of the District is the
only army officer in the United
States without a uniform.
General Donovan is the law Of
ficer in charge of the registration
and the mobilization OF the District
quota for the national army.
He is an expert on the regula-
tions and is the official to whom
all the local exemption boards take
their knOtty problems for solution.
In other states the governor and
the adjutantgeneraI constitute the
Official board for certifcation into
the army. In Washington. Provost
Marshal General Crowder h s
named Donovan as adjutant-gen-
eraL Commissioner Brownlow hlls
the position held elsewhere by the
governor Of the State.
General Donovan is modest and
has made no request for a uniform
but some Of the members Of the
local exemption boards believe that
because OF his authority and his
familiarity with the military law.
he should be clothed in a uniform
befltting his office.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-24
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
WHITE


Franklin P Hoffman. 49. and Helen VI. seu-
fred. Q. Rev. 7. z. Davis.
Harvey A. Linders. S, and Mary c. Pittmln.
So. Rev. c. F. Thomas.
Reginald c Goulden, p, and Bessie r Seal,
l9 Rev. J. H. Jeffries.
Bernard L. Trent, u, and Mozelle Seal, IS.
Rev. J. H. Jeffries.
]. Weston CInar1. s. ard Mary 5. Bell. "a.
Rev. ]. F. B. Carruthers.
F. Ashby Deane, 45, and Gladys G. Carter,
S. Rev. J. H. JeffTies.
Harvey T. Mum. 2, and Blanche E Lusk,
9. Rev. J. J. Dimon.
Salvatore Russo. s. and Vita Dimisa. Il
Rev. J. q. Cassidy.
Warren L. Rogers. IS. and Edna P. Morgan,
2s. Rev. H 7. Stevenson.
Thomas J. Garner, 3. and Sophie H. Fits,
p Rev. R. Talbot.
J. Emmet McCambridge, q, and Cecilia
Franklin. q. Rev. ]. b. Cassidy.
Joseph E. Acors. ., and Essie Acors. 2
Rev. T. E. DAVIS.
COLORED.
Clinton Atkinson = and Mary o. Narlov,
.. Rev. \. ]. Olds
William Dupree. 2. and Minnie E Hall. "A
Rev. c. A. DeVaughn.
Ernest Parker. ., and Elizabeth Thomas, IS
Rev. P. Hayes.
Joseph F. Hicks. q. and Beatrice ". Mason,
49, Rev. VI. W. B. Norman.
Isaac r. Green. %. and Anna P BoIdcu, l9
Rev. L. Washington.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-24

He was waiting for his ship to
come in he told the cop that ar
rested him, and he was afraid it
had gotten shipwrecked. Walters
muscles have all gotten soft from
so much loafing and the court sent
him to Occoquan to harden up.
1t Was So Like Home.
Just month ago Frances Tay-
lor came back from Atlanta where
she went at the request of the gov
ernment and settled in Clicks AL
ley. This is a tough place for
person to try to start life all over
again. There are such rough, inn
polite persons living down, there,
1t was hard work for Frances. be-
ing mixed in with bricks. razors.
empty bottles. hard words and
nightly circuses. The other day
she gave vent to her feelings and
took part in a real old time argu-
ment and was arrested
Blood will tell, however, and the
court suggested to Frances that
she Vamoose from the alley and
quit associating with those people
and keep out of trouble She was
not sent to jail. because she has
seen quite a spell of it and she was
released on her personal bonds.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-24
RECRUITING OFFICER
SEEKS help here
Capt. McKenney Asks Merchants to
Display Posters.

A special appeal is made by Capt.
H. J. McKenney, of the local regular
army recruiting station, to the mer-
chants of Washington relative to the
use of their windows for advertising
the needs of the United States army
and the National Guard of the District
Of Columbia.
The District of Columbia still needs
156 men to fill its quota for the regular
army of the United States. and there
are vacancies in nearly all of the or
ganizations OF the National Guard of
the District of Columbia.
1t is in an endeavor to furnish the
District of Columbia's quota for the
regular army and to fill the vacancies
in the National Guard of the District
of Columbia that Capt. McKenney is
making this appeal to the merchants.
He asks:
That the merchants allow cards of
the regular recruiting station to be
placed in their show windows when
requested to do so by members of the
recruiting service.
When cards are placed in the show
windows. as mentioned above, it is re-
quested that the merchants see that
the CdluS lllo snO" "liluO"S
for the period of one month or longer.
if possible.
Difficulty has been experienced in
the past in having cards removed
from show windows within a few days
after they had been placed there. The
recruiting service of the United States
army is one of the most expensive de-
partments OF the government. a large
amount of money has been and is
being expended for advertising pur-
poses. When cards or posters are dis
played for only a comparatively short
period of time, large amount of gov
eminent money has been wasted.
1t is believed that when this matter
is brought to the attention of the mer-
chants of the District of Columbia
that they will be only too glad to as
sist by allowing posters and cards to
be placed in their windows and allow
ing them to remain there as long as
their business will permit
The Washington herald., 1917-08-24
DEATHS REPORTED.

WHITE
John Hes, 81 years Wash. Asylum Hospital.
Thomas H. Humphreys. 90. 2O24 lst St NV.
Marian s. Wills, 30, Georgetown Hospital.
Marcus B. Richardson, 81, Emergency Hospt.
Frank o. Beckett. IS, l20l NJ st. NV.
Thelmus NJ Sayers, l9 2Cl Md. ave. NV.
Mark Williamson, %, Garfield Hospital.
Bessie V. West. IS. 30 Quincy st. ne.
Leonora Goddard. 5s. Sibley Hospital
Roy 7. Helestine, 10 months. Providence
Ho-Iital
Edna A. Blsisdel, Z months 54li 9Th St. NV.
AbTsm Perry. months, Baby Hospital Camp
Ashby Fritter months, Baby Hospital Camp
COLORED.
Philip smith, Y years, Wash. Asylum Hospt
Margaret Mullgan, 7s, s. Fenton st. ne
Rebecca Harris, 81 SO r St NV.
Lille Z. Green, IS, 80 Elvan I'd.
James Tut. Is, FTeedTnan's Hospital.
Joseph Anderson, II months. 20e Reeves Ct nv.
James Williams, year, Freedman's Hospital.
Evelyn Hlwkins months. Children's Hospt
Helen Bell, q days Freedmsn's Hospital.
Infant of Helen Cooper. 10 hours. Homeopathic
dospt
Infant Of LLOYD and Sara Morton, Is minutes,
Columbia Hospital
The Washington herald., 1917-08-24
MISSING GIRL FOUND,
is new YORK REPORT
Marjorie Thompson May Be in
Metropolis-Mother Follows.

Reports having come from New
York that a girl answering the de-
scription of her daughter had been
seen in the Margaret Louise Home
there. Mrs. Marie H. Thompson, of 10
Grant place northwest, will leave to-
day or tomorrow for New York to
try to locate her daughter, who has
been missing from home for many
weeks.
Mrs. Thompson is now working on
the theory that her daughter may
have run away with some Of the
young men who were paying atten-
ton to her. According to neighbors,
Miss Thompson, who was only Is years
old, had threatened to run away un-
less she was given more liberty in
choosing her young men associates.
1t is also regarded as not unlikely
that she should have found employ
ment in some department store in
New York or Philadelphia.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-24
PERSHING SOUVENIR
CARDS RECEIVED HERE

Souvenir post cards of a patriotic
nature were received at the Board of
Trade yesterday from Paris, which
quoted in one card an extract from
a speech made by General Pershing
on his arrival in France. The card,
which was printed in French. when
translated read, Il am very happy to
arrive at last in the land of France.
admire the heroism of the French
and I am proud to fight by their side.
As a man and as a soldier, as repre-
senting the American government,
bring TO the French people our best
wishes for success"
The Washington herald., 1917-08-24
HOUSES rent CHEAP
in DUNDEE SCOTLAND
Town Councils Plan Would Maka
Capital Landlords Vince

Washingtonians troubled with the
spectre Of almost pIohibitIve rents
win sigh with envy when they read
the report Of American Consul Albert
johnson. which tells Of rentals like
s.. "a a week for workmen's house. in
Dundee. Scotland. Such dwellings are
naturally not pretentious. being built
In blocks, two stories in height Stul
they are built OF stone and are quite
large enough for the average family
containing downstairs. a psrlor. Iiv-
ing room. kitchen and wash house.
and upstairs a large bedroom, two
smaller ones and a bathroom.
II appears that the Dundee Labor
Housing Council has had prepared
plans for dwellings which recently
were submitted to the cOnsideratior
of the town council The rents are
fixed on the assumption that the cost
Of land and streets is not put on the
rent.
Imagine Capital City landlord
charging from Sl2l 4 year. 10 Sl5G. 40.
cording to whether the stone used waC
new or taken from demolished buile-
ings, and Of course taking into %
sideration the number Of rooms.
The labor council scheme h base
on the assumption that the govern
ment will give definite grants. where
as the town council committee as
sumes that the government will give
the difference between Dre-war and
postwar costs OF labor and ma
terial"
The 'B" scheme, also, is based on
the two-fiat system and contains liv1
ing room and kitchen downstairs, and
two bedrooms upstairs. II the houses
are built OF previously used stone and
the money granted free Of all interest,
the rent will come to the modest hg-,
Ure OF = cents a week.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-24
STATE FOOD HEADS
SWARM INTO OFFICE

The Federal Food Administrators
for nineteen States. who have been
in conference here with the National
Food Administration took their oaths
of Office yesterday, and left for their
respective jurisdictions TO take up
their duties. These men are agents
in their States for the National Food
Administration. whose appointments
have been approved by President VIII
son, and they are clothed with con-
siderable. power to carry out the pro-
visions Of the food administration
law
They were called to Washington for
consultation and to receive instruc-
uons in their duties. The men who
have been selected as Federal Food
Administrators for the various States
represent a wide variety of interests.
including leading business men, col
lege presidents and educators, and
farmers.