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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-08

In his story Of Marcia Burnes tho
Rambler left OF last Sunday with
the statements that the Burnes
family burying ground was close
to tho house and was on what Is now
the south side Of H street between 9th
and 10th; that tho Burnes-Van Ness
mausoleum was erected in the old bury
ing ground In 1924 and remained there
unul 1879 or '73. and that the square
was long called Mausoleum Square.
A majority OF the people Of Washing
ton who were living here as far
back as the early '70s remember the
mausoleum. It was ono of tho fea-
lures Of the Capital. Today It IL in
Oak Hill cemetery and the Rambler
recently stood before 1t.
AZ this point the Rambler turns to
a page In an old book which gives q
description Of the mausoleum, to-
gcther with certain facts relating to
Marcia Burnes and the Washington
City Orphan Asylum. with which her
book is a little. old-fashioned tome
published In 1880 and entitled. "The
Ten Miles square" It was prepared
and published by Jonathan Elliot, edi.
tor Of the Washington Gazette and
the author Of q number Of important
political historical works.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-08

1859. aged forty-two, and Sophia n. Janney.
w1ef OF James II. Towson. died September ID
1880, eyed nifty nine. Suaan G. Bradt wife Of
4. y. b.sat born February Is. 1925 died
%, 1878; died October 81, 1879. Gilbert Van
defwerken. born February 5, 1910; died Janu.
airy %, 1924; and his wife Jane, born May
8. 1915; died May -, 1894. Charles Walter,
and his wife Clara. 1s29-1ss6. Mary Mills.
born In London, March IS. 1871 died May p,
1881. Col. George Cowie. 182s1a91. and his
wife,. Margaret D. Cowie, 1822-18S7. Gen.
FrankHn A. Strntton, 1828-1S79. and his
wife. George y. stratton. 1s26-19O1 George
W. Dutton, 1s29-1913. and his wife. Susan II.
Harrison, 1S24-18s1. Adolph Cluss. 1925.
1906. and his wife Rosa. 1S85-1s94 and Rob
ert, Ado1ph g., Richard and Carl Gins Ed
ward F. Droop. 1837-l90s, and his wife Sophie.
1s45-1S74.
A few of the other names carved in
marble near the Van Ness tomb and
which the Rambler jotted down with q
good many solemn thoughts were Mary
F. Adams, Louis and Margaret Schnei-
der, Galusha A.. Riggles, Samuel v.
Niles and his wife, May Gordon; War
rem Vaughn, Maj. c. L. Morrison, DR..
Bartlett w. Morrison, Virginia T.
Morrison and Arthur r. Morrison.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25
NUBIN RIDGE VALLEY

One hot autumn day late in Oc-
t0ber, AZ l and my dog Bess were
wandering through Nubin Ridge
Ridge Valley / couldn't help MOTTO
ing the stiffness Of the day. Once
in q while rain crow could be
heard calling to its mate. As the
wind blew the cOl0red autumn
leaves fell with a clatter. Two or
three red birds could be seen sit
ting in the TOP of beech-nut tree
singing and chipping as loud as
they could.
The next moment ! heard a small
shFill noise about ten feet away
which broke the stiffness around.
The dog was off before could call
her back, but soon found her sit-
ting under a large oak barking at
a email ground squirrel. ! called
her away and we started toward a
small stream. A large shady oak
tree grew by the stream and being
tired ! decided to sit down and rest.
y don't know how long we stayed
there, tut anyway it was getting
late in the afternoon when l heard
a rumbling noise in the west. Not
thin king much about it we started
walking slowly ON, but as we we're
approaching a hill we could see
that q storm was coming and the
noise we heard was thunder. Think
Fling that could get home in time
We started running, but as we were
about half way there it commenced
/ to rain.
A small old shack was not far
from there so we fastened to it,
hut had no sooner reached it than
[it began to rain in streams, fol-
lowed by hail. The roof Of the
shack was very rotten and the hail
made Its way through 1t. Seine
pieces as large as a walnut and
Eothers in sheets of ice. Later the
sun, came out from behind the
clouds and a rainbow began to ap-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25

pear. II was not raining very hard
50 ] decided to start for home.
On our way we could see that most
of the storm had taken the course
OF the river which was about two
miles from there. As We reached
home ! found nay mother at the
gate waiting for me. We we're very
wet and ! had to get on some dry
clothes and the dog was back Of
the stove trying to get dry. The
next morning we found that the
storm hadn't done much damage
except that small bridge not far
from there which washed 0ut.-ROy
Robbins.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25
Doings OF Betty Jane.
nal feminine in the girls did, too.

nal feminine in the girls did, too.
The girl, at last, grew tired OF
the chase after the "ever-boy" and
gave up. Then Johnny grew bold
and came closer to them-dancing
around them in high glee.
Betty Jane and Sara Ann tried
to get mad, this tickled Johnny.
They ponted and Johnny called
them "sissies," 'sour-drops" and a
few other eyer-boyish names, and
then Betty stamped her foot and
called Johnny . mean thing"
and Sara Ann said he was o Hun"
Johnny growing tired of the fun.
ran OF TO play ball with some other
boys at the other end Of the park
Betty Jane and Sara Ann stood
looking at him, peevish1y, and won
dering why he had left them, and
wishing at the same time that. they
could go and play ball too.
When he had gone, Betty Jane
picked up her rope. looked at it.
and then giggled. Then they both
giggled-and. giggled some more.
Betty Jane said to Sara Ann, "Ain't
he horrid;" and then she giggled.
Sara Ann said he was "t00 mean
for anything" Then she giggled-
they both giggled.
1t was getting dark and Sara Ann
went home. Betty Jane heard her
sister calling her and she went
went home, sat down on the front
porch, thinking-Of what?
Soon Johnny Jones came along:
Hello Betty jane" he said. Got
your rOpe?"
Betty Jane never said word,
but turned up" her nose and made
q face at him.
JohnRy came hack with, II wish
YOU'D get your picture took that
fway and give me enc; It'd be awful
purity"
Betty, Jane got up and went into
the house and began playing with
her pet cat, wondering AL the time
IL Johnny when he grew to be q
man would be as "horrid."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25
THE PRINCESS VIOLA


Once upon . time there lived a
beautiful princess named Viola.
Her hair was yellow as the sun.
and her eyes were as blue as corn
flowers.
The kings son. Prince Chester,
gave a ball to which he invited ali
the princesses and princes in the
land. Among these were Princess
Viola and Princess Mable.
Princess Mable was very naughty
and cross, and hated Viola because
she was much. prettier. Then toe,
the prince liked Viola much better
than Mable because she was more
kind.
The night of the ball Viola said.
to her maid, "Hhda, come out in
the hall and tie nay ribbons. The
mirrors are there and can see just
how l will look
J After the ribbons were tied Hilda
went to get the dress, but came
back with frightened face, saying
that she had seen something NOV
ing in V;ola's room. Viola quickly
went to her room and there she saw
Mabel Just leaving the room with
the dress on her arm. Viola recov-
cred the dress.
That night the old king rose and
said that his son had chosen the
Princess Viola for his wife. Mabie
was SO angry that she rushed out
of the building and was never
heard from again.
Viola and Chester were married
and lived happy ever after.-EstheI
[Armacost, New Lisbon, Ind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25
so IS THE WORLD.

DO you agree with the preacher
who predicted that the Kaiser
would spend eternity in hell?"
yes, but I'm great deal more
interested in knowing how much
longer he is going to be on earth"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25
ev BESSIE GREE.

Betty Jane was Just q natural
girl--the eternal feminine" crop
ping out on most every occasion.
She would delicately take hold
Of her dress, which was cut at least
eight inches from the ground, and
raise 1t just a mite when crossing
. muddy place; she would stand
before the mirror to arrange each
particular lock at the proper angle
with its neighbor; she wanted rings
and earrings, and II 1t had been a
proper femineity, she would have
worn bells on her toes"
Such was the eternal feminine"
Of Betty Jane.
Her ma had told her that after
she she had helped Sis wash the
dishes she might 90 out In the park
and play. This task soon being
over, she picked up her jumping
rope and was soon skipping along
the walks Of the park-in and out
among the bushes and trees. It
was not long, however, before she
met Sara Ann, who was the chum
girl Of all her chums, and they inn
mediately proceeded to have good
time.
What better evidence that Betty
Jane was a natural girl" than was
exhibited by her actions and her
words.
Betty Jane and Sara Ann were
sHch good friends, that what one
knew the other knew, and every
secret that the one told the other,
1t was sure to be followed by the
caution. Nov, ii you ever tell, III
never speak to you again"
The girls had not played long TO.
getAef. when something happened
that stepped the whole lots Of fun
the were having.
Johnny Jones, . neighbor boy
with whom Betty Jane had played
with many times, came through the
park, ana seeing the girls jumpine
the rope, concluded It would be fur
to take the rope from them, and he
succeeded In doing so. not, how
ever. until Johnny had had a SHARP
tussle for Il.
Then Johnny stood In the "Ofing'
and leased them, as all boys arr
prone 10 DO when . girl he likes
ID the subject u his teasings,
Johnny would hold the rope al
most within their grasp. and wher
they thought they were about I,
get 1t, ne, the eveY-boy, would laugh
at them and run away--the girl,
after him.
Johnny enjoyed this and the eter
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25
How l Saved Money to
Buy Thrift StampS

! was going to buy some candy
Friday, but ! thought Of the poor
French children and did not buy
any.
My mother goes to the lot and
stay at home and get supper. She
gives me money for doing this.
l rBn errands and get money for
It. save my money to buy thrift
stamPs.-Elsie Steddard, Hibberd
school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25
IT MAY HAPPEN IN 1910

Pupil: What strange country is
this on the map, teacher?
Teacher: That is an old geogra-
ply you have there, my dear. That
used to be Germany, but there is
no such country now.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25
GOOD IDEA At THAT.

I've got good idea worked out
as to how we can successfully coun-
ter those German gas attacks"
What is your idea?"
Book Mr.. Bryan for lecture
tour on the western front"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25

"The Germans are Dragging quite
lot about those long range guns,
aren't they?"
Yes, but pretty soon some Amer
lean will come along and invent q
gun that won't need anything but
the Kaiser's address,"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25
How l Earn Money
for Thrift STAMPS

l earn my money by washing the
dishes, hopping the floor and clean
ing up the rooms.
save my money and don't buy
candy or 60 to picture shows.
/ run errands for my mother and
60 to places for other people.
/ take out peoples babies and
then they give nae meney.-Helen
HeitbriIik, "A, Hibberd school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25
WELL, WHO WON?

"A travelling man over at the ho-
tel offered to bet 500 that the war
would end in six months"
Did anybody take him up?"
Eyes, the elevator boy"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25
THEIR NEW FREEDOM.

II understand that several thous-
and divorce suits have been filed
in Petrograd since the Russian rev.
OlutiOn."
rs that so? The country must
be taking its new freedom in earn
est"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25

The Kaiser has a withered sou
as well as withered arm.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25

II they ever forced a pro-German
to kiss my flag I'd take it right out
and have it fumigated.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25
PERFECT DAY.

What is your idea of a perfect
day."
"The day they plant the Kaiser
beneath the sod will be perfect
enough to suit me-"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25

The ground hog saw his shadow,
and now if the food hog would only
see his.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25
CAREFUL, OLD MAN!

What did you call me?"
II called you a liar
You'd better be careful or I'll
separate you from your sugar al
lOwance."
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have been newly married.

Boy, page Mr.. Hoover! There's
a Chink down in Dallas, Texas, by
the name Of Chew On.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25

Why pot a peace move leading
from the trenches toward Berlin?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25
GO THOU AND DO LIKEWISE.

II have decided to reform"
II can hardly believe it. What's
the idea?"
Il don't care to go to the same
place the Kaiser will be going. I've
had enough of him on earth"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25
THOSE LONG RANGE GUNS.

What do you think of those long
range German guns"
Il think the Kaiser had better be
careful or first thing he knows one
of them will be dropping a shell in
Milwaukee, and then mebbe one of
his pet spies will get hurt"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25
HOT SHOTS.

Some Of the men in this country
are SO unpatriotic when it comes to
loosening up for the cause that they
remind me of the old farmer and
his balky mule. About the only
way to make them move is to build
a good hot fire under them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25

And while We are at it, why no
a talklcss barber?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25
ON FOOD CONVERSATION.

greatly admire the hotel and
restaurant men who are doing their
bit" to help win the war through
the conservation of food. The only
place can find meat on a meatless
day is in the dictiopary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25

For one thing am glad that the
price Of steel has gone up because
mebbe the laundry won't put SO
many pins In my shirt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25

Talking about decorating the So
called Hun heroes with iron eros
ses, l hope that the time is not far
distant when the Kaiser himself
will be decorated with a ten ton
slab of marble, carved Here Lies,
ETC."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25

These meatless days are all to
the merry. but whenever l order a
steak on any other day the price of
it leads me to believe that the COW
must be jumping over the moon
again.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25

! agree with Mr.. Hoover's food
conservation plans in every re-
spect, but III be hanged il I'm 60
ing to keep the pig in the parlor..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25
Earlha.n Heights War Club

Range, 50 feet. Bulls-eye, One-haIf
inch. Position, lying. Number Of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25

Among other things beauty also
comes high these days, the price
of talcum powders, face rouge, mas
sage creams and other feminine ia
cial adornments having gone up on
account Of the war.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25

The guy who submitted. the slo-
gan, every Biscuit is a Bullet"
to the food administration, must
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25

There was farmer out in Kan
sas who refused to buy a Liberty
Bond during the last drive because
he said that he was a conscien-
tious director to war on account
Of his religion. His conscience,
however, probably did not bother
him great deal when it came to
accepting war prices for his pro-
duce.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25

Too many young men are getting
married thinking that they will
thus evade the draft. If these jelly
fish towards are SO anxious to fight
why don't they join the army?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25

If it was not for the women We
wouldn't get to first base in this
war. It takes Q woman to make a
home run.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25

They have been using a lot Of
tar and feathers on some of these
pro- Germans. Why waste the tar
and feathers? A rope could be
used again.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-17
Appeal for Smoke Fund
Reaps Results at Majestic

"Fags" for the boys at the front Is
the appeal sent forth from the stage
of the Majestic theatre this week
where Crawford -Rolfe, a vaudeville
team. on the bill the latter three days.
stage a splendid comedy act, in which
they appeal for funds to send smokes
to the boys; for. be it known, "fags
are but cigarettes.
The team makes a speciality of this
patriotic work wherever they play
and they have volunteered to give the
proceeds of the collections from Ma
iestic audiences to the Our Boys In
France Tobacco Fund" fostered by
the EVENING NEWS in this city. .
In other cities the team has reaped
splendid results from their appeal ana
apparently the Pacemaking City, al
WAYS ready and willing to come
across for the right purpose, is to be
no exception. Yesterdays TWO per
forrnances yielded $27.0S, which was
turned over TO Manager Bulwinkle
and will in turn, be added TO the
smoke fund.
At the close of each performance
Messrs. Crawford and Rolfe appear
in the lobby of the theatre with a large
market basket where they receive con-
tributions of cash or cigarettes. Yes
terday they got the $27, today VIII
doubtless mean a lot more ana To-
morrow, when the close, it is almost
safe bet that their appeal will have
brought from audiences at the the
atre, very nearly 500.
The team has an exceptional act,
full of genuine comedy and sur
prising novelty. Then too, Mr.. Craw-
ford interpolates a dramatic recita-
ton entitled "Fags," which places him
in the class with Clifton Crawford
with his "Gunga DIM" and De Wolf
Hopper with his Casey at the Bat
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-17
City.

J. Warren Kerrigan's Paralta Play.
ssrho Turn OF q Card" from the story
81 Frederick Chaplin. will be the At
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-17
Theatre NeWS
Gcrard'S Story

The despicable way in which the
Germans have treated their prisoners
of all nationalities is strikingly
brought out in Ambassador Gerard S
moving picture, MY Four Years in
Germany" which is to be SHOWN
next week at the Majestic. The Brl-
tish prisoners particularly were MADE
examples of "frightfulness. a
On one occasion Gerard learned
that a batch Of typhus stricken Rus
sian prisoners We're to be put among
the British, so that they also might
contract the dread disease. When 4
protest came from the prisoners the
Germans retorted that it would be a
good chance for the English to get
acquainted with their allies The
British died by the hundred.
Ditmas
A most surprising picture is the
Witch Woman" the new World-Plc-
ture in which charming Ethel Gay
ton is starred This unusual and
very entertaining production will be
shown at the Ditmas TO-DAY ana To-
morrow. "The Witch Woman is a
picture that you will not soon forget
IT is so unusual, so fascinating, so
swift moving that it grips your at
tention and holds it firmly from nrst
TO last. Ethel Clayton has one OF
the very best roles of her entire ca
reer in this production, and she Is
splendidly supported by particular
ly able company, The scenic enects
are superb. .,
A most unusual and interesting
situation is encountered in "kelth OF
the Border" which will be shown
also today and tomorrow.
Black Bart the bandit. kidnaps
Hope Waite, planning to pass her OH
as a certain missing heiress for whom
her father is looking. and Josie Sedg-
wick. Triangle favorite, is given her
first opportunity to appear in dual
role. playing both the daughter OF the
south and the dancing girl who have
been separated since childhood.
Keith of the Border" is an adapta-
ton of the successful novel OF the
same name, written by Randall Par
ish. Roy Stewart and Josie Sedgwick
score heavily in this tremendously
dramatic vehicle.
City.
J. Warren Kerrigan's Paralta Play,
s'Tha Turn Of q Card" from the story
of Frederick Chapin. will be the ut
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-17
A Chance
for Everybody

In Two Weeks CHASCO-N1N, the
Iron and Tasteless Cod Liver Tonic.
will increase the strength and vitality
Of the Nervous, Weak and Badly Run
Down Fully 100 per cent
Stops Stubborn Coughs. Colds and
Bronchitis.
Don't depend on nervous or badly
rundown conditions to right them
selves. They won't do it All too often
they lead to decline, Even those who
seem in the best OF health need q good
body building tonic periodically, es-
pecialiy at this season.
CHASCO-NIN, the Iron and Tasteless
Cod Liver combination, feeds the
nerves, makes rich, red blood and
builds up the tissues of the body.
Try it; you will be surprised.
For sale by the Raritan Drug Co.,
Smith and Maple Sts.-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-17

traction at the City theatre today and
tomorrow. The screen version of the
story, which was written by Thomas
j. Geraghty, concerns the adventures
of Jimmy Montgomery Farrell, a
young college man who goes west to
look over some oil lands. He secures
an option on a uiece of land and dis
covers it to contain one of the greatest
gushers in that part of the country.
In the meantime he becomes involved
in a series of exciting experiences
with q gambler and leaves for the east
to dispose of his option, after having
won not only a fortune in money, but
also magnificent estate on New
Yorks fashionable Long Island.
Upon his arrival in the east he Wis
it's his property and there meets the
daughter of the former owner, who
has just returned from abroad and
who is not aware of the fact that the
property no longer belongs to her
father. A romance develops which
promises to be shattered at any mo-
ment during the exciting complica-
tions which follow, and the story is
brought to fitting climax after a Sc
ries of rapidly moving incidents which
carry all of the charm that has won
such a host of friends for J. Warren
Kerrigan the world over.
Rock and White
The residents of this city who have
heard Frances Whites Incompatible
rendering of mississippi and other
numbers will be given an opportunity
of hearing Miss White sing her re-
nowned numbers, when she and Mr.
Rock appear at the Majestic theatre
on Monday night. Mr.. Rock and Miss
White are making a whirlwind trans
continental tour and will be seen here
for but a limited engagement. With
them will be the n. Y. Clef Club, an
organization of twenty colored sing
ers and players who will render negro
songs of the Southland and real jazz
tunes. such as have never been heard
before.
Miss White will. OF course. sing her
own renowned mississippi and also
Monkey in the Zoo" Fishing" six
Times Six" and "Goesinto."
Mr.. Rock will give some of his
specialties that have stamped him as
an artist of rare ability, including
The Dandy" The Pessimist' and
The Bald Heads Lament"