Washington Bee

AMONG THE LYCEUMS Mr. W. Calvin Chase will speak on Monday night before the J. C. Price Lyceum, that meets at the Berean Baptist Church, 18th street between L and M streets, N. W. His subject is "The Blunders of Negro Leadership." At the Bethel Literary next Tuesday night there will be a general discussion whether Southern representation should be reduced. The discussion will be quite lively. Mr. Thomas H. Clark delivered the emancipation address last Sunday afternoon before the second Baptist Church Lyceum. His address was eloquent and interesting. Mr. Clark is one of the best known young men in this city. He is a well informed speaker and be never fails to interest his audiences. "The Negro in America from 1620 to 1904" was the subject of the address by Justice Robert H. Terrell last Sunday afternoon at the Odd Fellows' hall yceum. There was an appreciative audience present who highly enjoyed the address. The occasion was the opening of the yceum, and from the large crowd present it is quite evident that this popular organization will be well attended hereafter. Mr. Terrell's address was very instructive. He demonstrated much historical search and paid glowing tribute to men who fought for the freedom of the negro. He was applauded throughout the delivery of his address. In many instances he was very eloquent. At the conclusion of his paper Ex-Governor P. S. B. Pinchback was introduced, who delivered a pointed address. The old reconstruction governor was greeted with applause when he was introduced. Mr. W. L. Houston was also introduced and made a short address. Recorder J. C. Dancy was also introduced and delivered one of his characteristic speeches. Mr. W. Calvin Chase was next introduced. He complimented Judge Terrell's address and concluded by paying a glowing tribute to Ex-Governor Pinchback, whom he thought should have been mentioned in the galaxy of great men who taught the negro manhood and independence. The mention of the name of Pinchback by Mr. Chase and stating what he had done for the Southern negro in the days it required brave men caused loud and enthusiastic applause. The Amphion Glee Club rendered some excellent music. Mr. West was introduced as the new president. DOING SOMETHING FOR THE RACE. Mr. J. A. Lankford, the prosperous young negro, who came to the city less than three years ago to build the True Reformer's Building on the corner of 12th and U streets, N. W., is no doubt, one of the most prosperous architects and builders, as well as a business man, to be found in the District of Columbia. He came to the city not to take all and give none, but to be a help to the community. He has energy, pluck and push, established a building trade which demands the respect of the District at large. He has revolutionized the building trade among the negroes of the District of Columbia, and the good and great thing about him, he works all negro mechanics, and has for the past two years had on his pay roll from thirty to one hundred workmen daily. This is the class of men Washington and the country at large want. Those who can produce something, bring about things and make occupations for the people when necessary. Young men of this kind are very much needed throughout the country. LARGE AND CONVENIENT LOTS OF LAND FOR SALE. FOR SALE. A rare chance for white or colored people of moderate means or small wages to build homes near the end of the new highway and railroad bridges now being rapidly constructed across the Potomac, between Washington and the Agricultural Farms at Arlington. This beautiful subdivision of land is called "East Arlington," and is surveyed off and boundaries set with wide avenues, streets and alleys. Lots are 109 feet long by 25 feet wide. Terms only $5 down, balance $1 per week, without interest, Price of lots from $150 to $250 per lot. Ten per cent off for cash, and perfect title guaranteed. These lots are only 25 minutes' walk or 8 minutes ride from the Government Departments or business center of Washington. The land is slightly inclined towards Washington, is well drained and rich. When the first payment of $5 is made the purchaser can take possession of the ground, build a home or plant fruit or shade trees or cultivate it. Money can be borrowed with which to build. One lot will produce from $25 to $50 worth of potatoes or other vegetables a year. Also a large three-story brick building, and half-acre, for sale on easy terms. Parties will be shown the subdivision at any time. Write or call for plat and further particulars of JAMES E. CLEMENTS, 1406 G St., N. W., Phone, Main 1080. AMONG THE CHURCHES A large congregation at the New Cosmopolitan Temple Baptist Church, which has its temporary quarters in Cadets' Armory, 708 O street, N. W., between Seventh and Eighth streets, Sunday, heard an sermon preached by Evangelist Simon P. W. Drew on the subject, "The Stone Crying." The evangelist is planning to build in this city a great colored church, and at the services yesterday subscriptions amounting to $10,000 were made to the fund for that purpose. The money subscribed is to be paid in at the united rally, which will be held February 21 and on Sunday, April 16, at which time addresses will be made by ex-Senator Samuel G. Newsome, D. D., of North Carolina, and Rev. W. W. Gilbert, D. D, A. M., pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church; Rev. Charles S. Morris, D. D, LL. D., pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church, and Rev. P. J. Wallace, of New York City. Every State in the Union will be represented in the effort to erect a spacious church edifice. After the subscriptions were taken and the announcements made, Rev. Drew extended the hand of fellowship to several hundred members and friends and celebrated the Lord's Supper. Rev. S. Geriah Lankine, pastor of the Tenth Street Baptist Church, preached a special sermon Sunday at 11 A.M. from Heb. viii, "Leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on into perfection." He said in part: "The tendency of the times is toward materialism. Even church people of this day seem to be more concerned about the temporal than they are about spiritual things. The ritual, gay attire, and the operatic music are chief attractions to the house of God. The old hymns that moved men to tears and the gospel sermons that stirred the souls of the hearers are being supplanted by that which is merely entertaining to the intellect and pleasing to the eye. The result is there is a spiritual drought, a gospel famine, in the land. Men are dying for the bread of life. Their cry is, 'No man careth for my soul.' Say not that there be 'four months' and then cometh the harvest. Lift up your eyes and look on the fields, for they are white, all ready to harvest. The harvest is truly great, but the laborers are few.' We are spending too much valuable time discussing the new moons and the Sabbath days, while men are perishing all around us for the bread of life." Rev. J. T. Clark was installed as pastor of Mt. Horeb Baptist Church on Wednesday, December 28th. There was a large congregation present to list in to the addresses. Rev. Geo. W. Lee, Rev. W. Bishop Johnson and others made addresses. The music by the choir was well rendered. The installation sermon was delivered by Rev. J. C. Dent, and Rev. W. J. Harvard delivered the installation prayer. Rev. Clark is said to be one of the best speakers in the Baptist connection. At the conclusion of the exercises in the main auditorium the congregation repaired to the lecture room, where supper was served. It was two o'clock A. M. when the exercises closed. LIEUT. DAILY HONORED. Odd Fellows' Hall, Georgetown, was the scene of a pleasant and highly interesting New Year entertainment, given last Monday night by Georgetown Council, No. 3, Independent Order, Sons of Jonadah. Fully 200 guests, including many ladies, were in attendance. Among them were Maj. Richard Sylvester and wife and Lieut. John C. Daley and wife. Worthy Chief O. W. Browdt opened the entertainment and introduced Mr. J. C. Gates, who gave several laughable Irish recitations. Prof. J. Wesley Garland followed with some difficult piano recitations, imitating many of the world's famous musicians. Maj. Sylvester delivered a most appropriate address, complimenting one of his officers in high terms for his interest in trying to uplift humanity. This officer was Lieut. John C. Daley, Grand Chief of the Independent Order of Jonodabs, to whom Maj. Sylvester, in behalf of the wives of the members of Georgetown Council, No. 3, presented a handsomely engraved gold medal. Lieut. Daley was taken by surprise, but in a neat little speech thanked his superior officer for his presence with the Jonadabs on this occasion and cordially thanked the ladies of Georgetown for the high honor they had conferred on him. Mr. Christian Gates gave several solos on the flute, Mr. Fabian Columbus gave a stirring temperance talk. Mr. F. J. Pearson, newly elected chief of Hope Council, No. 1, sung several up-to-date songs, which were received with much applause. Mr. T. J. Rolif spoke of the good work that is being done by the Jonadabs. At 10.30 the entire gathering repaired to the big banquet hall, where two long tables were beautifully decorated and supplied with all kinds of refreshments. After supper the entertainment continued with a number of specialties and a recitation by Mr. William A. Hickey. Alpha Council, Ladies' Auxiliary, and Hope Council, No. 1, attended the festivities in a body, and the evening's entertainment terminated by the entire gathering singing "America." M. B. J. HON: REED SMOOT BILL SUBMITTED: Proposed Appointment of an Examining Board for Master Builders. The Commissioners today forwarded to the chairmen of the Senate and House District committees drafts of the proposed bill authorizing the appointment of a master builders' examining board in the District, and providing for the examination and licensing of persons as master builders. The Commissioners urge the early enactment of the bill. The bill provides for an examining board of five members to be made up of two practicing architects, two master builders and the inspector of buildings of the District, or one of his assistants. This board, after examining candidates, shall report to the Commissioners as to the fitness of the applicant and the Commissioners in their discretion may license the applicant to engage in the business of building construction. A fee of $10 will be required from each applicant taking the examination, and the fees shall be applied to cover the expenses and compensation of the members of the board, the fees to be apportioned among the members of the board. The bill also provides that the licensed builder shall give bond in the sum of $5,000 for the faithful performance of all construction work, and that the annual license fee of the builder shall be $25. The bill makes it unlawful for any person not licensed to engage in the work of construction of the structure. A penalty of not less than $10 nor more than $50 is provided for violations of the act, and all prosecutions under the act shall be in the Police Court. The reception of the Assembly Club at Odd Fellows' hall was well attended last week: Mrs. L. S. Chase Goldsberry and her husband arrived home in good spirits last Thursday morning. They will receive their many friends at 1000 Polk street, Lynchburg, Va., after the 15th of this month. Mrs. Goldsberry is highly pleased with her new home. H A SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTOR. Mr. Ralph Givens, who succeeded Mr. Givens in the Garment Leads to Trouble in a Alexander Mullowney at the Police Court, is making one of the most successful prosecuting officers that has ever been in the United States branch of that court. Mr. Givens has for his assistance the distant Mr. Hugh Taggart, Jr., a young man of ability, who assists in the professional rumpus in the educational circles of cases in the U. S. branch of Germantown. Anthony Billhardt, ten years old, is the boy in the case, and others involved in the consequences following his taking them have the respect of the bar and bit of the cheese to school are his confidence of both branches of courts. Mr. Taggart is the son of Mr. the Bringhurst school, of Germantown, Hugh Taggart, Sr., the expert indictor and John W. Brooks, president of the ment drawer, formerly in the district sectional school board. If the threats made by Mrs. Billhardt are carried out the courts will also be involved. She is a new style of street car has appeared that she intended to have the teachin of Syracuse, N. Y. It is large and comer accorded on a charge of assault. According to Mrs. Billhardt, when motor and air brakes. The cars are Miss Hemple discovered - the boy in heated by a hot water system, which is school with the offensive cheese, she guaranteed to maintain a temperature told him he smelled bad, and, after or of 65 degrees in winter weather. During dering him to take off his blouse, sent a cold wave recently these new cars, him home. The rest of the incident, with their hot water heat, answered all told by Mrs. Billhardt, occurred as followings by maintaining a pleasant, lows: mild temperature within the cars while it immediately took my child back to a blizzard raged outside. MOOT. TIME HAS BEEN EXTENDED To get the Farm and Fireside Free with a Subscription to THE BEE. The contract which renders it possible for us to give the Farm and Fireside free with each cash subscription to THE BEE expires by limitation on the thirty-first of October. It is "Now or Never." You had better borrow the two dollars with which to make home happy with these two interesting papers than to let this chance go by. It's the best investment you can secure with money. Try it and you will reap heavy weekly dividends. on the thirty-first of October. It is Boston.-The title of Ann Lawler to "Now or Never." 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Every new cash subscriber to THE BEER will be given a subscription to Farm and Fireside one year free. A NEVER-FADING FLOWER. California Wizard Develops Blossom That Promises to Work Revo BEE will be given a subscription to Farm and Fireside one year free. Every old subscriber who pays his subscription to THE BEE to October 1, 1904, and one year in advance, will be given a year's subscription to this valuable farm paper. Accept this offer today, before you neglect it. This is an opportunity to secure Farm and Fireside one year free by merely paying your subscription in advance. You can learn the date on approachable pure white clusters. The which your subscription expires by examining the figures following your name on the address label of THE BEE. If you are already paid ahead send $1.00, and your time will be advanced another year. California Wizard Develops Blossom That Promises to Work Revolution in Millinery. San Francisco—Following hard upon his production of the thornless cactus, Luther Burbank has developed an everlasting real flower that will not fade or lose its fragrance. He calls it the "Australian star flower," and evolved it from a half hardy annual of west central Australia. The flowers are of a roxy crimson shade, sometimes advance. The full grown plants are about one foot high and of the same width. Burbank has a cluster of the blossoms which have remained unchanged for a year. These real flowers bid fair to work a revolution in millinery, as they are far more pleasing than artificial blossoms. made by Mrs. Billhardt are carried out the courts will also be involved. She said that she intended to have the teacher arrested on a charge of assault. According to Mrs. Billhardt, when Miss Hemple discovered—the boy in school with the offensive cheese, she told him he smelled bad, and, after ordering him to take off his bouse, sent him home. The rest of the incident, as told by Mrs. Billhardt, occurred as follows: "I immediately took my child back to the school and asked the principal why she sent Anthony home. She grabbed me by the arm and forced me into the hallway. I then smacked her in the face. Miss Hemple picked up a book and threw it and hit me on the head. I grabbed her by the hair. I then went home." Later the irate mother called upon President Brooks, of the school board, and made a complaint. GAME ROOSTER KILLS FOX Gray Irish Bird Tackles Reynard, Who Raids Barnyard, and Dispatches Him in Fight. Atlantic City, N. J.—An example of the gameness of fighting roosters was reported by Frank E. Carroll, a farmer and bird fancier, who lives between this city and Longport. About three weeks ago he received a fine fighting Irish rooster, the bird having been sent from Sacramento, Cal. Recently a fox from the woods, a mile from Carroll's place, has robbed Carroll's hen roosts at night. Every effort was made to capture the animal, without success. Early in the morning Carroll was awakened by the loud cackling of every fowl he owned. He hurried to the barnyard. There lay a large fox, dead, while the game rooster was vainly trying to free himself from the head of the fox. Carroll approached and discovered that one of the rooster's spurs had penetrated the right eye of the fox and entered the brain, killing the animal. The thin wires in front of the coop where the bird was kept were torn apart, showing that the fox had endeavored to make a meal of the rooster, who escaped, and, trying at the fox, managed to sink a spur into the eye of the animal. Carroll stated that he would not take $500 for the rooster, which he considers one of the gamest of the kind in the country. OWNERSHIP OF SAVINGS. Boston Judge Decides That Deposit Belongs to Person Who Made It. NO CONTEST FOR RICHES EFFORT BEING MADE TO BREAK WILL OF RICH CALIFORNIAN. Wife and Daughter of Dr. Mariane Gonzales Are Not Satisfied with His Bequests to Them—Million Dollars Involved. San Francisco.—Another big will contest is on the tapis. The law firm of Bishop, Wheeler & Hoeffler are preparing papers to contest the will of the late Dr. Mariano Gonzales. Their clients are the widow, Mrs. Edna Gonzales, who was Dr. Gonzales' second wife, and Miss Anita Gonzales, a daughter by the first wife, whose maiden name was Crooka. She got a divorce from Dr. Gonzales quite a number of years ago. She afterward married James Smith, and with him makes her home in Paris most of the time. The second wife was a Miss Westphal, and she and the daughter by the first wife have always been on the best of terms and make their home at the Palace hotel. Dr. Gonzales, who lived at the Palace hotel for many years, died there a little over a year ago. He is a descendant of an old Spanish family that settled in this state long before its occupation by the Americans. It was from Gonzales' ancestors that he inherited a great deal of valuable property in the Salinas valley and in Fresno, San Joaquin, Sacramento and other counties in California. He gave all of this valuable land a great deal of his personal attention, and at the time of his death he had an estate worth between $900,000 and $1,300,000. The will he left was not at all satisfactory to the widow and the daughter. While he gave each of them a life interest in the large estate, they are very much dissatisfied that under the pro MISS ANITA GONZALES. (The California Girl Who Is Attempting to Break Her Father's WILL.) vision of the document they were not given any part of the estate outright. given any part of the estate outright. The will leaves the estate in the form of a trust, with Mayor R. F. Johnson, of the City of Monterey, as executor. Mr. Johnson, as executor, has Lloyd & Wood as his attorneys, and they are carrying out the provisions of the will, putting the estate into the form of a trust. From this trust the widow, Mrs. Edna Gonzales, is to get a third of the annual income during her lifetime, or as long as she does not marry again. Another third of the income is to go to Miss Anita Gonzales, the daughter by the first wife, during her lifetime, and after that to her issue, if she has any. Another third is to go to a lot of grandchildren of the testator. Their name is Rico and there are between 20 and 40 of them living in various parts of California. These latter heirs under the will have no desire to break it. If it is broken the effect will be to give half of the valuable estate to the widow and the other half to the daughter by the first wife, leaving out in the cold the many Rico heirs. The widow and the daughter expect to break the will because it makes a trust of the estate, and they think, in view of its past decisions, the supreme court of this state cannot help but knock out the Gonzales trust. In fact, the decisions of the state courts in the famous trust formed by the will of the late James G. Fair is released on by Dr. Gonzales' widow and his daughter to win them a victory in their contest and thus give to each of them $600,000 or $600,000 of the big estate. The latter has considerable personal property as well as reality in the way of farm property and city real estate. The contest of the two women will be for both the personal property and the real estate, because in the Fair contest the supreme court finally held the trust invalid. Bird's Nest of Steel Bird's Nest of Steel. A curious gift has been made to the Natural History museum, of Soletta. This gift consists of a bird's nest constructed entirely of steel. There are a great many watchmakers at Soletta and in the vicinity of the workshops there are alwrs the remains of the old springs of watches which have been cast aside. Last summer a watchmaker discovered this curious bird's nest, which had been built in a tree in his courtyard by a pair of water wagtails. It measures ten centimeters in circumference, and is made solely watch pieces. TO BUILD A NEW NAVY. American Undertakes Big Shipbuilding Contract for Russian Empire. New York.—Mr. Lewis Nixon, of New York, will leave for Sevasstopol about February 1 to undertake the gigantic task of creating for Russia a navy so powerful that when it takes the seas there no doubt will be felt at St. Petersburg as to its ability to wrest the power of the sea away from the Japanese and eventually crush the mikado. It will be recalled that Mr. Nixon made a trip to St. Petersburg last summer, returning about July, and at that time it was reported that he was to build four torpedo boat destroyers for Russia. It is said here that he has constructed many more torpedo boats and destroyers LEWIS NIXON. He Has Undertaken to Build a New Navy for Russia. than that, and in proof it is said that the contract that he brought home with him called for 90 of these small craft, says the Herald, of this city. This contract he has filled, and the mosquito flee is ready for the czar. The boats are all either on their way or have been delivered at various Russian ports. But Russia was not willing to stop there, or to rely entirely on the Baltic fleet, which she is now sending in two squadrons, to become a new Pacific squadron. She realized that the Japanese were splendid fighters on sea as well as on land, and she decided to have other squadrons to follow those now en route, in case these should fail. To meet this emergency it is decided to build on the Black sea a fleet which should be able to cope with any force the Japanese could muster. Accordingly arrangements have been made for the construction, under the personal supervision of Lewis Nixon, in home Russian waters, of 100 fighting ships, ranging from torpedo boat destroyers and cruisers of all classes up to the heavily armored battleships. This work must be done within two years, and it is to be assumed that Russia sla does not expect to see the war end until after the lapse of that time. To accomplish this in the given time threat ship building plant of Russia, at Sevastopol, has been greatly augmented and improved. It is now considered the third largest ship yard in the world. Much in the way of making ready has already been done. The enormous plant on the Black sea will be under the charge of Mr. Nixon, and he will take with him to fill the great order 7,000 skilled American artisans. These work men will be transported half way around the world to fill the largest order for warships ever given. How the new Russian navy will get out of the Blacksea, through the Dardanelles, without complications with Turkey and Europe is a matter which at this time does not enter into the problem. AMERICA'S OLDEST BUILDING It Was Erected Shortly After the First Landing of the Spaniards in Florida. St. Augustine, Fla.—The oldest house in America is in this city. This building, by comparison with the winter resort hotels in this town, is not a pretentious structure, but when it was built it was undoubtedly one of the principal structures of the town. It is built of coquina rock, a mixture of sand and shell, which is the same OLDEST HOUSE IN AMERICA. Erected by the Spaniards in the Sixteenth Century. material used in the building of the Ponce de Leon hotel and the Alcazar. It is not known in what year this building was put up, but it was shortly after the landing of the Spanish, which was on the 8th of September, 1565. The building is in a fairly good state of preservation. The interior is beautifully finished in highly polished wood. It was occupied by the Spanish officials during the time Florida was a Spanish colony, and was later the home of the attorney general during the English possession. It is not now inhabited. New Patent Law. At present patents are granted in Great Britain at the inventors' risk, but a new act provides for a search of the patent office for 50 years back to see whether the applicant for a patent has been forestalled in his ideas. This will make British patents worth a good deal more than they have been. TEN THOUSAND CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS WANTED FRANKHUME. Wholesale Grocer. SOLDIERS WANTED At the Great Union Revival Services at Cadet Armory, 708 O street, N. W., Washington, D. C., under the auspices of the National Negro Baptist Preachers' Union of Washington and vicinity. Conducted by the famous pulpit orator and evangelist, Rev. S. P. Drew, D.-D. Agent for the District of Columbia for JPTONES renowned COFFEEES and THAS. OLU STAG Whi key. The sole agent for the Artisan Cigars made in Porto Rico. The best and cheapest cigar made. Rev. Drew is considered one of the leading Baptist Evangelists of the United States. Rev. Drew's wonderful revival work in New York, 1898-1899, two hundred persons converted. North Carolina, 1901, three hundred converted: Massachusetts, 1900, hundred converted. Washington, eight weeks' preaching, 670 persons gave their names to join the church. Notice.—Churches desiring to engage Rev. Drew's services to conduct revival meetings, can write or call at his address, 2014 Eighth Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Enclose stamp. Terms: The church pays expenses, such as board and lodging, and allow one Sunday, for the people to give him a free will offering. No charge will be made for conducting the revival. Rev. Simon R. W. Drew was duly licensed as a minister July 10, 1894, by the St. Paul's Baptist church of New York City, and ordained by a Baptist Council at a call of the Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, of New York State, October 29, 1896. Of this Council, Rev. B. W. Walker, of Mt. Gilad Baptist Church was the moderator, Luther W. Smith, of Hansome Place Baptist Church, was secretary of the Council; Rev. W. T. Dixon, D. D., of Concord Baptist Church, of New York, and Rev. R. D. Wynn, D. D., of Bethany Baptist Church, of Newark, N. J., were witnesses at the Council. StockOne dollar per share instead of Five as heretofore—The North Jacksonville street railway-town-improvement company's road has been in operation since th 16th of August 1903 with cars running ove just half its line-two miles approximately Over 200,000 Miles in the United States at Beginning of 1904—Increase During Year. The total steam railway mileage of the United States at the end of 1903 was 207,604 miles, an increase of 4,595 miles during the year, according to Poor's Manual, recently issued. In the southwestern states, 1,804 miles were built, 663 miles in the northwestern states, 602 miles in the gulf and Mississippi valley states, 562 miles in the Pacific coast states, 486 miles in the central northern states, 348 miles in the middle states, and only 12 miles in New England. THIS company wishes it to be known that there is nothing but the best feeling existing between the company and our white friends for whom we hold the deepest regard It is a clear case that they are and always have been willing to help us if we would help ourselves. The total assets of the railroads are given as $14,862,111,544, and the liabilities $14,286,529,959. The total earnings were $1,508,857,826 in 1903, and $1,720,814,900 in 1902. The operating expenses and taxes in 1903 were $1,316,349,314, and in 1902 were $1,160,788,623. Net earnings in 1903 were $392,508,512 and in 1902 were $560,026,277. The interest paid on bonds in 1903 was $299,126,707, and in 1902 was $222,614,908. In 1901 the stock dividends am united to $64,549,147, and in 1902 to $151,019,537. The surplus of all roads in 1903 was $121,880,088, and in 1902 it was $169,166,434. The number of tons of freight transported in 1903 was 1,306,628,858, and in 1902 was 1,192,136,510. In 1903 the railroads carried 696,949,925 passengers, and in 1902 the number was 655,130,236. IMPOSES NOVEL SENTENCE. New Jersey Judge Orders Professional Woman Beggar- to Pay Fine of Ten Cents Daily for Two Years. Judge Algeron T. Sweeney, in the criminal court at Newark, N. J., the other day, imposed upon Mrs. Beula McCarton, convicted before him of professional begging, a sentence that is said to have no parallel in the annals of Jersey justice. "The sentence of this court," announced Judge Sweeney, "is that you shall pay a fine of ten cents daily for a period of two years, and that you shall appear in this court each day to make the payment the court has directed. The total will be $73." Mrs. McCarton is 35 years old. The police say she is a member of the notorious McCarton family, several of the members of which were arrested in New York recently, charged with being professional "beats." Their record extends over many cities in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. On imposing the novel penalty, payable on the installment plan, Judge Sweeney paroled Mrs. McCarton, with the instructions that if she should not be able to raise the ten cents on any day, she must come and report, leaving to him the option of changing the penalty from the fine to imprisonment. The "Chink" Also Comes In. The new head tax of $500 which the Dominion of Canada now imposes upon Celestials who intend to settle within its borders is said very effectually to have closed the doors through British Columbia, though, of course, remarks the Boston Transcript, every now and then an individual Chinaman slips in through a chink. French Milliners Resurrect Head-Gear That Does Not Obstruct View— Called the Beguin. "The inclosed tickets are sold on the understanding that ladies will remove hat, bonnets, or any kind of headdress." Such is the text of a little printed notice which the box office officials of the Royal Court theater, of London, hand with the tickets to every lady patron of a matinee performance. Ladies are to be aided in respecting the new rule by the placing of the coakrooms at their free disposal. At the same time news comes from Paris, where the ladies' expensive headgear is even more troublesome to both afternoon and evening theatergoers, that there is about to be a revival of the old-fashioned begun and the small theater bonnet. Parisian milliners are now preparing these articles in large quantities. The bonnet is a kind of small toque, and the beguin is very like a Dutch bonnet, lying quite flat on the head, with a little spray of alfrette at the side. The movement is being made in conjunction with the Paris theatrical authorities, and at one place of entertainment, at least, the Gymnase, a notice relative to the wearing of the new headgear is to be posted over the ticket sellers' desks. Ten years ago beguins were worn in London, and an attempt was made last year to revive them, but without success. GREYHOUND WORTH $10,000 Princess Maud, Who Has Run Mile in Less Than Two Minutes, Is Fastest in the World. The Atlantic & Pacific R. R. & Surety Co., A $10.000 dog. Such is Princess Maud, the fleetest dog in the world, owned by Capt. Jay Thomas Vickery, who has a ranch in Oklahoma, where he keeps a string of dogs well able to run a mile inside of two minutes. Princess Maud bears the proud distinction of having run a mile in one minute and forty-nine seconds, which is the world's record. Capt. Vickery is a greyhound fancier and expert. He owns the finest greyhounds in this country. On a large ranch in Oklahoma he trains his runners in contests with the swiftest jack rabbit of the plains. Princess Maud is a modest canin-sticking close to the heels of her master as he walks through the streets. Except for the fact that she is trim and sleek looking she does not give the slightest idea of her value, which is placed by Capt. Vickery at $10,000. She is of a dark fawn color, with thin body and attenuated legs, and when standing assumes the slightly tilted forward position indicative of the runner. Capt. Vickery is now in Washington, and as he walks from place, to place with Princess Maud in his wake the dog attracts a great deal of attention. She has captivated the hearts of all dog lovers, and many of her admirers have expressed a desire that they might see her run. ONLY THREE PROPOSED. Warrenburg. N. Y., Maidens Are Slow in Taking Advantage of the Leap Year. R. R. ROBINSON, PRESIDENT. -SUYDIA CUTTON, ACTING SECRETARY. W. CALVIN CHASE, AGENT FOR Wash., D. C., 1109 I St. N. W. Statistics at the town clerk's office of Warrensburg, N. Y., go to show that the Warrensburg girls up to the present time have not been taking advantage of the leap year with that avidity which was expected of them. Since the year began there have been only three marriages in town following direct proposals made by the brides: In each case the young women popped the question and led their blushing bridegrooms to the altar within 30 days, so the Warrensburg News has been creditably informed by one of the grooms who seemed to be posted and made a clean breast of the whole affair. MUHAN L. MUHAN L. MUHAN L. That there have not been, therefore, more weddings in Warrensburg directly due to leap year may be from the fact that the girls had been waiting for Hallowe'en to help them cinch things. Now that this has passed there are unconfirmed rumors that there will soon be "something doing." SICK AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE UP TO $25.00 PER WEEK WHOLE LIFE INSURANCE ON VERY LIBERAL TERMS HAS FORTUNE IN HIS HAT. Mexican Dies Suddenly and Widow Finds Notes for $125,000 Concealed in the Crown. Mrs. Juana Garcia N. Vivuo de Junco has been put into possession of the property and money left by her husband, Saturnine Junco. The money amounts to $125,000 in bank notes STIEFF PIANOS Junco owned a tienda at the corner of Rebeldes and Callejon del Santísimo, opposite the Nuevo Mexico drug store, in Mexico City. He always and at all times by day and by night wore a black hat which he had worn for years. Everybody believed that he was superstitious about his hat, because he never put it aside. Even when he went to the barber shop he sat in the chair, having his hat in his hands. When he dled it was found that the crown of another hat was carefully sewed in the interior of the hat, and between the two there was $125,000 in bank notes. Over in Spain the man who becomes the father of a large family receives a title. But, asks the Chicago Record-Herald, do Spanish titles help to pay grocery bills? A Wealthy Widow. Mrs. Russell, widow of Henry Grinnell Russell, of Providence, R. I., is the richest woman in New England. She has $20,000,000 and no children. ROMANTIC STORY OF CZAR'S MINISTER OF RAILWAYS. Worked in an American Factory for One Dollar a Day, and Ran Locomotive on the Pennsylvania Railroad. St. Petersburg.—Prince Michael Hilkoff, imperial minister of railways and transportation in Russia, the genius of the Trans-Siberian railway, has had a most romantic and inspiring tareer, beginning his working life as a day laborer in America. When the Russian serfs were emancipated by Alexander II., the grandfather of the present czar, Prince Hillock's father was ruined, at least so far as available financial resources were concerned Just at this juncture the father and son began a bitter quarrel, which ended in voluntary exile on the part of the latter. In his anger, the son, the prince of to-day, renounced all his titles and ancestral estates. He also resigned his office at court—as an officer in the guard of the Russian empress—and northwith sailed for the United States as a common emigrant. He arrived in Philadelphia absolutely penniless. For a week he walked the streets, hungry, cold, homeless, an alien in a strange land. One day he entered a machine shop and blurted out: "I want work at any wage." "What's your name?" asked the foreman. "Mi-kale," replied the young man, pronouncing his name in English, with evident difficulty. "My other name's John," he added, thinking that John was as good a name as any other. And thus Prince Hilkoff became John Mikale, an attendant, of a bolt making machine at one dollar a day. That machine shop was as a paradise to him, after his many days of tramping. He lived on 50 cents, and saved the remainder, until he had enough to pay for a course of instruction in mechanical engineering. After attending the holt-making machine for two years, and having secured a good working knowledge of mechanical engineering, he went in search of a job where there would be better chances of promotion. He found his opportunity at the offices of the Pennsylvania railway, where he was given a situation as a brakeman on a freight train. From that day forward he stuck to railway work, devoting all his spare time to the study of railway engineering. Presently he became brakeman of a regular passenger train, and later was promoted to the position of locomotive engineer. In time he began again to look about for an opening that would afford him PRINCE MICHAEL HILKOFF. Rose from American Laborer to Head of Russian Railways. still greater chance for the exercise of his talents. One day the minister of railways from the South American republic of Venezuela was a passenger on the train of which "John Mikale" was engineer. There was a breakdown, and the engineer was the only man who kept his head, and the only man who knew how to fix up matters without waiting for the repair train to come. The South American visitor engaged the engineer in conversation, learned that the young man wanted a higher position, and thereupon offered him a place as superintendent of a new railway in Venezuela. "John Mikale" accepted, and went to South America at the expense of his new friend. Then came a longing for his old home in Russia. He decided to throw up his job and return to his native land at whatever set-back to his career. Sailing as "John Mikale," and concealing his true name and title, even when he reached Russia, he applied for a situation on one of the principal Russian railways. As "John Mikale," therefore, he began his life over again in his own country as a station agent in an obscure town. "My chance will come," he said, noting that there was frequent trouble in the movement of trains at its station. That psychical moment came for "John Mikale." The trains became hopelessly blocked day after day, and he heads of the line far away were in despair. Mikale wired: "Will you leave it to me?" "We'll try you," came back the answer. And a few hours later "John Mikale" had so arranged switches and schedules that never again were trains congested at that point. His technical skill shown in that emergency brought him to the attention of his superiors, and even to the czar himself. As a result, he was ordered to come to headquarters in St. Petersburg There he was given a position on the technical staff, and thenceforth was promoted rapidly higher and higher, until he occupies a position corresponding to that which he had abandoned in South America—general manager. Not until then did he reveal his identity as Russian prince and a former officer of the imperial guard. So pleased was the star to find that this man was one of his own subjects, and so delighted was his majesty with the remarkable capacity and skill displayed by this particular general manager, that he restored to Prince Hillkoff all the estates and titles he had renounced when he emigrated to America. Cheyenne. Wyo.—Representative W. G. Curtis, of Torrington, reports that plans are being made to exterminate the great den of ratlesnakes on Rawhide creek, near Torrington, by the unusual method of blowing them up with dynamite. The den is in the form of a cave, which is made a winter rendezvous by the reptiles. Each tail the snakes come from all directions to seek the protection of the cave and in the spring again scatter over the country. It is estimated that the number in the cave during the winter is several thousand. They form great tangled balls, curling around each other for warmth. Some idea of their number can be gained from the fact that several hunts have occurred during the past few months without materially diminishing the number, although on a recent hunt 375 were slain during a single afternoon, and the hunters finally desisted from sheer exhaustion. The den is on the ranch of H. J. Hubbard and he is trying to exterminate the reptiles by the use of dynamite. It is proposed to place several large charges in the cave, which will be set off simultaneously, demolishing the cave as a rendezvous in the future. In addition to the Rawhide den there are several other large dens of snakes in this county, notably in the hills near the mouth of Horse creek, and if the efforts to get rid of the snakes at Rawhide are successful, the same method will be adopted at other places. During the migratory period the snakes greatly annoy the ranchmen in the vicinity of the dens, as they are discovered in houses and stables and prove a menace to the families of the ranchmen. FINDS RARE INDIAN RELIC. Pennsylvania Youth, While Plowing on Father's Farm, Turns Up a Fine Flint Ax. Doylestown, Pa.—While plowing, in a field on his father's farm recently, Elwood Barnes, of Doylestown township, picked up a curiously shaped stone which has since been found to be a valuable Indian ax. Barnes had picked it up with the intention of throwing it at a crow's nest, when he remarked its peculiar formation and cleaned it off. He realized that the nook was unusual and kept it. This is the time of year when you will appreciate the many benefits and privileges of our Peerless Credit System, because it allows you to buy whatever may be needed in Parlor, Bed Room and Dining Room Furniture, also Carpets, Draperies, Crockery, Bedwear, Stoves, Ranges, etc., without disturbing your Christmas money. Our stocks in all departments are now at their very best, and whatever you buy here can be depended upon—ABSOLUTELY—for durability. Our Carpet stock contains the newest weaves and richest colorings in all the standard grades, and although prices are substantially reduced, we still continue to do the making, laying and lining entirely free of cost, which is a saving of from 20 to 25 cents on the cost of every yard, as compared with cash store prices. Help yourself to whatever you need The stone is cut from a piece of beautifully marked flint, five and one-quarter inches long, two inches broad, and one inch thick, with a circular hole through the thickest part. It weighed four ounces. The trunk part is concave and convex and is marked with seven notches. The blade has 15 notches. The stone is a fine example of Indian workmanship. A local authority says there is but one other stone of the same character known at this time, and that is deposited in the Smithsonian institution, at Washington. A cast is in the collection of the Buck County Historical society. While the stone resembles a hatchet it is said to be a memorial stone which was worn suspended from the neck. By some authorities it is said that the notches oenote the number in the tribe or family. SCORES GREAT RAILROADS. President Schurman of Cornell Declares That E.g. Combinations Breed Monology. Fitchburg, Mass. - Speaking on "Some Upsettled Problems of Public Policy at the annual banquet of the Fitchburg Merchants association the other night President Jacob G. Schurman, of Cornell university, declared that the great railroad combinations are the breeders of monopoly and that President Roosevelt voiced the demand of an outraged public when he favored public regulation to secure first rates to all shippers. I have no faith in socialism which seeks to remove the inequalities, injustices and hardships resulting from our present economic system of individual capital and free labor by abolishing the private ownership of property." said Dr. Schurman. "This doctrine would take away the strongest motives to individual initiative, labor and self-sacrifice. Everybody agrees that it is the unchecked and arbitrary power of monopolies that has caused an unrest—the formation of so many gigantic combinations or trusts that have increased the cost of the necessaries of life. The great railroad combinations are the breed of monopoly among the industrial trusts and President Roosevelt voiced the demand of an outraged public when he favored public regulation to prevent discrimination and secure just and steady rates to all shippers." Future of the Indians. Future of the Indians. James Mooney, attached to the Smithsonian bureau of ethnology, sees a hopeless future for the Indians, among whom he has spent the greater portion of his life. He believes that it is practically impossible to civilize the Indian; that, having no ambition for improvement, progress they will continue in their present state dying out in numbers pit. They become simply roving bands. Not Patentable. That French savant, who announces at gold taken internally is good for at alls you is not exploiting the altogether novel. The St. Paul obe remarks that certain remarkable res have been effected by the mere external application of wads of dirty, or robic bills. A Harvard football player has inherited a fortune of $3,000,000. He can now afford to quit playing football and enjoy himself. TO ERECT MEMORIAL MOVEMENT TO HONOR MEMORY OF VIRGINIA DARE. Was First White Child Born in America—Saw Light of Day on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, in 1587. Norfolk, Va.—Announcement of the fact that the grave of Virginia Dare, the first English child born on American soil, is practically unmarked and uncared for, has aroused interest in a movement here to have erected a suitable memorial to her. It is probable that H. L. Maynard, representative in congress from this district, will be asked to petition congress for an appropriation to cover the cost of a suitable monument, to take the place of the wooden slab which, now marks the last resting place of Virginia Dare on Roanoke island. North Carolina. Roanoke island is an isolated spot Comparatively few persons inhabit the island, which is occasionally visited by hunters, especially during the winter season, when duck and other game are plentiful in the waters surrounding the spot. It was upon this island that colonists from Plymouth, under command of Gov. John White, the grandfather of Virginia Dare, settled in 1587. Owing to the recent connection by cable communication between Norfolk and the island has become more frequent, and the heretofore isolated spot has been brought into some prominence. Traffic to and from the island will probably increase, owing the new transportation facilities, and it is probable that the burial place of Virginia Dare will soon become a Mecca for tourists. LET US SUPPLY THE FURNITURE AND CARPETS. The only mark designating the grave of Virginia Dare is a weather-beaten board, placed there be one of the islanders, who happened to be conversant with the facts in the history of Virginia Dare. The grave is located on the southern end of the island, at a point near where stood the pioneer cabin in which Virginia Dare was born. Only a few persons outside of the residents of the island know of the existence of the grave. An early history of North Carolina records that fact that on August 18, 1587. Eleanor Dare, daughter of Gov John White and wife of Ananias Dare (or Dayre), one of the governor's assistants, gave birth to a girl, the first English child born on American soil, at Roanoke island, North Carolina. The child was named Virginia, and on the Sunday following her birth she was christened. There is no reference as to who performed the baptismal rite, nor is there in the list of colonists any game having a prefix or suffix such as would denote that there was a minister among them. The Following Discounts Form an Attractive Feature of Our Popular Credit System: 10 Per Cent Discount for Cash With Order or if Paid in Full Within Thirty Days. 71/2 Per Cent Discount if Paid in Full Within Sixty Days. 5 Per Cent Discount if Paid in Full Within Ninety Days. With her birth and christening the history of Virginia Dare begins and ends. History records that soon after her birth her grandfather sailed for England for supplies and that upon his return no trace of the colonists whom he had left behind could be found. Wheeling, W. Va.—Twenty-five tons of New Orleans molasses was dumped into the railroad water station tank at Fair Point, Ohio, in mistake for water the other morning by a gang of Italian laborers. On account of drought the B & O railroad has been running water trains to keep the water station supplied. The water is hauled in oil tank cars, and a tank containing molasses got mixed up in the train. The Italians unloaded this molasses into the big tank at Fair Point. The price of every article in our house is marked in plain figures, and these marked prices are as low as goods of equal quality can be bought for in any cash store. So, even though you may not avail yourself of the discounts named above, you are still enabled to buy at spot cash prices, and have practically your own time in which to pay the bill. For many years we have made a specialty of furnishing homes for newly married couples. Everything necessary to complete housekeeping can be had here, and we are very careful to arrange the payments to suit their convenience. There is absolutely no formality attached to our method of giving credit. No matter how much or how little is required, it can be bought here most advantageously and on the easiest weekly or monthly payments ever offered by any house in Washington. The engineer at the pumping station did not discover the presence of the molasses for hours, and in the meantime several locomotives stopped and took on "water." None of them got very far until the heat of their boilers began to make taffy out of the molasses, and the engines were rendered useless. When the fires were let down the sweet and sticky mixture began to congeal. Traffic between Wheeling and the Holloway terminal was handcapped until the mix-up was straightened out FINDS TRACE OF OLD RACE Startling Discoveries by American Scientist Stirs Russian Government. St. Petersburg.-Prof. Poempelly, of the Carnegie Institute, in Pittsburg, has just made important archaeological discoveries in the trans-Casplan district. The discoveries are of such startling nature that the Russian government has taken a hand in the excavations. Prof. Poempelly began work with the approval of the imperial Russian archaeological commission, and prosecuted it for several months with little result. Finally he undertook extensive excavations in Kopet Daga, near Aslabad, all at his own expense. In the conviction that he would make discoveries of great value. To show the accuracy of his surveys, he has just unearthed a large store of ancient arms and munitions of war belonging to an almost forgotten age. In addition Prof. Poempelly has uncovered a vast system of irrigation that was in use by the race that peopled the district long ago. New York.-William Gohter, of Shadyside, N. J., has been deaf for over 20 years. He engaged in a friendly boxing bout a few days ago and got a thump on the ear. Almost instantly he found he could hear a little and his deafness continued to disappear. > 7 tay eer l same © % “ 7. le 4 LE = ? We = my 4 ne es i" 7 ee ; wl y See = yy, Ae) 64) oul] | ee art : A a od \ ¢ Sa END SG ae Ws ‘f 5 a3 e 2 — : Bee Pete | : i WA . ? art te LY Contee, M. James, A. R. Jackso 3 NEM TN |. G. Merritt: Mr. and Mrs. | be Sr XY aw Douglass; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas ' Ne PY Ch er; Mrs. EM. Thomas and dau; be ! Sy Mrs. Mason, Misses Hunt, Mrs. | pias i ne he Fannie and Lucy Moten w= ni aA Mrs. Pendleton, Mrs. Geo. H. Le ri \ Miss Emma McGinnis Among | 4 \ 1 of the guests present, were Dr. ‘ wi S 4 | Williams, Prof. J. T. Layton. CHASE—GOLDSBERRY. SOCIAL CHATS. _ Prof. L. M. Hershaw is a lover of good music. Madame Scharder had a unique re- ception last week for the ladies. Madame Townsand has a sweet con- tralw voice. * Mr. Joseph H, Holmes is a drama- tist, . . “Peculiar People” is the latest book *“by Mrs. A. V. Chase. . Mrs. J. W. Lyons is a very pleasing lady, - Judge Raymond, df Altoona, Pa” was in the city last week. Miss Mamie Middleton, who spent her holidays in Baltimore, Md., has return- i to the city. . The Native Washingtonians’ reception ~ at Odd Fellows’ hall last week’ was well attended, Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Douglass gave a dinner last week to several of their friends, ‘Mrs. Martha Tucker, who has been quite sick is fast improving, greatly ‘9 the gratification of her numerous friends. Mr. W.. Calvin Chase, Jr, who has heen at home sick with a severe cold, is able to be out again. . Miss Gertrude Ryan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ryan, who has spent some time in New York City, has re- tamed home after an enjoyable trip. +{ Hon.-H.-P. Cheatham, Dr. J. E. Shep- pard and Mr. Lee Pearson, of North Carolina, arrived in the city an Wednes- day en route to New York. Misses Mamie Beckett, Marie James, Eliza C. Johnson, Marie Jackson and Laura E. Joiner received New Year's callers at the residence of Miss Joiner, 716 S street, N. W. « The Monacan Club, which is making suth extensive arrangements to entertain the strangers when they come maugural week, assert that it is not opposed to afiy one making arrangements for the entertainment of the strangers. This club has the necessary number of sub seribers’ for its ball. _ “Peculiar Peogls” the new book by Mrs. Atabella V. Chase, will be ready for distribution January 15th. It is a book that should be in the library of wrtry American. Send one dollar either by money order or registered letter, to Mrs. A. V. Chase, t212 Florida avente, N.W. Write name and address plainly. H you want to know who Jou are read “Peculiar People.” ‘The reeeption of Madam Scharder, of ooj2 E street, last Sunday from 1 to 10 o'clock P. M., was largely attend. ed,” Madam Scharder was assisted by Mrs. Wm. P. Mitchell, Mrs. Margare! Townsand, Mrs. A. St A. Smith, anc Mrs. Sarah West. The gowns worn by the receiving party were beautiful a: well as attractive. Mrs. Townsand a: well as Mr. Joseph H. Holmes renderec several vocal selections. It was a gath ering Jong to be remembered. Mts. Susie Anderson, of the Wes End, was greatly in evidence during th - hotidays, and entertained quite a numbe! of her friends. Mr. Anderson and hi wife are both of a jovial nature an are famous for their hospitality. Mon day evening, Dec. 26th, they celebrate: their Christmas with an atternoon tea later the guests, were most delightfull; entertained with several musical sclec tions, while refreshments were ‘agai served. The .compaay remained unti 2 late hour with farewell expression that they never enjoyed a better Christ mas. . Miss Lucinda Seaton Chase was prin apa] of the Slater Schoo? and 2 mos suceessfil teacher. On the Thursda + before the wedding her co-workers gav # beautiful Iancheon in her honor. On the evening of her wedding, Mis: es Lesris and Wilson took charge © the bride's book where were recorde names of the numerous guests. In the bridal procession were the fo Jowing relatives and intimate friends ¢ the family: Misses Fannie, Eva, an Ida Chase, sisters of the bride; Mr L. V. Contee, aunt; Mrs. A. A. Chas and son, W. Calvin Chase, Jr., Me: 4ames Cook, Mitchell and Evens wit their husbands, cousins; Misses Olit Contee, M. James, A. R. Jackson, E F. G. Merritt; Mr. and Mrs. C R. Douglass; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walk. er; Mrs. EM. Thomas and daughter: Mrs, Mason, Misses Hunt, Mrs. Fields Misses Fannie and Lucy Moten, anc Mrs. Pendleton, Mrs. Geo. H. Lee ane Miss Emma McGinnis. Among other: of the guests present, were Dr. J. G Wilfiams, Prof. J. T. Layton. CHASE—GOLDSBERRY. _BRILLIANT ARRAY GF PRESENTS. Se eee eee ee berry fast week, the following is 2 par- tial list of presents and congratulations presented. The presents werethe pret- tiest ever witnessed: Making of the wedding trousseau, Mrs. M. E Merritt Cole, Philadelphia, Pa.; silver soup tureen and ladle, Miss M. G. Taylor and Mr. W L. Hardin; syrup set, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W Cook; glass and gilt tea set, Dr and Mrs. Williams; toilet set, Master Wm. Calvin and Miss Beatrice L. Chase; fancy cheese dish. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. M. Cook; green Venetian toilet bottle, Miss Emma ‘Clark; half-dozen Japanese cups and saucers, Mrs. Fields and son; fancy tois let set, Mr. John Merritt, Sr; lace searf, Mrs. Sophia Merritt; glass can- delabra, teachers of Slater School; cut glass eracker jar, silver mounted, Miss S. E. Jean; Axminster rug, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lee and sister; handkerchiefs, Miss Marie James; large Japanese Vase. Misses K. W. and A. Alexander; bronze lamp, Mr. and Mrs, Chas. R. Douglass; two cut glass lemonade bowls, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Jordan; silk quilt, pupils of Ferguson and Williams Academy, Abbeville, S .C.; cambric underwear, Mrs. EV. Chase Williams, Abbeville. S. C.; handkerchiefs, Misses Florence and Alice’ Williams; Oriental vase, Miss R. E Bell; carving set, silver mbunted, Mr. and Mrs. Emery .Williams; crazy quilt, Mrs. E. V. Chase Williams, hand- work of school; fancy table cloth, Mr. and Ms. John W. Merritt; Haviland dinner set, Miss EF. G. Merritt; - Oriental yase, Miss F, S. Barney; fancy idoilies, Miss Emma George; wedding handkerchief (solid lace), Miss EF. G. Merritt; white trolley shawl, Miss Virgie Williams; white and blue trolley shawl, Miss Ada Williams, picture, Miss Maggie W Lewis; picture, Miss Eya A, Chase; couch cover, Miss Elh Perry and mother; Marsailles spread, Mr. and Mrs. Wm Mays; Marsailles spread, Mrs. L. V. Contee and daugh- ters} bed-room slippers, Miss Virgie and Ada Williams; silver bread tray, Mr. Pela Penick; lace shams, Misses Hattie Drew and Laura Robinson; china easel, Mr. Voigt; salad dish, Doctors Napper and Williims and Miss Ma- thiel Williams; spacts) snams, Miss Ida Chase; futs, Miss F. C. Chase; calendar, Mr. Voigt; €ambric underwear, Mis: F.C Chase; wedding bell, Mrs. M. W. Ctait; half-dozen dinner plates, Mr, and Mrs, Russell Boyd; Oriental vase, Mr Daniel Clark and daughter; Venetian table cloth, Mrs. M. E. Jordan and Miss Marja; handkerchiefs, Miss Berth: Syphax; word picture, Misses Wheeler: towels, Mrs. L. M. Thomas; handker chief, Miss Charlotte Brown; towels Master Robert Brooks; silver butte! knife, Miss E. F, Wilson; napkins, Mrs Israel Derrick; napkins, Mr. and Mrs W. A. Stewart; towels, Mrs. Elizabett Savoy; towels, Mrs. Warner Hurley towels, Mrs. EM. Thomas and daugh ter; towels, Miss Tillie Herbert,. Tren tom N. J.; towels, Mrs. Frelinghaupen half-dozen silver spoons, Mr. L. B Clark and principals of the entire schoo division; silver fern dish, Mrs. John T Gaskins; silver butter knife and suga spoon, Mrs. M. L. Butler, Lynchburg silver sugar spoon, Miss K. C. Lewis silver bread tray, Mr. and Mrs. Ja Ross, Buffalo, N. Y.; silver card receiv rer, Miss S. F. Dyson; silver crumb se | Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Terrell; picture | Miss Sannie Freeman; Japanese car receiver, Mr.-and Mrs. ‘Wm. ‘Evans {glass bouquet holder, Miss Anna Hur | ley; bon bon dish, Miss Georgie Brooks | salt box, Mr. J. H. Brooks; lace scar | Mrs, Eugene Brooks; towels, Mr. an Mrs. O. A. Williams; glass fruit dist Mrs, L. Cragwell; cut glass dish, M Jand Mrs. Francis Hall; book, Mr. . 1] G. Harris; chocolate pot, Mrs. M. I | Jones and ‘daughter; Florentine pictur frame, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. T. Layton book (housekeeping), Mr. and Mr -|Hershaw; ice cream set, Mrs. Down: E} silk. stock, Mr. R. W. Thompkins; tor ifels, Mr. and Mrs. ‘W. Brackett an daughter;" mahogany reception chai -| Misses M. A. Madre and A. E. Thom [| son; silver mounted comb and brus 1] Rev. Geo. W. Lee and wifes silv .| chocolate pot, Misses Anna Jackson ar :| Rachel, Guy; plague and easel, Re -Jand Mrs. D. A. Wiseman; handke a ‘chief and stock, Misses Minnie and Ca - 2 Betane handberehiof Wiee A. 4 -thompkins; syrup set and oatmeal dish; salad dish, Misses Kate and Mary Mar- tin; toilet set, Mrs. Henry King, Sr; bridal souvenir, Master Eddie Lawson; comport, Dr. and L. R. Francis; silver berry spoon, Judge E. M. Hewlett; sil- ver knives, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Russell, Sr.; half-dozen silver table spoons, Mr, and Mrs.»Geo. Jackson; fancy choco- late pot, Mrs. M. E. Brooks and daugh- ter; art vase, Mrs. Nannie Milson and daughter; silver strainer, “Mrs.\"Jas. R Bell; silver cake plate, Lawyer and Mrs. T. L. Jones; silver pie server, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. F. Bundy; silver card re- ceiver, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Walker; salters, Miss Sadie Hall; half-dozen silver spoons, Mrs. Hunt; Silver sugar spoon, Mrs. Geo. Arnold and Misses Figher; lace pillow shams, Miss Mf. R. Bowen; picture, Mr. S. C. Moore; pic-' ‘titre, Mr. S.C. Martin; picture, Miss Lettie Garrett; thermometer, Mr. S.C. Moore; silver, spoon, Mrs, Lucia G. Cos- tin; silver salad fork, Miss Edith Cos- tin; silver berry spoon, Miss Mildred E. Gibbs; fancy vase, Miss Minnie Lu- cas; silver fruit dish, Mr. L. M. King; gilt chair, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Mitch- ell; silver card receiver, Mrs. L. V. Johnson; jewelry box, Miss Sadie AL | Grays towels, Mrs. M. V. Gray; half- dozen cups, saucers and plates, un known; fancy sugar dish, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Dabney; fancy vase, Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Hamilton; silver berry spoon, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. W. West; thermometes, Mr. Jas. Coleman; clock, Rev. and Mrs. ‘Butler; silver paper cutter, Miss A. V. Williams; silver sugar spoon, Miss Ur- suline Brooks; silver berry spoon, Mrs. Moses Smith and family; fancy vase, Miss Jeanette E. Anderson; fancy choc- olate pot, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Grim- shaw; fancy chocolate pot, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Grimshaw; fancy cracker jar, Mrs. Evelyn Fletcher; carwing set, Dr. Chas. H. Marshall; fancy plate, Dr. and Mrs, Curtis; silver salad fork, Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Taylor; silk comfort, Mr. George Chase; fancy sofa pillow, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Green; silver berry spoon, Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Taylor; fancy cracker jar, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Pendleton; china fruit dish, Miss A. R. Jackson; fancy cream pitcher, Mrs. Clara Fraction; fancy cake plate, Hon. and Mrs. J. P. Green; fancy cake plate, | Miss Lulia C. Grant; handkerchief, Mrs. i Florence "Watters; after-dinner coffee spoons, Rev. and Mrs, S. Drew; silver berry spoon, Hon. and Mrs, J. C. Dancy; art vase, Mr. and Mrs. A. F Hilyer; china crumb set, Miss Julia A. Peters; fancy fruit dish, Mr. and Mrs. CH. Peters; silver fruit dish, Mr. and Mrs. 'T. L. Jones; picture, Mr. W. C. Mar- | tins art plaque, Miss Kate E. Moten; towels Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Morris; | fancy candlestick, Miss Lucy J. Moten: water set, Mr. and Mrs, J. F. N. Wil- Ikinson; centre piece, Miss Erminie {ea centre piece, Mrs. Alex. Savoy and Miss Georgie; art vase, Mrs. Bos- ,tan and daughter; silver knives and j forks, Mrs. Williams'and daughter, Den- ver, Col.; china closet, Mr. and Mrs. | W. Calvin Chase; silver stamp holder, [ Mrs. Julia Marston; half-dozen forks, i Mrs, Leroy Hayes, Denver, Col.; half- dozen initial forks, Mrs. S. F. Crump; \ Berry bowl, Miss Alice V. Lewis;. silver «waiter, Misses Hattie and Marian M. igné Mrs. Josephine Chase; silver berry + =po0n, Mr, and Mrs. H. W. Lewis, table «cloth, Miss Carrie Thomas; silver crumb "set, Judge Robert and Mrs. Mary § Church Terrell. | Letters of congratulations were re- ecived from Hon. J. B. Devaux and ‘ wife, of Savannah, Ga, Mr. and Mrs. T. Thomas Fortune, of ‘New York, and . others, . 1 There are several dozens more pres: ents, space will not permit mentioning JEPHTHA'S DAUGHTER. Those who failed to see this beautiful drama last week at True Reformers’ hall should do so next Monday night, January oth, at the same place. This drama is given for the benefit of Ma- dame L. R. Clark's Dressmaking and Training School. ‘The participants in this drama are some of the best known felocutionists in the city. Jephtha’s Daughter is one of the most interesting dramas that has ever been put upon the stage. And as the talent is com- posed of local dramatists you should avail yourselves of the opportunity to see it. All lovers of dramatic art should not'failto purchase their tickets ‘at once Monday night, January oth, at True Re- formers’ hall, 12th and U streets, N. W, en SN | Ja the First Ferwen ‘The Japanese langusge contsing AG fewer then 18 synonyms for the personal pronoun “I,” one for cach class of peo- ple; and etiquette makes it unlawful for = person belonging to one rank fn society to mate ure of the pronoun per- taining to another. SCOTT REMEDY CO. AGENTS WANTED, both sexes, to sell our Scott's Magic Hair Straightener and Grower, afid Scott’s Face Bleach and Beautifier. Beats anything of their kind, .Sells for. so. cents each, -Every woman and man will buy when shown = package. Over 100 per cent. profit for agents. You can easily make clear 95.00 a day. We also furnish and beautify your homes without any cost to you. Write today for particulars. 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Ivy says be has deen @ somnambolist all ais lif and as a boy performed some woader fal_feata during bla_slesp.— He. car seseunt fer bis.action In no other mas er. ————_— fs ‘Wes Found Dead A sew variety of the rock-the-boat aad dida't-know-It-was-loaded fool has gaat doen found (éea4) in Minnesota ‘Ho was walking over & Sfeld where 8 Pettery of artillery had been shooting and found @ shell, which he fried tz take apart with 2 monkey wreack- HURT BY LACK OF SLEEP. Unique Suit for $10,000 and Attemp! te Break Lease of Fashionable ‘House Bring Out Queer Story. The suit of a young married pall against the proprietor to break the least of a »andsome house In Paris has de veloped a novel bit of evidence, in whick a fashionable dressmaker posed prac- ically as a medical expert. MM. ‘bnd Mme. Durand entered the house after thelr honeymoon, only te ‘find sleep impossible after four o’clocs | fn the morning, when a score of hungr) horses in an adjojining building cause ‘a fearful row while awaiting breaktast Ten thoneand dollars damages are ale Gomanded. To prove the eMeet of foes of sleep o1 her nervous system Mie. Durand’ dressmaker submitted the followinj measurements Before taking the nouse: ‘Waist, 59 centimeters. after 55; hips before 105, after 91; bust, before 9% after 89. The court refused to decid whether noise or matrimony was re sponsible for the ehange in the meas ments and the young couple lost the! a. 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"The preliminary returns to the chief of the bureau of statistics, on the crop yields for the year 1904, give to Texas 22,6 bushels of corn per acre. With the acreage planted fast spring, this gives a crop of 136,700,000 bushels of corn. Few people appreciate or understand that Texas is a great grain state. "Texas is only 25,000 acres behind Missouri. The corn crop of Texas this year is only 6,000,000 bushels less than Kansas, and only 22,000,000 bushels less than Missouri. In the total value of her corn crop Texas ranks third in all the states of the union. "This report also shows in the farmers' hands 7,500,000 bushels of last year's corn crop. "Hay shows an average yield per acre of 1.77 tons, which would make about 729,000 tons of hay. "Rice averages 35.5 bushels per acre, and with 234,200 acres, gives 8,214,100 bushels for the year 1994. "In Irish potatoes there was an increase in acreage of 18 per cent. The average yield per acre is 77 bushels, which gives 2,324,000 bushels, an increase of 553,800 bushels over last year. The tobacco crop is given at 500 pounds per acre, which compares very favorably with the best states in the union. "No wonder that the Texas farmers are happy and prosperous. With a grain crop nearly equal to any of the great grain state, and with more live stock than any state, our cotton crop is a great surprise. Our grain crops this year amount to $100,000,000. Texas this year produced nearly one-nineteenth of the total corn crop, and set what a small part of the corn area of the land that will grow corn is in cultivation. The time is not far distant when Texas will lead in corn as she does in cotton. "Last January Texas had a little more than one-twentieth of all the hogs in the United States. With the increase in corn production more hogs will come. There is a demand for all that can be grown in Texas. We should have one-tenth of all the hogs. We have the corn and market for them." LION IS A TENDER NURSE. Huge Animal of Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago Tenency Cates for Billy Companion Chicago. Prince isn't a man; if he was he, would measure for the world a denomination of a hero. Prince is a lion, the largest in the Lincoln parade, but it isn't his strength or teracity that has won the worship of every man about the animal cage. It is his tenderness that has warmed the heart of every keeper. There are three lions in the cage. Prince is the male lion. The Princess and Nellie are the two female lions. It had always been supposed that the awelection of Prince was divided. He loved The Princess and he loved Nellie. But that was before misfortune betell the latter. When Nellie was captured, a cub, in her native law, she was as sleek as a housed animal and as fat as a butter bail. She was free of limb and teared neither man nor beast. She was the lioness at her best. She came across the ocean and found herself imprisoned behind the bars of the Lincoln park zoo. She freeted and was bad and then became accustomed to her surroundings and gave her keepers no more trouble. She fought with the Princess and with Prince when she felt so inclined and was happy. And then misfortune came. Something dimmed her eye. First it was the left, but it gradually crept to the right and it was difficult for her to see out of either. But the trouble became more serious, and then came the day when Nellie could no longer see. Prince was aware of it. There is nothing to indicate that Prince struggled with himself. One day Cy De Vry saw Prince leading Nellie, now blind, about the cage. The teeth of the male touched the ear of the female. It was a tender touch and Nellie felt no pain. Another day the head keeper saw the male lion pushing the water trough to the very feet-of his blind companion. Again was there an uproar when the meat was tossed to the animals. Prince fought The Princess until he held two portions of, the meat between his teeth. He gave one to Nellie, the blind liceess. Falling Off in Marriages Chicago—The matrimonial bee buzzed with less vigor in Cook county, Ill., during the year ended December 1, than for several years previous. In his annual report, Clerk Morris Salmonson, of the marriage license bureau, shows that there has been a decrease of 755 in the number of marriage licensees issued. From December 1, 1902, until December 1, 1903, the number of licenses reached 22,052, while during the last year the number fell to 21,257. One High Old Time'Gone. The senate has paid $300 for a new clock to replace the one that for somany years has hung far up over the vice president's desk and will hang it lower down for the benefit of elderly eyes. This does not mean, however, that there never will be another high old time in the senate. A REMARKABLE FROG LIVED FOR FIVE YEARS WITHOUT ITS BRAIN. Cerebral Hemispheres Removed Five Years Ago by Cornell College Professors—Finally Dies Ithaca, N. Y.—Cornell's decerebrated frog is at last dead. The animal lived for more than five years after the removal of its cerebral hemispheres and the professors at Cornell say that it died from the effects of ripe old age rather than from the effects of the operation performed upon it. In man the cerebrum constitutes the chief bulk of the brain and is thought to be the seat of thought and will. Dr. Wilder, head of the physiological department at Cornell, contented that in animal he cerebrum was so sparingly the seat of consciousness and volition. To prove his theory in 1899 he chosen green frog amy by a delicate operation removed both its cerebral hemispheres. The operation was successful and the wound healed readily. The decerebrated frog was put into a large open ear, where it remained for five years, until its death a few days ago. During all this period the animal never once showed signs of any initiative, its only movements being very slight and attributed to muscular ennui, like that of persons asleep. The eyes, optic nerves and optic lobes of the brain were uninjured, and the animal would evidently see, but without understanding. The most attractive frog food put before it was absolutely unnoticed, and it has been fed every day for five years by an attendant, who would open its mouth and with forceps push a bit of fresh meat or fish far enough back into its throat and arouse, the reflex mechanism of swallowing. If touched, it would move or leap; if placed in water it would swim until some support was reached; if turned upon its back it would promptly and vigorously right itself--but it would never move of its own accord. The decretized frog has served to impress upon many successive classes in physiology the functions of the cerebrum, of which it was derived, as well as the functions of the other parts of the brain which it retained. The animal was exhibited at the meeting of the American Physiological association in Washington, and has long attracted attention among physiologists. SHIPPING SEASON CLOSES. About 22,000,000 Tons of Ore Sent from Lake Superior Region During Past Season. Negaunee. Mich.—The last cargo has gone out from the docks at Escanaba, no ore is moving from the Lake Superior region and the season has come to a close with a record of nearly 22,000,000 tons, of which about 500,000 tons were forwarded by rail. The outgo is only about 2,250,000 tons under last year's record. From the head of the lakes 12,386,143 tons were shipped, as against 14,455,585 tons in 1903, the falling off of 1,069,452 tons being considerably less than anticipated early in the season. From Marquette a total of 1,907,300 tons were forwarded this year, compared with 2,007,346 tons in 1903. The movement from Marquette does not represent the total shipments from the Marquette range, considerable of which ore is forwarded from Escanaba. From the Gogebie range, with Ashland as the shipping port, the season's outgo was 2,288,400 tons, of which the Northwestern road handled 1,556,510 and the Wisconsin in Central 711,810 tons. The falling off this season compared with last year, when 2,827,119 tons were shipped, is over 600,000 tons. The amount sent forward from the Gogebie this year is less than any year since 1897. The aggregate shipments from the head of the lakes, Ashland and Marquette, are 17,581,833 tons. These shipments, with the ore sent out by rail, give a total of about $22,000,000 tons for the entire Lake Superior region. FINDS WATCH IN HAY BALE California Farm- Hand Pitchforks His Timepiece Which He Lost Last July Penn Grove, Cal.-Joseph A. Stone, a hay-press man, considers himself the luckiest man in this section. While baling with his press in July on the Risk ranch on the Cotati grant he lost a valuable watch which he was carrying in the fob pocket of his overalls. He made a thorough search for the missing timepiece, but, being unable to find it, came to the conclusion that it had fallen down one of the many large cracks which covered the adobe held. A few days ago while one of the Kisk brothers' hired men was, feeding the horses he ran one of the times of his fork through the ring of the watch, which was in the center of a bale of hay. While feeding the press the watch had fallen from Stone's pocket into the middle of the bale of hay. The watch was in just as good condition as when lost, and when wound up kept perfect time. The Inventive Yankee Down in Connecticut there is a man who is using the motor of his automobile this winter to operate a churn and run a fodder cutter. There's no use trying to keep down Yankee ingenuity. An Awful Fate. According to official reports St. Joseph, Mo., is the healthiest city in the country. According to other cities in Missouri it is a terrible fate to die of old age in St. Joseph. Extraordinary Precautions to Preserve Try Auxesan Heir from Assassins and Kicnapers. St. Petersburg.—The infant Czar vitch Alexis is as carefully guarded from kidnappers and assassins as the czar himself. Whenever his English nurse takes the infant into the gardens of the palace of Tsarksoe Selo she is followed by a gigantic Cossack, named Zimlin, whose office it is to protect the child from kidnapping by revolutionaries. Once a day the czarina accompanies the nurse, or walks behind conversing with Zimlin, whose fierce features are said not to relax even under the imperial smile. Zimin is intensely suspicious, and a few days ago stopped M. Zinovoff, a high official of the ministry for internal affairs, and asked him what he meant by coming so near the nurse. The baby is usually completely hidden from view by a mass of white furts. Until a few days ago lone out of ten palace officials had never seen his face. A French cook, M. Robert, however, humbly petitioned the czarina for permission to see the heir, and next morning all the servants were allowed to file through the nursery where Alexis lay, and inspect their future ruler. Tsarksoe Selp, like Peterhof, has been turned upside down for the benefit of the heir. The notoriously defective heating arrangements of the new palace are being remedied. A new nursery has been set apart for the children, and an old reception room turned into a playroom. In which are lockers containing hundreds of toys. CHASED BY WHITE WHALE. New York.—Spouting and thrashing the water with his big tall, the munter white whale, which has been sporting off the north shore from Lynn to Rockport for two weeks, gave two, Beaverley fishermen a chase. Friday Capt. John Hashell, who commands the steam yacht Aurora, owned by Dudley L. Pichman, a Beverly summer colony, was out fishing when the whale came up near him. The whale spouted and acted ugly, so that Capt. Hashell, experienced as he is, began to glance shoreward and figure on the distance to the beach. The whale began to hit up his speed, and Capt. Hashell began to bend to the oar. Hoping to stop the fish, Capt. Hashell threw one of his extra oars overboard, and then bent down again. He did not watch to see whether the fish swallowed the timber or not, but pulled hard for the shallow water and was soon out of danger Former Alderman Fred W. Trowt, of Beverly Farm, also had an experience with the monster which he does not care to repeat. He was out fishing on Pride's crossing when the whale suddenly encreased headed directly for the tenderhost. The former alderman concluded that discretion was the better part of valor and began to hit up a fast stroke toward the beach. He also coached the fish running into shallow water, the whale being unable to follow him in. The whale is a good-sized one, and Gloucester fisherman are telling of organizing a whaling party and hope to capture the white prize. BATTLESHIP ARE PECT. Naval Statistics Show That Modern War Cruiser Need Not Fear Torpedo Boats. Washington.—President Roosevelt, who closely follows the progress of the Russo-Japanese war, recently inquired of the navy department if there were any authenticated records of battleships having been destroyed by torpedoes launched from torpedo craft. The administration is strong for congress to authorize three battleships at the approaching session. Opposition was made last year to the authorization of more battleships on the ground that they were too vulnerable to torpedo attack. In the report of Rear Admiral G. A. Converse, chief of the bureau of navigation is the answer to the inquiry of the president. It looks bad for the torpedo craft slide of the argument. It says: "Although a hundred and more torpedo boats and destroyers have been actually engaged for five months against battleships which have been exposed to attack times without number, we have yet to learn authoritatively of a torpedo from a torpedo vessel causing the total loss of a single battleship. Those which have been sunk owed their destruction to submarine mines. "To wage successful warfare with a naval force requires now, as it has required in all ages, a type of vessel which shall combine in the most effective manner the qualities of offense mobility, defense endurance self-maintenance. Such vessels are battle-ships, and they constitute the main strength and reliance of a navy." Coloaco's Teach Crop. Owing to the exceptional rains the past season the Colerraco peach crop is larger than ever. The Ashenfelter ranch, Muntrose, stone has shipped over 30,000 boxes this season. 2,500 boxes having been packed on the ranch in one day. Record Broken. Chicago's post office clerks broke all records by hardciling 1,407,100 first-class letters the other day. This is the largest number of letters ever received, stamped and delivered in one day since the postal service was established in that city. Hammond, Ind.—One kiss, just one, caused the downfall of D. Breshin, of this city, and now he is a bankrupt. But that one kiss caused the women of Hammond to put a practical boycott on Bresklin's store. The tragedy, for it is that to Brésklin, however humorous it may appear to the young men of Hammond, had its beginning a few months ago. He was in his store when a pretty girl entered and wanted to buy some silk ribbon. Brésklin showed her the best he had, and even made a lower price on it than usual, for she was really a pretty girl. Then an audacious idea was born in the brain of the shopkeeper, and would not be downed. It was that he liss this fair customer. Never before had such a thought crossed his mind, but it was most insistent now that it had come, and he promptly carried it out. The pretty customer, unlike many pretty girls, objected most strongly. So much so, indeed, that she fled from the store and told all Hammond of what had happened. Then began a boycott that put Breskin out of business. The women refused to trade with him and the men laughed at him. Between the two his trade was ruined, and he was forced into bankruptcy. Meanwhile Mr. Breskin ponders over the power of love at first sight. FAIRY TOWER IS FINISHED. Marvelous Japanese Pagoda-of King Leopold of Belgium a Glory of Blue and Gold. Burssels.—The wonderful Japanese tower which King Leopold has built in the royal park at Laeken is completed. The tower cost $500,000, and is intended as a retreat to which Leopold may retire when he is weary of the formalities of palace life. It is approached through a pavilion, richly carved. The doors were the chief ornament of the Japanese building at the Paris exposition, and cost $50,900. The pavilion is decorated on a scale of unequal magnificence: A staircase 80 feet wide, covered with a thick red carpet and bordered by dwarf Japanese plants, is lighted by blue and gold stained glass windows, on which are painted a series of pictures representing battle scenes in Japan. Above the windows are contrasting pictures of the delights of peace. Fine electric globes formed like insects and butterflies repose among water lilies and illuminate the interior at night. From the staircase the visitor enters the reception room and thence the tower itself. This rises to a height of 125 feet above the pedestal which forms the foundation, and at night is ligated by no fewer than 2000 electric lights, apart from the brilliant arc lamps. The effect isazzling. FINE FUNERAL FOR CANINE Owners Have Pet Animal Embalmed and Buried by a Leading Undertaker. South Bethlehem, Pa.—"Tom," a pet tortier, of Maj. A. B. DeSaulnes, superintendent for the New Jersey Zinc and iron company at this place, died from natural causes the other cay, and he has been given burial comparing favorably with that of some people who confess and call themselves Christians. The animal has been the especial pet of Mrs. DeSaulnes, and as she maintains a belief that dogs and horses not only possess intelligence and reason, but souls as well, the body of the animal was treated with unusual care. The leading undertal er of the town was employed to embalm doggie's corpse and the casket containing the remain, was lined with silk. Burial was made in grave dug in a pleasant spot on the De Saulnes lawn, and a dozen fire carna tions were placed on the mound by Mira. DeSaulnes. Both Mr. and Mrs. DeSaulles are great lovers of animals, and say the dead terrfer was the best friend they ever had. KING'S GUARDS ARE LESS. More Precautions Taken to Protect Life of President Than That of British Monarch. London.—The cabled reports of the extraordinary precautions to protect. President Roosevelt on his trip to St. Louis exposition created much comment in England. Here King Edward goes about London, except on occasions of state, absolutely unattended. Formerly a bicyclic-policeman preceded the royal brougham, but even that guard has been removed. The king and queen drive to the opera at night without an escort, although Scotland Yard, cespithe the king's opposition, persists in following the royal carriage with cabs containing detectives. There are fewer sentinels on duty at Buckingham palace than there are policemen about the white house. Queen Victoria maintained a large number of sentinels, but King Edward dismissed most of them. Originally there are two sentinels at the chief gates of Buckingham palace, and the guard is not doubled at night. New Form of Amusement. Russian soldiers can always keep themselves amused by guessing which of the forts the Japanese will blow up next. A New Book "The Scourging of a Race," and wenty-one of my addresses delivered in special occasions, which will be ready for distribution September 1, 1904. This work has been prepared at a cost of nearly $1,000, and at the request of some of the most eminent men of our race, from every section of the country. The price is $1,00; postage or express, 30 cents. The number of copies is limited. In order that you may subscribe in advance, and send me the money either on September 1st, upon the delivery of the book, or with your order. 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Brandocks, Wilson, Old Taylor, Paul Jones, Overall Congress Hall formerly 15 cents, will be sold for 2 for 25cts. over counter J. H. MONSOMERY, Proprietor LONDON HAS ONE THAT IS SEVERAL CENTURIES OLD. Founded in 1570 It Is Still Turning Out Work for Cathedrals and Churches of the British London.—This city has a bell foundry in Whitechapel road, founded in 1570; where the big bells are still made. A peal of eight bells for the Rochester cathedral was turned out a few days ago. Two are entirely new, the treble and second bell. Four, which were cast originally in 1635, 1633, 1635, and the fourth having no date, have been made over. Two of the old bells, cast in 1712 and 1834, have been retained. The industry calls for superior workmanship. To be a successful bell founder one requires not only to be a good musician and mechanician, but he must also be a practical metallurgist and possess some of the qualifications of an architect. To be able to cast and tune a bell in consonance with others of the peal, one must have a precise musical ear, and as bell metal is a mixture of copper and tin (the latter being somewhat less than a fourth of the whole weight). it would be ruinous if the bellfounder were not an expert. But the onerous duties of the bell-founder do not end there. He has to make the bell wheels and fittings, and in order to appreciate the strength of the belfry in which the bells are to be bung, he must have a good knowledge of architecture. And still further to insure success he must be a bell-ringer. All these attributes are to be found at the foundry whence the great bell of Westminster, the Isrænest ever cast in London; the great bell of Montreal cathedral, the largest ever shipped; "Great Peter" of York Minister; "Great Tom" of Lincoln cathedral; the clock bells of St Paul's (the hour bell ringing since 1709); "Bow Bells" of Cheapeads, and a host of others, had their origin. The industry is a most interesting one in all its branches. To begin with the casting of large bells, the shape of the bell is a vital factor. It is its soul. Although the shape has not changed perceptibly for hundreds of years, yet to the eye of the expert the advance of science can be seen. The first difficulty is to get the shape true. That done, the tone will be true. To bring this about an iron mold is made and lined with foam, giving the exact shape of the outside of the bell THE BELL MAKER I. RING THE METAL INTO A MOLD It Is a More Delicate Operation Than Is Easier, Apparent. required. It is mathematically correct, and inside this mold or frame is built a core of brass work, with a lining of loam on the top. The core and lining is so manipulated that space is left for the exact thickness of the bell. The next step is to place the mold in a loam pit. The loam, which is in the vicinity of the furnace in which the metal is mixed and melted, must be absolutely dry. Wet or damp, an explosion will occur. The mold is then buried with the exception of the criffle to which the metal is drawn from the furnace. When the mold is full, a pool of molten metal is left on the top of the pit, so as to oblate the mischance of making an unbound head to the bell. A bell in cooling contracts and the greater thickness of the base draws the metal away from the upper part; hence the necessity for the pool of metal. When the metal is cooled, the mold is taken from the pit and the extreme parts cut off from the head. If necessary, it is then turned. In the case of the Rochester peal, the hells here need to act in unison with the old ceremon bell, which has been cooled for 50 years. If the new bell begins to too sharp, it is placed on the firing machine, head downward. This machine works in a circle and cuts metal from the inside of the bell. This process continued until the correct note was obtained. A bell can be sharpened only by cutting it down, but this is rarely resorted to. Next comes the fitting of the aperture or clapper. This is a delicate operation. The staple is first forged, then the clapper and its stem are welded together, and the lot fitted in with mahlet. A precision. In the forge the steel frames are also made. The bell is then fitted with a wheel and head stock. The wheels are made in two halves of English owl, and as in other parts of the foundry, everything is English, a circumstance all the more remarkable when surely an Englishman to be found in the surrounding district. Church of Solid Coral. A church of solid coral is a curiosity of the Isle of Mahe. This island, rising 1000 feet is the highest of the Seychelles group in the Indian ocean, and its buildings are all from square blocks been from massive coral and glistening the white marble. Autopsy on Patient's Body Diseases Results Which Puzzle New York.—Dr. Phillip O'Hanlon, the coroner's physician, while performing an autopsy on the body of a woman who died suddenly at the Prebysterian hospital the other day, found that the woman's blood was of a dark-brown, chocolate color instead of the ordinary color of human blood. The hospital surgical staff, when the discovery was made, expressed much surprise over the matter, as did Dr. Solley, the pathologist, who was also present. The person in whose body the brown blood was found was Mrs. Katherine O'Leary, who became suddenly ill while visiting a friend, Mrs. Mary Sheehan, and died an hour later at the hospital. Mrs. O'Leary was hurriedly taken to the Presbyterian hospital, where the physicians were unable to diagnose her case, but finding her heart falling, they did everything in their power to save her. Dr. Solley, who is an authority on blood diseases, was present when the woman died. Dr. O'Hanlon, who has performed several thousand autopsies in the hospitals of New York, was directed by Coroner Jackson to make the autopsy in this case. It was then the discovery was made of a color he had never seen before in a human being. Dr. Solley made microscopic examinations of the blood and found red corpuscles in the brown blood, but he was unable to learn more about the cause in the absence of a chemical analysis. In speaking of the case, Dr. O'Hanlon said: "I found a peculiar condition of the blood fluid throughout, and a dark chocolate color. All of the blood vessels were stained with this chocolate brown. The brain was anacmic and very pale. Upon cuttling the lungs fluid emerging from them was of a dark brown color." REIGN OF TERROR NEEDED Bernard Shaw Creates Big Sensation by Savage Attack Upon Wealthy. Idle of London. London.—George Bernard Shaw the socialist, playwright, novelist, economist and borough councilor, has delivered a speech in the heart of fashionable London, and has savagely attacked the wealthy idler class. In his arrangement, which has created a decided sensation, he said: "The only remedy for social evils is the crude, simple one of equality. Some people argue that it is impossible for men to be equal, because they are neither mentally nor physically equal. Such people should not be argued with; they ought to be burned. That is the way to treat people who think that mental and physical equality is the same thing as legal, political and economical equality. "We are too squeamish about killing. There is an immense number of people living in Mayfair who ought to be guillotined. There ought to be aboard like the income tax commissioners before which the rich ought to be compelled to appear and prove that they have earned their incomes. If it can be proved that anybody takes money he doesn't earn he ought to be guillotined. "The burglar frequently obtains his loot by as proper means as the people from whom he steals obtain their wealth. Moreover, the burglar is brave and clever. He possesses qualities which have made England famous. The thing to do is to establish a minimum income and compete everybody to work for it. That minimum income should be sufficient to make a man a decent member of society. Once that was established it would be right to regard as a criminal any man who proved he could not be a decent member of society. If anybody wanted an income above the fixed minimum there would be no harm in his having it, provided he worked therefor. A minimum income is the thing and I believe it will play great part in the economic movement of the future." CONSENT MAKES MARRIAGE Preacher Inspired by a Breach of Promise Suit Delivers Sen-sational Sermon. Quakertown, Pa.—A sermon which may have been inspired by the breach of promise suit of Miss Blanche Keck against Rev. Edgar J. Hellman, of the Wyndmoor Lutheran church, was preached by Rev. F. K. Fretz in St. John's Lutheran church. In part Pastor Fretz said: "The tendency of the day is to treat engagement vows as frilous and a joke. Let it be understood that, once a man and woman have pledged hand and heart, the abandonment of that pledge makes the transgressor, in the sight of God, a per- "Consent, and not ceremony, makes marriage. The promise of marriage is as binding as the 'I will,' and not once in 10,000 times is a man justified in breaking that promise. No one has a right to plead he had made a mistake. The specter of a broken heart lying in the church yard haunts many an otherwise happy home." Founder of Red Cross. Henri Duntant, now 76 years old and living near the lake of Constance, was the originator of the Red Cross movement. It is 45 years since he began his work and 40 since the international convention at Geneva. Duntant was first influenced by what he had read of Florence Nightingale's work in the Crimean war. Not Literary Enough A Chicago man who could quote Plato and Schopenhauer committed suicide. He probably felt that this town was no place for him. EVIDENCE THAT WASHINGTON RECEIVED SUCH A PRESENT. "From the Oldest General to the Greatest General in the World"—History of This Valuable Relic. Washington.—The story that Frederick the Great sent George Washington a sword with the characteristic and epigrammatic message, "From the oldest general to the greatest general in the world," has been familiar from our earliest childhood. It is a plain narrative, as given by members of the Washington family, who alone have any knowledge, real or traditional, of the fact, says a writer in the Evening Star. The appraisers' list of the personal effects of Washington, made at Mount Vernon, May, 1800, contains this item: words and blades, $12,000.1 Among these, which were chiefly presents, was the one sent by the king of Prussia. The personal effects of Washington were divided among the heirs, but a large proportion were left at Mount Vernon for Mrs. Washington, who was still living. Upon her death Justice Bushrod Washington took possession of the mansion, for he was his uncle's chief heir and the one to whom he intrusted his papers. Bushrod Washington lived 30 years at Mount Vernon, and bequeathed the estate and personal property, save an occasional gift, to his nephew, Col. John Augustine Washington, who also lived there 30 years. There was an immense accumulation of papers and rel'cs ```markdown ``` PRESENTED BY FREDERICK ("From the Oldest to the Greatest General of the World.") PRESENTED BY FREDERICK. ("From the Oldest to the Greatest General of the World.") among other souvenirs of Interest was the sword of Frederick. Maj. Lewis Washington, of Belle Alr. Jefferson county, Vt. visited his cousin at Mount Vernon in 1858. At this time he was the owner on two of the swords willed by Gen. Washington to his nephews—one direct from his grandfather, William Augustine Washington; the other, that one which Justice Bushrod Washington received and had willed to his father, George Corbin Washington. Maj. Washington admired the elegant dress sword sent by the king and offered in exchange for it, being perfectly satisfied as to its authenticity, the Bushrod Washington sword. During his life this beautiful rapler was seen by many neighbors and friends at his home. Some years after his death his widow, Mrs. Ella Bassett Washington, sold it, with other valuable Washington relies, to the state of New York. These are now deposited in the library at Albany. In the catalogue will be seen: "No. 4, dress sword of Washington," which, through the courtesy of officials, I am permitted to reproduce. The sword acquired by Col. Washington in this exchange was sold a few years since by his son, Lawrence Washington, of Alexandria, to John H. Havermeyer, of New York, who presented it to Mount Vernon, being thus happily returned to its original abode. When Col. John A. Washington disposed of the home of our first president to the Ladies' Mount Vernon Association of the Union, he gave possession early in the year 1860. He carefully packed his valuable papers in barrels, of which there were 12. He left them in the care of his friend, Mr. Upton Herbert, first superintendent of Mount Vernon, thinking, in the disturbed state of the country, they would be safer than at any other place. Col. Washington's sad death occurred in 1861, and these papers remained at Mount Vernon until Mr. Herbert left his office. In 1866 he removed them to Alexandria and stored them in an old bank building; this building in 1868 was burned and nearly all the papers and documents were destroyed. Of documentary proof I have not found any, though the search is not yet complete. The archives of Germany may yield all we need. One interesting item of circumstantial evidence came to me a few months ago. A German artist, vigorous and full of reminiscence, at the rite age of 88, resented a reflection on Washington as a general and vaunted Frederick the Great. When told that old story was a myth, he replied with fine contempt: "Oh, yes, you say so in America, but I heard it at my mother's knee, and at her mother's. If false, who gave it to the mothers of Germany?" Amazon Rubber The rubber exported from the Amazon river in the season of 1903-4 amounted to 67,314,125 pounds. Charles H. Long, Son of Late Coa. King, an Ambitious Man—Has Mastered Steel Industry and Is a Practical Banker. Philadelphla.—With a fortune in band and a million in sight, Charles Hulbert Long, son of the late coal king, Albert B. Long, is working as a laborer at the Baldwin locomotive works in Philadelphla. Out of the shop Mr. Long dresses looks, and is the cultured gentleman-of fortune. In the touncy, where he does the heaviest manual labor, he works side by side with giants who must work or starve, and what they do he does. Man for their equal. None of Mr. Long's fellows in the foundry know of his wealth, of his social position, or of his future possibilities. His wealth is a bore to him; his social status is taken as a matter of course. Mr. Long is only 23 years of age, but has mastered every detail of the steel industry even beyond the point that his work has taken him, and is also a practical banker. He served a full apprenticeship in the great steel mills at Lewistown, Pa., where he was born, and when his term of service in the mill was over he entered the Citizens' national bank as a clerk and made banking his special study, learning its details even to the mechanism of the safes. In every branch of the work he proved himself peculiarly apl. It was in the face of the strongest opposition from the officers of the bank that Mr. Long resigned and resumed his pastime of hard physical labor at the Baldwin locomotive works. Covered from head to heels with soot and grease. Mr. Long quits his work with the 14,000 other employees of the Bandwins, and, calling into step with the great black army of the ironworkers that pours out of the acres of shops, walks to his apartments, where, showing consideration for others in the house, he "shoes" his overalls and blouse and "takes the worst off" in the laundry. Then in bathrobe and slippers he makes his way to his hansome suite of rooms, where he creates for dinner. Asked to explain why he does such hard, dirty work, Mr. Long revealed himself in two ilues: "I like it; I may need it; it is decent; it pays." His ambition in life is to be master mechanic of a great steel plant, and such he will be if he has to build the plant with his own money. He is paid $2.40 a day for the work he does now. This is less than he received at Lewistown, but he claims that the difference in pay is balanced by the fact that he is now learning more. He insists that he is not entitled to any more. SARDINE SEASON ENDED. Maine Factories Have Put Up About 900,000 Cases of Little Fishes During Past Six months. Eastport, Me.-The sardine canning business on the eastern Maine coast closed December 1, when the hundred big plants were locked up for six months. In this city there are 18 sardine factories, and Eastport is known as the home of the American sardine, since it was here that the first fish were put up on this side of the Atlantic, more than 30 years ago. It has been a profitable season for all the employees here. Of the 5,000 inhabitants of this city fully 3,000 are engaged directly or indirectly in the canning of the sardines during the six months' season. The pay rolls in Eastport have been as high as $25,000 a week during the busy season, and with herring plentiful for some weeks there was a good deal of night work, many of the employees managing to secure from 75 to 100 hours' work a week at excellent wages. The pack of sardinics on the eastern Maine coast during the season promises to be larger than for several seasons past, and it is stated by experienced packers of the goods that it might reach 900,000 cases, but the official figures will not be known for some weeks, since they are now in the hands of the state officials. FEWER BABIES IN GERMANY Noticeable Decrease in Birth Rate, Especially in Cities, Shown in Official Statistics. Berlin.—Official statistics covering 26 years show a steady and noticeable decrease of the birth rate in the large cities of Germany, in spite of the fact that the marriage rate is higher than in cities of less than 100,000 inhabitants and in the country. Berlin, which passed the 2,000,000 mark in December, presents the heaviest decrease in the birth rate. From 1896 to 1900 it averaged 28.9, against 44.9 from 1875 to 1889. The highest birth rate is in the great industrial centers of the Rhenish province. In Essen the average is 47.7, in Dortmund 47.3, in Dusseldorf 47.7 and in Cologne 40.2. The marriage rate is highest in Berlin—21.9—and in the other great cities it is 18.21 a thousand. The statistical bureau points out that this portends a considerable decrease in the national birth rate, as the decline in the great cities, with an increasing proportion of people and a high marriage rate, is most important in the general effect. An Unprofessional Act. In a recent hill-climbing contest with automobiles, W. K. Vanderblit was declared loser because he turned his machine aside to keep from running over an old man. The judges probably regarded Mr. Vanderblit's act as unprofessional and demoralizing. A CURE FOR DESERTERS. Gen. Chaffee Recommends Disfranchisement for Men Who Unlawfully Quit the Army. Washington.—Complete disfranchisement for all army deserters, unless a lawful discharge is earned by subsequent service, is the recommendation of Lieut. Gen. Chaffee in his annual report. It is the general's opinion that if the states would pass such a law desertions in the army would become less frequent. On this subject Gen. Chaffee says? "If all the states and territories should by law withhold from deserters exercise of the right to vote at national, state and municipal elections, unless [Picture of a man with a mustache and a high collar. He is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and a black tie.] GEN. ADNA R. CHAFFEE. He Would Distranchise Every Deserter from the Army. the act of desertion be atoned for by lawful discharge subsequently earned by service, it seems probable that the most healthful remedy practicable would be applied to the evil and that the result would be surprisingly great. The majority of deserters would return to the colors at their own expense and serve out their unexpired enlistment contracts in order to receive a lawful discharge, which would reestablish their civil status." Gen. Chaffee says that inquiry of meb in guard houses on his tour of inspection elicited no special reason for desertion, the general reply being that army life was not what had been anticipated. He believes the adoption of his suggestion would relieve military prisons of two-thirds of their occupants. "While I fail to find anything in the administrative action of company officers," says Gen. Chaffee, "to account for the large number of desertions. I believe it to be a fact that much inexperience, as now. In command of companies affects this subject somewhat. Character, habits, aptitude, differ widely among men upon entering the army, and it is the skill of the experienced officer, with his intelligent sympathy, his counsel and acmition, rather than mechanical enforcement of the articles of war, that best harmonize these varying elements and secure contentment of young soldiers in companies and the service. "The government provides liberally in the matter of clothing and food, and constructs splendid barracks fitted with all modern appliances for health and comfort. At no post is the fatigue duty excessive—generally speaking it is light—and, all in all, the soldier is getting everything that under the laws could in reason be asked. "For many years the numerous desertions from the army have deeply interested the department, and seemingly every possible effort has been made to discover an administrative cause. No serious fault exists not inherent in man himself; therefore it is not susceptible of military control and correction. "Trial, conviction and punishment by dishonorable discharge and confinement for one, two or three years of the few deserters who are apprehended or surrender themselves have, in my opinion, but slight influence as a restraining force on the service generally." HOME FOR OYAL COUPLE. Babelsberg Castle to De Wedding Gift to German Crown Prince from His Father. Berlin.—The crown prince will after his marriage take up his summer residence at Babelsberg castle, the former summer residence of Kaiser Wilhelm I. which has not been inhabited since his death, and was used only for the court. BABELSBERG CASTLE. (It Is to Be the Home of the Future Sovereign of Germany.) balls given in honor of the king and queen of Italy when visiting the German court. The kaiser, a few days ago, when walking with the crown prince and his dancee through Babelsberg park informed the crown prince that the castle, after being put in order, will be habitable in 1906. Several enlargements have been found necessary. A new wing with a dining hall for 150 persons and new stalls for about 50 horses are projected. Company Refused Payment A thrifty housekeeper in Birmingham, England, forgot about a joint of meat she had placed in the oven, and it was burnt to a cinder. She claimed compensation of an insurance company, stating that the loss was caused by fire. 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One was a copy of the Mohawk prayer book, printed in this city by William Bradford in 1715. It brought $1,300. The other was a copy of the second edition of Elliot's Indian Bible, and it sold for $110. Young Girl in Penitentiary. Huntington, W. Va.—Pearl Smith, aged ten, who has served a number of years in the state reform school, was the other afternoon sentenced by Judge Matthews to serve five years in the penitentiary for stealing a 25-cent pair of suspenders from the residence of Nimrod, Elliott. Five years is the minimum sentence in such a case. Twins Divorced from Twins. Springfield, O.—Alvin and Alva Buskles, two brothers, were granted divorces from twin sisters in a local court here the other day. The Season. A man in New Jersey says he has not slept a wink for ten years. Mosquitoes? SILVER FACE BLEACH BREASTED PATENT OFFICE U.S. BEFORE C. AFTER SILVER FACE BLEACH ...AND HAIR TONIC... both in a box for $10, or three boxes for $50. Governmented to do what they say and to help the world." One pos is all that is required if used as directed. A FRACT-1-KE conversion box used if used as described. A FRACT-1-KE conversion box used if used as described. Rigter, and a matine period perfect white. In a jeweled Rigter, and a matine period perfect white. In a jeweled sink it is no two lighters will be adorable. It does not turn the sink into a two lighters will be adorable. It does not turn beautiful with continual use. Will remove waltzes, beakles, beakles, beakles, beakles, beakles, beakles, beakles, beakles, very soft and smooth. Smaller pans, flat, silvered and silvered. Was get the color you wish. Stop using the precaution. AND THE HAIR TONIC that post is every one seller box is enough to make anyone's grow long and straight, and keeps it from fading. It grows in the same way as the Post Office. Any person sending us one dollar in a letter to Post Office money order, express money order or registered letter, we will send it to us. If we want it, we want it C.O.D. It will come by express, except cash. In any case where it fits to do what we claim, we will return the money order to us. If we want it, Packed as that so one will know the contents except moved! SILVER FACE BLEACH C0, 1022 S. 19th St, Philadelphia Pa. OFFICE OF E. VOIGT, Manufacturing Jeweler, 725 Seventh Street, N. W., between G and H. Washington, D. C. Now that we are on the thresh old of another Christmas, is it not about time to make up your mind what to buy for your loved ones? Some people wait until the last minute to buy their Christmas things. A bad plan. Not but that we can satisfy you, or rather that you can satisfy yourself here at any time. But tis better to come before the rush. The selection is easier, and then the prices are no greater now. Jewelry of tasteful design is here in abundance. My Christmas line this year embraces Diamond Rings, Diamond Brooches, Scarf Pins, Cuff Buttons, Ladies' Watch Chains, Necklaces, Pendants, Link Bracelets, Gild and Silver Watches, Fobs, Studs, Fountain Pens, Desk Sets, Collar Buttons, Desk Clocks, Shaving Sets, Mirrors, Military Brushes, Hair Brushes, Clothes Brushes, Hat Brushes Mirrors, Comb, Brush and Mirror Sets, Ink Bottles, Powder Puffs and Cases, Jewel Cases, etc. Is always appropriate at the Christmas season. There is something about its glitter and beauty and brightness which makes it appeal to those of refined tastes. There is a vast difference in Cut Glass qualities and patterns. I am showing only the kind you will be wise in buying. The right value is in each piece for the money you pay for it. J. The largest assortment in the city of High Grade Rosaries in Solid Gold, Solid Silver, Pearl, Amethyst, Crystal, Garnet, Emerald. Jade, Opal. Sapphire. Turquoise, Jasper, etc. The Handsomest in the City. Religious Medals in Gold and Silver: Immaculate Conception, St. Benedict, Infant of Prague, St. Joseph, St. Anthony, St.Aloysius, etc. Solid Gold Sacred Heart Medals in great variety. SILVER. Tea Sets, Coffee, Sets, Water Sets, Chafing Dishes, Pudding Dishes, Soup Tureens, Butter Dishes, Tea Spoons, Table Spoons, Sugar Shells, Fish Sets, Carving Sets, Oyster Forks, Orange Spoons, Sardine Forks, Tomato Servers, Berry Sets, Gravy Ladles, Souvenir Spoons, Chocolate Spoons, Cut Bowls, etc., etc. "DEN" DECORATIONS. Imported Metlach and Munieh Steins, Brownies, Clocks, etc. Novelties in Umbrellas, Gold, Silver, and French Grey. Rich Designs. CLOCKS. Brass Clocks, Porcelain Clocks, Enamelled Clocks, Gilt Clocks, Alarm Clocks. Each style will make an appropriate Christmas present. Don't be misled by the "fake" discounts offered you by the Installation Jewelry Houses. The prices of these places are fully 50 per cent higher than the legitimate jeweler They advertise a discount of 25 per cent and yet with the fake discount offered you their prices are 25 per cent higher than you would buy the same goods in a legitimate store. Goods laid by for the Holidays. Come now and avoid the rush. Gloves Make The Best Gifts OTHING pleases the ladies as much as to receive a fine pair of Louvre gloves for Xmas. Here you select from the biggest and finest stock of gloves in the city. Every pair is fully guaranteed. Gloves and other articles neatly boxed free. Louvre Glove Co., 931 F St. LADIES GLOVES 69c. This is the regular $1 value. A very dressy and smart glove—well made and fit perfectly. Just a leader with us at this price. Ladies' and Men's Extra Fine Gloves, in all sizes and styles, including light shades for evening wear—a very stunning $1.00 glove; our special leader Ladies' Very Fine Evening and Walking Gloves, with the short and long fingers, very mannish effect—the most popular $1.50 glove we have ever sold at GIFT NECKWEAR Another useful gift thing. We call especial attention to our line of Ladies' Neckpieces at 25c. and 49c. All the newest effects in dainty laces and embroideries. Imported novelties from $1 up. HIDDEN ISLES OF THE SEA. Many a noble ship, richly laden with the proudest spoils of human industry and enterprise, and freighted with that which is dearer still—human life—has passed away with the morning sunlight glittering on its snowy canvas, passed away, never to arrive at its destination; passed away forever from the ken and knowledge of men as completely as if it had never been in existence. What has become of those vanished argosies? Whither have they gone? When the seas give up their dead, and the old ocean lays bare its secrets, the PETER H. BURGESS human skeletons, the virgin gold, the priceless gems, the costly jewels, and the wrecks of those vanished ships will be found strewn amid the tremendous passes and deep defiles of those submerged mountain ranges which are the backbones of lost continents, upon those topmost peaks, projecting near the surface of the seas, these lost convoys have been dashed to destruction! The mariner's compass and the navigator's chart have not been able to protect commerce from the wreck and ruin of these submerged ridges, but the good COLUMBIA CLUB THE OLD WIN SKY WINNEBROAD Vine & Dewormery MARSHMILLE, IOWA ship "Columbia," richly laden with its precious cargo of "Columbia Club," the purest and best whiskey in the world, launched and navigated by William J. Donovan from the famous Baseball House, located at 1528 Seventh street, N. W., with the Stars and Stripes glittering from its gaff and defiance to all competitors thundering from its steel-clad turrets, has weathered every gale and returned safely from every voyage, because Mr. Donovan knows the highways of successful business enterprise are strewn with the derelicts of pretension and misrepresentation, and that quality alone, and quality strictly and strenuously adhered to, is the only chart and surest recommendation of those who wish to indulge in the delicious, stimulating, health-giving virtue of a truly honest American whiskey—the "Columbia Club." HAT PINS & BRILTS. Still another useful suggestion for the ladies. We've a very fine line of Hat Pins, in all the latest novelties—imported ones, the kind that are not shown elsewhere—50c. and 75c. Ladies' belts, in silk and leather effects—new designs, direct copies from imported ones—the very swelest thing seen hereabouts—regular $1.00 values—our special offering..... 59c GIFT HOSIERY. A serviceable gift—a useful one. As a special Xmas offering we are selling our regular 75c. qualities in Ladies Black and Embroidered Effect Hose, our special leader, three pairs neatly boxed, for..... $1.50 We invite your inspection of our Ladies' Waist Department—the very newest creations—direct imported novelti-s. A beautiful waist at..... $5.50 Glove Co. F St. The Louis Rothschild,Co. Whiskies 407 7th Street Northwest. Distributors Jas. E Pepper Whiskey. Phone Main 1852. M.FISHMAN, FIRST CLASS TAILORING. Cleaning, Dyeing and Repairing neatly done. All work guaranteed. Reasonable prices. Velvet collars on overcoats, 75c and up. Pants pressed 15c. Ladies skirts braided round bottom. Work call d for and delivered. S24 12th Street N. W. R. G. Swaine and Son, WHOLESALE GROCERS Agents for Paragon Process and Vic- tor XXXX Family Flour.. Telephone, 1699 Main; 932 Louisiana Avenue Northwest. Le Droit Park Market 4th and Fln.-17 5 6th St. and R. I. Avenue, N. W. Fancy Groceries Wholesale and Retail. M. MAZO, Proprietor. THE CO-OPERATIVE HELP DEPARTMENT Is headquarters for all kinds of help of any capacity in and out of the city,—chambermaids, laundresses, cooks. headwaiters, bellmen, hallmen, coachmen, and work by the day or hour, also janitors. Under management of the Dressmakers' Training School. The object of this school is to train young women to be self supporting and independent by teaching them dressmaking, millinery, embroidery, corset-making. We will teach, free of charge, plain sewing instructions will be given to encourage young women to-seek the more technical points in sewing. Lessons day and evening. For further particulars call and see the principal, Mrs. L. R. Clark, 1200 U stree, N. W., phone North 1258 F. Dressmaking; parlor, 1930 14th street. N. W. All kinds of mending. Baltimore & Ohio Improved Service to Chicago TRAIN NO. 7. NEW YORK & CHICAGO EXPRESS Lv New York 12.00 noon "Philad. Iphia 2.14 p.m. "Baltimore (Mt. Royal) 4.14 " "Baltimore (Camden) 4.30 " "Washing on 5.30 " Ar. Chicago (next day) 5.30 " Excellent connections with all lines for Michigan points and all evening trains leaving Chicago for the West and Northwest. Soli I vestibuled trains. NO CHANGE OF CARS. PETER GROGAN. Credit For all Washington. PARLOR AND DINING ROOM FURNITURE, CARPETS AND RUGS FOR THE NEW YEAR AT A DISCOUNT AND ON CREDIT Now is the time to brighten up your parler room for the New Year festivities and we are prepared to furnish what ever you require on payments to suit your convenience, weekly or monthly. All carpels made laid and lined entirely free of cost. In addition to lowered prices we will grant the following discounts: 10 per cent discount for cash with order, or if paid in full within 30 days. 7½ per cent discount on bills paid in full within 60 days from date of purchase. 5 per cent discount on bills paid in full within 90 days from date of pur chase. PETER GROGAN, 817-819-821-823 • Seventh • Street. Between H and I Sts. --- Julius Cohen, CLOTHIER and|Gents OUTFITTER. $1.—Full Dress Suits For Hire—$1. 1200 and 1104 Seventh St.. Northwest Washington,D. C. J.D.O'Connor, Union Bar and Union Goods only. Yellow Key Stone Pure Rye Whiskey. Cor. 7th and P Sts. N. W. THE HUDSON S VARIETY STORE Phone Main 517. 416 7th Street N. W. ALL FOR 69 Cts. 6 Dinner Plates 60 cts. 6 Breakfast Plates 50 cts. 6 Tea Pates 40 cts. 6 Fruit Saucers 30 cts. 1 Vegetable Dish 25 cts. 6 Cups & Saucers 60 cts. 1 Basket 10 cts. $2.70. ALL FOR 69 Cts can easily be found. Smell your drink before imbibing it. Better still smell the drained glass. The least disagreeable or foul odor betrays poison in the whiskey. Perfect distribution means the careful separation of the first and the end run from the still. The poisonous impure essential grain-oils (phlem faints, fusels) from the miedling product, good, potable spirit. Very likely the majority of cheap whiskies, either from economy or ignorance, carry a larger or smaller proportion of impurities. Such defective whiskies are never admitted into the stock, and hence cannot be obtained at the store of Chris. Xander, 909 7th street Northwest. John Rudden, Furniture, Carpets, etc. 801, 803, 805 Seventh St. N. W. Skeados & New York Ca 908-7th S SPECIAL TH Skeados& Skeados New York Candy Kitchen 8 lbs. Candy..... $1.00. 6 lbs. Candy..... $1.00. 5 lbs. Candy ..... $1.00. 3 lbs. Candy..... $0.25. The best place in the city for Christmas Candy ery description and quality. The best place in the city for Christmas Candies. Candies of every description and quality. J. A. LANKFORD. Architect A Expert builder, examiner and estimator from rough sketches, pencil drawings, or and mailed to any section of the country we have designed, overhauled, repaired and Dollars ($590,000.00) worth of work the class of work being of every description. We make a specialty of church and we also specialize the building up of vaults. Any one anticipating having plans got paired, we would be glad to have you given in any of the above named lines. X Architect And Builder Architect And Builder Expert builder, examiner and estimater. Plans gotten out at short notice, from rough sketches, pencil drawings, or from written or verbal descriptions, and mailed to any section of the country. In the past thirty-two (33) months we have designed, overhauled, repaired and built over Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($590,000.00) worth of work in Washington, D. C., and vicinity the class of work being of every description and character. We make a specialty of church and hall designs, and arranging loans; we also specialize the building up of vacant lots in the District of Columbia. Any one anticipating having plans gotten out, buildings overbauled or re- paired, we would be glad to have you call or write us. No charges for advice given in any of the above named lines. Main office, 609 F Street, Northwest. Residence, 1210 V Street Northwest, Washington D. C. Telephone Number, Main 2824. Residence, 1210 V Telephone N Established 1293. Telephones: Market Call 2197. Greenhouse Call 215-8. Received Highest Awards at Washington Flower show for Roses. F.H. KRAMER, WHOLESALE ROSE GROWER Greenhouses: Anarostia, D. C. 422-423 Center Market WHO IS YOUR PILL ROLLER? W.H.Davis AND BRO Will do it for you in a thoroughly accurate and pharmaceutical manner. Will roll them night or day. Just ring side bell if store is closed. We have rolled lots of them since Phone, N. 2405. Cor. Eleventh and You Streets, N.W A New Saloon JERRY O'CONNOR Has opened a first class Buffet at 115 4½ St. N. W., With a large stock of the best brand of Wines and Liquors. Fine Garments (Slightly Worn) Made by Our Leading Tailors. JUSTH'S OLD STAND. Established 1865. 619 D St. N. W Wm Moreland (HOLTMAN'S OLD STAND) —DEALER IN— BOOTS AND SHOES $3.50 Shoes a specialty. 491 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. SIGN OF THE BIG BOOT. Skeados, Lndy Kitchen St. N. W. HIS YEAR. tmas Candies. Candies of evi n and quality. And Builder mater. Plans gotten out at short notice, or from written or verbal descriptions,tery. In the past thirty-two (32) montns and built over Five Hundred Thousand in Washington, D. C., and vicinityception and character. all hall designs, and arranging loans; recent lots in the District of Columbia gotten out, buildings overbauled or re-call or write us. No charges for advice 7 Street Northwest, Washington D. C. Number, Main 2824. BEEHIVE Store Special after Christmas Reductions that are money savers. No such low prices as prevail now have ever been quoted Special reduction in Cloaks, Suits, Furs, Skirts. Investigate our prices before buying el where. BEEHIVESStore CONVENTION. Negro Industrial and Agricultural Society. The next annual meeting of the Negro Industrial and Agricultural Society will be held Monday and Tuesday, January 30th and 31st, 1905, in the St. Luke Hall at Richmond, Va. Circulars of Instruction will be mailed, giving full particulars. For further information address, JAMES H. HAYES, Solicitor and Organizer, Richmond, Va. Jordan Thompson, Pres. J. C. Carter. E. T. Jenkins. James H. Hayes. ---