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Morris tribune., 1898-08-17
TROUBLE ABOUT THE HATS.
Effects of observation-disclosures Among Mem
beers of q Club In Newark.

Effects OF AbsenCm1n0ednesS among MeHR-
bers of q Club In Newark.
There is club in Newark, N. j.,
whose members seem to have con-
siderable trouble about their hats
when they lay them in the rack at
the clubhouse. There have been fire.
quent instances lately in which
members have been unable to find
their own hats when ready to go
home. 1t is most sedate club, with
membership largely made up of
staid, middle aged merchants, man.
ufacturers and professional men,
and there is not the slightest reason
for attributing the exchange of
headgear to popularity or convivial-
ity.
It is regarded as simple absence of
mind when a sober lawyer goes
home with a derby three sizes too
small for him perched on the top of
his head and compels some equally
grave member to wear hat which
rests on his ears, or when member
leaves his silk hat behind and hur-
ries home wearing soft hat which
is the counterpart of one hanging in
his own hall.
1t is said that this latter occur
renee happened quite recently and
that when the member reached home
and saw his own brown alpine on
the hall rack he compared the two
hurriedly and FASTENED back to the
club just in time to find the owner
of the brown hat making a time
about its disappearance. The f1us-
tered member handed over the soft
hat and explained the mistake, but
was still more flustered when the
other member said:
But this is not my hat. I buy my
hats of Smith, and this is one of
Jones"
In comparing the hats in his hail
the absentminded member had nat
urally put his own hat on his head
and rushed back to the club. The
two members live close together,
however, and the exchange was
made that night. Another case
which happened did not end SO pleas.
antly. A member walked off with
another members hat and discover.
ed next morning that it had the
! owners name in it. He called upon
the owner of the hat at his place of
business and said:
II believe I have got your hat. I
took it from the club last night and
left mine behind. Did you get
| mines"
Il don't know. I got some old hat
and wore it home, but the first thing
/ did this morning was to buy new
hat and throw the old one away"
The visitor was somewhat abash-
| ed, and after moment said: !.
what had | better do9 / don't
want to be wearing your hat around
town"
"You had better do as did. Go
buy new hat and throw mine away.
It was pretty good hat and reason
ably new, but don't want it. I've
got better one now. New York
Sun.
Morris tribune., 1898-08-17
Practice and Theory.

Practice and theory must go to-
gether Theory without practice to
test it, to verify it, to correct it, is
idle speculation, but practice with
out theory to animate it is mere
mechanism. In every art and bust
ness theory is the soul and practice
the body. The soul without the
body in which to dwell is indeed
only ghost, but the body without
a soul is only corpse. -NewY ork
Ledger
Morris tribune., 1898-08-17
Ancient Laws.

"You don't mean to tell mo that
hen is 9 years old9"
EtVo71 );
Morris tribune., 1898-08-17
SOUTHERN WOMEN VOTED.
If They Owned Property and Were Un-
married. They Could Vote.

If They Owned Property and Were Un-
married. They Could Vote.
Kentucky, which in 1876 made
voters of widows and spinsters who
were holders of real estate, only fol
lowed the footsteps of Maryland,
which had done the same thing 80
years before. Ihave not the authori-
ties at hand which would enable me
to give exact dates, but about the
year 1890 unmarried women who
were holders of real estate to given
amount were entitled to vote, and
did very generally exercise the right
of franchise.
In colonial days the states OF the
south generally made the ownership
of property requisite to the exer-
else of the right of franchise, while
the New England colonies generally
made church membership neces-
sary qualification of the voter. Fol
lowing the idea that only property
holders should vote, it was natural
step to conclude that all property
holders should vote. Maryland,
therefore, decided that where the
ownership of property was vested in
a woman who had not husband to
represent her she should be voter.
l have many times heard my
grandmother tell of voting during
the days Of her widowhood and de-
scribe the manner of exercising the
franchise in those days. There Was
but one voting place in the county,
and all the voters were required to
60 to the county town to cast their
votes. She lived in the county OF
Talbot, and the voting place for the
entire county was Easton, the coun-
ty seat. There was no casting of
ballot, nor was the system like the
viva voce vote which prevailed in
Kentucky until few years ago, but
The candidates for Office sat in the
election room, and each voter was
expected to look them over and Sc
lect the one for whom he or she de-
sired to vote, and the clerks made a
record of the decision. Candidates
for state offices were expected to
have representatives in each county.
These were leading people of the
party to which the candidates be
longed, and each one was expected
to be we'll qualified to discuss the
merits of the candidate he represent
ed. In those days the elections last
ed four days in order to give ample
time for every one to get to the vot-
ing place. Some time late in the
forties the spirit of progress required
sweeping away of the barriers
which the property qualification had
set up, and a constitutional conven-
ton decided in favor of giving the
ballot to every white male voter
who had reached the age of 81 years.
AS the right of woman to vote was
based on the idea of property quail
fcation when that was swept away
she lost the ballot.
merely recall this fact to show
that Maryland, which was the first
colony to guarantee religious liberty
to all her people and which took the
first steps toward securing the pres
ent constitution of the United States,
was also the first to give the ballot
to woman.-Boston Transcript.
Morris tribune., 1898-08-17
And still having 9''

Yep"
"say, she must be the hester of
her profession. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Morris tribune., 1898-08-17
Appreciative.

what beautiful specimen of in
laying" exclaimed the guest.
Eyes, replied Mr.. Cumrox as he
put his hands behind and tiptoed
complacently. But that isn't any
thing. You ought to have seen the
outlay it represents. !" - Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Morris tribune., 1898-08-17
SOMETHING TO LOVE.
Pathetic Story OF French Convict and
His Pet Rat.

His Pet Rat.
A French convict, under sentence
for life, was a troublesome prisoner.
At times he was very violent, and
in the intervals of his violence he
became so sullen that the warders
were always on the lookout for trou-
BILE.
One day they saw change in the
mans face. It's sullenness had dis
appeared. The prisoner looked al
most happy. The ghost of smile
lowered about his lips. His eye now
and again turned downward, and 1t
became evident that something was
hidden in his breast.
The warders were uneasy. Had
he some weapon concealed beneath
his clothing with which he would
seek to surprise them and regain his
hbertyf They must find out.
They watched their opportunity,
and two of them suddenly fell upon
him from behind, each seizing an
arm. Then they began to search
him, They found that for which
they sought, but it was not knife
or other dangerous weapon. 1t
was nothing more harmful than a
fine large rat.
When it was discovered, the dis
tress of the prisoner was intense. He
broke down utterly, fell upon his
knees and, in an agony of fear and
desperation cried: Don't kill him
Beat me if you like, chain me, but if
! may not keep him let my poor rat
go freel"
The stern guards were moved to
pity. They had never seen this man
subdued before. Every trace of
fierceness was gone. Instead of
hurting the rat, they let it drop to
the floor and disappear. Then the
man rose and went to his work. The
light had all gone from his face.
His pet was lost to him.
A few days passed, and then,
while the convicts were at work in
the yard moving wood, the prison
er Jose felt something tickle his
cheek. He turned quickly and utter
ed cry of JOY. There, on his shout
der, was the only friend he had in
the world, his rat, which he'd found
him out and come creeping up to his
face.
With eager hands he put it in his
breast, as before, and, turning to the
head jailer, said, "Sir, if you will
only let me keep this rat ! solemnly
promise to submit to you in every
way and never to disobey you
again.
The permission was given, and the
man, with a glad smile, Returned to
his work. From that day the dread
ed convict was new being. He be-
came the best conducted man in the
prison, and his great strength and
energy were used to help the gov
ernor.
The rat was seldom away from
him. It shared his meals and slept
in his bed, and the mans spare time
was spent in making little toys of
bone which he sold in order to buy
dainties, such as sugar and ginger
bread, for his pet.-Youth Com
panion.
Morris tribune., 1898-08-17
A Disturbing Diagnosis!

Doctor-W Well, it's 10 to l you
won't see me tomorrow
Patient What Any d,danger,
doctor2
Doctor-Oh, no. Those are merely
my ofieehours. Harper Bazaar.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-25
FU-ERAL OF GEN. VEAzEY.
VIII BE Attended BY Many Comrades
md Ericnhs Today.

The funeral Of Cen Whcclock G. Yeazey will
take place from the Church OF the Epiphany AT
o'clock this afternoon. The Loyal Legion and
a large delegation from the local Grand Army
posts viii be present and escort the remains
to the place OF interment at Arlington. The
twelve aidesde-camp who were on Gen NeaZey
staff when he was commander Of the G. y. X
will be present The following will be the
honorary pallbearers. Senator Morrill,, Senator
Proctor Judge II. II. Powers, Representative
w w Grout. Gen. j. c. Mccullough Gen.
Danial +. Sickles, NJ. a. Knapp. Col \. r.
Walker, ex-senator George +. Edmund-, Gen,
W f. Smith, DR.. William j. Tucker, Gen. 5 ).
Burdette. Representative Amos j. Cummings Il.
A. Alger. Secretary Of War, and Gen. Goblin.
The active pallbearcrs viii be L. s. Emory,
John Tweedale $. C. Robb, Arthur Hendricks,
Major Huxford and Nathan Bickford. The uSheIs
viii be Messrs. James Morrill,, William T. Hatch,
II. X. Kondup, John Q. Eaton Ralph P. Lee
and \. A. Fisher.
Gen Goblin, commander-in-chicf Of the Grand
Army with his officers and staff. will also at
ted
meeting Of Burnside Post. No. s, was held
Wednesday evening, and resolutions upon the
death of Cen Ycazey adopted 1t was also ordered
that the portrait Of Gen. Veazey and the colors
in the hall be draped in mourning for thirty
days, and detail Of his post was made to at
tend the funeral services a copy Of the resolu-
tons were ordered sent to the widow and family.
The House Committee Invalid Pensions made
a favorable report the same day OF his death
10 pay Gen. Neazey a pension Of so a month
The bill mentioned his military record, and that
he had been awarded a medal Of the Legion
Of Honor for conspicuous gallantry at Gettys-
burg. The bill had been recommndcd by Gen,
sckles over his signature.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-25
DEATH OF R. F. BAKER.
Stricken With Heart Disease While
Reading.


Mr. r. F. Baker, president of the Co
Iumbia Railway Company, died suddenly
at his home. 1885 Columbia Road, We'd
nesday evening, from heart failure.
He had returned to his home as usual
from his business and was reading a pa
per. when he complained of feeling bad
and rapidly grew worse. Medical aid was
summoned, but he was past aid, and died
short time later.
Mr.. Baker has been suffering from an
affection Of the heart for a number of
years, bat no serious complications Were
feared. He has been attending to his
business as usual, and the news of his
death was a shock to his many friends
and acqualntances.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock in st. Stephen s
Church. Fourteenth Street and Columbia
Heights. The interment viii be private.
Mr.. Baker removed 10 this city forty
years ago from Montgomery County. Md,
where he was born, in 1898, and received
a public school education. He engaged in
the grocery business at No. 4S6 Pennsyl-
Yania Avenue with the late BENJAMIN
Beall under the firm name of Beall &
Baker. Mr.. Beall retired from the bust
ness some years ago, but his son repre-
sented his interests, and the business of
the firm was continued under the same
name In 1855 Mr.. Baker became connect
ed with the Columbia Railway Company
and for the last seven years has served
as its president. He was also a member
Of the board of directors of the Wash
inRton and Norfolk Steamboat Company,
and has been secretary and treasurer of
that company since 1891.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-25
EUGENE V. DEBs INDoRSEp.
Action of the Socialist Labor Party
Condemned.

The action Of the Washington branch
Of the Social Labor Party regarding the
Debs meeting, held at odd Fellows Hall
on Monday night, was a matter Of Sc
rious consideration at the weekly gather
ing Of District Assembly No. c. Knights
Of Labor, held last evening at Plasterers
Hall. At the meeting referred to it will
be remembered the Socialists flooded the
hall with circulars repudiaung Mr. Debs
The District Assembly takes issue with
the Socialists and indorses Mr.. Debs as
a sincere and worthy representative Of
the Iaboring classes. SO far as the
knights Of the District are concerned.
they indorse Mr.. Debs and his efforts.
and they want il so understood.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-25

Heurich's Book beer is the favorite.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-25
DYS

Remember that GROVER Ora.
HAMS remedy is GUARANTEED
TO remove all distress FROM THE
FIRST DOSE. IL is folly to suffer
when soc. hottie, procured from
your druggist, Will correct In.
stnntly all unpleasant symphonic
An infallibie Specific for Dyspepsia,
heartburn, Gastritis ana oil dis.
eases arising from an impaired Dt.
Resttye System. Write TO Grover
Graham Co, Newhnrgh, n. Y, for
pamphlet.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-25
GOOD TEMFLARs ENTERTAIN.
Pleasant Event Given lily Good viii
InNrc.

Good VIII Lodge, ]. o. o. T.. gave an en-
tertainncnt in their hall, corner Eleventh Street
and Maryland Avenue southwest, Wednesday
night. Each number on the program warmly
received. Those taking part
The lie Droit Quartet, Messrs William Baxter,
William Schor. Thomas Moore and Jessie Vieh-
meyer; the Montrosc Mandolin and Guitar Club,
Messrs. c. c. Crosby and ]. Viehmeyer; recita-
tions by Mr.. f. d. Klopfer and Hiss Elsie Norris;
musical selections by McssTs j. Yichmcycr and
c. c. Crosby, OF the mandolin and guitar club;
vocal solo, by Miss Bright harmonica solo by
Mr.. Brown, piano solo by Miss Awkerard and
Miss Alvesta Hawk.
Refreshments were served by the ladies and gen
tlemen Of the good Of the order committee. Mrs.
Annie Seymour, Miss Edith Holman, Mr. +. d.
klopfer, II. H. Campbell and A. W. Campbell.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-25
A Ii p=tOp

New shape, unionmade, guar
anteed Derby, in either Black or
Brown, for $I.50 the best Derby
YOU ever saw at the price. Others
at 81. 81. 80. So and $4OO, both
Derbys and Alpines, all the PoPu-
lar shadcs-Brown, Nutria, Fawn
and Pearl All guaranteed, too,
Seen the new shades of tan in
Mems Shoes? They are all here
in all correct shapes and popular
feathers Calf, Willow Calf, Rus
set Calf, Wei Kid ard a complete
line of our famous GUARAN-
TEED PATENT LEATHER.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-25
Cnssins VI. Carr Ncnuittch.

CDR" Cassius NJ. Carr was acquitted in the
Police Court yesterday OF the charge of prac-
ticng dentistry in the District without license
The trial began last Friday, and the proceed
ings watched with interest by large mum
Der OF the dental profession of the city.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-25

A man with a Burns" Suit
on always looks we'll dressed.
Some of the spring patterns we
are showing are unusually tasty.
J. D. BURNS CO., 9th and C SITS.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-25
Enjoy Your .Roc.,, on sunday.

Let us send you case of our delicious
Book" Beer for Sunday. "a bottles-de-
livered-for only ST. Wash Brewery Co.,
4th and + ne. 1t
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-25

Rapid Transit - Assured
For next summer from Washington and Baltimore
10 Ocean City, Md Choice lots for sale cheap.
Jno. L. Waggaman. 700 14th ST.
The Green Forest tribune., 1898-04-14
April Wisdom.

Be sure that your blood is pure, your appetite good, your digestion perfect.
 To purify your blood and build up your health, take Hoods Sarsaparilla.
 This medicine has accomplished re- markable cures of all blood diseases. Ii is the One True Blood Purifier.
 Hoods Sarsaparilla has power to make you weliby purifying and enrich ing your blood, giving you an appetite, and nerve, mental and digestive strength.
The Green Forest tribune., 1898-04-14
Cid People.

Old people who require medicine to regulate the bowls and kidneys wilF find the true remedy in Electric Bit ters: This medicine does not stimu late and contains no whiskey no, other intoxicant, but acts as tonic and aL terative. It acts mildly on the stom- ach and bowles, adding strength and giving tone to the organs, thereby: aiding Nature in the performance of the functions. Electric Htters is an excellent appetiser and aids digestion Oldpeople find it just exactly what they need, Price soc per bottle at J. E. Harbert's drug store.
The Green Forest tribune., 1898-04-14

Mrs. A. Inveen, residing at 72O Henry st. Alton, Ill, suffered with sciatlc rheumatism for over eight months. She doctored tor 1t near ly the hole of this time, using various remedies recommended by friends, and was treated by the physician, but received no relief. She thes' us,d one and a half bot ties of Cham berIain's Pain Balm, which effected complete cure. This is published at her request as she wants others similarly afflicted to know what cured her The 25c and 50c sizes for sale by J. E. Harbert, druggist.
The Green Forest tribune., 1898-04-14
9TE.ABEk s2--
Curious Statistics.

Taken alfin all, a healthy man with good appetite and moderate thIrst consumes in in 70 years sB l-2 tons of solid and liquid food: If the consunl- CT weighs, gay l50 pounds. he will eas and drink during his lifetime F,2S0 times his own weight. Transforming all this foodstuff into mechanical labor, the strength derived would be snfi- cient. to lift S7 ,000 ,000 one foot from the ground or to raise the Fourth Bricge of Eddinburg, which weighs 264 .600, GOO pounds, to heigth of. !, 235 feet.
 Excluding the first 20 years of 8 life time, the quantity of cigarettes cen sumed by a regular smoker who smokes dozen every day would in 50 years reach the number of 2l9, ,000, or mon ster rolled cigarette more than l6 feet in length and about 5 feet thick, be- side which the the tallest man would resemble a veritable dwarf. A cigar smoker consuming six of his fagorite brand day would during lifetime smoke gigantic cigar of more than 16 feet long and almost ? feet thick. It would weigh 1, 40 pounds and would take the suction power to puff it.
 As the smoking habit is fosneeessa- ry to existence its easy seen how nrreh money a smoker waists in the course of years. A pipe smoker consumes in, his lifetime half ton of tobacco.-Ex.
The Green Forest tribune., 1898-04-14

her to go, but not muscle would she move. Stephen fussed till he became exhausted.
 Then, as he told me afterwards, he took Sperry's sdyice-onhitched the nigh one, straddled her back, and made for home, leaving the ugly con- trary thing alone in the woods. hitched to a sled with cord and half of green wood to anchor it. He never so much as looked round, nor said aye, yes, or no, but made direct for home, putting up his horse and eating his supper. He had become so disgusted
 that he nearly dismissed the thing from his mind. That night began wi th little fine rain. It was like cold mist
 and wherever It struck it froze. Then 1t showed and blowed for while, then again il turned to rain-the queerest storm eyer known of Mt. Dessert island There was not minnte after7 o'clock
 thas evening until daylight next morn ing but it showed or rained, and the wind was like double edged razor
 Hong toward morning. Every tree Was three times its proper size, and
 the ones left standing looked like the most beautiful plumes you ever see in your life. Lots of trees were broken to the ground. The telegraph wires were nearly an inch and haifin diameter, covered with solid Ice. Little Jumps of birch and maple were like branches of coral.
 In the morning Steve took out the old horse and started for the woods. When he got near the place where he
 left the horse and load he was aston,
 ished. The old nag was there just ] where it stood all night. Not the sign of track did it make. It's legs were the size of flour barrels, it's body
 surely three times ts proper size. Its eyes and ears were hidden from view l by the snow that had drifted upon 1t, I the steam from ts nostrils formed
 icicles that reached the ground, All
 in all, it was the toughest sight he ever witnessed Mr. Leland at first supposed the animal was dead, but
 after awhile he took an ax and broke
 the ice and let the poor crltter out. It was like chicken coming out of an egg. The coat came off Ill large flakes.
 When he hitched the nigh one on he only had to speak once and he made lively time over the icy road that
 morning. He kept that pair till last year, when they both died. They never baked again"
The Green Forest tribune., 1898-04-14
FRISGO LINE.
St. Louis < San Franaise0 R. E.

The most direct throngh ear route to points in Sout Invest, Mis- souri, Southern Kansas, Arkansas, Indian Territory and Texas.
 The most direct route to St. Louis and the East Double d.il ly vestibuIed trains. Free reclining chair car; observation and drawlns room sleepers, Harvey dining halls. Ask your nearest tick ct agent for full particulars, or write Geo. T. Nicholson, Gen'l Pass. A st. St. Louis, Mo.
The Green Forest tribune., 1898-04-14
She Never Baked Again.

Speaking about balky horses and how to cure them," said Geo. SperrY "I can tell you of a trick that Stephen Leland played one time and it worked like charm-you fellows all know Steve, course you do-he lives down to Bar Harbor, We'll, let's see, it was twelve years ago last winter, the 20 day of January. You remember the heavy sleet storm-same night Linnik was married-when all the trees looked so pretty after the storm. You remember Stephen, he had wood lot out near the foot of Green Mountain, where he cut his wood, win tiers. That year he had as handsome pair of bay horses as ever rein drew over. The nigh one was all right in every particularly, but the off one had spells once in while when she would take matters her own way and throw up her head, You might put rocks in her ears, twist her tail, pound, whip, swear and rave as much as you liked, but she would never move till she got ready.
 One day 1 met Leland when he was hauling out the first load for the day. He told me how she worked and I told him just onhitch the nigh one and leave her pitched onto the load in the
 woods. They went into the Harbor with the first load all right, but when the second load was piled on and under way things were different. At a cer- tain place in the road up goes that horses head again. Itwas in just the same place where she baked before. Steve was mad as natter. He took off his coat and hat. He swore till till the trees around him trembled Next he took sapling birch and whip ped and pounded till he was all tired out. Then he sat down and rested. Then he thought he'd coax the critter, so he got drink of watar from spring. She drank it. Then he asked