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The times., 1899-10-01
NOTARY FEES CUT OFF.
The District Commissioners Forbid
District Clerks TO Receive Them.

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District Clerks to Receive Them.
The Commissioners rave decided that
notaries public having offices in the Dis
trict Building will not be permitted to re-
ceive fees for their work during the hours
they are employed by the District govern
ment. The order was the result of an in
vestigation which has been in progress for
several weeks past ana it is said it will
affect six employees of the District. The
clerks who are deprived Of their fees in
this connection were all appointed no.
taries on the application of District Of
hcials in order that the work they were
engaged in might be facilitated. This was
deemed advisable on account of the number
OF papers which must he witnessed and the
accounts rendered the auditor which must
be certified The Commissioners feel JUS
tilted. therefore, in cutting off the fees of
the notaries for work done for the Dis
trict.
The matter was brought directly to the
attention of the Commissioners in a re-
port from the Health officer which was
rendered shortly after the yellow fever
scare at Hampton and Newport News. 1t
became necessary for the Health Depart
ment to send an inspector to Alexandria
to enforce the quarantine regulations, and
when his account was rendered after the
quarantine had been raised, Harry c. Nc
Lean, Chief Clerk of the Health Depart
ment, gave the necessary nctarial certifi-
cate. For performing this service he
charged the Health Department the regu-
lar fee. and when the accounts were pre-
sented to Commissioner Ross for approval
he sent for Health officer Woodward and
made enquiries regarding the matter.
Mr. Ross suggested that the charge for
notary services might subject the District
officials to some criticism from the officials
The times., 1899-10-01

A quarter of century ago the American
public and the art dealers had small use
for the earnest artist possessed Of original
ideas and who was ambitious to do sincere
work. Only those painters could live by
their art who. with few exceptions. painted
pretty, boneless things within the compre-
hension OF art patrons" Art patrons
then were stiIl in swaddling clothes so far
as matters Of taste went Winslow Ho-
ner's work today is sought after by con-
noisseurs, for he is one Of the aeknowledg-
ed leaders At the beginning Of his ca
reer he depended upon the publishers. In
those days the public would not buy his
work. Homer was determined TO be him
self and painted according to the dictates
OF his conscience. Homer's brother once
remarked 5okingly TO the writer: I'VE al
ways knew when Winslow was hard up.
one OF his pictures would appear in 'Har-
per's Weekly" And this was not true of
Homer alone.
American progress is the wonder Of the
civilized world and in 10 direction Is that
progress SO marked as in the field of art.
This is particularly true Of the past twen-
ty-6Ve years. And il is due TO the pat
ronage OF the publishers more than TO any
other influence.
They have been the most potent OF all
factors in this splendid evolution from
weak, childish things to a forceful virile
art, which commands the attention OF crit
ics st home and abroad American art is
Rt last respectable. The men in the pilot
houses OF the great publishing concerns
have always been the first to discover real
pictorial art talent and TO encourage it.
The CompIacent Public.
The rapid advance In American art is
frequently attributed to a public demand
for good art. People who should be bet
ter informed advance this superficial and
unsound opinion. The public did not de-
nand good art The public knew what IL
liked, and Wss full OF confidence that its
likes and dislikes were highly cultivated
ana intelligent The public held the purse
and uBscrupulous dealers as well as ar
lists found the most profit in encouraging
this vanity by endorsing its opinions.
they provided II with the sort OF art it
liked. The magazines were the first TO
realize this deplorabIe condition and star
lied the complacent magazine reader by
striking out In new directions and aiming
high.
The older magazine readers VIII recall
The stir that was created when Timothy
Coles great engraving OF Wyatt Eaton
pen-draWn portrait of President Lincoln
appeared. The paragraphers had endless
fun over IL, and the public generally re-
gsrded it as joke. One newspaper writer
femarking that lit was unfortunate that
Nr. Eaton had to do this Job with a dull
az" and also that il was "a woodcut of un-
doubted genuineness."
Mighty changes have taken place since
The times., 1899-10-01
Saunders for "reminiscences

A delegation consisting OF E. II. Tucker,
Loring ChappeIl. W. ]. Frizzell. D. E. W.
Kirby. DIR. L. D. Walter. W. o. Miller. ].
r. Calvin. A. II. F. Holster, S. Sower-
butts. and III. H. Martin, called on the
President yesterday and recommended that
L. NJ Saunders be appointed District Com
missioner to succeed Commissioner Wight,
in case the latter should tender his resig-
nation. The President informed the dele
cation that the name Of Mr.. Saunders
would receive consideration when the ap-
pointment OF successor TO Commissioner
Wight was taken under advisement-
The times., 1899-10-01

at the Treasury Department, adding that
the clerks holding certificates as notaries
in tbe office of the secretary Of the board
were not in the habit of making charges
for services rendered the District The
Commissioners then commenced an inves-
tigation into the matter and requested the
various heads of the departments to inform
them if it was the custom for the clerks
TO receive fees for services rendered dur
ing the hours they were employed by the
District, and also for services as notaries
in connection with official accounts.
DR.. Woodward sent in a report on the
matter. and stated that if the Auditor for
the District considered the claim an unjust
one he could disallow il. II was then re-
ferred to Auditor Petty for report. He
stated that he did not think it was ques-
ton for him to decide. 1t was matter OF
The times., 1899-10-01

propriety alone which was TO be deter
mined, and this lay wholly within the
province of the administrative powers OF
the government. If they decided that the
claim should be allow he did not think the
Treasury official would object to its pay
ment.
A number of protests have been filed at
the District Building by notaries who de-
pend entirely on their fees for support
against the paying of notaries in the en-
ploy of the District Government Ii is
practice which might be easily abused.
they state, and for some time the Commis-
sioners have been receiving petitions to
have the payments stopped The District
officials, after duly considering the matter.
issued an order yesterday cutting off the
fees in the future from all work done for
officials of the District. In promulgating
the order the Commissioners stated that
The times., 1899-10-01
MISCHIEF IN THE DANCE
A Ute Festival at Whiterocks
Agency Gives Way to Frenzy.

The Indians ON tE,c Eve of Leaving
the Reservation on an Expedition
Into Forbidden Territory - The
Agents Efforts TO Dissunde Them
FruitIess - Waiting on the Moon.
The times., 1899-10-01

Heurichs may have im;tators but can have no
competitors. Competition is impracticable where
it is impossible to excel. Maerzen, Senate and
Lager are not only considered the best beer by
those who drink them, but by analysis it is de-
monstrated that they the purest of all bever-
ages Phone 634, Arlington Bottling Co., for a
case.
The times., 1899-10-01

there is nothing personal in their criticism
of the methods employed in the past, but
the change is made as a matter of public
nOlicY
The times., 1899-10-01
ART In THE MAGAZINES
Educational Influence Of the Great
Illustrated M0nthlies.

Their Patronage of Meritorious
Work I'm the Early Days when the
Public NouId Not Buy Good Pic
tures-The Men They HeIped-Ho-
mer, Sheppard, Abbey, and Others.
The times., 1899-10-01
Mems.

Guaranteed French Enamel Shoes;
kid lined and with invisible cork so,es.
new pair free for every q A IN
pair ? nth, that breaks before sole N4UU
The times., 1899-10-01

Fine hand-sewed double soc Cordo-
van, Patent Leather, Enamel Leather,
and Tan Willow Calf Shoes n n M
superior to any advertised \ I'LL
The times., 1899-10-01

Best-wearing Shoes for the price in
America Tan Storm Caif-Black Ster-
ling or Box Calf, with dou- n n M
bic. triple. or visible cork N/UtI
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05

Gov. or with your garments. boys; quick!
look slivei
No waiting about IN fear on the bank:
A run. and spring. and clean. clever
dive.
Just leaving bubble to show where you
sank.
Or. II you prefer IT. header then take
Your head popping out as your feet dis
appear:
II managed Alright. you win no spiashing
make.
But enter as stiff and as clean as spear
A shake Of your head, and your eyes viii
be free
From water. and now you start of for
your swim
The side stroke or breast stroke. which
one may agree
The best with your fancy. your style or
your within.
You're blown Then turn over and rest
while you noat;
II only wants pluck. and is easy 10 do.
That's right; you're as safe and secure as
boat,
You see. there's no need to get into
stew.
Now make for the bank Chamber out and
prepare
To try some new trick. such as diving for
eggs,
Or turning a somersault c,everly ere
The water you reach. or else swim with
tied legs.
when tired OF all. and before you grow
chill,
Come out (you may easily stay in too
long,
And rub yourself down with hearty good
will.
You can't scrub too hard. and you can't
scrub too strong.
Then jump in your clothes. and be OF for
run,
And do not pull up till you glow in each
limb:
Then. boys. believe me. when that run shall
be done.
You'll find yourself better by far for your
swim
Golden Days.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05
NATURAL FLY TRAP.
The Dionca, q Little Carolina Plant,
Is Far More Reliable Than
sticky FIypaper.

Flytraps are well known in the ami
NAL kingdom to everyone who has eyes,
or, at least, who uses them.
The delicate web of the spider and
the deeply cut and broad mouth of the
swallow at once suggest themselves.
But that vegetable should have an ex-
quisitely constructed and perfect appa-
ratus of this kind is very remarkable,
when il is remembered that plants diff
FOR markedly from animals in regard to
their food. For, while animals live on
organic substances-that is, on plants
or other animals--vegetables live on in.
organic substances.
1t is, then, unlikely that fly could
supply plant with food, and yet a
more perfect fly trap than the leaves
Of the dionea cannot be imagined.
This little plant Is native of the
sandy Dogs in the pine barrens of Caro-
lima. 1t grows 10 "a height of from six
10 twelve inches. producing loose head
OF large whitish flowers, not unlike the
flower of the lady's smock.
The flower stalk rises from rosette
OF yellowish green leaves, spreading on
the ground. Each leaf is divided by
deep incision into two portions, the
lower being a broadly winged foot
stalk, and the upper the blade or true
leaf itself.
The upper portion is the fiytrap-
the most curious part OF the plant
and demands careful description.
IL Is roundish and divided into two
equal parts by a strong mid-rib. The mar
gins are fringed with row of strong
spiny bristles, so that il may be likencd
to two upper eyelids joined az their
bases. The leaf is a little hollow on
either side OF the mid-rib. heupper sur
face is dotted with minute reddish
glands, and each hollow is furnished
with three slender bristles. The sensi-
tiveness OF the leaf chiefly lies in these
bristles. III an insect aligats on the leaf
and touches one or more OF them the
sides suddenly close with force so
great as 10 imprison the little creature,
Notwithstanding all its efforts TO es-
cape. The fringe of bristles on the
opposite side OF the leaf interlace like
the fingers OF the two hands clasped to-
gether, or like the teeth OF a steel tap.
The insect is not crushed or suddenly
destroyed, but is retained firmly inn
prisoncd until il ceases 10 move, which
would mean until il was dead, and then
the leaf suddenly expands.
The two lobes are EMBODIED at night,
but spread open in the day. When the
bristles are irritated by man, the leaf
quickly closes, remains closed for II
short time. then slowly expands. ready
TO close again IL newly irritated.
But IL il be caused 20 make repeated
efforts at short intervals, It's move
ments become lanRuid. or the scnsibil-
ity Is altogether exhausted and is re-
covered only by period Of repose.--
Philadelphia Press. n
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05
THE GAME OF RIHGToss.

will set better on an uneven place on
the floor or ground.
Al the center Of the board bore a
hole an inch or an inch and a quarter
in diameter. Into this set a standard
reaching six or seven inches above the
board. Make the lower end OF the
standard fit closely and trim around
the upper end, as shown in the drawing.
Paint or oil all over, including the bot
tom.
Next make the ring shown by the
drawing. The easiest WHY Is 10 take a
piece Of rope little longer than the
distance around the ring. Cut away
some OF the strands nj each end so that
you can overlap the ends and make the
same thickness as elsewhere. Wrap
and tie these overlapping ends with
string. Then wrap the entire ring
with strips of cloth.
In playing, throw the ring over the
standard, as horse shoes or quoits are
thrown. II two people play. use two
boards and several rings.
These soft rings make no noise and
are not apt TO do harm where they hit
National Rural.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05

the principles OF liberty and Christian
civilization. upon the near realization or
our long-cherished hopes OF commercial
supremacy that VIII unfurl the nag OF our
republic before the eyes or people still en-
thralled. upon the disappearance before
from the western hemisphere OF Spanish
cruelty and oppression. upon giving TO the
nation and TO all time. that splendid tyne
or american character. William Mckinley.
Standing as we are at the close OF the
nineteenth century-fhe grandest nv FAR
In all the annals OF time-replete with
glorious achievements In the cause OF hu-
mainly, liberty andprogress. pregnant with
yet nobler and higher possibilities in the
tuture. let us press forward, ever looking
70 destiny's guiding star. obedient to Gods
puIposs. ana with hearts earnest. hopes
strengthened and courage fortified vel
come the dawn OF the twentieth century. n.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05
AN AMUSING GAME.
n IL Doubly Interesting Because the
Boys Can Make Each OF Its
Various Parts.

Here is game that you can play in
the house, out on the porch, or on the
ground.
Take piece OF board or plank 10 by
IL inches. Plane IL on the sides and
edges and cut away the corners all
around one side, as shown in the draw
ing. Call that side the top and the
other side the bottom. See whether the
side which you choose for the bottom
is even SO that the board will set well
on the floor. II the board is warped,
turn the hollow side down, so that the
edges and not the middle will rest on
the floor. II the board seems twisted a
little, so that il will not set well, which
ever side is down. nail a block 10 one
side Of the board at each corner. This
is n good way, even when the side OF the
board is straight for then the board
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05

part and make il nice and smooth inside
with the knife. Now you bore two
holes in the sides OF the shell (you can
easily see the proper place and direc-
ton on the accompanying illustration)
and insert straw in each hole, the
straws 10 be about two and one-half
inches long. Then take two hazelnuts
and make two holes in each, the holes
being in right angle with each other
and reaching the center of the kernel.
Now put the straws coming out Of the
walnut in the top hole of the hazelnut,
and in the side hole you introduce a
short piece OF straw. Use beeswax or
sealing wax for stopping oil leaks.
Now your sprinkler is ready for use,
and all you have TO do is TO place the
walnut on its pointed end on the cork
of an empty bottle and pour water in
the walnut basin. The water will then
run through the straws and thereby
cause the little sprinkler 10 revolve
quickly. Bellrope, in Chicago Daily
Record
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05

Trees and plants have their regular
times for going TO sleep, as well as
boys and girls. They need the same
chance to rest from the work OF
growing and 20 repair and oil the ma
rhinery OF life. Some plants do all
their sleeping in the winter, when the
ground is frozen and the limbs are
bare Of leaves. In hot countries, where
the snow never falls, and IL Is always
growing weather, the trees rest dur
ing the rainy season or during pc
RODS OF drought. They always choose
the time when they cannot work the
best for doing their sleeping, just as
mankind chooses the night, when he
cannot see 20 work. A Norwegian sci
enlist has made some interesting ex-
perimcnts trying to chloroforh plants,
and he has found that the fumes OF this
sleep giver make the plant sleep hard
er and grow faster when Il wakes up.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05
NEAT TOY SPRINKLER.
Made from nm English valiant, Two
Hazel Nuts, Two strnws,
Cork nsd . hottie.

Here is a toy sprinkler that any
bright boy or girl can make with the
aid OF pocketknife and n gimiet; the
necessary materials are an English wal
nut, two hazelnuts. two straws, cork
and bottle. Following is n descrip-
ton of how to make the sprinkler:
Remove by the aid of n small saw or
a pocketknife about one-third of a
walnut. (See illustration.) Then take
out the kernel of the remaining larger
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05

Doctors frequently nave very wealthy
patients who are starving TO death. They
have money 10 buy food, but their stomach
has not the strength to digest it. II lies there
heavy fcrmented mass, the sole cause OF
dyspepsia, nervousness and biliousness. The
surest remedy TO cure a weak stomach is
Hosteter's stomach Bitters. IL will restore
vigor TO the digestive organs. Nothing is
lust as good" See that a private Revenue
Stamp covers the neck Of the bottle.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05

Wall paper does not hang, and yet the
person whose business 81 Is 20 paste Il
up is called paper-hangcr. The rea-
son Il simple. Long before The intro
duction q yall papers, Arras. a town in
France. was famous for it's Tapestries
called "Arras." These were used as
wall coverings. and the men who were
employed TO put them up were called
hangers"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05

"Did you know that Jimcox had returned
from the klondike."
YES"
lie made big strike. ! guess"
Why do you think SO y
II met him out at one of the gardens. He
was blowing. the boys off TO good time
and was telling them some great stories
about the country up there"
"Ohl Then you must have run across him
just after / bad been fool enough to let
him have five dollars with which TO get new
start in life. Chicago Times-Herald.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05
The Kidnapping Trust.

"What have you done with the child"
asked the chief kidnaper.
just boxed his ears" replied the eighth
assistant accomplice.
Good" exclaimed the chief "Now, ad-
dress the box TO that yellow journal, and
write the editor that we will furnish exclu-
sive cews 10 the whereabouts of the re-
mainder Of the child for $4,000, less two per
cent. for spot cash. STANDARD and Catholic
Times.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05

TIA curious felicity OF pleasure is
given TO Col. Bryan. A few weeks ago
I've was taken 20 the Dismal Swamp.
Then he compared himself with the
Mammoth cave. Young Carter Har-
rison took him on an excursion along
the big Chicago drainage ditch. No
thing Is too good for the colonel.--N.
y. Sun.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. IL makes tight
or now shoes easy Cures swollen, hot,
sweating, aching feet ingrowing nails, corns
and bunions. At all druggists and shoe
stores. 25c. Trial package FREE by mail
Address Allen S. Olmstod, lie Roy, n. Y.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05
Locating the Trouble.

Dear me, the circus isn't what it used
to be-"
Now, John, stop; the circus is all right;
couldn't climb pole, turn double somer-
sault or skin the cat TO save your fe."-De-
troit Free Press.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05

Sultan. a Newfoundland dog, has
Just died in France. He was noted for
having arrested q thief, captured an
assassin, rescued child from drown
Ing and saved man who attempted
suicide. The Society for the Protection
of Animals presented him with col
lar. Recently he prevented a castle be-
ing robbed, and was poisoned. IL is sup
posed. by those who attempted tie rob
berry.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05

ryThe meeting of the democratic
national committee at Chicago and the
various side shows connected with II
indicate pretty concusively that Mr..
bryan is 20 be the next nominee OF his
party for president. and also that when
the time comes for making a platform
he can make IL to suit hinlself,-~N. A..
Post (Dem,).
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05

Moves the bowels each day. In order to
be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on
the liver and kidneys. Cures sick head
ache. Price % and soc.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05

I am entirely cured of hemorrhage o
lungs by Piso's Cure for Consumption
Louisa Lindaman, Bethany, Mo, Jan. s, '94
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05
BudGcby's Nose.

Mamma.
'What is il, dear?"
Isn't the pineapple on papas face almost
wipe enough TO pickY'-Puck
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05

Even the quiet waiter is frequently called
10 nrder-Chicago Daily News.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05
Hairs catarrh Cure

Don't forget that silence is the mother Of
truth.-Chcago Daily News.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05


Is taken Internally. Price 75c.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-01-11

PROF. HENRY w. BECKER. A. n.
bled with loss of flesh ard appe-
lite, with accommodations of gas,
sour rlSingS and heartburn.
IL is safe to say that Stuart'S
Dyspepsia Tablets will cure any
stomach cakneSS or disease ex-
cept cancer Of the stomach. They
cure sour stomach, gas, loss of
flesh and appetite, sleepICssaess,
palpltation, heartburn, constlpa-
ton and headache.
Send for valuab bic little book on
stomach diseases by addressing
f. A. Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich.
Al! druggists sell full sized pack
ages at 80 cents. Pro. Henry w.
Becker, a, NJ, the well-known
religious worker and writer of
ST. Louis.
Secretary Of the Mission Board
of the German Methodist Church.
Chief Clerk and Expert Account
ant for the HarbOr and Wharf
Commission. Public Secretary
for the ST. Louis School Patrons
Association, and the District
Conference Of Stewards Of the
NJ. E. Church; also takes an
active part il work of the Ep-
worth League, and to write on
religious and educational topics
for several magazines. How he
found relief is best told in his
own words:
"Some weeks ago my brother
heard me say something about
indigestion, and he taking box
from his pocket said cry Stu
arts Tablets" | did, and was
promptly relieved. Then | inves-
tlgated the nature of the tablets
and became satisfied that they
were made Of just the right things
and IN just the right proportions
to aiG in the assimilation of food.
| heartily endorse them in all
respects, and l keep them con-
stantly on hand"