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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15
A WIFE'S LITTLE TRICK.
She Performs Wiies 10 Gain Her Hus-
bands Admiration.

The other day a married couple were
walking down one of the main thorough
fares of a north-comtry town, and the
husband. noting the attention other women
obtained from passers-by remarked TO
his better half,
Folks nivver look at thee. | wish I'd
married some one better looking"
The woman tartly replied:
IT'S thy fault. Dusta think a man'll
stare at me when you're walking wi me ?
Thee step behind and thah'Il see whether
folk don't look at me-
He hung back about a dozen yards and
for the length of street was surprised
to see every man his wife passed stare
hard & her and turn round and look after
her when she had passed.
Sal lass," he exclaimed Il was wrong.
an | take it back. I'll nivver say owt
about thy face again"
His willy spouse had accomplished the
trick by putting out her tongue at every
man she met.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15
THE INVESTORS HAND BOOK
Nessrs. Paris and Mcarns Issue ,
Work on. Local Securities


THE Investors Hand Book for 1907
presumably first annual edition, giving
complete epitome of local securities and
of financial matters in general, has been
issues by Nessrs. Albion X. Paris and
William A. Mearns An advance reference
has been made TO the book in The Times,
but a further description of its contents
is interesting. The title page Of the book
states that il is hand book of Washing
ton securities; banks, trust companies, in
surance. gas, telephone and title compd-
MES, street railways, and miscellaneous
securities. 1t is revised to February l,
1900.
The publishers OF the work, who are well
known brokers in local and QUITO town
securities, state in their preface that they
have sought to supply the information
which has been most often demanded by
their own clients. II is evident that they
have been most successful in carrying out
their purpose. There are in the early part
of the book q table giving the facts con
cisely of the bearing debt Of the
United States a chapter on the finances
of the District. with complete table and
most interesting history of the Wash
ington Stock Exchange. with a member
ship list. and biography of each of the
forty members.
The main portion of the volume is de-
voted to q full description of every public
corporation in the District. and of several
others in which Washington investors are
interested. The financial condition of all
the national banks and trust companies is
accurately described. for instance. from the
latest official reports made to the Comp
troller of the Currency. In addition. the
names of the officers are given, and the
rate of dividends paid. A comparative
table is complied giving the salient fea-
lures of each report. The street railways
are taken up separately and eXhaustiyely,
with statements of traffic. earnings. mile
age, capital stock, and other indebted
ness. dividends. etc. The description of
the Washington Traction and Electric
Company is especially interest ting and
valuable.
Among other features of the work are
"A glance backward" at the changes for
the better that have been made in the
banking methods in the District. a de-
scription of the Washington Clearing
Fouse Association, a table Of the war tax
or District of Columbia stocks. and a
table showing the high and low prices of
all local securities during last year
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15
Selected Gold Properties

IL Georgia and Alabama, with good veins carrying
ores averaging 81 10 $50 per ton, at prices from
s. 900 10 $4,000. Coal properties in Tennessee
and Alabama with high quality Goals, averaging
lG 900 tone 10 the acre, lines OF railways;
prices from s. to $50 an acre. Mica and Iron Ore
lands COPPER PROPERTIES, West and South,
with ores averaging from ~ to 10 per cent cop
per. For particulars address COAL AND MIN
ERAL LANDS COMPANY, Allatoona, Ca.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15
AUCTION SALES.
\. B. DUyALL, Attorney.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
Of Columbia. sitting as District Court Nc.
j53 In re the extension Of lexington Place.
Notice is hereby given that the Commissioners
OF the District OF Columbia. pursuant to the
provisions Of an act OF Congress approved March
3, 1899, entitled An act for the extension Of
Pennsylvania Avenue southeast. and Tor other pur-
poses have filed a petition in this court pray
ing the condemnation of the land required Tor
the extension Of lexington Place between Q
Street and Florida Avenue. to a full width OF
sixty (6O feet. by acquiring The necessary Land
below z Street on the west eide of said Eek
ngton Place, shown On plat or map pre-
pared by said Commissioners and annexed TO their
said petition and marked Exhibit No. F" and
also PRAYING that Jury be summoned by the
marshal in accordance with the provisions OF
chapter eleven I'D of the Revised Statutes OF
the United States relating to the District Of
Columbia. 10 ascertain the damages for al in
respect Of the land proposed 10 be condt mnnd
for the widening Of said lexington Place. and
10 assess onehalf thereof against those pieces
parcels OF ground AUDITING that portion OF the
street TO he opened and extending 10 a depth
OF two hundred t!OO) feet from the westerly
building line Of saii lexington Place.
1t is ordered this 10Th day Of April, 4. D.
1900 that all persons interested in the proceed
ings be, and they are hereby yequred TO appear
in this court on or before tie 18TH DAY OF
APRIL 1900, to show cause, ii any they have,
why the PRAYER OF the said petition should not
be granted and why the proceedings directed in
said act Of Congress should not be taken.
Provided copy OF this order be published in
the Evening Star" and the Washington Tiges
newspapers at least SIX times, and in the Wash
ington Law Reporter once before said 25th day
Of April. 1900.
By the Court
A, b. HAGNER, Associate Justice.
True Copy. Test:
;. X. YOUNG. Clerk
BY II. J. MEfGS, Jr., Assistant Clerk.
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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15
FOR SALE-HOUSES.
FOR SALE.
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Beautifully papered and decorated; qusrtered-
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Concrete cellar under entire house; cold stor-
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Price, $, 500; terms to suit. Keys and further
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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15
EXPLOSIVES IN BATTLE
Effect of Ancient Bullets Compared
With Modern Missiles.

Cast Steel the Most Favored Metal in
England for the Construction of
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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15
Uncle Sam Don't Wear

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2s HEAD OF THOROUGHBRED JERSEY CATTLE
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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15

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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-09-27
LETTER FROM A FORMER Ian
CASTRIAN BUT NOW A RESI-
DENT OF IOWA,

EDITOR. CITIZEN: Doubtless a
communication from the far away
west may interest your readers. The
little burg of Greeley is situated in
the eastern part of the state and in
Delaware county. 1t is town of
some eight hundred people and
draws its trade from a prosperous
and extensive agricultural section.
The farms here generally range from
70 to 200 acres. The soil is rich
and very productive, yielding per
acre in the following cereals, wheat
about 25 bushel; corn from 80 to 70
and oats so to so. Very little wheat
Is raised. The farmers are devot-
ing most of their attention to corn
and grass just now. The threshing
machines used here are said, under
ordinary circumstances, to have a
capacity of threshing 1900 bushels of
wheat per day. saw few days ago
lao bushels of oats threshed and bag
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-09-27
KnOtty Problem for General
Assembly.

There will be "a reapportionment
of the legislative aud senatorial dis
tricts when the regular session of the
next Legislature is convened, and the
new census will be an important
factor in etTecting changes from one
end of Virginia to the other, though
there will be no increase in the num-
Der of delegates or Senators unless
the Constitutional Con nvention, which
is to be held in the meantime, ar
ranges for an increase. The present
Constitution provides for not less
than thirty-thfee nor more than
forty Senators, and not less than
ninety nor more than one hundred
delegates, aud the maximum number
comprises the present organization
under the apporuonment of 1891.
Ii is probable that under the new
census a number of counties will be
entitled to single represen tatives
whereas at present they are given
represen tation only when combined
with an adjoining county.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-09-27
NEGRO BISHOP LEAVES q. o. p.

Bishop III. NJ. Turner, of the
African Methodist Church, says:
al am not Democrat and have no
intention of stumping the country for
Mr.. Bryan. dislike Mr.. Mckinley
and the attitude which he has as
sumed toward the negro, and intend
to vote for Mr.. Bryan in the belief
that any change is better than none.
This is no new change Of heart for
me. For sixteen years | have been
cooling towards the Republican party;
ever since the decision of the Supreme
Court, which practically held that
negro has no civil rights. The Su-
preme Court has practically dec;ti-
zened the negro and has nullified the
amendments to the Constitution. /
do not know what Mr.. Bryan's views
are on these questions which effect
the negroes, but | believe that he is a
man of sufficient honesty to use his
Influence in behalf of right and JUS
tice.
"Mr. Mckinley has done nothing
for the negro except;o appoint few
of them to Office.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-09-27
KNOWS HIS REAL FRIENDS.

Booker Il. Washington, negro
whose life is devoted to the elevation
and the betterment of his race, in a
letter to the Philadelphia Press on the
relations between the races in the
South says:
sin any case | have not seen sim
gle colored man who had secured in
tellectual and moral proprieties and
had a high character who did not
have the respect and confidence of
the white people where he lived"
This is true, and it states a propo-
sitlon that ought to satisfy the col
ored people that they are here fairly
treated; that they have not only the
''respect and confidence" but also the
protection and encouragemento of their
white friends in the South. Raleioh
Aeacs and Observer.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-09-27
The UnsentimentaI WI.

Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese Min
lster, was terribly shocked by the
love-making he witnessed on astraw
ride recently at Cape May, N. j.,
and he and his nephew, Fung Choa
Shee, dismounted from the wagon
and walked home.
After the party had got under way
Minister WI was Jared almost into
speechleSsness by seeing several of
the young men put their arms about
the waists of their girls, and some of
the young women clasp hands with
their beaux. The Minister recovered
his senses, and being alarmed for the
morals safety of his nephew, hustled
that interesting young man to the
tailend of the wagon and got off, say
ing: ave need exercise, and we will
walk home"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-09-27
THE INDIA FAMINE.


The copious rains that have fallen
in India have greatly ameliorated
the condition of the famine sufferers.
More than six million lives were
saved through the ministrations of
Christian America and Europe.
There are still two-thirds this num-
Der requiring food and support, many
OF them being orphans who will
need care and attention for some
time to come. In consequence of
this the work of relief cannot stop,
and must be supported from the
same generous sources; otherwise
millions who have been snatched
from the jaws of death will again
come within its grasp. What has
been done in this work and what
will continue to be done by Christ
ian people should encourage moral
pessimists to see that the world is
not altogether as bad as they view it.
Tile Free Lance.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-09-27

honor to whom honor is due. Las
year a tax of Is cents per ton wa,
levied upon fertilizers purportine
to be for the farmers benefit, but
the farmer of course had to pay the
tax Notwithstanding the fact thai
we are held down by unjust Legis
lation.
We are in fair state of pros
perity as our surroundings go to
prove. We have two banks doing
business in the county, one a Nation
al Bank capitalized at $25, 900, and
the other a private bank. We have
three guano factories worth about
100000 and doing an annual bust
ness equal to that amount. We have
two Roller Mills running in full
blast. Last year one of them ground
$4,000 bushels Of corn and over 2S,-
000 bushels of wheat and it is very
probable that the other did as well.
The greater part of this grain was
grown in the county. We have six
oyster packing establishments doing
business during the season. We
have two printing offices where week
ly papers are printed and have a wide
circulation. The papers are the
VIRGINIA CITIZEN, Irvington, and
the Chesapeake Watchman, Kilmar-
mock, Lancaster county, Va, and
each are willing to print communi-
cations from any one who feels inter-
ested enough to write anything that
will furtherour agricultural interests.
trust | shall be with you next
year in person and God willing, |
shall be. | should like very much to
receive a copy of the minutes of
your meeting and also any other
information in regard to the work
that l can get. A correspondence
with any Of the members of this
Congress will be gladly accepted as
| consider myself only a school boy
in the art of Agriculture, and there
fore | am always glad to enlarge my
views on this matter by comparison
with the views of others whose know
ledge on these things is not so limited
as my own.
In conclusion | want to extend my
thanks to his Excellency, Coy. Tyler,
FOR the honor conferred upon me by
this appointment, and to you,
gentlemen of this Congress, / ex-
tend my hearty congratulations and
bid you God speed in your work.
Though | am not with You in person
/ am with you in spirit, and that
your prayers shall ascend to the
thrown of Him who holds the world
in the hollow of His hand and that
in all your deliberations and conduct
you may be guided by Ills spirit, is
my wish. May the work which shall
be consummated by this Congress be
SO freighted with blessings that in
the years to come all over this fair
land of ours we may realize that
Gods hand was in it, His spirit the
guiding star.
L take pleasure in subscribing
myself, your friend and co-worker,
JNo. Y. PAYNE.
White Stone, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-09-27
y MONSTER TURTLE.

A monster turtle, weighing about
one thousand pounds, and of the
variety called "leatherback" or "rub-
berback," was received by II. f..
Stillman & Co., of Fulton Market,
n. y, on Saturday last.
The big creature was caught by
the crew of the fishing schooner,
Lottie S. Morton, off the coast of
Long Island, not far from Westhamp-
ton. Sixteen men were required to
haul the turtle aboard. They had a
struggle with the big creature, dur
ing which it broke one mans leg and
severely bit another on the hip.
Its entire length was six feet, and
greatest height four feet The skin
was black and shone like new rub
ber. An impression could be made
on it with the finger, but there ap-
peared to be hard shell underneath.
Its head was small and provided
with a large and wicked looking
mouth. Two small, dark eyes were
set close together and we'll forward
in the head.
Leatherback turtles, as the variety
is commonly known among fisher
meh, are frequently seen off the
Rhode Island coast, but are seldom
caught. One was sent to this CITY
about eighteen years ago which
weighed nearly sixteen hundred
pounds. 1t was secured by Eugene
q. Blackford, Fish Commissioner at
that time, and forwarded to the
Smithsonian Institution at Wash
ington. This sort of turtle is valua-
bic only as a curiosity, for the flesh
cannot be used.-Fshing Gazette.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-09-27
The Latest.

Here's one of the latest: Why is
McKinley's mind like bed? Because
Hanna has to make it up every
morning.-RockinghGm Register.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-09-27

Gre eley, Iowa.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-09-27

ged in twenty minutes. This being a
great grass-growing section, makes il
also great stockraising country, all
OF which eventually finds a ready
market IN Chicago and the east.
Our town is on the G. NJ. q st. Paul
Railroad about $50 miles west of
Chicago and $50 miles from st. Paul.
Every small town in this section
has It's creamery. To start such
an enterprise it is the custom for the
farmers of the surrounding country
to subscribe sufficient stock to build
and equip the plant and upon investi-
cation of the one here l learned from
the manager that the enterprize is a
paying one to the stockholders as
well as to the community. The Greeley
creamery is furnished with milk
each morning by the farmers around
a radius of about three miles.
Each customer or patron gets credit
for his delivery and every day takes
away sufficient butter for family
use, which is charged up
against the milk delivery aud once
every month the balance is drawn.
The output of this industry is
1000 pounds per day; which brings
IN the market is cents per pound, or
$4,000. Two men are all the hands
required. The butter milk brings 20
cents per gallon.
Your correspondent has quite often
thought that an enterprise of this
kind would be favorably received in
the Northern Neck OF Virginia.
1t would pay at each county
seat and would encourage the
farmers to raise good stock.
The remuneration would be quite an
item, as it brings some ready cash
throughout the year and saves the
family the tiresome task of making
their own butter. All along the
country road one sees neat platform
constructed and upon it rs usually
found several five gallon cans, either
empty or full, and teams which carry
the milk always stop at these plat
forms to take away the milk or
return the emptys, thereby saving
The trouble of each farmer having to
laul his milk.
This is considered the land of
and when we see a heavy
loud gathering, men, women and
move for the cellar, for the
storms generally come with rush
md little warning, aud TO get
up any morning and see houses
minus a roof is not an unseldom
,ccurrance.
Inc -sepuoIlcans are making an
extensive effort in the Hawkeye state,
md it, of course, will go their way,
or every Yankee soul in this
own is Republican. l have found
'ut one man yet who will not
acknowledge allegiance to the &. O.P.
)f course your scribe cannot desert !,
he party he was brought up to fol-
ow, for no matter how far from her
original principles the Democratic
'arty may have drifted, must follow
he white mans party. ,
w. III. YEATMAN.
Greeley, Iowa.