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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-09-01
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Zen. Timothy l. Woodruff apparently, is
just beginning 10 realize how thoroughly
he has been ''sewed up by his supposed
friend Senator PIatt It is no longer de-
MED even by some of PIatt's most trusted
iieutenants that more than six months ago
Mr. Plat pledged the gubernatorial nomi-
ration to Woodruff or condition that Wood
ruff assist The Plat machine in getting rid
Of Roosevelt The Lieutenant Governor
rendered intelligent and valuable aId in
consummating this scheme and when it
was worked out 50 smoothly at Philadel-
phia in June Woodruff reminded Mr.. Plat
OF his promise OF the Governorship. \
gentI5 man in position to know is
authority for the statement that Mr.
Plat renewed his promise to Wood
ruff at Philadelphia and feeling
secure. the Lieutenant Governor went TO
Europe Immediately after the national
convention While Woodruff was cut Of
the country The 0dsll scheme was brought
boldly 10 the front by Nj Plat Wood
run friends were 50 confident that This
was only make believe play on Piatts
part that they gave 1t no serious attention
Mr. Odeu encouraged them to take this
view OF it by emphaJically declaring that
he was not candidate and that he would
rot be forced into the race Not until he
had been back from Europe for nearly
month did Mr.. Woodruff comprehend the
zituatioH- Even then Mr. Platt was play
ing his game so well that he had his son
Frank going over the State ostensibiv
booming Woodruff When he did catch on
10 the game IL was too late for Woodruff
tG save himself and then he intimated to
Nh Platt 4 desire for third nomin lion
as Lieutenant Governor. Ii is said that
Mr. Plat promised to give him thi= but
it is now evident that Woodruff has
been deceived also in this matter.
for the name of the Hon Nevada
y Stranahan is on the PIatt slate for
Lieutenant Governor. Woodruff is thus
left wholly outside the bTeastworks Natli,
rally his friends all over the State are in
dignant, His Brooklyn followers are es,
pecfally so, and they are preparing 10 give
Plat and Cdell all the trouble they posi-
bly, can at the Saratoga convention next
week. solid delegation viii go to Sars
tosa Cor Woodruff for Governor OF course |
this delegation viii be oveTborne by the
Platt machine but ii will fight anyway !
and by this means prevent the nomination |
of Lobbyist Odeu by reclamation. 1t is |
believed that the antagonfsm already arous- |
ed by PiatL'S treatment Of Woodruff Will |
be felt in the campaign. The farmers
societies all over New York have been en-
dorsing Woodruff for Governor during the
past two weeks. and this agitation has
brought them much information concerns
ing Odell and his record as the chief pro
moter Of legislation for corporations a
Albany.
Gibbs VIII EErf Tu-1L H. w "
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-09-01

An abutting owner, who sets out orna-
mental shade trees in the street opposite
his premises, at his own expense and
with the sanction of the municipal author
tiles, is held by the Supreme Court of New
York, Appellate division, TO be entitled to
haze such trees protected against negIi-
gent or willful destruction at the hands
of third parties, and TO recover damages
for injuries thereto even though he does
not own the fee of the highway in front of
his Lot
The oasis., 1900-09-08
ACCOUNTS FOR THE WHITE HORSE.

Auburn-haired women have rul- ed the world; not women with brick-dust-colored topknots. b Il { those whose heads are crowned with soft, waving locks; red gold only in the sunlight. Xantippe, Helen of Troy. Cleopatra. Gather inc of Russia, Queen Elizabeth, Mime. Recamier, Maria Antoinet- te, and many others who made history for the world had such hair. Exchange.
 The forgoing accounts for the "white horse and red headed girl" superstition. The man in the case with all of the above instanced red headed women, met "death on pale horse" very shortly after mixing up" with the copper hair ed siren.
The oasis., 1900-09-08

IN NEW YORK great deal is said about "commercialism in pol itics"-meaning that form of poli- cal corruption which uses public office as private snap. But it wouldn't be possible were it not for commercialism out of politics-that is large class of business men who are afraid to take sides in politics lest they lose a little trade, or through fear of a boycott side with the corrupt element.
The oasis., 1900-09-08

COMMENTING upon the republi- can slogan: -Four years more of full dinner pail' tue Phoenix En- terprise asks "full of what?" and proceeds to reply to the question by saying "corned beef and cabbage" J" We'll, aren't corned beef and cabbage pretty good3 particularly when it is recalled that under democratic administrations working m en S dinner pails have been empty so generally.
The oasis., 1900-09-08

FOR some time now yellow news papers have been running legal column" wherein lawyers give subscribers advice upon all sorts of legal questions. Lately they have taken to running doctors col umn" wherein are published pre- scriptions for all sorts of real or imaginary ills. Good! Now let some enterprising yellow journal start pawnshop for the aid and assistance Of indigent subscribers.
The oasis., 1900-09-08
Cuts and Bruises Quickly Healed.

Chamberlains Pain Balm applied to a cut, bruise, burn, scald or like in- jury will instantly allay the pain and will heal the parts in less time than any other treatment. Unless the in- jury is very severe it will not leave a scar. Pain Balm also cures rheum- atism, sprains, swellings and lame ness. For sale by L. W. Mix & Co.,, Druggists.
The oasis., 1900-09-08

OoM PAUL is at Pilgrims Rest. Perhaps Lord Roberts may con- clude to make pilgrimage to the same rest.
The oasis., 1900-09-08

THE policy of the Mckinley ad- ministration is patriotic and always crowned with success.
The oasis., 1900-09-08

Now the government is appealed to bring back from Cape Nome sev- eral thousand starving fortune hunters. Cannot the scall y steamship companies who roped them into going up there be made to do so?
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
COLONY of Crows,

For many years Coldwater has had
a colony of crows varying in number
from 500 10 several thousand. The
dusky feathered tribe assemble in what
is known as Seeley's park. a tract OF
several acres thickly covered with
evergreen and oak trees of large size
About sunset each day the crows re-
turn by hundreds and before "retir-
ing for the night devote about one
hour TO caucus OF The situation After
this all remains quiet in the settlement
until earlythe next morning when they
take flight. probably in search Of food.
What they Subsist on during the win
ter months is a mystery. One feature
regarding the rather singular encamp-
ment is that the colony is rapidly
growing. although no one has been
able TO find their nesting places. The
place they have pre-empted is almost
in the heart of the city. No one dis
turbs them. even the small boy respect
ing their claim TO the wooded park
Grand Rapids Herald.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18

state conventions, but had little in
clination for Office holding. A few
years ago, however. during Clevelands
last administration, he concluded that
he would like to end his days as a
United States Judge There was a va
cancy in an Alabama district and he
went to Washington to secure the aid
of Senator Pugh, who had some infiu-
ence with President Cleveland. Pugh
looked over Pettus long petition, but
hesitated about signing it.
The President" he said, wants
young men on the bench. You are too
old"
Il am not too old to be a Senator. =
responded Pettus. hotly, and returning
TO Alabama, announced his candidacy
for the Senate to succeed Pugh. whose
term was about to expire. The contest
was one-sided. Pugh tried to stem the
tide, but it was too late, and Pettus
took his seat in the Senate.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18

Il never felt so cheap in all my life,
said Short as | did one day in de-
partment store. | bought a book for
80 cents and while | was waiting for it
a young woman. whose good opinion |
valued. came up and We began 10 talk.
The book was wrapped up and handed
10 me by the girl at the counter and
after short while the young woman
asked: Are you waiting for your
changer l replied that | was, but, in
fact. | hadn't been thinking of it.
wanted 10 talk to her and made that
an excuse for staying. After the usual
delay, when it had passed entirely out
of my mind, the girl at the book cOun-
ter stepped up and said: Here's your
change, sir And she held a bright
new cent in her open hand SO that the
other girl saw it. | felt chill at
once and just because it appeared to
the young woman that | had been
waiting all that time for cent. | got
a reputation for closefistedness that is
still sticking to me. ''-Pittsburg News.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18

The editor is fond Of joke and has
the good sense to appreciate one at
his own expense. A few weeks ago he
was walking with a friend, and at the
corner of busy thoroughfare he saw
q lapidated-looking Hibernian
standing at the opposite corner. gaz-
ing listlessly into vacancy. Watch
me surprise this old fellow" said he
10 his friend. Look right into his
face and see if it won't be a study"
a second later they were abreast OF
the son of Erin, and the editor pulled
out silver coin. and said, as h, thrust
it into the mans hand, Here's that
half crown | owe you; now, don't so
round any more telling people that
don't pay my debts For Il second the
mans face was a study. lie was
amazed at the unlooked-for kindness,
and then, as its purpOrt dawned on
him. he raised his hat and said. "Heav-
en- bless yer 'Cnner, I'll never say an
other word agin We. But" and his
eyes twinkled merrily, ARE we sure il
wasn't a crown yez owed me-" The
friend roared: "Oh. pay the man IN
full: don't try To beat him out of a
paltry half crown The freshman got
his crown. but the editor no longer
pays his debts at sight now.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18

for, despite her calm exterior, her heart
beat high with unknown terror in the
clutch of this fanatic, with whom re-
venge was virtue.
Then l ask your highness to say
what you intend to say quickly, and
allow me to retire." she said, with q
brave coo,ness she was far from feel
ing. 81 beg to remind you again that
we are leaving Pindi in two hours
time, and expect my husband to join
me here every moment"
Let him GOMEZ" returned the Prince
and he laughed scathing little
laugh. Let him come and deny, if he
can, the reason why your fathers muir
derer has never been found"
Her hands chung convulsively to the
chair. and she staggered; but only for
an instant. She lifted her blue eyes 10
his. full of imperious scorn.
will you kindly speak more plainly.
Prince? If you compel me to listen to
you. at least deny your right to speak
in riddles
1t was open warfare between them
now; but, in the tortured excitement.
she was growing reckless of cOnven-
tionalitieS If Don were only By her
side to protect her, She felt she would
have given the world 10 summon her
kitmutgar-native footman-and drive
Prince Clement Sing from her presence
there and then.
Il Will speak all too plainly" he an
swered. bowling low 1T was Captain
Gordon himself who shot Captain Der
ment.
You dare say this TO me?'
The words came in painting breaths
through her parched lips, her bosom
heaved. and she stood like lioness at
bay.
Il dare. because it is the truth" he
Kissed. Ask himself. He is here to
answer"
For the portiere had been driven
aside. and within the threshold of. the
door stood Don, in all the bravery of
full-dress uniform he had worn for his
wedding. and which he had not yet had
time to change.
In one hand he held by the silken
drapery. the other hand was clutching
the hilt of his sword. and on his face
the smile of joyous welcome had frozen
and left il CHASTITY pale.
(TO be cOntinued)
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18

young man who had spent his
early life in the country. and had
never tasted the pleasures of town
life. recently came to Memphis TO seek
his fortune. On the day OF his ar
rival he went into a restaurant where
business mems lunches are daily
served, ard ordered dinner. The wait
or brought the dinner. in all those lit
tie side dishes sacred to hotel exist
ence. and arranged them in tempting
array around the young mans plate.
For half an hour he sat and looked al
his untouched dinner. and then, over
come by hunger. he called 10 the wait
er and said Look here. fellow. if
YOU don't hurry and bring my dinner
III eat mp your samples, Memphis
Scimitar.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
THE RAISING OF OSTRICHES.
Five Farms Now Carried on In the
United States.

There are now five ostrich farms in
the United States-two in California.
one in Texas. one in Florida, and one
in Arizona. The last named, although
the youngest, is the largest and most
nourlshing in the country. 1t Is To-
Gated near Phoenix. and the Salt river
valley seems well adapted 10 the At
rican ostrich. No protection whatever
is required for the birds during the
winter. They Craze the entire year in
the fields, the same as horses and cat
tie, and are healthy and thrifty. The
man in charge of the Arizona farm.
VINO spent ID years handling ostriches
IN South Africa. says the birds do Just
as we'll in the Salt River valley as in
Africa, and that the climatic and other
conditions surrounding them here seem
as Well adapted 10 their requirements
as those existing in their native home.
After the birds attain the age of four
weeks there is little danger Of their
dying from natural causes for many
years. 1t is not positively known how
long an ostrich Will live under normal
conditions, but there are birds on South
African farms which are believed 10
nave reached or passed the century
mark, many of them having been in
captivity there over fifty years. Most
people have the idea. obtained. prob
ably, from their old Biographies when
they were children, that the female
ostrich, after laying her eggs in a nest
scoOped out OF the desert sands. Gov
erS them up with the sand and leaves
them, trusting to the heat of the sun
TO hatch them. This is not the fact.
ne birds always pair off during the
breeding season, the male bird making
the nest by resting his breastbone on
the sand and turning slowly round and
round, scratching the sand away with
MS feet until a shallow hole Is made
some three feet in diameter and about
foot deep. The female then lays, usu-
ally, ID eggs. and the birds take turns
sitting on them, the female sitting
during the daytime and the male at
night, except that the male allows the
female about an hour in the middle of
the day to feed. when he takes her
place on the nest.-BOston Herald.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
TELEGRAPH POLES
Caused Birds and Bears "A Lot OF Worry
at First.


To creatures incapable of UNDER
standing their use the first telegraph
poles were naturally misleading A
London paper is authority for the
statement that when these useful arti
cles were introduced into Norway they
had a disquieting effect on the bears.
The bears heard the moaning Of the
wind in the wires. and proceeded TO
put two and two together. Such
buZzing as this had been heard before.
1t was associated in the minds of the
bears with a sweet mOrsel The poles
must be gigantic hives. So the bears
set TO work TO root the poles ont Of the
ground. The woodpeckers also listened
to the humming. and concluded that
innumerable insects were concealed in
those tall poles Therefore they also
went to work to find the treasure.
boring holes to extract the insects
In time birds and animals became
wiser. and the telegraph pole or wire
is used by more than one bird as
safe place for its nest There is ?
small bird in Natal that used to build
its cradle-shaped nest in the branches
of trees, but as soon as the telegraph
wires were set up it changed the lOca-
ton of its housekeeping and built on
the wires. so that snakes could not
modest its treasures. The new posi-
ton was found so secure that the bird
added a second door TO the nest which
had hitherto possessed only small
opening in the side furthest from the
Overhanging branch.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
FRENCH Wit Atty.
One of the Wonderful Things About This
Wonderful Nation.

NATION.
The position of France in the world
is unique. England, Germany. and
America. as great competing industrial
producers. possess nothing which is
unique TO the one or the other, says
the Fortnightly Review. But to the
French we owe practically everything
that adorns and graces existence. Their
creative faculty, their inexhaustible re-
sources in pleasing the eye. the ear, the
taste. and the intelligence. give to life
nearly all the charms it possesses.
Their wonderful metropolis, instinct
with everything that an artistic inn
aginatiOn has been able to devise in
architecture and in street scenery tn
make it beautiful; their shops, which
are pleasure and a lesson in the fine
arts: their theaters in which the his
trionic art has reached the highest
point of development ever attained;
their brilliant schools of painting,
sculpture. music. literature. philosophy,
science. open to all the world, are a few
Of the things that make France unique
upon earth as an intellectual recreation
ground for humanity. There are peO-
pie. nevertheless. who call France one
of the decaying nations. Yet what
other country can show a greater ar
ray Of more varied talent or more en-
during work in the things of beauty
which are 4 joy forever? France a de-
cayng nation? France, who, after she
was drained. by the revocation of the
edict of Nantes. Of what appeared to be
the flower OF her people, produced the
glorious eighteenth century; who. after
the massacres of the terror, burst iu!O
the power and magnficence of the en-
pire; who. after the wars of Napoleon,
gave us great literary and scientific
revival: after the revolution of 1913,
the artistic and intellectual hrilliance
! Of the second empire; and who. in spit
of the crushing defeat of 1870. retained
! that pre-eminence, If any nation pos
! sesses vitality it is surely France and
! the world may thank Providence that
/ owing to her, it seems likely to escape
! from the decadence which usually fol-
/ lows self-absorbed material prosperity
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
8 SALVATION ARMY
Hires Hand Organs and Encroaches
Upon the Regular Grinders.

The Italian residents of America
have hitherto regarded themselves as
holding monopoly of the hand organ
business. At first they doubtless rec
ognized the fact that they held it
simply because nobody else wanted to
play hand organs. The Italians were
the only ones who had the necessary
artistic temperament and were also
willing to work so hard. In time they
forgot their monopoly existed, not
from any inherent right to it of their
own, but because everybody else was
willing they shout have it. So they
came to think that it was an exclusive
birthright. And if ever there was a
monopoly that deserved the title of
grinding monopoly this was it. But
now an anti-monopoly, or antitrust,
or non-uniOn organ grinder has begun
to grind, and the Italians are finding
that what they thought was an eXclu-
sive franchise for the streets of New
York was only a Pigment of their I'M
aginatiOns. All laws go by the board
when an army has to be supported,
and the Salvation Army does not
mean to let the imaginary prerogative
of the Italian virtuOsos stand in the
way of its needs. Captain Effie kel-
Ter has hired an organ, and has or
dered a recruit of her company to go
with her and help her play it, and IN
this way they forage in the down
town streets and collect much copper
and some nickel, which the Italians
regard as their own.-New York
Tribune.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
ON THE ELEVATED.
An Incident with Complications just d
Little Out OF the Usual

Little Out OF the Usual.
1t always disturbs me-" said Mr..
Ellington. TO see a man on the ele-
waited road offer his seat TO q woman
when he is about to get off: he has
perhaps let her stand in front of him
for blocks, and now when he is about
to give up his seat anyway he makes
a show of giving it to her, a curious
exhibition of about three-quarters con-
ceit and the rest cheel. Usually the
woman pays no attention to this man;
she takes the seat without thanks,
without taking any notice OF the man
whatever. But occasionally there is q
variation of this incident. Sitting in
an end corner seat. by the door. was
Il tired man. who. in provided car had
kept his seat seemingly because he
thought it was right that he should
if he had thought it out at all-but
who now when he was about to leave.
wanted to have the right person get
the seat he Was leaving With this
idea in his mind and not with any con-
ceit of gallantry. he when he had
risen. touched the sleeve of young
woman who had been standing by the
door on the other side of the car op-
posite to him, to indicate to her that
here was a scat. He was slow about
this, with the slowness of one tired.
or unaccustOmed TO asserting himself,
and while he was stepping forward a
small boy who had been standing by
the door slid in back of him with boy
ssh CELEBRITY and took the seat. And
he kept it.''-New York Sun.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
GOLD CONFUCIUS."
PETTUS. THE OLDEST AND WIT
TEST OF SENATORS.
The Famous Alabaman One of the
Most Popular Characters In the Upper
House-Also the Senior In Years OF
Life.

Senator Edward W. Pettus, OF Ala
bama, is one of the most interesting
figures in Congress. He is the oldest
member of the upper house. having
passed his 18th year. and because Of
his wise look and deliberate manner
Of speech has been called the COnfu-
ciuS Of the Senate. But the venerable
statesman is more youthful in spirit
than in appearance. Recently he con-
vulsed the Senate by speech on the
Porto Rican situation, which sparkled
with humor and satire, and stamped
the aged ALBANIAN as the wittiest man
in the Senate. To most Of his col
leagues it was a revelation. but to a
few who have sat in" small games
with "Old Confucius' it was no sur
prise. Senators and representatives.
who know him we'll have started card
play and have supplied the stock Of
chips just to be able to hear the run
ming comments of Senator Pettus upon
whatever subjects came into his mind.
His vein of quaint and philosophic HUI
NOR bubbles continually.
Senator Pettus was born in Lime
stone County, Alabama, in 1921. He
was a lieutenant in the Mexican war
and in the civil war rose from major
to brigadier general in the Confederate
army. A lawyer by profession and a
natural politician, he was always a
delegate to Democratic national con-
ventions and frequently presided over
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
CHAPTER VII.

The wedding was over. 1t had been
a very simple. very quiet affair. In
deed. ii had quite taken the little com
munity of the garrison station by sur
prise, for Dons disposition was 81 nat
urally reserved. He had spoken little
of his engagement. and only a few
brother officers and small number
OF Lilies personal friends We're in the
secret.
The bridegroom had obtained long
leave, and with great reluctance had
at last yielded to Lilies appeal to-
spend the honeymoon in England.
He had given in on the one stipula-
ton that Gadie Ha' should not 5e in
cluded in the program; and Lille. with
that touch of sympathy which makes