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New-York tribune., 1901-11-03
SHOT A WOMAN IN ANGER.
QUARREL BETWEEN MAN AND BOY ENDS
FATALLY FOR THE. LATTER'S MOTHER.

Bellows Falls, Vt, Nov. AFTER quarrel be
tween Cleveland Jones. fifteen years old. and
George II. Briggs q neighbor, in Langdon N H.,
young Iones's mother, Mrs. Chauncey Jones. was
shot and killed this morning by Briggs Briggs
gave himself Briggs was driving home some
cattle from a pasture near the Jones house. when
Cleveland Jones came into the field, and Briggs
alleges that the boy purposely frightened the CATTLE
causing them to scatter.
Briggs then went to his house, short distance
awav and after securing a revolver went to the
ZONES house From the highway he yelled that ne
would shoot the first who came out of the
house None OF the family left the house, ana
Briggs went to the back door. The mother went
to meet him in the hall, when. young Jones says
Briggs fred his revolver and Mrs. Jones ran into
the Kitchen crying. My God! he has shot me. J..
Briggs according to the boy then rusne'i lhto
the kitchen and shot Mrs. Jones In the back t%l'e
She into the sitting room and fell TO the i!opi l
Young Jones grabbed Briggs by the knees, ana ne
says Briggs fired two shots at him. neither taxing
effect The revolver by this time was empty, ana
the children succeeded in escaping TO neighnof b.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-03
pRTNCE RALJIT ARRIVES AT QUEBEC.

Quebec. Que. Nov. 2-The mysterious Prince
Paliit q, Beloochistan, has arrived here. on lhe
steamer Lake Simcoe quite ILL., He Is accompanied
h,. +r,entv-e;sht servants including dancing girl
~. Mn s+av a few DAYS Montreal and then visit
tnraio New York and Chicago He says he IS one
-. re feu6ai princes of his country travelling IN
co,nito at the request of the English Government
New-York tribune., 1901-11-03
SHOT SWEETHEART; LOST MIND.

White Plains n. Y. Nov. doctors Frank Rus
sell Of Tarrytown. and n. F. Curtiss and Charles
+, Birch of White Plains. to-day filed their re-
port finding Henry Boecker, Of Mount vernon
insane and County Judge Lent committed him 10
the Matteawan Asylum for Insane Criminals
Fsoecker was indicted for assault for shooting his
sweetheart Lizzie Spiess, the head few weeks
ago She is recovering Boecker has become IN
sa ne since his arrest for the crime.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-03
Lace Jackets,
Lace Collars
And Feather BOas.

Fashions freshest fanCies
speedily obtain entrance to this
very popular Department TIE
smart dressers of Greater New
York and vicinity have learned
from pleasant experience that
the attractions shown are Of the
highest possible order Of merit
and style, while the prices are
invariably rich lower than
others are asking for similar
lines.
REAL ARABIAN LACE JACK
ETS, with sleeves; regularly
$500; special, 1900
REAL RUSSIAN LACE JACK
ETS, without sleeves; regu-
larly $500; special, 11.25
SEAL RENAISSANCE LACE
JACKETS, without sleeves,
regularly $500; special, 900
1000 LACE COLLARS
In a great variety Of handsome
designs; round, square and sailor
shapes in Point de Gene, Imita-
ton Irish Crochet, Arabian and
Russian Lace; regular prico
$3.50 TO $500; special each at oS
Mirabeau & COque Boas
Particularly fine values az the
price named. MiIabesu and
Coque mixed feather boas, ,
yards long, white only; sell reg
ularly at $500; Monday, $50
New-York tribune., 1901-11-03
UNCLE EBEN ON THE BALLOT.

From The Washington Ster
DE usefulness OF citizen said Uncle Eoen
depends heap whether he regyah6s haA saA>
ns a public duty N asset.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-03
Framed Pictures.

Regular S2.UU Pictures Ior 9I.UO
Only $50. Good enough for any parlori
take down the old picture and substi-
tute one of these; what difference 1t
will make!
: They are colored fac-similes of figure
pieces; also reproductions of we'll
known paintings; fitted in handsome
3-inch gilt frame; matched corners
size y K %.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-03
Ladies' Fine
Kid HIoves to
O1ae1.
And an Exhibition of
Glove Making
in Two
Sixth Avenue Windows

Tomorrow we will be ready to show
the skins, and you can select the color
or shade you wish and have the Gloves
made to match any costume. A most
important advantage Gloves deliver
ed in few days
No extra charge. Prices just as
usual.
We will make ladies' 2 or pearl
clasp, plain or embroidered back Gloves
for $50 pair.
Evening Gloves of any shade or
length made to order without extra
charge.
This special inducement is made to
still further emphasize the merits and
perfect-fitting beauty Of the Pings
Gloves. Finest foreign kid leather;
worlds most famous Glove makers
Two Sixth Avenue windows will be
transformed into Glove factory. You
will see the evolution of the Glove
from the process of shaving the leather
to the stages of cutting. stitching and
finishing
New-York tribune., 1901-11-03
WHERE EXHIBITORS WILL GO.

At present exhibitors at the Pan-American are
divided into TWO classes-those who are going to
The Charleston exposition and those who not
NeerY all the South American exhibitors wish
Dc Included in the former class, but most OF them
WILL learn the old story OF the slip between the cup
Snd the lip, and then will Join the latter class
t.ehoQ!as already has gone on record as opposed
10 exhibiting at Charleston. Many OF the exhb-
lors still Of he trnpresson that that country
VA MAKE q display because of the strong efforts
mace by the Charleston people 10 get II. but Senior
stated this afternoon that all negotiations off
and his country would make exhibit
there" ne said and / Charleston to in
Festgate personally the advantages offered. L was
country any South American country 20 make
cispays there. and / Informed my government
~ before my letter reached mere Was olrec'eo
represented Charleston No l do not believe
me decision viii be changed think the expos. !.
uon at Charleston. even more than here. VIII oe OF
advantage 20 South American countries. because
our countries nearer TO that place ana trans
portation facilities are understood better tnere
man here Then, too, the Southern business men
Know cf through commercial relations IN the
oDportanit;es that are offered I believe more
can be gained by and the United states py
.sklsy az Charleston than we nave $500 $500 n-.b
and did reach the Southern people. who are
The packing IN Of the government exhibit. which
mas attracted such great attention here was De
grn gln on Thursday and has continued ever since, S
Charleston are perfect The freight cars that are
% carry the products run directly TO the rear
sealed and sent away IN the condition in which
ensS VIII be received in the Southern city ffacu-
,s;y an possibility CT breaking or oesroyis any
'iiiilg through negligent packing is eliminated
MONEY NEEDED AT CHARLESTON.
To-day some facts leaked out regarding the ex-
"ots OF South American countries at Cheflesfon
Shich Indicate there IS q serious hitch that may
New-York tribune., 1901-11-03
Children S Neor.

CHILDREN'S DOMET FLAN-
MEL GOWNS, worth up TO Sc, 80
MISSES AND CHILDREN'S
DOMET FLANNEL SKIRTS,
worth 29c-, ~
CHILDREN'S COATS, sizes ,
to years, special sale Mon
day: manufacturers sample
lines; various styles and coiors,
beautifully finished and decor
ated, o.UO
New-York tribune., 1901-11-03

Dvsart Iowa Nov. 2-The principal speaker at
the Republican meeting here tonight was Secre-
tary Wilson. OF the Department of Agriculture, who
said in part:
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-11

their home peoples during the same pc
| Rod The result is that an American
| can hardly utter sentence in England
! without calling attention to the differ
| ence between his speech and that of the
| peoples about him. Only yesterday, aft
er eighteen months residence in England
| / rushed up to conductor in Charing
Cross Station, and asked, Which car for
Bromley He started at me- and l
knew had spoken a foreign tongue to
him, because street vehicles like omni-
buses and horse cars are called road
cars and tram cars, and there are no
other cars in England.
If you ask a guest at your home in
England whether he likes his meat rare
he asks what you said, because he does
not understand you. He calls meat nm
derdone when it is not tfoi ohghly cook
ed. If you tell him you fear the aspara-
gus is canned, he is at a loss again. be-
cause he would have said II was timed.
To ask him to pass the powdered sugar
will again set him to wondering for he
calls it icing sugar. generally, though he
knows that it is sometimes called caster
or sifted sugar. And if you have candy
on the table you may not CALI it so with
out betraying your foreign origin. for he
calls candy Sweets" abbreviated from
"sweetmeats.'' and used to designate all
preserves, puddngs, pies, candies. and
jams.
To go further along the eccentricities
OF English at the dining table, most per
sons know, 1 suppose. that the beet is
called beet root, cornstarch is corn -four,
corned beef Tor a particular cut of it, is
called .'slversdes of beef, and napkins
are serviettes.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-11

he is sucking out the. disease with
| which the patient is afflicted. the med
| icine men resort to herbs, and occasion
| ally do not understand the medicinal
properties Of them. When a patient is
very sick, they, on rare occasions, give
what is termed medicine feast Ca saw
| age term for consulta tion doubtless).
On this occasion all who are present are
requested to partake of all that is
placed before them. Dogs enter very
largely into these feasts, being consid-
cred rare delicaey. So
The native doctors are very curious
and jealous about thu methods of white
physicians. The-use by a white physi-
elan of hypoderaiic syringe to relieve
the sufferines ofrspn Indian attracted
the attention of an Indian doctor, who
was much astoHished at the result. The
Indian doctor Iost,no time in suggesting
TO the white physician that they form
a partnership, theIlndian doctor agree
ing 10 do the drumming if the physician
would use the hypodermic syringe TO
quiet pain.
All diseases are attributed by the
medicine men toethe agency of an evil
spirit. Consumption, according to their
notion. is due to grass seed being car
rled through the air by wind and lodged
IN the lungs. Indians still frequently
complain that they feel worms creeping
UNDER their skin, and come to the Gov
eminent physician and ask to have
them cut out"
Since the establishment of Indian
courts at se"erai of the Sioux agencies.
treless warfare has been waged
against the medicine men, and their
and it will not be very long
before these picturesque and interesting
characters viii have vanished from the
face of the earth.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-11
a JOKE ON JEFFERSON.
How the bones of II sIoth Deceived
the NirgInIR Snee

Thomas jefferson was proud of his at
tainments in natural history, and parti-
cularly of their recognition by the great
naturalist Button, to whom he sent speci-
mems and information. With the nattery
OF French courticr Button wrote Jeffer-
son: Il should have consulted you, sir.
before publishing my natural history and
then / should have been sure of the
tacts.' This so exalted his appreciation
of his ability in that direction that he
was shortly after led into a notifying
error.
In Greenbrier county. Virginia in 1886
deposit of bones supposed to be those
of mammoth. was found and sent to
Monticello, where Mr. jefferson set them
up and pronounced them to I've those of "A
'carniverous clawed animal entirely I'M
known to science" a curious sight might
have been witnessed by people who lived
along the route Of travel between Month
cello ana Philadelphia. when the Vice
President of the United States on his
way to take the oath of office and as
sumo the second place in the gift of the
nation, carried a wagon load of bones for
his baggage. He delivered them to Dr.
Wiser, the naturalist of the American
Philosophical Society, with labored re-
port under date of March 10, 1797. entitled
n Memoir on the Discovery Of Certain
Bones of an Hitherto Unknown Quadru-
ped, Of the Clawed Kind. in the, Western
Part of Virginia" DR. Wistar AT glance
pronounced them the bones of the com
mon siOth, or giant edantate," and show
Cd Mr.. Jefferson several other specimens
of the same kind. The Vice President was
greatly huniiiated and the scientist call
Cd II 'MegaonyX Jenersonii, name by
which the animal has since been known
to naturalists. Fortunately for his sensi
tive nature. Mr.. JeffersQn's Lack of humor
prevented him from recognizing the sa-
tire. The bones are still exhibited in the
-. NV - Sciences at Philadelphia
Baltimore Sun.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-11
THE COST OF WAR.
Figures Which show the Amount.
Expended by Various Nations

! The disbursements hv tho Tinted c...o,
! Treasury on .cco,,,,, 80 ,1.e'l.. . 'a'e'
! frop, Ii, rec, "a 'he civil war
i"iii 'ely !, ieol, 10 June 80 1873, amount
! ca 10 SlSi,243,Ss5. 1t is estimated that
! the additional civil war Disbursements for
| debt, interest. and nensio,,s fro,, -, 90
| 1879 IN IrI,, ,.ot I'm June ~
| csc ~ - i''o' amounted TO s5,sei,-
o~o''''' making total Federal cxpendi-
ture of slO,e92 0S2. 100 The disbursements
| of the Confederate Government cxcoeGa,i
So 600 600 600 for tho ,,o,, u
! ar,ries e. ~ e., maintenance OF
:" 'iie iieid. IL Is estimated that
| 'he governmental expenditures on both
sides in the civil war win when tho I,oot,.
are closed amount 70 S1- 80 n,a aoa 'o',t,
,b.t H. i,,,,;,,i,,Ya, ~ '''-'V'o'o"' ana
80. m me- -ai losses curing the war
amounted 10 sSO,O1pD,00. Placing the
cash expenditures of the United St.,es T.,
the civil war at sI7 ~ ono o,o g., 60 -
isb w. -. s-ao 40, 900 III INT span
80, at S''''VV''Voo ana IN the war of
ioi<' the mexican war and the Indian
wars at $500, 900 900 is estimated as tho
total contribution Of tho J-,;,aa e.
Treas,,,,, "a ~, mo-, -, states
- - 80 - '"e wal iuhd Tor the century
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-11

hrst class man with 81 per cent, the sec
ond class with 4s. and all others are in
| the third class
| The sharpshooters and marksmen are
| given medals by the War Department.
winch they may wear on all occasions
when the army was in the United States
plennial competitions were held The dis
unSuished marksmen entered the compe-
ttions In their respective departments and
the winners took part in the final army
shoot- Gold and silve' medals, large and
elaborate. were given to those of the high
est scores A similar competition was held
TOT the officers. One of the celebrated
shots of the army is Sergeant RE. OF
captain Overtons troop at Fort Leaven-
worth, and gold medal can be found in
MS Kit. A blacksmith. Kaiser, who was
OF kerr's troop of the Sixth Cavalry, is
also a famous shot, but he was generally
stricken with stage fright at the last
minute in the finals and some good Sixth
cavalry money was lost on Kim. Serg-
cant Hauser. of the Second Cavalry. is
another one the old-timers talk about.
FROM the front the targets appear to be
mounted on dirt embankment but in
reality they are six feet behind It. The
art is facing for heavy stone wall
and the whole is bullet proof. The way
the recruits shoot into it should soon
convert it into mass of lead and nickel
In the space between the wall and the
targets are the markers always in charge
of commissioned officers. A strong wood
en- frame covered with canvas and on the
canvas Is posted the paper bearing the
silhouette The bullet can be heard pass
ing through the paper and after the shot
is signaled the target is turned on its axis
and fresh target appears. A sticker
is pasted over the hole made by the bull
again after the next shot. There is al
ways rivalry among the troops and to
make sure of correct scoring the mark
ers and scorekeepers are always chosen
from an organization other than the one
that is firing.
After all, the one rule, If there is a rule
about shooting. that the men have dinned
into them is shoot low" The regulations
encourage low shooting by crediting as
hits all ricochet bullets that hit the figure
They may have glanced from a stone fifty
feet in front, but when they puncture the
black man they count as if they had come
straight.
There's nothing so panic-creating as to |
have the bullets cut the grass in front of |
4 man." said one of the officers. when |
hey go over head the humming Is reas- |
surfing if anything, but to have them spit |
lust at you makes you feel that the next |
me is coming higher. When in doubt,
shoot low; shoot low anyway."-Kansas
City Star.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-11
English in England.
(From IIarper's Magazine }

= '7I'' Tut PtI HHgaAIHe.J
That hackneyed American maiden VII
SAID London was nice place If you knew
the language was not a bit absurd. w,
speak English, but we have built up ON
forms of English expression upon tn,
English of few shires of the old country
rs 1t was spoken between two and three
centuries ago, while they have beer
blending and changing the speech Of al
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-11
Hard Lines.

Drummer-It is pretty hard to get drink in
this town isn't it?
Landlord (kansas hotcD-You het Why. You
aat work the snake-bite racket any more
Tiess yea carry the suate TO the drug store
rrg let him bite you in the presence OF a COM
sittee.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-04

The woman who pervades all for
elgn parts is the American. Their
dress, walk and general appearance
are unmistakable long before the we'll
known accent proclaims the fact. You
are grateful to them, and you admire
them. They are always well dressed,
beautifully set up, almost always thin
(and that is alone virtue), and, fin
ally, good looking. The girls are
charming and pretty into the bargain,
for no American girls is ugly. She
has an air which makes it impossible,
and there is freshness, brightness
and an originality which is most cap
tivating, and which no one can resist.
Americans are full of interest, curios-
ity and sympathy in return. There is
Sno false shame, no reserve. They tell
you all about, themselves, and would
like to probe the most sacred recesses
of your heart, which is not done from
an idle love of gossip, or wanting to
know things for the pleasure of re-
peating them, but from genuine de-
sire to know you and all about you.
You can tell an American woman any,
where by her back, by the way she is
coffee, by the quick turn of the head.
by the lightning glance that takes in
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-04
DA Try AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How successful Farmers Operate This
y Department. of the Farm A Few
Hints as to the Care CO Live Stock
and Poultry. 81 ..es
Tho DaYons.

me peninsula which forms the
southwestern portion Of England is the
nome Of thrifty and attractive race
OF deep-red cattle, which take their
name from the elevated region in the
north OF Devonshire, where they have
Deen brought to the greatest evenness
and fxity Of type. If solid color
throughout and resistance to variation
n all particulars be accepted as evil
0ence OF antiquity in breed, the
DeVon must be regarded as among the
o!uesE and purest. It. certainly is one
OF the best defined OF British breeds of
cattle, although little is known of it's
origin. 1t was undoubtedly very
gradually developed, but its greatest
Improvement since the record began
mas been. at the hands of the brothers
Quartley, Messrs. John T. and James
DaVy, and Mr.. Coke of Holkham, af-
forwards Earl of Leicester.
1t is believed that Devons were
among the very first cattle brought
across the Atlantic, reaching New Eng
Iand on the ship Charity in the year
1913. Importations Of some conse-
quence were made in 1900, and to New
4ork soon afterwards, but the first
nerd to be brought to this country
ana maintained pure, SO that breeders
can st1H trace to it, was present of
Dull and six heifers from Holkham,
sent directly. to Mr.. Robert Patterson
OF maryland and arriving at Baltimore
June 10, 1917. This Patterson hero
mas been kept up during the greater
part of the century. Other importa-
lions occurred in 1918, 1920, 1885, 1855,
and frequently in later years.
Inc characteristics of the Devon
are compactness and general beauty,
hardness, activity, intelligence, docil-
ley, aptitude to fatten and quality of
milk. The prevailing red varies from
dark, rich color to pale chestnut, but
no black or white is admissible except
Ing little white patch on and in
front OF the udder, which sometimes
extends forward on the belly, and
White hair in the switch of the tail.
Inc skin IS yellow and unctuous, it's
tlcnness being shown in an orange
ring around the eyes and more or less
OF the same encircling the muzzle. The
halr is soft, fine, and often curls close
" on the neclzs, shoulders, and faces.
Inc head is adorned. in the case of
the female, with particularly elegant,
cieamy-Wh1te, sharp-pointed, black
tlppeo horns of medium length, hss-
ing a good elevation at the junction
Win the head and curving upward. In
the bull the horns are shorter in pro-
portion to thickness, straighter, and
less raised.'
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-04

pullets laid 6,209 eggs, and the old
fowls 6,349, or difference in favor Of
the old hens Of 40 eggs. The breeds
We're white and brown Leghorns, and
the old hens were three and four years
of age. This seems to demonstrate that
the notion Of killing off old hens over
two years Of age is not good one.
But the lesson is not perhaps of gen
eral application for the reason that
ELeghorns are said to continue dropping
eggs in large numbers long after most
breeds have ceased to lay. One poultry
man says he keeps his Brown Leghorns
as long as they will lay, and that he
kept one hen till she was nine years OF
age. A good many experiments will
have to be made before we can get
much definite light on the subject.
The ACCESSIBILITY of not sending
chickens to market in a lean condition
is borne out by about all the expert
nents undertaken along the line of
fattening fowls for market. One year
the Maine Experiment Station Sc
cured a considerable number of fowls
to be used in test of this kind. The
chickens We're 1870 days old at the be-
ginning of the test, and the feeding
was continued for thirty-five days. The
40 weighed 1919 pounds at the begin
ming of the test and 1911 at its close,
and gained total of 1872 pounds dur
Ing the period, an average gain of 2.23
pounds per chick. The quantity of dry
meal required to produce a pound Of
gain was $50 pounds. When sold, the
birds brought ID cents net each more
than they would have brought if sold
at the former weights. Of course this
advance was made in a state where
retail prices for poultry are high, but
the. cost of feed is correspondingly
high. The quality of the well-covered,
soft-feshed chickens, if they are not
too fat, is so much superior to that of
the same birds not specially prepared
that they will be sought for at higher
price.