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The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24

"I guess there won't be a great
show of flowers on Sylvester's grave
this year." said Sarah Cook. Her
voice had certain triumph in it, but
it ended in a decorous sigh.
81 guess there won't, either" re-
turned her sister Mrs. Kemp. Il
guess Phebe Ann is too sick to think
much about it," Her voice sounded
like Sarah's.
Lucy Kemp dropped her sewing Cor
a minute and turned her face toward
the window. 1T seems most too bad,
don't it," she said, meditativeiy.
when she's done so much every
year, and thought so much about it.
81 don't know as / think It's too
bad" said Mrs. Kemp. "Of course I'm
sorry Phebe Ann is sick, but when it
comes to these flowers she's always
covered Sylvester's grave with, Dec
Grafton day, guess there was a great
deal of it for show. 1t would have
seemed different if he had been in the
war, but I've thought a good many
times, when I've seen Sylvester's grave
Win AllOlC lONGlo IL lldn any vi
the soldiers, that Phebe Ann had a
little eye to what folks would say, for
all she felt so bad"
There's the band!" cried Lucy.
1t was a very warm day for the sea-
son-almost as warm as midsummer.
The windows were wide open. The
|. two women and the girl leaned their
heads out and listened. They could
hear PARKWAY music. Two little girls
with their hands full of flowers ran
past.
They're just forming down at TIE
town hail." said Lucy. Annie Dole
and Lottie are Just going"
They came over here for flowers
this morning." said her mother. "and
| told 'em | hadn't any to give. All
| had was lllacs, besides that little
early rose bush, and they'd got all the
lilacs they wanted of their own, and
there was only just three roses on that
bush, and could not bear to cut EN-
! The procession amt coming-the mu-
, sic don't sound mite nearer. II
won't be here for an hour yet"
Il don't s'pose Phebe AIMS husband
will lift his finger to help us, even il
she should be taken away. and hC
left without a chick nor child in the
world" said Mrs. Kemp.
Phebe AIMS husband was her own
/ dead husbands brother. but she never
spoke of him by his own name.
'I wonder how much Phebe Ann
husband has got?" said Sarah Cook.
well. l guess he's laid by littl5
something. They must have, with nc
family"
"Mebbe he will do something If Il
ever happens that he amt under any
body else's thumb"
1T won't make any difference now
He's laid under the thumb so long that
he's all flattened out of the shape he
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24
EMPLOYEES OF GOVERNMENT.
About saO,OoO,OoO I'm wagcs-No Hard
Times" In Was "ington.

About S2O,OOO,OOO I'm Wages-No Hard
Times" In Washington.
According to the latest Official list,
there are 19446 public functionaries of
various kinds and degrees employed
exclusively in the District of Colum-
bia in conducting the numerous de-
partments and bureaus of the federal
government, says the Washington cor
respondent of the New York Tribune.
These are the civilian appointees in
the executive departments, and do not
include. senators and representatives.
and several hundred employees of the
houses who vibrate between the capital
and their homes in o.her parts of the
country. Nor does this aggregate in
clude $50 or 400 army and navy off,
GERS. active and retired, who form a
large permanent colony here. The
monthly compensation Of these 1916
civilian employees amounts to $685.
70S.S1. Therefore, the aggregate sum
in salaries annually paid out in Wash
ington by the government disbursing
clerks reaches the enormous total Of
$40 ,62S. 505.72, Besides, probably MOI
less than $4,000 900 additional goes TO
senators and congressman, and their
highly paid subordinates, and perhaps
S1250,000 more to the army and navv
officials, most Of whom are of high
rank, with large pay, there being con-
stantly here not less than sixty gen.
erals and admirals. active and retired.
These totals form a grand aggregate of
1878, 505.72 annually paid out in
Washington in the single item Of sal
aries. 1t is a vast, unvarying, constant
stream of cash flowing from the gov
eminent Golfers into the hands of the
banks, business houses and profession
al men of Washington, the official per-
sonnet Of the United States acting
merely as middlemen, because this
money is largely spent or permanently
invested here. In all the departments
salaries are paid semi-monthly, and
IL desirable the officeholder can draw
sums oftener, IL the money is due to
him, but this is dependent wholly on
the courtesy of the disbursing clerks.
1t is not singular, then, that there are
never any hard times in Washington.
How can there be such thing as hard
times in this town in such circum-
stances?
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24
BUY A HOME
IN YALE
will sell You home or will sci
your property at fair figures.
EXAMINE THESE:

THE YOUNGS PROPERTY u miles cas-,
Il aud nile SOdih OF Yale, so acres A
splendid farm very cheap. Terms easy.
THE HENRY HIGH PROPERTY on Mary
Siier', about hall AN acre, a ropmy house
fine shade and lIut, "a good nome at ID low figure
A BEAUTlFUI. BUILDING SITE: three OF
"A more high lots: the most brhutiful shade
IN town The finest size Ia town, corner OF
Mary Street aud Brorkway Road, Tappan s
Laws Addition.
CINGLE OR DOUBLE LOTS iu Tapnan &
- Laws Addition aud IN AL portions of the
village.
I OOK OVER r. NJ. LOTHIAN'S Is acres
II adjoining the Village on the west--A beau.
thu building Slie-tirOves aud excellent land
Tor ulng ~ pasture.
Can sell these properties ~ very low figure
and ON terms To SUIT any purchaser
If yOu want TO sell, come in and
give me prices. We can agree on
terms.
HARVEY TAPPAN
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24
CHOOSING a CAPTAIN.
Rough and Tumble Custom of japanese
Fisherm-n OF Hawaii

Fisherm-n of Hawaii
Where several years ago the fishing
for the supplying of the Honolulu
market was done almost exclusively
by the natives In their canoes and
few Cinnamon, now the bulk Of the
work is done by the Japanese, who
are at il in great numbers. The boats
which they use are built here after
patterns used in Japan, and onee in q
while an Oriental steamer arriving
from the west brings an imported fish
ing boat, which the fishermen think is
superior to those of local manufacture.
The boats are OF peculiar shape and
are Of different sizes, some able to nc
commodate but three men, which is
an ordinary crew, and others are large
enough for seven or eight men. Up to
the time that the vessel is launched
there is no captain selected for the
boat. The choosing OF this important
factor in every case Is left until the
boat is in the water. 1t is known who
the members of the crew are, and from
them the captain Is selected. When
the boat is in the water and moored
securely, the members of the crew,
who are generally the owners OF the
boat, strip themselves and get into the
boat Then the fun of making the &C.
lection of the commander begins.
There is no voting or drawing OF lots
to settle the matter. At given signal
from one of the crowd on shore who
are watching, the men in the boat be-
gin with all their might to try to
throw each other out into the water.
Each man is against the other, and so
the struggle, as a usual thing, lasts
a long time and is remarkably excit-
ing. All the time the play goes on the
friends of the contestants yell words
of cheer to the struggling men in the
boat and throw buckets of water on
them and into the boat, seemingly
with the idea of making the battle
ground more slippery as we'll as re-
freshing to the men at work. AS soon
as a man is thrown out of the boat he
must stay out, but may assist with
water If he so desires. The man who
stays in the boat longest, or rather
who is able to put all the others out
of the boat, has by his prowess shown
himself competent to be captain, and
so he is greeted with much applause
and showered with congratulations at
the termination of the scuffle. There is
no appeal from the selection so made.
and the captain so chosen continues to
be captain until he voluntarily retires
or sells out his share in the boat.-Ex
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24
TAPPAN
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

GENERAL PRACTICE IN ALL COURTS
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24

A London paper tells of the way in
which a shopkeeper exploited the pre-
vailing craze for collecting pennies OF
this years issue. In the window OF
his shop he displayed a notice: Five
shillings given for 1901 pennies" A
passerby entered, offered him a 1901
penny and asked for the shillings
"Oh. yes" said the shopkeeper, but
that is only one penny. Where are
tho other 1902"
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24

what did he want to see you for?"
asked Mrs. Kemp.
Lucy hesitated a shamefaced look
came over her face. What did he
want?" her mother asked. impera-
lively.
''He wanted to know who put some
flowers on-Sylvester's grave"
did your"
"Yes'm."
What did you put on?"
Some lilacs and-roses."
"You didn't pick those roses?"
20, mother, the lilacs didn't seem
quite enough! Aunt Phebe Ann has
always done so much!" Lucy said
Her mother and her aunt looked at
each other. 81 shouldn't have thought
you'd have picked those roses without
saying anything about it," said her
mother. but her voice was embar-
raised rather than harsh. She went
back TO the kitchen and proceeded
with her work of making biscuits for
supper. The sewing was all finished
Lucy set the table. After supper they
went out in the cemetery and strolled
about looking at the flowers, in the
soft, low light. "Who brought all that
mess of buttercups and grass, won.
der?" said Sarah Cook, as they stood
over Sylvester's grave.
II guess it must have been Pheba
AIMS husband-it looks just like a
man." Mrs. Kemp replied. Lucy go:
down on her knees and Strengthened
the buttercups into a bouquet.
Il wonder If she'll live the night
out" said Sarah Cook, soberly.
1--WE listened to near the bell toll
every morning this week." said Mrs
Kemp. II don't believe she can live
much longer. I'd go up there tonight
if | thought she wanted me to-"
The next morning Mrs. Kemp. list
ening with her head thrust out OF the
window in the early sunlight, heard
indeed the bell tolling for Phebe Ann.
"She's gone" she told Sarah Cook and
Lucy; and Lucy cried.
They all went to Phebe AIMS funer-
al and followed her to the grave. Mrs.
Kemp's and Sarah Cooks eyes were
red when they came home. There
were great many good things about
Phebe Ann, after ALL" Mrs. Kemp said
Il always said there was" Sarah
returned defantly.
The morning after the funeral John
u % me TO the door. Lucy ar-
&c IL
detected but he tried to smile. 81
want to see you a minute" said he.
mo, l can't come in-not this morn
ing. I'm coming before long. | hope
things will be different from what
they have been. 1t was her wish. |
went home that day and told Phebe
Ann how you'd put the flowers there
So becF"ned 20 me to come and
lean over. Then she made out to tell
me. She wanted you to have Sylves-
ter's money that we put in the bank
for him when he was born. It's been
growing. We haven't spent any, ex-
cepting for the flowers. and its near
five hundred dollars. She wanted ma
to give it to you rioht away. and
you're going to have it just as soou
as can get it out of the bank Phebo
Ann said you could have some more
schooling and rot have to work so
hard. And l guess you'll have more
than that, too, some day. il you out
live me. Phebe Ann, she thought
mebbe l could make some arrange
ments with your mother and aunt to
come to our house and live. and take
care of 1t. She said she didn't want
any other women in there. She knew
they were good housekeepers and
would keep things the way she did
You tell your mother I'm coming in
to see her some time before long"
John Kemp went feebly down the
walk, and Lucy returned to the kitch-
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24

was made in. He used to bow kind
of sideways behind Phebe AIMS back
now. met him face to face the other
day, and he never looked at me.
don't know what poor Thomas would
say If he was alive. wonder what
Lucy is picking lilacs for? Lucyl"
What say?" Lucy's sweet, thin
voice called back. Her smooth, fair
head was half hidden in a great clump
of lilac bushes by the gate. She was
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24

en-. The door had been ajar, and her
mother and Sarah Cook had heard
every word. They were both crying.
Coming Just now when we didn't
know which way to turnl" sobbed
Sarah Cook. Poor Phebe Ami"
well, there's one thing about it."
said Mrs. Kemp. brokenly, there
sha'n't one Decoration day go by as
long as live. without Sylvester's
grave being trimmed as handsome as
IL his mother was alivel"-Youth's
Companion.
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24
.BiddleCOnlb'S
Art Studio 1 / !
MeIseI Block, PORT HURON

Having had years of experience in
The Photographic art, We are prepared
10 dO your work right and at reason
able prices. Ask any of our patrons
what kind of work we turn out; ask
EN- If we don't save them moNey.
They can tell as much as we can.
Fh"'ve tried US and are our permanent
ustomers. You'd DO too IL you'll ask
m.
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24
An Old Copper Coin.

Charles l.. Feller, of Providence, has
lately acquired possession of copper
coin of the kind used as passports by
runaway slaves coming north long be-
fore the war. The coin has Liberty"
in a laurel wreath on its face and on
the reverse the kneeling figure of a
slave woman and the inscription, Am
/ not a woman and a sister,"
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24

The man who finds himself down in
a coal mine for the first time docs
some pretty deep thinking.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-07
HONEYMOON in a BOAT.
Captain Andrews and Bride Start on
Ocean Voyage in 13-foot Boat.

Atlantic City, Oct. 7.-Captain Wiz
liam Andrews, formerly the Lone
Mariner" and his bride of six weeks
set sail at 4:st yesterday afternoon on
their trip across the Atlantic Ocean in
the smallest boat that ever made the
attempt.
Ten thousand persons gathered on the
ocean pier and strand to see the voyag-
ers off. The captain first boarded his
craft and put everything in readiness.
He climbed the mast and rocked the
craft to see how it stood the strain.
Mrs. Andrews, attired in mans cloth
ing, was brought alongside in yawl
and jumped into the boat, which is
named the Dnrk Secret. Sails We're
raised and the boat made due east. 1t
was watched with marine glasses until
hidden from view.
The craft is sharp at both ends and
is out of proportion in the middle and
is painted black. 1t is 1879 feet long,
5 feet beam, and feet deep. and is fiat
bottomed Three hundred pounds OF
lead are on it's keel to prevent capsiz-
ing.
The boat is packed with provisions
and ninety-fve bottles of drinking wa
ter. AS each bottle is emptied it will
be thrown over board with message
enclosed.
Captain Andrews expects to reach the
Azore Islands. in two months, restock
his larder and continue to his destina-
ton. Palos. Spain. He will exhibit the
dark secret in the principle cities OF
Europe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-07

eneny's ships in making loop was
absolutely mistaken. The Brooklyn had
gone but GOO yards, to the southward,
and that was about the tactical diam
eter of the Brooklyn at the speed she
was going. He said the turn didn't In
terfere with her ability to keep up fire.
Capt. Cook should have given the order
to the man at the wheel to port helm. :"
but Schley gave the original order. The
witness was questioned at length con-
cerning the reported colloquy with
Schley during the battle in which
Schley is reported to have said: damn
the Texas" When witness was asked If
he thought there was any suggestion OF
such an expression he replied: When
suggested to Schle.y that there was dam
ger of colliding with the Texas, he
said. Damn the Texas He used the
expression as not in any way condemn
ing the Texas for being there. but as
of he was irritated, as one might be
about anything" Asked about the eX-
preston attributed to witness, she
will cut down the Texas. Hodgson re-
piled there was NO such expression. He
never said the Brooklyn would cut down
the IeAaS. l1ieien * d 6oou uSshi ~ 49,. '
reported colloquy did not say" Con-
tinuing, he said the dialogue as report
ed was fictitious and that he had denied
Its verbal accuracy, While not denying
the truth of part of it. He said he had
told Schley he could not repudiate the
entire statement and had not under
stood him to request that he should do
more than deny its verbal accuracy. He
had already before written his explicit
denial and told the admiral he could not
deny the whole story.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-07
moReAN,s FLYING TRIP.
MiIIionaire's Special Makes Fast Time
Across the Continent.

ACFOSS InS NOUSlUGISs
Omaha, Oct. 7.-Railroad men who
have been figuring up the hours and
minutes and seconds of fast transcontf-
mental runs for the past quarter of a
century, find that j. Piospont Morgan's
special. which crossed Iowa few days
ago bound for the Golden Gate" made
next to the fastest time ever recorded
in transcoItinental tour. The trip,
including stops at Chicago, Omaha and
Ogden, was made between New York
and San Francisco in exactly ninety-hve
hours and forty-seven minutes.
The quickest trans-continental trip on
record is that of the Jarrett and Palmer
special, which carried theatrical
troupe from Jersey City to San Francis
co nj eighty three hours and forty y-five
minutes. In 1899 a special mail train
sent out by order of the federal authori-
ties and given q clear right -of-way
made the trip in ninety-seven hours and
forty-fiye minutes. Last March. DR..
Seward Webb. vice president of the New
York Central railway, made the "trip
from San Francisco to Shelburne, VT.
in ninety-nine hours. From Ogden to
Chicago his special smashed all records.
In March, 1900, A. r. Peacock, of the
Carnegie company, made run from
San Francisco to Chicago in fifty-seven
hours and fifty minutes. The special
train cost him $1,000.
The New York Central holds the
world record for long distance runs
having traversed 1861 miles with the
famous Empire State express in 407H
minutes, an average speed of more
than sixty miles an hour. Part of the
distance was run at the speed of So
mixes per hour The London and
northwestern held the long distance
record until the record was smashed by
the New York Central a train on the
London and Northwestern covered a
distance of $40 miles in 512 minutes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-07
BELolT STUDENT BADLY HAzED.
Illinois Freshman Stripped Of Cloth
inu ard Switched.

: 7ass5ss ing aIl0 SWteSuSa. 50
Beloit, Wis. Get. 7.-George F. Stock
well. a student In the preparatory de-
partment of Beloit College. was enticed
from his room at the house of Presi-
dent Eaton st an early hour in the
morning by members of the middle
preparatory class. He was overpowered,
divested of every article of clothing and
compelled to walk ahead OF a score of
howling students. aided by the appli-
cation of switches in the hands of his
tormentors. His clothing was fastened
to the top of IL flagpole. and after he
had been sufficiently "disciplined" he
was allowed to go home to plar re-
venge
Last nights outrage is the climax of
q number of class fights this year, in
which the worst punishment inflicted
heretofore was compelling students to
walk into town after having been driv-
en- far into the country.
The faculty will probably take no ac-
ton on this mornings occurrence, ow-
ing to the fact that the perpetrators Of
the deed are unknown, and the members
of Stockwelrs class have taken matters
in their own hands. Stockwell lives
at Cherry Valley. ILL.,. and has no ene-
mics in the school
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-07
ALeER,s BOOK our.
Severe Criticism of Miles and Sampson
Contained in Its Pages.

Severe Criticism of Miles and Sampson
Contained in Its Pages.
New York. Oct. 7.-Gen. Ayers book
on the Spanish-American war will be
issued next Thursday. Gen. Alger opens
his book by stating that both the Cleve-
land and Mckinley administrations
sought by every honorable means to-
avoid complications with Spain. tho
protesting against the conditions prev
alent in Cuba. He then comments upon
our unpreparedness for war at that
time and the splendid spectacle of the
country's response to the governments
iultimatum upon Spain. He then dis
cusses the plans of campaign. defending
the plan Of embarking at Tampa. The
account of the march on Santiago is ge-
ographically pictured and prepares one
for the fights at Caney and San Juan.
The Round Robin" incident comes
in for fair share Of space. While the
negotiations for surrender were pending
before Santiago. the general officers of
Skaters army met and signed round
Robin which was given out for pubica-
ton This paper showed great alarm
over the threatening coming of yellow
and enteric fevers, and went on to say
this army must be moved at once or
1T will perish" OF the round robin itself
Gen. Alger says he has no criticism to
offer. But he does criticise the publica-
tion of 1t, saying that it was one of the
most unfortunate and regrettable Incl
dents of the war.
Gen. Alger reviews at length the diff
ferences between Gen. Shafter and Adj
off
letters. He concludes this chapter in
these words:
1T ia difficult to account for Admiral
Sampson's seeming attitude towards
the army during the operations before
Santiago as we'll as to excuse him for
his contradictory statements subse-
auently made in his official report. At
ter the Sd of July the adnliral's conduct
may be due to the keen disappointment
resulting from his on-participation in
the engagement with Cervera's squad
ron Possibly he felt that Skaters re-
quest for a conference on the morning
of July was responsible for his being
deprived of the honor of actively parti-
cipating as commander-in-c in one
of the most remarkable victories in the
annals of naval warfare"
or the Miles Eagan controversy over
the alleged furnishing OF "embalmed
beef to the army. Gen. Alger says:
"The commission appointed by the
president at my request to investigate
the conduct of the war department in
the war with Spain, met on the oath of
September. 1898. The commission visit
ed numerous camps in which there still
were many thousands of soldiers, both
regulars and volunteers, who were in
vted to give their evidence without re-
gard to rank or service. On the 21st of
December the major general command
ing the army of the United States APP
peared before the commission, then sit
ting in Washington, and made his state
ments with respect to the canned, fresh
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-07
FOR MANY MURDERS
Mrs. j. "A. Witwer. Of Dayton. o..
Suspected of Killing Fourteen
Persons.
Suspicious Death Of Four Hus-
bands. Five Children. a Sister
and Others.
No Motive Known for the Sus.
pected Crimes..Other Crime
and Casualty.

Dayton, o., Oct Mrs. j. A. Witwer,
a widow residing here, has been arr
rested by the police at the instaigation
of the coroner. pending an investigation
into serious charges. Mrs. Witwer, the
police say, is suspected of fourteen MUIR
ders, including four husbands. five
children, a sister, and four members OF
different families in which she was enl-
ployed as housekeeper The last sup
posed victim was a sister, Mrs. Anna
Pugh, who died week ago under nlys-
terious circumstances. An autopsy. per-
formed at the request of Mrs. Witwer's
mother. is said to have disclosed the
presence of arsenic and copperas in the
stomach. 1t is said the death of each
of the alleged victims was sudden and
all strangely alike. The prisoner Is AZ
years of age. No conceivable motive
for the suspected crimes is disclosed.
Drugs found in the house occupied
by Mrs. Witwer are in the possession
of the police and will be examined.