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The Portland daily press., 1901-02-13
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OF the murder. Both went to the scene
together. The Kitchen stove was hot, the
floor was damp, partially wet in places.
Witness did not go into the barn where
tbs body lay.
Witness testified that during all the
questioning which she and her husband
put to Freddie, the little fellow never
mentioned that anyone besides Samuel
Locke was there Freddie Sprague never
came to the house OF witness on May let
to buy butter or milk. Witness had none
to sell.
Mrs. Fannie Warren was recalled She
resides near by the Florence knight
place. Freddie was there at s 80. Wit
ness was present when with Mrs. Ford,
the question was put to Freddie some
minutes before ten O'Clock on May LIST:
'who was at your house this morn
ingp"
Ayes, Mr.. Locke. He went to the
woods -
Charles s. Durgin OF south Berwick
was the next witness. He was at the
,xas orss,Ionaa ua H. go, - -.
from Freddie some information as to who
was at the Samuel Locke house on the
morning of May LIST, but the boy seemed
so utterly embarrassed as to De unable to
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The Portland daily press., 1901-02-13
AGED BRIDGE BUILDER DEAD.

Rockland, February 1S.-Samuel Il.
Cleveland, formerly well known all over
New England as bridge nutider, with
headquarters in Boston. died hare this
morning, aged IS. Mr.. Cleveland suffered
a stroke OF paralysis several weeks ago
and had been falling ever since. Among
immediate relatives the deceased Is sur
Vived by a son who is the head of the
Boston firm OF Cleveland, Brown 81 Co
lie was an uncle to Weston Cleveland OF
Portland
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-13
THE MODERN WAY

Commends itself to the welI-informed,
to do pleasantly and effectually what
was formerly done in the crudest man
ner, and disagreeably as well. To cleanse
the system and break up colds, headaches.
and fevers without unpleasant after
effects. use the delightful liquid laxative
remedy, Syrup of Figs. Made by Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-13
SALE APPROVED.
Denmark Ready To Trade Danish
West Indies.

London, February l3.-With only one
dissenting voice, says the Copenhagen
correspondent Of the Daily Mail, the
financial committee of the Landsthing
has approved the sale of the Danish West
Indies to the United States.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-13

To PREVENT THE GRIP.
Laxative Bromo- Qalnine removes the cause.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-13
SUNDAY RIDING.
Men Who Want Excursions
Stopped.
Interesting Hearing At
Augusta.

Some Pertinent CUES
tions By Committee.
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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27
More BEuecOatS.

Ma or Richard SyIvester's force of
bIuecoats and detectives has been
subjected to penetrating criticism
because of the recent outbreak of
criminal operations and the apparent
inability of the police to catch the
offenders
In his explanation TO the public
through these columns. Major Sykes
ter has called attention to that fact
that, considering the territory TO be
patroIled, the Capital police force is
woefully inadequate. He has also
given facts and figures TO indicate
that, considering their numbers, the
men under his control have done well
both in the suppression and detection
of criminals.
The policeman Win not become d
suPerfuity until mankind ceases to
be bad. As there Is 20 accurate way
of predicting the millennium, and
there is DO indication that it is i'm
pending, it might be well TO give up
the notion that its early coming viii
save expense. and Increase Major SyI-
vester's detachment of public guar
dianS immediately
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27
spe.ILne in chteaso s.hooss.

Some time ago the superintendent
of the Chicago School Board sent out
a lot OF blanks to the various teach
ers in the public schools, requesting.
each to give her name. birthplace.
age, and some other facts of her his
tory This was done, ostensibly to
get the information indicated, bur
really TO see how many were capable
of filling out such a report correctly.
The superintendent made the inter
esting discovery that some OF the
teachers could not spell correctly the
name of the place IN which they were
born One said she was born in Ten
essee," and another gave the month
of her birth as FEBRUARY" The re
suit of this inyestig ation is likely to
be an agitation for better spelling in
the schools.
This matter of spelling is one
which should receive much more at
tention tI:2n it gets in our present
school system Here and there is a
person, II * true, who cannot be
taught TO spell correctly; but most
people ealrs Good spelling is rightly
held To be proof OF general culture
IF 2 note is received from a person
claiming TO be educated. in which half
a dozen common words are misspeII-
ed, the recipient rightly infers
that that person is either ilGterate
or extremely careless. The children
educated in our schools are likely TO
find this test applied 10 them when
they seek positions demanding an or
binary amount Of education. If they
can write letter without misspell-
ing 4 word or using bad grammar,
their chances of securing such a POI
sition viii be hundred per cent bet
ter than if they cannot This is espe-
cially certain if the employer is one
of those oId-fashioned, seIf-educated
people who hold that bad spelling ia
a disgrace and that all any person
needs to know Is the three Rs"
There Is no reason why children of
average intelligence should be allow
ed 10 become slipshod and confused
in their spelling. and that they do
indicates that there is a serious de-
feet somewhere ia the methods of
teaching in our public schools.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27
The ONLY snIutInn.

some days ago II was suggested in
these columns that the salaries paid
certain high officials in the Govern
meHt service were absurClIy small.
The recent retirement Of two Cabf-
net members because of their ability
10 Obtain greater rewards IN private
litc was cited.
The New York World" discusses
the matter of meagre compensation
Tor those in the highest grade of Fed
eraI ot3ices. and * inclined to take the
view that social extravaganza at
Washington is responsible for the
fact that q Secretary cannot make
eight thousand dollars year pay his
expenses. The World looks to the
President to establish a precedent for
Jael=enian simplicity at the Capital.
so that the poorest man need not be
h2mi.iated If ne responds to a call for
services which his country needs.
While the World" suggests inter
negatively and IN passing that solu-
ioht lie in the direction of
les, II seems TO prefer to
the expenditures of Cab
rs are unnecessary.
few who will accept this
matter Such social dis
made in Washington IS a
Of refined life and Dip
iy,-.,-- ,essity. The men selected
TO represent the Government and 10
associate with the ambassadors and
ministers OF other countries should
not DC expected to go into their own
poclletbooks 10 pay the bills for re,
spectacle appearance and a respect
able hospitality.
If the nation were staggering under
the l. rden of poverty. 4 suggestion
fer Inc wearing Of homespun and a
corned-beef and cabbage dirt at
Washington might be accepted In bet
ter part. There is no reason WAY the
american people should expect to Sc
cure the brains ana ability Of their
best men at discount. We do not
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27
ENGLISH PAPERS GROWING.
De vets Bold stroke Followed by
sour Comment at Home.

LONDON. Dec. 27--The papers today
are growing about General DeWet's bold
stroke in surprising Colonel FIrman-s
camp at TWeefontein On December 81
Even the Ministerial organs depIore the
lack of Information regarding the engage
ment
The star" Radical in politics. says.
1t is sad TO think hew many gallant sol
diers have been sacrificed because the
ministers are unable to make statesman
ship go hand in hand with strategy.
The Evening Sun says: To pretend
that incidents like that at Tyeeefoatein
are inevitable is either wiI1fuI dishonesty
or xiHfui blindness. They are due 70
military inefHciency-
The Liverpool POST depIores the
hindranee these successes viii have on
the bringing about OF peace in South
Africa
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27
VACATION MONEY ESTIMATES.
Public Printer Preparing Figures
for Congress

The Public Printer is preparing for the
House Appropriations Committee an esti-
mate to make up the deficiency in the ap-
preparation 10 pay TIE annual leave Of al
senee Of the employees in the Government
Printing Once
There are a number OF employees in the
Printing Office who have rot taken their
annual leaves because the Public Printer
had no money with which TO pay them.
An empIoye who fails 10 take his or her
leave within the fiscal year forfeits-it. and
hence many Of them are eager for Con
gress to make the necessary appropriation
to pay them for their leave.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27
where Reciprocity Is Wanted.
st Louis stsr-)

The West is moving IN the interest of
accomplishing better trade relations with
Mexico. Here's a case where legitimate
reciprocity ought to be made 20 work.
The natural productions of the two ccun-
tries do not conflict. while IN manufac-
lures Mexico cuts no figure. It's to the
interest of the United States to stretch
reciprocity with our sister Republic to
fhe extreme point
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27

The Empress Frederick had her
love-letters buried with her; and it is
10 be hoped that the resurrectiOnists
viii have enough respect for this
stroke of diplomacy not TO dig them
up and print them.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27
AMERICAS COTTON INDUSTRY.
Increase shown by Statistics Gath
cred by Census Bureau

According to statistics Of the Twelfth
Census. issued yesterday. the cotton
manufactures OF he United states fer
1900. comprised 1851 establishments, an
increase Of 161 per cent over 1880.
Capital was invested TO the amount Of
S467 .24O, 157, al increase Of % per cent,
and there were in the business an aver
age of 302. SCI wage earners, an increase
Of 3S.4 per cent. earning total of $780,
sS4,532, being an increase of $6-s per
cent
The cost OF material was S176.551 ~;
an increase CT II per cent. and the value
Of the product for 1865 was S336, ga, So,
an increase over 1870 OF 25-7 per cent.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27

lFHIIs1EeIIlIlI Na-fh AzneFicaIl-)
4 state hires Governor for stated
term and he accepts effice under a dis
tinct contract 10 render service for that
term foFs-a specific consideration. An Of
fer OF better place is not valid excuse
for bFeaeh OF contract IN private bust
ness. and Governor Crane evidently holds
that the Fuies of right conduct renal
in force aahe pablo business of Massa-
chnsetis.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27

John Barrett is to make the fare
well address to the Pan-American
Congress; and it is to be hoped that
ne viii not leave the innocent audi
ence with the impression that he per-
sonally conducted Admiral Dewey
through the Philippine campaign.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27

If anybody ever undertakes to teach
the Chinese to play golf, there viii
be a brand of language evolved that
would make dictionary have dys-
PePsia-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27

Ii ought TO be distinctly under
stood, in all this business of telep-
athy and wireless biography, and
such miscellaneous things. that it Is
important to have q cutoff that viii
work.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27
MELLEN WILL NOT RESIGN.
Northern Esaeiac's President SETS =
ERssz xz-x,--..,,s -.

SortbSeF-Ea E-sselEIc7s President Sets at
Rest Current Reports.
ST. PAUL, MINI. Dec. 27.-President
Charles s. MelIen, of the Northern Pa
cife Railway, last night authorized a
statement that he had not resigned. and
does not contemplate resfgning.
The statement, by inference. sets at
rest the reports Of antagonisln on the
part of James J. Hill. snd outlines what
may be expected in Northern Pacific at
fairs following the organization of the
Northern Securities Company.
Reports that Mr.. MelIen would resign
have been periodic for more than a year,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27

the parrot fuently
oh my" said the minister's wife faint
~. The minister did not say 4 word.
Then they mopped up the water,
changed their clothes. and started for
prayer meeting twenty minutes late. on
the way the minister said:
Maria. I don't know but we had bet
ter keep that parrot. after all There are
times when he seems TO me e - er -
Yes. Jedediah, know what you mean
I think re can get along If we put him
down cellar when the sewing society
meets.
AID, sid the minister. ! should
hardly like TO give away pet that old
Captain Bunshy thought SO much ef-"
And neither OF them knew that old Cap
tain Bunsby had chuckled when be die
tated that clause in the viii.
That landlord is foxy. He encourages
the boarders To form a chess eIab.'
I don't see anything especially shrevd
about that
why, they get SO interested IN the
came that only aboat eHe-third Of them
come TO meals -
He seems to be given 10 melting
moods.
MINI regular dissolYiug view, but he
doesn't seem 10 be very good at liTujdat-
ing for ali that
Poor Mrs Brown, am 50 sorry your
son IS in such q dreadful state. James
told me he was What is the matter?-'
James is given to practical joking: but
I don't know why ne should say that.
when I only told him my son had gone 10
Texas"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27
PERSONAL NOTES ABOUT
WASHINGTON PEOPLE.

AR Walter Paris, who is spending the
holidays with friends IN New York, will
return January ).
Invitations have been issued by the
Saturday Evening Assembly for their next
/ dance on Saturday evening. December IS.
at National Rifles Arrnory.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H GIascock are
spending Christmas week with friends in
Richmond.
Miss LoneIla Wood has returned to her
I home on Tenth Street after an extended
visit To relatives in Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. William II. Kaufman, of
Gainesville, Pa, are visiting Mr.. Kaun-
mans parents in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. c. D. Pollock. Of New
York. are visiting the formers parents,
Mr. and, Mrs. Z. s Pollock, 643 Massachu-
sets Avenue northeast
Miss Sophia Sanger IS entertaining Miss
Flora LEM. Of Philadelphia. At home
Friday evening
Mr.. and Nrs. 7. Hamilton Coates have
cards out fer receFnber 90. 8 to 10. to
meet their friend. Miss Carpenter, Of
New York, at - [ Street.
Miss Margaret J. Elgin is spending
her holidays 81 the hsme OF her father.
Dr. Fisk EIgtn, 10 Third Street scuth-
east.
Mrs Samuel T Davis and her daughter
are at their apartments at the Portland
having returned to Washington from Eu-
rope. where they and Miss MeCauley have
been travelling for a year and a half
Miss Sears. OF 4o5 3 Street northeast.
is visiting friends in Loudoun county,
Dr. Walter c. Monroe, of go NIassaehu-
sets Avenue northwest. Is making a ten
days visit to relatives in Virginia
AR. Frank Broadhead Whitaker, ofNew-
port News. Va. IS spending the holidays
with his parents Al 1890 Fifteenth Street.
Mr. and Mrs n Y Phillips have re-
turned from their visit TO Accomack
county. Va.
Mr. and Mrs Charles v. jenkins. of
Fourth Street. entertained a company of
young people al dinner last night. The
table was deliberately decorated with
crimson carnations and the lights were
capped with red shades The guests
We're Misses Katie ard Alice Webb, Miss
Julia Gcntclaire, OF PittsBurg; Miss Eta
Ball Hodgs0a- Aiss Carrie jenkins. Master
Frank Hodgson. Nessrs- Harry and John
Boyle. Frank Tarhins and Steve Doyle.
Mr.. Nelson Daniels. OF the Treasury
Department. is home from his annual
Christmas Day visit to his parents in Bal
timore county, Md.
Mr. aud Mrs. George Ferguson, OF Ka1o-
rama Avenue. VIII soon leave for their
usual winter "trip 20 the mountains of
North Carolina
Miss Eta Stanislsus Lotus. who has
been visiting her. cousins at 1913 T Street.
has rct4rusd TO New York.
The Misses Julia and Anne saearman
will go 10 Scranton, Pa. on January. to
attend the wedding OF d relative They
viii be absent = week.
Mr. Hosar3 G Heinz. of Pittsburg. Pa.
{ is visiting Mr. Robert Scott Hume at his
Massachusetts &renuc home.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27
rae MInister's Parrot.

The minister had received a bequeFt,
and it embarrassed him greatly AS
rule he could find use for pretty nearly
anything that his congregation saw fit to
bestow. but when an old sailor parishioner
died and left him parrot, that seemed
TO be the limit The sailor had been an
unregenerate man, and the parrot was his
constant companion To say that the bird
had a command of Iangua ge-and such
language,-wouId be stating it mildly
There were persons who said that the
delicate robins egg blue OF the parlor
walls in the sailors residence was due
entirely to the parrots remarks when in
good voice and health. Manifestly. such
bird would not be an ornament at any
Sunday school soeiabIe-
The minister vas still celebrating over
the matter. the parrot being kept mean
while IN the upper hall, when houseciean-
ing began. This domestic eataciysm had
lasted one day when there vas a prayer
meeting; and the minister and his wife
arrayed themselves in their best and
started downstairs to go to IL It was
quite dark in the upper hall. and the
stairs were crooked The lady Of the
parsonage went down slowly, cIirging to
the banisters. and the minister followed
IN something of a hurry
There was a crash, and then splash
The minister sat down on the stairs with
great suddenness. He had run into .
bucket Of soapsuds left by the scrub
woman in convenient angle. knocked 1t
over. skinned his ankle, and sent d food
over his wife-s best gown and his own
feet. The bucket went rolling down the
stairs and walked the parrot
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27

Otis skinner advised Chicago wo-
mans club to weep instead of litter
ing al his play; and now it IS up TO
him to make them follow his advice
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27

The trolley mania prevalent in New
York is said TO lead people TO dodge
cars in their sleep. Perhaps 1t is just
as well not to get out of practice
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27

II there is ever Prince Of Wales
who believes in the strenuous life,
whole lot of New York chappies viii
die of brain fever trying 10 be in the
fashion.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27
ON the Anxioas Scat.
gllarle.ton Post.l

Senator MeLaEFin's Cabinet opening
seems to be long III coming The Post
master Generalship sai The Treasury
portfolio have both passed him by.
Maybe mission TO some South Amer
lean Republic will, after all. be his re-
ward
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27
Uncle Joe Saving Money.
fs5alng News.

Congressman Cannon has been buying
Nebraska land. It IS so much better
plan than spending his $4,000 making a
useless campaign for the United States
senate
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27

There was turkey for $50 imIni-
grants at Ellis Island, and 1t tasted
lust the same in all of their Ian
guages.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27
A Dash ia Time.
aInTsal,kee ss,,tipel.l

IN the opinion of Colonel watterson.
neither Republican nor Democrat can
hope to escape his conscience" Who
would have thought that Democrat
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27

At spiritualistic seance in Texas
4 slzeptic put some tacks in the path
of the ghost; and the ghost did not
walk any more in that town
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27

It is all right to say that every
cloud has a silver lining, but the sill
yer usually comes down in the form
of Il soaking rain.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27
Tit for Tat.


NAFI4Il"'4V EsAEft5s.I
a Chinamani in the Philippines in
structed the innocent natives to address
all Americans as '.Johnv And VET tbe~
say Chinamea have no sense of hunlort
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27

One of the best ways to make home
happy is to keep people out OF 1t who
have no business there
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27

1t may be that truth viii prevail;
but most people are nightly afraid
it will not prevail till after they are
dead.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27

Maybe China viii conclude that it
Is after all. better to be broken up
than to be fired.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27
SerAre Test Of Patience

Cincinnati Commercial fribune-}
II Germany is willing to wait until peace
is restored in South America the pro-
verbal Teutonic patience viii suffer an
awful strain.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27

When the paint begins to wear on
the reform party in New York we
shall see what II X really made OF
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27
f.a.nparmsIxeIN onix.
Eo,z-s lie Fet.}

The Eoer ssar IS nearing an end: that is.
the eBd j. tHeate four months nearer
than ii vas On Christmas Fpay. 1899
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27
THE EVENING TIMES.
FRANK A. MUNSEY

believe that they desire rich men for
high positions simply because they
are cheap.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27
OF Course

Birmingham Asr-IIerald,
The Fiiipinos are asked to GRASP Inc
idea Of peace before they do thai of self
government.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27
studied Tnkfnaness,
? .1lRicarn Trih,,,,a

In utter disregard of the gia asoano holt
day season the Hon. Ben TiiIIass, IS ram
raging through the country on lecture
tour
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-27
ALONG THE SKIRMISH LINE.

It must haze been dreadfuliy discourag-
ing to the lobster to find when he had ex-
hausted his ingenuity on his suit Of ar
NOR. man could get inside it after all.
Shakespeare says something about ad-
versity's bright Jewels
Does ke2 wonder if he ever tried 10
pawn any of them2"
WheE, on election night, man and his
wife both wait for returns until a. m,
there is likely to be marked difference
in tbs5r enjoyment of the proceeding
DO you ever sigh for the dear old
days when Charley used to bring you
chocolates and roses?'' asked the senti-
mental maiden.
mo, cay child. don't replied her
married sister If he were 20 squander
half his income on sweets and American
Beauties 1 gould have to take in wash
ing to pay he grocer"
There is one superexcellent reason why
woman's influence viii never be para
mount in this world. A voice from heaven
couldn't convince man that he could
fasten his clothes with pins instead Of
buttons.
PA. what kind of tree is family
tFeaE
Well. my son, it may begin as a pear,
but II USUALLY ends as a chestnut