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Their Culture" 4 valuable paper o:
Bulbs for Winter Blooming was read
by Mrs. w. III. Gardner: Mrs. NJ. 5
McInich read an excellent paper on
The Arrangement of the Lawn" and
suggestions were given regarding the
care of geraniums, begonias and ferns.
A discussion of the leading topics of
the day was led by Miss Alberta Camp
bell: short talk on Gorky, the Russian
novelist, a review of the kidnapping of
Miss Stone and a report of the state
federation at Wayne were other feat
ures of the meeting. Music was fur
nished by Miss Lena Frerichs.
The Musical Culture club of Hastings
met in the public library on Monday
afternoon when the following program
was rendered: Piano duet, Military
March. Miss Grace Noyes and Mrs. Lo-
gan; vocal solo, Faith in Spring"
Miss Lillian Brown, piano solo, Scherzo,
Miss Jessica Pease; vocal duet, Schu-
bert's Sernade. Misses Brown and
Miles; piano solo, Mrs. Hayes; Miss
Duer accompanist.
Mrs. F. NJ. Hall of Lincoln will lee
Fairbury Woman's club on November
twelfth.
The Madison Woman's club met at
the home of Mrs. Reynolds on Novem-
ber seventh. The subject The North
lands" was discussed under the follow
ing divisions: Who We're the Morse
men?-Mrs. Dawson. Early tribal or
ganizations and means of Livelihood
Mrs. Koechig. Religions-Mrs. Park
inson. The Vikings.-Mrs. Mossman.
Parliamentary Law, discussion-Club
members. Home Topics, Municipal San
itation-Club discussion.
i: q 4
The philanthrOpic committee of the
Omaha Woman's club presented the
following recommendations at the club
meeting last Monday afternoon: The
committee recommends that the phil
anthropic work of the club be located
in the Chape, of the Carpenter at Sec
ond and William streets.
That Mrs. E. S. Shinrock be ap-
pointed as supervisor of the entire
work and as instructor in cooking.
That a special meeting of the club
members who are interested in this
work be held in the church parlors
next Wednesday at p. M
After considering the recommended
tions separately. the first and third
were adopted, and decisive action in
regard TO the second was deferred for
further consideration.
Two suggestions were made by Miss
o'Brien of the city library: First, in
view of the fact that the state library
commission and travelling libraries
Dill was passed, owing to the active
work of the women of the state. that
the executive committee of this club
communicate with his excellency,
the governor of this state, asking that
a woman be appointed to fill the first
vacancy on the commission, and that
the president of the state federation
name the woman-and 1 hope it will
be Mrs. Belle Stoutenborough.
Second, when the next legislature
convenes, that the club women of this
state present an amendment to house
roll No. 20, asking that the personnel
of the commission be changed so as to
include two or more members of the
Woman's club-the president and
executive committee of the federated
clubs to present the Names"
Mrs. Stoutenborough was made an
honorary member of the Omaha
Woman's club without the customary
notice of two weeks. The program was
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-14

ing. Heretofore there has only been one
club race wherein any of the yachts
might be entered. This gave the men
with the largest boats and more sailing
power a great advantage over the smaller
craft. and the latter have gradually been
frozen out of the contests, because they
have had no chance This season the
boats viii be divided into two classes the
first being for yachts over twenty-five
feet in length on the water-iine and the
smaller boats making the second class
Commodore Leonard n. Dyer has do
mated a silver cup TO be raced for by the
first class and another cup is provided for
the second class by Vice Commodore
Louis Weaver Both cups are to be raced
for annually. No provision Is made in
the club constitution for racing mower
boats, 2 number of which belong to the
club members. but each year private
races are held. and there is great rivalry
among the owners of such craft for the
championship of the river. The CLUB
members own the fastest sailboats and
The boats have not yet been completely
fitted up for tire coming season and most
ON them are lying in the Upper Basin
or the Potomac, near the Monument,
where winter quarters We're established
some years ago. Ii has not yet been de-
cided where the ark will be moored
during the coming summer, but il is prob
able that the old aHch rage off Eleventh
Street wharf will be used.
The present officers of the club are.
Leonard II. Dyer. commodore: Louis
Weaver, vice commodore: George Bright.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-14

treasurer; Otto Breitmeyer. recording sec
retary. and J. Oliver MOque. correspond
ing secretary. The club pennant is a blue
diamond on a red field with a white star
in the upper corner. near the top of the
staff. The holder of the club champion
ship at present is the 'Culprit Fay, a
thirty-footer owned by Vice Commodore
Weaver. This year it is expected that the
-Cuiprit Fay will have a struggle to win
the cup for first class boats and the ia
net d twenty-foot cutter belonging to
Treasurer George Bright, is said to have
the best show for the second race. There
are several other very speedy boats in the
club and it IS expected that the races viii
be close. Last year the --Culprit Fay and
the Priscilla, another thirty-foOter.
sailed a dead heat on the Memorial Day
race and as a result the event was run of
on the Fourth OF July, the "Culprit Fay
winning by narrow margin
In addition to the club races. an event
of much Importance TO the various mem
bers is the annual cruise. Most of the
larger boats are included in the coHlmO-
dore's command when he raises his flag
on the flag ship and assumes for Two
Bay The plans for the cruise have not
weeks actual control of the little fleet.
The cruise generally includes all the low
er river points and has frequently been
extended TO points along the Chesapeake
been perfected, but It is believed that a
large number of the members viii go with
the feet and that the occasion will be
made the greatest event in the clubs MIS-
tory.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-14
A FIGHTING DOG KNOCKED OUT.
Serious Results of an Attack on an
Expressman,s Horse.

Every dog has his day. but Stats. the
fighting bull terrier of Billy Sampson. a
North Side barkeeper. had a whole week
condensed into fifty seconds yesterday
afternoon. Incidentally he put out of ac-
tive service Tor a time the l.2J1-pOuud
horse, belonging to an eXpressman, which
started the sequence of happenings that
made life interesting to Stats and small
crowd at the corner of Oak and Wells
Streets.
Stats was working off a surplus pressure
OF animal spirits by leaDing Zip in front
of passing horses, barking joyOuSly the
while. The eXpressman's horse failed TO
see the joke; with cleverly directed side
kick he bowled Stats over into the current
of Wells Streets liquid mud The bull
terrier countered with Il mouth grip on
the right hind leg of the horse. and the
next instant Was flying through the air
over the car tracks to the opposite curb
line. \ passing hearSe caught Stats on
the rebound and tossed him onto the
resilient fender of a southbound Lincoln
Avenue grip ear; the recoil of the springs
shot Stats back into the funeral process
sion, and the horses of the carriage fol-
lowing the hearse walked all over the
yeiping dog. Stats managed to escape the
carriage wheels, and gathering himself
together ioped on three legs down Wells
Street for the side door of his home sal
loon.
Sampson and the eXpressman had al
their argument to whether the dog or
the horse was the practical joker. when
Stats yelps of pain and surprise, the
frenZied changing of the grip-car bell and
the warning shouts Of the onlookers broke
the thread OF the debate. Sampson hur-
RED after Stats. and the expressman tore
a blanket to bandage his horses wounded
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-14

particularly the treasurer have express
ed the opinion that Noah would have to
he an expert sailor To- navigate TINS par
ticular Ark 100 yards The boat was
originally a sand scow and had been IN
service for some time when the club &C
qured IL. 1t was tOwed to the Eleventh
Street wharf where a one-Story house WAS
built over the old timbers and the whole
painted white When the work was fin
i4hed and the vessel was mCored opposite
the wharf, near the flats, II made a very
respectable appearance and seemed suit
able headquarters for a yachting club.
The Ark contains two rooms ana
large upper deck, covering the Whoie OF
the building The front room. the one
nearest the bow Of the boat-this must
be treated half as boat and half as
hotse-is fitted up with sleeping accom-
modations for the janitor-captain and his
assistant, the first mate-housekeeper, the
latter being an old sailor who answers
to the name of Pap. although the old
daughter in his life The rear of the
house is used a. n store room for odd
pieces of marine hardware, racing sails,
sDars, etc.
In the summer an awning is stretched
across the deck on the roof of the house
and comfortable chairs are scattered
about for the use of members and their
guests during club receptions. The room
or main cabin. besides being used 10y the
captain ianitor, Is the business office OF
the club wherein all elections are held,
the library is kept and the chart case
established The club owns number OF
very good charts of the Potomac Rive.
Chesapeake Bay. and the Atlantic Ocean.
The club races are held OFF Indian Head.
The course is triangular and measures
someth hing over twenty miles. This year
there will be a new departure Ia the rae
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-14
PERILS OF SoVEREIGNS.
Regicides Always Present in the
NeighborhOOd of Kings
(From The Kansas CITY stal

During the last seven years seven rulers
OF nations have beea assassinated. The
Car is quite Justified in his dread that he
might be the eighth. -Four OF his prede-
cessors died violent deaths, two OF them
Paul and AleXa nder II. within century
Gar Alexander and President Garfield
were killed within a few weeks of each
other. Then for thirteen years the regl-
eides were quiet. Since that time their
activity has claimed n victim every year.
President Carnot, OF France was killed
In June, 1894 After q banquet he was
driving to the theatre in Lyons when a
young Italian le8ped to step of the car
riage and drove dagger into him. shout
ing. Long live anarchy" The President
lived only a few hours, and the murderer
was put TO death by the guillotlne after
declaring that he gave his life for the
cause of anarchy. Nasr ed-Din, Shah of
Persia. was tho next victim. He was
shot by an assassin disguised as a wom-
an as he was entering a mosque at Te-
her1n I'm May, 1886. Three assassnations
Borda, of Uruguay in 1897; of President
Barrios. OF Guatemala IN 1898, and of
PRESIDENT HeureauX, of Santo Domingo
the year following Borda was shot dur
ing public celebration by man who
had & grievance against him.
A brother OF the assallant Of Earrios
had been murdered by the Presidents or
ders. Barrios body guard cut the assas-
sin TO pieces. HeureauN was the victim of
man whose father he had killed The
murderer was given . place in the cabi-
net OF the frtsluent SUCCESSOR
Elizabeth Of Austria was stabbed Nv an
Italian Anarchist at Geneva, Switzerland
In September, 1888 The assailant rad no
grievance except against rulers in gen
ersl. As Swiss laws prevent capital pun
ishment be was sentenced To i1.rrison-
ment for life King Humbert of italy
was killed by an Anarchist last sumner
The assassin was given life sentence
Two Of the Cars pred SCISSORS Peter
III and Ivan VI. were put to death for po-
litical reasons by orders OF Catharine, the
wife OF Peter. who assumed the sover-
eisn power herself. Paul, her weak
minded son, was murdered in 1891 by his
mobiles on account of their discomfort With
his acts of tyranny. Alexander III was
killed by Nihiiists in 1881 just as he was
on the point of proclaiming constitu-
tional government. Several attempts have
already been made on the life OF The pres
ent Gar. AS King Bumbert said on one
Of the occasions when he was shot, IT'S
part OF the trade.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-14
MR.. EvARTs AND MR.. GRESHAM.
Mutual Regard Felt Concerning
Each Others Mental CnIibre.
(From the Philadelphia Press.l

The latest story to be told of the late
William M. Evarts Is one that was mar
rated the other night I'm a Philadelphia
club by a Well-known New York artist, q
comparatively young man in whom Mr.
Evarts had taken not little interest and
who assured his listeners that he had
never before told the tale. 1t appears
that Mr.. Eyarts and the late Walter ..
Gresham had at one time been pretty
good friends. although the former WAS
inclined to be a trifle aware of his SUI
periority In intellect
One day after Mr. Gresham had gone
over to the Democratic party he hap
pened to be in Pittsburg, and the artist
being in the city at that time. went to a
meeting at which he spoke, and made a
sketch of him, which he later presented
to Mr.. Gresham himself in the course of
an interesting conversation The artist
happened to mention that he knew Mr..
Evarts very well Really said Mr.
Gresham. Il had a letter from him shortly
after ! undertook TO support Mr.. Cleve-
land. Tell me. how is nay old friend? Err,
and he lowered his voice. did ne seem to
be quite right herein the head you
know Returning to New York. the art
list called on Mr.. Evarts and told of his
meeting with Mr. Gresham. without men
tioning, of course, the latters question.
All" said Mr.. Evarts significantly, now
let me ask you-were there any indica-
lions that my honored, and, I may say, IL
lustrious friend was bereft wholly or in
part OF his reasoning faculties?'
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-14
BUNco IN DAIRY PRODUCTS.
The City Housewife and the Man
With straw i'm Hfs Boots.
tFrom the New York Eveniug Post

When the city housewife is visited bv a
man who looks as IL he had just come
| from a barnyard and perSuades her to buy
what purport to be butter and eggs of the
finest and freshest sort, she sometimes
gets what she pays for but she oftener
gets something else. IN the latter case
she is the victim of a little confidence
game. A few nights ago 81 humber OF the
gentlemen who peddle met in a New Jer-
sey resort for people of their line of life.
| discussing spring prospects. Said one of
them:
I'm going to take up the old racket |
worked last fall. but m going to do finer
work. You recollect old -, who had the
little farm up near EngleWo0d? Yes Well.
he used to send lot of us out pedding
eggs. They We're put in paper boxes of a
dozen each and labeled: Strictly fresh
from my farm. Did il work? Nothing bet
ter. But there wasn't a hen on the farm,
and some of the eggs had pinholes in en-.
They were all lined, and nobody knew
their age. They all went through. and the
old man made money. Now my improve
ment is this. I'm going TO get a Rubber
stamp and put date on every egg al
ways the day before the selling day. II
that don't make EN- bite, I'll never cut
bait again.
When he had finished, comrade spoke
up:
There's money in eggs, but I'm going
to keep on with butter. 1 work with an
oleo man. | take out first nothing but
F.lgin creamery, and I'm a farm-ha nd
from my boots 10 my hat. Some straw
harm. When | go to Mrs. Smiths the
second or third time, ! leave oleo Instead
of Elgin creamery. The next time go
around / say, Mrs. Smith, how did you
like the last butter? II she liked it, l
put her down for Oleo. all the time: but If
she puts up frown, go back to cream
cry for her. Most of ON. though, will
take what you give 'em If YOU look like
a farmer; and they tell their friends " hat
beautiful butter they re getting right from
the farm over in Jersey
Squads would be good enough for me
ii / could get enough OF en-. said
third man. There are aot many people
who can tell the difference between a
young chicken and a SQUAD.
There's good deal in nerve. said a
fourth member OF the group. and there's
some value in makeup; besides, what we
give EN- is about as good they'd get,
anyhow. But 1 don't like to stay too long
on route. Last fall | sold a lot of leo
at house on the West Side. and didn't
know the man WIS an expert. / got away
while he was looking for policeman;
then I hitched the horse, and teiephoned
TO the old man If he wanted his rig 10 go
and get it. It's better 70 shift your dis
trict now and then.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-14
A POSTPONED WEDDING.
The Bride-to-Be Tips the scales at
$50 Pounds.
(From the indianapolis Press)


Union Citq. Ind - Samuel Dee
ter and Lucy Havens perpetrated an April
fool joke on the people here by not APP
pearing at the theatre yesterday, where
they were TO be married. The wedding,
however. will occur next Sunday night.
The ceremony failed 10 take place at the
appointed time. as the bride did not reach
the city, she not having sufficient funds to
pay her railroad fare Deeter left for
Portland Thursday night, where he was
To meet his bride, but was stranded at
Ridgeyilie. where lie spent the night at
the station. Lucy Havens is known as
the Fat girl trG.sa IapOrte. She weighs
about $50 pounds and is as broad as she
is long She W. at one time in the coun-
ty lnIirmary at Laporte. and later appear
ed in museums. The couple began their
courtship two years agc They met at
Portland yesterday and their affection
was not diminished when they had first
sight of each other. The girl is about
tWenty-eight years old and Deeter IS SeV-
enty-siX. He IS a Dunkard and has not
shaved or had his hair cut for fifty Years.
There was crowd at the Portland sta
tion when Deeter kissed his lsIide. and he
made a short speech TO the s?t ct,tt0rs.
During the afternoon, hundreds of people
called on them. Miss Ravens has a new
gown for the wedding. IL measures five
feet around the waist. Deeter'S W6ddiRg
clothes consist OF brown velvet coat and
blue-grey trousers and WaistcOat. The
ceremony is TO be performed by the mayor
of Union City, and the opera house or
chestra Will give a musical programme.
An admission fee of - cents viii be
charged. and the fund will go to starting
the couple 10 housekeeping.
Hundreds of people :tent ta the theatre
yesterday, to attend the wedding. Many
strangers came 10 town fol the same ptT-
pose, and all were disappointed.
Dester lives just ACROSS the Ohio line
in a thres-stoTy frame building. which
many years ago was he town hall Here
he has everything III readiness for his
heavyweight bride. interest IN the aP-
preaching wedding is intense, and the ad-
mission fec promises to raise tidy rCnd
for the couple. Miss Havens VIII remain
AT Portland until THURSDAY or Friday.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-14
THE JEWS IN GREECE.
Full Rights Denied the Race I'm King
Georges Realm

(frOm the Jewish Messenger
| Whatever may have been the connec-
! tions between Greeks and Jews In the
past, the points OF contact between them
at the present day are comparatively Few,
for the Jewish population in the Kingdom
of King George appears to be not only
small, but stationary. Its numbers, which
in 1891 are given as 5,l92, are returned in
1901 as $500. or a net increase OF eight in
ten years. Smallness of numbers need not
affect the natural interest which English
Jews feel In their Greek brethren, and
particularly English Jews, for it was
largely owing TO the efforts OF the British
Government that Greece became an indie
pendent Kingdom. Moreover, the fact
that the IOnian Islands We're a direct gift
from this country to Greece iutensifieS
the interest of English Jews in the fate OF
their brethren in that part of the Greek
Kingdom. 1t is true that the handful OF
Greek Jews have 10 legal or State made
disabilities like the Jews Of Russia and
ROumauia In principle the fullest sqt!alt-
~ obtains. But IN practice even 50 ar
dent an apOIogist for the Greek Govern
ment as Dr. Belief has to admit that Il
would be ''preposterOuS TO argue that
the Jews actually enjoy in Greece fuA
When the Premier of country publicly
declares that all Jews ought TO be put
back fifty years il is idle TO contend that
the Jews of that country are eInancfpated
in fact whatever they may be in name.
The truth of the matter seems to be that
in euiancfDating the jews the Greek au-
thOrfties like the authorities In France.
were considerably in advance Of the sen
tirnent OF the people as whole This
popular backwardness found brutal eN-
preston IN the ritual excuses some years
agO-PNcesses which drove Jews away
from the Ionian Islands. where they had
once enjoyed the fullest liberty under the
British. and whose effects have even now
not entirely vanished. Ii seems as though
the long euslavement of people tends IL
crush out its ideas of liberty, and 10 make
OF it tyrant when IL in turn becomes
n of Rpfrn3p nj rt1rhnnS
a much more striking illustration OF this
than that OF Greece. Still. the decOra-
tionS conferred by the Greek Government
on several Jews may bet0ken the devei-
opuent OF a better feeling toward the
Jews In the ordinary course Of things tJ
would only be natural 10 anticipate the
evolution OF the ideas OF a people Ike the
Greeks I'm the direction OF liberty ~
thought and freedom Of conscience
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-14

forming the hackman that he wanted to
get friend who was i'll, and bidding the
cabman TO remain on the outside, made
his entrance into the building. succeeded
in stealing the corpse. and placed 1t in the
carriage. II had been his intention 20 sell
the body to q hospital in the southern part
of the city. but daylight broke before he
could dispose OF it. and JAMESON realizing
his perilous position jumped out Of the
hack and ran. The driver, in the mean
time was driving along the street In the
direction of the hospital when policeman
seeing a human arm sticking out Of the
hack door stopped him. and upon inNesti-
CATION found the sole occupant % the car
riage TO be a dead man. The detectives
We're soon hot on Jansson's trail, end when
captured he was given long term in the
penitentiary.
After mis- release from prison Jansson
became so Respondent that he walked into
a police station in New York city. and
after telling he desk sergeant who he
pulled a revolver from his pocket and
blew out his brains. Forester has never
been heard from. and is thought by the
sleuths Of today TO be dead
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-14
Strange Uses for bibles.
(From III Chicago. Chronicle.)

NIIV!l III NIfI'dBU tFHIUIfiCIt.E
Some ingenious party in Australia has been
trying TO cheat the postal authorities by sending
precious Jewels through the mail hidden away in
large hole cut in a Bible IL in not, however
the oldest use TO which the Bible has been put
The Bible has more than once been the hand
maid of the lawbreaker. 4 well-known Winnipeg
gentleman tells a true story OF a lieutenant gov
ernor of the Northwest Territories al the time
that part Of Canada was under prohibition. which
eclipses the jewel story altogether.
lie was dining with the Governor. and in the
guest the governor produced from 4 cupboard Il
large handsomely bound book labeled Holy
Bible in large letters. Grace during instead
OF meat, thought the guest But the Governor
was not thinking about grace He was unscrewing
a little cap carefully concealed in the cover Of
the Bible out OF which flowed whisky. The Bible
was hollow and lined with tin. II had been cap
tured thar day from an enterprising bookseller.
whose trade WAS advancing b. leaps and bounds.