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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-22
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Two wills Filed for Probate.

Nv the terms Of the will OF George Turner
dated March 0 1884 and filed yesterday for pro-
bate. the teststor bequeaths his estate to his
granddaughter Mary NJ Lyles. Ellen Dixon. by
her viii. dated October /, 1900, leaves 81 to
sacb al her sons Henry Dixon and Charles
bison The remainder of her estate is LEFT 10
her daughter. Amanda scott who is named execu-
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MR.. M. NORRIS,

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st. NV. Seance Sunday night at Maccabee Tenn
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The stock market yesterday reflected
the uncertainty so marked on Wednesday
afternoon. with prices of in some stocks
and up in others. but with the general
tendency toward lower level. London
was an adverse factor with heavy sales
Of American securities. owing TO the
threatening situation in China On this
side the heavy realizing continued during
the morning. and in most cases the good
buying failed to keep up with II In vol
ume. There were advances in some
stocks, but in others much weakness was
shown. the general average being reac-
tionary. In the afternoon the tone was
somewhat better. but the record OF the
day cannot he called q very good one.
Among the matters which may be sup
posed TO exert a temporarily adverse in
fuence on the market. in addition TO the
London selling, are the fact that the
banks have been losing money to the Sub
Treasury, the statement by Secretary
Gage that he has no intention of buying
Government bonds at present, and the de
NAL OF numerous ''rumors so confidently
hoated during the past week. For the
moment the conservative people are not
advising the purchase OF stocks, the gen
eral impression being that the reaction
may extend somewhat further during the
next few days. Buying will come into the
sharp break e OCCURS 81 il i isO not believed
that the bull market 10 over as yet.
Burlington PAD some recovery ys ester
70 and above ittet, peaFly 10 t65. The
Outlook for thf st0Sk, however, is , not
ing 10 advish by some Of the post con
servstive brokefs. On the OTTER hand,
there are many that believe the Atchi-
sons AID ST. Paul Wv have, further ad-
are particularly attl2stive at their pres
eit level. There can BE- no doubt that the
outlook for the preferred STOCK is for
deAhIteif. ThS earnings of the company
Are so large as 10 suggest that there viii
be no trouble In earnite twice this div
idenc for many years 20 come.
The story that the Northern Pacific has
sold an immense block of its lands WAS
ftory had not been the cause Of its bull
ishfless TO any great extent II Is ru-
mored that the Burlington is 70 be rep
resented in the Northern Pacific directory
iu the near future.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07
Enioyed the Fiobt

The two wildcats in box in a bag gage-room at the Union Depot had glared at each other for a couple of hours last evening before the trouble began. All the afternoon they had grOwled, and the supposition is that they had said things to each other that were not complimentary. The larger of the two had spilled the water belonging to the. smaller one. He had switched his tail into the others face. and in various ways had given the youngster to understand that there was apt to be trouble. Toward even ing the two sat in opposite corners and glared at each other. The larger animal about o'clock thought it was time to make the interior of the box interesting to one of the occupants. He was successful.
 No sooner had the big cat attacked the smaller one than the latter was ready for business. There was a mass of tangled fur inside the box, the sides of which groaned with the struggle and flying fur came out from between the cracks, and those who were looking on could not tell which was the winner. Several of the baggagemen caught up sticks, and through the slits in the box succeeded finally in polSing the beasts into submission. AS the two wildcats covered down in opposite corners a South African parrot swinging in a cage near by called out:
 Let lem fight! It's a peachr-Den- yer Republican.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07
Solution of a Mystery.

The dispatches from South Africa have been rather puzzling to the read CTS of American newspapers. One day the announcement will be made that a detachment of British troops has been captured by the Boers, and two or three days later the information comes that the prisoners have been liberated. The natural query is: What is the use of making these captures if the prisoners are only to be released?
 This matter was broached yesterday to the Rev. Herman D. von Brockhui- zon, who has been banished from Pre- toria, and is now in Philadelphia in the interest of his fellow countrymen. He seemed surprised that the situation was not fully understood here. "The Boers, |" he explained, 'are short of supplies. When the British soldiers are captured they are taken to headquarters and re- lieved of their shoes, hats, coats and trousers. When they are turned loose they find their way back to their own lines clad only in their underclOthing."
 But suppose they have no under clothesY was suggested.
 MT. von Brockhuizon smiled and shrugged his broad shoulders. They should not be So careless" he replied Philadelphia Record.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07
A Paradox.

It is a remarkable fact that the very means of life may be the cause of death. A whale is drowned, and now a scientist tells us that there seems to be a peculiar fatality among fishes. After reaching a certain depth of water, the swimming bladders become distended by the pressure of air, and the fish literally explode. Too much of ones native element may bring about most disastrous consequences. A sud den change of air from one density to another may cause the rupture of a blood vessel, and too sudden change of temperature has produced like re- suits. Extremes of all sorts are not only very injurious, but are likely to prove fatal, especially to organisms that are not i'll the enjoyment of TO- bust health.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07
A Woman's Last Word.

If the two young people of whom An swers tells this story were not recon ciled by their own absurdity, they at least furnished amusement for others.
 They had been engaged, but had quarreled, and were too proud to make up. Both were anxious to have people believe that they had entirely forgotten each other.
 He called at her home one day to see her father-On business, of course. She answered the doOr-bell.
 Said he: "Ah, Miss Jepkin, believe. Is your father inT'
 Nor, sir" she replied, father is not in at present. Do you wish to see him personally"
 'I do," he answered, feeling that she was yielding, lon very particular per sonal business" and he turned proud ly to go away.
 ''I beg your pardon" she cried after him, as he reached the lowest step, ''but who shall say called?'
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07
Buildings from Whales.

At one time, not very long ago, there was on the Lancashire coast, near Lytham, a cottage and boathouse that were made almost entirely from the re- mains of a score or more of whales that had been driven ashore some years before. The frame of the edifice con sisted wholly of whalebone, and the dried skins of the huge creatures were neatly and strongly fastened as coy- ering for walls and roof. There Is a1- other building of exactly the same kind at Peterhead, in Scotland, and in this case the skulls of the whales and some of the heavier bones are used with great effect as outside orna- mentS.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07
The Pope,s Paraphrase.

An amusing story of the pOpe's good natured humor is being told In Rome just now. His holiness is much sought after as sitter by painters whose powers are not always equal to their ambitions. Quite recently one of these painters, having finished his portrait. begged the pope to honor him by in scribing upon it some scriptural text. with his autograph. Pope Leo looked dubiously at the picture. It was medic ere enough and little like himself; but he reflected moment. and then. adapt ing the familiar line in St. Matthew to the peculiar circumstances, be wrote as follows: Be not afraid; 1t Is I.-LeO XIII"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07
NO PLACE FOR MEN IN LOVE.
Army Corporal Whose Captain For
 hida Hi n. fn Mnrrv

Army Corporal Whose Captain For
 bids Him to Marry.
 "The army is no place for a man who falls in love-" muttered the corporal connected with one of the uptown re cruiting stations the other day.
 He took a picture out of his pocket and looked at 1t longingly. It was of a girl with short, curly hair and her white felt hat was pulled down over one eye, as contrast to the direction taken by its white chicken feather. The corpor- al's eyes said that it was about the finest thing he had ever seen. There was love in them.
 ''This is picture of my girl. Lulu is her name, and she's the finest ever. Her and me want to get tied up and if it wasn't for this blamed army busi ness we would have been spliced long ago."
 Has the army legal right to keep you from getting married?" asked the visitor in amazement.
 "Of course this is supposed to be a free country, but they can make it mighty uncomfortable for you in the army if you get spllced without per mission" said the corporal. 'They can't stop you, but they can take your stripes away and refuse to let you re-enl.st. 1 worked hard for these" He pointed to his chevrons and siroked them with affection. 'T don't want to lose them. My captain is surly old cuss that nev CT could get any girl to love him, and so he don't believe there is such thing as love. asked him for permission to marry Lulu. Told him all about her good job and how we wouldn't never become charge on the company.
 Marriage says he, is a bloomin' failure and you'd best keep out of it. Married corporals are a curse to any company, and if you become one you'll have to look for another job when your enlistment runs out
 "What can 1 do? The army is my profession"
 ''If loved a girl and she'd have me I'd marry her in spite of everything" said the visitor.
 ''Yes, and get another job if your em- ployer didn't like it. You forget there is only one army in this country" And he put the picture away.-New York Tribune.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07

The humor of the locomotive that ''struck a COW and cut it into calves Is due to an oversight of the proof-read- CT. The work of elevating railway tracks above street crossings, now be Ing pushed in half a dozen cities of the middle West, is due to a different over- sight, that of reform" Mayors and AL dermen, who believe that pedestrians and occupants of carriages have rights which corporations are bound to re- spect Even the ruminating COW may yet find her safest promenade along the city street.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07

this reason. when MT. Kennan returned to Russia he was requested by the gov ernment of that country to leave on short notice. He knew enough to do this. The St Petersburg Newsletteroff- ski says: "Georgius Kennanoyitch, a picturesque end-of-the-C Century Maga- zine liarov, called at our offiovski yester- day and left his cardovitch. We tele- phoned the polisk and Georgius is now over the line. Call again, Georgius, when the governmentovitch is not in so great a hurryoffski"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07
Ad lnhnitum.

"Our new fleet of tOrpedo-destroyers seems to have stirred up our friend the enemy" remarked the naval chief of the great European power.
 "Yes," replied his assistant, lit is said they will build a fleet of torpedo destroyer destroyers now."
 "Let lem. We'll build fleet of tor pedo destroyer destroyer destroy Catholic Standard.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07

Future punishment? Let's not dis cuss the theological side of it just now" |" said the old clergyman, gently, to his hot-headed young parishiOners. But did you ever think of it from the do- mestic and family side? When these babies of yours begin to grow up, and you see them initiating your faults and hampered by your weaknesses, and know that you're to blame-ah, there's a kind of future punishment there can be no two opinions aboutg'
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07

Some "soulless corporations" of the +wild West" have lately given prac- tical demonstration in good morals. An attempt was made in a certain city to conduct Sunday exhibitions. It came to grief because the railroads centering there refused to increase the Sunday work of their employees. It is their pol Icy to decrease rather than increase the number of Sunday trains. The wise among even the irreligious admit that the weekly rest day Is profitable both for capital and for labor.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07
No AnimaIcuIes for Him

"Johnny, here you are at breakfast with your face unwashed"
 ''I know it, mamma. saw the little things that live in water through papa's microscope last evening, and Pm not going tc have them crawlin' all over my face with their funny little legs!- Modern Society.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07
Realistic.

"That canvas of mine that I call Sunset on the Jersey Meadows is the most realistic thing I ever did,
 "Is it?"
 ''Yes. You see that stagnant pool in the foreground. Well, sir, lad to sprinkle crude petroleum all over it to keep the mosquitoes off."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07

Samuel Hill, who has recently re- turned from Russia, states that George Kennan's thrilling and interesting mar ratiyes about the treatment of Russian exiles were gross congregations MT. Hill visited Siberian prisons and found the sleeping quarters good and the food wholesome. The Russians seem to be kindly and humane people and while they do not erect series of Palmer houses for their convicts. 1t Is quito certain that they treat them fully as Eel as they are treated anywhere. For
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07
The Place for Him.

"Shure, Mrs. McGoogin, an Is it thrue that yer mons got position in the place foorceY
 "Yis, indade, Mrs O'Hoolihan. An phwy not? He was after gittin' too fat t worruk. Philadelphia Bulletin.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07

At recent college occasion in India, Lord Curzon, the viceroy, told the young people that ito be without edu- cation in the twentieth century would be as If knight of the feudal ages had been stripped of helmet, spear and coat of mail"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07
MascaenI Wears RraceIets.

Mascagni is one of the men who wears bracelets, and they are not con fined to his arms, but ornament his ankles as. well. The creator of "Caval- leria Rusticana' Is said to be passion ately fond of iewelry, and numbers many splendid and valuable rings. giv- e1 to him as we'll as bought by his own money, among his personal effects.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07
No Wonder He BIancAed.

to see that letter.
 Husband-What letter?
 Wife-That one you just opened I know by the handwriting that it is from a woman. and you turned pale when you read it. I will see it. Give 1t to me. sir!
 Husband-Here 1t Is. It's your milH- ner's bill.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07

Of all the young men in the country, only five per cent are members of churches; of college young men, fifty two per cent are members of churches, so says Dean Hubert of the University of Chicago. College life has its pecu- liar temptations, of course. but it abounds in opportunities also. A young man must grow. If he aims to grow upward. his college will help grandly. But he may prefer to grow downward, and that the college cannot always hinder
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07

A man has been found with two hearts, but it is not stated whether his heartfelt sympathy is two-fold or whether his sentimental emotions are divided. It would interest the public to know of his domestic affairs. In- stances are not wanting where a man with a single heart has found room for divers so-called affections of that or gan. Science will not be fully satis- fled until this double-heart develop ment Is given more critical examina- ton along emotional lines.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07
RuaY.

"Young MT. Dawdles has become very industrious since he decided to go Into business. His office hours are from 8 a. III. to D. m."
 "Yes," answered Miss Cayenne; "I understand that he has had to raise his office boys wages for staying all that time to tell people that MT. Daw- dies has just gone out, but would be in at II o'clock next morning."-Wash- ington Star.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07
Not Easy at All.

"No," said the impecunious one, "you can't believe all that you see in the newspapers"
 Are you prepared to specifyT" the other man asked.
 ''I am. I saw a statement in the financial columns that money was easy, but when I tried to negotiate loan found that the reverse was true"
 'You misunderstood the paragraph. It didn't say that people were easy."- Judge.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07
No Change There

"This is a good year for peaches. said the huckster. "If you'll buy 'em by the basket, ma'am, you'll find the price isn't high at all"
 "No," said Mrs. Hauskeep. but the bottom of the basket is as high as ever."-Philadelphia Press.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07

A new insurance company has been formed in France that will take risks on the failure of candidates to secure the offices for which they are running. One seasons business in this country would knock out such a company.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07

It will have to be admitted, however, that some of the men who were famous as baseball players five or ten years ago are about as thoroughly forgotten as they could be if they had been mere heroes of the Spanish-American war.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07

'I argued and argued with young Nibbs to have more self esteem"
 'Was he influenced by your erOrtsT' He's got so much now that can't stay around where he is.'
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07
Fractional.

T am told that you've been married before, Mir. Sooter." said Miss Blunt ing to her proposer.
 "Yes, er-yes."
 "Your first wife had at least a DOT ton of your heart"
 "Yes-er-yes."
 That's what thought. We'll. I couldn't consent to marry a half-heart- ed man."
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07

A Western farmer left $45.OO0 with the hard and fast provision in his will that 1t should be destroyed. It would be better even that the lawyers got it than that such waste should be permit ted by the courts.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07

In a teachers examination the ques- tion was asked: What are the four great territorial powers?" One answer given was as follows: "Electricity, wat CT, society and art" That teacher ought to be pensioned.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07
A Martyr.

She-I don't see how I can possibly get along with this paltry allowances you give me of three hundred n month.
 He-But, my dear. that Is more than pay most of my clerks. and they have whole families to support.
 She-May be so; but I am sure they are not continually annoyed by vulgar tradesmen the way am--Puck-
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07
Twentx Years Hence.

'Is he what you would call a self made manY" said one multi-millionaire.
 'T should say so" answered the other. "Why, I can remember when he had scarcely a million dollars to his name." Washington Star.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07

The returns of the census of the Do
 minion of Canada are disappointing to
 Canadians who have been expecting large results from the various and cost
 ly efforts which have been made to at
 tract immigrants and to keep the peo- pie of the Dominion at home. The complete returns show an increase of only 505,644, or 10.46 per. cent, during the last ten years. The increase dur ing the next preceding decade was 11.76 per cent, and during the decade ending in 1881 1897 per cent. The hopeful Canadians professed to believe that the returns would show a greater ratio of increase even than that of the decade 1871 to 1881, whereas it was in fact less than in the decade 1881 to 1891. Perhaps they will now begin to yield to the conviction that the attrac- tions of the United States are greater The United States census of 1900 shows an increase of about 3,500,0 900, or 2115 per cent, during the decade end ing that year. The absolute increase in this country was more than twenty six times as great as that in Canada, while the percentage of increase was more than twice as great. Prior to 1885 our custom house returns showed an annual immigration of from 30,000 to 100000 or more from Canada. The Canadians complained that these fig ures represented transients for the most part-Canadian wOrkmen- enter ing this country for employment during portion of each year and then return ing to Canada. Either because he be- lieved this claim to be well founded or for some other reason, the Secretary of the Treasury directed that the reports of immigrants from Canada be discOn- tinued, and for ten years the returns did not show any immigrants from there, though it was we'll known that many immigrants from Europe landed in Canada and proceeded immediately or after an interval to the United States. Evidently the Canadians have counted all these as immigrants re- maining in Canada, and they seem to have adhered to the transient assump- tion in making their estimates. Hence their disappointment. They may now be prepared to believe that many of their people who seek employment in this country remain here. Otherwise they will hardly be able to account for the very small increase of only little more than 215 per cent in Ontario, their most populous province. Probably the reasons for the more rapid growth of the United States are climatic and in- dustrial rather than political.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07
Education.

'These Indians who have been edu- cated at college seem quite like the others, do they not?'
 Except for their 'Rah! rah! at each end of the war-whoop, yes"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07

4 New Jersey minister claims to be able to cast the devil out of women. If he would open a shop and hang out his sign he would no doubt do land office business in that line.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07
A Sense of Fitness

Lady of the House-You needn't ask for cup of coffee; our gas stove has been turned off for hours.
 Tramp-Coffee, madam. is out of the question; have you any leftover sher- bet or yesterdays lemonade in the ice chest?
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07

Not a business house in Cuba has failed, it is said, during the American occupation. The commercial prudence of the Cubans seems to be one of their strong points.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07

A new fad in education is organized play" The idea of teaching "the kid" how to play is a good deal like teaching your grandmother how to fry potatoes.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-12-07
Of Course.

Mrs. O'Flanigan-Be'gora, if we call wan O the twins Kate" what'u we call the other wan?
 MT. O'Flanigan-Dupli-cate.-CineIn- natl Enquirer.