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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07

Orom the Philadelphia Times)
Congressman Babcock and the Republican
voters who think the earth and the fullness
thereof should not be presented bodily TO the
trusts can, if they will be as logical as the
trusts and deal the latter a staggering blow by
voting with the Democrats who are consistently
and persistently against a tariff the chief effect
Of which has been to create and enormously en-
rich the trusts
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07
Naval ShiDbuiIdinr.
From The New Orleans Times-Dem

From the New Orleans Times Democracy
And the sooner, therefore, the United States
Government shall set about the establishment of
naval shipysrds in which not repairs alone but
the entire construction also of naval vessels shall
be undertaken and accomplished, is the custom
OF the great naval Powers Of Europe the better
it will be for the United States Navy We have
had several years proof Of what an armor-plate
trust means; we should not allow a naval shin
building trust 10 take pos5ession
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07
Commercial War Results,

(From the Baltimore SUM-
The result OF England's struggle for commercial
supremacy has been the destruction OF her agri-
cultural interests. II is TO be hoped that agri-
cultural Germany will not fare us badly.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07

Capt Robert Nelson, of Philadelphia.
died on Saturday at Atlantic City In his
sixty-eighth year He was born in the
island of Trinidad, of which his father.
the Hon. Robert Nelson. afterward a
member of the Canadian Cabinet, was at
that time the Governor. He served in the
nth Pennsylvania Regiment, commanded
by Col. c. Ii. T. Coils. He crossed the
Potomac River with Hooker at the time
he was sent home ir salided and honor
ably discharged, since which time he had
led a retired life.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07

Lieut. William B. Littell, a veteran of
Company f. Thirteenth New Jersey Vol
unteers. in the civil war. died On Sunday
at the Soldiers Home in Eearny. aged
sixty-five years He was son Of the
late John G.. Littell of Newark. and a
brother of John Litten. of the comptrol
lers Office of that city. He leaves one
SON.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07

State Senator Michael Russell died at
his home in Troy, y. l., yesterday He
suffered stroke of paralysis in the lobby
of the Senate at the recent session of the
Legislature and never rallied from IL.
Senator Russell was an associate of ex-
Gov. Frank s. Black in the contest of the
Troy Citizens Party against Edward
Murphy in 1891. He was elected to the
Assembly where he served for three
terms. This was his first term in the
Senate.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07

Judge Benjamin F. Buckner, one of tho
most prominent politicians in Kentucky,
died at his home at Winchester. KY.
yesterday, after an Illness OF several
months He was sixty-six year Old
prominent member of the bar and one
of the most influential men in his district.
He was born in Clark County and repre-
scented the county at one time in the Leg
isIatIire He was Common Pleas judge.
nnd resigned that office to become Circuit
Court Judge of the counties of Fayette.
Bourbon and Woodford.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
STUBBORN FACTS.

The average number of medical stu.
dents in London is $40.
An acre of growing wheat uses &C
tons Of water month.
There are ,15O,OOO civil law suits per
year in England; 7O8,O0O in France.
British farmers and gardeners used
E 81, 100000 worth of fertilizers yearly.
Europe grows but 81 ,OOO, 900 acres of
maize, against 100000 in the United
States.
Twenty-nine thousand five hundred
stray dogs are taken up in London
streets in single year.
The letter ~" occurs % times in
each 1000 letters in English; in Span
ish, 5 times; in French, 2.
If 33 pounds pull move a wagon over
wood pavement, pull of 147 pounds
will be needed to move the same vehi-
Gle over a newly-graveled road.
British friendly societies have a
membership of 100000, and capital
of e13,OOO,OOO, against 1,252,OOO mem
bers of French societies. The capi-
tai of the latter is, however, under
{ 100000
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
GOSSIP OF THE SPORTS.

Cyclists will make Buffalo their Nee
ca this coming season. The L. A. w.
annual meet will be held there in con-
nection with the professional races
given by the n. C. A.
Havana is anxious to become a
racing center. The New Morales Park
association has applied for member
ship in the American turf congress
and proposes to open its season No
vember Is.
The University of Michigan is get
ting even with the University of Chi
cago for a CALLING football defeat last
fall The Wolverines have captured
two winter indoor meets from the
Mlroons.
J. H. Taylor, British open golf cham
pion, has been challenged to play a
match by Jack White, professional at
the Seaford links, for $3.50 a side. The
match is to be home-and-home, 72
holes in all.
\ remarkable fish yarn comes from
Metropolis, H., where a Lake Michi-
gan perch was caught in the Ohio
river. Chicagoans say the fish de-
scended the drainage canal to the Hill
nois, thence to the Mississippi and
down 20 Cairo, where it turned up the
OhiO
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
USELESS LITTLE BITS.

In Germany merchant was recent
ly lined for using a quotation from
the Bible as the beginning of an adver-
tisement.
Sara Bernhardt's latest gown is said
to have cost $1,000. 1t is decorated
with diamonds and turquoises and the
skins of 200 ermines were required to
line the train.
Hetty Green was in Boston the 9TH
er day and was invited to visit a the
ater in the evening. The richest wom-
an in America declined, saying she
did not have "any clothes good
enough"
When Mr.. Hare got his first London
engagement he was paid ten dollars
week for playing Sam Gerridge in
Taste" A few years later he de-
elined an offer of $500 a week to pIaV
the same part. Circumstances alter
cases" in the eopy-book phrase.
Col. Sharpe, assistant commissary
general of the army, is a strong be-
lever in the policy of giving soldiers
a liberal supply of sweetmeats.
when you give the boys candy" "-says
he, they don't want to drink whisky.
You never saw an old topper eating
candy. l think the men now in the
philippines should have three-quar-
ters of a pound per month each.
that's what we are sending them"
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
PERSONAL POINTERS.

Frank DOster, chief justice Of Ehe
Kansas supreme court, has served in
q variety of professions. He started
as railroad engineer, was next sol
der, then an actor and finally law
yer.
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts,, was
recently asked his opinion of a popu-
lar speaker. "Wen," was the slow re-
ply, 'he explodes like Vesuvius, but
with none of the lava and all of the
gas"
Vice President Roosevelt prefers to
be. called by the title of Colonel rath-
er than by that belonging to the exalt-
ed civic position he now holds. 81
earned my colonelcy," he says, "and
the other thing came to me-"
Sidney a. Witherbee, a millionaire
mine-owner and promoter of Mexican
railways, of DetroiC, is said to carry
the heaviest life insurance of any man
IN Michigan. He placed $500, 900 a few
days ago, making his total insurance
100000. Mr.. Witherbee pays in an
nual premiums $4,000.
Ten years ago Senator Thomas C.
Platt, of New York, was quite robust
man, and seldom experienced a days
illness. He has aged wonderfully in
the past few years, and especially since
the recent death of Mrs. Platt. His
term as senator will expire in 1903, at
which time he will be 20 years old.
The only American Indian in the
United States navy is Chapman Schen-
andoah, an Oneida % years old, who
is on the cruiser Atlanta. He served
through the war with Spain on the San
Francisco and the New York The
dusky sailor, who is favorite among
his shipmates, is a graduate of Hamp-
ton institute.
Prof. William Dewitt Alexander,
who has been for many years at the
head of the survey department of Ha-
waii, has resigned to accept position
on the United States coast and geo.
detic survey. He will have charge Of
that branch of the department which
has to deal with Hawaii and Samoa.
He is a native of Honolulu, his father,
a missionary. Being a native of Ken
tucky.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25

the uses to which the ordinary Yacht
is put. They have no cabin room and
require enormous crews. We print
herewith a midship section of the
independence, showing the interior
of the Boston cup defender in her
widest and deepest part. Here there
is not room for a man to stand up
below the deck.
The distance between the floor of
the yacht and the deck is hardly
more than a mans height This,
however, would not be so bad if it
were not for the braces and cross
beams, which cut up the interior of
the yacht from stem to stern. Steel
braces cut up the cabin room at
angles of 45 degrees every few feet.
1t is impossible for two men to walk
abreast inside the yacht anywhere be-
tween the bow and stern.
Under these circumstances, saws
the New York World, the construc-
tion of a cabin or of comfortable quar-
teTs for the crew is impossible. All
that the inside of the modern racing
machine is good for is, therefore, to
store spare sails, blocks, spars, tar
paulins, etc. With a boat of this kind,
requiring a large crew, it is impossible
10 go on cruise, no matter how much
her sail area may be reduced, for
there would be no comfortable quar-
ters below deck.
The old-fashioned yacht, on the 9TH
er hand, was most comfortable for the
owner and his guests and the crew,
and indeed the pleasantest part of the
craft was below deck, where a coy
cabin with ample room afforded every
facility for enjoyment of life.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
The Easter Girl

All the time her vision haunts me.
whether I'm at work or pIay.
daunts me ever, never. ceasing
Never through the night or dav:
AND will not dare efface IT. 8
nor remove single curl
FROM the picture in that vision
u the charming Easter girl.
when the changing bells proclaim it
ADVENT OF the Easter morn,
HOW the tides of recollection
Su-ging to my soul. are borne:
And see her fairy vision
Slowly 10 my eyes unfurI, E
AND deyoutly do 1 worship
Ihis, my lovely Easter girl. Ts
In church l sit; around ne
FlOats this maze of beauty still
And she lifts her voice in Worship
An, feel tender thrill
Sun she comes in countless number,
And my brain is in a whirl
W hen l try to find among them
Mine, my own dear Easter girl
JQAD OAKES
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
vacant Lot Cultivation.

Vacant lots have been successfully
cultivated in Philadelphia under the
direction of the Phila ielphia Vacant
Lots Cultivation association. During
the past years gardens were provided
for 4sO families, consisting Of 24S6
persons. The aggregate receipts from
the various farms showed total Of
s24. 500. This is six times the amount
expended by the association on the
lands. Five families became so adept
at gardening that their savings nave
enabled them TO hire ample farms OF
their own. Thirteen families were
given Belgian hares for experiment.
last year, and the successful results
attained will cause the association 70
take up +his line of industry On the
farms this year.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
LOUIS G0DARD'S PLAN.
Companions to Cross the At
Iantic in "a Balloon.

Louis GODDARD, the famous French
aeronaut who viii soon attempt to
in a balloon with six passengers, has
already made numerous perilous and
successful voyages in the air, often
alone, and sometimes accompanied
by as many as 20 people. His father
was a famous aerOnaut and reared
his son to the profession. From his
childhood GODDARD had been accus-
toned to sailing through the air. A
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
STATE AND COUNTY NOTES.

Northwestern Iowa has begun ship
ping choice butter to Porto Rico.
The proportion of divorces to mar
riages in Rhode Island is about one to
eight.
Texas now raises more than double
the amount of cotton produced by any
other state in the union.
1t is estimated that fully 10000
claws" will have been enacted before
all the state legislatures adjourn.
The smallest county in the United
States is Bristol county, in Rhode Is
land, with 25 square miles. The larg-
est is Custer county, in Montana, with
20,490 square miles, or more than the
two states of New Hampshire and
Vermont, and 5,318 miles more than
the entire states of Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island and Connecticut.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25

balloon, he says. is the safest of air
ships. He has travelled over the sur
face of almost all of continental Eu-
rope. He made one voyage from
Prague TO the Baltic, and in another
he sailed with his balloon from
Leipsic to Russia. In 1898 while at
Marseilles he took up Victor Hugo
in a balloon and the two were car
ried out for some distance over the
open sea. The daring navigator has
made nearly 1000 ascents and has
been patronized by all the crowned
heads of Europe. He has a breast
full of decorations given him for his
courage by more than half the mon
archs of Europe. He has founded
schools of aerostatics, exhibited at
numerous expositions and is prOba-
blv the most successful aeronaut in
the world. He is now in his forty
second wear.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
The Sonfh Wind

Wind that sings Of the dreamy South
When the pale first blossoms WOO the
bee,
Wind that filings from a golden mouth
Tender spray Of the summer sea,
Wind that keeps for US light and bloom,
That cradles the bird in the tree-top nesL,
Wind that sleeps in the lilac's plume,
OF the winds Of heaven we love thee best
Over the springing wheat fields pass,
And over the small home gardens fare.
Evermore bringing TO grain and grass,
And the flowers thy breath of blessing
rare
Give US the cup of thy wine to taste,
wind Of the South, so strong and heetI
Never drop of its joy to waste,
IN the days Of the Epringtime coy and
sweet.
Margaret E. Sangster. in Woman's Home
Companion.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
MODERN RACING YACHTS.
Why Cup Defenders Are Uor4b,...
Tor Cruising or Any other Than
Sporting Purposes.

Very few people realize how utter
~ worthless for all purposes except
racing Is the ordinary cup defender.
As matter of fact, craft OF this kind
are not entitled to be called yachts"
at all They are racing machines
pure and simple. This year. more
than ever before, they have reached
the limit.
lhe two boats now being built to
defend the cup are enormously eT.
PensiYe to construct. equally costly
10 keep in commission and worthless
Tor cruising purposes or for anv of
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
Easter Hymn

He is risen! Ger the nations
Breathes a wOndrOus light, divine,
And each bosom thrills with rapture,
With love supreme, benign.
Out the radiance CLEANS the token
OF a world redeemed, set free;
OF to-day's release from sorrow,
OF to-mOTroW's Jubilee.
He is risen! songs OF gladness,
Tones angelic, voice sublime,
Swell above all thoughts Of sadness,
With a wild, ecstatic chime
Well up towards the heavenly mansions,
Bursting in the courts above,
Alleluia! Alleluia
Christ is risen. God IS Love.
DIR. s. S. Bogert, in n. Y. Observer $500.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
FruiffOH.

I scattered seed on barren plan.
And watered the furrow with ears:
NV heart was heavy with grief and palm
And my soul distraught with fears.
But after many weary days
OF lowering CLOUDS and rain,
/ gathered from seed that was sown IN
tears
A harvest Of golden grain.
p-Lizzie ClaFke-Hardys In Good House
keeping
Mrs. Throop (excitedly)-Bridgsti
there's a policeman ringing the front
door belll
Bridget (coolly)-WeIi, ma'am, yea
can tel him DIN zot in.-Brooklyn
AA4ASs -----.--
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
To Find Easter.

Thirty days hath September"
Every person can remember;
But 10 know when Casters come
Puzzles even scholars, some
When March the tYEenty-first Is past
Just watch the silvery moon,
And when you see il full and round
Know Easter'u be here soon.
After the moon has reached its fuu
Then Easter will be here
The very Sunday after,
In each and every year.
And II II hap on Sunday
The moon should reach its height.
The Sunday following this event
Win be the Easter bright.
Christian Work.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
Took Him Down

SNo," he said: I'm not sure wheth-
ar my wife's birthday gift to me was
meant to please me or to humble my
pride"
What did she give you?" asked his
friend.
'She had a erayon portrait of me
made by an amateur artist. Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
Sharing the Glory.

"Renrietta isn't one of these women
who want to put husband in the
background and make him stay
there"
''No, indeed!"
''Is she trying to make you promi-
nent?"
ayes. She is going to deliver lee
ture to her club on how to manage
husbands, and she wants me to come
up on the platform and be an exam
le."-Washington Star.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25

''It's got So" the man in the brown
Jeans suit was saying, that you can't
trust anybody these days. ] saw an
advertisement of a man in the east
that said for ten cents he'd send =
book of IS pages of mighty spicy read
in"
Well" they asked him: What did
you get when you sent the ten cents?"
"a catalogue of spice mill, by
gaEhl"-Chicago Tribune.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
Gold in VIII Gonaa

A mild sensation has been caused
in New Westminster, B. c., by the
discovery of $3.50 in gold as big as
faxseed in the crop of a wild goose
which was killed at Pitt lake, 2s
miles from Westminster. Many pros,
pectors have started for the scene of
the supposed gold placers.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
tn. Dot in TeIeEraphy.

The manner in which kilograms are
sent over the wires, without punctu-
alton OF separation into words, easily
explains the following error: A tel
egram sent from Rutland, Vt, TO
''Mr. Hardman, Chester" was received
by "IIr. Hard, Manchester"
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
brutal Frankness.

She-So you're just back from Paris.
What did you think of the French
girls? Are they pretty?
He-Well, they've got the most soul.
full black eyes and the biggest mus
taches of any girls l ever saw.-Phila-
delPhia Record.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
nIdn,f Have Time

"Good gracious, child, you're drip
ping wet!"
''Yes, mother; fell into the pond"
with your new clothes on, too"
''Tm sorry, mum, but l didn't haze
time to take them of. IN. Y. World.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
AInn Prnwr.na

Pesrl-So Dick gave you a lesson
in poker. What hand did you hold?
Ruby II really can't remember.
Dick held my hand al the time.-Chs-
eaRo Daily ReWA
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
Case Was Homeless.

81 understand that failure once
stared him in the face" he said.
Possibly, possibly" she replied, "but
I happe1 TO know that no kind of .
stare would disturb him in the least. Z
pnce tried 1t myself. f."--Chicago Post {
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
A FOrcefuI Reply.

Tommy-Pop. what is the greatest
force in local politics?
Pop-The police force, my SON.
Philadelphia Record.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
The Woman of Il.

Saburbs-What was that you said
about the automatic fre-extinguish.
er?
Mrs. suburbs-After the expense
you went to in huying il think it's
a shame that the house hasn't caught
fire yet.-Judge.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
THE ELECTRICAL WORLD.

Six hundred thousand persons are
employed in the electrical Industries
of the United States and about $4,-
000,000,000 is invested in them.
Prof. Robenan, the Berlin electrical
expert, who is studying the applica-
bility of electric traction to the
Trans-Siberian railroad. states that
within ten years one viii be able to
travel around the world in 20 days.
Plans are about completed to close
up the gaps between New York and
Philadelphia and complete a trolley
line between the two big cities. The
tracks of couple of steam roads are
to be used for a portion of the way
and a high rate of speed is expected.
The promoters say that the full fare
each way will be one dollar. The
round trip between the two places
by the steam roads is four dollars.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25

Jobnnie-Paw, what's a promoter?
Paw-It's a fellow who hasn't any
money and who is looking around for
sotAs one who has.-Syracuse Herald.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
ATTENTION LADIES
Hair ReOrer.-

All VINO are dersirous Of having
q beautiful suit of hair, or if your
hair is falling out. you should get
bottle of Hairoline, better known
as the Renowned Hair Restorer
Oriental Complexion Gre m 40
cures all skin diseases and makes
the skin like velvet. Price, 25c to
75c per bottle,
Treatment of the Skin and
Scalp
STRENGTHENING 4 SPECIALITY.
All kinds of implements ana
toilet articles for sale.
1894 4th Street Northwest.
Agency at THE BEE Office.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25

rsb,ll in this column endeavor 10
.-s.,er all correspondence that may
BE- sent and urgently request young
- to read this column, and any
..ff0ns that they wished answered
Sc send them in before Saturday
Of each week.
BY Miss MAY CLEMATIs.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-25
Taking a Mean Aavantags.

.RSa sA-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-03-08
CRUCIFIX AND REVOLVER
Used Against an Oporto Anti Clerical
Mob.

Oporto. Jose Pestana (who
is accused of belonging to the group
that attempted to abduct the daugh-
ter of the Brazilian consul and whose
house was attacked by an anti clerical
mob) is the leader of the Catholic
party and an extensive wine grower.
When the mob threatened his man
sion, Senior Pestana came to the
door with crucifix in one hand and a
revolver in the other. He fired three
shots without effect. A force of po-
lice foot and mounted dispersed the
demonstrators. Cavalry detachments
still parade the streets in which are
situated the residence of the agita-
tors and their followers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-03-08
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY
Declines to Attend the Memphis Re.
union.

Washington. A delegation of lead
ing citizens of Memphis, headed by
Senator Bate and Senator-elect Car
mack called at the white house and
invited the president to attend the
monster meeting of United Confed-
crate Veterans to be held in Memphis
on May 2S, 80 and 80. The president
expressed his regret that arrange
ments already has been made which
would prevent him from visiting
Memphis on this occasion, but he
hoped to be able to do so before the
summer was over.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-03-08
CUBANS WILL NOT AGREE
20 Terms Suggested by This Govern
ment,

Havana. a.-Senor Capote, president of
The Cuban constitutional convention,
Dalled upon General Wood and in
formed him that the convention felt
itself in an embarrassing position
owing to the vote in the United
States senate. He said the delegates
had not decided whether to continue
The session or dissolve. General Wood
advised him to urge the convention
to complete its work as originally
outlined, drawing up the electoral
law. The delegates held an informal
meeting and after some discussion
agreed to wait until congress has
acted on the Cuban amendment.
Several delegates on hearing that
congress had adopted the amendment
said this could not affect the attitude
of the convention as it's members
would not agree to the scheme of re-
lations suggested iu the amendment.