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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25
IN NEW YORK CURIo SHOP.
How the Expert Tells Real Antique
Copper From Imitation.
From the New York Evening POst-)

(trOm the New 1OEk Evening Post
The owner Of the little East Side cllrio
shop was in a genial mood the other day
when "A reporter walked into his dark
cramped quarters. He looked uD from the
polishing OF a quaint Russian copper Jar.
and began abruptly.
Look at that. Isn't that a graceful
shape2 The man who made that Jar was
an artist. See how the hammer marks
shoW-heavy up here, where il was TO be
Dent. and lighter mere IN the centre That's
one way Of telling the real from the imi-
tatlon-by the hammer marks
All around him were the brilliant copper
and brass surfaces Of the antique Rus
sian. Italian, or Dutch cooking and drink
ing utensils. and the miniature forest of
candlesUcks- Is there much chance Of
initiating such metal work as all this
around yOu2 he was asked
rs there2 7 should say So / can take
you to SIX or seven places in New York
where such good reproductions of conner
and brass jars and kettles are made thar
you wouldn't suspect
See this one here?''-pickina, ND =
le5tFE FaSe-lIke copper vessel, with buIS-
lhS centre and narrow top and bottom
thdt on sale for 50. here s dealer who
didn't know me came in the ether dav
and tried to sell me a COPY of that
good one, too-for IS. 1 could hardly tell
the difference myself
w hat are the differences Well for
example, al these Russian things have
TO be heated red hot before thew are
hammered into shape That gives the
initiated Then. again, the hammer
marks. as ! told YOU. are irregular and
vary in size and position. Besides this
there IS al irreguiarity Of shape possessed
by the real thing, which comes from the
h2mmerinS. These imitatOrS take a sheet
OF copper or brass. and. before it's bent
pound the hammer marks on he flat STr-
1aCc-al alike Then the thing is bent
on regular form into the desired shane
I;ut. bless yout no more than half or
thrae-CuarterS of you know the differ
ence. You can't detect it by the anneaI-
ing. either, for that can be initiated ex-
actly.
There is the thing that is mighty hard
70 get hold of nowadays That's wrought
iron utensils Why I'd give twice Nc
would Tor Il brass one Why are they 50
scarce Because they rust and corrOda
so, ! guess. Throw an iron implement
away aud in year it viii be eaten UP. al
most
After a judicial look about the IirrIa
Avenue prices ! haven got the location
But | sell TO those shops and they resell
my things at a bigger price TO their ua-
irons. Guess l could have an automobile
too, II 1 could sell for what those fellows
do. That table there-lock- Isn't that n
beauty / ask thirty-eight for that as il
IS, but It would sell for fifty anywhere
In response to the enquiry as 10 who
bought most of his antiques. he replied :.
We'll. the dealers first. after them the
artists, and Studio-fUTlr isherS. and = few
who collect these things, a. | do. because
they love EN-. What { buy ! buy from
private families, and All I've got Is the
real antique.
Some way I hate to palm OFF stun on
my customers that ism what they think
it, he explained virtuously-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25

tai rugs and the shawls of Kashmir say
that the. peculiar fine. soft quality of GER
tain Of these fabrics is due primarily to
the excellence of th- raw material. and
that the sheep raised in certain localities
afford wool Of a quality quite unattain-
able anywhere else, by the most assidu-
Gus care. even if the wool comes from
precisely the same breed of sheep and IS
prepared for weaving in exactly the same
way.
The chances are that the Angora goat
will either die on the hands Of his owners,
because the climate does not suit him. or
under the new conditions will cease to
grow the peculiarly fine quality Of hair
for which he is noted
1t is dangerous business taking things
out Of the place in which they were eyolv-
ed, as a rule. The remove is apt to be
disastrous either to the things themselves
or to their neighbors. The worst weeds
with which the American farmer is
plagued were developed from stray seeds
brought over from. Europe in cargoes Of
grain. One Of these, popularity known IS
paint brush" kills the grass VII erever il
takes root. by the simple process Of
spreading all over the meadow with its
small. fat root leaves pressed close to the
ground so that no grass seeding can push
its way up. and drawing out Of the soil
all the nutriment that ought to 90 TO the
sustenance of alfalfa and timothy This
weed a gaudy member OF the haw6weed
family, is very pretty to look upon. be
ing of fiery orange red. which stains
the meadow in vivid blOtches wherever it
finds a foothold; but the farmer has
learned TO anathematize it for its muir
derous qualities. all within the last ten
or fifteen years. 1t did not make its ap=
pearance in this country until about 1880
The Belgian hare threatens to become
quite as much a nuisance TO the Mary
land farmer In the places where these
things are native. they are kept in check
by their natural enemies, evolved along
with themselves; and where these enc
mics do not exist there is trouble.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25
DEATH OF DIR. ]. H. H. BURGE.
The Physician Who Founded the
First Hospital in san Francisco.

NEW YORK, March 25,-Dr John Hen
y Hobart Burse died yesterday at his
home ~ Montague Street, Brooklyn.
from heart disease He was born at
WEXFORD. K. /, in 1sZ3, His father was
Rev. LemueI Eurge, who was Uasto~ of
the Narrdeansctt Church
Dr. BUrse was graduated from the Col
lege OF Physicians and Surgeons in New
York city The following year, 1879. as
surgeon on the bark Ann WEIGH. he made
4 trip around Cape Horn to the gold
fields OF California While in San Fran
cisco he founded the first hospital there
He returned to BROOKLYN in 1851 and had
practIced medicine there ever since FI.
Was consulting physician at the Long Isl
and College Hospital lie was a charter
member of the Practitioners Club.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25

The amount of political innocence that
occupies the vacancy Of the Cuban mind
on public and international questions
would fill a small ocean 1t is report q
that a strong sentiment is growing in the
island n favor Of accepting the Platt
conditions. provided the United States
viii in return grant extreme concessions
from the present tariffs on sugar and TO-
baccO. Poor Cubans, How quickly that
dream would be dispelled If they could
consult Mr. Havemeyer and hIr. Duke for
d few minutes on the subject,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25
Water in the steel stool

fF'rom the Hartford, Conn Tim-s.)
Tie details Of the big steel combination are
gradually becoming known. The process Is a
very simple one Take the case Of the National
Tube Company. Il has So. 100000 Of stock. half
common and half preferred The holders Of his
stock viii receive Si03, $4,000 II new stock-apd
this extra 81 500 900 OF new shares represents MOI
a dollar o. material wealth, but simply the ad-
vantages supposed 10 be assured by combination
with other concerns and the economies rcsuItir z
from abClisiiRg competition.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25
scant Honor to Harrison.


tFrOn the boston GIubcJ
When Queen Victoria died Bo>tonians were
prompt ia displaying their flags at haIt-Iast 10 do
honor to her memory II was quite noticeable
yesterday 20 many people that the national color.
were hung on very sCaHtIly. considering thar al
American eX-President had just died. Is an Eng
lish monarch more worthy the homage OF the fac
than American President whG helped 10 defend
it2 Is sentiment fading ont in tins E1anlnlcTl-
hunting country, or shall we confess that re-
publics are becoming more and more UugTateful
y-ItA the growth Of material aIluremeutsz
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25
Let the Past Bury Its Dead.

From the Atlanta Constitutiou)
The Democrat who truly desires the success of
his party viii not seek 10 attach 10 IL any lesa,,
of the past. but let II meet the future with I'M
trammeled freedom. Into the convention of 1901
there should enter neither appeal for viudigatioa
nor CRY for vengeance. The future Is iuil OF hope
let the i..s-t take care Of itself.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25
England at DISADVANTAGE.

FT0I3 Nc MISS ny IImas-)
= SIGHT betNeeH ti.e Russian and English con-
tingcnt- in China might kiHdc into a Wild con-
fagTatioH the -, long slumberiny enluity between
the JWo nations Il il did IL would ind England
despite the PrePonderance Of ler uzET. CT great
disadvantage owing 10 the haQszion 81 her mill
itary resources by the long gaf with the Beers.
such a conflict once started would necessarily IN
NulEc nlHer nations.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Il that Admiral Sampson gets more prize
money than Admiral Dewey does"
i suppose that's accounted for by the fact that
the fleet destroyed by Admiral Schley vas worth
more than tie one that Dewey sank
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25

It is said that the foreign military at
taches accredited 10 the United States
are extremely surprised tina; Congress,
in the latest Army Appropriation bin.
should openly acknowledge that this Gov
ernment employs spies. The bill in ques-
ton appropriated two million four hun
dred thousand dollars for Incidental ex-
penses, covering the hire Of Iaborers in
the QuarterH2=teE.s Department, includ-
ing the hire OF Interpreters, spies, or
guides for the army" Our foreign friends
admit that spies are regularly employed
by all European Governments, which do
not. however, shock the sense of military
propriety by admitting the fact officially.
That being the case, We believe the
American concept 10 be the better. II
we and everybody else use and pay for
spies. and We and everybody else know it.
where IS the harm in saying 500
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25
Not True Democrats.

tfFoa the BuHalO IlmeS-J
Democracy against plu;ocracy-this is rapidly
getting 10 be the definition Of party lines and
sO-cIlled Democrats who daily with the tinsel Of
empire. vino barter with the bcnchciaries Of a
prOiioitory tariff, who dcker with the lords Of
money have no place or part in the councils Of
tr1e democracy.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25
Excitement in 81. Lonis
CFrom the Chicago Trfbune.)

(From the Chicago Tribuue.1
Have hey get everybody out Of those burn
ing dwell nsssz' anNiously asked the stranger.
Never -.nHd the dwellings," yelled the frenziyd
crowd CANT you see the breVery's on FREQ
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25
The Passing of Plat.

According TO all visible signs, added 10
the predictions of the political weather
prophets, the reign and rule OF thomas
c. Plat. late Republican boss of New
York. came to an end in the city of that
name on yesterday And his crown, scep-
ire, slungshot. and brass knuckies passed
to his former creature, Governor OdelL
The story is too trits for repetition
here. Plat wanted TO ensure Republican
success in the metropolis, by placing it
under the protection of hayseed con-
stabulary composed of his appointees
from the rural districts The Govern u
said he would veto such ! measure were
it TO pass the Legislature He was threat
ened with accommodation and punish
ment after death if he do not instantly
toe the mark and submit TO his master
In the result W. find that OdelI is his
own master, and perhaps PIatt's.
When the latter retires to the St. Hell
ena of his country place to ponder over
the campaigns which made him famous
in the day of his might, he viii probably
think Of his military prototype who en-
joyed much the same opportunity for re
Election during the closing years of his
life. Napoleon. it Will be remembered. at
length came TO recognize the fatal mis-
takes he made in invading Spain. and in
his Moscow enterprise Napoleon Platt
may yet survive to regret the blunders
OF his ole contemptuous utterances re-
garding Mr. Mckinley, his uncOnceaIed
antipathy 10 that gentleman and his Ad-
ninistration, and his simian collision with
the buzzsaw Of the New York Police bill
His name is no longer Thomas. it is
/ Ichahod, and his glory has departed,
firmly buttoned up in the trousers peck
ct Of the man whom he made Governor.
and who has now made himself boss.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25
An Inference.


The frcleSSor-les. a caterpillar Is the most
yoracious living thing. In month it VIII "a!
about SIX hundred times its own weight.
Deaf Ars. ErnOt-WhOse boy did YOU say he
waSZ
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25

The sanitary officials of St. Louis de-
clare that since the opening Of the Chi
cagO drainage canal, and its outflow into
the Mississippi River above their city.
cases and deaths from typhoid fever have
alarmingly increased. The number OF
cases for the year ending April l. 1886
was S0z; April I, 1897, PSI; April !. 1898,
454; April /. 1893 100. Then the canal be
gan 10 send its food of sewage into St
Louis water supply. The year ending
April l, 1890. showed liz cases. and from
that time TO March y, 1901, there have
been LIS cases There is no doubt IN
the minds OF the local health authorities
that the increase Of this disease is due to
the pollution Of the Mississippi The
same sort Of conditions exists elsewhere,
and TO an uncomfortable extent here in
Washington. People who drink Potomac
water are or ought to be conscious that
they are drinking the sewage and d.
Iuted offal of Cumberland Hagerstown,
Harper's Ferry and hundreds of farms
along the river shores The question Of
drinking-water is in fact almost as Sc
rious here as in ST. Louis
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25
Very Stupid.

(From Pucz-)
First Duck think that young drake IS very
stupid
Second D;ck-oh. yes: Tie doesnt know enough
10 stay out when II rains
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25
The Scale of shrinI,aEe


why dom You wear all-WOol underwear
My dear sir, no man can afford 20 wear all
wool underwear unless he has hve sons growing
W.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25
Good Reason.


Lady-0h how dirty your face IS little boy
Boy Hes'mi We hain'J had no company fol
mOTe'H week.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25

i have just returned from a short visit
to Buffalo, said Fred W. Bracket, Sec
Rotary and Disbursing Agent for the Com
missiOners Of the United States exhibit
at the International Exposition in Paris
at the Arlington today. Il took the Op-
pOrtuniLy that presented Itself he con-
tined, and went into the grounds of the
Pau-American Exposition I was most
agreeably surprised. and must say that
what Buffalo has done surpasses by d
great deal interpretations / did not be-
Heye so much could be accomplished in 81
small a space, with 50 short a time. ana
with 50 little money. What the people of
Buffalo viii have TO show the public this
spring VIII be far better in most every
way than the fair at Atlanta or Omaha
The whole scheme of the buildings and
grounds at Buffalo Is original The ar
chiteeGs have departed from the pure
white, and have taken to coIors in mod
crate amounts. The buildings are tinted
and are decorated, ia many cases various
kinds Of cOlOred wood being used TO vary
the mOnoJOny Of the plain color. All the
decorations are beautifully executed. and
architecturaIIy-c considered the buildings
are excellent In order to carry out the
color scheme at night. the electric lights
Will have tinted globes In fact, the whole
thing VIII be an architectural rainbow in
properly moduIated shades.
At the expense Of an immense amount
Of labor artificial waterways have been
constructed about the grounds. which
have been laid out in a most artistic fash
ION. The placing Of the buildings has
been considered very carefully. and the
result IS an arrangements which is most
effective As You stand in the entrance
Gf nv
out before YOU a beautiful vista in which
the buildings are grouped in such q man
ueT as to be most effective in form and
color This feature I consider one of the
greatest and most successfully carried out
81 all things at the exposition Th, fair
Will have a Midway of almost uueuua led
interest. and several new features in the
way Of amusement resorts.
The prospects for the success of the
fair are good Probably more people win
visit II than went 10 Chicago. have seen
many fairs, but 1t seems that this one is
especially worth visiting and ! should
recommend d trip 10 it TO everyone
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25

where they nave been located for the past ten
wears or from their location in any county which
has aided such railroad companies By donation OF
Its bonds. except by consent OF the Legislature
The measure provides for injunctions TO prevent
such removal
A London tea firm has hit upon novel and IN
gcuious scheme for increasing its sales and adver-
Using its business To every widow who has FyIr-
chased half pound OF its tea every week for a
wear before her husbands death the firm promises
10 sIIiliingS week until death rernSrriaEe.
Widows who have purchased quarter OF
pound of tea instead OF half pound receive >
ShilIiugS q week. Although only started in lSqS
the yearly turnover OF the firm has reached f2J1.-
CO., and its pension roll $4,000 per annum.
Colonel Charles Marshall of Baltimore who
was invited by Washington and Lee University
several years ago 10 write military biography
Of General Robert +. lee, Is reported 10 have
practically completed his work General Lee
himself collected data Tor an account Of the opera
tions OF the Army OF Northern Virginia. hut did
not begin the work OF actual composition Col
Ouel Marshall has made of this material IN
preparing his memoir and has also had access To
many OF the captured Confederate records of the
War Department At Washington
The smallest man in This years batch Of con
scripts in France comes from, Cunel. near Mont
faucon. in the Department Of the Mouse lie Is
named Emile Slayot stands Only three feet nine
and thre5-quarteU inches IN height, and weighs
f0rtv-t{y0 pounds in his clothes He Is however
declared 20 he couStjtutiOnally quite sound. and
has never had . days illness in his lie The
biggest man comes from the Department Of the
Herault He stands SIX feet SIX inches and Is
named Eugene Casenae. As usual "a girl has been
by some accident inscribed the lists
The busiest clerk IN any crew or car. SAYS the
Saturday Evening Pest is the one who Is de-
tailed to receive and throw Of the sacks and
pouches To lift heavy mail sack and throw
1t from car moving At the rate o. mile min
ute Is a matter OF good target shooting Looks
easy enough commented one Of the veteran clerks
at the letter case ''and it does seem A. if man
should be able 10 hit a station platform without
much difficulty; bat you see that station Is past
and gone IN about one second. Then tie suction
of train running AT that speed Is something ter
rife and until the knack OF throwing 4 pouch
l. learned man Is liable 10 feed the wheels
with few letters
Evening journal., 1901-09-28
SEEMS LIKE VERY POOR
PAY FOR ASSISTANCE

Pawnbrol1ers are the Acknowledged
assistants OF the police, but there are
timci when the return for such SER
vices is poor. There was a case before
the Court Of General Sessions yester-
daE that seems to bear room for a dis
.cussion on the subject from the point
of Justice.
Charles White. colored. complained
to the police that his watch had been
stolen. The watch was found in the
pawn shop Of NJ. Harris. No. 1875 Mar
ket street, and Mr.. Harris informed the
police that Charles Hood colored, had
pledged the timepiece with him on
last Thursday. Hood was arrested and
acquitted by the jury. He proved
that the watch had come into his pos
session by way OF a bet. White had
Put 1t up against 81, and had lost. The
watch was taken from Mr.. Harris and
returned to White Mr.. Harris object
ed TO this procedure. but in vain. At
torney-Genera, Ward ordering that the
watch must be returned.
II is Mr.. Harris opinion that he was
lpoorly paid for the service given to the
Police Department.
Evening journal., 1901-09-28
Eastern Texas Oil, Gas 6 Mineral Co.
OI- WI r1INGTON DEL
OF WILMINGTON, DEL.
EDGAR n. HOPES
Pre- sident.
II. A. MILLER, 1901 Rodney st,
Sec'y and Gen'l rlanageI

fortune in oil if invest i'll the stock of the Eastern Texas
Oil, Gas and Mineral Company of Wilmington, Del.
SHARES 81 90, full paid and nonassessable.
No stock sold after operation begins which is expected to be
within ninety days.
The Company yone hundred fee, in the cele
bTated Nacogdoche Oil district of Eastern Texas M H. Townsend
of Columbus Texas Il regard the securing OF oil land
as practically certain"
H. Colorado county There undoubtedly oil
under our land"
Thomas f. Bouden of Gaiwood Texas says I'm my estimation
have oil proposition within mile OF Spindle
Beaumont That will secure oil isspractcaly certain
fifty barrel well will stockholders share
their investments. What will a eusher do2
Ours mutual company, all sharing alike No salaries paid.
No better business proposition The stock gilt
the capitalization small and the profits will be divided the
sockholders
Write for prospectus send subscriptions for H.
Miller Secretary, 1901 RO ney ST. Wilmington, Del.
Evening journal., 1901-09-28
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORK PLANNED
Arrangements BOing Made
for District and County
Convention

The Sunday School Association of
the State of Delaware is arranging for
the annual county conventions. to be
held in October The following dates
have been fixed:
Sussex county, in Seaford October
90
Kent county. in FeAton, October 80.
New Castle county convention will
be held on October 81.
Previous to the county conventions,
cabinet meetings will be held on Ooto-
Ter 26. p and 2S. in Wilmington.
Marion Lawrence, international sec
retary Of the United States, will attend
he conventions. Mr.. Lawrence is a
noted worker and orator in Sunday
school work Mrs j. Woodbridge Barr,
4 ncted primary school worker in
county work, also will attend the con-
ventions.
District conventions viii, be held in
various parts OF the city of Whining
ten on October II.
Christiana hundred district meeting
viii be held in Elsmere Presbyterian
Church.
Pennsylvania Sunday schools will
hold their annual convention in Ches-
ter from October to 10. inclusive, and
arrangements are being made to have
a large number OF Delaware Sunday
school workers TO attend.
Evening journal., 1901-09-28
TURNER'S
JUST IN AT TURNER'S

New little Cucumbers for picking.
at SOC. gallon.
Pure, old Cider Vinegar, guaranteed
tnree years old and to keep your
pickles.
A special in pure English Mustard
for chow-chOw, 40c. ID. We guarantee
this pure mustard.
Genuine Olive Oil own importing. also
line domestic oil, nice for pickles. etc.
Keystone Hams are our old favorite.
rlch, mild ham. Special price. 13c.
Al this season we make a speciality
OF MackereL Were never as cheap. We
nave today fine extra Shore No. /.
at Sl.25 for 1O-lb. kit; full weight guar
anteed.
None equals our special Blend Cof-
zee. at lSc.; 3 h., soc. Have you tried It?
1t is fine. rich. old coffee.
.F. r. TURNER,
9TH and Market Streets.