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The Washington times., 1902-08-22
TWO REPORTS ARE MADE.
Veterinarian and Machinist of Fire De-
partment Submit Figures.


DIR. C. B. Robinson. the veterinarian.
and Thomas NJ. Robinson, machinist OF
the Fire Department have filed their
reports with Acting Chief Engineer Will
liam T. Belt, and they were yesterday
forwarded to the District Commission
ers.
DR.. Robinson states that during the
last fiscal year forty-three new horses
had been purchased for the department;
twenty-five condemned as unfit for fur
ther fire service. three destroyed, and
Two dying from disease. Nine horses
are now in bad condition and should be
replaced. The construction OF 4 depart
ment stable has been great relief to
the veterinarian. He says the stable
should have two attendants and sug-
gests an appropriation be asked for au-
thorizing the employment Of bne more
man. He also asks that room be built
where drugs used in the stables may be
safely kept. He states that a yard for
the horses would be beneficial and rec
ommends that one be constructed south
of the stable. where the District owns
land. Ii would only cost the price Of
the fence
Machinist Robinson reports four acct
dents and 153 repair jobs 10 the appa-
ratus OF the department during the year
One of the large pieces of work done
was the overhauliug of extra engine No
and placing It in service at No. II en-
gine house.~ He also overhauled Nos. l.
6 and fire engines. He personally
tested and inspected all hose belonging
10 the department twice during the year
d. l. a
gines be purchased OF not less than sec
ond size, ard that the ones replaced be
used as extras. He asks that 500. 600 be
appropriated to build and equip repair
shop upon District land to do the work
OF the Fire Department.
The Washington times., 1902-08-22
REPORT is SUBMITTED.
Chief Engineer of Fire Department
Sends Figures to Commissioners.

Mr.. William T. Belt, acting Chief En-
gineer OF the Fire Department, yesterday
sent TO the District Commissioners the
report Of Sidney Bieber, the Fire Mar
shal, covering the period Of the fiscal
year ended June 30. 1902 The report
deals with the casualties to the members
of tie department in the line of duty.
the inspection OF business houses ana
other buildings. the fire losses, and the
casualties to persons other than fire.
men at fires during the year. The rcpor,
is accompanied by detailed tables giving
names, dates and records OF fires. The
principal statistics were included in the
annual report of the Chief Engineer
The Washington times., 1902-08-22
Opening of Gonzaga College.

Gonzaga College Will be among the
first of the local educational institu-
tions. having arranged to open its doors
on September .. The requirements for
admission to the academic department
are those usual in colleges of good
standing Those who wish to compete
for three scholarships now vacant in
the academic course or for five scholar
ships in the preparatory school are re
quired to take the examinations to be
held at the college on the morning Of
Wednesday. September 3.
The Washington times., 1902-08-22
AGUINALDO IS SATISFIED.
Will Engage in Farming Mabini
Proves Less Politic in Demeanor.

Manila papers received at the War
Department state that Agninaldo in
tends to go to farming and seems to be
very well contented, refusing to talk
oolitics.
His compatriot, Mabini. seems to be
more of an irreconcilable, and is quoted
as saying:
Il cannot get over the idea that 9TH
ers shall legsiate for me and my peo-
pie and in so doing govern US. 1t is
better to die in exile than to prostitute
my conscience. for at best / have but
a few years to live"
Mabini is a paralytic and physically
almost helpless. although his mental
yigor Is unimpaired.
The Washington times., 1902-08-22
Mrs. Littleford Improving.

The condition Of Mrs. Harry Little
ford. the young woman who attempted
suicide at her home about two weeks
ago. was reported to be satisfactory
to her physicians last night. Although
she is still in a very BAL way. DR.. VII
liam, 2. Reeves. the attending physi-
clan. stated last night that ne consid-
cred her SO much improved that he
would no longer visit her every day.
His visits will be made every other day
from now on.
The Washington times., 1902-08-22
NETTED NEARLY $1,000.
Inspector and Measurer of Wood Re
ports Receipts of His Work.

Mr.. W. A. O'Meara, inspector and
measurer of wood for the Potomac dis
trict. has reported to the District Com
missioners that he inspected and meas
ured l4.I325 cords OF wood during the
fiscal year ended June 80. 1902. The re
ceipts for the same were $l,29ss2, and
the expenses Of the inspection were $500.
The balance has been turned into the
United States Treasury.
The Washington times., 1902-08-22
Wire Netting Will Not Do.

1t has been contemplated to stretch
a vast and strong wire net across the
area of the fall of the icicles, but ex-
perts claim that wire netting would not
be strong enough TO thoroughly resist
the sharp edges of the heavy ice.
Robes of rubber have also been men
toned. but though they would bounce the
ice pieces back from where they came
and keep up the practice all day, they
would be found too soft for the sharp
ice and would be cut to pieces in no
time II is now thought that there is
10 ether remedy than tc cover that
part Of the roof which suffers most from
the falling ice pieces, with sheet OF
galvanized iron. AS this would exclude
the light to a very great extent from
the northern end of the court, it was
suggested to pierce the iron cover with
holes.
No definite plans have been agreed
upon yet. however. by which the ingen-
uity OF man may overcome the tempest
of the weather
The Washington times., 1902-08-22
WILL VISIT CANADA.
General Brecl.inridge Will Join Colony
of Army People.

Gen Joseph c. Breckenridge. inspector
general of the army, is at Fort Sheri-
dan. III, in attendance upon the infantry
rife competition. and from there Will
proceed to Fort Smelling. Mimi, on Off
cial business. Before returning 10 the
city the general will visit his family at
North Hatley. Canada. where there is a
considerable army contingent summer
ing. among the more prominent OF whom
may be mentioned General Lieber, Colo
mel Randolph, Major Bergland and Ma
jor Macomb
The Washington times., 1902-08-22
Lansburgh &Bro
Store Closes o'Clock-saturdays Ex-
cepted.
Silk Remnants
Sacrificed.
Running in Lengths =.
-.- from 4 to II yards.

We have three wonderful offerings in
Silks. These viii be placed on separate
tables directly in front Of orr six De-
partment and sold as follows;
Lot Nc. 1 consists OF about 1000 yards
of Colorsd Taneta Silks, liz lengths from
to 10 yards. The colors are lavenGers,
blues. resedas. tans. eas:ors. cardinals.
white. and creams. This grade sells at
59c yard. The lot Is snail aad NnC
will not last long at the price we fssj
offer them. For Friday. yard. -isO
Lot No. . consists of about 1.50G Yards
of assorted Silks. in icneths from to
y yards. In this lot you'n ind Satin
Foulards, Satin Liberties, Crepe de
Chimes, BTocade Tafetas. Louisines,
Colored and Black Ia fctas Not one
of these sold for less tnan S5c yard
and good many sold at 81 am, AnC
Sl.25. To close the lot we've "a VI
marked tdem To- FRIDAY. yard. ~
Lot No. 3--What remairs of our stock
Of High-graGc Wash Sill-s.< in land
some colored cord. in blues. pinks,
greens. tans. castors. lack and white.
et, None of these sold for less
than ~ . yard. rlr hly, Gu; 0Ac
them To make rooil for fall HHl
stock TO, yard. ~
The Washington times., 1902-08-22
Mrs. Mary ]. Byrne's Funeral.

Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. Mary j. Byrne. who died last
Tuesday, will be held at ST. Patrick's
Church at 10 o'clock this morning.
The Washington times., 1902-08-22
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07
Miners Hard-Luck Tale.

There's man with a hard luck
story beside which our troubles look
like 80 cents" said one human derelict
to another as they stood in front of
a Bowery cheap lodging house. The
man to whom he referred had just
emerged from the building, says the
New York Tribune. He slouched along
in a respondent way, with downcast
eyes, stopped shoulders, and that look
of resigned hopelessness peculiar to
those who have long been well-nigh
penniless and never expect to be any
thing else. AS he disappeared into a
neighboring saloon, the man who had
pointed him out to his companion re-
sumed his story.
II knew that fellow well when we
were both prospecting for gold in
Southwestern Arizona. He, like most
of us, had been at it a long time with
out having any luck, and was down to
hardpan, when one day he suddenly
turned up with bunch of nuggets
rich enough in gold to make your eyes
pop out of your head. He started in to
whoop 1t up, and whoop it up he did
until his stake was gone. Meanwhile
he had told enough to convince us all
that he had found a bonanza, but no
amout of persuasion would induce him
even to hint at it's location. About the
time he went broke the rot gut he'd
been drinking got in it's work, and he
had the 'Willies' as bad as I ever saw
man have 'em. When he came to
his memory was gone. Not a single
event In his past could he recall for
months, when some portions of it be-
gan to come slowly back to him. The
location of his bonanza, where nuggets
of the richest kind could be picked up
from the surface, could never again be
recalled by him, not even a general
idea as to its direction. and to this day
1t remains among the many lost gold
mines of that locality"
Gee, that's enough to make a man
swear off forever, and I'd do it If l
thought | could remember where there
is a gold mine" said the second dere-
hct, as he and his companion followed
the imam with history" into the sa-
loon.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07
TEXAS OIL VS.. ANTHRACITE COAL.

To what extent is Texas oil going
monopoly? That is a question that is
daily growing in Importance; it is a
question also in which a very large
portion of this country is interested.
1t is well known of course that there
Is only a small section of anthracite
is in Pennsylvania, and is comprised
in an area of comparatively few
miles square. There is little anthra-
cite coal territory in Colorado and
New Mexico and some semi-anthracite
coal is found in Arkansas, but sub
stantially all of the coal of that kind
is in Pennsylvania.
And the number OF those who own
these valuable coal lands is small.
They have one of the greatest monop-
olies in the world. To what extent is
Texas going to interfere with 1t? There
are signs that the interference is go
ing to be very great.
Before the strike of the coal miners
the use of Texas oil for fuel was large
and was steadily increasing. Since
the strike began the inquiries into the
merits OF the oil have been so numer-
Gus, and the results so satisfactory
that there is ground for saying that
even il the strike in the coal territory
should come TO an end within the next
few days the use OF Texas oil will be
so large within year that there will
be marked falling of in the demand
for anthracite coal.
Some OF our largest railway sys-
TENS are now using IL with great sat
isfaction and others are investigating
IL. steamship companies are inquirlng
and the reports that have been made 20
them BY experts lead 10 the belief
that oh viii soon be substituted for
coal on some Of che fransatlantle
steamers. Manufacturers are expert
nenung with a. and housoholdsrs are
waiting earnestly for further deyol-
opmenfs On regard o. d. We publish
20 tbs ether day d statement ~ the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07
BRIGHT BITS.

Up to Date.-He-"I think that in
order to make good husband. a man
should practice self-denial." She
Yes! But not preach it."-Brooklyn
Life.
Rule of Success.-"What is your
rule of business-your maxim?" we ask
of the Wall street baron. VERY sim
ple." he answers. "I pay for something
that l can't get, with money that l
haven't got, and then sell what l never
had for more than it ever cost. life.
His Only Request.-Judge- THE
jury has returned a verdict of guilty.
Have you anything to say for your
self before sentence is passed." Pris-
oner-"Only one thing. your honor /
trust you will see your way clear to
deduct the time occupied by my coun-
sells speech from my term of impris-
onment. "-Chicago News.
From Kansas.-"It must have been
good deal of calamity when the
water overlooked your cornfield that
wet season." mot such a terrible
calamity. When the water went away
1t left millions of fish behind. l let
them stay there for fertilizers and
raised the biggest crop of corn you
ever heard of"-Chicago Tribune.
-Chicagos Way.-"Perhaps you no.
ticed that after Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bits party some of the men guests
went out in their evening clothes in
the morning to play lawn tennis? Saw.
that must have reminded some of the
spectators of Chicago Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07
The Bees, own Lookout.

District Attorney Reeves of Los An
geles, Cal, appreciates a good story,
and tells one of an Irishman that will
hear repeating.
Some people object to releasing
prisoners On a f1oater because of the
fact that the renegades are turned
loose upon other communities. That
reminds me of the Irishman who, after
reaching America, was full of home
sick brag, in which nothing in Amer
lea even approached things of a SINH
lar variety in Ireland. In speaking of
the bees Of the ould sod he grew espe-
cially roseate and said:
'Whoy, the baze in that country
is twice as big as in this. Indade,
they're bigger than that. They're as
big as tn shape We have in this coun-
thry."
Bees as big as sheep!' said his In
credulous listener. Why, what kind of
hives do they have to keep them imp
No bigger than the ones in this
ccunthry,' was the reply.
Then how do the bees get into the
hives?' he was asked.
Well replied the Irishman, 'thot' S
their own dom lookout
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07
THE RISE OF BULLOCK.

If there was ever an apt illustrat ton
of the bottom rail being on top it is
furnished in the case of Bulloch coun-
ty, for many years dormant and rela-
lively unprogressive, but now, through
the energy of it's own stalwart citizen
ry, become one of the most prosperous
in the state.
In 1870 the county had $50 popula-
ton and it's principal town. the seat of
its government, was made up of one
horse store, two or three ram-shackle
dwellings and a so-called court house
1t was poor county, though its pop
ulation then as now worked as an hon
est God-fearing people must From
Its fertile farms many of its citizens
emigrated to other counties, in the
fond belief they were pitching their
tents where they were offered greater
opportunities to better their material
fortunes.
Bulloch county. therefore, showed no
increase in population. The elder gen.
Grafton stayed at home and cultivated
the farms and raised large families.
but the boys and girls as they grew
up went away, so that now from TAFT
nall to Thomas their descendants are
to be found. They carried sturdy vir-
tues with them, these Bulloch county
boys and girls, and where they settled
there was prosperity
Meantime the old home of their ia
theirs dozed out it's life OF comfortable
fv
| great change, came over the spirit of
Its dreams. Railroads were built. the
products of it's farms found swift and
easy access to the markets, and in 1900
the census showed a population of 81
377, an increase of 1855 or SIS per cent.
in ten years Even If this ratio of
| increase is kept up, and indications
point to the conclusion it will be larger
for this decade than for the last, the
county will have $4,000 population in
1910. 1t is more probable that 10000
will express the fact.
The old county seat, with it's few
little houses, has become the flourish
ing town of Statesboro, adding every
! day to It's substantial prosperity. it's
| educational facilities, its advantages
| as place of business, it's attractions
as a place of residence.
The prosperity of the town has only
followed and kept pace with that of
the county. The farmers are making
crops and money and the business men
of Statesboro reap their share of the
| harvest.
Now comes the announcement that
the cars of the Savannah and States
boro Railroad are running directly
from its Bulloch county terminus TO
this city. With this new direct line
and the Central of Georgia Railway
line by way of Dover to Dublin and
Macon, Statesboro has everything
NEEDED to make it grow.
1t is growing, and Bulloch is great
county. What the builders refused
has become the headstone of the cor
ner''
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07
THE DEATH OF THE NOVEL.

They will all disappear said NJ.
Verne. They are not necessary, and
even now their merit and their interest
are fast declining. As historic rec
ords, the world will file it's newspapers.
Newspaper writer's have learned to
color everyday events so we'll that
to read them will give posterity a
truer picture than the historic or de-
scriptive novel could do; and as for
the novel psychological that will soon
cease to be, and will die of inanition
in your own lifetime.
Thus NJ Jules Verne. author of
those marvellous romances which fas-
cinated the world, announces the dis
appearance of modern novels.
1t is easier, perhaps, to admire the
deftness of the argument than to adj
NIT the truth of the prophesy. In
deed, to credit what M. Verne says
is practically impossible, for no con-
temporaneous sign of the times indi-
Gates its truth nor is there evidence
of any such revolutionary change in
human nature as will make us believe
the record of passing events, however
skillfully handled by the newspapers,
will destroy posteritys interest in the
Journeys of the knight of Ivanhoe,
the ways and wiles of Becky Sharp or
those strange visions of the night that
haunted the dying bed of Little Paul.
In the North American Review for
September a quintette of well-known
American authors reviews the prophesy
of M. Verne. Contributions to the
symposium are made by James Lane
| Allen, William Dean Howells, Hamlin
| Garland, Hamilton w. Mabie and John
Kendrick Bangs, representing 1t would
| seem points of view sufficiently di-
verse to lend special value to their
| concurrent conclusion. With one voice
| they assert the incorrectness of the
! prophesy, though Mr.. Bangs, after his
wont, clothes his agreement with the
/ general conclusion in the airy gar
ment of humorous badinage. IF wire
less telegraphy," he says, why not
bookless romances, typeless novels,
! pageless poems? We already have
/ jokeless comic papers"
And to us the bookless romance seems
about as likely to eventuate as the
! novel is to disappear. Since that morn
ing in the Garden of Eden, when the
man and woman ate of the fruit of the
/ forbidden tree and their eyes were
opened and they became as gods,
knowing good and evil the story has
been the invarable accompaniment Of
human life.
II has found through the ages a
varied form truly, but In one form or
another II has always existed and al
ways Will The crude narrative of the
loves and deeds OF some savage prince
that the court minstrel told 10 dun
the edge Of his royal masters temper
/ possibly 10 lure the tired monarch
/ into the untroubied realms OF sleep
bears but faint resemblance 10
Homer's matches verse. the rude
tales Of the elder England but dimly
+ foTeshadow the revelations Of the ma
/ Nod human soul that Ghackeray has
made for az, the iustef ~ the hearts
+ goodness that brEbtens Dickens' pages
" the stirring songs ~ martial glory
that Scott has sung. Yet differing n
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07
A Shattered Idol.

She was a "saleslady" in the soap
and perfumery division on the art,
fresh fish. and delicatessen floor of a
big department store, and looked pes
simistic and cynical. The patient wom-
an who waited for two cents change
improved her time by wondering
whether the working-girl might not be
a misplaced princess, so naughty was
her bearing. Breaking the silence
came dry request for violet sloap.
and the first beginnings of a smile
lighted the saleswoman's face as she
turned to an expectant Chinaman. "A
crippled sense of humor prompted her
to hand him famous and costly soap,
and ask indulgently, "One cake?"
With a look of joy the Chinaman
shifted the violet odor and without
hesitation clicked out. '"Thlee box"
The saleswoman dropped her haugh-
ty mask. Amt them Chinks funny?''
she asked. I'D just like to know
what he's going to do with that
SOAP"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07
Figuring 1t Up.

From the Baltimore American.
The Captain strobe the quarterback:
The crews were at the guns:
The powder-fames leaped fiercely out.
Like as the lightning runs.
Afar the fortress rose, all grim.
And beloved in reply,
Till smoke and fire and thunder sound
Shook both the sea and sky,
And the Captain took
His little book,
And figured away, while his fingers
shook:
Y into 10 goes 16 times,
And the square of II is 4:
70 is the cube of 6.
And my deck is wet with gore.
90 is the G. G. D.,
And plus is s.
And my ship is shot to a battered
hulk,
And I haven't man alive!"
The other Captain, in the fort,
Stood sadly on parade:
The gatlings, siege and other guns
A fearsome racket made.
They doomed across the troubled
waves,
Against the swooping ships.
And as their echoes thrilled the air
The Captain bit his lips.
And he also took
His little book
And figured II out with worried look +.
&c per cent. OF a dozen men.
And the sine OF IS more,
All bisected by 25.
And the arc OF 81;
3 plus s, to the decimal,
And the tare and tret," he said
Combined with the subdlvided
sum.
shows all my men sre dead"
Thus each side lost and each side won.
And each side fought the fray,
And now they're figuring upon
The powder bills 20 pay.
Grim war IL awful, 81 its best,
But who viii lose or lick
II be relies entirely on
The old arifhmefe2
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07
A Negro Comnoser.

A Jacksonville Cracker" went to
the Broadway Theater on Saturday
night to enjoy sally in Our Alley"
and while standing in the foyer chat
ting with some friends was approach
ed from behind by a good looking,
chocolate-skinned mulatto in fashion
able evening clothes, says the New
York Press. Touching him obsequious-
ly on the shoulder, the negro said, re-
moving his hat: Doctor, 1 hope you
remember me, sir. You examined me
for life insurance five years ago in
Jacksonville" Remember you? Of
course, Johnson. How do you do? How
are you getting along with your music
college?" Doing very well, indeed
doctor. I'm mighty glad to see you
here tonight, because I want your
opinion on a couple of songs of mine.
My brother wrote the words and I set
them to music. I hope you will ike
them, SIR" This negro is Rosarond
Johnson, the composer of the Ping
Pong song and Under the Bamboo
Tree" the only really pretty songs in
the opera. He is a native of Jackson
vile, where he has a good name and
friends who will do almost anything
for him.