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The Washington times., 1902-10-05

ested In the proceedings and recon-
mendations of this congress, dealing with
what is perhaps the most important pub
lie question in the United States today.
Governor Orman has been invited, and
1t is expected will deliver an address Of
welcome to the delegates, followed by
Mayor Robinson, of Colorado Springs.
welcoming them to the foot of Pixies
Peak.
The president of the national irriga-
tion congress, Hon. Thomas F. Walsh,
who is now in Europe. cabled the Den
yer chamber of commerce large sub
scription to further the work In hand.
Discussion of Irrigation Act.
It is planned to devote an entire day
on the program to the discussion of the
national irrigation act. It's operations
and possibilities. 1t goes without say
ing that the leading irrigation experts
in the country will be on hand TO take
part in the discussion, and all the Sen
ators and Congressman of the States
and Territories in the arid region have
and join in the program and debate.
The official call, asking governors.
mayors, county commissioners, cham
bers of commerce and other business
mems associations, horticultural. ar
horticultural and irrigation associations,
ETC.. to appoint delegates to this con-
gress, will be sent out by the execu-
tive committee next week. A suitable
hall or the opera house has been guar
anteed for the holding Of the conven-
ton. They will arrange for special ex-
cursion rates for the delegates to the
summit of Pixies Peak and to the Grip
pie Creek district, and drives will be
arranged from which the delegates may
have magnificent view of the scenery
of this region. A grand banquet is con-
sidered as among the probabilities OF
the occasion.
The vice presidents of the congress
are Ex-Governor Prince, of New Mexico,
and Mr.. F. B. Thurber, of New York
city. There are vice presidents and also
members of the executive committee
from every State and Territory.
Irrigation of Importance.
Mr.. W. E. Smythe, of California, who
has been actively interested in all mat
ters pertaining to irrigation, and who
was an important factor in securing the
passage of the present measure. has
written the following letter to the con-
gress:
"The Importance of the measure
which has just become a law resides
in the principle it establishes rather
than in the amount of appropriation II
carries. The nation has decided to make
the peoples heritage available for the
peoples use. The method which it has
chosen represents departure Sc revo-
lutionary as to have been fairly un-
thinkable when this movement began
twelve years ago. 1t is vast work
which confronts the men of the West |
at this critical juncture. We are not
making laws for ourselves alone. We
are fulfilling the obligations of our |
forefatherhood to the millions who are
to live here in coming generations. Be-
yond this lies the mighty future. The
fate of posterity is in our keeping"
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And. speaking Of Jouett. recalls the
story told by that bluff and big-hearted
sailor about himself as a public speaker.
1t was at newspaper mems dinner, oc-
curing not long after his return from
Panama. where he had borne great
part in restoring order. The admiral
had not expected to be called on for any
remarks, and he explained that speak
ing was not much in his line. "In fact"
said he, ~ was not much encouraged to
become public speaker. When, as a
The Washington times., 1902-10-05
IRRIGATION CONGRESS
At COLORADO SPRINGS
Plans Now Being Complet-
ed in Denver.
DATE SET FOR OCTOBER 60
It Is Hoped the President May Accept
an Invitation to Attend the Meetings
The Event Is of the Utmost Agri-
cultural Importance.

The tenth national irrigation congress
October 6 to 8 inclusive, will be one OF
the banner events of this nature. Prep
arations are going vigorously forward,
and Mr.. c. E. Wantland, chairman of
the executive committee, and Hon. F. G..
Goudy and Secretary McClurg are ac-
lively engaged in whipping matters into
shape. -
1t is likely that large attendance will
be present, and to this end all railroads
in the Western Passenger Association
and in the Transcontinental Passenger
Association have made rates of one-half
fare. plus 81, for the round trip from all
points in this territory, and these special
rate tickets will be good returning from
Colorado Springs up to October 81.
Letters have been sent by the execu-
tive committee and others to all Of the
leading papers Of the sixteen Western
States directly Interested in the reclama-
tion of the arid regions. requesting them
editorially and locally to make known the
holding Of the irrigation Congress at COL
Olduo Piin6c AL OClOUcI, duu very many
Of these journals have already compiled
with the reqnest. the subject being of the
primest Importance to the people of tie
Greater West" 1t is easily first in the
matter of noteworthy editorials.
President May Attend.
While it is not absolutely certain at
this time there is every hope that Presi-
dent Roosevelt may be prevailed upon to
attend the congress. A formal invitation
has BEEN extended to the Chief Execu-
tive, and It Is hoped he will accept
This congress. It is expected. will not
only draw those directly and personally
interested in irrigation to Colorado
Springs, but there will be fine attend
ance Of bankers, lawyers, and editors
from throughout the entire West, for in
reality every man of any prominence or
Of my considerable business or interests
in the Western States is directly inter-
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young lad, ! reported TO Commodor
Stewart on the deck Of the old Consti
tuition l had a nice and modest littl,
speech which nv good mother had pre-
pared for me. 1t was to the effect tha
intended to stand by the flag. do m,
whole duty. and try to become a goot
sailor. l started it, but l did not gel
far. The commodore looked at me, and
his look meant business. He said: 'Youns
man, you are to make just two speeches
on this ship They are: Yes. sir and
NO, sir!" Go below!'" And then the
admiral promntly sat down. The
speech" was heartily applauded.
w. ]. Ethel has just returned here
from Indianapolis. where he was for sew
eral days the guest of hissold friend, J..
Whitcomb Riley. BY singular coinci-
dence, the son Of the late William NJ.
Kepnard has just come to Washington
to attend law school. Now, Ethel and
the senior kennard were largely respon-
sible for Riley's first rise to fame 1t
was by the perpetration Of the famous
fake Poe poem, "Leonainie." Riley has
just been telling the Indianapolis News
all about it. 'Leonainie" had great vogue
for some years, many people strenuous
ly contending that 1t was genuine Poe.
1t was a fine bit of imitation of the style
of the American immortal. and also a
skillful forgery of his handwriting. AS
Mr.. Riley himself tells the tale:
''The affair happened in 1877.
was at that time employed on the An.
derson Democrat doing personals, ad-
vertising and all sorts of miscellaneous
work. including some rhyming. On the
paper with me were VIII M. Croan and
Michael Y. Todisman. 1t was dull sea-
''Will Kennard was brilliant young
fellow on the Anderson Herald the
opposition paper. He had considerable
literary taste and a subtle sense of hui
NOR. Will Ethel, who had. like myself,
been a painter, was then reading law
in Anderson. Samuel Richards was also
one Of us. Kennard used to have a great
deal of fun with me, as / was novice
in newspaper work. He rallied me es-
pecially about my poetry, which he did
not hesitate to pronounce as a rather
feeble output, and he said that he did
not marvel at all that when sent to
magazines it was invariably and prompt
ly returned to the writer. To this rail-
lery / invariably responded that the
writings were returned simply because |
was unknown, and not because of the
quality of the work; that on the roster |
of commonplace names ]. W. Riley, as
1 then signed myself, led all the rest. |
I held that these initials might mean
Joseph Wilson, John Wesley, or Jabez |
Riley, and argued that my
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owner had 1t from a grandfather who,
In years gone by. had kept tavern near
the city of Richmond. Va. His grand
very eccentric man had stayed at the
tavern one night. All through the night
he was heard walking the floor Of his
room. When morning came the guest
! was gone. and the host never saw him
again. But he found on table In the
ten on one of its fly leaves. The News
says the old dictionary with the poem
! in it passed into the hands of Mr.. Foote.
New York banker. He wrote to Riley
when he heard the story Of the hoax.
long after ne had purchased the book,
Riley told him the truth about 1t. He
then said, very graciously. that he was
going to keep it and honed as the years
went by that / would make Ii OF value
through my own reputation. The poem
'Leonainie' is in my book 'Armazindy,'
published several years ago. The old
dictionary. with the poem written twen-
tyfive years ago by Mr.. Riley. is now in
the possession of Paul Lemperley,
book collector of Cleveland. The poem,
is yet on the detached flyleaf The book
was bought by him after Mr.. Foote died
and the Foote collection was sold at
auction. Mr.. Lemperley Is said to value
1t at $4,000.
Turner A. Wickersham, the real es-
tate dealer here. was an intimate friend
Of Riley, Kennard. Ethel. and all the
''Leonainie' fakirs. He took great part
in originating the poem. and also knows !
all the facts about Riley's tour as the
Blind Painter. But that is quite another
story. OF the participants in the prep !
aration OF the "Leonainie" hoax-which
was perpetrated twenty-five years ago
but two are dead, Richards and Ken
nard. Richards became a famous artist,
went abroad and afterward died in Dem
yer. Kennard labored in many Western
cities, and was Justly admired for his
ability. His health was never of the
best, and he faded away in Pennsyl-
vania. One of his newspaper connections
was with Lloyd Bregee's Detroit
Times" journal celebrated in the
West. On that paper he was the COL
league of Leonard D. Sale, Charles A.
Hamilton. Edwin s. Hoskins, and other
men now in Washington. The Detroit
Times" did number of queer things,
including one issue that contained all
the lies possible to tell, and one issue
which was all in rhymes. Kennard's
genius literally shone in the lying news
paper mot that he was liar or lover
of lies, but because the idea amused
him). To the surprise of everyone on
that staff. he did not take kindly to the
rhyming paper. although he had great
deal of poetic ability-probably more
than any other member of that curious
and eccentric staff, excepting the deaf,
poet, George Melnotte Grummond, who
Is best remembered by his pen name,
"Melnotte Tarheel." Grummond. too, is
gone-in his case suicide.
The Washington times., 1902-10-05

One of the pictures hanging in the
Iroquois is spirited representation of
the battle of Mobile Bay, in which Ad-
miral Farragut won immortal fame. and
his gallant antagonist, Admiral Frank
lin Buchanan, C. s. N, lost everything
but his honor and his life, and came
very near losing the latter. The pic
ture has special significance from the
fact that it was presented to the club
by its president, General Haywood, who
was participant in the battle. When
the fight was over and the knightly
Buchanan, sorely wounded, had surren
dered. Admiral Farragut detailed Hey
wood to take charge Of him. and the
general had Buchanan in his custody for
a day. OF course. everything possible
was done for Buchanan's comfort. AT
the end of the day James E. Jouett. who
died last week a retired rear admiral,
relieved General Haywood as custodian
of the fighting commander Of the Mer-
rimac and Tennessee.
The Washington times., 1902-10-05

TIME Iroqnois Club has started out
to be success and successor.
i 1t occupies the rooms of the old
National Capital Press Club and
many of the former members of that or
ganization are on the IroQuois roster
A majority of the members of the club
are newspaper men, but it is by no
means an exclusive press organization;
and for that matter neither was the old
National Capital Press Club, which had
for associate members many men active
in national and local affairs. The cleo
tion of Maj. Gen. Charles Haywood as
president and John P Miller Ca former
president of the old club as vice presi-
dent. brings the Iroquois distinctly in
line. The names of Ambrose Bierce and
Joseph Luckett as directors also give
assurance that the club will have plenty
of character and vigor. The first an
nual report exhibited the fact that the
organization was in excellent financial
condition, distinct departure from the
condition of the older club, which, al
though one of the most popular social
in the history of Washing
ton, lost money swiftly, surely, and
steadily as long as it fingered ''in our
midst
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-11

IL saw a great many peculiar thing,
in my travels to the Orient last sum
mer." observed Mr.. Kahn OF Californis
to a Washington Post reporter. as h,
Iaused n momen in the House corri'
dor. but the most grewsome OF al
was the Pace cemetery near Manila
DO know that they follow tn,
custom OF many Spanish communities
there In the interment of their dead?'
asked tho ex-actor. 'The poor people
of course, fare worst. Those with
wealth can buy a niche in the GENE
terry for SIPS Mexican, which is approx
imately SOS in our money. There they
may bury their dead permanently. But
those who are unable to purchase s
niche secure a place temporarily foi
something like s39 in Mex, the short
word for that kind of silver In tn,
east. At the expiration of five year,
the skeletons OF those poor people ar,
taken out of their resting places anc
dumped into a black hole. a veritabl,
b%oneyard. | don't know when I hav,
/ seen anything that so impressed mt
with its horrifying phases as thi,
dumping ground for all that remained
of the poor Filipinos. | visited tn,
Ponca cemetery on a rainy day. an,
the CHASTITY heap in this depression o
the earth rises before me in my dream
and haunts me-"
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INSIST ON GETTING 1T.

Some grocers say they don't keep De-
In hand Of II OF. brands, which they know
cannot be sold to n customer who has
once used the rs OF. pkg. Defiance Starch
for same money.
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No family, shop. ship, camp or person
should be without Wizard Oil for every
painful accident or emergency.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-11

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for nll affections of the throat and lungs.-WN.
o. ENDsLEY, Vanburcn, Ind. Feb. 10. 1900.
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A ~shipyard at ominato, Japan, still
in operation, was established 1900
yos:s ego.
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For loving and patient observation
Thoreau and Walton.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-11
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
MIRACLE or THE Ak HEAD WHICH
FLohTGD AT ELlSHA'S COMMAND.

Natures Laws Suspended to show the
Power OF Il Examples Of Notablc
Conversions strange rs the Text The
iron Did swim"
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Miss Marion Cunningham, the Popular
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Club of Emporia, Kans, has This to Say of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

"DEAR Mrs. PTNKuAMi-Your Vegetable Compound cured me
of womb trouble from which / had been a great sufferer for nearly
three years. During that time l was very irregular and would often
have intense pain in the small of my back, and binding headaches and
severe cramps. For three months l used Lydia i. Pinkham'a
Vegetable Compound, and aches and pains are as past memory,
while health and happiness is my daily experience now. You GER
tainly have one grateful friend in Empora, and have praised your
Vegetable Compound to a large number of my friends. You have
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Yours sincerely, Miss MARION CUNNINGHAM, Emporia, kans."
$4,000 FORFEIT IL THE ABOVE LETTER is NOT GENUINE.
When women are troubled with irregular, suppressed or painful
menstruation, weakness, leucoI1hGa, displacement or liberation of the
womb, that bearingdown feeling, inflammation of the ovares, backache,
bloatng Tor fatulencel, general debility, Indigestion, and nervous pros
traitor, or are beSct with such symptoms as dizziness, faintness, asstude,
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they should remember there is one tried and true remedy. Lydia Il.
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Refuse 60 buy any other medicine, for you need the best.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
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Mrs. Winsiow's soothing Syrup
For children tcething. softens the gums. reduce, IN
Illumination, allays pain, cures wind cole. 2Jc abottle
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For imagination read Shakespeare
and Job.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-11

For interest in common things read
lane Austin.
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For smoothness read Addison and
Hawthorn.
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For yivacity read Stevenson and Kip
ling.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-31
The horseradish sauce requires two ia

The horseradish sauce requires two ia
blespoonfuls Of horseradish. two table
spoonfuls of fine breadcrumbs. One-half
cupful of cream, one-half teaspoonful of
salt, one-half teaspoonful of mustard and
one tablespoonful of vinegar. Mix all the
ingredients but the vinegar. AT the last.
add that very slowly.
ITO make the rice BaYarian put into n
double boiler three cupfuIs of milk with
f ew thin pieces of lemon peel. AS
soon as 1t boils add one-half cupful of
rice that has been thoroughly washed
and a little salt When the rice is ten
der do not drain 1t, but mix with 1t care
fully half cupful of sugar and a quar-
ter of a box of gelatine that has been
previously dissolved. AS soon as the
preparation cools flavor with any prefer
red essence. At the first evidence of the
gelat settling fold in carefully one cup
full of cream whipped stiff.
In sickness certain parts of the body
ere affected, aid to eliminate the diff
ficulty the system expends all its avail
able strength. Consequently, in sickness
food should be made as light as posi-
BILE. There are certain so-called diet
diseases, such as consumption, diabetes
and Bright's disease which depend al
most wholly upon the food. In consump-
ton enough food cannot be digested to
repair the waste, but that which is taken
should be of a kind to supply the tissues
and to take the place of the waste Fats
are Useful, but because they prevent
waste tissues they are hard to digest.
Butter, cream and olive oil are the most
easily digested of the fats. Proteids arc
necessary as tissue builders. Beef. eggs
and milk are the best representatives, of
this class, because they are rich in nutri-
ment and easy of digestion. Beef, for an
invalid stomach, is more easily disposed
of II the white cellular fibre is removed.
Rounc steak Is the best, because it is
the most juicy. Scrape the pulp from
the meat witt; the back Of a silver knife.
season it lightly with salt, make it into
a cake and brcil it. The less 1t is cooked
the better. go long as it is suited to the
invalid's taste.
The manner of cooking eggs should be
varied, so that the patient may not be-
come weary of them. A dainty way 10
cook an egg for any sickroom is to beat
the mite TO a stiff froth. put it into
buttered muffin ring in a pan of hot wa
ter, make a nest in the centre and drop
the yolk into it. Cover the pan and cook
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-31

or vanilla f1avors may be used. For a
fever patient little lemon juice will be
liked best Arrowroot and farina gruels
are made in the same way.
"Sweetbreads, broiled filets of chicken
and squads all furnish variety to the
slckrooms bill of fare. All are easy of
digestion and more or less nutritious.
Raw beef sandwiches have been eaten
with relish by many a sick person, who
If he or she had understood their cOmpo-
sition would have refused them. If beef
Is desirable scrape it in the manner de-
scribed above, salt it delicately and
spread it on thin slices of buttered brown
or white bread or toast. Delicious sand
wiches may be made of bacon cut very
thin and toasted very crisp. With brown
bread these furnish valuable food
agents.
Toast made of stale bread is more
cay of digestion than II made of the
fresh kind. If it Is wanted soft, dip 1t
quickly into boiling sailed water before
1t Is buttered.
"Uncooke1 beef juice Is never delicious,
but in many wasting diseases 1t is of
great value. OF consumption this is es-
pecially true. A favor of cooking may
be gained by heating the beef before the
Juice Is extracted from 1t, either on a
brOiler or in a hot frying pan. Only the
inside should be warmed only enough to
start the juices"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-31

extract and salt ST. In a raw egg, and
serve at once. Persons who cannot eat
eggs because the yolk causes distress find
that they can eat the white, which Is also
rich in albumen.
THE appetite of sick persons Is ca
PRECIOUS and whimsical. No question as
to preferences should ever be asked
Their tastes should be studied without
their knowledge, and their preferences
should furnish the working basis. Ev-
erything about the sick diet should be
dainty ami attractive. The napkins used
for the tray cannot be too crisp and
fresh. The most delicate china and sii-
yer are not too good. No warmed over
food should appear, but everything
should be fresh. Hot things should be
hot and cold things cold This is very
important. Always have too little food,
rathan than too much. Better to hava the
patient say, See. I've eaten 1t all" than
1 couldn't eat it ALL my appetite is so
pccr.' The moment the meal is finished
all food should be taken from the room.
"Gruels that are properly made, deli
cately favored and well served are val
liable for the sick, pscillly where the
appetite is nil or solid foods prescribed.
But such gruels are too seldom seen. In
their place one finds too often sloppy,
tepid and even lumpy connections mis-
called BEuel IN the nTSt pldCe, Illlh
or milk mixtures for the sick-and for
any one else, for that matter-shoud
never be heated in any dish or basin
which has been used to cook vegetables
Or meats A double boiler is the best
uten. II for the purpose. II should be alb
solutely clean and odorless Gruels are
m&dc Of hour-2rrowroot, farina and
other fiours. Since these materials are
composed chiefly of starch. they mus.
be cooked thoroughly. in order to be di-
gestible Milk. on the other hand, Is rem
dered indigestihle by boiling. Conse-
quently. the cooking of the flours should
be done in water. and the milk should he
added tine last thing. and only brought to
scalGinG point.
ITO make f0ur g'uel mix into paste
with cold water one ia bleS poonful of flouT.
| one satspoonful of salt and one teaspoon
full of sugar. Add a half square of Gin
namcn and a cupful of boiling water
| Boil the mixtu"- slowly for twenty min
pics Then st' in cupful Of milk ana
let it c,me to the soaldiag point Strair
and serve very hot
In place of cinnamon, nutmeg, almonC