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The Washington bee., 1902-04-12

mon California pumpkin which
weighed a trife less than 400 pounds
and was converted into calf barn.
A window and door we're cut in the
ends of the giant. and the calf, which
was six weeks cd and large forits size,
found plenty oc room inside. The cir
cumferencc o. ,Ee pumpkin in the CEN
ter was exactly ten feet.
The other curiosity was raised in
the same county ANA was on eXhibi-
tion at Santa "aula until few weeks
ago, when the hct weather caused de-
cay. This pu2I,..n though it weighs
only 23O pounds. Is even more distin-
guished than its neighbor, because it
is the head of what undoubtedly is the
most extensive family of its kind that
ever sprung mp. On this vine, which
grew in the middle Of large walnut
orchard without fertilizing or special
cultivation, were y other pumpkins,
each weighing an average of $50
pounds \ little calculation shows
that there was over a ton Of pump
kins on one vine-2,39O pounds, to be
exact. From this the possibilities of
a field of hundred acres. such as are
common, may be judged for produc-
iveness.
The little girl-prObably the only
woman who ever lived in a pumpkin
is Miss Rolls, granddaughter, of Rev.
G. F. Stewart, of Santa Paula, and
she is four years old. She is seated
on an ordinary child's chair. also in
side of the pumpkin. This pumpkin
measures seven feet eight inches
around the waist" and ten feet eight
inches in circumference lengthwise.
Standing on end, as here shown, it is
three feet nine inches in height. 1t
was raised by C. c. league, manager of
the Blanchard ranch, in the South San
ia Clara valley.
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12
PEOPLE YOU HEAR MENTIONED

Londoners are grumbling good deal
over the announcement that Westmin-
Eter abbey is to be closed for four
months in order that eparations may
be made for corOnatiOn.
-'Steeple jack Roberts, of Jersey
City, who for years has climbed high
chimneys and steep.es without acci-
dent, fell from a wagon and was so
badly hurt that he may never be able
10 climb again.
George Humbug, an old gentleman
residing in Long Stream, L. l., has
fallen heir to a neat little fortune Of
$4,000, and despite the Ominous sound
of his name he is now besieged by Ia
dies who would like TO marry him.
Rev. DR.. J. H. Hertz, formerly of
Syracuse, n. Y, is the only American
preacher in the Transvaal and Orange
River colony. He delivered the ad-
dress at the Mckinley memorial serV-
ices held in Masonic hall AT Johannes
burg, S. A, October last.
The present marquis of Salisbury
years ago arose 10 y SpSdh III IAS AS--
Of commons as Lord Robert Cecil and
sat down Viscount CranbOurne and
heir to a marquisate. While he was
speaking messenger arrived announc'
ing the death of his elder brother.
Prof. Willard Fiske, the learned and
wealthy American, who lives in the ia
NOUS Villa Landor, Florence, is about
10 write an authentic life of Paul Nor
ply, probably the greatest chess play
er who ever lived. Prof. Fiske is him
self a chess expert and enjoys close
friendship with Morphy.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Schwab. wife of the
president of the United States Stee
corporation, has travelled extensively
and has large ana valuable collection
Of miniatures, OF which she is an en-
ahusiastic collector. She assists he
husband in his establishment of indus
trial schools and is personally edueat
ing many young friends.
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12
WATCHING FOR JOHN
Rev. William Miller's Door Left
Unlocked for 28 Years.
Faithful Parents Listening for the
Footsteps OF q SON Who Ran
Away from Home when He
Was a Boy.

According to the Binghamton (N.
" correspondent of the New York
Sun the recent death of Rev. William
Miller, of Clifford, ends a long and
fruitless watch for a runaway boy.
Elder William Miller, as he was
known. was one of the best-known
Baptist preachers in northeastern
Pennsylvania. He officiated at more
weddings and funerals than any 9th
er clergyman in Susquehanna county.
He was 81 when he died.
He was strongly opposed to games
of all kinds. One day, 2S years ago,
he discovered that his youngest son,
John, had been playing croquet. The
father gave the boy a severe scolding
and finally positively forbade him
ever again to play crOquet.
John told a companion afterward
that he would "shOw father trick"
That night, while the other members
of the family were asleep, he ran
away. The only things he took with
him besides his clothes were the pic
LuACS u HIS lnOLlCI anu SIS lCI IC-
moved from the parlor album.
No trace of him could be found
from the time he left the house. His
parents were firm in their belief tha
he would slip into the house some
night as cautiously as he had slipped
out. They accordingly left the door
unlocked for him at night.
When a year had passed away they
were sure that he would return on
the anniversary of his disappear
ance; and when she retired THAI
night his mother left on the dining
room table those articles of food of
which the boy had been most fond.
The custom was kept up every an
niversary of the day for five years.
So certain was the parents that he
would return when he had been gone
five years that they planned TO have
a party for him, to which they invit
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12
Must Cut on Their Beard,.

The German emperor has issued his
command, and the doctors must now
cut off their boards. The kaiser's own
physician as well as the empress and
their assistants, we are told, will be
obliged to shave, and the army sur
geOns may next expect to receive their
orders. The cause of all this stir, OF
course, Is the dangerous little mi
crobe. The creatures. it is found. at
taeh themselves easily TO a physi-
clans beard or mustache when he ex-
amines his patients throats, etc, and
it is possible then for him to carry the
disease in his beard to some other
person. Two German professors and
a French professor have studied the
matter thoroughly, and the former
go so far as to say that a skull cap
should be worn by the physicians in
the sick room.
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12

e0 the young people OF Ine ntlgnDOT-
hood.
Then ten years was the time to-
ward which they looked forward, for
they said: Johnny will surely come
home when he has been gone ten
years"
The fifteenth and twentieth an
niversaries of the boys disappear
snce were as anxiously awaited by the
parents. Three years ago they count
ed much on the twenty-ffth year
since their boy ran away, at which
time they were especially sure that
he would return; and the mother was
ready to greet him with an abund-
ance of the delicacies of which he
was fond.
Since the night that he disappeared
not a thing has been heard from the
missing son. But never for one instant
would the parents entertain the be-
lief that he was dead. Up to the
hour of his death the other day VIII
liam Miller expected his sons return.
The aged mother, now alone, has
taken up the watch. As for years
past, in her sleepless nights, she lis
tens for the opening of the door
which for more than % years has
never been locked.
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12

the Union Castle liners. He had him
self inclosed in an innocent-lOOking
case addressed to a captain of the
Fourth Gloucester regiment, and this
was put on board the steamer.
That the ex-commandant allowed
himself no elbow room is evident from
the fact that the case measured four
feet three inches by two feet four
inches. 1t was of three-quarter-inch
deal.
After three days at sea the man was
discovered and was unpacked in very
thin and shaken condition. declaring
that his experiences had been worse
than a soiourn in the neither regions.
He turned out TO be COmmandant
Smornberg. and on being brought be-
fore Col. Evans said that he had intend
ed. if he had reached England, undis-
covered, to get out Of the case at night
and make his escape to Holland.
Before his detection he had once left
the box 10 stretch himself.
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12
BABY IN A PUMPKIN.
Vegetables Raised in Santa Clara
Valley Afford shelter and Play
Room for Children.

Nowhere else in the world do pump
kins and melons and squashes -four
ish and assume such proportions as
in southern California. The last sea-
son has been an unusually good one
for the product of the vine, and some
remarkable specimens, probably never
before equaled, have been grown.
Great fields are literally covered with
pumpkins. and in the young walnut or
chards they litter the ground as though
hauled there in carloads.
Ventura county is responsible for an
extraordinary specimen of the com
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12
Tn. Peoples Mercantile Association.

One among the MANY new enterpriS-
es started by the colored people is the
Peoples Mercantile Association with
a capital stock of $40. 600. 1t is eviden
from the enterprise that the COlored
people intend to earn money and en-
ter into business enterprises instead
of politics. I his new enterprise has
a constitution that explains its object
and The Bee would suggest to the
people ID address any of the following
gentlemen for information: {. H. Wat
son. President and General Manager;
o. n. c. Jerome, vice-Presiden5, F. E.
Manley, Secretary; E. r. Russell.
Treasurer.
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12

The AsburY NJ. E. Choir has acce
ed our invitation to visit Baltimore the
last Sunday in this month TO sing at
Sharp street Methodist Church, pastor
Rev. |. L. Thomas.
The Young Mems Protective League
will have a sermon preached to them
next Sunday night at Asbury NJ. Z,
Church.
Don't forget the third piano recita
by Miss Beatriz L, Chase, at the 18th
street Presbyterian Church Friday
evening April 18th.
All communications for the social
column OF the Bee and for the pointers
70 girls should be addressed 10 the
society editor of the Bee.
The Garden State Journal of Newark
N. ], has been received at this office.
Mr.. R. w. Thompson read a
paper before the Peoples Literay
on last Wednesday, subj CT; Com
mon Sense" Miss Grace StOrum
no donbt one ofthe most refined read
res and declaimerS IN this city, render
ed two selections
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12
The First Of Homesteaders

DR.. Daniel Freeman, of Gage county,
Nebraska, is known as the first home
steader." He is living on the first
farm the government gave away un-
der the homestead act. His home is
about fye miles west Of Beatrice. His
original entry Of 16O acres has expand
ed until it is now d Well-stOcked farm
of ! 900 acres.
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12
No Mixed nrinLru-

did the prisoner indulge in obiur-
gations?" asked the young attorney
of the witness.
"No, sir" replied the latter. "I
never knew him to take anything but
whisky. "-Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele-
graph.
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12
Prof. Gregory's Success

Prof. James NJ. Gregory, principal o
BordentoWn Manual Training and In
dustrial School Of Bordentown. N. j.,
has secured an appropriation Of SIS, 900
of which $50, 900 is in the General ap-
pTOp-iatiOn Bill and SIS, 900 over in the
Supplementary Bill. This is very graf
ifving to the many friends of this dis
tiuguished scholar and friend of the
the negro
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12
There Arc FnIIs md FnlI..

An American traveller visited the Nf
agara skating rink, in London. not long
ago. He watched the performance for
some time, and then he turned to his
companions and host. "Wa'al," he said.
S'l've seen our Niagara, and now I've
seen yours. Our show is very fine and
Imposing, but I guess your falls are
more amusing"
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12
NIustn,t Do II Again

Poet-I was pleased TO see my poem
in your paper. Is there any money
Editor-Oh, no; we shan't charge
you anything this time. 1t is your first
offense, you know. If. however. it is
repeated, we cannot let you off again
so easily.-BOstOn Transcript.
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12
Easily Explained.

81 wonder why the baby cries so
much" said the young mother.
That's easy" answered the bach
elOr uncle.
why is it2" demanded the mother.
Because it is a baby" replied the
uncle.-Chicago Post.
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12
Strictly First Class.
ala Cents Per Cue.
Unreasonable Man.

"Why do you and George quarrel so
much?" asked the mother.
He is so unreasonable" answered
the fiancee. 81 make it a point to let
him have his own way once in ten
times, and still he is not satifsed."-
Chicago Post.
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12
MD smith Write gurn.e

The latest literary guip is an argu-
ment that the poems of Robert Burns
were really written by Adam Smith,
author of The Wealth of Nations" "
1t is as plausible aS most of the
books on the Bacouian origin of
Shakespeare plays.
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12
CHARLES STEIFF.

This is one of the best known piano
manufacturers and sellers in the
United States. If you want a first class
INSTRUMENT don't fail to call on him.
See a1VerLisam ent in another colu mn.
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12
Family Pride

"Mr. Cumrox is only suffering from
an ordinary cold, believe" said the
sympathetic visitor.
Well" answered Mrs. Cumrox.
"we've done our best TO keep it from
being ordinary. We've sent for the
most expensive physician in the city"
Washington Star.
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12
The CnnanInttnn Prize.

Louise-Alice has quit giving bridal
presents.
Ethel-How queer! What is her
reason?
Louise-Well, she says when a we'd
ding invitation comes she feels hap
pier if she takes some money and
buys herself a new bOok.-Detroit
free Press.
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12
Makes Comm. Of slime

A strange hobby is pursued by Sam
uel Smell. of Holyoke. Mass. In his
leisure hours he makes stone eoffins,
and during the past 25 years has sold
over a hundred Of them.
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12
NERVY BOER OFFICER.
Commandment smonnberg's Unique
Attempt to Escape from Prison
at st. Helena.

A Boer officer, a prisoner on parole
at Deadwood camp, St. Helena, made
an extraordinary attempt recently to
escape from captivity on board one of
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12
HORN The TAILOR .

If you want a fine spring suit OF
clothes, don't ii 10 call and see tina
yell known tailor, Mr.. Horn. lie is
the best cutter and filter in the city
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12

and a man who will give you satisfac
ton. Mr. Horn knows how to fit and
he gill give you the worth of your
money. Call at once and get a fine
spring suit, 957 F Street, n. w.
The Washington bee., 1902-04-12
BLACK SKIN RENovERS

AND HAIR STRAlGHTENER.
both IA box FOR 81, or thEee boxes for 81.
Guaranteed TO do what re say and 20 be the
'best in the world" One box is all that Is
required II used ss directed.
A WONDERFUL FACE BLEACH.
A PEACH-LIKE complexion obtained II used
ss directed. VIII turn the skin Of black or
brown person four or five shades lighter. and
3 mulatto person perfectly white. In forty
eight hours 8 shade or two lighter Will be me-
bleaches out white, the skin remaining beauu-
full without continual use. Will remove
wrinkles, ,fTeekles, dark spots pimples or bumps
o. black heads, maxim g the skin very soft anS
smooth. Small pOx pits, .an, liver spots re
moved without harm 20 the skiA. When you get
the color you wish, stop using the preparation
THE HAIR sTRAlGHTKEER
hat goes IN every one dollar box is snoGgh to
make anyone's hair grow long and straight, and
keeps 10 from falling cut. Highly penumed
Many OF our customers say one oi our dollar
boxes is worth ten dollars yet We sll IL for one
dollar box.
Any person sending us on dollar In letter
or POst-0fiee money order, express money or
der or registered letter, We will send IL through
the mail postage prepaid; or II you wantis sans
O. o. D., it will come by express, 25G. extra. .
- In any case where 1t fails to do what We
claim, we will return the money or s~'N sOL
free of charge. Packed so tha' -
know contents sSeept receiver.
CRANE AND CO.,
l29 West Broad Etree4.
RIoHEoND, Va.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-01-16
STIMULATED. NOT SUBSIDIZED.

The unanimity with which the To-
cal press of the state is becoming ac-
tive in opposition to Governor La
Toilette, led to suspicious and
suggestions OF u systematic sub
sidizing by the millionaire league of
the eleventh floor. This is indig.
nantly denied by officials Of that
league. They declare thar no paper
has been subsidized, but they admit
that friendly papers, heretofore non
committal, have stimulated" by
subscriptions mt regular rates for
large numbers of such papers, in
creasing their circulation, and there
by extending their field Of useful.
price, such papers are furnished copy
and suggestions for publication, saw
ing the editors much time and
thought III preparation Of matter for
their columns. This reminds us OF a
story told OF a now prominent citizen
OF the state Some 40 years ago he
was struggling to make living by
publishing a little country paper
nominally favoring republican doe.
trines. The democratic leaders of
his vicinity needed an organ. They
went to the struggling young editor
and proposed that if he would change
the political tone of his paper they
would furnish him list of three
hundred new subscribers with the
cash to pay one years subscription
thereon in advance. The next issue
frankly announced a change of po-
litical attitude by the paper, and as
frankly stated that the publisher had
been led to change his views by
careful consideration OF the political
issues, and 800 new, cash-in-advance
subscriptions. He had been stimu-
lated, not subsidized.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-01-16
WEAK POINT IN STRONG PLEA.

Editor Taylor of Linden made the
most forceful argument in his paper
against the primary elections bill,
when it was pending in the legisla-
ture, of anything that came under
our notice. Beside it the much adver-
tised speech of Monahan was thin rs
the water to actual capital in trust
corporation,
NJ. Taylor's main objection to prl-
mary elections was that it provided
for nominations by less than ma
iority of the voters. He is still in
opposition 70 the proposition, and
urges the same basic objection. In
his paper last week he said
"lu the nature of things the plu-
rality system of nominating must be
$ boon to ;ho organized minority, tine
machine that knows what it wants.
As n general proposition 1t must re-
main automatically true that 1t is
easier 10 command a minority than
a majority of citizens acting"
This assumes that under the pres
ent caucus system majorities NOM
mate, or that nominations represent
majority sentiment OF the the
party How any one familiar with
the workings Of caucuses and con-
ventions can thus reason is ineXpli-
cable. Beginning AT the caucus,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-01-16
ABOUT MAIL CONTRACTS,

Milwaukee Free Press: The gov
eminent pays the railways s cents
per pound for carrying the mails.
The express companies pay cents
per pound for carrying their freight
1t costs the railroads ms much to car
ry express freight as it does TO carry
the mails. 1t is merely Il questson OF
hauling certain amount OF weight.
The mail aud express cars are almost
universally hauled in the same train.
Efforts have been made at different
times to reform this abuse, for abuse
Is what it deserves to be called. Post
master General Villas made u siren
uous effort 10 have t,.e wrong rlgiited
butwas only able to make little head
way,
There were always influences that
worked to defeat any such attempt.
| or course everybody knows in what
manner the contracts for carrying
the mails are let The amount OF
mail matter carried for certain
month is ascertaiued by carefully
weighing it, and the tonnage shown is
| taken rs the basis for the contract
covering one or more years. 1t will
| be seen that it is rather important to
| the railroads that there should be q
Il heavy amount of mail matter dur
| ing the month; and it has been
said to pad the mails, thus increas-
ing the daily shipment many tons
| possibly many hundreds of tons 1t
has been declared on high authority
that members of congress have lent
their influence to this fraud and have
actually ranked many shipments OF
mail matter, public documents and
the like, from point to point, say from
Washington TO Minneapolis, then re-
frank To Denver, then to New Or
leans, then back to Madison, and il
there was time, from Madison tc
Portland, Me-. or Portland, Ore, any,
whore and in any direction, so rs tC
keep things going. Then the aggre'
gate weight was found, and made the
average for the contract period
The government paid four times u:
much per pound as the express com
panies, and everybody was happy
and is happy yet.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-01-16

the fellow having purpose to ac-
complish quietly calls upon a few
voters and by cajolery, misrepre-
sentation and other means gets them
pledged to attend the caucus and
vote for designated individuals as
delegates or nominees. When the
caucus assemblies with 20 voters at
tending, six to ten of the posted ="
ones vote as a unit, the others, unin-
formed and acting individually,
scatter their votes. Result, the DEL
egates supported by the organized
| six or ten voters are elected. Is this
majority rule? Arriving at the
county convention, the delegates
thus elected proceed to trade with
| like delegates from other towns.
| There are three candidates for sher-
| if. One has the earnest support of
40 delegates, is admittedly worthy
and we'll qualified, another has the
support of 80 delegates, and the third
is first choice of 20 delegates only.
AS result of trading and combs
| nations. among the delegates elected
as above described, the man having
20 votes to start with is nominated
for sheriff, the one having 45 ut the
start, and admittedly first choice OF
two and n half times as many, never
being able to command the neces-
sary 81. Is this satisfactory ruling
by majority? Is it in line with the
approved American doctrine OF :" the
greatest good to the greatest num-
| Der"
The Tribune is not OF those who re-
gard primary elections as u panacea
for all political ills, or essential to
good government. But that it does
not promise majority determination
| of nominations Is no evidence that
! i, would not be an Improvement ON
present methods.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-01-16

MARDT GRAS This occurs at
New Orleans, on
February 10 and IL, 1902. For it, ex-
cursions will be in effect to New
Orleans, on special dates which your
local ticket agent will be able to
advise you.