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Plans Not Pleasing.

Mrs. Nash had spoken several times
of moving out to KensinSton. where she
had great many friends. This appar-
emily did not please the young lady She
demurred, but made no protest
The very suggestion that she had a
love affair was utterly secuted by her
mother. Never in her whole life. she
said. had she evinced the slightest trace
of being in love. She was not even as
fond of the society and company of men
as most young women are.
Looking for Missing Daughter.
Nash wrote 10 the college in Philadel-
phia with which her daughter had cor
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FOUND A ROOKERY OF
UNBRANDED FUR SEALS
Lieut.. Ellsworth Berthoff Located Large
Herd, 700 Miles From
Bouldyer.

While cruising among the islands near
the extreme western end of the chain
of the Aleutian Islands early in July
as the executive officer of the steamer
Manning. Lieut.. Ellsworth Berthof. 0:
the Revenue Cutter Service. went ashore
with boats crew on the Island OF
Bouldyer 1t is there where he discov-
cred a rookery OF fur seals similar TO
those found on the famous Pribilot Is
lands. which are situated fully go miles
il. a northeasteriy direction from Bouii-
yer.
The scene OF the newIY discovered
seal herd is a mere dot OF land telwe, n
Bering Sea and the Pacific lcean fully
$500 miles west of San Francisco. but
still within American Jurisdiction. Lieu
tenant Berthof approached the herd
closely enough to learn that none of The
seals had been branded, and there was
no sign that white men in search OF fur
seal had ever oeen near the island.
Captain Shoemaker. chief of the Reve-
nue. Cutter Service, heard through the
Aleutisn Island natives :.at there was
a seal herd near the western end of the
lcng chain OF islands. and he Issued IN
strucjiors last spring that he report
be investigated by, the Manning. 1t is
believed that further di scoverie; will
be made, which in view CT III. gradual
ly declining seal fisheries in The pribil-
OF Islands will prove to be OF great i'm
rCrtance.
Lieut. Ellsworth Berthoff received
gold medal from Congress last spring
for his part in the overland expedition
in Alaska in the winter OF 1898. He
made trip to Arctic Siberia 10 It year,
in search OF reindeer for the Govern
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July .. The statement was never veri-
fed substantially.
Since Miss Nash disappeared the local
police have had many clews. All have
beer followed without avail Detectives
were sent to Various parts of the coun-
try in an effort to identify women who
were supposed to be the missing school
teacher, but all trips were unsuccessful.
Mysterious, Return.
1t remained for Miss Nash to return,
unidentified, as mysteriously as she had
departed.
The mystery as to her whereabouts
during her long absence from the city
bids fair to remain so until such time
as she gets ready to speak and the
members OF her family. happy over her
safe return. appear disposed to allow
her to take her own time in the matter
The police are jubiiant over the fact
that no tragedy in this city was the
cause Of her disappearance.
While they are a trife chagrined
that Miss Nash should have returned
without their knowing it, they express
themselves as very well satisfied over
the outcome OF the case.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

The Raleigh-F. c. Hoffman. West
Virginia: b. Baker. Massachusetts: f.
A. French. II. Adams, Pennsylvania ::
w. Mason. New York; T. b. Owen,
Rhode Island; r. L. Jones, Mississippi;
J. Christian, F. j. Young. B. F. Free
man, New York: Alice r. Smith. Tlli-
nois; II. D. Parker, Massachusetts,.
New Willard-G. d. Burgess. Mis-
souri,; |. w. Gladstone. New Jersey: A.
Strong. Illinois; Miss S. II. James, Mrs.
j. F. Redford. Kentucky; S. G. Max
we'll, $. 3. Dick, Pennsylvania: W.
White. District OF Columbia; S. r. Ping.
Kansas; W. r. Cox, North Carolina.
Ebbitt House-E. W Harding. r. M
Harding, C. II. Koran, Massachusetts :;
F. f. Davis, Anna B. Davis. Pennsyl-
vania.
Riggs Hcuse-C. Laurich. Berlin: w
Hisled, Pennsylvania; J. y. Prom. Vir-
ginia.
The Arlington-R w. Shippers. Penn
sylyania; NJ. W. Baldims. Honolulu.
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NOT MONEY ENOUGH ON HAND.
Mr.. Donald McPherson's Plan of Widen
ing Adams Mill Road Rejected.

Mr. Donald Mcpherson recently wrote
to the District Commissioners making
certain suggestions relative to the wild
ening of the Adams Mill Road. near the
approach to the Zoo Park. Mr.. McPher-
son states that this road should be
opened at the earliest moment, as there
are important property interests awaIt-
ing such action.
The letter of Mr.. Mcpherson has been
returned, to the Commissioners by Mr..
W. p Richards. engineer in charge of
street extensions. with statement to
the effect that there is not a sufficient
sum available for paying the award for
the widening of Adams Mill Road. He
says the District mas improved all the
space along the cemetery front that it
has possession of.
Mr. Mcpherson will be officially in
formed il accordance with this report
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STORIES FROM THE
SMALL AD. PAGE
How the Man Out of Work Who Lost
Place When Congress Adjourned
Was Saved From Despair
by The Times.

"Howdy. old man? Glad to see ye.
Where you been this long come on?''
Me? Oh. l been working; working
hard. too; but say. I've got the best job
in seven States. Where'd get it? Lis
ten. and I'll tell to you story"
These were the words of an intelligent
locking man yesterday addressed to an
other intelligent looking male individ-
ual. at the corner of Ninth Street and
the Avenue The first individual was
on his way TO work and had encountered
an old friend.
I'm still waitin' for that good story"
said the friend. 81 suppose it's about
your new baby"
We'll, it's partly about the new baby,
but not altogether. 1t was this way:
You know i've got big family, and
sometimes in the past I've had hard
work supporting them. Well. | had a
good job cleaning up halls. lobbies and
corridors at the Capitol, but when Con-
gress adjourned l lost it. Things went
from bad to worse and my money was all
gone before / could get anything else to
do.
Il was right on the verge of stealing
old man. tell you, and suicide wasn't
far away. I'd leave the house early in
the morning. tramp around town all
day. and come home at night to find my
wife crying. the kids suffering for food
and me with nothn' with which to buy
them provender. tell you it was tough.
well, one day | picked UP a copy OF
The Times. while waiting in a mans
office to see if l could get job.
jumped right out of my chair. Why.
there was jobs and jobs-jobs of all
kinds. just waiting for somebody to ask
for em. l run my eye down the list and
found several that suited. and. by gra-
cious, you may not believe it, but
went TO work that same day. Now we're
happy out at the house. and | owe it all
to The Times
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YOUNG FARMER ARRESTED.
Charged With Entering and Robbing
Stores at Hunting Creek, Va.

Private Detective McDevitt returned
to Washington yesterday from Hunting
Creek. Va. where he arrested Ernest
Sterling, a young farmer, who, it is al
legged. has made a practice Of burglariz
ing stores there for the past three
years The unfortunate young man is
now confined in the county jail awaiting
a trial for housebreaking.
The arrest is regarded by the farmers
at Hunting Creek as being one of an
exceedingly important character. For
three years past various stores have
been entered in mysterious manner
and the cash drawers tapped for their
contents. Traps We're laid. but the
guilty party could not be apprehended.
The stealing became so general that a
number of the farmers sent for Wash
ington detective McDevitt went to
Hunting Creek. Young Sterling upon be-
ing placed under arrest broke down and
confessed that he had committed the
burglaries.
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sessed sufficient means to support them
comfortably, without either Of them
doing stroke OF work. Yet Miss Nash
preferred to teach school, and held a
position under the District government
as a teacher for several years. For some
time she had been stationed in the Sec
ond division al the Taylor School.
Had No Confdants.
Quiet. reticent. and impulsive only in
rare instances. she was not the person
to confide in anyone. Even TO her
mother. into whose company She was
thrown almost entirely while at home,
she seldom mentioned a word concern
ing the plans and little affairs of her
everyday life When she desired to act in
any matter, she acted alone. without
telling anybody. and in manner that
rather placed a check upon all tendency
to question her. She studied hard. read
quite a good deal. and said little All
her life. il is said she had rigidly OBJ
served the rule OF keeping her own
counsel. She had friends. as any other
young woman. she was not cOmmunica-
tive even to them. She came of good
family and was attractive.
From a child, addicted TO performing
apparently peculiar actions at times,
Miss Nash was not hound By the ord:-
nary stereotyped channels of existence
that limit The lives OF most young
women. Yet her life was decidedly com
menplace. She possessed lovable dis
position and made friends readily. She
had no enemies. With the pupils whom
she taught daily she was a favorite. To
the best-behaved and the most unruly
alike she was kind, gentle, and patien,.
always ready to forgive and forget an
offense. She was friendly with the boys
and girls, and in return they admired
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MISS LOUISA NASH
IS AT HOME AGAIN

responded. thinking that perhaps she
had gone on there to avail herself of
the summer course. She was not there.
Friends in Mountain Lake Park. Md.
where mother and daughter had spent
month one summer, were communi
Gated with. The young lady had not
been there. 1t was said by one of her
former pupils that she was in promi
nent department store in Washington on
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Had Frequently Left Home.

Uncommunicative regarding her plans.
Miss Nash had frequently left her home
and mother and gone off. without saying
word to anyone, to visit friends else
where or to seek a quiet rest in the
country. For these sudden and pecu-
liar journeys she made no preparations
so far as could be learned. When the
fancy struck her she would merely
leave, without so much as saying good
by. and return when she was good and
ready Sometimes she would write her
mother during her absence telling her
where she was. Ofterer she would not
Miss Nash went ou, on June >. osten-
sibly for the purpose Of doing some
shopping. About o'clock in the after
noon her mother discovered that her
daughter was out. That night She did
not return. nor the next day Nor the
following day. nor at any time that week
Mrs. Nash had supposed that her daugh-
ter had merely gone of on aiOther OF her
characteristic jaUnts. but as time passed
by and no word came from her she
thought ii time to institute some inyes-
legations.
She did. Letters were written. The
machinery cf the local police depart
ment and departments elsewhere was set
in motion. Newspapers took u1 the mat
ter Of the young womans strange disap-
pearancc. Her pictures were published
from all possible viewpoints. No light
could be cast U"on II.
One of the reasons assigned for Miss
Nash having left home is said to have
been her dislike to spending the sum
mer at Kensinston. Md. where hcr
mother had talked Of going for the
warm months. and where she had
summer home.
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Secret of Prosperity.

THE secret of American prosperity
gentlemen, can be couched in four
words. They are working now And
they means everybody-farmer and ar
tisan. mechanic and merchant, the man
at the forge and the man in the field
and they are all inte-dependent. Away
back in 1876. Daniel Webster, in the
course of three-day speech against
that most unfortunate bill which re-
pealed the protective tariff act which
bore the signature of Old Tippecanoe, ut
tered this maxim:
When there is work for the hands
there will be bread for the teeth
so | appeal to you. gentlemen, to
see TO 1t that the next Congress is Re-
publican by a large majority so that
there shall be ample courage to do that
which is deemed wisest and best Then
let these representatives of the people
from the manufacturing districts of New
England, from the coal regions of Penn
sylvania, Indiana, and Ohio, and from
the iron producing regions of Michigan
ana the iron manufacturing districts of
Ohio and Pennsylvania; the agricultural
districts of the Middle West; the stock
ranges of the Mountain States and Ter
ritories, the rice and cotton States OF
the South, and the fruit and lumber dis
tricts OF the Pacific Coast. get to
gether. and If they can agree upon one
or dozen items in the present tarif
schedule which can be reduced, let il
be done. and done without three months
acrimonious debate
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Would Delay Business.

Certainly. no man will contract for
the construction of any large building
while Congress is considering a bill
which has for its object the cheapening
OF iron and steel and granite and mar
BILE and glass and lumber. No factory
will lay in very large supply Of ma
teriai pending three months debate
on a bill proposing a reduction of the
tariff On hides and wool
When | was a boy we could always
tell when the old miller was picking
his burrs. because the mill was shut
down. anticipate there will be found
those who will not favor shutting down
the mill, while We are turning out as
good quality of flour as AT present.
especially If 1t is likely to take very
long to restore conditions"
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CONTINUED from First Page.j

about 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
She was missed from her home
at 1413 Fifth Street northwest, where
she lived with her mother. She had
four brothers and one sister, none of
whom lived at home with her and her
mother. Her father died several years
ago.
Mrs. Nash and her daughter pos
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"The Sweet Family"

The "Y's," the young ladies' branch of the
w. C. T. o., of this city, gave an entertain
ment at Carroll Hall Thursday evening of last
week, which was Witnessed by large and APP
preciative audience. The comedy, entitled
1.-THE Sweet Family" was well rendered, and
kept the audience in one continuous laug liter.
Following is list of the characters and par
Elephants Ma Sweet, lone "relic," Miss
Martha Schafer; Ar'minty Ann Sweet, with
many winning ways, Miss Bessie Herr; Betsey
Belindy Sweet, the delicate one, Miss Vir-
gina Weigand; Caroline Cordelia Sweet and
Dorothy Delilah Sweet, both twins, Misses
Sarah Weeks and Nettie Shreeve; Elizabeth
Eliza Sweet, by far the most attractive, Miss
Bulah Benson; Frances Fedory Sweet, partial
to flowers, Miss Florence Miller; Glorianna
Gadabout Sweet, who giggles, Miss Maude
Waesche. The program was inIerspersed with
the following solos and choruses Greeting
song, Three blind mice, Roll on, silver moon,
Do you know that nice young man, The city
choir, and Good might. Frances Fedory, dis
appointed in love, read a poem of her own
composition, entitled, Thou hast learned to
love another, which was very pathetic and
affected the whole family. At the conclusion
of the program refreshments, consisting of
lemonade aud cake, were beautifully served,
and social time enjoyed by all.
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rne Enc, prob,em And The Public Schools.

The School Commissioners of Carroll have
had very much care and anxiety in regard to
the difficulties confronting US from the failure
in coal supply. We have had an impression
that operators and miners would give public
schools The preference in filling orders. In
this hope we have asked the coal dealers in
the county to make their order stating that
the coal is needed for the public schools.
The trouble is not confined to Carroll, IN
deed in many counties the condition is worse
than it is here.
Many of the private citizens in the county
feel the effect of this shortage in coal, and
have to submit to some Inconvenience and
self-denial. The public schools will, in some
parts of the county, feel the effect of this
shortage. Fortunately We have very good
supply of wood in the county, and the trus-
tees and teachers will have to adjust the mat
ter as best they can by judicious use of wood
or soft coal in any way found to be most prac-
teal
The School Commissioners will do all In
their power to secure the best results, and |
feel sure that the trustees and teachers will
cordially cooperate with us and will be found
fully equal to any emergency.
S. SIMPSON, Examiner.
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Uniontown Items.

Rev. George Mock, of Baltimore, filed the
pulpit in the NJ. P. church on Monday night
for Rev. c. E. Mccullough.
Miss Carrie Zepp, who was visiting hel
cousin, Mrs. G. E. Mccullough, returned
home on Tuesday.
Mrs. Milton Shriner, who was at a Balti-
more hospital for treatment, returned home
on Tuesday much improved in health.
Charles, son of Mr.. Ed. Yingling, and the
late Mrs. Yingling, whose burial occurred on
last Sunday one week, died at his home last
Saturday. His remains we're brought to the
Church of God on Monday. Services were
conducted by Revs. ]. D. Clark, the pastor,
and C. E. Mccullough, of the M. P. Church.
Inferred by the side of his mother.
Revival services in the M. P. church closed
on Tuesday The sermon was delivered by
Rev. J. D. Clark of the Church of God.
The champion pork raiser in our village is
our tonsorial artist, Mr.. Edward Haines.
The heaviest of three slaughtered on Tuesday
weighed 451 pounds.
On Wednesday DR.. j. j. Weaver and wife
closed their home and will spend the winter
with their daughter and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Fox in Washington, D. c.
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New windsor College Items.

htpOTttu lOI tuo DcuuDCtntkS hasocotS<
On Thursday evening, 11th inst, a lecture
was delivered in New Windsor College Hal
on Burns and his Poetry, by DIR. Fraser. The
Mrs Fraser; song, Annie Laurie, DIR. Fraser
song, Bonnie Sweet Bessie, Mrs. Fraser; lect
ure on Burns. The audience greatly enjoyed
the evening.
On Friday evering, the 18th instant. the
Philokalian Society of New Windsor Collegt
rendered the following programme in the Col
lege Hall Invocation, Chaplain; Chorus
Choral Class; Reading, Miss Mae Stoner; Re
citation, Raymond Richardson's; Solo, Mrs. NJ
L. Rabold, '.Daily Question: Meyer-Hel
mond; Recitation, Miss Edna Snader; Read
ing, Miss Estelle Scarborough; Music, Miss
Elizabeth E. Crawford; Recitation, Clarence
Anders; Pantomime, Ginevra; Solo, Mr.. Il
Chas. Mcbride.
On Thursday evening. the 18th instant, q
Christmas Recital will be given by the student:
In music and elocution. The following will
be the program :-Schumann, Hunting Song
Miss Fl. Estelle Scarborough; MendeIssohn,
G.. Minor, Venitian Boat Song, Miss NJ. Co
rinne Hibberd; Coates, The Gamblers Wife,
Miss Marcia Devilbiss; Schumann, Roundelay
Miss Edith Wynne Jones; Beaumont. Bercruse,
Miss Mae Stoner; Ingelow, Songs of Seven
Zimmerman, Waltz, Monroe Englar; Bohm.
Little Love Songs, Miss Edith Wynne Jones;
Andersen, from Danish, Little Match Girl,
Wallace Fraser; Schumann, Traumerie, Miss
Corinne Hibberd; Leschetezky, Sweet Dream
Miss H. Estelle Scarborough; Field, (a) The
Wooing of the South land, (b) The Dream
Ship, Miss Cora Burlington; Nevin, Narcissus,
Miss Mae S. Stoner; Grieg, (a) La Mort d.
Ase, (b) LIE Matin, Peer Gynt Suite, Miss
Scarborough and Miss Hibberd.
The public are cordially invited to be pres
emit and enjoy the evening with students of the
College and their friends at the recital. Ad-
mission free to all.
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Day Items.

The oyster supper held at Pickett's Hall,
December and 6, was quite success con-
sidering the sndden wintery weather.
An Xmas entertainment will be held at
Morgan Chapel December "a.
Mr.. William Evans, who has been in bad
health the past year, Twas taken to a Baltimore
hospital last week by his physician, DR.. E.
D. Cronk, where he will be treated for a
complication of diseases.
Miss Daisy Grimes is ill with typhoid fever
s. F. Hess, l.. W. Crimes, 81. B. Pickett,
]. w. Rickerd, Frank j. Brandenburg, Net
tie Hess and Lulu Brandenburg attended the
Grand Lodge Session of l. 0. G. T. held at
Kemptown, Nd, December Sd and 4th.
Miss Bell Runkels, of Mt. Airy, was the
guest of Miss E. P. Mercer last Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. Howard and VIM. Gosnell, of Balti-
more, are visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Gosnell.
Mr. James Simons, of -Four Harbors, Mimi,
who has been visiting Miss Edith Fleming for
several weeks, has returned home.
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State School Commissioners and
Examiners

The School Commissioners and Examiners
of Maryland held their annual meeting in The
Normal School building, Baltimore city, on
Thursday and Friday of last week.
Many important questions pertaining to the
advancement of public education in Maryland
received special attention.
Prof Simpson, chairman of the committee
on resolutions, submitted the following:
Resolved That iuasmuch as the education of
the whole people is of the utmost Importance to
the state it Is the sense of this association that
school commissioners teachers and examiners
should take deep interest in whatever tends to
increase general intelligence and should strive
get large number of school officials to attend all
associations and conventions held in the interest
of public education.
alton are hereby rendered to the members of the
General Assembly of Maryland for courtesy and
favorable attention given to the legislative COM
mittee We appreciate the fact that our legislators
are ready to cooperate in the advancement of pub
lie education.
Resolved, That we recognize the intelligent and
perseyering efforts of state superintendent, NJ
bates stephens, to bring Maryland to the front in
all matters of educational progress
Resolved, That inasmuch as it has been demon
ted by actual experience in several states that
the consolidation of rural schools has greatly in
creased the attendance has resulted in greater eff
cheney in publicschool work. and has rather di-
minished than increased the cost of public educa-
solicitation of the rural schools of this state is the
most important question before this body.
Resolved, TnaC tnlS ASSOCIATION is emphatically
in favor of such consolidation
Resolved, That our legislative committee is here
by requested to ask of the next General Assembly
such legislation as may be needed to accomplish
the consolidation of rural schools.
Resolved, That the school officers of the state be
requested to discuss this question at teachers in
stitutes and through the press of the state.
Resolved, That the Importance and magnitude
of the work imposed upon school teachers is of
such vital interest to the welfare of the state, II Is
the sense of this association that the General AS
sembly should increase the annual minimum sal
ary of the teachers to what would be q lust COM
pensation for their faithful services.
Resolved, That the school boards of the several
counties in Maryland and Baltimore city be re-
quested to ask the members of the next General
Assembly to enact such legislation may be
sary to carry the above resolution into effect.
The resolutions also thanked Prof E. B. Pretty
for his courtesy and care for the interests Of
the association.
Some of the above resolutions were dis.
cussed with considerable interest and much
animation. The resolution in reference to
annual minimum salary which will approx
mate just compensation for teachers SER
vices attracted much attention. The resolu-
tons were unanimously adopted.
Prof. Simpson was reelected as chairman
of the Committee on Resolutions.