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The Washington times., 1902-01-05
LIVED IN THREE CENTURIES.
EIiZa Pinkham. of Maine. Pu~Sc<
Away. 1f:. Years Old

The death OF Mrs. Eliza Pinlsham. prol.-
ably the oldest woman in Maine. occurred
this week. Mrs. Pinkham had lived IL.
three centuries, having been bern on
January :, 1I9S. Although she had never
Deen away from Washington county. she
was born in Massachusetts, her birth an
tedating by nearly quarteP>oi q century
the setting on of the province OF Maine.
Mrs. Pinkham recalls the time when
Napoleon was in his prime, and how the
French along the coast used TO
boast that lie would destroy England's
prestige on this hemisphere. and then
send his fleet to make conquest OF the in
faHt Republic.
Mrs. Pinkham often told an interesting
story Of how she obtained her FIRST pair
Of shoes. When about seventeen she
found three big salmon. stranded in q
sh0dl place. She took them along with
her and started for home. On the wa
she met an officer Of the British navy.
who asked her il she would sell her fish.
Eliza said she would. Take that" said
the officer. as ho tossed her the coin. and
buy yourself a pair OF shoes. and this. -
as lie kissed her, TO remember me-" And
the old lady would add: Il never had 4
pair Of shoes thai pleased me mere"
Mrs. Pinhham was married in 1S2G She
raised 4 large family. OF her children
five suryiye--BOston Herald.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS.
Homeopnihists Think Heard of Edu-
catioa should Control.

A committee representing the Homeo-
pathic physicians of the city called upon
the Commissioners yesterday tO advocate
the passage of the bill providing for med
ical inspection in the public schools. The
committee comprised Drs. J. b. G. Custis
Franklin i. Gardner. G. Macdonald, +. A.
-Swariout. Il. b. Babibtt and T. 3. Swarm
stedt
The visitors sought to impress upon the
minds of the Commissioners that the ap-
poiptment of the inspectors Of the schools
should be in the hands of the Board OF
Education. They thought that the Board
of Education had agitated the idea FROM
its inception and that better results
would be obtained from such an arrange
nient.
This view is in opposition to the report
made to the District Commissioners some
weeks ago by the District Medical 90
ciety. Their report advocated the ao-
pointment OF eleven inspectors. 10 ba
chosen by competitive examination and to
he al pointed By the Health Officer ami to
be under his immediate control.
It appears that the views of the Medi-
cal Society are objected to by some OF the
members of the Beard OF Education, ana
the Homeopathic physicians, after a con-
ference with the Board of Education. ap-
peared before the Commissioners to urge
the plan of appointment as above indi-
nJ
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
WHISPERS AS TIDES.
How Wife Made Use of Her Hus.
hands Heard.

Speaking OF whiskcrs," said an old pc
lice officer, Il suppose criminals resort
to the use Of whiskers for Disgusting
purposes more than to any other met hod
of ccncealing their identity AS mat
ter of fact. - majority Of men who belong
10 the criminal class are clean shavcn.
Go into any Of the Offices OF the country
whore they keep a rogues' gallery. and
you viii be impressed by The number of
clean-shaTen faces you will fad among
the criminals of The country.
"Whiskcrs are sometimes used. Of
course. by men whose faces bear unmis-
taxable evidences of degeneracy. but AS
q rule the mTn of This class do not wear
whskcrs unless they are attempting to
conceal themselves. They frequently use
false whiskers while working their
schemes, and throw them away in an
EFFORT to break link in the chain that
might lead tc heir identity.
II recall a. rather curious ease which
developed in . Southern city a few years
ago, and whiskers played a rather curl
Gus part in the business The president
Of "A bank had been chloroformed and
robbed in his room at a hotel. Suspicion
pointed to . young physician who wore
4 rather full beard. The police took the
matter up.
~ HfAA t'F Wv tl4s alIibH W no Htb
been spotted appeared on the streets with
out his whiskcrs. The police finally went
10 his house and he was placed under ar
rest. He was asked when he had his
beard shaved OH. He said very promptly
that il was on the same evening that the
robbery was committed.
There is no secret about the bust
ness, he said to the police. 4 got my
barber 10 "ut my whiskers oft. and
brought Them home to my wife. as | al
ways do, and I suppose she has them
nov.
Yes. | have them said the wife, who
was in the rUOm al the time. and She hus-
tied oil after little work basket which
she kept in her bedroom. Here are the
whisllers. she said on her return. You
see she said. seeing that the officers
were little puzzled. my husband always
brings INC his Thiskers when he has them
Gu: OF and | make little tides out of
them and she began to display~the little
things that sh2 had made OUT OF her hus-
band 5 whiskers.
TIE joke Wa ON the police. They had
gone oil ON a false trail. and they got
Oui OF the scrape the best way they could
They apOlogized rather awkwardIy, and
The throw down was violent that they
actually quit working on the case, and
they never did find out who robbed the
banker. New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
AN AUTOMOBILE FREAK.
Farmers Invention Boon ol
Muddy Country Roads.

\ freak in automobiles, and enc that
The horses OF this section regard as an
agent of Satan. is the invention OF ]. E.
Beresrom, a native of Sweden and an
intimate friend of Nansen. the explorer.
The strange machine is attracting wide
spread curiosity. and TO see it for the
first time is to be flied with amazcment.
Bergsrom used saw and hammer cnly
in the construction Of his machine, and
as TO design and conception. it occupies
n field peculiarly its Own The machine
carries its own track overhead. and with
automatic precision, lays it as il pro-
eeeds, for the convenience of the beveiled
wheels.
1t runs easily. and can proceed at
speed Of ten miles an hour if the roads
are passable. II is also able TO operate
in muddy weather, and can displace the
ordinary farm wagon in the season OF
bottomIess mud roads. The inventor is
en- husiastfc over the possibilities OF the
machine ard thinks thaJ it Will revolu-
tionize the wheel world. Whether it viii
be found TO be of practical benefit has
not vet been demonstrated. but there are
some who think that there are great
possibilities for it.-New York World.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
EEyHtinn iutuS in Colorado.

An Egyptian lotus flower. the first in
Colorado. has been grown by L. V. Pickett
Of Lake wood. The flower ceased blooming
with the autumn. after having had six
blooms during the summer. MIR. Pickett
is 4 member of the State horticultural
Beard, and has wide experience as a
florist and gardener. lie has only one
plant OF the lotus. The lotus grows in
water about two feet deep. putting up a
large round leaf from Il stem directly in
the centre. The leaf is covered with 4
velvety nap. which keeps drops Of water
from penetrating It's texture, so that they
will rol; around on its surface like drops
of quicksilver. The flower comes late in
tine summer. being pUt-forth on thin
stalk projecting about Il foot over the
leaf The flower is of a delicate peach
blow tint, and has strong though deli
cate odor. quite unlike the perfume OF any
other flower. IT is about eight inches in
diameter. and shaped somewhat like q
tulip. II lasts three days and then falls
to pieces. They are not unknown in the
East, bur very few are Ia be found in the
West-DervcT Times.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
>nr an r.n,y InsH.

Write a book which is absolutely free
from typoerlpi;caI ana grammatical
run.iera lou think hat with plenty of
time and care -uch task would be easy
TO accomplish. Put it Is not. few
years ago p prominent firm Of London
publisher, nttempted to produce perfect
book Picked conpositoIs only were al
lowed TO handle the type. 1t was then
submitted to one of the most eminent liv-
ing grammoiiars. Finally fifteen proof
readers went over it line by linz, in their
own ;mc, being Induced to extra care by
the offer Of a reward of $50 for every
error discovered. Not single mistake
could They detect. Yet. after the work
We" given to tn public il was discovered
that there We're tTo glariuS errors in the
first tcr-JGckaonyilic Times Union.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
: GENEROSITY OF WOMEN.
Their Gifts During the First Year
of the Century.

Women were. as usual, conspicuously
generous with gifts and bequests during
| 19o1-the last year of the new century
The record for charitable, educational, and
like purposes reaches approximately the
sum of SIS, ,OOO. .0OO. or about si,5Oo. 600 every
month.
| Of the S15. 5.000, coo given to colleges alone
during the first six months of the year.
women contributed 81, 900. 900. II has been
noted that. while men give more literally
| to education. women contribute chiefly to
charity and religion. Her beautiful home
in Virginia. 1.500 acres of land and an en-
| dowment of S700.000 is a recent gift, by
viii, of Mrs. Indiana Williams for girls
| school
| Mrs. Mccormick. of Chicago. continues
| her liberal gifts 10 education. and Miss
Helen Could contributed to the same cause
! most generously. Vassar College has been
presented with scholarships. as we'll as
the New York University the latter re-
ceiving fund for perpetual endowments.
, Miss Gould is also Interested in Young
Mems Christian Associations, having
erected buildings for several
Yale College has profited by the gen.
erosity of several women, valuable
library. 100000 to establish a Y NJ c.
A. for the scientific school. and money to
found memorial fellowship being among
the important gifts.
Libraries have profited to the extent
of 81. 900 by women's gifts. In the
realm of charity, gifts and bequests are
recorded aggregating the splendid sum OF
slo,c00, coo. Rarely, If ever, has so Iauch
money been contributed Tor charitable
purposes as this year. Upon Easter day
alone in New York churches, nearly half
q million dollars was placed on the aims
basins at the different services. Grace
Church giving S16I, 500 OF this amount.
1t is safe to say that women gave over
half OF this near half million dollars At
the trielnial convention OF the Episcopaf
Church, held at San Francisco, in Octo-
Der, women gave sl00.9G0 for missions.
and pledged the further sum of $4,000 for
q girls school in China.
One of the most notable gifts for hos
pitfalls is that of Mrs. Coils p. Hunting
ton. who has presented her beautiful
home in San Francisco TO the city, to be
converted into hospital for women.
The house cost quarter of million
dollars. aad was used only about two
months in the year by the Huntingtons.-
indianapolis News.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
I'm THE SPIRIT
OF WASHINGTON. .
Great Scope Outlined in the DOeu-
ment Filed.
Prominent Men Sign The Papers
They Inciadc Secretary Ray. As
soci:ite Justice Whitc. DIR. Daniel
Gilman. and otbcrs-1'yccnty-scve
Trustees VIII Next BE Named.

The Incorporation OF Carnegie Institu-
ton yesterday is looked upon as the
first step toward the acceptance of the
gift of s10,eeG.019 proSercd by Mr.. Az
drew Carnegie for the endowment Of an
institution of higher learning to be es-
tablishcd in this city.
The certificate of the incorporation of
the institution was placed on file in the
office of the Recorder of Deeds for the
District. Among the incorperators are
some of the most prominent men in the
United States. They are:
John Hay. Secretary of State.
Edward ID. White. Associate Justice OF
The Supreme Court of the United States.
John S Billings. librarian CT the New
York City Library.
Daniel c. Gilman, former president of
Johns Hopkins University.
Charles d. Walcott. librarian OF the
Geological Survey.
Carroll d. Wright. Commissioner of La
Dor.
DIR. Gilman Prime Mover.
Dr. Gilman seems to be the prime
mover in the matter of the Incorporation,
;nd is supposed to be acting directly for
Mr.. Carnegie. The Washington officials
named as fellow-irccrporators say that
the purpose OF the Incorporation is to
net in legal form in all matters concern
ing the institution.
The action recorded yesterday seems tc
make it clear that Mir. Carnegie's gift has
been. informally at least. accepted by
President Roosevelt. and that Mr.. Car
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
SPIRIT AT A FEAST,
SON of the Family Vanished as Sud.
denly as He Cnme,

most peculiar and astonishing Christ
mas visitation has just been made public
here, says Findiay, Ohio, special % the
Cincinnati Enquirer
Christmas Day when the family of Henry
Parsons, n well-to-do farmer, living near
this city, sat down to dinner they We're
startled at the sudden opening Of the door
and the appearance OF "a bearded stran-
ger. He made himself known and proved
to be Harvey Parsons. tSe eldest son of
the aged couple. who for the past fifteen
years has been In the Far West, and was
supposed 10 be in the gold fields Of Nome,
Alaska
There were sixteen mer. women and
children gathered in the Parsons home,
ard all of them stoutly aver that they
heard him laugh and talk, shook his hand,
and many Of them received his kiss. Sud
denly. just as the sdlutations were over,
they say he raised his hand above his
head turned 10 his old mother and said:
.'G0od-by. mother. j am called at last"
and, turning, walked out Of the door.
They ran to ;hC door and windows, hut he
was not to be seen. \ thorough search
was made of the house. yard ard sur
rounding houses and barns but not a
trace Of him could BE found
The neighbcrh0od is thoroughly fright
red ever the unLaDGy affair, and Mrs.
Parsons is i'll in bed from the shock The
family il now in terrible anticipation OF
news OF his death
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
Dowager Issues Invitation to
Ladies of the Legations 8
The Royal Entry
Into Peking.

pEKING. Jan. AT the commaad o.
the Empress Dowager. the Emp ror has
Issued an edict. which is published to-
day. 10 the effect that as she once On
joycd . visit from the ladies Of the lcea-
,icns, she would take an early oppor-
tunity to receive them again.
Tho Dowager Empress also orders the
Emperor 10 appoint an early dlse for the
reception of the Ministers
Booth for The Indies.
The dozen Of the diplomatic corps has
received an Invitation for the legation
ladies to occupy booth outside the
Chien Men gate, from which point they
can witness the procession of the Court
as ii enters Peking.
General Chang says the chi-esc au-
thorities do not object to foreigners wit
Messing the procession from the Amcri-
can barracks.
I" was stated day or two agc that
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
WHY WE ARE DySPEPT1C.
Ha:f-Cookcd Food the Cause OF In
digestion in America.

Underdone food is a common cause OF
Indigestion and malnutrition. Here. in
Amorica-if we except the Southern
States-the science and art OF cookery are
not rated at their true Importance. We
eobble up what is set before Us without
much thought as TO its quality or con-
dition. Then we go about our business
and wonder Why we have that dull. heavy
feeling in the region OF the stomach or
that cramping pain which takes away our
breath.
Raw meat. lumpy potatoes. hard peas
and beans. pasty bread. inperfectly
cooked cereals, etc. will ruin any digeS-
ton But many people eat them daily
for years without realizing that poor
cooking is tile source OF their misery.
II has been said that dyspepsia is ma
tional affection in America, and 1t has
been attributed TO cur climate, to our
habit of drinking Ice water, to our fond
ness for hot bread, to the haste with
which We dispose of Our meals, etc. While
there is, doubtless. some truth in all
this we are persuaded that The main diff
nculty Is the haste and negligence with
which the food is prepared for table IN
the average family.
To secure nutrimcnt from food, IL must
be appelizing and digestible. HalI-cookod
food it neither. No one can sit down to a
Wretchediy cooked ana aefFeC meal. thu
pet up satisfied or good tempered. man
feels a sense of wrong and discomfort
whether he recognizes its exact cause o.
rot The Indigestion sure TO follow IN
creases his misery for which alcohol and
tobacco are considered tho universal
panaceas.
n we can solve the problem of nutri-
tion, the demand for narcotic Drugs will
diminish. so Will diseases OF Thalnutii-
ton. such as consumption and catarrh.
Improved cooking is an important step in
this direction. Let the doctor dwell ON
the importance of thoroughly done foods,
give his patrons some general idea OF the
dietetic value OF the different articles
those worth most as bloodmakers. muscle
foods. these which act as correctiYes. as
reIishes. as stimulants. as promoters OF
elimination. etc. OF how 10 adapt this
knowledge TO the needs OF different MEM
bors of the family
The every day spectacle. seen IN me
poorer quarters of cities, OF houses iuii
Of saIlow. arcrlic. hcliow-chested chil-
drcn. living principally On bakers bread
and glucose jellics. indicates that here Is
great need for some plain instruction on
This point.-MedicIl Brief.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
,,odcrn improvements In Mexico.

Monterey now Boasts the finest bank
building in the Republic OF Mexico. 1t
* the new home of re Mercantile Bank
At the corner of ZdraEoza and CONNER
riaI Streets. which viii be occupied by
that institution soon after the first of
The ye.r. The new building is of white
Durango lime stone IL by 100 feet. and
three stories in height. When comrlet-
ed the building viii represent an eNpendi-
ture of fully Il quarter Of a million dol
lars. Tho interior OF the building VIII
be finished throughout with quarter
sawed oah. 1t viii hc huei with al mod
crn ronycnicnccs, and sill have an cleo
trj. messenger elevator. The first in Mon
tcrc,. The bank vaults on the first floor
are the most substantial possible, brick
from the Monterey Brick Company ana
Portland ,rm.n; being used in in their
conetrucrfon Monterey News.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
Queer uirtnmari.s iu cattle.

\. J. Brown, a prosperous Newton
County Miss. farmer. reports 4 queer
genealogical freak in breed OF boyines
ON his plantation. About twenty years ago
he marked young COW with 4 swallow
fork and undtrbit in each ear, and the
first calf WAS bora with its ears married
just as its mother Since that time sew
eral generations of calves have been born
with the swallow fork and uGjorbit IN
their ears. The freak Of nature often dis
appears for several years. finally cropping
out III a new generation Amer
lean.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05

CURED subsequently, the Health Depart
ment did not regard it is Likely that
there was any connection between them.
and in view of the fact that, while all
three patients just referred TO were in
attendance at the school, two OF them
were playmates and next-door rcighbors,
the Health Department saw no reason to
believe that the school building. boolss, o.
furniture were infected.
In view. however. Of statements which
had been circulated as to the prevalence
Of the disease among the school children,
the room in which these pupils had been
in attendance and its contents were dis
infected. An enquiry. moreover, was made
of the person said to be responsible for
these runlors as to his knowledge of cases
! other than those Of record, and he denied
any knowledge of cases other than those
recorded either in the District or in
Maryland. The room was disinfcctcd on
December Is.
Not Caught nf school.
conc additional case was reported IN
December y.
The Health Department is advised,
however. by the Health Officer OF Ia
l,oma Park that the patient reported
under date Of December q was suffering
from scarlet fever on or about December
T.. In either case. in view of the brief
period Of incubation. it is practically GER
tain that if he contracted the disease at
school IL was prior TO the disinfection on
oil
eases officially recorded at the Health De
partmcnt in accordance with law.
In view OF 4 statement by The Health
Officer OF Tskoma Park that there were
thirteen cases among school children in
The PARK. he was requested TO furnish the
namc5 of the patients. Fourteen names
we're furnished, three OF which represent
cd cases not attending school and one of
viii II represented case occurring back
in October Six Of the patients referred
To resided in Maryland and. therefore. had
never before como to the knowledge of the
Health Department The entire school
building and its contents were disinfccted
on the jst instant.
Ec, isins The system.
iEi5 occurrence points 10 lhe dtaiTa-
biIity OF the establishment Of some sys-
ten whereby cases of contagious disease
occurring in houses in neighboring states
from which children attend school in the
Iistri.. of Columbia viii be reported TO
the HcIlth Department so that proper ac-
t.on can be taken. II is, Of course. not
Intended 10 De alleged or even suggested
that these cases are due to the cases
which occurred in Maryland any more
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than to the cases which occurred in the
District OF Columbia.
1T is, however, a fact that so far as
the District school authorities and the
Health Department are concerned no ac-
tioa can or could have been taken with
reference to the Maryland cases gem
orally, 10 protect the District children.
The occurrence indicates. too, the ne
cessity for the establishment OF medical
inspection of schools"
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
stec, Railroad Ties.

At last it looks probable that steel
railroad ties will be made to supersede
oak ties. \ new lie made of steel plate
ope-baIf inch thick and as wide a
wooden tie and semi-o.al in shape has
been tried a year on u road in western
Pennsylvania. where the traffic is heavy
The ties are as good as new. Ii they come
in general use it will widen the market
for steel-philadelph Press
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
Discussed the Scope.

stead OF steel company bonds the amount
viii tie in cash or an acceptable equiva-
lent.
Discussed the scope.
When the incorporators assembled in
Secretary Hays office yesterday morning
the articles of incorporation, which had
been prepared in advance were read and
there was some discussion Of the scope Of
Mr. Carnegie's scheme OF higher education
in conjunction with the scientific, liter
ary and art branches of the United States
Government.
Mr.. William MCNeir. a notary public of
the State Department. was called in and
attested the signatures of the incor
porators and affixed the necessary seals.
Mir. Marcus Baker, an official of th& Geo
logical Survey. took the articles OF incor-
poraticn 10 the office CT the Recorder of
Deeds. where they were made matter of
record. Il is the intention 10 have the in
Stitutiol incorporated also by act of Con-
gress.
Nr. CarreGic's Idea.
The suggestion that a corporatcd body
be formed somewhat similar TO the Smith
sonisn Irstitution. to properly care for
the great fund which Mr.. Carnegie has
established, is said TO have resulted from
inc ODstGtlDl lnt
made the custodian of the so. .0G0. .0C0 in
bonds Of the United States Steel Corpora
ton. The suggestion is understood TO
have originated with Mr.. Carnegie.
For Original Research.
The text of the certificate 5f incorpora
tion is as follows:
We the undersigned. persons OF full
age and citizens OF the United States. and
q ma jority Of whom are citizens OF the
District OF Columbia. being desirous to es
tabish and maintain in the city OF WGNh-
ingtcn. in the spirit OF Washington, an
institution for promoting original re-
search in science. literature, and art. do
hereby associate ourselves as a body cor
porate for said purpose under all &C TO
establish code for the District OF CO.
Iumbia, approved March 3. 1891. sections
500 to 6aA inclusive. and NC 30 hereby
certify in pursuance OF said act as fol-
lows:
.Garme.ie Ins:itufiOn."
First: The name or title b. which such
Institution shall be known in law is Car
nagie Institution
Second: The term for which said insti-