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The Washington times., 1902-12-14

THE late Col Tom P. Ochiltree had
joke that he worked frequently
L on the unsuspecting. He would
take out Of his pocket letter.
turn the pages over. and say. with a
laugh.
Here is a letter from my friend
Mackay. Mackay is a queer speller. He
slips up on the easiest words some times.
Here. for instance, he writes dog Now,
III give you FIVE guesses. and I'll pct
you bottle Of wine that you can't tell
me how Mackay spells dog here"
The colonel's listener. II he took the
bet, would guess that the word was
spelled "dawg." "dogg. "doge." ''daug. d"
etc, till his five guesses were done
Then Colonel Ochiltree would say:
You lose, my boy. Mackay spells
dog dog here"
The Washington times., 1902-12-14
.ROF- J. Scott Clark, OF Northwest
ern University. is extremely alb

HROF- J. Scott Clark, OF Northwest
ern University. is extremely alb
L sent-minded when at work. Prof.
Clark. it will be remembered. re-
Gently became prominent through his as
sertiou that married man could live
comfortably and save 500 yearly on an
annual income OF but $500.
This gentleman last summer, while
spending a week i'm the country with a
friend. occupied himself with the prepa-
ration Of lecture of a sociological ma
ture. one afternoon he did not come
down TO luncheon very promptly, and his
companion, growing weary Of waiting,
ate the steak that was on the table. and
then put the cover on the empty platter.
ordering another steak 60 be cooked for
Prof Clark
That gentleman finally appeared in the
dining room, an absorbed look in his
eyes. He stated himself at the table.
removed the cover from the meat dish.
perceived the dish was empty. and muir
INJURED:
Il am very absent-minded. I had quite
forgotten I had just lunched."
And. rising, he returned TO his room
and his work again.
The Washington times., 1902-12-14

years before, he and his party had once
been helped across the Platte by a brave
red haired boy. The boy. TO do this
deed, had risked his life. Senator Hearst.
as he talked on, got enthusiastic in his
gratitude TO the lad.
Why he said If 1 could only hnd
that boy tonight. I'd make him pres
ent Of 81 900 ,OOO.'
Il could restrain myself no longer at
this point. ! burst into tears.
Senator l said. I am that red
haired boy. Behold the boy IN me-
But Hearst said: 'OchiItree. you lie.
AID thus / lost a million"
The Washington times., 1902-12-14

cused OF the murder OF a woman The
case against him seemed a good one. ard
the future OF the poor fellow looked
black. This man. when / visited his
cell, welcomed me and received rly ad-
vice in a iattering manner He could
not talk with me enough upon spiritual
matters. He asked TO see me daily. and
# did my heart good TO note how sedu-
lously he studied the little black Bible
l gave to him
"AIl through his trial his piety con
The Washington times., 1902-12-14

II NGLAND has lost her most power
ful and most popular Dulpi- ora
IL tor in the death Of the Rev. JO-
seph Parker, OF the London City
Temple Mr.. Parker, who was sometimes
called the British Beecher. in one Of his
last sermons described his first attempt
at missionary work in the London
prisons.
The criminal" he said. whom first
tried my youthful hand upon was ac-
The Washington times., 1902-12-14

TN a recess Of the Molineux trial in
New York, District Attorney Os-
borne discussed one afternoon the
value OF circumstantiaI evidence
with a group Of reporters.
suppose" he said. that am talk
ing 20 a milkman. This miIkman claims
there is no water in his can Of milk.
He tells me that he milked the COW
himself. that he washed out the can:
that he strained the milk-and then,
while he Is speaking, out leaps frog
from the can. That frogs evidence is
circumstandal. but nevertheless. Il is
much stronger than the mans, which is
direct"
The Washington times., 1902-12-14

tinued to be fervent and deep. The man
showed a religious unction truly re-
markable and unique In the end De vas
acquitted. and I shall never forget my
last visit to him in his cell. a few mo-
ments before his release ana iepart-
ure.
Or my entry he looked Up from his
packing. and. recognizing ue. extended
the Bible which had been my rift. and
which he had so carefully perused dur
ing his peril
Here. sir. he said. allow me % re-
turn this book 10 you. I hope never TO
have use for it again .
The Washington times., 1902-12-14

mark with an apt quotation from the
classics.
One day he did this in ruling out a
question. whereupon the lawyer whose
case had suffered from the ruling, said
petulantly:
Talk English. your honor. I never
was a schoolmaster."
Nor a pupil either, perhaps2" the
judge suggested quietly.
The Washington times., 1902-12-14

" OvERNOR-ELECT PENNY
PACKER. Of Pennsylvania, Is
- an unusually good Latin and
Greek scholar, and while presi-
dent Judge Of the common pleas court Of
Philadelphia Office that he resigned
on his nomination for the governorship
he would occasionally point some re-
The Washington times., 1902-12-14

4 y try house on the belaWaEe. anu
Is very fond OF the shad that run
up this broad stream in the spring and
early summer.
The fishermen OF the neighbOrhool are
aware Of Mr. Brady's weakness, and
take pains to cater to it. They never
fail. on the Grgt spring casting of the
seine. to present one Of their largest
shad tc .he clergyman.
But last spring the first cast was madd
on a Sunday. and the fishermen hesitated
therefore about making Mr.. Brady their
usual gift Finally. though. they de-
cided TO risk II. and one Of their num-
Der called at the Brady residence with
a fine shad.
Mr. Brady" he said. Il took the lib
.erty of bringing you this fish"
Thank you. Tom. Thank you said
the minister. and he relieved the other
OF the shad-
"Only 1 must tell you" said Tom.
that the catch was made on a Sunday,
sir"
Mr. Brady frowned He half extended
the shad the fisherman, then he hall
drew it back again.
We'll. Tom" he said at length. III
keep It, any way. What happened was
wrong. but surely it was not this poo-
fsh's fault"
The Washington times., 1902-12-14

7 us editorial duties on "The Com
r. mOner" brought William Jen-
4 a nings Bryan recently 70 New
York. and during his visit he
dined one evening with a family wherein
there was a little girl.
This little girl. after dinner, sat read
ing some Eastern fairy tales Sudden
ly she looked up from her book and
said.
Mr.. Bryan. what kind OF bird IS the
bul-bulg"
1T Is a brother to the coo-cOo. ny
dear" Mr. Bryan answered
The Washington times., 1902-12-14

OCHILTREE used to tell
story Of how he once lost
~ 81. 900. 600.
1T was at a banquet" he
would say, "and Senator Hearst. of Cali
,ornia. sat besidesme. Hearst told how.
The Washington times., 1902-12-14

Il wish ( could say as much for you.
Mr. Ford"
You could" Ford retorted. '1f you
would lie as / did"
The Washington times., 1902-12-14

IT HE late Paul Leicester Ford had
as everyone knows. a deformity
i OF the spine. Any reference to
this. he resented, sometimes
with considerable acrsz-ony.
On one occasion, in Ford's youth, he
paid an overbold compliment to a girl
whom he admired.
You are" he said. "the handsomest
young woman l have ever seen"
The girl vexed, answered rudeIy:
The Washington times., 1902-12-14
OTES OF MEN AND WOMEN PRON1INI

~ TRINC the first rehearsal IN New
York OF Mrs Minnie Maddern
L. Fiske's new Biblical play, the
stage manager, in consultation
with Mrs Fiske and one of his assist
ants. said.
I'VE are a little cramped here. but IA
this corner, ! think. there will be room
enough to put the twelve apostles"
The assistant pushed back one Of he
scenes
"Therei" he said. "That gives lot Of
extra space. Now you can get on all the
apostles you want Twenty four, II
necessary
The Washington times., 1902-12-14

NH r. WHISTLER. the American
M born painter. who lives abroad,
has a gift OF repartce that
would have made him famous
even II he had not had the artists gift.
The American colony in London has been
laughing Of late at retort made by
Mr.. Whistler to lie Gallienne. the poet
Whistler. in his best ma1ne-. had
enunciated one Of his most brilliant epi-
grams
lie Gallienne. as the laughter died
away. said enviously:
Il wish I had said that. Jimmie"
you will. Richard, Whistler answer
ed
The Washington times., 1902-12-14

~ Ev. CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY.
X the minister author. has a coun-
4 y try house on the Delaware. and
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-01-03
TO PREVENT DEATH.
A Noted Scientist Claims to Have Al.
most Solved the Problem.

Chicago, Dee. 31.-Experiments
which it is claimed are beginning
of the unravelling of the mysteries OF
death were made public by Prof.
Jacques Loeb at the annual meeting
of the American Physiological socie-
ty at the University of Chicago last
night. During last summer the
noted scientist continued his expert
ments with the eggs of the lower
marine animals, especially those OF
the sea urchin, and last night in
paper entitled, ION the prolongation
of life of unfertilized eggs of the sea
urchin by potassium cyanide he told
a group of the foremost Psychologists
in America that by means or observa-
ton of the effects of certain chemi-
Gals upon these minute bits OF Proto-
plasm, he was ready to- make n tenta-
tive definition of the heretofore un-
known nature of death.
Death, Prof. Loeb affirmed, was
not n negative process, a simple
breaking down of tissues, as it has
been regarded up to this time, but
nm active agent born, with the birth
of the egg, and destined, If not
checked, to gain the upper hand of
the life instinct and bring about ex-
tinction. But, greater even than the
apparent discovery of this death
agent in all life substance is Prof.
Loeb's announcement that he has
been able to check it in the eggs of
the sea urchin, at least, by means of
chemical agents. This, it is claimed,
means nothing less than that on a
minute scale the secret of eternal
| life is i'm the power of mankind.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-01-03
ISHBEnhH
BY WIhh T. HALE.

Y AM Just in receipt of letter bear
ing the postmark Panzos, Guate-
Inala. 1t is in Spanish, and Translated,
rcads:
eff YOU have not forgotten the prom
fsc. come to me at once. My father
,ays that shall marry Senior Barrios
within three months-when he shall
have recovered from his wounds. am
at Panzos, to remain two months OF
ten weeks. j will die before wedding
him. Isabella"
Two years ago l was in the city oil
New Orleans, looking for cmployme
4 am an engineer-simply one OF the
great mass of everyday men who, hap
r,;Iy for the country, do not believe
that the word is dependent entirely
on its professional men. l had the
advantages of au- education; my IA
yher is considered wealthy for his sec
tiou; but from a very early day my
thoughts have run on machinery.
While in New Orleans met gen.
f,cman from the north. lie was en-
p!oyed as superintendent of large
coffee plantation in Guatemala, needed d
au engineer, and gave me the place
Taking passage on the flagship of the
Royal Mail and Steamship company
I'VE crossed the Gulf of Mexico. touched
Sucatan, passed over the Caribbean
sea TO British Honduras. and tinal.y,
after a Is days voyage, landed at Liv'
ingston, Guatemala. Here we EN-
barked on a small steamer for Panzos,
whence we went by rail TO La Tinta,
che terminus of the Nerapaz railroad
II was at La Tinta that we met Gen
Mercedes, Spaniard, who owned the
Plantation mentioned. His daughter
Isabella was with him. She was a
young lady of about II years of age
beautiful as an houri, and as naughty
as a maid of CASTLE could be. She
could speak little English. but threw
awuy but little conversation on hei
fathers employees. | did not intrudt
in her presence, but found Gen. Mer
sedes pleasant o.d fellow and not
averse to having some social inter
course with laborers, doubtless know
lug that the American workingmar
considers himself quite as good a.
chose who neither toll nor spin
The plantation was in the noun
taias, considerable distance from
Ia Tinta. There was no way OF trans
liortation than by oX-carts and pacl
mules. There were 800 or 400 of tn,
former and more than thousand o
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-01-03
CHANGES HIS GIFT.
S10,OOO.OO0 for Proposed Ma
tiOnnl school.

Washington, Dec. 80 - President
Roc sevelt has received n formal letter
from Andrew Carnegie announcing
that the gift of SlO.oOO, 900 to build up
a postgraduate university at Wash
ington will be put in such shape that
there can be no possible question as to
its acceptance. In Offering at first
bonds of the steel trust, Mr.. Carnegie's
sole purpose was to first relieve the
government of embarra ssment in in
vesting the money, and secondly, to
produce more income for the new uni
versity than could possibly be done il:
the capital were all nunk in govern.
ment bonds, which, owing to their high
premium and low interest, pay less
than any other security.
Mr.. Carnegie will therefore arrange
to offer that the government Of the
United States become trustee of fund
which will already be invested in inter-
est paying securities. These securi.
ties will be. OF such character as to
be entirely unobjcc;ionable. Mr.. Car.
negie will at once arrange for the in.
vestment OF the capital, and he will in
all proba bility select municipal, coun-
ty and state securities, which bear
fairly good rates of interest.
The president is entirely satisfied
with the terms of the offer, which
entirely eliminates all question of the
government becoming a stockholder
in the steel trust. The new arrange,
ment by Mr.. Carnegie il as generous
/ L l..
| sible resentment as to the question
which has arisen regarding the pro
! priety of the government accepting
| bonds of the steel trust
The president will submit the mat
ter to congress with recommenda
tion which will not only be favorable
to the acceptance of the gift, bu
which will make public recognition o.
the public spirit and generosity of An
| drew Carnegie
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-01-03
INDUSTRIAL COMBINES.
Tho Census Burcau Gives Out Some
Interesting Statistics.

Washington, Dec. 31.-Census sta
tistics made public yesterday on in
dustrial combinations show total
authorized capitalization May 81,
1900, for the 1873 corporations report
ed, of $3,607, ,539, 200 and capital stocb
issued $3,0S5, ,SU0,S6S.
The total value of al the productA
of the combinations reported Isl
$1,661, ,205,364, and subtracting the
value of the products of the hand
trades, or the mechanical industries,
which amount to $l,261, 1875, 160 the
products of the industrial combina-
tions in 1900 is found equivalent to
over 20 per cent. of the total gross
products of the manufacturing in
dustries of the country as they exist
ed in 1890. The 1873 corporations re-
ported employed an average of 309,192
wage earncrs, receiving $l94,5s4,715
in wages. Employment also was given
to 2i,5S5 salaried officials, clerks, etc,
receiving total of S32,653,62S in sal
aries.
Miscellaneous expenses of these
combinations aggregated $151,s5i,-
OF. Total cost or material used was
S1,os5. 5.Os3,s2s. The gross value of
purchased in partly manufactured
form, gives the net or true value of
products of these combinations as
$1,05t, ,9s1,5 $50. This represents the
increase in the value of the raw ma
terials resulting from the various
processes of manufe cture.
The 1873 corporations reported con-
troll 2,020 plants that were active
during the census year and III re-
ported as idle during that period.
The returns show an average of IL
active plants to each corporation.
OF all these industrial combinations
63 were organized prior to 1897. Over
so per cent. of the total number of
such corporations were chartered
during the Is months from January
1, 1899, to June 30, 1900.
The statistics of industrial com
binations exclude all interpretations
making or distributing gas and
electric light and power, it being inn
possible to trace all of the latter,
and they do not generally possess
the same economic significance. The
returns show that the iron and steel
industry is at the head of the list,
with gross product of $50S,626, ,4S2
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-01-03
SHAw'S IDEAS.
Judging from Public Uttcrnnccs Fu-
ture Secretary of the Treasury En-
vors an Elastic Currency.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 30.-Gov. Shaw,
soon to become secretary of the treas
ury in the Roosevelt cabinet, is for an
elastic currency, not necessarily that
known as asset currency" but some
thing of the same sort, based, perhaps,
on the paid-up capital Of the banks.
Thc governor sees no danger in the
proposed bank circulation based upon
assets, except the one-public preiu-
dice This alone is enough to make
the plan impracticable at present, but
t is probable, according 10 his views,
that all popular opposition will pass
away when Ii is realized that the pro-
jected system holds less of peril TO the
deposition than the present one of hy-
pothecating collateral in the hour of
stress and when more circulation is
needed.
These views of Gov. Shaw are his
last public utterances on the subject,
he referring to them when pressed for
an interview to explain his position on
the important subject to be looked int o
by his department. A report that he
had given out an interview express
ing at length his ideas on many prob
lens before the treasury department
was denounced as baseless by the fu-
ture secretary, who seemed much an
noyed that he should be suspected of
such poor Judgment as to discuss the
management of the bureau at this
time. He insisted he would give out
nothing new for publication, but re-
ferred to the fact that his views on
asset currency were contained in an
address some time ago before the
! Northwestern Nebraska Bankers as.
sociation.
Des Moines, Ia. Dec. 30.-Gov Shaw
on Sunday received letter from
President Roosevelt bidding him tc
come to Washington at his conven
fence. and the governor will leave foi
the seat of government on New
Years night over the Northwestern
! The presidents letter was brief. but
extremely cordial. Pleasure was eX
pressed that the sccretaryship hat
been so quickly and satisfactorily set
Enthusiastically not only to him
self, but TO the entire country. Gov
! Shaw was informed that Secrctari
Gage awaited his convenience. ant
the president ventured the hope tina
conference of the outgoing and in
coming secretaries with himscl
might not be long delayed. Gov
Shaw expects to reach Washington OF
Friday evening.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-01-03
A MURDER ON A TRAIN.
Four lIississIppians shoot and XIII n
Locomotive EnyInecr.


Memphis. Tenn, Dec. 31.-Four
men killed j. NJ. Rhea, a railroad en-
gincer of Nicl<sburg, who was a pas
senger on the nortffbound Yazoo &
Mississippi Valley train, Just out of
Leland, Miss, yesterday. They then
took possession of the train, com
PEELED the engineer to uncouple the
engine and to carry them on up the
road, where they tried to- escape.
Later they were all captured. Their
names are: Ashley Cooke, \. NJ.
PhIpps, Tom Lauderdale and Il man
named Blackman.
Cooke is wealthy planter, and n
merchant of Cleveland. Miss; Phipps
is postmaster at Shelby, Miss. Laud-
erdale is relative of phipps. Cooke
had revolver. Blackman and
Lauderdalc each carried Winchester
rifles. Phipps was unarmed.
j. NJ. Rhea,the dead engineer, was
asleep in Pullman when Cooke and
his friends boarded the ear at Le-
land. In walking up the aisle they
stumbled against Rhea's legs, which
were extended out into the aisle as
he slept. The quartette became
angry and ordered Rhea, who had
awakened, out Oh the ear. lie re-
marked that in order to prevent trou-
BILE he would have to do as they told
him, and started out of the car. IL
is claimed the men opened fire on
| him. when he reached the door, kill
ing him instantly. The lour there
upoit went to the engine and, cover
| ing The engineer, compelled him to
uncuuple the engine and send 1t down
4 4 4 q r.
rested withoUs trouble and later
| rInnnl In mil n ShnlhN
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-01-03

The next day we began our journey
overland, the general and his daughter
aiding in advance. The foothills soon
rise after leaving La Tinta, and gradu-
ally ths mountains come into perspec-
tive. These are beautiful enough in
Sae BLUSH haze, covered with coffee
Plantations about which are number
af Indian houses. Wild pepper grew
iu abundance. On either side of the
trail spread forests of rubber, banana,
mahogany and tall palm. In the open
Ne cou.d occasionally catch glimpses
OF parrots and pigeons and smaller
kinds of birds with gaudy and dazzling
piumage, reca"ing Joaquin AIilIer's
une--'Birds hung and swung, green
Cobed and red" Monkeys, too, were
aot infrequent. chattering and leap
seg or swinging among the branches
of the wild figs. Amid such scenes |
Found regret at the reticence of the
geaeraPs daughter, and l think she
became sware of this.
Gor three or four days we Travelled
without anything of special interest
occurring; the scenery becoming
little mules climbing the long hills pa
tiently, and the tinkling of the bells
of the leaders recalling some wha
the pastures and COW bells of the rura
Districts back in the states. AT the
last encampment, however, there was
an incident which broke the monotony
While supper was being prepared
Senorita Isabella wandered out int,
, the woods, being attracted by som,
beautiful orchids or air-p.ants. Prett,
soon / heard scream from the direc
tion of her wanderings. Being neare
than any other member of the com
psny, ] rushed TO ascertain the caus
of the lady's fright. i found that sh
had climbed upon leaning tree-trunl
To secure gorgeous orchid, but o
starting to descend had seen bi
green serpent on the ground just be
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-01-03
The sIecpIess Eye.

Smearer-You know that grand old
patriotic sentence which begins this
way: Eternal vigilance?"
Dauber-Why, sure. Every school
boy does.
Smearer-Well, have been engaged
to paint an allegorical picture of that
sentence. Now, can you suggest a
happy idea for Eternal Vigilancc?"
Dauber-I can. Make picture of Q
man keeping an eye on his UMBRELLA
Express Gazette.