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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-03
The Giddy Youaq Thinq!

Mrs. Gilbert's eightieth birthday,
which was celebrated recently at
st. Louis with a. flower hung dress
ing room and a serenade by the or
chestra, which played sAuld Lang
SyDe" on the stage after the per-
Torrance, occurred just. before an
illness which necessitated short
rest. When she returned to the cast
at the Lyceum theater in New York,
one reason after another was adj
'vanced as to the cause of her indis-
position. In that vibrant voice Of
hers that has retained its mellow
ness through these many years, she
denied in turn each one Of the causes
ascriDed. '1'll tell you what it was, !"
she said finally and with a twinkle
in her eye, Il had too much birth
day. 0-Leslie's Weekly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-03

the daughter still lives, and she
desires to come to her American
relatives, and the chaplain de-
sires to send Luis baggage,
which he in some way obtained.
He explains, however, that sim
Identification COSTS remain to
be paid before he can send on the
baggage, which contains $4,000
Of negotiable paper. One of Mr..
Brielmaier's sons is going to
send the persistent Spaniard a
roll of green paper printed in the
form of bank notes and given
away at a picnic, to see what he
will receive in return, Don Jose
Garcia gives his address as Gale
Del Barquillo, Madrid.
What Mr.. Brielmaier is still
specializing about is how his
name was obtained by the COR
respondent. It seems to indi-
cate he had an agent in Milwau-
kee.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-03
Precautions For the Cars Life.

No nihilist will ever get chance
at the czar of Russia with a razor,
at least in the guise of a barber.
The autocrat has his beard carefully
trimmed, but with scissors. Even
this is treated as responsible and
important function, and of the four
grand masters of the court, as they
are called, one always attends the
car when his majesty is. under the
BARRIERS care. Not that any doubt
is felt as to the fidelity of the ton
serial artist. The family Of the
Guelabovski have been BARRIERS to
the imperial house Of Romanoff
from the time Of Car Paul.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-03
camphor Eaters.

The latest fad among the fashion
able women Of the country is cam
phor eating. The idea seems to pre-
vail that this gum, taken in small
and regular doses, gives a peculiar
creaminess of complexion, and scores
of young women buy it for this pur-
pose. The habit is, moreover, very
difficult to cast off, for camphor
produces a mild form of exhilara-
ton and stupefaction, and in many
instances where very large doses
have been swallowed the habit has
become sort of slavery. These
campho- eaters all have dreamy,
dazed and very listless air, and in
most Of them there is. an ever pres
ent longing to sleep or at least to
rest. Extreme weakness generally
follows the taking of regular doses,
and cases have been seen where it
has been almost difficult to tell the
effect from those Of alcohol. AS to
the complexion, if a CHASTITY pallor
be an improvement, camphor GER
tainly produces it.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-03
The Ways of the Walkinu Stick.

An excited controversy is raging
among the young swells Of Paris as
to the disposal of ones walking
stick when making a call. M. lie
Bargy, the well known actor, de-
clares that walking stick is vital
necessity to help out conversation.
In the play" he says, ''you may
see it swinging backward and for
ward when | am anxious, affection
ately caressing my collar when my
mood is. endearing, vibrating with
menace when | am angry, trailing in
melancholy fashion behind me when
| leave the room detected"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-03
His NEGATIVE Side.

Eli Minch, known as the s1earned
farmer" of Bridgeton, N. j., who
died the other day, recently made
the following confession: 81 have
never been married or in love, never
smoked, chewed or touched drop
of beer or other intoxicants; never
played dominoes, checkers or cards
Of any kind and cannot tell one
card from another. / have never
been to a play, even in church, or a
circus; never saw the inside Of a
theater, have never skated with a
girl on the ice, although I was when
a boy considered quite skater, and
| think few men experienced the
pleasure that / did when young
man.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-03
A FIVE DOLLAR JOKE.

Mr.. Lee Fsirchild, who is coming
20 the front as a humorist, visited
San Francisco not long ago and,
like many literary pilgrims to the
west, determined to pay visit to
Mr.. Joaquin Miller, poet of the Sier-
ras, who lives in charming villa in
the Contra Costa foothills across
the bay from the Golden Gate.
sWhat will you charge RE to
drive to Joaquin Miller's p Fair
child asked Of an Oakland cabman.
Give dollars was the response. )
The humorist got in and started
away over the long, rugged road
leading to the poets side hill her
mitage. It was evening when he
started. The night had settled, and
the moon was up when he arrived.
He paid the driver and was about
to open the rustic gate to the ia
nous home when the cabman said
dryly:
q suppose you know that Joa-
quin is not in California at the pres
ent time"
The humorist thought quickly
and, smothering his Indignation, re-
piled:
ooh, yes, Of course; I merely
wanted to see how his place looks
by moonlight. Saturday Evening
Post.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-03
The MiIIer's Thumb.

It is by the thumb the miller tests
the character and qualities Of the
grain he grinds. Spreading the
sample over the fingers by peculiar
movement Of the thumb, he gauges
its value by the thumb itself. Con
tinual action in this way makes the
thumb assume shape resembling
the wide fattened head of the bull
head, or Tommy Logge, fish prev
alent in mill streams, which in con-
sequence is popularity known as the
miller's thumb Chambers jour
nal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-03
AguinaIdo's One Wish.

When Agunnaldo became a
prisoner of the American army
and was carried to headquarters
he was treated with great con
sideration and kindly attention.
The officers saw to his wants,
and though a prisoner he lived
with a certain comfort and
station.
One day, soon after the pri-
soner's arrival at Manila, Gen
eral Macarthur decided to go and
see Aguinaldo. and find if he
was being rightly treated. At
the close of the visit the general
asked Aguinaldo if there was
anything he would like to have,
whether papers, magazines,
clothes, cigars or other articles.
But the prisoner shook his head.
He said that there was nothing
at all that he wanted.
Just as the general was about
to close the door Aguinaldo's face
suddenly frightened, and the
look in his eyes showed that he
was trying to remember some
name.
:sWhat is it?" said General
Macarthur.
s'There is just one thing in the
world I want" said Aguinaldo,
''if you can only get it for me. I
have had it but once in my life,
and that was at Hongkong. They
said it was an American thing
and that all Americans had it.
It is-ice cream" he said with
great enthusiasm. Philadelphia,
Post.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-03
Miles will Remain

The Chicago Posts Washington
correspondent says: "a new
phase of the Miles controversy is
presented in the report that Pres
ident Roosevelt desires to place
Gen. Leonard Wook at the head
of the army. Gen. Wood is gov
ernor Of Cuba and a warm friend
of the president. Establishment
of the Cuban republic in time will
relieve Gov. Wood of his present
duties, and it's considered nat
ursI that he should be the choice
of the administration to succeed
Gen. Miles.
EAT the same time indications
grow strong from day to. day that
Gen. Miles will not be forcibly
separated from his post if the
president has his ear to the
ground. He is receiving proof
that public sentiment is against
Miles's dismissal or further hum
iliation. That Gen. Miles lacks
tact or even common sense is not
denied bysome who know enough
of the situation to declare that
the country is ready to forgive
him for his slips of Judgment be-
cause he has a fighting record in
the field. AS one man put it to-
day:
IF the president is bound to
bounce somebody, why doesn't
he bounce the clique that is at
the bottom of all the trouble?
Gen. Miles may thank his record
as a soldier for the liency with
which his errors of Judgment
have been treated.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-03
Front Street, Nome.

It's a little zigzag street. Every
building was erected according to
an independent notion as to front
age and rearage. The effect is star
Ting, and after negotiating few
blocks Of it you feel like Ssthe crook
ed man who walked the crooked
mile On sunshiny days the en-
tire population sallies forth and oc-
cupies the sidewalk, overfows into
the street and down the little by
ways on to the beach, with dogs fill
ing all the intermediate space on the
ground floor. Seattle Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-03
A Monster of Fat.

Ia Vladosta, Ca, recently hog
was killed whose gross weight was
1850 pounds; his net weight was
955 pounds. Each ham weighed
102 pounds. This fat monster pro-
duced SO pounds Of lard, or nearly
a tierce and a half enough to last
small family about four years. Be
sides the lard, there was nearly a
wagon load Of sausage from this
one pig, to say nothing Of big dish
pans Of hogs head cheese, liver pud-
ding and other products.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-03
A Law For Husbands.

At Uelzen, in Luneburg, the au-
thoritias have passed law which is
more popular with the fair than the
sterner sex. Husbands must be
home by II o'clock. A fine equal
to 10 shillings is the penalty for in
fringing this regulation, 3half Of
which goes to the person presuma-
bly, the wife-who brings and proves
the accusation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-03
A chatranooga Druggists Statement.

Robt. J. Miller, proprietor of the
Red House Drug Store of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, writes: There is more
merit in Foley's Honey and Tar than
in any other cough syrup. The call
for it multiply wonderfully and we
sell more of it than all other cough
syrups combined" Sold by Frost
& Spies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-03
Optimistic Beers.

Bennett Burleigh, the noted Eng
lish war correspondent, reports a
suggestive conversation between a
British officer and a Boer field cor
net under flag Of truce.
The former asked, "When do you
think the war will be over?"
"Oh,0 replied the other, when
you people are able to catch a horse
with an OK wagon; not before"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-03
A QUAINT OLD TIMER.

NJ. Green Of Wichita, Kan, who
has just celebrated his ninety-sixth
birthday, was a neighbor of Martin
Van Buren,, whom he disliked He
saw and talked with man who wit
messed the famous ride Of General
Putnam and who said that Putnam
did not ride down the steps, but de-
scended a hill beside them. He
knew Aaron Burr, Admiral Decatur,
President Jackson and Santa Anna.
His boyhood chum was cabin boy
to John Paul Jones, the famous sea
fighter.
f'The last time I took drink, =
said Mr.. Green, "Was the day Frank.
lin Pierce was elected. Myself and
three others went into a tavern, and
| set 'em up. The round cost me 10
cents. In those days whisky was
good, and it didn't cost much. Aft
.er | drank my jigger | turned
around to the boys and said, THAT
is my last drink They laughed,
but | have kept the pledge ever
SINCE
Referring to his dislike of Van
Buren,. he says: "Maybe it is because
| knew him SO Familiarity. He look
ed too much like a wolf to suit me-"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-03
A New Wav to Dun.

A Rochester Mich physician re.
Gently caused the following card to
be inserted in local paper:
Wake up! Change cars Don't you
think you have been carrying my money
long enough? Come in and secure my
autograph on receipted bill. You will
feel better about 1t, and / assure you the
feeling will be mutual Very truly yours,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-03
Full BIooded Indian Babies Scarce.

49, D'SOOCN ihAiaH DdHiSo oval Us
The present generation Of full
blooded Indian babies is interesting
from many points of view. In the
first place, there will be no more
full blooded Indians born, as men
and women of pure Indian blood are
rapidly marrying either white per
sons or Indians whose blood is large
ly mixed with that of the whites.
Moreover, these pure blooded chill
dren inherit in many cases large
sums from the sale Of lands to the
government or own valuable reser-
walton property, so that many Of
them have more suitors than Pencil
ope.
1t is only on the reservations Of
the far southwest that the curious
little Indian babies are to be found.
There are now among the twenty
tribes only 5000 full blooded In
dian children. In these same tribes
there are more than 10000 children
through whose veins courses a strain
Of white blood. They are healthy,
fat youngsters and, despite their
rough usage, grow up to be strong
men and women.-Cosmopolitan.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-03
Published Every Thursday.
$50 90 A YEAR. The Only All Home
Print Weekly Newspaper in Bayfield,
County.
He Did Not Bite


chosen as an sseasy mark by a
gang of swindlers at Madrid,
Spain, but, if so, the Spaniards
made a mistake. Brielmaier has
received two letters signed by
Luis Rodriguez Brielmaier, who
asserts relationship with the
Milwaukeean, informing him
that Luis Rodriguez has $98, 900
in a trunk in the form of Panama
canal bonds and negotiable paper,
"Signed on the back IN order to
be Endorsed where it may be
necessary, but that unfortun-
ately they are held by the Span
ish court as security for fines
which may be imposed upon
Luis, who, for some reason, has
fallen under suspicion of the
Spanish government and is now
in Jail. The letters say that some
money will be necessary to Sc
cure the release Of Luis and pos
session of the bonds and other
securities. Mr.. Brielmeier has
not sent any money to Madrid,
having been advised by the Mil
waukee police that the authori-
ties of the Spanish capital are
implicated in the attempted
swindle.
The first letter from Luis Ro-
driguez reached Mr.. Brielmaier
about Jan. 1, and indicated that
an alleged priest and woman
were principals to the plot. The
writer said that Mrs. Annie
Brielmaier, his mother, was a
near relative of the Milwaukee
people, and that he was in dan
ger, as well as a daughter. He
suggested that Mr.. Brielmaier
adopt the daughter, for safety
sake, until such time as he can
get out of prison. The fraud
was SO apparent that Mr.. Briel-
maier wrote that his daughter.
Miss Clotllda Brielmaier, who is
pursuing her art studies abroad,
would go to Madrid, from which
point the letters were written,
and would investigate the matter
and see what help could be given.
To his surprise this did not
shut off the correspondent
They have no relatives in Spain,
but neither this nor the prospec-
tive visit from a member of the
family deferred Luis Rodriguez,
who followed up his first letter
with another thanking the Mil
yankee man for his kind inter
est, and intimating that money
was necessary to obtain his valu-
able baggage. At the same time
he introduced a chaplain, Jost
Garcia, whose name was written
in ink differing from the body of
the letter, indicating that the
letter itself was one of a form
turned out by the wholesale, with
blank spaces for such names as
the swindlers might wish to in
sert.
ssBe kind enough" writes
Luis, "to forget not my project,
give me the assistance that you
want, and under your word of
having it I should die TRANQUILITY,
that is the only wish of your very
grateful friend"
Brielmaier did rot respond
with money, and the shock of
disappointment doubtless killed
Luis, for the next letter is one
written by the chaplain, who an
nounced that Louis had died.
This announcement is accom-
panied by certificate to that eff
feet in Spanish, duly sealed, as
well as an alleged newspaper
clipping setting forth the fact.
This is a stage which previous
exposures of the swindle have
not reached. The chaplain
shows his fraudulent character
by saying that Luis received the
"SaintS" sacrament of the Eu-
The daily Republican., 1902-10-10
JURY AWARDS LARGE
DAMAGES TO SIMMONS.
Attorneys Find No Just Cause
To Ask For Appointments -
of New Commission.

The Jury appointed to con d emn the
Simmons will and other West Front
street properties which are necces-
Aary TO the completion of the work
now under way by Pennsylvania
Railroad Company 10 this city, made
Its return to Judge Spruance this
morning. The awards were so lust
that the attorneys tor property
owners could Guu no reason for re-
questing the appointment Of a new
commission. The award for the two
Simmons properties is $500 OF
this amount Sl05, 500 IS FOR the land
and $44. 200 for the factory. The
bwartz child and Sulzberger award
is 81, 900 and the W. G. Valentine
award is 50, $50. The return of the
Jury WAS confirmed.
I In the Simmons matter The chan
cellor yet has to act. If he grants a
preliminary injunction preventing
the railroad company from procesd-
ing with its work the matter will be
held up pending a settlement of the
terms. but if the chancellor refuses
the application the owners of the
properties will have TO ACCEPT the
awards oil the commission,
The daily Republican., 1902-10-10
DAY OF ATONEMENT
BEGINS AT SUNSET

AT st1nset this evening the most
solemn holy day in Jewish calendar
will be nshered in, and it will con-
tlnue until sunset tOmmor0w. This
Is 1om Ripper, the Day of Atone
ment, known as the Great White
Fast. The origin Of this holy day
is traced to the Biblical injunction
that the tenth day of the seventh
month shall be Sabbath of Sab
baths, in which "Ye are to afHict
your SOULS This is traditional in.
terpreted to mean that by fasting.
repentance, prayer and good deeds
men can make atonement for sins,
Throughout the world Israelites
VIII observe this day. There will
be a general cessation of labor, and
every synagogue and smaller place
OF Jewish worship will be crowded
throughout the day. Observant
Jews will fast from sunset this
evening until sunset tomorrow.
The daily Republican., 1902-10-10

As the coal supply, growing small
ler daily, approaches the vanishing
point, fear is felt among mill op era
tors, that a continued scarcity of tu-
ell will soon result in throwing hun.
dreds OF persons out of work.
Some Of the manufacturers con
tracted several weeks ago for supplies
of soft coal from West Virginia mines
at 81 ton at the mines, with IN add
cd freight charge OF sl.4O ton. A
year ago coal from this district was
offered in Unlimited quantities at
dollar a ton and delivery in there
days was guaranteed. No delivery
has been made on the orders sent
in during ths past few weeks at the
advanced rates.
Large manufacturing firms report
that at the prevailing rates for soft
coal they are paying from $500 to
$500 day more for fuel than they
did before the strike started and
The daily Republican., 1902-10-10
THIEVES TURN
TO PUBLIC SCHOOL
Got Into No. Is and Carried
Away Clocks and
Dictionary.
THEY WERE AFTER MONEY
Broke Open Telephone Box
In Building But Got
Nothing For Their
Trouble.

Burglars some timo last night
forced an entrance to School
No. IS, at 3rd and Townsend streets
and stole two clocks and Il Webster
dictionary. Entrance was gained by
forcing the lock Of the front door
of the building.
From the room Of Miss Mabel J.
Colwell from which the clock and
dictionary were taken, the thieves
broke open her desk and threw
books and papers ON the floor Moth
ing was taken from the down stairs
room cxcepta few articles.
There is a Delaware aud Atlantic
pay telephone in the corridor I'll thu
second story Of the hulIAlng uud
this the thieves broke hoping tn net
some cash, bat they We're dl-lp
pointed.
Miss Colwell report" | III" r.,s, 10
the committe" Of the B,urI cl EIu-
cation and the committee III con
junction with the police is invest
eating the robbery.
The daily Republican., 1902-10-10
RATlFlES CREED REVISION.
Presbytery of New Castle Closes
Its Session

IN" New Castle Presbytery closed its
sessions yesterday. The most important
business of the session WAS Transacted
when all III" ovcrturCs on revision made
DE the last General Assembly in New
York, were adOoted. The changes In the
Confession of Faith were curlied in detail
by Il large majority. The commissioners
To the last General AssembIv, the Rev.
Thomas A. McCuldy the Rev. Louis G.
Wainwright ana George \. Blake made
their rc?ort which was accepted. and the
fidelity Of the Commission commended
The Rev. w +. D Lewis. of Whining
ton, was elected chairman of the Educa-
ton Committee. and the Rev W. L. Hal
lett, Of Odessa. chairman Of the Com
mittec on Sunday School Work. The
PreShytrry adjourned without selecting a
place for the next session, this matter
being left with the stated clerk, the Rev.
j.. l. Milligan, and the moderator Dr..
MCt tLIly.
The daily Republican., 1902-10-10
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Joseph p. Truitt Prominent Man.
ufacturer Dies i'll Philadelphia.

Rudolph Stuchler. a newspaper man.
dlrd suddenly at his residence NJ iJ2
North Marshall street yesterday morn
ing Sturhl'r had been connected with
New olk, Chicago and Wilmington Ger
man heWap tpcrs, At the time Of his dca tn
he was on tie staff Of the phil,delphia
Iagchlatt. His death WAS du, to heart
trouble.
ON Monday morning at . o'clock the
funeral of William puytOn a wrlI-inown
citl@en will take place from his late
home. No. 81 West Second street High
mass will De celebrated at st. Paul's
Church and interment made in the Cuthc-
dral cemetery.
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Wells. wife Of Dill
worth + Wells, will be buried from her
late Residence. No. 1908 West Eighth
street on Saturday morning at O'Clock
High mass will be celebrated at Sacred
Heart Church.
Joseph y. Truitt. a wolI-known manu-
factlrcr Of Philadelphia. died suddenly
Yesterday at the Gladstone. ATr TIuilt
was educated in this city ana was well
known here
The daily Republican., 1902-10-10
GOOD GOLF PLAYING
BY CITY WOMEN.
Final Round In The Champion
ship Played To-day.

The links Of the Wilmington
Country Club were in fine condition
yesterday. The women's golf tour
nament WAS continued and Mrs.
William s. Hilies proved the victor
in the championship class defeating
Mrs. Robert Pennington.
The playing was close and the
large gallery that followed the con-
testants was much interested.
The scores & the day were;
Championship Glass Mrs Will
liam S. Hilles won from Mrs. Robert
Pennington by up and 3 to go.
Consolation Class-Mrs. D. B.
Martin won by Mrs. p. r. Wright
by 3 up and 8 to 60.
Special Class--Mrs. H. w. Howell
won from Miss Ethel Cause by 8 up
and to go.
The tournament will be continued
to-day and tomorrow. Much in
terest is manifested in to-day's
special events. At 2 o'clock the
driving contest will take place, at
8 o'clock, the approaching and put
ting contest and at o'clock the put
ting contest. Tomorrow afternoon
the mixed foursome will take place.