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The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-02

amused himself with locsmaking. Saliva
tor Rosa used to perform in extempore
comedies, and take the character of a
mountebank in the streets of Rome. An
thony Magliabecchi, the famous librarian
to the Duke of Tuscany took a great in
terest in the spiders which thronged his
apartments, and while sitting among his
mountains of books would caution his Wis
itors mot TO hurt the spiders"
Moses Mendelsshon. surnamed the Jew
ish Socrates, would sometimes seek re-
lief from too much thought in standing
at his window and counting the tiles upon
his neighbours roof. Thomas Warrior, the
poetical antIquary, used to associate
with schoolboys. Cowper kept hares and
made bird-cages. DR.. Johnson was so
fond of his cat that he would even 60 out
himself to buy oysters for puss. because
his servant was too proud to do so.
Goethe Kept a Tame Snake.
Goethe kept tame snake, an ugly fell
low, but he despised dogs. Ariosto de-
lighted in gardening but he destroyed all
he planted by turning up the ground to
sec If the seeds were terminating. Thorn
son had his garden at Richmond, re-
specting which the old story Of how he
ate peaches Off the trees with his bands
in hts pockets is familiar to almost every
SOCIOLOGY Gibbon was a very lazy man.
and was untidy in his dress. Coleridge
was content to sit from morning till night
threading the dreamy mazes of his own
mind.
Gray said that he wished to be always
on a sofa reading eternal new novels.
Fenton. the cmiuent SCHOLAR. died from
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-02
CORNER OF THE PRESIDENTS STATE ROOM.

n 7 IT only the Kaiser, the President
M our President-has a new yacht.
L Y But the yacht is not new; it is
the same that President McKin-
ley had at his disposal. The Dolphin,
ship Of respectable size, equipment and
shings-though nothing to compare
with the Hohenzonern or the splendid
yachts of any other great nations head
has been taken from the service of the
Executive and sent South. and the Sylph,
about the most insignificant affair in our
navy. has been left for President Roosc-
Welt
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-02

//V DON'T know how it is" remarked
an Avenue restaurateur. but 1t
is a fact that most walters are
prodigious eaters. l remember
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27
FINGER prints.
Method of Identification That Is A.
most Unfailing.

The use Of finger-prints as n means of
Identification. which was made familiar to
the public by its use in IA recent novSi
formed the subject of discussion i'll con-
nection with a case at the Gui!dhall. Lon
don. 1t was alleged, says the British
Medical journal. in describing the case,
that the fnger-print of an accused man
was identical with that of another Of
fender, but subsequent investigation
made Il plain that there had been cler-
zeal error. Sergeant Cabins. of the Fin
ger-Print office, in explaining the mis-
take to the alderman. said "Out of the
many thousands OF recognitions made 1y
means of the finSer-prints, We have never
erred on the other hand. We have beer:
able to correct serious mistakes made liz
personal identification. As an instance, a
warden stated that anE accused person
had served a term Of three years penal
Servitude; but by means of finSer-prlntS
we clearly proved his innocence of this
conviction" The Medical Journal de
scribcS another ease as follows:
The Indictment was for breaking and
entering house. An entry had been eff
fected through a window, which had been
freshly painted white about fortnight
previously. The print of the left-hand
thumb found upon the paint was careful
~ photographed. Certain articles had
been removed a few days later a second
burglary occurred in the neIghborhood
and in the kitchen evidently left behind
by the thieves there was found a piece OF
cloth which Was identified as having been
taken from the first house. The thief
having been arros.ed. the police took an
impression of his left thumb. which cor
responded in every detail with that which
mad been discovered on the window in
the first house. Upon the evidence and
upon examination OF enlarged photo
graphs Of the various finger prints. tie
jury convicted the prisoner. although he
protested that he knew nothing about the
burglary in the first house. AS an old
offende: he was sentenced to seven years
penal servitude. IL will be seen that Il
it had not been for the finger-print the
evidence against the prisoner upon n
charge Of breaking and entering the first
house would have been 50 slight that no
jury could have convicted. Cation thus
describes the metncd Of obtaining a print:
THE finger OF suspected person should
be pressed and slightly rolled. first on !.
slab freshly covered with a thin layer of
printers ink, and afterwards on white
PAPER" The capillary ridges on the inner
surface of the hands afford % to 80 dis
tinct points of reference. every one
with the rarest exceptions being abso-
iuteiy permanent aud persistent through
out life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27

it, my reputation, as a truthful and sober
man may be good enough to carry 1t. l
was an eye witness.
I'VE were putting up a big hotel The
framework had just reached me eigntn
story and the masonry and the foorinS
of one or two of the intervening stories
were already in. | was on the top VITA
the gang OF houSeSmiths, and they were
hoiStinS up big girder. The foreman
was kncelng on the edge of the frame.
shouting directions down to the street.
ana the girdcr had just reached the top
AS they We're swinging 1t into place
the men let go of ii for a moment ana Inc
end swung around upon the foreman,
hitting him behind as he kneli and sweep
ing him over the edge into the street, 10
feet or so below.
There seemed to be no possible chance
for his life. Somehow, though, he fell
against the slack guy rope which was
danglin" from the beam.
His les; and arm got tangled in it three
stories below. and ne stuck to the rope.
More than that the slack rope actually
swung him into a window in the nfti
story. That happened to be one OF the
few in which the flooring had been plt
in. and the rope dropped him on tiis.
floor. unhurt.
He had been working for our firm for
years, aud | knew him and liked him as
a good foreman. When he went over the
edge of the framewoek- / was horror
struck.
III was a Minute or two before re
covered my self possession. Then
hurried down %xpectingsto find his man.
"As went down the ladder ISmet him
coming up. bruised but unhurt and all nc
was thinking of was how ne could best
tell the men who let the beam slip what
sort of blank set Of blankety blank
shiftless good for nothings they We're.
He did. Though he had had as narrow
an escape from death as | can conceive IF
a mans undergoing, he went right back
tn work and bpSSed the gang tor the af-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27
DARING OF SOME WORKERS.
The Housesmiths Brave Death Daily
and Think Nothing Of II.

They had been watching man ascend
to the tenth story uf the framework of a
new bank building by the simple expedi-
Sht OF standing on a large beam and
holding on to tie hoistnS rope.
1t against the rules, explained the
contractor. but they will do it. You
cant stop EN-. 1t is just as quick for a
fellow tn go up by the ladders as 10 risk
his life in that way. and mighty lutte
more trouble, but Familiarity with dan
ger breeds contempt of it. That's why
there are very few big buildings put up
in this town without at least one man
being Killed in each.
only the special providence which
watches over the reckless as well as over
babies and drnnkards prevents a whole
lot more deaths among these housesm, his
The insurance companies have to take
them as risks at any price and | don
blame tEem. There's a hairbreadth es-
cape day, at least. on one of these tai
buildings.
Some of the things I've seen myself Id
hardly have believed if any one had told
me about them I'll tell you just one
and though | don't expect you to credit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
CONTINUED from page 50

which we patiently wait for the acct
dent which is to set the lovers free.
To the man who thinks in terms of the
drama there is in the struggle of great
passions, or of great principles, no
room for accident. Conversely stated,
a play i'm which the dissolvins force is
accident, however skiilfully 1t Is
wrought IS no drama, but meiodrama.
After the first act (Which, by the way,
is in itself an admirable dramatic eX-
positior) there is not a moment in
which one has the impression OF wit
Messing a contest Of opposing forces.
At the end Of the second act the au-
thors turn aside to make n curtain SIT
uation out of an unimportant episode
in the book, the taste of which is cues
tionable; and paSSa geS are introduced
throughout for the sake of the Sensa-
ton of the passing moment. And as
for the virtue of the herO'S abnegation,
it NAV Desci,aste and lovely. but as one
sees him makes him look uncOmmonly
like a PRE-. "Pris' is a hard word:
but realizing ms @lle did the impossible
ity of putting Mr.. Jamcs's undem"n-
strative hero on the stage, why id not
Mr.. Cable give his own hero some ac-
tive part in the working out of his
fate? The JOY of Living" was lately
censured because Beate subjected
princirle to passion'-that is to say,
the critics principle to her PASSION
The manner in which Ferry subjects
his passion to Mr.. Cables principles
may be magnificent but it is not
drama.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27

The writer who sets out deliberately
to produce a book that shall achieve an
unusual popularity is not as likely to
succeed as the writer who goes for
ward and honestly does the work that
ward and honestly does the work that
is in him. Nor is the publisher as like
'ly to succeed who works with a set
purpose to force a particular novel on
the public. He will fail twice or thrice
or dozen times for every time that he
succeeds. Both writer and publisher,
too. will be likely to forget real literary
values. and they will soon find them
selves on the level of the composers and
publishers Of popular songs whose
vogue is but ephemeral.
drj,oire-lJuiaw hcosmvuuebes lpcX:atn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27

New York Mail and Express:
There are books of which none should
ever saw. Il have read them" but al
vavs, Il read them" life companions
whose infinite depth of wisdom con-
tinues to unfold itself as the mind trav-
els on the read from early maturity to
the intellectual fullness of old age; ana
there are books that, in Charles Lamb 5
phrase. are not books 1T all. Intimacy
with the printed word is of many de-
grees and of many qualities: its initu-
ence is as varied. 1t may eXhort to
fresh endeaVor, it may preach a fatal
iStic resignation. 1t may appeal to the
soul or the intellect. to the sense OF
beauty or the thirst of knowledge. 1t
NAV serve as n distraction after the
days labor. it may be the bread of that
labor itself. or that change of occu-
patton which from the days of the
Greeks has been considered as the best
form of rest. In literature alone is
found the record of that Spirit of the
Ages which. according to Goethe. is but
the spirit of us all in which the ages
are reflected" Hence its infinite var
iety the undying interest of its mas
ter-mindS.
Prof Flinders Petrie claimed some
years ago, in q lecture that attracted
attention the world over. that the hap
piest people are those wEo cannot read
"a form of happiness possessed by the
majority of mankind. A return to it
by the civilized races is impossible, I'M
less through decay too great to be
taken into consideration, or through
some destructive act of Nature Civil
lied man has his books, and cherishes
them. and adds TO them. He may read
thouGhtiessly, but he reads; the con-
clGsion is unavoidable, however. that
ne is not always without his moments
OF thought. Whence otherwise the
eVer-increasirig demand for reprints
of the classics? They have read
Them perhaps, but some of them are
always reading them. as well. The
mass of current literature does not
threaten the immortals: those who
now read trash read nothing at all in
former ages. and a good habit in a bad
form may ultimately lead to the proper
uses Of books. The "deluge". is past
more normal conditions nave succeeded
1t. and the sediment that has been left
by the reccGing food is found to be rich
soil. bearing fruit in new crop of far
better literary quality than the croak-
Gfs predicted. Geography, history.
literary criticism, travel. art, the stalks
of these now Overshadow the dimin-
ished crop of fiction: and what there
is of this scantier growth is of good.
sturdy: honest quality. the fiction that
may claim to be literature.
novel of no serious merit may or
may not become popular There is no
certainty about it. Only one in n
thousand has the quality that carries
it into favor. and the other nine hun
dred and ninety-nine represent wasted
labor and false hope of author and
publisher alike.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27
Everywhere in Maine.
FARMS AND SOLD

Buyers, get our FREE Illustrated Cat
alogue.
Owners send us details of your
property. We require no advance pay
ment. We use our own money to adver-
tise your property. Our references are
the two hundred people for whom we have
bought or sold farms during the past two
years.
e. a. STROUT, Augusta, Maine.
Local agents in all large towns.
aug23, sat-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27

Christmas before last Peter Carol OF
Cleveland, O.. distributed 500 chickens
among poor families in that city Last
Christmas Sheriff Barry asked to be tat
en- in a. an equal partner and 1890 chick
ems were distributed. Now Congressman
Beider has joined the firm and 1,5G'
chickens will lie distributed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27

rhe armament of Fort Sliema. consist
ing of two ~ ton and two lS-tOn guns
has lately been condemned as mScrVicC-
able. on consideration il was found thai
the freight of these guns to England
would he greater than their present III
tri1sc value. and that they could not be
offered for sale in Malta. as there art
not the requisite tools for breaking them
mp and utilizing their iron and steel. The
lnur guns were consequently thrown int
the sea ut Ghar-lddud. near Fort Sienna
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-24

In speaking of Hon. Robert +. Pattison,
Democratic candidate for governor, the Philadel-
phia North American says Robert E. Pattison
cannot be elected governor, and every man who
has political common sense knows it. 1t is true
that in the country districts he inspires some en-
thusiasm, yet he sweakest wherehe sbest known.
Organized labor is against him. Philadel phia
democracy is against him. The men who have
seen his vacilating course in recent years, his
willingness to compromise with evil forces, give
no welcome to his nomination.
He is not only negatively weak he is positive
ly vulnerable. His record as business man
and fnancier during recent years is open to attack,
ana if he becomes Il dangerous rival the 'epuh-
lcan machine will unquestionably lay bare that
record to the political injury of himself and his
party.
Distrusted by Independent Republicans, in
capable of even inspiring the confidence ofDemo-
Gratis, failing to measure in integrity or ability
the equal of Judge Pennypacker, the Republican
machine nominee, Robert f. Pattison stands as
the impersonation of a kess, fatal candidacy.
He will receive some independent support no
doubt. Many men, though rating him below
Judge Pennypacker, will vote for him rs a pro-
test against Quaysn,, being assured that their
votes will not elect him. But he is doomed to
defeat and as he falls he will carry deeper into
the mlre of dispute the aithless, futile Democracy
Which he unhappily leads.
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Shoes

saved himself in the same way, after
making frantic efforts to get at his
imprisoned wife and children. A crew
from the schooner Edward II. Hunt
rescued Schuler and Cooper and wife
and towed the capsized vessel to the
wharf, where it was righted and the
dead bodies of Mrs. Schuler and her
three children taken from the cabin.
Thomas Carroll, with four other
young men, were out in the harbor in
a rowboat, which was capsized. Carroll
was drowned, while his four compan-
ions clung to the rudder of the Mer-
chant and Miners steamship Chatham,
from which perilous position they were
rescued by the tug Mary.
A colored camp meeting was in pro-
gress in Paradise Grove, near Powhat
tan, on the Liberty road. The congre-
CATION had just been dismissed when
the storm broke. A huge oak tree fell
upon the tent in whicn the services had
been held. Several Of the worshippers
were caught in it as 1t fell. The tree
had to be sawed into pieces before the
imprisoned men and women could be
released. William Cornish was
crushed to death by the falling tree.
The others were not seriously injured.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-24

The York County Commissioners are uncov-
ering fresh crookedness every day. Their fraud
prober has just discovered that the bills of near
ly eighty assessors had been raised S100 each af
ter payment. All the assessors of the county
were summoned to appear before the commission
ers to make known the amount of money they
drew since 1901. This Investigation of the
finances of the county is about concluded and
mestartlng revelations are predicted. 1t seems
to have been an easy thing for the crooked officials
of the county to rob the taxpayers right and
left
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-24

There are increasing signs of a little mix-upin
the contest for United States Senator. Senator
Penrose feels confident of reelection and Senator
Quay has said his colleague will have enough
members Of the Legislature to make certain his
return to the Senate 1t is intimated that
Attorney General Elkin and his friends will
oppose Senator Penrose on the ground that lie
was too active at the recent State convention and
for the reason that he did and said things which
place him outside the pale of friendly consdera-
tion by the EIkn people. Mr.. Elkin has not made
any statement which would tend toconfrm the
story that he will lead the oppositionto Penrose
and until he does all the reports of a Senatorial
row can be taken with salt. 1t is right of any
Republican to fight within the party and a
contest conducted along proper lines cannot do the
organization any injury. But midsummer po-
itical speculation is often picturesque and the
clear frosty day of the Fall will clear the atmos
phere.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-24
CAPTAIN STRONG A FUGITIVE
Charged With Stealing $250,0oo Worth
Of Jewels From May Yohe.

Charged With Stealing $25o,ooo Worth
Of Jewels From May Yohe.
New York, July pa formal COM
plant OF grand larceny was made
against former Captain Putnam Brad
lee Strong, son Of ex-Mayor Strong, last
evening by May Yohe. who visited po-
lice headquarters, accompanied by her
mother and her lawyer, and there
charged Strong. who recently disap-
peared from his home at Hastings, with
the theft Of jewels which she values at
$250,0O0 Her complaint was enter
tanned and general alarm was sent
out for the arrest Of Strong.
Miss Yohe's counsel said that the
safe in the Knickerbocker Safe Deposit
Company, where Miss Yohe kept her
jewels, was opened, and it was found
that her jewels, valued at $3.50 900, had
been removed nothing of value being
left in the safe except a few tritlng
trinkets. He also explained that pawn
tickets calling for 100000 worth of the
missing gems had been recovered.
Miss Yohe said there was no longer
necessity for her to coTseal anything
regarding the disappearance of the cap
tain. His family has tried to do every
thing to keep HIM away from me- she
said, "and now do not intend to re-
main silent or inactive"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-24

Such municipal corruption as has been un-
covered at Minneapolis has appalled, even those
communities which were regarded as loose and
indifferent from moral standpoint. 1t appears
that the Minneapolis officials were hand in glove
with the keepers of disorderly resorts and in
league with thieves md confidence men whom
they protected for division of the spois. The
whole municipal structure from the Mayor down
seems to have been houeycombed with crooked
ness of all sorts. 1t is apparently up to the poo
pie of the avarage city TO correct the evils which
menace their rights and their property. There
are always enough citizens in any community
to drive the wrongd"ers to cover and all that is
needed is sturdy enforcement Of the laws.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-24
compared to which the Democratic at
tempt will be a mere puff of not air ;"
ELEVEN DEAD IN STORM
Residence Portion of Baltimore De-
vastated by Fierce Tornado.
HUNDREDS oFHoUsEs UNRooFEp
OF Thooe Who Perished. Nine Were
Drowned In Harbor From Open
Boats, One Killed BY Falling Tree,
and One BY Live Wire.

Baltimore, July 21.-A fierce lorna
do. characterized by a wind storm OF
extraordinary velocity, thunder, vivid
lightning and a heavy rain, suddenly
burst upon Baltimore at l.3O p. IN. yes
terday, coming from the southwest,
with the net result that II persons lost
their lives, hundreds of houses were
unroofed, trees in the public parks
and streets were torn up by the roots,
many buildings damaged and several
people injured. The storm exhausted
its fury in less than 10 minutes The
damage done in the business part of
the city was comparatively slight, be
ing confined to the blowing down Of
signs and injuries to roofs. 1t was
in the residence portions of the city
along the river front and in the har-
Dor where the wind spent its violence.
OF those who perished, nine were
drowned in the harbor from open boats,
one was killed by a falling tree and
one by live wire. The following is
list Of the killed:
Drowned in the harbor-Roy Bate
man, Joseph Cain. John Cain, 6 years
old; Thomas Carroll, Harry McCor-
mick, Mrs. Mary Schuer, Harry s.
Schuler, 10 months old; Olive Schuler
years old; Charles Schuler, years
old
Killed by falling tree-Wiliam cor.
nish, colored.
Killed by live wire-Charles Schae.
| fer.
The first three victims in the above
list were out in a rOwboat on the river
with three other companions. Whel
the storm broke the boat was capszed
three being drowned and three beini
rescued by the tugboat Edna V. George
The boy killed by live wire had
in company with two other boys, gon,
into shed for protection, when tn
shed blew down, and live wire fel
on one Of them, resulting in his death
The drowning of Mrs. Schuler an,
her children was the most pathetic in
cident Of the hurricane. Michael Schu
Ter, with his wife and three children
accompanied by his brothcr-in-aw. 10
seph Cooper, and his wife, had gone on
into the harbor for sail in 3O-foo
boat When the storm came, Schulz
and Cooper took in sails. Schuler sen
his wife and children into the hui
cabin, and he stood at the tiller to kee
the vessels head toward the wind. .
sudden gust Of wind threw the boor
of the vessel around knocked Schule
down and pinned him 10 the deck. Al
other gust capsized the boat, releasln
schuler, who, with Cooper and hi
. wife, were thrown into the water, leaN
: ing Mrs. Schuler and her children pir
ned in the cabin. Cooper saved himse
and his wife by hanging TO the bottoI
, OF the overturned boat, and Schulz