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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-29
RACING.
FAvORITEs WIN IN FIVE RACES AT BEN
NINGS.

Washington. March 2s.-Rain to-day had no efret.
the betting faction Bennings though it
terially decreased the assemblage In the stand.
Notwithstanding the heavy condition OF the track.
the favOrtes captured five of the races. Elizabeth
Moan, Blue Delft. Justice. Charles Moore and All
Saints winning. Jockey T Burns landed three
winners. Summaries:
First purse $500; one-haIf furongs)-
Elizabeth Moan 10l H8ookerD Cormorant 100
tOdom) 10 !. second; Gwynne. lO4 (Wonderlyl.
third Time. I11
SECOND purse $500: Delft
,urns,. to India. 100 tBlake). to l. second;
MexCanna. los tBooker). IL to l. third. Time O:52.
Third purse $500: six furonFsi-E2ary Eve. 90
tWonderlyD to 3 Damsel. lO4 N}urns). :.
second; Princess Otille ia Odom Il third Time.
lis
CBookerj 70 .. won Odds and Ends Il2 MILES,. to /.
second; High Carnival lOT henderson,. 1, third.
Time. 1873.
Fifth purse $500 furong s)-Charley Moore
H. tturns, IL 10 20 Caithness 81 (Shea).
second; Lac 90 tRicel. 30 TO /. third Time. 1:3l
SIKH purse $500; mile seventy yRrds)-Au
saints. 1OS tRurns 10 3 Lou Rey. 100 COdom).
70 . second; Farrell lOT N}ooker l. third. Time.
The Daily soliphone., 1902-05-14
A Pointer.
Something New Every Day.

Every day develops its trials and something new in girls names.-At- chison Globe
The Daily soliphone., 1902-05-14
Cheap Railroad Rates.

Account Triennial Convention Inter- national Sunday school association the St l., M.& s and St L S-W Rvs W. sell round trip tickets to Denver, Co.,, at rate of one fare, plus $2. Dates ci sale June p and 23, limit to return ly 31.
 Account Imperial Convention Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, San Francesca, Cal, the St L, M & s and St L S-W Rvs will sell round trip tickets at rate of $4750. Tickets on sale May 27 to June 8 8inclusive, limit to return 60 days from date of sale.
 Account annual meeting Nat'l Educa- tional Association, Minneapolis, Minn., the StL, S-W and the St LIM & s Rvs will sell tickets at rate of ona fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale July 9th 9th and 7th. Limit to return not earlier than July 8sh nor later than July filth.
 Account National Baptist Anaver- aaries St Paul, Minn., the St l. S-W Ky and St L, M IS Ky will sell ticSets to either St Paul or Minneapolis at rsre of one fare plus S2.00 for the round Lnp. Tickets on sale May 18th and 18th. Limit to retu .lnne 30th.
 Account Monteagle A. n,9ly Bible School the St L M& s (: 5r L s w Rys will sell tickets to Mon,eagle, Tenn. at rate of one fare for the round trip. Dates of sale June 30th, July 1st 6 End, g &c 23 & 25 with final return limit leav- ing Monteagle August 30.
 Account Special Excursion to St Louis the s L M &; s Ky will sell round trip tickets at rate of 8 %. Tickets on sale Saturday May 31st. Limited to re- turn on train leaving St Louis 8:59 m June 1st.
 Account summer school at Knoxville, Tenn, the St LIM & s aud St |. w Rvs will sell tickets to Knoxville at rate of one fare for the round trip. Tickets to be sold June 15, l6, 17, 27, 28, 29, July 10. ii, 12, with fina ' return limit leaving Knoxville August 10th.
 Account Negro Young Peoples Christian Educational Congress at Atlanta, Ga., the St L M & s and St l. s w Rvs will sell round trip tickets to that place at rate of one fare plus $1 30. Tickets on sale August 1st and 3rd, with return limit of 15 days from date of sale.
 F. c. MACK, Agent.
The Daily soliphone., 1902-05-14
DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED.
A Modern Young Annanias Who Will Bs
 More Careful in Future.

There is young man in Milwaukee who recently came into possession of an ancient-looking pearl-handled re- volyer, for which he had no use, be- ing of retiring and inoffensive dispo- sition. However, he was otinclined to economy, norinseparably united to the truth, so one day when coffee and rolls became a serious problem he re- called to mind the revolver and also an enthusiastic collector of antiques with whom he is acquainted. Hepre- sented his case to the collectorthus:
 EsThere is a gun that has defended house more than once. My uncle carried it in the civil war from '62 to '65. He was lieutenant. At the close of the war he gave it to my grandmother, who gave it to me last winter"
 The collector said: ''That makes it quite interesting. May I look at it?"
 The young man handed him the weapon The collector looked at the name, and, turning it on it's side, said: ''Did you ever notice this mark on the side, my friend"
 The young man looked and saw stamped on the barrel: 'sPat. Apr. 23. 76."-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Daily soliphone., 1902-05-14
British Museum Newspapers.

The question: of finding stor- room for the vast accumulation of newspapers at the British Museum will be.solved by the government pur- chasing a site of about six acres at Tendon for the erection of building in which to store the newspapers, and preliminary vote of f3,ooo thisyear towards the total of ,000 required for the site and building has been placed upon this sessions civil serv- ic. estimates. It is not intended that anything in the shape of a reading room shall be established there, the papers being available at Blooms bury, as at present, for persons who wish to refer to them, and who give 8 days notice of their desire.
 A Pointer.
 Here is pointer: Don't get an- gry, because it Is the common error in wrath to abuse the wrong per- son.-Atchison Globe.
The Washington times., 1902-10-05
A WOMAN CARPENTER.
Hates Men, Is Devoted to Work, and of
Varied Accomplishments

| When her husband left her few years
ago, Mrs. Sarah Jones Griffith, of Vine
land. made solemn vow never again
to have a man about the house. She
declared her husband was lazy and
wanted everything his own way, and that
hereafter she would live alone and have
her way, and, as far as she was con-
cerned. all the other men could have
their own way provided they kept their
distance from her.
Because of her vow never to have any
one of the male persuasion about her
house. Mrs. Griffith found herself in a
peculiar predicament several months
ago, when she conceived the idea of
building a house according to her own
particular architecture and inside ar
rangements. She had to choose between
hiring workmen or erecting her house
alone. SO she decided to stand by her
VOW. Unaided and with her own hands
she is building cottage for herself
Mrs. Griffith now has five rooms com.
pleted, and has done all the work from
foundation to roof, including the dig
ging OF the cellar, masonry, construc-
tion of building timbers, lathing plas-
tering and roofing. Then, too, she has
placed a furnace in her cellar and piped
her house, the system of heating being
hot air. Mrs. Griffith has showed cour-
age, patience and endurance. her most
remarkable work, in the opinion of some
people, being the carting of brick (bv
herself and uEaided) from brickyard. |
a distance of about five miles for use
in filling in between the weather board |
ing and plastering along the studding
timbers to make her home extra warm |
Mrs. Griffith says she is no common |
hatchet and saw carpenter or wood |
butcher. She asserts that she Is a first |
class architect and builder, and declares |
that her home, when finished, will be |
The Washington times., 1902-10-05
FINE AFRICAN PEOPLE
Inhabitants of Equatorial Portion of
Dark Continent Spoken Well of.

The Kikuyu country in East Africa is
famous for having within it's borders one
of the greatest snow mountains of AZ
rica. Mount Kenia, whose summit is
always white with snow, though it lies
directly under the equator. All travel
ers have been enthusiastic over the
beauty and fertility of this region of
about 1000 feet to the summit of Kenia,
more than Is, 900 feet above the sea. In
this land, exceedingly rich in agricul-
tural possibilities, it is said the white
man can live and work as he does in
Europe and very likely die of old age.
1t is practically the only region yet
studied in tropical Africa Of which it
may be truthfully asserted.
Travellers, however, have given the
inhabitants of these uplands an evil
reputation. In other words, the Akikuyu
are said to be erspicious, treacherous,
and hostile to all strangers. But the
latest testimony, coming from Major
Richard Crawshay, of the British army,
who has lived among these people for
years, is to the effect that they are the
finest African people he ever met, and
he has had long experience among many
tribes in British East Africa.
1t will be interesting to read some
things that Major Cravshay says about
the country in which white men may
live in good health and about the re-
markable natives who inha bit 1t.
The first traveller to describe this re-
gion was the late explorer, Joseph
Thomson, who wrote as follows of the |
large area of Kikuyu lying between g.
900 and 5000 feet above the sea, where |
It is said white men may live and work:
''Drouth is unknown, and astonishing /
fertility is everywhere seen. Streams |
abound in great numbers. Enormous |
quantities of sweet potatoes, yams. cas-
sava, sugar cane. millet. ETC.. are rails |
ed. and the supply seems to be quite in
On my return journey
found a caravan OF over 1,500 men who
a month and carried away lit
tie short of three months provisions,
yet 1t did not seem perceptibly TO affect
the supply or to raise the ridicuiously
low prices. Extremely fat sheep and
goats abound. and there are cattle in
numbers. New York Sun.
The Washington times., 1902-10-05
TRAMP HIS BENEFACTOR.
Wealthy Man Who Owed Fortune to
Clever Hobo

No matter how seedy or how dis
reputable in appearance he may be. no
tramp is ever denied a square meal at
the home of Mrs. George w. HOPPER
here, or at her summer cottage. Drift
wood. on the lake. Tramps know this.
but they do not know that the gratitude
of the family goes with every hand out
to an unknown tramp who laid the
foundations of the Hopper fortune.
Years ago George w. Hopper, now de-
ceased, was an employe of the Stand
ard Oil Company. He was employed in
the department in which the barrels
were painted before being filled. Though
the barrels were thoroughly painted
outside, the coal oil always soaked
through the wood, causing the paint to
peel off and the barrels to leak. One
day tramp whom Hopper had fed was
hanging around the paint shed. He
heard Hopper say that he wished he
knew how to paint barrels so that the
oil would not come out. The tramp told
him to fill the barrels with water and
then paint them. When the paint was
dry pour out the water and fill them
with oil. Hopper tried the experiment
and it worked.
The royalties and the advancement
by Hopper through this bit of
advice brought him wealth in few
years. Though the method has been
given up long ago, Hopper owed his
start to that one thing alone.
When Hopper died two years ago he
left fortune estimated at from 81 ,OOO,-
300 to s3O00.000. He' had tried to find
The unknown man who had proved his
benefactor, and he declared that could |
he fiEd him the tramp should be made a |
rich man. But he never found the hobo |
Hopper really exchanged a dinner for |
'ortune.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Washington times., 1902-10-05
SLEEPING IN OPEN AIR.

| Has anyone ever dilated on the benefit
of sleeping out of doors? asks a writer
in London Sketch" If not, think it is
high time some one gave it an important
place in the many cures" that are ad-
vertised and not advocated in the present
day. 1t is not a cure, however, to be
pursued in the London streets or you
police station. which might possibly re-
suit in a cell in more senses than one.
But in the country, in secluded spots on
the open common, and in leaf-shaded
hooks out of doors, somnolence is re-
markable for IT'S soothing effect and its
restorative qualities. Possibly it may be
pra ticed aboard house-boat with dis
tinguished success. Get comfortably
easy chair beneath the awning. with
your nose in the shade, and your toes
in the sun, and gaze placidlyl at the
fair prospect around. You will become
interested in the passing boats, you will
be lulled by 1.-THE rhythm of the rullock
and the music of the oar and you will
presently begin to nod at people with
whom you have no previous acquaint-
ance. Then you will drift into dreams.
Presently a sudden shout or a violent
splash will arouse you. and you will
open one eye. and, finding the landscape
is quite as satisfactory as ever, you will
nod your approval, and go on nodding
like Chinese mandarin in a tea shop
1t may be when nodulation ceases snor-
ing will supervene. And when the latter
symptom becomes too violent, you will
awake suddenly, but you will awake
soothed, refreshed and invigorated. You
will feel absolutely different to your
experience Of post-prandial snooZe in
doors. ! wish the Lancet" would give
us a learned dissertation on the benefit
of openair slumber.
The Washington times., 1902-10-05
Memoirs of General De Galifet.

General De Galifets "reminiscences,
which are being published in column in
stallments three times a week in the
"Gaulois" and journal des Debats, ''
continue to provide material for mid
summer conversation, says a Paris
| dispatch to the New York Tribune :"
Indeed. everyone is talking about them.
especially the incident which occurred
when General Galifet was a prisoner Of
war in Ems in 1870. when he relates
that the Prince OF Wales sent his equer-
ry to him. asking If he could be of any
service and offering to provide him with
money or anything he might need. Gen.
eral Galifet thanked the T-ince of
Wales, and said he needed nothing but
his liberty, and asked the prince II he
could not persuade his brother-in- law,
the crown prince of Prussia, to release
him, he tGalifet) being ready to give his
word of honor that he would not serve
in any other grade in the French army
during the rest of the war except that
OF a private soldier The Prince of
Wales wrote back ten days afterward
that he had communicated with the
crown prince and King William, and
both were deeply impressed with the
soldierly spirit thus manifested by you.
and / hope in a few days you will be
free and happy. Don't forget that l am
personally quite as responsible for your
word of engagement as you are, a re-
sponsibility that ] gladly assumed at
the Kings own suggestion"
Two days afterward. however, came
the following letter from the Prince of
Wales: Bad luck. You can no longer
count upon what had hoped to obtain |
for you. The King felt Obliged to con-
suit Won Moltke, who said: Galifet's |
request might be granted in an ordinary |
war, but ! now object to it because the |
French nation is In such a state of ex-
traordinary nervous tension and over |
excitement that it would only be in
creased by Galifet's act. His request
does him great honor but in my opinion
1t should not under the present circum-
stances be granted This settled the
wrote the Prince of Wales to
his captive friend, "and l am exceed
ngly sorry for you"
Another amusing revelation is given
,y General Galifet In his recollection of
iambetta, whom he used to meet fire.
luently at dinner in the house of Nine.
Iuliette Adam. General Galifet relates
hat one evening in 1880 he asked Gam
,etta and Skobeloff to dine with him
It a cozy little dinner in the Cafe An
,lais. His two guests watched each
ther very closely and ate very little.
General Galifet was somewhat morti-
ed because neither the statesman nor
he soldier deigned to do more than toy
'ith a superb duck which afterward
cured on the bill for 60 francs (or s12).
The Washington times., 1902-10-05

as pretty and commodious as any cot
tage in the suburbs of this city. She
says she will take her time in doing the
work. however, as she has done here
tofore.
Vineland's new woman carpenter is n
wonderfully versatile woman, and does
floral and fancy work for the most
capricious purchasers as skilfully as
she wields the hammer, saw and trowel.
Out of wax she initiates flowers and
fruit that nobody can tell at sight fror;
the genuine, and makes beautiful floral
ornaments from hair, seeds and cotton
This towns twentieth century woma,
carpenter and man hater can often h.,
seen walking along narrow scaffolding
with working tools in hand, or solder.
ing tin on the roof. She has kent her
word never to have man about the
house, and, as If accentuating her vow.
can be heard the steady taps of her
hammer from morning till night-New
York Tribune.
The Washington times., 1902-10-05
KINDNESS TO CATS.
Felines Are Very Sensitive to Treat
ment You Give Them.

What are you going to do with your
cat this summer? Has he enlisted, or
doesn't he mean to fight anything worse
than feline rivals? At any rate, don't
leave him to forage for himself when
the time comes to shut up the house and
go away till the schools begin again.
Pets Will always be provided for, but
the kitchen cat" as he has been
termed, is pretty sure to be turned
adritt, unless somebody is merciful
enough to have it put out of existence.
Far better to kill the poor creature
than to leave it to starve, wandering
about the back yards and streets. The
well-cared-for puss may hate being
transported to strange places, but with
a little care he soon accustoms him
self to the change of scene ard Will be
as happy as a king.
1t is a satisfaction to note how many
more people carry their cats into the
country than happened to be the case a
few years ago. Since the cruelty of
boarding them out, or, worse still, of
simply leaving them, has been brought
to their attention, much greater con-
sideration is shown to these sensitive
creatures. Let it be said that kindness
to helpless dumb animals always pays;
at least it is believed that the average
human being feels happier for sacrific-
ing little time and thought to their
welfare. There are various ways of
travelling with dogs and cats, but as
the latter are less amenable to railway
methods and are timid and nervous. it is
usually deemed best to shut them up in
a basket. The consequence is the cat
nearly dies of terror and suffocation.
But the best method of inuring the
creature to rapid transit is to put him
in a bag. with his head out. Then he
can see where he is going, and any at
tempt to run away Will be made futile. |
Tragic and ridiculous are often the ex-
periences of the best intentioned cat
owner, for it must be confessed it is |
difficult to control an animal with such |
a nervous organization. and one would |
rather manage a case of hysteria than |
a frightened feline. Both emotions are |
through reason.-Boston
Herald
The Washington times., 1902-10-05
DANA HAS MANY ALIASES
Held by Police on Charge of
Forgery and Larceny.

Edward A. Dana, alias Montgrief,
alias Davis, and half dozen other
names, who was arrested late Friday
night by the police on a charge of forg-
cry and larceny, was yesterday commit
tea TO jail to await hearing in Police
Court by the middle of the coming week.
Dana, alias Davis, was brought to
headquarters yesterday morning. where
his picture and bertillon measurements
were taken for the rogue's gallery
The police claim that the prisoner is
one of the cleverest check" men in the
country, and that he is wanted by West
ern police officials, where he is alleged
to have swindled various business men
out of large sums of money. Captain
Boardman, chief of detectives, has
wired other cities to find out more about
him.
Dana denies having passed any checks,
ana protests his innocence. He says he
Is a Washingtonian. His wife, who was
also arrested with him Friday night,
was yesterday liberated from the House
OF Detention, the police being unable
TO ind out anything wrong regarding her
actions
The Washington times., 1902-10-05
DR. EDWARD KOCH.

DR.. Edward Koch, who is determined
to make his home In America, returned
from Germany last August.
After spending much time in the hos
pitfalls OF DR.. Robert Koch, in Berlin he
went to the tuberculosis Congress in
London, where he introduced his great
invention. the Koch Inhalation Appa-
ratus. which is used by him for vapor-
izing healing oils, combined with the
Koch Tuberculine, in such way that
they can be thrown into vapors so fine
that there are million globules of oil
to every cubic inch of vapor
These vapors penetrate the deeper re-
cesses of the lungs and thereby come
directly in contact with the diseased sur
face, and this explains why this system
has been so successful in the treatment
of Consumption and Asthma
In the various large cities where the
Offices and Sanitariums of the Koch Lung
Cure are located, several hundred testi
monials from cured patients have been
published. Some of these former suf-
ferers live in Washington, where you can
call upon them. The Washington Office
is at 730 Eleventh Street northwest.
DR.. Kochs visit to the sanitarium of
Dr. Goetsch in Vienna proved that at
tenuated doses as given in this way by
the Koch Lung Cure and by DR.. Goetsch
has been far more successful than by
any other system of administration with
which he had come in contact
Persons calling at the office of the
Koch Lung Cure at 730 Eleventh Street
northwest, Washington, receive con-
sultation, careful examination and a |
trial treatment free.
The Washington times., 1902-10-05
PREMIER AN INNKEEPER.
Richard Seddon Hostelry in the Early
Days.

The first settlers in the British colo
nies had opportunities for self-advance-
ment second to those in no other part of
the world. The present visit of Richard
Seldom, premier of New Zealand. to Lon
don. recalls to a correspondent the time
when he was an innkeeper in the antip-
odes. II remember him back in the
70's. long before he made his name" :"
writes the person in question. 1T was
somewhere near 1875 that / was travel
ing on foot from Hokitika, on the west
ern coast Of the south island of New
Zealand to the Waimea. now called
Goldsborough. 1t was broiling day and
was tired, hot. and thirsty, and / have
lively remembrance to this day of the
satisfaction with which, after my long
tramp, ending with half a mile of abom-
Unable walking up a dry, stony creek
which in rainy weather woulG have been
watercourse, saw the fair sized build
ing, half hotel, half store, which meant
the end of my journey for that day.
Seldom was the name of the landlord,
and / little thought when he came out
to give me genial welcome, followed
by his wife and children, that l was
speaking to the future premier of the
country, destined one day to be the
guest of the King.
''It was. l fancy. at this hotel that
Mr.. Seldom laid the foundations of his
now large fortune. At any rate, he
must have found hotel keeping a sue
cess, for when the digging town of
Kumara was formed he built another
hotel there, which catered TO the min
ers and had several branches. 1t may
be of interest to remember that the
charges were decidedly moderate as
compared with those in modern mining
towns, the sum of 30 shillings a week
being an inclusive charge. e."-Philadel-
phia Record.