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The Washington times., 1903-07-05

OF by Mr.. Fleming Mount Vernon was
in the possession OF Col. John A. Wash
ington, collateral descendant of George
Washington. and who, as the commander
of a regiment in the Confederate Army.
was killed at the battle Of Romilly.
zone Of the most interesting time
pieces I ever repaired" said Mr. Flem-
ing, was an old French clock that had
been imported into America by Thomas
Jefferson. and is now in tbs possession
of John w. Burke, OF Alexandria, va.
who married a grandniece Of the great
statesman. A peculiar feature Of this
clock is the knife edge escapement
There are so far as my knowledge goes
no other clocks of that particular de-
sign in this country. The Jefferson
clock also possesses the sweep second,
another rare feature"
Mr. "Clock Doctor Is now working
on an old French clock that occupies a
place OF honor In the White House. and
was gift to the United States by the
French government many years ago.
This clock has only a bad cold" said
Doctor Fleming. land after the lungs
are cleaned out will be in excellent
working order again"
Ball Time the Regulator.
All the clocks in the Government SER
vice are regulated by the ball time. and
Doctor" Fleming IS always careful
that the timepieces are always careful
to tell the truth The chronometers Of
the various officials may go astray. but
1t is generally found that Doctor
Fleming's large family OF clocks are
always to be found in order When they
vary even second and cannot be cured
by the first aid to the injured" pack
age Doctor" Fleming carries in his
little medical case. they are taken to
the hospital and an operation is per-
formed that soon sends them back to
their working places rejoicing.
The Washington times., 1903-07-05
PHYSICIAN-IN-CHIEF FOR ~ ~
~ ~ UNCLE SANS CLOCKS

at the White House are the first to re-
ceive attention, then those In the Pres
idents Office. then tour of the State
War and Navy building is made, fol-
lowed by a trip to the Treasury, Interior.
Agricultural and Commerce Depart
ments. where all the clocks are wound
and regulated. should they happen to
be even few seconds too soon or too
late in recording the movements OF old
Father Time.
Not an Antediluvian.
One would expect to find in such
quarters. in the very bowels of the
Treasury building. a cranky old be-
whiskered old man. but not so. Mr..
Fleming is a most affable and courteous
auxiliary to the force OF employees in
Uncle Sans large service. He talks
most entertainingly OF rare and valu-
able timepieces that have passed
through his hands for treatment, with
an ache here and pain there that
needed to be relieved in order that the
digestive organs might work with reg
ularly and thus keep the possessor in
good working shape. Mr.. Fleming men
toned particularly having repaired the
old French clock at Mount Vernon. the
home of Washington. before that place
was sold to the regents who now have
it under control. At the time spoken
The Washington times., 1903-07-05
PALATABLE PINEAPPLE DISHES.

ripe pine gives. especially when one
finds that the digestive property il
possesses helps TO digest other foods.
for the juices may be used and these
hold all the other fruit acids, as we'll as
the agent already mentioned as being
very beneficial when there are defective
sccretions of the digestive juices.
Some find pineapple wine or a prep
aration similar 10 unfermented grape
juice better suited to their particular
case than the fresh Juice. while others,
having excessive secretion of the natu-
raj digestive agents, find the addition
OF this active principle in the pineap-
pie juice rather demoraiizIng.
Preserved pineapple and pineapple jam
are most delightful preserves and on
account of the slow and thorough cook
ing which softens the fber-and the
sweetening which corrects the acidity,
these may generally be eaten by those
who cannot use the ripe fruit or even
the G--sed juice.
The Washington times., 1903-07-05

ite that appears to have been carved
out of a mass of stone, with a very
stern. dungeon-like flavor. The gentle
man is Doctor" Edward S. Fleming.
who has charge OF the various clocks
that note the time OF arrival and de-
parture of the various servants of Uncle
Sam engaged in the Government de-
partments in Washington.
Mr.. Fleming in his personal appear
ance bears no resemblance to the ira
ditionai clockmakers and clockmenders
often pictured in novels as weird and
withered counterparts OF old Father
Time. with STOPPING shoulders and
beard reaching to his girth. and though
he first opened his eyes to the light of
day in the ancient and honorable old
colonial town of Alexandria. Va.
when that old port harbored in its
docks great fleets OF brigs and barks
and other full-rigged ships that sailed
the sea over, he is, with his Dundreary
fashioned side whiskers and rather
jaunty appearance than otherwise, a
very striking-looking gentleman. quite
English in his physiognomy. so much
SO. In fact, that upon one occasion a
prominent official now in the Govern
ment service. when Mr.. Fleming enter
ed his Office to wind up the big clock.
mistook him for the late Lord Paunce-
fore the British ambassador TO the
United States, and saluted him accord
ingly.
Learned His Trade in Philadelphia.
Uncle Sans clock doctor learned the
trade OF Jeweler and matchmaker in
Philadelphia many years ago. and for
many years he has been faithfully ap-
plying his practical knowledge to di-
agnosing the ills and providing for the
cure OF the timepieces in the various
departments. and his multitude OF ad-
mirers say that what Doctor" Fleming
does not know about these Indispensable
requisites 10 the Government service
Il is necessary 70 travel to the Observa-
tory TO find out
The particular duties OF Mr. Fieming's
ONCE are to see that all the clocks used
by the Government are right at all
times, and this includes the winding
process which all Of the clocks OF every
description and kind are made to IN
dergo once each week To accomplish
this task takes Mr. Fleming and his
assistants four days. The work com
mences each Tuesday morning and does
not reach completion until the following
Friday. In making the rounds the clocks
The Washington times., 1903-07-05

In 1872 the general postofRce was
made the Postoffice Department, but
there is 10 record official or otherwise
OF the ceremonies at the Inauguration
OF the Postmaster General.
When Commissioner Colman was in
stalled as the first Secretary of the De-
partment of Agriculture February. 1899
the official force OF the department was
assembled 10 witness his taking o. the
oath. Mr.. Colman made an address. as
did several of the chiefs of the new de-
partment.
The lighthouse board was established
on August :. 1889. but was reorganized
and placed on its present footing August
81. 1852. The first census was taken
March 1, 1870. and the Census once was
not finally established as one OF the
bureaus OF the Government until
March OF last year.
The Bureau OF Statistics was author
ized by Congress on February 10.
1890, and placed on its present footing
July 2S, 1866. The Bureau of Foreign
Commerce was organized August 1s.
1912; the National Bureau OF Standards
May %. 1880, and the Steamboat Insnec-
tion Service July Z, 1898. The first Com
mission OF Fish and Fisheries was an
pointed February 9. 1871, and was reor-
ganized June 20, 1883.
The Department OF Labor was put In
working order June q, 1884. as a part OF
the Interior Department; June l3, 1888.
It was constituted a separate depart-
mont under its present title. The Blu
reau OF Navigation was established July
5, 1885; the Bureau Of Immigration
March 3. 1881, and the Bureaus OF Cor
porations and Manufactures on February
Ii.
The Washington times., 1903-07-05
AGES OF THE DEPARTMENTS.

IT HE average washingtonian is
often ignorant of many facts
connected with the city.
Stories are told OF the tourist
who asked a gentleman where the
Monument was only to be directed to the
Capitol. Possibly, there are not half n
dozen citizens of the District who could
have told this mythical traveller. had he
inquired. when the different departments
of the Government were established.
They have been a part Of his existence
so long that he has accepted them with
out the slightest question and never had
the curiosity to ask when they were
started.
The State. War and Treasury Depart
ments were established within a space of
twenty days OF one another in septem-
Der. 1883, and there is no record OF any
ceremonies having taken place AT the
time OF their Inauguration. The Navy
Department was organized May 3, 1925.
Thus in Washington's Cabinet there
were only four officers besides the Presi-
dent.
The Interior Department was estab-
lished In ls49. during President PoIks
administration. The papers OF the day
reported the fact as follows: THE Hon.
Thomas Ewing, Secretary for the Home
Department. took the oath OF Office and
immediately proceeded 10 the discharge
OF his duties" 1t seems as IL the hon
orable Secretary did not have time or
inclination for speechmaking or tom
fooleries OF that sort.
The Department OF Justice was estab-
lished June 22, 1870. The Hon. A. T.
Ackerman was the first Attorney Gen
eral.
The Washington times., 1903-07-05
FOR THE SAKE OF
HER LITTLE ONES

"Ah. yes. they need father
The pretty widow said:
She looked down at her children,
And sadly shook her head.
She stood before the altar.
And when she turned away
Her children had a father;
All, happy, happy day,
o. he Is tall and handsome.
And she still young and fair;
Her chiidren are at grandma's.
They've gone to settle there.
S. E. Kiser, in Chicago Record Herald
The Washington times., 1903-07-05

IT HERE is said to be no other fruit
so commonly known and used
which possesses the peculiar di-
gestive property as that found in the
pineapple.
This substance is very similar to a
peptonizing ferment called caricin or
papain, a digestive agent for all kinds
of food
The pineapple contains very large
amount of tough fiber. In some varie-
ties the presence of this is not very
perceptible. and is easily broken up in
the well-ripened fruit, while in other
kinds ii is exceedingly hard to digest.
and therefore rather questionable as a
proper food TO be eaten whole by those
who cannot indulge In all kinds Of diet
with impunity.
This is point of objection which does
not oblige one TO deny themselves the
pleasure the delicious flavor that H.
The Washington times., 1903-07-05
T NCLE SAM has a clock hospital
slowed away in the bowels Of
the Treasury building in charge

the Treasury building in charge
of a surgeon-in-c chief and sever
al assistants. of which little or
nothing is known to the residents OF
the National Capital and of course much
less to those living outside.
In a small. subterranean apartment
or cuddy hole In the extreme southeast
corner of the Treasury building may be
found part of every day gentleman
whose vocation is one of great i'm
portance. To reach the hospital OF
which he is the surgeon-in-chief it is
necessary to descend from the basement
floor of the great edlfce and through
a narrow winding passageway of gran
The Washington times., 1903-07-05
THE TRAGEDY AT BELGRADE
Murder Of the Servian King and Queen Strangely Foreod

II Z TE must hope that this
w comedy. for I can speak
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
MILK For BABES.

A+th,s fine. when the Presidents advice
to he people on the subject OIL tnh ~. ~
!, "a the duty OF rnising large families ls
much discussed. 1t Is interesting 70 h ~
thnt tho records Of New York snow t tn'lt
durlng Tho last ten years, 10000 babies
Rave died there from the effects OF
nelson administered to them In milk.
1,,, no,soned milk Is meant, wo suppose,
what IS commonly called impure 'l'li ~
But Slately the city authorities ana t l''
r,hysiclans and others OF New York nave
done much to improve the milk supply.
Nor Is that good work ended yet.
Inst summer FIVE physicians devoted
their entire time to the study OF the MIX
question; their field of observation pe eng
chiefly the localities inhabited by
the poor.
-Four Of these doctors were employed
by the Rockefeller Institute. and the httn
by Nathan straus, the philanthropst'
who for years past has laborcd hard and
spent much to furnish pure milk ut cost
price to the people Of New York.
Those physicians studied the effects OF
condensed, stortlized and cheap diluted
milk upon children a year old and under,
and it was found, we are told, that the
duality of the milk did not count for SO
much as the management Of the child BY
the mother. 81
A wise conclusion surely.
All the same, every city should do Its It's
utmost--as New York seems to be doing
to ensure pure milk for its people; It's
infant population particularly. Richmond 'fr63
would do we'll to follow the example Of
most Of her sister cities.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

7 -
at N tho matter, bit the Constitution
provides that tho Board OF Education Ion
shalt appoint superintendents Of the
schools and now thatthey have appoint
ed Mr.. Pollock 1t does hot seem TO TO vs.
that the Senate should reject MN on INC ne
score OF Equatorial courtesy" if6 ,t
1,hnt sort Of thing tends TO impair fl' I'll tho
moral Of tho public school systein' ana
tends to discourage those who seek posi- fss
tion on tho score OF merit II Woul u
be most unfortunate for this nofnih ma
under the circumstances, to be re1ec'eu =
and va hope that the Senate WI recon-
slider. Any difference that may exist Of pc pc
tween tho board and Senator St. car y
should DO adjusted outside OF the no senate
Chamber, and should not in any way M
terrere with tho dignlfied PROCEEDINGS u
that body. 1t seems to us beneath the ne
dignity Of the Board and beneath leltli. y the ne
dignity Of tho Senate for any such sd 80
bic to continue and we advise '.l both sizes les
to compromise their difference and ell leg
settlement as soon rs possible. 81 XII
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
!, WHAT PLUCKS WILL DO.

The New York Herald says that my
students of Columbia University nave
engaged Newell Perry, q blind man, TO
coach them. Mr.. Perry Is q Wohoetiu'
man. When boy eight years OF age ne
lost his eyeslght, but even this alIli i(,ll
did not discourage him, and he entered
tho california School for the Blind. When
nineteen years of age he matriculated IN
the University OF California where no
took the degree of Bachelor OF Phlloso-
phy. afterwards becoming teacher ana
serving In that capacity for n year.
Subsequently he took course IN h,gher
mathematics ut the University Oh Cil-
cage and received degree In lvCo ne
went to Europe and studied in the Uni
yersity Of Munich, taking there the de-
gree Of Doctor of Philosophy He is now
regarded as ono Of the best nathemeti-
clans in the country, and has made Won
derful attainments in that branch OF
study; and thus it Is that these students
at Columbia University have engaged
him to coach them in their work.
we relate this story for the benefit OF
our young readers and hope that 1T VIII
encourage and stimulate them. After
all it Is work that tells. This man had
talent, but he had industry also. lie
had more than that; he had pluck lie
| was not cast down by even SO great af-
| Fiction as blindness. He determined to
succeed and he has succeeded where many
others with good eyesight have failed.
If all the young men in this land hae
the same pluck and determination, there
would be fewer failures, and there woult
be fewer to say that there is no chance
| for young man in the United States
There Is q chance for every young maj
of this character, for every young MAJ
who is courageous and Industrious, an
who determines to overcome obstacles
Indeed such men never had so good
chance since the world began
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
THE PULASKI CASE.

In another column VIC print two COM
municatons from Pulaski county-one
from the commandant Of the Confederate
Camp and q former representative In tho
House OF Delegates, and another from
the chairman of the Democratic party In
that county--with reference to the APP
po!ntment of Mr.. D. s. Pollock to be
Superintendent OF Public Schools. These
gentlemen both speak In the most COM
plimentary terms of Mn. Pollock, and de-
clare that he is in every way qualified to
I'll! the position. They also give assur-
ance that his appointment would be en-
tircly satisfactory TO the people OF Pu-
laski They have nothing to say agains t
Mr.. Darst, and If lie had been appointed
by the Board no objection would have
been raised. But as Mr.. Pollock has
been appointed, and as he is qualified to
accept they do not think that his nom
lnation should be rejected by the Senate
because of some perSonal difference be-
tween Senator St, Clair and the Board
of Education.
That Is the position which this paper
occupies 1t is not our custom TO adj
youate any man for office II Mr.. Darst
had been nominated by tho Board OF
Education, we should certainly not have
put In claim for Mr., Pollock. We dc
not know either one Of these gentlemen.
and. OF couse, we have no personal inter-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
WHAT WILL VIRGINIA DO?

Fl Advocates Of child labor bills are indus
triously at work In oil parts Of the couFn-
try, The New Century Club Of Whining
ton has taken up the child labor bill IN
Delaware. g$Gst9s
The New Century Club OF Philadelphia
is In charge Of the child labor bill Of
Pennsylvania NJ -5 ~ " VI sl4
Y The Chicago Consumers League has
charge of the measure In Illinois.
In Wisconsin, the State Consumers
League has charge Of the child labor bill,
and IS cooperating with the state Fede-
ration and the Childs Betterment League,
tho. latter organization including Ill work
ers in the State Interested in the welfare
Of children. y * A 5,{
In Coloroda, q Consumers League has
bcen organized and is working on the IN
terest Of tho legislation TO regulate child
labor.
This shoks how much interest people
in all parts OF the United States are TAX
inE in this question It Is one of the livest
questions of the day and other States are
acting. The movement Is not confined
to any particular part Of the country,
but is as broad as the United States.
Wherever there are factories there are
movements to regulate the working Of
children. Virginia cannot afford to lag.
We must take care Of tho children, ana
especially the children Of the poor, FOR
the rich ones will take care Of their own
children.
This is not government paternalism. 1t
does not prohibit parents from putting
their children to work at home; It does
not compel themsto send their children TO
school. 1t simply prohibits factories from
employing children under q certain age
when the children should be at play and
at school.
Virginia is going to have such la"'
and the sooner the matter Is settled the
better it will be for the factories them
selves. They will then know what what TO ae-
nedd UPON and can regulate their opera
tions accordingly. But so long as the
question is in doubt, the factories VIII not
know what to do. There are no eXtrell'-
lot, In Virginia to interfere with the ope-
ration Of the factories and no extreme
measures will be tolerated.
rrhe Cabell bill now before the General
Assembly Is very reasonable meas meas
ire and If 1t is passed there Will be no
further agitation for many years OF ti'is
subject.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
North Carolina Sentinne nj.

a {.
The Winston-salem Sentinel will not
be to blame IL North Carolina is not
we'll represented at ST. Louis It never
loses an opportunity to say something
like this:
North Carolina should not be con
spicuous by her absence lat theSSt Louis
Exposition. We should be there with
the bravest of the brave. The Leglsla-
turc. we feel sure, Will make an appro-
$prlauon FOR this purpose. VI
The following from the Greensboro
OF the mother bird and the wheat cut
ting:
"The best evidence that these. new
railroads are coming to Greensboro Is
that they are not running around to see
how much stock we will take. They are
evidentlylof the opinion that their stock
will be worth more by tho coming. In
this they are right
L The Raleigh Post ventures to throw
out this wise suggestion:
while the Legislature Ia engaged In
railroad Hesitation OF one sort or an
other 1t should pass n law making It
capital felony, punishable by death,
for any one to throw or shoot into a
passenger train when occupied, or to
place On obstruction or misplace II
switch, rail, or other thing calculated
to or which may cause o wreck. whether
death or serious injury to employe or
passenger result or not
The Warrenton Record tells Of ia
nous colored politician briefly as fol-
| lows: a84
Notwithstanding tho fact that Fl. p.
| Cheatham has been very bitter against
| Senator Prltchard, he was in Washing
ton city a few days and called on the
| President and said some complimentary
| things about the Senator, and he also
| had letter In the Washington Post
| praising the Senator ana further Saving
| that the negroes of the Second District
endorsed what he (Cheatham) was say
Ing. Surely Chatham must be trying to
get a seat at the pie counter again. and
Therefore has undergone change OF
| mind But oh, how quick a fellow can
change his mind for a slice Of pie"
The GreenYillc Reflector, with one eye
turned towards Raleigh and the other
souinting at Richmond, crows, mildly as
follows:
TAT any rate. the North Carolina
Legislature Is not hopelessly bad. No
anti-kissing bill has been introduced as
yet"
Tha Durham Herald says:
."rhe Legislature may have taken snap
Judgment on Reidsvllle In passing q
law prohibiting bucket shops in that
town. but the town Will lose nothing
| nv II. - @ Es5l-H4 ~ f5'( NtHEs5s ls .at@5.ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

DAILY 4A'.1tL1-TY CAL11NDA n FEBRUARY q
1oO3----sotnebody put q cruel Joke on ~.
and said we were engaged. 80 20
.1e)3A- ~ had tho fellow hunr. !. z
should have been. Il s, $i = :. - ~
Mr. Dutch Lean1nn always mn. n, !
the riht time AZ III = ~ ~ -
N Inst l's Sunday he thought no would "a
y t 70 church ,i so he got a good, soft plaes
\ IN tho gallery, whore he might * -
sleep without attracting general atten.
11e hadn't sot there long before 81 |, ~
lgallist started to- play the opening pieca,
81 But tho organ wouldn't .work. l. ana
upon investigation 1t turned out t ti,u
tho boy who supplies tho wind had not
turned up. ~ s 'S, a
Woe upon me- said tho orrnn,.t
and sho looked around to SEQ II Archie
Burkd was In tho church. 53 SS,s
Ic was. i.sl 5iiaa 4
A hurried consultation was held, and
tho result was that Mr.. Lehman was
chosen as .s tho official wind-suppllcr Of
the day. III
1Io dcmurred at first. but his demurrer
vas not, sustained and .he passed over
to tho place where the wind Is ground in,
nnd he WORKED mir like hero flghtlng
for his Indy love. with beads OF perspira.
! ton streaming down his forehead.
After 1t wns all over and the choir had
sung some long pieces, Mr.. Dutch gave
n few words Of thanks and .1nado hasty
exit. NJ VI "a era Nh
It Is said that a get Of resolutions Is
being prepared for Mr.. 81 Lehman, ana
that the Foreign Missionary Society Is
about to dedicate q series OF tracts to Il
him, T
Somebody has said that Mr.. Lehman
will in future occupy a seat on the first
floor near tho door OF exit
Little Marguerite Kra,lsse the pot OF
the maker Of the Buffet cigar and his
shousehold, Is bright little thing.
On Washington's birthday she is un-
usually bright N 81 $ VI Gs
Her father had bought a pound Of ten
ut the tea store. and had received as
present n Washington pin" 81 81
M The little girl wanted the pin that az
tcrnoon, and she went to her mother
and said: ss352
Mamma, give mo that wastwoman's
pin that is upstairs In the pin-cush-l
Ion"
Her mother made her happy by giving
her the PIN.
we IKE to 60 to tho Bijou on the
opening night OF the week just to see
Squire Donati laugh.
& Nobody ever heard him laugh Ho
laughs quietly, and he can be more
!densey hilarious than any man who
ever So wand met wits sound. sj
They say fellow laughs and grows
TAT
That must be why tho Squire Is fat.
He doesn't let any OF tho laughs escape
him. 353 Il
But. my goodness. how no enjoys
show!
Next to Manager Charlie Mckee We
think he is more generally satisfied with
a show than any man on earth, and u
does us good to SEQ HIM laugh.
go sitiAE RI larry. TUCKER. il3g