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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-21
DRIVING A COW TO BROOKLYN.

An incident like the one following
age town nor in some cities. But It
caused a good deal OF talk up in the
Lenox Avenue part.
A countryman was cajoling a cow
along the avenue. The word cabling
is used beca use the man was both driv-
ing and leading.
A rope was tied around Bossy's head.
When she baked. as she did several
times. the countryman goaded her;
when she became docile. the country
man led her. Hence cajoIe.
Somewhere in the vicinity OF 115th
Street the countryman halted the COW
and approaching a policeman, he asked:
which is the best road to Brook
lynn"
You don't expect TO take that COW
to Brooklyn through the streets OF the
city. do your" asked the policeman.
The coUntryman produced his permit
and said he calculated TO get across
the river II he lived. The cop was puz-
zled. The countryman noticed #.
Il know Brooklyn" the policeman
said, "and / would know how to get
there meself. and / would know how TO
tell ye TO get there. but when II comes
10 tellin' a man the best road TO take
wild a COW. then I'm stumped."
The countryman said he was anxious
to go by the shortest route. The cop
was an obliging fellow. and he told the
farmer to wait and he would try 10 find
out.
He went into a butcher shop near by
and. taking the boss TO one side, con-
/ ided 10 him the dilemma. The butcher
went out with the cop and took a look
ct the COW. and asked the countryman
/ 81 he wanted 70 sell her.
The countryTnan said she was already
/ sold to a man IN Brooklyn and he was
! trying to find out how TO get there. The
| butcher turned TO the cop and said:
/ Say, ! tell you what you do. Come
on into my shop and call up the station.
/ The cap'n II know. He used TO live in
! Brooklyn"
Me? Telephone to me cap'n how TO
get TO Brooklyn? Not on yer liver.
And get hung w for not KNOWN noth:n'
Well, ! should tickle meself."
The butcher saw the folly OF this sug-
/ gestion and changed his base.
] Say" he said, IN tell you what.
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I'll 90 into the drug store. That fellow
used 10 live in Brooklyn. He's only been
OYER a few months"
The butcher went to the druggist and
bought a glass OF vichy. Between gulps
he said 10 the druggist:
Say, there's a cOuntryman out here
with COW. and he wants 10 know which
is the best road TO BROOKLYN"
Whats the matter with the cow
asked the druggist.
We'll, now, say. There's nothing in
this for you. I'm just asking to help
out the man and the COD"
IF l was over there and that man
came along with the COW and asked me
bow 10 get TO Manhattan | could tell
him. But, between you and me, l would
not tell any man how to pass from here
there II knew. which | don't; not with
a cow" said the druggist.
When the butcher went back he found
that the coUntryman and the COP and
the COW had attracted quite a crowd,
everyone seemed 70 be honest in trying
TO put the countryman right. but 1t is
a fact that no one could tell how to get
10 Brooklyn with a COW. And the
countryman went on his way expressing
the hope that he might meet somebody
who could tell him.-New York Sun.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-21
Two Republics in a Century.

Spain. IT must be remembered. has en-
toyed two experiences OF a republican
form OF government during the nine
teenth century. Queen Isabella's de-
position. in 1863. was followed By the
proclamation Of a republic. 1t came TO
a close with the election TO the throne
OF Amadeus. Duke OF Aosta, and brother
OF the late King Humbert of Italy. and
II resumed it's sway after his abdication
and remained in power until the coup
detat which brought the late King Al
fonso. only son Of Queen Isabella. to
the throne. Senior Canovas having been
the leader of the sO-called Alfonsist
party during the six years that inter-
vened between the overthrow of Queen
Isabella and the proclamation of her
son as King. II was only natural that
he should become the latter's first prime
minister. and he may be said 10 have
signalized the advent of the new regime
by the repeal Of a number OF popular
prerogatives and rights that had been
conceded to the people by King ANA
deus. as well as by the republican gov
ernments which preceded and follow
ed the brief occupancy of the throne by
King Humbert's brother. The patriotism
OF Canovas however. was above re-
preach.
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VOLUNTEER LIFE SAVERS.

The work o. the volunteer life-savers
is deserving Of the highest praise The
men were obliged TO take their boat
seven miles from the Cape Elizabeth
station before they could launch it.
Ther could get no nearer than $50 yards
OF the vessel. and they safely took on
everybody on board with their life
lines. Such disasters as this only eni-
phasize the Importance OF this branch
Of the Government service. which had
a record last year OF which II may well
be proud The number Of disasters 10
documented vessels last year was ass.
in fifty-one cases the vessels being
totally destroyed. The number OF lives
involved in these disasters was 2.42t.
and the total number OF lives lost was
only nineteen. The Hfe-savers could
not have rescued the woman who was
lost in the Washington B. Thomas dis
aster, but their heroic rescue OF the
crew Of the vessel deserves more than
the brief paragraph OF the daily chron-
icle.-Boston Transcript.
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Surrendered His Portfolio.

For a few weeks after the death Of
Alfonso XII he surrendered of his own
accord the premiership to his political
opponent. Senior sagasta, the Liberal
leader, in the hope that the latter
would be able 10 group, not only the
members of the left center. but also
the democrats and radicals. into one
great liberal party. devoted to the de-
Tense Of the dynasty. and to the SUP
port OF the monarch. At his request
the widowed Queen sent for Sazasta.
intrusted him with the formation OF a
cabinet, and allowed him to promuIgate
q political program containing so many
projects Of reform, judicial. military.
naval, financial and administrative. that
he was enabled 10 negotiate a truce with
the republican leaders.
All that was chivalrous in their ma
ture had already been aroused by the
utterly forlorn condition Of the young
widowed Queen. whose sole object was
10 safeguard her dead husbands throne
for her little girl Mercedes. and for the
boy TO whom she was only to give birth
several months later, and when Sa-
gasta came 10 them and informed them
that Christina had not only appointed
him as prime minister, but likewise ac-
cepted his program OF reform. which
embraced many. II not most Of the
objects which the Republican movement
had in view. they readily agreed 20 con-
clude a truce and 10 abstain from any
warfare upon the dynasty until SaRasJl
had found time TO execute his promises
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-21
Masses Cry for Relief.

1t is not alone the politicians, and the
so-ealled members of the Liberal pro-
fessions. who are clamoring for re-
forms. 1t is the masses, both in the ur-
ban and in the rural districts. who de-
mand relief from the ever-increasing
burden OF taxation. and the great mer-
chants and manufacturers, the mine
owners. and the other princes of in
dustry in Spain, who are determined
upon the removal of those restrictions
by which their different enterprises. as
we'll as the prosperity of the nation,
are hampered. There has been an al
together remarkable advance in the
trade and industry Of Spain since her
war with the United States, and now
she stands fourth on the list of the cot
ton spinning countries of Europe. In
deed. the growth of her material pros
perity during the last two years has
been something altogether phenomenal.
But IT has been in spite of the obstacles
placed In its way by a shortsighted
government. which. blind to the signs
OF the times and to all lessons Of the
past, has just announced it's intention
Of spending upon the reconstruction OF
the Spanish navy a vast sum Of money
which. II it is to be extracted from the
pockets of the taxpayers. and from the
imposition Of dues calculated to inter
fere with trade and industry. should al
least be devoted TO opening up the
country by means of railroads from the
interior 10 the seacoast, and to other
wise developing the natural resources
of the kingdom
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At no time since the Bourbon restora-
tion, nearly thirty years ago. has the
crown of Spain been threatened by SO
grave a peril as at the present moment.
when the situation is more full of men
ace for the throne than even at the
most critical moments during and fol-
lowing the war with the United States
The truce which has lasted for so many
years between the Republican party and
the dynasty has come to an end. The
former has resumed active warfare
upon the monarchy. which it has deter
mined to overthrow. and it's ranks have
been recruited within the last few
months by the very best elements of the
Liberal following. That the King and
his advisers are keenly alive to the
danger is apparent from the fact that a
royal decree has been issued in one of
the recent numbers OF the "Of1cial Ga
zette.' at Madrid. prohibiting under Sc
we're punishment the cry of viva la
Republica." and the exhibition OF re-
publican emblems and flags, while a
second decree, stAl more eloquent of
the alarm entertained by the authori-
ties, transfers the task Of maintaining
order through Spain from the local
municipal police to the "Guardia Civil, p"
or gendarmerie, the import of which
will be understood when it is explained
that the "Guardia Civil" or constabu-
larry. is under the orders of the minis
ter of the interior at Madrid. whereas
the local police are in the pay and
under the direction of the municipal
ties, which are TO a great extent openly
hostile to the crown.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-21
COUNTRYS TRADE
PAST 2,4OO MILLIONS
Exports and Imports Greater Than in Any Pre-
ceding Year of It's History.

exports of 1900 amounted to S162 O00. 600:
In 1880. s144 900 .CO0 in 1850. S31s, OOO. 900;
In 1860. $751;. 600. 600; in 1870. SS2S. DOC. coo
In 1872 the total commerce for the first
time crossed the billion dollar line, be-
ing for that year $1.07O. ~. 663. In 1880
1t was 81 SOB GOO. 900 and. in 1890. S1.647.-
OOO.O0O In 1900 it first crossed the two
billion-dollaT line. being in that year
81. pa 900 600: in 1901, $2.311 900 900; in
1902. s.. 2S5. 900. 600, and in 1903 seems
likely to exceed S2.4OO. 200, 900.
Manufacturers Materials.
OF the more than one billion dollars
worth Of imports for the fun year,
manufacturers material will form near
ly $500. OOO. 900 value. in the ten months
whose figures are completed by the
Treasury Bureau OF Statistics, manu-
facturers' material formed Az per cent
of the total imports. and in the latest
month available-April-the form 1911
per cent. The percentage which these
materials for use OF the manufacturers
form of the grand total is larger in that
part OF the fiscal year whose figures
have been completed than Of any pre-
ceding year. In 1902 ma nufacturers
materials formed 46.1 per cent of the
total imports; in 1900. 45.7 per cent; IL
1893, ~ per cent; in 1895. 81 per cent
in 1890. 34.5 per cent; in 1855. 33.1 pei
cent: in 1870 2s2 per cent: In 1880
26.4 per cent. and In 1870. PIP per cen
Of the total imports.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-21
The Koch
Inhalation Apparatus

Il had consumption and realized that
unless something was quickly done for
me 1 was doomed 70 die
81 had a severe cough. expectorated
a great deal, and had great difficulty in
breathing I was terribly emacia:ed and
was truly alarmed at my deplorable
condition.
Without any hope of ever being cured.
went TO the Koch Lung Cure. 4; 100
Eleventh Street northwest. Washington.
The Koch doctors told me that they had
cured a great many cases Of consump-
tion. and that gave ne hope.
Il began 10 breathe the healing. city
vapors of the Koch Inhalation into my
lungs. and almost from the very first
my breathing apparatus began to loosen
up. enabling me 10 throw of the matter
from my lungs and bronchial tubes,
which gave me immense relief.
Il continued TO take the Koch treat
ment as I saw that IL was reaching the
seat OF my disease far better than any
medicine / had taken into my stomach.
Ny cough ceased. the pains In my lungs
and my shortness Of breath disappeared.
and In q few weeks I was completely
cured. This was over a year ago. and
have remained perfectly we'll ever since.
las these wonderful Koch InhalatIons
have saved my life, 1 heartily indoTss
the treatment that cured me, and be-
lieve il will cure anyone who faithfully
follows the directions. I Will be glad
to prove the above statements 70 all
who will call upon me-
MRS. ANNIE E. A. WALKER,
"4o4 y St y. W. Washington. ID. g"
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after having lived TO see young King
Alfonso attain his majority.
Queen Christmas regency has come
TO an end. and today the young sover-
eign has in power of a cabinet composed
of Conservatives of the most reaction
airy type. who are more strongly OPP
posed than ever to the enactment of
any of the measures contained in Sa-
gasta's program, and who have set their
face against every kind of reform. The
result is that the Republicans have re-
sumed active warfare. not merely upon
the Administration, but likewise upon
the throne: their ranks. as have stated
above. being recruited by the very best
and most progressive elements of the
Liberal party. which since the death of
Sagasta has on longer enjoyed any CO.
hesion or unity of purpose.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-21
COLOR BLINDNESS
BARS APPOINTMENT

Senators Burrows OF Michigan and
Treasurer Howard. of the Grand Rap
ids and Indiana Railroad Company. ar
rived in Washington yesterday in Mr..
Towards private car.
Mr.. Towards son is an applicant for
appointment In the Marine Corps and
has passed all the required examina-
tions with the exception of sight He
is slightly color blind. and his appoint
ment has been held up on that &C
count.
Senator Burrows will use his influ-
ence to bring about the young mans
appointment.
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SUES WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER.

GLENS FALLS. June 2O.-Plattsburg
will sue William Rockefeller for $275 for
extinguishing a fire which threatened to
destroy his forest preserve at Malone
Rockefeller's agent. who telegraphed
from Malone for the engine and com
pany, refused to pay the bill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-21

Eleven months figures Of the Treas
ury Bureau of Statistics. now completed.
show that the foreign commerce of the
United States will be in the year about
TO end the largest in the history of the
country. Imports will. for the first time
exceed $1,000. 900 900. and exports will be
larger than in any preceding year, ex-
cept 1901. The eleven months figures
which Justify this assertion show that
the imports of the eleven months ending
with May were S943 ,597 ,194, and the ex-
ports 81 ,324, 493, 2S3. For the twelve
months ending with May the imports are
s1016. IL, 24s. and the exports. Slab
733,776. AS the largest imports in any
earlier fiscal year were S903, 800 94s in
1902. ii is quite apparent that the total
imports Of the present fiscal year will
exceed those Of any preceding year, and
that they Will also exceed 81 900, 900 900.
since they have not fallen below S73 600,
600 in any month OF the past year and
are in the eleven months within s57 ,0O0-
600 of the billion-dollar line
Exports Over $1,000, 100000.
AS the largest exports OF any preced-
ing year. except 1901. were 1884 .4s3, =
012. in 1900. and those of the eleven
months ending with May were 81 1924 .493. =
293. and the smallest exports of any
month in the year were'$sS, 900 900, it is
| apparent that when the month of June
is added. the export total for the year
will exceed that of 1900. and will pass
the 81. 400 600 900 line.
The largest total commerce Cby which
is meant the imports and exports com
bined) of any earlier year was that of
| 1901. $3.50. 937. 156. AS the total i'm
ports and exports for the eleven months
ending with May were 81. 26s .O9O. 4S7. and
the combined imports and exports of
the lightest month of the present year
were 1852. 600. eco. it is apparent that the
| commerce of the twelfth month added
to the total already shown by the eleven
months viii make grand total exceed
ing that of 1901. which showed the larg-
est total of imports and exports COM
binet.
Record of Century.
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No Reforms Yet Instituted.

Between the making OF a promise and
its fulhllment there is often a delay.
nowhere more so than In Spain. country
in which everything that can be put
Off until the next day Is invariably post
poned until tomorrow-"manans." And
although seventeen years have lapsed
since that truce between the crown.
the Liberal premier and the Republican
leaders was concluded. the program Of
reforms which constituted the basis Of
the agreement. still awaits execution.
Old Sagasa. the craftiest and most
astute of Spanish statesmen, a past
master in the art Of temporizing and Of
Cancellation, has gone 10 his last rest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-21
Nothing to Hope From King.

The chambers OF commerce. therefore
have arrived at the conclusion that
there is nothing to be expected from
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-21
Record of a Century.

II was only in the year 1872 that the
total commerce first touched the one
billion-dOllar line, and IN 1900 IL first
touched the two billion dollar line.
Running back through the century. it
may be said that the total imports and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-14
FOE sALE-RFAL EsrATE.

FOR SALE and 10 acre tracts near
Sachs greenhouse, w 10th ave
z. j. BROMN. II Columbian Bldg.
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afraid you have had a long, tired jour
ney; but I thought you ought to know
t'Oh you poor little SOUL" she cried,
sob in her voice, and the next moment
little figure was gathered to her breast
where she crOoned over it. calling him
her baby, her little Michael, whom she
had treated SO badly, reproaching her
self and showering soft kisses on the
wan face in the same breath.
He is very weak; you must NOT ex-
cite him" d warning voice said
7 shall not hurt him.. she said, hold
ing the body close to her breast See,
he is already more content. The little
face certainly looked less tired and
troubled, and one wasted arm had gone
up around her neck, While he made him
self at home as a matter of course in
those unknown arms.
Has ne been long like this2" she
asked. You ought to have told me be-
fore"
He was never strong. as you may re-
member" he answered colby. He does
not take after my family; he pines for
warmth and sunshine, as you did.
must remind you that you have never
given me reason to think you took any
particular interest in him. I was not at
all certain you would come now
mot comet" she exclaimed. Then she
remembered. L beg your pardon" she
said humbly; you are quite right 1T is
I who am to blame-I who am in the
wrong. But-but" her voice growing
husky L did not know he wanted me
so badly I was so young when I went
away am not very old now-and I did
not understand many things. Perhaps
if you had reasoned with me-lf you had
pointed out"
DO you think I wanted a captive in
stead of a wife?" he asked harshly. I
saw how you fretted and pinned like a
Gagged creature. [ saw the hunted look
/ in your eyes, / knew you would wear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-14
THE HEART OF THINGS.
STORY OF LITTLE MICHAEL AND
HIS MOTHER

She had just returned from the crowd
ed concert hall, where she had enjoyed
veritable triumph. Her face was flushed
and smiling, and she still held in her
fayOrite f1OWer-Which had been given
her as she left the platform. She was
reca lied TO her surroundings by the
voice of her maid. Fanehion.
There is a telegram for madame on
the table" she said. Denise picked it
up: it was addressed to Mrs. Fielden, "
which was unusual. She was known 10
the London world and her friends as
w It was brief and to the point:
It think it is right to let you known
that the boy is seriously ill.-A1ichael.
Unconsciously she crushed the mes
sage in her hand. and her thoughts flew
to the Lincolnshire village where It had
Bring me an "A. b. c. and pack a
bag. I am going into the country
I wonder if he is really very lll2'' she
Wondered as she sat in the train. =
think Michael would scarcely have sent
for me unless he were. The meeting
will be awkward and uncomfortable for
him as for me. Poor little Michael
what d name to give a childt-I wonder
what he is like now. He was not
pretty or interesting child. I remember
he was always crying.
After a drive of nearly an hour she
recognized a familiar gateway; she re-
membered the old eoat-of-arlns cur IN
the stOneWOFk, though she could not see
it now with the motto, I nvei die!
Master is upstairs" old Hannah said
distantly, in relly to Denise's greeting
Il viii go up at once if I may" and
before Hannah could raise an objection
she was half way UP the stairs
What a great room it was! And how
solitary those two figures looked in it!
Il am sorry to trouble you, the man
said, getting up as she moved I am
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BOwsER's LATEST FAD.
This Time It Is q Household Fire
Alarm and It Alarms Accordingly

Alarm and At Alarms Accordingly
har. 1,eWseF sOt inlO. tiaa avase 49,
ether evening ssltIletse tiie peA et-aoe-
AIS arm beng seen or s1ay cues etei1s
ssskeo, ana IL was not uhtai s~Lesf etiA
uer taau ne suddeniy turned upon III O.
4soNser ana asled;
10 you ever stop to think what d
miracle IL IS lnaL we nave Aos D9-A
burned alive in our own mouse
Il don't see anything miraculous
ebe-,,+ ~" She answered. IN ny snOula
we De burned anVe any A4ole eliS'1- <I14S
mere are fifty different reasons
In the nIsL place, you Always -@Ns q
cook VINO is Just as apt u lseHS ~
rance open as snuJ Al tne next. lhetS
ar sf,,-4vs matches scattered ABOUT
Vnirdiv YOU are extremely car recess
vvDen YOU hight or turn oil the gas
and. 1ourthiy. the house Is 1ull u rats
and rats love TO nlDDie al AhdtcHeH
could give plenty Oh other reasons Dol
these ere enough to make one sA1Nei-
IszDvfdence must surely have been
s,yitn ma since we began housekeeping.
II aon,t think there is any cause
To be worried replied MIS-. boMsef'
as size wondered IL IL was sOiiAelA llis
new in fire escapes.
mo. probably not. That's wo-
mans way 1 ann worried, however
Tbere is never d night In the year that
I do not start up three or four times
a furnace of the house. Have you
any idea OF the number of people who
nave been burned alive in their homes
an the last year2
Eight or ten, perhaps
..Yfe numbes is over 600, madam
and all owing to just such careless
ness as is observable on every hand
IN this house. You may be satisfied to
keep on running THESE awful RISKS,
but I am not. Today, when 1 read
Of a family of eight persons in Mis-
souri, perishing in their beds amidst
flames and smoke. I determined not to
pass another night without some safe
guard"
And so you got another fire escape
70 let you down with a crash!
mo fire escape ever let me down WITH
q crash. and I have not been investing.
/ have a better thing. You Will find
fault with 1T, CT course, as you DO with
everything 7 bring home. but that Viii
make no difference to me. You can he
burned in -our bed or kill yourself