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The Washington times., 1903-11-22

A fortnight later Mary Chadwick's $
engagement to young Mr. Balloon was
announced.
Could she have refused Albion2 There
was something new about Albion, his
mother said TO herself. something that
forbade her questioning. He followed
Cely into the dairy, one morning, obey
ing a sudden impulse a. he saw her
standing by the window, the shadows OF
the outside greenery hecking her lovely
face.
''Cely. he was not worthy Of you!
Don't think of him. he said. hoarsely.
Cely stood bare armed above a pan Of
cream and although there had been looks
that made her wonder. yet she was so
startled that she dropped the skinner
into the cream and her cheeks grew
pinker than the roses that nodded at
the window. He took two rapid strides
toward her
"Cely, could you-c9uld you ever
he said vehemently, passionately- Then
something undoubtedly the caution of
all his hereditary Quints, although he
did not recognize 1t-came up in his
throat and stopped him.
II mean CeIy.' he stammered, that
we have both set our hearts on the
wrong person ar d it is well to have dis
covered II in time And 1 mean, could
you ever-ever learn 20 put a little less
salt in the butter?" And away strOde
Albion. white in the face
Pink-cheeked Cely dropped down upon
a butter firs0in and wiped her creamy
hands upon her dress
20 my Iandi If the meeting house
steepIe had stopped down and said Cely
could you ever?' / shouldn't have been
more surprised And then to turn il of
onto the butter!
Outside the dairy window, behind the
screen Of nOdding roses. there had been
a listener Mrs. Quint as she dropped
down upon the chapping-block. almost
wished that she had not been blessed
with the acute hearing upon which she
had pIided herself. Albion's tone had
beer excited. impassiOned; there was no
doubt that he was in love with Celinda
Pringle. the hired girl" whom she had
taken from the poorhouse. She had been
so overwhelmed by the shock that she
had been dizzy and had a ringing in her
ears. She had not been aware Of Al
bion's sudden change of tone
Il would not have believed il possi-
bleT' she murmured. And she remem-
bered Albion's great-uncle Jeremy, who
had become insane. And yet IL is the
natural thing 10 happen! When he at
tempts to make UP his mind 10 marry a
certain girl the difficulties are like
mountains in the way This is love
true love that carries all before IT,
Moreover. his nature is tenacious. Wher
a Quint has made up his mind you cant
turn him. I must trample my pride un-
der my feet. 1t must be Cely, for Il vii
! be Cel5 or nobody,
Mrs Quint trampled the sawdust under
her feet. as she sat upon the chopping-
block as If 1t were her pride.
But she took to her bed, exhausted 10y
/ the shock ard the struggle with hel
pride. The doctor. whom Albion sum
moned in haste. talked of malaria ant
TIE probability of a sudden chill
Albion knew the real cause only at the
end of a fortnight when his mother
sitting up i'm bed, for the first tins
seized him by the arm and whispered
hoursclY.
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
One Pound of Prevention
Better Than Nine Pounds
of Cure" IS the Motto of
His Office. But He Often
Runs to Fires, just the
Same, and Is Expected to
Be on Hand Promptly. Too.

to rubbish heaps, bad chimneys. the
burning Of papers and leaves in back
yards. or in close proximity to houses,
and to any other violation of the fire
regulations of the District often per-
sons who have laid their complaints be-
fore every other department of the Dis
trict government without avail, turn TO
the fire marshal Moved by malice to-
ward their neighbors, or trouble with
children in their vicinity. they come to
the fire marshal in the hope that. under
one pretext or another. they can get re-
lief. The fire regulations are so rigid
and the fire marshal has so much Iati-
tude when on his inspecting tours that
he is frequently called upon to look into
cases that have no bearing on his de-
psrtment.
Authority to Enter Buildings.
After his desk is cleared off. Mr.. Bic
Der starts on a tour of inspection. He
has the authority from the District Com
missioners to enter any building in the
city except the Government buildings.
and OF late many of these have been
added to his list Feeling the necessity
OF taking every precaution to prevent
the outbreak of fire. Government officials
have requested the Fire Department 70
send an inspector to their buildings at
regular intervals in order that they
may avail themselves CT bis opinions and
suggestions. Every siotel, apartment
house. and theater in the city is regu-
larly inspected. and au accurate report
is sent by Mr.. Bieber 10 Fire Chief Belt.
No favoritism is shows. every owner,
proprietor or occupant of building IS
required to rigidly obey the fire reguIa-
tions. and in his reports. Mr.. Bieber is
fearless.
Fire is a matter of life and death. -
said the fire marshal. in discussing
this phase Of the subject with The
Times reporter. There is no telling
when and where it viii break out. or
all the elements, that enter into human
life and human affairs. it is the most
uncertain and the rlost terrifying. Ny
aim and my duty is to do all in my pow
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
Inspection of Large Build
ings, Mercantile WaTe-
houses, Theaters, and Pub
lie Halls a Part of His
Work That Must Be Reau-
laTlu uPerformed-" Boss of
Ruins After Big BIazes.

such matters are used by the Insurance
companies in making settlements with
those whose property is Insured
If large fire occurs Mr.. Bieber al
ways goes. On such occasions he acts
in unison with the fire chief. The chief
has Supreme command at the scene Of
iires and details. the marshal to the
control Of the streets He directs traffic
and stops or allows TO pass under his
supervision street cars and other We
hicles. When the fire is extinguished he
assumes control of the premises and
permits nothing to be touched untn he
has made a thorough Examination Of the
conditions.
Record of Alarms.
Mr.. Bieber keeps an accurate recora
Of every fire alarm and every casualty
occurring from fire. whether to fremen
or others. He has telephone at his
bedside and is called up whenever a FIRE
breaks out at night. no matter what the
hour is. II it is q small, frst-alarm fire
he may or may not go. according to the
nature Of the case. but If it is more
than this he makes for the scene imme-
diately.
In the accompanying photographs,
taken for The Sunday Times. Marshal
Bieber is seen at his desk. and as he
appears running down the front steps
Of his Office to jump into his buggy in
response to a fire alarrl-
Dangerous Gasolene.
CAS- to the causes Of fires" said Mr..
Bieber, 4 should say that the majority
Of them result from gasolene. The
fumes Of gasolene spread outward and
downward, being heavier than air. and
often they may be ignited from a gas
Jet on a floor below the one on which
the gasoIene itself is kept. It is by far
the most dangerous factor we have to
deal with. OF course. incendiarism IS
fairly prevalent It is committed gem
orally from spite or desire to collect in
surance. Frequently we are sure a frs
is Of ineendiary origin. but are unable
to prove it"
The Washington times., 1903-11-22

" THERE is the man. woman or
M Child who does not thrill
with excitement at the sound
Of the fire bell? Where is
the man who viii MT quit his desk for
a look at fire engine as it dsshes
rapidly by his door on its hurried err
rand? Where is the woman who viii
not drop her houshold work for the
moment and throw open a window in
response to the Changing of the bells; or
the boy who viii not forsake even the
most interesting game and run for
blocks and blocks across the city in the
wake OF the fast flying and noisy fire
chief. engine. truck and reel?
The great clements OF awe and the
unexpected so strongly present in the
outbreak of IRE. the superb exhibition Of
man, brute and machine working Ia
unison as presented by a FIRE engine
rushing through the streets; the thrill
ling spectacle OF fremen risIxing their
lives fighting the fire ard saving life
and property are all familiar TO the
dwellers in cities
The Tire MarshaPs Duties.
There is a phase ef the fire-fghting
hre-eontroning and fre-preventive sys-
TENS of the. department. however. Of
which there is comparatively little
known by the ordinary citizen. That Is
the work of the fire marshal.
AS the fire chief and the engine COM
panies under him work to extinguish
fire. so the marshal works to prevent its
outbreak. Theirs is the work of ex-
tinction; his the work Of prevention
His duties consist of the examination
Of applica, ions to store and sell in
fiammable ellis. fireworks and other ex-
plosives: the inspection Of mercantile
houses. theaters. hotels. hospitals; the
investigation of fire alarms, the exami-
nation of scenes Of fires with a view to
ascertaining. if possible the origin and
causes OF fires. the extent and nature
of the damage done; the keeping of a
minute record Of all fires in the Dis
trict, and the casualties that result
from them, both to occupants of houses
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
The Dog.

The dog is eloquently built,
For would he speak his JOY or guilt,
With either end of him he may
The secret Of his heart display.
Some very decent dogs are yellow.
But those who early bark and below
Against the bright innocuous moon
should do it less or not 50 soon
The dog, he is. TO say the least,
A very interesting beast
There's only one bad kind Of him,
All other dogs are cherubim.
L'ENNOG
The Kind OF dog I mean i he
That's owned by some one else than me.
-Harper's Magazine
The Washington times., 1903-11-22

poor and ig1.orant. and she won nave
a married mas dangling after her,
Cely waited at table, looking ike
lily beaten down by last nights tempest.
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
THE MAN WHO PUTS OUT FIRES THAT NEVER HAPPENED :

He IS Sidney Bieber. Fire
Marshal of the District of
Columbia, and His Duties
Would Seem to Be Mega
tive in their Nature if Not
PositIveig ParadoxICaI in
Their Performance.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
By r. NJ, Larner.

Washington, Feb. 24.-Georgia and
South Carolina are well represented at
the Congress of the d. A. r., now IN
session in this city. The attendance
is the largest in the history of this
distinguished organization, and the
Daughters are fairly dividing public
attention with the national legislature
at the Capitol.
Mrs. $. C. b. Morgan of Savannah
is in the advance guard of a large
Savannah delegation, which is due here
tomorrow morning. Mrs. r. e.
Parks, state regent of Georgia, and
her successor as state regent Mrs. Ira
Yale Sage, with Mrs. M. A. Lipscomb,
Mrs. S. j. Simmons. Mrs. f. A. Healy.
Mrs. f. w. Blomfeld of Atlanta and
Mrs. F M. Fredericks, and Miss A. c.
Binnings of Columbus. are at Georgia
headquarters at the Ebbitt House. hut
one block away from the convention
hall.
The South Carolina delegation makes
its headquarters at the same hotel,
and those registered there are as fol-
lows: Mrs. Clark Waring. vice gem
eral; Mrs. Minnie Brine, Columbia
Chapter; Mrs. Frances NJ. Jones, Mrs
Frances F. Nash, Mrs. H. H. Sasscer,
Charleston Chapter; Mrs George
Nichols, Mrs. Jones, Miss Dean. Spar
tanburg Chapter; Mrs. MCGEE, Mrs.
Brown, Tateechee Chapter; Mrs. Brat
ton, Kings Mountain Chapter.
When not attending the meetings of
the congress, the Southern delegates are
the recipients of many social courte-
sizes at the residence of Mrs. Fairbanks
and other social leaders, who make
their homes in Washington. The fes-
tivities are so numerous that the
Daughters are seldom found at their
hotels.
Started the Fight.
The first skirnish in the campaign
for president-general began at the out
set Of to-day's session.
Immediately after the conclusion of
routine business. the proposed amend
ments to the constitution were taken
up. The first amendment proposed
was that of Mrs. Katharine r. Wolcott
to add to Article d, Section J. the
words, except the president-general,
who shall not hold the same office for
more than two terms successfully"
This amendment was designed to make
Mrs. Fairbanks, the president-general
at present, eligible for reelection.
Mrs. Donald Mclean OF New York,
who has been a conspicuous figure in
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
IF TRUE.
You Can Try Ii For Yourself and
Prove 1t.

One grain of the active principle in
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will digest
5000 grains of meat, eggs or other
wholesome food, and this claim has
been proven by actual experiment.
which any one can perform himself IN
the following manner: Cut hard boiled
eggs into very small pieces, as it would
be if masticated, place the egg and two
or three of the tablets in a bottle or
jar containing warm water heated to rs
degrees (the temperature of the body,
and keep II at this temperature for
three and one-half hours, at the end of
which time the egg will be as complete
~ digested as it would have been in the
healthy stomach of a hungry boy.
The point of this experiment is that
what Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will do
to the egg in the bottle it will do to the
egg or meat in the stomach, and moth
ing else win rest and invigorate the
stomach so safely and effectually. Even
a little child can take Stuarts Tablets
with safety and benefit if its digestion
is weak and the thousands of cures aC-
complished by their regular daily use
are easily explained when it is under
stood that they are composed of Vege-
table essences, aseptic pepsin, diastase
and Golden Seal, which minsles with
the food and digest it thoroughly, Civ
ing the overworked stomach a chance
to recuperate.
Dieting never cures dyspepsia neither
do pills and cathartic medicines, which
simply irritate and inflame the intes-
tines
When enough food is eaten and
promptly digested there will be no con-
stipation, nor in fact win there will be
disease of any kind, because good di-
gestion means good health in every or
gan.
The merit and success of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets are world wide and
they are sold at the moderate price of
so cents for full sized package in every
drug store in the United States and
Canada, as we'll as in Europe
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
D. A. RS MAKE THEIR
CONGRESS WARM
Opening Guns of the Fight for the Presidency
General

the fight over the president general
ship, was recognized.
Il desire to go on record" she de-
clared, that l do not intend to OPP
pose the original amendment"
The original amendment OF Mrs.
Verplanck was amended in several
particulars and pasesd by vote of 443
to S. 1t reads:
mo person shall hold office more
than two terms successfully, and no
one shall be eligible to hold Office in
the national society until she has bsen
member of the national society two
years, except the president general,
who shall be eligible to the office for
two consecutive terms, regardless OF
her previous services in other offices
on the national board"
Then the fighting began anew. A
number of delegates claimed that the
amendment was subject to miscon-
struction, and that it established
dangerous precedent
'It's Really Too Bad"
Mrs. Mclean, who had not taken
| any part in the vote on the amendment
regarding the president gene al, rose
| to question of personal privilege.
II desire to announce" she said,
that / did not vote on either side, be-
| cause, in accordance with my previous
statement, felt ! must not oppose the
original amendment, and because l
could not vote for the substitute for
constitutional reasons"
The congress then took up the second
amendment, which also excepted the
treasurer general from the inhibition
of holding the same office for more
than two successive terms. Mrs. Don
aid Mclean protested against the con-
sideration of persons instead of the
constitution. She said 1t marked de-
generation in the methods of the con-
gress The amendment was tabled on
a rising vote.
Mrs. Mclean protested that the neg
ative side of the question had not been
counted. Some of those who had been
standing in front of her, she said, had
been counted in the affirmative, but
they did not know what they were
voting for.
TITS really too bad" replied Mrs.
Fairbanks.
The remainder of the day was occu-
pied In discussing limitations upon the
selection of vice president-general. A
provision that only one vice president
general shall be chosen from each state
was finally adopted.
The consideration of proposed amend
ments to the constitution took up the
time of the congress at it's night ses-
sion. Only one of these received fav-
orable action, that proposed by Ger
trude B. Darwin, the treasurer gem
eral, which provided that the incum-
bent of that position shall hold office
until her successor has secured bonds
men who. had been duly accepted by
the National Board of Management.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
C0MUS AT NEW ORLEANS.
Last Brilliant FestiVity of the Mardi
Gras.

New Orleans, Feb. 24-The carnival
closed tonight in a blaze of glory. In
point of attendance of strangers it has
been the most successful ever held,
while the pageants have been. on a
scale of great artistic splendor. The
parade tonight was by the Mystic
Krewe of Comus. Its title was "a
Leaf From the Mahabharata," and it
illustrated in twenty superb floats the
great epic poem of the Hindus.
The eliminating society event of the
season was the ball of Comus at the
French opera. The curtain rose upon
a picturesque tableaux, revealing Co
mus on a throne of light, and the
masked Krewe grouped on either side.
Comus chose for his queen Miss Myr-
tie Stauffer. Miss Alice Roosevelt was
present and was the object of special
attention.
Admiral and Mrs. Schley and Gen.
Joseph Wheeler and his daughters
were among the guests.
Rex held his ball, which partook of
the nature of democratic reception,
in Washington Artillery Hall, temper
arily converted into a carnival palace
There was a great crush of subjects of
the King. Miss Ingersoll Minge was
chosen Queen of the Carnival, and
eight society girls served as her at
tendants. After midnight there was
an exchange of visits between Comus
and Rex and their courts.
Tomorrow comes the period OF
sackcloth and ashes" There will be a
great exodus of visitors and the rail-
roads have made special preparations
to handle the heavy travel out of New
Orleans during the next few days.
The French cruiser Tage. which has
been here for several weeks, will leave
tomorrow for Jamaica. going thence
to Martinique. Admiral Rivet and his
officers were attendants at the Comus
ball tonight.
The battleship Texas. which was
brilliantly Illuminated tonight in hon
or Of the king, is also expected to sail
this week.
Admiral Schley. Col A. K. Mcclure
and their party expect to resume their
journey westward on Thursday
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
THE POSTMASTER,
Shook on Coffee and Got Well.

It's so easy to shake off coffee and
acoffee diseases when well made Pos
tum Cereal Food Coffee is served in its
place that it doesn't take long to tell
the tale.
The Postmaster of flourishing town
In Dinwiddie county, Va. writes: up
TO short time ago coffee had me a
great sufferer from constipation, nerv-
BUSINESS and indigestion. About the
middle of last July / quit coffee and
began using Postum, and ever since
have been improving. My troubles
have now quite disappeared.
Il attribute my recovery to Postum
and induced several of my friends to
try 1t. You are at liberty to use this"
Name given by Postum Cereal Co.,
Ltd, Battle Creek, Mich.
There is a reason. Coffee is a def
mite poison to many persons and dis
ease sets i'm if the use of even one cup
a day is continued.
When the poison is withdrawn and a
pure food beverage like Postum Food
Coffee used the return to health is
natural and prompt IL the disease is
not too advanced, and many, very
many old chronic diseases disappear
When the coffee is abandoned and
Postum used I'm its stead Many of
these old diseases are hidden nervous
disorders, that IL coffee keeps the
nerves poisoned and that condition
creates and holds disease in some or
gan of the body. Take away the cause
ana give a true. natural nerve re-
builder like Postum, and the change Is
often miraculous
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
LIKE HER DANCING.
Germans Will Give Miss Duncan ~
Theater.

Berlin, Feb. 24.-Isadora Duncan,
the California dancer, has been sup
piled with $25O,OO0 by subscription
from her admirers with which to build
a theater to be called by her name
Externally it will be in the style of a
Greek temple, and the interior will be
Greek. The theater will be devoted
OCCASIONALLY to Miss Duncans dancing,
and at other times to the reproduction
of Greek plays and to concerts The
dancing of Miss Duncan has so at
tracted the Berlin public that prices
charged for admission to perform
ances are as high as those of Coquelin
and Nine. Bernhardt. The academi-
clans have arranged for reduced prices
to art students. Herr Won Werner,
president of the Berlin Artists Society,
has written a letter refusing to ac-
cept such privileges and alleging that
he is not willing to encourage i'm
morality"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
BRODRICK is UPHELD
COMMONS REJECTED THE CENSo-
RIOUs AMENDMENT.
GOVERNMENT VOTE STRONG.
EXPECTED DETECTION OF UNION
ISIS NOT SEEN.

Vote Against the Amendment to the
Address 26I TO I45-NntiOnaIistS
Did Not Vote BaIfOur Declared
the Fleet to be First in Import
ance, hut Troops are Needed-In
the Event of War with Russia
This Need Would he shOwn-Criti-
cisms of BrOdricIz's Plans.
London, Feb. 24.-The House of Com
mons to-day rejected, by POI votes to
las. Mr.. Becketts amendment to the
address, the terms of which were tanta-
mount to a censure on the war Sec
rotary, Mr.. Brodrick.
Henry White, secretary of the United
States embassy, and several peers again
listened to the continuation of the army
debate to-day. The division revealed
fewer defections in the Unionist ranks
than had been expected. only about a
dozen Unionists voting against the gov
eminent, while the Nationalist abstain
ed, walking out in a body when the
division was called.
In the course of the debate the Lib
eral leader, Mr.. Asquith, expressed the
general feeling when he remarked that
the debate was of greater significance
than the division on it, and would be
remembered long after the six army
corps had vanished into thin air.
Premier Balfour, in winding up the
debate for the government. compliment
ed Mr.. Asquith on going to the heart
of the question, namely. whether the
army was too large and costly for the
empires need. OF course, he said, the
fleet stood first, but there were limits
to the uses of fleet. 1t was impossi-
BILE to bring war to an end with a
fleet. which could not even strike a
heavy blow at most enemies with which
Great Britain might be engaged with
out a strong attacking force of SOL
diers, and it would be folly to deprive
the country of means of offensive ac-
ton in the event of an emergency. Mr..
Balfour contended that three army
corps were necessary for work outside
the empire. They had to consider the
defense of India.
In the improbable and unhappy
event of war with Russia. we should
require not only all the available forces
in India, but all the forces that Mr.
Brodrick's scheme places at the dis
posal of the crown"
Winston Spencer Churchill, Con-
sentative, earlier in the debate de-
ciared Mr. Brodricks expectations had
only been realized in two directions,
namely, in the decrease in the num-
Der of volunteers and in the increase
of expenditure. He asked where the
government expected the three army
corps intended for foreign service to
| operate. They certainly could not
contemplate the three army corps
operating in Canada, for the United
| States were no more prepared to in
| wade Canada than Great Britain was
| prepared to invade the United States.
Mr.. Churchill added, amidst cheers:
and long may that salutary neglect
| continue"