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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-23

OF unsound mind and they have taken
steps. under the provisions Of the new code
OF law for the District, to have the court
pass upon his condition with the view If
having him committed to the Government
Hospital for the Insane
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-23
Robbers Get 90, 900 From Ohio Bank

BELLAIRE, Ohio, January 23.-At Som
erton. west of here. robbers forced an en-
trance into the City Bank last night and
blew the safe. They got away with 50, 600.
The robbers broke open James Gray's barn.
stole q rig and escaped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-23

Steamship Arrival.
At New York-Patricia, from Hamburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-23
Saturday Program.)

81
prices
mo exquis OF s o
The Washington times., 1903-03-15

Your name?" asked the giant, mar
yelling al the bOIdness Of his visitor
'Muchslash.' % answered the tailor.
What a name for a coupon cutter,''
laughed GrabitaH
What are the coupons2" asked Much
slash.
You're ignorant" replied the giant.
with a sueer- You remind me OF the
boy who asked what sort OF pickles
PcriCles were But I'm not a man to
stop at trifies. III give you all the
coupons you can cut in ten minutes
Coupons are bits OF paper Joined
20 larger sheets called bonds Old
gentlemen get them with the gout
Judging from your lank looks you
haven't had much OF either"
rs il curabIe?" asked Muchslash.
No" replied Grabitall. Every
coupon you cut means that you get s6.
Once you have the coupon habit IL is
question OF not when. but how often. {"
GrabitaH led the way 10 the pen mark
ed bond bin" and told Muchslash to cut
coupons while the electric light was
shining.
The venerable tailor unbound mis-
magical shears and threw them into the
bin. There followed rustling ana tear
ing and ripping The magic shears
bounded in and out. The coupons rose
an the air, the sCrfs rushed I'D from
the vaults below bringing gold dollars
on silver platters. and whenever a cou-
pom fiuttered at the feet Of NucbsIaah
they gave the amiable tailor six shin
ing coins.
Not how often, but why not2" laugh
ed Muchslash slowing away the gold
pieces In his girdle until he felt weight
ed almost 70 the ground. Pardon me
while ! sing 10 the hurdy- -gurdy that
beautiful song Money Must Be Spent
The blue and the red scarfs came so
rapidly out OF tho vaults that MuchsIash
did not know what 20 do with the riches
which rose about him in the form OF a
yellow dixie.
The Wistfnl Witch entered az this mo-
ment, however. with a regiment OF
green backed gnomcs, who gathered nm
the coins in wheelbarrows, and. with a
qutckness which astonished GrabftaII
himself. rolled them I'D the void and
piled them at the mouth of the outer
cave
Grabitall viewed this with a Jealous
eye, for so swiftly did the magic shears
do their work that thousands ard thou
sands OF dollars were silently taken out
OF the vaults beneath the hall of gold.
AZ last cried the giant, "the time is
up! Call in the watch dog Of the Treas
ury."
Muchslash. however. with slash OF the
magic shears, gave the beast such a nip
Of sharp steel that IL ran bowling
through the vaults OF blue and fell ex-
bausted in heap Of money bags.
Shears viii work in more ways than
one" roarcd the angry giant Il
wouldn't have minded giving Won a few
million 70 found a school for the better
playing of rdy-gurdies, but you take
more coupons than are your due" The
giant seized Muchslash around the legs
and brlancing the twisting form OF the
old tailor he grinned a villainous grin
These magic shears Will make an end
The Washington times., 1903-03-15
MEASURING THE
SPEED OF LIGHT
Bv LAWRENCE B. FLETCHER.

Lioht travels at the rate of about one
hundred and eighty-six thousand miles
second. and reaches the earth in a
little more than eight minutes after Il
has started from the sun. Now. as the
earth is only a little ball. less than
eight thousand miles in diameter, It is
clear that light win occupy only very
small part OF second In passing over
any distance than can be measured on
the earth. And yet light has been timed
accurately, not merely over course of
few miles, but over one of a few
yards. The two methods by which this
has been done we're invented by two
French scientists half century ago. To
illustrate tho first method, suppose you
throw a ball straight up through hole
in a roof. which hole is opened and
shut once every ten seconds Now, IL
the ball finds the hole open when II goes
up. and II It is thrown with such force
hat its digit lasts Just ten seconds.
II will find the hole open again when II
comes down, and will return TO your
hand. The same thing viii happen II
the balls Eight lasts twenty, thirty. or
forty seconds But If it is in the air
only five seconds. or just fifteen or
twenty-five, Il Will find the hole clos
ed on its return, and will be stopped
Now. in NJ. Fizeau's measurement OF
the speed of light a sunbeam was sent
through q small hole. which was opened
and shut by a toothed wheel rotating In
front OF II. Each tooth as II passed the
hole cut of the light. and the section OF
sunbeam that passed between two teeth
corresponded 10 the ball in our illustra-
tion. AS the wheel kept on revolving
there was a whole series of these
balls" but that made no difference
They went fve or six miles to a mirror,
which reflected or sent them back again
On the return trip. II the speed Of the
wheel was made right, each piece OF sun
beam found a tooth instead OF the space
between two teeth through which II had
started out. and was stopped 50 that
the observer saw darkness, so TO speak,
instead Of light To produce this re-
suit IL was found necessary 20 rotate the
wheel. which had 74O teeth. more than
twelve times a second. That is TO say.
the Light went out 20 the mirror and
hack about eleven miles. in the time in
which the edge OF the wheel moved half
the distance between two teeth-about
The Washington times., 1903-03-15

ture before mirror you read the jingle
The Washington times., 1903-03-15

making his toilet. for his feathers were
very wet
Not wishing to drive the tiny visitor
away. and With a desire 10 see how
long he would remain after the train
began 10 move. the engine-driver reach
ed carefully for the throttle, and sue
ceeded in putting the big machine in
motion without frightening the bird
After having thoroughly dried himself
the sparrow hoped down from his
strange perch and sat for several mo-
ments in corner on the enginedriver' $
cushion. evidently enjoying his ride.
after which. with a chirp, he few out
OF the window and away.
The enginemen forgot the incident as
they dashed on over the foothills and
through the village. Two days passed:
the engine had returned and was again
eastbound. with the same enginedriver.
The Washington times., 1903-03-15
THE FEATS OF MUCHSLASH.
By JOHN WALKER HARRINGTON.

and discreet playing OF all hurdy- CUR
dies"
I don't know whether" faltered
the giant
IT'S not a question of whether. but
how much?" said Muchslash.
Much what? Music?' asked Grab
itall.
Money" replied Muchslash. with a
quizzical smile Fifty"
Cents" grunted the giant.
Dollars" replied Muchslash Pay
now before / let you begin TO think YOU
The Washington times., 1903-03-15

Here is an absolutely true story Of a
little bird, just common sparrow OF
the mountain foothills. but. possibly. no
stranger case of bird instinct has ever
been chronicied.
One raw. rainy October day, while the
engine OF an express train was standing
at water tank on lonely sidetrack in
eastern Colorado. the engine-driver was
surprised TO see a sparrow hy in the
cab window and perch upon the throttle
at the boiler head. The little fellow
made himself at home there. and set TO
The Washington times., 1903-03-15
the eighteen-thOusandth part OF a Sec

the eighteen-thousandth part Of a sec
ond
The second experimenter. Foucault.
used no toothed wheel. but two mirrors
only thirteen feet apart. The first mirror
reflected beam OF light to the second.
which sent it back to the first. by which
IL was again reflected off along it's orfgi-
nal path. but in the opposite direction
Arrangements were made for observing
the returning beam and marking its ex-
act position.
Then the first mirror was made TO
rotate several hundred times a second.
The returning beam was found TO have
moved. the amount OF the motion de-
pending upon the speed OF the mirror
The reason is simply that the mirror tt
self had moved through a small angle,
while the light was going out to the
fixed mirror and back This angle could
be calculated from the motion of the re-
hected beam. and as the speed OF the
mirror was known fl was possible to
The Washington times., 1903-03-15

presently emerged into a high. vaulted
chamber, paved with gold dollars. The
walls shOne with silver, and golden
eagles nuttered among copper columns.
The air was heavy and drowsy with the
odOr OF bank bills. and beneath the
.tesselated floor could be heard the cIink
Of coin.
THE serfs. said GrabitalL ARE
showing the dividends from the blue cell
lar to the red
What you need" said Muchslash in
no way abashed by the splendor which
he saw about him. lis a divisor"
THAT IS what I thought. but ! have
so much wealth that the more / divide
It the bigger it gets.
The trouble has been" said Much
slash that not enough has adhered 10
the divisor. IN the divisor whom you
seek.
The Washington times., 1903-03-15

After he had Travelled far Muchslash
entered cave playing a hurdy- gurdy.
and when GrabitaIl. the giant said.
stop" he only played more loudly.
spinning around on his red heels until
ho looked like a top.
Teach me TO make music as mad as
that, said Grabitall, stretching out his
arms. which were more like ropes than
members. For surely It must be much
better than it sounds"
Play the Money Must" said Much
slash, cracking the hurdy- gurdy over the
The Washington times., 1903-03-15

of you said the evil monster .swiu
you have your head sheared on the bias
or st1 aight across the neck?''
Grabitall cut down from the shoulder
through the chest of Muchslash twice
The cuts met in a point and the head Of
the old tailor dropped to the ground
MUchslash would certainly have died
had not the Wistful Witch entered and
with great presence of mind replaced
his head as she supposed. with great
correctness. She put II on upside down
however, in her solicitous haste. and by
so doing changed an old man to a round
faced young one.
Muchslash. knowing nothing of the re-
gaining of his youth. escaped from the
cave Of Grabitall and reached the out
er air. where he found a party of the
sailors OF the yacht of the King Of Woe
waiting for him.
"Fulh pardon has been granted to
you" said the captain Of the vessel. for
our King has decided that you must re-
turn at once to that kingdom where
your jokes are best appreciated
So IL happened that Muchslash.
transformed into a young gallant in a
way which all may understand who
take the trouble TO cut the first picture
with a pair of shears. returned to his
own country singing blithely as he
turned the hurdy gurdy. for in his
haste he had not neglected TO bring
with him that faithful instrument All
his treasure was transported, and Much
slash. the poor tailor. became a knight
of Ii Golden Fleece. A pair OF shears
was painted on his coat farms. and his
motto was:
These shining blades like peevish elves,
Cut all there s. except themselves.
He became prime minister and abode
n perennial. youth in the Land OF Woe
where he did much 10 enliyen that
hitherto cheerless realm by the spend
ing OF a princely fortune
THE END.l
The Washington times., 1903-03-15

head Of a golden eagle. For picnics and
bonfire nights the Money Must is the
Only tune"
Il can't replied Grabitall- Il don't
know a note"
Play" roared 1Iuchslash. and learn
the notes sixty days after date First
you turn it. then IN teach you why yon
did. and after that. IL you have patience.
you may learn the rules for the proper
The Washington times., 1903-03-15

can play. or I'll break the thing over
your head "
You are man after my own heart. ."
said the giant. as he clapped his hands
like two barn doors crashing together
Ia a tornado
Al this signal the floor OF the cave in
which they we're sitting fell out and
Grabitail. Mucbslash. and the wheeling
hurdy-Eurdy fell into a black void They
The Washington times., 1903-03-15

calculate the very small fraction (about
forty-millionth) OF a second. which
light occupies in travelling twenty
feet.
Indeed, by putting a tube filled with
water in the path OF the beam. Foucault
was able 10 prove that light travels
more slowly through water than through
afr.
The speed OF light has since been re-
measured a number OF times by both OF
these methods. with improved appa-
ratus. and is now known very accu-
rately. yet so careful are scientific men
about such things that another measure
ment is now being made IN France.
There was a long-legged old stork,
Who sang. Il will fly 10 New York;
III make me feast
From magical yeast
That will raise all the cans in New
York"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-30
70 see he's SO hot to 60 and take hold.

to see he'ssso hot to go and take hold.
like;I knew he would be- =
THAT excellent. Now, Mr.. Bines,
like him and dare say you've done the
best thing for him, unusual as It was.
But don't grind him: Might it not be well
to ease up a little after he's out there?
You mightslet it be understood that am
willing to. finance any Of those PROPOSE;
lions there liberally II
mo, fa1o--thai amt he way to handle
him Say. don't expect to quit cussin'
him furssanother thirty days yet. I want
him to think he amt got a friend on,
earth butS himself. Why I'd have made
if there hadn't been a, chance to get back
a cent Of tiff we'd had to go plumb
broke-back to the west in an enigrant
car, with bologna and crackers to eat,
that's what I'd have done. No, sir, no
help fur him. ;.
Aren't you little hard on hirn?'
mot a bit; don't know the stock, and
know Just what he needs? Most men You
couldn't treat as I'm treatin' him; but
with him. the harder you bear down on
him the more you'll get out Of him. That
was the way with his pa-he was diff
ferent man after things got to comm too
easy fur him. This fellow, the way I'm
treatin' him, will keep his head even
after he gets things corain' easy again, or
I miss my guess. He thinks despise
him now. If you told him / was proud
of him, II almost believe you could get
a bet out Of him, sick as he is Of gam
blin','' Isl
HAS he suspected anything?"
Sure, not. Why, he just thanked me
about an hour ago fur savin' him-n1ade
me shake hands with him-and I could
see the tears back in his eyes, -a
The old man chuckled.
To be continued Monday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-30

he saw Temporary defeat written on her
brow. His heart sank to its low level
Of the night before. Is
Well, saw the creature she began.
and it REQUIRED no time at all to reach
/ had feared 1t might be rather a delicate
matter, talking. to her at once. you know
and we needed to hurry--but she's a
woman one can talk to. She's made heaps
of money. and the poor thing Is society
mad-so afraid the modish world won't
take her at her true value-but she talked
very frankly about marriage she's
cool headed for all the fire she seems to
have-and the short Of it Is that she's
determined to marry some one OF the
smart men here in New York. The
creatures fascinated by the very idea
Did you mention me
You may be sure did, but she'd read
the papers, and, like SO many of these
people she has no use at all for an Eng
lishnan without title. OF. course
couldn't be,tooi definite with her. but she
understood perfectly, and she let me see
she wouldn't hear to it at all. So she's
off the list. But don't give UP. Now,
there So 81 as
cast. st5 b
It's uncommon handsome Of you, Mrs.
Drelmer. really, but we'll have to leave off
$500 49, &A'io W - a Lie = 4SAi = AASAA W q
peerage or a city fortune there's no get
ting on that way
why, the man Is actually discouraged.
Now you need some American pluck, old
chap. An American Of your age wouldn't
give up
But, hang it all! an American knows
how to do things, you know, and like as
not he'd nothing to begin with, by Jove!
Now I'd a lot to begin with, and here it's
all taken away
Look at young Bines. He's had a lot
taken away. but I'll wager he makes it all
back again and more, too, before he's
forty
He might in this country; he never do
1t at home, you know =
This country Is for you as much for
him. Now. there's Augusta Hartong
those mixed pickle millionaires, YOU
know. was chatting with Augusta S
mother only the other day, and if I'd
only suspected this
Awfully kind Of you, Mrs. Drelmer,
but It's no use. I'm fairly played out. I
shall go to see Miss Bines, and have a
chat with her people you know
Now, for heavens saks, don't make a
silly of yourself, whatever you do! Mind,
the girl released you of her own accordn'
"AWfully obliged. I'll think about it
jolly well, first. See you soon. Good
by! And Mauburn was off. 8
He was Representing himself That poor
girl has been eating her heart out for a
word of love from me. I'm brute"
2 ~ p 80 ~ T
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-30
Lake Shore Tours

Is the title of a very convenient Summer
Tour Book issued by the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern Ry. showing routes
and rates to the eastern resorts. It will
be sent on application. W. B. Hutter. N.
w. p. A, 12o Endicott# Arcade. st. Paul.
MINI. C. F. DAILY. Chief A. G. r. A.. Chi
,cagO, Ill.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04
ADA TO BE MELTED.
Famous Worlds Fair Silver Statue
Will Go Into the Melting Pot.

Kansas City. Mo-, Oct. 30.-A spec.
ial from Topeka. Kan, says: The
silver statue of Ada Rehan. the act.
ress. in the Montana state exhibit at
the Chicago worlds fair in 1893, which
has been in the basement of a dry
goods store here seven years is to be
melted into bullion. The statue was
shipped today 10 the American Smclt
ing & Refining company, Of Omaha.
on order of the Shawnee county dis
trict court.
After the worlds fair the statue
was leased 10 a company organized to
exhibit II through the country. Seven
years ago II was brought here and
while on exhibition dispute arose
between its owner and the company
which had control OF H. A receiver
was appointed and he stored il in the
basement Of a local dry goods store.
Now II is 10 be reduced to bullion and
the proceeds divided by the court.
No one knows what the statue Is
worth. but az the time OF its first ap.
pearance here II was asserted that the
silver value OF ii was 100000. At the
worlds fair the statue stood upon a
globe Of gold estimated TO be worth
100000. but in place OF the gold. cop.
per was substituted when the COM
pany was formed TO exhibit.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04

ing from a weakness of the heart DR..
Treacy stated that the condition Of
the patient was very serious.
Announcement of the serious illness
of the bishop was made today at each
of the masses held and prayers for the
recovery of the bishop were asked.
The announcement came as terrible
shock to the Catholic congregations
of the city. as no one was aware that
Bishop Brondel was i'll.
This evening the Rev. Father Vic
tor Day notified the Catholic clergy
in Butte of the serious phase of the
Bishops illness and also sent tele-
gram to Archbishop Christie at Port
land.
The news of the serious illness of
the bishop was not generally known
on the streets last evening and those
who had heard of 1t could scarcely
credit the report. Only last Thursday
evening the bishop had been seen on
the streets, he going to the depot to
meet a friend, and up to Saturday af-
ternoon he continued his customary
activity in the management of the af-
fairs of the church.
About 10 days ago Bishop Brondel
returned from Vancouver, where he
assisted in the ceremonies incident to
the comforting of the palliam of arch
bishop of Vancouver. On his way
home from Vancouver he stopped at a
number of the leading parishes in
Montana. and remained few days in
Butte. where he attended the funeral
of the late John Caplice, between
whom and the bishop there existed a
warm personal friendship dating back
to pioneer days. At this time the
bishop was in perfect health and was
frequently seen on the streets.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04
SALVATION LEADER KILLED.
Mrs. Emma Booth Tucker in a Fata
Railroad Accident Near Kansas City.

Kansas City, Oct. 29.-Mrs. Emma
Booth-Tucker. consul in America OF
the Salvation Army, wife of Com
mander Booth-Tucker, and second
daughter of William Booth, founder
of the army, was killed in the wreck
of the east bound California train No.
2. near Dean Lake, Mo-, So miles east
of Kansas City. at 10 o'clock last
night.
Colonel Thomas C. Holland, in
charge of the Salvation Army at Am
| ity. Conn. was fatally injured. Twenty
others were injured. The dead and
injured were taken to Fort Madison,
Iowa.
Mrs. Booth-Tucker was rendered un.
conscious and died within half an
hour after being injured. Her skull
was fractured and she was injured
internally. The first details of the
wreck were obtained this morning by
the Associated Press. over the long
distance telehone from Marcelne,
through Dr. ID. B. Putnam. who had
been at the scene.
The wrecked train left Kansas City
last evening and ran into an open
switch Just outside Of Dean Lake.
Only the three last cars. two Pullmans
and a diner, were wrecked. The Pull
mans were completely demolished
while the diner was badly damaged
In the forward Pullman Mrs. Booth
Tucker and Colonel Holland. who
were the sole occupants of that car
had just gone to the forward end for
a consultation. Two of the Pullmans
struck a steel water tank with such
force as to move II five feet.
When the crew reached the scene
both Mrs. Booth.Tucker and Colone
Holland were found unconscious
They, with the other injured, after
much delay, were taken to the depot
platform, few blocks distant, where
everything possible was done fol
them.
Neither regained consciousness ant
within half an hour the noted Saliva
tion army leader succumbed to he
injuries. For a time 1t was believed
that the unconscious man at her sid
was Commander Booth-Tucker and IL
the confusion this report was spread
Wrecking trains were sent from
Marceline and other points and tn,
dead and injured started for Fort Mad
ison, owa The train broke down al
ter going a short distance and Marco
line. the next station, was not reach
ed until O'Clock In the morning
Physicians were taken on at Marco
, line and the train proceeded north.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04
PARRY ELECTED PRESIDENT.
New Citizens Industrial Association
Launched In Chicago.

Chicago, Oct. 30.-With the election
of u. NJ. Parry, of indianapolis. as its
president, the information of the Cit
izens Industrial Association of Amer.
lea was completed tonight The or.
ganization is national in scope and in.
cludes representative manufacturers,
tradesmen, other employers of labor.
local general organizations and citi.
zens' alliances, having, among other
things, as its objects dealing with the
labor problem in all its phases. Del
egates from 81 cities from San Fran.
cisco TO New York. including several
in Canada, were present at the con.
vention and at the concluding session
all details of the plan of carrying on
and extending work of the organiza.
ton were completed. The officers
were elected as follows:
j. c. Craig, of Denver. head of Col
orado State and Denver Citizens AL.
lance, first vice president; Z. NJ. Nc
Cleary, of the National Electrical
Contractors association. Detroit. sec
ond vice president; J. T. Hoile. of the
Manufacturers association of New
York. third vice president; A. c. Ros.
encranz. of the Citizens Alliance, Ev
ansyille Ind. trGasuiss. Tho secre
tary and an executive committee of IL
members. of which the president
three vice presidents and the treas
urer shall be members, are to be nam
ed later.
A convention of the association will
be held in Indianapolis next February