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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-20
ART GALLERY TRUSTEES
MEET AND ADJOURN

The board Of trustees of the CorcOran
Gallery OF Art met yesterday in
Quarterly session. but on account OF the
unavoidable absence Of several members,
an adjournment was taken without
transacting any business.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-20
P. R. R. TRAINMEN REVOLT.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. pa commit
tee representing the 1900 Pennsylvania
Railroad trainmen VIII ask President
Cassatt for shorter hours. Should
nothing come of this II is probable tbs
Grand Lodge Of Trainmen Will consid
er a strike vote.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-20
A CENTURY OLD,
HE COURSES BEES
Aged Man Still Lives in
Native Community.
BIRTHDAY A TOWN HOLIDAY
He Attributes His Longevity to Regu
lar Living and Outdoor Life in
the Country.

BRATTLEBORO. Vt. Oct. 2O.-One
hundred years old. vigorous in mind and
body. a remarkable example of well
preserved manhood is Levi Streeter, Of
North Hinsdale, n. H., across the Con-
necticut River. He is Hinsdale's oldest
inhabitant and is respected by all.
Recently he reached the century mark
and the event was commemorated by a
gathering of townspeople at the home of
his son, Isaiah c. Streeter. where the
venerable man has lived for more than
half of his lifetime.
For several years it has been the
custom Of Mr.. Streeter's sons and
daughters 20 do him honor on his birth
day anniversary. but this occasion
meant more than any of the anniversary
celebrations that preceded it
Room Decorated.
Mr.. Streeter's room was handsomely
decorated with bunting, evergreens and
cut flowers. Here, during the afternoon
and evening, he received handshakes
and congratulations of hundreds of
friends and neighbors and recalled with
interest the events Of his long life.
A program Of vocal and instrumental
music was rendered during the after
noon, but the most interesting feature
was the presentation to Mr.. Streeter by
two Of his granddaughter. daughters of
Isaiah c. Streeter. of a birthday cake in
the form OF an old fashioned election
cake. a favorite with the people 10C
years ago. Hanging above the cake was
circular frame supporting 100 wax
candles An excellent picture of the
aged host banked with flowers occupied
a prominent position.
Mr.. Streeter was born in North Hins-
dale. His father was Isaiah Streeter
and his mother Polly Proctor. an Eng
lish girl. who went to Hinsdale with q
sister early In the last century Fol
many years the family lived on the place
afterward owned by o. d. streeter.
Poor Circumstances
When Levi was fourteen years old his
father died, leaving a widow, five sons
and one daughter in poor circumstances
! Levi was the oldest. and with an energy
that has characterized his entire life
he took off his coat and settled down &c
hard work He was the man OF the
house and kept the family from want
until they were able to care for them
| selves Mr. Streeter's wife died severa
years ago. Mr.. Streeter has been tbs
/ father of ten children. OF whom si1
are now living, all in Hinsdale. H
has in all 1l6 descendants, a large ma
Jority OF whom live near by
Mr. Streeter is a firm believer in TIT
old maxim about early TO bed and earl,
TO rise" and Is up by daybreak eacl
day. retiring about o'clock at night
For many years it has not been an un
common thing for him to get UP at
o'clock. The greater part Of his lif
has been devoted to farming. and il
only a short time since he gave up tn
more arduous labor OF that occupation
Even now he takes care of large vege
table garden, and has been at work tn
last few weeks gathering the harvest
He is an ardent bee hunter. and durin
the last season has located one swarT
on Mine Mountain near Indian Pond. i
the town CT Hinsdale.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-20
LOCAL MENTION.

Best Quality 5-panel Painted Doors,
rs in. thick, Sl.10. Barker's. 7th & NY. av.
Busy Supplying Wedding Flowers
At Skaters stores. 18th * 1, III Pa-ave.
Fancy poultry. Schmidt. 712 18th.
Genuine S., SO, and ~ Sample Shoes.
Three hundred STYLES at s.. So. Keene s
Shoe Store. 9O6 G Street northwest
Extra Stock Gas Logs. Large Variety
6l2 18th. c. a Muddiman & Co.. 1904 G.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-20
CowART GETS SEVEN YEARS.

TRENTON. oct. 2O.-Enoch L. Cow
art. cashier Of the Nayesink National
Bank. of Red Bank. was sentenced by
Judge Kirkpatrick 10 seven years in
State prison for embezzlement and falsi-
fication Of the banks accounts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-20
A Personal Triumph.

1t has often been said that Miss Cahill
Is the successor to May Irwin She
isn't. She. succeeds herself. In the IN
terpretation Of dialect songs Marie Ca
hill has chosen her own path and II is
"A walkover for her. Her singing of
You Can't Fool All the People All the
Time was gem Of its kind and fairly
brought down the house. Nancy
Brown with Miss Cahiu and the young
men on the frs' f~-- I'm the roof
was one Of the hits OF the evening
IN the company sLJ..s.tng Miss Ca
NIL are several clever vocalists and
comedians. Chief Of the former is JuIf1s
SteSer, dreamy and soulful as Of yore.
who gives several numbers I'm good stvle
one OF the most conspicuous hits Of the
evening was made by George Beban as
the Count Frontage de Brie. a volatile
Frenchman. Similar characters have
found place in hundreds Of comedies
and have proved almost necessary 10
many, but Mr.. Beban plays the roe win
so much dash and acrObatic force that
he makes the character ploasiugly con-
spicuous throughout the piece George G
BOniface, Jr., contributes to the comedy
element by his portrayal Of the role OF
the Bey of Ballyhoe and hair dozen
other principals are suited with con-
genial roles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-20
MUSICAL NANCY BROWN"
CAPTURES THE TOWN
Marie Cahill Scores a Sue
cess at the Columbia.
FL TRIUMPH OF THE ACTRESS
Fiook Needs Elision of Anticipated
Humor-Star Well Supported-A
Pleasing Comedy.

Accompanied by a multitude of young
blks, a series of characteristic dialect
Dngs and several striking gowns
Nancy Brown" in the person of Marie
Cahill held the stage Of the Columbia
Theater last night. The musical COM
edy, which takes its name from the song
raade famous by Miss Cahill in The
Wild Rose" and which is the work of
i,everal well-known writer's for the stage.
entertained one of the largest audiences
of the season and presented to the local
public a popular Coincidence and new
,tar.
The merit of a musical comedy, as well
As any other form of dramatic enter
,ainment, may be accredited to various
sources. In the case of Nancy Brown"
the balance is in favor of Miss Cahill
rather than anything in the book or
score furnished by the several gentle
men whose names appear on the pro-
gram. Many new and original bits of
comedy, interspersed throughout the
= Iece. when interpreted by Miss Cahill
cInd her assistants at least serve pur-
poses of entertainment. This is, un-
sdoubtedly. the reason for their creation.
Anticipated HumOr.
However. an old saying, There is
apply to the writer's Of the book. Nc
one can tell whether MI Broadhurst OF
Mr. Ranken is responsible for not a few
antiQuated jokes that have wandered
into the text, and that certainly deserve
b pension and place beside 10 Miller s
why does hen cross the road?" With
| these replaced by others as good as most
Of those in Nancy Brown" the comedy
will be much better off and Miss Cahills
| original and delightful methods may
| have full play.
! The lines for the most part are witty
| and are evenly distributed among tn,
4 supporting comedians. a better topica
] gong than "A Wise Old OWL could vel
! and a place in the piece, and "A Littl,
Birdie Told Me So" is but a rehash OF
several similar bird" songs.
When will musical comedy-writers for
| get the "Florodora" sextette? The sis
| show girls idea has been worked t
death along with the senseless nod tina
captured the front row many months
ago Everybody has seen ''Florodora.
why is Il, then, necessary for other man
ayers and writers 20 carry these inter
minable pretty maidens" into ever!
fresh production put before the public
Tt is small tribute to the originality o
| both manager and author. and original
tty is the thing that counts these days
OF Miss Cahill il is only TO be sal
that she is Miss Cahnl, an
that will suffice for her admirers. y
coincidence. perhaps. now before tn
public has the quiet effective. and thor
Vughly delightful means Of extractin
comedy from song and story whic
marks the star Of Nancy Brown
Her facial expressions are wholly unde
control and she never eXaggerates. new
Sr pals, never grows coarse or rough
! On the contrary her entrance. unan
nounced. without music or any halls
from the chorus is an illustration of ne
method Of doing things and reachin
her audience In her own effectuaI way
The Dolores star., 1903-03-13
A TALL sLAcK8iRD STORY.
Honest Old Oarky Makes Another Con
tributon to Literature

We'll suh," said Bro Luckie as
the shavings fell from his plane, go
ing along the rough way of the plank.
you don't see no blackbirds in At
lanta now, lax what you use ter see."
'Blackbrds?"
Yes. sub! Sence desc tall buildin's
come up. dey don't fly over lax in de
ole days. | well remembers wen |
lived nigh Medlock's, a drove of
blackbirds come long. one-half mile
wide and ten foot deep Yes, sub.
You white folks don't b'l'eye dat now:
but dey's lots of old cullud folks mem
Der dem days, wuZ younger den dan
what is now; en- one day, long bout
de time blackbirds WIZ a'flyin', | took
my gun en- crope up on de cowshed,
SOS ter git good shot at EN-. en- not
ter strain my gun, en- bless God. here
dcy come! Dey wuz full half-mile
wide en- ten foot deep-des lax | tell
you-en dey darkened de sun fer full
fifteen minutes-so much so dat de
chickens lowed dat night wuz come.
en- gone ter roos', Well. sub, shet
my eye en- pull loose on 'em 'twel
hear de double-barrel gun go Bow.
Bow en- den dey commence fallinH
Dey felled en- dey felled en- dey felled
-'twel de barnyard wuz black wild
'em; en- I slid down, l did, fun dat
cowshed, en- picked up two barrels Of
'ern, En- dat amt de wusst of it, kaze
fer ten whole days after dat de people
picked up blackbirds fer ten mile fun
what | fust let fly at em; en- fer two
months dey wuz nuttin' but blackbird
pie in dat neighborhood; Eff you don't
b1eve what | tellin' you. des ask
Dock Smith-he wuz dar, en- he seen
it,''-Atlanta Constitution.
The Dolores star., 1903-03-13
A New Anaeathetic.

The London Lancet announces
that there mas lately been discovered
by Hungarian chemists, valuable
local anasthetic. the alkaloid nervo-
cidine. Its hydrochloride has proper
ties like those of cocaine and it pro-
duces more lasting effect. The base
is obtained from an Indian plant
Gasu Basu-whoes leaves were some
since time employed in dentistry. The
alkaloidal hydrochloride is a yellow
amorphous. Microscopic powder, cas-
lily soluble in water. A solution OF
one-tenth or two-tenths per cent, pro-
duces marked and persistent anasthe.
sia of the cornea. A one-tenth per
cent solution brushed on the mucous
membrane of the cheek has a like
effect. Solutions exceeding five-tenths
per cent produce liberation of the
cornea and 2 per cent solution
causes lucrative keratitis in dogs
and rabbits which lasts ten days,
during which the anasthesia also lasts
Subcutaneous injec,.ons apparently
do not produce anRsthesia. The gen.
eral effect is that of a paralyzing
poison. Experts are of opinion that
its chief use will be in dentistry.
The Dolores star., 1903-03-13
Did William Winter Write 1bi.7

The philanthropic St. Paul woman
who has just left 81 900 900 to charity,
guarded by the provision that no poll
ucian shall ever have the handling
OF farthing of it,, was wiser after
the manner OF the children of this
world than most of the children of
light in the ranks of which she be-
longs in virtue of her good deed,
which will smell sweet and blossom
in her dust perennial as the returning
rosemary which decks her turf with
its pious invocation remembrance
New York Tribune.
The Dolores star., 1903-03-13
x-Rays in sursery.

In q recent number OF the Lancet
Mr.. Stephen Mayon describes meth.
cd of removing small metallic for.
eign bodies from the stomach bv
means of an electro-magnet. aided
by X-rays. The electro.magnet Ia
two inches in length and fve.siytbs
of an inch in diameter. and is placed
in an ordinary stomach tube. with
narrow silver band on the outer side
of the stomach end of the tube. Wbe,
the tube containing the magnet pro.
truding one-fourth OF an inch. is
placed in an ordinary stomach tube
with a narrow silver band on the ou,.
er side of the stomach end of Tho
tube. When the tube containing the
magnet. protruding one.fourth of an
inch is passed into the stomach the
X-ray is applied. and the operator
is thus able to bring the magnet into
contact with that part of the foreign
body most suitable to draw into the
tube. The current is then allowed tn
flow through the magnet. and the for
eign body is drawn into the tube by
means of the connecting wires. When
the foreign body is shown by the "
ray to be In the tube, the whole il
withdrawn together.
The Dolores star., 1903-03-13
The EriIIs Did II.

Titles sometimes impress even the
messengers who are in attendance at
the doors of the secretaries of the var
1ous departments.
Take my card to Mr.. Root" said
Representative Sulzer, walking up to
the messenger on duty at the door Of
the Secretary Of War.
Sorry, sir, but the secretary amt
seeing anyone to-day" answered the
messenger, who had been turning
away senators and representatives all
day.
But I'm Representative sulzer Of
New York"
Cant take your card in. sir"
"You tell the Secretary Representa-
tive Sulzer of New York, the ranking
member of the minority Of the COM
mittee on military affairs of the House
of Representatives wants to see him. :"
The messenger was overpowered
and STEPPED inside the room, and re-
turning threw the door vide open, say
ing:
walk right in. sir. The secretary
win see you"
The Dolores star., 1903-03-13
UtiIizes the Rathtub.

The peculiar advantage of the
vapor bath apparatus which is illus.
trated herewith lies in the fact that
1t is intended for use in connection
with the bath tub, thus occupying
less space and being easier to man
ipulate than the special vapor bath
cabinets. The device consists of a
curtain arranged after the manner of
window shade. with wire frame
to attach 1t to the end of the tub.
The loose end of the curtain has a
central slit extending down far
enough to permit the insertion of the
head and is fitted with clamps to
secure 1t to the end of the tub oppo.
site the spring roller.
The bather sits in a woven basket
suspended inside the tub and the
vapor is produced from the burning
of medicated oils or by vaporizing
water, If a plain steam bath is to be
taken. Provision is made for hold.
ing the curtain unrolled while 1t is
drying. the pawl-and-ratchet device
for this purpose acting exactly the
The Dolores star., 1903-03-13
The Value Of Peat.

1t has been demonstrated tha,
freshly dug peat may contain as much
as 80 per cent of water. and that air
dried turf may still have Is to 30
per cent of water, while giving as
much as one-half to two-thirds of the
heating power of an equal weight OF
superior coal. A report on car.
BOMBED peat fuel estimates roughly
that ten tons of raw material, freshly
dug. yield the calorific value of at
least one ton of fairly good coal.
Thesee figures give basis for in
teresting speculations. and one con.
clusion is that the peat of Ireland
could give an annual output of l0O,-
900 horsepower in electric energy for
$50 years.
The Dolores star., 1903-03-13
Treat. Both Skin and Muscles.

body. The central support is prefer
ably a heavy rope. with handle at
either end, while the rollers are of
wood, with flexible surface of rub
Der. This massage apparatus may be
wrapped around any portion of the
body. the conically formed ends of
the rollers allowing it to bend freely
and movements of the handle will
roll the device over the flesh, such
motion being one of the approved
forms of massage treatment. At the
same time the pressure applied in
moving the rollers about must of
necessity cause the user to exert
more or less muscular power, and
thus the muscles of the back. should
ers, arms and chest are subjected to
another stimulating form Of treat
ment.
The Dolores star., 1903-03-13
To Aid Russian Painters.

The Gar has set aside the tidy
sum of 100000 in the imperial bud
get for the encouragement of Russian
painters. The subjects are chiefly
shooting and hunting parties held by
the Gar and his immediate court
He demands that all the native ami
mails Of Russia, such as the elk and
wild OK, which are in danger OF ex-
tinction, shall be portrayed in these
pictures. Commissions have been
given to Chimoff, Simoksje, Navozoff
and other painters.
The Dolores star., 1903-03-13
DOLORES STAR.
(Publh,hed weekly)
Joe n. De witt. Editor and Prop.
DOLORES. COLORADO
Terms: 800 per year.
QUIT THE TURKEY BUSINESS.


Greed of sindery Girls Soured secre-
tary of the Navy Whitney.
The story of how a few impatient
women destroyed mighty good reso-
luton, says the New York Tribune.
was recently told by the chief clerk of
the Navy Department. In 1888 Secre-
tary Whitney was delayed in getting
out his report, and finally had to push
1t through with rush.
$50 well was the work done" says
Mr.. Peters, and so pleased was the
secretary, that two days before
Thanksgiving he sent for me and said,
Mr.. Peters. | wish you would go to
the market and buy a turkey for every
employe OF the government printing
Office. But. Mr.. Secretary l replied.
it would require 5000 turkeys to fill
that order 1t makes no difference If
5000 would be needed: buy them. It
is impossible, | said. there are not
5000 unsold turkeys to be had in
Washington to-day Then said he.
Ascertain the names of the men who
had the principal part in getting out
the report, get turkey for each to-
80 or j000-and see that they are
delivered in time for Christmas I'M
der these instructions nine turkeys
were sent TO the printing office that
day. The next morning the secretary
received ten letters. Nine We're notes
of thanks, and the other was letter
from fifty-fve girls in the bindery.
who demanded turkey each because
of the part they had taken in getting
out the report. As soon as he read
that letter the Secretary of the Navy
said: Mr.. Peters, | have gone out of
the turkey business Nothing further
was necessary. The Christmas distri-
button was not made, and all on ac-
count of the haste of fifty-five women
to get recognition for their services"
The Dolores star., 1903-03-13
Congressman cannon's Metaphor.

Congressman Cannon sometimes in
dulges In metaphor when addressing
the house, and at such times he de-
clines to be bound by any rule. AS a
consequence his metaphor sometimes
is mixed. He was arguing against
proposition favoring a railroad one
day. THE railroads have been before
the senate on their knees praying and
praying and praying" said Uncle Joe
In his preacherlike tones, and then,
stopping moment and looking about
the house, he concluded to finish with
an expression that might better ap-
peal to the understanding Of many
members and added: And. gentlemen,
let us call their hand"
The Dolores star., 1903-03-13
Wants Hospital for Actors.

Robert E. Bell, Denver actor, has
on foot project to give 600 benefit
performances throughout the country,
from which it is hoped to realize $780,
900 to build the proposed sanitarium
for consumptive players. Mr.. Bell, ac-
cording to his own cheerful declara-
ton. has been more than half dead
for the past eight years, but, he adds,
so far have managed to keep about
a length ahead of the dread rider on
the pale horse" Some $50 companies
have volunteered their services so
far.
The Dolores star., 1903-03-13
Canada runs much nearer the coast
and leaves the headwaters of several
inlets within Canadian territory.
HE OBJECTED TO PUBLICITY.
eibuIous Gentleman Opposed to Fiaur
ing In a Novel.

Elmore Elliot Peake, the novelist, is
an indefatigable student of human
types and gatherer of literary ideas.
Not long ago, while prowling around
the east side of New York, he came
across an eccentric and bibulous char.
acter whom he followed about for sew,
eral days, picking up his sayings. Gull.
ing his anecdotes and studying his
mannerisms. Suddenly the old fellow
turned on him and said: Say. young
fellow, do you write stories?" Mr..
peake pleaded guilty, whereupon he
was presented with this information:
We'll, if you ever put me into one of
your bool.s I'll break every d-n bone
in your bOdy-see?"
The Dolores star., 1903-03-13
A Bicycle Built for coon.,

David Snellbaker of Alloway fol
lowed the bark Of his dogs and found
they had treed three coons. He shot
all his ammunition away except a
little powder. without bringing them
down. As last resort he took the
balls from his bicycle. put them in his
gun and brought down the animals,
This story is not completed until 1t ia
told that he found most of the balls
afterward In the cafcasses, replaced
them in his wheel and rode home with
the coons on his back.--Philadelphia
Press.
The Dolores star., 1903-03-13
Wireless TeIeoraphy Tests.

According to Electricity. the final
tests Of the De Forest wireless tele-
graph system, which sthe board or
wireless telegraphy experts has been
conducting for some days between
the navy yard at Washington. ana
the naval academy at Annapolis, No.
was ended recently. Ten cipher mes
sages were sent from Annapolis. ana
an equal number from Washington.
The speed Of transmission obtained
was thirty-five words per minute.
-Four foreign systems have been
tested from the same ranges Tne
navy department will purchase .
working outfit of the De Forest sys-
TEN, as a result of the tests, and,
when the Prairie returns from the
maneuvers. sea tests will be con-
tinued from this boat and Annapolis
The Dolores star., 1903-03-13
vaIu.bIe to 1e.. Eurp,e...

The temperature of furnace NAV
be determined by means Of a small
carbon ilament incandescent lamp
fitted inside a telescope mounted on
a tripod some distance from the fur.
mace, and pointed at an aperature
when no current is passing through
the nlament. 1t appears az . black
line against the background of white.
hot hrebrick. As more current n
sent through. the fllament becomes
The Dolores star., 1903-03-13
POPULAR SCIENCE
In spite of all that is preached and

In spite OF all that Is preached and
advertised about the merits of physi-
cal culture. many persons have yet TO
discover the benefits to be derived
from some regular system of eSer.
else. Perhaps the invention shown
in the drawing will add to the
already large number of those who
have protited by massage and muscu-
lar movements, the inventor seeking
to combine in one implement the
beneficial features of each Of these
forms of treatment. This apparatus
consists of a flexible support. sur
rounded by series of rolling sur
faces, which revolve independently
when the device is moved over the
The Dolores star., 1903-03-13
FINDS USE FOR GLAND.
Philadelphia Surgeon Confident He
Has Valuable Discovery.

Chicago physicians are deeply inter.
ested in the announcement which has
Just been made before the Philadel.
phia Medical society by Dr. C. E. De
NJ. Sajous that he has discovered a
hitherto unsuspected function of the
pituitary body, which is an appendage
of the brain of which scientists have
but little understanding. Until few
years ago it was thought that it was
simply piece of embryonal tissue
which had no function, but recently
it has been discovered that like the
thyroid and superemal glands, the en-.
tire system is Immediately affected
when 1t becomes diseased.
DR.. sajous, after having devoted
fourteen years to the study of the sub.
ject, has now announced that the or