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The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
DUCK FULL OF LEAD.
But This Bird Likes Excitement and
Refuses 70 Die.
For Three Seasons CharEzed MaIIard
Has SuccessfuIIy EVaded One OF
COlOradO's Beat ShOts-ERd
Not Vet An Sight.

II got another shot at him yester
day, but the sOn-of-a-gun got away
again." said + M Gale, the candy
man, to a Denver Post reporter.
shot at who?" was the surprised
rejoinder.
mo who; it was an it, but l call
1t him-the lone m2llard; didn't 1
ever tell you about him?"
Never; tell me now"
''Why, the lone mallaTd, the big
duck that leads the charmed life,
comes TO the lake ON my Weld coun.
ty ranch twice a year and leases me
and flies away again"
First l ever heard of him"
'Well, be still. ana you1l hear some
more. In the first place, he's the big
gest duck / ever saw-biggest on
earth, and I'll bet money on it. L
first saw him three years ago-HO,
two and half years ago-itH be
three years next spring. He looked
as big as a turkey, and really, I'll bet
he'll weigh II pounds, and there's
many a turkey that don't weigh that.
He splashed down in among a
lot of smaller ducks that had float
ed up to within easy shooting dis
tance from the blind l was crouch
ing behind, and / made up my mind
TO get him.
Il had good gun. 11-bore. and my
shells had heavy charges of No. 6
shot in them. Wen. / had no sooner
stood up than the lone mailard saw
me and rose in hurry. When he
WAS about % feet up let drive with
my right barrel! lie didn't 50 much
as flicker. Then ! les him have
the left, and ! felt sure | hit him,
but he just kept right on. thought
he would circle and come back, but
he didn't. His ticket seemed to be a
through one. and his stoPover priv
ilege was limited.
81 didn't think anything more
about him till the following fall,
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
NICE OLD GENTLEMAN.
Military Affairs, Politics and
the Fine Arts.

The new kings full name is Freder-
lex August George Ludwig Wilhelm
Macmillan Earl Maria Nepomuk Bap.
tlst XaXier Cyriakus Komanus. He
was born at Pillnitz, August 5, 1892, and
Is four years younger than the late
King Albert, who was his brother lie
received thorough military training
and graduated at the Bonn university.
In the German war he commanded
the Second SaXOny infantry division.
AS commander Of the First Saxon di-
vision he distinguished himself in the
var of 1901. When Albert became
r-g, Prince George was made COM
mander in chief, and in 1855 he was APP
pointed a Prussian field marshal by
Emperor William Ii. He was married
on Nav II. 1883, to Infanta Maria of
Portugal. She died in 1851, six chill
dren were SoTR to them.
King George has taken an active in
terest in the politics Of his country,
aud has filled many important govern
ment posts, figuring prominently IN
the tax reform laws. No important
changes are expected to follow his
succession.
The new king Of SaXUny is known for
his military tastes and eons.derate
treatment of private soldiers. He
Eternly put down the mistreatment Of
soldiers by officers and severely pun
ished petty brutalities on the part Of
! gubalterns and noncommissioned Off
sers. His secret decree on the subject,
! in 1891, attracted great attention when
the Vorwaerts diyulged it. The king
Is a capable musician. plays the piano
| has good taste ano technical finish,
/ and often gives musical parties at his
house, where he and his daughter.
Princess Mathilde, play dUets. King
George has attended chamber music
concerts assiduously, and is the patron
of many musical undertakings.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
THE ROTUND GROCER
He Was No Match for the Boys OF
the NsighbOThOod.
YounRsterS COncected SebeB%
which Nearly Drove HiHI uEId
and Was the Cause of Con-
siderable Indignation

4 Eotund German grocer who con-
ducts ii store in the suburbs oi Brook.
lyn recently in ,urrtG inc enmiIy OF the
boys IN that vicinity. How the feud
started no one seems 10 know, but il
certainly engendered plenty of hard
feeling. At first the boys avenged their
supposed wrongs by jeers and Occa-
Eional missiles. The police took a
hand and blocked that game. Then
they planned and carried out revenge
which showed that Young America has
not lost its traditional ingenuity
A pool was formed, each boy con tri-
buting all his pocket money. The
funds OF the pool were invested in toy
balloons such as are sold by street Ia
kris. The purchase being made at
wholesale rates large supply of bal
looms was accumulated. To each bal
loon was attached slip of paper which
stated that the finder would receive a
dollar on returning the balloon to the
grocer. One afternoon when the wind
was blowing il the Long Island direc-
AApAA hAAN pps y AiL up GAN JhAiOD AA-7
Then they awaited Developments.
The frstdevelopment came early the
next morning in the form of a husky
Long Island farmer, who stopped his
team IN front Of the grocery store,
marched in with d captive 10y balloon
and handed il to the German grocer
with the remark that he would ike his
dollar. The grocer stared bIaukly.
For vhy?" he exclaimed, why should
I give you a dollar for dat? Do look
like 4 man dot wants toy balloon al
ready? Vat foot you takes me for;
yes. no?"
The farmer showed the inscription
stating that p dollar would be paid for
the balloon. He bad returned it and
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
The City,s Burden.

There have been srVeral Negro
enterprises started in this cit
within the last few years, and none
of them have been successful, with
the exception of the True Reform
er's store, conducted by MIR. Mar
ahall and the True Reformers Or
ganizltion.
Soon after the war, the Freed
mems Savings Bank was Orga njzcd
and ofiioered hy certain white men,
with "a few colored men as clrrks.
The coiOred people throughout the
United States deposited money,
many Of whom have not yet reeov-
sred their losses and neither have
they recovered from the condition
in ~hicn this bank # them.
The next failure w,s CO. opera,
tive store, managed by u Richmo d
Va, Negro. Quite a mum Der o
sOlOred ministers were stOckhol4er, (
in this enterprise and they as well
az the stockholders lost all they
pat in this association
The next thing that WAS organ
lied was an insurance company, it
failed about two years ago.
The last failure was the Capital
Savings Bank which gas Thought
to be well conducted, because it
was Ofieered by men who had eX-
perence in banking business, and
men Of property,
THE BEa again warns tn p.O-
pie to keep out of these enterprises
that are rganzed 0y lnteFloPsrs.
Tn4re have beel several steam
boat companies organ.z ID, ami they
have all failed, and hundreds of
people have ! st their prope ty as
Sell as their money.
Every Negro who comes to this
city wi h an oily tongue, and CAV
te plausible stories, the people Of
this city ale soon caught and the
result is, they soon lose their mon
ey AS well rs their character and re-
putstion. 1t is rLmOred thai
another bank il soon to be starte /
by rome preachers aud other men
of the legal fraternity.
Beware of the 'Phillistines
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
BUZZARD FLEW AWAY.
And with Him Went Game Rooster
That Was Tied 10 HiA Feet for
Hot Fight.

Jack Wills, of Winchester, KY, for
mer representative in the legislature,
enjoys the reputation of being prac-
tical Joker of no mean capacity. His
brother-in-law, George Ballard, a
prominent breeder of fine horses and
owner of Pinchem Wilkes, a noted
PAGER, has on his place a pen of high
ly bred game chickens.
While George was showing Jack his
iavorito rooster and expatiating on his
great prowess Jack pretended to re-
gard the bird as d very ordinary chick
en- and said he could whip him with
q buzzard.
a hot argument ensued resulting in
match being arranged for between
the rooster and 3 buzzard, which Jack
agreed 10 produce. Jack had a trap
set, and in a short time his uncommon
warrior, very large buz1ard, was
brought to him.
According TO the terms of the con-
test the rooster was duly equipped
with gaffs. and the two birds were
linked together by the feet with a
yard or so Of stout cord Intervening
10 give room for action, as Jack ex-
planned.
AS the rooster braced himself for
the onslaught the buzzard regarded
him with stolid indifference, and at the
first pass lifted his wings and sailed
away, with the rooster squawking in
is wake. George ran for a gun, but
before he could get back with it the
buzzard and the rooster were high In
the air and away out of reach of his
fowling piece. The distressing cries
Of the unfortunate rooster grew faint
er RnC fainter, until finally they were
heard no more, and the ill-mated pair
faded away in the ether blue. Moth
ing has since been heard of the birds.
and while Jack is telling the story
With much gusto George is mourning
he IOSs Of his best gamecOck.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24

was associated as secretary of the
Spanish commission which met in
Paris to consider the terms of peace
after the Spanish-American war.
Senior Oieda spent 4 few days at
Washington recently, calling at the
state department, though in the ab-
sence of the president he could nor
present his credentials. lie has
Joined the secretary of the legation
at Newport and win remain there un-
til the secretary of state informs him
that the president is ready to re
ceiye his visit. The Spanish legation
has leased a home for six years, on
the corner of Eighteenth street and
Massachusetts avenue, so he will be
spared the discomfort OF house
hunting.
Sonora Ojeda has large acquaint-
ance in Washington. and is described
as a handsome and graceful matron.
: daughter, who is about 20, and
son, who win be an attache of the
legation. complete the household.
Senorita Ojeds Is said to be unusually
lovely, and her advent will be warm
~ welcomed. The diplomatic corps
at present contains but one young
woman, Countess Marguerite de Cass-
iai, who has been undisputed queen.
1t is said that she will find a rival
in the daughter of the Spanish min.
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The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
OLD FORT MONTGOMERY.
Erected, by Mistake, on Cans
dian Territory.

Curious, indeed, is an American
fort which was built on British sod.
How many can guess what fort it Ia
and where located? The name Is
Fort Montgomery, and the location ia
on an island near the foot of Lake
Champlain. about half mile east %
ROuse's Point, y. Y.
4 short time ago, when travelling
in that part of the country, a Neys
York Herald correspondent saw thiE
fort and asked the name of it. why,
that is Fort Blunder," said the in
formant. did you never hear OF
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
why She Took a Lame Man.

Vina Shaw. a negress who is 81
years old, was recently married "a
Arthur Dean, 43 years old, by Pro
bate Judge Snyder, in Kansas City,
Kan. The bride was a slave for 80
years before the war. Dean is a Grip
pie, and in answer TO a question as
TO why she took a lame man, the old
woman replied: Judge. ! took
lame man, because he amt so apt TO
get away" Both have lived in Bon
ner Spring. Kan.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
WILL LEAVE CHICAGO.
pit Orator, Accepts a Cali
from Worcester, Mass.

Dr. Frank Crane, who viii resign
the pastorate of the Peoples church
of Chicago, to accept a unanimous
call from the Union Congregations
church. of Worcester, Mass, was
chosen as the NEST acceptable occu.
pant Of the eastern pulpit after a
search that extended over two years
DR.. Crane is native of Illinois, hav.
ing been born in Urbana in 1861, and
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
DECORATED by Fool FrIends.

Two couples, who were recently
married in the same house at Mount
Vernon, \. Y, had all sorts of tricks
played on them. Their trunks were
tied with ribbons, and bore cards with
these words: I'VE have just been mar.
ried; don't bother US" Pinned TO the
backs of the bridegrooms. as theJ
took seats on the train were card.
stating: awe four have inst been
hitched for life. 1--WE are SO Sd ave
Isvs sSSh othe@ysA ws do
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
sPAIN'S NEW MINISTER.
Tsnor Doz Emile ojeda. Who Sue
eeeds the Duke OF AFeOs, Il
Very Well Liked.

A diplomat of unusually interest
ing personality is very soon to take
his place in the American capital,
Senior Don Emilio Ojeda. the new
minister from Spain.
Senior Ojeda, who succeeds a man
as popular in his way as Mr.. WI,
namely, the duke of ARGOS. begins
his American mission under the most
favorable auspices. He has already
secured the friendship of such rep
resentative men as Senator Frye, of
Maine, and the former secretary Of
state, William Il. Day. with whom he
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
The National AirO-AmsrIesn Council

The Executive Committee Of Afro
American Council has issued a call for
especial meeting of that organization
for Monday evening, January 26lh, at
So'cloCk. public mass meeting ill
be held in the auditorium of Lincoln
Church. James II. Hayes, Esq, OF
Richmond, Va, will deliver an address
OH "The Disfranciisement of the Afro
Americans of Virginia, and what they
Have Done 10 Resist It." Addresses
will also be made by prominent mem
bers of the Committee from ALL paris
OG the country,
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
Largest Radish on Record.

The largest radish on record was
raised by John J. Bray, of West
Gloucester. Mass. 1t was grown
from seed sent by the agricultural
department. Mr.. Bray's radish is %
inches in circumference, and weighs
seven pounds and one ounce. This, far
exceeds the Missouri radish recently
mentioned. The latter weighed only
five pounds.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24

educated at the Wesleyan university
in Bloomington, where he received his
degrees as a master of arts and doctor
of philosophy. Wesleyan university
in Lincoln, Neb., afterward hOnoTed
him with the degree of doctor of divin-
ity. His career as a preacher was pre-
ceded by three years of school teach
ing in the backwoods and his first an
ual salary as a pastor amounted to
SIS. From his Worcester congrega-
ton he will receive nearly 1000 for
the same period.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
KILLED bv Her Pet Cow.

Mrs. Joseph Krumfel. of Altoona,
Pa, was milking, when the COW
turned her head to brush of a Nv,
and ran a horn inta the woman's
brain, through her eye, causing q
fatal injury.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
American CIothe. in Nsxieo-

Mexicans are discarding the old op-
era boufte suits. with gay scarfs, wide
legged trousers, high sombreros and
pointed shoes. Now they array them
selves in American clothing, hats and
sbees.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
A FAVORITE OF LEO.
Now Apostolic Delegate tO the
Dominion of Canada.

Mgr. Donatus Sbarretti, who has
recently been appointed apostolic
delegate to Canada, is well known in
the United States from having beer
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
Mnnr Irtshmen in London.

II is said that there are moFe
Irishmen in London than there are IN
Dublin, more Seotchmen than n
Edinburgh, that half Of Soho h
French and the whole Of Saffron Hill
Italian.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24

an attache of the papal legation at
Washington and later bishop of Ha-
vana. He is q native of SpOleto,
Italy, was born in 1856, and was or
dained a priest in 1879. The mon
signore is regarded as one Of the
most learned of living masters Of
canon law. Also he is said 10 have
made a searching study of the con.
stitution of the United States, and is
quite familiar with the structure Oi
the Canadian government. He is 6
favorite of Pope Leo.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-12-31
DANGERS TO uNloNIsM.

Easy money" graft" ''fixed,'
corruption" and"bribery" were some
of the terms Jane Adams, head OF
Hull house and an avowed student
and friend of trades unionism, used
in discourse on the methods of or.
ganized labor before the Ethical Cul.
ture society at Steinway hall, Chica
go. Miss Addams has no sympathy
for dishonest leaders in the labor
movement, characterizing their meth.
ods as "eminently more reprehensible
than those of a corporation"
eThe Capture Of Certain Trades
Unions by Corruption" was the sub.
ject of Miss Adams discussion. The
speaker did not mention specifically
the certain" unions she referred to.
but spoke of the teamsters' union OF
Chicago and the building trades un
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-12-31

toads and other animate creatures
falling from the clouds. without
wasting space or time to discuss the
unreasonableness Of these stories we
will say that we have before us at
this moment three small fish preserv-
ed in alcohol which are relics of the
most peculiar atmospheric phenom-
enon that ever occurred in the state
of Iowa On June IL, 1890, there was
cloudburst two miles north of Sib-
ley, Iowa. After the subsistence of
the storm the ground in that vicinity
was found to be literally covered with
countless thousands of small fishes,
of the kind known to piscatorial
science as axalatt gordeii. They are
of tropical genus and of a variety
such as inhabits only southern wat.
ersI When our specimens arrived in
Knoxville (on July 4, 1890, twenty
two days after their drop from the
clouds) two of them appeared as live
ly as if sporting in their native la.
goons. The other was rather puny
and showed decided inclination to
turn on his side and otherwise show
his dislike of northern water. He
was the smallest of the trio, only 25s
inches in length. That specimen
died July 2S and the other two surviv.
ed until August 8, nearly two months
from the time that they were precipi.
tated from the storm cloud. During
their sojourn on Iowa soil (or, rather,
in an Iowa rain barrel) neither of the
specimens were ever seen to eat, al.
though bread, worms, fish food, etc.,
were regularly provided. They would
swim around with their noses right
up against a wiggling juicy worm
without attempting to attack it; in
fact they acted very much like crea-
lures without mouths, taste or stom-
achs. They have stood time, and their
alcoholic bath splendidly and look as
natural today as they did thirteen
years ago. A slight discoloration on
the side of the smaller one and q few
displaced scales, partially account for
his queer "one-sded acted" actions
while alive. He had evidently been
hurt on the occasion Of his dropping
from the Sibley storm-cioud.
Our present knowledge of the laws
governing storms fails to account for
the fact that these tropical fish were
transported 1000 miles, or perhaps
even greater distance, in the upper
regions of the atmosphere.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-12-31

Z What's all this fuss about the
colored troops at Fort Des Moines,
any way?" exclaims the Mason City
Globe Gazette. "The fact that the
government is spending s2,0o0.00O
and will spend more is the thing that
interests Des Moines or any other
community where public improve
ment is sought. No one promised
that Fort Des Moines was to be run
simply as an adjunct to Des Moines
society. OF course, some of the SO
ciety buds who hoped to catch an Of.
ficer or soldier man must have been
nipped by the frosts Of disappoint.
ment, but who cares? Uncle Sam
doesn't run the military post bust.
ness just as matrimonial bureau
Back to the cage with the supercili'
Gus criticism Of the Des Moines
post"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-12-31
DUE TO ACCIDENT.
So Says the Coroner's Jury of the
Death Of David Hopkins.

Coroner Chas. Foehlinger went to
Muchakinock Yards this morning to
hold an inquest over the remains or
David Hopkins, killed in mine No. 10
on Wednesday evening of last week.
The inquest was held about ten.
thirty o'clock in the station house OF
the Northwestern company at the
''Muchy" yards and lasted about one
hour, Twelve witnesses were exam
ined. Juror r. G. Davis was excused
from service. e. II. Evans was sub
stituted on the jury to hear evidence.
The evidence showed that he was
working on a partition through which
he had been ordered to make an "air
break" He had fired one shot sue
cessfully and had gone up the entry
distance, returning to go to the op.
posite side of the partition. He re-
turned too soon and received the full
force of the shot upon himself
The jurors, Davis Gasaway, r, H.
Evans and ]. w, Forney, returned
the verdict that deceased came to his
death through an unavoidable acci-
dent, and that no blame is attached
to any known parties.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-12-31
HEALTH AND SICKNESS,

Rev. Robert Collyer, of New York,
who is eighty years old and feels
about forty. explains that aside from
leading a natural life he refrained
from imagining bodily ills that did
not exist
}. THAT Is one of the prime secrets
of good health in other cases than
that of the distinguished New York
divine" observes Editor Moorehead
Of the Keokuk City, who is
himself practicing physician. "In.
telligent physicians recognize these
alterations and their true nature
when they come across them and
treat them accordingly. 1t is the
common practice to prescribe place.
bos"-make- believe-medicines in in.
stances of the kind, simply to fulfill
the expectations or crafty the whims
of the patients, and then rely upon
hygiene and mental and moral treat.
ment to bring about a cure Diver.
sion of the patients mind from him.
self is the first and principal object
to be attained. Hysteria and hypo
chondria are far more common all
ments than is generally known. Ev.
cry physician in active practice for
any length Of time could cite scores
Of such cases and give names and
dates If he were so minded, which
HE is not, because it is matter OF
professional honor within him. But
in addition to the imaginary cases OF
disease there are multiplied thous.
ands of cases of real organic change
or functional disorder from one cause
and another, and no kind or amount
of expectancy however sincere, or OF
disbelief in tn existence of things
however far-fetched or credulous, will
accomplish one iota toward removing
the cause and making recovery pos.
sible. Those who imagine to the
contrary effect simply deceive them.
selves.
The human mind in its present i'm
perfect state of development Is at,
tracted by what passes for marvellous
There is an inherent tendency to-
ward mysticism in all Of us, coming
down from the infancy of the race
and 1t plays strange pranks with our
best Judgment at times. This is par,
ticularly true as regards medicine
and for this reason probably there
are more medical fads than all 9th
ers combined. Each in turn has its
day, runs its course and disappears
to be followed by others destined tc
a like fate Only the eternal veri
ties endure"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-12-31

ions of New York along with the
methods employed by Sam Parks, the
convicted business agent OF Gotham,
to illustrate the corruption she re-
ferred to. Politics, the coming in
contact with corrupting agencies and
the cupidity and ignorance Of some
labor leaders were the causes Miss
Addams assigned for the conditions
she condemned.
Speaking of the ideal side of the
question, Miss Addams was not very
optimistic of the future. "Is progress
to come by brute struggle?" she ask,
ed. 'Is it to come by equity or by
opposing right? Unions may increase
and prosper by questionable methods,
but in such instances the unionist
gains nothing. Let us hope this is
but passing phase of trades union
ism" \