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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1903-06-02
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1903-06-02

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-01
COMMISSIONER WARES
NEW YEARS GREETING

Greeting to my co-workers in the
Pension Bureau. There are no places
in the Government employ which re
quire a higher order of ability than in
he Pension Bureau A knowledge Of
law, Of medicine. and of military affairs
are required in the adjudication of pen
sion claims. The duties are not in their
nature clerical, but are in their nature
judicial The employees OF the Pension
Bureau should constitute the elite corps
of ;he civil service in Washington.
hope II will be so. There are men in
the Pension Bureau who have led bri-
gades. There are men who are capable
of filing high legislative. executive. and
judicial positions There are not 1880
people associated together on earth
anywhere with a higher sense of com
merciaI honor. l do not believe that
there is in the Government employ any
class who work more constantly. There
is none who work more Loyalty and
none more conscientiousIy. l wish them
to know that l have confidence in them.
and that having become acquainted with
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them. trust them and believe in them.
and I wish them TO think as much OF me
as / do of them.
The work done during the past caIen-
dar year shows an increase over that
done the year before. All work should
be lone carefully and judicialIy on cold
evidence and cold law. and nothing
should be hasty and careless; but I wish
that the number of adjudicattous might
be increased during the coming year.
We viii not run out of work. because
Congress will keep u. busy. There are
more claims pending today than there
were six months ago.
In closing / wish TO thank my depu-
ties and personal staff for their hearty
and loyal support, ana I wish to ex-
press my admiration fog the industry and
ability OF the division and section chiefs
every one of them. and / wish 70 ex-
press my gratitude to my fellow work
ers in the bureau for the skiIlful and
conscientious manner in which they are
dischargiEs their duty.
L wish them all happy New Year
e. F. WARE, Commissioner"
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see you" he exclaimed hundras ~
times, over and over again. Mrs. hose
welt and the ladies OF the Cabinet sailed
as happily also as each newcomer
passed down the line.
BY The time Miss Wilson was Teahed
many of the New Year callers were 8
great state Of embarrassment and bed
into the East Room to mop the persi-
ration from their brows and thank thdr
stars that it was over at last" Ts
members Of the receiving line smiled al
the more encoUTagingly when they OBJ
served such traces of trepidation. which
made things all the worse for the more
nervous Of the gentlemen. Such little
incidents instead Of marring the entov.
ment of the occasion. however. onIy
served to help 1t along and the mos
Illustrated Of the callers soon recovered
from his stage fright and went gaiiy
home via the basement stairway and
the new eastern entrance across tEe
street from the Treasury Department
building.
The genial figure of the British am
bassador. Lord Pauneefote of Preston
which for so many New Years led the
procession of diplomats. was sadly miss
Ing today. Lord Pauncefote is no moro
and his successor. Sir Michael Herbert
has dropped from the head OF the am
bassadorial eoterie. Baron Won HoIIe-
ben, the German ambassador. heads the
corps now. and occupied the front Of the
diplomatic line today. He was closely
followed By the members Of the En-
peror's embassy all agIitter With eUsu-
lettes. orders. and gold lace.
The Army. Navy. and Marine Corps
presented brilliant appearance.
The Army was led by Ad3utant General
CoFbin as the ranking officer present.
IN the absence of Lieutenans General
Miles He was accompanied by Mai
Gen S B. NJ Young. Directly back of
them were Gems. Leonard. Wood
Iasker H. Bliss. William II. Carter and
others at the head of their respective
departments.
Inc navy contingent was led BY Rear
Admiral John c. Watson and Rear Ad-
miral George c. Remey. in the absence
o. ADMIRAL Dewey. who is with the feet
IN the West indies. The other officers
followed in the order of seniority.
The Marine Corps was headed nv ire
commandment, Charles Haywood. Then
followed Col George c. Reid. adiutsnt
and inspector; Col. F. L. Denny. quar-
termaster; Lieut.. Col B. r. Russell.
commanding Marine Barracks. and Major
George Barnett and others.
Immediately after the members of the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-01
WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION
MARKS DAWN OF THE NEW YEA


Continued from First Page
of the floor, and the dining and serving
tables of polished mahogany are hand
somely carved. the chief figure in the
carvings being the American eagle. Four
great bears heads. which have been the
source OF many jokes since the Presi-
dents recent visit South: four deers'
heads, and the great moose head sent
to the President from Alaska. decorate
the walls
A handsome piece Of Flemish tapestry,
made in the seventeenth century, a gift
TO Mrs Roosevelt from Mr.. McRim. the
architect, is placed over the mantel
piece, and in the fireplace beneath
swings a great crane The design on
the tapestry represents scene from
the "Eclogue," and the inscription has
attracted much attention Several OF the
classical scholars who have recently din
ed with the President have recalled
their Latin to make a translation. but It
is doubtful if the following can be i'm
proved upon:
10 AoPsus Ni4a is given. What may not We
lovers now hoge2
Now griiiius with horses are yoked,
and in the ages TO follow
With dogs shall the timid deer come to the
fountain.
Nopsus. cut for yourself new torches, wife is
led to you.
Virgil Z. c. viii, 26-2s.
Neither the hall nor the East Room
Is finished. but both apartments will be
in keeping with the rest OF the house
when the last touches are made. The
main corridor will be furnished in bright
red The couches and reception chairs
Of white enamel will be upholstered in
this color A rich red rug already COW
ers the floor. and hedges OF growing
plants serve as screens at either end.
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ToILETSw0RN AT
THE RECEPTION TODAY

Signora Myor. wife OF the italian am
oassador, woe for the first tine a hand
some gown o. white bUoadcloth. trimmed
with heavy epbroideFies Of cream silk.
The wsistcoa5 and girdle we're OF gold
cloth With itsshe wore q Paris hat OF
BACK chiffon.
lady Herberts gown was Of sapphire
oire velvet withwhieh she wore a large
black velvet NJ trimmed with 1oDg
white Dlumes.
Nine HengeImIaer wore a Paris chs
tune Of gray cIoh with trimmings Of
pink velvet and an.rmine hat
The Countess CasinI wore handsome
white cloth. with wdte hat. trimmed in
sable. and sable fus; her guest. Miss
chinchilIa s~-s
Baroness Moncheur& eos, 1.,,.as mo- -
Continued on Tath Page.1
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TO the Duchess Of Connaught and the
whole audience stood up while the ma
tional anthem was played and the salute
Of thirty-one guns was fired
a party of bluejaczets from the Brit
ish warships hoisted the royal standard
at the conclusion of the reading Of the
Kings proclamation.
Fiscount Kitchener. commander-in-
chief of the forces in India. came to the
camp in carriage He was. escorted by
squad Of native cavalry. The weather
was beautiful It was a day of glorious
sunshine. There were Sc, GEO troops rang
60 outside the entrance TO the amphi-
tneateT. Two thousand men composed
the massed bands of British and Indian
regiments who played the national
anthem
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castings have been received. Formerly
the proposals provided that these sacks
might be returned by the department to
the contractor for an allowance Of two
pounds Of twine for each casing. This is
a large item, when the fact is considered
that the Government used many hundred
tons. and the saving in one year was
nearly 5000. Now the sacks are not re
turned; they are disposed of by the sup
ply division; where, the chief can him
self best sag. Hence a larger amount Of
Irvine has to be paid for in cash, for there
IS no allowance for return OF the casingF
There are scores OF other items Of similar
character, many Of which afford only a
lesser opportunity for couusion.
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KING PROCLAIMED INDIA'S EMPEROR
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asked the Duke of Connaught TO convey
their congratulations to King Edward
Lady Curzon was dressed in a pale
blue chiffon gown. trimmed with passe-
menterle She wore a flower hat
The Duchess OF Connaught was attired
in a cream lace dress over white silk
with silver trimmings. She wore a
cream toque and wreath Of Marechal
Mel roses.
The Duke Of Connaught was in the uni
form Of a field marshal.
The viceroy wore his full state robes
OF blue
When Lord Curzon mounted the royal
dafs be and the Duke of Connaught
saluted each other. Lady Curzon curtsied
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CHIEF LOUIS POSITION
IN POSTOFFICE TRUST

Continued from First Page
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Diplomatic Corps had passed iEsS=
before the President they
the home of the Secretary s
the opposite side OF Lafayett zzszzzsz
from the White House 10 Ill.,
annual diplomatic breakfast
function is one of the most eagerly -
ucipated Of all tho seasons festivities.
and is attended by not only the repre-
sentatives OF foreign countries them
selves. but by their ladies' as well. IN
order to preside at the breakfast. Mrs.
Hay. wife Of the Secretary Of states
left the receiving line at the Whiez
House very early and did not return.
Scenes About Mansion.
The early morning hours found 10
TOups OF people about the Pennsy IS
ana Avenue front OF the White Houssz
aFaiting the forming of the line. The
"ts little activity noticeable about
/ mnsion, except for the comtngs and
ms Of members Of the White HouaH
staz and officials who we're 10 partie|
pat in the carrying out Of the plans -
the occasion. Inside the mansion. bowz
ever. deems O. details were being at
tende1 20. and the final review Of in
strucions gone over by the ushers and
dcorkepers.
AS be hour OF II approached the ran
ldiy Increasing crowd IN front Of the
building evineeI little OF the anxiety
and IN asfness fnseparable from an oc-
castor such Importance in their tndi-
vidual IVES.
Meanwhile the rooms indoors were
taking o. bits OF color, which promised
a scene Z kaleidoscope splendor later
and thii promise was soon to be ful-
filed
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Ladies' and Misses Mote Carlo
Coats; made of Kersey, Bntagnac,
or ChsyiOt; some satin lind; others
handsomely taiIoT-m made All striped:
two shades OF castor, blue and tan;
80 to 80 inches long.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-01
FLARE OF TRUMPETS
ANNOUNCES THE PRESIDENT

Two or three minutes before Il o clock
bugie blast rang out in the new mar
bic corridor of the White House. It
was the Presidents call and scarcely
bad the last brazen notes died upon the
ear before the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt, followed by the members OF
the Cabinet and their ladies. came trip
ping down the broad staircase from the
second story of the historic building,
passed across the corridor, into the
Green Room. and thence to the Blue
Room, where they took up their sta
lions in the bay window to shake hands
with official and civil Washington in
hcnor Of the new year.
Mrs Roosevelt wore a most becoming
gown of rich yellow lace. heavily spang-
led with silver over light blue mousse
line de sole Her ornaments were
pearls. She was assisted in receiving
by Mrs. Hay, who occupied a place in
line for the first time since the death
of her son. The wife Of the Secretary
Of State looked particularly handsome
in d white heur veIOurs, which vas rich
~ trimmed with duchesse lace.
The wives Of the other members of the
Cabinet, with the exception of Mrs
Root and Mrs Hitchcock, who are in
deep mourning. occupied their places in
line according TO their rank
Mrs. Shaw's toilette was a rich black
silk, handsomely embroidered in silk of
the same color. trimmed with Jet sp-
pliqued over yellow taffeta.
Mrs Knox's gown was of white cTepon.
embroidered with gold thread.
Mrs. Payne wore becoming frock Of
black lace over light blue tafeta.
One Of the most charming costumes at
the reception today was the Paris gown
of pink satin worn by Miss Wilson,
daughter of the Secretary Of Agriculture
It was the christening of the rejuve-
mated White House. The marble columns
and FURNISHED metal work shone like
silver and gold with their virgin polish.
and the rugs of fur and wool received
their first imprints from the shoes of the
passing throng. The event marked the
opening of what promises to be the most
notable social season in the ken Of pres
ent day leaders. for prosperity IS on
every hand, the war clouds have all
scuGded from the horizon. and the life
Of the Capital is dominated by the
spirit of youth and enthusiasm that mark
the characters Of the first gentleman
and lady Of the land.
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Change in Arrangements.

Today's reception marked a change il
the arrangement of the receiving party.
The President, Mrs. Roosevelt and the
assisting Cabinet ladies were stationed
on the southern side Of the apartment in
\ semi circle following the contour Of the
big bay window. The invited guests"
who on former receptions were crowded
in behind the Presidential line, were
today grouped on the opposite side of
the room. being able TO greet and be
greeted by the stream of statesmen. off,
GERS. officials and citizens that passed
from west to east between the two dis
tinguished groups.
In less time than il takes TO tell it.
after the bugla call. President and Mrs.
Roosevelt had reached their stations in
the Blue Parlor and the Cabinet ladies'
had taken their places in order toward
the Green Room, beginning with Mrs.
Hay and ending with Miss Wilson Col.
Theodore Bingham, respIendent in all
the gold lace that attaches to the uni
form OF a high engineer officer of the
army, stood at the Presidents left hand
and introduced each one OF the hun
dreds of persons who came to pay his or
her respects to the Chief Magistrate.
In compliance with the time-honored
custom. the members of the Diplomatic
Corps, from Ambassador Won HoIIeben
down to the humblest charge d'affaires
in the list, were admitted to the White
House by one of the southern gates and
came up TO the Blue Room from the
basement to lead the line. Immediately
after the President had taken his sta
ton at the door. The Marine Band. sta
toned in the front vestibule. struck up
the Star Spangled Banner" at the open
ing of the reception and played patriotic
airs continuously as long as the affair
lasted.
The Presidents Greeting,
The President gripped the hand OF
each new visitor as heartily as though
he had just met long lost friend. He
had word fer nearly every one. too.
lighted, I'm glad to see you,
well, how are your" Ever so glad to
The Newark journal., 1903-11-13
DREAMED OF AN OSTRICH.
Hunter Fell Asleep on Veldt and
 Thought He Was Robbed.

ne " dS INoDOSns
 Hunting yarns were in order and it was up to the African ex- plorer for his contribution, says the New York Tribune.
 'I was trekking along the south ern coast of Africa a few years ago." said he, "and had spent most of the day shooting pheasants, spring bol1s, ylek boks, duyker boks and the other kinds of 'boks' with which the country abounds, when l was suddenly confronted by the biggest ostrich 1 ever saw. Ks he stood before me, intently regarding me, he looked to be six feet tall, and for the moment l lost my presence of mind. Then 1 backed away, intending to shoot the big bird, but to my utter dis. may found that the magazine of my gun was empty. Then l re- membered hearing that the legs of an ostrich turn pink when he is angry and looked at his limbs. They were not only pink, but al. most red, and, as he started threateningly toward me, threw myself flat on the ground, this be ing admittedly the best way to escape death or injury from the blows of one of these bids when infuriated.
 "The ostrich came close 10 my side and after intently regarding me for moment poked out his long neck, inserted his bill into the pocket of my waistcoat, ab- stracted my watch and calmly swallowed it with a look of in tense satisfaction. Next he ex- plotted the pockets of my trousers and, finding my knife, gulped that down with an expresson of gas tronomic delight. My bunch of keys followed suit, as did every thing in the way of metal or glass I had about me. Then, having made a sumptuous meal of my personal belongings, he stalked majestically away, leaving me un- harmed. l got up finally and went through my pockets to see if he had left anything, when, to my utter surprise, 1 found my watch, knife, keys and everything else in their proper receptacles. Then it dawned upon me that 1 had dreamed a bad dream and 1 re- soyled never again to take a nap on the yeldt."
The Newark journal., 1903-11-13
AN ERRAED TO DO.
Traveller Asked to Stop in Texas on His Way from Chicago to
 New York.

One brother is rich merchant in the Straits settlement on the Malay peninsula. The other brother was, until a few weeks ago, the cook in cheap restaurant on South Clark street. says the Chicago Tribune.
 The merchant sent to the cook draft for sufficient money to pay his expenses out to Asia, and the cook gave up his job and started for his brothers home The inter esting thing about the whole incident is the letter, written by the the wealthy merchant
 In the first place the draft was made pay able in New York.
 ''I send you the money in draft payable in New York wrote the brother from far off Asia. "You can go over and get ii cashedl there On the way l wish you would stop t Texas and see brother Thomas. l haven't heard from. him for two years now, and I'd like to know how he's getting along"
The Newark journal., 1903-11-13
HE TOOK PIE IN HIS.
Kentucky Senator Had to keep in Line with the Soft
 Drinks.

When it comes to story telling, Congress- man Samuel l.. Powers, of Newton, can hold his own with any of them. The other ight he related one which was much appreciated by those who heard 1t, says the Boston Post. The story Is about Senators Blackburn and Fairbanks and Secretary of the Treasury Shaw. When the latter first came to Wash ington Senator Blackburn had some busi- ness with the secretary, and while in the office met Senator Fairbanks. After the business was concluded Senator Blackburn invited the other two out to have libation, and they accepted.
 All hands lined up against the bar of the Riggs house. Turning to Secretary Shaw, Senator Blackburn said: What will you have, Mr. Secre;ary:" Well, l guess I'll have a glass of lemonade" was tie reply. The gentleman from Kentucky then turned to Senator Fairbanks and said: And what will you have. senatorE' "I,ll have a glass of Moxie," was the reply. The bartender leaned over the counter and said 10 Senator Blaekburn: And what's yours, senator?" "Oh," said the distinguish he'd gentleman from the blue grass state, ''1 guess l Il have a piece of squash pie.
The Newark journal., 1903-11-13
Handy Mans" Novel Duty.

The diversity of duties English naval officers are called upon to perform is exemplifed in an in- cident which occurred at the Is- land of Tristan da Cunha when the gunboat Thrush paid it's visit. There is no clergyman on the island, so the services of Lieut.. Commander Watts Jones were requisitioned for the christening of IS children. X precedent exists for the of1iciat- ing of naval officer at the cere- mony, the commander of the gum boat Widgeon having performed similar duty in 1898.
The Newark journal., 1903-11-13

Louis Gl0be-Democrat, is because if this sort of thing keeps up every boiled egg you get at breakfast will have name and adress on the shell. This will distract your attention from the morning news. paper or the planning of your daily tasks. Your companions at the breakfast table will compare eggs and addresses, and the entire conversation will turn on the one subject of beautiful maidens in egg packeries, and rosy speeula- tions on the relative comeliness of the one named ''Pearlo and the other named Hattie" so that YOU will be denied your usual joyous morning pastime of reading about feilow-eitizens dragged under the trolley cars and thefts of S300 dia- mond rings that cost S4.50. At first it may have a shade of inter. est to sean the names on the egg. shells. What are the wild eggs saying? ?-you know. But after awhile it will be as monotonous as an uncalled-for letter list, which fills so much space and no body reads. And if all the eggs bear shy and modest reminders that there are fair maids busy every day with fairy fingers plac- ing thousands of eggs in their proper rcceptacles for shipment few will respond to the sugges- tion that intimates q possible cor respondence, and the prince will no longer be forthcoming. The prince, of course, you understand, is usually young man of ambi- tious intentions, who is employed at d salary of not exactly $500 month. Too much chirography on eggs will make il common place, and commonplaceness is fa- tai to romance.
The Newark journal., 1903-11-13
The Teacher Won.

Hinton, Ky, Nov. 2.-For over two years, two Of the best physicians in this part of the State have been treating Mir. E. J. Thomp- betes. They told him that but little could be done to help him. He made up his mind to try new remedy called Dodd's Kidney Pills, and says:-
 They saved me when the doctors held out DO hope 1 took, in all, about ten boxes. the great good they have done for me
 Many. people, and some physicians, still persist in the belief that Diabetes is an in- curable disease. Our teacher, Mir. Thomp- son, says 1t is curable, for Dodd's Kidney Pills cured him after two good physicians had treated him for two years without sue cess.
 A remedy that will cure niabeteswilI sure. ly cure any case of Kidney Trouble.
The Newark journal., 1903-11-13
ROMANCE OF THE EGG.
Is Becoming a Very Commonplace
 Sort of Affair.

We always more or less regret seeing these stories in print relat- ing that a young woman in an egg
 packing establishment wrote her name and address on the shell of an egg, and thereby resulted a ro- nance which ended with her marriage to prince-romance al ways ends with marriage. The reason we regret it, says the St.
The Newark journal., 1903-11-13
Whistling Tree.

The 'Tsofar," or whistling tree of South Nubia, is so called from the fute-like sounds made by the wind in it's branches. The sound is caused by holes bored by an in- sect in the spi es of the branches.
The Newark journal., 1903-11-13
Old Steam Engine.

At Farme colliery, Rutherglen, near Glasgow, there is still at work a stationary steam engine which was built in 1909, and has worked continuously up to the present time.
The Newark journal., 1903-11-13
Badness and Meat.

X Belgian physician declares that early badness is frequently caused by the excessive eating of meat. He asserts that he has often checked cases of falling hair by combining with local treatment a diet of milk, eggs and fruit.