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tried 10 murder the county superin.
tendent Of schools is to blame for Il
nrs, and last.
Il don't approve Of mob law. do
no, wish TO he understood 10 eouduue
the oreuse Of the mob. hut there
vas a reason for the fury which
burst forth. Murders have been ;vs
frequent in our county of late.
The assault on Mr. Hertel was sin.
suisrly atrVcious in its nature. It was
Wyatt who disturbed the peace of
our community. Z, was he who fred
the shot which feiled Hertel. He and
he alone vas TO blame for the irresu.
lar execution of himself. lie suffered
the consequence Of his own cUwardiy
deed
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Pedestrian chiet Justices.

Justice Henry II. Brown Of the Su.
premp court is as great a walker as
Justice Harlan. whose long tramps TO
the Chevy Chase golf links are fre.
uuently spoken Of Justice Brown
walks from Eve to ten miles every day
and now that the sessions OF the su.
preme court are over and he has no
cause TO take his daily exercise going
to the capitol he walks about the west
end and out into the suburbs. Ills
niece. Miss Morgan. who has been
with him since the death Of his wife.
accompanies him as a rule. especially
II the weather is good
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RUSSELL SAGE TO MOVE.
Great Finsneisr oissa,issea with Sur.
rounsinus Of His Home,

Russell Sage is Euius to move from
the modest little house In Fifth ave
nuc. Ncr York. where he has lived for
for,y.two years. lie can no longer
stand for his neishbors. First some
ore put a candy store nsxt door TO
him. Then another store was cs,ab.
lishrd on the other side. At the fear
Of the candy store is an immense fan
designed to cool the Ice cream paTioF.
This fan Is rish, next TO three of the
windows Of his dining room. The noise
u makes is deafcnius. on the Forty.
second street side there is a smoking
psrior as Mrs. sage dc;es,s the smell
Of tobacco she is compelled to keep
her windows closed. SO they are SO.
ing TO move TO the nos deserted man.
sion of the late Charles broadway
Rouss. on one side lives Henry
CIevs. on the o,nrr u. Ogden Mills.
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TO the outside Of the ring and start
again.
Each player can move one space TO
the next circle in front or to the side
Of the space he occupies, but cannot
move back.
when a player reaches a black dot
or marble" he leaves his pin in IL TO
show that It is out of the ring. and
after that. every other marble he
captures counts him two. for he must
go outside and start over again on
another line with new pin.
1t is generally the best policy to
devote your early moves to blocking
another player. and when this has
brought you near to a marble to make
{ sudden dash for It.
Each player may choose any start.
ing point he wishes. and when all the
marbles" have been knocked out.
the player having the largest number
TO his credit wins the game.
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Pretty Dolls Of Paper.

Tho materials required are very
few and simple. a few old fashion
plates tthcse can. no doubt. be oh.
tained from mothcr). some thin card.
board. n little tissue and thick color
ed paper. pair OF sharp scissors and
n bottle OF gum or paste are all that
are necessary before you start to
work. First cut out the figures from
the fashion plates as neatly aS pos.
sibie and II there Is an arm or hand
that falls n, the side. cut around IL
up TO the armhois Of the dreSS. as
shown by III. dottied lines In the
Illustration. so that I, Is separated
from the body. II may also happen
tina, the hair falls On the shoulders.
This should also be Gu, round neatly.
as shown by tho dotted lines In tho
diagram. leaving Just the width of tho
neck.
When the whole figure has been
cut ont paste IL ON a plce. of ,hln
cardboard. and. when dry. cut around
IL with a pair Of sharp scissors. u
you desire the doll to stand alone. cut
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MAYOR KERN EXPLAINS ACTION.
Statement From the Chief Executive
Of 0eliesiilr, Illinois.

In answers TO criticisms OF his
action in no, using more forcibic
means TO dispcrsS the mob which
iynehrd the negro. Wyatt. at Belle
willie. Ill. on the nlgh, OF June 6. Mayor
Kern said:
1T Is tFuo tha, I requested the on
Gers not To use their guns. did SO
after careful reflection. xas con.
yiHeca in my iudsm-n, that 10 do so
would not stop the citizens In their
determination to get Wyatt. but tha,
such a course simply would fan tho
fame of their Insane fury. ~as con
slnerd that TO do go would prccipl'
tats a hattie. VAS consinced tha,
many ci,is-as would be killed or
maimsd 10 the encounter.
The officers did their full duty.
They arrested the assassin. They
locked him up in one OF the strongest;
and most modern iaiis in this aF any
other country. They exhausted their
possibilities in defending the prison.
CT. They eouii no, be asked TO Xiii
ard lay down their oua lives to save
a murderer. The mrn actually on the
ground we're tho bcs; judges OF tho
critical situation.
"fou ask me Who Ia to blame sor
tho iyaehins. Tho negro. Wyatt. Who
came into this community armed and
with murder in his craven heart is TO
blame for IL. The HcEro. Wyatt. who
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relieved Colonial SECRETARY Chsmsss.
lain from the necessity Of rvsisnins.
II 10 reported that the Dukp Of
DctonshiFs al the kings wish acted q,
a mediator and played an important
part in patching up the cabinet crisis.
King Edward regards his coming vIsis
TO Ireland as Of the u,mos, import.
ancc. and the visit could not occur II
parliament we're dissolved.
Premier Baltour took the house By
storm. His speech vas the mos, CT.
uaordinsry and the most vehement
he has ever been known 10 make in
his long political career. so thorough.
~ did he carry the house with him
that the Chaplin amendment to the
budget. which declared that the repeal
of the grain tariff would involve need.
less disturbance of trade. vas defeated
by majority Of sos votes. composed
OF unionists. liberals and Irish mem.
beTs. The minority who supported Mr.
Chsplin's amendment were almost all
the followers OF the government, while
many others Of the conservative party
abstained from voting.
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HIS AcrIno Aso TALKING.
How Veteran Lawyer ssu.ishsd His
Nogrg coIlssgse.

During his tsaE career as a lawyer
sScfptsTy Shsu gathered a large
collection Of lnciigats grave aud gay.
oae Of his stories is Of young lawyer
Who was opposed to a veteran of tho
bar IN an Iowa court The yusnE man
addressed the jury hrst and In doing
80 took occasion to initiate wsil,knovn
HsshHssisms II the other. such as si.
IusiinE his cuffs. s,tpking an imssin.
asY imperial. etc. This caused con.
siderable laughter in court. When the
veteran rose 10 rsply he did no, nsEisc,
Co go through bis preliminary motions
With even murc dviibgTation and pro-
cision than usual. lie bowed to the
judge and TO the iufy and thea began;
Your honor and gentlemen of the
iaEy. iha, youus man acts like good
layer. but he talks like a blamed
fool
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Mar Imsin .eo, BACK

In his "outre Mer" Paul Bourget de
clared that "life can never get en-
urely dull TO the American. because
whenever he cannot strike any other
get away with few years trying to
find out who his grandfather was" To
which Mark Twain replied; Il reckon
the Frenchman's got his little standby
for a dull time. too. because when all
other interests fail he can turn in and
see Il he cant find out who his father
was"
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FAMILY OF LITERARY WOMEN.
Notable Trio Wins success IN World
Of lettera

Three literary women. ali Of whom
have made success. in one family is
rather rare. In history Of other days
the Bruntes vere the nearest approach
TO u. To-day there ate Mrs. q. X.
Dusr. her married daughter. Mrs. Mil.
Ter. who signs herself Alice Duer Mil.
icr. and her unmarried daughter. Miss
Caroline Dusr. The trio OF women
have written several novels and nov.
eiei,es and some excellent short
stories and essays aud there Is hardly
one Of the popular periodicals which
does no, contain the name ss con.
tributor of a; leas, one Of the three.
Mrs Clarence Mackey. who Is a
cousin. is beginning her literary career
and is said to be at work on novel
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stone Eorests

The regions Of the Little Colorado
river in Arizona abound in wonderful
vegetable petrifactiou-vhoiei forests
being found in some places which are
hard as flint. but which look as II but
recently stripped Of their foliage.
Some Of these stone trees are standing
just as natural as life. while others
are piled across each other Just like
the fallen monarchs OF a real forest.
biologists say that the trees were once
covered to the depth of LOCO feet with
mari. which transformed them from
wood TO solid rock. This mari. after
the lapse OF ages. washed out, leaving
some of the trees standing 10 an up
right position.
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AndalusIan cpeesre.

Upon a mountain In Andaiusla
quaint spectral forms are frequently
seen. Whenever there Is n heavy
mist and persons aro ascending the
mountain they appear In all their
shosily spicndor and sometimes 80
suddenly as to strike dIsmay into the
hearts OF those who see them for the
hrst time.
or course. I, is all trick played by
tho sun. When n mis-, partially
nhrouda the mountain. the sun is nat.
ufaiiy obseuEci and then h, r,ycngcs
himself by projecting the shadow of
any person who Ia ascending the
mountain until Il assumes the form OF
a gigantic spectre.
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STAND ~ FREE TRADE.
British House Of Commons Rejects
Protection Proposals.

Tho british House OF Commons. by
a yo;. OF s.t to rs. declared Its hos,si.
ity TO a protective tariff. which had
been proposed by Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain. II had been supposed
that the ministry would stand by STR.
Chamberlain and aeerp, defeat. hu;
Premier fiaifoaF. in a speech in which
he declared himself an ou, and ea,
free trader. but demanded that tho
party leave his hands un,isi in so
important a national question. saved
thros. aveTtsd a political crisis an3
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For days and weeks the sunny
southern skies had been greedily
drinking up the waters of the rivers
and streams of North Carolina. South
Carolina and Georgia. In the valleys
people sweltered as the feverIsh
earth was subjected to the overpower-
Ing sway of the sun. and the rivers
and streams dwindled.
The elements seem to have become
drunken mad with the draughts of
natures wine and began revel that
knew no bounds OF life or property
and swept all before.
The peaceville little town Of
Gainesville. Ga. and Its environs was
the first to sufrer from the play of the
monster OF the air. With devilish fury
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Pone Leo.s contes.Inn.

Hall Caine locates the scene of the
bravest deed with which he is ac-
qualnted at the vatican. The hero of
the incident in question" he writes.
was that venerable nonogenarfan
Pope Leo. Kill. who. on the occasion
Of our frst interview. actually con.
fessed that he had never read one Of
my books"
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Talk Of Fermi,o p.p,. Club.

There is talk in London Of forming
Pepys club in honor OF Samuel
Pepys. the two hundredth anniversary
of whose death fell on May IS. though
his life is practically los, TO us from
May. 1850. when the growing infam.
nation OF his eyes. 10 which he SO
often refers. compelled him TO desist
from the diary that he had kept SO
faithfully.
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FLOOD AND TORNADO WORK
RUIN IN SOUTHERN. STATES

the blast of death swept down upon
the village.
The destruction of the large cotton
mill by the tornado was the first seri-
GUS blow that had been struck tho
growing industry. Then n series OF
disasters befell the towns In the val
leys OF the three states.
This time the elements hurled back
to the earth uhe water II had sucked
up, not in rain. but in sheets and
torrents that swelled the streams
until their beds were the confines OF
the valleys.
The most serious result, Of course.
is the loss OF life. Thirty'four are
known to have been killed. The prop
erty loss Is over three million dol
lars,
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ns. oood c,ov,ss Tor pivo,e.

western man is suing for divorce.
basine his case ON the alleged cruelty
Of his wife lie declares tha, familiar
psstIme Of hers was to sit up In
the bedroom all night with the light,
full on. singing and playing violin.
One night she accompanied her music
with the following prayer. % Lord.
have mercy on that hog of a husband
of mine in that bed my first husband
bought
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Morr cnurt.ous.

The manners uf mobs are improv.
fng. One at Biuefeids, W. Va, after
fofcibly releasing two men whose i'm
prisonment they did not approve.
courtcousIy gave bond TO the sherin
for the former prisoners. This grow.
ing respect for the law is encouraging
News
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o. We, Head. Irr,eo,e,I,s,,..

Gen. De Wet has become the head
Of a large political party in the Orange
River colony. Every Boer returned
from British prison camp a, once
Joined Gen. De Vets party. and I, now
comprises majority Of the white pop.
ula,ion in the colony. De Vets ir.
recuncilable attitude gives the British
authorities cause for apprehension.
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KING LEOPOLD IN olsrAvoa.
eelaian morsreh's sslHshn.ss Dis
piesses psrisisa Club.

plesses Psrisisa Club.
la Figaro uf Paris states that the
members of the Jockey Club of that
city have a serious affair to settle with
Leopold u u Belgium on his next visit
TO the Preach capital which will oc.
cur toward the end Of the present
month. II seems tha; when the King
vas last there In February. he dinsd
at the club OH a Tcsusrd aux navets.
which he pronounced tn be the finest
he had ever eaten. and the next day
the chef uf the club disappeared. II
vas later learned that he had been
kidnaped by the belgian monarch and
is uow in charge Of the royal kitchen
at Lachen. Then the Jockey club met
aud resolved some disasreeabls things
about the old royal ruue. with more
To come.
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Tbink lovbet viii Retire

The purchase by President Ioube,
OF a chateau and estate in southeast
France gives the impression that the
president will retire TO private life
when his term OF Office is up. The
estate is not far from the presidents
birthplace, where his mother lives.
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Chicago autnor Given Honor.

At the recent commencement exer.
cises Of the Columbian university at
Washington the honorary degree OF
doctor Of letters was conferred upou
George Horton. the vell-known author.
formerly of Chicago. who is now pur.
suing literary and pathological studies
at the Capital
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Lie Of presiden, HARRISON.

John l.. Grif'iths is at work on the
life Of the late President Harrison.
All the private papers Ct the presi.
dent including some unfinished
manuscripts. have been turned over
to him. Mr.. Griffiths was closely as.
ISOLATED with MIR. Harrison for many
years
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Game Of sIyphs.

For active young folks the game OF
sylphs Is the latest form OF amuse.
ment. 1t is In reality electric battle.
dore and shuttlecock. The two play
ers hold wand each. these wands
naving been electrified by friction.
The shuttlecock Is represented by a
butterfly made OF coilodion. The but.
teriiy is thrown Into the air. and one
or other player approaches the tip OF
his wand to the so-calied syiph: tne
electrified wands repel the butterfly.
which skins away as the wand draws
near. In this way the butterfly is sent
flying hither and thl,hcr without being
touched. A very good game. with prop
er rules. Is made from this idea.
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you have rubbed a little butter or
lard.
Now light a piece of paper and let
1t burn under the mouth OF the glass.
The heat will dilate the air In tho
glass. and as the air cools a partial
vacuum will be created.
But before the air has had time to
begin to cool. press the inner surface
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Last Weeks Pu..ie.

Below ~e give the solution TO the
-T~ciSc Rings Puzzle" which appear.
cd on this page las; geek. Tho prob.
lem ~as to divide the square trIE.
- inio four equal parts OF similar
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shape. 50 that each par, may eoa,ain
three OF the rings.
fis. 2 clearly sho~s tho way ou,
Of tho diniealiy.
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It is cheaper to throw Q stone t<a
a bouquet
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who tumbles back In the boat after q
hard.fought race is as fit as ever with
In minute.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-30
MAJOR SYLVESTER
NEARING A MILESTONE
Twenty Years in Police Department
Next Month.

After a constant and faithful service.
Major Richard sylvester, superintendent
OF Police. will celebrate the twentieth
anniversary of his connection with the
department May % next From present
indications there will be nothing to
mark the event. save. perhaps, a testi-
moniaI of esteem from those associated
with him in conducting the affairs of
the District, and another from the Bust
ness Mems Association Of the city.
Twenty years ago Richard Sylvester
entered the department as chief clerk.
in the lapse of time since then he has
assumed the duties of superintendent
and wrought a remarkable change in the
efficiency Of the department. Today the
Police Department OF Washington, how
ever small, is one OF the most thor
oughly organized and trained in the
country.
During his tenure of Office, Major Syl-
vester has introduced new ideas and
innovations with measure of success
that speaks for itself. He has broad
ened the scope of the work, and sur
ro9lded himself with an intelligent
force. His administration has been
marked with innumeTabIe changes for
the good of the service"
Major Sylvester began his career here
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as a newspaper writer He was
then nineteen years old, and prior
to that time had been engaged in
work In Elkhorn Valley. NeD.,
where he conducted a paper, which still
exists. After giving up this publication
he returned to Missouri, aud edited the
Pennington Times"
He came TO Washington as a CORE
spondent for several papers, and later
went West as disbursing officer for the
commission which settled the troubles
growing out of the Meeker massacre in
Colorado by the Utes- After this he re-
turned to the Capital and again assumed
his duties as correspondent.
In 1888 the position OF chief clerk In
the Police Department was offered him.
and he received the appointment on May
90 He Immediately showed great abili-
ty. and became the valued man OF the
department. his original Ideas and good
judgment aiding materially in proper
running of the affairs AS reporter
he had learned the needs and deficiencies
Of the District police, so that when
Superintendent Moore dIea--shsre was
only one person mentioned as his sue
eessor. and the place was offered 10 Syl-
vester. He has remained IN the Office
constantly since then.
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AUCTION SALES.
JAMES ". RADCLIFFE. Auctioaeer.


EXECUTORS SALE OF FRAME DWELLINGS
Nos. seos. 500. AND s5Iz STREET
NORTHWEST; ALSO FRAME DWELLING
No I02s JEFFERSON STREET NORTH
WEST
By virtue 81 powers vested in me. VIII efsz
fer sale BY public auction, in front Of the re-
spectiye premises, on TUESDAY, the 18th DAY
OF MAY, A. u. Iee3 at 80 O'CLOCK P 81,
the following described real estate situate in the
city of Washington District Of Columbia, 70 wit:
Part Of lot numbered 90 In square 1923, in
proved by three frame dwellings
on THE SANE DAY, at O'CLOCK P. Ne
part Of lot a. IN square numbered 100, sfi-
proved by frame dwelling.
Terms Of sale: All cash. deposit OF so
on each house at time Of sale. Terms Of sale
to be complied with in fifteen DAYS from day
Of sale, otherwise the undersigned reserves tbs
right to resell the property 81 the risk and cost
of the defsulting purchaser Title good or no
sale Taxes. etc. apportiOned 20 Gate Of de-
livery Of deed. All cenyeyancfBg, recordings
etc, at purchasers cost
THOMAS g. MILLER, Executor
ap2o-d&ds
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FIVE WOMEN DISMISSED
FROM CITY POSTOFFICE
Services No Longer Necessary, Says
Postmaster Merritt.

City Postmaster Merritt announced
yesterday he had dropped from the rolls
of the city postoffee five women who
were employed as 1aborers- Mr. Merritt
explained the women have been doing
work of different kinds. but recently
some changes in the Office had made
their service unnecessary. Those drop
ped were Missouri Bartel, Louise Good
fellow. H. o. Paulding. Genevieve Loud
and Anna V Jones.
The dismissaIs are in line with the
policy which Postmaster General Payne
has inaugurated OF dropping postal en-
ployes who are carried on the roll rs
laborers. but are really doing clerical
work Instances Of this kind have come
to light in postoffices all over the co.
try. and as fast as they are discovered
by the inspectors, the employee is dis
missed, or put to doing actual laborer' 8
work
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himself as a favoTite. In the spring OF
1856, Robson went over the Western
circuit as leading comedian.
In September. 1857, Stuart Robson
again appeared on the boards OF the
Baltimore Museum. and this time the
merriment OF his auditors was tribute
not a sarcasm as in 1852. His success
in Baltimore was so great that he was
engaged by John T. Ford for the Hol-
Iiday Street Theater where he remained
three years, becoming then the greatest
favorite since the days OF Joseph JEFF
fers0n. the elder.
IN 1850. 1861. and a portion Of 1862.
Mr.. Robson played engagements in Rich
mond, St Louis. Washington, Cincinnati,
and several other cities. In 1853 Mrs.
John Drew engaged him for the Arch
Street Theater. Philadelphia. Pa. whsre
he remained three years. Afterward he
played an engagement in New Orleans.
and in 1868. 1863. and 1870 he was at
Selwyn's now the Globe) Theater. Bos-
ton. Mass.
As a Star
Mr.. Robson's first starring efforts were
made IN Law in New York. in which
he played JOHN Beat, policeman. Early
il 1877 Stuart Robson and William H.
Crane were cast together. quite by the
accident OF stage circumstance, in com
edy in one of the New York theaters,
It was respectively as Gillypod and Ele-
vator in Our Boarding House" at the
/ Park Theater January %, 1877. and they
both made a lit.
The idea that a combination on their
part might prove successful appears TO
have occurred to both actors at the
same moment. and they lost no time in
fpushing arrangements forward Joseph
Bradford, Of Boston, wrote Our Bache-
lors" for them. and they inaugurated
their Initial tour September 3. 1877, in
Chicago, From that night their success
! was undoubted
The partnership with MT. Crane lasted
until 1889. Mr. RobsOn's successes are
well remembered.
In November, 1858 Mr.. Robson mar
| Tied the youngest daughter OF the Rev
| Mr. johnson, OF Baltimore One daugh-
| ter, Alicia, who for time appeared in
| her fathers company, is now retired,
and is the wife of NJ 6 Crehore, mem
] Der of one of the oldest Boston families.