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The Washington times., 1903-04-05
WASTE INK POURED
INTO THE POTOMAC
Efforts to Stop Pollution by Bureau
of Engraving and Printing.


Efforts are being made between the
Distrfct commissioners and William NJ.
,,.uoatt. stuo..o- 80 ~, p,,-sa,, ~ Tn
CRAVING an" fIin'''s' 10 stop 'ie us
charge OF waste ink into the waters OF
the Potomac. which has been found in
furious to the fish. particularly in the
Tidal Basin.
The District Commissioners recently
received communication on. the sub
iect from Mr.. Meredith in which he pxS
pressed his willingness 10 aid in the
protection of the fish in the river and
basin. and suggested a conference with
the Superintendent Of Sewers as TO The
best means to accomplish the end in
view
This conference led TO report TO the
! Commissioners bv David F. AlcComb the
superintendent who said ne was unable
to surgest anv practicable means where
bv The effects of the poisonous ink could
be entirely eliminated from the drainage
of the Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
The Washington times., 1903-04-05
AWAITING PROPOSALS
FOR FLOATING BATHS

As announced by the District Commits
sioners. sealed proposals viii be re-
ceived at the District Building on or be-
fore noon April II, for the construction
Of two floating baths to be mooTed in the
Tidal Reservoir, adjacent 10 the Bathing
Beach. at the foot Of Seventeenth Street
northwest
The specifications Indicate that Bath
No. / is to be So feet wide. and 20 feet
long. fitted with suitable platforms,
seats, and accommodations for bathers.
Bath No is TO be so fee- wide. and 81
feet long, to be similarly constructed
and equipped
The purpose of these baths is to sup
plement the facilities OF the Bathing
Beach. and furnish for expert swim
mers a larger area and deeper water
than is found in the inner basin
The Washington times., 1903-04-05
Gathering Of Humorists.

A notable gathering OF humorous writ
ers will be held in Baltimore next
month. About fifty OF the most pTomi-
nent humorists will be entertained IN
the Monumental City by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad The event will be
the first gathering Of the kind ever held
and much enjoyment is anticipated by
those invited Finley p. Dunno, George
v. Hobart, George AIDE, ". D. Nesbit.
and every humorous writer Of standing
connected with any newspaper in the
United States will be there The &C
casion is TO be one long TO be remem
bered. and an elaborate plan has been
arranged for their entertainment. The
visit Of these humoTists to Baltimore
is 10 be made a red letter day for the
Royal Blue book, published by the Balti-
more and Ohio. and each writer invited
to be present has already contributed
10 the publishers one-of his literary
gems. All will be published in the May
number OF the book. and can be OBJ
tanned by notifying any Baltimore and
Ohio ticket agent or writing the gen
eral officers in Baltimore An extra
large edition will be printed
The Washington times., 1903-04-05
Southern Railway Mems Meeting.

Southern Railway Mems Meeting.
Washington has occupied the center of
the stage in railroad news FOR the past
week and many matters of Importance
30 every railroad entering the city have
been up for consideration. An executive
meeting OF officials OF railroads oper-
ating in the South adjourned last night
after meeting IN Washington for three
days
The Norfolk Ter-Ccnteunial ENposj-
ton 10 be held in that city in the
summer Of 1907. celebrating The settle
ueuJ Of jamestown. occupied the atten-
ton Of the officials present most OF the
time II was decided by them 10 assist
the exposition in every manner possible.
and the transportation facilities promise
to be better than any heretofore granted
such affairs other matters Of impor-
lance to traffic business were up for dis
cussion before the meeting and adjusted
satisfactorily TO all concerned.
Among the officers. present were r G,
Erwin. of Savannah, president Of the
Atlantic Coast Line, ". r. Sullivan,
assistant TO President Erwin; !. NJ
Barr, of Norfolk. vice president and gen
eral manager OF the Seaboard Air Line
E. F. Cost. of Portsmouth, traffic man
/ ager OF the same line; Joseph 1. Doran
/ solicitor general for the Norfolk and
( Western; c. B. Compton, traffic manager
( of the Louisville and Nashville; Walker
D Hines, vice president and general
manager Of the Louisville and Nash
The Washington times., 1903-04-05
OF RAILROADS
AND OF RAILROAD MEN

taken off for the winter months on ac-
count of the freight congestion which
existed at hat lime and for several
weeks afterward Now that a number
Of new locomotives have been obtained
and he freight congestion relieved it
is the desire Of the management to give
Western travellers more accommodations.
At the time the train was taken of it
was one Of the best paying in the serv-
ice Of the road The change in time
viii not be made until the middle Of
May. however. and more important
changes may be put in operation.
Colonel Brown Returned.
Col / prnspn- general agent for the
Southern road. who has been in New
Orleans and Jacksonville for the past
week for a little rest, returned to Wash
ington yesterday morning and was a his
Office in Fifteenth Street in the after
noon. The colonel says the trip did him
much good Concerning his trip the
/ colonel said to a reporter for The Times:
! The South is experiencing a wonderful
growth. and every year adds to the hnan-
/ eial condition Of that section. Pas
senger travel has never equaled that Of
/ the past winter. and prospects for a
/ large Northern business have never been
/ 50 bright. The Southern people have
more money now than since the var. ami
! they enjoy it more than any other peo-
/ pie"
The Washington times., 1903-04-05
Special Train for German savants.

The Baltimore and Ohio road is pre-
pairing special train for the use of a
special party of German scientists who
viii arrive in New York the latter part
of this month for the purpose of visiting
the agricultural districts of the United
STATES There are fifty in the party, all
Of whom have been chosen on account
Of their particular fitness for the task
before them Model dairy farms viii BE-
made objects of study and fruit farms
Will also be visited. The party will visit
Washington and inspect the Department
OF Agriculture TO study the methods in
vogue in that branch Of the Government.
Two months viii .5e spent in this coun-
try and every State in the Union mort h
OF the Ohio River visited
The Washington times., 1903-04-05

Consent Given to Attend
the Coming Fairs Of Odd
Fellows and Knights Of
Pythias-The Proposed
Medal of Honor.

The 5af8 and staff officers Of the First
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eastoh VI si45-'
April 80 and May l. letter from zen
eraf WarfieId. dated March :. was read
which contained The following para
The Washington times., 1903-04-05
ROUGH RIDER DEAD;
GAS STOVE TURNED ON
Dr.. Oscar H. Stener's Death Apparently
Accidental

NEW YORK. April DIR Oscar H
steiner. 40 years old. of I245 Lexington
Avenue, was found dead this morning in
his room.
He was lying on his bed, fully dressed.
with a book in his hand from which he
had apparently been reading. \ gas
stove al the side OF the bed was partly
turned on Apparently death had been
due to accident. Dr. Steiner was a grad
uate Of Yale. g. and had served in
Cuba with the Rough Riders.
The Washington times., 1903-04-05
At Local Fairs.

a communication was addressed TO
Gen. Z. ". Bradford. informing him that
a detail Of Minute Men in their Cont
mental dress uniform. would be present
one evening during the progress Of the
Odd Fellows Fair
A letter was also seat to Thomas E.
Landon. chairman committee on organi-
cations. Knights of Pythias Fair. inform
ing him that a detail Of Minute Men
would be present in fun Contins::aI uni
form on the evening Of April Il
Much ZINE was spent in considering
tre ~rror- Of Lieut.. Col. Paul Beckwith.
retired. who had been detailed to inves-
ttgate and report or thc proposed medal
or honor. which it is ! proposed TO present
to those members OF the Minute Men
who shall have earned the same, by rea-
son OF faithful attendance at meetings.
drills. etc. The medal recommended by
Lieutenant Colonel Beckwitks Will, II
adopted. make a beautiful addition 10
the military medals low in use
The next meeting at headquarters viii
be on April 8, which will be devoted 10
drill il the school Of the soldier.
The Washington times., 1903-04-05
Train ReinstatiOn on c. & 0,

The Chesapeake and Ohio road will
soon make a change in time. While it
has not been officially announced, 1t Is
understood in railroad circles the Gin
cinnati train taken on last January viii
be reinstated. This train LETT Washing
ton daily except Sunday at o'clock in
the afternoon, arriving in Cincinnati
early the following day The train was
The Washington times., 1903-04-05
Gloves

Wv ~
We are prepared TO prove that
good quality and ut may - had az
reasonable prices Direct lmporta-
ton and small profits make the fol-
lowing bargains possible.
FRENCH KID GLOVES. OF best
dressed kid. the letter r." on each
clasp shows We are proud Of this
quality: sizes 5I2 to s; black and
every color New stitching n ~
May be had elsew here at 81 "a IL
pair. Here Monday for $500. W
Isle LADIES' GLOVES. perfect
1T black. white. and all cOlors- al
sizes siik-stiJChed. patent clasps,
25c everywhere. Here Mon Z Hc
day. not over . pairs 10 one NJ
purchaser. .,-.....- ..,---- y
KAYSER SILK GLOVES. PnC
in black white. mode l5-sy, ssHS
tan. and pearl. all sizes .,..-.V ~
SUEDE FRENCH KID Ladies
Gloves. in black. tan. biscuit mode.
brown. white. gray, pearl ana OK
lord. all sizes, guaTan- q & IN
iced: fitted 10 the AIlEtI
hand ----.--- ..-.....-.--.--. ~ " "
The Washington times., 1903-04-05
Waists

IN Il 10 -
They fit well. and are stylish
without being extreme
WHITE INDIA LINON WAISTS.
new drop stitch and side plated
back and front. large puff Pnc
sleeves 10 match. all sizes 7EEJ
Monday Observation-Disclosures. .OO
This is "a Csc value
MADRAS WAISTS. The goods on
the piece is worth 25c yard: large
puff sleeve. pearl buttons ore
and tucks, ali sizes. tan. MI
gray and bIue....-.-......... w
This is a $3.50 value
COLORED SILK WAISTS Of Peau
de Sole or Taffcta. in all
sizes; Lucks. fagoting, q n RI
buffers and pleats, all y + ~
in one iot-.---U HsOO
They are $500 20 81 values.
PERCALE SUIT. waist and skirt,
we'll made OF good quality peTcale.
wide fare skirt; waist AOH
has tucks and pearl but GxA
tons ..-...-... w
They are worth SI9S suit
The Washington times., 1903-04-05

Col, F. W Huntington, OF New York.
travelling passenger agent with the Ca
madam Pacific Road. was in the city
yesterday looking after business. Colo
mel huntington Is considered one OF the
best posted railroad men on the road
Iits hnowledge Of railroad law is con-
sldered equal to that OF an eXnerf
The Washington times., 1903-04-05

Al L Reed, general agent for the At
lantic Coast Line, with headquarters in
Washington. and who has been in the
South for the past month will not re
turn until the latter part of this month
Travel North has exceeded all expecta-
tons, and Mr.. Reed is detailed in the
South 10 assist in the work of landing
business.
The Washington times., 1903-04-05
MINUTE MEN EAGER
TO BE GUARDOF HONOR

s magnificent specimen of the print
er-s ar. was exhibited IN the shape of an
elaborate official invitation. which had
5uzr been received from g Ellis Briggs.
MAJOR commanding the aamous Ola
Guard OF View York city. inviting Col
2I- r. Winter and Aide-de-Camp- TO be
present al Jhe banquet in celebration of
the saveuly-seve1rh anniversary OF the
Old Guard on Wednesday evening. april
p. 1893. an she CID Guard Armory- Col
oueI Winter has notified Major Briggs
that he viii be present with an aIde-de-
camp on thar occasion
4 communication Was received from
New York during the week that was of
special Interest 20 the Minute Men and
their friends of this city. IL Viii be re
membercd that last summer the famous
Liberty Bell, while eu route from the
Charleston. : C.. Exhibition 10 it's home
iu Philadelphia remained over a day at
the Sixth Street station. in this city
where il was visited by over $4,000 OF
fthe school children and citizens OF
/ Washington
/ The communication referred to was a
/ copy OF a letter written by Mayor Ash
/ bridge. Of Philadelphia. in response to
/ an application by Mayor Collins. Of Bos-
/ ton. for the loan of the Liberty Bell for
the celebration of the 12Sth anniversary
I OF the Battle of Bunker Hill. al Boston
on June Il Mayor Ashbridge- among
many other things. said.
. a.
Milford chronicle., 1903-08-14
A SHARKS QUICK TRIP.
Evidence That the Monster Crossed
thc Atlantic In Three Days.

| Evidence That the Monster Crossed
i thc Atlantic In Three Days.
! a prominent government official who
recently returned from a visit to Pelu
/ Beach, Fla. tells about seeing a huge
ua1 eating shark that was captured al
that place. II was one Of the biggest
sharks ever caught IN Florida waters
a2d was evidently c sailor OF many
years. The animal measured eighteen
feet long, had q sword attachment that
was as long as an arm and was Of the
I leopard variety. stamping it as one CT
the man eating variety, a dangerous
| beast
The shark was caught by a SHARK
fisherman. lie used large rope fo- a
line AID had a windlass as reel. At
the end of the line was a huge steel
hook, and this was baited with large
bright tin can. The shark bit at tie
bait and was entrapped. He was land
ed after tho toughest time the fisle7-
man ever experienced. 1t was the in
terror Of the fish, however. that excited
the greatest interest. When he was cut
open. a whole porpoise was found in the
stomach. There was also 4 large piece
Of partly digestod shark and the head
of an ostrich. The piece of shark in.
side of the monster was out Of the back
and contained the backbone of the dead
animal.
A careful examination showed that
A1an 1oaI-TDr,aa l.,
backbones of the captured shark. A
number of sears on his body showed
that he had been in conflict with an
other shark. and the Hnding Of pieeo
Of the adversary showed that the con-
aict had ended in the death of the op-
pOnent; that the victor had then swal-
lowed juicy portion of his adversary.
The presence Of the ostrich head In the
stomach Of the man eater was re-
garled as undoubted proof that the
shark had probably just arrived In
Florida waters from Africa, and that
he had made the trip in two or three
days. The head was not dieested, and |
the process of digestion had only Just /
begun. There is only one ostrich farm .
in Florida, and when that institution /
was communicated with the owners /
said that they had not lost an ostrich |
in year. The ability Of a shark to .
pass fast steamer IN a minutes |
time is well known to travellers, and
there is no doubt that the shark had
been in African waters and had cap
tured a stray ostrich or the head Of one
that had been killed and then started
across tho Atlantic. reaching the Flor
ida waters before the ostrich head had
begun to digest.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Milford chronicle., 1903-08-14
A AIinister,a Lnhors.

Apart from the labOrs that fruit into
pulpit ministration and pastoral and
public service, is no accounting to be
made Of the mental strain and the
spiritual travail which are an inaliena-
BILE part Of the ministerial calling?
Not onlyh docs the minister carry in his
heart the sorrows Of a great many per
sons who look to him for succor, but
there are hours when the tide Of his
own faith GIBBS. Is a minister's fight
with his doubts worth anything to the
world? Because he always seems so
sure Of his hold on the eternal verities
is 1t to be thought that he is content
TO pass on to others a merely tradi-
tional faith instead of one that has
been wrought out in long hours of
painful questioning and wroHght at last
triumphantly into the very texture of
his own life? The effort which a min
lister makes to keep and broadSa. 10
Intensity and made real his own faith.
to adjust it to the growing light OF
science, is as necessary and as noble
a part Of his work as anything that
be does-An Open Letter in Century.
Milford chronicle., 1903-08-14
JUICE OF THE PEANUT.
1t Is Found to he an Excellent Medi-
cine and IA NOurlshing Food.

1t Is Found to he an Excellent Medi-
cine and IA NOurishing Food.
Wrapped in its somewhat Hncouth
easement there is in the common
ground pea storehouse of medicinal
and food products. Chemistry is un-
folding It's values
When the czar Of all the Russias
a few years ago had his armies fed on
preparation made from the pinder or
ground pea, at once wholesome and
palatable, with economy as an addi-
tional point of merit, the entering
wedge was driven which has since
been opening an increasing public ap-
probation of the hidden values of this
humble farm product Germany saw
it, and today the kaiser's army is
served regularly with bread and per
ridge made largely from the peanut
German chemists, under the direction
Of the government, have been for some
time endeavOring to extract tho active
principle OF tho ground pea FOR service
in concentrated, palatablo, liquid form.
Some time during 1901 DR.. d. II.
Ramsaur, then of Rome, Ga, con-
ceived the idea of an elixir of peanuts
as a soda fountain beverage, but all
his experiments proved to be failures,
for the reason that while he cid sue
ceed in making the elixir it would not
mix with water so as to form a pleas
.Hssgrs In
NetheIy, who was formerly of Canada.
became associated with Or. Ramsaur
and opened a laboratory in Anderson, !
S. c., and continued to pursue these
experiments with the same end in
view.
In what he calls "penderine' he has
an elixir which contains a large per- /
centage Of the medicinal and food prop !
critics of the pinder, ana is compatible /
in all proportions with carbonated wa /
ter or plain water, ard at all tempera-
lures. One part Of the elixir TO seven
of water affords a most delicious
draft.
The pinder contains oil, starch. glu-
ten and many other chemical COM
pounds. None of these is readily as
simulated by the system until it has
been digested. To aid in this process
the pinders are fire cooked then di-
gested by a chemical process similar
10 but slower and more thorough than
that which goes on in the stomach of
he human or other animal.
The next step is to segregate the di-
yestibes from t1le nondigestible por-
ions The digestive agents employed
ire pedtinzyme, pancreatin. diastase,
lydrochloric acid and others. The eX-
ess of hydrochloric acid is removed
" the use of sodium carbonate, which
ends to saponify the indigestible fats
nd forms with the hydrochloric acid
ommon salt. which goes to the bottom,
vkiIe the sOapy substance, which is in
Oluble, rises to the top and is easily
kimmed or may he removed by means
+ Il centrifugal machine.-Denver Re
Milford chronicle., 1903-08-14
.
street HnwIrerr IN ver.e.

Few householders who buy from
street hawkers know what the man
with lusty lungs is saying as he trails
along behind his wagon. but they do
know that almost to a certainty on a
specified day, almost to the hour, the
hawker from whom they buy their
vegetables or their fish will be coming
their way, and they know the peculiar
intonation Of his voice just as women
who frequent auction rooms can follow
the auctioneer in a jargon unintelligi-
bic to the casual visitor. On the upper
west side is a hawker who has no speak
ing voice. but who can sing a mellihu-
Gus baritone. He sells herbs. Here is
IFS song. which persons who want to
BUY Of him can hear half a block away:
Time Is money,
IL Money is sense:
~ Ny thyme for your money;
'alf Three punches for five cents.
~ AAa 81. New York Times.
Milford chronicle., 1903-08-14
Historic TitIes on Point of Extinction

Historic Titles on Point of Extinction
No fewer than fifty-seven British
peers have no heirs to succeed them
That number of titles is therefore like
ly to become extinct on the death Of
their present holders
CuriOusly enough. nearly all these
titles are Of modern creation. The an.
Gent historic nobility is we'll provid.
ed with heirs to carry the family name
down to future generations.
The leading exceptions to this rule
are the twenty-second Baron de Cliff
ford, whose title dates back to 1899 and
would die with him if he expired to-
morrow. and the thirteenth Baron
Borthwick, whose title was conferred
on his ancestor in 1852.
Milford chronicle., 1903-08-14
MltcIcrnft In LtnIr-

A shocking case of superstition at
Verona is reported. A girl in the service
Of Professor Negri attracted the atfec-
tions Of a peasant in the neighborhood
and encouraged him awhile, but after
ward declined his attentions. The
youth exhibited symptoms of madness
and was transferred to a lunatic asy-
lum. His family, convinced that the
maiden had bewitched their boy. held
solemn c0nclave. They then request
ed the girl TO call at the family dwell
ing on an affair Of urgency. The girl
complied. taking the prtcaution of ask
ing a female friend to accompany her.
After a most amiable reception the
aged mother of the mad boy got the
girls companion away on clever pre-.
text and inyited the supposed young
witch to the upper floor where the fam
lily gathering awaited her arrival and.
with the object of inducing the unhap-
py girl to break the spell over her for
mer lover. tortured her in ways too bar
barous and revolving to be described
When rescued, the girl was mass of
wounds from head TO foot and mad
through fear
Milford chronicle., 1903-08-14
GENERAL MARKETS

Philadelphia. Pa. Aug. II. 49, Flour
was steady; winter superfne, S2.9O0 q
$40; Pennsylvania roller, clear, $3.50
Q3.50, city mills. extra, S31003.3J.
Rye flour was qNiet, at S3.15 per bar
rel. Wheat was firm; No. Pennsyl-
vania red. new. S3Ac. Corn was firm;
No. 2 yellow local, 61Ac. Oats were
quiet; No. white, clipped, Ale;
lower grades, 39c. Hay was steady;
No. l timothy. $21 for large bales.
Beef was steady; beef hams, $4,000.
Pork was firm; family. S2O50. Live
poultry. hens. 13c.; old roosters, &C.
Dressed poultry. choice fowls, 1fikc.;
old roosters. 10c. Butter was steady:
creamery. 22c. per pound. Eggs were
steady: New York and Pennsylvania,
19c. per dozen. Potatoes steady; new,
30G33c per basket.
Baltimore. Nd. Aug. II. - Wheat
strong; spot contract, S0% oslo; spot
No. 2 red western, S26 S27Ac.; steamer
No. 2 red, 76i4 & 16Ssc.; southern, by
sample. eS6S1c.; do, on grade. 766
Sic. Corn Rrmer; spo., 5ssk a 561Ac.:
steamer mixed, 549s a 54lkc.; southern
white corn, 56659c.; do. yellow, $50
60c Oats barely steady: old No. 2
white. 3S6SS1zc; old No. 2 mixed.
S5c. Rye firm; No. 2, 551sc.; No. 2
western. 5615c
Milford chronicle., 1903-08-14

General RODelI .. U1Ivvl, tmv nc ~
assistant secretary of war, will as
sumo his office on Saturday
The planning mill and lumber yard
of William Buechley & Son, Pottsville,
Pa, was destroyed by fire. Loss, $780,
600.
Major General Corbin will relin-
quish his duties as adjutant general
of the army on August 20, when the
general star law goes into effect.
Sheriff's posses after a chase Of
several days near Kenton, o., captured
William Nichols, colored, charged with
murder. A lynching was barely
averted
Milford chronicle., 1903-08-14
Live Stock Markets.

East Liberty Pa. Aug. 11.-Cattle
G5.15; good. $4.9O@5.1 Hogs higher:
prime heavy $5S5Q5.s5; mediums.
$6.25@6.S0; heavy Workers.. $6.35;
light Workers and pigs. $3.50 $40;
roughs. 4m5.25. Sheep strong; best
wethers. S4.10@425: culls and com
mon Sl50Q2; yearlings. $50 4i50;
veal calves. $7G750.
Milford chronicle., 1903-08-14
Publishing Poetry.

The New York Mail and Express
points out the fact that in a list of
twenty volumes of poems reviewed in
a recent number Of a literary paper
four were published by the authors
themselves and nine by houses that
merely act as publishing agents for
authors. The inference is that the
great mass Of poetry goes begging for
a publisher, with the author so con-
vinced of the Importance of his mes
sage to the world that he would rather
be his own publisher than leave his
pipIngs imprinted.