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The Washington times., 1903-03-22
NO RESPECTER or PERSONS

No explanations would be listened to,
the ofhcer was too busy keeping back
Others in carriages and cOnveyances of
all descriptions to pay heed 10 any ex-
cuse- The princess, therefore had 10
allow her relation, the German Emperor.
TO leave without a last good-by.
Princess Victoria once had a similar
encounter with a guardian Of the law.
She was enjoying a spin on her bicycle
in Windsor Park. where the roads are
as smooth as money and skill can make
them.
The general public are warned by no
tice boards that cycling is forbidden. a
regulation that the police take care is
duly observed. Judge then of the as
tonishment that a sturdy member of the
force had when he saw a smartly-dressed
lady boldly defyiug the rule.
or course he stopped her. and in no
uncertain manner. either. However. ex-
the unfortunate custodian are remem-
bered TO mis- day by his superior ofncer.
who happened to come upon the scene.
Perhaps. 1t is only just to the police
man concerned 20 say that he had not
been apprised of the princess return to
Windsor; ne thought she was stiH in
residence elsewhere.
Mr.. Swift MacNeil. NJ. p. has been
locked up" not, however. in one OF his
majesty's prisons. but, Of all places in
the world, in the head Offices of the
Umtei Irish League in Dublin.
The member for South Donegal was en-
gagged on his correspondence in the
league offices. when the caretaker. for
getting about him, locked the premises
and went his way.
Finding himself a prisoner. Mr.. Mac
Nelll went upstairs, and made his wav
TO the balcony, which overlooks SackvflIe
street Though it was dark. the appear
ance OF the striking figure of MIR. Swift
NlaeNeill soon collected a great crowd
and some unfeeling persons called for "a
speech
hre-escape was requIsitioned but
oelore II arrived ladder from the gen
eral postoihce hard by was procured and
Mr. MacNeill was released amid loud
cheers after he had stood for an hour On
the balcony in the rain. 0
An unprecedented incident marl,ed
one OF the divisions in the house 90
commons quite recently When nearly no
whole OF the members had voted IL -.
discovered that the ayes and tbe
noes" were in the wconE lobbiesf
individual members have Frequently
strayed into the wrong 1obbies. bur this
was the first occasion OF two entire
parties doing so.
Fortunately the constitution was saved
by the division being in progress. when
the mistake was discovered An ex
change of iobbies promptly followed. and
the votes were taken a second time. -
Pearson's Weekly.
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GREAT BRITAINS NEGRO KNIGHT.

creditable to the office boy Of Mr.. Pres
cod
To this sarcasm Mr.. Reeves replied,
quietly:
Il desire to ask the learned counsel
how oi'en as cab driver he took me 20
Mr. Prescod's ofice?~
1, had not been generally known that
Mr.. Reeves opponent had been cab
driver before he became a barrister.
In 1874 Mr. Reeves was appointed So
Iicitcr general Of the island. and in 1sS2
he became attorney general. At the
same time he was elected 10 the post OF
solicitor general he was chosen a mem
Der OF the local parliament. where he
became a champion OF the peoples
cause. However, he eXeTted himself in
every possible way 10 have the authority
of the crown recognized in all the pro-
ceedings Of the assembly. so that he be-
came a general favOrite both OF the peo-
pie and the officers of the British gov
ernmnnt on the island.
Perhaps the most remarkable event OF
his career was his appointment 20 the
Office OF attorney general in 1852. not
withstanding the fact that he had relin-
auished the position OF commissioner
general, an office under the crown. for
the avowed purpose OF opposing the poll
icy Of the government
Upon receiving this appointment a del
egation from the commercial chamber.
representing the entire colony, present.
ed 10 him a handsome Illuminated ad-
dress. accompanied with a purse Of / 900
guincas. This address was a brilliant
euloEy on the services he had rendered
the people OF the colony white in the
local parliament.
In June, 1856. Sir Charles Packer. hav-
ing resigned the Office Of chief Justice Of
the island Of Barbados, Mr. Reeves was
appointed 10 that Office by Sir Charles
Lees. the governor. and was confirmed
in his appointment by Earl Granville.
then colonial minister. At the same
time, on the recommendation of Sir
Charles Lees, the dignity Of knighthoo1
was conferred upon him. This honor
was conterred upon him earlier than any
OF his predecessors in that post.
Besides Mr.. Reeves. the only member
OF his race who was ever knighted by
the crown was Sir Samuel Lewis. a na-
tive of Sierra Leone West Africa. an
eminent lawyer, who practiced in the
highest courts Cf London. When Mr..
Reeves was raised 10 the Office OF chief
Justice OF the courts OF Barbados the
local parliament expressed its thanks
TO the imperial government for his ap-
pOintment.
The decisions of Sir Conrad during the
sixteen years he occupied the office OF
chief Justice have been printed and have
been commented on favorably by some
OF the most learned jurists in Great
Britain.
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Regarded by Thoughtlcss
Persons as a Perpetual En-
cyclopedia, He Is in Rca ,ity
Just a Poor Suffering Nor
tai Like the Most Of is,
Only a Little More So.

thing rise from the foor. and. like the
fairy godmother in the old tale OF Gin
derella," there stands the keeper cf
drugs and potions. The rats and mice DO
not follow as in the tale. but there can
be little doubt that they are within
call, for out of the depths the proprietor
comes, and when he has told the intruder
where Mrs So and So lives. for there is
no sale in sight. back he drops into OBJ
livion until someone else comes to dis
turb bis cellar meditations.
Useful as City Directory.
One Of the greatest nuisances a drug
clerk is forced TO contend with IS this
same propensity Of a public to regard
him as city directory Nine times out
OF ten people VIII go into a drug store
and instead OF looking in the directory
will appeal TO the clerk behind the coun-
ter for the whereabouts OF people the
man never heard Of
Frequently the clerk has hard work
keeping his face straight when a Gus
toner comes IN with a gallon bottle 70
purchase five cents -~orth OF something
that viii measure about an ounce With
view OF getting the worth OF their
money they never fail to provide some
thing large enough TO carry all that the
generosity OF the clerk will allow.
A Popular Life Saver"
The greatest demand made upon the
clerks services al the beginning Of the
day is the ever rejuvenating vichy and
ammonia. The fee cream soda may hold
sway at certain seasons OF the year and
phosphates cool the parched throat when
summer heats are strongest. But there
are times when nothing. not even the
"clink OF the ice IN the pitcher that
the boys brings pthe hall. can satisfy
and so restore ones mental and physical
equanimity as the reliable remedy so
much in demand the morning after the
night before"
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Waiting the ills OF humanity than 10 keep
its red and green glass balls in the win
icine bottles. That the proprietor OF the
store has had his full share OF troubles
is evident from a certain precaution he
has taken when reminds one somewhat
Of that provided against cyclones When
one enters the store ne is greeted by
nothing more hospitable than cold look
ing counters and uninviting shelves II
he waits long enough he viii see some
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Bears His Own Burdens in
Patient Silence, But Must
Listen to Hard Luck Stories
That Even the Policeman
Would Decline to Give
Ear to .x .s &c

summer time the soda water hend insists
upon having every syrup in the fountain
mixed together. and an egg thrown in
under the name of a potpourri rickey
Regard f)r his stomach does not enter
INTO the question at all. It's getting the
most 70. his money.
While there are many amusing fea-
lures of drug clerks life there is an
equal number OF pathetic incidents rare
ly experienced in any other line of busi-
ness Victims OF the drug habit find
their haven there. and IL is a pitiable
sight when they totter into the store.
present the little slip OF paper which
means life, almost. to them, and out
again only to return after a while for
another dose.
Devices to Get Opium.
IL is remarkable to how many differ
ent means they will resort 10 get the
drug which has mastered them. Some.
VINO have not a prescription, will try TO
purchase il for a friend" Others take
the risk Of pretending TO be physicianS
and write prescriptions for themselves.
They scrawl almost anySSing across the
race OF the paper. never giving the clerk
credit for ordinary intelligence, 20 say
nothing OF a knowledge OF medicine. It
is impossible to fool a morphine. opium.
or cocaine iend. They are too familiar
with the drug and it's properties to be
deceived One may take chances in Civ
ing a medicine crank a sugar pill. occa-
sionally. but that scheme would never
work with a drug fend.
Victims in This City.
When man first contracts the habit
Of taking drug he stands little chance
Of procuring it at any store without a
prescription However, when il has Sc
cured so great hold on him that its
deprivation means the wrecking OF his
System OF loss OF his mind. then his
druggist sometimes takes the RESPONSE
bility OF selling IL 10 him without the
necessary order. A pathetic case known
to certain section OF this city was that
OF a young man. once strong. healthy.
ambitious. and Joy 10 doting mother.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

When the Right Hon. Mr. Joseph
Chamberlain was about to leave London
en- route for the Good Hope. which was
to convey him to the Cape. a numerous
throng of very distinguished individuals
congregated at Victoria station in order
/ TO see the last OF the colonial secretary
for some time in town.
Exceedingly strict orders had been
given to the police to allow absolute
ly none but those bearing an official
( permit. or a really frst-class claim. 10
be present on the railway platform.
Among those who had not thought it
necessary to obtain the permit in ques-
. tion was Lord Strathcona, who. as we
all know. has a perfect right to be in
any functions that is at all associated
. with British colonies.
His lordship. however. tuI ned up and
; presented himself at the barrier guard
ed by a huge specimen of the police
force. The man in blue declined to
allow Lord Stratchona to pass. What
was TO be done?
In vain did his lordshiD search in his
pockets for a card, or something that
would enable him to prove his Identity
But he had nothing about him that
would satisfy the stern official. and il
was only after a great deal OF persuasion
and a hearty recognition from one or
two friends that his entry was secured
20 tho coveted space.
Mr. Brodrick himself also suffered in
like manner on the very same occasion.
That his maiesty's minister for War
should be thus inconveienced seems too
absurd. yet such really was the case and
he was kept patiently waiting at the bar
rier until an inquiry was made that
put the policeman at rest as TO his right
20 say good by TO Mr.. Chamberlain.
During the visit Of the German EN-
peror TO Sandringham in November
Princess Victoria. the Kings own daugh-
ter. underwent an experience that is not
likely 10 be repeated in the same neigh
borhood. These are the circumstances
OF the incident:
The Kaiser and his royal host aud
friends had driven over in a number Of
carriages 10 wolferton Station. the
guest being about to depart on a visit
to the Earl Of Lonsdale.
The princess had not joined the main
body OF the party. she had preferred 70
drive herself over from Sandringham in
a dogcart.
On nearing the station her vehicle was
held up by a police officer who was new
: to the district, and her royal highness
WAS actually forbidden by this energetic
person to approach any nearer to the
station
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

The first of a series of zone man ex-
hibitions" by local artists will be held
at the studio of Mr.. E. L. Morse. in r
Street, during the coming week. The
studio viii be open from 3 to 6 p. m.
daily and admission will be restricted
10 those receiving cards Of invitation.
The pictures selected are the work of
Mr.. Max Weyl. by some considered the
dean OF the local artists 1t is the in
tention of Mr.. Morse TO continue the
plan Of inviting local artists TO exhibit
their work in his new studio. and in this
manner give to Washington lovers a
better opportunity to become acquaint-
ed with the work Of the artists of this
city. and TO also afford 10 the artists a
far better opportunity of having their
work seen under the most favorable cir
cumstances. There are few studios in
town which contain the feature of suit
able exhibition light. and with the build
ing of the studio by Mr.. Morse. the
question of a suitable exhibition room
for the display of limited number OF
pictures has been happily solved.
The work OF Mr.. Weyl is extensively
known in this city, as he has for years
devoted himself to a greater extent
than any other artist in the painting OF
pictures of a local character. This
has given to his pictures peculiar
charm. and his Interpretation Of many
of the landscapes has awakened TO a
great extent the interest OF all who have
seen his work in the beauties Of nature
which are near at hand. This has given
the artist a reputation for home work
that Is not exceeded by any of our
Washington painters. And yet. not
withstanding the fact that Mr.. Weyl
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
"stah We Wants Five Cents of Casta Oil in Dis Bottle"

Another believes he has rheumatism
The clerk mixes little water and
brown sugar. pastes on a fancy label.
charges the patient 50 cents and the
cure IS effected
Wants Everything ip Sight.
The drug stores that are kept opeu all
night get more than their quota OF
cranks. and double-dose OF worry.
There is the man who wants a 1O-cent
cigar for a nickel. and will argue the
clerk 10 a standstiI that it can be bought
att the store across the street In the
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Others May Have Their
Troubles, But the Drug
Clerk Believes Himself the
Most Abused of All Men
Compe led to Cater to an
Unreasoning Public e -

FACH man in his own narrow little
way believes he has more than
his share Of the worlds troubles.
His woes are the greatest, his griefs
the keonest. and Fortune on her way
gives him but scant consideration. while
his neiGhbor reaps rich harvest in the
way of automobiles. steam launches, and.
indigestion.
The street car conductor must not
only be a bureau Of information. but
when grouchy passenger boards his
train he must listen TO complaints
against the company without a murlnur.
The ticket seller at a theater has his
burdens 10 bear. and must smile pleas
antIy as two chatrering women keep the
line waiting while selecting their seats.
Mail carriers have all kinds OF things
said 70 them when looked-for letters
fail TO materialize. but IL there is one
individual who has a strong claim on
everlasting glory, and a halo thrown in,
it is the man who stands in a drug store
and hears. day after day. the history OF
customers ailments from an attack OF
4 tulldllSlu " al MINUS VI AAA9tAASS
that human flesh is heir 10.
The Man of Many Ills.
In ones daily life there is sure to
be at least one person with a pen
chant for chanting the history of their
aches and pains. II one happens to be
so imprudent TO inquire as TO their
condition it's all up. and one may feel
satisfied that the recital is TO be gone
through with TO the end. What must
1t be then to the drug clerk who must
hear that same story dozens OF times
a day2 II he had not gone through a
school of medicine there would have
been no need TO feel discouragemeut for
he could rest assured that he was to
learn all about IL before his apprentice
ship was concluded. It's a way people
have.
An amusement seeking public will pay
for a seat at vaudeville performance
and flock madIy 10 a circus. but for
the small sum of nothing one might
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

His parents were wealthy and the young
man contracted the morphine habit. Now
he IS a physical wreck. his mind almost
gone. and each month his druggists bill
for morphine is between $50 and $50.
Many physicians are addicted 70 the
drug habit, and simply write their own
prescriptions. They are. in that way
enabled to indulge the weakness without
fear OF detection.
Has a Cyclone Cellar.
There Is one drug store in Washing
ton which does little more toward allie
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

IT HE water color artists OF this city
shave furnished very substantial
support to the exhibition Of water
cOlors tc be held at the Art Club in
Philadelphia, commencing March 80. and
continuing until April 26-> Thirty pic
lures we're forwarded from this city.
One of the most important works by a
Washington artist was the portrait Of
Miss Barney, by Juliet Thompson. which
will be remembered by those who saw
IL in the loan collection at the Corcoran
Gallery. as one OF the most attractive
portraits painted by Miss Thompson.
The Art Club was represented in this
city by Mr.. Moser. who secured the
assistance Of Mr.. Holmes and Mr.. Mich
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

OILS in the selection OF the pictures by
Washington artists
The Ali Baba Club. OF this city. occu-
pies pleasant studio and club r2om in
the Corcoran Building. This club ihcludes
in its membership about twenty of the
younger set. who are interested in differ
ent braches OF art work. with a prefer
ence for studies of an illustrative char
acter. In such an organization there
is abundant opportunity for the devol-
opment Of individual tendencies. and
there is also abundant opportunity TO
determine whether the student has those
qualities of application which are in
dispensable 20 the proper develop
ment OF a successful artist. The club
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

spend an hour in drug store and derive
not only an infinite amount Of amuse-
ment, but an idea OF human nature little
dreamed Of by the average citizen.
The Patent Medicine Fiend.
There is the patent medicine fend
who scans the columns Of the papers
religiously in search or remedies for
all kinds OF ills that he has not. HIS
search reveals the existence OF tempt
ing elixir OF life. and straight to the
drug store he goes with visions Of re-
turning youth and happy days ahead
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

The portrait OF Marie Anne de Schodt.
by Sir Anthony Van Dyck. a life size por-
trait Of a middle-aged Dutch lady. who
stands In a park. attired in her brocaded
gown. with the characteristic ruff and
the lace Eauntlets OF her time. has been
purchased by the Boston Art Museum
for S2s, GOO.
CHARLES E. FAIRNAN.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

With Dish OF Porridge.~ ~ by Bouguo-eau:
The Grand Vizier's Order by Benja-
min Constant; Escaped by Schreyer.
and a Seventeenth Century Filtration"
by V,nea-
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

Some of the local artists have COM
menced the use OF the dry paint sticks
the invention Of NJ. Raffaei. who has met
with great success in his paintings in
this new medium. In the art store OF
Fred \ Schmidt in Ninth Street. there
has been on exhibition during the past
week a sketch by Jane Brigham Child,
made with this new medium. From the
information obtained on the subject 1t
appears that to those fond OF working in
pasteis. this new method will be apPre-
ciated 10 a greater extent than to those
who have preferred the old method of
painting in oils. To those who have only
worked in oils there seems to be the OBJ
lection Of the liability Of the oil sticks
TO break while using. and not only waste
the material, which is far from cheap.
but also the annoyance OF the bits OF
color being smeared about the floor OF
tho studio Another objection seems to
be the fact that the different colors are
now known by numbers which have been
given 10 them by the manufacturers. and
this will 70 some extent confuse the ar
Jist who has been accustomed to know
the tubes by a different system OF mark
ing than arbitrary numbers, whicn must
necessitate the constant reference TO a
chart on every occasion when a new
color is used.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

aquarelles and miniatures; third. sculp-
ture, fourth. architecture: fifth. engrav-
ings and Autographs, and. sixth, porce-
lains. mosaics, and works OF metal.
wood. leather. and silk. Copies viii be
excluded. The government Of France
viii undertake the expense Of the ship
ment aud installation. and guarantee
shat the articles exhibited will not be
copied without the consent OF the ar
tIst.
Among the paintings received by the
Brooklyn Institute as a legacy from the
estate Of Henry W. Maxwell are Child
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

daily life OF the people, and nearly all
phases have been portrayed. They arc
valuable as illustrating in a historical
manner the life and customs OF the
people for period OF more than hun
dred ard fifty years.
The prints have been exhibited IN
New York city and have been collected
and brought 10 this country by Mr.. Mat
sumato. a graduate OF Yale. The exhibit
tion will continue during the coming
week.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

OILS in the selection OF the pictures by
Washington artists
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

maintains a weekly sketch class, which
meets on TUESDAY Afternoons.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-04-09
3 ARG AIN s.

An extension top Surveys $3.50. Top
buppies from $48 to 800. Walking
plows $l2 30, sulky plows S35
l5tf FRED l.. COX.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-04-09
Jas. CIuthers Dies Possessing Wealth

This citizen of over fifty years
standing died at his home in the
khird ward early Monday morning,
April 9th, at the age Of -, after sew
eral months sickness from kidney
( trouble. Deceased had never mar
ried and lived for many years with
two crippled sisters, one of whom
preceded him to the mysterious be-
/ yond n short time ago. Excepting a
few years spent in California during
( the gold mining craze, he has been a
constant resident of Mineral Point
/ from early boyhood Mr.. Cluthers
was of n mild retiring disposition to
an exceptional degree, and for some
years has been regarded as one of
our very meagre circumstances,
hence his revealing shortly before
his death the fact that he was the
possessor of some money which he
had been accommodating since his re-
turn from California in 1856, and at
which time he brought with him II
considerable sum Rumofs have
placed the accumulation at different
amounts ranging from $1,000 to $4,000,
Time will probably reveal the exact
amount, suffice it to say his posses
sious were ample to have kept him
and his afflicted sister in comfortable
circumstances during their lives
without the receiving of support
from charitable public for years
as they have. 1t Is but just, how
ever, to say that he alone knew of
his wealth, not even his sister or
suspicion OF the facts which existed.