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The Washington times., 1903-10-25
DE FULL O. DE MOON.
By NJ. B. ALBERT.

Oh, de full o. de moon is a lonescms
time,
An good folks stays indoors;
An de lille chiTun goes early L bed,
An draws de kivers up over der heads
When dey see de siIbery streaks on de
foo,
whar de moonshine creeps frou de ole
An dey hears de wa'oh dog howl.
He wa'ch dog bowls at de big. white
Fer he knows it de witches time,
An dey scurry out from der dens and
holes,
G iSef,- r Gun Ge Az nap pee PINE, I'm
Jes back o de ole church wall
An de black folks neber goes dat way,
When de moon shines out es bright es
Ter fear o. de witch hants. black and
Lat dances roun' an roun'.
Fer dey dances roun' an roun' an
But nary er shader dey cas- on de
grouu'-
Oh. de full o. de moon is a lonesome
time,
v hen de witches comes out Z dance by
de pine.
TIC bucbra say in de ole war time,
hIee spies was hanged on dat lonely
pine,
" EeIi de moon shone bright es day:
An de shaders was mighty black, dey
say:
When de norf win blew 'um TO an fro.
Ee shaderS crep' roun' an roun on de
snow.
An black folks das'nt pass dis away
Prom dat time up Z dis berry day,
Fer fear o de witch hants black an
gray,
When de moon shines out es bright es
day.
An de witches dance It'll de dawn come
gray.
An de big, white moon jes pines away
When de big. full moon gets pale an,
gray.
An dey hear Mr.. Rooster growing fer
day,
Ton dey gives a vile screech,
IN 5cs' scurrieS erway.
The Washington times., 1903-10-25
Arose Too Early.

IT made an arrangement one day
last week." said a young man who
is in the enjoyment OF his leave Of
absence as a clerk In the Interior De-
partment. Ito go on a fishing excursion
with a friend who resides in this city.
but who has relatives on South River
IN Anne Arundel county. Md. and our
destination was a little place called
Taylorsville, not far from the ancient
city of Annapolis. ! was to get up
at o'clock. meet my friend, take break
fast with him at his house and we
were TO take an early train for our
journey. l set my alarm clock all right
so that could not oversleep myself. and
retired earlier than usual the night be-
fore our departure.
When / awake the next morning and
looked at the clock l saw to my dis
may that the hand pointed to exactly
{ O'Clock. You may bet l lost no time.
got into my clothes as fast as a SOL
dier routed out by a night alarm and
started out for my friends residence.
Everything was very quiet there, no
lights in the house and no sign of any
one stirring. OF course 1 thought some
thing was wrong. and a policeman pass
ing by l asked him the time. One
o'clock was his response. l soon got it
through my head that 1 had left my
coy couch at twenty-five minutes past
Il instead OF o'clock. 1 gave the hour
hand credit for the minute hands work
Then I kicked myself all the way TO a
hotel whore 1 took a room. and after
leaving instructions to be called at 4
o'clock, dosed away in a chair until the
porter aroused me-"
The Washington times., 1903-10-25
Cigars in Rainy Weather.

The majority of smokers seem to be
unaware that cigars are much affected
by the weather" said a Ninth Street
tobacconist 70 a Times reporter the
other day. when there is heavy
rainfall or damp weather. IL Is almost
impossible to keep a stock of cigars
dry enough for smoking. This is due
20 the fact that the walls Of the store
sweat, as the plasterers say. That
Is. they become damp and remain so
until the rain stops. and the sun comes
out to dry the atmosphere
I'm rainy weather. therefore. cigars
become damp. which makes them look
as though they were new or green. In
such condition. Of course. they do not
burn freely or smoke evenly. NO doubt
you have noticed that your cigar some
times burns up one side. and the chances
are that you do not know how 10 ex-
plain IT. This is not always due. as
many suppose. TO the fact that there Is
poor tobacco I'm one side OF the cigar
and good tobacco in the other. One
side OF the cigar is damp and the other
dry. As they lie in the box the top
OF the layer becomes damp first. and
then the cigar will smoke unevenly
Again when the cigars are drying out,
the top OF the layer will get dry first.
and the same thing happens.
"A radical change takes place in a
cigar in damp weather. Mild cigars be-
come strong when they are wet. II Of
ten happens that a customer uses one
brand of cigars for a long time. He
Will come in and buy them day after
day, The flavor just suites his taste. All
at once a day or two OF rainy weather
comes on. and his favorite cigar as
sumes a disagreeable flavor. bites his
tongue. and he vows that the quality
The Washington times., 1903-10-25
Took Seven Spaniards Unaided.

The story goes that several men were
gathered in an uptown hotel one night
last spring listening 10 a slender and
rather magnetic man who was telling
about his experiences in Cuba, in the
Spanish war.
Yes" he said. Il was IN the midst of
II at Santiago"
Were the spaniards good fighters?"
he was asked.
Yes. they were good fighters, all
right, but 1 took five of them unaided.
officers. too. in Cuba. and two more in
Porto Rico"
May / ask who you are7" inquired
General Miles, who had Joined the
group.
You ought 10 know me, general; am
Mr.. Clnedinst, the photographer. and
took you, too. In Porto Rico"
"Oh, yes said General Miles, as ne
walked toward the buffet, apparently I'm
an abstracted frame of mind.
The Washington times., 1903-10-25

is likely TO prove the spark setting off
a mine that will cause an upheaval OF
the entire status of organized labor in
Uncle Sans employ Four members Of
the Presidents Cabinet are now making
Investigations and preparing for the
President detailed reports showing the
standing of the labo: unions in their re-
spective branches - the Government.
This has developed the fact that there
are upward OF 5,03c union men and wo-
The Washington times., 1903-10-25
Broke His Suspenders.

~ NE OF the most vehement speak
ers in the House Of Represen-
tatives in recent years was Mr..
Brosius from Pennsylvania
Whenever he arose TO speak ne succeed
cd in working himself into a white heat
His voice was raised to high pitch and
his gesticulation was of violent energy.
Several men were in a reminiscent
mood the other day at noon hour
restaurant. and one OF them told story
repeated to him by Private John Allen
concerning the Pennsylvania Represen-
tative. Mr.. Allen used to say. that
whenever Nr. Brosius made speech
he became 50 excited that he invariably
broke his suspenders. Being sure Of
this. Mr.. Allen and some of his friends
were watching Mr.. Brosius one day
while he was delivering a speech I'm the
House.
There they go now" Mr.. Allen ex-
claimed I'll bet a dollar his galluses
parted that time or else he lost both
buttons at the rear of his trousers. AS
soon az he stops talking we will go
over and find out about it,
After ten minutes more of strenuous
oratory the speaker sat down wiping
away the perspiration which streamed
down his cheeks. His collar was wilted
and his shirt front showed visible signs
of the struggle.
Mr.. Allen went over and congratu-
lated the orator upon his speech and
the force of his delivery. Mr. Allen re-
marked I'm a confidential whisper that
he could never indulge in such ges-
ticulation without bursting his gal
luses.
Mine parted about the middle of my
remarks. replied Mr.. BrOsius, and MT.
Allen won his bet.
The Washington times., 1903-10-25

was 2 college graduate of an Eastern
university and had come West to seek
his fortune. He had played football. had
excelled in weight contests. was q rec
ord Splinter. and he informed the farmer
he would not be afraid OF muscular ex-
ertion. He wanted TO rough II for
awhile and work on farm.
The farmer had u herd of sheep that
was causing him no little trouble to be
herded properly, and he called the college
fellow out into the pen about o'clock
the next morning and stated that he
wanted him to herd the sheep over to a
certain place and then drive them slow
" back. so as to have them in the pens
by o'clock that night. The new
herder started out in rather awkward
style, but the farmer. having so many
duties to look after. returned to the
stable to hitch up
Supper time came and not a word had
been heard from the sheep. Finally at S
o'clock the farmer began TO be alarmed,
and was getting ready 10 go out on
hunt when he heard some one come
whistling through the yard, and in
walked the new hand. ell smiles, and
apparently not at all tired by his days
work.
kinder late. Hev any trouble?"
None at all, hardly, thank you. Got
along very nicely. But those three lambs
did keep me busy. will admit"
Lambs! Col Zip it! Amt got a lamb
in the hull bunch"
We'll, I guess you have, all right
They are in the pen now"
The farmer. astounded. grabbed the
young fellow by the arm. and they hur-
M
among the sheep, the farmer found
three tackrabbits.
The Washington times., 1903-10-25
:: UNCLE SANS RELATIONS WITH THE LABOR UNIONS
in h
e" ~
T NCLE SANS union employees at
Washington could precipitate a
strike which would work great

7 NCLE SANS union employees at
washington could precipitate a
- strike which would work great
er Inconvenience to the people at large
than any other labor battle ever waged
not even excepting the disastrous
anthracite coal strike. This has been
brought home TO labor leaders and pub
lie officials in Weighing the conse-
quences of President Roosevelt's "open
Shop" policy for the Government Print
ing Office, and the possible conse
quences OF an effort to adopt the new
policy in all OF the Industrial enter
prises of the Government. The print
ers and their allied craftsmen constitute
the trunk. of the labor tree which has
its roots Scurely imbedded in the work.
shops conducted by Uncle Sam at the
National Capital. Were these men in
strike 1t would be but a question OF
time until the public would be without
paper money with which to make pur-
chases or postage stamps to carry their
letters. Manufacturers could not mar
ket their cigars and other commodities
because they could not purchase the
revenue stamps required by law and
Congress itself might have to shut up
shop for lack of printed documents such
as the daily Congressional Record
and legislative measures of all kinds.
What Labor Would Lose.
On the other hand, organized labor
has much to lose By any change of policy
on the part of the national Government.
Uncle Sans workshops. and particularly
the Government Printing ONCE and the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing. have
been paradise" for the union man.
They have constituted object lessons for
labor agitators all over the country as
examples OF the limits 10 which thorough
and complete organization can be car
ried. Dozens of non-union workers had
a. one time or another gained a foot
hold in these union Gibraltars prior to
the coming Of w. A. Miller the non
union bookbinder who has precipitated
the present controversy, but gradually
they were welded out. one by one. and
without spectacular methods. either.
There has seldom been serious talk of
a strike. When strong Congressional in
nuence secured place for non-union
The Washington times., 1903-10-25

organization OF his fellow worlzmen the
latter simply looked up his record and
bided their time. Sooner or later cause
for his dismissal was likely to be un-
earthed and he would be quietly dropped
from the rolls.
Few people appreciate the magnitude
OF the issue which has been precipitated
BY The dismissal and subsequent rein
statement of W a. Miller. as assistant
foreman in the Government bindery II
The Washington times., 1903-10-25
Modest But Truthful.

A rosy-cheeked Virginia girl the other
day went into one OF the Street de-
partment stores. She wanted to buy
something. but did not know just where
TO go. The store was crowded. and she
wandered about some time before she
was spotted by a floor walker. She had
become a little bewildered. and her
bashfulness was apparent TO anyone
looking at her.
Presently floor walker approached
the girl and said: lis anyone waiting
upon your"
Yes, sir" said the girl. blushing very
red. He is outside. He would not come
in"
The Washington times., 1903-10-25
Wanted Vicious Water.

Two beardless youths filed into a sa-
loon the other night. and started to have
some fun with the bartender. who is
something of joker himself
Give me-" said one. "a settler water. -
And J." said the other. will have a
a CLAWS OF vicious water"
The bartender went down In the cup
board back OF the bar and brought out
bottle of absinthe and set IL before the
boy who had given the last order.
What's this?" asked the astonished
young man.
The Washington times., 1903-10-25
Trouble With the Lambs.

Atraveling salesman who has his home
in Washington. and who is employed By
a Baltimore wholesale house. tells an in
cident which he says actually happened
out in Missouri few miles from ST.
Louis.
A strapping big fellow. with wide
trousers and shirt sleeves rolled up to
his elbows. walked into a farmyard and
applied for work. He explained that he
The Washington times., 1903-10-25

That is the most vicious OF anything
we have TO drink answered the bar
tender. land 1 have noticed that you
are quite fond of it,
The young fellows took their drinks
in silence. apparently not enjoying the
laughter that was heard further down
the bar
The Washington times., 1903-10-25
Blue Laws of Connecticut

A disciple of Blackstone. well up in
ancient and modern statutes. entertained
a few friends whom he had gathered to-
gether for a social time on a recent
evening with a few expressions regard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-01
MEANS RETIREMENT
FOR BARON SCHWAB
Assistant Appointed as President
of the Big Steel
Trust.

New Nc:k. July 1.-Reports Ereva-
lent for months past that Charles NJ
Schwab would retire from the presi-
dency of the United States Steel Cor
poration has eliminated in the appoint
ment as assistant To the president of
w. l.. Corey, president of the Carnegie
Steel company. The formal announce
ment was made by Richard Trimble,
secretary of the finance committee in
the following form:
In consequence of the continued i'll
health of the president, he has request
ed the appointment of IAN assistant
to perform the active duties of the
presidency; and ut today's meeting of
the finance committee Mr.W. f. Corey,
president of the Carnegie Steel COM
pany, was appointed to such position. -
Announcement of Corey's appointment
Occasioned no surprise in financial cir.
cleS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-01
MOB HAS A CHASE
AFTER INSANE NEGRO
Found in n House Where He Did
Not Belong He is Pur-
sued.

Joliet, ILL.,, July That Joseph john
son, n half-witted negro, was not
lynched by a mob of Infatuated Slavs
and Poles in the quarry district, north
of Lemont, was due only 10 his fleet
ness of foot. As it was the colored
man was terribly beaten and NAL
treated. Johnson had wandered into
one of the houses and gone to sleep in
the bed room of Mrs. Frank s. Zolecki
When the woman discovered the man
she began to scream and johnson ran
from the house. The Poles and Slavs,
none of whom can talk the English
language, Joined in the chase, and a
mob of nearly 800 clamored for the ne
gro's life. In the darkness Johnson
climbed n tree.
The mob followed, and was hunting
for the fugitive when the limb on
which he was secreted broke, and he
fell into their midst. After desperate
struggle, during which the infurated
crowd fred many bullets in his direc-
ton, the man managed to escape in the
high weeds. When found he was
brought here and adjudged insane and
sent to Kankakee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-01
COOL AND DRY SAYS
THE CROP BULLETIN

Scattered showers occurred in the
central and southern counties the
latter part of the week. In other sec
tions the ground is becoming dry and
growing crops need moisture. The
temperature has been considerably
below normal; in the central district
the average daily deficiency of mean
temperature was over degrees. The
days have been mostly warm, but the
nights too cool for plant growing.
In the central district the harvest
ing of wheat is in progress. With only
a few exceptions the yield is proving
unsatisfactory and below average.
Previous reports of disappointing re-
suits in the southern district are con
firmed.
The harvesting of rye has begun.
The heads are reported to be well
filled and the outlook is promising.
The condition of corn has not ma
terially changed. 1t has been too cool
for normal growth. The crop is un-
even and backward The weather has
been favorable for cultivation, and the
fields are generally clean, but the
pressing need at present is warmer
weather.
Oats show improvement since the
rain of the 22nd. While the crop is
heading short, the grain appears to
be well developed and the heads filed
out. Some fields are showing rust.
The hay crop is generally promis-
ing; the clover yield is exceptionally
heavy, and the crop has been secured
in good condition. Pastures are gen
orally good
Blackberries and raspberries give
promise of heavy yield. Other fruits
are not promising. Apples will be
scarce as reports are still received
of the fruit dropping badly.
The outlook for potatoes is good
and a heavy crop is promised. Gar
dens show Improvement. The plant
ing of broom corn in the central dis
trict is about finished.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-01
McCANN'S CUFF
Is IDENTIFIED
Another Link in the Evidence That
is Weaving a Hangman's
Knot.

st. Louis, July Mrs. McCann,
wife of James L. Mccain. the muir
dered horseman. has identified IL blood
stained cuff which was found near
Bonfils as one of her husbands. The
cuff was picked up by detectives near
where the shoes of the dead man were
found. Joseph McCann. of Grove, L.
T., brother of the murdered man,
and Mr.. Hume, from Lexington. Ky,
his brother-in-law, visited Darlington
at the st. Louis county Jail.
harrington was remarkably cool dur
ing the interview, and when hold by
Hume that he had identified the body
of the dead man as that of James T..
McCann, he said: Are you quite posi-
tive?" The prisoner still insisted that
he was not convinced as to the identity
of the body, and talked as if he believed
that A~Caun might yet turn TIp alive
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-01
MYSTERY CONCERNING
A COAT AND HAT

st. Joseph, Mich, July 1.-Mystery
surrounds the finding of coat and
hat in the Koran Catholic cemetery
at South st. Joseph. The hat, derby,
was cracked across the top as If it
had been crushed in. A handkerchief
in a pocket of the coat was blood
stained In another pocket a letter
dated New York City, April 8. 1908,
and addressed to C. NJ. Meyers, 159
South Canal street, Chicago, was
found.
A New Testament and a notebook
were found in an outside pocket of the
coat containing the following ad-
dresses: Barcey Foster, lib Adams
street; Charles AIumsaugh, 81 West
Madison street, Chicago. and Roth, 49,
453 West One Hundred and Twenty
third street The murder theory has
been advanced. while others believe
the man committed suicide by plung-
ing into the lake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-01
strike Of woodworkers Coming.

Chicago. July 1.-At n conference be-
tween representative of the Manufac'
turers' Woodworkers' association and
the Amalgamated Woodworkers' union
the union business agents refused a
proposition from the companies and
broke off all negotiations and 5000
men may go on a strike. The offer
of the association was to renew the
two-year agreement with wage in
creases ranging from ~ TO 10 per
cent. The unions demand increases
ranging fiom 1215 to 20 per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-01
PRODUCT OF RUSSIAN POLICY
Charged of the KIscheneff Massacre-Gov-
ernment Is Anti-ssmIte.

erument Is Anti-Semite.
Every new revelation supports the
claim of the Jews in KiScheneff that
the massacres were the product of the
st. Petersburg policy. Not content
with substituting BesSarabetz, the
newspaper which inStigated the people
to attack the Jews, the government
has promised Krushevan. the editor,
support for other anti-Semite journals
in order Ito break the tyranny of
Hebrew economic domination in vari-
Gus parts of the empire"
Krushevan's visit to st. Petersburg
supposedly at the Invitation of the gov
ernment, has been made the occasion
of a demonstration in government cir
cles. Although he is entirely without
literary merit or social position even
the czar has accepted his book deal
ing with the Jewish question, an act
which shakes the general conviction
that his majesty is in sympathy with
the Jews.
This government circle sympathy for
the anti-Semites has taken active form
also in the lauding of Lopukhin the
official whom Won Plehve sent to inves-
tigate the massacre, because he report
ed that Krushevan seemed to be the
only influential man in Bessarabia
whom the Jews had not bought.
st. Petersburg, July 1.-As result
of the petition presented by the depu-
tation ftom the mercantile community
of kischenefT which waited on Finance
Minister Witte, June 26, asking for a
moratorium for bills of exchange and
other facilities to rehab'litate the cred
it of those who suffered from the re-
cent events, the state bank at Kisch-
eneff has been authorized to discount
the bills of Kischeneff firms which
were protested during the months of
April and May.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-01
WASGIvENNOSHOW
The Way That R. M. Love Was
Shot Down in the Texas
Capital.
Who Soon After Followed his
Victim to Eter-
nifty.

Austin, Tex, July 1.-Frenzied by
supposed wrongs w. G. Hill, an ex-at-
tache of the state comptroller's office,
entered the private office of State
Comptroller r. NJ. Love and killed him
by means of two bullets from large
caliber revolver. AS Hill turned to
fee he was intercepted by Chief Clerk
Stevens, of the department, who en-
gagged him in a scuffie. during which
HIPS revolver was accidentally eX-
ploded. The bullet entered the murder
er's abdomen, causing wound from
which he died three hours after the
death of the man whose life he sought
This tragedy is the first assassination
chronicled in the Texas capitol
Act of n Supposed Mailman.
AS to what caused the shooting none
can explain other than that it was the
act of a mad man. Hill had been an
emplOye of the comptroller's office for
ten years preceding Loves term of of
fee. He was let out by Love when
the latter took charge, and it is pre-
sumed that this fact preyed upon his
mind. He went to the capitol, entei ed
cheerfully, shook hands. and handing
him a letter to read sat down at the
invitation of the comptroller. No soon
er had Love began the reading of tho
letter than Hill sprang to his feet and
fired two shots into the body of Love,
one taking effect just above, the other
Immediately below, the heart.
Victim Dies In an Hour.
Love screamed, dropped the letter,
and sprang half way towards his as
sassin, then gasped and fell backward.
Hill. seeing that his purpose had been
accomplished, turned to make for the
door. He was intercepted by Clerk
Stevens, who grappled with him and
was wrestling with him when Hills
pistol was accidentally discharged. the
bullet entering HilI's abdomen. He fell
a dead weight in Stevens arms. and
was lowered gently TO the floor, where
he lay until taken TO the hospital Love
died within an hour after the shoot
ing.