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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-29
SHE KNEW HER COOK.
Brooklyn EagI'


This story couldn't be truer if gave the names OF
the women, so may well conceal them.
Mrs. B Qet call her) went to Mrs. rs house when
Mrs. absent and tried to hire her away
her. In due time Mrs heard of it. The next time
met at social gathering Mrs. q cut Mrs. B dead.
At dinner a stupid man. who sat between these two
and noticed that they did not speak
other, undertook to introduce them.
Mrs T." said he, aren't you acquainted with Mrs
BIZ
"N-n-no," Mrs. 2 answered in chilly loud
enough for Mrs and everybody else to hear. "I be-
Iieve she has calling acquaintance with my cook
however"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-29
a Bottieful OF Tears.

custom still prevails Persian widows OF hav
glass bottles collecting tears, which
afterwards poured the graves Of their husbands
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-29
WHY SHE FELT BLUE.

There was young woman Of Sault
Who Ionged for lover to vault;
She got one, but he,
Alas! was IN. G."
Which made her feel awfuly blau1t.
New York Commercial.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-28
wild Animals In CAPTIVITY.

"Are wild animals happy in captiv-
ity?" said the keeper of the geological
gardens, in answer to question asked
by visitor. We'll. at first thought it
may sound strange, but they are hap
py, and some of them are very. very
happy.
1T seems to be the general opinion
that when the liberss of an animal
used TO free life in the wild woods is
taken away the animal will pine away
and die That's a pretty bit of senti-
ment, but apparently it's all wrong.
You would naturally think that a wild
animal in captivity would become dam
gerous, but such is not the case.
Take the monkeys. for instance.
They look very unhappy, don't they?
Why, those little imps play from morn
ing till night. and they're as cheerful
as larks, excepting when they are ill.
Go in the bird house and listen to the
songs, the chirps and trills, then look
around for an unhappy bird. Watch
the bears play and the leopards and
other members of the cat tribe roll
over each other like little children on
a nursery floor" -Phiadelphia Press.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-28

There is no reason why muscle or
muscles of the eye should not be fag-
ged out just as the muscles elsewhere
do. Let one bear a weight all day long.
does he not attribute his consequent
headache to the heavy burden he has
borne? 1t seems without elaborate
thinking we could conceive of the re-
suits following upon prolonged use of
the eye. Nature has done all she could
TO protect and prolong the usefulness
of the eye. No earthly architect ever
yet planned a structure that would not
yield, crumble and fall, and the house
human, so exquisitely uplifted in Curl
GUS and mysterious ways, falls and re-
turns to dust more rapidly and surely
than need be, for the reason that we do
not realize how much one part is sus-
tanned or overthrown by another. One
tiny muscle is potent enough TO disturb
the whole economy, especially if inter-
current diseases exist in addition to
"eye strain
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-28
An Anecdote of Rem wade

In the early winter of 1861 bluff Ben
Wade. the Ohio senator, is credited
with saying. when Chief Justice Ia
ney was i'll l used to pray daily and
earnestly that his life might be pre-
served until the Inauguration of Pres
ident Lincoln, who would appoint a
Republican chief justice, but when
saw how complete his recovery was
and how his life was prolonged l be-
gan to fear that | had overdone the
businessw-L. f. Chittenden's Person
al "reminiscences
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-28
We guarantee this to be true
GEORGE A. PARCHER, ELLSWORTH

EnonSh bo0en the hundreaS
beyond
and asatbea, under the influence (k Dry
SAT- Rhea
standing
UeekS
has
breraon
and fully 6eheUe
D. family physician who investigated it,
specialists
blood that blame
away-absoluly and quickly
mail
D.
Street,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-28

Moneybags- How did your banquet
go off, Banklurk?
Banklurk-Not as we'll as it might,
you know. The POSTMASTER called on
a gentleman who had lost an arm and
leg to answer to the toast "Our Abb
sent Members. New Yorker.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-28

talk about big jobs said the cheer
full idiot while trying to look serious.
"Well,' said the victim YEARLY.
wheeling West Virginia may be
some and Lansing Michigan may be
rather big surgical undertaking, but
Flushing Long Island isn't such a tiny
little sanitary stunt."-Baltimore Amer
lean.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-28
Political Economy.

"Children," asked the school COM
mitteeman, what is political econ
omy?"
Political economy" answered the
precocious son of the district boss. is
getting men to vote for you as cheap as
you can."-Green Bag.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-28
Hardened.

Pretty Niece-Uncle Henry, I think
every cid bachelor ought to be taxed
at least $500 year
Bachelor Uncle-Well. Myrtle, that
would be cheaper than marrying.
cago Tribune
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-28

Many lives are lost because reliable remedy
was not at hand. therefore always have Browns
InstanH Relief.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-28

There will be perfect newspapers
when there is a perfect world Balti-
more Herald.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-28

All unite in pronouncing Browns Instant Re.
lief the best family medicine in use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
The Religious Newspaper.

From the Worlds Work.
An Investigation into the number and the
circulation of religious newspapers in the
United States has been made by the editor
of the New World, Roman Catholic paper
published in Chicago; and 1t presents some
interesting (and presumably authentic)
facts The Catholics have the largest
number of papers, with the largest COM
bined circulation-naturally because they
have also the largest membership Next
then the Presbyterians, then the Jews and
then the Episcopalians. But there is only
one Methodist church paper to every 5S, 600
MethOdiSts; one to every 3S 600 Catholics:
one to every 1000 Baptists, and one to
every 100 Jews.
is proportionately to church membership
less than 1t formerly was. Their average
circulation is little more than 1900 COPIES
each The number of church papers shows
q constant tendency to increase for all
the small sects have their own; but most
Of them show also tendency to become
with all respecD kind of trade papers
Their dissemination of church news and of
official information and ths.lke Is coming
to be one of the principal reasons for the
existence Of many Of them. AS a class
they have less general influence on the
whole community than they had genera
ton ago. But, onsthe other hand, the best
weekly and monthly periodical of serious
purpose-the weeklies and monthlies that
are not church publications the whole
religious public far better and more
various religious literature than any public
in any country ever before before had Religious
broader and better-but what may be cali
ed sectarian literature becomes less and
less influential.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
Sixteen Years as Pastor.

There was large gathering of church
members last evening in Anacostia at a
reception held in honor of Rev. ]. A. Tay-
Tor, pastor OF the Emmanuel Baptist
Church. the event being given to mark the
completion of his sixteenth year as pas
tor. The reception took place in the
church, which was tastefully decorated
with palms and other flowers. In addition
TO the many members OF the community
In attendance a large number of visiting
pastors were present. Rev. Dr. s. j. r.
Nelson presided. acting as master Of cere-
monies, and the opening hymn was by
Rev. E. b. Gordon. Rev r. T. Queen
gave a scripture lesson, and PRAYER was
offered by Rev. w. ]. Howard. Rev. Will
lam Porter gave a second hymn
A feature of the celebration was an
original poem. dedicated to the occasion,
by Prof. Solomon G. Brown. Papers suit
ed TO the evening were read by Mrs Jane
Chase and Mrs. Mary Z. Dyer Addresses
were delivered by Revs. Howard Queen
and Pryor The speakers complimented
Rev Mr.. Taylor highly for his successful
administration at the church. II being stat
ed that with one exception. he has pre-
sided longer than any minister east of the
Eastern branch. At the conclusion of the
program the guests were served with re-
freshments
The committee in charge Of the recep-
ton consisted of Messrs. Robert Corbin
Samuel Taylor. Edward Montague. William
Cook. Ambrose Dyer. Mesdames Mary
Dyer. Annie Coates. Mary E. Montague
Maria Corbin. Elizabeth Humphrey, Jennie
Seymour, Matilda Lucas. Marian Sutton
Matilda Taylor. Julia Brumbrey, Harriet
Brown. Sarah Butts. Misses Hattie Butler
Lavania Pleasant and Geneva Bailey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
Smuggling on the Ice.
rom the Golden Penny.

From the Golden Penny.
The Kurische Han is a lagoon, or back
water, of the Baltic. in East Prussia, ex-
tending along the coast for about fifty
miles. south from Memel. It is separated
from the sea by a narrow sandy ridge. Ly-
Ing, as 1t does, SO near the Russian from
tier, 1t affords a fine field for smugglers
The entrance to the Haff at Memel Is very
narrow. and the lagoon is thereby easily
frozen over in the winter. Then the SNUG
glers fix runners on to their boots and sail
on the ice. Russian duties on spirits and
silk are high, and these are the articles
which the smugglers are fondest OF trading
over the frontier.
The Prussian revenue or excise men are
very keen in the pursuit of these SNUG
glers, and have supplied themselves with
boats that are faster on the ice than those
of the smugglers. The latter when they
find themselves pursued, put out long boat
hooks and propel the vessel like q punt.
But the excise boat, IL once fairly within
sight of the smuggling craft usually runs
IL down in the end. In vain do the SNUG
glers throw overheard their cargo to light
en- the boat and. perchance, to tempt the
excfsemen with booty. They are inevita-
bly, caught up with, and then q fight en-
sues with boathooks. Sometimes the SNUG
Rlers at bay are more than match for
their hunters. and get away after killing
or disabling some of their pursuers. Yet
the smuggling trafiic fiourishes In spite of
the wtde-awahe exctDenen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
WORK OF INSPECTOR BROWNE.
Former Washington Detective Makes
Good Record In Philippines.

Former Detective Samuel L. Browne
who is now an inspector In Philippine con-
stabulary, Is making a good record, having
succeeded in apprehending a number Of the
members of San Miguel's band. The latest
case of Importance in which he figured in
volved the arrest of a woman known as the
Queen of Caloocan." The Manila Amer1-
can printed story Of the woman's arrest
as follows:
Maria Gonzales, the Filipino woman who
was arrested at Caloocan Monday after
noon by Inspector Sam Brown and Lieut..
Rafael Crane, p. c., Of the constabulary
bureau of information, was taken to Pasig
City yesterday morning for trial. The
charges against Maria are aiding and abet-
ting the outlaw bands of Rizal and Bula-
can in the furnishing of funds and supplies
of all kinds and also for insurrectory
speeches made in public places at Caloocan
Maria has quite history. She was one
of the principal owners of the Caloocan
and Malabon cockpits and has been rated
as one of the wealthiest natives in that
district. She has been given several very
fancy and picturesque cognomens the ma
tives calling her Mayaman,' which trans
lated means much money the Queen of
Caloocan,' Cockpit Maria and Maria the
Rich
Cockpit Mary when brought into
headquarters and informed that she was to
be sent to Pasig City for trial, requested
that the judge be Spanish one When
informed that her request could not be
complied with she felt somewhat discon-
certed She has, however, employed Judge
Kincaid as her attorney and proposes to put
up fight that will startle the inhabitants.
1T is thought that when she goes on the
stand some revelations will come forth that
will implicate many of the natives Of her
district
'.She waived preliminary hearing yes
terday morning and was released on a
5000 gold bail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
was privileged to roam wherever
chose. ca.

with such delicacies at command the $lo
determined on for monthly expenses soon
left a cheering surplus One dollar week
WAS all that was spent for "boughten
stuffs'' from the supply wagons. with the
monthly rental the entire expenses were %
month.
The rainy days were the hardest OF all to
haar for the solitary householder had no
ewes for books But soon she found that
~ there were neither clothes nor dishes to
wash she could occupy her fingers by snip
ming rags which, for Is cents the woven
ward. a weaver who passed would resolve
into radiant portieres and floor rugs.
In one way and another she bused her
self and when the end Of vacation came
she was as strong as any country-bred girl
and more than ready for her work.
n she had spent every penny Of her $50
she had made 500 more. Friends paid her
SIS for three of the prettiest rag portieres.
the old silk for which other friends had
sent out Her city grocer gladly gave her
S25 for ten gallons Of wild cherry cordial,
many Jars of grape and strawberry jam
and three crooks Of tomato and cucumber
pickles The receptacles and sugar and al
cohol for these homemade dainties had
cost little; and as to their main ingredients
what nature had not held out to her the
young woman's own doll baby garden
patch" prepared and tended by her own
cherohing hands. had supplied
Back to the City Ready for Work.
AS she took the train one bright morning
for the city the young woman, who had 50
usefully employed the period OF GONZALES
cence. felt she had reason to be pleased
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
Anacostia and Vicinity,

News has been received here Of the death
at her home, near Boston. Mass, of Mrs.
Charles Baldwin. MrsIBaldwin was a for
mer resident in this section.
Rev. Frank Isaac OF the Great Falls cir
cult, who has been, officiating for his
brother Rev. C. %. Isaac, pastor of the
Anacostia Methodist Episcopal Church, has
returned home. Rev. c. o. Isaac who is
absent visiting at Tillman's Island. has
not yet returned. and the services last
evening at the edifice were conducted by
members of the congregation.
The local churches have in preparation
special programs for the observance of
Children's day. which has not yet been
celebrated at any church here this year.
The children's exercises of st. Teresa 8
Church, comprising the annual May pro-
cession, will occur next Sunday afternoon
Rev. George Buckler Of Washington con-
Quoted services recently at the Faith Meth
odist Episcopal Chapel, on Bowen road, be-
yond Anacostia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29

grafton day, but in the south 1t is always
Memorial day. Both have the same mean
ing, however, to the old soldiers OF the
country who remember the dark years OF
the early part OF the sixties, and Memorlai
day in the south is being more generaiiy
observed each year, for the custom Is being
handed down from the veterans themselves
to organizations of their sons, who join
in the professions and take their part In
the identifying of the cemeteries Eacn
year finds thousands of those who wore
the gray uniforms falling in line on Me-
mortal day, to tramp perhaps three or -FOUR
not only to their dead comrades, but 10
many of the men in blue who were buried
near the scenes where they fought.
The United Confederate Veterans, which
is the main organization of the old soldiers
Of the SOUTH still number about 1O,OOO IN
camps scattered all the way from Maryland
to Texas. In recent years many OF the
largest camps situated near Durial grounus
of Union soldiers have remembered IN TINS
way those who fell on both sides as well
as their own.
For a number of years past the hundreds
of graves of unknown dead in the cemetery
at Winchester, Va, have been beautlneo.
although in not a few repose the bod1es OF
northern men who lost their lives In the
several battles which were so bitterly
fought in this portion of Virginfas valley.
Some years ago a monument was erected.
largely through the subscriptions or the
people In the vicinity. which is one of the
most attractive in the south. On it Is this
significant inscriptions: None knew who
they were, but all knew what they We're
AS may be imagined, it was erected to
these nameless ones.
While the government has done much In
recent years in adjoining such cities of the
dead as those which are located at An
tietam, South Mountain, Arlington and
others famous in history, the southern peo-
pie have also engaged in the same work
for their own, and although most Of the
funds raised for the purpose have been
through private contributions they have ef-
fected a great transformation. This Is es-
pecially notable at Atlanta, where the rest
ing place Of nearly every southern soldier
has been marked in some way. 1t also
contains several of the finest monuments
of this character in the United States. At
Marietta, Ga, where thousands OF name
less southern troops were buried, the
graves are marked with blank stones In
order that they may not be forgotten, and
yearly these are decorated as well as those
which contain Inscriptions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29

with her four months outing. She had
learned to sleep like baby. was In condi-
ton to work once more and had enter
tanned herself prodig1ously. With 1t all
and glorious thought to the needy-she was
at least $50 more in pocket than when
starting on the adventure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29

Clara-"what are you reading now?
Dora-.sHistorica novels"
Clara-"Do you like them?'
Dora-'Yes indeed. There is so much
can skip"-New York Weekly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
MEMORIAL DAY.

How It Is Observed in the South for
Blue and Gray.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
How the Attic Was Furnished.

He had known an "artist lady" once be-
fore, and all the cookies Of his heart warm
ed to the clan. There was no end to his
favors Hearing that there was only a
trunk to be moved from the railroad sta
ton, he guessed" that the stranger might
use any of the absconding Donoghue's fur
niture and not send for her own.
Then there was a nice tick down at the
shop that, filed with new hay would make
fine mattress for her; and If she liked
them things''-brown bean jugs, an old
chest painted black and a cracked willow
dish, weeded from Johns ltter-there was,
too, at the shop pile of "junks' she
might pick over. He began to wonder
even, if he had not charged too much rent
for the attic chambers.
The "junks'' of the shop surpassed the
young womans widest hopes. The DON
oghue household goods had been of sort
to set the teeth on edge, but there, COW
cred with dust and scratched and broken,
were antique bits of purest beauty.
She remembered to have heard that the
region in question was famous for its an
cient furniture, and warned the landlord
that the pieces he was willing to sell for so
little would bring much higher prices in
the city.
He set the point aside. The city was fur
away, and ten years ago many of the things
had been left with him to sell at these
felt her scruples fade: and for twenty
shillings'' a wide-topped, thin-legged Chip
pendale sideboard became hers. A radiant
old blue quilt hand-woven and with 'Pru-
dence' in the corners-the name of the
long dead spinner-followed for $3.50, and a
low chest of drawers with carved feet for
81.
Certain quaint, high backed chairs the
old man would not sell from sheer senti-
ment. He had begun married life with them
f1fty-fve years before. and had thrown
them aside for newer fashions. They really
were not worth anything, but, since they
ssof<x 1odx cIa
the loan of them.
In a cedar chest were linen sheets. some
entirely whole, though spotted with time,
likewise spun by the departed Prudence.
The young woman yearned for the sheets.
These. however, were beyond price. They
would fall Ito holes in the washing, the
old man argued. But since the newcomer
handled the coarse meshes tenderly, loan
of four was thrust upon her.
With this courtesy he hauled forth a spin
ding wooden settee as a present, to ease
his conscience for all the money he had
taken from her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29


This celebration at all the Grand Army
posts set this beautiful example to the peo-
pie at large. and the custom soon became a
part of the annual life of the nation New
York early took the lead and engrafted a
law upon her statute books making May 80
legal holiday, which action was also
taken by most of the northern and western
states.
General Chapman attributed the honor Of
suggesting decoration day to Cincinnati
soldier, whose letter concerning such a GUS
tom in Germany he laid before General
Logan.
General John B. Murray, on the other
hand, has advanced the claim of a celebra-
ton held at WATERFOWL, N. Y, May 81
1885, 1t has been shown that Gen. Logan
otter referred to his first Memorial day
order as the ''proudest act of mis- life" and
in the year 1t was issued the first great OBJ
servance was held at Arlington cemetery,
with General Arthur as.the orator.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-03

SITUATION is UNCHANGED.-The con-
dition which President Castro attached
to his response to the allies arbitration
proposal was in the nature Of an alterna-
tive proposition. Almost from the be-
ginning showing an aversion to The Hague
tribunal, Castro, while accepting the
principle of arbitration, asked that the
case be tried by one of the American re-
publics. As President Roosevelt has
already declined to act In the capacity of
arbitrator, and as some Of the reasons
which inspired him in his declination
would apply with equal force to the
chief executive of any other American
State than the United States, he was
obliged to withhold any Endorsement Of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-03
NORTON & BOOTHE,
ATTORNEYs ATLAW.

1876, 1913, 1905. Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Va
J.K. NJ. Norton, lately judge Of the Cor
poration Court Of the city Of Alexandria, Va.
and Gardner /. Boothe desire to announce
that they have formed partnership for the
practice Of law under the above firm name.
The firm will practice in the State and Fed
eral Courts of Virginia and in the Courts Of
the District of Columbia and will regularly
attend the Courts of Fairfax and Alexandria
counties and Alexandria city.
Local and Long Distance Telephones.
Nniarv and Sten0rrapher in Office
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-03
what's in a Name :?

Everything is in the name when it comes to
Witch Hazel Salye. +. C. Dewitt Co., OF
Chicago. discovered, some years ago, how TO
make a salve from Witch Hazel that Is spe-
cific for Piles. For Blind, bleeding, itching
and protruding Piles, eczema, cnts, pnrns,
bruises and all skin diseases DeWitts salve
has no equal. This has given rise to ngner- IIi
ors worthless counterfeits. ASK Tor DeNius
the genuine. T.. 5. Leadbeater sons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-03
ALEXANDRIA STEAM BAKERY.

this proposition of President Castro
Therefore it may be dismissed from the
field of possibilities, and unless Castro is
unexpectedly insistent upon his own
plan, the original proposition of refer
ence TO The Hague tribunal will carry:
There were no developments over New
Years Day in the way of cablegrams
containing news from European capitals
or from Venezuela.