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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-07
BROUGHT LUCK TO COOKS.
The Coal Famine Has Caused a De-
mand for Prepared Foods.

"Owing to the scarcity and high prize
of fuel this winter there has been a
very noticeable increase in the demand
for cooked foods,' said a local market
merchant to a Washington Star report
er. "A great many people who hereto
fore prepared almost everything at
home are now coming here and getting
it already cooked In an effort to
economic on the wood and coal bill
this style of purchasing jumped into
popularity by leaps and bounds. A
short time ago ham and tongue were
about the only things that were cooked.
Now you can get almost anything you
want-meats, vegetables, game and
fowls-and the end is not yet.
''This style of buying is not confined
TO any particular class An elegantly
dressed woman came here the other
day and ordered a cooked turkey and
some cranberries Another woman
asked me to send her up a medium
done roast beef, weighing not more
than ten pounds. Orders of baked
chicken are common. Hominy this
weather is quite popular, while boiled
rice can be purchased in any quaint
ties On the outside of the market
you want. One old colored nanny
informs me that she is making money
out CT bacon and cabbage, while anoth-
er old woman makes speciality of liy-
er and onions
ct is wonder to me this demand
for cooked food has not struck Wash
ington before this. In New York. you
know, you can purchase anything you
want in any quantity already prepared
Such places of business are on every
street, more especially in Brooklyn. A
friend of mine who resides in the City
of Churches during recent visit here
told me he has dispensed with the se--
vices of a cook and is dealing exclu-
sively with the corner chef One
strong feature about these places Is
that the prices of such cooked thino
are only about 10 per cent above tn
market price for the raw material. j.
is only a question of time when tbo
head of the family will be able to ordc~
anything for the table in quantity
ready to serve
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-07
THE LILY-oF-THE VALLEY
Flower for Centuries Associated wit,
Canterbury Cathedral.

A curious and interesting feature in
connection with the enforcement Of
the new archbishop at Canterbury
says London Lady was the wearing of
the lilies of-the-valley, but not only
by most of the spectators, but by the
clergy present. The ly-of-the-valley
is the cathedral flower, and has for
centuries been associated with the ca
thedral and ST. Thomas A. Beckett as
his peculiar flower. The majority of
the clergy present, and also the ven
cradle dean, wore bouquets of this fra
grant emblem pinned to their stoles.
The pathetic figure of the aged dean
(Dr. Farrar), in his feeble and crippled
state, as he Was placed in his chair by
his attendants just at the entrance of
the choir, so appealed to the thousands
who filled the nave and transepts that
they rose to their feet in silent respect
and sympathy on his appearance.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-07

Amos Martin, of Princeton, Pa, has
just passed his 106tn birthday. He
was a Highland piper at the battle Of
Waterloo When he married his first
wife, who was spinster and owned a
farm, he drove to her place with a
blind horse, found her in a shed milk
ing a COW, held an umbrella over her
while he proposed in a manner most
unconventional-for it was raining
and welded her next. day. She died
when he was SO years old. Five years
ago he welded a widow who was 60
years old.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-07

Secretary Root has approved the rec
ommendation of Colonel Mills, superin-
tendent of the Academy, for new cap
as a substitute for the present fatigue
cap worn by cadets at West Point.
The newly adopted cap is of gray, bear
ing on it's front the device of the cadet
corps. A wide black braid extends
around the crown. The visor is of
enameled leather and comes down
sharply over his eyes. The old fatigue
cap has always been the subject of UNI
favorable criticism on account of its
appearance.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-07

The French doctors have been look
ing into the question of bearded wo-
men, and have discovered that out OF
every 1000 sane females 900 are beard
ed. OF these 230 have only light
down, 40 have a visible beard, and 10
are Enthusiastically adorned with this
hirsute appendage. Out of 1000 insane
women examined 491 had slight boards,
while sc had boards we'll grown.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-07

The entire earnings of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad last year were double
the revenues of the United States gov
eminent ia 1860. The sum of money
proposed to be expended on improve
ments east of Pittsburg, and exclusive
of the entrance to New York, is equal
to the military and naval expenditures
of the United States Immediately be-
fore the war with Spain.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-07

deal, and let me tell you, there is moth
ing in this or any other city to compare
with the sneaks down home You've
heard, of course, how Capt. Lantry sent
out his sleuths to enter our houses just
to show us how careless we are about
guarding against thieves. He may have
taught some lesson; I learned good
deal more from the genuine crooks
themselves.
81 live in Lantry's precinct said the
wealthy Fastener. ''and | had an ex-
perience with at least ten thieves inside
of an hour the other morning.
Perhaps Lantry was trying to fool
me, too, but I don't think so. I think
that my callers were all real thieves,
but they didn't find me careless.
Its true, the front door was wide
open. but there was line of hose run
ming through it up to the roof and the
hall was full of firemen. The house next
door to me was on fire. Servants were
jumping from the windows, two per-
sons were killed. and there was great
excitement.
eve were all abed when the fire
started, but there was only 12-inch
party wall between my house and the
one that was burning My wife was
awakened by screams and thought the
neighbors were being murdered and
robbed. She looked out of the window
and saw the flames and then warned
everybody in our house.
Thieves Reached the Place Early.
s'Our servants and the members OF
the family all huddled together down.
stairs in the parlor. We were all safe,
so far as life was concerned, and / was
trying to think what was the best thing
to do next when my work was cut out
for me by the arrival Of the vanguard
of the thieves.
I'm almost willing to bet that the
crooks were on the block before the
firemen got there. The first arrival
rang my bell, and when I opened the
door he pretended to be in great ''ur-
ry to do something useful. He sept
wheeling and gasping so that he'd ap-
pear to be out of breath from rum ing,
just as Office boys do when they come
in late.
"That first thief didn't have badge
on his coat or cap nor a stitch OF uni
form to indicate that he represc ted
any company, but he had great nerve.
"I'm lineman.' he gasped between
short bre.lths. There are five dead
wires on the roof and / must get right
I'D there to- repair Them
'Then, before had chance to oDen
my mouth, ne dived by me into the
hall and made for the stairs. He had
gone up three or four steps when
grabbed him by the ankle and var ed
him back and slid him down the front
steps feet first.
81 was too hot put for the moment
even to tell him that he was liar End
that there hadn't been a wire on ne
roof for years, because the wires were
all in one cable strung along the top of
the back fence.
I'm hanged if the second thief
wasn't so prompt in getting there hat
he had to step over the first one Sip
ping down the steps to get at my door
bell. He was all out of breath, too;
blurted out something about the gas
pipes, and jumped for the stairs.
81 tackled him at first about The
waist line and he went the way the first
one had gone.
s'The other thieves didn't have TO
stop to ring the bell. for thS firenen
came in then with the hose and that
kept the door open.
Kept Busy Throwing Them Out.
IRON the way I pitched 'em out af-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-07

Odessa, city of 100000 inhabitants,
has an orphan asylum at which since
1897, from SO to 6S per cent of the in
fants received each year have died. OF
fetal investigation showed that this
frightful rate of mortality was due to
unsanitary arrangements and the use
of poor milk
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-07

Great herds of elk are starving in
Wyoming. 1t is proposed to raise
money to supply them with food Great
numbers of human beings are starving
in Northern Sweden and in Finland,
among them hosts of helpless little
children. Should they not be cared for
bountifully before the hungry elk are
fed?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-07

The Swedes Of New York city and of
the cities along the Jersey shore are
planning a monster demonstration on
July 81, in celebration of the Tooth an
niversary of John Ericssons birth and
the tenth anniversary of the raising of
his statue in Battery Park. The day
is always observed by the Swedes, but
this year the celebration will be of un-
usual ScODe
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-07

In the automatic apparatus for max
ing altitude and temperature tracings
in balloons sent above to heights in
which ink would be frozen, Prof Oss-
man has invented pen which writes
red with saltpeter ink on lampblacked
paper
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-07

Gilbert Walker, an English meteor
ologist. who was recently appointed d.
rector of the British weather bureau
in the Indian peninsula, is in Wash
ington to study the methods fused SO
successfully by the American weather
bureau.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-07
fl6136REIzkZll NOTES

That meteors contain gold has been
demonstrated before the Royal Society
of New South Wales. This suggests
that the thousands of tons of meteoric
dust which fall upon the earth each
year deposit gold everywhere.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-07

South Jenkins, an Indian pioneer,
who died recently in Mount Vernon,
that state, had requested that his shot
CUR, powder horn and razor be buried
with him. His friends placed them in
his coffin, in compliance with his wish
He was 70 years old.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-07

Saccharine, the chemical from coal
tar, which is 300 times sweeter than
sugar. is prescribed in France, the al
legged reason being that it has no food
value and the probable reason being
that it affects the interest of the beet
sugar growers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-07

The great nitrate beds of Chilli came
to that country by conquest. They lie
in O. desert facing the coast Of what
was formerly a part of Bolivia, from
which country Chilli wrested it. They
are government monopoly, and bring
in about $1O,OOO,O0O a year, enough to
pay one-third of the public expenses.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-07

Because the inhabitants of Scituate,
near Boston, refused to hear letter
rear from Thomas w. Lawson, ex-
pressing his views on liquor license at
town meeting, he has reconsidered
his promise to give the place a $50, 1000
soldiers monument.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-07

The countess de Spottiswood- Mackin,
formerly Miss Britton, of st. Louis, has
received the Alphonse XIII medal,
which was struck in commemoration Of
the young kings coronation last May,
and is the only American thus singled
out.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-07
How Fire
Thieves Work
Quick as the Firemen in Re-
spending to Alarms.

' beats the world how clev-
er the sneak thieves in
New York have become"
said an Eastern million
aire to a party of friends
who were entertaining
him at the Chicago club
the other evening. I'm
over the country a good
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-07
The Strike at Griggsville
BY MILTON GOLDSMITH.

Copyright. 1901, by Authors Syndicate)
T PITTSTON. where min
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-07

I I I y O1V, WIItIt lHIAI-
ing property had been
wantonly destroyed, a
regiment of Pinker-
tons had been sworn in
as deputy sheriffs. A
riot occurred, with the
unfortunate result of
killing one miner and
The Washington times., 1903-04-21
ALBERT PIKE C0NSISTORY
IN QUARTERLY MEETING

Albert pike Consistory. No 2. a A
r. held its regular quarterly meeting
in the Scottish Rite Cathedral, Scot
fish Rite Hall. last evening at 7.3o
O'Clock. General business occupied the
attention Of the large number of mem
bers present. Stirling Kerr, thirty-scc-
ond degree. acting as master Of cere-
monies.
Pike Consistory will be remembered as
the Masonic order which admitted Rear
admiral Winfield Scott SchIey into asso-
citation a few months since
The names Of the officers follow. Wal
ter s. Harshman. thirty-second degree,
venerable master; ". ". Pouitney, thir-
ty-second degree. X c. c. H, prior;
John c. Rfnehart. thirty-second degree,
K. C. c. H. preceptor, John H Olcott.
thirty-second degree. registrar; Allison
Major, jr,, thirty-thiTd degree. treas
urer, H. R Evans, thirty-second de
gree. expert, James II. TrimbIe thirty
third degree, tiler
The Washington times., 1903-04-21
REVETLLE CLUBS
LAST EUCHRE PARTY

The last eUchre party Of the season to
he given by the ladies' Of the ReveiHe
Club. an organization afifiated with Lii
liam Capron Auxiliary No Q, Spanish
War Veterans, took place last night in
the hall OF the veterans. at 612 E Street
northwest Nearly all Of ;he ladies'
present were the sisters, mothers. sweet
hearts. or wives of men VINO fought all
through the Cuban and Porto Rican
campaigns. Mrs. Allen K Capron widow
Of the famous Rough Rider. who died on
a Cuban battlefield, presided over the
games Among the others present were
Miss NJ A. O'NeiI. sister OF "Bucky''
ONeiI. he Rough Rider; Mrs E Y
Hodssou. Mrs. Chisholm Mrs O'Neiu
Miss Etter. Miss Austin. Miss Dickinson.
Miss Stark. Mrs. Mitchell. Mrs. Spar
row. Mrs. Holton, Mrs Hopkins. Mrs.
Nolan, Mrs. Barnes. and Miss Wells. The
affair was a pleasant social success.
The Washington times., 1903-04-21
UNION VETERANS
TO ENTER POLITICS
BOY HELD CAPTIVE
IN PATH OF TRAIN
Foot Caught in Tracks, Engine Just
GraZaS Him.

NEW YORK. April we've year
old Willie Seaton. Of Second street. Har-
rison. y. J.. had a thrilling escape from
death last night While running across
The tracks OF the Lsckawanna Railroad
at the Jersey Street crossing his right
foot was caught between the main track
and a guard rail which protects the
wheels as the cars are rounding the
curve There was q Westbouud train ap-
preaching at high rate of speed. The
boy tugged hard 10 release himself and
screamed for help
William y Sullivan. Of North Third
Street heard the cries and went to the
rescue. He tried TO tear the boys foot
loose but il was stuck fast The engi-
neer of the train saw what appeared to
him a struggle between the man and
boy He blew his whistle TO warn them.
not suspecting that the boy was pinned
fast
Two girls. Annie Sachs and Maggie
Burke. of Newark. who reached the
crossing al this time saw the train rush
ing down on the boy and his would-be
rescuer. They sank in a faint few feet
/ from the tracks
Sullivan. in desperation. threw the boy
TO the ground to keep his body out Of
harms way. at least. and then gave a
final tug at the imprisoned foot. He
twisted it terribly, while the boy
screamed with pain, but he succeeded
in tearing the foot from between the
tracks just as the train rushed by.
The locomotive grazed them.
The Washington times., 1903-04-21
.LIMBURGER rs BAIT
FOR NAVIGATING SHARKS
NeumiSteT5 $ MaIOdorOIS Scheme for
Havana HarbOr.

CHICAGO, April 21-John c. Neu-
mister. of cheese manufacturing fame. is
back from Havana and enthusiastic
over his scheme TO rid the Cuban harbor
of the great man-eating sharks and at
the same time fiji his pockets with the
bounty that the government there offers
for the capture of the dreaded monsters
OF the sea.
1T viii be easy. to bait large steel
traps with Iimburger." ne explains. "and
The sharks will Immediately run to it
They are much like Germans in this par
ticular. They have the highest respect
for the national product and are ex-
tremeIy fond OF #.
We've had 10 go a little slow on the
dynamite idea You see. there are a lot
Of these old rotten torpedoes and mines
in the Havana Harbor. which were put
there before the war. and they have
lost sight Of them entirely If we go to
discharging dynamite around there We
are apt to blow uD their whole bloom
ing navy and maybe the city. too We
can't afford to dc this. because there
will be nobody 10 collect the bounty
from. so we've had 10 change cur tactics
a little
Yes; I believe well soon break the
government. but it is. anxious to get rid
of the sharks, and, Of course, We are
willing"
The Washington times., 1903-04-21
BALLOONIST LOSES
CONTROL OF PARACHUTE
Prof. Fewer Falls $50 Feet II
Sight of Thousands.

HOUSTON. Tex, april PA tragedy
was enacted before thousands Of specta-
tors yesterday afternoon that probably
ends the career of Prof. Leroy Fewer. the
halloonist He made a successful ascen-
sion of 5000 feet in the air and cut loose
with his parachute in good trim.
While attempting TO shift the course Of
the parachute on its downward flight one
Of the ropes snapped, almost reversing
it. and causing the baIIoonist to lose his
hold when within 80 feet OF the ground
The man fell, turning over and over in
the descent He struck in a soft slough.
which he had been trying to steer clear
of. and this alone prevented his instant
death
One arm was broken in two places, two
ribs and his nose were broken, and there
are believed 20 be internal injuries. The
man is still alive, and the physicians be
lieve he has a chance Of recovery.
The Washington times., 1903-04-21
G. A. r. ENCAMPMENT
IN THE GOLDEN STATE
Great Preparations Making in San Francisco for the
Gathering Of Veterans

on miniature mines, and oil wells are to
be bored in The city. in sight of the Wis
ito~s-
The electrical display and the ilIumi-
nations are to surpass even those which
have made San Francisco famous during
the Knights of Pythias encampment in
1902. and were considered the finest ever
seen. 1t VIII be the grandest sight to
behold the vast hosts OF the veterans
marching through the streets Of san
Francisco, beneath a canopy of flowers.
and under garlands and domes woven
of Eyriads Of fncandescent electric
lights turning night into day and max
ing the scene one of fairyland. For the
illumination and the decoration. though
much OF it is owned by the city and is
given free Of cost, and the flowers are
donated. the Legislature has appropri-
ated $4,000, and the citizens expect to
raise three times as much by voluntary
contribution, to defray the cost Of dress
ing the city in holiday garb,
The climate is the most agreeable that
can be imagined. the temperature the
year round is mild and pleasant In Au-
gust. with no rain, the thermometer
registers 65 to - degrees, rarely a de-
gree more or less. whether midday or
midnight. Two hundred thousand Wis
itors can be easily accommodated in the
city at one time. and have been comfort
ably housed on two former occasions.
Living il. san Francisco is cheaper than
in any other large city in the Union.
and it Is good living at that Fruit and
vegetables grow in abundance the year
round. there is no cold. hot. nor an of
season in California. In August fruit
can be bought from any street vender.
enough for , cents to feed a family.
Meat is plentiful and cheap. and OF
The very best quality Good. clean.
com Portable rooms may be had in the
residence part of the town at 50 cents to
81 per night. or 80 to 81 per week. All
The hotels. lodging, boarding. and apart
ment houses have agreed 10 charge the
regular rates during the encampment.
The railroad rates are the lowest for
that occasion in the history Of trans
continental traffic. and viii include trav-
cling over either route. coming and re-
turning. with many side trips. at a nomi-
nal cost.
For hotel and other accommodations,
address the executive committee. G. a.
R. Grand Hotel. san Francisco, Cal.
The Washington times., 1903-04-21

The thirty-seveHth national c1camp-
ment. Grand Army Of the Republic,
which is to DE held in san Francisco
during the week commencing August Il.
1893 is destined to become ore of the
most notable gatberings-in point Of
numbers. ma gnifCence. and spIeudor-
in The history Of California. as well as
in the annals of the fraternity. The
people Of san Francisco, and of all Cali
forufa, fully approaching the fact that
these veterans m2y never again gather
in an encampmcnt on the shores of the
Pacific. viii exert every effort 10 mako
this enCampmont the most memorable
one in the history of the G. A. r No
other organization holds the affection OF
the people as does the one composed OF
the veterans. the defenders of the Union.
Of liberty and right. The veterans re
siding in California and Nevada ar
ranged the preiiminaries Tor the en-
campment, but all the people of CaIifor-
MIA and Of the Pacific Coast are enthu-
siastjc on that topic now and working
hand in hand with the committees %
make this encampment eclipse all for
mer fraternaI gatherings.
From the governor of the State to the
humblest citizen. everyone IS imbued
with the idea that san Francisco and
California must give the veterans the
most rousing welcome they have ever
had Merchants, manufacturers, farm
ers. and miners ali are eager 20 make
the visit of the veterans q pleasant and
a memorable one. They are determined
to show he visitors the famed beauties
Of this western wonderland. which must
be seen TO be appreciated From every
county and section of the State the
choicest products viii be brought TO San
Francisco and be placed on exhibition,
that the visitors may feast their eyes
upon them.
Carloads Of frUit-the most delicious
in the worId-fruit- bearing trees. the
giants Of the California forests. and
other wonders that have made the Cold
en- state famous. viii be on exhibition
throughout the city for the benefit OF
those who cannot visit every section OF
the State. The famous gardens of Santa
Clara, Marin. sonoma, Alameda. Contra
Costa. and other adjacent counties viii
furnish the material for the gTandest
floral display ever seen. Quartz and
hydraulic mining will be demonstrated