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The Washington times., 1903-01-17
CITY BREVIT1ES.

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George ". Whiting. of sO7 Twenty
second Street, was found dead at his
home yesterday afternoon, death result |
ing from heart disease.
Mrs. Adela W. Merchant has been
granted a divorce from her husband.
Alexander s. Merchant. on statutory
grounds.
ogdeIonia Gassoway was convicted
yesterday afternoon of brutally whipping
his tweive-year- son.
At a meeting or the Washington OBJ
stetricaI and genealogical Society in
the Columbian University Hau last
night, Drs. Polk OF New York and Jewett
OF Brooklyn, spoke.
While playing around a railroad en-
gine yesterday afternoon, George Barnes.
coiored, was struck on the head by q
piece Of coal from the engine
Yesterday afternoon Maggie Hsrring-
ton OF 707 Lowell Street fell from sec
ond-story window, breaking both bones
OF the left leg.
While crossing the street at Four
teenth and Binney northwest yesterday
Isaac Van Arsdale was struck by car
and severely injured
Boyd DikersoH. seventeen years old.
slipped on the ice in the Madison school
yard yesterday, breaking an arm
Las night Thomas y. Chase. a negro.
was found IN froHt Of 1921 Sixth Street
northwest. where ne had fallen and
broken rib.
John Fris1y. negro Of Baltimore,
was taken III last night at Seventh
Street aad Pennsylvania AvenUe. he
was taken 10 tbe Emergency Hospital
William Davis, negro. who CUT or
Martha Neale's ear with an az Janu-
ary 9. vas captured last night near
Little Fails.
The Washington Auxiliary OF the Ma
tfonal Indian Association met at the
residence of Mrs. r. g. Taylor, 1910
TWenty-drst Street. Friday afternoon.
The anniversary tea Of the Women s
Christian Temperance Union viii be
given at the home Of The organization
EI719 Thirteenth Street northwest. on
"WEDNESDAY. evening. There Will be re
freabments and music
The funeral OF Halvor Nelson. who
died at his late residence Wednesday
evening, viii be conducted from Scottish
Rite Cathedral at 8 o'clock this after
noon
The funeral services Of Auienhetto
Dunster were held at 16 Grant Place this
afternoon at 2 o'clock. The intermeny
was at Rock Greek Cemetery.
william Washington and John Reed
both colored, were convicted of larceny
yesterday afternoon in Criminal Court
No. /.
Justice Barnard yesterday signed an
order committing the following named
persons 10 St. Elizabeth Hospital for the
Insane for treatment: Charles A. Allen
Lizzie Brown. Richard " Bruff. jr., Al
ice Carter and James Oden.
About 8 O'Clock this morning Georg.
Dudley. a sixteen -year-old boy employed
in the roundhouse Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. while attempting 20 cross II
front OF an engine IeH in q pit in th'
yards. bEsskiDg his lefe leg.
The Washington times., 1903-01-17

Champe Walker, who has been iudis-
posed for several days past, is imProy-
ing
, 1903-07-09
Ether Drinking In Russia.

The habit of ether drinking is known
TO be prevalent in some parts of Rus
STA, also in east Prussia. and all the eff
forts Of the authorities to combat the
evil! have hitherto been almost fruit.
less. An idea of the extent to which
the habit prevails may be gathered
from records given in the Russian
newspapers of n recent accident which
occurred ~ II place cnlled Trossno.
Ether Is drunk by farmers on festive
occasions. when il appears TO be con
sumed in puiifuls, \ farmer. celebrat-
ing his sons wedding. in the fullness
of his hospitality gor in two pailfuls of
ether, During the process of decant-
ing the ether into bottles n violent eX
plosion took place. by which six chill
dren were killed aud one adult danger.
ously and fourteen others more or less
severely injured British Medical Jour
nal.
, 1903-07-09
Life saving Devices.

Mimicry among butterflies. moths
and other insects would be comic were
1t not II matter of life or death. Not n
few moths have at the hinder ends OF
their wings n black mark and two or
more tails resembling the horns OF their
own heads. a veteran in warfare not
seldom has these portions missing. u
proof of the value in having saved his
life. Thus the lizards brittle tail,
which. first attracting the enemy.
comes OFF nj his touch. lets his would
be prey escape. When at bay, crabs
distract the enemy by throwing of
their claws. and Holsters do the trick
more neatly by Selling the enemy with
a claw and then throwing Off limb and
enemy. Thus h bushy tail of the
squirrel Is accounted for. There is a
chance of escaping the enemy minus
only a mouthful of fur.
, 1903-07-09
Superstition About Cats.

In the Monferrato 1t * believed that
all the eats who wander about upon
the roofs during The month of Febrn-
airy are really witches. whom it is law
and eve necessary tc shoot. A
superstition has it that II a
black cat sits upon the bed of II sick
1t Is IA presagr of his death, while
If after his decease il is e upon his
grave II is enough TO arouse doubts as
to the locality to which his soul has
departed. In Hungary 1t Is thought
that cats generally become witches be
tween the ages of seven and twelve
years. A French belief concerning he
cat is that If the animal be carried in
Il cart and the wind blow from it to
the horses they immediately fall tired.
If any part of the horseman's clothing
be made of eats skin. the horse will
feel as though it carried a double bur.
len In other countries. however. 81
perstition Is favorable rather thar adj
verse TO the cat. \ variant of the ia
nous story of the Kilkenny cats is
found in Piedmont. the cats being.
however. replaced by wolves.
, 1903-07-09
Pictures aud the Eve.

Sir Thomas Lawrence. un eminent
English painter and president of the
Royal academy, commended the pic
lures of a young artist and then said
to him You have uround your room
two or three rough. clever. but coarse
Flemish sketches. If | We're YOU. |
would not allow my eye tn become ia
miliarizod with any but the highest
forms of art. II you cannot afford TO
buy good oil paintings. buy good en-
cravings of great pictures, or have
nothing nj all upon your walls.
You allow. In intercourse with your
fellows. that evil communications cor.
rupt good manners, So is ii with pic
lures. II you allow your eye To become
familiar with what is vulgar in con
ception. however free and dIShing the
handling and however excellent the
feeling for color your taste will insen-
sibly become ~dCpraved. Whereas, If
you habituate your eye TO Dol only
oil what is pure and grand or refined
and lovely. your taste will %insensibly
become elevated"
, 1903-07-09
J. W. CVdeld, W. A. Petty. T. h. Cudeld, Proprs.
OWEN MEREDITH.
4 psnner speech Of His That Elected
HowIs of Derfsion.

w VI
l once sat at a banquet given in Lon
don by Wilson Barrett to Lawrence
Barrett, says a writer in an English
magazine. Earl Lytton presided. a
curled, oiled. effeminate. superciliou~
fop. He had a Roman tragedy to sell to
Wilson Barrett. That was why he
came.
He euloeized Wilson Barrett in II
speech. Il believe" he said. that Mr..
Barrett won some success with a piece
called consulting his notes The Lights
of London | suppose 1t was he work
OF some dramatic hack George Sims
sat facing him and never said a word.
Then his lordship went drawing on:
81 neXt find on the list of Mr.. Barretts
successes something called TIE Silver
King Here again l know nothing %
the authorship. The names of those
dramatic carpenters do not interest
me-" At which Henry Arthur Jones
glared and Il flush came INTO the face OF
poor blind Henry Herman.
"Finally.' said Lord I.ytton. Nj
Wilson Barrett has placed on his
boards what he humorously calls IL l:o-
man tragedy. | refer To 'Claudian.' at
tributed to one W. G. Wills. of whom /
have never heard" This was too much
for the banquetcrs. All of them We're
personally acquainted with Irving
howled d~eriSively
And Earl Lytton'S tragedy. produced
a month later. was Il dismal failure.
, 1903-07-09
DOUBLE QUICK" LOANS.
Great sums often HurriedIy Gaised
by Wall stree Banks.


An interesting question often asked.
In Wall street concerns the amount of
capital tina II large bank could raise at
an hours notice. That Is. 10Y much
accommodation could a bank extend a
customer unexpectedly confronted with
pressing need or for the purpose of
financing II big dea \ banker Of M
ternationaI experience is authority for
the statement tina Wall streets facili-
ties in this regard are superior to Lon
don's in that a large undertaking could
be financed here with much greater
dispatch than on the other side.
Said an officer of one of Wall streets
most important banks: 1T is no trou-
BILE at all nowadays to raise ~S5,uOO.0tl
or S6.00O.OOO within an hour. | have
seer 1t lone too often to think for "A
large banks Five times that
sum-, say S25. 100000. can be raise at
twenty -four hours notice. 1t has been
done. OF curse no one bank could do
1t, but the great Wall street institu-
tons are linked together in such Il way
as to provide almost unlimited re-
sources for the financing of any safe
deal. The large banks think little of
100000 or $2.00o.O00 loans these
days, whereas in former years they at
tracted general attention. for such large
amounts We're released only after con
siderable negotiation. Rut that has all
changed now."-New York Mail and
Express.
, 1903-07-09

Mehemet Ali must be content to take
1t out in brains. for they all lacked
inches. Two of these great names nat
urally suggest that of another famous
soldier II usurper. Napoleon Bona
parte. lie petit corporal. as his men
lovingly called him. stood about five
feet (FrenchI in his stockings, say .
feet ia in English. In stature the Iron
Duke beat him by about six inches.
while the 5 feet / of Nelson place him
midway or Whereabouts between the
victor and the victim of Waterloo.
, 1903-07-09
African Native. and Salt.

To obtain salt the Bakalulua and 9th.
err African natives burn banana leaves
and certain grasses and. collecting the
ashes. place them in "A large funnel in.
geniously made from large banana
leaves. Through this they percolate
water and then evaporate the filtered
water by boiling. obtaining "A fairly
white salt composed of II very small
amount of chloride OF sodium and n
very large amount OF chlornte OF potash
and other salts. Prior Il the advent Of
the traders and the missionaries this
was the only salt they had to satisfy
the natural craving of II vegetable eat.
Ing people.
, 1903-07-09

In the rectory garden of Pysford. near
Working, England. there stands what
is familiarity known as the missionary
apple tree. The tree is "A large II and
of a good Z and has been so named
for the reason that for many years
past 1t has beer the custom of the rec
tor of the parish to collect the fruit.
sell 1t in the best market and devote
the proceeds to the missionary socie.
ties Of the Church of England. Quite Il
large sum of money has been raised
In this way, and the apples. which are
OF the Blenheim orange variety. always
find a ready sale at excellent prices
among the gentry and farmers of In"
district.
, 1903-07-09
A Magnificent Railway.

One of the most complete and
perfectly equipped lines of rail-
way in the west is the line of the
Chicago q North Western Ry.
between Omaha and Chicago. 1t
is double tracked the entire dis
lance, operated on the block sig
nal system, the track is laid with
heavy rails, we'll ballasted and
maintained in the highest state
of efficiency. Three trains a day
from Denver, Ogden, Salt Lake
and Cheyenne, three from San
Francisco, two from Portland and
five from Omaha to Chicago daily,
give to the great west the highest
quality of service. Solid through
trains daily to Chicago from all
the points named.
All Ticket Agents sell tickets
via this line. ID. W. Aldridge,
General Agent, sol 18th Street,
Denver, Col.
, 1903-07-09

Papa Where is my new pipe?
Small Son-l-I broke 1t.
Papa See here, ! told you thai II
you took my pipe again to blow Dub-
bles with I'D whip you.
Small Son-l wasn't BLOWN bubbles
with il. was only smokln' X.
, 1903-07-09
-naepnrnbI words.

SAY" asked the red faced man In
the hotel writing room. How do you
spell 'unmitlgatedr"
Why" replied the stranger next to
him. Its u-n-m-i-t-say, my friend. !
wouldn't advise you to call II man u
liar Of any sort in II letter. Your get
yourself in trouble" Philadelphia
Press.
, 1903-07-09

Cheap Life saving.
Bill-The lifesaver has u thankless
task.
.Iob-Why. | saw u man Offer him n
dollar yesterday for saving his life.
Bill Perhaps that wns all he thought
II was worth.-Town and Country.
, 1903-07-09

Jim Would you call II man who
steals another mans funny stories or
his plots and uses them a literary
theft
Jams-No. | would call him u second
story man.-Balumors Herald.
, 1903-07-09

"How's all the folksf"
neighborbood."
well. you orter be thankful you're
alvin"
81 reckon 80. but-wt've all got to
iie."-Atlanta Constitution.
, 1903-07-09

"Will your employer be in after din
ler?' inquired the visitor of the Office
hoy.
Nope was the luconic reply,
what makes you think SOP was the
next query,
"'Coz." replied the boy as he pre-
pared to dodge. that's what he went
out after."-Judge.
Arizona republican., 1903-03-26
CURRENT COMMENT
Distribution of Wealth.

Nearly thirty years ago. 1876. Comp troller of the Currency Knox made an investigation into the ownership of national bank shares. There were 20S,- 4S6 owners, with a capital of s5O5, ,0OO,- 000. The shares were some larger and some smaller than s10O. owing to the state bank shares held over, but. re- duced to uniform shares of $100 each, this was 24.1 shares held by each share holder. Only 767 persons held over s5O,- 900 of stock.
 The same investigation has been made again. With s673, 900, GOO of capi- tai there are now 33O, 124 holders, mak- ing. at s100 each, an average of only 2O.4 shares to each stockholder. The capital has increased, as will be seen 34.6 per cent. The number of stock holders has increased 5S per cent. or one-half faster
 In other words. the division of prop erty has gone on with greater rapidity than the increase in it's amount. Re- cent movements in bank shares in New
Arizona republican., 1903-03-26

an English court to imprisonment for life for poisoning her husband. The | Maybricks were comparatively wealthy | Americans, travelling through Europe. James Maybrick suddenly died. and an investigation disclosed that his death was from arsenical poisoning. The | couple had quarreled several times. and the authorities estab blished to their own satisfaction that Mrs. Maybrick had 2 motive in taking the life of her hus- guilt was circumstantial. From the day of her arrest until the present time the prisoner has asserted her innocence. and at the trial she attempted to show Ing arsenic as a tonic. The theory of the defense was that he died from the cumulative effects of the poison, super induced by an unusually large dose. The case has become one of the most famous in English history. The news paper accounts of the trial aroused sympathy for Mrs. Maybrick through out the United States. The scant con sideration given to the defense and the
 peremptory rulings of the presiding
 judge, who, in fact, was the prosecutor. were so contrary to the procedure in criminal cases in this country that Americans were generally indignant, and even the English press had to ad- init that the activity of the judge on ordinary. He was irritable, arbitrary and merciless. His name we have for gotten. But afterward, when he was insane, and 1t developed that he had undoubtedly been insane for years before he left the bench. the English people themselves began to doubt Mrs. Maybrick's guilt. Meanwhile, vigor- ous campaign for the unfortunate woman's release had been conducted from this side of the water. The late Gail Hamilton" (Mary Abigail Dodge). a cousin of James G. Blaine, devoted the last years of her life to securing Mrs. Maybrick's release. Her briefs on the case were marvels of logic and her conclusions were framed in the burning vocabulary of which she had such wonderful command. Her plead ings won Mir. Blaine oyer to the side of the refined American woman who was wearily going through the daily routine of hard labor in an English prison, and all the influence of the United States government was automatically exerted for the relief of the prisoner. The Brit ish home secretary refused to recom- mend a pardon, however, and personal appeals to Queen Victoria were refused, as they have been refused until now by King Edward. and the last days of Miss Dodge were saddened by the ob
 durate attitude of the British govern ment.
Arizona republican., 1903-03-26
The Measure of Life.

They err who measure life by years With false or thoughtless tongue. Some hearts grow old before their time Others are always young. 'Tis not the number of the lines
 On life's fast filling page. Tis not the pulses added throbs
 Which constitute their age. Some souls are serfs among the free, While others nobly thrive; They stand just where their fathers
 stood,
 Dead, even while they live. Others, all spirit, heart and sense, Theirs the mysterious power To live in thrills of joy or woe
 A twelve month in an hour. He liveth long who liveth well.
 All other life is short and vain; He liveth longest who can tell
 Of living most for heavenly gain- He liveth long who liveth well,
 All else is being flung away; He liveth longest who can tell
 Of true things truly done each day.
Arizona republican., 1903-03-26

erty of the blood. deranged digestion liver and kidneys in bad condition; in thousands of cases rheumatis and neuralgia commence their horrible tor lures. Paine's Celery Compound, used three or four times a day for the next four weeks, will furnish the proper and needed elements of life for the growth and repair of the whole body It will quickly make new nerve fibre, nerve force. pure, rich blood. will best0w sound health and long years of life.
 MT. Elijah Bowman of Caledonia, Mich, says:-
 When I think of the misery and az ony I endured formerly and being en- tirely cured by Paine's Celery Com pound, I feel indeed thankful for the discovery of this wonderful medicine I take a little of the medicine every spring. It brightens a person up and drives all the laziness out of the sys- tenn, and makes one feel cheerful and bright
Arizona republican., 1903-03-26

Nobody was fooled by the latest bluff of Castro the dictator of Vene- much talk of "honor''-without which no Spanish state paper is complete Castro rendered his resignation to the congress. But the congress of a South American republic is merely coterie Of puppets to register the will of the dictator and of course the Venezuelan congress refused to accept Castro resigna ton. Senor Castro's "honor has been vindicated. therefore. and there is no further occasion to question his popularity.
Arizona republican., 1903-03-26

York have led to consolidation at the present time, but this in due time will be divided by the probate court and the natural action of the laws of trade. Even with this tendency toward con- solidation, which is an eddy in the gen. eral work of division. it still remains true that during nearly thirty years, while there has been the constant as sertion that property was passing into few hands. this great body of banking property has continued dividing as fast as it was increased in volume and in value.-Philadelphia Press.
Arizona republican., 1903-03-26

Admiral Schley is enjoying his trip through California quite as much as if he expected to have place on the dem- ocratic ticket next year.
Arizona republican., 1903-03-26
Phoenix Trunk Factory

s. J. DOSTER, Proprietor. Manufacturer and dealer in Tray. ehng Bags, Dress Suit Cases Trunks and Sample Cases made to order
 Phone 2S94. i33 w. Washington St
Arizona republican., 1903-03-26
CIemency for Mrs. rlaybrlck, at Last

On Monday of this week it was an- nounced on behalf of the British gov ernment that Mrs. Florence Maybrick will be pardoned next year Why the long-sought clemency is to be post poned another year is not explained; ; nor is it stated that the authorities have any doubt of the woman's guilt. The favorable action is undoubtedly taken because of the persistent re- quests from the United States, and is, probably, influenced by the representa- tions which have been made that Mrs. Maybrick's testimony is necessary in the trial of important lawsuits in Vir- ginia and Kentucky. in which landed interests of her relatives are involved
 It was in 1889 that Florence Maybrick, after a<speedy a trial, was sentenced by
Arizona republican., 1903-03-26

Although King Edward cannot visit the St. Louis exposition. he will send one of his horses.
Arizona republican., 1903-03-26
At Rest.

God gives us love. Something to love He gives us; but when love is grown To ripeness. that on which it throve Falls off, and love is left alone. Sleep sweetly. tender heart, in peace. Sleep. holy spirit; blessed soul, While the stars burn, the moons in-
 crease,
 And the great ages onward roll. Sleep till the end, true soul and sweet, Nothing comes to thee new oI
 strange.
 Sleep full of rest from head to feet: Lie still. dry dust, secure of change.
 Alfred Tennyson.
Arizona republican., 1903-03-26
SPRING TIREDNEsS Is Caused by Unhealthy Action of the Liver and Kidneys Assisted by Starved Blood and a Poor
 Circulation.
PAINE'S Celery Compound
Nourishes the Life Stream and Strengthens Every Organ
 of the Body.

The great virtues of Paine's Celery Compound are abundantly manifested in the spring. It is a medicine com pounded specially to brace the nerves. to sustain heart action, to cleanse the blood and keep the stomach, liver and kidneys in vigorous health.
 In the springtime the effects of the winters work, the worries of business, household cares and the severe changes of temperature all conduce to weaken ed and inf1amed nerves, insomnia poy-
Arizona republican., 1903-03-26

The president will see the Grand Canyon, but will carry away with hir no better understanding of Arizona as 1t is than he now possesses. All of which will be pleasing to Senator Bev- eridge and the New England senators.
Arizona republican., 1903-03-26

Nearly all the miners in Cripple Creek having gone out on a sympa- thetic strike. the immediate outlook for Colorado's great gold camp is gloomy enough.
Arizona republican., 1903-03-26
INDIGESTION

is the cause of more discomfort than any other ailment. If you eat the things that you want, and that are good for you, you are distressed. Ackers Dys- pepsia Tablets will make your digestion perfect and prevent Dyspepsia and it's attendant disagreeable symptoms. You can safely eat anything, at any time, if you take one of these tablets after ward. Sold by all druggists under a positive guarantee. 25 cents. Money refunded if you are not satisfied. Send to us for free sample. w. H. Hooker &s Co.,, Buffalo, N. Y. T. F. Hudson Pharmacy.
Arizona republican., 1903-03-26
Political Announcement.

I hereby announce myself as a can- didate for reelection to the position of city marshal of Phoenix. subject to the action of the republican city convention, and if nominated will stand squarely on my record of the last two years.
 J. H. KINNEY.