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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-27
WASHINGTON.

notwithstanding the recommendation
of the executive council of the District
Bankers Association IN favor of a small
charge for collection of drafts and
checks on Out-of-town banks. the az .
ISOLATION at its meeting at Rauscher's
last night decided against such a pol
icy. The subject was discussed quite
eXhaustively. and the final vote was al
most unanimously adverse to the propo-
sition. This issue of the question has
not been unexpected. for, as stated in
TINS column, while the justice of the
proposition Is generally admitted the ex-
pediency at this time is doubted fears
being entertained that the out-of-toWn
business but recently acquired by Wash
lngton banks in competition with Bal
timore might suffer by the change
AT last nights meeting. It was decided
70 give an annual dinner, and President
Bell appointed a committee of arrange
ments. consisting of William Y. Cox.
william a. Mearns +. Southland Parker
and John JOY Edison.
business on the local exchange was
more than duh today. the only trans
acuon OF any note being the sale of
y, ~ OF Gas certificates, at 11424, which
Is q below the price paid yesterday
A small block of Capital Traction stock
sold at l2O12. and the sale of 81, 900 Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone bonds at
lO4. and like amount of Washington
record. Mergenthaler was offered at I76
with 175 bid, but no sale was made.
Graphophone common was slightly bet
ter In quotation than yesterday, 4 being
the bid price and AZ the Offering, with no
sale.
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market today
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-The following
prices were quoted on the grain mar
-ket today:
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London reports the market this MORN
Ing steady, but very dull, with stock
about parity.
The American Bond and Stock Com
fany. with a capital of $425O.OO0 has
been Incorporated in Trenton, N j. The
company will deal in bonds and stocks
and engage in mining, lumber, and steel
business.
The capital Of the concern is divided
INTO IS. 100000 OF common stock and 81
$4,000 preferred stock. the latter 70 pay
per cent
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CURRENT NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF INTEREST TO INVESTORS

some further bear pressure against the
active stocks, and somewhat lower
prices. Although there is nothing in the
advices from the other side suggestive,
or any difficulty, there Is some appre-
hensiOn over the French settlement
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The weekly bank statement issued to-
day is considered quite good. 1t shows
the following:
Reserve over all deposits, in
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REMOVAL OF VASES
CAUSES FRICTION
(Coalinned from 80 -

tIII''11 44VIII TIIal Fdsc.J
vases for flowers. Any such articles
found on the grounds will be removed. =
Furthermore, they say the charter of
the Rock Creek Cemetery gives them
latitude in governing its affairs. since
those who buy lots do not acquire them
as real estate, but get only the privilege
OF interment or sepGlture. with the i'm
portant provision appended IN the deed
that the privilege is subject TO such
rules and regulations as have been or
may be made the vestry Of Rock Creek
Parish"
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DENTISTRY.
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JOHN T. ARMS.
SAML A. DRURY.
IezodoSdseNSu Trustees
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ARCHITECTS.

COMPLETE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
houses, fats, stores, 50 to $40 up; pencil
sketches free: highest references. ARCHITECT,
$40 sth St NV. fe9O-tt
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GOVERNMENT BONDS

Wash. Gas Co. ser. A, 6's IeO2-2T. JOB
Wash Gas Co. ser h. 6's I904-2T. IO3 49,
Y. 5. Flee Light, Deb. Imp. 1902. l05 49,
Y. 5. Elec. Light, Cert Indebt...- l0j
Ches. Pot. Tel. Co. 6's.......... lO3S I0lk
Wash Market Co, LIST e's. 1892. i0a -
Masonic Hall Assn 0's, c, 19Os.. Loo
Nashington Gas. ll4H LIZ
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08
4 Leading Question.

A certain judge. living in the upper
part Of New York. while trying a case
listened with pain and displeasure TO
the testimony of a colored woman who
was describing how she had whipped
one of her offspring. She enlarged on
the narrowing details until the judge
stopped her
do you mean TO tell me that you
were cruel enough To punish your son
like thatEH he demanded.
lob co'se did, yoh honoh," she re-
piled.
How dare you be 80 brutalY'
The cOlorcd woman looked ut him in
fine contempt for a moment, then ask
ed slowly:
Look a-heah, jedge. was yOh eber de
father oh 4 wuthless mulatter boy"
The judge almost fell from the bench.
EFF yoh amt" continued the negrcsS,
then yoh don't know muffin about de
case!' -Harper's Weekly.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08

Archbishop Howley, who lived in the
eighteenth century. most unjustly got
the reputation OF swearing like a troop
er. The explanation is that the Duke
OF Cumberland, who fought the battle
Of Culloden and who was unspeakably
profane once went In quest Of the
primats to get his assistance about a
certain bill which he disliksd He re-
turned 70 the house Of lords, saying:
"It's all right my lords. I've seen the
archbishop. and he says hen see thu
promoters to - before hs'u vote for
the - bili.- An q matter Of fact. all
the profanity had been supplied quite
in the ordinary run Of conysraaton By
the duke
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08
HridaI ShIrtN.

The ScanIinarian bridegroom pre-
sents to his bctrothed a prayer book
and many other gifts. She in turn
gives him. especially in Sweden, a
shirt. and this he invariably wears OH
his wedding day. Afterward he puts
It away. and in no circumstance would
he wear it again while alive. But he
wears it in his grave. and there are
Swedes who earnestly believe not only
in the resurrection of the body, but in
the veritable resurrection of the be-
trothal shirts of such husbands as have
never broken their marriage vows.
The Swedish widower must destroy on
the eve of his second marriage the
bridal shirt which his first wife gave
him.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08
The Mayor Wanted to Know.

The Mayor Wanted to Know.
In provincial town man who was
injured in serious case of assault was
driven to the hospital on a brewers
dray, and the shaking he received in
transit considerably retarded his re-
covery.
"Why wasn't the police station am
bulance there to remove himY demand
ed the mayor. who was chairman of the
justices.
at was in use at the time. SIR" an
swered the chief constable. with Wis.,
ible embarrassment.
ut generally is when most needed"
sarcastically commented the mayor.
I'm what way We're you using it on
this particular occasion? Don't evade
the question, sir. l demand an an
swer."
Every we'll, sir; as you insist, l will
tell YOU" replied the chief constable,
ut was carrying back the gold and sill
yer plate your wife borrowed for the
mayoral banquet"
Then the mayor grew crimson and
fiercoly threatened to clear the court
''if any more of that senseless tittering
is heard. "-Pearson's Weekly.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08

The Abyssinians drop on their knees
and kiss the earth when they meet. In
saluting q woman the MaBdinkas take
her hand, put It to their nose and smell
II twice. The Egyptians stretch out
one hand, then lay It on their breast
and bow tho head. Among the less
cvilised tribes of the old world, say
the Kalmucks and In Polynesia. the
custom of rubbing noses is pretty gen
eral. Perhaps the most extraordinary
form of salutation is to be found in
Tibet. where the natives put out their
tongues, gnash their teeth and scrdt ch
their ears.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08
QUEER NATURAL HISTORY.
some Curious Eighteenth Century
Notions About Animals.

Some curious specimens of folklore
and natural history are contained Ill
rare book called "The Sportsmans Dlc-
tionary," which was published 100
years ago. The author was evidently
Philistine among Philistines in LIS
attitude toward nature.
OF the master musician, the black
bird, he says:
This bird is known by all persons
and is better to be eaten than kept.
being much sweeter to the palate when
dead and we'll roasted than to the ear
while living; sings about three months
in the year, or four at most. though his
song Is worth nothing, but II he DO
taught to whistle he is Of some value,
being very loud. though coarse" What
an ear and mind!
And here Is a story Of the squirrel
with the ring In II Of the seventeenth
even more than the eighteenth century.
1t reminds one of the hares OF lzaak
Walton, that changed their sexes once
year:
IF what is reported Of them be true
the admirable cunning OF the squirrel
appears in her (where we commonly
use his when the sex need not be speci-
fed our ancestors often used herr swim
ming or passing over river. for when
she is constrained by hunger so to do
she seeks out some rind or small bark
of tree. which she sets upon the water
and then goes into II, and. holding up
her tail IKE a sail, let's the wind drive
her to the other side and carries meat
in her mouth to prevent being famished
by the length of the voyage"
or the wild boar we have this: And
what place soever he bites, whether
man or dog. the heat Of his teeth
causes Inflammation in the wound. II
therefore he does but touch the hair OF
a dog he burns off-nay. huntsmen have
tried the heat of his teeth by laying
hairs on them as soon as he was dead.
and they have shriveled up % II touch
ed with hot iron"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08

suspected of being Democrat mig
GER" and IS saulted. The black
crowd came near humping the life
out of him. stamped and kicked the
chicken until scarcely two feathers
were left together. 1t was not until
Cleveland had served his first term
out, with 70 demonstration against
the negroes. that the poor dupes at
last became partially reconciled and
r. assured-C E Merrill. in Louis
Vile Post.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08
OLDHOUSESONTHE HUDSON
They Are Picturesque. but sadly
Lacking In Comfort.

Dutch customs still prevail to sur
prising extent in the old villages up
the Hudson. and the modern house
keeper from the city who takes pie
turesque dwelling. built about 1920. for
a summer lone is confronted by some
bewilderiug conditions.
While water and the scrubbing brush
were and are much in evidence. the
sanitation Of the bedrooms does not
meet modern requirements. In fact.
unless the house has been materially
altered there were no bedrooms. dis
tinctly such. but from each of the FIVE
rooms on the one floor. kitchen. includ-
ed. open recesses or alcoves just large
enough 10 contain n double bed, says
the Brooklyn Eagle.
These used to be filed with -four
posters" having trundle beds beneath.
50 that n family Of twenty persons wa
easily accommodated. and if ucccs
sary. more people could bee placed IN
the open garnet. generally reserved for
storage purposes.
Reverence for the past and IFS ira
ditions may induce the house mistress
10 put her bed in such an alcoyc az
first. but one nights experience of its
stuliness usually suiiicrs. especially rs
it is impossible to make the bed unless
it is rolled out daily. for no space was
allowed for going about It.
However. the recesSes meet the mod
ern requirements for closet room. and.
rcmodeled with hooks AMI curtains.
they fiji what would otherwise be a
decided need. since the only places pre-.
pared on which to hang clothes are
three hand turned and extremely fat
wooden pegs placed between door and
window in each room, reminding one
of Matthew Vassars three pegs at the
college, for bonnet, shawl and Sunday
dress"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08
Rev. Carlisle p. B. Marion, l.
l.. D.

Waverly, Texas, writes: "Of a
morning, when first rising, | often
find a troublesome collection Of
phIegm, which produces a cough, and
is very hard to dislodge; but small
quantity of Billiards. Horehound
Syrup will at once dislodge it, and
the trouble is over. | know of no
medicine that Is equal to it, and it is
so pleasant to take. can most cor
daily recommend it 10 all persons
needing a medicine for throat aud
lung troubles" Price 25c, 800, 81
bottles at J. H. Williams, Drug
gists. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08
DeWitvs E xstsT SaIve
For Piles, Burns, Sores.
Their Freedom Short-liyed.

Hindman, Ky. ian. 4 -Stamper
Stone and F. S. Messer, who broke
jail here and escaped a few nights
ago, have been captured and lodged
In Jail at Williamson, W. Va. Stone
was confined in jail charged with
murder and Messer had been sentenc-
ed to the penitentisry for a period OF
two years for the crime Of forgery.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08
No Pity Shown.

For years fate was after me con-
tiuuously" writes F. A. Gulledge,
Verbena, Ala. 81 had a terrible
case of Piles causing "a tumors.
When all failed Bucklen's Arnica
Salve cured me. Equally good for
Burns and all aches and pains. On
ly 25c at Z. Wayne Griffin q Bro.
Drug Store. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08
CROCODILE TEARS,
The Legend That the Brute Shed
Them over It's Prey.

There was an old story, to which we
find constant reference III Ellzabethaa
writer's. that crocodiles wept over their
prey. No doubt the legend arose be-
cause the crocodile possesses largely
developed lachrymal glands. but it APP
pears in various amusing forms.
AS early rs the fourteenth century,
in "Mandeville's Travels" we find: "Iu
that contre ben great plentee of Coka-
drilles. THESE serpentes slen men, and
thei eten hem wepypge."
An odd turn is given to the tale by
the narrator of one of Sir John Haw.
kins' voyages. Whether he was q
married man or not we do not know,
but he writes: "His nature is ever,
when he would have his prey, to cry
and sob like a Christian body. to pro-
woke them to come to him, and then he
snatched at them! And thereupon came
this proverb, that is applied unto wom-
en- when they weep, Lachrym@ croco-
dill, the meaning whereof is that as
the crocodile when he crieth goeth
them about most to deceive, so doth a
woman, most commonly when she
weepeth."
In Fuller's Worthless there is the
added information that "the crocodile's
tears are never true save when he is
forced where saffron groweth." Shake
speare, Spenser and Dryden allude to
this old world fancy.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08
Factory for Mt. Sterling.

Mt. Sterling. Jan. The Eacch
lunch box factory, of Ciuclnra !, fas
been located here and will b. running
by February IS 1t will employ about
twenty hands at the beginning Of op-
erations.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08
Hfn Faux Pas.

They were uttering the tender non
sense that succeeds the great question.
And" said the girl bravsly. ~ pow
erty comes we Will face 1t together"
"Ah. dearest" he replied. "ths mere
sight Of your face would scare thu wolf
away" ..,..
And ever since he has wondered why
she returned the ring.-New York Trib'
una
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08
New County Proposed.

Morehead, KY, Jan. One of the
first b lis before the new Legislature
will be one for the making of new
county out of parts of Carter, Lewis,
Elliott and Rowan. 1t is proposed to
name the new county Tor Gov Beck
ham, and Olive Hill will be the couu-
ty seat. Senator-elsct w. B. Whit,
Representative Van King and many
hold-over Senators have pledged their
support to the new movement. aud it
is very paobable the bill will pass the
Legislature, although there will be a
strong fight 20. prevent II.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08

Mrs. Nubbins-My husband is per-
feet brute.
Friend-You amaze me.
Mrs. Nubbins-Since the baby began
teething nothing would quiet the title
angel but pulling his papa's beard, and
yesterday he went and mad his teard
shaved off.-New York Weekly.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08
Night Was Her Terror.


~ would cough nearly all night
long," writes Mrs. Chas. Apologize,
OF Alexandra, Ind, "and could
hardly get any sleep. l had con-
sumption so bad that if l walked a
block 1 would cough frightfully and
spit blood, but, when all other medi-
cines failed, three s1.O0 bottles of
DR.. Kings New Discovery wholly
cured me and l gained So pounds. "
It's absolutely guaranteed to cure
Coughs, Colds, La Grippe, Bronchitis
and all Throat and Lung Troubles,
Price SOC and s1.00. Trial bottles
free at z. Wayne Griffin & Bro.
drug store. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08
HaRauld Rnaa,

"why do you thihk>he,ll DO a famous
novelistT
HE poses for photographs sSWelh
with his arms folded and looking as II
he was thinking."-Judge.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08
RIPANS Tabules
Doctors find
A good prescription
For mankind.

The cent packets enoughfor usual occasions,
The family bottle $50 centsl contains supply
for n year. All druggists sell them.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08
simpIy Get. IL Charged.

Mrs. Benham-I suppose you
have a good deal of curiosity<
Benham-Well, whep<
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08
No Encouraeemtnt Needed.

Her Father-What2 You say you're
engaged to Fred? 1 thought told you
not to give him any encouragement?
Ekis Daughter-J don't. N He d0essu
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-06
MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
Mahoney, City, Pa, Excited Over XIII.
Ing of Young Girl.

Mahoney, City. Pa, Excited Over XIII
Ing Of Young Girl.
Mahoney City, Pa, May 3-Mystery
surrounds the murder of Lillian
Humes. 12 years old, whose lifelesa
body has been found lying face down
ward on the kitchen floor at the home
Of her brother Harry Humes, engi
neer for the Mahoney City Water
company.
The top of her head was blown
OF and near by lay shotgun belong
Ing to a member of the household
with both barrels empty.
The girl came to this city last week
from Philadelphia with her mother.
intending to spend the summer.
The girl was alone in the house
Persons living along the highway say
they saw a strange man hurrying past
not long after the probable hour OF
the murder.
He wore an air of excitement and
appeared to have been engaged in q
tussle. No further trace OF the man
has been found, although the country
Is being thoroughly searched.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-06
STRIKE IN SANTA FE SHOPS.
Many Workmen Resume Their Ole
Places at Topeka.

Many Workmen Resume Their Ole
Places at Topeka.
Topeka. Kans., May 3.-The local
shopmen Of the Atchison, Santa Fe
and Topeka railways resumed their
old places quietly today, all of the
workmen except 200 machinists going
to work. General Manager Nudge
says there will be no trouble in secur
ing the necessary men to run the
shops at Topeka and other points on
the system. Third Vice President
Buckalew, OF the machinists. says the
strike is not declared off, and will not
be until the Santa Fe company agrees
20 The proposition of the union.
At Cleburne, Albuquerque, San Ber.
nardino, the Needles and far west
points the strike is much more effec.
tive than at Topeka. A special to
the State Journal from LaJunta says
no attempt was made to open the
shop there today.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-06
SOUTHERN METHODIST
WORKERS AT WACO
Great Missionary Rally In the
Texas City.
UNUSUALLY LARGE GATHERING

Heads of All Missionary Departments
South Are on Hand With All of the
Bishops of the Church Except Three
In Attendance.
Waco, Tex, May 3.-The great mis-.
sionary rally of the Southern Metho.
dist workers, together with the heads
OF all missionary departments in Nash.
vile and other parts of the south, for.
nally cpened last night and continued
today.
All Of the bishops Of the church,
south, except three, arrived here today
and held meeting At the morning
rally session addresses were delivered
by Seth Ward, of Nashville; Assist.
ant Secretary of the Mission Board,
and Rev. G. B. Winton, of North Caro-
lima. Rev. ]. l.. Hendry, who has re.
Gently arrived from the mission fields
iu China, will deliver an address at
the afternoon session, and tonight
Bishop E. R. Hendrix, of Kansas City,
will speak,
Several thousand delegates and Wis.
itors are in attendance.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-06
AT THE WORLDS FAIR.
Installation Of Exhibits Being Rushed.
Program Band Concerts.

Program Band Concerts.
st. Louis, May 3.-World's Fair
Grounds-A complete program OF band
concerts was inaugurated today, the
concerts being rendered by Sousa's,
lnnes', Wells bands. beginning in the
early forenoon, and continuing until
tho closing time at night.
Daily band concerts were one of the
features OF the exposition. 1t was an.
hounced today that the proposed run.
ming Of the intranurial railroad would
be abandoned for about two weeks ow
Ing to the necessity OF utilizing the
tracks for moving cars loaded with
exhibits as fast as they arrive. 1.
was expected that the intramurial
would be opened to the public today
but last night almost a thousand cars
OF exhibits arrived for distribution, and
at once 1t was deemed necessary to
use the 1ntra lurial tracks and hurry
the Installation of exhibits as rapidly
as possible
The feature of today's program al
tho exposition was the dedication OF
Conneci;cut's state building.
The dedication ceremonies were call
ed to order by President F. w. viii
COX Of the Connecticut state commit
tee which formally rendered the build
ing to the state.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-06
American Bible leauue,

New York, May 3.-Considerable in.
terest is being aroused in church cir.
cles over the first convention of the
American Bible League, which vii
meet here tonight. Those known as
the higher critics of the Bible and
others who hold that the book is the
inspired word Of God are expected to
express their views at length. Dur.
ing the sessions of Wednesday and
Thursday the convention will consid.
er the matter in detail.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-06
Murder and Attempted Suicide

New York, May 3.-Attracted by a
mans cries for help, tenants in fla,
building in West Fortieth street to.
day found Mrs. Mary Emma Kaufman
dead in bed in her apartment and
Adolph Koenig. aged 26, lying by her
side with knife wound in his abdo.
men. The police say it is q case OF
murder and attempted suicide. The
Kaufman woman was cast Off by her
husband about two months ago be.
cause Of her infatuation for Koendg.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-06
TYNER:sARRETT Trial.
Charge Of Conspiracy to Defraud the
Government,

Cnarge OF Conspiracy to Defraud the
Government.
Washington, May 3.-Both OF the
defendants we're in court today when
the impanelling of a jury proceeded
for the trial Of James N. Tyner and
Harrison ]. Barrett, on indictments
charging conspiracy to defraud the
government.
General Tyler, as on yesterday, was
placed in a large reclining chair and
surrounded with furs to protect him
from the draughts of the room. Mrs.
Tyner sat by his side attentive to HE
slightest movement. She whispered
counsel and explained to her husband
all matters concerning the selection
OF the jury which escaped his failing
hearing. Less than half an hour was
required to complete the jury.
Morgan H. Beach, United States dis
trict attorney, outlining the govern
ment's case in an elaborate review OF
the indictments and the incidents
thereto.