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The Washington times., 1904-03-21
PROPOSED PUBLIC WORKS
UPON THE ISTHMUS
Chance for Contractors to Construct Ice
Plant, Electric Station, Govern
ment Buildings, and Sewers

Among the things most discussed as
likeiy to be open to contractors on the
isthmus are the following
An ice plant in Panama. The present
contract for a monopoly on ice expires
in few weeks, and the Government
seems determined not 70 renew IL Ice
has been very high. at times 5 cents ana
never less than , cents a pound The
quality has not been good. Considering
the fact that the same temperature eX-
lists the entire year the manufacture OF
ice even at proper rates is thought 70
be remuneTatiye.
There viii necessarily have TO be ex-
tensions made TO the electric light plant.
1t is old and not equal TO the demand
IL is Intended TO start a street car sys-
l1em to be operated by this plant
! To meet the new condition Of things
/ it is expected that a public palace
known as the Presidential Palace" viii
be erected. as Wen as large and
spacious building for a public library
and other needed public buildings.
The government cOntemplates con-
Meeting the capital Of Panama with the
other parts OF the republic by telegraph
/ lines The question Of roads and public
bridges will be considered
/ In Panama and Colon, as well as in
the zone" along the railway, there will
be modern sewerages with sufficient
quantities of water.
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
GIBBONS
CONFIRMS LARGE CLASS
Boys Take Pledge to Abstain From Us9
Of Intoxicating Liquor Until
of Ace.

a class OF 10 children was confirmed
Yesterday afternoon at St. Aloysius'
Church by Cardinal Gibbons. who came
to Washington especially for this ceI>-
mony. Pews on both sides Of the cen
ter aisles were reserved for the con-
hrmation class. The girls. dressed IN
white and wearing white wells, were on
one side and the boys were on the other
After confirming the class. the cardi-
nal made a short address in which he
urged the young people to remember
the promises they had made During
the afternoon the boys took 4 pledge
10 abstain from intoxicating liquors I'M
til they reach the age Oh tWenty-one
years The girls were not asked 10 tsike
this pledge, as it was not deemed neces-
sary
Ia the course of his address Cardinal
Gibbons said To-day YOU have been
admitted By the grace of God into God :
grace and have become participants IN
His bounty and participants in His heri-
tage 1t Is hard TO realize what a gitt
haS. become yours. 1t is as easy 10 paint
the lily or TO gid refined gold as 20 DIV -
upon the blessings of God residing
within Us.
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
"SOHE UGLY FEATURES
OF NATIONAL LIFE
Subject Of Sermon by Dr. McKim in
Which he Condemned Graft" and
Lax Marriage Vows.

, The Rev DIT McKlm. rector OF EpiDh-
any Church ia a sermon last night, dis
cussCd Some Ugly Features OF our
National Life and What 20 Do About
Them. HIS remarks We're far-reac ching
in their scope. and fJrccfUl. lie made
a direct attack on what he characteTiz-
ed the almost cOnsCienceless extra va
gance. and passion for dlsply. which.
he said. has spread downward among
the people
In spealcins OF public trust. DR. SIC
Kim said. we see public officers be-
traying their trust. cOrsDiring with pri-
waite individuals to sell the patronage of
the Government for their own gain. We
see the practice Of graft. as II has come
TO be called. UublUsliuEly prevalent
from top 10 bottom cf society Is IS
this eagerness to get money. By hook
or by crook, which wea kcns the land
OF moral obligation, which iusensibly
cOrrupts the moral sense, which lowers
the standing ia commercial and pOliai-
cal lie, and which even deErades the
ideas or Che holy state OF matrimouy.'
Dr. Mckim drew strong contras;
between thee progressive polygamy'
of society divorces, ana the pCiyR2my
Of the AlornOns"
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
Remarkable Operation
For HfantiLe Palsy
Dr.. James K. Young, of Philadelphia, Gives
ParaINiC Child Use of Her Foot by
Grating Tribal Nerve.

PHILADELPHIA. March n.-When
DIT. Adolf LOrenz created furore in
the medical worlG by his early sue
ccsses in bGoodIess surgery. many learned
mon said that il would prove by far the
greatest surgical triumph of the age.
Another achievement in surgery has
come 10 light, which compares favor
ably with DR. Lorenz's treatment as a
means OF relieving thousands Of the
worlds sufferers. It is the successful
splicing. or grating, Of nerves in a
paraIytic child's leg. thus curing in
fantue palsy. a disease which probably
causes more cripples than any other af-
Fiction known to medical science.
No Longer a Theory.
DR. James X Young OF Phiiadel-
phia. is the surgeon whose explorations
into the nervous system have brought
about such valuable results. Mamie
Weiss the fouT-year-old daughter OF
Mrs. Rosa Weiss. living at 1913 Chris
tfan Street. Philadelphia. was the sub
ject Of the experiment. 1t was Der
formed several months ago, and has
proved conclusively that the grating OF
nerves is no longer a theory
Instead Of making an incislon in the
front Of the leg. DR.. Young chose a spot
ON tho side Just below the knee. )
inch incision was made and the dead
branch was exposed. Clipping IT OF
close 10 the main stem. the operator
then opened way TO the corresponding
nerve branch on the opposite side Of the
leg In the living branch q SIT was
clIf about a quarter of an inch long.
This was the most delicate phase OF
the operation. because the nerve at that
point is smaller than a piece OF string
such IS is used in drug stores for wrap
nfne bundles The loose end of tho
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
PRESBYTERlANS PRACTICE
P0LYGAMY III CONGO STATE

The Rev W. IL Morrison. a mis-
sioEary, in the course or a sermon at
the Central Presbyterian church last
night described the conditions existing
ia the Congo Free State. where he has
worked for a number Of years.
The sermon dealt particularly with the
existence OF pOlysamy among the ma
tives. the practice having followers not
only in the Mormon Church. but also
in the Presbyterian Church.
The natives living in pOlygamy who
have accepted the 1aith OF the PTesby-
terrain Church refuse to break W tho
practice on the ground that they had tho
wives when Christianity was brought
20 them IL would be wrong TO desert
all bat one of the plural wives now, they
maintain
AIR. Morrison said their religion has
been that OF ancestry worship
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
ROOM FOR PROTESTANTS
IN THE PHILIPPINES
Secretary Taft Says Freedom Of Re-
Iigious Thought Would DO Insu-
lar People Good.

Secretary Taft was the chief speaker
at the anniversary of the American
Tract Society in the Church Of the Cove.
nart yesterday afternoon. Justice Brew
or. OF the United States Supreme Coury.
presided at the meeting and introduced
Mr.. Taft. who spoke or the future Of
Christianity IN the Philippines.
'-The FilipiHos occupy position which
Is unique" said Secretary Taft. They
are Of the Malay race. and live in the
Orient They are the only Malay peO-
pie that are Christians. That is what
makes the problem so much easter for
rs than that of England in India. We
have 100000 Of Christians. whose ideals.
however dim they may be- are Europe
an, whose ambitions. however vague and
sometimes ignorant. are European.
'Friars Of four or five orders have
given them these ideals and these ambi-
TORS. And whatever may have said
against these friars. should be lacking
in justice II / did not express the graft
tude q world owes the friars for Chris
t!anlz.ng these 100000 Of people. The
trouble is. for the last century the
friars have been so mixed up in politics
that they have become distasteful So
the duty Of the Government has been to
have the church substitute priests f7-
the fria-s. and. although the Roman
Catholic Church today viii agree with
me that they are not what we should
Ike. they are much better than ia.
fr.ars.
Il ara asked If there BE- room for the
Protestant denominations in the islanCs
/ cannot but answer there is NOthiua
/ can do those people so much ECCd as the
. Introduction OF the charity and freedom
E Of RELIGIOUS thought which y.1srfT e.
. brought there by the Protestant
Church.
The Washington times., 1904-03-21

dead nerve was drawn across and in
serted in the slit then fastened with
very fine catgut. The wound was closed
and the skin stitched over It.
No PerceptibIe Shock.
The operation occupied just ten min
utes. and only a few drops of blood
were shed. The patient had suffered no
perceptible shock A plaster cast was
placed about the child's leg. Then be-
gan the tedious wait for the result.
which could mean so much for the child
and for the surgical world at large. Ma
mic was under the constant care Of a
trained nurse.
there gathered in one of the hospital
wards "A number OF representative sur
geons. They had been told of the ex-
pertinent and were anxious to see its
result. Carefully the case was cut loose,
the bandages removed
Move your foot, little one" said DR..
Young.
Able to Move Foot.
Slowly but surely the foot obeyed the
impulse of its owner, moved back and
forth where before it had lain helpless
The child has continued to gain strength
until now there is no longer a doubt
that the grating OF those two tiny
nerves has brought back much Of the
retarded energy which seemed TO doom
the affected member to a life Of mac
tivity.
DR. Young Is professor of orthopedic
surgery at the University Of Pennsyl-
vania. the Philadelphia Polytechnic and
the Womens hospitals Being some
thing of an electrician. he conceived the
idea that II splicing a telegraph wire
causes the broken current 70 resume its
course, splicing or grating a partly dead
nerve with a live one should send the
power from the nerve center to the eX-
tremity affected.
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
MACHINE COMPANY SUES
UNION FOR 100000

CHICAGO. March 21.-Suit for $500 900
against the machinists' union and its
member has been started by the Bates
Machine Company. Of Joliet. which Sc
cured an Injunction on Friday 20 pre-
vent the union from interfering With
the operation Of its plant.
The Bates company has been i'm con-
slant turmoil with organized labor for
several wears
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
EVANSVILLE NOTES.

HYATTSVILLE, I'D. March 21.-Fire
was discovered in the woods near
Evansville, at noon yesterday. and as
the wind brought Il rapidly toward
Hyattsville. excitement was lively for
a while The ALARM, YVES sounded. and
the whole fire department was quickly
on the scene, the fire by this time en-
dangering the houses Of 8fessrs. Nor
ley, Rathbone, and Whsle. Reel No.
was called into acton. and in few
minutes had the fire extInguished.
Governor WardeId having on Friday
last signed the BIN 70 enable FIyatts-
vile to issue bonds for the purpose ~
constructing system Of sewers the
town council VIII meet on Wcdncsday 3
evening 10 arrange for "a special cleo
being necessary 10 make the act opera
tive. The indications are that tho meas
ure viii carry by large majority
Mr.. and Mrs. William Conradis. lIr.
and Mrs NJ s Crawford. Dir. and Mrs.
G Daw. MIR. and Mrs L. Deunison. Mr..
and Mrs b. Smelling. Miss j. Crawford.
Miss J.. Crawford, Eugene Burgess
Harry Cumberland. and William Jaeger.
of the Dixie Club. were entertained al
the hOspitabie home OF il. T.. Burgess
Friday evening
mere were no special services for Pas
sion Sunday In the Catholic and EDisC0-
pal Churches yesterday. except that al
the former the sodality went 70 Holy
Communion.
The Rev. J. b Clayton. of the smith
sonian Institution, preached ct the
Baptist Church yesterday. The c11gre-
cation has extended q can 90 the Rev.
a. A. Hobson. OF Chicago. 10 Gu the
vacant pastorate, and il IS thought that
he Will accept.
Herman Ladsou. EMPLOYED I'm wells
drug store is suffering from the effects
Of a nail penetrating his foot
Matthew +. Halloran. chief Of tho
CertihcatiOn Division. Civil Service
Bureau. is confined to his home ON
Jackson Avenue. by a-severe attack of
Jaundice
William l. Hail. division chief in the
Bureau OF Forestry, Department Of Ag-
ricuiture, Is iu West Virginia or the
business OF the department.
Brooke Hunter. or East Hyattsvile.
has been appointed a justice Of the
peace for the Bladeusburg district
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
CATALOGuE GA GIFTS.

The Malta-Vita Pure Food Company.
OF Battle Greek. Mich. has just issued
a very attractive catalogue. in which is
shown a list OF articles that are given
Z. way to users of their famous food,
''sia!ta-Vita." All coupons issued in
1909 and 1901 will be redeemed until
January I. 1905. The catalogue viii be
sent TO any address for four Malta II tI
coupons or { cents in stamps.
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digestion, weak kidneys and tor
Did liver are other causes which
bring on this painful disease,
because the blood becomes faint
ed with the poisonous matter
which these organs fail to carry
out of the system. Certain secret
diseases will produce Rheuma-
tism, and of all forms this IS the
most stubborn and severe, Tor 1t
seems to affect every bone and
muscle in the body.
The blood is the medium by
which the poisons and acids are
carried through the system, and
It doesn't matter what kind of
Rheumatism you have, it must
be treated through the blood, or
YOU can never get permanent.
troubles S. S. S. has never b.
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
PHILOSOPHY STUDENTS
HEAR INTERESTING PAPER

At the meeting Of the Society for
Philosophical Inquiry, held at the Co
lumbar University CNest HalD. last
Tuesday. Edward s Steele presented
an interesting paper on Peter Ramus,
the great Iogician of the sixteenth cen
fury.
At the meeting of the society. TO be
held tomorrow afternoon. there viii be
a symposium on st. Thomas Aquinas.
All students Of philosophy are invited
10 be present.
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
Two MINISTER'S
CHANGING FAITH
Leave MethOdists to Take
Presbyterian Charges.
CHANGE OF RULES OPPOSED
Philadelphia Conference Votes to Insist
Upon Prohibition Against Dancing
and Other Worldly Amusements.

PHILADELPHIA, March 1.-Two min
listers severed their connection, with the
Methodist Episcopal Church by obtain
ing their credentials from the Philadel-
phia conferences. i'm session at Kensing-
ton Church and Withdrawing They are
the Rev DR. Charles G. AIbertson. pas
tor Of the First Church of Germantown
and tho Rev. r. H. Mckee, They are
going TO enter tho Prcsbyteri ~ Church.
The Rev. DIR. AlbeTtson explained that
hc had accepted a call to become pastor
OF large Presbyterian Church at
Rochester, y. Y. He declared he in
tended 20 profess faith in that denomi-
nations doctrines. The Rev. Mr.. Nc
<ee said he desired TO join the Presby-
tcrian Church and 20 to his childhood
home near Pittsburg. The requests of
both preachers were granted immedi-
atcly
Against FtoTldly Amusenents.
on motion Of the Rev. b. p. String. a
resolution was passed asking of the
general conference. TO be held at Los
Angeles i'm May. that no change be made
I'm para graph 2iS OF the church rules.
which prohibits dancing card playing
and such worldly amusements. There
was no debate and not all O. the minis
ters voted
AFTER the conference had decided to
permit absent members TO vote by letter
Tor the remaining -four clerical dele
safes 70 the general conference. the bal
lot was taken. II resulted as follows
The Rev. }. G.. Wilson. D. D.. presiding
elder OF the northwest district. l54: the
Rev J. r Heiiner. y. D.. I44 votes
Two hundred and fifty ballots were cast
l-6 votes bcinE necessary 10 elect.
AunrfaaT ballot fqEnn and the
Rev T. r. Hoover and the Pew Z. O.
Griffith were chosen. As alternates the
ltevs George Gaul. Charles Roads. anC
L. II. Boswell were elected.
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
BUGGY IS oVERTUPNEp.

Turning sharp curve on the road
near Long Bridge. on Saturday night.
the horse attached 20 a buggy and
driven by Mrs. Walford OF Alexandria,
accompanied by friend, overturned the
vehicle and threw the occupants out.
The horse ran across the bridge but was
caught by she police of the Fourth pre-
circt Neither cf the women was IN
trred
The Washington times., 1904-03-21

NOT a SKIN DISEASE.

spot that hurts and when rheumatic pains
they
to nments and Pases for relief and
amount OF
because
disease but all through the system and
conditions that caused the first attack
going Rheumatism will long
poison what apply externally Too
of Rheumatism; stomach troubles bad
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
Washington Bids Adieu
To a Strenuous Winter
Spring Equinox Due Today and Ii IS
Hoped Il VIII Carry Away Last Vestige
of a DisagreeabIe Season.

were the 26th and the 9th, with a tenn
perature OF u degrees edch- me warm
est Gay of that month was the zllh,
with "a temperature Of -. The average
for December in thirty-thTcc years was
50 degrees. as compared with Wmcn Dc
ce-ber last averaged -. or degrees
lower. Snow fen on seven days, the
20. Cd. 9th. 10th, 18th, Goth, and aoth
The prevail ing winds We're from the
mort Invest with maximum velocity Of
FORTY miles per hour on the 18th. The
coolest December on record was that OF
1850. with an average CT %
Tcuched Three Degrees Above.
The coolest day Of January was the
18th. when the thermometer went down
to 3 degrees. Three days after. on tire
22d. fl went up to the highest point OF
the month. registering Co. showing the
uncertainty OF the Washington climate.
Tho average temperature for January in
thirty-three years was "a degrees. Tho
average for January, 1904 was = de-
gr&es. or degrees below the average
Tor thirty-four years Snow fei! on ten
days during JANUARY, on the I'd. 3D. Sth'
Igtn. Ilth, l-Jh, 18th. 18th, -yth, @pth. ne
total fall OF snow during this month was
100 inches, the heaviest on record The
/ heaviest snow fail of any tWeuty-ioi'r
hours occurred ON the z3tn. Whc.l l-ir
snow fen to "A depth OF SO inches The
prevailing winds were IN the northwest,
} the maximum velocity being on the Sci,
y I
Z corded The coolest January on record
was that Of 1892 with an average OF p
J degrees.
In February the colcest day Of the
winter was recorded. on the % of that
month the thermCmeteT dropped to de-
I grets above zero. and on the five days
after, on he ~. it ran up 70 53. the
WGTmCSt day q the month. making n
/ second demonstration of its ability &C.
lchanEe i'm q short while. The average
I temperature for February was 2S, rs
against an average Of 81 for thirty-four
years, or a deficiency of Z degrees. SNOW
! fell on nine days of this month. the LIST
11th 18th. 18th 18th. 18th. 18th. 26th. 9th.
one inch on the 9th was the maximum.
! The prevailing winds were from tn.
northwest, the highest velocity recorded
] being thirty-eight miles an hour on tho
/ 25th The coolest February on record
was that Of 1895. with an average OF 25-
Twenty-rine Snowfalls.
From these figures it win be seen that
the average deficiency for the four
months recorded as compared with the
same four months of thirty-thrce years.
is 40 degrees. Snow fell on twenry-ri1e
days % the winter, although in some in
stances it did not stick after tcuchius
the earth Taken an in all, the past
winter, or the winter which IL is hoped
Will be actually past tomorrow, was q
1 winter that has very bad record for
this vicinity.
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ne; Charles H. Blumer. North Capitol
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Monroe and jefferson sts-
PetWorth-Johnson Drug Co. 3SG1 New
Hampshire Ave.
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TAKES WRICHT'S PLACE.

In the absence Of Justice Wright from
Washington. Justice Anderso' today
presided in the Probate Court.
The Washington times., 1904-03-21
CASSINI DENIES RFPOPT

AT the request Of the Russian minister
OF finance. Count Cassiui has issued u
denial of the report that Russia has
forbidden the expectation Of graiA from
the empire.
The Washington times., 1904-03-21

The present winter. which ends today,
theoretically, when the spring equinox
is due. has been one of the coolest
Washington has ever known, for. all
though the thermometer has never gone
90 the zero point. low temperature has
been more continuous than for many
winters. During the thirty-three years
that the Weather Bureau has been TAX
ing a record of weather conditions there
are few which have equaled the record
made during November and December,
1913. and January and February. 1894
Neutrality-suspicious. are all familiar with
the general conditions that nave pre-
vailed during the winter months. and
there are few who are not glad that
they are past. The many and heavy
snowfaus: the rain and sleet, that lay
frozen upon the grounds for days. and
made tbs streets unsafe for the most
surefooted 10 walk on; the bitterly cold
DAYS when contact with the outer air
was painful To those most accustomed
TO it, viii remain long in the memory
of all who experienced them, and the
winter of 1904 viii go down in history
as one of the worst on record.
The Winter Record.
The Weather Bureau, however, has
weather that are very interesting All
of the many instruments perchcd on
top OF the bureau on the corner Of
Twenty-fourth and N Streets have been
doing their duty in the most approved
fashion, and have, collected some val
uable Information
This winter practically started I'm with
November the mean or average temper
ture Of that month being 5-3 degrees
below the average temperature for that
month during the past thirty-three
years. The average temperature for
November. 1913 was q degrees. In the
thirty-three years there were only two
NOVenbers in which the average tenn
perature was lower. namely. those of
1873 and 1901 both of which had an aver
age of 81 and only two others which
averaged =. namely 1871 and 1872 The
average for the thirty-three years was 10.
Down TO Eighteen.
The coolest day of last November was
the nth. when the thermometer regis
tered IS. The warmest day was the 3D.
with the maximum temperature of 70.
Snow fell three times during Novem-
Der. on the 10Th. the 9th. and the 18th.
The prevailing winds fer November
were from the northwest. The aver
age hourly velocity was 6.5 miles.
The coolest days of December, 1873,
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LOCAL MENTl0N.


III ~ 4LO-LIC-t-la " Ji-ll--
Commander James Huslam. organizer
or The Rescue and Shelter Homes. has
leased the building us Pennsylvania
Avenue northwest, ms Shelter Home
for Homeless Women
Ralph Wells. of the Church Of the
Covenant viii conduct the opening
exercises tonight. All are cordially i'm
yitcd 20 attend. The home Will be uu-
der the manage mert Of Major Mrs Hat
tor
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That Muenckeaer Bee Bezofts
All who drink it is an indiaputable fact
Pure and wholesome. For case phone.
81. dCZ SLZj EaL Cap. Brew. Co
Ovens-Guaranteed Pe-feCt Bakers, &c.
A. EborIy's Sons. us 7ta ST. NV.
Fresh Lawn Grass Seed.
SchEiC's 7l2 18TH So. NV.
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UNABLE 10 s1HEP Ar NIGHT.

UNABLE 70 SLEEP AT NIGHT.
Sidney, Ohio, August 26, 1908.
A few months ago was feeling weak
and run down and unable to set sleep az
night 7 felt extremely bad, and also
had rheumatic pains in my joints and
muscles. The medicine I used gave me
only temporary relief at best 50 seeing
s. s. S highly recommended for sueh
troubles. I began It's use, and after TAX
ing Il fc- some time was well pleased
with the result. It did away with the
rheumatic pains. gave me refreshing
sleep and built up my general 5ysteIn.
giving me strength and energy It Is a
good medicine without q doubt and 1
take pleasure n endorsing 1t.
MOI. S. s. BOUGHTONs
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Fresh Lawn Grass sec-
Hot Tamalas ana Chill

scEmId's. ~ l2th 81. NV.
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dead nerve was drawn across and in
serted in the slit. then fastened with
very fine catgut. The wound was closed
and the skin stitched over IT.