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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-13
= MAY HAVE BEEN DICKENS STUDY :.

Il WOULD be very interesting to pos
ftively know whether or not James
i smithson. founder Of the Smithso-
Man Institution at the National Capt.
tai. whose remains have just been
brought here, was the original for
Charles Dickens character OF Mr. Pick
wick
Many years ago there was in London
quite q discussion as TO who was the
authors original or real Mr.. PiclCwick,
and Dickens always maintained, quite
naturally. that the character was en-
tirely original with him and absolutely
q creation OF his brain
Remarkable Similarity.
Now that Prof. Graham Bell the tele-
phone man, after a long siege has sue
ceeded in bringing the remains Of Smith
son here for interment in the Smithso-
nian Institution grounds all lovers OF
Dickens works, as well as all persons
who are familiar with the work Of tho
great scientific bureau which Smltnson
made possible, will at least be inter
ested In the remarkable similarity be-
tween the daily life of our dead oenc-
factor and the daily life OF that great
srithson died IN Genoa. Italy. seventy
five years ago, or about decade De-
fore ''Pickwick Papers was pupnsheu-
grave in the British cemetery there.
When IL was recently decided 70 make
a quarry OF this cemetery secretary
langley II the Smithsonian lnsuIutlon
ond prof f3ell set about bringing Smith
sons remains to this country.
Inspiring Incident.
one little incident IN suaithson's life
might in Itself have been inspiration
enough for Dickens TO have based al
hFrs
wick did IN his efforts 10 benent man
kindF II IS related that upon seeing
a tear gliding gently down lady 3
cheek he quickly caught 0p MS mohoele
he might analyze IL for the benefit OF
mankind Half OF II got away from
the venerable gentleman, but ne pre-
served the other half. and after shutting
himself up IN his laboratory came out
vvifh a few valuable notes In which he
states that he found In the half whicn
he examined much salt. muriate OF
soda and other saline substances.
What value this could have been TO
mankind probably any member OF the
Piekwick Club would have at once ap-
preclated. no matter how dense the out
side world might be-
An Elaborate Travelling Laboratory.
In addition 10 this Mr. Smiths0n al
ways carried with him very elaborate
travelling laboratory. and its contents
were OF far more importance to him and
the coterie 81 trained scientific persons
whom ne had always for companions
than their velises or even their money
belts. II 81 said this laboratory was
most carefully guarded by Mr. Smith
sons body servant-Mr. Weller perhaps
and always placed in his master 5
room or tent whenever a stop was made.
He was ever proud OF his work and he
was equally proud OF his ancestry, both
Of which he boasted OF literally. he was
an illegitlmate son OF Hugh Smithson,
the first Duke OF Northumberland. and
Mrs. Elizabeth Macie. who was Hun
RerfOrd and VINO came from the renown-
ed Percys. immortalized by Shakespeare
and others.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-13

to be shot, for challenging his superior
officer for countermanding a humane or
der relative to prisoners on board his
ships at Port Royal. 1873. His life was
saved. it is remembered. by the inter
cession Of Prince William Henry, Duke
of Clarence, afterward William TX. who
at the time was a fellow midshipman-
Ben Lee later became q captain in the
American service.
FAMILIES Friends.
The Lees. TyIers. and Carows moved
in the same social circle with the old
Knickerbocker arIstocracy OF Manhat-
tan, Of the oldest members Of which
were the RooseveIts. Claes Martenszen
Van Roosevelt, founder Of the Ameri-
can family. having arrived il New
Netherland' from Holland in 1919.
In the two hundred and fifty years in
tervening the Van Rosenyeits. Rose
veIts, and Eoosevelts. as they have sue
cessfvely called themselves. have been
distinguished commercially, politically.
and socially Theodore Roosevelt. 81.
broadened his social horizon by marry
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-13
LES FOINS.
BY RosAaUND MARRIorrwATsoN,

They are moving the meadows neTs ana,
the whispering. signing
Song OF the scythe breathes sweet. on
mine idle ear
Songs OF old summers dead and CT this
one dying;
Roses on roses fallen. and year on yeas
Softly as swathes that sink while thu
long scythe. swinging.
Passes and pauses and sweeps through
the deep green grass;
Strange how this song Of tho scythe
sets the old days singing
Echoes of seasons gone and OF these
that pass.
Fair ghost Of Youth-from your sea-
fragrant orchard closes,
Called by tho voice Of the seythe aS Il
signs AID swings
Tell 10 ne now as you toss me your
pisa==teaa roses,
What was sae dream YOU dreamed
through those vagrant springs
What that forgotten air when the heart
went maying?
What was the perfume blowing aiar'
anear2
Youth = Youth - Youth" - the scythe
keeps signing and saying
THE rose you saw not-the tune thaS
you could not hear
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-13

Neither Theodore Roosevelt nor Miss
Carow was. at the time of this mar
rage. especially prominent. Their we'd
ding attracted no attention in the press
or In society. 1t would be different were
the wedding to take place now.
Famous Lee Family.
Miss Carow. the present Mrs. Roose-
welt. was the daughter Of Charles Ca
row, or Quereau. as her grandfather
spelled it. the son being the first to
Anglicize the old French photography
This grandfather. Isaac Quantin Que
reau. was a prominent New York mer-
chant, warden of St. Marks Church.
governor OF New York Hospital. and
member and-one time presiding officer
Of TIE chamber Of commerce.
The son Charles followed a SIMILAR
career, marrying into the Tyler family,
Of equal social standing. On the Tyler
side. Mrs. Roosevelt is related to the
great Lee family. her great grandfather
being that Benjamin Lee who, while a
midshipman in the British navy, was
tried by court-martiaI and sentenced
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-13

y this year of Congressional economy
a merry hubbub has been raised be-
L cause Of Uncle Sans extravaganza
in providing horses and carriages for the
use Of high officials Of the Government,
including the President. members Of the
Cabinet, and the Assistant Secretaries of
the executive departments. 1t is those
latter in particular, whose luxuries main
tanned at the nations expense are now
under the ban Of Congressional disap-
prevail. Few II any of the protesting
lawmakers are disposed 10 cavn at the
modest turnouts maintained FOR the
President and the members of his official
family, but the sight of the lesser lights
of the departments riding in carriages
for which Miss Columbia foots the BILL
while many a Woodworking Congress
man is forced to content himself with
tho overerowIed trolley car, has aroused
the legislative ire.
The present novel crusade is not, how
ever. as is generally supposed, the first
onslaught which mas ever been made on
this scheme for making Uncle Sam pay
the fiddler. During the Cleveland Ad-
ndnistratiOn there was a similar pro-
test-only in this instance it came from
the Chief Magistrate instead Of from
Congressman in consequence a large
number Of Government horses and car
riages We're sold at auction and a num-
Der OF colored men who had been acting
as cOachmen had to be discharged or
other places found for them in the Gov
eminent service.
1t l. claimed that II all the equipages
now maintained by the Government for
the use Of its employees were placed in
linc they would extend from the White
House to the Capitol, a distance OF a
mile and a half. In all probability this
is not a great exaggeration, since in
some of the departments there are -four
assistants to the Cabinet officer. and
there are instances in which subordi-
mates other than Assistant Secretaries
haze governmental carriages at their
disposal Part Of the clamor, It may I'D
explained, which has been raised against
Uncle Sam going down into his pocket
to allow his employees 10 put on airs Is
due to the uses to which some Of these
official carriages have been put They
are. one and all, supposedly used only
in the transaction of official business
but it is whispered that more than one
official has not been able to draw the
line clearly between his official and 500
cial duties.
Many Of the turnouts maintained by
the Government, however, even some
OF those designed for the use of Cabi-
net members, are well-nigh shabby
compared TO the equipages owned by
some OF the wealthy residents Of Amer
ica's beautiful city of leisure Indeed
most of Uncle Sans vehicles are some
what suggestive OF the good old-fash-
Toned family carriage rather than the
especial smartness of the present-da,
example of wheeled perfection. Some
of these Government carriages have
been purchased as low at $45O Will.
others have cost as much as $l.2Oa but
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-13
SMART EQUPAOES OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

Roosevelt in adopting dark blue as thu
color Of the White House livery has res
suIred in something OF a stampede IN
favor OF that color, but the tan which
was in use during the Mckinley Ads
ministration IS stin used extensively
many prominent persons showing a
preferences for liverfes OF this COLOR
There are moreover many distinctive
oddities such as the green nveries wOrui
by the men who occupy the box OF the
carriage OF I. z. Letter, father OF Lady
Curzon, and the wine-coiored 1yertesi
worn by the coachman and fOotman IN
the service OF Mrs. Burton Harrison
Mrs. Roosevelt has the distinctioni of
setting one new fashion IN th@ equDagei
world-namely. the adoption OF colpred3
cockades on the horses brides and orSg
the hats OF the Hveried attendants /
Until she became mistress OF the Whit4
House, the present fad Tor eoeksdeS
was unknown IN Washington but the
adornment Of the White House eQuiD]
ages and their attendants with the in-i
sigma made up Of red. white and blusa
silk ribbon was speedily followed by thai
introduction Of similar adjcncts IN corr
nection with other turnouts. Now
almost every foreign envoy has put fortf3I
cockades made Up Of his national colorz
and many persons IN private life have
introduced combinations OF color Whictzl
have caught their fancy while the znourn-s
ing cockade OF black has also madd its
appearance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-13

America. and II Is known positively that
he never visited this country. Why he
left his fortune OF more than $500. 900
to found the Smithsonian Institution
was entirely unexplained. except in
theory. by his friends. They believed
his idea was TO dissociate his immor-
tally from the land Of his birth. where
the bar sinister on his escutcheon barred
him In the line of succession.
Certainly this was 10 him a tender
spot, because he began his will by say
ing: THE first blood of England flows
IN my veins. On my fathers side I am
Il Northumberland. On my mother s
side / am related to kings This avails
me not, yet my name shall live in the
memory OF man when the NOrthumber-
lands and the Percys are forgotten"
Following this announcement he briefly
willed mis- fortune 20 his family. ana,
upon the death OF his last heir. 20. -he
United States. He was a bachelor, and
as his last heir, a nephew, died soon.
our Government fell heir TO the money
IN 1888. Richard Rush. OF Pennsylva-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-13

MIA, was commissioned by President
jackson 10 go 10 England and turn
the estate into cash, which he did. real
izlng s50S. SIS 46. When the gold arrived
here there was prolonged debate In Con-
gresS as TO what should be done with II,
Many small statesmen argued that
an Engltshman was trying to immOr-
talize himself in America In a cheap
way" while others eulogtzed him as the
true philanthTopist which he was, and
when IL was finally decided 20 carry out
his wishes there was much further de-
bate as TO whether Libraries. schools or
some scientific bureau should be estab-
lshed.
When the National Geographic Society
learned some time ago that the cemetery
in Genoa. where Smithsons remains
" ere Inferred was to be turned into
quarry, the movement to bring them TO
America was started. with the result
that they viii now likely be Inferred in
the Smithsonian Institution grounds.
which are ample and beautiful. occupy
ing a central position between the Capt.
toI and the White House.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-13
MRS. ROOSEVELT AT TWENTY-FIVE.

whose wedding was not celebrated under
the Stars and Stripes
old books of st. Georges. the Roosevelt
register was discovered They who
found it were quick to see its interest
for Americans. and accordingly they laid
the book containing it aside Their find
was duly told of in the London papers,
and In a few days a stream of tourists
began to aock TO St. Georges.
The tourists are still focloing. and
they take great interest in the cerHh-
cate, in Mr.. Roosevelt's occupation of
'ranchman." and in Miss Carow's sig
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-13

RESIDENT RoosEVELTs mar
- riage register has been accident
4 ally discovered IN London, at st.
Georges, Hanover Square; and since its
discovery so many American tourists
have hocised to see It that, for conven-
fence sake it has been placed by itself
in an accessible alcove OF the aristo-
cratic old church.
President Roosevelt's marriage TO Miss
Carow took place so long ago-seventeen
years ago. to be exaet-that few persons
remember that the American President
was married in a foreign land. He is. it
is claimed. the only American President
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-13

pride that the Canon OF York, and not
a simple reverend" performed the cere-
mony
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Copyright. 1904 BY walden Eawo-tss
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nature. They study the autographs Of
the witnesses. and they wonder who
these persons were. They observe with
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-07
TO HOUSEWIVES
Look Out for the Man With Cheap
Soap.

The Muncie Times has the follow
ing about swindler. He may come
here, so look out for him.
Indiana housewives have been sub
mitted to a new style Of petty conf.
dence game lately and many Of them
are victims Of the willy scheme. An
agent calls at the house and offers a
cake Of inferior soap at fancy price
and as an inducement to the purchas-
err. presents her with a coupon on one
of the downtown stores, where she
was told to call and secure a valuable
premium. The bait was a good one
and the agent has been reaping har-
vest. Of course, the premium coupon
was worthless and the anxious Gus
toner only found that she had been
duped when she presented it accord
ing to directions. Doubtless many
gas belt towns will be visited by the
schemer and it will be well to buy
soap of the regular dealer Or go with
out it altogether.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-07
GASOLINE IGNITED
In a Wrecked Car on the Wabash
Railroad.

Peru, Ind, July An eastbound
passenger engine on the Wabash rail
road, running light with the right of
way against all trains, crashed into a
westbound freight train at Burrows
last night while the train was backing
into a siding.
Engineer George Morris of the pas
senger engine was fatally injured
A car containing gasoline was
wrecked and an explosion was caused
by the fire in the engine. 1t is re-
ported that the station was burned
tand that the freight train was still
burning at a late hous last night
Detective Thomas Edgworth of the
Wabash company was on the train
and was injured, although it is not
thought his injuries will prove seri-
Gus.
Engineer Morris was pulled from
the wreckage in an unconscious condi-
ton and it is believed he will die
from the effects Of severe burns on
his head and back.
The wreck train from this city is
clearing the tracks. Important trains
are being routed via. Frankfort over
the Vandalia.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-07
UNDATED INHERIT
At the Cooking School Lessons at the
First M. E. Church.

The free lessons in cooking in the
First NJ. f. church continue with UNI
abating interest. The beef roast
cooked without any water whatever,
next to a gas blaze and without burn
ing. was an object lesson that must
be seen to be appreciated. The ex-
cellent flavor of meat cooked in its
own juices is familiar to all, but the
possibility Of cooking it so, outside
of the oven, is an art known to the
few.
The beautiful even brown Of French
fried potatoes, showed the peculiar
advantage af aluminium for frying
purposes.
The lesson today was on candy max
ing and created a decided sensation
among the lovers Of the popular
fudge and the new Mexican confec-
ton. The fact that these tickelish
bon bons can be made without stir
ring in aluminium, is a boon to the
aspirant Of this home made candy.
The successful broiling of steak
proved the efficiency of these shining
fry pans for meat cooking.
The unique griddle used by Mrs.
Kiplinger in these lessons has at
tracted wide attention. 1t is of the
long, narrow pattern, one end being
iron. the other one aluminium. Cakes
baked on either end, show by contrast
the difference in the baking qualities
of the two metals. The large grid
die, heated by but one burner in the
middle, ba kes the cakes on extreme
ends of the aluminium griddle to g
faultless brown, while those baked or
Theron end remain like the batter
of which they are made.
This is the closing lesson Of this
series and the members Of the class
speak most highly of the entertain
ing and profitable manner the subjec
has been presented.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-07
new YORK BABY
Weighs Nineteen Pounds at It's Birth
a Big One.

New York, July There is fete
on Pitt Hill. Wine flows like water
and peaches, plums and bananas roll
il the streets. This is because a
nineteen-pound heir has been born to
pretty 1S-Tear-old Madeline Vittoria
Tasta and Giovanni Tasta
Madeline Vittoria knows she is the
mother of phenomenon because she
happened to hear DR.. Anna Cottal-
inc say that her bay weighed a pound
more than the celebrated Sandow
baby born in 1896. "Ah,' she as
scented, displaying him proudly, with
many mods and sparkles from her
bright black eyes, ''nice baby. Fine,
large, fat''
Some one recalled an instance of
ffteen-pound baby she had known.
Madeline Vittoria smiled complacent-
ly.
"More big she said, nodding to-
ward her own baby with superior
calmness. "Large child.'
Than Madeline Vittoria no artist
ever found more beautiful Madonna
face among the peasants along the
blue bay Of Naples nor in the fields
or hills of the Campania.
Giovanni Tasta is beside himself
The moment he was appraised of the
weight Of the baby he threw up the
window and began throwing confetti
out into the streets in the name of the
saints. There is to be another distri-
button when the christening takes
place.
The baby is a prodigy. 1 It's said
at the Babies hospital that no newly
born child of more than fifteen
pounds weight had ever been receiv,
ed in the hospital, and that even that
weight was extremely rare. The av-
erage weight of newborn infant is
from six to nine pounds. A ten
pound infant is considered a remark
ably large child.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-07
SIGNED CONTRACT
When He Married Never to Be Di-
vOrced.

indianapolis, Ind, July Harry
J. Collier, secretary Of the Collier
Bridge company, Office 80 Baldwin
block, who was married Tuesday at
Cleveland, Ohio, signed a contract not
to be divorced from his wife.
Mr.. Collier married Miss Myrtle J.
at the office of Justice of the Peace
Ginley. The justice has an anti-di-
vorce contract which he makes all the
persons he ma1ries sign.
The contract end of the ceremony
caught Collier and his bride off their
guard, but both signed it and the
knot was tied.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-07
HEAVY TRAVEL II
NORTAWARD
@. R. B. I. TRAINS ARE HEAVILY
LOADED EACH DAY.
TRAVEL INCREASING
At Rapid Rate, Too-Northland
Limited Proves Popular
Train.
TRAVEL INCREASING

A development in railroad circles
here is the sudden increase i'll the trav
eel to the northern resorts to Michigan
and to norther nSummer resorts In In
diana, which altogether is rather ear
ly in the season, are already filled to
overlooking. The G. r. & [. is having
its hands full just now in taking care
of the large number of tourists that
are vending their way to the north
land. Reports from the summer re-
sorts are to the effect that the fishing
is fine and that the weather is all that
could be desired. A number Of Rich
mond people are now in Michigan and
northern Indiana "seeking the fes-
tive fish, and all report great good
fortune and success in their battle
with the finny tribe Oden, Bay View,
Petoskey, and Mackinac are all popu-
lar with Richmond people, about one
hundred Of whom visit the mevery
wear and several Richmond men have
cottages, which are places for rest
after hard year.
The trains that pass through here
on the G.. r. & I. are we'll filled each
day and especially each night, the
night trains being very popular with
tourists. AS yet only a few Of the To-
cal people have left but the exodus
will come soon, the vanguard leaving
about the middle of July. The fair
will not detract much from the at
tendance at the summer resorts some
preferin@ a cool spot near a lake,
with good fishing and swimming to all
fairs of whatever description.
The Northland Limited, the newly
installed flyer to the north. which has
sleepers from Indianapolis, Louisville
and other cities, is heavily loaded
train each day.
The c. C. & L. is CARRYING many to
the Indiana resorts, Bass Lake, Eng
lishLake. etc, all of which are resorts
of high class.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-07
NOTICE..

beginning July 18th and continuing
to September 1st, South Eighth
street Friends church will serve only
cold lunches with tea, coffee, cocoa,
etc.
The church will be open as usual
from 9 a. m. to S p. M.
Every one is invited to make use
of the cool reading room provided on
the first floor. 80.
Baths are furnished for small
fee.
The PASTORS study will always ba
lopen as a quiet place. 7-3