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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-07

NOTICE is hereby given that the an
nual meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Victor ]. Evans Co, evans. Wilkens
& Coz will be held at 1O7 Fairfax
Street. Alexandria. Va. on the 18TH
of electing officers and directors FOX
the ensuing year, for making such
amendment If any. to the charter as
may seem desirable for making suit
able bylaws, and for transacting such
other business as may properly CONS
before the meeting. Dated Washington
d. c. April 4, 1904 HERBERT d. LAW
SON. Acting Secretary; VICTOR J.
EVANS President ap4-6t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-07
WINDY MAReR AND RAIRY APRIL

Winter is practically over. b. you cannot
let your fires 60 out Just vet you'll need lit
tie more coal occasionally. The ALLEGHENY
COMPANY. SIS llth ST. NV. mhlO-u
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-07

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT =
general meeting of the stockholders Of
the Washington Baseball Club, of the
American League. a corporation created
under the laws Of the State of West Nir-
ginia, Will be held at the offices OF
Messrs Lambert & Baker. 40 9Th st.
NV. in the city of Washington District
of Columbia. on FRIDAY. the STH DAY
OF APRIL. 1904. at O'CLOCK z. NJ.
for the purpose Of eIecting a board OF
directors. adopting bylaws and trans
acting any other business which may be
done By the said stockholders in gener-
al meeting THOMAS J. LOTUS, Sec
rotary Washington Baseball Club of the
American League. ap2,I
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-07

Book 1 on Dyspepsia. Book z for Women
Book = on the Heart Book > for Men (scalcdl
Book on the Kidneys Book 6 on Rheumatisla
Address Dr. Shoop Box $780, Racine, Wis
Simple cases often yield TO a single bottle 81
Dr. Shops Restorative Zone dollar. Sold p.
all druggists. II
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THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU MONEY.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Office of the
ANSTON MONOTYPE MACHINE co.
ANNITAT- NIE5ErING e -.

The ANNUAL MEETING of the
of the IANSTON
MONOTYPE MACHINE COMPANY
will be held at the Hotel FIeischmann
Alexandria Va at u O'CLOCK NOON
on THURSDAY, the 2lST DAY OF
APRIL 1904. for the purpose of elect
ing a board of directors TO serve for the
ensuing year. amending the bylaws and
transacting such other business as may
properly come before it. Transfer books
will be closed on the 9th inst, al 4
o'clock D. m, and Will be opened on
April % at 10 o'clock a N. BY order
of the board of directors. WILFRED
BANCROFT Secretary. ap7-l5t
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-22

ton of Mr.. Emery, the loca. wea ther
fOrecaster. he smiled and said:
The principle OF the mercurial ba-
rometer and your water barometer is
the same. During the passage Of an
area of high pressure the water in the
bottle will be pressed down by the
weight of column OF atmosphere.
and. of course. the water will he
forced up into the neck of the flask.
Contrarily. when your home made ba-
rometer is in an area of low pressure
the water in the bottle will rise and
the water in the neck Of the bottle will
go down.
However. it is nonsense to say that
the water barometer could be more ac.
Curate than the mercurial A mercu.
rial barometer in good condition never
cuts any capers. Moreover, Il rising
barometer does not always indicate
fair weather nor a falling barometer
storm. The best we can say is that
This will prove true in a majority OF
cases. | would doubt the accuracy OF
the readings of your water barometer
but IL might make a good plaything.'
New York Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-22
CARE OF TIE RABES.

Unless great regard is paid TO food
anil the preservation OF health from a
common sense point Of view. the av-
crage child of delicately nurtured pa
rents is susceptible to numerous small
physical troubles which are liable to
result seriously i'm after life.
II is the privilege for healthy babe
60 cry for what it wants. That is nat
ural. But when the cry is frequent
or more or less continuous, it may be
taken for granted that the cry comes
from distress and that unsuitable food
is the cause OF IL.
The Importance OF providing n child
with n diet which is In every way suit
cd 10 his individual requirements can
not be overestimatcd. Ii should be
watched from day 20 day and changed
according to the physical condition OF
the little one At the very outset OF
his little life. IL due attention Is not
paid 10 his diet. it may result later I'm
an impaired digestion and constitu'
tionally bad temper as wen.
Fresh air and sunshine are Just as
necessary 10 an infant as to the pa
rents OF the infant. A child must
have both 90 thrive. III possible the
rooms inhabited by children should
get the morning sun. and every child
should be taken for drive or walk
while the sun is we'll in the sky. Day
and night the living apartments OF
children should be Systematically aired
and nothing Is worse for the health of
children than room heated by the
means Of gas.
II is not possible for a child to be
good.tempered or well if he is 50 in
sufficiently clothed as to feel cold. To
obtain the greatest benefit from the
clothing It should be equally diStribut-
ed over the whole Of the little body.
The cxtremities should bc especially
shielded. The undergarments OF chill
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-22
NR FRXLS 1N
AAAEAsHsoMs
SNSAE

Flowered crepe de chimes suggest
hosts of dainty uses.
Tweeds are very smart for walking
suits intended for hard wear.
Knitted blouses and coats are but
jerseys revived and ampliied.
Some choose jacket suits-others buy
the jauuty jacket OF light covert
The day OF the half length coat was
brief. New tailormadeS all appear
with short wraps.
Mourning wells made OF chiffon. with
a deep hem and about one and half
yards long are fashionable.
A triumph OF the weaver is pro-
claimed. This is veIveteen that is
sues from the wash rub with all its
pristine charm.
Shawl shapes in pelerines, tichus
and berthas. and even in tunic effects,
are I'm high feather. The duaintest OF
these draperies are finished with
netted fringeS.
white net gowns with lace applique
and white lace gowns are always most
useful. "a they can he made with two
waists. a high aud low one. aud then
can bc worn for many different occa-
Sions
White lace stoles with their frills
edged with fur-moleskin. ermine or
slble-are the choice or women who
can afford but one neck piece for eiab-
orate occasions. They are seen ia the
choicest ShowingS.
Jet and palllette fringe. or that OF
chenille are more enthusiastically ac.
-eptcd than any others thus far. and
are modishly embroidered or srangled
trimmings. Innumerable galoons. mo-
,ifs. bra.ds. laces and bands are 10
be had. and In almost startling beauty
OF detail and design
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-22
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A HOMEMADE
j. g. BARoMTfA 81


Here is a homemade barometer with
which anybody can be his own wealth
er prophet. Ii is used largely I'm Eng
land. and its success in heralding the
approach OF storms is vouched for.
his Is the way 10 make II:
Get a common glass pickle bottle
ard fll IL with water to within about
two inches OF the top. Then place an
empty salad oil flask mouth downward
into the bottle. Nothing could be
more simple. The water in the neck
Of the fiesk will rise or fall according
% the state of the weather.
Should the water rise in the flask il
an indication OF fine weather. When
the water is entirely out OF the flask
Jne may well look for very wet wea tn
ar. and when the water in the neck
Df the flask rises above the water in
the bottle IL indicates "set fair" A
man who made some OF these barome-
ters for himself says:
During the last summer | have had
two OF these water barometers beside
mercurial barometer such as is
known to science. and have carefully
compared them. I noted that when
the mercurial barometer was cutting
lively capers my water bottles were
FAR more sedate and on the whole
more reliable"
When the subject cf these water
barOmeters was brought to the atten-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-22
A PLEASANT VOICE.

A pleasant voice is surely something
worth having. but how many girls
seem 20 think so? They will spend
hours over their clothes. complexion.
carriage, hair and teeth and never give
their voice thought. Those other
things should not. Of course. be neg
lected. but IL any one of them was
wrong. how quickly girl would try
10 improve IL, and why does she not
think of what is equally as important.
An agreeable. cultivated voice can
be acquired, just rs II pleasant express
sion can, If you take little care and
trouble. or course, a few lessons in
voice culture are n great help, but
you can do it quite as well yourself II
you pcrsevere.
The pitch OF the voice is most inn
portant and IL this is high, the work
OF lowering it should be the first thing
to do. Soon the right pitch will be-
come habitral and the great point is
gained.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-22

which batteries are formed I'm eight
regiments. divided between the i'm
perial guards and the line. Altogether
the entire force has some 32t field guns
and half as many mountain guns. The
field pieces are designed In japan after
a special pattern. and are made at the
national arsenal and gun foundry at
Osaka. They are very powerful
weapons and can do good work at from
2J00 TO 5000 yards. The uniform OF the
gunner is much the same as that Of the
cavalry-dark blue tunics and breeches
with yellow collars and facings. and
brown boots. The greatest care is
taken in the education OF the officers
Of artillery. They are thoroughly well
grounded in their work at that most
6ourishing Institution. the Gunnery
School. OF Toxic.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-22
WOMEN AND LETTERS.

Few men can write business letters
10 woman-or at least that Is my ex.
perience." declared a business woman
In a recent conversation on the eti-
quette OF correspondence. My busi-
ness" continued she. ''necessitates the
writing OF many letters. These l make
as concise as possible. to save time,
and for certain information l send oat
a circular letter with blank 10 be filed
out, and my name Is affixed by means
OF the usual facsimile rubber stamp.
Mine bears my full name. I used to
get replies which opened and closed
with complimentary phrases, and per-
haps meandered over a whole page;
nor were these always forwarded at
the writers earliest convenience. as
1 requested. Sometimes the sender
would write again when the necessity
for a second letter did not exist. One
day 1 happened TO vary my signature.
I wrote my initials instead OF my first
name and middle initial. says the Chi
cago Inter Ocean. TO my surprise the
reply came in the firJ mail next
morning 1t consisted Of my own let
ter. with a stamped hand pointing 10
my questions. and an Enclosure about
six lines in length. beginning. Dear
SIR: In reply l would say etc. This
Is delightful, | said. and, looking the
papers over, noticed my signature.
That gave me an idea. 1 signed all
my letters that way that day, found
the result satisfactory, and have con-
tinued the practice ever since. | have
purchased "A new stamp. When these
people happen to see me they are sur
prised. but by that time they are in
the habit Of being businesslike with
me. and do not fall into the old way
Of treating me like a lady"
Here the question arises or how a
married woman should sign business
letter. Should she use her own name.
with Mrs. So aud So in the lower
left hand corner, and the address un-
derneath. or should she use her hus-
bands name as on her visiting card,
and put the address at the head OF the
letter? "If she prefers TO use her own
name. with her card name and address
in the corner OF the letter" said an
English woman present. by all means
| would say let her write her name
with the initials. For 1t seems to me
So awfully familiar and undignihed to
give ones Christian name to trades
persons! My idea is that IL should be
reserved for the use of ones family
and dearest friends. Mirror Farmer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-22
Travels Of a Marked Lobster.

About three months ago a fisherman
caught large seed lobster marked II
A. X. which he put overheard i'm Sc
guin Harbor. This vas noted in the
Jonesport Enterprise. with the request
tnat any one catching this lobster
would in turn report. On December
George Marshall caught the same shell.
fish near Mark Island. which as soou
as punched by the inspector will be
placed in IIatchet Harbor. This is in
teresting tn those who are studying the
habits and vagaries Of the esculenl
crustacean. and guesses are in order a.
to when this specimen will next show
up.-Portland Times
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-22
The Scarcity Of RadiI m.

At the present time we possess only
about gram Of the pure salts OF ra-
dunn. However great may be the care
taken in such researches. small losses
are inevitable, and serious losses have
at times resulted from Unforeseen ac-
cidenfs brought on 10y the disconcerting
properties Of radium. Research In all
branches OF experimental science
physics, chemistry. physiology. mcdi-
clne-is impeded. and "A whole evOlu-
ton I'm science is retarded. by the lack
OF this precious and unique material
which can now be obtained only at
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-22

seeing the artillery at manuevres are
loud i'm their praises Of the japanese
soldiers, and OF the smartness OF the
way In which they carry out the vari-
Gus movements. They know how to
handle their guns well and to serve
them quickly For some time past the
Japanese have paid particular atten-
ton TO increasing the efficiency OF this
branch OF the service. The men are
the tallest in the Army. tbelr standard
Of height being five feet four inches,
as against FIVE feet three inches. the
standard for the engineers and cavalry,
and FIVE feet two inches. the average
OF the infantry. The gunner's rate OF
pay is In like manner the highest in
the whole Army, the gunner private
getting six and one-half sens n day
tabout seven cents 10 the five and one
half sens (six cents drawn by thclr
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-22
WHY HIS MARRIAGE WAS
FAILURE.

lie regarded children as nuisance.
He did all his courting before mar
riagc.
He never talked over his affairs with
his wife.
He never had time To go anywhere
with his wife.
He doled out money TO his wife as
If TO n beggar.
He looked down upon his wife as an
Inferior being
Hc never took time to get acquainted
with his family.
He thought of his wife only for
what she could bring to him.
He never dreamed that there were
two sides to marriage.
He never dreamed that wife needs
praise or compliments.
He had one set OF manners for home
and another for society.
He paid no attention to his personal
appearance after marriage.
He married an ideal. and was diSap-
pointed to find it had flaws.
He thought his wife should spend all
her time doing housework.
He treated his wife as he would not
have dared to treat another woman.
He never dreamed that his wife
needed vacation, recreation or
change
lie never made concessions to his
wifc'S judgment even in unimportant
matters. Success.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-22

comrades OF the engineers and cavalry,
and the five sens five cents Of the
japanese Tommy Atkins of the line.
The same general proportion in the pay
holds good for the officers OF artillery,
as compai with their brother officers
of the sappers. cavalry and line. As to
details. the organization of the Jap
anese artillery service is divided broad
~ into two branches. the field artillery
and the mountain artillery. Tie former
are armed with tweive-pounder breech-
leaders. the others have four-pounders.
There is also corps of gunners re-
served for home defense. The field ar
tillery is like our own. in that it is
distributed into batteries Of six guns.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-22

frequently been charged by rhinOcer'
Oses and other large beasts; and an un.
happy telegraph operator on the Ugan.
da Railway, on returning to the sta
Lon, found the statiOnmaster and STAFF
barricaded in hut, while two big
lions patrOlled the platform. He
promptly wired down the line for in.
structiOns.
The edifce seen in the cut shown
Is rendered necessary by very similar
conditions.
It is hut built for the pointsman
at Walayar, jungle station on the
Madras Railway, and is intended TO
protect its occupant against the mum.
erOus tigers which frequent the vi.
"inity.
These ferOclous brutes have In the
past manifested an unholy taste for
railway men, and so IL was found nee
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-22
W :DOydOIr
kN CHAT:

There was once woman who never
Iossessed real serenity OF mind. until
a great sorrow came into her life,
then she said: Il never knew until
now what real trouble meant; it has
thrown all the sham worries and make.
believe unhappiness into the back
ground"
by boiling the bark. say an ounce. in
pint OF water. slowly, then add a
lump of alum the size Of thimble to
set the dye. and apply with a little
brush TO the eyebrows, or for the hair,
use sponge or large brush.
Mrs. Bean demonstrates her capaci-
ty for good service on the school board
in what she says about school teach
ers. Two-thrds OF their value. accord.
ing TO Mrs. Bean, depends upon their
personality. and one-third on their
equipment. In other words. Grst-class
teachers are born. not made. That Is
quite true, though the fact isn't so
generally recognized by educators as
Is ought to be.--BoSton Herald.
We should make it a rule to go out
every day. rain or shine. even IL it Is
only to walk around the block. al
though it Is better to 60 out with some
definite aim, says Good Houseaeep-
ing.
In a city it is impossible to keep the
complexion clear without the use or
soap. hot water, and complexion
brush. Every night the face should
be thoroughly scrubbed, rinsed. and
dried. and then a good cream should
be used to supply substitute for the
natural oils that have been bathed
nway
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-22
THE TANNING OF A TIGER.
How Clever Snowman Got the Best OF
Ferocious Man.Eater.

Ferocious Man.Eater.
The trainers OF wild beasts" said
John Lover of the Zoo, sometimes
show good deal of originality In de-
vising means to- subdue intractable
animals. For instance there was
Snowman | used TO know named Mel
chior. He once bought for G. song
a magnificent Bengal tiger, getting
1t so cheap because it had already
killed two men. This tiger had a fe.
roclous nature. Nelchior at hrst would
put his foot or his hand into the cage,
but from the way IL would leap al
him he knew that to put himself en-
tirely In its power would be suicide
Nothing be could do would establish
friendly relation between himself
and the tiger. Some originality was
fTeeded. and Melchior showed it by
taking some old clothes, stuffing them
with rags and throwing them in the
cage. The tiger in a jiffy tore the
old clothes to pieces, thinking them
a human being. Next day, and the
next day, and the next, Melchior con
tinued TO throw In To the tiger stuffed
figures, and the tiger continued TO
destroy them; only. as time passed
the animal ceased to put heat into
its work, and in the end, to make
long story short, 1t gave up altogether
these attacks on the scarecrows-ii
would just play with them or else not
notice them at all. Now was Melchiors
time. He opend the cage door one
morning, walked in boldly and
slapped the tiger familiarly on the
back. 1t gave him a friendly look
and purred. 1t took him, you see. tor
another mannikin. It lived seven years
with Melchior and finally died of heart
trouble. and through all those seven
years 1t was as gentle as a kitten.
child could have handled it."-Phila,
delphia Record.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-22

The Venetian Deputy, Romanin-Ja-
cour,the other day delivered lecture
in which he deplorcd the fact that
Italy, Of all European countries, alone
neglects its opportunities for river
navigation. There are on the peninsula
5000 kilometers of navigable rivers.
and 10y a network Of canals these and
the larger cities OF Northern Italy
could be easily connected with each
other and with the ocean and the great
lakes.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-22
CANARY BIRDS IN VOGUE.

Canary birds have come back into
vogue, ana women who have not had
the shrieking youngsters in the house
for years are garnering gilt cages fun.
hanging them where all visitors may
hear If they do not see. The Queen or
England is said To be responsible for
this fad, that among English women
OF fashion Is becoming more and more
popular than dogs. Not that my lady's
own particular pet dog can ever be
superseded except by another, but in
stead OF having kennels, aviarics are
the thing.
Queen Alexandria Is carrying her
fad to an extreme. and has even en-
couraged the breeding OF canaries in
colors other than green and yellow.
Some very fine red ones have been pro-
duced and the Queen is much inter
csted in them.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-22

Commodore Somerville Nicholson. OF
the United States Navy. In a letter
from 1887 X St. N. W. Washington.
ID. c., says:
Your Peruna has been and Is now
used by so many OF my friends and ac-
qualntances as sure cure for catarrh
that l am convinced OF its curative
qualities. and I unhesitatingly recon-
mend ii to all persons suffering from
that complaint."-S. Nicholson.
The highest men I'm our nation have
given Peruna strong endorsement.
Men OF all classes and stations are
equally represented
Ii you do not derive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use OF Pc
runa. write at once to DR.. Hartman.
giving a full statement of your case.
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman. President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus, o.
AJAX Your Draggiit for q free Peruna
Almanac for 1904.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-22
Curious Experiments.

DIR. Baschde has made experiments
to test the ability of various persons
to wake up at n given time. He found
that peasants and menials more com
monty possessed this power than more
educated persons, and he thinks the
phenomenon borders on hypnotlsm, be.
ing kind Of auto-suggestion. Most of
the persons he experimental on woke
up from fifteen minutes to an hour. or
even two, before the time desired.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-22
The Tomb of David.

The tomb OF David. King OF Israel.
is still pointed out TO travellers In Pal.
estinc. and despite its age. il in a re.
markably good state of preservation.
David died in foi5 Il. G.. and was
buried in the CITY OF David" His
tomb became the sepulchre OF several
subsequent kings. and one OF the sa.
cred places Of the kingdom. II stands
on Mt. Zion. at Jerusalem. just outside
Of the city wall.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-22

II is not easy TO think OF new and
pleasing ways TO entertain -our guests.
Here is an idea that may help. 1t Is
called picture evening.
Send with the invitation a request to
each guest TO take a specified part or
a certain tableaux Of some particular
picture. This brings all the guests in
costume. When they arrive cards and
pencils are distributed, and each per
son writes down as many identifica'
tions OF the parts personified by the
others as he can. supper Is served
early. and aftes 1t the guests are
grouped I'm n series OF tableaux devel-
oplng the picture they represent.
Some one must be stage manager.
and the stage will have 10 be made
ready in some other room.