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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-08-12
Has Not Slept for over Ten years

The Trenton, N. j., correspondent
of the Cincinnati Enquirer says: "Al-
bert L. Herpin, the sleepless wonder
of Trenton, is still awake, and accord
ing to his own statement he expects to
stay awake the rest of his. life. Ply
sicians who up to the present time have
retained from making public their opin-
ions of this strange case now come for
ward and vouch for the truth of the
story that Herpin is the sleepless won
der of the century. DR.. c. FL. Wat
ers OF Trenton says Herpin has taken
enough drugs in the hope of obtaining
sleep to kill an ordinary man many
times over. He says there is not an
other like this. The man is never Ill
never drowsy, eats heartily and weighs
1870 pounds. 81 have treated Albert e.
Herpin for over ten years, " said DR.. w,
A. Van Duyn of Trenton, and his case
stands alone At his request | have said
nothing about him till now, but from
nv observation his case stands alone in
medical history.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-08-12

IT'S said IL bottle and glass
Will soon make Il person mellow,
But Rocky Mountain Teas The drink
That livens up u fellow.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-08-12
Was Hundred and Thirty Four Years
Old

Mrs. Mary Murphy, the Oldest per-
son in Pennsylvania, if her age is cor
rectly reported, died at her homo
in Kerrtown, u suburb OF Meadville.
aged nearly l34 years. She was inter-
viewed few months ago and said.
81 was born in Dublin, Ireland on
Christmas day l770 and came to Amer
ica in May 1870 when was in my one
hundreth year. l was 2S years old
when the Irish rebellion took place
in l79S and my first husband was SOL
dier. was 80 years old when Robert
Emmett was executed for treason, Sep
tember Goth, 1903"
Mrs. Murphy is survived by her
second husband.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-08-12
New wheat is selling at Bridgeport
at 81 cents per bushel.

New wheat is selling at Bridgeport
at 81 cents per bushel.
There was q grass widow quite
proper, who was formerly married to
Hopper; but he got divorce, as a mat
ter of course, and the grass widow is
now grass Hopper.
A New York dispatch of recent date
says. VIM. w. Belvin who has just re-
turned from Europe, is quoted as hav-
ing successfully negotiated funds thece
for the construction of the Port Angles
Eastern from Junction City to olympia.
A new mining camp has been discov-
cred in the forest reserve near Priest
lake and Priest river. The finds made
there are remarkably rich. Free gold
and pure galena ore are said to be found
in close proximity, and the ore is said
to be paying almost from the grass
roots.
An exchange gives the following reci-
pc for preparing squaw fish; Clean
the fish nicely and let it dry for two
days in the sun. Nail the fish to pine
board, cover with salt, and it has stood
two days longer put in the oven and
bake slowly for six hours. Then draw
the nails out, throw the fish and board
away and eat the nails, which are said
to be the best part.
John S. Sharp OF Seattle who is the
Great Northern tax agent Tor this
state, visited Assessor Noble OF Lincoln
Co, and told him that his road would
refuse to pay tie assessment as levied
The roads agent spent several hours
in presenting his side of the quest on.
1t is probable that the railroad will
make test case from among the group
of counties who's, officials have levied
against them heavier than they desire.
Davenport Correspondent in Wilbur
Sentinel.
The most prosperous town is the one
where there is the greatest evidence Of
local pride. 1t doesn't require man
sions and great lawns and the trapping
of wealth to make prosperous town
or city, but order, cleanliness and the
evidence of civic pride are an absolute
essential. The neat, clean, well kept
home with evidences of personal inter-
est. can streets and back alleys free
from rubbish, things that may be pos
sessed by all save the really uufortu-
nate, are the things which make town
inviting and upon which prosperity in
large measure rests.-Tacoma News
Herald.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-08-12

cations from carpenters. stonemasons
and laborers throughout the United
States for employment. Admiral
Walker believes that as the canal is to
be an American enterprise that Amer
lean labor, as far as practicable, shatld
be employed, and that this labor should
be properly compensated. while the
government could save millions of dol
lars by employing Chinese, Japanese
and Filipino labor, it is not probable
that this saving will be affected as such
practice would be contrary to the pol
icy of the present administration which
believes in furnishing employment to
American workmen to the fullest posi-
BILE extent consistent with the demands
OF the government, and to see that those
workmen are properly compensated
for their labor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-08-12

Mrs. c. FL. Jennings, Boston--"Our
babies (twins), were sickly. Had sever
nj doctors, but no results. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea made them strong
and robust. So cents. Tea Or tablet
form. City Drug Store
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-08-12

You need clean healthy bowels just
as much as pure wholesome food; with
out either, you cannot keep we'll. Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea eliminates
all impurities. Tea or tablets. IS cts.
City Drug Store.
The Washington times., 1904-01-31
RUSSIA AND JAPAN
BUYING AMERICAN BEEF
Millions of Pounds of Canned and Corn
ed Goods Purchased in West
ern Cities.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 30-Railroad
freight officials have additional advices
relative to Russian and Japanese mess
and canned beef shipments from the
East by way OF this port. Japan is or
dering for shipment from Kansas City.
Omaha. and Chicago 800. 900 pounds Of
Gorned beef. She has already contracted
In Cincinnati for 120O0 cases OF mess
beef. The same country Is taking from
Chicago firm. in e0.Ooo-pound monthly
shipments. 10000 pounds or mess beef
BY February 10 next, Japan Will have
taken from this country as food for her
war forces about 10000 pounds of mess
and corned beef. Russian shipments OF
mess beef up to February Is next from
Chicago. Kansas City, and Omaha, will
have amounted to an aggregate of about
500. 600 pounds.
Advices have been received here by
the local agent OF the Nippon Yusen
Kaisha Steamship Company. operating
four speedy liners between Seattle and
the Orient, that the steamers had Just
been taken over by the Japanese gov
eminent FOR conversion into auxiliary
cruisers This is the second fleet OF
liners to be taken from the merchant
service between this coast and the ORR
ent Only recently the three steamships
of the Tokyo kfsen Kaisha line running
TO this port, were withdrawn from the
service and turned over to the Japanese
government
The Washington times., 1904-01-31
NEW HOBART PARK PLAN
SENT TO COMMISSIONERS

The Senate District Committee refer
red to the District Commissioners yes
terday afternoon Senate bill 1923 for the
extension of Wyoming Avenue and the
creation Of Hobart Park.
The bin provides for the extension Of
Wyoming Avenue eastward from Eight
eenth Street TO Champlain Avenue. with
a width Of fifty feet bordering the
south boundary Of the Champlain Ave-
nue. aqueduct shaft park At least one
third Of this width shah be included as
parking within the limits Of thee park.
the remaining width Of the extension
being used as roadway and sidewalk.
All the park Included between this ex-
tension. Eighteenth Street. ChampIain
Avenue. and the extended lines Of Wv
orning Avenue, is TO be known and desig-
mated as Hobart Park" in honor OF the
late Carrot A. Hobart, Vice President OF
the United States I'm the first Mckinley
Administration.
The Washington times., 1904-01-31
IN THE SNOW
A STRENUOUS PASTIME
Rrookline, Mass, Boys Have an Inspi-
ration and Invent a New
Species of Sport.

BOSTON. Mass. Jan. 30-Swimming
in the snow has become a popular sport
with members OF the Brookline Swim
ming Club. and almost every day they
enjoy the amusement outside their club
house They took their first snow swim
one day last week. when a dozen or
more had gathered to have a group pic
ture taken. When all were dressed In
swimming costume some one proposed a
snow bath and rush was made for the
huge drifts outside
Here goes for dive" shouted Harry
LIE Moyne. as he plunged in head first
and buried himself. There was a com
motion in the pile that resembled an up
heaval Of sea water when big propel-
Ter churns it into foam. and then ap-
peared hands. then head, and a moment
later the body OF the big Harvard fresh
man.
A short attempt at water polo was
made. in which the mer piled up a Dig
ball Of snow which they hurled TT each
other until the sphere IN rolling about
became too large and clumsy.
One OF the most amusing scenes was
lie Moyne's race using the trudgeon
stroke. The distance was short and no
time was taken. The swimmers were
out OF doors for nearly half an hour. and
when they went back into the natatorf-
UNI their bodies had a healthy glow.
Il think that we have discovered ore
OF the healthiest outdoor sports ever
tried" said one of the swimmers. land
for the rest OF the winter most of the
boys will include snow plunge in their
daily exercise"
The Washington times., 1904-01-31
Huge ChinlrleyS to Be
Erected at Navy Yard
Only One SmokestaCk in the District OF
Columbia Will Tower Above the New
Twins of Remodeled Power Plant

Twin chimneys, 200 feet high will pro-
vide for the escape OF smoke from the
remOdeled power plant at the Wash
ington Navy Yard. Only one smoke
stack in the District of Columbia will
tower above the twins. The chimney
at the Trumbull Street pumping station
is 2O4 feet high. four feet more than
the giant piles to be erected at the
Navy Yard.
The contract has been let for one OF
the new stacks. and workmen are now
laying its foundation. The contract
price is S10.045. The Bureau OF Yards
and Docks is advertising for proposals
on the other stack. and the contract Will
be awarded on February 20.
An idea of the relative height of these
new chimneys can be had by COMPARE
son with the old powerhouse smoke
stack. which stood for so many years
on the site % the proposed District
Building on Pennsylvania Avenue. The
old chimney Of stone and brick was only
The Washington times., 1904-01-31
GAINED LIBERTY
BY SHOOTING CAPTORS
Negro Robber Shows Fight When
Caught and Is Still
at Large.

WHEELING. w. Va. Jan. 3O.-Caught
in the act OF robbing Trolls store at St.
Clairsville last night Howard Papsico,
a negro. shot his way to liberty. prob
ably fatally wounding Albert Troll,
cashier Of the Second National Bank of
ST. Clairsville. and his brother. George
Troll. manager OF Trolls tailoring store.
The Troll brothers decided to catch A
thief who had been entering their
fathers store and stealing from the
cash drawer. so they laid an ambuscade
I'm the cellar OF the store early last
evening. and after waiting for some
time saw Papsico.
He was caught and taken to the sec
ond floor. Wrenching himself away from
his captors. he drew a revolver and shot
his way out Of the store. Mrs Herra-
den Troll was in the store with her
husband. and the negro fired at her also.
He dashed out of town and a posse Is in
pursuit
The Washington times., 1904-01-31
Flood of Funds.
ELKS WILL CELEBRATE
ANNIVERSARY OF LODGE

The twenty-second anniversary OF the
institution of Washington Lodge, No.
Is. 3. p. o. Elks, is to be celebrated
Tuesday evening. February g. at Ma
comic Temple. the members and their
friends planning to take part In an in
formal stag. Several members Of Con-
gress who are members OF that order
have signified their intention to be pres
emit, and a unique program has been
arranged.
Many novel mirth-provoking features
will be introduced. and every EFFORT
will be made TO provide joyous even
ing for the members Of lodge and their
guests.
Joseph A. Burkart, chairman; Robert
E Mattingly. secretary. Michael G.
Mccormick. treasurer Warren F..
The Washington times., 1904-01-31
SHARP WARP ARE
UPON THEATERS
New York Managers Are
Brought Into Court.
PERSIST IN DEFYING RULES
Every Infraction Reported to Be Made
Basis for New Action-Oficials
Most Energetic.
PERSIST IN DEFYING RULES

NEW YOPT. J~n. ga comprehen-
T,fe II lsi--sl -.ss-l.nst playhouses whose
Ts.a..aseis persist I'm ignoring fire regu-
latiOns and imperiling the lives of their
patrons has been begun in the courtsas
by Fire Commissioner Hayes and fstr
man Stiefel of the bureau OF penalties.
Actions have been entered against hnif
a dozen theaterS for the recSyeTy UI
penalties. and every infiacj1n reported s
IS being made the bass o. a new suit
The cases now IN court have been
brought 20 stop the most frequent form
OF violation Of law. viz, stancing in the
alsles. for every failure to keep the
aisles unobstructed. section To- OF the
Gfsorter nxes fine OF $50.
Obstinate Managers.
Commissioners Hayes. Immediately af-
ter his conference with the mayor. fol-sl
lowing the Chicago disaster, detailed
two fremen to each thearer. and HI
structed each one 70 report every viola
ton OF law to the fire commissioner
office.
In some instances managers refused
to comfy with the law after they knew
that the fremen had entered complaints.
been thrown out OF court before. Com =
missioner Hayes let the complaints ac-
cumulate, however. and has now
brought the actions In patches
Against Proce-r's l25th Street house
he has begun four suits of S5e each. Or
500. Against the Novelty Theater IN
aggregating $500 He is prosecuting the
Grand Opera House at Eighth Avenue
and TMenty-third Street for two viola
lions. and one case has been brought
against the New Star. In Lexington Ave- =
nue.. between 10th and 10sth Streets
Rushing the Cases. @
Assistant Corporation Counsel StiefeI.
who has charge OF the prosecution. has
found the task easier than IT has been IN
the history OF the city. Many ulagts-
trates heretofore have been inclined too
be lenient with iaw-breaking theater
managers. and most any sort Of a pre-
text was sufficient 70 procure delay
and convictions were rare.
Now they seem to have become alive
to the danger and theater cases ara
placed early on the calendar. eaz
Mr.. Stiefel said today that he would
not relax his efforts until every play
house In the city had observed the strict
letter Of the Law. and he added that he
was backed in this determination by the
highest powers in the administration.
The Washington times., 1904-01-31
Woman MarrieS ELepen
Times in ELepen Years
First Six Husbands ofMme. SChumutZ, InCIud-
ing Two Americans, Met Violent Deaths.
Won't Wed Again.

trip to Europe the man who was des-
tined 70 be No. A. a Rus sian engineer,
met her ana soon aftt ward they We're
married. He died a month later ia
Odessa Of typhoid fever.
Returning 20 Milan she was wooed and
won by an old friend OF her childhood,
and he was killed in a mountain acct
dent six months later. She then mar
ried Chicagoan. but he tried to ride Il
wild horse and. was thrown and his neck
was broken.
Now. she declares, that II her latest
adventure on the sea OF matrimony Is
not OF longer duration than those that
have preceded IL, she will never marry
again.
The Washington times., 1904-01-31
WOULD ESTABLISH
O[D-AGE LIMIT
Civil Service Commission
Presents a Plan.
MAJORITY LIKE THE SCHEME
House Committee Will Probably Report
a Bill Including an Insur-
ance Feature.
MAJORITY LIKE THE SCHEME

Renewed agitation to enforce the re-
tirement of superannuated employees and
to provide an old-age fund for them
has been brought on by the recent re-
port of the Civil Service Commission.
which again urges that some action on
this point should be taken.
While the movement takes on a new
impetus. its progress is being watched
with intense interest by Government
employees whom it will affect OF
course, there are many. especially the
already aged employees. who do not look
on the proposed legislation with favor.
for the reason that if the age limit
were fixed at sixty-five or seventy
years it would mean their early re-
tirement
Majority Favor Plan.
With the majority. however. there
is strong sentiment is favor Of a sys-
tenn which will create in reality a great
Government insurance company. The
plan suggested by the board is for
Congress to provide THAT the further
admission of persons into the classified
service shall be based on a condition
that they shall provide against their
own experimentation or other disability
by adequate annuity insurance. the
premiums to be deducted from their
salaries and that approximation and
disability annuities for those now in
the service should also be provided for
so far as practicable by similar deduc-
tons from salaries.
Speaking Of the recommendations in
this report. Commissioners Cooley and
Greene said that IL was a renewal OF the
suggestion made in last years report
Several Schemes Proposed.
Several plans along this line have been
brought to US for consideration. but IT
is not within our province to decide
which one shall be selected Commits
sioners Cooley and Greene are confident
that the best administration can be OBJ
tanned by a approximation rule which
makes the retirement of employees at
sixty-five or seventy obligatory. It is.
CT course. their further belief that some
provision should be made to take care
of superannuated employees.
III action Is taken in the matter, II will
come through the Civil Service Commit
tee in the House. which Representative
Gillett is chairman. This committee, IL
Is said. is securing complete table of
statistics to be used In framing a bill.
An organization known as the United
States Civil Service Retirement Associa-
ton has long been Interested in the mat
ter. and has already complied statistics
as to the ages and time OF service OF
employees. Officers of the association ap-
peared before the Civil Service Com
mission on Thursday.
The Washington times., 1904-01-31

aged. but in few days after taking your won
dey.Il Swamp-Root ] began 70 feel better.
1 out Of health and run down generally;
had no appetite. was dizzy and suffered with
headache most Of the time. I did not know
that my kidneys were the cause Of my trouble
but somehow felt they might be, and began tax
ing Swamp-Root, as above stated. There is such
4 pleasant taste TO Swamp Root, and it goes
right 10 the spot and drives disease out Of the
system. 1t has cured me. making me stronger
and better in every way. and / cheerfully rec
onmend II to all sufferers. Gratefully yours.
Mrs. A. L. WALKER,
&c West Linden ST.. Atlanta. Ca.
The Washington times., 1904-01-31

weeAs, and when l finally was able TO leave my
bed | was left with excruciating pains in my
back. which convinced that ! had a severe
kidney trouble. My physical condition was
such that | had no strength and was all run
down.
Ny sister, Mrs. G. Z. LittleGeld, Of Lynn, ad-
vised me To give Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root 4
trial.
procured a bottle, and inside Of three DAYS
eDmmenced 10 get relief / followed up that
bottle with another, and at the completion Of
this found I completely cured Nv
strength returned and today am as well as ever
Ny business is chat of eanvasser am on my
feet great deal Of the zine, and have TO use
much energy in getting around. Ny cure Is
therefore all the more remarkable. and is ex-
ceedingly gratifying TO me. Swamp-Root Ia
pleasant 70 take.
Sincerely yours
MRS. H. n. WHEELER.
% Prospect St, Lynn, Mass.
The Washington times., 1904-01-31

BERLIN, Jan. 30-Mme Schumutz
but twenty-seven years of age. was mar
ried yeste rday to her eleventh husband.
German engineer.
She has had a remarkable career. hav-
ing married her first husband at Milan.
while she was less than sixteen years
old. He was a Partisan banker. and
after three months of welded bliss was
found dead. in bed from heart failure.
She soon married a second time. only
to lose No. 2 as a result of a carriage
accident
Her third venture was with an Ameri-
can. and she lived with him for three
years in New York, until he died from
an attack of pneumonia. On her return
The Washington times., 1904-01-31

Us feet high. IS feet lower than the new
stacks
The twin chimneys viii be octagonal
at the base. on the outside. and circular
on the inside. and che shortest dis
lance from side to side is to be nine
teen feet. From height OF forty feet
the chimneys will be circular both on
the outside ard inside. and will taper
to thestop- where the diameter Will be
ten feet six inches. The minimum thick
ness of the wall of the new chimneys
will be thirty-two inches.
The Washington times., 1904-01-31
BOSTON TYPOTHETAE
REJECTS UNION OFFER
Book and Job Branch of No. 70 Will
s--- Strike.

BOSTON. ian 20.--At a meeting OF
the Boston Ts'pothetae. held this morn
ing. the agreement offered by Boston
Typographical Union. No. 13. which pro-
vides for increases in the wages OF hand
compositors and machine operators, and
an eight-hour work day for all. was
rejected. II was voted to send final
proposition TO the union
About 900 members OF the book and
job branch OF Union No. 13 will go on
strike. 1t is said. to enforce their de-
mands. They VIII have the backing
OF Union NO. q. which has more than
SEQ. 600 IN the treasury.
The Washington times., 1904-01-31
DRUG EXPLOSION
WRECKS A PLANT
Paterson Silk Mill Burned,
With $500, Loss.
HAD A NARROW ESCAPE
Flremen and Spectators Caught by
Falling walls-Hundreds of EN-
ployes Thrown Out of Work.

PATERSON, Jan. 3O.-By the explo-
sion of chemicals in the large silk mill
owned by Ashley & Bailey, on River
Street, and employing 1,50o hands, fire
started at o'clock this morning. and
destroyed nearly the entire plant The
loss is estimated at from 100000 to $780,.
600. covered by insurance.
The plant was one OF the largest in
the city. and occupied an entire block.
IL comprised several three story brick
structures, and includes large guam
tity of valuable machinery.
Snow Interferes.
The heavy fall of snow delayed the
fire companies. and by the time they
reached the scene the fire had made
great Roadway. Frozen hydrants and
bursting hose also interfered with the
work of tie fire department At 9
O'Clock the fire was still blazing
flerceiy.
Trafic on the Erie Railroad was
blocked for three hours by the fire. The
firemen had to run their hose across
the River Street crossing OF the Erie,
whose tracks ran close TO the factory.
and no train could be run on the main
line.
BY hard work the fremen succeeded
in saving the building occupied by
the ribbon department and the dye
shop. The rest of the plant was de-
stroyed.
Policeman's Discovery.
The fire was discovered by Robert
Miller. Ridgewood policeman. who
lives in Paterson. and who was return
ing home on a train this morning. He
heard a noise that sounded like an ex-
a., lin I'LL
and looking toward the plant saw
flames bursting from the boiler house.
AS soon as he could get of the train
he sent in an alarm, and the firemen
responded as promptly as the heavy go
ing through the snow would permit.
Walls Blown Down.
While the enormous crowd that had
gathered was watching the progress of
the fire an explosion occurred in. the
boiler room. There was a wild rush TO
places of safety. and a number Of per-
sons were knocked down and trampled
on, but no one. SO far as known. was
badly enough injured to require medical
attendance
Narrow Escapes.
Several firemer dragged a line Of hose
to the top OF the finishing department
building and were fighting the flames
when the roof collapsed. They had
warning. however. from the noise made
by the cracking OF the beams. and they
escaped Just as the roof caved In
The silk mill company has other plants
in Pennsylvania and North Carolina
1t IS said that the Waterman was
asleep when the fire started. He had 10
make hourly trips over the plant. and so
on the last tour made by him previous
10 the outbreak OF the flames he found
everything all right. 1t is supposed that
the fire had it's origin in an explosion
in the boiler room. An investigation is
being made.
The Washington times., 1904-01-31
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