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formed with the utmost accuracy. IN
order that each phrase in one language
shall be exactly reproduced in the other.
Another notable woman IN the Gov
eminent employ is Miss Marie Mac
Naughton. who. in a competitive ex-
animation five years ago, secured
81 400 place in the Bureau of Americsa
Republics Hardly more than "a girl.
she is slender. dark. and very pretty.
Her work consists in translating English
into French most difficult thing TO do
with accuracy. and very different from
turning French into English. Most OF
what she does relates to the compilation
OF the monthly bulletin published by
the bureau. which is sort of maya
zine. the same articles being printed
in English. French. and Spanish Miss
MacNaughton was born at Grand
Rapids. Mich. and was educated at
Paris.
1t win be noticed that three out OF
Government service come from M.chi-
gan Probably that IS only a coinci-
dence. but IL may be that something IL
the atmosphere of that part of the coun-
try is conducive to the development OF
feminine brains. However that may be.
il is certain that Uncle Sam is looking
out all the time for clever women. and
is only too anxious TO employ them, at
first-eate pay. when he can get hold
OF them
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rotary Of State. Though stin IN her
twenties, she has occupied this posi-
ton ever since 1896. Her salary is $500
n year.
Miss Hanna is very pretty. with blond
hair and graceful manners. Ann Ar
Dor, Mich, claims her. She Is an ex-
celient linguist, understanding both
French and Spanish. and when the ar
bitration party went from this country
to The Hague. a year ago. TO settle the
Question OF the Plus fund, she went
along as translator OF Spanish. doing
incidentally some stenographic report
ing. Last summer she did the same
kind OF work in connection with the
Venezuelan Claims Commission.
The highest pay given TO any woman
In the POstoffice Department is 81 $40
This amount is drawn by Mrs Emma
Watkins. who is an expert in accounts
She handles the accounts OF all the
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ployment as a typewriter in the Treas
ury. Before long she earned for herself
the reputation of the most rapid short
hand writer in the department. Her
evenings she spent in studying law.
and after a while some of the cases
that came into the Comptroller's office
were referred to her for action. She
showed such lucidity and legal accu-
racy in the preparation of such papers
that when, two years ago, the place
of law clerk fell vacant. it was given
to Miss Graecen. though many men
lawyers wanted it, by Secretary Gage.
Miss Margaret NJ. Hanna is the only
woman in Uncle Sans employ who
does diplomatic work Her business is
the handling, at the Department of
State, in Washington, OF correspond
ence which relates 10 diplomatic af-
fairs. She is, in fact, the assistant Of
Mr.. Adee, the Second Assistant Sec
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postmasters in our outlying possessions.
including Porto Rico, Hawaii Guam,
and Samoa To these are added the post
offices in Alaska. and also those in the
Windward Islands.
Mrs. Watkins is tail. dark, and dis
Notwithstanding. She came to Wash
ington a young widow. a few years
ago. and entered the office, of the Audi
tor OF the Postoffice Department. where
she rose through the grades by steady
promotion. Much of her work relates
TO the inspection and checking of of
money orders. and nearly all of the
correspondence earring Alaska) is in
Spanish. Mrs. Watkins. who is a Span
ish scholar. writes the letters. She says
that the business with Alaska is the
hardest. because the postmasters in
that Arctic province are constantly re-
signing and pulling up stakes" so that
by the time their accounts reach Wash
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A PAIR OF MIsERS

Mr. and Miss Dancer were reputed the
most notorious misers in the eighteenth
century. The manner in which this cou-
pie were found after death to have dis
posed of their wealth was even more
strange than could have been their
method of acquiring it, The total value
was e20, 600, which was thus disposed Of:
Two thousand five hundred poands was
found under a dunghill. $500 IN an old
coat nailed to the Manager in the stable.
eco in notes was hidden away in an
old teapot, the chimney yielded e 900
slowed In nineteen different crevices.
and several jugs filled with coin were
secreted in ths stable loft.-London Ex-
change.
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He let his words cut like he thought
the Lord might be oeaf One night the
boys thought they would test the cid
mans earnestness and his willingness
to be transported to the Great Hence
forth for he always wound UP hss
prayer with the declaration. Old Peaer
Is always ready TO go-Lord, send dy
angel dis night. fer old Peter is always
ready
THE boys got under Peters cabin and
when the old man reached his Old Pc
ter is always ready-send dy angel dis
night. Lord one of the boys raped on
the door. There was a moments silence
and Peter asked:
Who's dat?'
% The angel oS the Lord come for old
Peter in graveyard voice.
'Who-w-h-o-W-h-o - dat? in q
shaky voice.
a 'The angel OF the Lord come for old
Peter
'Out went the light. a scramkling
under the bed, and in a trembling voice
the old man said:
Go on. dar; old Peter done bin
dead desc ten year,
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Knew Her Place.

BAD breaks are made by preachers
and church members as we'll as the rest
OF mankind" says Representative Brous-
sard Of Louisiana. AT a conference
meeting held in my State-I was not a
member-Brother Brown. a weak. shy,
but good man and chIldless widower.
and Sister Ames. e strong-minded spin
ster somewhat loud Of voice and fluent
OF speech, were among the members. In
due course OF time Brother Brown was
called upon to relate his experience. AS
usual he was slow and humble Of
speech; he had very little to say-could
not speak to the edifcahon of the
brethren and sisters-the time would be
better occupied by others. For my
part he said. 4 feel that II is best to
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ABleeged to Climb a Tree.

1.-The seeming determination on the
part OF the Republican Senators 10 or
der an investigation of the Postoflce De-
partment." says a Representative from
Louisiana, would make one believe that
must be some fire And II reminds me.
too, OF one OF the Brer Rabbit stories
by Uncle Remus, in which the old man
tells q child that rabbit climbed tree.
The little one knew that rabbit couldn
climb. and1she said, Uncle Remus, that's
a story, for q rabbit can't climb a tree
Hush, chile said Uncle Remus, dat
rabbit bleegde ter climb de tree
80 IL may be that the Senators feel
that the investigation must be had.
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complaint was uttered by Daviess, but
the members felt and knew that the old
fellow would raise Cain some time.
That time came a few Sundays after
the refusal to baptize the child. The
preacher found that there was not a
member present who could raise the
tune, and he appealed TO Dsviess The
old man raised himself to his full six
feet four and looking straight at the
preacher said:
'Ye would mark the innocent young
lamb because the old man went astray.
and the devil may damn you before III
raise the tune. +"
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and became considerable burden to
his poor but honest parents. -
The mother was very deaf. and When
the father came in the house one morn
ing and announced that the cow-the
mainstay of the family-was dead, the
old lady did not hear correctly. under
standing that the son Sam was dead.
Not Sam, the COW, mother. said the
father.
Poor Saml Well, he's better OF, 1
dare say. continued the old lady, still
understanding that Sam was dead.
Sam is not dead. It's the cow, /
say, repeated the father.
Wen. father. we must be recon
ciled'
The old COW! the old COW" almost
yelled the father.
The old COW? Good Lordy. father,
what are we going TO do?'"
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Time To Co Home

A Representative from one OF the
Southern agricultural States has re-
eeived very urgent letter from his
spouse insisting that he do all he can
TO hasten the ad1ouruing OF Congress.
closing her letter with these lines:
Husband. dear husband: come home to
me now,
The garden needs spading for peas.
The boys should be picking up stones In
the lot,
And you should be trimming the trees
When will you get through with bills
and resolves,
Stop talking OF license and rum,
OF railroads and tunnels, and other such
things.
And tend TO your business at hum ?"
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Versatile Office Seeker.

''The average ward politician" says a
New England Senator. lis like an ALI
gator. opens his mouth for a horse, but
is willing TO take in a fly. knew a fell
low who applied for a consulship. The
President couldn't accommodate him. He
then made a desperate effort to squeeze
into g. clerkship in the Treasury with
out taking a civil service examination
Ia did not succeed. and finally friend
of his landed him as deputy doorkeep-
er in the Senate coal cellar, but he'll
be back at his home during the cam
paign IN all his glory"
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be silent, and that my place is behind
the door OF the sanctuary"
Brother Brown sat down, and soon
after Sister Ames was asked 10 say
word for the cause. This she did In
straightforward manner. her voice pene-
trating the very rafters. concluding
her remarks with. I feel that I ought
not TO talk and that my place is be-
hind the door with Brother Brown
> The well-known fact that Sister
Ames had long had designs on widow
er Browns fine home and well-stocked
farm, caused the entire congregation to
laugh outright when she said that her
place was behind the door with Brother
Brown"
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.eWas It Smoked Ham7.

The little six-year-old son Of one OF
the lawmakers from New York asked
his father the other day how negroes
come 10 be black
While not one OF the best OF Biblical
students, the Representative used his
best efforts TO explain the reason why
the negro was black. saying that the
negro was the descendant of Ham, one
of the sons of Noah. and that the Bible
taught US that Ham was the first col
ored person.
Was II smoked Ham, papa?" asked
the little fellow. and then the proud
father Immediately went out and hunt
ed UP some of mis- friends and gathered
around the trough at a drink emporium
70 tell Of his offspring's brightness.
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Spoiled His Taste.

One OF the national lawmakers who
viii serve another term, though given a
close brush for the nomination. tells this
story on himself:
II confess that I feel like have beeh
through about the hardest campaign
ever expect to be in. 1t was a case Of
get out and hustle or get my allowance
of packing books ready to take a fare
we'll OF Washington. I had been labor
ing under tko impssesiso thsS Ssss~sS<ers
OF my district didn't need any gentle re-
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Dead These Ten Years

These fellows who are always ready,
whose skirts are entirely clean" says a
Representative from South Carolina.
remind me of an old family servant
in the home of a neighbor of mine.
'Old Peter was an intensely religious
negro. and when he sent up his petit
sssx3 90 che throne OF grace his words
could be ENxd all over the plantation.
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A Hard Blow.

Senator Lodge is not one OF the story
tellers OF the upper house. but his
friends give him credit for this really
good cnc:
Many years ago there lived In the viii
lage Of Sag Harbor an aged couple who
had a son named Samuel. This OF
spring was a tTine unidentified origi-
naily and a good deal demented latteriy.
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Practice Too Small.

The investigation into the manage
ment or mismanagement Of Rock Creek
Cemetery" said Representative from
Maryland, calls to my mind q suit
which was instituted to recover posses
sion OF n cemetery. The plaintiff was
al incorporated religious society and the
GefendzDe 2 young pracfAssag physician.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
DEATH CLAIMS HEIRESS.
Mrs. Gopchevitch, Wife of Reputed
Serviau Nobleman, Expires.

San Francisco, March 24-The ro-
mantle courtship and marriage of Miss
Harry a. l. Floyd and N. B. Gopche-
witch, gripman and a. scion OF a re-
puted noble Servian family, has end
ed in the death of the bride of few
months, who passed away at dawn to-
day.
It was the last chapter of a romance
that was both pretty and sensational
Death called the young bride and heir
ess ere she had an opportunity to en-
joy her vast wealth or take her hus-
band to the old world, where his title
and rank might perchance have been
given due recognition.
Mrs Gopchevitch had been in poor
health for some time, in fact, ever
since the day of her marriage last Oc-
tober-- A few weeks ago she became
i'll and all hope of saving her life was
abandoned She rallied, however. and
seemed to be on the road to recovery,
but relapse set in a few days since
and death claimed the young bride
The deceased bride had no near rel
atives, and consequently her widowar
has an excellent chance of becoming
the sole possessor of her princely es-
tate or of a large part of it. Whether
or not Mrs. Gopeheyitch left a will
remains to be seen. 1t is believed that
she made ample provision for her hus-
band, to whom she was devoted.
The love making of Gopchevitch was
romantic. He was gripnan on the
Sacramento street cable line. One day
while riding downtown Miss Floyd
looked into the eyes of the man who
was running the car on which she was
seated. Her glance was returned and
each was conscious of the others love.
They beheld each other on many occa-
sions thereafter. their acquaintance
soon ripened into love, and on October
6 last the pair hied themselves to Miss
Floyd's beautiful country home near
Lakeport and there were made hus-
band and wife by Judge Sayre of the
superior court of Lake county.
Ever since the marriage the couple
had resided quietly in this city. The
health of the bride had been delicate
and she was not granted the oppor-
tunity of enjoying her vast wealth.
The pair were happy together.
Miss Floyd was the daughter of the
late Captain Richard S. Floyd, a re-
tired naval officer. She came of an
old southern family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
EXPOSITION NONUNION..
Employment Agency Claims to Be
Hiring Men for That Purpose.

New York, March 24.-To make the
st. Louis exposition a -nonunion affair,
and after it is over to throw the gage
city itself is the declared purpose of a
concern which already has contracted
to furnish employment at the EXPOSE
ton to more than 1000 persons from
this city.
The intention of the company was
disclosed today when J. D. McGregor,
the manager, was summoned before
Gaetano Damato, who is in charge of
Mayor McClellan's bureau of licenses.
Mr.. Damato had received more than
900 complaints against the concern
from persons who had paid in 81 for
a position which they had been PROM
ised on April 25, and who became sus-
picious and demanded that their
money be returned to them.
The demands were not complied
with, the concern in every instance
having a signed agreement and still
maintaining that it will on April %
find employment for not only the thou
sands from which it admits having re-
ceived money already but others from
whom it is declared other applications
are expected When Mr.. Damato asked
Manager McGregor to give a bond for
s. 900, it was furnished at once
Spea king of his business, McGregor
said that organized labor in St. Louis
was too high priced. and that II was
for that raeson that he was recruiting
nonunion men in this and other cities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
LECTURES SIOUX.
President Tells Them to Stop Gamb-
ling and Go to Work.

Washington, March "a President
Roosevelt soundly lectured a party of
his callers today They were Ogallala
Sioux Indians, who, it is said, are more
addicted to horse racing and gambling
than they are to the pursuits of agri-
culture. The president endeavored to
impress upon his visitors ideas of in
dustry and thrift While the lecture
was being interpreted the Indians
listened in solemn silence. AS they
emerged from the executive offices
their faces beamed with smiles. The
callers. who were presented to the
president by Representative Burke Of
South Dakota. included several chiefs,
among them American Horse, Young
Man Afraid. and Red Hawk
They informed the president that
they owned 10000 ponies and the same
number of cattle. The president told
them they ought to dispose of at least
half of their ponies and increase their
holdings of cattle to 100 600. He frank
ly told them that If they would stop
horse racing and gambling and devote
their energies to cattle raising and
agriculture they might soon become
valuable citizens The policy of the
government, he said. was to take care
of the older Indians. but that the
younger members of all the tribes soon
would have to lock out for themselves.
Idleness and Iaziness would not be toler-
ated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
PARADISE RECLAIMED.
DR.. Hall Says Dancing Is Nearest
Approach to L.

Boston, March 24.-In an address be-
fore a gathering of churchgoers here,
Dr. c. s. Hall of Clark university,
worcester. has made the assertion that
it is probable man gets nearer his lost
paradise when he is dancing than at
any other time.
"A philosophy of the universe might
be written on rhythm he said Thus
there is a rhythm of years of season
tAI muscular effort is in rhythm. the
action and the reaction. but the climax
OF all rhythm is 6ancing-not dancing
as it is now, but dancing as it was done
years ago. If person is tired. he
should dance a minuet; if aparhetic
something faster.
Dancing has great curative power
The best thing, the great thing, is
health. which means holiness The best
kind of happiness is the happiness of
being alive, and that is the spirit of the
dance. Men at so, SO. 20 and so ought
to practice IT."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24

Americas Boys Bound Over.
Emporia- Kan, March pa COM
plant has been sworn out against Har-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
Bad Investments Wreck a Bank

Holdenville. / T. March 24.-The Ma
tional bank of Holdenville. capitalized at
$4,000. one of the largest banks in the
Creek nation. has suspended payment. 1t
is now in the hands of the comptroller of
the currency The condition of the bank
investments is given as the cause of the
trouble The other local banks are not
affected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
Paved Roadway to orphans' Homo.

Atchison, Kan, March 24.-Work on
the paved roadway to the Soldiers
Orphans home is to be commenced in
April. The state board of charities
viii invite bids to be opened April 2.
Henry J. Allen, president of the state
board of charities, was in town, and
agreed with Mayor Orr upon a full
settlement of the disputed questions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
COLD WAVE.
Warnings Issued Throughout
the Northwest.

Washington. March 24-Cold wave
warnings have been issued for Iowa,
souri,. western wisconsin. Kansas. Okla
homa. Colorado. Wyoming, South Da-
kota. southern North Dakota and the
Panhandle of Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
Dividend Reduced.

London, March 24-The Bank of Eng
land. at its serni-annua1 meeting today
only declared a dividend OF IL per cent
for the past six months. This was the
first time in seven years that the divi-
dend has been below 10 per cent per an
num- The governor of the bank said the
profits for the six months ending Febru-
airy % were $3,315,205, and that after pro-
viding for the dividend, the amount of
the Test on that date was s10s09e. 800.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24

verse Wall street influences. Under
the peace patched up Plat is stronger
today than he was last week OdeIl
has put himself in line as Platt's sue
ceSsor in the senate and as the party
leader, and President Roosevelt has
unquestionably had the way smoothed
toward carrying the state next Novem-
Der, so it is no wonder that all fac
tions of New York Republicans are
particularly happy over the outlook.
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EnnIIsh Ind nj Worth.

CHICAGO, May Il. - COnceding
weight to everything opposed against
him, English Lad, favorite for the
American Derby, won the fifth race at
Worth The mile and twenty yards
was covered in 1:41 fiat Byways was
second and Big Ben third. Sincerity
Belle was the only other favorite to
win. The other four events went to
two long shots and two second
choices. The third race went TO Just
So, which was backed from Go to 10
to at post time. Postman, at 20 to /,
captured the sixth event
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Ruth Was blown OF Fnst Train.

BENNINGTON, Vt, May 17.-Ruth
the five-year-old daughter of Charles
G. Walker, had a remarkable escape
from death by falling from the plat
form of a southbound team which was
running forty miles AN hour. She rails
ed an umbrella to prevent her hat from
blowing away, and the strong current
of air under the umbrella carried it,
with the child clinging to it, Off the
train. She landed in a sand cut, I'M
injured. The fireman, who happened
to be looking back, saw some person
leave the train. The train was stopped
and was run back until the child was
reached. She was trudging along the
track .fa.r..'r.
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TABLE OF PERCENTAGES.
Hnrst pnrk WON the CInremnnt

NEW YORK, May lion a track
that was slow as a result of the rain
Hurst Park, with 100 pounds on his
back, won the Claremont handicap at
Morris park. Lux Casta was second
Gay Boy third The performance Of
the winner stamps him as a first class
sprinter The time minute % seconds
for six and a half furlongs was re-
markably good. King Pepper made
the pace 10 the stretch, where Lux
Casta took the lead and appeared to
be winning easily, when Odom brought
Hurst Park up with a rush and won
driving by n head. Six lengths sepa-
rated second and third horses. Run
nels, at the prohibitive odds OF to 10,
won the fifth race easily.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-17

PORTLAND, Ore, May 17.-Somer-
saulting through the air over steep
embankment, an automobile contain
ing Benjamin Holiday, his wife and
Miss Daisy Andrews turned over three
times and finally lighted upright at the
foot Of the declivity. Mrs. Holiday
was badly hurt, having both hips dis
located, but It is now regarded as GER
tain that she VIII recover. Miss An
drews is suffering from a broken col
lar bone, while Mr.. Holiday was not
injured at all.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. May 1.-THE
Guardsman, a well played long shot,
won the last race and then ran away,
jumped through the fence in the back
stretch and threw Jockey Wedder-
strand. The boys leg was broken.
The Pet, 20 TO shot, won the Ju-
venile stakes for two-year-olds. Magic,
the favorite, finished second. Talpa
beat Mamie Hodge and Miss Craw-
ford In the sprint race.
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NOTICE
TO FISHERMEN

Brook trout may be taken
from Vermont waters on and
after May first. Wormiverous
suckers may be taken any old
time.
Tackle of all kinds to be re-
liable must be bought at Girls.
wold's.
Bamboo and Calcutta Poles
for sucker fishing at Griswold's.
Fish over three feet long
when hooked but not landed
should be reported to the "Ev-
ening Banner. Dreams will
not be accepted.
Beautiful line of Fly Rods,
Gange Hooks and Flies at Girls.
wold's.
Great variety OF Fish Lines
from lc to 81. Oh each at Urls
wold's.
1t is unrighteous to return
trout to the waters from which
they are taken.
GRISWOLD
SpOrt.MuSiC Neutrality-suspicious.