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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-08-31
AUNT HARRIET FRANCOIS.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Aug. 81
When Harriet Francois died few days
ago, there passed away one of the
city's most picturesque figures. She
was born in slavery, but her quick
intelligence and splendid aptitude took
her at an early age from the field 20
the home circle, where she was par
ticularly useful as Il maid. And IN
after years she became probably the
most famous hairdresser in Louisiana.
In the mellow days of the south
land, and even in comparatively re.
cent years, there was scarcely ball
given in the city or the state, the
belle of which had not been made love
lier by Harriet Francois rare art.
In the old days Aunt Harriet" as
she was usually called, excelled in the
arranging of coiffures, which consiste |
CT masses of hair and curls such as
We're the style in ante bellum days.
Her services were sought by the ar,s-
tocratic women of both city and
country.
Harriet, at one time, had her head
quarters in the old Royal hotel. Here
she catered to the fashionable women
who frequented the historic hostelry.
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She did not have a hardresing parlor,
but went from one apartment TO
another. She could serve 30 clients
in one evening.
She was born in the service of DR.
Taylor of Kentucky, in whose family
she was reared as maid. While still
a girl, she was bought by Gen. Grason.
She was given her freedom before the
war.
From the Hotel Royal, she went 10
the old st. Charles hotel. She was
frequently taken abroad as maid,
and Travelled over nearly the whole
of Europe. She alos visited every state
of the union.
She vas a reliable nurse and regarded
herself as the 'ole nanny" of many
well known men and women who nov
live in different parts of the United
States.
She had not been in active service
since the burning of the old st.
Charles hotel. Failing health had con-
fined her to her home for long time.
That she had many white friends was
attested by the attention she received
in her last illness. She was provided
with evrything that could tend to make
her last days on earth comfortable
in the little home which was her own.
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BREVl1rllGS

Use Watsons Glover Cream for
tan and sunburn.
Easy Work soap, the largest cake
OIL the market, no wrapping. nothing
but SOAP
Corno removes corns without pain.
Guarantee to cure or money refunded.
Re. Cross Pharmacy 060l Monroe st.
Have you found it a difficult mat
ter to save up money? If so. con-
suit your better and more important
half. She will doubtless advise you
to come to this bank and open "A saw
ings account Interest paid on de-
posits by Spokane & Eastern Trust
company.
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FOR BANTAM
Weight TITLE

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Aug. al
The SIX round contest between
FRANKIE Neil and Tommy" MUIR
ply, to be held tonight before the
National Athletic club. promises to
be an interesting affair and will de-
eide the bantamweight championship
of the world. Neil. the present hold
err of the title. is apparently not in
fear of the result. Murphy, who
has just graduated from the amateur
class is considered in New York to
be wonder, having clean record,
and having bested men considerably
heavier than himself. His hackers
believe that he will make Neil step
lively at the start and eventually
win. The fight will be witnessed by
large delegation of sporting men
from New York.
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was by Booker Washington, president
of the Tuskagee Normal and Indus
trial institute and founder and pres
ident of the league.
The sessions begun this morning
will continue three days. At each
session there will be addresses by
successful representatives Of the va
rious business and manufacturing en-
terprises in which colored men are
engaged. Among these are included
banking. insurance, law, undertaking,
farming. manufacturing. real estate.
wholesale Junk business. cotton grow
ing. newspaper publishing, catering
house and machinery moving, mining
and many other types of business. An
interesting feature of the gathering
is a large exhibit of photographs IL
lstrating the development of business
enterprise among the negro people of
the United States.
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NEGROES BEGIN SESSION

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Aug. 81
The National Negro Business league
began its fifth session in this city
today with the largest attendance in
its history. At the opening of the
convention this morning Tomlinson
hall was filled with members Of the
league from all parts of the country,
representing among them the wealth,
industry and intellect Of the negro
race in America. 1t was strictly a
gathering Of business men who be-
lieve that the elevation of their race
is to come through hard work along
industrial lines rather than through
political channels or higher educa-
ton.
The meeting opened with addresses
of welcome by Governor Durbin, May
or Holtzman and John w. Kern, the
latter representing the Commercial
club of Indianapolis. The response
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ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Aug. 3O.--Lieuten-
ant Governor David Bartlett of North
Dakota, chairman of the worlds fair
commission of that state. has been
sued for 1915 by Frederick Schmol.
trian statue of President Roosevelt
in butter and who alleges that he
has been paid but 500 on his con-
tract.
Lieutenant Governor Bartlett de-
clares that Mr.. Schmol will not be
paid any more than that and that
he ought to be satisfied, considering
the kind of iconoclasm he has been
guilty of.
"Why, SIR" said the North Dakota
executive. that statue looks no more
like the hero of San Juan charging
upoa the enemy than 1t looks like the
Onidean Venus. On the contrary the
presidents features began to run as
soon as the weather got warm and
whatever feature resemblance there
might have been almost Immediately
disappeared.
mo. sir. we won't pay for any such
caricature as that" he asserted with
the emphasis of one whose idol had
been insulted.
why, sir" he resumed, 81 have
actually heard people gathered around
the statue make all manner of fun
of it. even at the expense of the
president himself. 1t became so OBJ
noxious that I ordered it removed"
Bartlett is quite right In saying
that visitors had fun with the statue.
A crowd was gathered around II a
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few days before it was ordered out
when one remarked:
'"The hero Of San Juan is running"
And another equally as ready wit
was out with: Look at the animals
mouth: he's giving Teddy the horse
laugh"
Bartlett happened along and Of
course no one knew that he was an
official and an ardent admirer of the
president
''Parker's got cinch in beating
that" one of the crowd put in. II
shouldn't say that Roosevelt is a
man of much backbone If he wob-
bles so on his horse"
Bartlett gritted his teeth 1t was
evident to him that both horse and
rider were champing the bit to be off
to the refrigerator.
Looks like he's wounded" said an
other. from the way he hangs so
limp"
That's the impression they are
trying to create; make 1t appear that
Teddy was really far out on the fir
ing line, when as matter of fact
he reached the top of San Juan hill
after his friends, the negroes, had
put the enemy out of business"
This was too much ror Lieutenant
Governor Bartlett. He walked back
to his office and gave orders for the
instant removal of the statue.
The statue was three-quarters siz-
ed and toward the end of it's career
was not calculated to make many
hero worshippers from among those
who gazed upon it. It's strength
appealed more to the nostrils than
the eve
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FOG FAMILY REUNION

PORTLAND, Me, Aug. 3l.-Foggs
of all ages and from all parts of the
country. Foggs by birth and Foggs
by marriage, several hundred in all,
gathered here today for the third an
nual reunion of the Togg family as
socation OF America,
The family traces its ancestry back
to the Samuel Fogg, who came to
America from Exster Ire, In 1890,
and settled at Hampton, n. H., In
1888. The old homestead. built by
Samuel Fogg. has never been con-
veyed by deed. but has always de
seconded from father to son. and is
now owned by John Henry Fogg.
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World Of Sport

$4,000 to place on Burrows as against
Reilly's chances.
The betting at present is 800 to
$40, with Burrows the favorite. This
is due to the fact that Burrows won
from Joe Fitzgerald, who is regard
ed by many as superior to Jack Reilly
in size and strength.
Reilly is the better boxer Of the
two, and as it will be a contest gov
erned by straight rules. each man
protecting himself on the breakaway,
his infighting ability makes him dam
gerous.
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FOURTH INDIANA
DISTRICT MEETS

NORTH VERNON, Ind, Aug. al
Republicans of the Fourth congress
sional district are holding their con:
vention here today for the purpose
of naming n candidate for congress-
Anderson Perciield of Brown county
appears to be the probable nominee.
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STOP THAT CouoHI

When a cough, tickling or an fri
tation in the throat makes you feel
uncomfortable. take Billiards. Hore-
hound Syrup. Don't wait until the
disease has gone beyond control. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. A. Anderson. 1854 West
Fifth street, Salt Lake City. Utah.
writes: I'VE think Billiards. Hore-
hound Syrup the best medicine for
coughs and colds We have used 1t
for several years; 1t always gives
immediate relief, is very pleasant
and gives perfect AZ err -.
satisfaction. Csc. lz4ENzZzkuAyHI
Soc. 81. Sold by S~SFe~
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HOUSTON SCHOOL
s1l Howard street.
Cannon Hill. Spokane, Wash.
Select Day and Boarding School.

Consolidation of Holzel academy
and st. Stephens school.
Healthy location. Dormitory equip
ped with all sanitary appliances Uni
versity trained faculty. Academic.
preparatory and special courses.
Manual training is prominent
feature.
Best equipped gymnasium. Large
campus.
A regular course in physical train
ing. including military training, both
infantry and cavalry.
Fall Terms Opens September IA, 1904.
For full particulars address c. c.
Holzel, Eleventh and Jefferson street.
Spokane, Wash. Tel NJ. 1869.
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CURED OF ASTHMA
After Years Of Terrible Suffering.

After Years Of Terrible Suffering.
Mary Josephine Bezy. Floyd Knob
Ind, writes: After suffering untold
agonies for 80 years from Asthma /
was cured by Schifrmann's Asthma
Cure. | used to be so bad that l could
not move without help. but l can now
do all my own work" Another writes:
My little boy. years old, has been
sufferer for several years, some
times 50 bad or that we could not
hold him In bed, expecting any mo-
ment for him to breathe his last. Doe
tors did him no goood and we had al
most given up In despair when
through accident we heard OF Schiff-
mann's Asthma Cure, tried IL and il
almost instantly relieved him" Mrs.
-. G.. Harris. Elbow l.. O.. Va.
800
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Baseball Today,

The first Of the Salt Lake series
with Spokane at Natatorium park Is
being played this afternoon. Salt
Lake players arrived here yesterday
evening, ready for a wager that they
will take their share Of the series
and break even.
Reilly has his men in better shape
now and, with Harmon showing up
well. his pitching staff is again in
good condition.
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CURES sCIATIOA.

Rev w. L. Riley. LII, D., Cuba. n.
Y. writes: after Is days OF excru-
ciating pain from sciatic rheumatism.
under various treatments, l was in.
duced to try Ballard's Snow Liniment;
the first application giving my first
relief and the second entire relief.
can give 1t unqualified recommended
by K
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KID Mccoy Declined.

Kid Mccoy declined to come
through with match for George
Gardner, to be held before the s. A.
A. c., and Manager Mark Shaughnes-
sey, who is in the city. has offered
the match to Jack Root. This may
go through
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Betting Tavors Burrows.

Word was received from Bully Bur-
the Fernie. B. c.. hotel man, who is
handling the Burrows boxers, will
arrive here Saturday with rolls of
money to wager on the contest be-
tween Jim Burrows and Jack Reilly,
which takes place at the Spokane
theater next Monday night Accord
Ing to their statement, they will have
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The lady Maccabees of hive No.
33 meet Friday evening at o'clock
at the home of NJ. d. Churchill 1912
Augusta. Bring friends.
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COYLE ASPlRES
TO The PRESIDENCY

DENVER. Col. Aug. 31.-Hugh
Coyle. well known newspaper man
of Colorado. has declared himself an
independent candidate for the presi-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-18
FACTORY RUN BY WIND.
Air Motors supply Power to Two
Plants in Gcrmany for Generating
Electricity for Lighting.

For more than two years two small
factories, one near Leipsic, the othe.
neal Hamburg, have been driven sue
cessfully by windmills, which are also
used as a means of generating cleo
tricity for lighting purposes. says the
Elektrotechnischer Anzeiger.
The windmills have q diameter of
about Is feet and are mounted on the
roof of the works.
To insure reliability, the wind wheel
itself has no moving parts, the speed
regulation being obtained by turning
the windmill so as to vary the angle
under which the wind impinges upon
the sails, which are built of steel sheets.
This is performed by a small auxiliary
wind motor, and is said tc be done so
quickly and accurately that the voltage
of the dynamo remains practically
constant throughout the range of or
binary wind pressures.
An automatic switch cuts out the bat
terry connected in parallel with the dy-
namo as soon as the wind falls below a
certain point.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-18
MAKE EATING A BUSINESS.
Professionals Are Paid by Indians
TO Perform Fcats of Gas


One of the most striking customs OF
the past hat are preserved by the In
dams Of to-day is found among the
tribes Oh Devils Lake reservation in
North Dakota, says the Hygienic Ga
zette. Supervisor Wright, of the In
dian service, gives the following ac-
count OF this peculiar practice:
From time immemorial the Devils
Lake Sioux have adhered to an old
custom in regard to the treatment of a
guest. According to their etiquette, it
is the bounden duty of the host to sup
ply his guest with all the food he may
desire, and, as a rule, the apportion-
ment set before the visiting Indian is
much in excess of the capacity of a
single man But by the same custom
the guest is obliged to eat all that is
placed before him else he grossly in
suits his entertainer. 1t was found that
this practice would work a hardship.
But instead of dispensing with the GUS
tom the Indian method of reasoning
was applied and what is known as the
professional eater was brought to the
front.
while the guest is supposed to eat
all that is placed before him it serves
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-18

re same purpose If his neighbor as
sists in %deyouring the bountiful repast,
the main object being to have the plate
clean when the meal is finished. 1t is
not always practicable to depend upon
a ~neighbor at a table to assist in get
ting away with a large dinner and in
order to insure final consumption of
the allotted portion visiting Indians
call upon these professional eaters,
whose duty it is to sit beside him
through the meal and eat what the
guest leaves. The professional eaters
are never looked upon in the light of
guests, but nor as travelling compan-
ions with a particular duty to perform.
These eaters receive from one to two
and even three dollars for each meal
where they assist. 1t is stated by the
agent at the Devils Lake reservation
that one of the professional eaters has
been known to dispose of II pounds of
beef al a sitting. That they are capa-
bic of eating ar almost fabulous
amount | myself can TESTIFY"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-18

which | am a member, during which
sent messages to Brussels, while tele-
phonic communication was going on
over the same wires. | have sent mes
sages also between Berlin and Frank
fort"
The apparatus consists Of a type
writer, which, by depressing a key,
sends two impulses. Each letter only
requires two impulses, and the different
letters are obtained by means Of the
time interval between these impulses,
For wireless purposes these impulses
operate a switch connected with the
induction coil, thus making the sparks
for sending the ether waves. The in
duction coil is connected with an aerial
as well as an earth wire. To turn the
apparatus into a receiving instrument
it is only necessary to move a switch
which is placed beneath the type
writer. This makes all the connec-
tions to the receiving apparatus. which
consists Of a coherer and a very sensi.
tive relay.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-18
MARVEL
Wireless Messages Received and
Transcribed by Zerograph.
Great Convenience to Both Sender and
Receiver of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ciaIIy Important in Mill
itary Affairs. 9.

Although the wireless telegraph has
not yet been perfected, an instrument
has been designed whereby messages
received by this method may be taken
down and transcribed on typewriters.
For the sake Of brevity it has been
named the Z%erograph. 1t resembles in
appearance an ordinary typewriter, but
it is of simpler construction, with a key
board figured with the signs of the let
tiers and numerals, which can be printed
or telegraphed to any number of instru-
ments. Each instrument, the inventor
explains, is at nee a receiver and a
transmitter, enabling operators to con-
verse with n another in writing and
thus obviating misunderstanding which
are apt to occur in telephone commune
cations. So far messages have been sent
only for a short distance, but it is intend
ed to experiment over wider spaces, and
it is hoped that messages al be sent to
any distance that ether waves will carry.
The machine is always ready for iElme-
date use, and as there is nc mechanism
which requires to be wound up in order
to obtain synchronism the operator has
both hands free for manipulation.
Another advantage claimed for the
invention WILDE of especial Importance
in military affairs. Messages cannot be
picked up. To quote the inventors
own words: "In sending q message you
are sending two ether waves which al
low you a choice of Sc signs, and these
are given direct print either as letters
or figures. Absolute secrecy is thus OBJ
tanned. The only way to intercept mes
sages would be t. employ a similar in
strument, which would have to be
sy~nchronized to the same degree as the
transmitting instrument. Lastly, these
machines will receive their messages
(Which are given at present at a speed
of 25 words a minute) without anybody
being present, and would thus be of
great advantage in a signal box, as the
signal man will receive clearly printed
Instructions should he be absent at the
time that the message Is sent to him.
Nor viii the machines work only with
out wires. | gave a lectu1e in Paris be-
tore the Society OF Civil Engineers. OF
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-18
Carrying Hand Furnaces When
Mercury Is Low.

The contented smile of the t'heathen
Chinee" may be partially accounted for
by their Indifference to the GOODNESS of
the winter months. For in the north
of China, says the New York Herald.
they care not whether they be indoors
or out; they always have a stove with
them in the shape of a hand furnace
Instead Of the fire being placed in the
house it is carried about the person, be-
meath the thickly padded cotton gar
ments or in the hand; at times it is
placed beneath the chair on which the
celestial is seated. The discovery of
this unique method of avoiding win-
ter's rigors was made by a traveller In
Fu-kien province. whose attention was
attracted to the universal and peculiar
deformities of the inhabitants. Strange
swellings projected in the most unac-
countable places on the anatomy Of the
villagers. Speculaticns were set at rsst
by an old gentleman. who removed his
coat and disclosed a small copper fur
mace secured around his waist by a
band and neatly covered with basket
work. This artificial mode of warming
the body is only resorted to in time of
extreme cold, as on ordinary occasions
the people deem their thick clothing q
sufficient protection during winter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-18
ST. PATRIcks DAY HANDICAP.
Dc RcsxIxe Was an Easy Winner Of
the $I,OS5 stake.

LIZ UNCBAlAC ah AsAhN w IHlGT Oh
the $1,OS5 stake.
NEW ORLEANS. March 1S.-Rain-
land and Stella Allen. both of whom
outclassed their fields, were the only
winning ~favorites. A heavy rain and
hail storm came on after the fifth race,
and in the sixth race horses and colors
were only dlstinguishable as they pass
ed the stand. The east scored again
in the st. Patrick's Day handicap,
worth $1.0S5 to the winner, De Reszke
winning easily in the colors, of NJ. L.
Hayman. Morning Star was a strong
favorite, but was never prominent and
quit altogether in the run home. Roue,
the second choice, made the running to
the last eighth pole. where De Reszke.
who had been cleverly nursed along by
Matthews, went to the front and won
easily by four lengths. Summarizes:
First Race Rainland won, The
Brown Monarch second, Triple Silver
third.
Second Race Tommy Foster won.
Hemlock second, Lady Contrary third.
Third Raec-stella Allen won, Della
val second, Golden Flower third.
Fourth Race (St. Patrick's handicap
DE Rcszke won, Frank Bell second,
Roue third.
Fifth Race Macbeth won, Mauser
second. Deer Hunter third.
Sixth R~ace-Burke Cochran won, Lou
Woods second, Midshipman third.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-18
Lover KILLED Girl and Himself.

NEMAHA, Neb., March 18.-DaviG
Carroll, aged thirty years, shot and
killed Anna Maxwell, n s~iXteon-year-
old girl, and then killed himself. Car
roll was employed by Miss MaXwelIs
father as u farm hand. Carroll is said
TO have been a rejected suitor of Miss
Maxwell, and the double tragedy re-
suited from her refusing to accept his
attentions.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-18
SOME HIGH ROLLERS.

Yesterday afternoon a number of
bowlers tried their luck ON the Kirby
alleys and the following scores were
made: Charles Hilker. 1872; Bert
Redwood, 20l; Harry Neal, 243
Hamey Brown, 214; Charles Simmens,
1893; William Horn, 1893; Thomas
Cnone, 1913; Herman Allbrick, 213, and
William Hilker, 206.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-18
TALKING BASEBALL.

The Keystone Athletic Club boys ex-
pect to get together soon and organ
ize q baseball team that will be as
much credit to them as the basketball
team has the past season.
The basketball team will meet q
team from the other end of the Is.
land Saturday night at Doty's Paw
lion, Eltingville.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-18

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1S.-Rain
fell continually at Oakland, and the
track was very muddy. Favorites sue
ceeded in winning fcIr of the events.
The feature of the card was the last
race, five and Il half %furlongs, Hager-
don led all the way, winning easily
from Albuln and Daisy Green.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-18

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, March 49,
The duel between Rodney Smasher
md Taysand for the blue ribbon for
bulldogs was the feature of the judg-
ing in the dog show. The former is
owned by G. G. Hopton and the latter
by Darlington Kennels, both of New
York city. Rodney Smasher obtained
the award. Blackmail, belonging TO
George Roosa of Saratoga, shown for
the first time in the ring, won the
novice for bulldogs and then beat out
.Taysand for the winners reserve. j.
Pierpont Morgan's collies won nearly
everything in sight. Champion More
ton IIebe receiving the winners
award. Big classes were judged in
Boston terriers and toys, Mrs. i. Sem
of New York being prominent in the
latter.