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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-02-06
DESCENDANT OF KING DAVID.
Philadelphia Woman Who Traced Kin
ship to Jewish Family of Abarbanei.


a lineal descendant OF King David
died in Philadelphia recently.
Mrs. Gustav Iipschuetz was hcr
name. She lived with her husband
and five children AT 1919 Diamond
street. but death came in 81. l.ukc's
hospital. whore she had undergone an
operation. She was 80 years of age.
Through the misty reac"es OF sacred
history this woman could trace her
kinship TO the distinguished Jewish
family Abarbanel. whose relationship
Ia King David is uIdoubtcd and whose
achievements throughout Europe are
matters of history.
Mrs. IipschuetZ whose maiden
name was Bertha Neumann. spran-
from that branch of the family 81
which Don Isaac Abarbalel. prime
minister of Spain in li92 was the
hcsd. During that time, when rerse.
cu;ion against the Jews began as a
result of the change in the religious
views OF Ferdinand and Isabella. Don
Isaac was Obliged to flee with his less
favored brethren. The family scat
tered, settling in various parts OF En-
rope. Don Isaac aftcrward became
prime minister in Italy.
The grandfather of the dead woman
was Rudolph Hirsch Abarhanel. one
~ the foremost rabbis OF Germany ir
the last century. The city Gretz. where
he died. gave him a public funeral. and
the government buildings were draped
in mourning.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-02-06
WORDS AND CRIME.
Some Interesting srecaiations as to
the Origin of "Yeqg

Some Interesting srecaiatlons as to
the Origin of "Yeas."
Where did Billy Pinkerton and the
other men engaged in the detective
business stumble upoa the word 'yesg.
which is applied 10 a certain class OF
mendicaris?" asked n man who takes
much interest in the study Of words
Il have not yet heen able tn find any
trace OF the word in any Of the ety.
mologies at my command. and hence
have been at n less TO under stand
where they found the word yegg.
They refer to q class Of mendieants a.
yegcs' or 'yer2men. and | noticed
few weeks ago thai the police OF Bos-
ton had made 4 raid ON this objection
able class. and were making an effort
10 rid the city of them. The yega' is
. rather cartons member. and i;
looked upon as one OF the mos: danger
Que men engaged in shady calling
He is desperate scrt of offender. and
while his crimes are not OF the larger
and more aggravated sort; he is a hard
proposition to deal with. The 'yegg
is the fellow who will slip around the
back way in the aarb of beggar who
will ask you for food. and who will
talk to you for a while in fact. as
long as You will stand for il. and who
will. in the meantime carefully survey
the premises. examine the doors and
windows usually, find out just where
everything is located. and leave the
place with the mental map. as il were,
of the whole situation. If he thinks
il worth while he may come back and
see what he can pick up in the wee
sma' hours oi the night. If the pros
poets are not good. If there isn't
prosperous look about the place. the
chances are that he will not honor you
with a call.
But | YVES speaking more particu-
larly abont the word yesg' and how
the detectives and police of the conn
try happened To pick il up. AS | said
before. | have been unable TO find any
sort of trace of The word in the die
tionaries and etymoiogics at my COM
mand. There is nothing u even sus-
gest il in anything | have been able
to find. Who're did they get the word
'yeGg'? suppose they have simply
picked it up, like many other words
now current have been picked up. Tho
offending class OF the country have
added vastly To the current vocabu-
larry. ,iany of the words originating
with them hare become of common
use. many Others are understood ONLY
by the police ard crooks. while still
others are understandable Only to tho
men who bring them into existence,
the csoterics OF the criminal cult who
invent words 10 meet the secret re-
quiremen;s oi their calling !, may
be that 'yegg' was brought into OK
isjence just in this way At any rate.
the word is here. and ii is pretty gen
orally understood over the country by
men who have been in touch with po-
lice departments in the larger cities
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-02-06
EuXptisn Shorthand.

Shorthand writer's should be inter
ested in the recent discovery OF 9
papyrus which throws some light or
The state of stenography in Egypt In
the third century. The document found
is a contract between a shorthand
school and a man who wished one OF
his slaves to acquire the art. The fee
was 100 drachmae. 10 down, 40 at the
end of a year and the balance or
graduation" How long the course
lasted is not stated, but evidently the
art of the stenographer was not ar
Easy one, and it was practiced chiefly
by slaves.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-02-06
Travellers Etiquette in euron.

In European railway car the per
son who sits next the window facing
the engine mas the right to decide
whether il shall be up or down. But II
would be very bad manners 10 insis,
IN having the window up. unless there
was some special reason TO- doing so
i asked to lower il b. aroiher pas
senger. or vice versa.
If YOU arrive early you can secure
The seat you prefer by placing your m
per or some other Of your possessions
upon it.
When staying in continental hotel
he custom is to bow 10 the roomfu,
xhen You go in to meals. if the visitors
are foreigners.
If you are making a stay you keen
the same table ar the same place at a
table for meals during the whole o. tic
time.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-02-06
The London workrsn.s Wife.

II is a sheer impossibility for most
workingmen's wives to leave home. no
matter how sorely they need rest and
change. When the same person is
nurse. cook, laundress, charwoman and
needlewoman to an entire household
her absence means chaos.
Mrs. b., whose family consists of 10
children under II. and whose boast is
that she never sends child to school
with an unstarched pinafore or un-
BACKED boots, said one day to her
visitor: Il declare. I'm a bit glad
when one OF them is III, for then |
put on my bonnet and go to the cnem-
LIST. and 1t makes little change. /
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-02-06
His Altered Usefulness.

The scorching chauffeur lost control
of his machine. which dashed through
the wall Of a writing fluid factory and
precipitated him into vat of finished
product.
Well he mutterei, as he crawled
out. Il may be badly damaged but I'm
still Indispensable to a well-ordered
Office desk"
'EIow so?" asked the surgeon.
Because I'm a first-class inks rae
crn
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-02-06

Gold crosses and diplomas were pre-
scented by the German Empress last
year to 'I76 women servants who had
been 40 years with the same family.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-02-06
Sick
Blood
Feed pale girls on Scots

Feed pale girls on SCOTS
Emulsion.
We do not need TO give all
the reasons why SCOTS
Emulsion restores the strength
and flesh and color of good
health to those who suffer
from sick blood.
The fact that it is the best
preparation of Cod Liver Oil,
rich in nutrition, full of healthy
stimulation is a suggestion as
to why it does what it does.
SCOTS Emulsion presents
Cod Liver Oil at its best,
fullest in strength, least in
taste.
Young women in their
teens arc permanently cured
of the peculiar disease of the
Bod which shows itself in
p&icncss, weakness ndncrvous-
ness, by regular treatment
N';h Scots Emulsion.
|; is a true blood food and
5 naturally adapted to the cure
IF the blood sickness from
which SO many young women
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-19

A "SALrED" OIL WELL.-It turns
out that the reported oil discovery in
Chehalis county Is fake. A special
dispatch of the 18th states that an
engineer named Cook, employed in q
logging camp on the Wynooche, is re-
sponsible for the whole matter; that
he had 4" doctored" the ground with q
compound of refined oil and skid
grease, an admixture formed to obtain
something that looked like crude oil,
but to an experienced eye lacked the
assimilating qualities to perfect the
deception. He had dug hole, two or
three feet deep, and poured in the
compound, when he was ready for
business, which consisted of obtaining
. deed for the land and then gave out
the story. Options were obtained on
land for miles around by the excited
people, and it is said Cook refused
5000 for his tract. The exposure
was made by E. G. Finch, manager OF
the Gray's Harbor Electric Railway,
who has had considerable experience
in the oil business in California and
Texas, and be pronounced the Cook
we'll - fake, pure and simple" perpe.
trated by Cook, or somebody, ignorant
OF the nature of crude oil.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-19

ROOSEVELT WILL BE REPUDIATED
LIKE CLEvELAND-The strenuosity of
President Roosevelt has secured one
thing that he may be proud OF, an
apparent unanimity Of party-leaders
that is at least remarkable. His posi-
tive nature, manifested on 60 many
occasions in expressions Of pronounced
antagonism, if not hatred, has placed
oil pap'hunters on their guard, and
led to the expression by Senator Bail
ey, lately, "That everybody is for him
and nobody wants him." Even Boss
Hanna, in the Ohio campaign, it was
observed, said little, but seemed TO
keep up q great deal of thinking. Mr..
Bailey declared it to be his firm belief
that four years from now there would
be as few to defend the present admin
istration a. there were or are to speak
. good word for that OF Grover Cleve-
land. He said that already many who
clamOr for the President dislike him
just as he had found It unpleasant to
defend Cleveland long after he had been
condemned by public opinion and was
only sustained by him from sense of
party fealty.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-19
The POrteutS OF War.

The brilliant success q tie Jnpanese
at the beginning OF her war with Rus
STA seemed at first To presage an early
termination OF the conflict. It now
looks as if calm reflection iustifies no
hope that such will he the result.
Russia is a powerful nation, and when
driven to desperation by unexpected
reverses will fight with quite as much
spirit as her opponent flushed by VIC
tory.
The greatest fear of a prolonged
contest, is however, in complications
which may ari-e with other nations.
Government is, after all, but an ex-
preston OF human will, through pre-
scribed forms, swayed by finite wisdom
and controlling passion, which require
but triiling motive at times, to throw
discretion to the winds. If, amid the
many conflicting interests that may
arise, our country should become in
volved, she will find that our colonial
system will be costly appendage to
maintain, if indeed it be found that
Roosevelts "club," as he calls the
navy, has grown to those respectable
proportions that may be recognized as
fairly proportional policeman's ba-
ton, in the emergency. Russia, should
the fortunes of war, turn in her favor,
will undoubtedly justify her austere
nature by a war of aggression to make
up her losses and firmly re-establish
her prestige as ruling power, and it
is possible that Turkey and India may
lie in her course OF conquest. The
downfall of Japan, would leave her
master of China and Corea, unless
restrained by intervention from other
powers; and there is just where there
is probability of an Inauguration of
the greatest warfare that has ever dew.
astated poor Mother Earth. The
Anglo-Saxon may be pitted against
the Slavonic races, and that would
mean force in opposition drawn from
12O, 600 Russians, 100000, 900 Chi.
nese and 3OO,OOO,OOO from Turkey and
Iudia, population of nearly a billion
people able 20 mass ten or fifteen mil
lion soldiers in a worldwide warfare
for supremacy.
Then indeed would be verified the
the weird predictions so often made by
the Mother Shiptons of every age,
wherein the world at war is portrayed
in all the horror of hating feet and
crippled rhymes. Let us hope that
the war.cloud will pass over and leave
the armament again clear, under the
bright and invigorating rays of . sun.
burst OF peace, progress and prosperity.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-19
@{ashlngton Standard
OLYMPIA. WASH.
FRIDAY MORNING, February 70, 1901.
D." Let Him Go 1t.

What profundity 81 meaning Is dis
played in the words of Grover Clcve-
land when asked his opinion OF By an,
and he said: He has the stage; let
him 90 it, At first thought their
depth is not clearly perceptible, but
when the deep import is considered
inver-eiy, what world OF meaning
and malice :hey express. In this in
stance the prophet" did not seek
among the unusual or obsolete words,
piled ike rubbish in unabridged die
tionaries, but had pat a street slang
phrase to express his opinion of man
who is at least his peer in all that goes
to make the statesman.
While it may be that Grover has
not much cause to love William, it
must be borne in mind that the latter
has had just cause to condemn the
man who claims to be so much bigger
than his party as to pursue any policy
whether held by it or not. "He has
the stage; let him 60 it," means com.
plete, unqualified, malevolent con-
domination OF the candidate OF the
party twice and utter reputation of
the salient features of the Democratic
platform the past eight years. 1t
means that unless the party is reor-
ganized under his dictation that he
will Ego it" into the ranks of the op-
position, as he has done twice, profess
sedly to discipline the party. The
term "into the ranks" is not too
strongly expressed, for the Palmer and
Buckner movement was the most effec-
tive means for diverting the few honest
votes from the regular party and en-.
sure plurality for Mckinley. The
malcontents had "the stage" then,
and the 133. 900 votes thrown away on
the so.called National Democratic
ticket and the secret votes cast by the
main conspirators for the Republican
ticket defeated the party, 1t q time
when its principles were 90 essential
for checking the rapidly growing power
of corporate greed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-19

DEATH OF A NOTED BREwER.-Wil.
liam ]. Lemp, the famous millionaire
brewer of St. Louis, No.. committed
suicide by shooting himself in the
forehead, last Saturday. Depression
over the loss OF his son Fred, three
years ago, and the death of Frederick
Pabst, of Milwaukee, a lifelong friend,
is supposed to be the cause. Mr.. Lemp
WAS native OF Germany, 6S years of
age, and had lived in st. Louis As
years.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-19

THERE is not Q sensible man in the
United States who can place his b and
upon his heart and say he believes
Roosevelt a safe man in any great
emergency. His impetuosity over
rides reason, at times, even in trivial
matters. He may have many traits
to admire, but he certainly has some
serious ones that overshadow the chief
qualifications for ruler of q peaceful
country.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-19

1T is "Judge" Weir now Gin the
Eastern papers). He is heard from in
the prosecution of an Edward d. Sniff
fin, in New York Court, q confidence
man who it seems swindled the Nat.
chez Logging Co., of which Weir is
President. out OF several hundred dol.
lars on . promise to float $4OO, 900
bonds of the company. It seems that
the only floating" that WAS done was
OF retainer" to his own pocket.
We are glad the Judge" has been
located, though it be in q police court.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-19
A Clerical Climax.

The pastor of the Central NJ. E.
Church at Tacoma climbed to very
sensational height, in his sermon Sun
day night, by propounding the query,
what is Tacoma's greatest SIM" 1t
must be acknowledged that the rever-
end gentleman launched rather a pom
derous and difficult proposition upon
his hearers, for if there is community
under the sun that has long list OF
transgressions to answer for, it is surely
that OF the city at the head of Com
mencement Bay, which, among other
things we bear in mind just now, stole
the terminus from Olympia, thirty
years ago, and tried later on to steal
the capital.
The dominic held up for review In
temperance, Sabbath Breaking, Swear.
ing, Dishonest Business Methods, In.
fidelity in the Home, Deceitfulness,
and all these were given no more than
passing reference by the pastor. Lying
received more attention, and he depre-
Gated even white lies, those little con-
venient falsehoods resorted to to main
tain the amenities of social life, and
then passed on to mercenary lies, the
cheating by short weight and measure,
or by incorporating the quality of
commodities. Then there were big
lies, involving turpitude that might
consign the sinner to penal servitude
and the audience fairly held its breath
as they anxiously waited for the cleri.
cal hand to swing the net and land the
bee that was buzzing so viciously.
After pause, however, the preacher
declared it was none of these, and the
audience, with look of despair, set.
tied back, having evidently formed q
resolution to "Give it up" The pas
tor gazed with supreme satisfaction at
the depth of the feeling he had aroused
and pausing a few moments to give
full dramatic effect, he slowly and de.
liberately announced, "The greatest
sin of this city is neglected salvation
or, more strictly speaking, unbelief,'
and the lock of the congregation
changed to one of intense relief g the
murmured refrain, els that alp
passed from pew to pew.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-19

THE Women's CHI ristian Temperance
Union of Tacoma have begun another
crusade against Sunday performances
in theaters, and will endeavor to have
the matter made an issue politically.
In response to determined protests,
Sabbath performance had been aban-
doned, but was resumed when it was
thought that public sentiment had
subsided on the matter.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-19

AND now it is claimed that the fire
in Iroquois theater may have original.
ed from a patent gas machine, which
Klaw & Erlinger, owners of /" Mr..
Bluebeard," insisted upon using,
against the protest of the house man.
ayers. If it was not the origin OF the
fire, it seems probable that it may
have contributed to the extraordinary
release OF gas which caused the death
of 80 many.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-19

IT is said that the Japanese have
introduced in the far East campaign .
terrible explosive said to be the most
powerful in the world. 1t is called
shimosite, after Shimose its inventor.
Dynamite 10 not IS powerful by q
darned.sight.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-19

TORPEDO boats which fell into dis
favor, from some cause, during the
Spanish war, have revival OF con-
fidence from their management by
the little Japs, who seem to have a
qualification for directing their use
that approximates the Wanted "eye.
sight" of our gunners on the warships.
1t may be that Teddy's club" will,
after all, assume the form of bamboo
pole.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-19

OUR Washington correspondent
(whose letter is crowded out this
weekly writes that Senator Ankeny
used the Yakima dialect, in introduc.
ing some Indians to the President.
In the East any old thing goes, and
klonas ydka maua delate Chinook copd
okoke hyds skOokum tyee.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-19

THE Yakima Democrat now appears
as an eight-psge paper, and is one of
the neatest and ablest edited weekly
papers in the State. 1t combined
with the Washingtonian at the begin.
ming of the year, under the experienced
control OF Bro. j. D. Medill.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-19

IT seems q little strange, with 90
many city directories and travellers
guides at hand, the city dailies could
not have obtained two maps of Balti-
more that presented the same typog-
raphy, and with school aliases for the
mere asking, that the Russian and ia
panese battle-ground could not pre-.
sent the same general outlines.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-19

THE Equitable National bank Of
New York, lately passed into the
hands of receiver after struggle for
existence OF about two years. 1t had
for President, G. R. Shultz, notably
the youngest head OF a National bank
in the country.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-19

THE death OF Senator Hanna is
likely to place Senator Mitchell, Of
Oregon, at the head of the Canal com.
mittee. Plat, the ranking member,
does not seek the place as, it involves
much hard labor. and he has much
other committee work to do. Senator
Mitchell comes next, and precedent
requires that he be given tho chair
msnship.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-19

RoUND-TRIP tickets from Chicago to
the Lewis and Clarke Fair, in Portland,
it is announced, will cost only $50;
from st. Paul and return, $45, and
Denver and return, $40.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-19

THE next annual meeting of the Ma
tional Woman Suffrage Association
will be held in Portland, Oregon,
during the month of June, 1905. 1t
is composed OF about 500 delegates.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-19
Lot It Be Met on the Threshold.

The Walla Walla Statesman, while
conceding to Chairman Heiffner, of
the Democratic State Committee, pos
session of commanding ability, at
tributes to him disposition to take
"snap judgment on the Democrats of
the State in the interest of railroads"
It then goes on to charge that, at the
last session of the Legislature he was
apparently allied with the railroad
lobby.
1t is to be regretted that at the very
commencement of Is important a
campaign Is that impending, any
cause of discord should arise, but if
such questions are to be presented, it
is we'll that they should be submitted
early enough to be met and con.
sidered before the primaries are held,
90 that each citizen may have . voice
in reshaping any perverted line Of
policy as we'll rs to aid in putting
forth an accurate and specific code of
principles to be supported at the polls.
If there is no truth in tho State snsas' .
charges, an immediate denial should
be authorized by Mr.. Heiffner, for the
Democratic Convention was practi-
cally unit on the matter OF railroad
legislation, only differing in whether
the commission favored should be ap-
pointed by the executive or elected by
the people. If the charge be true
the Statesman points out the only
alternative to be to Ego to the party
that is the especial champion of trusts
and mouopolies."
In times past, the STANDARD has
had nothing but admiration to ex.
press for Mr.. Heiffner, a. . firm, con-
sistent and able exponent of Demo-
cratic principles, and it does not pro-
pose now to change its opinion with
out fair and impartial hearing. For
the success OF the party, as we'll as
support of bis own reputation. we
hope the reply will be immediate and
conclusive.