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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-19
A DAINTY OPERATION.
Transferring . Valuable fainuAs
From Wood TO Canvas.

A Madonna" by Botticelli, owned
nv Secretary Hay and valued at $4O,-
600 has been saved by most dell
cate operation. The painting was on
a wooden panel an inab thick, and o"-
ing TO its age (the painting Is ABOUT
400 years old the wood began !"
crack. the assures threatening to ex-
tend to the paint itself and rum .ne
picture II was decided to have tne
noint transferred from the WOOD 10
canvas. and the work was intrusteo
TO a New York expert, who put IN
wear at his task. 1t being manifestiy
impossible to remove the paint iro"
the wood, the only thing to be done
was to remove the wood from the
paint. The first move In this process
was 70 smear the surface Of the paint
ing with thin, slightly adhesive SUD-
stance, over which were pasted 'ihy
bits of the thinnest tissue paper care
fullv made to follow the slight ridges
and bumps In the paint. Then layer
after layer of paper was added In the
same way until thick matrix was
formed. Then the really delicate WORK
began-that of removing the WOOD
from the back of the paint This wes
done almost entirely with sandpaper.
The closer the operator came to the
paint the more careful his movements
had to be, and when at last sheet OF
wood no thicker than piece OF paper
was left over the back Of the sheet OF
paint which formed the picture a slight
slim meant utter ruin Of the master
piece. But care, patience, keen eye
sight and steady nerve won the day,
and the last vestige Of wood was re-
solved into powder, leaving only thin
layer of paint lying on bed OF tissue
, paper. Then a strip Of heavy canvas
was pasted to the paint. The whole
thing was put into drying room TOT
weeks; then the tissue paper was re-
, moved, the picture vanished. and the
q Job was complete. The picture now
n hangs in Mr.. Hays house In Washing
I ton.-Argonaut
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-19
A Peculiar VIII.

The entire fortune of Moses b. Clem'
ents of Portland, Me-, amounting TO
about 100000, has been left to trus,
fees. who are directed to distribute II
"to benefit society, relieving distress
and assist worthy and deserving reli'
gious, charitable and benevolent asso'
Citations, objects and individuals" The
matter of distribution is left entirely
TO the discretion Of the executors the
only restriction being that they shall
have disposed Of the entire estate IL
the manner indicated within ten years
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-19
pacuIinrities of Worms.

Many creatures supposed to nave
some of their "senses missing" are not
so insensitive as people often think:
Worms have neither eyes nor ears anu
vet are sensitive to light and music
wide Darwins "Earthworms). A
bIuebottle in spite of not having a
nose. finds out a piece Of bad meat
easily enough. In short, many OF tne
lower animals contrive to see. near
taste or smell sufficiently for their pur'
nose and often in high degree, with,
out being able to point to any specia
organs of these senses in their Dodies
and to suppose they are devoid OF
sense because we are unable to ois
cover 1t is frequently to confess oul
Ignorance,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-19
The Persian Way.

Miss Edith ID. Lawrence, now
teacher in a missionary school at Ia
briz. Persia, writing to friends In OK
lahoma and telling Of shipment OK
books. ETC., received from home, said:
Last night l picked up an American
history and found forty pages about
the Revolution torn out. They will not
allow anything like that to pass
through. The sultan will not allow
such Sunday school lessons as Absa-
lom's rebellion to be studied. Instead
AZ publishing such lessons they put In
n lesson from psalm"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-19
Plant Tint Feigns Death.

In South America there Is piah''
a species of mimosa, which resorts 10
death feigning, evidently for the pur'
pose of preventing grass eating AMI,
mails from eating It, In Its natura'
state this plant has a vivid green nue.
but directly it is touched by human
finger or by any living animal 1t col,
lapses into a tangle Of apparently deao
and withered stems. Among britisn
wild plants the most sensitive to touch
Is the insectivorous sundew or Eng
lish bogs.-London Globe.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-19
Nm the Duties of Parents.

Tommy" asked his grandmother
"whv would you rather be little boy
than little girlT
because, grandma" replied Tommy
"Td rather be papa than mamma
Tho mamma has to take care OF the
children, but the papa just goes 10 'ne
office. Little Chronicle.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-19
InfIammatory Rheumatism Cured

William Shaffer, a brakeman OF
Dennison, Ohio, was connneu 70 na9
he'd for several weeks with inflamma-
remedies" he says. "FInally l sent 70
to McCaw's drug store for bottle OF
Cbamberlain's Pain Balm, at which
time 7 was unable to use hand or foot,
and in one weeks time was able 10 60
to work as happy as clam" For sale
nv all medicine dealers.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-19
Malay Accounted For.

"Rome wasn't built in a day, you
know"
"Ah! 1t was put up under a govern
ment contract, was itT-Chicago hec-
Drd-Herald.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-19

"The manager says he engaged the
forty chorus girls in twenty minutes.
"Gracious, but he's quick at hgures'
Town Topics.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-19

and loved ones, then you dlsnonor me-
So the members Of a congregation can
not honor Gou unless at the same time
they are ready to welcome and honor
all of Gods children, no matter 10
what social caste they may belong.
| Honor the Church.
But, though Christian etiquette III
the house of God should mean much'
how many churches are sinfuliy tryine
70 become the churches of class instead
OF the churches OF a great Christian
democracy? Can we not, one ana all
he large hearted enough to know tha'
there Is only one true gospel arlstocra
cy. and that belongs to the noble serv
ing class which Jesus described whei
, he said "Whosoever will be chic
, among you, let him be your servantf
As Won would never be rude to m.
/ child because you love me, SO may W
IN our church etiquette never cast
, slur upon Gods children. May we neV
/ er iostle or push any one away iron
? us! We should all belong to the gospe
3 clan We should feel that we are a
4 brothers and sisters in Christ and tina
r therefore, by the gospel freside ther
= shall be plenty Of room for all III
t members Of the gospel family.
q Lastly, refined and consecrate
+ church behavior is demonstrated
g much in the way a congregation Oh
: perses as in the way it assemblies. IL
! make a social call upon you ana 70
y are polite and respect me, you uo ~
d try to show your impadence eve
v though I do stay a little longer TIN
:. than I ought. Ycu do not cape al
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-17
STEALING NIAGARA FALLS

patient people Of country corpora
al to n
Niagara Falls and
long suffering public
Canadian New York already which enable
them build ample their
entire volume of the above the falls.
Now York legislature
rights take the
the Niagara
the bill very
We given
the roads,
shores But let's Niagara Falls people
specaces
It has aroused millions dvaing and qkenng
inspiration.
Millions at its brink irresistible
hutibe and teadfas might o the Infinite.
world wonder its rusIan
pmboize the national activity
Tmbols bouniess o
From its mist delicious
before and its grandeur has been the
The worlds poetry.
And along bond btd cooy
dollars he o this reatca aractl
They
Niagara has permit
Discussion the proposition has called public
two Canadian government
yearly rental $4,000 addition OF
developed graduated New
York companies nothing On the Canadian basis these
would be required the New York $l7Q0oa year,
But unfortunately the York
slider public such
will get Niagara and that New York nothing
get, however,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-17
WHAT MAN THINKS, HE DOES,
GOOD OR EVIL.

Hanged" Hanged Hanged"
Hardly a day passes that great head
lines do not make known to the public
that human soul has been set free by
the aid Of knotted cord, winged into
eternity from the gallows
The report goes on to say that the courts
found him guilty, that he murdered his
friend, his eomrade, his wife. mayhap. Fur
ther we are told that the STATE took his
life and many of us in our blindness be
lieve that the state hanged the murderer.
when the truth is the murderer hanged
himself; it was his own THOUGHTS that
tied the knot.
WHAT MAN THINKS, HE DOES,
GOOD OR EVIL.
Not yesterday was the cord knotted
around his neck, though the paper tells
us the exact hour. The murderer sacri.
feed his life for a THOUGHT away back
at the time when he first permitted him,
self to THINK Of his hatred Cor the vic.
tim. The day that vicious thought enters
his brain, then he has power to determine
the character of his thoughts If on that
day he chooses TO harbor the thought of
murder in his heart rather than to thrust
1t from him as something too hateful, too
unclean to find lodging place within his
soul, then at that moment he lays the first
timber for the foundation of his scaffold,
for as sure as the sun will rise tomorrow
just so sure will his hateful, treacherous
thoughts lead him up the steps of the
structure which he has begun to build
1t is murder today, tomorrow and the
next day. until there is within his mind
room for little else. Gradually the means
take form in his thought. He then begins
to plot and plan Even at so late a dav
why can he not take warning and thrust
the evil thoughts from him? But no, he
sleeps with crime at night and walks with
1t by day. 1t whispers above the noises
of the world and echoes in the clatter of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-17
GOLFERS CAN LOAD
QUICKLY in TACOMA

The collier Edith, which left last night
for San Francisco with full cargo of
coal, was the third collier to load here
and get to sea since midnight last Mon.
day. During that time about 5000 tons
of coal were handled, and steady stream
of black diamonds flowed from the bunk
ers for almost two days.
The Leelanaw was ordered to load at
Seattle the last trip, but after lying there
four days and getting only one hatch and
her own bunkers filled, came to Tacoma
to complete the cargo.
The Mineola, making a quick trip up
from San Francisco, arrived unexpectedly
and made a sort of blockade at the
bunkers, but in spite of that the loading
proceeded without hitch and the three
GOLFERS were ready for sea in SO hours
after the first one began to load.
AS far as facilities for quickly and
safely handling all sorts of cargoes are
concerned, Tacoma easily leads all cities on
the Pacific coast.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-17
THE scoURGEs OF THE BALKANS.

neither Bulgaria nor Servia lifted hand
either physically or morally, to assist her
That war was occasioned by the Greek.
Christian Macedonian. The war now on
the verge of declaration viii be that of
the Bulgarian-C NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. versus
the Turkish Mohammedan.
Russia has always been SUSPECTED of be
ing the power behind the Macedonans in
their irregular war on Turkey. Money
and arms have been supplied the insurgents
in quantities Where the money comes
from if not from Russia is a mystery.
That country would have the most to gain
if Turkish Tyranny was overcome, yet for
political reasons the minions of the car
do not care to show their hands too openly.
Sofia is more Russian than Turkish
The Bulgarian army uniform resembles the
Russian. The men resemble the Slavs.
The sons of those who have the money are
educated in Russia and the language is
spoken by the majority,
Heretofore uprisngs against Turkey have
been conducted chiefly by Maeedonians
who live in Bulgaria. They move about
in bands of from 90 to 200, well armed and
ready to fight anything Turkish. BY swift,
sudden descents upon Turkish posts and
moving troops, quick retreat and disap-
pearance, they maintain guerrilla warfare
of the most approved pattern.
When pursued they split into small par
ties, secrete their arms and hop over the
border into Bulgaria, where they are safe.
Bulgaria has always encouraged these depr-
dations. They fermented the people; and
continual fermentation will in time, it is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-17

SOFIA, Bulgaria, March l7.-Chance of
war between Bulgaria and Turkey looks
ripper every day. With Russa's hands full
in the Far East, Turkey is encouraging acts
of violence en- the part of brgands and If
regular soidiery that she would not have
dared under ordinary conditions.
Although supposed to be a dependency of
Turkey, and paying Prince Ferdinand $780,
600 annually. the suzerainty is only theo-
retical. Bulgaria supports a good army
that is good for such country-.and while
alone it could not be expected to stand
before the soldiers of the sultan, it may,
with the assistance of the Macedonians,
make the sick Man of Europe" consider
able trouble.
The Balkan peninsula is great land for
warfare such as win be waged with the
coming of spring, either between the forces
of Turkey and Bulgaria, or Turkey and
Macedonia or all three. The mountains
offer excellent ground for guerrilla bands
as well as for artillery skirmishes and dis
mounted troops
Bulgaria, Greece and Macedonia number
perhaps 100000 souls Each has sub
jeets in Turkish territory imploring help.
Either is too weak to overthrow the rule
of the Turk, and they have up to the
present refused to combine their efforts.
Should such an amalgamation be formed
against Turkey it might be successful
When Greece declared war on Turkey,
Wilson's dancipr sob Thur Elks' ban
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-17
THE SCHOOL BOARD
AWARDS CONTRACT

The board Of education yesterday award
ed to i. G. Hin the contract for the con
struction OF the addition to the Lincoln
school, ON his bid OF 81 1893. The only
ather bid was submitted by G. A. Upper
man, who offered to do the work for
$4,000 To A. NJ. Goddard was awarded
the plumbing for the Lincoln addition
On bid of $3.50. Other bidders were
A. Gehri & Co, 1876; H. n. Meyers $277
Several bids for heating plant were
received. Among the bidders were G. A.
Richardson & Co., who submitted three
bids Of $3.50, Sssll and 50 ,42O, for differ
ent kinds of apparatus; T.. Miller S3375;
Mecham & Pinard, S2,420; f. IL. Lee,
$4,000; Washington Heating company,
$4,000. All bids were referred to the
committee on buildings and grounds.
A lively discussion ensued when Director
Drpry moved to postpone the awarding of
the contract until later, ON the ground
that later on bids at lower figure might
be received, as he understood there had
been cut in the prices of lumber.
Such a move was declared unfair and
unbusiness-like, since the bids received
from the contractors present would be
made known to others. who might take
advantage OF such knowledge. On the
vote to accept the bids, Mr.. nrury stood
alone in oppo ing them.
Bids for an addition to the Horace Mann
school will be opened April 8, those for
additions to the Longfellow and Grant
schools, May 4.
The secretary was instructed 10 order a
carload of slate, to be used in the new
addition, and to advertise for 900 cords Of
WOO l. bids to be opened next Wednesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
"A communication was submitted by the
Aloha club, asking the board to. consider
.he matter Of establishing sewing classes
in the schools. The board passed on the
suggestion favorably, but no definite action
was taken in regard to it.
A. communication from State Land Com,
missioner Calvert was read. 1t was TO the
effect that the state could not bid for
the city school bonds to the extent Of
$500 GOO
The request from the high school boys
for the use of the Bryant school auditori-
um ii which to give an entertainment for
the benefit Of the track team was turned
down The board was not very much in
favor OF secret societies or field athletics
unless under the supervision Of the school
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-17

authorities
The regulation of the athletics and Sc.
ceret societies was referred to Superin-
tendent Warner and Dr. Wegener, with
authority to act in the matter
Secretary Witty was authorized to open
registration books in at least one build
ing in each ward before April lS Women
are especially invited to register and vote.
The registration books will be open at all
times at the Central school. The books
for registration will be closed five days
before election.
A letter from Superintendent A. B. War
ner was read, in which he spoke of
the attendance of pupils at the high scool
and referred to its crowded condition.
He said that the actual enrolment was so
per cent of the possible enrolment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-17

I thought, cause the whole land to rise
against Turkey.
Now with Russia's back turned, Turkey
is preparing to revenge herself upon not
only Macedonia but Bulgaria as we'll.
Heretofore the soldiers of the sultan have
contented themselves with wiping out
Macedonians to repay the wasp-like attacks
of the insurgents
The cruelties attaributed to the Turkish
soldiers pass description. Not satisfied
with taking revenge upon the insurgents
themselves, they have in the past killed
after fiendish torture, poor shepherds in
the hills, or women in their mountain
homes. Even the children have been sub
jected to indignities that would put to
shame anything but the unspeakable
Turks.
Many Maeedonians are brigands pure
and simple. These men prey on the coun-
try at large, but chiefly upon the Turkish
Inhabitants All Bulgaria sympathizes
with them, so they are safe from molesta-
ton from this quarter. They do not call
it brlgandage, but someone has termed it
"Turkophobia."
Where Bulgaria gets the money that
makes war possible is no longer in doubt,
Everyone believes that Russia supplied it
before the situation in the Far East cr-ys-
talized. 1t bought modern arms of every
description and brought into the country
the sustenance for an army in the field
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-17
The Home
By CVNTHTA CREy

the streets. The long arms Of crime reach
out and pull him toward his own destruc-
ton; for crime, which once would have
feared to touch the hem of his garment,
has grown SO familiar that it dares now
embrace.
The mans thoughts, the workings Of his
mind, have made crime thus sure of a
hearty welcome.
The terrible deed is committed.
THOUGHT, simple, apparently harmless
THOUGHT, has worked the mans down
wall. Crime sits at the mans elbow and
grins hideously. 1--WE got you" he leers.
They'll hang you now and the world
will think that the law is taking its
course that is what they call it. Oh yes,
I'm even nowl Once you hated me and
scoffed at me. But you forgot that your
very thoughts could lead you to me"
Crimes fiery eyes burn holes in the
guilty mans heart. Crimes dry lips smile;
they are the lips of a fend incarnate
"Ha, ha, ! got you, man Why, those
very thoughts We're my children sent out
TO claim you. Once you put them from
you; then you took one of them by the
hand that one was a very innocent-look.
ms mug tiibhEhNs litH 1 StIlI dHQlHeT
and you held him on your knee The
next one you took to bed with you, and
you fell to talking to these tools from
hell during your waking hours. You did
it, you did it, and now you'll hang! Hal
The morning sun shines upon few
rough boards. 1t casts long, dark shad-
ow, which swings lay. The shadow is
very, very long and very thin, for the
sun is not high in the heavens.
1t is the shadow of the lifeless body of
the convict. The victim of his own evil
thoughts. Those whom he welcomes as
his guests were dangerous associates. They
betrayed him. They were thoughts as black
as the shadow which his life-less body
casts upon the rough timbers. As black,
as long, as intangible, but they wrought
his ruin
WHAT A MAN. THINKS TO DO, HE
DOES, GOOD OR EVIL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-17
AGSISlz1IQIl ! kl[g q vs. |
&<...::'lEd:'
TACOMA THEATER.

That which is described as the biggest
and best Uncle Toms Cabin" company
travelling will appear at the Tacoma
theater Saturday afternoon and evening.
1t is known from ocean to ocean as Leon
W. Washburn's Stetson Uncle Toms
Cabin company, and is composed of so
men, women and children. As a scenic
production it is said to be better than any
other Among others scenes worthy of
special mention are the Ohio river. by
moonlight, the beautiful vision scene and
the gorgeous transformation scene at the
close.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-17
THE EGG WITCH.

The egg witch is an interesting gift for
youngster To prepare for an Easter re-
membranes First blow the egg, perforate
with a sharp needle circle about each end
of the egg as is shown in Fig |. In this
way the ends may be removed smoothly.
Cleanse and dry the she'll thoroughly. Take
piece of black paper and across it fasten
three strips Of glass, each two inches long
and one-haf inch wide (see Fig D., Fold
the pieces of glass mic triangle by bring
ing the outer edges OF the two outside
strips of glass together and fastening them
by FASTING the strip of dark paper to the
edge of the outer strip of glass.
Take a sheet of paper, not too stiff, cut
from it a circle one inch in diameter, as
shown in Fig. 4, cut from the center of
the circle a triangular opening slightly
smaller than the triangle formed at each
end Of the triangular cylinder just made
Take piece of glass, shaped triangularly
Gig 81 slightly larger than the triangle
in the disk of paper, paste this over the
triangle in the disk. Make two of these
circles, fasten one, with its three-eornered
glass window, over one end of the cylinder
by turning down the edges of the circle
and FASTING smoothly against the end. Into
the cylinder place tiny bits of colored
glass and close the other end as the first
IT
st. Patrioks Night Dance, Elks' Hall.
Thursday, March II. Dancing until morn
ing. Gentlemen. soc; Ladies' freq ass
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-17
HISTORIC ANNIVERSARY
OBSERVED IN BOSTON

BOSTON, March 1.-THE 18th anniver-
saIy of the evacuation of Boston by the
British on March II, l776, was celebrated
with unusual spirit today, particularly in
South Boston. The day was ushered in
with salutes and ringing of bells. Public
offices and many places of business were
closed and the day was otherwise OBJ
served as a general holiday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-17
"THE OLD HOMESTEAD"

Mr., Thompson promises a complete pro-
duction of his play, THE Old Homestead"
when it comes to the Tacoma theater
next Sunday and Monday evenings. The
famous double quartette of farm hands
will, as usual, entertain Uncle Josh's city
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-17
E. F. MAHER HELD TO
THE SUPERIOR COURT

f. f Maher, accused Of pilfering from
trunks in the Garfield house, on Puyallup
avenue, pleaded guilty to the charge yes
terday and was bound over 20 the superior
court By Police Judge Griffin.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-17

Here is shown a smart suit for boy
The Jacket has form-ftted back and a
three button, single breasted front, similar
to the Norfolk. The yoke is in front and
back. six tucks run from the yoke to
the belt. three on either side of the but
tons. The belt is not loose or attached;
it is part of the design in belt effect. The
front of the skirt is slightly cut awSy
from the last button The suit is intended
for boys of from seven to is years of age,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-17

was closed When the paste has dried,
slide the cylindercarefully into the shell.
Covering the circular dish with red glazed
paper cut after the pattern shown in
Fig 5, paste the paper smooth over each
end of the egg. Zig. 6 shows the witch