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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10
Tale of a Dying Man
In Woods of Michigan
Body of Hans Jernsen Found in Log Shant>
With OruesOme Record of His Sufferings
Written on Calendar.

ESCANABA. Mich, April 9.-The body
o. Hans c. Jernsen. formerly a promi-
nent citizen Of Escanaba, was found in
log shanty at his home, forty miles
In the woods north Of Escanaba. With
It was record he had made. showing
his condition from day to day. when ne
knew death was near.
Owing to business reverses Jernsen
left Escanaba four years ago, and had
returned but once since that time He
had been living alone
The diary he left tells one Of the sad
dest stories ever recorded in this Vi
clnity. It was kept on calendar. ard
above the calendar was written in a
great scrawl: The calendar tells the
story from day to day
March ?, poor. March 8, taken sick,
no sleep, very poor. March 10. little
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NEWS FROM BoYDS.

BOYDs. Nd. April 9.-The body Of Mrs.
Elizabeth Dickerson Griffith wife Of
Francis Griffith. Of Beallsville. Mont
gomery county. who died IN Baltimore
were brought 70 Beallsville and inferred
IN Monpcacy Cemetery. Three children
survive her
Richard Brooks Colt, son Of John 5
GOtt. a prominent farmer Of DECKER
sons. was marriNd IN Washington 70 FL
len Claire Mcdonald. sister Of the Rev.
Gilbert II. Mcdonald pastor of ST.
Alary's Catholic Church Of GAINESVILLE.
AFTER the ceremony the couple went
North on a wedding tour.
At Barnesville Maize Brown. daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Mollie Brown, was married
20 Norman PeddicOrd OF Howard cOun-
y, oy the Rev; c. 81. Yost. Of Clarks-
On Wednesday evening Agnes Man
lon. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Kenyon
Manlon. was married in Barnesviue 70
charles MornlnSstar Of BuckeystOwn.
frederlcA county BY the HeY. Gilbert
II Mcdonald. Of St. Mary's Church
The election for mayor and town
council AT kenslngton IN May Will
I4Ilns out several new candidates. but
the present progressive mayor. Cor
nelius Eckhardt. whose administra-
Ton mas been so successful IS ex-
pected to succeed himself The MAYOR
ana present town council have dome
much 70 improve the streets and to put
the town In shape.
The body OF Nathan Burdette who
died at HyattstOwn Tuesday was takcu
70 Lisbon. Howard county, and inferred
AR. Burdette moved 70 this county from
Lisbon about ten or twelve years ago
He married Mrs. Browning. Of Hyatts-
town. VINO survives him
Mrs Charles j. kuster, formerly Miss
Barnard, u brunswick Frederick
county, who figured In the exciting rum
away from Brunswick to Boyds three
weeks ago, IS III here at her home with
nervous troubles, caused by the excite
ment. Her condition is critical
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better. March II, bad shape. no sleep.
very weak, March y. much better.
March Is. about the same. no sleep.
March Il. no sleep, cant get sleep.
March Il, got some sleep. Feel dull,
but hopeful.
March IS. no sleep. dumpish and few
e1lsh- March Il, got little sleep, awful
nervous. March IS, no hope and more.
Murch IS. nearly gone.
March 20. 10 to o'clock. I blame
the men for seeing my track TO the tee
road. but they always were kind to me.
Three nights / thought I would die
with pains: then a long hard fever
which would be all right in a hospital.
but to get up every little while to put
FIRE I'm stove made me worse. l viii
never get over 1t here in this condition.
1 fought the fever as long as could. /
got no sleep for nearly ten days, nearly
going crazy"
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PERMISSION TO SAIL
IN ROCK GREEK PARK
Bidde Grants Strange REQUESTS 1t Flying Machine2
Ask District Authorities, 'Or IS Resort Submerged?'

Creek Park unless it is submerged in
water. They do not believe he means
to confine his attentions to the insIg-
nihcant stream that flows through the
park at present. Such an intention
would not have warranted the precau-
lions which the writer takes to have
himself fortified behind the law and the
permit of the rulers Of the District.
A Second Langley?
In view Of these facts. the sugges-
ton has been made that the permit was
obtained TO authorize the applicant to
launch a flying machine and have 1t
sail above the trees in the park. 1t is
seriously thought BY some that a second
Langley has appeared IN the field. Some
have pointed out that il one flying
ship was called ''Buzzard." another can
with equal propriety be dubbed Canoe.
n careful search through the Con
gres sional Record, however, has not
as yet revealed any appropriations for
a flying canoe. Investigations are nov
being made IN order to see If there are
airy bills pending for such project 1t
Is thought that probably the venture
may be paid for out CT private funds.
Confronted as they are with the pos
sibllity Of Rock Creek Park being sub
neT ged, or else made perilOus by the
canoe sailing above the trees at an
point. the District officials are i'm
mensely excited. II is believed that
Monday may bring forth important de-
velopments in the matter.
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MRS. GO0CH LEAVES
ESTATE TO CHILDREN

Catherine L. Gooch, by her will. dated
March (, leaves her estate to her chill
dren. Carrie Gladys and Minnie Victoria
Gooch, in equal shares. II is also her
wish that her husband have the benefit
Of whatever he has contributed to the
payment for premises 81 Fourth Street
northeast. John Louis Neurath. brother
OF the testatriX. is named executor and
trustee.
Teresa r. Gainey, by her will of Feb
ruary t. 1904. leaves s. to each of her
brothers and the remainder Of her
property to her sister. Agnes c. Clark
son
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Has Rock Creek Park been suddenly
IL 10 be the place where flying ships wln
be launched during the coming sum-
mer?
These are the questions which are
worrying the District officials at pres
ent.
Engineer Commissioner Biddle has re
ceived a letter making application for
permission "to sail a canoe through
Rock Creek Park" And. rash as such
action may seem. Colonel Biddle has
approved the request.
That the permission involves serious
points cannot be doubted by the writer
himself as he explains that, il the per-
NIT is given him. his terms will be
that at my first violation OF its rules the
rights granted me by YOU are II instant
" cease" No description of the craft
TO be operated was given ia the letter.
and no particular place for shs Canoe
10 sail in was stpulA.ed.
Route Not Divulged.
As yet. no investigation has been made
IF the route that may be followed Ly
the mariner who intends 10 embark en-
this perilOus voyage. In fact, il is in
timated that the District authorities
are afraid 70 go TO Rock Creek Park.
fearing that they viii see the face n
the land marred by some cOnvulsion OF
nature.
They think the writer might have ex-
planned how he is TO sail through Rock
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We have a complete stock OF the
cOlOred figured Swiss Pie yard.
Plain Colored Batiste Lawn. 15c and
1Sc yard
Cotton Tweed Suiting 25c yard
Colored Duck SuitIng. l2Jkc yard.
Galatea Cloth. lie and soc yard.
Black Batiste, 121s to SOC yard.
69-inch Plain Colored Organdie. 29c
to 75c yard.
S2-inch Black Organize. Keochun
Baumgarten's goods, Csc and 40c yd
Figured Batiste. new patterns. 125sc
yard
Printed Irish Dimities. 25c valud
for I7c yard.
Printed Irish Linen Lawn. 25c value
for lie yard.
Colored Linen. SO inches. S9c and soc
yard
Brown Linen Suitings. Ice to soc yd.
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Cotton Dress VoiIes.

Dark grounds. with knob stripes,
dots, and mixed effects. OF all the
leading colors. Exact limitations or
the wool dress voiles. WIN rnF
wash without fading. Our ~
price for first quality. only. -
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The Gardner Tract.

The Gardner tract of land IN Indiana,
which was given IN trust that the in
come might be used for Red Cross pur-
poses has attracted the attention Of She
prOtestants. recently Miss Barton al
leges the land was given 10 her In trust
personally. and that the income from
f. was insufficient 20 justify holding it.
Consequently. she allowed it 10 revert
70 its former owners.
Miss BOardman and other members
Of the insurgent party say Miss Bar
ton had no right 10 take such action.
and point 10 this as another example
Of the poor financial policy OF the Red
Cross The land was one mile square.
embraced farms. q village. and other
property. which. II IS alleged. would
Yield a satisfactory income under proper
management
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Overtures Fail.

Ovcrtures for peace have been made
repeatedly to these insurgents. but they
aid not yield. and finally succeeded In
bringing about the investigation which
IS is now in progress. Frequent com
municatiOns have passed between Miss
Barton and the Neutrality-suspicious. who
have been so earnest in their Red Cross
reform movement. Miss Barton has re-
Ieatedly maintained she could not un-
derstand what the refOrmers wanted,
and they have always insisted on
strict accounting OF all funds which
have passed through Miss Barton
hands since she has headed the Red
Cross.
No ltemiZed statement Of Red Cross
funds has been furnished by Miss Bar
ton. In answer 10 requests for state
ments concerning the funds used al
JOhnstOVfn. Galveston, and other scenes
Of disaster she has made only general
statements. which the protestants con-
tend do not suffice
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l9C Silk MOuSSeline.

Fine quality in black and white:
shades tlue and pink. red. nile, ca
nary, lavender. gray. m
cream and champagne. ~
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SLIGO Cloth Suitings, 75c.
Wash Dress Goods.

The who is diligently planning for the DAYS ahead
who IS figuring what to in the city, the SeaShore in the
mountains at country will find this range of wash
fabrics without equal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-10
69-in. French Organize.

In all the plain evening shades;
also white and black. This or
is a leader only. Do not fail ION
10 see II. Yard. A =
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Printed French Organizes.

Have no dressing. and Will not be-
come sticky. All the new patterns,
both the Fruit and Floral
designs; neat and large; ~
best qualities. The large ~
designs are correct, yard. - Z
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40=in. Lining Lawn.

In all the leading colors-such as
pink. blue. nile. linen. black white,
cream. red. lavender. ca
nary, cru, gray, and lnIP
champagne. A Ice value, ~
yard ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~ =
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SILK Mousselines. 15c to SOC yard.
Plain Colored Dimities. l255c and
25c yard.
Colored Madras. 15c yard.
Cotton Crepon. all colors. I25sc and
lie yard.
Savilla Cloth. S7c yard.
Champagne FancIes. SOC yard.
Tussah SILK. soc yard.
Linen POplaine. soc yard.
Pongee Shantung. SOC yard.
Jacquard Suiting. SOC yard.
Hopsacking. 15c yard.
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Bourett Suitings. for shirtwaisr
suits; a smooth surface, with rough
effect; in all the plain colors; ais,
white: 81 inches wide; 1NIc
will wash without fading ~
Extra good value, yard. Il =
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RED CROSS FATE
IN THE BALANCE
Report Of Proctor Commit
tee Will Decide.
HISTORY OF THE TROUBLES
Miss Barton's Life Tenure Measure,
DisapprOved of by Many, Ended
in Insurrection.

Deserted by most Of its influential
supporters and without funds, the
American National Red Cross hangs in
the balance. Friends of the Interna-
tional Red Cross movement are anX-
ioLsly awaiting the report of the COM
Iaittee headed by Senator Proctor,
which is investigating the charges made
against the management of the Amer
lean branch of the Red Cross by Miss
Barton and her associates.
An adverse report. and the little
band Of insurgents which has brought
about the investigation insists a IA
vorable report is unlikely, Will mean
the downfall Of the Barton regime and
The reorganization of the American
Red Cross by the anti-Bartou faction
in the hope Of. regaining the confidence
OF philanthrOpists who have refused TO
contribute TO the society because Of the
charges made against its management.
Capitalization of Control.
Since December .. 1902, the public has
learned more of the American Red
Cross than it ever knew before. On
that day the society held its annual
meeting at the Arlington Hotel BY
means of proxies, Miss Barton brought
about changes in the bylaws by which
the president could be elected for life
and could only be removed by the
executive committee, the members Of
which are named by the president. Pro
tests were made against the centraliza-
tion Of control in the president. but IN
vain
8Iurmurings which had been sup
pressed for years broke out. Plans for
the retirement OF Miss Barton on
pension were abandoned and the insur-
gents framed a memorial 10 Congress,
in which the alleged nismanagement Of
Red Cross affairs was set forth. This
document reached Congress on sJanu-
airy %. 1903, and was referred to the
House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
President Withdraws.
Before this memorial reached Con-
gress. however. the President and mem
bers Of the Cabinet advised Miss Bar
ton that it would not be possible for
them 10 serve any longer as members
OF a board Of consultation OF the Amer
lcaa Red Cross. The resignation OF
these officials. it was made clear, was
because OF the dissa usfaction which ex-
listed concerning the alleged loose and
improper arrangements for securing the
needed accountability for and super
VISION of the disbursements of the
money furnished in times Of exigency
20 the Red Cross by the charitable pub
lie
Miss Barton Immediately suspended
The members of the protesting party,
among whom were Gen John NJ wilson.
former vice president OF the organlzft-
ton, and Simon Wolf. a former member
Of the executive committee, = nd twenty
one other prominent men and women VINO
were familiar with the hist Dry Of the
Red Cross troubles.
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ST Black BrOadcIoth, Y

Lustrous Black Broad
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free; standard value at 81.
Special................... 4
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An Idyl of the Strike.

e s s5 Miss Maud Myrtilla Green was wooed By two impassioned beaus: Each earnestly her favor sued And often would propose. James Henry Brown, to win her smile Took her across the lake; Adolphus Perkins, full of guile,
 Sent her sirloin steak. James Henry writhed in helpless ire And inwardly he boiled When she told how she fixed the fire And had that sirloin broiIed. James Henry sent her pounds of fudge And caramels and drops Adolphus did not cash begrudge
 He sent her mutton chopsi James Henry sought to knock his foe And talked of saving coin; Adolphus was a crafty beau
 He bought tenderIoin. flames Henry sighed, You can't believe Adolphus wrote: Please do receive By bearer, one large ham" Miss Maud Myrtilla Green remarked: 'Tis sweet how Henry feels. But, o how splendid to be sparked Each day with three square naealsr Which one she liked the most James Henry spoke Of suicide;
 Adolphus sent roast. At last James Henry came to call
 And brought a solitaire; He said: Your finger is so srnall- But may I put this there2' She filled James Henry with distress; She said: That old style thing! Adolphus got me to say 'Yes'--
 He brought beef bone ring"
 W. P. Nesbit in Chicago Tribune.
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HUMAN AFFECTION FOR TEN.
Reason for Mankind,s Preference for
 This NumeraI.

5g
 Reason for Mankind,s Preference for
 This NumeraI.
 We have to go very far back indeed to trace the genesis of the human af- ection for the figure ten, which is ap- parently about to receive official recog- hilton in England We count in tens, l of course, because each of our limbs ter
 inmates in pentadigitate arrange ment. If we Inquire into the origin of this we must retrace many genealogi- lcal steps. We find 1t in the apes and all other mammals, terrestrial and ma rine.
 We find it in the bird, though the adult possesses only three and half fingers in it's arm, no more being desir- able under the present modification of that limb for flight. But the develop ing chick, in accordance with the great law of Won Baer, that the history of the individual is a reorganization of the history of the race, possesses five fin gers in each of It's fore limbs. indicating its descent from pentadigitate reptii- ian ancestor, But not even in the rep tile do we find the beginning of this ar lrangemerlt. His progenitor, the anl- phibian, has ten fingers and ten toes, as may be seen any day in the frog. This arrangement is, indeed. typical of the limbs of a vertebrate animal. We might inqaire, why the number of ldigits was not greater-six, for example.
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complain much. For instance, Farmer David Rankin, of Tarkio. Missouri. Farmer Rankin has 2s.OO0 acres near Tarkio. He bought most of 1t for ss to sl5 per acre. All Of it is now worth from SIS to s1Oo per acre. Mr. Rankin fed s,OeO cattle and 5000 hogs last year. Many stock feeders lost money. MT. Rankin cleared sso.OoO Most of the farmer kings land is planted in corn. and a great deal of it yields as much as seventy-fve bushels per acre. His crop last year was 5o0.OOO bushels. Never theless. so extensive are his cattle-feed- ing operations that he had to buy se.OO0 bushels from other corn raisers last year. Mr Rankin employs about 25o
 hired hands" He pays those who stay
 with him all the year s25 per month and those who work for him only during the busy season ss5 per month. MT. Rankin was the first to make use of two-row listers. this being the method of planting in northwest Missouri in stead of surface planting. as is done farther east. When he ordered his two- row listers no factory was making any thing but single-row listers, and con- siderable experimenting was done be- fore satisfactory two-row lister was completed. Another machine that MT. Rankin takes a great deal of satisfac-
 ton in using is g. two-row cultivator, a machine that enables one man, or boy. and three horses to cultivate from fif-
 teen to eighteen acres a day. MT. Ram kin now has one hundred and fifty of these cultivators. MT. Rankin has his land divided into fourteen ranches, with a foreman in charge of each ranch. It would equal about IA ordinary sized farms, and, taking his net profits of
 last year, 1t would make s625 net profit to the quarter section. or over per cent interest net on 2S,OOo acres at a valuation of s75 per acre.
 Of course all who are working hard for poor and uncertain wages and ali who feel that business is too much for them can't be farmers like MT. Rankin. He seems to be exceptional, even for farmers He started in life poor He used to do a great deal Of business on borrowed money. He once had s6o,- 900 mortgage on his land. on which he paid sixteen per cent. interest. But his case shows that there is still room in the dirt.
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yronTH ATTENTION.

There is a kind of beef ring which it
 doesn't seem wicked to belong to. Many
 good people in Canada belong to beef ring. Such rings are not, as the name might indicate, trusts for the control
 of the production and sale of beef, but are groups of farmers who cooperate to supply their tables with fresh meat
 during the summer. The ring is usual- ly composed of sixteen, twenty, or twenty-four members. although some times as many as forty are enrolled.
 Each member agrees to supply one beef animal during the summer, and in or
 der to give plenty of time for prep laration the members draw lots the previous winter to determine the order | in which they shall contribute anil mals. After drawing, members may exchange numbers if they find it mu- tually advantageous. Two small fam l flies may combine for one share. Wher- ever it has been tried this system has given excellent results. as is shown by the fact that 1t Is difficult to obtain admission to the rings, as there is no inclination to drop out. The farmers
 wives and daughters are particularly well pleased, as the abundance of fresh
 meat at their command simplifies the
 question of providing suitable meals.
 Then the farmers get their beef at the actual cost, paying no more for the
 best cuts than they would for the
 cheapest they could buy at retail Un- der the operation of the beef ring each family gets it's portion within few hours after killing, so that there is little difficulty in keeping the meat fresh for nearly a week. The usual
 method Is to use the steak and roast first, and put the boiling piece into, brine or refrigerator until needed.
 This looks like sensible perform ance. Perhaps 1t would pay many peo- pie in this country better to make such
 meat rings than to stay under the rule of the big packers and the big strikers.
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Nrp6Ba6 Chapel Street, Corner State.


 and probably the answer would be that five was the largest number which could be controlled by the vertebrate brain when the type was being. so to speak, decided upon. Had the number been six, there would have been certain ultimate advantages, not merely to the pianist, the violinist, and possibly the typewriter, but to all of us.
 These advantages were we'll pointed out by Herbert Spencer in his article on the metric system, which his execu- tors are now. presume, reprtnting in accordance with the terms of his will, and distributing among the members of both houses. Had six, instead of five, been the vertebrate verdict, man would not now need any arguments valid, irl- deed, but some millions of years befated lin favor of a duodeciinal system. True 1t Is that the number twelve Is di- visible by four figures, whereas ten is divisible by only two, and that twelve also represents approximately the rela- ltions of the months of the year, but the morphological arrangement has pro- nounced against the duodecinal and in favor of the decimal, so that decimal 1t must be. But 1t is interesting to reflect how many years ago the present arr arrangement was foreordained. .--Pail Mall Gazette.
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Nor MRs. sr4nEEY PnaJLEs.


 Stanley Projles Is his name. he works in electricity. and he lives in South Chicago. With such a name, with such work and such a habitat it lis not surprising that he has shocked people. The other day he led a beautiful and trusting young woman to the mar riage altar in the presence of the as- sembled families and friends. All went well and regularly until the minister asked the test question: Then Stanley Projles shouted "No!" and ran like fury from the church.
 or course this act of Stanley Proiles has made a stir, and of course the de- serted young woman is especially stir red by it. But she Is really to be con- graduated and will soon be able to con Igratulate herself on her timely escape. Why should any woman want to marry Stanley Projles? Isn't it far better to be deserted by him before marriage than after? Now there is only a bur den Of shame. Then there would be a burden of name. We congratulate the beautiful South Chicago young woman who. by happy escape. is not Mrs. Stanley Projles.