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The Washington times., 1904-03-27

It was soon after this that stock be-
gan TO be missed near the Three Sisters
those rocks which are known - have
queer caverns and deep holes far be-
meath the water. Henry Johnson. the
veteran meat dealer OF Georgetown, now
living at 1916 Thirty-fourth Street, but
formerly conducting an abattoir on the
Conduit Road. viii tell you how his
suffered from this cause.
Mace McKenney, he says, lost half his
flock of sheep. while John Babcock lost
a number Of hogs
Steals a Live Cow.
On one occasion a COW, which was
feeding on the lowlands, could not be
found at milking time the next morn
ing. Search for her revealed that her
tracks ran down to near the waters
edge. where they We're lost IN trampled
mud. which showed signs of a struggle.
Nearby were great, three-pronged N
dentations in the soil. pointing from,
and then toward. the river. where they
were lost. Mr.. Johnson, who found the
tracks, came to town that day. and ask
ed his friend. DR.. James f. r. Appleby.
Of 1870 Thirty-third Street, to go out
and view them. thinking that his scien-
tlfic knowledge might aid in determin-
The Washington times., 1904-03-27
PICTURES Of LFE As PORTRAYED By THE STORY TELLER8

musician. the quiet of the summer even
ing. and the moonlight getting into Con-
tradini's ingers-perhaPs these gave the
music grace Certain IT is that re
earned the right 20 stay awhile IN his
Paradise. casting a spell on all who
heard him Very fun and sweet and
low came the music, as a lover whisper
ing Contradini. behind his bush. the
old brown fiddle tucked under his chin.
played on. forgetful of all the world
except the girl he had seen feeding pea
cocks that morning. In short. the fool
ish fellow was in love. and so played as
never he had played before.
At last he stopped. and, returning the
violin gently to its bag, folded his arms
and waited for what would happen.
Sir Charles sent a servant 70 bring IN
the musician, but Contradini choOk his
head. He wanted a better Invitation
crossed the lawn. with Phoebe. his
daughter, far too excited 10 remain
quietly behind, close at his heels. Sir
Charles, grave and stately, thanked MIN
for mis- music, said nothing about the
prosecution Of trespessersY and held out
five shiilings.
But Contradini had not made music
for five shillings. not yet was he Robin
son SO Sir Charles the fine old gentle
man. begged him TO be his guest 70 the
extent OF some refreshment and this ne
did. and enjoyed himself hugely
Have Won far 70 go for your lodg-
inE2" asked Sir Charles, when he
parted from his guest.
But half mile
But the village began Sir Charles.
Il sieep-at the Hotel Haystaek.'
quoth Contradini. laughing
And SO he did, despite Sir Charles
protests and offers of "a bed IN his own
house. And very sOundly, TOO. ne slept.
for. except when IL rains. there IS no
better lodging in the world than your
haySJack.
on an August evening in the year fol-
4 lowing carriage stopped at SIR Charles
door and gentleman alighted- Dressed
wholly in black. mis- appearance was
that of man of Wealth-buJ II was
Contradini.. Sir Charles for moment
did not recognize him. but Phoebe. peep
ing over baniSters. ran and hid herseH
in her bedroom. FOR no other reason thtn
that she knew he had come for her, ana
that he must not know how siad shs
vas.
over the dinner table Contradict made
history for Sir Charles and Fhoehe. lSli-
ling them how he had gone back 70 ms
father. ana PLAYED 20 nun, ana oSSil ~
given. He had found him an olu man.
rich. but fun of care. and he loNed the
music that could sOOthe ana rest MN.
So, through the winter, Conlraulnl Eao
worked with his elder 0roiner III nus nus
fathers business. But the ola man cled
before the spring came; ana, scarcely
three months afterward, MS broJher,
seeking trade over seas hao zpeen
drowned; 50 that 10 him the pfoGisa,l.
had come all the wealth As for MS
plars for the future, they were simple;
he would sell the business, buy an ef-
tate IN he country ana ENe IN an oia
turf. and-although this h. did not tell
a. that tlme-marry Phoebe.
All of which In due course ne did, ana
Ccntradini became Robinson.
The Washington times., 1904-03-27
By HAROLD oHLsoN.


"RAAIP ne was-he would have told
you so himself-but no broken
4 down, outcast from society. His
sunburnt face was clean as soft river
water could make #; his clothes We're
old. but with a decent, gray age, free
from all faint Of frowsiness. If you
had asked him how he lived, he would
have answered you. LAS a king. eating
and drinking my MI. and with sub
jects that come and pay me tribute as
1 bid them. And here" he would add,
holding up a bag OF faded cloth that
hung from his shoulder. here is my
magic -"
So, indeed. 1t was-an old violin.
slumbering. but ready TO wake and
sing and steal all hearts at the bidding
OF its master.
And II YOU had asked him il he We're
happy. he would have told you I'm
summer time, happy as the day is Ions.
wander through the villages, playing
in the market places. and they look
for my coming and regret my going
But in the winter-no. Last year, when
1t was so cold, ] played every even
ing In room in the West End of Lon
n-underground-wh where boys and wo-
men-pah!-dranka and smoked. and my
nose was filled with cheap scents and
the fumes OF beer and wine. and the
The Washington times., 1904-03-27
THE REVOLT or FAIRFAX.

like to scramble through and bring up
Molyz's column? No V. G, you know,
even If you happened 10 succeed.
Don't mind. old man. AS well one
way as another. Give me a black and
III try"
mo black would go"
Then III take Fairfax"
Hes drunk
':The tripgl sober him up a bit
Dick Haddon, captain and command
ant, leaned back against the barricade
and pulled the smoke from his cigarette
through his nose. He gazed intently at
his comrade for several moments before
he decided. Then-"Of course. / don't
think you'll so throughput" with a
shrug. "as you say. as well one way as
another And the odds are that tomOr-
row we shall ali be cooked, anyway.
The thing is to sober up old Fairfax and
ind out whether he's game"
1t was dark at Z inside the stockade
the vigilance Of the besiegcd was re-
doubled. without fear Of the gun stock
the weary blacks. heroic IN their stead
fast obedience and loyalty TO the white
commander, peered hOpelessly into the
black inpenetrable night Haddon
screened the red circle OF his cigarette
with an open hand as he walked Win
Fleming and the other adventurer from
the bungalow 10 the barricade.
well. / suppose it's goOd-by' b1em-
ing. anyway God be with you"
At this moment Fairfax took it upon
himself to bawl out the opening line of
a rnaudIin song. and the black garrison
turned their faces TO the little group,
grinning noiselessly and showing the
Wilderness Of their glistening teeth
by Cod. Fairfax. Ia thrash you II
II were not for the blacks" groaned
Haddon You drunken brute. What
right have you here at all? II you kick
up a row I'll murder YOU"
"All right. Dickie. I'll see to him. "
interrupted Fleming. Fairfax. silence.
You hear me? You are drunk: I am
sober You obey me until we reach
Molyn's Station This IS the compact.
You obey me even 10 the death. When
we reach Molyn, and after six hours
rest. we decide as TO whether 1 have
acted fairly-those are the terms: you
dictated them"
|. 'Tha's alrigh,' Fleming Tha's al
right you are not fair. IL you have
taken advantage OF a man IN wine-we
Tight, tha's all. ] obey. Lead on. cap
tain"
You'd better leave him behind. Elem
ing" whispered Haddon
IN manage him, was the reply. And
then: "Good-by. old man
The Washington times., 1904-03-27
By JOIN HENDERSON.

IT. WO white men, In tattered. war
stained uniforms. were leaning
4 against a HttIa wall Of heavy
stones plastered with mud, which en-
circled a small patch of bare sand and a
tiny. iron-built bungalow. Lying or
STOPPING against the barricade a hand
ful OF untidy blacks. armed with service
rifles, were silently watching the white
men and waiting their orders TO fire.
The little fortress was encircled by a
rough clearing. which, bare for several
yards beyond the barricade. became
more and more Uttered with stubble and
quick-growing shrubs until IL lost It
self in dense. impenetrable bush. The
station was enveloped In the dull
threatening glare Of an African noon
the fierce sun beat straight down upon
the heads of the garrison. and burned
the gray sand Of the fort into red-hot
cinder-ash.
One of the white men moved from
against the wall ard, without rising
from his STOPPING position. Strengthened
his cramped neck. Turning 70 his com
panion, he said:
Il suppose it's pretty well all over.
Dick?"
YES. Cartridges win give out IN a
very few hours"
Foolish end Of everything. eh?"
Pretty bad-look out for the hole in
the wall there: that dead chap got a
bullet through IT,"
thanks. But I say. can't anything
be done? Why not cut our way
through
Look at the material. my son. Hun
CRY. thirsty. demoralized niggers TO the
number OF thirty-three."
The speaker broke Off suddenly and
turned 70 a native who had struggled 10
his feet. and was peering over the bar
ricade.
Keep down there. you fool. All,
you've got II. II 1 see any more OF you
mad bushmen peeping over the wall III
thrash every mothers son Of you with
a gun stock
Turning again TO his friend. he con
tinued:
'.Thirty-two now. Fleming. since that
poor devil dropped. Thirty-two niggers
and three whites"
zone Of whom IS
Drunk. Exactly. Fleming Thirty
two and three 20 cut through nearly a
thousand armed cannibals Impossible
These chaps wouldn't even try"
What about help2"
''Ten miles away, my son. Would you
The Washington times., 1904-03-27
LONG, SCIENTIFIC NANES,
CuLLED fROf1 BOOKS, on
EVERY TONGUE.
SdlIieS Forth at Niqht to
PREY on Live SfOCR.
Broke Up Ice.

which are alleged to have gone down
the dragons throat. these pIeaders
would seem to have reason on their
side
Precinct Detective Frank Burrows, Of
the Seventh police precinct. is a stanch
defender Of the CeratOsaUrus theory.
and in defense Of it quotes the following
description Of this nice pet from the re-
Gently published work of DR.. Lucas:
Scientific Description
"A queer beast. with tiny forelegs.
powerful sharp-cIawed hind feet. and
weil-armec jaws. A most formidable
foe he seems. and Prof Cope pictured
him vigorously engaged in combat with
his fellows, or preying upon the huge
bat helpless herbivores Of the marshes,
leaping, biting, and tearing his enemy
TO pieces with tooth and claw What a
sight 1t would have been 10 have seen
two Of these big brutes in mortal com
bat. as they charged upon each other
with all the impetus Of ten tons Of In
furiated fesh.''
Policeman Monatt. however. leader OF
the Megalosaurus faction, insists that
his little lizard. whose average
length was twenty-five feet, looks more
like the composite description Of the
one under discussion than does the
Ceratosaurus. And so the war wages
merrily- Strange to say. the Unknown
declines TO come ont and have his pic
ture taken. and thus settle the dispute
for all time.
Prose After Poetry.
"I'n tell you how ali this - rot
started, says Tom Barker. who for
many years has kept the boathouse at
the Washington end of the Aqueduet
Bridge
Fifteen years ago, when the canal
stiB crossed the river, a porpoise in
some manner got adrift from his school
and wandered up the bay into the river,
and got above the canal. which crossed
where the bridge now stands. He came
ur in the night. and was evidently
afraid to go back on account Of the
disturbance and noise made by the
water which fell into the river from
the canal trunk. As he could not get
higher up. he played around in this
neighborhood all day. coming TO the
surface every few minutes He was
seen by all Washington. which lined
the banks and packed the bridge, while
hundreds of boats were on the river,
my own among them. in an effort TO
caUture the big fellow. who was about
fourteen feet long. None of US sue
ceeded, however. and the next day he
was gone
That's your dragon, your monster
your Thingy mbobsaurus, or your
WhatyOumayC allumtherium- Lots or
folks have come TO believe in his exist
ence like they 60 in the gosfels. while
lots more pretend to for the fun they
get out of the others.
And so perishes. in prosaic explana-
ton. the beautiful story OF the lone
survivor Of the Crestaceous age, and the
u,o,,6erf,,l boon to science that such an
imnossihle survival would mean
The Washington times., 1904-03-27
WONDERFUL STUNTS OF GEO2OETOWNY DRAGON
WEST WASHINGTON MUCH
EXERCISED OVER q QUEER
CREATURE.
Has lis Dwelling in RIVER
NeOr AQueduCf Bridge,
say the Citizens.

rs IT Megalosaurus or Cerato-
saurus. or perhaps a sceledOthe-
i rum. which dwels in the Potomac
near the Three sisters. stealing out at
night to commit depredations on neigh
boring stock. and frieRten those who
catch a glimpse Of its hideous outlines
and terrific size?
If you doubt that such queer hap
penings are actually taking place. ask
any citizen Of Georgetown. and he win
edmit that he has heard mention made.
sometimes with the bated breath Of
fear. of some mysterious animal which
has lived and preyed in that legion for
years. He is known as the sea ser-
pent." the sea cow the dragon" and
by various other applications. If you
still doubt. make careful inquiry and
you viii ind those who are ready 70
swear either that they have seen the
strange creature with their own eyes,
or else know man who has. Though
this tradition is of years standing. it
has been revived and intensified by "a
recent occurrence. Ii was at the time
Of the breaking up of the last ice gorge.
It will be remembered that this gorge
had held on from the last freeze before.
and was known to extend to the bottom
of the river. clear across from bank 20
bank. and for some distance up and
down stream. With the last thaw the
waters came down in such volume as
to threaten the submerging Of the en-
tire lower portion Of The city. and he
role measures were res orted to to break
up the menacing ice. Acting under au-
thority from the District Commissioners.
Harbormaster Sutton went up to the
gorge in the vigilant, carrying many
pounds Of dynamite. which was planted
in the great Ice barrier and exploded. So
tremendous was the mass Of ice. how
ever. that the explosive. which expends
its force only downward. had no appre-
ciable effect. After working until dusk.
the Harbormaster had to retire defeat
ed
Breaks Up Ice Gorge.
This was on Sunday. and the Aque-
duct Bridge was crowded with sight
seers, watching the assault on the ice.
Some stil fingered after the tugs had
gone down stream, and they were re-
warded for their patience by a queer
sight. and one which sent strange thrills
up and down their spinal columns
With a great, cracking. rending noise.
the ice suddenly upheaved right in the
deepest part OF the channel. broke into
huge chunks. and began to float dowr
stream. When the Harbormaster came
UP with his tugs the next morning the
channel was cleared.
But here comes the queer part Of the
story What made the ice break up in
The Washington times., 1904-03-27

sucn a manner. after the dynamite had
failed to dislodge it? There are those
who will tell you. with every evidence
of their own conviction Of the truth OF
their statements, that, as the ice parted
at the apex Of the part thrown up, there
appeared a great brown back, and
comparatively small head at the end Of
a long neck Up and down stream. and
then toward either bank. as though con-
templatinG which way to go. the crea-
ture turned its frightful gaze. then
Owed again beneath the surface. II YOU
doubt this story, ask Policeman Smith
stationed at the bridge.
When the spectators of this startling
event had scattered about the town, and
were detailing their experience, there
were many hearers who recalled another
mystery of that portion of the river
Some years ago, when IT became neces-
sary to repair enc of the piers Of the
Aqueduct Bridge. a cofferdam was built
around the pier for that purpose. Great
difficulty was encountered IN so doing.
because Of an absolutely unaccountabis
leak which nothing could stop. Tons
upon tons of rock and shale were thrown
down during the day, and it would b.
thought the leak was stopped. but on re-
turning to work in the morning it would
be as bad as ever.
Broke the Coferdam.
Finally someone remembered the even
then old story Of the creature who ha6
been seen on occasions. and to which had
been attributed the theft OF live stock
feeding near the river, and the theory
was at once advanced that this unknowr
denizen Of the river depths had its lair
at the base Of the pier and was quietly
removing during the night the material
deposited during the day, thus keeping
open the leak This explanation was
widely accepted. and when it was final
" possible 70 stop the leak, after
enough stone had been thrown down 10
stop a hundred. il was thought the ami
NAL had at last become discouraged, and
had moved its quarters.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-21
SHAFTsBURY CENTRE

Mrs G. n. Gardner and Miss Aim a
Carey we're in North Bennington one
day last week.
The annual meeting of the Ladies
Mite society met with Mrs G, N. Gard
ner. The following officers were elect
ed for the coming year; Pres ident,
Mrs Austia Galusha; vice president,
MRS N. d. Bottum; secretary and
treasurer, Miss Debbie Lane
The yearly business meeting of the
Baptist church was held Monday after
noon at two O'Clock. The following
officers we're elected for the coming
year: Clerk, Merle Bottum; committee
on incidentals, II. M. Bottum; minis
terial committee, Miss Jessie Harring-
ton, Miss Alma Carey, Mrs John
Huntington; superintendent, Nathan
Ross; assistant superintendent, Nor
man Bottum.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-21
A RUNAWAY TROLLEY.
Many Seriously Hurt Rt Rankin
Near PittsburR.

Many Seriously Hurt mt Rankin.
Near PittaburE.
PITTSBURG, Jan. 21.--Of the thirty
passengers aboard trolley car which
ran away In Rankin last night FIVE
persons were seriously hurt and ten
others badly bruised and shocked.
The seriously hurt are: Simon Gala
han of Braddock, head crushed and
legs broken. will die; Edward Frazer
Of Braddock. skull fractured, condition
critical; L. c. Starkle of Williamsburg
head and body cut, critical; Joseph
Scaefelt of Williamsburg, head cut and
leg broken, serious, and Miss Mary Nc
Mutt of Wilmerding, face and body
cut. serious.
The car was on the Swissvale and
Braddock division Of the Pittsburg
railway and while descending the steep
grade on Hawkins avenue got beyond
control 10y reason Of Icy tracks. After
running about thirty yards 1t jumped
the curve at Second avenue and plung-
ed over twenty foot embankment,
turned completely over and lodged in
a snowbank just on the brink of a hill
overhanging the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad tracks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-21
NORTH BENNINGTON

A supper and social is announced
for next Tuesday evening at the Con
gregational chapel.
Next Sunday the two churches Of
the village will hold union services
morning and evening in the interest of
temperance, at the Congregational
church at II q. IN. and at the Baptist
church at Up. m. Rev John F. Brant,
d. d. Of Boston will make the sd-
dresses DR. Brant has rendered ex-
cellent service in the anti-saloon work
in Michigan, Ohio, Buffalo and in
Massachusetts. Let the public gener-
ally attend.
At the annual meeting of the Con-
gregational church society, FIVE trus-
tees were elected: H. T. Cushman,
president; b. T. Henry and j. B.
Woodruff, vice presidents; W. G
Shaw, treasurer; H. l. Spafford, Sec
rotary. VIM. H. Cushman was APP
pointed collector, R. A. Jones, choris-
ter; Clarence White, Walter Maths.
on, Fred Cushman and Ray Minott,
ushers; W, E. Simonds and w. Mat
tison, auditors.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-21
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Secretary Hay has gone on a visit to
Thomasville, Ga, on account of his
health.
The steamship Kaiser Wilhelm IL.
has arrived a day late because Of head
seas
"Citizen" George Francis Trains body
has been lying in state In New York
city. The funeral will be largely at
tended.
A protocol'has been signed extending
for six months the time allowed for ex-
change Of ratifications of the Cuban
general treaty
The Methodist Missionary society of
New York is to receive half the estate
Of Willis w. Cooper of Kenosha, Wis,
who was killed in the Iroquois theater
fire.
Peter Forester, former grand com
mander Of knights Templars and ex-
ecutor Of the Dougherty estate is miss
ing at New York, and a warrant is out
for him.
Mrs Frank Elton at New York shot
her two children and killed herself.
The triple tragedy was discovered by
flremen summoned to put out a blaze
caused by the pistol flashes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-21
FATAL TO MANY.
Cambria steel Plant Has Disastrous
Explosion of Steam Pipe.

Nhm URN HAtNA
Explosion of Steam Pipe.
YOUNGSTOWN. Pa, Jan 2l.--A ter
rifle explosion occurred early this morn
ing in the lower part of the Cambria
Steel cOmpany's works.
The number Of dead is estimated at
from twelve TO fourteen men. The
injured will number twenty-five or
more, many of whom are terribly scald
ed and cannot live.
The disaster was caused by the burst
ing of an immense steam pipe directly
over the engine in the boiler room of
No. mill, bringing down the whole
section OF roof running from the pud
ding mill TO the finishing shed The
woodwork at once took fire from the
furnace and burned fiercely.
Added to the fire and explosion dis
aster, a large water pipe burst and
flooded the ground about the scene Of
the accident Workmen, caught in the
debris, could not be rescued owing to
the intensity of the heat.
The accident occurred between a
turn and a great many men were seat
ed in the mill conversing at the time.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-21
CARD OF THANKS

I hereby wish to express my appreei-
alton to the members of the A. o. U.
W., for the promptness with which l
received the insurance OF my late hus-
band, Frank Waldron, paid to me by
Frank Wahlquist. wish to express
my thanks to the neighbors and
friends who so kindly assisted me at
the time Of my bereavement.
Mrs Eva Waldron.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-21
PERU.
Genuine winter weather.

Genuine winter weather.
Mercury at I6 degrees below zero
Tuesday morning.
Mrs Edward Crossman is somewhat
better.
James Livingston and Mrs Walter
Hunt gain but slowly.
Miss Mabel Brown is teaching the
Taylor Hill school in Winhall
Edmund Batchelder and helpers are
occupying house in the Notch while
drawing logs to Notch's mill
Miss Harriet Brown is spending a
vacation at her fathers at the parson-
age.
Miss Dorinda Burt was the guest of
her sister, Mrs Susan Larkin, over
Sunday.
Rev Oliver Brown attended the Sun
day school rally at Londonderry 8,
Thursday the 14th. Others were detaiu
ed from going on account of the un-
pleasant weather. Mr. Brown spoke on
the Book of Jonah a study.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs Ed
win Hartwell, Sunday, Jan. 3rd.
Mrs John Stone has been very i'll
the past week, but is better. DR. Calvin
attends her.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-21
WIN AL Mercy For old Wan.

BUFFALO, Jan. 21.-Charles BOnier,
convicted of the murder Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Frehr, was brought into
Justice Lambert's court for sentence.
Attorney Fennely asked for an ad-
journment of the case until tomorrow,
which was granted. Mr.. Fennely was
engaged by Bonier's son when Attorney
Murphy abandoned the case, He will
ask for new trial and carry the case
to the court of appeals If necessary,
and failing there, he will appeal to the
governor for clemenCy on the ground
that it will be inhuman to execute a
man seventy-fve years old.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-21

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Jan. 2l.-The
answer of William J. Bryan to the APP
peal from the probate court brought
by heirs of the late Philo S. Bennett
has been filed in the superior court.
In the answer Mr.. Bryan figures both
as executor of the Bennett will and as
trustee under the terms of the will.
In effect the answer declares that the
sealed letter referred to in the will
makes it the duty of the executor to
pay $4,000 to Mrs. Bennett, to be
turned over to william j. Bryan. and
that section u Of the will mentioning
the sealed letter is valid