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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06
Copyright. 1904. by Walden Faweett)


IT HIS IS the season Of the year when
the average United States sena-
tor longs to hang the This is my
Busy Day" sign upon his Office door.
However. it IS forbidden that he more
than dream Of having recourse TO any
such time-honored subterfuge. The mod
ern business man hedged about with safe
guards and protected by over-zealoUs
assistants may enjoy immunity from
unwelcome visitors who waste his time
with trivial matters. but member OF
the upper house OF Congress can hooe
for no such boon. The ethics Of Ameri-
can politics demand that he shall see
personally every man who has the ghost
of an excuse for calling. and so the
wearer OF the toga goes on trying TO
crowd twenty-four hours work into six
teen and falling further behind all the
time
This year Of III years. nine Senators
out OF every ten are particularly busy
The always overworked lawmaker is
now in the midst OF long session OF
Congress crowded with important meas
ures. and just ahead is a hot politica!
campaign. tho preparations for which
are already taking Up more or less of
his time. on top Of it all he must
strive 10 keep pace with a social game.
which. taking its cue from the lavish
White House Inequalities. Is the live
lest whic, official circles at the Ma
tional Capital have ever known.
There has long been a disposition on
the part of the public-or at least BY
that portion OF Il which forms It's opin-
ions from the funnyisms OF the joke
writers-to suspect the United States
Senators or earning a 5000 per year
salary just a trine easier than anybods
else in the country. This suspicion 0f
big pay for little work is based upon
the fact that the Congressman is sell
dom I'm Washington more than SIX
months out Of the year. and frequently
only three months out OF the twelve.
and that when he IS on duty ne ,5oes
not )ut IN an appearance at the Capitol
much before noon any day; added TO eli
of which is the fact that he IS en-
ablsd TO travel to aud from washing
ton in the most luxurious style and
Uncle sam foots the bill, and while Al
the scat OF government he need pay
cut nothing for shaycs. shines. battle
medicines or stationery. all Of which
are provided By his generous employer.
However. there - another side 20 the
story and a glimpse OF II would convince
most persons that a United States Sen
ator gives far more n return FOR his
stipend Il 500 a week than any Other
man OF equal ability and experience n
business or the professions. For ore
thing. this yeas experience is likely TO
be au excellent ore 20 refute the theory
that a Senator gives a small proportion
Of his time 20 the Government service.
The chances are that every Senator Will
I'm 1904 devote at least seven months 70
legislative Iabors and .nasmuch as ev-
cry Senator is political leader in hts
own State ne is So = q >,sls-t1p9 on any
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ing in lieu OF a postage stamp. but he
is extremely lucky II the $12o which
Uncle Sam allows him for the purpose
will. cover his annual bills for stationery.
TO secure a Thoroughly competent pri-
waite secretary ne must lay out any
where from $500 to 5000 a year. or. in
other words at least double what the
Government allows him for he purpose.
Nor is this all for the Senator who is
at ali active in national AFFAIRS will re-
quire at least one stenograrher and
type writer in addition 70 mis- private sec
rotary, and Senators who. like Senator
Scott. are men OF affairs. often en-
ploy regularly two or three men as as
sistants to the private secretary.
But to return to the daily program OF
the busy Senator. The mail IS out of
the way soon after 10 o'clock, the Sena-
tor having dictated the answers to only
a few letters and left tn remainder
with the secretary with general instruc-
tons as to the replies which are to be
shaped. Almost invariably he has sew
eral matters on hand which necessitate
visits TO various Government depart-
ments. end he would like to be or early
on these missions in order 70 forestaIl
ether Senators having similar erranIs
but probably several petitioners and
political rctainers have sought him at
his home and he must delay his de-
rartGre until he has listened to each.
] e vsh h.
starts out to make his daily round os
visits 70 the departments that he real
izos. IL he has not done so before. that
carriage or an automobile is an abso
lutte necessity in his business. There is
ample reason for designating washing
ton as the city Of Magnificent Distances.
and no person realizes this more quick
" than the Congressman trying to visit
in a limited interval several widely SEN
arated centers of governmental activity.
At the departments Senators are given
precedence over ali other visitors. but
frequently several Senator's are calling
at the same time. and so there are IN
evitable delays, with the climax Of =
genuine wait when after II o'clock the
Senator calls at the White House 10 claim
his share Of the allotted time which the
| Chief Executive is supposed to reserve
FOR Congressional callers.
There has been more than one occa-
sion on which President Roosevelt. en-
81 ossod with one Senatorial caller. has
completely forgotten" other wearers or
the toga cooling their heels In the ante
room, and with such dangers ever pres
ent the Senator can Indeed thank his
lcky stars II he Is enabled TO reach the
/ Capitol by y o'clock. supposedly TO be-
gin the real work Of the day. With the
exception Of a brief respite for lunch
/ the entire afternoon is given up TO Leg
b islative work and kindred interests.
/ That the Senator Is not constantly In
the Senate chamber introducing meas
ures. participating in debate. or helping
/ 90 make up quorum. doea not mean
/ that ne IS not busy II is an open SC
crct that the real work OF Congress is
not done on the floor of either house.
and Of this "bC hii.d the scenes work
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the conferences and committee meetings
every Senator Of any prominence has
his full share. sandwiched into the af-
te:noon's program. already overerowd-
ed must be intervals when the Senator
viii talk with the newspaper cores
pondents. particularly those represent
ing the papers in his own State, and
out the sights OF the Capitol 10 promi-
nent visitors from his own section OF
tho Union or at least make out passes.
signed in autograph, admitting the
sishtseers to the galleries reserved for
the personal friends of Senators and
from which may be gained the best view
OF the proceedings on the floor Of the
legislative hall.
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revolving knife has shaved the skin OF
the apple. She throws the nude fruit
into barrel with her left hand and jabs
another onto the machine with her right
when the barrel of skinless apples is
fun It is removed into the midst of a
bevy OF good looking Iassies who have
white rags around their left thumbs and
sharp knives IN their right hands. The
lasses cut the apples up into six or eight
piecer and throw away the cores.
Takes Time of Dog Shift.
This wcrl, takes all of the afternoon
time OF thu day shift. In the morning 1t
has been their business to wash UP the
plates which were distributed among
the Washington restaurants the day be-
fore with pies on them. The washing is
done in a huge wooden tub-wooden be
cause It is cleaner
The night shift comes on at s, and
then begins the putting together of the
ingredients into one pie Four girls and
one man stand around a table with
lot of dough made of -four water and
lard in front of them.
One makes a big roll of dough six in
ches in diameter and two feetlong. Then
she tears it TO pieces again in three
inch balls. a girl at her right. rolls it
cut into a circular disk about ten in
ches across and as thin as the traffic
will bea-. She stamps it with a big A.
that means apple pie. Then she folds
her disk double; so much for the top
crust.
The other two girls make the bottom
crust In exactly the same way, except
that it is a trile bigger. The man is
making dough all this time.
Work of the Girls.
Three entirely different girls are stand
ing at the head Of the table. one LAYS
disk on the bottom of a tin baking
pie plate The second brushes a brush
soaked in water across the greasy bot
tom Of the dough. which is to become
the under crust. A third puts in a big
handful OF the apples. almost before the
brush mas been drawn once across the
dough. The whole job of these three
girls Is wonderfully fast
Another girl sprinkles the apples as
fast "a they are filed into the lower
crust with sugar and spices.
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Tie deeply engrossed Senator may
find it difficult 20 leave some unfinished
work at the greit white-domed build
ing as s o'clock draws near. but he
knows that he must get away and hurry
home TO dress, for with that hour be-
gins a new cycle OF activities IN the
days eeaseless round. The social occu-
attention with the coming of dusk is
quite as important in its way as his
legislative work. his political career, or
his business interests No Senator who
aspires to be power in Washington can
wholly neglect society and its demands
and opportunities. often, however, the
requirements are exacting. Every even
ing for weeks at a time, the Senator and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06
HYPNOTISM AND SURGERY

n r. FRANK G. ALDRTCH. a Lon
don physician. gives the follow
- ing remarkable account OF the
amputation Of a woman's leg. during
which no anesthetic but hypnotism was
used. The patient was a single woman.
ageG thirty-three years. on whom. for
several reasons, it was not considered
desirable 10 use ordinary anesthetics. AT
S:s5 y. m. she was put L sleep" not
being informed that the oIesration was
to be performed. At 4:30. while prepara-
tiOns were being made in the room for
the operation. she became rather rest,
less, and the doctors covered her eyes.
She Immediately objected, saying.
Don't cover my eyes, although she
was apparently fast asleep. So her EYES
were uncovered At 4:5G. everything b.
ing in readiness, I told her that the
operation was 10 commence. ana that
she Gould feel nothing Sac said. An
right hold my hands. and while she
spoke the skin incisions We're made
During the course Of the operation she
several times asked the nurse for ana
drank sins of water and a ilttIe -,ort
wine, and made general remarks The
lee was removed at the knee. no. the
least indication, even by twltch or Vince.
being given of any pain during the OBJ
crctic1- At $50 the doctors LETT her
quite comfortable. and at $50 she ate n
cry, and in mouth was out of doors.
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his wife, il not giving a dinner them
selves. are dining out
Ordinarily the guests at one OF these
small dinners, for which American so
eial and political wire pullers are be-
coming famous. and at which the dis
cussions cover the entire range OF ma
tioaal and International affairs. do not
rise from the table much before 20
o'clock unless the dinner is to be fol-
lowed by a reception or ball. but like as
not the Senator who has already put in
a long working day win be obliged TO
excuse himself and pick up one or an
other of the loose threads of his af-
fairs. II may be A summons from the
White House for conference with the
President on some knotty political ap-
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pointment; OF perhaps ar Unexpected
turn Of affairs has necessita, ID a secret
confab of the leaders Of his Iarty. a.
again. a small army OF newspaper cor
respondents may be clam6-ing for the
lawmakers views on this. that. or the
other subject If maynaP ne mas been
thrust into the limelight by the days
proceedings Finally. midnight or even
I o'clock in the morning MAJ ind this
much envied public man installed in n
big leather chair in his den in the
otherwise darkened residence busily en-
gagged with his secretary in disposing Of
matters that have cropped up late in
the day and still striving .Ioggedly but
hopelessly TO catch up"
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students that young Fuwa lost no OPP
portunity 10 do work in tie library.
where he would consult tire Librarian
many times a day for books Of refer
ence. The two gradually became quite
chummy.
Miss Tyler exhibited a marked de-
gree of interest in japanese books and
customs and naturally she very oftn
appealed to the attentive law student
of her schoolmates. was her IDEAL Of a
country.
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Fuwa's effectiveness soon developed
into a courtship which became the cur
rent topic of gossip at college. Miss
Tyler met him on equal terms. She
went with him to social gatherings and
the fine spacious grounds Of the insti-
tuition with the pretty groves and glades
offered a fine opportunity for the wooing.
At that time the girl was firmly under
the impression that Fuwa held a posi-
ton OF some prominence in his country.
She told some of her friends he was a
prince in disguise.
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The college professors so far from
garded him as a rather ordinary Jap
anese without any special claims Cor
either intelligence or personal charms.
They had heard rumors furthermore
that F'uwa belonged in rather humble
station in his native country. and on
inquiry at the japanese legation they
learned that he had no connection with
the Official residence whatever.
With this state OF affairs in mind the
authorities deemed it proper TO express
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06

- IE is not going out of fashion in
- Washington. if the statistics Of
i bakers prove anything There is
one factory in Washington that some
times turns out ten thousand pies in a
single day.
And there is no reason why pie should
be tabooed. according to these same
bakers. Apple is good food if properly
made. but poor food II poorly made
said one of the bakers who is a mem
Der OF a firm which charges more FOR
it's pies than almost any bakery in the
country and which bakes nothing else.
I'm the first place. you have to be
clean" A glance through the factory
showed new and wen-scoured wooden
tubs. with a small swimming bath for
pie plates as the most prominent fea-
ture
TN the second place. you have to get
the best ingredie ats"
The apples for the apple pies were
big rosy pippius. which must have
brought well above the average in open
market. The apples for mince pies were
not nearly so good, being rotten In
spots The mill; was thick ard the
cream proved on tasting to be delicious
foamy on top. cool and rich. The eggs
were entirely fresh.
in the third place, you have to get
the proper recipes. But that is our
trade secret We think they are right
and aren't looking for others. It's all
I'm the omb.nation of the spices can't
tell you about that, though.
Apple pies are the most popular the
year round For example, here is a
| typical days order: Apple. 600; mince.
300; lemon cream, . o. The rest are all
below dwindling down to few dozens.
In Lent the consumption Of mince is
away down. because of the meat in IT,
Christmas. Thanksgiving and New
Year It is correspondingly up, though
Apple Always Leads.
Apple is always in the lead. except
/ just when fresh strawberries come.
] Then strawberry pies take the lead for
( three weeks or month. Pumpkins run
well when fresh squash come in and
then gradually fall of as people get
accustomed to them. until the middle Of
January. Then strangely enough. they
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take another jump. II is, l think, be-
cause the fresh squashes have given
out and the people like the taste Of the
canned pumpkin. In winter we use
canned fruit for peaches. blueberries.
etc. but never for apples
Its a common error to suppose tina.
the undercrust of pie is more soggy or
less healthy than the upper. 1t isn't in
a good pie. Just look at this" The ba-
ker pointed out two girls. one OF whom
was rolling the under crust, the other
the upper Each one of them rolls
them just as thin as possible. so that
they can hold the fruit after baking, and
furthermore the lower crust should be
Just as thoroughly baked" He took
mince pie warm from the oven and
turned it upside down. showing an under
crust just as crisp and brown as the up
per.
Work Day and Night
I'VE work night and day here-prepar-
ing the food in the Gay, baking at night.
In that way we have the pies fresher
for delivery than If we let them stand a
full twenty-four hours.
There are several big bakeries in
Washington now that do nothing but
bake pies. The average daily output Of
the four II them is between 10000 and
%. 600. l suppose. They are practically
all consumed in Washington. And, of
course. that doesn't count restaurants
and private houses that do their own
cooking. We have tweny of our own de-
livery wagons and could use more. and
including drivers have 1O5 employees.
Not quite half of them are women.
The men do the heavy work and the
women the quick lent work. They are
cleaner, quicker ami more deft. 1t takes
them about three months to learn the
trade.
Making good pie is as much of a sci
ence IS making good beef extract. The
same accurate adjustment of the divi-
sion Of labor is observable in a pie fac
tory as in a big department store"
This is how apple pies are made in
the largest bakeries:
\ barrel OF apples is surrounded by
two girls. One of them rapidly hands
the apples to the other. who labs them
on spindle. a turn of her wrist and a
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-07-02
Southern Railway.

Schedule effective June 10, 1904.
Trains leave Washington from Penn8yl
vanla Station.
7.35a m Daily-lOeal for HaTriSOnbuIg.
WarrentOn, Danyille, and way stations,
1O.bl a In daily. Washington and Florida
Limited. Through coaches and sleeper
Is Columbia, Savannah and Inck s0nSille.
Dining car service.
Tina m Uaily-United states Fast Mail
First-elass coaches and dIawing-room
sleeper 70 New Orleans. Dlning-car serV-
4.01 m Week Days-LOeal for narri-
sonburg and way stations on Manassas
Branch.
4.65 I'm Dally-i4oeal for Warrenton and
Charlottesville.
9.O0p IN Daily-New York and Atlanta
rxnresc-First-c class coach 10 Atlanta.
Sleeper to Columbus, Ga, Mondays, We'd
nesaays and Fridays, Sunset Route Tour
LIST sleeper, Washington 10 san Francisco.
Dining car a la cate.
1000 m Daily-New York and Mem
phiH Limited (Yia Lynchburg t-First-ciass
e0aeh and sleeping car TO Roanoke Knox
vile, Chattanooga, and Memphis; sleeper
to New Orleans. Dining-car service.
iO.46 d m Washington and south
western Limited-All Pullman trains, club,
and observation cars to Atlanta and Ma
CDD. 0ICCRCAO w 0AHtTfs~r -%N-SNf -
lanta, Macon, Memphis, New Orleans.
Dining Jar service.
TRAINS on BLUEMOHT BRANCH
Leave Washington $40 IN, - p III,
4.45 pm. sos pm week days, for Bluemont,
6.25 y IN week days Tor Lees
burg only. 11.S0pm Saturdays only for
Bluemont. Sundays only. 8 Oh am. 9'I0a No.,
Gas m.
Through trains from the South arrive
Wash'n $40 nj. 6.52 N. go m, so
m. and $50 y IN, and 9-5) p IN
daily. Local trains from HarrisOnburg,
il,5 m week days and $50 IN daily.
Fron Charlottesville. 8.25a M anu 9.20 y m
daily.
Tickets, sleeping car, reservations, and
detailed information can be had at tichet
sfiice, zoo 10th ST.; oil Pa. ave-, and Penn
sylyania Station. Baggage checked through
from hotels and residences.
Phone 1910 for L. X. X. Cab service,
G.. II. ACKER1, General Manager
S.H. HARDWICK. Pass. Traffic Mgr
W, II, TAILOE, Gen. Pass. Agent.
L. g. BROWN. General Agent,
WnshingtOn.tD ID. O..
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TOXIC DESCRIBES FIGHT
Japs' Losses In SlH.Hour Battle Was
100 Killed Or Wounded


100 Killed Or Wounded.
Toxic. June 29.-After a hot fight,
which lasted for six hours Monday
morning. June q, the Taku-Shan divi-
sion of the japanese army completely
defeated five battaliOns of Russian in
fantry, which, supported by two regi-
ments Of cavalry and 10 gune, occupied
Fenshaling, 20 miles northwest of Slu-
yen and % miles from Haicheng. Fen
shaling Tor Fenshin) is a mountain
pass.
The Russians finally fell back in the
direction OF Shi-Mucheng. The Jap
anese casualties aggregated about 100
killed and wounded Major Oku was
killed during the battle.
This fight is believed to be the be-
ginning of the great decisive battle
now imminent in Manchurla. News Of
further fighting is expected momen-
tarily.
An unc~hfrmed report has been re-
ceiyed from the Island of Hakkaido
that ships resembling the Russian
VladiyostOk squadron had appeared of
there on June q, Similar reports have
been received from other places along
the northern coast Of Japan, The navy
office does not give any credence TO
these reports.
Il is reported that another Russian
battleship has been discovered stranded
off Tiger Rock. IL is presumed she
was wrecked while returning to Port
Arthur after the recent naval engage
ment.
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Don 'tRunChanCcS

or purchasing your liquor any
where and everywhere, but al
ways 20 where YOU are sure OF get
ting the best and purest goods.
Adulterated goods are not fit to
use. We are doing the largest
business in Fredericksburg, be-
cause we never misreprrsent our
goods and always give you your
moneys worth in quality and
measure. We have the largest
assortment of
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a Continual Strain.

Many men and women are constant
" snbj ected 10 what they common
ly term "a continual strain because
of some financial or family trouble.
Ii wears and distresses them both
mentally and physically, affecting
their nerves badly and bringing on
liver and kidney ailments, with the
attendants evils of constipation, loss
of appetite, sleeplessness, low vitality
and dependency. They cannot. as
n rule, get rid OF this continual
strain" but they can remedy its
health destroying effects by taking
frequent doses of Green's August
Flower Ii tones up the liver, slim
nIates the kidneys, insures healthy
bodily functions, gives vim and
spirit TO ones whole being, and event
ually dispels the physical or mental
distress caused by that continual
strain" Trial bottle of August
Flower, 25c; regular size, 7jc. At all
druggists.
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SEABOARD
Air Line Railway.

Short line 10 principal cities of the
Soth and Southwest. Florida, Cuba
and Mexico,
Schedule in effect April II, 1904.
Trains leave Richmond, Main Street
Station, daily.
2.20 ID. m.-Seaboard Mail, composed
OF latest improved day coaches,
Pullman sleepers and cafe car
To Henderson, Raleigh, Southern
Pines, Piuehurst, Hamlet, At
lanta, Camden, Columbia, Jack
sonvile, st. Augustine and
Tampa
1895 p. m.-Seaboard Expressions
posed of day coaches; Pullman
ears to Atlanta, jacksonville and
Tampa, Cafe car south of Ham
let-TO Henderson, Raleigh,
Southern Pines. Pinehurst, HaIu-
let, Atlanta, Camden. Columbia,
Savannah, Jacksonville, st.
Anytime, Tampaand New Orleans
$40 n. m.-I.Ocal for NOrlina, Hamlet
aud Charlotte.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND
DAILY.
6.35.a. m.-NO. 34-From Florida, At
lanta and the Southwest.
4.55'p. n.-No 66-FrOm Florida, At
lanta and the Southwest.
b.3Op. m,-No. 35-From Norlina and
local points.
w. NJ. TAYLOR, C. 7. A.
H. 5. LEARD, ID. 4. A.
$50 East Main St., Richmond, Va