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The Washington times., 1904-01-12
FIRST LONG DAY WAS
A TINE OF MOURNING
Clerks in Departments Work Perfunctorly-
Cheer as Closing Hour ADMINISTRATIONS to
Add Thirty Minutes to Morning Hour

Thousands OF weary men and women.
whose labors help to operate the United
States Government. observed January
II. 1904. as day of mourning.
Thousands of eyes. with indolent fas-
cination. sgrreptitiously watched the
sluggish hands Of the clock as they
slowly moved across the dial in tho
period Of time between and 400
o'clock yesterday afternoon. That pc
riod represented. to them. the daily sum
OF their woes. and was due excuse for
unwonted melancholy
The stroke of 4.30 was greeted with
expressions OF relief as varied as the
number Of individuals upon whom had
been imposed by the mandate OF the
President and his Cabinet. the burden
of an extra half hour Of work daily
There were signs Of relief as the shackies
OF toll were unlocked for the day: there
was stretching Of arms which had ached
for more than the half hour. to ex-
press in that manner their WEAKNESS.
suppressed yawns distended buccal cav
itics. and cheers were not wanted I'm
at least enc instance as a record Of the
close OF the longest day OF service
known for Government employees.
Perfuncto-y Wo-l.
The Government gained little yester-
day q the millions a year that it esti-
mates TO save by the addition Of a half
hour Of work TO the daily services Of
leach clerk in it's employ. To the clerk,
yesterday was an occasion when the
spirits are at low ebb and anything but
perfunctory employment impossible
There was lack OF initiative and lack
of concentration. AID slack performance
-
secured even a decent day labor. ac-
cording to old and less exacting stand
ards. from his dependents.
over in the Postofice Department one
man who has been enjoying a short
day for good many years and had
grown disguised that It was so long
took an entirely new view of the 4:3O
regulation.
As ne bolted down the steps for the
place where the free lunch is the frcest
and the beer the best ne grunted:
Ugh. half an hour more and a move
ment for q start AT $3.50. IL viii be only
a question Of time. II we get this $50
start when some other damphool mem
Der OF Congress will have in a bin and
get II passed for 1850 ending again.
putting on another half hour Better let
bad enough alone"
Cheering hy Clerks.
One OF the features Of closing at the
later hour yesterday was the cheering.
Up in the Pension Department the whole
building broke into a long. thankful yell
as the hour bell sounded the end Of the
first real seven-hour day In the history
Of the de1artment The same sort 81 a
yell was raised 20 the roofs Of the other
departments IN this part of the town.
On the whole. there was little dem
onstration at the Treasury Department
when the time for closing down bust
ness came at 100 O'Clock Comment or
the new closing order took the form OF
a discussion Of the movement FOR be-
ginning the working day at $50 O'Clock.
Judging from expressions heard. il
WAS strongly favored
The distribution Of petitions for an
order from the O. tinet requiring the
The Washington times., 1904-01-12
SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICE-We the president
and a majority OF the board Of trustees
OF the National Brokerage Company Of
the District OF Columbia, 90 hereby GER
tffy that the authorized capital OF said
company is $4,000. OF which 81 600 has
been paid and that the debts are SlO5. 81
j. r HAGAN. President: DON BLACK
WOOD. Secretary, anc Trustees. J.. Don
BiackWoOd. secretary. do hereby swear
that the facts stated above are true. TO
the best OF my knowledge and belief
DON BLACkWOOD. Subscribed and
sworn to before me. this 5th dav Of Lam
uary, 1904. J. l.. WEARING. Notary pub
lie. District of Columbia IL
SPECIAL NOTICE-The annual meet
Ing OF the stockholders Of the Norfnern
Liberty Market Association will be held
at It's office room, is Hutchins Building,
IS. 1904, at 4 O'CLOCK p. NJ
w J. DANTE. Secretary.
jaI1-7t-ex SUI
The Washington times., 1904-01-12

SPECIAL NOTICE-The annual meet
ing OF the stockholders Of the Mesicau
Mining and Exploration Company viii
be held at the Offices Of the company
1884 K Street northwest. Washington. ID
c., on JANUARY 3, 1904 at O'CLOCK
p. NJ. FRED g. NORRIS.
Ja11-3t Secretary.
A MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLD-
ers OF the Capital Traction Company
for the election OF directors will b. held
at the Office Of the company, Union Pas
senger Station, on WEDNESDAY. the
18TH DAY OF JANUARY. 1904 The
polls will be opened ct 10 a. m and
closed az II m. @. 7. DUNLOP. Presi-
dent; c. NJ. KOONES. Secretary.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03
WHAT OF ST. PAUL


It has a population of 1882 accord
ing to the last directory returns.
= 1t is great railroad center-25e pas
senger trains arrive and depart daily.
1t is the recognized banking center
of the Northwest. Total deposits. $780,
100000.
It is the most exclusive horse mar
ket in the Middle West.
It has the largest market for manu-
featured fur garments.
1t is the center of wholesale trade
for saddlery.
1t has the largest cattle and sheep
market at South ST. Paul.
Last, but no least. it is the healthiest
city in the world, its rate of mortality
being lowest.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
The Feed of the Cow.

There are few of our farmers that
follow the practice OF feeding slops to
the cows. as Is the case in the towns
and cities where COWS have little pas
turaGe. Nevertheless many Of our
cows have access to weeds and other
herbage that taints the milk in one
way or another. Some say the flavor
goes through the COW and others say
that it is blown to the milk on milk.
ing. But In whatever way it comes it
Is found in the milk at milking time
and later in the butter. The cows
that have to depend on dry pastures
at this time of year are the ones
that are most apt to eat foul-smelling
weeds. If they have fresh cornstalks
or other cut feed they will not trou-
Bile the weeds. But most Of our farm
cows are given no attention of this
kind and simply have to make their
living from the pastures the best they
may. Wild onions have an oil that
certainly passes through the COW into
the milk and the same Is said to be
the case with wild garlic. II this is so
regarding these two weeds that cows
eat, may 1t not be SO with some OF the
other weeds they eat, of which we
know less than of these two. The
weedy taste In milk is very obnoxious
to some of the consumers of milk II
the farmer has not sheep enough to
keep the weeds out of the pasture It
will pay to attack them with scythe.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
MOVED.

The Tyler Commercial College at
Tyler, Texas, has moved into its new
building. the largest and finest COM
mercial college building in the South.
scientifically ventilated and lighted.
equipped with the most extensive and
up.to date furniture and banking fix
lures. Nine hundred students this
year. Thousands of successful gradu-
ates holding the best bookkeeping and
shorthand positions In the larger ci-
ties.
For free catalogue Of the most
successful commercial, shorthand and
tclegraphy school in the South or
West, address the Tyler Commercial
College, Tyler, Texas.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
Irish creameries Increasing.

The number of creameries in Ire
land is rapidly increasing. The in
crease IS among both the proprietary
and the cooperative. OF the former
there are now 800 and OF the latter
200. Last year these 500 creameries
received over eighty million gallons
of milk and produced over fourteen
thousand tons OF butter. Most OF this
found a ready market in various parts
Of Great Britain. The quality of the
butter from these creameries shows
a tendency to improve in quality,
which it must do, as 1t Is brought into
sharp competition with the butter
from Denmark and from Canada, both
OF which makes are high in quality.
These creameries make the produc.
ton of Irish bacon easy, and this has
high reputation in the English mar.
ket.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
Old Mans Secret.

Alpena, Mich, Sept. 5 Especially -
Seventy.five years Of age but hale
and hearty is Mr.. Jerome X. Four.
nier OF this place, and to those who
ask the secret of his splendid health
he gives the good advice Use Dodd's
Kidney Pills"
When asked for his reason for so
strongly recommending the Great
American Kidney Remedy, Mr.. Four.
nier related the following experience:
Il recommend Dodd's Kidney
Pills because they cured me of Dia.
betes. suffered with my kidneys
for q long time and suffered terribly
from those Urinary Troubles that arc
SO general among aged people.
Then I started to use Dodd's Kid.
ncy Pills and eight boxes Of theEi
cured my kidneys, regulated my va
ter and made me feel like heart,
young man."
Dodd's Kidney Pills make The old
feel young because they male SCUM
kidneys. Sound kidneys mean health
and health is tie ether name for
youth.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
fhe Flat.Headed Borcr.

The destructive tree borer so well
known to horticulturists as the Flat
headed apple tree borer and to ento
mologists as Chrysobothris femorata
Is found In all parts of the country
and annually destroys vast numbers
OF trees. 1t attacks apple, pear,
ounce, plum, peach, cherry, ash, elm,
maple, box-elder, sycamore and willow
trees. The injury is done by the fiat.
headed borer during its grub or larval
stage. The adult insect is a beetle
about half an inch long, flattish-ob.
long in form, shiny greenish-black
above and copper colored below. The
female deposits her eggs in the crey-
ices Of the bark of the trunk and
main branches, usually on the south
or southwest side, where the effects
OF the sun upon the tree is greatest.
In our locality the most Of the eggs
are probably laid during April and
May. Although eggs are sometimes
deposited by this insect upon healthy,
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
How to Boil Roasting Ears.

, There Is but one way to boil roaso'
ing ears. Put on pot OF boiling
water and break" 1t with q
little soda, skim the water. and put
In another vessel in order to get all
the lime out of It. Add teaspoonful
Of granulated sugar, several pinches Of
salt. and, when the water comes to a
boil. put in the roasting ears, cover
tightly, and boil furiously till thor.
oughly heated through-from fifteen to
twenty minutes-and serve hot. II
will be cooked in way that one can
eat three or four ears--my husband
can and often does eat six ears and
asks for more.-El Dorado (Kas.) Re.
publican. A.,
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
More Girls Than Bows.

"Superfluous women" are increasing
in number. The births in England and
Wales last year numbered 94V,919-
4S2,191 males pnd 465,75S females
and the deaths 511 1,450-266,33S males
and 24S,112 females. Thus, though
there were more boys than girls born.
the higher mortality among men moro
than restored the balance, the ranks OF
"superfiuous women" being thus
etrentEened by 1,793 recruits.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
The international Exposition.

The International Live Stock Expo.
sition will be held at the Union Stock
yards from November &c to December
81. The Importance OF this exposi.
ton to the live stock interests of both
the United States and the Dominion
OF Canada can hardly be overestimat.
ed. The writer has been told by Cana
dians that many Of the stock breed.
ers on that side of the line make more
ADO over this show than do the Amer
leans themselves. This, IL so, Is SO
because the Canadians appreciate the
value of education IN the matters OF
live stock raising. They realize that
TIE exposition is an instructor in the
matter Of breeding stock, as well as
or feeding stock. 1t makes it possible
Tor live stock raisers from all parts
OF the country and Of the continent to
meet each other and compare notes
Not only this. but 1t shows the live
stock raised in the different sections
OF the country and under different
modes of treatment. Next to the
Canadians, the people Of the North.
west show perhaps the greatest inter.
est in this event, for they realize that
live stock raising is to be the great
industry OF their part Of the country
or, at least, a sort of cornerstone Of
agriculture there. The cost Of attend.
ing the exposition is not great, and O
week spent in attendance on the show
Is one Of the best paying weeks that
a man can record In his summary of
the years work. The pulse of the
whole live stock industry Is felt here.
and truths are impressed on the Wis.
itor that he gets in no other way.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
Won't Turn Loose.

II insist on saying that Hunts
Lightning Oil takes hold quicker and
lets go slower OF aches, pains and sore
places than any liniment ever saw.
1t just won't turn loose till you're
WE'LL"
Il never have little ache but what
! slosh II on
And ere get the bottle corked that
little ache is gone"
G. w. Jackson,
Marble Hill, Mo-
26 and SOC per bottle.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
The Cad" That Failed.

When was running a circus" said
the retired Snowman, 81 never lost an
Opportunity OF advertising. always
made 1t a point TO get my name every.
where, and whenever anyone asked
me for my autograph you may be sure
he got It.
But once, when I went to a littlo
town great string of boys and girls
stood waiting for my autograph on
the little cards they carried or
course, | wrote them as fast as
could, thinking to myself, Jim, old
10y, your name is getting to be q
household word
when | looked round the tent that
afternoon, l thought all the school
children in the town were there.
That meant money, and was feeling
pretty happy till commenced look
ing over the receipts; and then I
found 400 Of my autographs, with the
words, Admit bearer written above
them. That Is the only time in my
life did not find advertising pay"
London Answers.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08

o, Deetle; q, neau VI uaiei u, puV1-t"ACe uat
well'established trees, 1t evidently
prefers to select sickly or newly
transplanted ones, especially those
whose bark has been injured by eX.
posure to the sun. The eggs hatch
within a few days after being depos-
ited. The young larva soon cats
through the bark and proceeds to bore
at some depth beneath the surface,
leaving behind 1t fattened channel.
Sometimes 9 single borer will girdle
tree and cause its death. The larva
reaches its full growth by the end of
the summer, being then a pale.yellow-
ish grub about half an inch long, with
broad, fiat head. During the winter
1t remains Quiescent. The next spring
1t bores out nearly through the bark,
then moves back little and under
goes its change into the adult beetle
form the Transformation being com.
pleted in about three weeks. The
beetle then cuts an opening through
the bark and escapes to continue the
work OF destruction begun by its an
cestors. During the warm part OF the
day 1t may be seen flying about in the
hot sunlight.
There are three ways OF combat
ting the borer: (1) by destroying the
grubs while they are at work in the
tree; CD by the application of some
substance that will prevent the eggs
being deposited or will destroy the
eggs and newly hatched larvae, and
CD by wrapping the trees with some.
thing that will prevent the females
gaining access to the bark. But, by
the best methods known, borers are
difficult insects to combat. The larvae
make their way into the wood so
soon. after the eggs are deposited and
keep so completely out of sight az,
they work, that they may do much
injury before their presence is sus.
pected, and are dificult to kill when
detected. 1t Is case where an ounce
o. prevention Is most decidedly more
effective and more economical than a
pound of cure.-Arizona Station.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
Voice from the Swamps.

Travelling through malarial dis
trict constantly find Cheatham's Lax
ative Tablets invaluable--not only on
account of their superior medicinal
qualities, but their convenience to
carry and to take. | do not believe
any one who will use them occasion
ally will ever contract malaria and
chills."
Chas. Lacond.
Port Allen, La.
OSc nor hoy
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
Watch Children's Eyes.

Children in schools should be care
fully watched In order to guard
against trouble with the eyes. as
shortsightedness is becoming yearly
a more common defect. They should
not be allowed to hold the books
nearer the eyes than fourteen inches.
and must not stoop over their work.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
Not Meant 70 Be Humorous.

A few years ago a well-known bish'
op married his second wife, and. re-
turning home after his honeymoon,
announced a series of sermons. the
title of the series being "The -'eni'
tents Return" This was obviously
unintentional
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
Back to the Flood.

Macintosh boasts good deal
about his family, doesn't he?"
Yes, think he claims that tho
head of his family was the original
Macintosh that Noah had with him
during that rainy season."
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
MANY Children Are sickIy.

Mother Gray Sweet Powders for Children,
used by Mother Gray, nurse In Children's
Home, New York, cure Summer Complaint,
Feverishness, Headache, Stomach Troubles,
Teething Disorders and Destroy Worms. At
all Druggists, Csc. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmstcd, lie Roy, N. Y.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
Condemns Linen Handkerehlefs.

Condemns Linen Handkerchief.
Prof. Calmette, OF the Pasteur In
stitute In Paris, Is making wrr Oh
linen handkerchiefs. which he con-
siders a great source of infection,
He suggests the use of specially con-
structed wallets for Japanese paper
handkerchiefs, with separate divisions
for the new and used ones. The lat
ter are to be burned.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
Expert Opinion.

"A husband and wife never really
know each other" mused Uncle Jerry
PEBBLES, until he's seen her in curl
papers end she's seen him Shawn
himself at the kitchen window"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08

The progressive dairyman is care
full in the feeding of his cows. He
knows that the ration to be an econ.
omical one must contain both carbo.
hydrates and proteins. and that an
overbalance Of one will waste 1t in
the work Of digestion.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
25c per box.
Church Members In America

Church Members In America.
According to DR.. Walter Laidlaw.
an authority. there are 30.000,000
church members in this country. OF
whom more than 100000 are Roman
Catholics.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08

alternating Mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes hibernate Ike bears dur
the winter.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-07
PERSONAL MENTION.

I Il. z. Ferguson was In Portland
yesterday.
w. W. Gordon, Portland contractor.
Is In the city.
Mr.. and Mrs, Albert Dunbar went to
Portland yesterday,
Miss Myrtle Wilson, Of Portland Is
visiting friends in Astoria.
L, f, SeliS has returned from visit
with relatives In San Francisco.
Charles w. Halderman returned yes
terday from hunting trip In south
ern Oregon.
John f. Thorhurn has returned from
Alberta. Canada, where he visited fol
u month with his parents.
Miss Lulu Estes will leave this morn
ing for McMinnville, where she and
Miss Frances, her sister, who Is now
attending college there. will represent
the Astoria church as delegates In the
annual convention Of the Baptist
church for the state.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-07
ISLAND CHIEF is DEAD.
Natives Hold Great Celebration as
Funeral.

San Francisco, Oct 6.--The schooner
Neptune arrived from Marshall islands,
in mid-Pacific, and brought news OF
the death of Murrijal. grand chief OF
a district comprising most OF the
Islands OF the group, The old ruler
was so years of age when he died,
some weeks ago. after a lingering ILL
ness and his death and the subsequent
obsequies were the occasion Of a grand
display on the part OF tae natives.
For weeks prior to HIS death, the ma
tives began assembling at his island
home. When he died all the Marshal
islanders went into mourning and gave
vent to their grief in wierd and old
fashioned manner. The ceremonies
continued for several days.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-07

Gratke ]. S. Dellinger. G, w, Louns-
berry, ]. T. Higgins, Robert Gibson.
All OF the gentlemen named spoke en-
Enthusiastically. saying It would be COM
paratively simple to secure the neces-
cary funds, The need Of a modern
hotel was pointed out and the opin-
ion was generally expressed that the
people of Astoria owed It to themselves
to set about to secure the hotel, MIR.
Dellinger made the interesting state
ment that he knew Mr., Hammond
would assist the project Il have heard
him express himself very forcibly upon
this matter" said Mr.. Dellinger, ''and
he will lend us some assistance"
Mr.. McGregor stated that the local
banks were holding fully sl00o,o00 ON
which no interest was received, and he
thought it might be a good plan to get
hold of some of this money, under a
guarantee of interest. Mr., Wise also
spoke enthusiastically, although he
confessed disappointment because Of
the absence OF come large property
holders who should have been pres
ent. Messrs, Smith, Harrison, Allen
and Schimpff took up the financial
side of the matter and discussed it at
some length. The committee which
prepared the report above printed was
appointed and a recess was taken
while the report was being prepared.
The report was adopted upon the re-
converting of the session, and, after
the appointment of the committee Of
three, adjournment was taken until I
O'Clock tonight.
The proposal decided upon last nignt
is substantially as follows; The hotel
and guaranty company shall be the or
ganization having control of the ho-
tel. Forty-year bonds, bearing per
cent will be issued. to the amount OF
100000. The guaranty company shall
guarantee the interest for a period Of
10 years. Thus, If the hotel is finan-
cial success, the stockholders would
not be required to advance one penny.
1t was pretty generally agreed last night
that a hotel would surely pay 5 per
cent, which would meet the interest
payments.
At tonight's meeting, it is expected,
all of the heavily interesed property
owners will be present. Their views
will be secured and If any change in
the plans adopted last night is con-
sidered advisable 1t will be made. 1t
is the desire that there shall be no
delay, and for this reason active work
has been begun at once.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-07
Saves Two From Death.

Our little daughter had an almost
fatal attack Of whooping cough and
bronchitis" writes Mrs. W. X. Hav-
iland of Armonk, N. Y, but, when all
other remedies failed, we saved ner
life with DR.. Kings New Discovery.
Our niece, who had consumption in an
advanced stage, also used this Won
derful medicine and today she is per-
fectly we'll" Desperate throat and
lung diseases yield to DR.. Kings New
Discovery as to no other medicine on
earth. Infallible for coughs and colds
SOC and $1.O0 bottles guaranteed by
Chas. Rogers. Trial bottles free.