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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-23

Engineer Joe Steadman, who has
been railroading for p years ond
running an engine II of the p, mar
roWly escaped fatal injury last Satur7
day. He was on a new engine on the
north end of the Spencer yard when
his right leg was pinned between the
cab and tender by a sudden shift. His
fireman caught him as ne shouted for
help and at the same time the en-
CINE luched and he was released from.
his pcrilous position. This is the first
accident Mr.. Steadman has ever sus-
tanned during his railroad service. He
will be unable to resume his run for
q week or more.--Salisbury sun.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-23

The common stock of the Atlantic
Coast Line continues quite active ana
today the advance reached ~. rms
caused considerable excitement here
among those who hold the stock ana
it bselieved that there is "some7
thing doing" in higher quarters.
About two weeks ago the stock was
down as low as 105. The advance in
the past few days has been strong
and steady-Wilmington Dispatch.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-23

Engineer Keever, Of the w. n. {.
division of the Southern, is suffering
from a peculiar affection to his right
hand. About two weeks ago the skin
on the right hand was broken by his
oil can While he was oiling his en-
gine. He paid little attention to the
scratch and on his return rip visited
his old home in the country. While
driving an insect stung the hand on
the wound and Inflammation immo-
diately set in. Mr. KeeVer has not
been incapacitated for duty but the
hand is still causing him much incon-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Sun.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-23
namIins ne,
WIzARDE;1E2A
i: OIL 49,

will break up a cold on the lungs in night. II
should be applied when the first symptoms
appear Rub The chest well with the medicine,
lav upon it a linen cloth wet with Hamllns
| Wizard Oil and cover over with flannel bandage.
No ordinary cold can withstand this treatment.
Apply it at night just before retiring and III the
morning the cold will be broken up
Richard w. Thornton, Ouray, Col, writes
April Is, 1909: My little girl, aged two years has
suffered more or less with Cold since her niIt9
remedies of several kinds and they seemed TO
give no relief. friend of mine recommendedi
Hamlin's Wizard Oil to me and after the use OF
one bottle She has become entirely WE'LL shaH
never be without Hamlin's Wizard OIL IN my
house cannot recommend it too highly.
There IS only one Wizard Oil - Hamilns-
name blown in tho bottle. Signature "Hamlln
Bros on wrapper. Take no substitute 5Oc'
and $I.00.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-02
TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION
ENJOYS A BANQUET
Fun and Good Fellowship Mark Affair
Given in Saengerbund Hall by
Washington Organization.

Teuton mirth and laughter were in
terminglCd with American fun and fell
lOwship at a banquet given last night
by the Washington Society Of the Ger
n an-AIa e-Icau archaeological Association
in honor OF the delegates &c the conven-
ton Of the organization. now IN session
m Washington. The feast was held at
SaCngcrbund Hall. and nearly a hum
dred members and guests OF the associa-
tion took part in the festivities.
The hall was pTettily decorated for the
occasion with i-alms and pOttei plants.
over the platform, which was banked
with evergreen, shone n transparency Of
the association, while amid a profusion
of plants was stationed DOnch's Or
chcstra.
A pretty ihcfoeri OF the evening was
the singing OF "TEe old and The New
Fatherlaud." "a medley OF Was ist des
DeutsChe Vaterland.' ana The Star
SIaagled Banner" Chairman Paul
Bausch. OF the Washington Society,
presided. and tOagts we're made by the
following, Die Technlk. A. Stierlin.
OF PittsDUrE; Der FOrtschritt." Rich
ard Won Egd0rf of Chicago. ''Das Alte
uud dds neue Naterland." A L. He'll
Lrunn. of Philadelphia: Die Damen. 80
II. q. Garthe. OF BaltimOTe; Die
Presse, Felix Muller. of New York.
The banquet closed with Lang. Lang
lists Her sung by all the banqUeters.
To-day the delegates visited various in
dustr.es ia the District. 4 lawn fete
viii be held tonight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-02
RETURNS FROM BUSINESS
TRIP MADE TO EUROPE
Commissioner of Patents Allen at His
Desk Again-Made Address at
Foreign Convention.

The Hon. +. I. Allen, Commissioner Of
Patents, after a stay Of three months IN
Europe on official business. connected
with the Interna tional Congress for The
Protection OF Industrial Property, has
returned 20 Washington. and was back
at his desk today
Commissioner Allen had a mission TO
perform for this Government in the in
tercst OF a more widespread recogni-
ton OF the American trademark laws
European countries do not recognize
those American trademarks that have
not been registered according 10 their
own system. The confusion has hurt
American trade. in Germany particu-
larry"
Commissioner Allen in an address at
Berlin presented the American side OF
The case and eDdeavOred to show that
the laws here do not necessarily require
trademarks 10 be registered 10 make
them valid.
at is conceded everywhere" said
Commissioner Allen today, that the
American patent system. which IS base,
on the preliminary examination require
ment Is the best of all
Germany and England are both
adopting g..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-02
BREAKDOWN OF WAGON
DELAYS STREET TRAFFIC

Traffic was delayed by the cars on
Pennsylvania Avenue between Tenth
and Eleventh Streets northwest. for
about ten minutes this morning be-
cause Of the br .aEdowu Il a bri J. wagon
owued by West Brothers. OF l3l Eff
teenth Street northwest. and driven by
Henry Ware, a negro.
Ware says that the accident is the
third Of its kind he has had since yes
terday- The first occurred about 3
O clock yesterday afternoon IN Twelfth
Street northwest. and another wagon
had 20 be sent for
- Ware again left the yard of his en-
IlOyers with load OF brick this morn
ing and had another breal,doIyu iu
Twelfth Street Another wagon was
gent for and the brick removed TO it,
After travelling about four squares the
rear wheel Of the vehicle No. broke
as the wagon was crossing The car
track
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-02
CHOO-CHOO LINE
BY CAPITOL DONE
Narrow Gauge Engines to
Puff Back apd Forth.
HASTENS ExcAVATlNe WORK

For the first time since there has been
"a Capitol Building Of the United States
here. locomotives viii, in a day on
two be putting and tuSsIhS at trains OF
cars Immediately under TIE shadow OF
the dome
The tracks for the narrow gauge line
which Is TO cart the dirt from out Of
the site OF the new House OF Represen-
tatives ONCE building, at New Jersey
Avenue and b Street southeast, have
been completed, and today the work
men OF Contractors Stewart < WI
moth are getting the small five-ton To-
comOtives on the tracks. The frst car
loads Of dirt will be carted away from
the site Saturday or Monday.
The tracks extend from the middle OF
the block in New Jersey Avenue across
z Street. through the asphalt walk OF the
plaza on the east front OF the Capitol
Grounds. only ten feet from the main
steps Of the Capitol across 70 North
Capitol Street and Street. where the
Baltimore and Ohio cars are 10 receive
the dirt. and later cart It 90 the vari-
Gus hollows that are to be filled in max
ing the improvements TO the north OF the
Union Station.
superintendent a. ]. Burke. who IL
IN charge or the excavations Tor Stewart
& Wilmoth, said today:
I'VE Will have half dozen small en-
gines and about nifty cars operating
on this miniature railroad. They viii
not make the noise and create the
trouble property owners expect Any
way they will be gone in a couple Of
months. In the meantime. they VIII
hasten the work, and do away sooner
with the dirt and dust in New Jersey
Avenue and First Street"
Excavations for the Office building VIII
have been completed In three months,
II IS said, and the foundations wiz be
commenced before the freezing weather
makes further work impossible.
The excavation and construction work
on the First Street tunnel is going ahead
with remarkable rapidity. The engineers
reported this morning Shat forty-five feet
OF the double tunnel, brickwork and TILL
ing included. IS completed weekly. The
tunnel has now reached B Street. and
in a few days the digging under the
Capitol plaza VIII be begun
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-02
MOTOR CAR JUMPS TRACK,
pELAYING TRAFFIC

Leaving the rails while rounding the
sharp curve at the south end Of Long
Bridge yesterday, motor car No. IS. OF
the Washington. Alexandria. and Mount
Vernon Railway. delayed the traffic at
that point for almost two hours.
During the delay, the passengers were
transferred 70 and from the city by way
of ROsslyn and the Auueduct Bridge
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-02
CABLE LINE COMPLETED.

The cable line between Seattle. Wash.
and Sitka. Alaska. upon which the Gov
Crnucnt has been working for some
time has at last been completed The
setting up OF this line means that tele-
Grams NAV now be transmitted &c
Juneau. HaiuCs Mission Skagway. Sit
LA. and other points in Alaska at q
much lower rate than that which has
heretofore prevailed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-02
CHICKENS SCRATCH UP
LOST DIAMOND RING

WINsTED. Conn. Sept. "A diamond
ring valued AT $3.50 which was lost by
Miss Rebecca RennoUSh at the home o.
Wright Cr'Ten. IN Great Darlington.
Mass. fourteen years ago. was uneIrth-
I'd by chickens vigorously scratching in
the so..
The jewel was found By Frederick
B-rsharGt. who has notified Miss Rem
noush. The ring IS In perfect condition
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-02
Instrument Constructed by
an English Astronomer.
GETS IT AT A REDUCTION
1t Is Nearly Twice as Large as Refrac-
tor at Lick Observatory in
California.
LARGE TELESCOPES
IN THE WORLD

Lens meas
Name urement.
In Yerkes Observatory,
Madison, Wis. 40 inches
In Lick Observatory in
CdIIIOIuIa --....-....- 30 lncneS
In Observatory at Pub
kOwa, Russia .........3 80 inches
In Observatory Of Uni
versity of virginia .26 inches
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-02

again was the word testament" traced
IN imaginary letters. Suddenly he tot
tered TO his feet walked to the book.
placed his hand upon IL and fell.
The book was again placed beneath
his pillow. and every possible test. even
absolutely cruel torture. was resOrted to.
but he never moved an eyelash, and lay
as one dead except the gentle respira-
ton
Case during lucid intervals made
known some remarkable revelations re-
garuing number of letters and a small
sum OF money that had been missing
long time. Ia one OF his sleeping spells,
alone and unaided, he went TO point
in the attic; getting down upon his
knees. he crept into little nook, ran his
hand down between the side walls. and
brought forth missing letters that he
never had the remotest possible OppOr-
tunlty Tor knowing the location Of
All Tests Fail.
He finds things hidden In the most OBJ
scure places. and reads anyone who calls
during his lucid spells. like an open beck.
as well as relates IT, detail incidents
Of their lives supposed TO be thoroughly
hidden from everybody. In every in
stance these have proven absolutely cor
rect.
Yesterday. while I'm his trance-like con-
dition. for long time ne traced letters
and writing with his fingers in which he
detailed a railroad accident to occur the
10th Of next month. IN which three will
be killed, one a dear friend OF his He Is
visited by scientists and representatives,
Of almost everything that could be in
terested, yet not one visitor has dis
covered the slightest evidence OF fake in
He still clings to the statement that
he viii die on the 9TH. but does not yet
know what month or year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-02
Preparing 20 Ship It.

Preparations are now being taken for
packing the telescope and transferring
it 60 Harvard. The mirrors VIII be sent
first FOR purposes o. experimenting pre-
viGus 10 setting " the whole instru-
mcut The site chosen is AN open space
in the easterly part OF tie observatory
grounds. near Bond Street
At is not intended 70 erect n dome for
il. a. the great height OF the telescope,
about tWeuty-seVtn feet iu focal length,
would make such a building too ex-
peusive The new telescope viii be
used mainly for Photographic work.
It is marty twice rs large as the Lick
Observatory telescope which has an
aperture Of thirty-six inches.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-02
MAY SUCCEED n. DE PLEHVF.

ST. PETERSBURG. Sept 1t Is re-
ported that Prince Sk.atopol3yisky wilt
succeed the late ~. dc Pichvc as minis
ter OF the Interior.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-02
BRITISH PLAN TO LEAVE LAssA.

SINLA. Sept According TO present
plans. the British mission 10 Tibet vii.
leave Lassa on September 10
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-02
a Vile Disease

Contagious Blood Poison has wrecked more lives
and caused more misery and suffering than all other
diseases combined Some inclined 10 treat light
ly but these learn that they have to deal with
powerful poison that IS slowly but surely breaking
down the constitution. Contagious Blood Poison not
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-02
Finds His Bible.

Staggering to his feet. with eyes tight
~ closed, he walked straight &c the hid
ing place and laid his hand Upon the
book. Then he collapsed and was taken
back to his couch.
While in his trance condition water
has been dashed upon him, his limbs
pinched until the blood would almost
flow, pins have been stuck into his body
"A muscle.
The removal Of the Bible alone pro-
duces a revival in his condition. The
careful substitution Of other books does
not feaZC him.
Last night. while he was in a coma
tose condition, some newspaper men
quietly removed the Bible from his pill
low He began meaning and soon his
hands began 10 trace characters upon
the BED al his side over again and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-02
Loss of Bible ROuSeS
Man From His Trance
Ernest Case, of Toledo, ForeteIIS His Death.
Predicts Railroad Collision on Septem-
Der 10, When Friend Will Die.

TOLEDO. Ohio. Sept. 2.-Manifesta-
lions and visions have required In the
life Of Ernest Case. Athe Toledo work.
ingman who is puzzling clergy scien-
lists and everybody else True to his
prophetic remarks, when the 9th OF
the month came around his peculiar
condition became more apparent than
ever He had sufficiently recovered to
go to Akron. Ohio. and returned on Sat
urday
He was found lying near his home in
a semi-conscious state and taken home
He was placed upon a couch with his
Bible under his pillow and the previous
tests applied in the presence Of n num-
Der of responsible parties. The Bible
was removed and hidden .n a remote
part Of the house
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-02
Negotiated the Purchase.

The expenses Of purchase and main
tenance however. seemed beyond the
resources OF the observatory. and for
the time the matter was dropped.
But few weeks ago Prof Pickering
received visit from Prof Herbert Hall
Turner. of oxford University and as
result OF several conferences Prof TuT-
ucr, who is especially interested In the
work being carried on at Harvard and
is a friend OF Mr.. Common family, be
gan negotiations with the iatters son,
Il. a. Common, for the purchase Of the
telescope for Harvard.
II was soon found that the instrument
could be obtained for a sum much less
than its real value. and the proposal
was at once accepted
The purchase was made possible by
an anonymous gift of $4,000 received by
the observatory I'm 1902.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-02

BOSTON, Mass. Sept 2.-The Har-
ward Observatory is to have added to
its equipment what is considered the
largest efficient telescope I'm the world,
the fve-foot aperture rejecting instru-
ment constructed by the famous English
astronomer. A. A. Common.
Before the death Of Mr.. Common,
Prof e c. Pickering, director Of the
observatory. had some correspondence
with him in relation TO the telescope,
which has been unused for several years.
and learned that he was DESTROYS that
the instrument shonld come into Har-
wards possession
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-02

only metes out punish
ment to the one who con-
tracts it, but others may
become innocent victims
of the vile disease through
inhe ritance. Ifyour
blood is tainted you may
live to see your children
.s. :.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-02

For years I was trou bled with the most 1nalig-
nant type of chronic blood trouble. After trying
various other remedies without gettine my bere-
mt, " as induced by a friend who was cured Of
const1tu tlonal blood trouble 60 take 8. s. s. A
few bottles cured me permanently. L also con-
sider =. 3. s. the best tonic ever made. While
taking 1t my weight increased and my health i'm
proved in everyWay. s. a. WRIGHT.
zoos Perrysvtlle Ave. Alle~heuy City, Pa
and sickly, made miserable by dis
iPnons. Under the mercury and potash treat
nay disappear, but leave off these minerals and
m is still alive and you are just as bad as ever
dote for Contagious Blood Poison. Itdestroys
'ut inIuring the system. 1t is a vegetable
nedy aud we offer 81 900 for proof that it con-
ms single mineral ingredient. S. S. S. not
ly works the poison out of the blood thoroughly
restores vigor and strength to all parts of the
stem.
on Contagious Blood Poison, describing the
,1ns and containing much otherinteresting in
lespicable of all diseases.
8 SWIFT CRFCEEEfs IN arr HEFErN IN
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-12

by all the necessary buildings Of q
model village. For NJ Menier was built
a house out Of the former wrecker IS
home and with most wonderful kitchen
attached. Here the appliances pro-
vided for the chefs convenience would
cause pangs of envy in the bosom of the
most exacting housewife.
But this house soon outgrew its use
fulness and M. Menier began the cree
tion of an elaborate and complete man
sion. It is almost ready for occupancy,
and will be finished when the owner
pays his regular visit next year. Into
the building Of this mansion M. Menier
has put much time and attention. He
was his own architect and has planned
every detail down to the most minute
Practically all of the furnishings of
the new house have been designed by
M. Menier himself. Every piece Of
furniture has been designed with refer
ence to the room in which it is to be
placed and the surrounding pieces
| When the owner visited the island last
year he made careful sketches of eaet
room and exact measurements Of al
its dimensions. Having the furniture
clearly in mind, he marked with chalk
the exact spot where each piece is tt
| be placed. No mark has been tam
| pered with and the furniture will stan.
in each allotted position for inspection
next year.
His hardest work is over now and tn,
reins of government are firmly in hi
grasp. The island knows no law othe,
than his will, and those who will come
with him will hunt and fish with tn,
prince of Anticosti. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-12
PHILADELPHIA North American.

Philadelphia North American.
Among some old papers brought. to
light at Fairhaven, Mass, few days
was found. It was payroll of the
Fairhaven branch railroad for 1861,
presenting Henry II. Rogers, vice pres
ident of the Standard Oil company, on
the list as baggagemaster at $1.l6
day.
Smiles rippled over the inhabitants
of Fairhaven when the old payroll was
read, for only the week before church
had been given by Mr.. Rogers to the
Unitarian congregation at that little
| town.
Nor is the church the only benef-
cence Of the oil magnate Fairaven has
| known. It has streets no other town
Of its size in Massachusetts, and per-
haps in America, can duplicate. It has
a magnificent free library filed with
books and carpeted with costly rugs;
it has city hall that is also post
office and theater.
All these and many more are the gifts
of a boy-now a man-who once sold
| newspapers in the streets and calico
and groceries in the country store at
Fairhaven, and who, after going away
and accommodating millions, returned to
enrich the town Of his BIRTH
It is now about seventy years since
II. FL. Rogers first saw the light of day
Before he became 10 years of age he
was selling newspapers-such as they
were-for a living, in the streets OF
New Bedford and Fairhaven.
But the sum total at the end of the
week was hardly sufficient to keep tbs
wolf from the door of the little family
Of which H. H. Rogers was the main
support. So it was a great day fol
him when grocer offered him So s
week and board for his services as 9
delivery boy. He made the most Of
the board and sent the So home.
For five years Mr.. Rogers toiled from
early morning until late at night in the
grocery store, and SO faithfully did he
strive that from delivery boy he was ad
vanced to tho position Of head clerk. III
that important capacity the earnings Of
So per week and board, a. no inconsid
cradle sum for so young man at thai
early day. .=.r..
But the ambition that tugged ant
tugged at the heartstrings of - youn&
Rogers, and never ceased, would no
permit him to rest on his laurels as {
grocery clerk. The Fairhaven railroad
entered it's employ at $1.16 day
This was real money, not just $50 mucl
and board.'
Scarcely, however, had Rogers at
tanned the rudiments of railroad opera
ton than the strike of oil was mad
in western Pennsylvania. Now to tn
native of New Bedford or Fairhavel
"oil' is magic word. He has know
oil all his life; perhaps h
has known nothing but oil, and SO, b
it sperm or whatever it is, is as a snit
of water in a thirsty land ~ f-. SIS
In little time the two Massachusetts
towns were as deserted as worked-ou
mining camps; almost every man ha'
rushed to the oil fields. And with tn
rest, H. H. Rogers went.
He found ready employment in Penn
sylvania. Indeed, so prolific in idea
Of economy in operation and in maj
keting the oil did he become that tn
oil magnates of the day all though
we'll of him.
By the time Mr.. Rogers was 30 year
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-12
Constipation. It's Cause and Cure.

A person in order to be healthy must get rid
OF the waste products Cor poisons) Of the body.
Nature has provided four ways to get rid Of
them: The Bowels. the Kidneys, the Bladder
and the pores of the Skin.
II the bowels become inactive. that portion of
the food which should be thrown of lies in the
1ntestines and decompOseS. causing blood. nerve.
liver and kidney trouble. and closes the pores
OF the skin. thus creating disease in the entire
system.
You can immediately relieve and permanently
tressing stomach trouble and perfectly regulate
your kidneys and liver by taking one dose day
OF DRAkES PALMETTO WINE. Any reader
OF this paper can secure absolutely free bottle
by writing to Drake Formula Co.. Drake Build
ing, Chicago.
A FREE trial bottle alone has brought health
prove what it will do in your caSe -os
Write the COMPANY this very day.