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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-09
WANT FLAGMEN AGAIN.

In pursuance of the orders of Justice
Cation and Mayor Paff. Policeman Mich
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-09
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK. Oct. e.-The following
prices were quoted on the cotton market
TODAY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-09
NEW YORK.

The outcome of the monetary move
meEt of the week has been the reduc-
ton Of the surplus TO 81 .2s6. IFS, and the
scaling do--Ss ~ the ratio in which the
surplus stands to the reserves to % 4
per cent, against $500 per cent for
the corresponding week in 1904, when the
surplus stood at $12, 636. 800 The pres
ent reserve seems insignificant for a
season when In prior years crop re-
qulrements have imposed an exception
any heaVy burden on the banks, but
the backwardness of the cotton crop
ana the prospect of the continuance of
gold importations suggest the probabiii-
" that the pressure will become less
acute as days pass. and that relief will
come In the form of formidable and
constantly growing influx of gold from
Europe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-09
MANY SUNDAY SCHOOLS
RALLIED YOUNG FOLKS
Yesterday Rally Day in Several
Churches-Chinese Mission Gave
Program in English by Orientals

Rally Day services were held in many
Sunday schools OF the city yesterday.
Stirring addresses by the pastors and
members of the congregations were the
leading features. Many of the school
rooms were decorated with new fresco
work and plants and flowers
At the Mt. Pleasant Congregational
Church. Fourteenth street and Columbia
road, large audience heard addresses
by the Rev. NJ. Ross Fishburn. pastor.
James E. West. superintendent of the
Sunday school. and Lyman L. Pierce,
general secretary of the local Y. NJ. c. a.
At the Eastern Presbyterian Church.
Sixth street and Maryland avenue north
east, the services were conducted by
Superintendent NJ. T. Hyer. a talk by
the pastor. the Rev. T. c. Easton, was
followed by recitations and songs by
the children
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23
COURT NOTES,
Inc Strange Mystery of the Haunt
o'koom' Revealed to Lord Glamjs,

LORD Glamis, son of the Earl and
Souhtess oil Str:lthmore, came of age
september 22, and the secret of the
haunted Room" was communicated
10 nm by his father. This has been
an llNurllDle practice on such Occa-
sloiiS from time immemorial. What
secret the HIlaunteu Room" contains is
supposed TO be passed on to every
iielr as lie attains his majority. Thus
llS precise nature is in the possession
OF never more than two persons at the
same ulhc. Conjecture and traditions
say, however that in the long ago.
Wien the LindsIyS and Ogilvics We're
III leud Il number of the latter clan
were imprisoned and died in that par
tlcuIar chamber. That the room has
some uncanny peculiarities appears to
he beyond doubt. for the late Lord
SlfaulInore had it walled up after Wis.
ltih% the apartment one night to de-
termlne the origin of certain weird
noises which, ii is said. had for n long
time disturbed and puzzled him. THE
Earl opened the door with key"
wrote a correspondent to Il DR.. Lee,
"and dropped back in dead swoon
into the arms of his companions: nor
could he ever he induced to open his
lips on the subject afterward" The
experiences of II lady visitor at the cas-
tie are quoted in the book, Haunted
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23
Enc0uragcmcnt to Young Writer'S

To Young and ambitious writers. who
become discouraged at the non-accept-
anre and non-appearance in PRINT OF
their accepted articles it will be inter
esting to know what Edward Clarence
Stedman writes in current magazine.
that Mr. Fields of the Atlantic Mon thly
once advised him that he had lots OF
stuff. which had been in an unpub-
lished state for five years. Stedman
adds that one of his famous South
Sea Idyls' remained in their office for
seven years before it found its way
into print
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23
KISSED HER PASSlONATELY BEFORE THEM ALL.'

kuapsaclss and laughed about the pos
Sihle end. They were Il hriNe- Fu-
licking, fftfuI claSS-tlese young SUI
dents and merchants OF the town.
They could form Instant Attachments.
Eut they could forget as easily. hellce
their present bitterness.
1t took Il passport ana an litter
national secret badge ana paSSWoIu
10 rrt in at all. Then, weary 10
denfh after Il thrce-duy rail and boat
voyage, | went to bed in the ohl!
hotel. -,-,,,,,1
Toward morning / was awakened
hv gun firing. | arose ana dressed
immediately. There was sklrinlSlliI = =
10 the south. where the island ran Oh
In n long neck of land. Then | heard
marching in the street near ps,
and the rumble of cannon. IT Was
none of nv business. really; hul M MA'le-
laidc or no Adelaidc, II British .4NrHiA
OfIiccr cannot rest supinely i'll the
midst of civil war, even though 1t be
merely opera bouffe. So Went
among them, rs Il citizen. dlscreetls
leaving my uniform in my pnrtlh''n-
teau. :. r,,+ vat
,norninr-J mixed with the crowd ana
nnn,rh+ thc drift of the revolution.
uhrv were tired Of old John Henry
now gracefully styled Enrique ~ -,
For n time his return TO barratarlai u
was thc occasion of festivities anu
brilliant ceremonials. Now, Now Stes ,s
Trnstu mara, Adelaidc's distant, eous IN; !;
He was of royal ,l,l blG9d ,5i1, ,,inp anP !
And | found by qucslionlnE nm ~
FRA mara. the gambler aud sport &, 3l
the island was laying wires along ,,i,. ut
,.iTuS mathis to accomplish Just tlia!
and forcing the uhdicltion OF ." Il nlIn
Henry gnd-how Ct t'Unred me-tahII =
inc Adelaide as his queen. ! srouut.
rIT fsrtb Sooner thuu see that SWtes
nireI .iS Trastamura's wife | would WeI WEI
NV, NV sword i'm the Villains blood anu
c1rrv off the prize myself g.,
saw that action was necessary n n
wore TO accomplish anything. anu
Tho prxf duy. early In the AFTERNOON:
1tfirrd I'm fulI Uniform, made my WY
f., t,in nIlacr. II was surrounded ny
th. T,inr's guards. with instr.,cl'1,Iys ~,
t"' to ndmit only the annoi4ted MY
birhIand rarb with kilt and spetr..Ll'
tartan ti,irt,' and feather bonnet, was uh-
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23
MRS. ARTHUR PAGET.

Homes and Family Legends" "sud-
denly" SO the story runs, "a cold blast
stole into the lady's room, eXtinGuish-
ing the light by her bedside. She saw
Il tall, mailed figure pass into the
dreSsing-room. Immediately there
after there was II shrek from her culiu
in an adjoining room. Her maternal
instinct was aroused. She rushed into
the dressing-room and found the
child in an agony Of fear. 1t described
what it had seen as IA giant WHO
came and leaned over its face.
The operation Mrs Arthur Paget un-
derwent recently at the hands of Sir
Alfred Fripp was very delicate and
wonderful one. though thoroughly sue
cessful. More than a year ago Mrs:
Iaget fell down IN elevator shaft ana
fractured her thigh The bone failed
to mend and in spite of an operation
and Il special course of treatment un-
der Prof. IIIifa, the great Berlin spe-
ist, Sir Alfred Fripp took photograph
of the injured bones by means OF the
ROentgen RAYS. which showed that the
fracture was as bad as ever. 1t was
necessary 10 make an incison so that
the fractured bones could he reached.
These were screwed together with
ivory, and it is confidently believed
that in a few months time they Will
knit and become strong enough to bear
he weight of the body In spite of
the agony extending over thirteen
months which Mrs PHret has endured,
she Is able to drive out every day in an
open carriage. Mrs. Paget recently
visited the new ward at Charing-Cross
Hospital. built from the proceeds OF Il
great charity bazaar she organized,
and called the Minnie Paget ward. 1t
contained many fracture cases and
Mrs Paget cheered the sufferers great
" by her hopeful conversation, which
was appreciated even more than the
gifts of fruit and flowers she bore
TO each patient.
OF Abdul-Hamid's two predecessors,
the one was assassinated. the other
went mad and wls dcposed. These
two trncical events have made the
sultan immensely suspicious. Always
keeping watch against cOnspirhtorS, ne
regards as his most faithful ana useful
SarvitorS the men who spend their
time in discovering his enemies, i'll
finding out their plans. and in prevent
ing the execution of these plans. Ihe
best rewarded will be he who has
given his Majesty the most exhaustive
information.
AS everybody wants to obtain such
reward. all keep busy collecting
Information. Constantinoplc is
perfect paradise for the secret police.
In all classes of ottoman society you
encounter the secret agent: and the
very highest diguitarics gladly fur
nish the Sultan with confidential ln-
formation.
Van Calava.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23

next dooryard and gave their tribute
to another The vines had come m
and run TO seed twice since she
picked their blossoms. Neighbors
said the professor and his daughter
left suddenly Some one heard him
cNclaim to some one else-"I 90 back
TO my kingly rights. | am Il mon
arch, That WAS all. Something
clutched ut my throat. l was hardly
o'Thteen. DO you wonder | cried lit
tie?
l went to Paris and studied the
great newspapers for months past.
ohe morning l found III Il year old
American New York Herald, refer
eiice To the little Kingdom of Barrat-
aria, an island i'll the northern seas
The writer told of great fetes in the
little town of Il thousand souls over
the return of its king. driven out dur
ing Il revolution some years before.
Ihen my heart went sick. for there
was Il picture of little Adelaide, as
the KING $ daughter, wearing Il quaint
Lace he:tddrcSS with gold ornaments
around the ears. The Old love re-
.llindled. l packed my grip and de-
parted Tor Barrataria on the night
train.
Barrataria consisted of a city of
some .luur Thousand souls on a two
| hundred-acre island, reached by long.
/ heavy bridges from the mainland. II
| was an elevated plain, built up solid
with residences aud warehouses. Its
| people were wCll-to-do. Many OF
them dried shiploads of herring and
/ sole, storing their packages of fra
grant iISh under open sheds, or il
/ loosely built frame barns. Others
/ operated big steamship lines. spend
ing their days at business and thcil
/ resting hours i'll Barrlturia Other,
( were gentlemen of leisure and gam
/ blerS. They came from several near
/ by provinces And presently they
] were intcrmarryinG ana rearing son:
| with more money than brains. 1t i,
no wonder that the yoterS-the nativ,
| born Were turbulent, When | ar
/ rived Il new party had been organ
lied; some kind of an anti or may b,
a liberal. Anyhow the little town wa,
| broken up into CliqueS. and they wCr,
ut one anOther'S throats Opposite tho
City Hall, Government troops sat OF
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23

rorrlby Grammar School
|larE'' French professor-one
(sieHI iIoorv mr. English by compuision'
u H. nv birth and training. livery
Encn aid NJ see that by his MANNER
cou'Th his tall. furry French hat,
dtrsS. dr1r bwckled French shoes. lie
sIINt5i t5i,n,inutiye. courticr-like gen
i u'" ,',Inr shabby OH his pittlnce
pau, an.,.,'irGd aT,d mounds Il year. but hone
nU"" "nr5ud of his ancestry. we
oyal him TO be OF royal pto4u. 4o,.
e.v" a aid not show respect, even Tor
W. Ng,,i"mautS. Indeed, with his in
al'a,"'D aain' stature and his absent
ilJIos ,5noss he was something Of 4
it",' 4tn ,lw Jokes. i remember so
M tV' winter Ior 1t led me TO her
Nv. .no harnnIe the light of my
i,'b ,"6on he strayed thonghtlessiy
,be midst Of a snow-ball hsht be-
u" ,l"ssrs on the school green.
,s f9iltd in the attack, and
n .ur1frssor was well-nigh un-
,t,us yH when l rescued him, set
IN bausom, and took him to
.in,. c,ftagc, on a corner near the
,ir;s % of town, where the river
/ .wopr into our little park-low
y / remembered it in after days.
4, ,IngIde and her father spent
, onier happy life. The professor
..nrTud in his books: the
frbtsr moved quietly around TIE
- or attended her flowers. So
Is when | called Il few nights
n 10 inquire rs TO Mr.. Henry 5
j,iiHou. The Christmas holidays
T. on, I had ample leisure. And
fram love and leisure make.
or two years 'uore old Market
Sr,lv was heaven. i think
myself credit in certain studies,
kon-n the professor told me bland
5bar WAS 50 well posted in certain
prs that he would not find it nee.
srr to examine me, which eAplana,
nv PARENTS swallowed without
|fu-ou. If / failed in any | must
les my greater interest at the lit
cottage. 1 spent Il good many
rs studying a pair of eyes and a
tly face ard the kind of voice
\ makes YOU think.
graduated with two precious pos
EDgs; d heart and diploma.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23

] far out-yalued the heart. for
newer was another like it. and
| ever will. b". But at my rpatcr-
.', Charters Court, there WIS
VII 'ln lace Of the moon, and Il
H-ap awaiting the youthful
n u.Eated and spent Il bliss
..'.4 lt I'D france. pending a reduc-
'..r tempest. For | had told
/ VI iI| engagement to Adelaide.
g.S.ie 10 marry her imuedi-
l bring her home "It will
0T..T ! said TO myself. laugh
"te letters from Adelaide. and
"af q stream of tender re-
tNsH j got mad. Nor she told
r.I, lI'',.'ier. old Henry. had thrown
'Isu she spoke of her contcm-
Il "'p ,tIiiye association. |
krad ."'k 10 Fcrriby and
i'll az the house about tea
'." forml srlppar. pGIu
manner chilled me to my
r, n." l could think of nothing
,rE my gossip, for I had graduated
nHi, iols1Aization of prospective
broke loose and told him
fy wanted, while Adelaide dis
/, ,,.,, .'''ireW. He was n stone
y! eutreaty, my demand. my
heal as | had put pride beneath
o0',r 'nI could not give her
.T.g,lr1,.a Tg|ggr,a him Il home. an annuity.
and . leaYc of absence. with
4 a.f,..'' l''iii>eS-1ny old plan that
N " lair exchange for his
J. sr5,' ~ shook his head. He
ha ,,rf''- mo in French. And
yo'lvl her in and made her
though she did it in
i--.a to Africa. from ice to
rrrr 'g5'Ieu about through Eng
N"llDus. We were ON n
T..I .-.lN uutpoStS-oue of the
r0r L.l5 of the Young officer.
rr.-.-" grades and duuned
/ added stars and
r.-r NJ fringe. had he
soldier | even got into
g... 4ns with the blacks in
.E- ni robbers who iuhpb-
ys.r. a...ll a.ll4gi city And after
-.S-ng about. | returned
u... 'Nl my heart was still
1H ~ cottage, and thithcr |
ls.las .it.i train. 1t was empty.
N"'thens inhabited the
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23
PrcserraGvc For Stone.

The Hungarian chemist bTun, saw
he has discovered liquid chemiot.
comnbWnd which renders certain hIIl5
of matter proof against the eitert7 OF
time He saws il doubles the density
nf nearly eve : Kind Of stone and rem
dcrs it water pioof
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23
The Green Prevailed.

4 green little boy in 4 green little way
A green little ample devourcd one day.
And the green little grasses now ten
derly wave
Der the green little apple boys green
little grave.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23

The great rock Of Gibraltar is crum-
ling and the rottiug masses OF the
rock must be continually bound to-
ggther with huge patches of masonry
md gemcnt
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23

The oldest tombstone in New York IS
IN Trinity Churchyard. It is inscribed,
Richard Clcmdle. 1dS1." Tie remain
der of the inscription has been worn
away from the stone by wind and rain.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15

COntiauod On seventh page.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15

mum OF voices bursts out again as the last is
read When the names have been read the
scrimmage begins. The examiners and women
IN the gallery drop down some copies Of the
printed list to the assembly below Every man
Is eager to have a list and there are only a
few so the whole crowd surges forward, and
struggles eagerly to catch the 1uttering paper
Gowns are torn and caps lost or smashed in the
melee, and scarcely one of, the papers reaches
within six feet Of the ground entire. dozen
hands clutch at the frail document, and It is
torn in shreds. This lasts about a quarter Of
hour. and then all is over. BY $50 o'clock
the Senate House is deserted. and two hours
later the evening papers publish the result in
the streets of London.
The excitement of Friday over, Saturday comes
apace. the flight Of time made more rapid by
many jovial dinner in celebration Of the COM
Ing event Visitors are crowding in upon Cam
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15

any athletic feat the fact is not forgotten: he
is greeted with cries Of We'll rowedr' We'll
rum"
AS the long queue Of white-hOOded bachelors
diminisheS the interest seems to increase and
by and by il is found to culminate in the last
man of the TripOs. He is known the Wooden
Spoon" and somehow is nearly always a pOpu-
lar parsonage. While the other degrees are be-
Ing conferred a string is passed round from
hand to hand along the gallery until 1t can be
drawn tight across the hall From this is sus-
pended a huge wooden spoon. OrnamenteG with
bows of Cambridge blue and the arms of the
college to which the recipient belongs Gradu-
ally this is lowered amidst deafening cheers.
till, just the last OF the Junior Optimes
leaves the vice-chanceller's stool. IL is dropped
within his reach. The owner must be prepared
to seize 1t quickly, and he CUTS the string
and shoulders his trophy il would be hard to
say whether the first man the last In the list
gains most applause. After this the interest
is gone. few men have to receive degrees.
the results of other examinations, but the
mathematical degrees are all conferred and
within incredibly short space Of time the
Senate House is empty, and for another year
the great Degree Day. is over.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15

For several months the chances OF well known
men have been canvassed and scrutinized by
every clique IN the varsity. The question
whether Jones, of Trinity. or Brown, OF Johns.
IS likely to be senior wrangler arouses far more
interest that the fate OF the government in the
forthcoming session.
The time is S:45 o'clock that momentous
Friday and the list viii be read in the Senate
House atl9 a m. In shape the hall IL oblong
Along the side walls are arranged a few fine
statues. Al the end Of the floor Is a raised
dais covered with crimson cloth All around
the building runs wide gallery, the front Of
which is formed Of a heavy and very strong
balustrade Of dark carved wood. The ceiling is
handsome and the whole building has an air Of
solidity and dignity which is very impressive
A noticeable feature is that there are scarcely
any seats. the whole floor is bare. and only a
few forms are stacked against the wall The
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15

bridge from everywhere. The ceremony Of
Saturday does not begin till 1 o'clock and ~
that time the Senate House is crammed with
far larger number than it contained the day he
fore Foremost in the scene is the crowd Of men
who are to be dubbed ''B. A" They stand
ing about the floor of the Senate House, each
wearing his white rabbit skin hood and chatting
decorously with acquaintances. Beyond them IS
a wooden bar. and inside the bar rows of
seats. There are seated the friends of the sue
cessful candidates to the number of perhaps
five hundred. On the raised dias is set stately
chair with fOOtstOOl in front, and at the hack
a of other chairs. Officials are all clad in
the gown and white silk hood of the NJ A. de-
gree. But the proceedings would not be CONNIE
Il faut if there were not present large army Of
undergraduates. They pour into the Senate
House during the half hour preceding, the ap-
pointed time and the large gallery is wholly re-
served for their Here there are no seats
and every available space is crammed. Early
comers secure the places next to the balustrade.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15

place fills rapidly and before the appointed hour
several hundred men are present. The gallery
at the end is the only one occupied on this
memorable day; its occupants are a number of
women, mostly students Of Grton College, who
have come to watch the proceedings. Among
the women stand two or more Of the examiners
with the lists in their hands.
The bell Of ST. Mary's clock begins to boom
forth strokes at 8, sudden hush falls upon
every one and as the last stroke dies away,
one of the examiners calls out. in the loudest
tones he can command, Senior Wrangler'-
say-"Smith of Johns" In a moment the scene
is changed. The pent up feelings of the crowd
break forth in vigorous cheers the Johns men
are frantic with joy. and Smiths special chum
rushes off at top speed to bear the tidings to
his happy friend But there is more to come
and as soon as the cheering has ceased. the
voice Of the examiner is heard again Second
Wrangler. Jones. of Trinity; Third, Brown. of
Pembroke" and so on through the list. The
highest names each receive a cheer. and the
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15

/. The degree Of master is believed % Be the
oldest Eugenius II. by the thirty fourth eanon'
OF council held at Rome. November I,h 30.
speaks Of the appointment Of masters ana doc
tors. This was confirmed by a degree Of Leo
w, In another council at Rome December >.
sos. Gregory TX Is said TO have instituted the
inferior rank OF bachelors. The degrees both
or batchelOr and Of master Of arts were con-
rerred at Oxford in the time OF Henry III Ins
degrees for laws said to have been intro
dUced Into the university in 1140 The number
or arts in the course. during the Middle Ages
was seven, Of which three-grammar, lOstc.
fhetOric-cOnstituted the TriyiUm. and the re-
naming fOur-arithmetic astronomy. geometry.
ana music-the QuadTivium. The Classical
Iripcs was established in 1921. The pfilOsOphl-
cal or Moral Sciences Tripos and the Natural
sciences IriDO5 were established in 1851. The
present university statutes were confirmed By
Queen Victoria. b. an Order in Council. July
81, leJc. Inc university loca. examination be-
gan IN 1853. and =. A. scheme was
adopted on June 8, lS65. There are seventeen col
Ieges comprised f. the university the oldest OF
which is St. Peter 5, founded in 12JI.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15

guard Of two stalwart men. known as bull
dogs" and dressed in brown cloth capes. with
rows of brass buttons to make them look for
midable. BY and by there is lull in the pleas
antries OF the gallery, and some person says
The Vice is coming" Then enters the Vice
Chancellor, preceded by the two Esquire Beadles
each bearing silver mace. AS this dignified
procession passes up the floor. it is OppOr-
tunity too good to be lost. The whole mass Of
"undergrads'' mark time with their feet and
whistle Tommy. Make Room for Your Uncle"
Meanwhile the Vice-Chancellor bows to the
PrOctOrs, and seats himself in the big armchair
while the ''undergrads'' sing:
love 1t. love IT, and who shall dare
To chide for loving that old armchair?
And now the congregation" is legally con-
stituted. One Of the university officers reads
over the names OF those to be admitted to de-
grees His voice is quite inaudible and the
gallery keeps up constant fire Of chaff. throw
ing down halfpennies in showers to persuade
him to speak up" In fact.9 throughout the
proceedings hears a word of what is
said except the candidates. These are now
brought forward by the protectors, or fathers
of the different colleges. Each takes hold
New-York tribune., 1905-04-15

OF one finger of the protectors left hand. and
four at time are brought up and intro
duced to the Vice-ChancellOT. After all have
been introduced, they must come up again. This
time they not in order of their colleges. but
in the order they hold in the class list. Kneel-
ing on the footstoOI before the Vice Chancellor,
the candidate places the palms of his hands to-
gether. the Vice puts his own hands outside
those Of the sUppliant. and admits him IN these
words: "AuctOTitate mihi COmmSSa admittO te
ad titulum BaccalauFei in Artibus designati. IN
nOmine PATHS. ct Fill, ct SpiTitUs Sancti.'' and
the man rises a 3. A OF course, the under
grad has something to say A popular man Is
cheered to the echo. and if he has performed