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The Washington times., 1905-07-20
WILLIAM TUDOR BANGS
IMPROVING IN DENVER

The friends OF William Tudor Bangs.
who has been IN d hospital In Denver
for some time suffering from an intesti-
nal trouble. will be glad to hear that
he IS improving Mrs. f. \. Butts Of
C.iis city sister of the sick man.
heard from Denver yesterday that an
operation had been performed and that
her brother was doing we'll
Air. Bangs is the youngest child OF the
late James and Mary Bangs, old Wash
instOnians, and has wife and three
chtldren.
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

Admiral and Mrs Higgknson will be
greatly missed In Washington naval and
popular during their residence here the
past two years, the admiral being the
commandant Of the Navy Yard.
Mrs Donald Mclean. who made a
visit in Washington last week. has re-
turned to her home in New York She
viii go soon to Boston and Portland
Me, in both of which cities she will be
entertained by the Daughters of the
American Revolution. She will then go
daughters TO q quiet resort in Canada,
TO remain until late in October.
Abner c. P. Shoemaker, of this city,
Is the guest of Shepard Strong, at Man
chester, Vt
DR.. w. T. Baldus has eft the city for
a salt water trip.
DR.. and Mrs. Leigh Y. Baker will go
to Maine on the 25th. Mrs. Baker TO re-
main for the season at the Albee HOuse
Monhegan, Me. The doctor will remain
ten days, and then return 10 this city.
Aubrey S. Todd Is making = visit to
his cousin. Earl \. Kraft, at Cockeys-
Vile, Md
Miss Mabel Richmond has gone for q
visit to her aunt, Mrs. Tohn W. Frank
enfield, near Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. L, Brosemer, of 612 Sec
ond street. have left the city for d three
weeks sojourn in Illinois and Wiscon-
sin, visiting relatives and friends.
Washington people registered at AS
bury Park are John O. Fay, whc is at
the Monmouth. and Miss Sarah l..
Avery, at the Madison
Miss Eta Dyer is making a visit TO
friends at Norfolk, Va,
Mrs Sol Gieber and mother are at
Leesburg, Va, for the summer.
Leroy F. Newmyer is at Denmore
Hotel. Denmore. Md, the guest OF his
aunt, Mrs. Aaron Birkenw aid. who gave
a lawn party in his honor.
The seVenty-fffth birthday of Mrs II.
L. Strasburger will be celebrated this
week at the Rudolph. Atlantic City,
where she is spending the summer
win be Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer Strasburger
Miss Camille, Helen and Edith Stras-
burger, and Lawrence Strasburger. of
Atlantic City: SIR. and Mrs. Joseph
Strasburger. of this city, and Mr.. and
Mrs Maury Hirsh and son. and the
Misses Hirsh. also of Washington.
The Washington times., 1905-07-20
BURIAL OF MRS. TopHAM.

The funeral of Mrs. Anna NJ Topham.
wife of James F. Topham was held
from the family residence, 2106 First
street northwest yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock.
Mrs. Topham was born in this city.
She was daughter OF Enoch White,
editor OF the old National InteIligencer.
She IS survived by a husband and five
sons, four of whom reside in this city,
another is in business in Chicago.
The Washington times., 1905-07-20
TORRID WEATHER
No BAR TO CUPID
Midsummer Marriages in
Floral Bowers.
STEUART SMITH NUPTIALs
Home of Bride on Capitol Hill Beauti-
fully DecoTated-Pretty Wedding
IN Virginia

Al attr9ctiVeIy arranged midsummer
wedding took place at clock Monday
evening. when Miss Lula Smith became
the bride of Thomas Dewitt Steuart.
The marriage was solemnized at the
home of the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. " Hard Smith. on Capitol Hill. The
Rev. Hez Sven. pastor Of the Second
Baptist Church, oficiated-
IN the parlors We're artistically ar
ranged quantities of sweet peas, palms.
and ferns. The brides gown, which was
simple yet pretty, was made of point
d'esprit. She carried a shower bouquet
OF Bride roses. Miss Anna Sands, the
bridesmaid, wore white null and mech
lin lace gown and carried pink roses.
Albert Steuart came on from New York
TO attend his brother as best man. Mrs
Katherine Ferguson played the wedding
march. Mr.. Steuart and his bride lett
on a late train for an extended Northern
trip, and after August 10 will make
their home In New York The brides
going away gown was a stylish affair
of blue voile with a hat of the same
color.
Among the out of town guests who
Witnessed the wedding ceremony were
Mrs. Wallace, of Hagerstown: Mr
Steuart. of New York; Mrs. Jones, Will
lam Jones. and Miss Lillian Jones of
Virginia. Mrs Steuart left to be packed
Tor shipping to her new home in New
York a large number of handsome and
useful presents.
The Washington times., 1905-07-20
WITH MAsoNIc HoNoRs.

Frank r. Sterling, who died at his
home, 924 r street northwest, Monday
morning, @was buried yesterday after
noon. The funeral services were in
charge of the Masonic fraternity as
Mr. Sterling had been a leading work
er among the Masons for many years
back,
The intermgnt was made in Rock
Creek Cemetery
The Washington times., 1905-07-20
AUT0M0BILIsT MEETS DEATH.

SUPERIOR. Wis, July 2O-As a result
Of reckless speeding in an automobile.
J. 7. Morrow was killed and T. a. Rub
recht injured here today. Morrow was
driving the machine. The car in making
sharp turn upset. pinioning Morrow
beneath it. He was conveyed to a hos
pital, where he died in Il few minutes.
kubrecht ) injuries are not serious
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

New York friends for the remainder of
the summer,
Mrs NJ L. Norton and Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Evarts Johnson are occupying this
summer the beautiful country home re
Gently built by Mrs. Norton at Mon
terey
DIR. and Mrs. Thomas Chatard are at
White Sulphur Springs. ". Va, where
they have joined Mrs. Chatard's s sister.
Mrs. William 7. Howard, and Mrs. Wal
ter Prescott Smith, Of Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pue German, jr..
who have been occupying an apartment
II Baltimore during the winter. will
spend portion of the summer at Deer
Park.
Mrs. George Westinghouse, who was
overcome with heat while en- route from
Lenox to New York, yesterday, prepar-
atory to starting for Europe, and who
returned to her Lenox estate is said to
have entirely recovered from her indis-
position.
Miss Evelyn Walsh received at New
port yesterday a fine new Mercedes, di-
rect from Paris. and astonished her
friends by running il about the streets
OF Newport without assistance. She
is said to be the most expert ehauf-
feUse in Newport, and is perfectly
fearless. Mr.. Walsh ordered the ma
chine built for his daughter during his
last visit to Europe.
Rear Admiral w G Wise. retired.
and family are at PittsfeId. Mass, for
the summer.
Charles a. Rowe served as one of the
Ushers at the large and beautiful we'd
ding of Miss Miriam Fendall Hunter, of
ToWson, Nd, and Dr.. Graydon Duncan
MerVine, of Philadelphia. which took
place at the home Of the bride yeSter-
day afternoon Miss Bette Winchester
went over TO Towson TO attend the
wedding.
Capt Edmund Bradley has returned
To Washington from a visit to his wSe
and daughter. who are summering at
the Willoughby Hotel, WilIdughby
Beach, va.
Rear Admiral Higginson, who was
placed on the retired list yesterday. and
Mrs. Higginson have taken a cottage
on orange avenue, in Nantucket, for the
season. and are already established.
The Washington times., 1905-07-20
Musician Ole j NJ.
scHooLBoYs VIEW OF rENNYsoN

The following remarks on Tennyson
were recently handed in on an eXamina-
Iish literature class: Lord Alfred Ten
nyson was "A celebrated poet. and he
wrote Il lot of beautiful PONIES with long
hair. His greatest pome is called The
Idle King lie was made Il lord but
he was good man and wrote many
adds. -Harper's Weekly.
The Washington times., 1905-07-20
CONCERT AT MARINE BARRACKS.

The Marine Band. Walter f. Smith
acting leader, VIII give the following
program At the Marine Barracks. be-
ginning al o'clock this afternoon:
March. The Diplomat. t".,..........S Sousa
Overture Mignon'. '...............T Thomas
Selection, Bohemian Girl" .......... Balfe
EuphOnium solo, Theresa Polka"
Waldron
Musician ole J. May.
Waltz Caprice, ''Amourcuse'' ..... Berger
Entr'dct "MOonlight' '.............-. Moret
American Patrol ........,.... Meacham
Mosaic, Carmen Observation-Disclosures. BiZet
National air. The Star-Spangled
Banner OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Key
The Washington times., 1905-07-20
HARMONY
GOES TO SARATOGA
Closes Washington Home and Joins New York Friends at
Summer ReSort-Dongs of WashingtonianS at
SeaShore and Mountain Resorts.

Rear Admiral David B. Harmony, L.
S. N, has closed mis- house. 1923 Massa-
chusetts avenue, and has gone to Sara
toga, where he has joined a party of
New York friends for the remainder OF
the summer,
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

Notice comes from Canopus, Putnam
county, Va, of the beautiful wedding
which took place there July IA, of Miss
Rosa Nails, of this city, and Frederick
Degenhardt. of New York The cere-
mony took place at the home of W NJ.
Barger jr., the bridal party standing
under Il bower of ferns and roses The
ReY; John s. Ladd, of Campus, offici-
ated.
he house was charmingIy decorated
with noWerS, relieved by setting OF
green, and the porch and spacious la wn
cleaned with the lights OF dozens OF
coiored lanterns. The wedding dinner
was served Under the trees on the lawn.
ana was followed by a fine display Of
Mrs. Degenhardt. who is personally
very attractive, wore as d bridal dress
beauuIuI hand-embroidered white silk
foDe, renewed by quantities OF de Gaze
lace and her bridesmaid, Miss Nicely
harSer, also wore a white gown OF filmy
texture. Harry Degenhardt of New
-. l org, e.. prother OF me bridegroom. served
as best man, and Miss Mabel Merrett.
OF Peeksktll, played the wedding march.
among the guests there were Mrs f
Degenhardt and Miss Anna Degenhard
Mrs. A. Rrant. Mrs. Louis Barger, and
AessrS. Adler and Schroeder. all OF
New York.
Mr. and Mrs Degenhardt will spend
their honeymoon IN a trip through the
Great Lakes and Canada
Miss Juniata B. Yaste and Walter G..
Hudson, both OF Washington, d. C,
were married a Blue Mountain House.
near Pen Mar. Monday night, by the
Rev. H 9. keudTick pastor of the
First Christian Church, of Hagerstown.
The only witnesses were Miss Maude
Grove, Of Breathedsville. cousin Of the
bride. and De White Frick. of Waynes-
boro.
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

The President should also have the
Keep commission look into those charges
of graft in the maintenance of orphaned
abIcs IN New York
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

The Yellowstone Park Hotel people.
with their stories of six feet of snow
and a mean temperature Of 50 degrees.
have the common sea serpent resort left
at the post.
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

Mrs. NJ L. Norton and Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Evarts Johnson are occupying this
summer the beautiful country home re
Gently built by Mrs. Norton at Mon
teFey
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

Leroy F. Newmyer is at Denmore
Hotel. Denmore. Md, the guest OF his
aunt. Mrs. Aaron Birkenwald. who gave
a lawn party in his honor.
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

If Minister Wa really did set up this
Chinese boycott against The United
States after the years of unHasgine ap-
probation that we accorded t. his Jokes,
II is the basest case Of lngratiguie on
Tecn-l
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

Mrs. Sol Gieber and mother are at
Leesburg, Va, for the summer.
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

The Funston family never was much
on preserving the peace. but until now
it hasn't commonly paid fines for it's in
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

Admiral and Mrs. HtggInson will be
greatly missed in Washington naval and
diplomatic circles, where they were
popular during their residence here the
past two years, the admiral being the
commandant Of the Navy Yard.
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

Miss Eta Dyer is making q visit L
friends at Norfolk Va.
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

Dr. and Mrs Thomas Chatard are at
White Sulphur Springs. ". Va. where
they have joined Mrs Chatard's s sister.
Mrs. William 7. Howard, and Mrs. Wal
ter Prescott Smith, OF Baltimore
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

II is becoming increasingly apparent
that Uncle Sam viii have 10 establish
more good jobs for the preliminary
training OF good men for jobs in Wan
street or the supply viii not hold out
much longer.
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

OF course il is understood that so long
as our exports are under the ban in
China. no patriotic American VIII eat
birds nest or rats in any form.
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

Abner c. P. Shoemaker, of this city
Is the guest of Shepard Strong, at Man
chester, Vt
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

The Government deficit in the first
nineteen DAYS of the month was over
SIS. .000 COO which is calculated 10 give the
fashiona BILE touch Of frenzy so much
affected now, TO Uncle Sans finances.
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

The Minnesota bank cashier who,
when confronted with the certainty of
exposure. took to the tail timber. was
quite appropriately captured in the
Isle Of Pines.
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

DR.. W. T. Baldus has eft the city for
a salt water trip.
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Pue German. jr.
who have been occupying an apartment
II Baltimore during the winter, will
spend q portion of the summer at Deer
Park
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

Washington people registered at AS
bury Park are John O. Fay, whc is at
the Monmouth, and Miss Sarah l..
Avery, at the Madison.
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

DR.. and Mrs. Leigh Y. Baker will go
to Maine on the 25th. Mrs. Baker to re-
main for the season at the Albee House,
Monhegan, Me. The doctor will remain
ten days, and then return 10 this city.
The Washington times., 1905-07-20

Rear Admiral w c. Wise, retired.
and family are at PittsfeId, Mass, for
the summer.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02
The Automobile Terror.

There is a certain kindly cid lady
in an eastern town who scarcely
knows what it is to be addressed az
Mrs. Tompkins," the appellation
which is hers by right, since for years
she has been grandma" not only to
a flock of grandchildren, but to the
whole community as we'll. She lives
In quiet little hamlet where even the
automobile does not often penetrate.
Recently she visited a nephew who
lives in Newport, where the motor car
is, to put it mildly, not unknown. Re
turning, a friend said to her: 'N ell,
grandma, I see you're back from New
port all safe and SOUND" J" Yes, / am"
returned the old lady, firmly. "b1t ]
tell you one has to be mighty careful
down there. Why. do you know, !
reached the point where didn't get
out of bed in the morning without first
looking around the room for auto
=
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02
BITS AND BREvITIEs.

A statue Of the Sumerian] Kine
David, found at Bismya, Babylonia, re-
Gently, is believed to date back to $500
B. C.
Lhassa. the Forbidden City oi
Thibet, has 10000 people, two-thirds
Of whom are women, who conduct all
the business Of the city.
More courteous in its wording than
most epitaphs is one In Z Derbyshire
churchyard which, after giving par
ticulars Of birth and death, concludes:
:" Twas said he was IN honest man"
An English druggist gives the fol-
lowing list Of blunders made by his
poorer customers: "Catch an eel for
cochineal: prosperous PASTE" for
phosphorus paste; grease It." for
creoso.e;; "fishy water" for vichy wa
ter; guitar" for catarrh: "everlast-
Ing" for effervescing.
One Of the facts established within
. few years is that mosquitoes are the
deadliest Of all creatures. A writer
IN the Lancet adduces evidence which
indicates that flies, too, cause thou.
sands Of deaths, especially Of infants,
every summer, by communicating food
With dtarrheal germs.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02

whoYe identity. is we'll known to the
government authorities. 2
The dealer who delivered the girls
into their slavery resides in Chicago
and has q woman confederate in
Shanghai, China, who is also known
TO the government secret service
agents. 8tf
These astounding facts were dis
closed by the local immigration bu-
reau, which received complaint Of the
sale Of Louise Miller, girl from Mon
treai. Canada. to the agent OF q Chi
rese of1ciat in Shanghai.
other evidence obtained indicated
that Eva Campeau, Maggie Drouin and
VICTORIA Stamour, three Mattresses
Who were induced to come to Chicago
In February, 1901, from Montreal, may
have met the same fate. These girls
were employed in the Hotel de Villa.
Montreal. Two French women stopped
at the hotel rs guests. They engaged
the girls to come to Chicago and lured
them to i resort. The young women
we're rescued from the dive and re-
turned to their homes. Later It b re-
ported they again disappeared. The
circumstances OF their second disap-
nearance from home are supposed to
have been q second visit from the
French women. who pretended to de-
sire to make reparation and then sent
the girls to China for the dual pur-
nose Of getting price Of $500 apiece
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02

The woman In question, It Is said
takes periodical trips to China and
receives and entertains women Wis
itors from the orient in the United
States, ostensibly to enjoy vacations
during the heated tenn in the Chi
nese city. The visitors, it is declared,
are the women who do the actual work
Of transporting the girls from Amer.
lea to China at so much apiece. They
visit San Francisco, New York, Phila-
delphia, Montreal, and every large city
where it is possible for them to pug.
sue their nefarious yocations without
too much police interference. The
woman does not deny her oriental &C.
quaintances but she does deny that
girls are obtained by her and sent tc
China
Hard to Reach Offenders.
Washington officials first notified the
local authorities of the nefarious prac-
tice which was going on, as there is
no federal law under which punish.
ment could be meted out to the of.
tenders. They can be reached, how.
ever, under an Illinois law, and il
sufficient evidence can be obtained the
guilty one can be sent to the peni.
tertiary on the charge ez abduction.
The difficulty whic,i has prevented
the officials from taking action is
that the victims shipped out of the
country aever return to tell the tale.
At Hongkong or some other Chinese
port they are met By agents Of ths
band ana sold into slavery in the in
terror far beyond the pale of Euro
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02
PHANTOM 'PossUM FEAST.
The Evidence Was Convincing. But
the Sensation Was Most
Unsatisfactory.

They were talking about Goods
country" and 'possum hunting, waen
Charles Hopkins told this one, says
the Philadelphia Record: "An old
darkey | knew in North Carolina loved
to go 'possum hunting by himself He
always took along a little frying pan
and little bag of sweet potatoes.
Whenever he caught 'possum he
would build fire right there and cook
his catch with his sweet potatoes.
"One night, when he had caught his
animal and was cooking 1t he fell
asleep before the fire. Another negro,
a youngster, who was also hunting,
but who had caught nothing, scented
the savory dish from afar and followed
his nose until he discovered Uncle
Ka1ey asleep with the possum before
him, done to turn. The young darky
sat down and ate the 'possum, while
Uncle Karey dreamed on, and piled
the bones between the old mans feet.
when the last vestige was gone he
smeared the gravy from the pan on
the old mans fingers and on his
mouth. Then he deaprted.
The noise Of his going awoke I'm
Gle Karey and he soliloquized thus
Now, l wonders ct done ct dat
'possum? Dat 'possum grady on my
fingers and dat 'possum grady on my
nlouf. sho' is dozen ct dat 'possum
and nebber knowed It. But, fore God,
dat wuz the mos unf1llinest 'pos5um
dis niger eber ct.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02
FERTILIzINC ORCHARDS.
~. F. Massey Tells How This Work
Can Best 4e Done-Fruit Trees
Need Enriching.

Farmers az a rule realize the Inn
portance of fertilizers on their annual
crops, but when it comes to the or
chard they imagine that an apple or
peach tree or other fruit tree can
get all it needs from the natural SOIL
And not only do this, but the orchard
is often expected to furnish hay or
pasture for stock. The result of such
treatment is seen all over the coun-
try in decrepit trees and poor crops
of fruit, and the growers say that the
climate has changed, and they can
no longer grow fruit as they formerly
did, when in fact soil exhaustion is
at the root Of the whole trouble.
When one considers the great amount
Of plant food that has been taken
from the soil to build up a great apple
tree, and that a crop Of apples takes
from the soil mineral matters to
thrice the extent that crop of wheat
of Is bushels per acre will take, the
reason for the failure Of the fruit
becomes apparent. In the early
growth of an orchard we want the
trees to develop fast, and hence we
fertilize the soil with a complete fer
tilizer and grow some truck crops
In it that need such feeding. But
after the tree has gotten into bear
ing condition we can put the land in
grass and cut it several times during
the season, and let the cut grass rot
on the land, and can thus supply all
the nitrogen needed, especially ii
clover is grown. Plenty of white
clover among the grass, well supplied
with acid phosphate, and potash
mixed five parts Of the first to one Of
the last, will supply in 400 pounds per
acre what the fruit needs for its per-
testion. Try this and SEE If the fruit
does not respond.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02

recruiting station for the resorts Of
the treaty ports and the frequently
visited spots Of the orient has long
been known to the under world, whose
women have bee4 regaled by stories
of the palaces maintained by those OF
their kind in the celestial kingdom.
Year after year a group OF women
formerly identified with Chicago's
dark side have visited the city and
departed with a band Of these women,
who have never been heard of after
ward
Despite all this, the knowledge that
girls are being sold into actual slav-
cry and that the young and inexperi-
enced are being lured from home to
supply the demand for white slaves
came as startling surprise.
More than year ago an inklfng of
the system and it's extent reached the
local police, and from time to time
the atrocities practiced by: the inter.
national band Of slave traders caused
a ripple. Nothing was done, however,
to investigate the situation and sup
press the traffic until the federal au-
thorities acted in this instance, send.
ing the police of Chicago, New York
and San Francisco into action stimuli
taneously.
It is believed that exposure will OF
itself bring the operations of the slave
traders to an end, save in the cases
II the very ignorant Punishment be-
fitting the enormity of the crimes that
have been committed is doubtful, both
because Of the absence of specific laws
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02
Popularity Of the Prune.

NY VA SA4O 4OACe
The people of the United States are
great eaters Of the prune Last year
over loo, ,O0O, 900 pounds were consumed.
France and the Danubian provinces
prior to 1886 furnished nearly the entire
supply Of the United States In that
year, however, American grown prunes
appeared on the market, and thereafter
the supply from this country increased
until the importation Of foreign fruit has
been reduced to very small proportions.
California produces the larger portion
of the prune supply, 3, zoo, 900 trees being
grown In Santa Clara county alone,
something over 10000, ,0o6 pounds being
the amount of prunes produced. Ten
thousand trays Of fruit spread out in one
unbroken tract may be seen in this
county during the drying season. As
Secretary Wilson says: Tt is no wonder
that the Germans and Austrians who
used to furnish us great quantities OF
cheap prunes do not like the turn af-
fairs have taken. Our prune growers
and shippers have certainly gotten after
them with sharp stick"