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On the River Front.

The big sand and gravel carrying barge
belonging to the Smoot Sand Company,
which was reported sunk the Eastern
branch at the foot of Sd street southeast,
several days ago, has been raised and will
be again made ready for service. In order
to raise the sunken vessel it was necessary
to pump the sand with which she was
loaded out of her by means of a sand and
gravel digging machine, and then she was
raised to the surface and the water pumped
out The barge IS at the Smoot docks on
the Eastern branch, being made ready for
service.
Sailed: Power barge Louisa, for Nomini
creek, TO load lumber or cord wood for this
city; schooner Henry r. Travers, for Nor
folk to load lumber; tug Dallis, towing
scow laden with hay and stock food for
High Point.
Memoranda Schooner Farmers Friend Is
loading lumber in Coan river for this city;
barge Frank Kugler, when she completes
discharging cargo of coal at this port, Will
go to Norfolk to load lumber; schooner
Howard l.. Nen has completed unloading
and is lying at the wharf foot of X street,
waiting tug that will take her away.
A mud digging machine has been en-
ployed for several days past in deepening
the water in front OF the Smoot sand dock
at the foot of Sd street southeast. The
dock is to be made deep enough to float the
big barges and machines of the sand com
pany at all stages of the tide
The tug Minerva of Georgetown IS hauled
out on the marine railway at Alexandria
with the tug Edward f. Gummell for some
repair work about her hull under water.
Both tugs will be put overheard during the
coming week.
The steamer Anne Arundel of the Weems
line, which was last week withdrawn from
the route between. this city and Baltimore,
has been locked at Baltimore shipyard
to have her hull cleaned and painted and
for such other repair work as may be neces-
sary to put the steamer in good order for
service
The yawl rugged power yacht Stranger be
longing to Mr.. Ralph Gait has been berthed
in one of the laying up docks at Benefits
boatyard and will remain there for the
winter.
The heavy galesof yesterday evening and
last night coming from the northwest
caused low tides In the river. partially ex-
posing the river flats about the Potomac
bridges and between this city and Alex
andT.f3
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The Mind in the Car.
from the Hartford Courant.


The Importance OF sharp oversight by
railroad managers of the mental and phys!-
cal conditions of men in charge of trains.
engineers especially, is Illustrated by re-
cent incident in New York. An engineer
has been committed to the asylum for the
insane and now 1t is known that for six
months before he gave up his work his
family suspected that he was mentally I'M
sound. During this period he ran fast
trains almost daily. Other occurrences have
lately fixed public attention upon the
danger incident to intrust,ng trains to en-
gineers whose mental equipment or condi-
ton is not such as to fit them for meeting
the responsibilities of their position. Prob
ably there few kinds of work that inn
pose so great strain upon the nervous
system as that of running fast passenger
trains, though much depends upon the in
dividual makeup. Some men stand this
strain year after year, and seem always
at others go to pieces under It,, and IL
the break comes before an engineer leaves
his cab the consequences may be terrible.
Formerly men were overworked, or were
permitted to work too many hspars n
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ENTERTAINED COMPANIONS.
Members of Southern Societies Guests
of Sons of Veterans.

An entertainment and dance was given
at Confederate Veterans Hall by the An
selm ] McLaurIn Camp, No. 800, L. S. c.
V in honor of the various southern organ
izatfons of this city Thursday evening and
the attendance was very large and repre-
sentative. despite the inclemency of the
weather. The evenings entertainment in
c1uded many features. The Criterion Play
ers furnished the larger part of the regu-
lar entertainment Miss Bessie l.. Mona
CHAN and Ed E. Muth presenting an anus
ing sketch entitled "A Pair of Lunat1cs,'
and Miss Grace I. Ross gave recitation
depicting the woes of a small boy. Miss
Olive l.. Demarcst played q piano solo,
after which Capt. James Morris Morgan
gave a brief address about the confederate
navy and NJ. E. Kahn contributed reel
tation. The program was concluded withsa
sketch by Miss Monaghan and Phillip T.
Shelenger.a pleasing almost well as the
monologue furnished by Chas. F. Purdy,
which provoked much merriment.
Adjutant D. j. CAN'T read letter from
DR. E. S. Lewis president OF the Charles
Broadway Rouss Camp, U. c. ", present
ing to the sons handsome confederate
flag, which he explained was an exact re
production of the battle flag as used by the
confederate armies from the battle of Bull
Run until GEM Lees surrender at Apo
mattox. Commandant ]. Gardner Greene
accepted the nag on DeHdlI VI lne SOllS
with a brief address of appreciation to DR..
Lewis The officers OF the McLaurin Camp
are: J. Gardner Greene, commandment; Ed
win w. Kerr jr., first lieutenant command
er; Walter H. Atkins, second lieutenant
commander; Daniel J. CAN'T, adjutant;
James B. Hoge, quartermaster; DR.. Oscar
Wilkinson, surgeon; William B. Horne,
treasurer; Rev Harry W. Pratt, chaplain
j Ed PennybaclSer, historian, and Lee p
Calfee, color sergeant. Miss Ella Frank
Welsh, sponsor, and Miss Elizabeth Gould,
maid of honor
Among those present were ]. T. Gala
han, president Confederate Veterans AS
ISOLATION; DR.. S. E. Lewis. president Charles
Broadway Rouss Camp; Miss Mamie Heth,
president Southern Relief Society; Mrs
Rollins, Mrs. Covington, Mrs. Bocock, Miss
Yea, Mrs. Callahan. Capt and Mrs. Hickey,
S. j. Bowie and Mrs. Bowie, Miss Draper,
Miss Coffin, Misses McDermot, Mr. and
Mrs. Streator, Mr. and Mrs. CAN'T, Miss
Williams, Miss Garrett, Miss Mcclure Mrs
Clearwater Misses Mcclellan, DR. and
Mrs. Wilkinson, Mr.. and Mrs. w w
Bowie, Miss Demarest, Misses Gambler
Miss Edmunds, Mr.. Speight, Mr.. Kahn
Mr. Greene, Mr., Williams, Mr.. Hoge, Mr..
Fravel, Mr.. Henry, Mr.. Kraak, Mr. Ed
munds, Mr.. Chaffee and Mr.. Britt
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Roger @ Mills, former chairman of the
ways and means committee of the House /;
j. w Bailey. at one time q leader of the
House minority; Charles a. CuIterson, ex-
governor of Texas, and the son of a worthy
sire, David B. CulbeTSOn who was once
tee: j. ID. Savers, late chairman Of the
House appropriations committee; eX-Gov.
J. w. ThroCkmortOn, Judge Silas Hare and
eX-GOV. 5. w. 7. Iduham, former prOmi-
nent members of the House, and the splen-
did representation now serving in both
branches Of Congress from that state.
Texas is justly celebrated for the extent of
her domain, the fertility of her SOL, the
salubrity of her climate. the immensely of
her forests, the wealth Of her mines and
the boundIess hospitality and intense pa
triotiSm of her people
The Texas Society of this city was cr-
ganized, after one or two preliminary
meetings, at the residence of DR. Oscar
Wilkinson, 1404 L street northwest, on jan
uary 10, 1888, with .. W. Gillespie, a rep
resentauve in Congress, president; w. II.
McNieI. first vice president: Henry Clay
WtlmOth, second vice president; Mrs. L. }.
Robertson, third vice president; w. IL
Suddarth recording secretary; GuStave
Bender, corresponding secretary: J. D Cur
rie, treasurer; Mrs. Fanny Williams Ores
ham, historian: executive committee. Rev
John Lee Brooks. Judge c. II. Clifford DR..
w J. r. Thoenssen II G. Conyngton,
CORTLAND E. OveraEer: entertain ment COM
mittee MIS-. c. II. Clifford, Miss Blanche
Wilmoth; refreShment committee, Mrs
Oscar Wilkinson, Mrs. Bert V. Wolfe.
A Social Organization.
This society. though less than one year
old has a membership Of more than one
hundred and fifty, comprising a high class
of the citizens of the Dis rict OF Columbia.
1t is a purely socia! o. gan:za.ion. T g dly
non-political and non-sect 3rian. 1t was
founded for the purpose OF cuidvating a
conGenial acquaintance among all Texans,
native and adopted, now residents of Wash
ington; to foster state pride; to keep alive
affectiOnate recouecCiOns of the sacred
hearthstone in the land of birth or adop-
ton; to perpetuate, by recital OF song and
story, the romantic history of Texas.
The society holds its meetings once a
month in the new Pythian Temple. The ex-
ercises consisting of a brief business ses-
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sion, followed by a program of music,
with refreshments and social intercourse :,
the meetings, whenever and wherever held
is the singing of The Flag With the Single
Star by the entire society 1t has been in
timated that the Texas Society Will inaug-
urate a series of reciprocal meetings with
other state societies in the near future, In
order to become better acquainted under
stand one another more thoroughly and
bring the citizens of the several states re-
siding in this city into closer fellowship
Present Officers.
At Its regular monthly meeting. held on
the first Tuesday evening in this month,
the society elected its officers for the en-
suing year Representative Gillespie, who
had served as president since organization,
positively declined reelection, though lie
will still be an active member and regular
attendant. The new officers are: w II,
McNieI, president; Henry Cay Wilmoth,
first vice president; Mrs. G. II. CLIFFORD.
second vice president; Mrs, Charles Il.
Bruce third vice president: w. h. Sud-
darth, recording secretary; Gustave Bender,
corresponding secretary; w. l. Alexander.
treasurer; Mrs. Fanny Williams Gresham.
historian.
w. II. McNfei, president OF the society,
was born near Denton, Texas of Scotch
Irish, pioneer parentage. Mr.. McNiel was
reared on farm, educated in the public
schools, I4awrence's College. Dallas, and
the Looney High School, Jefferson. Coming
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Prevailing Ignorance.
the New Bedford Standard.

From the New Bedford Standard.
Explanation is made that some portion
Of the apprehension and all the ridicule
which the church excites when 1T descends
from the pulpit and undertakes to deal
with problems connected with the saloon,
the ballot box modern business methods
and the like are due to its raw ignorance
an ignorance that is almost inexcusabie.
Passing by the thought that by no means
all of the church is found in the pulpit, 1t
NAV be profitable TO dwell for an instant on
the sad truth that not all the ignorance Is
found there either. In the course OF a
somewhat extended acquaintance with
many kinds of men and manly kinds Of in
stitutions 1t has seemed to US that ignor-
ance is q quality of which nobody has
monopoly Men come out of their counting
rooms and mills and out OF Their schools
and their carpenter shops and undertake to
deal with problems and government IN that
same condition OF raw ignorance which IS
attributed to the church and to the clergy
men or to both. Sometimes we have sus-
pected that even writers for the newspa-
pers don't know all there is to know about
everything there is to know-but this may
be a suspicion only. 1t IS pretty clear that
nobody else does. Sometimes it IS true also
that this ignorance is not almost, but al
together inexcusable-and that whether
seen in clergymen or In corporation pres
dents 1t is due chiefly to ignoring the OPP
nortunities there are to learn. Laziness ac-
counts for some of it; bumptiousness for
more.
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passed on a farm. After graduating from
the Fort Worth Business College and spend
railway mail service for Uncle Sam, with
headquarters at Fort Worth This posi-
ton he held until about five years ago,
when he was appointed to his present posi-
ton. as clerk in the Treasury Department
at this place.
Mrs. Fanny Williams Gresham, historian
of the Texas Society, was born in Calves
ton, Tex, and is a member of the Texas
book Cowboy Cou~tship," and an active
journalist. She is now engaged in finish
ing an historical novel, "Texia," which has
been dedicated to the Daughters of the
Republic of Texas, who are to have the
entire proceeds of the first two editions of
the book.
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River Front Personals.

Capt. Frank Taylor of the firm of Taylor
& Bro, tugboat owners, has gone to Balti-
more to take command of the tug NJ.
Mitchell Davis OF this city. Capt. Ollie
Crowder of this city who has been in com
mand of the tug, has returned to his home
in this city on account of illness.
Capt. Frank Posey is temporarily acting
as mate OF the Davis during the absence of
Capt William Taylor, who has gone to
Norfolk to visit his sisters.
Mr.. Joseph Rice, formerly in the tug
Camilla, has been placed In charge of the
wharf of the Washing Alexandria Ferry
Company as day Waterman, and h9s entered
upon the discharge Of his duties.
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SOCIETY OF TEXANS
Organization Of Natives Of
Lone Star State.
FORMED A YEAR AGO
TO FOSTER STATE PRIDE AND
PRESERVE HISTORY.
Now Has Membership of More Than
150-Meets Once a Month-The
Present Officers.

No state in the Union has displayed a
more conspicuous part in national affairs
than has Texas. From the battle of San ia
cinto, when Houston and Rusk, with a few
hundred daring men, wrested victory from
more than five times their number, and
compelled the acknowledgment of the in
dependence of the Texan republic, to the
time that the lone star of the southwest
added its luster to the national constelia-
ton. the young empire was the admiration
of Christendom.
That Texas hiss always had strong DEL
egation in the national legislature 1t is only
necessary to mention some of those who
succeeded Houston, who put aside the mar
tial trappings of the Iiberator and donned
the toga of the senator. John II. Reagan,
father of the interstate commerce law:
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Untimely Death of Badly.
IN the Irrigon Irrigator.

From the Irrigon Irrigator.
Badly Is dead. He was only cayuse
pony, but one of the first settlers OF Trri-
gon.
He was a self-willed, strenuous cuss. As
a bueker ne was a peach, being able to DO
the waltz, two-step or schottische, with
or without music. He was as stubborn as
a democrat; but he was never a gutter.
and always kept his end of the whiff1etree
a little in front. On Thursday he was
working In the ditch and got tangled up
with a scraper and was so Injured that he
had to be killed, and Herb Priest, who shot.
him, came into our office with tears in his
eyes and a lump In his throat, and said IN
tones of grief and sorrow, Poor old Badly
I'm dead"
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Slowest Train in the World.

From the Railway Age.
NJ. Georges Trade. writing In the French
journal Les Sports, claims that after q
long and conscientious search he has run
to earth the slowest ordinary passenger
train In the world. This record holder Is
chronicied on page 773 of the Guide Chalk
and performs in Spain, a country in which
twelve miles an hour is by no means an
uncommon rate of speed on the railway
between Soto de Rey and Ciano Santa Ana
This line is 1874 miles long and it has one
station en- route viz, Sana, which IS
twelve miles from Soto de Rey and IL
miles from Ciano Santa Ana. Leaving the
last named place at 6:25 am the trgin
reaches Sauna at 6:35 and Soto de Rey at
$40. Thus the average rate of speed Of
the train is under seven miles an hour,
while from ciano Santa Ana to Sama the
speed is only 3A miles an hour
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day, but this abuse has been largely chr
fected' through the seIf-interest of railway
danger from permitting an undetermined
mind, or a mind losing it's grip through
nervous exhaustion, to guide the hand at
lhe throttle and airbrake. remains and re-
quiTes unfailing attention
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from that institution he was principal of a
school, edited a paper, was post office in
spector. and now holds a position in the
office of the auditor for the Post Office De-
partment. During his residence in this city
he has been prominent in fraternal circles,
retiring from the office of grand master,
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The Hand of Pros Uerity

will reach YOU at this Bank. The
New Year should see you started
on the road to wealth, and nothing
will aid you to future success like
starting a Bank Account with a
reputable Bank OF high financial
standing. We take infinite pains to
satisfy every patron of this Bank.
Peoples Savings Bank,
61O 14th St. n. w.
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Story of Mexico's Efforts.

One of the first acts Of the republic OF
Mexico after its Independence was TO pro-
vide for a water route across the isthmus
and the first congress, which met in 1924
authorized the President TO invite propos-
ais for its construction. 1t was believed
that canal across Tehauntepec would
make Mexico the center of the commerce
and navigation of the world. The pro-
tracted struggle between the clerical, or
conservative, and the progressive elements
OF the population prevented the realization
OF this hope, although the plan was revived
during every interval of peace between rev.
olutions In 1912 charter was granted,
and 1t was renewed IN 1916. AT the close
of the war between Mexico and the United
States the concession was purchased by a
syndicate of New York capitalists. In 1857
another charter was granted to q New
Orleans company and in 1879 still another
was given to Edward Leonard of New
York In 1881 the government of Mexico
made a contract with Capt. James B. Ea6s
of st. Louis for the construction of ship
railway, but he was unable TO obtain the
capital. In 1888 a party of English engi-
neers received the concession, and In 1892
the government undertook the work itself.
1t turned out . be a very poor job and
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-02-24
CURES WITHOUT STOMACH DOSING
Hyomei Cures Catarrh by Simple
Breathing. Chas. Rhodes Refund
Money If II Fails TO Cure.

A long stride toward solving the mystery
OF curing Catarrh was taken with the dis
covery of Hyomei. In fact, the percent
age of cures by this treatment proves it
equal 10 the final tests.
The folly of taking medicine into the
stomach 10 cure catarrh of the nose,
throat and lungs, has been realized by
physicians, but not until Hyomei was
known, had they practical method that
would obviate stomach dragging.
A complete Hyomei outfit costs but f.,
and consists OF neat pocket inhaler that
can be used anywhere without attracting
attention, medicine dropper and bottle
OF Hyomei. Extra bottles of Hyomei
costs but soc.
Breathing Hyomei through the inhaler,
every particle of air that enters the nose,
throat and lungs, is charged with heal
ing balsam that soothes and allays all
irritation, kills the catarrhal germs
and enriches the blood with additional
ozone.
Chas. Rhodes has so much faith in the
power Of Hyomei to cure catarrh, that
he is selling it under his personBl guaran-
tee TO refund the money if il does not
give positive relief.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-02-24
ARCADIA DISTRICT NO. 8.

What is going TO happen, the weather
has taken fever;
Our mail carrier, Mr. Becker, is sick
again this week and has had TO send a
substitute.
f. Angel and r. Compton came out
TO the social Saturday evening and Wis
tied A. Roberts and family until Sunday.
J. q. Waterman has returned from
Jackson and reports his daughter, Rilla,
a. getting better and will be able TO be
brought home soon.
Mrs. J. w. Clark and brother visited
at III. Daymon's over Sunday.
Tie Sunday school social was success
both socially and financially, the neat
sum of sl4 being reaped from the sale of
the boxes II takes district No S 10 get
there.
The load of young people from Alma
which attended the social came near
having 10 walk home. The rack came
off of the sleighs just as they started
home and the horses took the road and
ran about half mile before they were
caught by two young men in cutter
ahead The team was brought back and
the people loaded in again and started
on their way rejoicing that no one was
hurt. Next time chain the rack on,
boys, and save the.girls snow bath.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-02-24
INDOOR MEET.

The annual local indoor meet occurred
last Saturday evening, i'll the gymnasium.
A good crowd was III attendance and the
meet was pronounced good one. The
following were the various events and
exhibition feats:
Heavyweight wrestling Angel and
Helmer Angel won.
Welter weight wrestling -Garcia and
Horst. Garcia won.
Light weight wrestling Welsh and
Preston Welsh won.
Special weight MISUNDERSTANDING
and Mckay. Draw.
Boxing-N Cobb and n. Fairman.
Tumbling Johnson, Kratze nburg,
Jennings, Mckay.
High dive-Johnson, Monteith, Jen-
nings Johnson first height, 5 feet inches
High Jump-Schenck, Johnson ,Schenck
first, height s feet inches.
Shot put-Helmer, Angel, Sche nck,
Angel. Schenck first, distance 81 feet
Ia inchee.
Horizontal bar-Preston.
Horse Monteith, McComb.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-02-24
SHIFTING SANDS.

Lemont Freeman et al to Fannie Sharrar
nwll of ne's sec s.. Washington leo
Fannie Sharrar to Lamont Freeman &wl
nwi. Of neL sec IS, Washington 100
Gilbert Little TO Clayton ". Cramer, mex
of swH sec y, Bethany ...... 100
Philip b smith TO Otto + Mey undivided I
interest, nfrl = of neA sec J, Bethany Io7
WILDER A Mcbride TO Alva Beam ut nw].
OF nwl. sec p, North Star ........ TO
Alva o Beam 10 WILDER u Mcbride SEA Of
mex sec y and swh of nws sec y. North
David Wiltshire TO Henry W Kinsel lot
II. biks upper Ithaca 20
Fred stafford TO william Killam, lots
and & blk 2. Potts Crawiord's add
Ithaca - t3o
Henry w Bruce to Lawrence NJ Sweet, lots
IS. -, o., 2s. -, 30, blk "a Alma 500
Francis W Carothers 20 Joseph Chapman,
- Of swi4 Of sec J. Wheeler 40
Joseph chapman TO Francis " Carothers.
sw4 Of swL of sec 1. Wheeler 100
Laura Fisher 10 David Fisher, "a Of M
sec IS. Hamilton 20
Alvra A Quick to Clayton Hicks, lots %
and 20, blk &c, Alma .... 200
Lulu Lance ct al TO Charles Krentz, SEA OF
neH, North shade 4oS'
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-02-24
REACHING THE SPOT.
1t Can be Done, so Scores of
Alma Citizens Say.

To cure an aching back
The pains OF rheumatism,
The tired-out feelings.
You must reach the spot-get tho cause.
In most cases tbs the kidney
Doans Kidney Pills arefor the kidneys
Ira Robinson, of Grant, says: Il had
slight attacks of kidney trouble for three
or four years. l really did not know
whether the pain i'll my back was caused
from kidney complaint or rheumatism
until trouble with the secretions set in
They were discolored and looked more
like milky water than anything | can
compare them TO; and they acted mnch
too frequent, especially If | caught the
least cold. My daughter was visiting US
this last summer from Nassar, and as l
was complaining of backache and feeling
miserable all the time she said TO me:
Why don't you get Doan's Kidney Pills.
It's your kidneys that cause all the
trouble She said she knew of several
parties living in Nassar who had been
cured by their use. and was so determined
that should try them she got me a box
began to improve from the start and
continued to do so. Now feel stronger
than have for long time The credit
is all due TO Doan's Kidney Pills, and
am glad TO recommend them 10 all suffer
ers of kidney trouble. -
For sale by all dealers. Price soc,
Foster Miburn Co., Buffalo. New York,
sole agents for the United States
Remember the name--Doan sand
take no other. 53-54-SS