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The Washington times., 1905-12-31
Won't Touch the Furnace.

Are you thinking of fooling around
with the furnace, the gas meter. the
water pipes or the door bells this fan -
asked
No. mother he quietly replied. as
he continued to stroke the cats back.
Il suppose you know. don't you. that
the gas bill for the last month is a
dollar and half more than for the
month before?'
only a dollar and a half? i thought
it would be two dollars more at the very
least. ] think Mrs. Bowser IS one of
the most economical women about
burning gas that there is in the State
have often wondered how she kept the
bills so low
] was making no progress. and l saw
that Mrs. Bowser was getting very ner-
vous. 1 determined TO take the bull by
the horns. and 1 did so by saying:
'Lemuel, there are a few things
want to speak to you about
Yes, mother"
The cook may not come back for
three or four days
We'll you will hear no complaints
from me-
Coal has gone up Is cents a ton
80 I've been told. 1 expected 1t would
go fifty
I've been telling Sarah that she
ought to go to the theater now and
then
"of course. she had. and 1 stand ready
to go with her any night
''She needs handkerchiefs. gloves. and
other things. but you are always talk
ing about her extravaganza and So
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
Trained an Alligator.

The guards. not knowing at the time
where 1t belonged, procured a barrel
into which they put the gator and
took him to the prison where they
dumped him In the basin Of the large
fountain i'm the inne- yard. The alliga-
tor seemed to be so greatly pleased with
his new quarters that when his owner
shortly afte-ward learned where his
lost pet was, he decided to let him stay
there
Moran used to sit near the edge of the
fountain and watch the alligator with
interest. He began to feed ii and soon
had the ugly brute so tame that IL
would swim up to where he stood and
would take food out OF his hand. The
beast also grew 80 tame that il would
Chamber out of the water, and in re-
sponse to Moran's call it would follow
him all over the lawn.
A couple of years ago a resident of
Columbus had three alligators sent TO
him from the South. The largest was
about five and a half feet long and t..
smallest four feet in length. When
they arrived they appeared to be so
wild and vicious that the man TO whom.
they were shipped was afraid to unpack
them from their crate
lie had previously heard of how Moran
had tanned the alligator at the peui-
teatiary. and he asked him by phone
If he would accept his alligators as a
gift and care for them. Moran gladly
accepted the offer, and the three aIli-
gators were carted to the prison and
dumped into fountain basin. They were
wild at first, but by pursuing the same
tactics with them that he did with the
nrst gator and feeding them every
day he finally got them as tame as the
other one
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
Hard TO Believe.

At this juncture descended the
stairs and stood before him.
"Howdy-do. mother?'' he said. as he
reached out his hand IF I'd only
known you were coming I'd have met
you at the depot with a carriage. I
am glad TO see you looking so we'll
1t was hard to believe that my SON
in-law was speaking to me in that
kindly way. and evidently meaning ev-
cry word he said, but I had to accept
It, AT dinner the meat was tough. and
the coffee not UP 10 its usual standard.
and every minute / was hoping that
Mr- Sowser would break out. Nor a
word from him, however That is. not
word OF fault finding. On the con-
Irary' after chewing away for three or
Iour minutes on mouthfuI of steak
he smilingly said:
Il think this meat would have ha.,
improved by pounding with a s,ad~a-
hammer but. of course. it's nobody's
lauit but the butchers. Mother. can
heip you to anything else? Mrs.
bo"ser, some more potatoes?"
NO cinner ever passed off more Meas
antly- Two or three funny things bod
happened TO Mr.. Bowser during the dav
ana he recounted them in a funny wav
For some years past, as I have II on the
best or authority, he has beer, In the
habit OF referring TO me as his ..hIaned
old mother-in-law." There was notbi,-
OF TINS Kind now 1t was mother this
ana mother that, and he appeared to
DC reaiiy concerned about my rheuna-
tism
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

Nhen taken out and weighed with deIi-
cate scales the presence OF 4 sfneIA
Partlcle OF added moisture could NOT
pe detected TWO pieces OF steel sub
ini'ted 10 an ammonia test equal To five
searS exposure to the air emerged from
tfie bath a they entered il Anor,,,r,.
table knife which had lain o,,c, a.,
months did not show the slj.bt,et
stain. Prof. Brunn asserts that he viii
be able to make roads dust. germ ana
waterproof thus giving comrnorcial
value TO hundreds OF millions of sIa,
winch Is now useless in the nipipa. and
Siheillng districts. His discovery viii
al the least he says, double the iife 80
nriIs nnSSals exposed 10 the air. such as i'm
'i'"sSS' raiiroads, vessels. and tanks.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
Kindness Gave Courage

Al first only few of the bravest Of
the countless numbers OF rats that
swarmed about the place would ven
'ure 10 climb upon him, but after a
while. seeing that those OF their number
VINO old venture near the engineer were
treated only with kindness and plenty
10 eat. the others gained courage and
II was not long before the entire host
or rodents would vie with each other
In swarming over NIcSweeney's BODY Ia
get the morsels Of food he placed there
Ine engineer soon had the rats so
Wei trained that whenever he wished
10 feed them all he had to 90 was IN
give a low, peculiar whistle. and doz-
ems or them, some almost as big az
cats. would dart from their holes.
Without waiting an instant they
would swarm all over McSweeney. run
ming up his legs. under his coat. on his
mead and shoulders, and. in fact. every
where they could gain a footing.
On one Of these occasions. the ro-
dents not finding enough food ON Nc
SWeeneys person to satisfy their an
petites devoured the entire back of his
coat collar and the back Of his coat be-
fore he knew what they were doing.
AFTER while the rats became so
fond Of their benefactor that there
was scarcely an hour in the day that
there We're not at least a dozen Of his
strange pets crawling around on Nc
S"eeneys lap or perched somewhere
on his body. All ne had TO do was to
give vent TO his peculiar whistle and
TIE whole vast army OF them would
cash from their hiding places and lit
efaliy cover him by swarming over his
BODY
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
ORANGES ENRICH A STATE.

The Introduction of the seediess navel
orange has revolutionized the orange in
dustry of the United States. II mas
drawn 1900 men from other pursuits
and transformed vast areas of sun-baked
land in California into orange groves. II
has been the prime factor IN the growth
sens IN southern California and has ad-
ded directly more than s4S. .0oo.0Jo and in
directly s6O,0el0oo more to the taxable
wealth of the State.
The first seedless orange trees were
apparently freaks OF nature. and their
cOunterparts have never been found
United States consul to Bahia. Brazl.
heard an account from natives OF few
trees In the swampS on the banks OF the
Amazon. some sixty miles away. He
sent a native up the river 10 get some
OF the shoots of the tree.
When the native returned the consul
was delighted with the specimens and
sent six of the shoots. carefully packed
in moss and clay. TO the Department OF
Agriculture at Washington. The trees
did not excite much Interest at the de-
partmert. Two which were planted in
the department grounds died for lack
care and the others were forgotten for
months.
Four cuttings were planted again IN
December Of 1873 in southern California
One OF the shoots died from neglect. one
was broken and chewed by a cow. Five
years passed and the two remaining
shoots came into bearing These six
ever grown in the United States. The
specimens were carried about southern
California and shown to ranchmen and
fruit growers. The second crop was
awaited with great curiosity. for fl was
feared that in a few years the fruit
would become hard and tough. There
were about box OF oranges in the
second yield and they were even better
than the first crop.
The planting of groves of seedless or
3nges propagated from the buds from
the TWO original trees began in earnest
in 1852 The following year the demand
for buds from the Tibbett trees was
SO large that a dozen buds sold fire.
quenty for s. and some growers paid
even as high as 81 apiece for them.
In 1889 the two Tibbett trees furnished
buds which sold for $4,000 and a tall
fence was built around them to keer,
people from stealing the buds. A year
or two later the orange trees which
had been propagated from the Tfbbett
trees began TO bear. and they them
selves furnished tens of thousands OF
navel buds rs good as from the original
trees. Then the first navag orsr :.
began TO bear fruit and from that tIrns
the boom In navel oranges was assured.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

F ciaquers work does not demano
in'"iIect OF high order The ch,er ,s
supposed to have taken notes al the ro
heaEsals' to have consulted with me
manager to have talked with the author
iiiu 10 nave "A very accurate idea or the
Soou points OF the play. The men under
nm are scattered all about the mouse
ready to give a quick response ~ ,na
signal OF their leader Most OF these mon
are eminently respectable. They are
SinaIl shopkeepers. students OF the drama
and pupils OF the COnservatoire v-irn m
suthcient money to spend upon theater-
going. AT the opera they number tnI--
~. Ihey assemble every evening AZ f:Sv
IN cafe al the corner of the Boulevard
haGSSmann and the Rue Iafavetle
where they crowd around their leader
ana answer 10 their names like smaIt
schoolboys. As each answers '.prcseni-
10 his name he receives n metal ticket
upon which is the number OF his seal.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
Longs for His Pets.

MeS"eeney kept on feeding and
playing with his pets in this manner
Tor over four years. and oEly closed his
intimate relations with the rodents
when the prison authorities. few
months ago. changed his employment
from running the pump 10 working
around the corridors in the east wing
OF the prison.
Although this present employment Is
much more congenial and ne has the
society of several other convicts. Nc
Sweeney says he hates 10 leave the
pump solely. because Il hurt him to
part company with his pet rats
Many q time said McSweeney. Il
have had the rats so thick about me
that when ! got up from my chair TO
walk away would be obliged 10 shove
them out Of the way with my foot in
order TO find space TO walk without
ssepping on thfm. 7 wou.a always have
To eat my meals standing up with my
plate in my haIPd. for IL ] put the plate
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
A Curious Profession

IT HE question OF employing ella
quers' i'm New York theaters has
bcen agitated. but il is safe to
say that the American sense or
humor will never permit this The claque
IN European cities consists OF a smaIi
body OF men. under the orders of a chief.
who undertake 20 applaud actors ana
actresses at certain times. The only one
OF The band who is remunerated is the
chief. The men under him get the
privilege or seeing the play without paV-
ing foT their seats The Chefs de
claque' of the great subsidized theater OF
Paris are officials paid by the manage
ment To do certain WORK. Their salaries
vary from 3O0f TO 5G0f q month ann
FOR that sum they are expected 10 take
with them into the theater al each per-
tormance a certain number OF men Wtrn
big, strong hands and intelligent enough
10 clap when they are given the signat
By their leader,
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
Her Extrayagance.

Her extravagapcer he interrupted.
why. mother. she Is one of the most
economical women in the world What
ever she needs she shall have right
away. I'll give her money in the morn
ing. and you two can go down shop
ping
There's another little matter. When
you come home out of sorts you roar
and shout. around here as II you were
tin god. AS matter OF fact Mr..
Bowser. you are not the only pebble on
the beach-not by a long shot. II you
were my husband and you came roar
ing around. I'd throw the teapot at
YOU
And you'd be right. mothe--perfeetly
right he replied. 81 know I roar and
shout and think I'm the whole show.
and sometimes wonder how Mrs. Bow
ser stands II. It simply shows what a
dear. good woman she is
And every time you get beaten in an
argument you yell 'woman.' at her and
talk about a divorce. The next time
you do it L want her 10 walk out of the
house and get divorce from you. Do
you hear me. Lemuel?"
'T do. mother. and you are perfectly
right-perfectly right. 1 couldn't have
blamed her II she had got a divorce
long ago. but she'll never have occasion
again to apply
Well. what could l do with such a
MANI An uncanny feeling began TO
creep over me, and Sarah and I went
upstairs and put our arms around each
other and cried 1t seemed to us that
Mr.. Bowser would be an angel before
morning. but yet at 10 o'clock. when I
sneaked down stairs TO see wha- had
become of him | found him asleep on
the lounge like an innocent babe. with
the cat lying on his stomach | shall
stay for week or two and see whether
le lives or dies
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
TANNING A MOTHER-IN-LAW

thing about their fits and fads Nv
husband used to get these pussycat
spells on at long intervals and then
Eothing was too good for me. He'd even
buy ne three calico dresses at once.
Three days later he'd be shouting ''wo-
man. at me until he could be heard
half a mile away
When We were ready to sit down for
the evening we found Mr.. Bowser with
the cat In his lap. He looked as innocen.
and harmless as a boy three years old
Are You thinking OF buying a hog
this fan? asked in an aggressive
tone
A hog. mother? Why. of course not. e
Are you looking around for hens?"
Not at all. mother. What do we
want of hens or a hog?"
'On TWO occasions. as / have been
told you have attempted TO take that
cats life
Yes. mother. IT is true, but never
again viii l plot and plan against her
II was contemplate thing on my
part
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
MURDERER MADE FRIENDS WITH PRISON RATS

down anywhere the rats would take it
away from me before ! could get it
Inc other prisoner who has made
strange pets is Pat Moran. sentenced to
me Imprisonment for a double murder
IN cleveland in 1894. For several years
Noran nas been employed as a clerk
III Ire deputy warden's Office He is
allowed many special privileges. which
includo permission 10 so anywhere he
hkes within the prison grounds
a fe@ wears ago. while on their way
TO the prison one morning. couple Of
guards came across an alligator. about
four feet long. lying in the street. i;
was afterward learned that the gator
had escaped from its owner. nearby
saloon keeper. during the night
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
Mrs. z. c. Turner Dead.

Mrs Eddie c. Turner died last Fri
day at her home In the Loudoun arart-
ment house. East Capitol street. Fun
erai services were held Sunday after
noon at o'clock. The Rev. G. F..
Peters, assistant clergyman at ST.
Mark s p. e Church, offlciated. Mrs
Turner. who was forty-five years of age.
Is survived by her husband, IA. ID.
Turner. and a number OF sisters ana
brothers
The following officers were elected
last week by the congregation Of the
Metropolitan Baptist Church: ". z
Kenyon, A l. Gilbert. and l. E Har-
riss, deacons; Mrs. Camilla Lowell. dea-
ccness; F. Mclean. clerk; W. s. Keiser.
treasurer; L. B. Lawrence, financial sec
retary: R o. Otterbach, trustee. The
following officers who were elected
previously hold their offices perrna-
nentiy: Charles S. Sands and Benjamin
Vail. trustees: H B. Mahan. La PeIIe,
and Richard F. Jones, deacons: Mrs c.
A Ferris, and Mrs. B. S. Payne, deacon
esses.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H Riordan enter
tanned large number OF young people
at their home Tuesday evening The
rooms were decorated for Christmas.
There were music. dancing. and refresh
nents. Among those present were the
Misses Anna Baldwin. Carrie Riordan,
Mamie Huugerford, Helen Draubaush,
Elizabeth Draugbaugh. Estene Lang:
Messrs. Clarence Longacre. F. David.
Louis Wilson, H. E Walls. Dr. Charles
Steward, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bradley,
Mr. and Mrs. II. Schumacher.
A large number was present at thu
Waugh NJ E. Church Friday evening to
hear addresses made by delegates who
have recently returned from the conven-
ton of the National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union. held In Los Angeles.
Cal. The meeting was opened by Mrs.
Ida NJ Marsh. president of the Capitol
Hill Union, who introduced the District
president. Those who made addresses
were Mrs. Margaret d. Ellis. Mrs. Sid
ney II. Phillips, Mrs. s. 3. Blaine, and
Mrs w. z. De Riemer.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
McSweeney's Rats.

Gradually the rats grew accustomed
TO McSweeneys presence and Nc
Sweeney grew accustomed to the rats.
Because of his lonely existence he be-
gan to take an interest in watching
them as they would poke their heads
out of their holes and stare at him.
ready to dart back again at the slight
est movement
The more the old man watched the
rodents the more he became interested
i'm them and their habits They were
his only living companions. and as he
felt kindly toward them he took the
quickest and easiest way to win their
trust and friendship by feeding them
He began by placing his bits of bread
meat. and other morsels of fooG :i+ar
their holes, which the rats would stealth
lily crawl to and seize and then dart
back to their nests.
Gradually McSweeney placed the food
farther and farther away from the ro-
dents holes and closer TO the chair in
which he sat until. by months of pa
tient perseverance. never Offering 10
harm or scare them, he won the conf
dence of the rats to such an extent
that they weuld come right up 10 his
chair and eat the food out of his hands.
But McSweeney was not content with
this. During the long, dreary months
he also grew to feel real affection
for his only companions. and he de-
termined to win their complete trust
and friendship. By constant care never
10 harm or alarm them. and beginning
by placing food in his lap. on his shouI-
ders and even on the top OF his head. he
AT length tanned the rats so that they
would crawl UP his legs to any part of
MS body where he had placed food and
sit there 10 eat IT,
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

v AN Mr.. Bowser's mother-in-law
am probably the only woman on
earth ne is afraid Of. and who can
4 handle him when he gets one of his
tantrumS on.
A few days ago / received a letter
from nay daughter TO the effect that ne
seemed To be getting ready TO break out
in new spot and as soon as I could
L put on my bonnet and made start
l never let Mr.. Bowser know when [
ara coming. My object is to walk in ard
catch him at 1t. and then stop him dead
still in his tracks. On this occasion |
reached the house an hour before he
came up from the office. / learned thai
there had been no outbreak as vet but
that he had been limiting around about
buying bog and some hens for the win
ter, aru that he would probably stand
upon his hind legs and howl when the
lart months gas bill came in
/ was ready for him
The Washington times., 1905-12-31


hk0s man boxer OF the world-Mrs
H53 Tommy DAILY
49, There isn't much OF the scrap
per IN the appearance of the tall, slen-
der. dark-haired woman OF twenty-six
TO show she claims the worlds cham
pionship- Yet unable TO find an adver-
sary at 122 or 1870. or even $50 pounds:
she considers meeting any woman at
any weight for the championship.
The wife or Tommy DAILY. who for
merly held the Canadian lightweight
championship. she is marvel with the
gloves. and her work has won the ad-
miration of Joe Cans. the Baltimore
lightweight. who declares she is the
shift!est boxer he has ever seen.
To show she is not a toy. she recently
went three rounds In an exhibition with
Young McCuc," and held her own
easily. And McCue is a clever lad
Six years ago DAILY. who was boxing
In Boston. met his wife. She was with
him while he trained and took up GYM
nasfum work. using Indian clubs and
punching the bag. Ono day she said
fhe thought she would ike 10 put on
the gloves.
From then on says the woman box
er, 1T was all on with me for anything
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

[ " ShOIIlC
| be expended all the fore
~ thought possible, while a call
ing and reception gown must
De worn so frequently that 1t is doubly
necessary that 1t should be always just
| riSh'-perfect in III and style Recep-
ton gowns are more elaborate this wear
'hah ever and as a dress throughout IS
so much more smart than a costun..
WIN coat to match light silks and
chiffon' which formerly were only seen
! III the house dress. are now made up
Tor the afternoon calling gown.
cf the heavier materials velvet il
most In fashion. Black velvet is al
ways beautiful. for with rich lace ard
iurs 10 handsomer combination can be
found If there is a coat with this cos
tune. velvet is used as much as chiffon
or velvet. but for a dress alone. th.,
hghter weight. texture IS preferable
Chnon velvet is by no means confined
10 black. but is effective in all shades.
A particularly good model for an after
noon gown of deep blue chiffon velvet is
shown i'm the stores. The skirt Is trim
med with beautiful embroidered de-
Sign OF flowers standing in relief. the
pattern picked out here and there with
lridesccnt paillettes. over the draped
waist is laid deep fall OF embroidered
mousseline trimmed with lace applique
and smart little cravat OF black Iibert,-
satin ended of with tassel fringe
ne sleeves are embroidered in the
same design as the skirt and finished
az the elbow with a wide. full lace ruffle
Inc nat is of blue felt trimmed with
shaded blue ostrich feathers. The wide
chnchllla stole is just the shade needed
10 relieve the dull blue. The princesse
gown Is as popular In velvet as I'm any
other texture. but must be made with
OUT gamers or shirring over the hips
Almost every week marks a change in
the length of the reception skirt and
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

Miss Blanche Hunt. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs William F. Hunt. Of Thirty
nIth stret. left Thursday afternoon for
charleston, s c. to visit friends.
me Rev and Mrs Frank H Haven
her OF baltimore. who have been the
guests OF Mrs. Havenner's parents. Mr..
no MIS-. A b. jackson. OF 1894 Thirty
i'ISt street nave returned to their
home.
Mrs Mary A Troxen. of 1925 THIRTY
third street. is in New York. tbs s-T,es+
OF Eer brother. Charles A. I7pnerr,,,,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. AfcKennev Rerr,- -,
the Colonial have returned r,oD,
Winchester. Va. where tbev snen+
Christmas with Mrs. Berrv.s nara,1,s,
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
Gave Cantata.

The Christmas cantata. An Old-Fash-
Toned Christmas was presented Thurs
day night at the Mount Tabor NJ p.
Church, on Georgetown Heights, Mrs.
Pauline Barnes Woodruff directing the
music.
A number OF the ladies of Holy Trinity
Church last Friday sent a Christmas
box to tile Rev. Father +. ". Mulvanev
former pastor of Trinity. who is now
stationed at Bell Alton, Charles county.
Md, where he is pastor of St Thomas'
Church,
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
Never Before.

me Mrs Bowser and were doing
W 'ne dishes asked her If she had
seen MI Bowser in such a spell
Deiore- she never had, and she wor-
ii7u ioI rear that he was going TO die.
= 'uiie ,eiier had once told her that
before Mr.. Bowser died he would h,.,,or,,,.
almost an angel, and il seemed N ~.
that this was the beginning of tba en5
didn't look at it that way. Having had
u husband OF my own, [ know some
The Washington times., 1905-12-31
SOME PASTE JEWELS

poverty. "''0" u
The devil rarely finds time to tempt
busy man '''P'
ruth as torch-eyed goddess that
makes many man turn pale.
Fate is a fat old vo1,as, who cb,,..l-- =
les AZ mortals for believing i'm her.
When a fool gets angry he establishes
more nrmiy the fact OF his foolishness. s.
New Orleans Picayune.
The Washington times., 1905-12-31

flock of pigeons grew too large for their
owner TO care fOl properly. and he
therefore disposed Cf them.
Another convict who made pets of
pigeons and who was remarkably sue
cessful i'm tanning them was an old
Swcde named John Johnson. who was
pardOned about eight years ago, after
serving nearly twenty years of a life
sentence for killing a man in Cleveland
as the result OF a saloon braWI