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The Washington times., 1905-08-05
Knows Nothing of Graft
in Bureau of Sta
tiSticS.
ILL HEALTH OUSTEDHYDE
RidicuIes the Charges Made
Against Her Official and
Personal Character.

Mrs. Bertha Burch, late confidential
secretary to former Chief Statistfcian
John Hyde, forced to resign by Secretary
Wilson. talked today for the first time
to reporter on the subject OF the
cotton scandal
Recently interviewed for two hours by
District Attorney BEACH, Mrs. Burch has
been given credit for knowing much
hitherto undisclosed in relation TO the
Ieakages.
My only impression since Mr. Holmes
dismissal has been of amazement at the
possibility of q leak" she said How
he could have arrived at estimates in
advance of the date for regular publ
cation of the reports is a mystery to
me, unless he was a remarkably good
guesser.
If the figures were manipulated, I
don't understand how 1t was done. un-
less the associate statisttcian was a
wizard. During my connection with
the bureau there were frequent allega-
tiOns that reports were anticipated from
one 70 three days.
Many Good Guesses.
In some cases these premature ru-
mors We're remarkably accurate. 1 think
those cases were purely good guesses.
Il know absolutely nothing of any ;r-
regularity in the reports through per-
sonal knowledge Neither did Mr.. Hyde.
in my Judgment. He resigned because
the strain of retaining his office was un-
endurabIe in his state of health. He
went to England for treatment and rest,
and now, 10 oblige Secretary Wilson, I
see that he intends TO return. Mr. Hyde
has surely been victimtzed by circum-
stances.
My own case I don't like to speak
Of / have been subjected to perseeu-
ton by newspaper stories purportfng to
come from high officials. Not satisfied
with insinuations against nay official
record, my personal reputation has
been attacked by innuendo
Not one word of all that has been
said could be substantiated by even
the llimsiest kind OF proof
But one thing could be done to pun
ism me for things that 1 have never
been guilty Of: my position has been
taken from me.
"Rose by Merit"
Il am woman. not exactly defense
less, but absolutely without political or
any other kind Of influence in high
places. My rise in the department was
through merit. entered the Govern
ment service without influence. was
promoted Cor my ability to perform
work required. and now have been
forced TO resign.
The civil service. I find. is no protec-
tlon TO a frfendless Government en-
ploye depending on ability alone for
tenure OF Office,
The notortety I have attained in the
past few weeks is hateful to me- 1 only
know that I am not ashamed of my con-
nection with the Department of Agri-
culture, and my record there uphoIds
me. ] know no more of corruption in
the Bureau OF Statistics than Il person
who never heard OF the bureau"
Mrs. Burch's plans for the future are
not yet arranged.
Il may start private crop reporting
agency similar 10 Miss Giles successful
bureau in New York. she said. when
questioned. Il know more about crop
statistics and preparation than any
thing else 1 must earn livelihood in
some way
The Washington times., 1905-08-05
sza.oo to portland, &c. and Return

Via Pennsylvania r. r. Account Lewis
and Clark Exposition. Tickets good go
ing one direct route, returning the same
or any other direct route. Liberal stop
overs. Consult ticket agents.-Adv.
The Washington times., 1905-08-05
lRagLaLerad AfleeE.g standard Thermometa
THE SUN.

, I'm OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 50
Y noon ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IS
=. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 30
The Washington times., 1905-08-05
sI.a5 TO Baltimore and Return, s1..5

Pennsylvania Railroad, Saturday and
Sunday tickets good on all trains ex-
cept Congressional Limited. and good
for return until Sunday nlght.-AdV.
The Washington times., 1905-08-05
TIDE TABLE.

sun sets today ,--..........-........... Z.
Sun rises tomorrow Observation-Disclosures. ;.
The Washington times., 1905-08-05
TEMPERATURE.
DOWNTOWN

> d Ll-.--- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. y
! L nOon.................... 79
p m..--...s. s......-...- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81
The Washington times., 1905-08-05

Buy Lumber in Carloads at Wholesale
prices from Libbey 6 Co.. 9th & n. y
Adv.
The Washington times., 1905-08-05
Japanese Leave Ship.

After the luncheon the japanese gen.
tlemen said farewell with many protes-
tations of good win and were ferricd TO
the Dolphin. The President and Secre-
tarY Pcirce soon a5far left the Nav
flower in possession of the Russians
The ceremony was ended
The Dolphin conveying the japanese
The Washington times., 1905-08-05

Partly cloudy tonight
and tomorrow, with
occasional showers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-21
Sacred KEYS.

Every persons feelings have a front
door and a side door by which they
may be entered. The front door is on
the street. Some keep it always open,
some keep ii latched, some locked,
some bolted with a chain that will lee
you peep in, but not get in, and some
nail it up, 81 that nothing "a pass its
threshold. This front door leads into a
passage which opens into an anteroom,
and this into the interior apartments.
The side door opens at once into the
secret chamber. There is almost al
ways one key to the side door. This is
carried for years hidden in a mothers
bosom. Fathers, brothers, sisters and
friends often, but by no means so uni
versally. have duplicates Of it. The
wedding ring conveys a right to one.
Alas, If none is given with it! Be very
careful to whom you trust one of these
keys of the side door.-O. w. Holmes.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-21
Tinted Lungs.

One of the exhibits in an English
anatomical museum is a collection Of
three lungs preserved in alcohol. On
one hand is an exhibit almost pure
white, while the third is jet black, the
one between being a dirty gray.
The first was taken from an Eskimo
who all his life had inhaled the pure air
of his northern home. The black was
taken from a miner who had spent
years in the production of coal. The
third was from the body of a London
man, and the tint was produced by the
inhalation Of the SCOT carried in the
air.
1t is a certain fact that the lungs of
the miner were In a more healthy state
than those Of the city dweller, since
the grit IN his tissues was pure coal
dust, while the discoloration of the other
was due not alone to SCOT, but to the
dust of a city's streets composed Of a
thousand and one deleterious elements
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-21

Professor Huxley held this opinion
as to what constitutes a liberal educa-
ton:
The man has a liberal education who
has been so trained in youth that his
body is the ready servant of his will
and does with ease and pleasure all
the work that as a mechanism ii is
capable of; whose intellect is a clear.
cold, logical engine, with all its parts
of equal strength and in smooth work
ing order. ready, like the steam engine,
to be turned to any kind of work and
spin the gossamers as well as forge
the anchors of the mind; whose mind
IS stored with a knowledge of the great
and fundamental truths of nature AID
Of the laws of her operations; one who,
no stunted ~ascetic, is full of life and
fire, but whose passions are trained to
come to halt by a vigorous will. the
servant of a tender conscience; who
has learned to love all beauty, whether
of nature or of art, to hate all ~vileness
and to respect others as himself. Such
a one. and no other, has had a liberal
education.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-21
some boston Roasts.

"The Hotel Pelham was the first
French apartment house. or fat, as
they have now come to call them. to be
opened in the United States" said an
old Bostonian. cat that time the late
DR.. Dix, who owned the property, had
returned from a European trip. where
he got the idea. Upon his return he
brought it with him, the Pelham was
fitted up in that way. and the idea has
continued to spread until it has gone
all over the country. Another thing
that you may have forgotten is the
fact that the Parker House was the
first hotel in the United States to be
conducted on the European plan. 1t
was in a Boston hotel, the American
or the Reverb forget just which n
it was-that the elevator was first in
troduced Boston Record.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-21

At provincial theaters in France
when opera is given it Is not uncom-
NOR for untried tenors to submit
themselves to the public judgment,
which is usually hostile. One Of these
obscure songsters presented himself
and sung the first act. He did not
make a hit" He retired to his dress
ing room. took off his makeup and was
preparing TO go home when the man
ager appeared. WHAT" he cried.
You are not dressed for the second
act, and the curtain is just going up
Thousand thundersI'' 1.-THE second
actT' said the tenor placidly. Il can-
not sing the second act. / don't know
the second act. Whenever l sing l am
always kicked out after the irstv'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-21

The most wonderful echo in the
known world is that heard from the
Eagles Nest in the lake regions of ire
land. The rock known as Eagles
Nest is the most prominent peak to be.
found among the heights that surround
the Killarney lakes. Its apex is 1850
feet above the surface of the water,
and the extraordinary echo is heard to
the best advantage from a spot 100
feet to the west from al opening called
the Devils mouth. At that point the
effect of the re-echoed sounds is abso-
lutely startling. the slightest whisper
being repeated as often as 1000 times.
The rebound is always clear and dis
tinct and appears to come from the
crags, cliffs and peaks which surround
the experimenter ON all sides.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-21

Countless drummer boys have swell.
ed the rolls of heroic deeds, and the
heart Of many a stern officer has been
moved to pity for the childish drum.
mers In his regiment. In the critical
days Of the civil val an order was is
sued that under nc circumstances
should a furlough be granted. Just
then General Scott a Ohio drummer
boy, aged thirteen, became terribly
homesick and hungry for a sight of biz
mother.
Poor little General Scott! He had
been in many battles, always obedient
and fearless. But he was beaten al
last. His lip quiyered and his eyes
filled with tears.
The bandmaster wrote out a brief
statement OF the case, but carefully
avoided asking for a ~furlough, and sent
General Scott with it up the line OF
officers. Generals Comfy, Hayes and
Crook each added a line, and then il
was laid before Sheridan.
mo furlough can be granted" wrote
the hero Of Winchester, 'but General
Scott is hereby ordered to repair to
his mother and to report again ut
headquarters in thirty days" Thus
1t was that one drummer boy went
home on duty.-Youth's Companion.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-21

A burly. thick headed skipper had
been given the command Of a little
steam collier. Going up with great
pride ON 20 the bridge Of his new ship,
the first thing that caught his eye was
the engine room telegraph. whats
that for?' he demanded. why, that
goes down to the engine rocm," was
the reply. you see all the orders on
it-'Full speed, Half SLOW Stop
You Just nave to move the handle"
The old man was charmed. IF IA put
the handle to Full will she gang full
speed?7 "Why, certainly" AN il Aa
put the handle to Stop win she stop
ganging?' Certainly" The old man
was still more charmed. Finally, after
thinking some time, he heaved a great
Sigh Of pleasure. ''yyhy, that's fine,
mani That's cleverl That does away
with all them saucy lmps o. %engineersv'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-21

Men and women are very much like
clocks. Some are always on time, some
are never on time, some are always in
order, some are never in order. And,
while you may be able to tell some
thing Of a family by its timepiece, you
can tell nor by the nature Of the dog
that greets you at the gate. A dog
grows up after the fashion Of its mas
ter OF its mistress; a kind gentleman
win not have an ugly brute on his
place.-Exchange.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-21
The Drum.

The history of the drum goes back
to the childhood Of the world. The
Greeks ascribe its invention to Bac-
chus. The Egyptians had it at least
1000 years before Christ. Pizarro
found drums in South American tenn
pies. The snakes Of Ireland. we are
told, fed from the island before the
drumbeats of st. Patrick. Our Puri-
tan ancestors used the drum as a
church bell. When Sir Edmund Andres
ordered the drums to ''strike up" to
drown the voice of protesting coIonists,
the lights in the Hartford council cham
Der went out and the charter of Con-
necticut disappeared in the darkness
to the safer shade of the Charter oak.
Youths Companion.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-21

They were seated in the parlor con-
versing on the uncertainty Of life. She
The future is a vast, unfathomable
mystery to rs, isn't It? He-Yes: all
we know Is that we have got to 60
some time. Voice From the Library
It would suit the convenience Of this
household II you'd make it q little
sooner than that.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-21

The Nanpes, a tribe in South Ameri-
ca. have an original explanation Of the
cause of eclipses. 1t is a quarrel. they
declare, between the sun and the moon.
and to dissuade these combatants from
fighting their duel to the death they
shout their very loudest till returning
light is proof to them that the heaven
" bodies, paying heed to their anger,
have thought better of their intention.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-21

One night Prince Talleyrand was sud.
denly awakened by the firing Of q pis-
I'll, and. seeing his valet walking about
The room. he asked him what be was
doing.
There was q moose In the room,
your highness, and for fear It might
disturb you ! shot IT."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-21

CCRHND6 Of steel and cable bind
CIcser al of humankind,
Hnd tho worhers Of the world
nAvs 4 common nag unfurIsd.
Cbcught and traffic banisb strtfst
Levs bsccmss The Law Of life.
NN6C6GN hundred ysars $40
Came = message swsst and Iowf
Hnd mat song ~ angsls sung
Chssugb tbe centuries has vung.
UasAi It rises ones again,
"ptscs On savtb, good vii to msn."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-21

why do you select a family doctor
who lives so far from your homef"
If any Of my family are taken sick
] want them to have a chance to recov-
er before the doctor gets there
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-21

The art Of being able to make good
use of moderate abilities often confers
more reputation than real merit
Rochefoucauld.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-21

Citisen-What possible excuse did
you fellows have for ecquitting that
murdererf Juryman-Insanity. Citi-
zen-What! The whole twelve Of your
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-21

s.That you can never ten whether 1
Woman baa 4 sood carriage till you
have : her wulk.~-Exchanss.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-21
Peace on Earth Good viii
Toward Men.
By J. A EDcERToN

Copyright, 1906. by J. a. Ed0erton
ATINGCGGN hundred years ago
Game a msssage sweet and IowI
Ger an Infants humble birth
fell a new strain to the Earth.
HngeIs sang the chorus then,
"peace on earth aood will to men,"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-21

I'm this later. brighter day
Hre we nearer peace than tbsy7
Still cur coil with blood 10 wet.
Wav 10 round about 10 yet.
WiIl the carnage ever ceasei
stu va hear The cong OF peace.
TC will come. Gle net a dream.
Il ChrcU5b the darhness shInes q CLEAN
'Cis 4 glimpse, \ prophecy
or the yeaiS that are to be,
CT : rev time ee...s 70 birth,
OF the dawn Of "peace on earth"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-01-19
CLEMENCY ASKED FOR M'CUE.
Petition for Communication Being
Circulated in Norfolk.

&. W Rippard, broker, and + II
Le Grand. a grain dealer. Nom ay, ~
cured | , signatures To a petition whirl
hey are circulating in Noriolh, askinl
GOV. Montague To commute the SenteLc'
of J. samuel McCue, To lie imprisoh
ment
The petition was presented 10 Com
mcnweAlth's Attorney TiltOn. hut he DE
clined 10 sign il Other state oiiciAl'
there have RETAINED from signing thu
paper.
r Grand and R,ppard LAY they hav'
not been requested 10 circulate the pet'
ton. but are doing it # their own ec
cord. They expect To secure ! ,OOo slgnA
lures
The petition olly asks for clemencJ
and does not say any thing about par
don.
What IL perhaps the final coil renee e.
McCue's lawyers with the prisoner too'
place Monday night There were presen
all of the attorneys at any time AesO' J
ate with the case except Daniel Harmon
lee AND Coli man arrived At o'clock |
company with thei, colleagues. N"l>e
Sinclair and Edward o McCue, and re
mained one hour. After That, ali Oi tn
attorneys, except Edward o Me ne, r.
paired to the law Offices Of Walker y
Sinclair
McCue W "a receiving visitors all day
Monday ~ oLe isexcluded whom he II
willing TO see.
Gov. Montague IL quoted a. having eX
pressed himself 10 friends To the ELECT
that without new and unexpected &c
yelopments in the McCue case, ne c1ul
hardly be expected to interfere with ia
death sentence. Those who talkef win
him think that a brief respite IL ~ lar ~
the governor will 10 10 McCue's behalf.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-01-19
DOLLY" STARTS TO WASHINGTON
She Says The President Sont For
Me Shurs."

Dolly the well known colored wo
nan Of this city, who ought 10 be In a.
insane asylum, had another inspiration
ruesday. This time The Presiden
cont for me shure." She went 10 the K
f 4 p. r. r depot with money aoo
bought ticket to Washington. Sh'
was fitted out in foil regslis, her Ions
.pera cloak and high feathered hat beinr
conspicuous. Seated in the depot she war
cling of the pleasant hours sheexpecte'
spend with President and Mrs. Roose
selt when City Sergeant Chichester
,wooped down on her. When she wa
,old she could not go, her curses wee
ike chained lightning. She was brough
ID Main street to her home allowed b
several hundred people The money Tor
Ter ticket has been refunded, and sh'
sill take the trip later ii she is not cared
Tor, and then there will be trouble
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-01-19
China Asks For Details.

Washington. Jan. IS. - Russia,
through Count Cassini, expressed her
thanks to the American government
for its prompt action in calling to
China's attention the charges that her
neutrality was being violated. The
Russian ambassador received note
from Secretly Hay acknowledging the
communication of Count Lamsdorff
and informing the ambassador that tho
American government had promptly
called China's attention to the charges.
and expressed the feryent hope that
Chinas neutrality as well as ner ad-
ministrative entity. would be faithfully
preserved. The secretary further said
that the Chinese minister had assured
him that his government was equally
DESTROYS OF remaining strictly neutral,
and was doing her utmost to prevent
violations OF her neutrality by either
belligerent
Secretary Hay had another confer
ence with Sir Chentung Lang Cheng,
the Chinese minister. who reported
that he had received a telegram from
his government asking for the charges
in detail
Count Cassini said that Russia's note
to the powers was prompted by the
fact that she had absolute proof that
Chinese neutrality was being fire.
quently violated and that unless China
mended her ways and maintained, with
the assistance of the other neutrals as
we'll as Russia, an attitude of strict
neutrality, the imperial government
would be forced to look first TO Rus
sia's interest.
ut is a reflection on a sane mans
intelligence" the ambassador added.
Ito go into an explanation as TO why
Russia wishes China's neutrality main
tanned. 1t is self-evident. and her en-
ergetic communication to the powers
is but another evidence Of the faithful
effort she is making in this direction. y
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-01-19
GENERAL MARKETS

PHILADELPHIA Flour steady; winter
extras. $42oG44O. Penna roller.
clear. SiJOH 47J. city mills. fancy,
S6.25M6.3J. Rye flour steady. per bar
rel. si4O. Wheat firm; No = Penna.,
red. new. SllGnll6i2. Corn steady,
No. yellow. local. jOi2c. Oats firm,
No. white. clipped CSC. lower
grades. SEC. Hay firm, No. ! timothy,
S14di5 Pork firm; family. $l7. Beef
steady. beef hams. S23G "a. Live pO IL
try firm hens, l3l2c.. old ROSTERS. Sc.
Dressed poultry firm. choice fowls.
l3c.: oil ROSTERS. SC. Butter firm,
creamery. 32c Eggs firm, New York
and Parma, 2oc per dozen. Potatoes
steady. new. per bushel. 55G Coo
Baltimore Wheat weak. spot con.
tract. Sl.l7l4 l.l1&sC. spot No , red
western. Sl1Si4n11S%c.. steamer No.
2 red. s1llhd1.ll2s; southern. by
sample. S1O2HLl7. southern. on
grade SlO57t n l.l74 Corn firm, spot
JOL n 5Ossc.. steamer mixed. Asa
4S7sc.. southern white and yellow
corn. iJia n 5OisC Oats steady, No. =
white. 37Rc.: 30 mixed, 3612 n BE.
Rye dull. uptown. No. western. SIC.
Hay firm No. ! timothy Sl450Q 10;
No. ] clover. mixed. $l2d 300 Butter
firm. fancy imitation. 22G 23c. fancy
creamery. -NM pNl+t ldh'f ldhlts 4" ~
2Oc.: store packed l5d lSc. Eggs
easv. per dozen. 2Sc.
New York Butter firm; common TO
extra creamery. 19n soc; do. do. held,
22G2Sc.: do do. state dairy. l8n 28c.
do do. renovated lea 23c. do. do.
western factory. lea 23c.: western i'm
itation creamery. common to choice.
17d 24c. Cheese firm: state full cream,
small colored and white fancy. l2Ac.;
do. fine. llAc.; do. late made cOlOred
and white. choice. Ike: do. fair TO
good. 1914 n 10Ac.; do. poor 8A n
9a,c.. do large cOlOred and white
fancy 12c.: do. fine ia M11hc.. do.
late made cOlored and white, choice
lie: do. fair to good. 81 n9Ac.. do
poor. SitG9c.: skins. full to light.
n 1Oi4c. Eggs strong; state, Penna.
and nearby fancy selected white. ex
ira, 3SG 4Oc.: do. choice. SG Csc; do
mixed. fancy. 32q &c. western fancy
selected 3ic.. do. average best 39c.;
southerns. 20M3Oc.; refrigeratOrs. %
n 24c. Live poultry strong; western
chickens. l2c.; fowls. 14l2c. turkeys
13G14c. Dressed poultry firm; western
chickens. lOGl3I5c.; fowls. ia 13c..
turkeys. 15m19i2c Potatoes quiet,
f.ong Island. sl75G2; state and west
ern $3.50 $50: Jersey sweets. SEA
ais Cabbages steady; fiat Dutch.
per 100 head s2n3
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-01-19
HICHWAYMAN SHOT WOMAN
He Tried to Drag Her from Her
Horse. but She Fired ut Him

Miss Helen Turner, OF Lexington, Va
was held up while horseback ridlDg toy
highwayman in BOtetourt county Satur-
dAv. She refused 70 surrender ana grew
a pistol on her assailant lie also Dire"
a pistol and the two fired simultaneously
Miss Turner was shot in the breast nv
bullet coming out under her arm lh'
man rode hastily away, unhnrt
Though painfully nj red, the young
woman Kept her seat although her horre'
frightened by the shots, dashed away
Miss Turner wa visiting Mrs. hdwar'
Dillon. near Iadian Rock. She pluekily
stuck 10 her saddle and WAS carried 10y
the horse Lark To Mrs Diiions wherr
she lies. SERIOUSLY, but not fatally II Inrtd..
Mrs. p llcn fired u reward OF SloO
for tho capture Of the highwAyman,
She ,a,sthe man suddenly stepped int'
the ro.d, stopped her horse' and ce
maDdeo her money. When she told him
,he had none he caught hold of her ano
attempted to drag her from the saddle.
Theo followed the shooting episode.